No one knows what Li Zhi had in mind when he let Li Hong handle He Lanmin's case this time. The arrival of Dai Zhide and others is equivalent to moving half of the officials in the court to Taiyi City.
But in Taiyi City these days, whether it is the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai, the Third Division of Dali Temple, or Dai Zhide and others, they have long been accustomed to the weakness of Li Zhi's decision-making. Otherwise, when Li Zhi questioned Li Yifu, Li Yifu He wouldn't just twist his ass and leave without even apologizing. This is enough to imagine that Li Zhi was not very intimidating in the hearts of courtiers, especially important ministers.
Therefore, when there is a case involving the royal family, they try their best to minimize the big and trivial matter. They have become accustomed to it after so many years. In short, their purpose is to find a balance between His Majesty and the Queen, and strive to ensure that no one is offended.
When Dai Zhide saw He Lan Minzhi and others in the cell, he unconsciously used a trick to deal with Li Zhi, but unexpectedly he hit a nail on the young prince's body. Not only did he not let the prince release him, After that, they and others were reprimanded in prison.
Such tough and thunderous methods are not the courage that the current emperor possesses.
So now the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai and Dali Temple have handed over the results of the arraignment to the prince three times, but each time they were returned without even a stick of incense, but there were two more words on the file: Retrial.
The boss of the Third Division could only shake his head and sigh silently as he looked at the file in his hand. This case was too hot to handle. He Lanmin could not be killed. Ning Daoming, Xiao Shougui, and Xiao Shoudao were interceded.
Even the Japanese envoys, Dai Zhide of the Ministry of Rites and Cui Dunli of Honglu Temple, have secretly contacted them, hoping that the scope of the case can be reduced as much as possible.
Otherwise, when this happens, not only will the royal family be disgraced, but Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites will also enter a period of rectification. This is not what Dai Zhide and Liu Zhengli want to see.
The prince asked them to apologize in front of His Majesty after returning to Chang'an. They didn't care about this. They just said a few words to admit their mistakes in front of His Majesty. After admitting their mistakes, they should go to court and eat, and nothing would be affected. .
The Chief of the Third Division held the file and shook his head. He reluctantly continued to return to the residence provided by the prince, continued to negotiate, continued to review, continued to study Tang Law, and then gave the results again.
Now Taiyi City has soldiers led by Prince Liu patrolling the streets day and night, and the arrival of officers from the Third Division and other departments has also spread in Taiyi City in the past few days.
There were already rumors in the public that something seemed to be going wrong among the senior management of Datang, so they called the bosses from the Third Division and other departments over.
In addition to the patrol soldiers of Taiyi City, the people of Taiyi City, merchants, nobles, and the five surnames Qi Wang all seemed to have noticed something through their keen sense of smell.
The initial chamber of commerce selection was also held on time as scheduled. There was a huge building opposite Li Hongna's manor, and no one knew what it was for.
But today, all the merchants will go there and get a glimpse of the whole building.
The huge wooden door opened, revealing an empty hall that could accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people.
Every merchant who came in was shocked and speechless by the huge hall in front of them. It was unbelievable that such a large hall did not use a single pillar to support the ceiling above their heads. This was very difficult for them. , completely unimaginable.
Each merchant took the instruction manual in his hand and began to read it carefully after sitting down. The illiterate merchant naturally darkened his eyes and listened attentively to what the people around him were discussing.
Although the entire hall was crowded, there was not much noise.
This first chamber of commerce meeting will be completed by Bai Chun and the two ministers of the household department. While telling them all the main contents of the chamber of commerce, they will also let these chambers of commerce coming from south to north, according to which department and which area they are in. Continent, and then establish the Continent Chamber of Commerce and the Tao Chamber of Commerce, which will be managed by Taiyi City.
Li Hong took Bai Chun in his hand and drove out the main contents of the chamber of commerce with the two ministers. These were all approved by him.
