Otherworldly Days

Today's Fengdu City is more prosperous. This is the center of Dafeng's imperial power. Caravans from south to north all come here. There are many times more people and vendors on the street than usual.

The new emperor, Shengming, governed well, and the Dafeng dynasty was peaceful, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and commerce developed accordingly.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants used to be at the bottom of the list.Now the emperor opened Enke and recruited virtuous ministers. As long as you are a person with lofty ideals and a heart for the world, no matter what your status is, you can enter the court as an official. Children from merchant families are also allowed to participate in the examination. Those with excellent grades They were also selected to be owned by the imperial court, so a group of descendants of merchant families emerged as officials in the imperial court, and the status of merchants was gradually improved.

In the Dafeng Dynasty, the entire business exchanges became more frequent, forming a densely connected network.

After the re-planning of the capital, the context of the entire city became more organized.The city is divided into pedestrian and horse lanes. Vendors can set up stalls on both sides of the sidewalk to sell things, and pedestrians are walking in the middle. Stalls are not allowed to cross the carriage and horse lanes.Carriage and horse roads can only be used by carriages and horses, and carriages and horses are not allowed to walk on the sidewalk, otherwise they will be caught by patrolling soldiers, no matter they are high-ranking officials and nobles, they will be punished according to the law, if they hit someone and have an accident, they will all follow Dafeng's law Case disposal.

After such a division, the whole Dafeng looks much more regular than before.

Vendors who sell things are allowed to sell things in the city. They go in and out in the morning and evening, and pay two to five copper coins according to the quantity of the goods. A copper plate is used as the management fee, and he will leave the city before the sun goes down and the city gate is closed.There are a lot of people in the city, so there are naturally a lot of people shopping, even those who go in with a basket of vegetables can sell a few copper coins.

If the caravan enters the city, the entry fee will be charged according to the amount of the goods, and some other management fees will be charged separately.

That is to say, the legalization of this business has given these peddlers and merchants a reliance, and they are not afraid of being oppressed by the officials when they enter Fengdu City. With a little money, they can get the protection of the government. These merchants can't wait for it.Therefore, there is a charge to enter the city, and the peddlers and businessmen have no objection, they are more willing to spend a little money to buy a safe and smooth.Those who don’t want to spend money and set up stalls outside the city to sell goods don’t need to pay the money to enter the city, but there are not many people buying things outside the city, it’s better to go into the city and sell them early and go back early. At first, the ministers in the court opposed the emperor's policy. In the end, the emperor blocked the mouths of all the ministers with facts.

Over the past year, commercial taxation has quickly filled the emptiness of the national treasury, and paid the salaries owed by the late emperor to the soldiers. The unfinished things promised by the late emperor were completed one by one by Emperor Yongchang. The ministers have nothing to say.

Every year on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the city is very lively, pedestrians passing by on the street rubbing their shoulders, and there are constant shouts in their ears.

Guest officer, please come and go in front of the gate of Yipinzhai. Upstairs, in the box facing the street, Fang Ziye is upstairs, and Han'er and Jiu'er are by his side.

brother to you. "Xiao Jiu'er can say anything now, and has been growing up with Eminem. She looks very much like his Eminem. She is a beautiful little brother, and she is quiet and well-behaved. He is always around him without crying or making noise, he is a very obedient child.

Fang Yuhan has been studying with his husband since he was four years old. He has to learn everything from poetry, poetry, astronomy, geography and arithmetic.

Fang Ziye has arranged several teachers for the child, he has always been very strict with the child in studies, and also arranged for a master to teach Han'er martial arts.Before the age of four, Fang Yuhan lived a relaxed and happy life. After the age of four, he was busy with his studies every day, and he didn't even have time to accompany his brother Jiu'er.

But this kid doesn't complain, he knows that he has to work hard to take good care of his younger brother Jiu'er in the future. His younger brother Jiu'er is so cute and beautiful. what to do?

Jiu'er, you eat, but brother doesn't. "Fang Yuhan took the candy from Xiao Jiu'er, and fed it to Jiu'er's mouth. Jiu'er likes to eat candy, but Ah Mu said that he can't eat too much sugar, and his teeth will be damaged if he eats it. He secretly glanced at Ah Mu, looked at the candy handed to his mouth again, thought for a while and shook his head, "Brother, eat. Seeing that his brother didn't eat it, he added in a low voice, "It's delicious."

Fang Ziye, who was standing by the window, turned his head. Standing here, he clearly heard the whispering of the two children behind him, and when he turned around, he saw Xiao Jiuer staring at Tang and drooling.Seeing Father looking at him, little Jiu'er widened his eyes and quickly clarified, "Father, Jiu'er didn't eat, Jiu'er gave it to brother."

Fang Ziye has always been a man in the field, and the two children in the family call him "Father".

