Chapter 482 Where did this poor relative come from [Thanks to the leader of "Glacierangel"]
ha?
Hearing this classic name, a series of lights and shadows such as the queen, the bald head, the talking pig and the monkey, etc. immediately appeared in Chu Liang's mind.
But people in this world certainly don't know this.
The emperor's words are correct, anyway, they are of the same generation, and it would not humiliate anyone to be named imperial brother.
But the problem is that people in the whole world don't know the life experience of the emperor's daughter Feng, and it is impossible for the royal family to announce her affairs to the public. No one would know that Chu Liang was blessed by his master, but would only feel that His Majesty suddenly recognized a young talent as his younger brother.
What is the difference between this and Xu Bashan's sudden sworn brotherhood?
It can be said that there is no difference at all.
It's just that the status of the emperor prevents him from lowering his face to kowtow to heaven and pay homage to his son, so he uses the form of Feng Yudi, but the actual meaning is not bad.
Could it be that these bigwigs like to do this?
But after thinking about it more carefully, Chu Liang probably guessed the joint.
It's a long story.
Since the rise of Taotie City and its rapid growth, the imperial court at that time had the heart to incorporate it. After all, this city was so profitable that it was simply a gold-swallowing behemoth in the Northern Territory.
Strictly speaking, Taotie City, as a human city gate built by the imperial court to resist the demon gods, is still at the border of Kyushu, so it should indeed belong to the human dynasty.
But Taotie City was unwilling.
Even if it is true that I have developed from a imperial city gate to the present, the city was built by a human dynasty three thousand years ago. In the following years, the land of Kyushu has changed several times. When I was so poor in Taotie City, I didn’t see anyone reaching out to help me cover it. Why do you see that I am developed now, and suddenly remember to let me recognize my ancestors?
Take a rest, you.
After the chaos of the demon gods, the land of the human race was in ruins, and many of the city gates built during the war had died, so it was normal for no one to care about them. But it would be unreasonable to want to incorporate them later, and the immortal sects did not agree with this decision. So from then on, Taotie City was determined to have nothing to do with the Human Dynasty.
But there is such a cornucopia there, it is difficult to guarantee that people will not be tempted. Although Taotie City has always made sufficient donations to the imperial court, it still suffers from some calculations occasionally. Thanks to the fact that the immortal sects were unwilling to see the Taotie City belong to the dynasty, their integrity was guaranteed by joining forces.
Until the Yu Dynasty was established, it also faced the same problem in the early construction period of every great dynasty-lack of money.
The lack of food and jewelry for the common people, and the lack of natural resources and treasures for practitioners, are just different manifestations of poverty anyway.
Yu Chao still wants face.
Although they didn't have the idea of Taotie City, they also thought of a method related to it. Taotie City is located in the northern wilderness, and it can be built in such a place where the birds don't shit.
Then I can learn from Yudu City, a golden location in Kyushu. Don’t practitioners from all walks of life prefer my place? I have to make money?
With such a beautiful vision, the Yu Dynasty even set aside an area in the capital city that was being expanded at that time, called "Xianrenfang City", which was specially used as a place for practitioners' activities and transactions.
But reality gave them a hard time.
It’s not that if you have someone with money and resources, you will be able to do a good job in business. The Taotie City is all about making money, what are you doing in Yudu City?
When Chu Liang was running Cotton Tree Peak, the first problem he encountered was the difficulty in attracting investment, which was not a problem at all in the Yu Dynasty at that time. Instead, its problem is that there are too many people who want to come in and open a store.
Since the construction of Xianrenfang, various forces have stepped in. The royal family, high-ranking officials, powerful families, civil servants, military generals... Everyone wants to come in and get involved. You divide here and I divide there, fighting each other openly and secretly. It is equivalent to drawing a line on a cow, and grabbing which piece of meat will be the next one's pot.
But the problem is that your cow is not pregnant yet?
After the area was built, Yu Chao soon encountered the first problem. Since there is already a more complete Taotie City in the same place, why should I come to you?
Chu Liang’s answer at Cotton Tree Peak was that the shop was free of rent, customers were given discounts, and the Berry Paradise was used to attract traffic. A lot of money was spent in the early stage, and it took a while for Cotton Tree Peak to get on the right track.
But at that time, the interest groups formed by the princes and dignitaries did not have this awareness at all. They all wanted to make a profit and charge immediately. Who would like to burn money to attract customers? The entire Xianrenfang is not in one mind at all, and many measures cannot be implemented.
The imperial court discovered this problem, and the emperor at that time could not directly shake these interest groups. He could only provide subsidies through the national treasury, so that the shops in Xianrenfang would reduce prices, which was equivalent to part of the imperial court’s burning money.
But when the interest groups look at it, they don’t need to sell things to make a profit at all. Isn’t the money coming? As for whether it is earned from customers or allocated from the national treasury, does it matter?
They directly ate this part of the subsidy, and no one managed it well. The worse the management is, the more subsidies the imperial court will have. There are so many returning customers, but the imperial court will not allocate funds. It is so tiring to do business with heart.
There is no discount on the price, so scattered customers have no interest at all.
During the opening of the new store, everyone came to visit with great interest, and finally found that Taotie City was more affordable. First triple the original price and then reduce it by half, and then tell me the opening bonus, isn't that a fool?
