Early in the morning, Li Yin washed up and began to run. His body was like eight years ago, and he had long developed the habit of morning exercise.
After running half a circle, Li Yin passed by the living quarters of the servants in the palace. At this time, the servants had also gotten up. Some washed their faces, some fetched water, and when they saw Li Yin coming over, they all respectfully greeted him.
Li Yin greeted him and continued running. He turned his head and bumped into someone with a bang. Li Yin felt dizzy and felt as if he had bumped into a wooden stake. He sat down on the ground.
"Your Highness!" Jin Daqian's voice was filled with panic. He hurriedly ran over to help Li Wei up and reprimanded the person who blocked Li Wei's way."You silly fool, how could you be so careless!”
Li Yin came back to his senses and saw the " object " he had bumped into. It turned out to be a bearded burly man. There were only a few servants in the palace, and Li Yin had never seen such a person. He couldn't help but look at Jin Daqian with a questioning gaze.
Jin Daqian understood." Your Highness, didn't you ask me to put up a notice to recruit a few guards two days ago? These few days, the notice has been put up, but no one is willing to come. See, when I opened the door this morning, this guy said that he came to the Prince's mansion to apply. I saw that he looked rough, so I let him in. If you're not satisfied, I'll let him go immediately.”
Li stood up and walked around the burly man, clicking his tongue in wonder. Not only was this man strong, but he was also about 1.9 meters tall. He looked really scary.
"What's your name?" A few days ago, Lu Boyan brought his guards and broke through the encirclement of the servants of the Prince's residence. He felt that it was necessary to add some force to the Prince's residence, so he asked Jin Daqian to recruit people.
"I am Sima Tu!" The burly man's voice was like a great bell, as if metal and stone were clashing, frightening people's minds.
Li Yin stood a little further away from this guy. His ears were a little painful." The Liang residence doesn't recruit just anyone. What ability do you have?”
Sima Tu did not say anything. He glanced at the two stone lions at the entrance of the Prince's mansion and walked over with big steps. He lifted one of the stone lions over his head like he was lifting a baby.
The prince's jaw immediately dropped to the ground. This stone lion was at least seven or eight hundred pounds, but Sima Tu lifted it up as if it was a toy.
Li Yin's eyes were wide open. If this guy was in the 21st century, would he still be able to survive as a world weightlifting champion?
"A warrior is indeed extraordinary!" Li Yin thought to himself that he had picked up a treasure." I wonder how much salary a warrior wants?”
Sima Tu patted the dust off his hands. At this moment, he was a little embarrassed." Just make sure you're full!"”
"Eat your fill!" Li Yin and Jin Daqian looked at each other and were a little surprised. This requirement was too low. Could it be that the talents of the Tang Dynasty were not worth much? Li Yin thought to himself.
After accepting Sima Tu, Li Yin was in a good mood. He hummed a tune and walked to the back hall. Li Yin had purchased a batch of shampoo for the servants of the prince's residence to bottle. He did not know how the progress was now.
The matter of the bottle was managed by the high accountant. When Li Yin arrived at the back hall, the high accountant immediately welcomed him." Your Highness!”
"How did it go?" Li Yin looked at the five people who were busy.
"Reporting to wangye, there are about two thousand boxes now, and it was rushed out by a few people in shifts during the night!”
Li Yin nodded." That's right. Everyone has worked hard. When this batch of goods is finished, everyone will be rewarded with 500 yuan!“
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Five hundred taels of silver was almost equivalent to their monthly salary. The five servants, who were originally dispirited, immediately became energetic as if they had been smeared with Indian divine oil. Their combat strength soared.
Shampoos were now famous all over Chang 'an, and orders from the palace had increased sharply. 400 boxes were far from enough. Empress Zhangsun had already included shampoo in the palace's purchase list, and Li was certainly happy to see this.
Although the palace was a good market, Li Yin knew that the real market for making money was outside the Imperial City. This could be seen from the merchants from all over the world who gathered outside the palace waiting for Li Yin to meet. Their sense of money was not any worse than Li Yin's.
Just as Li Yin was thinking, a hearty voice came from outside the door." Liulang, what are you busy with?”As soon as he finished speaking, he arrived in the hall.
"Third Brother? Why are you here?" Li Yin was very familiar with this voice. After he returned to his soul in another body, this was the first voice he heard.
Li Ke opened his fan and fanned himself a few times. You're not welcome!"
"How would I dare? I'm so happy.”Beside Li Ke stood a fat man dressed like a business traveler. From the moment he entered the door, he had been looking at the shampoo on the ground with a wolf-like gaze, which made Li Yin very unhappy.
"Greetings, Sixth Prince. I am Tong Nian, a merchant from Chang 'an City!”Without waiting for Li Ke to speak, this guy began to introduce himself.
Li returned the bow and roughly understood the intention of Li Ke's visit. Sure enough, after chatting with Li for a while, Li Ke talked about the main topic:
"Sixth Brother, your shampoo is famous now. There are countless buyers. Don't you plan to sell it outside the palace?”
As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, Tong Nian immediately pricked up his ears and waited for Li Yin's answer. It was obvious that he was very concerned about this matter.
