The lights in the Never-Sleeping Square became bright again.
In this huge market town, right beside the tributary of Xiushui River, there are many brothels.
The three largest ones are Liuyun Tower, Guose Tianxiang and Yinhe Jiutian. They face each other across the river and are hostile to each other.
Liuyun Tower and Yinhe Jiutian are located in the south of Xiushui River, while Guose Tianxiang is located in the north of Xiushui River.
Two buildings east of Guose Tianxiang, there is another brothel called Piaoxiangyuan.
Piaoxiangyuan is different from these brothels. It was once a native of Wofeng City, and its former owner was the famous Fan Shilin of Wofeng City.
Now Piaoxiangyuan has moved here from Wofeng District, and its owner has become Fan Shilin’s eldest son Fan Che.
After Fu Xiaoguan returned to the Wu Dynasty and ascended the throne as emperor in Guanyun City, Qiao Chuming, the young manager of Liufuji in Wofeng City, Zhang Guangyuan, the eldest son of Zhang Wenhui of Xiangtai Tower, Wang Chaofeng of Jinxiufang and Fan Che, the young master of Piaoxiang Garden, had all visited Guanyun City.
After so many years of development, the gaps between the four most influential families in Wofeng City in the past have gradually become apparent.
After Wang Chaofeng and Zhang Qiyue got married, they traveled around the country. With Mozhou as the base, he expanded the business of Wang's Jinxiufang to the whole country. He also seized the opportunity of the development of the Silk Road. The silk fabrics of Jinxiufang have been sold to all the neighboring countries.
In today's Daxia, apart from the Yingqiu Sima family's silk and cloth business which is still the largest, Jinxiufang has risen to the second position.
Wang Chaofeng did not return to Guanyun City until December 25th. Before that, he went to the Leah Continent and opened the first shop of Jinxiufang in the majestic city of Alia on the Leah Continent.
What he didn't expect was that after returning to Guanyun City, he found out that the Emperor of Daxia had actually moved the capital to Chang'an!
This is a big event!
Especially for a businessman like him.
He was unable to return to Chang'an to make arrangements immediately, so he took Zhang Qiyue and his two children on a train to Chang'an, returning to Wofeng City, which he had been away from for a long time.
No, that place is now called Wofeng District.
The once most prosperous Wofeng City has become an insignificant district in Chang'an!
Their houses are still there, their former shops are still there, and even the business in Wofeng District is more prosperous than the former Wofeng City, but he knows that this is nothing.
At least it cannot be compared with the new urban area of Chang'an City.
For example, the shops on Zhuque Avenue, and the Jinfeng Building on Jinfeng Avenue.
He traveled all over Chang'an City these days and increasingly understood that Jinxiufang must get a shop on Jinfeng Avenue, preferably in Jinfeng Building.
This is a symbol and also a window for Jinxiufang to demonstrate its strength.
After making up his mind, Wang Chaofeng unexpectedly met some old acquaintances in Wofeng District, who were his former playmates. Later, he heard that Sima Tao and others were also in Chang'an City, so he invited them and decided to meet at Fan Che's Piaoxiang Garden on the third day of the first lunar month.
Perhaps because of their inner anticipation, Wang Chaofeng and Zhang Qiyue arrived a little early. When the couple arrived at Piaoxiang Garden, the courtyard had just opened.
Fan Che naturally came out to greet them personally and took them to the tea room in the backyard.
"Look, we are still too impatient. The ladies in your building are probably still asleep."
Fan Che laughed, "It doesn't matter whether the sisters in the building are asleep or not, but there are people who are more anxious than you."
"who?"
"Look!"
The door of the teahouse was open. When Wang Chaofeng stepped through the door, he saw two people - Qiao Chuming from Liufuji and Zhang Guangyuan from his brother-in-law Xiangtailou.
The two stood up and took two steps forward. Qiao Chuming bowed to Wang Chaofeng and said, "Brother Wang, after several years of separation, you are still as young as ever when you return!"
Wang Chaofeng laughed, "Brother Qiao, take a closer look with the lamp. I'm so weathered and worn. You guys are the lucky ones. You stayed in Wofeng City back then, and the emperor actually moved the capital here. You just sat there and got rich. Unlike Qiyue and I, we had to go back and forth, only to find that time had passed and we missed a great opportunity!"
"Jinxiufang is now famous throughout the country. Brother Wang's business talent is truly ashamed of us. Come, come, please take a seat!"
Qiao Chu greeted the famous general Wang Chaofeng and sat in front of the tea table, and Zhang Qiyue sat next to Wang Chaofeng.
Fan Che brewed a pot of tea. "Today we're all old friends getting together, so don't worry about status. In my opinion, money doesn't matter. What matters is that we live in a peaceful and prosperous era, so let's enjoy every day!"
"Fan Che's words make sense, but you, my boy, should not flirt with too many girls in this gentle place."
Everyone laughed, and at this moment, a few more people came in from outside the door.
The voice arrives before the person arrives:
"Hey, guys, it's quite lively!"
As these words fell, Sima Tao walked in with Wangsun Wuya, Yu Xingjian, Lu Xihui and others.
Fan Che and the others stood up to greet them, but Sima Tao and the others did not sit down at the tea table. Instead, they stood by the door. "Look who I invited today?!"
Fan Che and others looked up and saw two more people coming in. They were actually the current Shangshu Ling Yan Xiwen and Zhongshu Ling Ning Yuchun of Daxia!
this……
Wang Chaofeng was already aware of the changes in the core of the imperial court. He looked at these two powerful figures who were second only to the emperor and above everyone else with his mouth wide open in shock.
Qiao Chuming, Zhang Guangyuan and Fan Che were no exception. Although Ning Yuchun had been the prefect of Wofeng Road before and they knew him, what was his current status?
However, Sima Tao was Concubine Che's younger brother, so it seemed reasonable that he could invite these two people for his sake.
Everyone hurriedly bowed at this moment, and Yan Xiwen grinned:
"You two, do you find it so interesting to be so distant? We are all about the same age. As His Majesty would say, we just have different responsibilities!"
"Your business has solved the livelihood problems of many people in Daxia, and you have also paid a large amount of taxes to the country. His Majesty has said many times that merchants like you, like the farmers who work in the fields, are the ones who provide us officials with food and clothing!"
"He said that to be honest, Daxia's prosperity was created by you, Daxia's development was established by you, and Daxia's current prosperity is also due to your painstaking efforts."
"Officials..."
Yan Xiwen spread his hands, shook his head, and raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, what you say is useless!"
These words immediately made everyone laugh, and the serious atmosphere here became lively.
"If the emperor hears what Prime Minister Yan said, he probably won't forgive you!" Yu Xingjian joked.
"I'm really not afraid of him hearing it. He said it himself, not me spreading rumors."
Fan Che led the two into the teahouse. He brewed a new pot of tea, and everyone sat down around Yan Xiwen and Ning Yuchun.
Ning Yuchun also laughed at this time and said, "This idea of officialism that has been passed down for thousands of years, you should also break it!"
"I can testify to what Xiwen said just now. It was truly said by His Majesty. Because His Majesty said that among all officials, no one has created a penny of economic value, except for those who plunder overseas."
"So what is the purpose of officials? What is the relationship between officials, merchants, farmers, and the people of the world?"
Ning Yuchun paused and said, "We can talk about this topic later, but for now, let's put this matter aside and have some tea and wine first, how about it?"
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