Vol 8 Chapter 84: Embarrassed

By the time the fourth floor of the Fang City, there were some real merchants who lived there, and their business might be very large, but they had no background, because Sheng Si had not seen the monks there. Sheng Si was relieved. If there were monks on this floor, it would be really surprising. There were too many monks in Qingdu City.
By the time the fifth floor of the Fang City, there were also some merchants living there, but these merchants were all small merchants, and there were four places on this floor that attracted Sheng Si’s attention. The place is four big markets. These four big markets are dedicated to selling things. The area of ​​each market is the same as that of a square market, but these four markets do not have walls. It's a shop, and people who come and go are all people. Sheng Si saw that many people like Tie Bo and others are here to discuss life.
When we arrive at the sixth floor of the city, we live in ordinary people. These people either have some small businesses or some small craftsmanship, and they are all people with very good lives. And the seventh floor is the level of Fang City where Sheng Si now lives. There are also people who live fairly well. Like Tiebo, they actually make a lot of money. At least one person can make a family. It’s already pretty good.
On the eighth floor, there are some poor people who live there, but their life is pretty good, at least they can eat enough, and the ninth floor is the outermost square city, the square city closest to the city wall. There are the most such squares, and the poorest people live in them. There are many people in them, and their lives are problematic.
Sheng Si counted it. In addition to the inner city and the four markets, there are 108 square cities, two wharves, and two land cargo distribution centers in the entire Qingdu city. The two wharves are in the north and south. In both directions, the two piers are very large. There are a lot of boats passing daily. Around the pier, there is also a large residential area, and these residential areas are not only in the city, but also outside the city. Most of the people are people whose lives are not particularly good. Of course, there are also many warehouses and other places there. There are also some people who do business, and the business is quite good.
The east and west directions are the places where goods are distributed on land. It is also very lively there. It is not much different from the north and south. It is precisely because of this that the four markets here in Qingducheng are mainly There are also differences in the things that are operated. For example, here in Nanshi, it is the side where Shengsi came. Because it is very close to the dock area in the south, and it is moving forward, it is a mountainous land, so it was produced at that time. There are a lot of mountain products and medicinal materials.
At the wharf to the north, food is mainly traded. In big cities like Qingducheng, the amount of food consumed every day is very staggering. If you rely on livestock to transport food, it is too slow and the cost is too high. High, so all the grain here in Qingdu City is transported by ships, so Beishi mainly deals with grain.
The Dongshi city is a bit peculiar. Although it is a land-based cargo distribution center, many of the goods there are marine goods. The main products are marine goods, cloth, and silk. Sheng Si didn't expect it. Sheng Si thought that marine cargo would be shipped from the dock, but he didn't expect them to travel by land.
In the West Market, livestock trading is the main focus. Each market has its main function. These four markets are actually four wholesale places. The main goods flow from this market to various markets. , In Yougefang City, was bought away, the entire Qingdu City is running like this.
Sheng Si originally thought that there are eighteen main streets in Qingdu City, but it doesn’t seem to be the case now. When he entered Qingdu City before, he saw the towns where people were standing guard, but they weren’t where nobles lived. , But the place where some people who manage the city live, which is equivalent to the government.
After getting a deeper understanding of Qingducheng, Sheng Yi had a headache, because Sheng Yi found that the class in Qingducheng was almost solidified. Why do you say that? It’s because the people below want to move forward. One step is already very difficult. Unless it is between the six, seven, eight, and nine floors of the square city, there may be some people moving, and some people may move from the eight or ninth floor of the square city because of hard work. When they arrived at the 6th and 7th floor of the square market, some people on the 6th and 7th floor of the square had their families ruined due to various reasons, and they had to go to the 8th and 9th floor of the square to hang around. Yes, even though Sheng Si had only observed it for a day, he still encountered such a thing.
However, there does not seem to be much movement between the five-storey squares. People on the upper layer of squares will not fall into the next layer of squares, and those of the lower layer of squares cannot go to the upper layer. In the city, there is no flow between them, so let’s not say that these people below the sixth floor want to go better. It is impossible. There seems to be a natural gap between these markets. , Completely separated them, and if you want to take a step up, it is really harder than reaching the sky.
