Chapter 792 Private interviews in microservices (6)
Before noon, Zhao Xi and his party arrived at Guoqiao Town in Yangwu County.
Since the founding of the imperial dynasty, the country followed the division of Kaifeng Prefecture in the Later Zhou Dynasty and governed fifteen counties. Yangwu has always been the county under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although the carriage traveled for nearly half a day, it has not yet left the boundaries of Kaifeng.
The geographical characteristics of Yangwu County determine the limitations of its development. Due to the country's enthusiasm for resource development in recent years, as well as the prosperity of commerce and the connection of rail transportation, Yangwu County has Hebei Road to the north and there are no thoroughfares.
Although the city belongs to Kaifeng Prefecture, it has not been well developed.
Coupled with the transportation of grain from the south to the north, Yangwu County, which was originally relatively prosperous due to grain production, now seems to be in a state of decline. Of course, this is a horizontal comparison, compared with the counties in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province and Gyeongjofu.
Guoqiao Town, where Zhao Xi and his party stopped, is located on the north bank of the Yellow River. It is separated from the Yellow River by a dam and a large swath of Yellow River tidal flats, so water transportation is not smooth. Because business and trade are not prosperous, although local wealthy households have also built tracks, it is not a national dynasty.
The branches of the main road are only barely operating.
Guoqiao Town is a pure plain, a large plain formed by the alluvial erosion of the Yellow River. Looking at it, it can be said that it is unobstructed.
It is late autumn now, the leaves have turned yellow, and the spring rice harvest should have been completed. I wonder if the time for traveling is inappropriate. Zhao Xi is not simply ignorant of farming. He also has ideas for traveling at this time.
Wang Zhongzheng prepared food for more than a dozen people. In fact, there were only five or six people in one car. As for those personal officials hanging around, they naturally had their own plans.
Unfortunately, all the hard work was in vain.
Since it was a private visit incognito, it was natural to try to be considerate of the people's sentiments. Fu Bi, whom Wang Zhongzheng was counting on, agreed with this. So, the group got out of the car.
Although Guoqiao Town is not as prosperous as Bianliang, it is still lively. After all, it is a large market town with a radius of dozens of miles, and the number of people coming and going is not bad.
There are no restaurants, just simple shops.
"Store, come...five bowls of soup cakes..."
The so-called soup cake is similar but different from the braised noodles of later generations. There is more soup and meat can be added, which is comparable to braised noodles. The weather in late autumn is a bit cold, so it is necessary to integrate the soup and water.
There are also people who make soup cakes in the Imperial Kitchen, but Zhao Xi always feels that this street stall is not as authentic as this street stall... This is the obsession of later generations. Generally, authentic snacks are from this type of street stall.
"Store, is Guoqiao Town so lively every day?"
"Isn't your guest here to collect food?"
When the store owner asked this question, Zhao Xi knew that his strike-up was not a success.
When you first arrive in a place, what you fear most is having your identity directly confirmed by others. If you don't have this identity, it will be difficult to be accepted. From what the store owner said, it seems that more people come to Guoqiao Town for food business during this period.
"That's right. I'm in the grain business, but in the early years I was involved in transporting grain from the south to the north. This year, isn't the imperial water transport reformed? There is no competition for water transport routes, so I wanted to come to Yangwu to have a look.
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Although Zhao Xi doesn't know much about grain farming, he still has the ability to adapt.
Although Zhao Xi's two words meant nothing to the store owner, they had a different meaning in the ears of Fu Bi and Fan Chunren. Officials knew everything about water transportation.
No, even after the water transportation reform, some merchants broke off their relationships and they know it... what they said seems to be true, and it is completely true.
In fact, Zhao Xi just said it based on conditions and adapting to circumstances.
"If your guest is doing grain business in Guoqiao Town, is there any way to get into the Liu family?"
The store owner was quite enthusiastic. Maybe Wang Zhongzheng asked the store owner to add three yuan of meat to each bowl of soup cake. This was also a big business.
"Liu family? I hope the store owner can give me some advice."
At this time, Fu Bi answered the conversation. The shopkeeper could no longer tell who was in charge. At first, it was Zhao Xi who started the conversation. He thought that Fu Bi and Fan Chunren were the shopkeepers, and this man in his forties was the boss.
, as for Wang Zhongzheng, he is naturally a servant.
But the servant decided to add meat to the soup cake, and the shopkeeper started to answer... This is normal.
"Just a bully!"
"Don't talk nonsense... Dear guests, the waiter is just talking nonsense. The Liu family is the Li Zheng family of Guoqiao Town. No, last year they were elected by Yangwu County to participate in politics, and their son also went
He has taken office in Northwest China."
The shop owner grabbed the waiter, pushed the waiter who was bringing the food in, and took over the conversation.
"Oh, it's an official's family. Why do you say you need to pay a visit to the Liu family to collect grain?"
"That's right and no. The Liu family has the most acres of land in Guoqiao Town. If you want to harvest food, you should naturally go to the Liu family."
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he bowed and left, as if he was afraid that Zhao Xi and his party would ask any more questions.
This situation was too easy for Zhao Xi and his entourage to become suspicious. The shopkeeper's attempt to hide his secret was too much for these old foxes who had a lot of experience in conspiracy and conspiracy in the court.
"Store, don't be busy for now. Can you do me a favor and ask your waiter to show you the way? I'm a newbie here and I don't know the Liu family."
Fu Bi became more and more confused about Guan Jia. He really didn't know where Guan Jia came up with these words. This reaction was too real and timely.
"I'm sorry, sir, it's just Xiao Ke and the waiter who can't leave the shop. If you go out, you can find out if you just ask around in Guoqiao Town."
The shop owner's words clearly expressed his rejection, which further proved that there was something hidden in it. It seemed that he had to find another way.
No matter how good the soup cake is, it has no taste at this time. It ended in a hurry and the group got into the car.
"In the official family, the lowest level of supervisory yamen is located in the county government. Generally, the county government has three supervisors, and that is the upper county. In a lower county like Yangwu, there may be only one supervisor, who focuses on supervising the officials of the county government.
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As soon as he got on the carriage, Fan Chunren apologized first. Everyone could see that there was something fishy. The officials handed over the affairs of the world to the Supervisory Yamen. If there was something hidden, it meant that the Supervisory Yamen had neglected its duties.
At this time, Fan Chunren also understood the reason why the official named him to accompany him... This was to let himself see the oversight of the supervisory office. Therefore, he must admit his mistakes as soon as possible...
Even Fu Bi doubted whether he and the cabinet ministers were correct in judging whether the official's private visit in disguise was correct.
Although there was no explicit discussion among the cabinet members, Fu Bi was sure that everyone in the cabinet thought that the purpose of the official traveling incognito was the prince.
No one thinks that there is no grudge in the minds of the officials about the second prince's attack on the crown prince. The officials' inexplicable travel is still in this form. The prince is not allowed to supervise the country, but is allowed to enter the Qinzheng Hall to co-manage the government with the cabinet. No one thinks
I feel like there's something weird in this.
I have looked through history books and I have never seen any record of private visits by emperors in private in any dynasty or generation, unless there was an ulterior motive.
But looking at what Fan Chunren means now, it seems that the officials want to find trouble with the supervisory office? I don't understand.
"Yaofu, don't think too much. Any system cannot be implemented to the extreme, and there will always be omissions. The reason why I travel with Yaofu is not to do anything to the Supervisory Yamen, but to let the Supervisory Yamen know