After dinner, Chen Qing returned to the study. Not long after, his wife Lu Xiu brought him a cup of hot tea. Seeing that her husband was silent, she smiled and asked, "Are you angry because I sold Fengcha?"
Chen Qing shook his head and said with a smile: "Why is it called the Luxury Restriction Order instead of the Luxury Prohibition Order? Just this name has been discussed in the Internal Affairs Hall for a long time."
"But even if it is a luxury restriction order, there are still many loopholes in it, which are difficult to verify. In fact, the husband also knows these loopholes, right?"
Chen Qing smiled: "When I proposed the luxury restriction order, four of the five counselors opposed it, and only Lao Zhao, who was always stingy, agreed. But in the end I convinced them. Do you want to know why they agreed even though they knew there were loopholes?
Did you accept my proposal?"
Lu Xiujiao smiled and said, "I would like to hear how your husband persuaded them?"
"I told them that there are loopholes in any law. The key is attitude. I just want to use this law to express my attitude of advocating frugality. Even if businesses exploit loopholes, at least they understand that their extravagant behavior is illegal."
"Husband, are you talking about attitude?"
"Exactly! I want to publicly express my opposition to luxury and advocate frugality, but I will never say it casually. Laws and regulations are the best way to express it."
"So is it serious to send people to inspect and inspect?"
"Of course I am serious. If I don't strictly restrain myself, my extravagance will destroy my foundation and seriously shake the will and morale of the soldiers. If the streets are filled with all kinds of luxurious shops and restaurants, if I promise the Liu family,
Let them build the Fengle Building in Jingzhao. A meal there will cost hundreds of guan. What do the soldiers who only get a few guan every month and only get a few dozen guan as pensions if they die in battle think?
How can one be so embarrassed when ten soldiers are killed but it is not worth a meal for a rich man? So we must take action seriously, and if we break the rules, we will punish them severely!"
Lu Xiu said with a face full of shame: "I know, starting from tomorrow, Qingfeng Tower will cancel the sale of Feng Tea, cancel the tea ordering by Cha Ji, and reduce the most expensive price of each cup of tea to less than ten guan."
"Cha Ji orders tea once, how much can you take?"
"It should be noted that Wang Feiman, the most expensive person, has to pay at least ten guan for ordering tea. The three tea girls who are slightly less expensive have to pay two guan for each time, but most of them are free, which is only a few hundred guan, and they are included in the tea money.
Already."
"Then make it all free, and let the tea ladies who charge high prices go elsewhere! Qingfeng Teahouse must set an example and get rid of luxury."
Lu Xiu nodded, "I understand, we will make arrangements early tomorrow morning."
........
The next morning, Zhang Miao came to see Chen Qing with Wei Wenhe, the inspector general of the Supervision Office.
"Your Highness, here are the various violations discovered during two days of inspection and inspection. There are 320 violations in total. Most of them are violations in restaurants. Because we reward whistleblowers, the whistleblowers are all dining guests."
Chen Qing looked at it and asked, "Where's the height limit order?"
"The Gaoling County Government is still investigating, and it will take a few days to get the results."
Chen Qing nodded and asked: "How many people have been sent from the inner guard to assist you?"
"Report to Your Highness, one thousand people!"
Chen Qing looked at the list carefully and found that Qingfeng Teahouse was also on the list, so he smiled and asked, "What's wrong with Qingfeng Teahouse?"
Wei Wenhe said quickly: "Reporting to Your Highness, a tea customer came to report that he drank a pot of Feng tea at Qingfeng Tea House, and brought half a pot of tea and tea residue as evidence."
Chen Qing couldn't help but laugh. His wife thought she was smart, but she didn't know that people's hearts are unpredictable!
Zhang Miao and Wei Wenhe looked at each other, and Zhang Miao asked uneasily: "Your Highness, is that wrong?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "I specifically asked the princess yesterday if the Qing'an teahouse still sells Fengcha. She said that it must not be available in the teahouse, but if tea customers really want it, the big shopkeeper will let the tea shop next door sell a little bit.
The tea drinker went home and made tea by himself, so they were tricked by this tea drinker."
"Then I'll go back and delete the Qing'an Teahouse."
Chen Qing still shook his head, "Ask the situation clearly. If it is the situation I mentioned, then the Qing'an Teahouse will also be severely punished, but the tea drinkers will also be punished!"
"I understand the humble position!"