"Of course not!" Li Yin glanced at Tong Nian and did not say anything else.
"Elder Tong, wait for me outside. I have something to say to Sixth Brother."”
"Yes, Third Prince!" Tong Nian was reluctant to leave, but he still left the room.
Tong Nian left, and Li Yin said,"Third brother, why are you mixing with these merchants?"”
Li Ke said with a bitter face," Sixth Brother, you know that I like to make friends with famous people. The expenses of coming and going are also very high. My monthly salary is not enough at all. Who would have thought that after Tong Nian found out, he would give a lot of money to the Prince's mansion every year. Recently, I don't know where he found out about the shampoo, so he kept begging me to bring him here to investigate. I took his money, but it's also a short hand!"”
Before Zhenguan, the status of merchants was low. Although Li Shimin raised the status of merchants after he ascended the throne, the old ideas could not be changed in a short time. In order to prevent being blackmailed, many merchants began to curry favor with dignitaries in order to find a backer. These things were very common in Chang 'an and were tacitly agreed by everyone. Otherwise, they would not have so much money to play with just their monthly salary.
After all, Li Ke was his own brother, and he also planned to start selling to the outside world recently. He only wanted to be a pure wholesaler and was too lazy to organize a caravan to sell. This way, he would have to rely on these merchants. It was not bad to sell Li Ke a favor now.
"I understand what you mean. I'll give him a spot!"”
"Sixth Brother, I'm here to thank you!”Li Ke broke out in a cold sweat. In the past, Li Yin did not buy anyone's account. For this reason, he was worried before coming. He did not expect Li Yin to agree so quickly.
After sending Li Ke off, Li Yin went back to change his clothes. To be honest, he had not visited Chang 'an City until now. Now that the various matters of the Prince's Mansion were gradually on the right track, he had the mood to relax.
Jin Daqian asked the servants of the Prince's Mansion to prepare a carriage. Li Yin refused the suggestion of having a few servants accompany him and headed to the central area of Chang 'an.
During the Tang Dynasty, Chang 'an City was the most luxurious international city in the world. In addition to the local residents of the Tang Dynasty, there were many businessmen from the Western Regions, including many foreign students sent to study in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it was not strange to see a blonde foreigner walking across the street in Chang' an City.
According to historical records, Chang 'an City was more than 70 miles in circumference at this time. Outside the palace city where the emperor and concubines lived and the imperial city where officials worked was the largest city, the Outer Kingdom City. There were 108 districts in the Outer Kingdom City, which were full of monasteries, mansions, and houses. There were East and West markets on the east and west sides, each about 1,000 meters long and wide. There were rows of warehouses and shops. It was the most prosperous and lively area in Chang' an City.
Li Yin was currently in the East City of the two cities, and the scene in front of him shocked him. He saw that the East City was crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, peddlers shouting one after another, actors and actresses displaying their talents, you sing, I sing.
Li Yin followed the flow of people. The dazzling array of goods made him dizzy. Fruits, melon seeds, cloth, dried meat, there was everything. The complicated variety also surprised him a little.
With a shout, the crowd suddenly burst into cheers. Then, the flow of people changed directions. Li Yin was carried to a certain place. When the flow of people stopped again, he came to a beautiful building on the street.
On the second floor, a woman in a red veil was gently twisting her snake-like waist and dancing. She kept throwing flirtatious glances at the people downstairs who were enjoying themselves. There were also a few well-dressed young masters who cheered loudly and then walked in under the guidance of servants.
"Li Chun Court is really amazing. They even used this kind of method to attract customers. The dancer upstairs is said to be a princess of a Hu tribe, and she looks like a fairy.”
"Isn't that so? I heard that lecher Lu Boyan failed to pursue the top courtesan and changed his target to her. He's shameless.”
"At least he has the capital to pursue it. We can only take advantage of this time to satisfy our craving!”
"This brother knows so much about the inside story. It seems like he is a regular at Flower Path and actually knows about Lu Boyan.”Someone joked.
"Ahem, keep your voice down. My wife is shopping in front!”
“……”
Amidst the discussions of the people around him, Li Yang raised his head and looked at the plaque in front of the small building. Indeed, the words "Lichun Courtyard" were written on it.
The dancer's performance was like a flash in the pan. With a sigh, the people gathered in front of the door of the Beautiful Spring Courtyard dispersed again. Li Yin was about to leave when a commotion sounded. Dozens of people dressed as servants blocked the door of the Beautiful Spring Courtyard. A middle-aged man in armor, who was about 50 years old, rushed into the Beautiful Spring Courtyard without saying anything while carrying two axes. Countless screams immediately sounded in the building. Then, a man who looked somewhat like the middle-aged man ran out of the Beautiful Spring Courtyard. The middle-aged man followed closely behind, swinging his axe like a tiger, as if he wanted to chop the young man into pieces.
With an anxious expression, the young master looked left and right as if he was looking for an escape route. When he saw Li Yin standing in front of the door and watching the show, the young master seemed to have seen a life-saving straw." Sixth Prince, save me…"
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