Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

Shen Qiu looked at Ye Chen. Although she felt that Ye Chen had bad intentions, she couldn't refute it because she had no evidence.

Afterwards, Ye Chen also lost the idea of ​​fighting with Shen Qiu again.

After all, if his sneak attack failed, it proved that he still had some shortcomings and needed to practice more when he got home.

He also noticed that Shen Qiu was still using the bone-breaking technique when fighting with her.

The same moves can be used more powerfully by others than by him.

This gap can only be made up through continued hard training.

Ye Chen didn't want to be tortured now, so he closed his eyes and rested until the carriage left the palace.

"Qiu'er, I have to go to the lakeside cottage first."

Ye Chen suddenly said.

"Ok?"

Shen Qiu raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, didn't you say you were going to the area around the examination hall? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Before I go to the examination hall, I also want to take a look at the business in the capital. Qiu'er, this matter is also very important. I think the Queen Mother will agree."

Hearing this, Shen Qiu stopped trying to persuade him.

After the carriage left the palace, Shen Qiu could only focus on Ye Chen.

At most, after he finished his tour, he would tell Su Mengjiao the news when he returned to the palace.

The carriage quickly left the palace and rushed into the street.

Ye Chen heard the hawking and shouting coming from outside the carriage. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.

But I found that the streets were bustling with people coming and going, and it seemed like a prosperous scene.

Ye Chen took a look at the scene that looked like the Qingming Shanghe Tu, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Qiu'er, the capital seems to have become much more prosperous."

Ye Chen has been out of the palace for quite some time. Although the streets were bustling in the past, they were definitely not as lively as they are now.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother once said that since the officials who illegally collected commercial taxes and the merchants from Luzhou who plundered the population were dealt with, more merchants have entered the capital."

Shen Qiu clasped his fists towards Ye Chen.

"Ah."

Ye Chen laughed.

The cancers in the capital were eradicated one by one by Ye Chen.

The vendors have the keenest perception. They know very well where it is easiest to make money, so naturally they all come there.

"When the imperial examination is implemented in the future, a large number of scholars will come to the capital, and it will definitely become more prosperous."

Nowadays, those who can afford to go to school are all rich people.

Ye Chen knew very well what a cultural and economic center meant to a country.

And this is what he is happy to see.

The carriage soon arrived at a special street.

"Uncle, come over and have a drink!"

"Brother, the girl is waiting for you upstairs!"

"Sir, today we have a special price for music."

"Mr. Liu, Xiao Taohong has been waiting for you for a long time."

Outside the beautifully decorated restaurants.

Girls dressed up or wearing very cool clothes are still actively soliciting customers.

Ye Chen slowly lowered the curtains.

The ancients still played with flowers.

However, Ye Chen also discovered that the girls he had seen before, who were dressed as scholars or dressed like generals to attract customers, were obviously gone.

He was a little surprised that these brothels were not so extravagant anymore.

It was not until the carriage arrived at the door of the cottage by the lake that he found the answer to this question.

The lakeside cottage has changed a lot. The girl who used to solicit customers is gone, and the entire gate has been rebuilt to be quite tall. There are two stone lions at the door, exuding a majestic and domineering aura. The original facade of the brothel has now been modified to look like a tall courtyard.

There were just a lot of laborers constantly coming in and out of the hut by the lake. These laborers carried cloth bags out of the hut, put them on the carriage, and pulled them away together.

The carriages would be pulled away almost every once in a while, so there was a constant stream of vehicles in front of the lakeside cottage.

"It seems that Lakeside Cottage is no longer a brothel."

Ye Chen shook his head. It was normal to think about it. How much money could a brothel make?

Compared with the flour and paper business, brothels not only have more competitors but also make less money, so Boss Murong naturally knows how to make choices.

Without the lakeside cottage, the other brothels were obviously much better off and naturally not as competitive.

But it seems that even if other brothels no longer target Lakeside Cottage, Lakeside Cottage is no safer than before.

Ye Chen walked forward and looked at the heavy cloth bags, and it was clear that they were all flour.

At this time, the small house by the lake had become Murong Yan's largest flour and paper trading base in the capital.

"It's kept pretty good."

Ye Chen observed his surroundings and thought to himself, after all, for a big business like flour, there are no merchants around to buy it.

He also learned from the letter Murong Yan sent him that this lakeside cottage was only responsible for transporting flour to other places and then selling it.

It's like a transit station.

We also do a good job of maintaining confidentiality in normal times.

At least the merchants in the city who bought flour did not know where the transfer station was, but it was still discovered by the powerful officials' men.

But this is unavoidable.

The information channels of powerful officials are not comparable to those of businessmen.

Ye Chen walked straight towards the alley next to the lakeside cottage.

Shen Qiu followed him closely.

At this time, there were no carriages in the empty alley. When Ye Chen came to the door at the end of the alley and was about to knock, the door suddenly opened by itself.

"Is it Mr. Ye?"

A timid voice suddenly sounded.

Ye Chen was slightly stunned, then his eyes lit up, and he saw that the person who opened the door for him was a tall and graceful young girl with a gentle and soft temperament, wearing a light yellow long skirt.

"Huamei has been waiting here for you, young master, following the boss's orders."

Huamei bowed and prayed.

"Ah."

Ye Chen looked at Huamei, the corners of his mouth quickly rose, and he took the initiative to hold Huamei's hand.