Jiangdongmen, connected to Shuiximen in the east and Shangxinhe in the west, is the southwest commercial center of the capital.
King Zhu Zhi of Liao and King Zhu Geng of Min took a few boys and wandered to Xiguan South Street inside Jiangdong Gate. Looking at the prosperous scene, they looked at each other and smiled, stretched out their hands and said "please" in a tacit understanding. Then they walked together and fell into the hustle and bustle.
Among the sixteen buildings of Jinling, there are only five buildings located at Jiangdong Gate: Qingyan Tower, Cuiliu Tower, Meiyan Tower, Danfen Tower and Jiangdong Tower. , it was full of guests and lively.
Many literati drank and had fun here, caroused and splashed with ink, leaving behind excellent works.
The county building is leisurely looking around, and the graceful brocade screen is open.
The jade wrists hold up the red sleeves, and the Qiongqiu is green.
The scenery is uneven and inverted, far away from the floating air.
Today, I am a crazy singer, and I will write new poems in detail.
This is a tribute to Qingyan Tower and Danfen Tower.
Zhu Zhi and Zhu Geng were standing on the street, with Qingyan Tower on their left and Danfen Tower on their right.
"Brother Fifteen, which one should we go to?"
Zhu Geng hesitated.
Zhu Zhi looked at the two tall buildings and said, "Nv Zhao's fan is wet with wine, and Yan Ji's fragrance is on her dancing skirt. Let's take a look at this Qingyan Building first."
In the Qingyan Building, a group of graceful women accompanied the two kings, urging them to drink from time to time. Zhu Zhi and Zhu Geng ordered more than a dozen kinds of drinks, and tasted them all. The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and served them well. .
For wine, the Ming Dynasty can be said to be a peak after the Han, Tang and Song Dynasties.
Although commerce was generally underdeveloped in the early Ming Dynasty, the wine shop industry was quite active.
For people in the capital in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang rice wine was their favorite. Although shochu appeared in some places, it had not yet become mainstream. There were many types of wine in the Ming Dynasty, such as Jinhua wine, Qiulubai, Wuxiang Shaojiu, Junxun wine, Jingzhi Gaoshao, ginger wine, fennel wine, mung bean wine, bamboo leaf wine...
Jingzhi Gaoshao and Qiulubai are relatively strong shochu with a white color.
For example, five-spice soju is brewed with sandalwood, woody incense, frankincense, cloves, glutinous rice, etc. Future generations will probably lose their mood when looking at these ingredients, and may even wonder, is this wine for drinking or cooking wine?
But at that time, Wuxiang Shaojiu was known as "the most famous wine in the south of the Yangtze River". Drinking this wine had the "wonderful feeling of the warm spring breeze".
What Zhu Zhi was holding in his hand was this five-spice shochu, which was a little turbid in color. After drinking it, he felt relieved. He took a breath, then slowly spit it out and praised: "Good wine!"
Zhu Geng pushed Qiu Lubai aside and said to Zhu Zhi, "This wine should be fine."
After taking two bites, Zhu Zhi felt a little warm inside his body. He nodded seriously and said to the store: "How to sell this Qiulu Bai?"
"Returning to the guest officer, Qiu Lu Bai is divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The lower grade costs five taels of silver, and the medium grade costs two taels of silver. You two are nobles, and what you are tasting is naturally the top Qiu Lu Bai. Chenghui, five taels of silver. Two pieces of silver."
The shopkeeper replied with a smile.
Zhu Zhi nodded slightly, the price was quite reasonable in Qingyan Tower. But with only five taels of silver, there is no problem for personal drinking. If they purchase in large quantities, the two of them will have to cut back on food and clothing, and they will live in poverty.
"Go and take out the Zhongxiaqiu Lubai and let us taste it."
Zhu Geng said suddenly.
Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment, his face was a little hot, and he looked at Zhu Geng with a depressed look in his eyes, and said to himself: Brother, we are the vassal kings, do you want to lower the price? It doesn't matter if you are embarrassed yourself, why did you drag me along?
The store owner was also confused by this weird request.
The people who come to Qingyan Tower are either rich businessmen or the children of officials, romantic and talented people. Only those who want to be better when they go up have never seen those who want to be worse than others.
These two are somewhat unique.
However, the store owner was still well mannered. He forced out an unnatural smile and arranged for someone to pick it up.
