In Qingyang City, in a private room in Chunjiang Tower, Wu Xie was pouring and drinking leisurely. The window of the private room faced the inland river flowing through Qingyang City. The inland river was a tributary of Qingshui outside Qingyang City. The huge Qingyang City is divided into two parts, the East City and the West City. The river flowing through Qingyang is also the main water source for the people in the city.
The inner river was bustling with people. Thousands of merchant ships passed by the water gate of Qingyang, and it was very lively. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the elegant room door. After the door was pushed open, the person wearing a bamboo hat could not be seen clearly. He has a short face and a short stature, but his clothes are very ordinary.
In the Dongcheng wine shop, a visitor saw Wu Xie pouring himself a drink, so he came up and sat down opposite him consciously.
Before Wu Xie could speak, the man said, "Old Wu, when will you arrange for me to go to Guo Huan's house? I haven't seen him for so many years, and I don't know how my eldest brother is doing now."
Wu Xie smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to go, someone has already gone."
The middle-aged man was surprised and said, "What? Didn't I agree..."
Wu Xie waved his hand and said, "I originally wanted to recommend you to the young master when the time comes, but I didn't expect that the young master actually wants to travel around the world himself and experience the addiction of being a knight-errant."
The man had a strange look on his face and said, "Old Wu, isn't this nonsense? How can a good master not be a good master and take the initiative to be someone else's little brother?"
Wu Xie smiled and said, "Now that the young master has just been ennobled, it takes time to build power. If he wants to play, let him play. It will be good for him in the future to see the dangers of the world and the evil of people's hearts."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man said helplessly, "Okay, what should I do next?"
Wu Xie smiled slightly and said, "You can stay in the city with peace of mind. I will have other plans in the future. By the way, I can lend you the jade pendant you are wearing."
The man didn't know why, but he still took off his jade pendant and handed it to Wu Xie. Who made Old Wu his savior...
At this time, Mu Sheng changed his identity to Liu Zhang and carefully slipped out of the back door of Changping Jun's residence.
The bustling main street in Qingyang City is full of people coming and going, the streets are orderly, and restaurants and tea shops are located next to each other.
Although the heart of this empire did not reach the level of prosperity described in later "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it was not much different. The main reason was that the commodity economy was not developed enough in this era and was dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry.
Mu Sheng sighed in his heart, hey! It was better back in my day, with a lot of things to eat, drink, and play, and you could even play video games. But here, there wasn’t even a decent and fun board game.
Wait, board games! He seems to have thought of some way to make a fortune...
Mu Sheng came all the way to the vicinity of Qingyang Chengdong City. There was everything here, a free market, and a lot of people. In the past ten years since the unification of the world, the Jin Kingdom had obviously gradually liberalized the private market.
Since Jin Wu Gong reused the reform of Song Dynasty Wei Ya (tai), Jin people only farmed and fought. Historical records show that Jin's reform at that time was much more vigorous than Qin's reform in Mu Sheng's time.
After the Jin Dynasty's reform, the clans that opposed the reform internally joined forces with the country's big nobles to directly rebel on the spot. They even brought in foreign intervention forces to counterattack, and threatened to clear the emperor's side and kill the Song Dynasty native Wei Yao who had deceived the emperor. But Jin Wu Gong also He is not a coward to be trifled with, he is very firm. The civil war triggered by the Jin State's reform lasted for more than four years. The Jin State had to shed blood and heads in the country before these reactionary forces at home and abroad were eliminated. They were all suppressed, and the reform was finally carried out with difficulty.
Since ancient times, those who led the reform have not had a good end. In the Qin State's reform, Qin Xiaogong died a good death, and Shang Yang was killed by a chariot. In this era, Jin Wugong offended too many people and killed too many people in order to implement the reform. After the reform was successful, there was no He was assassinated a few years later. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of Wu.
