854 It must be so
The movement at the door alarmed the shopkeeper again. A friend happened to see what had happened just now and told the shopkeeper about the situation. So the shopkeeper hurried to this private room with the best scenery and said with a smile: "Thank you, the chef, for letting those crazy people go. The tea in the shop will give you a 20% discount to show your thanks!"
If the fight started just now, it would definitely affect the tea shop's business if it didn't mean who would win or lose in the end. The shopkeeper could also look at people. He knew that this group of people came from the north. Seeing so many followers riding horses, they should be people of great origin and dare not offend them.
Otherwise, disposable customers like Emperor Chongzhen and others would naturally be better for their tea shops than those scholars, and their tea shops would help those scholars.
Seeing the shopkeeper talking like this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "I can't ask your tea shop for discounts anymore, tea money will be the same."
"No, no, I'm a rare visit to the store..."
Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, Liu Xingzuo shouted coldly: "Didn't you hear what the master said?"
"..." When the shopkeeper heard this, he was stunned. He even insisted on pushing out the offer? You... this is different from those people who want to save face, so why is there a conflict?
Little did he know that the identity of the person in front of him was very special. It was not a matter of face. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not mean this, nor did he remember that he was the emperor in a contempt. But Liu Xingzuo did this himself. There was another reason here, because Liu Xingzuo, a Liaodong Han man, was really unforgettable about the situation in Liaodong. After comparing what Jiangnan saw and thought, it would be strange if he had no objection. But the emperor didn't allow him to beat him just now, and he had no choice but to be angry.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about this. Since he had talked to the shopkeeper, he simply asked: "What these people said is true?"
When the shopkeeper heard the person in charge speak, the shopkeeper dared not be negligent. Although the young man in front of him was talking with a smile, for some reason, he felt vaguely under pressure. It was even more stressful than seeing the boss' pressure. He said carefully: "It's true. If you walk more often, you will be accustomed to it!"
After saying that, he carefully checked Emperor Chongzhen's face, looked at Liu Xingzuo from the corner of his eyes, and saw that there was no adverse reaction, he continued to explain: "In fact, our Jiangnan is relatively wealthy. Relatively speaking, compared to the north, every household can have a few dollars. People, as long as they have money, they will think about being decent. The so-called desire for food and clothing, most people naturally want to enjoy it..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted again. This time it was Concubine Tian: "How did I hear that the ancients said that when the granaries are full, etiquette is known, and when the food is enough, honor and disgrace are known."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper turned to look at her and saw that she was dressed as a man, with a beautiful appearance and a good temperament. She was really what she saw in her life, so she was even more cautious. However, the young master was not angry, indicating that he was not abrupt in saying that he said these words, and then explained: "This young master said it well. As the saying goes, he knows honor and disgrace if he has enough food and clothing. This decent thing is actually aware of honor and disgrace!"
When Concubine Tian heard this explanation, she didn't expect it for a moment and couldn't help but be stunned and didn't say anything.
Emperor Chongzhen had already understood the problem and sighed in his heart, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Eat, clothing, housing and transportation are all the way to the decent they want. Then the craftsmen in these aspects should have good business, right?"
"Young Master said it!" The shopkeeper nodded immediately and responded with a smile, "If you need it, you will respond. As long as you have craftsmanship, your family will be well off. Especially those with superb skills will often be called masters and become guests of wealthy or powerful families in our Jiangnan."
Emperor Chongzhen had already figured this out, nodded, and asked a few more questions he was concerned about, so he asked Founder Hua to check out and the group continued to rush.
When he got on the horse and there were no outsiders around him, Fang Zhenghua said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Master, Jiangnan is in chaos!"
When the others heard this, they looked at the emperor, wondering if the emperor would be very angry. After all, there are no outsiders here, and the emperor may express his true thoughts.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen let the tall horse under his crotch move forward slowly, while looking up at the village in the distance and said, "It can't be said to be a mess. This is a situation that will naturally happen without the intentional guidance of the government after the people live a prosperous life."
"From what the shopkeeper said just now, I deliberately prove that these are not individual situations. Since I already know, I will not let this kind of thing continue to develop on my own." Emperor Chongzhen said with a frown.
He thought of Europe at this time, their living standards improved, but he still invested in the research and development of science and technology. Of course, there were also a lot of life enjoyment and style of deterioration. But relatively speaking, after the Ming Dynasty was rich, he spent more money on personal enjoyment, and did not intend to make progress, thinking that the whole world was the best in the Ming Dynasty. Like the exquisite clothes, utensils, etc. that those scholars just now wore, they spent their thoughts on this.
It would be fine if this is the case. After all, the better these things are, the easier it is to export them. However, if the country is unstable and lacks military equipment, it cannot keep these exquisite things. According to the original historical development, it will only make Jianlu cheaper and eventually make Western countries cheaper.
When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he thought of Zhou Yanru again. He seemed to be in Nanjing, just to educate scholars and change the trend. I don’t know if the trend in Nanjing would be better than here?
Thinking of these things, the group continued to rush forward. Along the way, because of the matter at the tea shop, almost everyone paid attention to everything they saw.
Sure enough, they found that the people in Jiangnan seemed to be more decent and reflected in all aspects. In the city of 200 households that I had just passed by, there was a wedding banquet, which was a mat, and it was both chicken, duck, fish and meat. According to Liu Xingzuo's words afterwards, this wedding banquet was probably worth the monthly fee for the people in a fort in Liaodong.
In the afternoon, Suzhou City was far away. However, their attention was not in Suzhou City, but not far from them, about a hundred meters away from the official road.
I saw a lot of people around there, all talking loudly about something, as if it was lively and beautiful.
Seeing this, Concubine Tian was curious and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Master, Suzhou City is ahead, it's still early, why don't we go over and take a look?"
Thanks to forty frogs for their reward!
Chapter completed!