Chapter 1030: The Chang'an that came alive
In Chang'an City, I finally recovered a little bit of anger.
People always have to live. After experiencing the initial fear and anxiety, the people finally returned to peace.
Still blew the wind.
It still snows.
The weather is still that cold.
My stomach is still hungry as always.
There seems to be no change, but I feel the change really.
Most of the officials who were in charge of them were the ones who were in charge of them, and some of them disappeared, and they changed into new faces.
Daliang was beaten away, and Datang was back.
They don't have much feeling about these.
The only thing I worry about is that they have paid all the taxes they should pay for the next year. Now the Daliang of collecting their taxes is gone, will the officials of the Tang Dynasty come to them to collect taxes again?
But no matter how worried they are, they are so helpless. If they really want to pay, there is nothing they can do. They have to pay in every way, otherwise the servants who are like wolves and tigers will immediately be arrested in prison by those who refuse to pay taxes, which would be miserable.
However, such worries have never happened.
The shop first set up a porridge shop, and those who don’t eat can get a bowl of porridge every day. Wherever the porridge is distributed, soldiers in military uniforms are all soldiers.
If people are so hungry, there is nothing to be scary.
Gradually, everyone discovered that these soldiers were not that scary. When they saw those children who were as thin as firewood sticks, they would deliberately pick up the spoons and scoop some dry and thick into their bowls as much as possible.
Although it was an unintentional small action, it could make people see their kindness.
The people's vision is shiny after all.
Next, I had some work. They were all organized by the government. I thought it was a waste of work. After all, I had eaten porridge for several days, but I didn’t expect that after a day, I actually harvested more than ten yellow copper coins.
With such a good start, everyone's enthusiasm grew.
Sweep the snow in the city and give money.
Renovate the house, the street, and give money.
Some of the staff with their own skills have even received the task of washing and sewing military uniforms for the soldiers.
When everyone can reap the yellow copper coins that make them feel extremely at ease after finishing their work, everyone's heart also falls into their stomachs.
Some small shops on the street are slowly opening.
Even if you just boil a few pots of boiling water in the shop and throw some aged tea foam into it, you will gain some rewards in the day. There will always be some people who are willing to drink a bowl of steaming tea soup in the cold weather.
Gradually, the porridge sheds on the street were gone, but another grain store opened.
There is very little food and less staple food. It is more mixed noodles made of beans, millet and other types of rice, and there is also a purchase restriction. Each household needs to hold a certificate issued by the shop to buy one pound a day, but this has given the people hope.
Next, there is a new food.
The kind of thing called sweet potato is cheaper than beans, but it tastes much better, sweet and hungry, and immediately becomes the new favorite of Chang'an people. Whenever sweet potatoes appear in grain stores, they are always sold out first.
The wheat noodles gradually increased, and rice began to appear. The price was much cheaper than the previous year.
Of course, it is impossible to rush to buy. Even though the Tang Dynasty has returned for more than a month, the supply of grain has gradually begun to stabilize, but the purchase restrictions are still continuing. However, the purchase of no more than five kilograms of grain can be purchased every day, which is greatly improved compared to before.
The people naturally have their account. As these conditions are relaxed, everyone can also keenly feel that the situation seems to be getting better and better.
Since it is getting better and better, tomorrow, more food will be transported into the city and the price will fall. Naturally, there is no need to spend more money on it. Now that I don’t earn much, I naturally calculate that every penny needs to be used on the blade.
No one can do better than our nation in saving such things.
Seven things to do when opening the door: Is it expensive to make tea with food such as food?
Li Ze and Liu Ruyan were shopping.
He changed into civilian clothes and walked on the increasingly crowded streets, which was not eye-catching. There would be no turtle-like energy leaking, and no one would recognize him.
Even in Wuyi, not many people have seen him.
As his status grew higher and higher, he saw fewer and fewer people. In addition to the people in the secretary's prison, the civil and military officials with high powers in the Tang Dynasty were the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Every time I traveled in a condom like this has become one of the joys of Li Ze's life. It's not that he doesn't want to come out, but that he really doesn't have time to come out.
He bowed his head to deal with the memorials that were piled up like mountains, and kept calling for meetings to discuss state affairs. He had already taken up his time. Even if he squeezed out a little time occasionally, there were still officials waiting for him to summon him.
