Yang Ming first paid a deposit of one hundred taels of gold, and after the horses were delivered to Hedong, he would pay the remaining balance.
After paying the final payment, Qu Lai will hand over the horses. The process seems cumbersome, but there is nothing that can be done about it.
After all, this was their first time dealing with each other, so they couldn't trust each other, and Yang Ming didn't want anyone in the palace to know that he had bought a horse.
The next day, Yang Ming wrote to Li Jing and asked him to help with the handover of the horses. He also told the other party that he could contact a person named Zhang Mu and arrange for Zhang Mu to do some things.
Chongrenfang, where Prince Jin's Mansion is located, is just northwest of the city, with a street in the middle.
Therefore, it is convenient for Yang Ming and the others to go shopping, but the city is so big and has so many products that they can't finish them all in a few days.
In fact, the people living in the lanes on the east, west, north, and south of the city are extraordinary. They are either kings or nobles. The rich are not qualified to open houses here.
This involves Yu Wenkai's Feng Shui layout when he built Daxing City.
The location of the Jin Palace is called Jiu San according to the six lines of the Qian hexagram in the Book of Changes. The hexagram says: A gentleman works hard all day long, is vigilant at night, and has no fault for his work. This means that people here should be strong and strong. Be loyal and diligent.
Therefore, the people living in the surrounding areas are either princes, princes, ministers, or high-ranking officials.
As a result, the products in the entire city are basically mid-to-high-end luxury goods.
The people you meet here are not ordinary people.
The spring outing has ended, and many ladies from well-known families have returned to their homes.
Therefore, during this period of time, Yang Ming could often see many wedding teams going in and out of the surrounding squares, beating gongs and drums, and blasting firecrackers.
As a county king, everyone he knows or doesn't know will send him invitations. It's up to him whether he goes or not.
Yang Ming didn't like this kind of public appearance, especially when you didn't even sit down to warm up your butt, so many people would come over to say hello to you, and you couldn't even take a bite of the hot meal.
However, he still asked Xu Jing to get a wife for him. The money for the wife didn't need to be too much, just a few dozen guan for the family, and all the money was specially given by his mother, Concubine Xiao, as entertainment money.
Yang Zhao didn't like it either, but under the pressure of Concubine Xiao, he basically went there without missing a beat. He was busy socializing all day long, so that he was listless when he came home every night.
Yang Ming likes to hang out alone and will only take Chen Shuyi with him, but not Xu Jing.
There is absolutely no problem with security here. The people responsible for patrolling the surrounding areas are the Xiong Qu Army, which is affiliated with the Left and Right Armed Guards and is an elite member of the Forbidden Army.
No one dares to make trouble here, and Xiong Qujun who dares to make trouble here can't control it.
Passing by a jewelry shop with bracketed eaves and gorgeous interior decoration, Yang Ming almost bumped into Yang Yinjiang.
The moment the latter saw him, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Hello, Your Highness."
Yang Ming nodded and said, "Hello, Miss Yang."
Both of them acted extremely naturally.
It was just a simple greeting, and then Yang Yinjiang gave a look that only Yang Ming could see, and hurriedly left with the maid.
"Hmph, this woman is really fickle. When I came to see His Highness every day, I thought she was interested in you,"
Chen Shuyi had a sneer on her face, obviously very dissatisfied with Yang Yinjiang's indifferent attitude just now.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Do you think she is the same as you? She can show everything she thinks on her face? You were once a princess after all, and you can't even see that?"
Chen Shuyi said bravely: "Why can't I see it? Of course I can see it. Doesn't she just think Yang Zhao is better than you? With oolong tea, she won't look down on you as a tea foam."
"Is there anyone who would bury the master like you?" Yang Ming pretended to be angry: "Don't touch the tea leaves in my room from now on."
This sentence pinched Chen Shuyi, so she quickly smiled and said, "You are oolong tea, and Yang Zhao is tea foam, okay?"
Yang Ming smiled, changed the subject and said:
"Tonight or tomorrow night?"
Chen Shuyi immediately replied: "Master said, it's either tonight or tomorrow night. In short, we can find a wine shop with a hexagonal sign outside the door in the West Market to meet him."
Yang Ming nodded: "Well, let's leave now,"
The distance between the West Market and the Jin Palace is about seven or eight kilometers. It and the East Market happen to be symmetrical from east to west on the map of Daxing City. It would take half a day by horse-drawn carriage.
Chen Shuyi's master is naturally Xiao Mohe.
After Jiu Chen was destroyed, Xiao Mohe took refuge in the Sui Dynasty and was awarded the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi. He stayed at home idle without real power.
There are eleven levels of honors in the Sui Dynasty, and Xiao Maha belongs to the sixth level.
According to Chen Shuyi, Xiao Maha is now depressed. He only drinks and sleeps every day. In addition, the salary for his rank is not much, so he can hardly afford to drink.
So this time when he went out, Yang Ming specially asked Xu Jing to bring twenty taels of gold.
The West Market is a place where Hu and Han people live together. Many of the buildings here are full of exotic styles, including businessmen from Persia, Dashi, Korea, and Japan.
Moreover, the market is closed every evening at midnight, and people from outside are not allowed to enter. However, the city is as lively as ever, and there is a curfew until midnight.
Yang Ming felt that the person who came up with the idea of closing the city was definitely a talent.
Because the real attraction of the West Market is at night. If you are locked up in the West Market at night and cannot get out, you must have to spend money to find a place to stay, right?
Doesn’t this promote consumption?
As for why it is at night, everyone who should understand understands it, and those who do not understand it is best not to understand.
That's too far.
After entering the West Market, there was a lot of traffic and pedestrians, and it was much more lively than the East Market.
And there are many places here that ordinary people can afford, so there is a mix of three religions and nine schools.
After wandering around for a long time, Yang Ming and the others found the Orchid Wine Shop with a hexagonal sign.
The facade is not big, and the entrance is a single door under the steps, which is very narrow. If you are a little fatter, you can only go in sideways.
The restaurant was filled with small square tables and there were many guests, many of whom had foreign faces.
Of course, the most attractive thing is the Hu Ji, that is, the Hu girl, who shuttles in the aisles like a butterfly.
The services on their bodies have distinct ethnic characteristics and are very close-fitting. Luolu's small waist and the large white tui exposed intentionally or unintentionally under the skirt are particularly eye-catching. These can be seen for free.
These barbarian girls are very open-minded and will even take the initiative to tease diners.
Chen Shuyi's figure is already extremely rare among Han people, but compared with these Hu Ji, she is still a little behind.
Xiao Mohe actually likes this kind of place?
As soon as they entered the wine shop, a young man walked towards Yang Ming and the others. When they were close, he lowered his voice and said to Chen Shuyi:
"The general is inside. Your Highness is coming with me."
Chen Shuyi nodded, it seemed that tonight was not in vain.
Then the three of them were guided by each other, bypassing the spacious front hall, and came to a single room with curtains in the corner.
There was only one person inside.
An old man with gray hair and unkempt beard, he was not well-dressed and there was eye mucus hanging from the corners of his eyes.
Xiao Mohe is sixty-nine years old this year.
After the young people left, Chen Shuyi motioned to Yang Ming and others to sit down.
When she saw the empty bottles on the table, Chen Shuyi immediately lowered her face and said directly:
"You'll drink yourself to death!"
