The first thousand one hundred and seventy-two chapters
In July of the sixth year of Dalong Ruian, a notice was issued to merchants all over the world.
There is a border trade market outside Yingzhou City. Dalong, Jin and Turk soldiers and horses are stationed along the way to protect the safety of trade. All merchants, big and small, can go to Yingzhou Mutual Market to continue trading.
But I'm safe and sound.
The notice was rushed for 600 miles to Dalong and posted in the state capitals. The same was true for the Turks of the Jin Kingdom.
For a time, merchants from all over the country went from being in a wait-and-see attitude to seeing many bold colleagues once again making a lot of money from the border trade outside Yingzhou City, and responded to the imperial notice one after another.
"The lower official met with the Governor in Chengle. Sir, as of noon today, the number of trading merchants leaving the city has increased by more than 1,200, including large and small caravans!"
"Now the city is overcrowded, and many inns, restaurants and stations are already full!"
"According to the scouts along the way, there are still many caravans heading towards Yingzhou City from all directions!"
"The Mutual Market is even more crowded. It may be an exaggeration to say that it is difficult to move forward, but there have been several stampedes. Although no one was seriously injured, it is still a hidden danger!"
"The prosperity is unprecedented, but there are too many people. Many small merchants no longer go to the Western Regions to do business, but instead come to Yingzhou."
"The officers of the governor's office and the officials of the counties around Yingzhou are simply too busy. Governor, please think of a way!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Yu Chengle who looked anxious and shook his head slightly: "Why are you panicking? Have a cup of tea and calm down!"
After Liu Mingzhi picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Yu Chengle, he lifted the tea to his forehead and tasted it carefully with a calm expression.
Although Yu Chengle was extremely anxious, seeing Liu Mingzhi so calm and composed, he had no choice but to sit down and drink tea with melancholy.
He has still become an official of the Governor's faction. This is something that everyone in Yingzhou and Fuzhou knows. His immediate superiors are not in a hurry, and there is nothing he can do no matter how anxious he is.
"Master Yu!"
"The official is here!"
"Yingzhou City has shown unprecedented prosperity, which is a good thing. It shows that Yingzhou, which has a poor people's livelihood, has once again restored its appearance as a border city!"
"I have successfully handled the matter that my father has entrusted to me!"
"I am very pleased with how you looked at the overall situation before. Now that you are so panicked, I feel like I have seen the wrong person!"
Yu Chengle was stunned and shook his head hastily: "Sir, it's not that Xianguan panicked when something happened, but the situation in Yingzhou City has already exceeded Xianguan's expectations!"
"Your Excellency has been living in seclusion since signing the document of the Three Kingdoms. You may not be familiar with the current situation in Yingzhou City, and I don't know what to say. Please be bold and ask your Excellency to move to the city wall and take a look!"
Liu Mingzhi thought for a moment and put down the tea cup in his hand: "Forget it, I will go and have a look, I haven't been out for a long time, so it's a bit boring!"
"Thank you for your understanding, sir. Please move away!"
"Wait a minute, Mr. Yu, go and wait for me outside the mansion first, and I will go change my clothes!"
"Yes, I am waiting for you outside the mansion!"
After half a stick of incense, Young Master Liu put on a very ordinary blue robe, carried a boom on his shoulders and walked leisurely towards the door of the mansion, followed by several of Young Master Liu's children, carrying
Holding a delicate fish basket, he followed behind Mr. Liu while chatting and laughing.
The little cutie who still hadn't returned to the Kingdom of Jin was dressed in boy's clothes and wearing a small bamboo hat. She let go of her sister Liu Yiyi's hand, and skipped towards Young Master Liu with the fish basket in hand.
Liu Yiyi hurriedly followed: "Little sister, slow down!"
"Sister, Yue'er is fine!"
"Dad, where should we go fishing today?"
Young Master Liu happily glanced at the pairs of children following him, especially the little cutie who was dressed as a fish boy to avoid being recognized by Yu Chengle.
"How about the Lianlian Bay? I heard there are a lot of fish there, but dad hasn't been there yet. Today, dad will open your eyes and let you see dad's skills!"
"Thank you dad, we want to have fish soup!"
"Okay, okay, everyone has a share!"
"Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chenggan, are you ready with the live bait?"
The three brothers nodded heavily and opened the ceramic jars in their hands: "Look, Dad, everything is ready!"
"Dad, Aunt Qinglian also added something to the bait, saying that the fish in the stream will definitely like it!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the youngest Liu Chengqian with a faint smile: "That's no problem. Your Aunt Qinglian is still capable in this area, but do you really plan to farm all your life? You don't forget to use your hoe when fishing.
Carry it!"
Liu Chengqian scratched his head in embarrassment: "Dad, you said you wanted to dig up earthworms, so Chengqian brought them!"
