Chapter 302 (1/2)
Hong Yu was melancholy and silent. He quietly listened to Jiang lishuo and Mo Ningxiang talking. The three walked together on the street, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Da! Da! Da!
Just then, a group of soldiers, about a hundred people, formed a neat team and ran and patrolled the streets.
They are all wearing armor, carrying long knives and powerful crossbows. They are all tall styles like iron towers. During running, they sing loud military songs. Their voice is like a torrent, but they give people a great sense of security. At least in this way, there will be no hooligans, rogues and criminals in the market.
Even many people who chased each other and rushed to see the ”big star” Luo Tianxian calmed down and stopped saluting when they met these soldiers.
There are also people in the streets who wear small officials' clothes to sweep the floor. They are ”urban management”. They are usually responsible for maintaining public security in the market and cleaning the whole city. Even ”Street offices” are established in each street, which are under the jurisdiction of the ”urban management” department and are responsible for assisting the imperial court and the government. These people are also paid by the imperial court. It is precisely because of the existence of these people that the whole market can be kept clean and orderly at any time.
”This is a weapons street, but there are also many clothing stores, silk and satin shops, and even places to sell wild animal fur. This street is more than ten miles long.” walking, Mo Ningxiang introduced it to Hong Yu: ”There is a restaurant and tea shop Street over there, and there are places where literati go to sell some four treasures of study and things used by scholars. Brothels are on the other side, along both sides of the river. Yingyingyanyan is very busy, especially these days, the world's No. 1” Star ” , when the top flower leaders arrive here, they will certainly attract countless people to drive the brothel business. Would you like to see it? It's newly built, but it's much more prosperous than the capital. There's a casino next to the brothel. ”
”Those are not what I like.” Hong Yu waved his hand: ”However, the father can't help but gamble and charge prostitutes, but it's also a wonderful chess. There is a contradiction between light and darkness in the world. It's reasonable to exist. Some things you can't prohibit will backfire. It's better to take them to the table and put them under the sun, but they can be clean. At least, it's more reassuring than sneaking business, which can also reduce unstable factors.”
”Yes, at least one tenth of the national taxes are paid by these casinos and brothels. Although the imperial court does not prohibit prostitution gambling, it will never advocate it. If you want to run these businesses, you have to pay sky high taxes every month every year, otherwise it will be illegal business and will be banned. Of course, this is invisible, which gives these industries some restrictions ”Jiang lishuo nodded ”This is the prosperous situation. Enlightened monarch, look at these people, their faces are full of smiles, and the family is happy. Look at these children, too. They are very happy and innocent. Although we leave que Dongtian, which is a blessed land left by the God of martial arts, we form a chain of our own. In a small foreign country, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Dongtian, who live in a paradise of peach blossoms In ordinary days, I don't worry about food and drink, but compared with Dahong Chao, it's too backward. ”
”In this situation, I don't know how long it will last. Is it a meteor that shines in a flash, or will it last forever?” Hong Yu was worried. He was most afraid of prosperity and decline. At that time, wealth and tranquility will no longer exist, and the world will be in chaos again.
”Today, there is a good quench body pill auction. The reserve price of a pill is 1000 yuan. The top 100 bosses can have the honor to see the pill master open the furnace and refine the pill and see the process of Dan success with their own eyes. Our shop is absolutely innocent.” Banners and signboards were hung outside the door of several auction houses, and several guys shouted at the roadside, holding stacks of paper in their hands. They handed one to everyone: ”everyone, don't miss passing by.”
With their cries, many carriages stopped in the square at the gate of the auction house, and some squires and local tyrants in gorgeous costumes got out of the car and entered, scrambling to be the first.