Chapter 5: Private night ban, Mao Xiang, give him another note
"Master, we want to find a place to rest, but we don't know where is the best place to go?" Queen Ma asked with a smile.
"Madam, you have asked the right person." The strong man driver pulled the car and ran in front. "Seeing that you are not short of money, you want to enjoy yourself in Kaiping County, so naturally you want to stay at the Kaiping Hotel. , it’s simply paradise on earth!”
"Paradise on earth?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Isn't it just a place to sleep and rest in an inn, and it can also make flowers?"
"Master, let's go to the Kaiping Hotel." Queen Ma said directly.
"Okay." The strong man driver started running hard.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma could clearly appreciate the situation on both sides of the street while sitting on two-wheeled vehicles.
"Master, we see that many shops on this street are closed. They must have closed down due to poor business!" Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly as if he had discovered something.
Just talk about how this small border county can be so prosperous and lively. Doesn't this reveal the truth? With so many closed shops, how many people must have lost their money and lost everything. So everything he saw just now was Ouyang Lun's attempt to whitewash it. Taiping, the false prosperity created!
Kaiping County is really too prosperous, so prosperous that it has exceeded Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to recognize and accept it. As a man standing at the top of the Ming Dynasty, he is more willing to believe that all this is false, otherwise it will appear that he is particularly ignorant.
So after seeing the closed shops on both sides of the street, this idea had a basis and it completely exploded.
Zhu Yuanzhang suffered a lot of losses in this regard, and the number one one among them was Yang Xian. On that day, Yangzhou was in ruins due to the war, so he handed over the reconstruction of Yangzhou to Yang Xian, and in the first year, he donated 100 yuan to farmland. After [-]% restoration of farming, taxes can be paid normally in the second year, and Yangzhou can be restored to its original state in the third year. At that time, in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, Yang Xian was a capable minister, trusted and reused, and rewarded and praised. , as a result, the facts gave Zhu Yuanzhang a hard slap in the face. Yang Xian was also a corrupt official, and he lost face in front of all civil and military officials and the people of the world! From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly swore that he would never trust so-called capable ministers easily.
The muscular coachman couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, "Boss, take a good look at the names of these closed shops."
name?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked curiously, "Night market grilled fish restaurant, night market hot pot restaurant, night market skewers restaurant, night market massage parlor? Ahem!"
The strong man's driver explained, "This street is our night market street in Kaiping County. It is closed during the day and does not open until night. It is open from dark until five o'clock. In the words of our county magistrate, this is called the night market economy. !”
"If you don't believe what I said, you can wait until night and come and take a look, then you will know whether what I said is true or false."
"Night market economy! That's a pretty name." Queen Ma said with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "The Ming Dynasty decreed the implementation of the night ban. It stipulated that the evening drum was sounded at the first watch and travel was prohibited. The morning bell was sounded at the fifth watch before the ban was opened. This Ouyang Lun is so brave, he dared to open the night ban privately!"
"Mao Xiang, give him another note."
"It's the master!" Mao Xiang quickly wrote it down.
The muscular coachman stopped.
"Master, why don't you leave?" Queen Ma asked doubtfully.
The muscular coachman shook his head, "I don't understand any Ming Dynasty laws. I only know that you are disrespectful to the county magistrate by calling him by his first name, so I decided not to drag you along! Please come down."
In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang and his party were left behind by two two-wheelers and stood messy in the wind.
"Master, do you want me to arrest Ouyang Lun right now!" Mao Xiang asked quickly.
"No! This Ouyang Lun must have committed a big crime. I will get to the bottom of it this time! Go to Kaiping Restaurant!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.
"Chongba." Queen Ma said. "Sister, don't try to persuade me. The crimes committed by Ouyang Lun are too numerous to mention. Just killing him is an advantage to him!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
"Hey -" Queen Ma sighed and shook her head.
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang's family of four slowly came to a majestic building with a height of nine floors, with a huge plaque on it - Kaiping Hotel.
"So high!"
"so big!"
The two brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di stared blankly at the giant building in front of them and couldn't help but sigh. Even if this building was placed in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, it was not much different from those magnificent palaces. The key is that it has nine floors!
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang's family was in a state of shock and sigh.
Several people came out of the hotel door, wearing uniforms, and walked slowly in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's family.
"Welcome to Kaiping Hotel. I am Su Jie, the lobby manager. I will serve you next!"
After speaking, lobby manager Su Jie clapped her hands.
Some of the people behind her came forward to receive the salutes from Zhu Yuanzhang's family, and some moved their carriages and horses away.
"Please rest assured, sir, our Kaiping Hotel has its own parking lot and racecourse. Please come with me."
After saying that, Su Jie led Zhu Yuanzhang and his family into the Kaiping Hotel. However, the door of the hotel was a constantly revolving door, which made Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Di very nervous.
However, under the leadership of Su Jie, they successfully entered the hotel.
The polished marble floor, the red carpet, the dragon-carved pillars the size of two people hugging each other, and the gilded dome can be said to be the ultimate luxury! "Brother, this is more luxurious than the palace!" Zhu Di whispered to Zhu Biao.
"No wonder it's an imperial level of enjoyment, it's not just bragging!" Zhu Biao also sighed with emotion.
"Guest officer, according to your staffing, I have specially arranged for you one emperor suite, two deluxe rooms, and eight ordinary double rooms. The total cost is 130 six taels of silver."
"In addition, our store does not accept treasure banknotes. If you use Tongbao, it will cost 130 six guans. It would be better if you have gold, which is converted into 34 taels of gold."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed, "How much?!"
There are 20 of them in total, and staying for one night costs 130 six taels of silver? !
This is simply like a lion opening its mouth!Just go and grab it.
And do these people in the "Emperor Suite" already know my identity?No, if they knew my identity, how could they dare to ask for so much? !
Su Jie continued to explain: "Guest, the price is mainly because the emperor's suite is a bit more expensive. It costs 100 taels for a day, and an ordinary double room only costs [-] taels. If you are not satisfied, I can give it to you. replace!"
"Although this is only the cost of staying for one day, once you check into this hotel, you will be able to enjoy various complimentary services such as breakfast buffet, hot spring bath, outdoor large swimming pool, private car transfer, etc. In addition, the charge for these is 130 six taels. It is not excessive. Bar?"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's family was stunned for a while.
(End of this chapter)