Chapter 206 Business (Thanks to Meng Ziting fairy for the monthly ticket~)
Li Sanniang listened to Li Kui and Wang Gui’s discussion while eating soup cakes.
Isn’t this the Longevity Festival to celebrate Emperor Wu’s birthday?
The Wanshou Festival is firstly held to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Wu, and secondly to show the glory of the Celestial Kingdom to the small affiliated countries around the Tang Dynasty. To a certain extent, it can also drive the local people centered on Chang'an. of economic development.
This is one of the reasons why the Ministry of Accounts is willing to allocate funds. Of course, it is to spend part of it first and then recover more later.
Because Emperor Wu was a relatively tough person, he really killed a lot of people with great force when he first took the throne. Even those who were disobedient in the Tang Dynasty, no matter whether you were a minister, a noble family or a prince, you were disobedient. If you say you'll kill, you'll actually kill.
So, how does she manage the rebellious alien races on the border?
Emperor Wu insisted, I knocked you down, you surrendered, and listened to me, you are good.
But Emperor Wu was a little different. She would never let others usurp her own interests for the sake of fame.
For example, after the aliens surrender, they will rebel again within a few years, such as the recent Turkic rebellion.
If this was left to the emperors before Emperor Wu, he would definitely send troops to knock them down, then surrender, and reward them with something, and that would be it.
Even the leaders of these small border countries are still the same group of people.
But, how could Emperor Wu do such a loss-making business?
For example, the recent incident in Goguryeo. It was obvious that they had proclaimed themselves a vassal five years ago, but they did not pay tribute last year. Emperor Wu directly sent troops to kill the current king, his immediate family, and the ministers who rebelled behind him. , helped a young man who was only seven or eight years old to be the new king.
Originally, before Emperor Wu sent troops, some civil servants in the court said that using weapons and soldiers in this way was inconsistent with nature, provoking war, and the people would suffer.
Emperor Wu listened to his face, then turned around and sent an urgent edict of eight hundred miles to the generals stationed in Linhai. He did not say the original words, but said in plain language: "Kill them down for me, kill all who deserve to be killed, don't worry about food and grass. I will send it to you soon, my dear, my dignity depends on you!"
By the time the civil servants in the court reacted, the first seven days of the previous king of Goguryeo were over.
From then on, the surrounding small countries that surrendered to the power of Tang Dynasty, such as the Japanese country next to Goguryeo, Annan and Nanzhao in the south, and many tribes and small countries in the west, each one quickly sent people to bring gifts. Came to Chang'an to give gifts.
The envoys brought letters of credence written by their kings one after another, all expressing one meaning: "The Tang Dynasty is the boss, and we are all younger brothers. The younger brothers should listen to the boss. Whatever the boss says, we are very good." , don’t kill us.”
So, although this time Emperor Wu’s birthday will not be attended by all nations, envoys from dozens of small countries and tribes will definitely come to present gifts. The city of Chang'an must be bustling with activity.
Li Sanniang didn't go to see the East and West Markets, nor did she go to the nine gates of Chang'an City.
The queue at the city gate has been queuing up as early as five or six days ago.
Due to the curfew, some people were afraid of not being able to make it in time. After the curfew, those who had not yet entered the city set up tents outside the city, waiting to enter the city early the next morning.
So, you can imagine how big the flow of people will be in Chang'an City during the Wanshou Festival, right?
This is why Li Kui believes that if Wang Gui goes to Zhuque Street to sell things, he will definitely make money.
As long as there is traffic, your stuff will have a chance to be sold, and as long as it is sold, you can make money. "So you want to sell fruit?"
"Yes, there is a mountain to the north of our village. There is a kind of sour fruit on the mountain, which is sweet and sour, and is very delicious. Earlier I I collected a lot with my fellow villagers, thinking that each of us would carry two baskets to sell in Chang'an City."
Wang Gui smiled honestly: "Then we came here for the first time, and we didn't know how to do it. When selling goods in the market, we had to ask for the license plate from the government office in advance, but we met Brother Li, who helped us out.
This time, we wanted to make more money during the Longevity Festival. Come to the city to sell fruit then.”
Li Kui, a dark-skinned and bearded man, is not a local. Because he has a lot of strength, he used to carry large bags for others in the shop. Later, with his cleverness and brains, he made a successful business and won several people. With money, I started doing the middle-class job of fiber-drawing.
Although Li Kui looks tall and thick, he is generous and loyal. He also knows many government officials in official circles. He is generous with his money and has a good relationship with the government officials, so he can always get some news ahead of others.
This time I also learned about this from a yamen under Jingzhao Mansion, so I went to Wang Gui and told him that he would sell it on Zhuque Street and he would definitely make money.
After listening to the two of them talking to each other, Li Sanniang also finished her soup cakes and cherished the little bit of soup at the bottom of the bowl. Li Sanniang took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth. Li Kui and Wang Gui smiled and said, "I have some ideas. Can you two gentlemen listen to me?"
Li Kui just felt that Li Sanniang was not an ordinary little girl. This appearance made him suffer a lot.
Not to mention the little girl, even men would not think that he is a good person if they see him with his big shoulders, dark skin and beard, and loud voice.
If it weren’t for the middleman business that he does on the street, he would know a lot of people on the street, otherwise he would be regarded as a gangster by default.
Once, when he saw a child being accidentally knocked down, he wanted to help him up. However, the child’s mother thought he was hitting the child, so she yelled and startled people on the street. They were all called out, and the police patrolmen came. The child was only three or four years old. He was so frightened that he cried loudly. Where could he come out to explain?
Li Kui was so wronged that he almost cried on the spot.
Finally, an old man sitting in a roadside teahouse came over and explained to everyone that he saw another person running into the child while Li Kui was there to help him.
This misunderstanding was resolved.
Li Kui saw the woman awkwardly holding her child and apologizing to herself. He said nothing, waved his hand and left.
But from now on, he will not be so reckless. If he meets someone who needs help, he will mostly watch from the sidelines and ask others to help, just to make sure that nothing will happen to anyone.
This was the case when Wang Gui and several villagers came out to sell fruit. He was walking around the market and saw a dispute with the government official. Seeing that a fight was about to start, he hurried over and understood each other in a few words. After the situation was resolved, Wang Gui and the others were rescued, and then they got to know each other.
"Li Sanniang is knowledgeable just by looking at her. She is from Chang'an City, so she must have a good idea."
Li Sanniang smiled, neither admitting nor refuting. When she first came here, she had to buy a house to set up a female household because of the divorce, so she had been worried about money.
I want to earn more money. If I hadn’t saved people and wanted to practice medicine, this would not be an ordinary story about a female doctor in the Tang Dynasty, but a story about the heroine traveling through farming and doing business.
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