There are a total of 109 neighborhoods in Luoyang city, among which the most prosperous one is Qinghua Fong.
Qinghuafang is adjacent to Dongcheng, Imperial City, and Palace City. It is a place where nobles, officials, and wealthy people choose their homes.
Many famous figures in history settled in Qinghuafang, such as Zhang Shi, the military cavalry officer, Wang Luo, the governor, Yang Dayin from the Shangzhu state, Wei Shuyuan from the Shangzhu state, Li Congke, the late emperor of the late Tang Dynasty, the infamous Shi Jingtang, etc.
Because the people who live there are either rich or noble, once Luoyang falls, Qinghuafang will be the first to suffer. According to historical records, Qinghuafang was burned down five times due to wars. However, due to its unique geographical advantages, whenever the chaos subsided, Qinghuafang
Fangdu has risen again and become one of the most famous areas in Luoyang.
There are two most famous mansions in Qinghuafang, one is the Wu'an County Prince's Mansion located in the center, and the other is the Tang Dynasty Mansion.
The former is the residence of the late Prince Han Lingkun of Wu'an County, which was donated by the Emperor today. The latter Tang residence is the residence of a merchant.
Being able to live next to Han Lingkun, the owner of Tang House is naturally an unusual businessman.
The owner of the Tang house was not originally named Wang, but his surname was Jiedi, and he was from Semu. Before Guo Rong, Emperor Shizong of the Zhou Dynasty, became famous, he followed the Dajietiao family in business and had a good relationship with Jiedifu Yao, the son of the Jiedi family, and they were brothers.
Later, when Guo Rong ascended the throne, Fu Yao inherited the family business and established an intelligence network for Guo Rong through business relationships.
This intelligence network was also jointly controlled by Luo Youdu and Wang Pu back then.
After Dayu was established, Luo Youdu established the prestigious Wude Division based on this intelligence network. With the formalization of the Wude Division, businessmen Jie Difu Yao and his son Jie Diole gradually withdrew from the intelligence network.
Line up and continue doing business.
Relying on his past achievements, Jie Di Fu Yao gained the support of the imperial court and gained considerable convenience.
In particular, the Yu court encouraged the planting of cotton to keep out the cold, so Jie Dui paid Yao. Jie Dui Le and his son saw business opportunities and spent huge sums of money to hire embroidery masters from Jiangnan and Shu to design and make them, and became the famous kings of cotton clothes.
Of course, this is not enough for Jie Difu Yao and his son to win such an honor...
In the winter of the 31st year of Yongjing's reign, a rare heavy snow fell in Mobei. The official road was covered with snow, and the imperial court completely cut off its contact with Mobei.
Luo Youdu ordered the border troops to go north to support and mobilized the whole country to transport supplies and rescue.
At that time, Dayu had already conquered the world, and Chinese culture had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Whether it was the Gobi Desert in Mobei, the Japanese Kingdom in the East China Sea, or even the Western Regions, everyone was proud to have a Han surname. Jie Di Fu Yao followed the trend and took up the pseudonym he used when he was doing business in the past.
After Tang Fuyao, the entire Jiedi family changed their surname to Tang.
At this time, Tang Fu Yao had died of illness, and his son Tang Le called on his craftsmen to work day and night, and even made all the high-grade cotton in stock into ordinary cotton-padded clothes, and the quilts were sold to the court at a low price.
This move also made Tang Le famous. As the emperor, Luo Youdu also publicly commended Tang Le and praised him as a model of righteous businessmen.
As a result, the Tang family rose to great heights. Relying on their great fame and extraordinary financial resources, they became neighbors with Han Lingkun in Qinghuafang, a land with a lot of money.
Tang residence, ancestral hall.
Tang Xiaze stood in front of the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Tang family, respectfully offered incense, knelt on the ground, and said: "My ancestors, I would like to express my sincere greetings to my ancestors, Tang Xiaze, the fifth generation descendant of the Tang family.
Hi, our Tang family is already the largest cloth merchant in the world, and business names bearing the flag of our Tang family are all over the Central Plains. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people in the market, they are inseparable from our Tang family's clothing. Just wait, ten years,
In another ten years, my Tang family’s business will open to the English Islands and the Dongyu Continent.”
Tang Xiaze talked freely about his ambitions to his ancestors for more than an hour without feeling tired.
Until the butler's voice came from outside the ancestral hall: "Master, Mr. Ni is here!"
The moment he turned around, his eyes saw two ancestral precepts written on the left and right sides of the tablet: On the left, descendants of the Tang family are not allowed to get involved in politics. On the right, the Tang family's business is not allowed to cross the line.
Not to be involved in politics was established by Tang Fuyao who assisted Guo Rong in building the intelligence network, and not to cross the line was the last words of Tang Xiaze's father Tang Le before his death, mainly referring to the cotton-padded clothing industry.
A trace of disdain flashed in Tang Xiaze's eyes and he left without looking back.
Arriving at the lobby, a middle-aged man in his thirties came up to him and whispered: "Brother Xia Ze, Kou Zhun is back."
A trace of anger flashed in Tang Xiaze's eyes, and he said: "It seems that this prince is determined to go against us, continue to investigate Ma Xinhao's case, and kill us all?"
After taking over the business of the Tang family, Tang Xiaze gave up his ancestral precepts not to get involved in politics or cross the line. He felt that Dayu was far richer and stronger than the previous dynasty, and that the merits of merchants were even greater than those of civil servants and military officials.
, traveled south and north, conquered the continent and the sea, and boosted the national economy. Why should the civil servants and generals who were just sitting there be superior to them?
Civil servants want status, military generals want status, and businessmen also want status.
He paced back and forth in the lobby, suddenly stopped and said, "Brother-in-law, if we just avoid him blindly, wouldn't we be too passive?"