After the death of Duke Wu, the crown prince succeeded to the throne, Duke Jinggong of Jin. The leader of the reform faction, Lord Xiling Wei Ye, was still the prime minister. Wei Ye was autocratic and domineering, and was beheaded by Duke Jinggong of Jin within a few years. In the end, he did not die well. In Jinggong's memory, his political reforms were in Sheji, and his family was pardoned. They were not as miserable as Shang Yang, who was exterminated after his chariot was broken...
Although these pioneers of the reform did not end well, fortunately, the Jin State persisted in carrying out the reform. After the reform, the Jin State suppressed commerce and merchants. The past few years have been very sluggish, and the government-run businesses are basically the main ones. The whole country has only one goal of unifying the world, and almost all social resources have been used to run the war machine of the Jin State. This allowed the Jin State to finally be wiped out. The various countries unified the world, which is almost exactly the same as what Qin did back then.
But this kind of wartime militaristic system cannot exist for long. Now that the world is unified, there are no battles to fight, goals have been lost, no rewards can be rewarded, no punishments can be punished, and the war machine cannot operate normally. If things go on like this, big problems will arise.
Now the government and the public are still aware of this problem, and are gradually beginning to loosen restrictions on society. Especially since the prince took over the country, the policy has been loosened in one step. The airtight laws of the Jin Dynasty in the past have also been relaxed a lot, and the people are also very enthusiastic about the prince. There was a lot of praise, and some people even said that if the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely be a benevolent monarch and a saint.
Since Mu Sheng came to the Jin Dynasty in this different world, the development trajectory of the entire country is very similar to that of the Qin Dynasty in later generations. It seems that sometimes the trajectory of historical development has great convergence.
He speculated that the current situation should not lead to a chaotic situation in the last years of the Qin Dynasty. The country's crown prince has been determined for more than ten years, and it is unlikely that traitors like Qin II Zhao Gao will usurp power. Condition.
The current emperor Zheng is also a wise and powerful person. Although he is hiding in Tai Chi Palace and dreaming of cultivating immortality and immortality, the power of the country is still firmly in his hands. The emperor of this world is also named Zheng. Isn't this a coincidence?
The actions of these two emperors in their lives were highly similar. The only difference was that during the era of King Zhuang Xiang of the Jin State, the Jin State was destroyed by the Song State, one of the Nine Heroes of the Warring States Period. The envoy recommended King Zhuang Xiang to be the emperor, and he became the common ruler of the world.
King Zhuang and Xiang of Jin proclaimed themselves the first emperor. The second emperor died during the Eastern Expedition to the Seven Kingdoms of Guandong. The accession of the third emperor finally allowed the Jin Kingdom to complete the great cause of unification. The third emperor is now the emperor. Prince Bai Zai should succeed to the throne. It is the fourth emperor of the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty should have broken the historical inertia of the death of the second unified dynasty, at least for now.
Mu Sheng was lost in thought and walked to the east city of Qingyang City without knowing it.
He heard bursts of noise in the distance. Mu Sheng took one step at a time to get closer to see what was going on. He saw a strong man in gray clothes sitting among the crowd, holding a long sword. The sword is placed between the knees, and a grass mark is inserted on the head to express the intention of voluntarily selling oneself. The hair style indicates that the person is from Jin Dynasty.
A fat, wealthy businessman wearing ordinary clothes walked through the crowd with two bodyguards. When he saw the big man cupping his hands, he said, "Is this strong man going to sell himself? Is there anything unspeakable about him?"
Although the Jin Dynasty liberalized private commerce, it still attached great importance to the hierarchical system of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Even if you have money, you cannot wear luxurious silks and satins to show off in the market. Only people with status and titles can wear silks and satins, just like the little ones. Just like the samurai who lived a good life in the Edo period, only they had the right to bear swords by name. Ordinary people who dared to overstep their bounds and draw swords to kill would not bear any legal responsibility.
I saw this big man standing up, holding a long sword, and handed it to the wealthy businessman and said, "A certain family is not selling themselves, but selling the sword in their hands. Please take a look. A certain family has been hunting in the mountains for a living since he was a child. He had no choice but to do so because his mother was seriously ill." This ancestral sword is sold in the East Market. This sword cuts iron like clay, blows hair and breaks hair. If you don't believe it, you can give a demonstration on the spot."
