Chapter 157 A Temporary Bargain

There are many people in Chang'an, but most of them live outside the city.

Although Yun Chu is determined to build Chang'an into a paradise city, he always pays the most attention to the farmers outside the city.

In Chang'an, the government has been enforcing a strict ban - ice-cutting families are not allowed to keep cattle and sheep.

This means that the rich people in Chang'an can do whatever they want in Chang'an, such as opening silver shops, silk shops, pawnshops, iron factories, salt factories, fur shops, high-end restaurants, high-end inns, various workshops, and even get involved in high-end industries such as finance, futures, stocks, etc.

However, they are not allowed to intervene in the industries belonging to farmers.

Therefore, the grain warehouses, vegetable gardens, oil mills, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and fresh fish in Chang'an have always been operated by the surrounding farmers themselves.

Their supply was not good, and sometimes the quality was poor and the price was high. Some merchants found business opportunities in it, thinking that they could buy things from farmers and resell them in Chang'an City, because the supply was too large and it was easy to make a fortune.

As a result, the government did not allow it.

The government did not say no during the merchants' preparation stage, but only after the farmers made a small fortune from the merchants.

Therefore, the merchants involved in these businesses suffered heavy losses, and some of them almost went bankrupt.

In the face of high profits, there were many attempts, and then they failed one after another. When the number of failures reached a certain level, the rich people in the city finally found out that there was something wrong.

The farmers colluded with the government to make these merchants who wanted to monopolize the people's livelihood materials bankrupt.

After a few years, no one wanted to take advantage of these businesses.

Therefore, before dawn every day, farmers from the surrounding area would carry vegetables from their families and wander into the city to sell their own vegetables, eggs and other things at the gate of a certain market.

A horse that poops on the street will be severely punished by the Bad People, but the Bad People never ask about these farmers who sell their farm products, although they have a bad image.

Yun Chu only colluded with the wine pot officials he cultivated in Chang'an City, and he really had no interest in interacting with the nobles, rich people, and the army in the city.

The people of the Hundred Cavalry Division were only busy preventing Yun Chu from colluding with nobles, rich people, and the army, but turned a blind eye to Yun Chu's management of farmers, or in other words, they never cared.

Chang'an is the best place to maintain the Fubing system, and no place can compare with Chang'an in maintaining the Fubing system.

Chang'an doesn't have a lot of land, but there are many job opportunities. Yun Chu, just like the world he passed by, directly placed the soldiers in various markets and the businesses controlled by the county government. One job is at least worth a few acres of land that the soldiers need.

The service time of the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty is relatively long, starting from the age of 21 to the age of 60, and the service period is as long as 40 years. Many soldiers basically do not live to be 60 years old.

And all the old soldiers who can live to the age of 60 and retire, who are in the countryside, naturally become people like village heads and village elders. The soldiers who retire in the city over the age of 60 also naturally become people like village heads and neighborhood heads.

The soldiers in the Tang Dynasty work in spring, summer and autumn, and train in winter.

This national policy is somewhat loose in other places in the Tang Dynasty today, but only in Chang'an, there is no less than one day of training in the 60 days of winter every year.

Since Yun Chu became the magistrate of Wannian County, he has consciously included the governance of the countryside in his important work scope, and gradually replaced the local forces headed by clans in the villages with the soldiers who had followed him to fight.

Speaking of which, although Yun Chu still values ​​the army of the Sixteen Guards, he only values ​​them and does nothing as he sees the blood of these people gradually disappear.

If the Chang'an civilians are given armor, Yun Chu has the confidence to lead them to defeat those genuine soldiers.

Therefore, hiding wealth and soldiers among the people is what Yun Chu has been striving for in the past twenty years.

As long as the foundation of Chang'an farmers is stable, what can Li Zhi do if he kills 8,000 people in Chang'an?

When Yun Chu left the Wannian County Government, the sun was setting sharply, and the horizon was gray and hazy. It seemed that a dark cloud was covering it. Yun Chu no longer demanded that this dark cloud could bring snow to Chang'an.

Because he had prayed in the face of countless dark clouds before, but in the end, it was useless.

Without rain or snow, Chang'an is gray and not pretty at all. In addition, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Tang Dynasty Tianshu, which are stretched abruptly to the sky, look like they are about to offend the heaven. So it is understandable that the heaven does not give Chang'an rain.

When he walked out of the East Market, he saw a group of servants washing the stone slabs with clean water. Looking at the dark red blood flowing into the ditch, Yun Chu said to Yin Erhu: "Did Zhou Xing kill people in the East Market?"

Yin Erhu said: "The last wave."

"Who was killed?"

"Hou Yuanliang, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, whose ancestor is Hou Junji."

Yun Chu nodded and said: "The descendants of the rebellious can still be promoted to the fourth rank and serve in a place like the Central Secretariat. It's amazing, but it's a pity that they can't escape death in the end."

The neck suddenly felt cold, and Yun Chu looked up at the sky. Sure enough, the snowflakes fell from the sky in a spiral. He reached out to catch them and found that the snowflakes were in the shape of beautiful feathers, but they were stained with some dust and were a little dirty.

It seems that the disaster in Chang'an is really over.

There were only a few sparse snowflakes at first, but soon they became numerous. The snowflakes also changed from feather-like to snow powder, and they just fell from the sky, covering the ground with white.

