In the morning, on the Qinhuai River and by the Vermillion Bird's voyage, the book market was as lively as ever.

Next to the book market and next to the bustling streets, many vendors set up food stalls and shout from time to time to attract business.

Hu Wei, dressed in a commoner, was sitting next to a food stall, eating snacks "cold shrimps" while chatting with the stall owner.

The stall owner is named Zhao, and he ranks third in his family. He is known as "Zhao San". He is a middle-aged man with his left foot limp and limps while walking. He relies on setting up a food stall to earn some income and support his family.

"Old Zhao, the cold shrimp is doing well, is the business good?" Hu Wei asked. He is also a good player in making cold shrimp, so he can find that the cold shrimp is good.

"Just just force yourself. It's not easy to do business now." Zhao San said, shook his head: "It's the same as back then."

Hu Wei asked knowingly: "I remember, don't you have a stall in Dongye Canteen? Why, the rent is too high?"

"Hi, it's not just high, but you have to get some money to handle it first before you can be eligible to pay the rent." Zhao San said slowly, his face calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"Since Li Dongye was promoted...Oh, now he is Xinping Gong. Oh, the rules he set have been changed slowly, and the good cafeteria has gradually become less decent."

Hu Wei ate while listening to Zhao San’s complaints.

Back then, Li Li was in charge of Dongye. Because Jiankang had just experienced the Hou Jing Rebellion and the people's livelihood was withered, Li Li recruited workers from outside, giving Jiankang people the opportunity to rely on workmanship to support their families.

At the same time, it also set up a "canteen" to provide place so that vendors can set up food stalls and serve Dongye workers while supporting their families.

The canteen was well-organized, and both small vendors, workers, and nearby people all received benefits.

Many people were able to spend those difficult days with their families by relying on two cheap and affordable meals in the Dongye Canteen.

But with Li Li leaving office, the popular canteen became a fat in the eyes of clerks, and more and more people reached out to Dongye Canteen.

First, the stall rent was increased, and then various inspections were added, and the vendors were "punished" on this grounds. Gradually, some people began to blackmail the vendors or ask for "tea money".

People's greed is endless, and rent continues to increase. Those who want to rent a stall must also give the supervisor a "meaning" to the official.

More and more officials are recruiting "meaning" to "meaning".

These people may not be able to rent stalls for vendors, but they will definitely not be able to rent stalls for vendors. Therefore, the overwhelmed vendors are gradually forced to leave the canteen.

The newly settled vendors spent a lot of money to have a stall. Of course, the money spent must be retrieved from customers.

Food prices rise, or not raise prices but cut corners.

Not only that, people who work in Dongye are often excuseful for hiding their wages by officials, and are even forced to work overtime by mistake. They are also transferred to do private work for others without any penny income.

Many regulations formulated by Li Li's term, such as various systems that encourage workers to work, were useless. The people who worked in Dongye were like hard work, just like before.

Therefore, these people had to leave Dongye and make another way to make a living. Without the source of customers, the Dongye canteen with "cheap and affordable" characteristics gradually lost popularity.

Therefore, the Dongye Canteen, the people-benefiting achievements left by "Li Dongye" back then, cannot be completed. It has closed recently and will be changed to other people.

Turned into a Buddhist temple.

"Now the court has no shortage of copper, at least, there is no shortage of copper for casting Buddha statues."

As Zhao San spoke, his face showed anger: "The newly built Buddhist temple at the former site of Dongye Canteen is said to have to be made of 100,000 kilograms of copper, which is so grand."

"It's the same as before, and the same as before."

Zhao San complained, Hu Wei's expression was calm, but he started to complain.

What is the use of building a Buddhist temple? People will not be hungry when they go to a Buddhist temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. They will not be cold in winter?

How many poor people can benefit from a good Dongye canteen, but they did not manage it well and build a Buddhist temple?

People go to the temple to burn incense, and they save money on buying incense by saving money.

Isn’t it good to use 200,000 jin of copper to cast Buddha statues to mint money to help the people?

Hu Wei complained in his heart, and after a while, he put down the bowl and put down a few more copper coins: "The cold shrimp is good, I'll come again next time."

"Oh, Brother Hu, there are more, more." Zhao San picked up the three more copper coins that Hu Wei gave. Hu Wei smiled and waved his hand: "Even if I gave my nephew the pocket money I've given me, I haven't seen him for a while."

Zhao San took the money and was a little embarrassed. Hu Wei said again: "If you have any difficulties, just come to me. I will still live in the old place."

Zhao San didn't know what to say, so he nodded silently.

