Chapter 28
: Private visits on the micro-server
Deng Sheng believed more about the reason why masters were among the people when he found a talent like Zhao Yuan when he went out occasionally.
With the effectiveness of commercial law, Deng Sheng went on a tour again. While understanding the implementation of commercial law, he also hoped to discover one or two talents.
Deng Sheng wore a casual outfit and took an eunuch to the palace and came to the most prosperous restaurant in Wancheng, Yanlailou.
This Yanlailou is also the property of the Zhao family. It was originally just a small restaurant, but with the introduction of the commercial law, the number of merchants traveling from north to south in Wancheng increased greatly, and more people were consuming. In addition, the boss Zhao Yuan was appointed as the Minister of the Business Department, which made Yanlailou very convenient and soon became the number one restaurant in Wancheng.
Deng Sheng knew that the reason why Yan Lailou could become the number one restaurant in Wancheng so quickly was definitely Zhao Yuan's care was inevitable. However, Deng Sheng chose to turn a blind eye to Zhao Yuan's small actions and use his power for personal gain everywhere. Not to mention anything else, just the ministers in the court, who had no one or two children who had the opportunity because of their father's relationship.
"It's better to be Wancheng. You don't know what kind of life you spend in Jiangling. It's too difficult." Deng Sheng found a seat and sat down, and heard a table of guests on the opposite side complaining. It seemed that this man was also a businessman, and after hearing the words of that businessman, he should be from Jiangling. Jiangling is the capital of King Jing, and Jing Kingdom is the next target of Deng Kingdom. Now that he heard some news about Jiangling, Deng Sheng became interested.
Regardless of the dissuasion of the followers, Deng Sheng picked up the wine glass and came to the man, saying, "I'm in the morning, Wang Da, I heard that brother Tai came from Jiangling?"
The man nodded and said, "Hello Brother Wang, I am Zhu Chang, a native of Jingguo. He used to do business in Jiangling for generations. Now he has no choice but to bring his family to Wancheng to make a living."
Deng Sheng couldn't help frowning and asked, "Since Brother Zhu has been doing business in Jiangling for generations, he must have a lot of family business in Jiangling. Why did he give up such a big family business and leave his hometown to Wancheng?" It is the idea of people today. Although many businessmen from all over the country have come to Wancheng now, they are all here to do business, not settled in Wancheng. Moreover, Zhu Chang has a family business in Jiangling, so he actually gave up his family business and came to Wancheng.
"Oh, it's hard to describe it. Brother. Originally, our family runs a grain store in Jiangling. Although it's not considered a wealthy person, it's also well-known in Jiangling. But just two years ago, King Jing sent troops to attack Deng and was defeated. After that, he began to collect money and grain from the people. Not only was it the government levy, but the big families also began to bully us. I really couldn't survive anymore, so I sold Jiangling's ancestral property and brought my family to Wancheng." When talking about Jiangling, Zhu Chang felt sad and angry. To be honest, if he couldn't survive in Jiangling, who would have been willing to leave his hometown?
The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. Although it is Zhu Chang complaining on the surface, Deng Sheng got the information he wanted. Two years ago, when Deng Sheng had just ascended the throne, the Han and Jing Kingdoms invaded a large amount. In the end, the Jing Kingdom's army was defeated by Yang Yanzhao and Chang Yuchun at Xinye City, and the food, grass and weapons were lost heavily. In the past two years, in order to restore his vitality, Jing Kingdom suppressed domestic merchants and compensated for the losses from them. As the saying goes, the Jing Kingdom's court took the lead in exploiting merchants, and the large families under his command were not to be outdone, which also led to a large number of merchants fleeing Jing Kingdom.
Deng Sheng smiled and said, "Why do you feel after you come to Wancheng?"
"That's pretty good. I was very nervous about coming to Wancheng, but since I couldn't make it in Jiangling, I could only do it as a living person. I bit the bullet and came to Wancheng. But unexpectedly, after I arrived in Wancheng, everything was different. There was not much discrimination against merchants here. Moreover, I heard that in order to protect the rights of merchants, King Deng specially issued a commercial law for us those who do business. I told me that it was King Deng who was wise and wise. This is not. After coming to Wancheng, I started a new shop in Dongcheng and started my old business. My life was prosperous and it was very comfortable." Speaking of life after arriving in Wancheng, Zhu Chang was so furious.
A glimpse of the whole leopard can be seen from Zhu Chang that the commercial atmosphere of Deng State is now very prosperous and prosperous, and Deng Sheng is also relieved. To be honest, when Deng Sheng issued the commercial law at that time, he was also very nervous. Like the dynasties in Chinese history, this world emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce. Most people look down on merchants. Deng Sheng is also worried that the commercial law will be boycotted, but he did not expect it to have such a good effect. It seems that Zhao Yuan is also a talented person.
After saying goodbye to Zhu Chang, Deng Sheng returned to the palace when he saw it was too late. Although he did not find any talents during this trip, it was also good to be able to get news from Jing Kingdom.
However, Zhu Chang was just an ordinary businessman. He knew everything he saw on weekdays and there was nothing valuable. The specific situation still needs to be sent by Deng Guo himself to find out.
To this end, Deng Sheng specially called Zhao Yuan and asked Zhao Yuan to organize a caravan to go to Jing State to inquire about Jing State and do a good job in intelligence for the future army to attack Jing State. Because he was worried about Zhao Yuan, Deng Sheng also sent Yao Guangxiao to take charge.
While Deng was booming, all countries in the world were not idle and expanded their power. While Deng and Han were fighting a life-and-death battle, Chu and Wu also fought at the junction of Lujiang and Jiujiang.
The Huainan area has always been a powder keg of the Central Plains. Since its establishment, Wu and Chu have fought many times. Wu has always believed that defending the river must defend Huai. Taking all the land of Huainan has always been the dream of Wu. Moreover, Huainan is not only a defensive frontier for Wu, but also an important springboard for Wu to compete for the Central Plains. Jiangdong is the homeland of the Xiang family of Chu.
After Xiang Yu retreated to Pengcheng, the Sun family of Wu took the opportunity to seize Jiangdong. Xiang Yu sent troops to attack Jiangdong many times, but he never got what he wanted. In addition, the Han family of Qi was restrained in the north, so Chu had to devote most of his energy to the Central Plains, so that Jiangdong was always out of reach.
Chapter completed!