After entering August, the weather is not so hot, and there is a bit of coolness in the morning and evening.
The small county of Dangtu, located on the bank of the Yangtze River, suddenly became lively. A large number of businessmen came from Lin'an one after another. They all came with their families, bringing all their belongings with them, and each rented a courtyard to live in for a short period of time.
Since late June, there have been rumors that the imperial court is going to issue huizi to all businessmen. Everyone knows that this kind of huizi issued for special groups is essentially robbing money.
Some big businessmen began to take notice and transferred their properties overnight, some to Quanzhou, some to Jiangnan West Road, but many big businessmen also fled to Dangtu County.
As time went by, more and more news began to emerge. It was said that the imperial court had begun printing Huizi, and the entire Lin'an City panicked.
Almost all the money from Lin'an Baoji Cabinet was withdrawn and transferred to Wanbao Cabinet and Jiangnan Cabinet, through which the wealth was shipped to branches in Yangzhou, Jingzhao or Quanzhou.
The wealth was stored in the cabinet, and the merchants fled overnight with their families and gold, silver, and other valuables.
Most of the businessmen fled to Yangzhou, mainly because they still had houses and shops and other real estate. They were worried and were waiting to see the situation in the safest place.
Of course, Dangtu County is just a transit point. From here, you can take a boat to Jingzhao, Bashu, or Yangzhou on the other side. Some businessmen have discovered the business opportunities in Dangtu and began to consider investing and operating here.
After several years of operation, Dangtu County is now one of the top freight transit places on the Yangtze River, with three docks and acres of warehouses. The key is that the land price is much cheaper than that in Wuhu.
In a newly opened teahouse in Dangtu County, a group of businessmen from Lin'an were gathering together to chat.
"Mr. Anfu, you have a lot of information. Tell me what's going on over there in Lin'an!"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on an old man named Wang Anfu, who opened an Anfu Restaurant in Lin'an. He was one of the dozen old men Chen Qing met. Chen Qing told him that this road in Dangtu County
road.
Wang Anfu was one of the first businessmen to come to Dangtu. He bought this teahouse. He only spent two thousand guan on this teahouse, but the Anfu Restaurant in Lin'an was worth tens of thousands of guan, so he couldn't rest assured.
Wang Anfu sighed and said: "I heard that there are many objections from the imperial court, and the powerful people in Lin'an are also opposed to plundering merchants, so the plan has been delayed."
"Without our competitors, those powerful people should be happy. What are they opposed to?" a businessman asked puzzledly.
Wang Anfu shook his head and said: "Things are not as simple as you think. Now half of the shops in Lin'an are closed. The market is in a depression. Under the overthrow of the nest, An You has finished his eggs. The shops of the rich and powerful have also been severely affected. It is said that Fengle
The number of customers in the hotel has dropped by 70%, Baoji Cabinet Shop can no longer withdraw money, and the top ten restaurants have almost no customers. These powerful people are anxious."
"I don't know who came up with this stupid idea to kill the goose to get the eggs. I guess the minister wouldn't dare to come up with such an idea. It must be the one at the top."
"Who else could be there besides him? Since we have no money to pay military salaries and we dare not touch the rich and powerful, we can only attack businessmen. In the past two years, we were plundering maritime merchants and big businessmen. At that time, some people said that the target above
It was the entire business class that robbed the big businessmen, and then the small and medium-sized businessmen, I was right!"
"No wonder so many businessmen ran away last year and the year before. Did they get the news in advance?"
"Shit news!"
Wang Anfu said with a smile: "This is because others are smart. They know that the imperial court's taxes can no longer support so many troops, and the imperial court will attack the merchants sooner or later, so they went to Jingzhao first. Almost all their shops in Lin'an were sold.
Who will we sell our store to? Who will take over?"
The businessmen in the teahouse were silent. This is a very serious problem. Everyone is unwilling to talk about it. At least half of their wealth is bet on real estate and shops. Although Lin'an housing prices are still very high, there are almost no transactions. Every day
A large number of shops and houses are rushing to be sold, but no one is buying them?
Those who can afford it are the rich and powerful, but they are unwilling to buy real estate. Instead, they are trying to convert their money into silver and gold, which has caused the price of gold and silver to rise again on the black market. On the black market, one tael of silver can be exchanged for ten
One tael of gold even rose to thirty guan of gold. Although faced with the threat of a full-scale depression, the imperial court still did not give up the idea of plundering merchants.
At this time, a bell sounded in the distance, "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
This is the dock urging guests to get on the boat. A businessman stood up and said: "Everyone, I'm going to take the first step. We will meet again when we have the opportunity in the future!"
"Dongzhu Fang, are you going to Yangzhou?" Wang Anfu asked.
The businessman shook his head, "My brother is going to Yangzhou, and I am going to Jingzhao. Everyone, your future is in Jingzhao. If you don't go, you will have no chance."
The businessman saluted, turned around and hurried to the dock, followed by two attendants carrying large boxes.
Wang Anfu said to himself: "Yes! You should go to Jingzhao to have a look."
There is no rain in Beijing in August. The sky is high and the clouds are clear. The sun is abundant and the sun is warm. The disadvantage is that the air is a little dry.
It has been almost a month since Chen Qing returned from Fujian Road. He has been extremely busy this month and has a backlog of important documents that he needs to review. The princess is also pregnant and has no energy to review them for him.
After nearly a month of busy work, I finished reviewing all the backlogged documents.
Today is a holiday and the weather is not bad. On this day, Chen Qing plans to take his family to see his new home.
The construction of the New Taiji Palace took a full year and a half, and was officially completed in two months. Zhongshu, Menxia and the Six Departments of Shangshu have all moved there, leaving only the Xuanwu Hall, White Tiger Hall and Privy Council that have not yet been moved.
Xuanwu Hall is where Chen Qing's official residence is located. Of course, Chen Qing's official residence is also preparing to move in the past two days. Everyone is packing up documents and starting to move large items tomorrow.
But today, Chen Qing wants to take his family to see the new Yongwang Palace. Of course, it is just for a look. If he wants to move there, he will have to wait until the end of the year or the beginning of next year at least.
Two maids helped the pregnant princess carefully get into the carriage. Interestingly, Zhao Yingluo and Yu Ying were also pregnant. Half of their six wives and concubines were pregnant.
The children, all led by the wet nurse, were sitting in another cart, chattering quite lively.
Chen Qing sat down next to his wife. Seeing beads of sweat on her forehead, he smiled and said, "If it's inconvenient, just go!"
Lu Xiu smiled and said: "Doctor Liu said that you can still go out today, but you won't be able to go out in two days. If you don't go today, you will have to wait a few months."
At this time, the carriage started and the carriage shook. Lu Xiu's face suddenly changed. His stomach began to hurt, his face became pale, and beads of sweat poured down his face.
Chen Qing immediately stopped the carriage and ordered the female guard, "Hurry and get the rattan bed!"
Several female guards rushed away and carried the rattan bed over in a moment. Chen Qing carefully carried his wife onto the rattan bed, lay down on it, and covered her with a quilt.
Dr. Liu also hurried over. She asked a few questions and found out that the amniotic fluid had broken. Then she said to the midwives behind her: "Go and clean the room quickly. The princess is about to give birth."
A large group of female guards carried the rattan bed and covered it with a green umbrella canopy into the inner house. Fortunately, they were still in the palace. It would have been troublesome to go out.
The princess had a fetal condition, so she naturally couldn't visit the new palace.
An hour later, news came out from the delivery room that the princess had successfully delivered a baby boy, and the mother and baby were safe.