The wealthy businessman took the sword and turned it over but couldn't figure out the reason. The workmanship was indeed very unusual and could be regarded as top grade. He saw the wealthy businessman raised his sword and slashed at a piece of iron prepared by the big man. He cut it off at the sound and looked towards The edge of the sword was not damaged, and the crowd of onlookers also cheered.
The wealthy businessman said, "Yes, it is indeed a good sword. How much does it cost?"
The big man didn't say anything. They put their cuffs together and made some gestures with their fingers. No one else could tell how much it was worth. This was much safer. Even if the transaction was successful in the end, no one knew how much the two parties paid. In the end, no one else knew. No amount of cash can be traded without anyone noticing.
After the quotation was completed, the wealthy businessman thought for a long time, cupped his hands and said, "Strong man, this price is really too high, it's not worth it, I'm sorry."
After saying this, the rich businessman turned around and left with his entourage. The strong man had no intention of staying. It seemed that he had been here for a while.
Mu Sheng stared at the sword in the strong man's hand, his eyes flashed, he stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute, "Can you show me your sword next?"
The man looked at Mu Sheng up and down. He didn't look like someone who couldn't afford the money, so he solemnly handed the sword to his hand.
Mu Sheng saw that he had a strong body, rough hands, and bulging temples. He should be a master, which was interesting.
Mu Sheng took the sword and saw that its style was not very eye-catching, and it was not heavy to hold. It was half lighter than an ordinary sword. He was a little surprised. The sword was so sharp and yet so light? What material is used for this? No way? Mu Sheng had a flash of doubt in his heart. How could such a thing appear in such a private market?
Then Mu Sheng shook his head and said to himself, It's impossible. Forget it, let's ask the price first. Mu Sheng was just like the rich businessman before, and made a few gestures in the big man's sleeves.
As a result, his bid shocked Mu Sheng. What? A sword costs eight hundred gold? He might as well rob a bank. If there were banks in this era, a famous sword cast by a famous master would only cost six to seven hundred gold at most. Its actual value mainly depends on who cast it. There is a brand premium. This You can't tell the origin of an eight hundred gold sword, so you dare to open your mouth?
Mu Sheng thought about it, wrong! He had to take a closer look to prove his suspicion. Mu Sheng secretly poured Qi into the sword body, and it actually poured into the sword body unimpeded. The sword body could be seen glowing with a cyan light that could not be detected by the naked eye. faint.
Mu Sheng was shocked in his heart and quickly collected his energy and returned to his body. Damn it! It's actually a sword cultivation tool? Can such a treasure be found in such a place? This is too unbelievable. Only a cultivator like him can see the tricks of this kind of magic weapon. How have ordinary people ever seen this? It can also be used as a sharper woodcutter.
Mu Sheng calmly stretched out his hand and faced the big man again. The big man immediately understood what he meant. Mu Sheng returned the sword to the big man, and then the big man followed Mu Sheng to a restaurant in Dongshi. The onlookers had already taken action when they saw the goods. It will disperse on its own...
In fact, Mu Sheng felt that it was okay to use his strength to kill people and steal goods, but he still had to have a certain bottom line as a human being. He was also a disciple of the famous and upright Yuzhen Sect, so he couldn't embarrass his master.
The two of them walked to a restaurant called Yiranju, which was the largest restaurant in the area. It was said to be the property of a certain royal nobleman. Those who run serious businesses in the imperial city basically had to find official backers, otherwise they would not be able to survive.
Now, with the title of Lord Master Sheng, if he wants to let out some news, naturally there will be a lot of people climbing up the pole to seek protection. Mu Sheng can just sit back and eat the meat, and send the gold and silver mountains to his home, so why not do it by himself? Running a shit industry? Also invented chess and cards to make money? Some people take the initiative to give money.