"Han'er eat it, and Jiu'er can eat another piece if he likes it." Fang Ziye walked over and found that there was only one piece of candy missing in the plate. He picked up one and put it in Xiao Jiu'er's hand, and said, "Finally One piece." He pinched a piece and put it in his mouth, he also likes to eat sweets, Xiao Jiuer is very similar to him in this, he tasted it, it tasted good.

There were several kinds of new mooncakes on the plate, and they looked exquisite. He sat down and tasted two. The two children also ate a small mooncake and pastry with him, and drank a cup of tea to fill their stomachs. up.When returning from the building, Xiao Jiu'er was asleep, Fang Ziye was holding the child in his arms, and Xiao Han'er followed E'Mu.

A carriage passed by the entrance of the alley, and the person sitting in the carriage raised the curtain and took a look outside, then lowered it again.

The moon is round on the fifteenth day, and the night is bright and clear tonight. A full moon hangs in the sky, and white clouds are fluttering in the wind.On the table in front of the courtyard in the small courtyard were melon and fruit cakes for worshiping the moon. The two children were beside him. Fang Ziye listened to the two children talking. Listen, Han'er, the elder brother, will patiently explain Xiao Jiu'er's doubts.

Do people really live on the moon? "Jiu'er asked.

Well, a fairy lives up there. "Han'er said that the master told him these words, and then he told Jiu'er. Although he has never seen the fairy living above, the master will never lie to him.

At night, the two children fell asleep, and the small courtyard became quiet.

The man sitting under the moon was dressed in white, holding a wine jug in his hand, and took a sip of the wine from time to time, looking up at the moon in the sky with his confused eyes, and the curved corner of his mouth seemed to be a smile but not a smile.The light moonlight fell on his side, covering him with a layer of light. This man was very beautiful, as if the years had never left any traces on his face.

If we say that people are lonely, it is actually the loneliness in people's hearts.People live in this kind of loneliness day by day, and they get used to it gradually.

The emperor's heart holds the world, and his heart is filled with the emperor, so his affection is destined to be let down.

Fang Ziye has never dared to expect anything extravagantly, he does not fight or fight, he seems to be confused, but in his heart he understands better than anyone else.In fact, what's the point of fighting for it?It's better to live his life so cleanly.It doesn't matter if there is such a person, it doesn't matter if there is not such a person, his life is the same.

The wine in his mouth rolled down his throat, and the spicy taste rushed straight to his heart, so he laughed. In fact, it's better not to live too clearly.

As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival was over, Fang Ziye took his two children to Nanyang City without even the emperor's notification. Along the way, he stopped by to inspect the branches of shops in various places.Every year, he would leave Fengdu City under the pretext of going to inspect and take a walk outside. The emperor would not do anything to him. The two of them get together less and leave more in a year, and the emperor is busy with state affairs every day, so in the future In the past few years, the two of them spent only a few days together.

"Send a few more people to follow." The emperor knew that when the people left, he was still reviewing the memorial in the imperial study.

Yes, the servant will arrange it now. "The boss is waiting by the side of their Long Live Lord, and he arranges and manages their Long Live Lord's affairs, big and small.

The vermilion pen in the emperor's hand paused for a moment, holding it to continue reviewing the memorial in front of him, but he put it down again after a while, sitting there with no expression on his face.Only the manager who has served their Long Live Lord for many years knows that their Long Live Lord is not depressed because of the departure of their master. You must know that the ministers in the current court are obediently kneeling in front of their Long Live Lord and dare not make a sound.

Those who left Fengdu City felt much lighter, "Master, we are here.

Well, Jiang Dongyi was serving by their boss's side. Regarding the two children brought by their boss's side, the younger one was exactly the same as his boss's parents.He didn't dare to say much about their masters, but he always liked these two little masters.The two children also like their Uncle Jiang very much, and the little Jiu'er likes to run in his Uncle Jiang's arms and ride a big horse the most.

Xiao Jiuer was born during the season when chrysanthemums were in full bloom in the chrysanthemum moon. On the way, Fang Ziye celebrated the birthday of the child. Xiao Jiuer is one year older. Fang Ziye taught the child to read the account book and check the accounts by hand, so when other children were acting like a baby in A Mu's arms, Fang Yuhan learned to read the account book and practice arithmetic with the account book at a young age.After the child is ten years old, basically a ledger is in his hands, and he will know if there is any problem and where the problem is.

Fang Ziye intentionally let Han'er take over all his property, Jiu'er is a little brother, he should be loved by nature, he is not willing to let this child suffer the same hardship as him.Han'er is a kid, this kid should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the palace, instead of running around by his side.It's just that since the original mistake has already happened, it has become an unchangeable fact.He can't give this child the world, but he is not stingy with giving this child whatever he has.Han'er has been raised by his side since he was a child. Apart from being unable to truly love this child in his heart, Fang Ziye has never treated this child badly, as Jiu'er has and Han'er has.

Seeing the two brothers getting along in harmony, he felt very relieved. Fang Ziye only hoped that this child would not hate his biological father when he knew everything in the future.

They arrived at Nanyang City before winter.