Of course, Sima Ji could see this from the other party's face, but he did not argue, but said with a hint of mystery, "King Uncle, you just came, you don't know the beauty of Jicheng."

"What is the beauty of Jicheng?" Sima Xu was a little curious. Although he was already a prince, he was only a man in his early twenties at best, and belonged to the same generation as Sima Ji. He had planned to pretend to be deep for a moment, but he couldn't pretend after a long time.

However, Sima Ji didn't know this. The Sima family had more or less potential for conspirators. Otherwise, when there was chaos in the central government, they would not have raised troops and joined happily. It can be said that every prince involved in the Eight Kings Rebellion felt that he was Sima Yi alive and had full confidence in the final success of seizing power.

"At night, Uncle Wang will know." Sima Ji maintained a little mystery, which made Sima Xu very interested.

As night fell, the gate of the Yanwang Mansion opened, Sima Ji took his escort maid and walked out through a square paved with bluestone. The lights flashed in the distance and the voices were endless. The opening of the business was no different from the daytime.

This situation made Sima Xu very puzzled and asked with a look of surprise, "Isn't there a curfew in Jicheng? How can anyone control the night off?"

Curfews have existed since ancient times, especially in times of war and disasters, or in areas with special political and economic significance. Those who violate the curfews will be detained at the least, and those who are punished on the spot will be punished. In addition to the Song Dynasty, curfews have always existed in various dynasties and dynasties. Whether it is the Han and Tang dynasties that are strong and civilized, or the Ming and Qing dynasties that have two major strifes, the curfews have been strictly enforced.

Although the Song Dynasty achieved a 70% victory rate through defensive wars, it was indeed not easy to be rude in military affairs. Moreover, it was irreparable. Cavalry was not an excuse for military weakness, because not to mention the later Ming Dynasty. Even the Jin Dynasty, which was united with the Southern Song Dynasty, could organize cavalry to counterattack Mongolia after losing its place of horse production, but it was indeed the pinnacle of ancient Chinese cultural economy.

Only before modern times, the economic scale was formed by the Qing Dynasty with a population of 400 million, could it be compared with the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the Song Dynasty did not occupy 80% of the world, otherwise the Liao and Jin Dynasties could only eat grass. At the same time, the population was comparable to that of ancient China. India, which also had a handicraft civilization, could only eat sand. Moreover, at any time in history, there were countries on the Eurasian continent that could be compared with China, and the Arabs on the Maritime Silk Road were also very important.

The curfew was abandoned in the Song Dynasty, which indirectly proved the status of the Song Dynasty in economic and cultural terms. People and guests came and went, and the business was prosperous. "There were tea shops, wine shops, noodle shops, fruits, silk, velvet threads, incense, candles, oil sauce, rice, fish, meat, wax, etc. everywhere. There were often more stores in the market than in the shops, and it was bought and eaten.

The Song Dynasty was different from all dynasties. It opened the era of full-time in China and was unique in history.

The night breach refers to pedestrians who violated the curfew order at night. Now even the Jin capital Luoyang has a curfew, let alone the Fanyang Kingdom. So Sima Xu was very surprised to see the night so lively in Jicheng.

Sima Ji signaled to be calm and asked Zhang Da to open the way in front. He brought several maids behind him to a shop. Sima Ji went directly into the restaurant, "How is the business of the restaurant today?"

The restaurant is called Sima Ji. As the prince of Yan State, he never accommodates others in terms of name. He uses his own way of saying all the facilities and expenses, and others are used to it.

"I don't know if there is anything wrong with the prince here today." The restaurant owner bowed slightly and did not feel strange about Sima Ji's arrival. This restaurant is the property of the Yanwang Mansion, which is under the management of Yan Yan. It is located in the middle of the reception. It has the best perspective to monitor the street's every move.

"The long night is long, and it's very boring. Come and have a walk. Get the food and drinks!" Sima Ji did not introduce to the restaurant owner who Sima Xu was. He nodded to Qiaoxi behind him and went straight into the inner room. Several maids carried the rotating ball that Sima Xu had been asking about.

The arrival of the prince is extraordinary. The restaurant obviously would not let Sima Su wait for too long, and soon the whole food and food were served. Qiaoxi and several maids surrounded Sima Ji. As for the cheap uncle, he came to Yan State to prepare his own maid. Even if he didn't take care of himself, he would not care.

The reason is also open and upright. The King of Yan was bedridden. The prince was a little unreasonable for the maid to drink in order to receive guests. After all, the King of Yan is the master here, and the prince cannot make the decision.

I ruled the world with filial piety. I was afraid that I would not be able to find this thing? It would be beneficial to me that I might as well follow it.

"I didn't expect Jicheng to be like this. However, Qingxuan, as a prince, is a low-ranking person who makes money by business and wealth, and is despised by the gentry in the world. Besides, is it too rash to lift the curfew?" Although Sima Xu was a little confused by the night market, he still did not forget the problem just now. This is indeed a big problem.

What are the gentry in the world not ashamed? The preference for money by the gentry in the Jin Dynasty was famous in all dynasties. The allusions of Shi Chong Dou Fu, the theory of money, and Aduwu were only a small part of them. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, floods occurred in a certain place, and the local gentry actually used money to block the breach.

It is not scary to love money. It is shameless to say that while making money, it is also shameless to say that the demeanor of aristocratic family is not in time. Sima Ji has no time to find a group of children of aristocratic family to come and play with his business. It is better to do something practical than to have time.

However, if you want to find a high-end reason to cover up your money, this kind of trivial matter is not difficult for Sima Ji to sit upright and say nonsense with a righteous look on his face, "Qingxuan is not a greedy person. The opening of a curfew and establishing a night market is mainly based on two points."

"Oh? I'm willing to hear it clearly!" Sima Xu also wanted to know what reason Sima Ji could say.

Of course, it is to make money, but this cannot be said. Sima Ji picked up the jade cup and took a sip of water, and explained in detail, "This is to protect the people and save expenses. Although the curfew order is to protect the people, no matter where it is, there are always people who use the night to cover their travels. Patrols and yamen guards day and night patrols will be useless. So I opened some curfews in Jicheng to turn dark into light and let those who repeatedly violate the ban appear on their own initiative. In fact, Jicheng only opened the largest street, and the patrol guards were on standby in some hidden forks, so that if something happened, they could intercept the prisoners. Opening the largest street to make a night market will reduce the work of the night yamen."

The purpose of such a curfew has been made in history to maintain public order, but the effect is doubtful. There are hundreds of anti-customers patrolling the streets at night, beating gongs at prescribed intervals. Despite this, the streets are separated by fences, and the houses are often robbed by burglars.
Chapter completed!