Seeing Hu Wei leave, Zhao San suddenly felt a little regretful.

If I had known...If I had known this, I would have followed Li Dongye to Poyang...

At that time, Dongye ordered Li Li to arrange many Dongye employees, prisoners, and the Jiankang people who followed him to settle in Poyang.

Later, news came back one after another, saying that the people who settled in Poyang were living well.

At that time, Zhao San, who had a stall in Dongye Canteen, stayed in Jiankang because of his good income and his hometown that he could not leave.

Unexpectedly, over the years, my life has gotten worse and worse, and I have been living a little further and I have returned.

Everything is the same as before, life is difficult.

......

On the street, a ox cart slowly advanced, followed by more than ten followers.

In the car, Hu Wei looked at a basket of fragrant medicine and was a little absent-minded.

He bought the incense medicine for Xiao (formerly Mrs. Liu), but his heart was thinking about other things.

According to the "price" he inquired about, the price of poor people selling themselves into slavery in Jiankang City is almost the same as the price before the Hou Jing Rebellion.

what does that mean?

It means everything is the same.

After Hou Jing rebelled, the rebels entered Jiankang City, and the slaves flocked to respond, the powerful seemed to have forgotten.

Think about it, now that the official army is brave and good at fighting, how could the powerful and powerful people worry that someone will cause trouble and attack Jiankang?

How could you worry about those people who can't survive and make trouble with whom?

Hu Wei worked for Xinping Duke Li Li. Because Xinping Duke's family is in Xuzhou, although the mansion in the capital is still there, the owner has no residence.

But there are ears and ears.

Hu Wei was one of his eyes and ears. He managed the industry in the capital for Xinping Gong, collected information for him, looked carefully, and listened to what happened in Jiankang City.

According to his observation, everything in Jiankang City is indeed the same.

Rich and noble families are still drunk and dreaming, poor people are still unable to eat, and Buddhist temples are in full bloom.

Many Buddhist temples that were destroyed by the Hou Jing Rebellion have gradually been rebuilt and have been renovated over the years, and have returned to their grand occasions.

Because the copper production in Le'an, Raozhou has increased year by year, the imperial court has copper to repair the Buddha statues of Jiankang Buddhist Temple.

Of course, the copper that Le'an pays every year is not used to cast Buddha statues, and the copper materials required for casting Buddha statues in some Buddhist temples are donated to Tan Yue (the donor), and are not allocated by the imperial court.

However, these Tanyue are all wealthy families who spend extravagantly and spend a lot of money on weekdays, and donate them generously to Buddhist temples. The temples use them to purchase land without paying a single cent of taxes.

Rich and noble families would rather discard a lot of food than give it to the hungry people.

As Xinping Gong sighed: the rich family smelled of wine and meat, and the road was frozen to death.

In the 11th year of Datong, a minister named He Chen wrote a letter to the late emperor, pointing out the current shortcomings,

Now ten years have passed, Hu Wei has carefully read the content of He Chen’s book that year and found that these phenomena (disadvantages) still exist.

Or, everything is the same.

While thinking, the ox cart stopped suddenly, and it stopped quite suddenly.

Hu Wei did not ask a question, because there was only one reason for this situation, that was to give way, because there was a T-junction ahead, and there were teams crossing the street, so they had to stop.

Sure enough, there were sounds of horse hooves and scoldings in front of him, which were the cavalry clearing the road.

After a while, there was another loud sound of horse hooves ahead, and it sounded like many people galloping past.

In Jiankang City, whether it is royal family, noble family, or children of officials, they travel with ox carts and riding horses ashamed of traveling.

So what is the origin of these people riding horses in the city?

After a while, the ox cart continued to move forward.

Hu Wei opened the curtains, signaled his followers to approach and asked, "Which team is the one that is just now?"

"The Lord, the King of Shanyang is just passing by."

"King of Shanyang? So that's it." Hu Wei nodded, put down the curtains and sat down.

King Xiao Da of Shanyang became the prince. Unlike other princes of Xiwen, this Xiwu was skilled in bowing and horses and was able to use spears. It is said that he was fierce in character, just like the late emperor, Prince Luling, Xiao Xu.

Only this person can gallop in Jiankang City on armor and horses, with a military style, completely ignoring the Qingliu's comments.

As he thought about it, Hu Wei suddenly thought of some of the wind he heard.

Recently, someone has bought ring lock armor privately, which is unusual.

Although Dongye has been able to make a large number of ring lock armors, the ring lock armor is no longer the armor that can't be bought even if you have money, because of the "soft armor" characteristics of this armor, the court has been very strict with it.
Chapter completed!