Even playing with your children has become a luxury.
When they went out, the children had not yet got up.
When they returned, the children were already asleep.
He could only stand in front of the bed, stare at the dolls' faces, and gently stroke their bodies.
But despite this, Li Ze would still forcefully squeeze out some time to walk into the world and take a look.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe the reports of his officials. At least until now, the officials under his rule have not learned to lie to him. He also has channels from the inner security system and Yixing Society to learn the true side.
He walked out just to let himself be contaminated with the dust in this world and to experience the lives of the lowest-level people. Only in this way can he feel that he is not living in another level.
Chang'an came alive again.
This is Li Ze’s first feeling when he walks on the street.
Just like a person who has just recovered from a serious illness, although his steps are still a little staggering, he finally took the first step.
And when this step is taken, it will naturally get better and better.
There are many small vendors on the street.
Li Ze stood in front of a stall of stir-frying chestnuts with interest. Seeing the thin man stir-frying chestnuts hard, the firewood was burning and the black smoke poured out of the stove, blown away by the wind. The pebbles in the pot collided with the iron pot, making a sound, and a sweet fragrance slowly oozed out.
"The new chestnut picked this year! It's absolutely fragrant and absolutely sweet." The thin man looked at Li Ze and tried his best to sell it.
"Outside the city?" Li Ze asked.
"Yes, I've walked dozens of miles!" The man nodded repeatedly. On the first day of entering the city, the business was not very good. The main reason was that everyone had money and would buy food. They didn't buy these small snacks. Everyone thought that the chestnut shell was not delicious, but it still occupied a portion, which was not cost-effective.
"Do you still have food at home?" Li Ze asked.
The man's smile was filled with smiles, "Where is there any food? The court received all the taxes from the next year. His family had eaten these chestnuts for a long time, and they all had problems with eating them."
"Can I taste one?" Li Ze pointed to the chestnut in the pot and said.
"Yes, yes!" The man picked out a chestnut from the pot and handed it to Li Ze's hand. He looked at Liu Ruyan standing beside Li Ze, took out another one and handed it to her.
"It's really good!" After eating the chestnuts, Li Ze nodded with a smile: "I want all the fried chestnuts here."
"Did you want it all?" The man suddenly felt happy.
"I want it all!" Li Ze nodded affirmatively.
"It's ten cents per pound!" said the man.
"Everything is needed!"
The man was overjoyed and quickly wrapped about ten kilograms of fried chestnuts, weighed them, and handed them to Li Ze.
"One Hundred and Seven Months."
Li Ze reached into his arms, but he didn't take it out. He turned his head and looked at his wife awkwardly. Liu Ruyan tilted her head to look at him, obviously she had no money on her body.
Just when he was embarrassed, Chen Wenliang quickly walked over from behind and took out money from his arms to pay the bill for the two of them. The man didn't think it was strange. The two people in front of him were not ordinary people at first sight, but it was common for a housekeeper to follow him.
"Official, I'm just caught fresh fish from the river!"
"Officials, I have the best kudzu here."
Seeing that Li Ze was so happy, the vendors around him immediately started selling their own things to Li Ze.
It can be seen that everyone's business is not very good.
"Luo Er, you should pay taxes!"
When Li Ze was about to feel refreshed, the sound from behind him stopped.
He turned around and saw a tax collector walking to the man who had just sold him chestnuts.
"Fifteen cents!" The tax collector spread his palm.
The man obediently took out fifteen cents and handed them to the tax collector. The tax collector threw the money into a box with him, took out a seal from his arms, and sighed and covered it with a slap on the man's arm. Then he took out a small notebook and reached it in front of the man, "Look, I'll make a mark for you. The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, a total of fifteen cents in three days."
"See, see."
The vendors around him saw the tax collector's eyes and waved their hands, "We haven't opened yet!"
"I know, I know." The tax collector looked at everyone and said, "I'm staring."
Seeing the tax collector standing aside with a fierce look, Li Ze didn't know how long this guy had been staring at this area, he laughed and said, "Wen Liang, buy some."
Chen Wenliang turned around helplessly and waved his hand. Li Peng immediately came over with a few people, but bought some of them.
Everyone was very happy, and the tax collector was also very happy. Every time Chen Wenliang settled a account, he would follow him to collect a tax.
Chapter completed!