As for large fairy gates like the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, it was the moment when they were competing with the imperial power for the right to speak. It was impossible to hope that the Immortal Workshop would be established, let alone do business with you.
Blocked at the top and bottom, it will be strange if it can develop.
Now, after hundreds of years of hard work by generations of emperors, a small commercial street has finally been developed, and there are gradually some signs of prosperity, but it is still a thousand miles away from the original idea of Xianrenfang.
For the purpose of competition, it is impossible for Yu Chao to openly participate in opening a store in Taotie City. But the development of their own Immortal Workshop is really difficult, so they will secretly use various identities to operate the industry in Taotie City. And all forces related to the imperial court will not cooperate with Taotie City in the open, and will avoid Taotie City in order to take care of the imperial court's face.
This is the complicated relationship between the imperial court and Taotie City.
Now, if the court agrees to open a branch in Cotton Tree Peak, it is tantamount to acknowledging the orthodoxy of Cotton Tree Peak. After that, if the major forces related to the court go to Cotton Tree Peak, there will be no pressure.
The repercussions of this move may not be small.
The first thing to come is definitely the internal pressure. Those who have hands in Xianrenfang, or those who have avoided many troubles in Taotie City for so many years, will definitely have complaints.
It is the emperor who hesitates.
But he thought of the best solution in an instant, and made Chu Liang his younger brother, and he was in charge of all the shops. Then these shops were not opened by the imperial court to Hongmian Peak, but were gifted to Yudi personally by the emperor.
This nature is completely different.
Only in this way can Yoyo's mouth be blocked.
…
Although this is all Chu Liang's personal speculation, it is probably the same. After some conversation, Lao Santai came in again to report that General Wu Anmin had arrived.
The emperor's face suddenly became a little gloomy, and he explained a few follow-up things, and then let the emperor Feng and Chu Liang leave.
The two masters and apprentices came out, and saw two people waiting outside the door of the Night Dragon Hall.
One is a middle-aged man in a purple robe, with a bad complexion; the other is a handsome young man in a bright yellow robe, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, bright skin, and a radiant look.
Two people stand together, and they still look a bit alike.
Lao Santai led the two out, and then said to the middle-aged man: "General, you can go in."
The middle-aged man nodded, took a deep breath, and walked into the hall.
He must be the general Wu Anmin. This time he went to the Roupu Kingdom, not only did he fail to pick up the military exploits of Bai Jian, but the Roupu people brought back almost caused trouble in the palace. Although it was Yingzhuo who caused the trouble, as the person in charge of this matter, he must be charged with negligence, and he must be punished.
The yellow-robed youth smiled and asked Lao Santai, "Who are these two?"
Lao Santai then introduced them: "These two are the Emperor Fengfeng of Shushan Mountain and the young hero of Chu Liang. This is His Majesty's Second Prince."
The emperors of the Yu Dynasty had many children, but only three were born with the divine fire, the second prince, the sixth princess and the thirteenth prince.
Among them, the second prince is the descendant of Empress Wu, and ranks the longest among the three, and has always been regarded as a prince. And he has been diligent and studious since he was a child, and he has a good reputation both inside and outside the court, and he has a high probability of being the emperor in the future.
So both master and apprentice knew him.
"Oh—" Emperor Nvfeng nodded enthusiastically, and said, "Xiao Er, I am your aunt."
"Eh?" The second prince was about to say hello, but he was startled when he heard this.
The first reaction is how do you swear?
Lao Santai hurriedly whispered: "Second Highness, she is really."
"..." The second prince came to a sudden realization. He must have heard about the last time the emperor's daughter Feng vomited fragrance and anger at the royal family members in the palace, but he didn't expect the second aunt of the father to be so young.
After sorting out his mood, he smiled again: "I've heard the name of Fengfeng, the empress of Shushan Mountain, since I was a child. It turns out that there is such a relationship. What a surprise."
As he said that, he didn't want to be entangled in the matter of his seniority, so he quickly turned his gaze to Chu Liang, "Chu Shaoxia cut the wu with his sword before, and now he detoxifies and saves people. , is definitely first class.”
"Don't dare." Chu Liang quickly smiled kindly: "Second Prince, you don't have to be so polite, we will be a family soon."
"Huh?" The second prince looked at Lao Santai again.
Lao Santai whispered again: "Your Majesty just named Chu Shaoxia as your younger brother, and he will be His Highness's from now on..."
uncle?
The second prince looked at his uncle's smiling baby face, and then at his aunt's bright and charming young face, and felt that he was a little unnecessary to say hello today.
"When meeting a junior for the first time, there should be some greetings." Emperor Nvfeng nudged Chu Liang with her elbow.
"Yes, yes." Chu Liang raised his hand and took out two hard cards, "A little gift."
"You're being polite." The second prince quickly took it with a smile. As a result, he couldn't admit it or not, so he could only forcefully say, "From now on, the two...elders will often come to the palace and get closer."
"Yes, yes." Chu Liang also smiled brightly.
After a few idle words, the master and apprentice both left again.
Watching them walk away, the second prince looked down at the gift in his hand. They were two specially made cards with the words "Komian Peak Coupon, 50% off 10,000 Lingshi coins" written on it.
"..." is really a "small" gift.
The second prince could not help but look at the backs of the two of them again.
Where did this poor relative come from?
(end of this chapter)