Chen Qing pointed at the list on the table, "Issue a violation warning to the merchant, and then impose a heavy fine ten times the value, and finally publish it in a newspaper, including the reason for the violation and the penalty result. If the violation is committed for the second time,
, a heavy fine of twenty times, closing the shop for one month, and a fifty cane for the shop owner. If the violation is committed for the third time, the shop will be closed directly, the proprietor will be fined a hundred times, and exiled for three years. These punishments must also be reported in the newspaper."
"What if the store has objections?"
"Just tell the store owners who reported them, let them confront them, and let these stores know that their good intentions will not be rewarded in the end, and they will remember it."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Zhang Miao and Wei Wenhe said goodbye and left.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment. He looked at the time and saw that it was almost noon. Then he said to Chao Qing: "Go and invite Counselor Zhou!"
Chao Qing hurried away, and not long after, Zhou Kuan came over in a hurry, "Your Highness is looking for me?"
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Do you have time?"
Zhou Kuan nodded, "There are two small things, I'll just leave them in the afternoon."
"Okay! Let's go to Qingfeng Tea House to have a cup of tea and have lunch by the way."
........
The two of them walked to Qingfeng diagonally across the street and sat down in their fixed private room. From the back window, they could see the plum grove of Gongde Temple. The scenery was very nice.
The chief shopkeeper came in and bowed and said: "Your Highness, the princess came here this morning to explain some things. We will no longer have Fengcha here in the future."
Chen Qing nodded, "It's best not to sell it again. A tea customer has already sued you and provided evidence of Fengcha. You will receive a warning notice today or tomorrow."
The shopkeeper was shocked, "We only sold to two people in total."
"Then one of you went to the government to sue you. How much does a packet of Fengcha cost?"
"Eighty sticks!"
Chen Qing nodded, "Then you will be fined 800 guan. For a small bag of Feng tea, you are fined 800 guan. It's not worth it!"
The big shopkeeper's face suddenly turned pale and he was punished with eight hundred guan!
Chen Qing added: "This is just a warning, and you will not be held personally responsible. If you do it again, Qingfeng Teahouse will be closed for three months and fined one thousand six hundred guan. Then the shopkeeper will be beaten with fifty sticks."
Remember this lesson, the luxury restriction order is serious, even my store is no exception."
Zhou Kuan appeased the shopkeeper and said: "Your Highness means that this punishment of 800 guan does not need to be paid by you personally. The shop pays for it. If it happens a second time, you will be responsible."
"The villain remembers it!"
The shopkeeper wiped the sweat off his head and asked the waiter to hand Chen Qing the tea and meal orders.
He suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "The princess is a little worried. If the meal money and tea money are added up, I am afraid it will exceed 20 guan."
"This counts as two tables, but you remember, don't bring tea and food together. After the meal is finished, tea is served after clearing the table. Two more bills must be made to prove that they are separate. Tea and rice are not one.
It’s okay, the inspector won’t be unreasonable.”
"The villain remembers it!"
Chen Qing and Zhou Kuan looked at the menus and menus that were delivered to them. Sure enough, it was different. The tea and rice that cost hundreds of guan or dozens of guan before were gone. The most expensive meal only cost 5 guan. Of course it was very good, but not
Expensive dishes, such as roasted Tongzhou Kuquan sheep, have become roasted ordinary sheep, which is much cheaper.
Tea is also cheaper. The most expensive tea is the three-year Jingting tea, which only costs ten guan per pot. Other ordinary teas cost one or two guan. There is a note on the side that tea is free.
"One roasted mutton rice, one roasted venison rice, and a pot of Jingting later."
Chen Qing stopped the shopkeeper again, "Who are your famous tea ladies?"
"All four of them went to Longfeng Teahouse."
The big shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "They have a great reputation. If they leave, they will take away many old tea customers, especially Wang Feiman. She is known as the number one tea concubine in Jingzhao. Thirty percent of the tea customers come here because of her."
Yes, once she leaves, I’m afraid our No. 1 teahouse’s reputation will be lost.”
"It doesn't matter! It's okay not to have such a luxurious reputation."
"Your Highness, there is one more thing." The shopkeeper hesitated.
"What's up?"
The shopkeeper said for a long time: "Because Fengcha is no longer available, all the accounts have to be settled. Your Highness has signed a total of twelve orders for Fengcha. The princess said that Your Highness cannot waive the order. The total amount is one thousand guan. Please pay the debt."
All the money has been paid.”
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[My hands are clumsy and I only wrote two chapters]
