Zouma Bridge is at the south gate of Jinling. It is said that Zhu Youde, his grandfather, Emperor Taizu, returned to the city from here after winning the battle. It is also called the Victory Bridge. This bridge is entirely made of masonry and was originally made of wood. Once Taizu won the victory
When I came back, I followed the old rules and tried to enter the city from here, but halfway through, the bridge broke and I almost fell into the river outside the city.
At that time, Emperor Taizu was wearing a sixty-pound golden helmet. No accident, if he really fell into the water, he would probably drown.
Because of such an accident, the old emperor spent money to build a stone bridge, which is still in good condition today.
No surprise, even after Zhu Youde died, the bridge will continue to be used.
Because Taizu always stopped near the Victory Bridge every time he came back, many nearby villagers came to do military business.
The soldiers who came back from victorious battles all had money, either from dead people who had been looted on the battlefield, or things they had robbed from other countries.
These trophies needed to be cashed in, so slowly, Zouma Bridge became Zouma Town, because just outside the south gate of Jinling, Zouma Town was also quite prosperous.
Goods from the south are usually transported here first, and then packaged and wholesaled to merchants in Jinling.
This is a large material transfer base.
Prices in Jinling were high, so the emperor had no choice but to ask merchants from all over the world to transport supplies to Jinling.
After the southeastern giants learned the news, they immediately organized the transportation of supplies.
Everyone's purpose is the same, to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. As for the emperor, he loves it to death.
The Cyclamen man looked outside and saw another group of businessmen coming out of the goods yard and hurriedly greeted them.
"Is the guest staying in the hotel? He's from the south, right?"
The young man smiled with a wink.
"Hey, how can you tell we are from the south? Are there words on our foreheads?"
"You can tell from the guest's temperament that he is a wealthy businessman from the southeast. Our store is clean and sanitary, and hot soup is always available. Do you want to stay here?"
These merchants from the south nodded, and the waiters quickly led the way.
Several guests started chatting while walking.
"I didn't expect that Zoumaqiao has become very particular. In the early years, hot soup was not always available here."
"I heard that the news came from Jinling City. The emperor issued an order today that hotels, brothels and other places must always have hot soup available for guests to wash up. Otherwise, they will be fined. Special Jinyi guards will come to collect it!"
"These Jinyi guards are really lawless. Even if they cause harm to someone in the southeast, these Jinling guards even have to take care of whether people have hot soup. Is the emperor out of his mind?"
"Have you not heard that there will be a fine? I think the emperor is sick. It is a disease of poverty, pink eye."
"Hunjun!"
"Hey, hey, we're at the place, don't talk nonsense, maybe there are Jinyi lackeys here!"
I think so. These southeastern merchants were shocked and immediately shut up. They stayed in the hotel first, washed up, and then got together to eat.
"When we checked into a hotel just now, the store owner actually wanted to see our road signs and wouldn't let us in unless we saw the road signs. I really wanted to slap him to death. The people from Jinling are so disgusting."
“I heard it’s also the emperor’s new policy!”
"What does the emperor want to do? How can he make things difficult for us and other people from the Southeast? Does he really want to suppress us from the Southeast?"
As soon as this was mentioned, the merchants became very angry.
Did the Dog Emperor really lose his conscience and forget how Daliang came to be? Without the help of the wealthy people in the southeast, could Taizu have founded the country?
Emperor Taizu of Daliang promised to repay the rich families of the Southeast. Now that Emperor Dog came to power, he actually wanted to cancel the court's preferential treatment to the Southeast.
How many years have they enjoyed the preferential treatment?
We agreed at the beginning to retire with the country, and that's it?
This time, these southeastern businessmen came to Jinling not only to make money, but also to inquire about information and network, and see if they could make Zhu Youde change his mind.
While eating and drinking, the wealthy businessman couldn't sit still when he thought of the current Southeast Market.
"That piece of shit He Qingfeng, when he got to the southeast, he really didn't have access to food and salt, yet he dared to check the accounts. He is really a lackey of the dog emperor."
"Don't mention that person. I can't even eat what he said. Now I feel like vomiting when I hear the name He Qingfeng."
"Yes, yes, but everyone knows that he is the emperor's lackey. What should we do when we come to Jinling this time? Who should we talk to to communicate with the emperor?"
"How about Zhou Chaozong!"
"..."
This is a traitor to a wealthy Southeastern family.
Everyone else looked at an old man among them. This man's name was Zhou Fang, and he was from the Zhou family, a wealthy family in the southeast.
Zhou Chaozong planned to call him uncle.
Zhou Fang smiled and said: "Look what I did, he is now an official of the imperial court, and he is from the southeast after all. Since he can talk to the emperor, it is natural to find him."
"But what if Zhou Chaozong is unwilling to speak for Southeast?"
"He dares?"
Zhou Fang said coldly: "What is a family? If he just wants to leave the Zhou family, can he really leave? His name is still on the family tree. Doesn't he even want to be an ancestor?"
"This is true. There is already a Liang Zan in the world who does not recognize his ancestors. If another Liang Zan appears, then my face, Daliang, will really make the whole world laugh."
"I'm afraid even the emperor's face won't look good."
Etiquette and law are the basic values of the feudal era. The appearance of a Ryazan has already caused chaos all over the world.
One more?
Do the country’s etiquette still exist?
I'm afraid the emperor won't allow it. Without etiquette and law, how can the emperor rule the world?
Everyone was convinced that people from the Zhou family were coming this time. Did Zhou Chaozong dare not see them?
Under the etiquette and law, Zhou Fang became the Zhou Chaozong.
"That will put your mind at ease."
"You can have a good sleep at night."
"Why are you sleeping? Shouldn't you go to a brothel? I haven't been here for a long time. I don't know if the brothel's services have improved or if there have been any changes."
"Ha ha……"
Everyone laughed for a while, and just as the clerk was passing by, one person stopped the clerk and asked about it.
Go back and talk to other people.
"Hey, I heard that there is a new kind of moral integrity in Jinling, which is quite popular among the brothels. The girls in every brothel have moral integrity."
"It feels silky to the touch, and there are embroideries on the moral integrity. It is highly sought after by literati."
"Ah, I must see it tonight."
"Together, together."
It was already late when these merchants from the southeast arrived in Zouma Town. After having a meal, they went to the brothel in Zouma Town at night.
Only then did he explain his intention.
The brothel madam will understand what these people mean.
I want to see integrity.
"No problem, but this silver is valuable. You can get it for five hundred taels."
"What? Five hundred taels, do you know how much five hundred taels is?"
The old bustard was not angry and said with a smile: "Guest, if you want to see the moral integrity, this is the price now. This is still outside the city. If you were in Jinling, you could go to Qunhua Building to see the latest moral integrity and cheongsam, and it wouldn't cost you three thousand taels."
That’s a dream.”
He looks rich and well-dressed, but turns out to be poor.
The old bustard shook his head, looking down on these people very much.