Zhu Zhi looked at the poured Zhongqiu and Xiaqiu Lubai and shook his head, determined not to drink.
Zhu Geng picked up the wine glass, looked at Zhu Zhi, and said leisurely: "If we can't complete what we asked above, we two brothers will have to explain it here."
Zhu Zhi's teeth were a little sore, so he had to pick up the wine glass and taste it. His eyes lit up, he looked at Zhu Geng, nodded and said, "This is good, haha."
The store owner Hehe stood by with a look of contempt in his eyes.
These two ignorant people can't even tell the difference between good and bad wines, thanks to the beautiful clothes and jade belts they wear.
jade belt?
The store owner's pupils narrowed slightly, and a respectful smile suddenly appeared on his face.
The belt is an important part of the etiquette of public service. There are clear regulations on what officials should wear and what belts should be worn.
Grandfather Taizu attached great importance to public service. In the third year of Hongwu, the fourteenth year of Hongwu, and the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the regulations on public service were revised three times, requiring civil and military officials to wear belts: first grade jade or flower element, second grade rhinoceros, third grade , the fourth grade golden lychee, the fifth grade and below black horn.
If anyone wears it wrongly, or goes beyond the rules, if a third-grade person dares to wear a jade belt, then he will probably even save the belt and just cut it off.
The two people in front of them, although they are in regular clothes, are actually wearing jade belts. It can be seen that the other person is either a first-class prince or a prince.
The store owner was a little trembling. What are these two powerful men doing here?
If something happens, the Qingyan Building will probably be gone.
"This is a taste of Qiu Lu Bai, which is good. However, a jar of wine costs five coins, which is still a bit expensive."
Zhu Zhi calculated that if he purchased in large quantities, this jar of wine would cost five taels of silver. Three thousand jars of wine would cost 1,500 taels. If he wanted ten thousand jars, he would go straight to 5,000 taels. This expense Not small.
"Haha, if you two like it, our store can give you a discount. A jar of two coins is really no less."
The store owner was a little embarrassed. Two coins was the cost price. No matter how low it was, he would have to pay extra.
"Haha, we won't take advantage of you. Let's do this. I want 10,000 jars for three dollars. How about that?"
Zhu Zhi said with a smile.
The store owner's eyes widened. This was a big deal. Although the profit was a little lower, quantity was the best. If so, you can still make a fortune. only……
"Ten thousand jars. The store can't produce that much at the moment. You see, how about three thousand jars first? In three months, oh no, two months, the store will deliver another three thousand jars to the house. How about that?"
The store owner said quickly.
Zhu Zhi nodded slightly, took out a stack of treasure notes from his sleeve, and said, "There are three hundred guan here as a deposit. You only need to deliver these three thousand wine jars to the gate of Xi'an."
When the store owner heard that it was Xi'an Gate, he was immediately surprised. Could it be that this batch of goods was purchased by the imperial palace?
Looking at the treasure banknotes placed by Zhu Zhi on the table, the store owner frowned slightly and bowed respectfully: "I'm really sorry, our store mainly sells silver coins. As for the treasure banknotes, ordinary banknotes can only be used to offset half of the silver."
"Why?" After Zhu Geng heard this, he stood up, with an ugly look on his face, and said sternly: "According to the regulations of the imperial court, a regular banknote is one tael of silver. The two are equivalent. How come you value money and despise banknotes? Isn’t this just ignoring the regulations of the imperial court!”
The store owner immediately knelt down and said with a sad face: "Two gentlemen, this is not the way our family behaves. This is the case for all merchants."
Zhu Zhi waved his hand and stopped Zhu Geng who was about to speak, and said: "In this case, these three hundred guan notes are worth one hundred and fifty taels. If the goods are delivered to Xi'an Gate, someone will naturally pay with money." how are you?"
The store thanked me profusely.
After Zhu Zhi and Zhu Geng left Qingyan Tower, Zhu Geng said gloomily: "Brother Fifteen, why did you stop me?"
Zhu Zhi chuckled and said to Zhu Geng: "You have been nostalgic for the land of fireworks during this period. Haven't you noticed that even those girls with red sleeves don't like treasure money?"
Zhu Geng frowned and held the beauty in his arms. Who would care about this detail? Shouldn't the eyes be used where they should be used?
"Let's go, it's time for us to enter the palace. We still need to report this matter to the emperor."
Zhu Zhi sighed.
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