In this case, it would be easy for Sheng Si to live here in Qingducheng, but he wants to reach the high-levels of Qingducheng here, and get some important news about Qingducheng. It’s impossible, because the high-levels of Qingdu City are all controlled by those big clans. They will never allow a new power to appear, because the emergence of a new power means that someone has to seize their interests. Their interests will be less, which is absolutely not difficult for them to allow. This means that it is almost impossible for Sheng Yi to enter the high-levels of Qingdu City.
After learning about these conditions, Sheng Si had a grudge against him. The situation in Qingducheng was complicated and completely beyond his imagination. He wanted to gain a foothold in Qingducheng, but it was really difficult. , But in any case, he must do it again, because this is his task.
And when Sheng Si was trying to get a foothold here in Qingdu City, Cheng Wanchun had already returned to Sanshan City from Guandu City. This time because he did not bring back the jade, he seemed very relaxed. By the time he returned to the official capital city, Sheng Er had left for almost half a month, that is to say, at this time Sheng Er had almost arrived in Qingdu city.
There is no way, Sheng Si wants to return to Qingdu City. It is downstream, of course, very fast. Cheng Wanchun wants to return to Sanshan City, but is going upstream, so the speed is naturally much slower. When he returned to Sanshan City, Lin Yuejiao had been here alone for almost half a month.
When he returned to the store, Lin Yuejiao greeted him immediately, and said to Cheng Wanchun, "You come back, this time it will take long enough." Cheng Wanchun took a look at the store. There was still no one in here, but he found that some of the ordinary jade in the store had been sold. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, it’s been a long time this time. Time business is okay."
Lin Yuejiao couldn't help but smile when he heard him say this: "It's not bad. Recently, many people have come to buy jade. By the way, Brother Chen sent someone to let you know. If you come back, please When I went to see him, Si'er had already followed the Chen family's boat to Qingdu City, and she was almost there when she wanted to."
Cheng Wanchun nodded and said, "I see. I just came back today. I'm going to see Brother Chen tomorrow." While talking, the two went up to the second floor of the store. After reaching the second floor, Cheng Wan Chun took a look outside, and then said: "The people outside were sent by Chen Shan?" He had already discovered that someone outside was looking at Xuanqi Jade Shop, so he asked.
Different from the past, the people outside the Xuanqi Jade Store this time can be said to be blatantly looking at their shop. Those people are sitting in a teahouse not far away drinking tea and looking at their shop. I felt very surprised. It was necessary to know how Chen Shan should not treat him.
Lin Yuejiao said: "There Chen Shan specially arranged it, because you and Si'er were not in the store. He was worried that something would happen in the store, so he arranged for someone to guard there. With them, the store will be more It’s safer. Thanks to them, there have been a few people who came to make troubles and were driven away by them."
Cheng Wanchun was taken aback, and then he said: "Someone is here to make trouble? What's going on? Isn't Sanjiang city very safe? Why is there still someone coming to make trouble?" Cheng Wanchun was very curious. It's all pretty safe, so why would anyone make trouble? This really made Cheng Wanchun very puzzled.
Lin Yuejiao's eyes flashed coldly, and then she said: "At first I thought it was just an ordinary trouble, but later I found that it seemed wrong, because those who came to make trouble seemed to have some identities. Later, people in the Chen family After I came out, I realized that those people who came to make troubles were actually members of various families in the city. In other words, there were people in their families who held official positions in the city. It might be that they were sent together, and the Chen family was with us. We walked for comparison, or someone found out that we had mutton jade in our hands, so they came to make trouble. They probably wanted to see the reaction of the Chen family, but they were all driven away by the Chen family, and they knew The Chen family attaches great importance to us, so they stopped sending people later. Anyway, it seems that they don’t want to tear their faces with the Chen family. They all know something about the back of the Chen family, so they They will also give the Chen family some face, so I didn't embarrass us too much."
When Cheng Wanchun heard Lin Yuejiao say this, he couldn't help but was taken aback. Then he nodded and said, "I ignored this question. The Three Mountain City is not big at all. Those families are all interdependent. We Being so close to the Chen family, it’s impossible for people from other families to not know. After they learn about this, it’s impossible not to take action against us. Fortunately, the Chen family pays more attention to us. Otherwise, there will be some Trouble, but it seems that in the future our transaction with the Chen family must be carried out in secret. If we let those families know that we can provide so much jade to the Chen family, they would really be jealous to deal with us, that one It will be more troublesome."