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The housing is crowded.
To prevent the fire from spreading,
Many firefighters were stationed in Tokyo.
There was a military patrol post every three hundred steps.
Five soldiers
They also built a fire lookout tower out of bricks on a high place.
There are houses below where a hundred soldiers are stationed.
Both the military patrol post and the fire lookout tower were equipped with fire extinguishers.
Once the fire is discovered
They will immediately send troops to put out the fire.
To prevent the fire from spreading.
The soldiers at the military patrol posts and watchtowers also handled other official duties.
Hearing that the Imperial Street was blocked,
They dared not be negligent.
Send people immediately to help maintain order.
Several hundred soldiers were dispatched.
Only then were all the people rushing to buy the mirror kept within a 10-foot radius.
Traffic on the Imperial Street has been restored.
The imperial censor passing by on his way to the morning court saw the Imperial Street in this state.
He then impeached Jing Xing in court for undermining the majesty of the imperial road.
Shi Wenbin, the Prefect of Kaifeng, abused the power of the Kaifeng government officials and the soldiers of the military patrol posts and watchtowers.
The imperial road runs from Xuande Gate all the way to Nanxun Gate of the outer city.
However, the scenery along the imperial road is not exactly the same.
The section from Xuande Gate to Zhou Bridge is the northern section.
The section from Zhouqiao to Longjinqiao is the middle section.
The section from Longjin Bridge to Nanxun Gate is the southern section.
The northern section is closest to the palace.
Civil and military officials from all over the city gathered there.
They would almost always enter the palace from the northern section.
Not many officials attended court each day.
However, the officials were accompanied by a considerable number of attendants.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, a single prime minister could be accompanied by seventy or eighty attendants.
These attendants were all paid for by the imperial court.
As official rank decreased,
The number of followers will also decrease.
But all of them added together,
However, it is still a huge number.
Moreover, these people generally don't have time to eat breakfast at home.
Merchants saw this business opportunity,
They then started selling breakfast on the northern section of the Imperial Street.
This gradually led to the formation of a morning market.
However, this morning market only operates before dawn.
Those who provide food and drink for officials and their entourage attending court.
They left as soon as it was light.
Chapter 1756 Who Gets the Money from the Mirror Shop?
Until Wang Anshi's reforms,
The establishment of the Market Exchange Bureau allowed the imperial court to directly intervene in the buying and selling of goods.
The Market Controller also used his authority to build dozens of shops on the eastern Imperial Street.
Officials were sent to oversee the sale of the fruit and to take a cut of the profits.
Only then did the northern section of the Imperial Street become a true commercial street.
However, by the Xuanhe era...
Commercial activities are prohibited again on the northern section of the Imperial Street.
All shops in the Marketplace were also ordered to cease operations.
Thus, the northern section of the Imperial Street became a simple traffic route again.
Vendors are only active during the morning market.
The morning market, however, cannot be stopped.
The emperor could not allow his officials to attend court on an empty stomach.
Compared to the northern section of the Imperial Street,
The middle section of Imperial Street is much more bustling.
Once across the state bridge,
On both sides were rows of shops and residences.
For example, Chejia Charcoal Shop on East Street, Zhangjia Hotel, Wanglou Cave Flower Buns, Lijia Incense Shop, Grandma Cao's Meat Pie Shop, and Li Sifen Tea.
West Street is home to Lu's Steamed Buns, as well as various soup shops, tea houses, hotels, and herbal medicine shops.
The middle section of Yujie Street can be described as a completely commercial street.
The southern section of the Imperial Street was occupied by government offices and residential areas.
When Zhao Yuan opened the Royal Bank, he envisioned opening it in the most central location of the city.
In addition, there are shops vacated by the Market Office on the northern section of the Imperial Street.
Therefore, the Royal Bank was located on the Imperial Street, near the Imperial Palace.
After examining the sample mirror, Jiang Jing, the Minister of Revenue and a master strategist,...
They believed that the mirror industry could open up another major source of revenue for the imperial court.
They then set up the mirror shop next to the Royal Bank.
Royal Bank and Mirror Shop are the only two merchants on the northern section of Imperial Street.
Moreover, it attracted many people to stop and admire it on the imperial road.
Some officials who frequented the Imperial Street felt harassed by the common people.
Previously, there was only one Royal Bank.
No one dared to interfere.
Now another bank under the Ministry of Revenue has appeared.
Naturally, they would impeach the Ministry of Revenue.
However, Shi Wenbin is also a thoughtful person.
Not all officials were sent to the imperial road.
The government office kept enough staff to handle other official business.
He couldn't possibly ignore maintaining order on the Imperial Street.
As for the Mirror Bureau, it was established by the Ministry of Revenue on the emperor's orders.
Zhao Yuan naturally had no intention of retracting this decree.
The censor who impeached him could only retreat in frustration.
After a string of firecrackers,
The mirror shop then opened for business.
To prevent the mirrors in the store from breaking,
The mirror shop can only let a small number of customers in.
While the people behind were still slowly moving forward,
The wealthy buyers ahead have already started snapping up goods.
A large mirror can be embedded in the dressing table.
The smaller ones can be made into mirror cases, like the samples in the store, so they can be carried around.
A single coin wouldn't even be enough for them to have a single drink.
However, their household was filled with wives and concubines.
The more of these things, the better.
If there is any left,
Visiting brothels and giving gifts to the prostitutes.
It can also make a beautiful woman smile.
Not having frames is not a problem.
They can hire artisans to make it themselves.
Moreover, the designs can be made even better than the samples in the store.
The most expensive mirror in the store is a life-size mirror.
A full thousand strings of cash,
The price of two hundred acres of prime farmland
After the items in the store were snapped up,
There were also large customers who arrived late and paid a deposit to pre-order.
No frames, just the mirror.
In half a day,
The shop was then completely empty again.
The samples were all bought up at high prices.
The shop assistant already said that new stock will arrive tomorrow.
However, the wealthy and powerful man was impatient.
They'd rather pay extra to buy the samples.
Chapter 1757 So Envious!
People entering the store,
They were only a small fraction of the people in line.
I heard the store was out of stock.