Chapter 498

On the two pillars, one is engraved with Tianya and the other is engraved with street market. Together, it is the four characters of Tianya street market.

Although the stone pillars have been weathered and some worn-out, the four characters on the stone pillars still look full, and the four characters are beautiful, reflecting an impeccable and extraordinary momentum.

At this time, Cheng Xiuming said: "these two pillars have stood here since the completion of Jingqi city. They have a history of 360 years. You can see from the stone pillars that they have been for some years. In fact, by means of the 26 aristocratic families of Jingqi city and the western government, they can completely repair or renovate the stone pillars. Why they didn't do it..."

After a pause, Cheng Xiuming pointed to the four characters and said, "the reason why they didn't do it was not that they were bothered, or that they didn't have the means, but that they wanted to show their forging skills. Did they see the lifelike four characters of" Tianya street market "? Have you found that these four characters have an air of impeccability and transcendence? That's right. It's a masterpiece shared by 26 weapon refining families in Jingqi city and our West mansion. "

"The purpose of this is to tell the world that even though the stone pillars have been rotted in the past few hundred years, their forging skills are still impeccable and superb. Therefore, the contrast between the appearance of the characters and the stone pillars is so strong that they intend to do it. "

"I see! Interesting. "

After listening to Cheng Xiuming's introduction, Tang Yi nodded and laughed, feeling very interesting.

The four disciples who followed Tang Yi were also taught and nodded their heads, feeling that they had gained some insight.

After listening to the historical background and moral of the stone pillar, Tang Yi and his party walked slowly again and entered the Tianya street market.

At this time, Tang Yi suddenly found that the stores in the street are very different from those outside the street. The stores here are several times larger than those outside. Moreover, the decoration is very beautiful. Each store is at least two or three floors.

What's more, the names of these stores seem to be very unified, such as "Tianya Zhaojia weapon shop", "Tianya Wangjia armor shop", "Tianya Xujia jewelry shop", etc.

Basically, they all start with Tianya.

It seems that he saw Tang Yi's doubts, and Cheng Xiuming on the side seemed to be a generalist. He once again said to Tang Yi, "do you think the shops in the street market are bigger than those in the outside? Do you think the names of shops in the market are very strange? In fact, the shops in this Tianya street market are all the shops of the 26 families of Jingqi city and our West mansion. Some small businesses or foreign businesses can't enter. They are not qualified to operate shops in Tianya street market. Therefore, the shops here are bigger than the outside, more luxurious than the outside, and the appliances in the shops are higher than the outside Many levels. "

"The reason why the shop name here should be prefixed with a Tianya prefix is that it should be different from those outside. After all, there are many Zhao stores and Wang stores outside. It's hard to tell which is which. It's hard for others to tell."

"But when it comes to Tianya Zhao's shop, everyone knows that it's the shop in Tianya street market, belonging to the Zhao family of 26 weapon refining families in jingqicheng. It's not allowed to add Tianya to the shop outside Tianya street! Therefore, in this Jingqi City, there are two stores, one is ordinary store, and the other is Tianya store. Tianya shop is the shop of twenty-six weapon refining world in Tianya street market. Ordinary shop is the shop operated by foreign merchants or some small merchants. "

"I see!"

Hearing Cheng Xiuming's explanation, Tang Yi nodded and understood.

It has to be said that this way of naming is really good.

It can not only let others distinguish shops, but also improve the level of shops in Tianya street market, and improve the status and reputation of 26 stores of weapon refining aristocratic family.

In this way, Tianya market will be more famous and more popular.

This is a very clever way of management.

It's no wonder that Jingqi city can become an economic city.

"So our shop in Xifu is also here?" Tang Yi asked suddenly.

"Yes, your excellency." Let's make a point.

"Well, since it's a hidden identity, don't call me special envoy. Call me childe later. It's convenient." Tang Yi ordered.

"Yes, special Young man. " Cheng Xiuming archway.

"And you too." Tang Yitou turned his head and said to the four disciples behind him.

"Yes, sir!" The four disciples of the inner mansion also answered in unison.

"Well, Cheng Xiuming will tell me about the West mansion shop." Tang Yi looks back and tells Cheng Xiuming.

"Yes, sir."

Cheng Xiuming nodded and said respectfully: "in addition to sending a strong warrior to guard this place, the West mansion also sent a lot of disciples from the inner mansion to run the shop. Many of these disciples from the inner mansion were born in the outer mansion Gen palace, which specializes in the cultivation of weapons. Their qualifications are acceptable, but they are old and there is no possibility of advancement, so the West mansion arranged them here, Specializing in forging, business shop. ""We have five stores in Tianya street market, two for weapons, two for armor, and one for ornaments. These five stores are also one of the important sources of revenue for Xifu. Our daily profit has reached an amazing figure. Although these two years have not been as good as before, they are still an amazing figure."

"Oh? Has profit fallen in the past two years? "Wen Yan, Tang Yi said curiously.

"Yes, although I don't know very well, the profits of our stores in Xifu Tianya street market have declined a lot in the past two years." Cheng Xiuming nodded.

"Do you know why?" Tang Yi asked again.

"I don't know very well. It's said that the special envoy of the inner government once sent someone to investigate, but there was no result. Anyway, there was a lot less traffic, and some valuable instruments couldn't be sold at all, especially those above the ground level, which were completely ignored. "Cheng Xiuming thought about it and replied.

"Is passenger flow reduced? Can't high-level weapons and equipment be sold?" Tang Yi thought a little. Suddenly, he thought of something. But he couldn't remember it. He shook his head. He just thought that he thought too much.

"Let's go. Let's go to see the shop in the West mansion. Remember to call me childe. Don't help me then." Said Tang Yi.

"Yes, sir!"

Cheng Xiuming and the disciples of the inner court all answered.