Chapter 227 The opening of the South City
Wu Zetian did not understand the way of merchants, so she did not know the value of Nanshi.
However, there are many nobles who understand the ways of merchants and see that there are many noble families in Nanshi. So when Pei Shaoqing made a statement with his classmates in Hongwenguan, nobles soon came to him.
In addition to the nobles, there are also noble families who come to the door quietly.
Pei Shaoqing naturally refused these distinguished guests who came to the door to "send money".
In a word, if you want to do big things, you must make friends more, and the enemies are a little, personal preferences, personal grievances, etc. are not important at all.
Of course, Pei Shaoqing's major event was not usurpation of the throne.
Pei Shaoqing never thought of usurping the throne and becoming emperor.
But then again, the idea of sending Princess Taiping to the throne of the emperor and the princess is inevitable.
If possible, he and Princess Taiping's first daughter will be given to the throne of the crown prince.
Anyway, he decided not to usurp the throne and become the emperor. Only fools became emperors. He thought his life was too easy? He had to work at his desk until dawn every day?
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In a blink of an eye, it was the winter solstice.
It is also the day when Nanshi officially opens.
The winter solstice is also the day of the great dynasty. All officials above the ninth rank in the capital must be arranged for the dynasty, and Pei Shaoqing is no exception.
Just after the fifth hour, Pei Shaoqing got up at Princess Taiping's urging and dressed neatly. Then he came outside the Danfeng Gate, waiting for the morning drum to ring and enter the palace.
When Pei Shaoqing came over, the Danfeng Gate was already crowded with Beijing officials of all sizes.
During the last dynasty meeting, no one knew Pei Shaoqing, but at this dynasty meeting, almost no one in the capital didn't know Pei Shaoqing.
"Pei Sicheng!"
"See Pei Sicheng!"
"Sir, please pay homage to Pei Sicheng!"
When he saw Pei Shaoqing coming, almost all the officials saluted with their hands crossed their hands, and some flatterers even knelt on the ground and bowed their heads, which was not embarrassing.
It should be noted that Pei Shaoqing is just a sixth-rank chief.
Fortunately, Pei Shaoqing was humble enough and would like to greet him one by one. Of course, he would never think about bowing his head to those flattering people.
But Pei Shaoqing also knew that most of these officials were sweet-mouthed and had a smile on the surface like a flower, and secretly hoped that he would die sooner.
The reason for this is also very simple.
Because the current officialdom is still controlled by the noble families.
At present, at least 70,000 officials of all sizes are from high-ranking families who are scheduling outside Danfeng Gate.
Pei Shaoqing is now a true mortal enemy with most aristocratic families, and there is no room for reconciliation. Only officials from a few aristocratic families, such as Wei Chengqing and Liu Sili, have already secretly turned to him.
Soon he reached the territory of the Hanlin Academy and greeted Yuan Wanqing and others.
Not long after waiting, the morning drum on Chengtian Gate rang and the officials lined up to enter the court.
Compared to the last dynasty, this dynasty was extremely boring. Pei Shaoqing stood on the second floor of the platform outside the Hanyuan Hall for about half an hour. Then the new emperor Li Dan issued an imperial edict and ordered the praises outside the Hanyuan Hall and on various platforms to pass them down layer by layer, and then announced the dynasty to rest and rest.
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After the dynasty was dispersed, many officials went straight to Nanshi without having time to go home.
Because today is the first day of Nanshi opening, merchants are going to hold promotions!
After the concept of promotion was proposed by Pei Shaoqing, it was quickly accepted by Chang'an citizens. Many Chang'an citizens have been looking forward to today even more than two months ago.
As soon as the morning drum sounded, the fangmen had just opened. Just as officials from all over the world entered the Daming Palace through the Danfeng Gate to attend court, citizens from the 108 fangmen in Chang'an City rushed towards the southern city from all directions.
After arriving at Sifang, the crowd began to divert, and a considerable number of scholars flocked to the bookshops in Yanzuofang. Gamblers who liked to watch polo games and played games turned right and entered Anlefang.
But more citizens turned left and entered Anyifang.
Because there are all kinds of products in Anyifang, from Xiaoniang's rouge to food and rice, oil and salt, from Xiaolang's round neck robe to bow, arrow, saddle and sword, everything can be said to be.
If it's just that the goods are complete, it's nothing, because the goods in the east and west markets are also complete.
The key is that all the products in Nanshi are all 50% off! They are sold at half price! This is amazing, and almost no one can resist such temptation!
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Pei Shaoqing came to Anyifang and saw that everyone was almost crowded.
Because she was worried about Pei Shaoqing's personal safety, Cui Erlang and a dozen guards surrounded a human wall and guarded Pei Shaoqing tightly. Qing Xuan did not dare to be negligent. He kept scanning the surroundings, fearing that an assassin would suddenly pop out of the crowd or a sudden arrow would shoot out.
Of course, the one who is most worried is Yu Maochun.
Only Pei Shaoqing doesn't take it seriously.
This is not because Pei Shaoqing is careless, but because he knows that it is very difficult to follow people in such a crowded crowd.
So the possibility of assassination is very low.
But Pei Shaoqing wouldn't talk about Qingxuan, Cui Erlang and the others.
Looking at the crowded crowd, Pei Shaoqing couldn't help but turn back to Shangguan Wan'er behind him and said, "Wan'er, you did a good job. Today's opening event was very successful."
Pei Shaoqing is actually just talking about all the affairs of Nanshi.
The branch recruits shopkeepers and negotiates with the housekeepers in various nobles to settle in. There are also some things. Shangguan Wan'er is the one who implements the opening activities in detail.
This is a very professional secretary.
"As long as the prince consort is not missed, it's fine."
Shangguan Wan'er smiled sweetly and said with her head down.
Although this period was really hard, even so busy that his face was a little smaller, Shangguan Wan'er instantly felt that it was worth it if she could get Pei Shaoqing's words.
Because it was too crowded, Pei Shaoqing just stood on the street and looked around, and did not squeeze into Anyifang any longer.
After reading for a while, Pei Shaoqing said, "Let's go to Yanzuofang to take a look. I heard that those aristocratic families are secretly connecting with each other. When they open today, they want to buy all the classics, history, and collections of books in our Nanshi City."
"Their wishes are probably going to be vain." Shangguan Wan'er chuckled, "because they will soon find that they can't buy the classics, history and collections of Yanzuofang Bookstores. No matter how much they buy, the bookstore can make up for it."
Pei Shaoqing was also eager to try it out. For the opening event today, the Shouchaosi published a total of 100,000 sets of classics, history, and all of them were stored in the warehouse in Yanzuofang in advance.
Chapter completed!