"Okay, daddy blamed you wrongly!"
Young Master Liu and his children walked out of the house chatting and laughing. Yu Chengle looked at Young Master Liu dressed as a fisherman in astonishment and could not recover for a while.
"Master Yu, what's wrong? Are you so surprised by the way I dress?"
Yu Chengle came back to his senses and looked at Liu Mingzhi tangledly: "Sir, you are really confused when you are dressed like a low-ranking official."
"If there's anything you can't figure out, go fishing, it's so obvious!"
"You are dressed in green clothes, and the bamboo hat blocks the sun like a god!"
"Green mountains and green waters are the companions of fish, holding bamboo poles to fish for the world."
"Come on, come on, the life of a god is just like this. Let's go, my lord, let's talk as we go."
"The carriage is ready. Your Excellency and all the gentlemen and ladies, please ride together."
Liu Mingzhi waved his hand: "No need, didn't you say that the city is already overcrowded? A carriage is not necessarily faster than walking. Let's take a walk and let the governor see the prosperous Yingzhou City now!"
"Okay, sir, please!"
"Gentlemen, my lady, please."
After walking out of the street outside the Governor's Mansion, which was not guarded by personal guards, Liu Mingzhi truly saw why Yu Chengle was anxious.
Today's Yingzhou City is not only overcrowded, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a sea of people.
Although it's not like there's no place to stay, it's still quite tight.
Forget about just pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, and donkey-carts are also sandwiched on the main road of Yingzhou City. Carts piled with various goods are moving slowly on the street, and everyone has a smile on their face.
When Liu Mingzhi went to the north, there were very few Turks and Jin people in the city, but now they are everywhere.
Liu Mingzhi was very pleased with the smiles on the faces of these businessmen, but as Yu Chengle said, when there are more people, trouble will come.
Yu Chengle also noticed the astonishment on Liu Mingzhi's face and sighed silently: "Sir, you know the difficulty of being a low-ranking official. Now all the government soldiers have been dispatched, but the stability of the city is still difficult to maintain.
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"I'm afraid that 80% of the world's merchants are here. No matter how big the border city is, Yingzhou City can't stop them from coming like this!"
"Go and have a look on top of the city wall!"
"My lord please!"
Liu Mingzhi raised his fishing rod and gave instructions to his children behind him.
"Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chenggan, you three must protect your sisters. Follow dad and we will slowly drive towards the north city wall by leaning on the houses on the roadside."
"I know, dad, don't worry!"
Liu Mingzhi made a few vague gestures and rushed towards the city wall under the leadership of Yu Chengle.
Young Master Liu seemed to have underestimated the power of Yu Chengle's crimson-colored official robe. However, wherever Yu Chengle went, many people greeted him with smiles and provided Yu Chengle with a convenient space to walk.
Even so, the journey from the Governor's Mansion to the city gate, which usually took a few sticks of incense, took almost half an hour to get to the city gate.
"Sir, why are you here?"
Du Yu, who was checking the household registration of passing merchants, spotted Mr. Liu in the crowd at a glance and hurriedly greeted him.
"Let's take a look at the situation. How is it? Are you stressed?"
Du Yu nodded solemnly and pointed at the endless convoy of vehicles in the city: "Brothers are exhausted from taking turns in battle."
"It feels like there are more people than the 400,000 troops during our Western Expedition. We have to find a way to control it. Otherwise, the brothers will not be able to manage it even if they are exhausted."
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment: "Tell the brothers that the salary will be tripled in the next few days, and the governor will try his best to find a solution."
"Yes, I'm going to work on my humble duty first."
"Master Yu, let's go to the city wall first and take a look."
"My lord please."
"Yiyi, Yaoyao, all of you, follow me."
"I know, daddy."
Liu Mingzhi and the others climbed straight to the city wall. After a while, Liu Mingzhi and Yu Chengle stood on the city wall with flying flags, looking at the mutual market not far away.
There were crowds of people, countless carriages, probably tens of thousands of people gathered outside Yingzhou City to trade.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Liu Mingzhi seemed to feel that he could hear voices discussing prices.
"Sir, you have seen that the city is overcrowded, and there is no need to give in outside the city."
Liu Mingzhi sighed silently.
"The world is in a panic and only wants to break a few taels of silver. However, these few taels of silver can solve the world's melancholy."
"These few taels of silver can ensure Gaotang's good health in his later years, and his children can go to school, and they can provide him with firewood, rice, oil, salt and grains."
"But these few ounces of broken silver not only cut off childhood memories, but also made mortals suffer vicissitudes of life and bend their spines."
"The world is a big dream, and life is miserable several times."
Yu Chengle was startled and sighed softly.
"Your Excellency, with just a few words, you can vividly describe the various situations in the world."