Mi Dechao's eyes were as bright as lightning and he said: "Brother Xia Ze, do you mean to find something for the prince? Aren't you afraid that the nine clans will be wiped out?"
Tang Xiaze said sternly: "Once the matter is exposed, what difference will it make?"
He paused and continued: "As for the team your Majesty has left, even a dog can stabilize the world. Does the prince really think it is his own ability to win the applause of the whole house? Let's create some big scandal for him so that he won't keep staring at us.
It would be fine if His Majesty thinks that the Crown Prince cannot be reused."
Mi Dechao immediately said: "You can take advantage of the contradiction between civil and military forces. There is a lot of commotion in the court regarding the war and direction of the Dongyu Continent. The prince relies on your majesty's power to suppress the civil servants and military officials. What is really going to happen?
, the prince may not be able to suppress it."
Tang Xiaze didn't reply for a while, but thinking of Luo Kangrui's "aggressiveness", he made up his mind and said: "Okay!" Then he said: "I will arrange this matter, and Kou Zhun troubled his brother-in-law to keep an eye on what he did in Qinghai.
, don’t be careless.”
Mi Dechao said with a bit of ridicule on his face: "Brother Xia Ze, don't worry, the prince is still the prince after all, and he is far behind His Majesty. He tried his best to prove himself, and using his own people to handle things has become his most fatal weakness.
.If Kou Zhun has been in Beijing, relying on the resources of his father in Dali Temple for many years, things are not going to be good today. Now that Judge Kou has been in office for many years, Dali Temple has already changed its doors. Kou Zhun has no roots in Beijing, but he is particularly eye-catching.
Every step he takes is under our supervision, so there is nothing to fear."
Kou Zhun has always been the core team prepared by Luo Youdu for Luo Kangrui, and has been growing up with Luo Kangrui.
In the eyes of the world, Kou Zhun has a bright future. As long as he follows Luo Kangrui and becomes an official of the East Palace, relying on his father's prestigious connections in Beijing, it will be easy for him to rise to the top. But to everyone's surprise, Kou Zhun does not stay in the East Palace.
The shortcut is to invite others to go out to experience at the right time. Although Kou Zhun made extraordinary achievements, everything in the capital was undoubtedly left behind.
Tang Xiaze took a long breath, nodded and said, "Fortunately, I listened to my brother-in-law and ended the relationship with Qi Mo and the others early. Now it seems that it was really a wise move."
His tone was full of joy.
Born in a family of merchants, Tang Xiaze has known about equal exchange since he was a child and believes that there is no one in the world who cannot be bought.
Money? Power? Beauty? Fame?
As human beings, there is always a weakness.
Qi Mo is the leader of Renyazi, who is responsible for buying and selling boys and girls with outstanding appearance. There are specialized people who are responsible for training them in the skills of serving others.
These boys and girls played an important role in Tang Xiaze's rise.
When Liu E fled to Kaifeng Mansion, Mi Dechao immediately proposed to abandon this line for safety.
Tang Xiaze was still a little reluctant to give up at first, but it was not until he learned that Kaifeng Prefecture Governor Pan Yanjiang had not closed the case that he realized how powerful it was, and he couldn't help but look down upon his brother-in-law.
Historically, this Mi Dechao was a confidant of Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyi. He was clever and hypocritical, and he liked to frame courtiers. Cao Bin followed his example. The reason for the defeat of Qigou Pass was that Cao Bin could not control his subordinates because Mi Dechao told Zhao Kuangyi many times that Cao Bin
He was Zhao Kuangyin's man, so even though Cao Bin himself was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, most of his subordinates were Zhao Kuangyi's confidants. At the critical moment, they didn't listen to Cao Bin's orders at all, but coerced him into launching troops, leading to a rash advance and defeat.
During Luo Youdu's reign, people like Mi Dechao lost their opportunities for promotion and could not gain a foothold in the temple.
But disaster is still disaster after all. With his full conspiracy and calculation and insight into people's hearts, Mi Dechao gained the respect of Tang Xiaze and married off his widowed sister to become a core strategist.
Mi Dechao was a little confused when he heard this, and then said confidently: "Brother Xia Ze, there is no need to worry. After Ma Xinhao committed suicide, all clues to the Qi Mo case were completely cut off. Unless Di Gong comes back to life, there is no way to find out...
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Heluo Inn!
A young man with dark complexion and clothes was reading a book with gusto.
"Heitan, what are you looking at? Heluo University specially invited Mr. Yan Shu to give a lecture today. If you are late, there will be no good seats." A handsome young man stuck his head out of the window.
The young man named Heitan raised the book in his hand and said: ""Collection of Detectives", I don't know who wrote the unofficial history, it is quite interesting."
The handsome young man laughed and said, "Do you, the Bao family, have a grudge against the case? Since Uncle Bao became a Jinshi, his promotions have all been related to the criminal and prison cases. We are here to take the exam this time. Do you think this thing can pass the Jinshi?"
The black boy didn't know why, but his father always looked at various cases when he came home, and he became very interested in them. He put down the book and said: "It's just a hobby! Let's go, Mr. Yan Shu's class can't be missed.
, we can’t live up to Brother Gongsun’s good intentions!”
The handsome young man said: "That's right, these two places, but I spent a lot of effort to get them. Mr. Yan Shu is a rare master in this world. If I can get his advice, I will have a greater chance of getting into high school this time."
The black boy organized the books as quickly as possible and strode out. Naturally, he took the "Detective Collection" with him. When he heard what the handsome boy said, he frowned and said, "Zheng has little knowledge and doesn't dare to think too much."
He paused and said, "Actually, I planned to travel for three years before taking the exam, but for some unknown reason, my father forced me to enter Beijing."