There has been no rainfall or snowfall in Chang'an for more than half a year. The snow fell suddenly. Many people were not used to it. The merchants setting up outdoor stalls began to pack up their goods and prepare to end their business for the day. Pedestrians on the road also hunched their necks and hurried home. There were only some children running wildly in the snow, cheering, and their laughter was so penetrating that it filled the city.

The snow continued to fall, and the black horse under Yun Chu's crotch turned into a white horse. When he returned to Jinchangfang, the snow on the ground was already an inch thick.

After taking one look at the villagers working in the snow, and then at the bear gnawing bamboo in the bamboo forest, Yunchu returned home and closed the door. At this moment, he just wanted to enjoy this rare opportunity. Relaxing moments.

When Yunchu was sitting alone in the flower hall watching the snow, Yu Xiurong came to him wearing a fiery red fox fur. Seeing that the flame in the red clay stove was about to go out, he threw two pine cone charcoal into it and waited for the copper kettle. When the water in the bottle began to squeak, he said to Yun Chu: "Mei Yu'er's marriage is almost ready. We are just waiting for her husband to set the final good day."

Yun Chu said: "The first day after the Waking of Insects is a good day."

Yu Xiurong counted her fingers and said with some dissatisfaction: "That day is not suitable for weddings."

Yun Chu said in a deep voice: "With a thunder, everything revives, and snakes, insects, rats and ants run rampant across the earth. Why is it not a good day?"

Yu Xiurong said: "Sisi is not allowed to bring her bugs home."

Yun Chu said: "That's her skill. We can't compromise Sisi's skill just because she wants to come in. It's not cost-effective."

Yu Xiurong said coquettishly: "Just pamper me."

Yun Chu said: "We can't talk about favor. Under the premise of being able to survive, the rest is just the last minute."

When Yu Xiurong heard what her husband said, a cloud appeared on her face and she asked, "Is it difficult?"

Yun Chu smiled, picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea and said, "It's snowing heavily, it will get better."

Yu Xiurong whispered: "I heard that the Jinyang Wang family was exterminated. Will it affect Di Renjie and the Wang family?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "No."

Yu Xiurong said: "I heard that the person who went to Jinyang to handle the case this time called Junchen, and he is from Chang'an. Zhou Xing is from Chang'an, so Junchen is from Chang'an. Now everyone says that Chang'an has too many cruel officials. "

Yun Chu said: "It's not that there are more cruel officials in Chang'an, but that there are more officials in Chang'an. As long as the emperor needs cruel officials, there will be many more cruel officials in the Tang Dynasty. No matter where the officials are, they may become cruel officials."

Yu Xiurong clasped his hands together, faced the sky and saluted repeatedly: "Hurry over, hurry over, husband, can you please advance the wedding between Mei Yu'er and Sisi? Everyone in Chang'an is waiting for this wedding."

Yun Chu said coldly: "It's none of their business."

Yu Xiurong said: "Many families take this wedding as a guide before deciding whether to open the door to welcome guests and start living a normal life."

Yunchu sighed and said, "In the past, our family helped others to cross the river, but now others have to cross the river by touching us."

Yu Xiurong said: "In the hundred-mile forest in Chang'an, the Yun family is already the tallest tree. Where to go? My husband should make arrangements early."

Yun Chu nodded and continued to appreciate the rare heavy snow in front of him.

It snowed all night. When I opened the window in the morning, I saw that the courtyard was covered with white snow. Yun Chu looked at the half-foot-thick white snow and let out a long breath. With such a snow, winter wheat would be ready. Way to survive.

Although this snow is precious, the people of Chang'an have developed the habit of sweeping snow. The white snow enters the canals on both sides and emits a slight white air, which complements the white air coming out of the restaurants on both sides of the road. It gives some hope of life. breath.

Yun Chu looked at the diners entering and exiting the canteen, counted the number of guests entering within a unit time, and then said to Yin Erhu: "Business is getting worse."

Yin Erhu said: "More and more people are opening restaurants, and the taste is getting better and better. Many people who open restaurants have worked in large canteens. After learning the craft, they opened a small restaurant of their own, taking away the food." There were a lot of customers in the cafeteria.”

When Yun Chu saw Yin Erhu's unhappy look, he smiled and said, "Don't make things difficult for them. Making money is a good thing."

Yin Erhu said: "Madam said so too. We are not allowed to say that those who open shops after learning crafts are thieves."

Yunchu said with a smile: "I told others that Fabing House does not keep cattle and sheep. When it is our turn, we should have the consciousness not to compete with the common people for profit."

Yin Erhu said: "Several Yun's industries have been declining in recent years. Even anti-virus drugs are now available among the people. Although they are not as famous as Yun's anti-virus drugs, in fact, many doctors have begun to use them in large quantities. These are privately brewed antiseptics.”

Yun Chu said: "Is it because our prices are too expensive?"

Yin Erhu said: "Yes, the price is only 30% of Yun's anti-virus medicine."

Yun Chu laughed and said, "Isn't the quilt business that Cui regarded as a treasure also finished?"

Yin Erhu said: "Our family has not made quilts for two years, so the business of our little lady's embroidery workshop is still booming."

Yun Chu laughed even harder when he heard this. What he had made with Tang Ren's limited knowledge would only be a temporary advantage. As Tang Ren's vision gradually broadened, it would eventually be lost to everyone.