The chamber of commerce will be turned into a large holding company by him. The chamber of commerce that is selected and issued a license will send three to five craftsmen to Taiyi City to study before they can return to the chamber of commerce of the continent.
Moreover, within three years, these chambers of commerce will not obtain all Taiyi City's technologies at once. They will need three years later to obtain these technologies step by step.
In doing so, Li Hong was ultimately afraid that glass and other technologies would spread to other countries. After all, in today's mixed chamber of commerce, there are still a large number of businessmen who have been bribed by royal family members, nobles, etc.
The bank was also used by Li Hong to quickly establish and introduce it to these merchants. When these merchants heard that they could buy and sell with a piece of paper without bringing money, some of them still showed doubts. .
But some larger merchants, like Dou Yi, who have already known about the existence of Feiqian, are full of confidence. These are things that he has already tasted the benefits of.
It is convenient, fast, and safe, and it can also provide certain support for merchants to continue funding when their capital chain is broken. This makes many people excited, but also feels very unrealistic.
But Dou Yi realized that this was a clear signal that Datang began to improve the status of merchants. He also had to secretly take good care of the bank launched by Li Hong, and his timing was simply superb.
Because Dou Yi knew that in fact, many businessmen present in the hall did not actually have much money to invest. Some of them came to represent the forces behind them, some wanted to cooperate with others, and some wanted to work here. In this chamber of commerce, can other ways of making money be discovered
The launch of the bank meant that the Escort Bureau had to be established, so the same express delivery was born in later generations, but this was under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The establishment of a huge business empire network has come to a successful conclusion after four days of intense operation in Taiyi City. Everything will proceed in an orderly manner.
Li Hong also achieved his goal, which was to use the chamber of commerce and businessmen to work together to successfully launch the bank, his favorite project. He believed that with the trust of these businessmen, the bank would never Just like the development in history, if you move forward slowly at a snail's pace, you will definitely develop rapidly under your own intentional promotion.
By that time, several major rivals on the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty will all be attached to the huge commercial network of the Tang Dynasty. Even then, the Tang Dynasty will not need to use iron cavalry to bring about the decline of a country.
The Tang Dynasty will also become as wealthy as the next dynasty: the Song Dynasty in a short period of time.
The Third Division placed the results of the interrogation on Li Hong's table for the fourth time. Li Hong looked at the three people below him, put the file on the table, held it down with one hand and asked, "Have Dai Zhide and others returned to Chang'an?"
"Yes, Your Highness, there are only three of us left in Taiyi City now. If Your Highness agrees to this case, we will extract them and return them to Chang'an for disposal." Cui Zhiwen, the Minister of Punishment, stood up from the sofa and said.
Li Hongruo nodded nonchalantly and said: "Let's go, Renti. As for how to deal with the Japanese envoys, Dai Zhide and Liu Zhengli, I believe they must have come to you. But what I want to say is, if there is another time, What should I do? This time I gave face to the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple. Who will give face to me next time? Or will I continue to take care of them next time something like this happens
Cui Zhiwen of the Ministry of Justice, Gao Junya of Dali Temple, and Gao Zhi of Yushitai suddenly understood that the reason why they were rejected by the prince three times before seemed to be because of the Japanese envoys whom they valued the least, not because of the three people who always insisted. The reason why He Lan Minzhi and others were not executed.
Seeing that the three of them were silent, Li Hong asked: "Why is Dai Zhide running back to Chang'an in such a hurry? The Ministry of Rites cannot be transferred without him? My father didn't issue a decree to summon him, right?"
In the first two days, which were also the last two days of the Chamber of Commerce, Li Hong still participated in several meetings of the Chamber of Commerce. In fact, his role in Bai Chun's eyes was to stand up and cheer.
The main purpose is just to make the businessmen believe that the bank's credibility is guaranteed by the prince, so everyone can rest assured and don't have to worry that this is a scam, etc.
In the end, his appearance did inject vitality and confidence into the merchants of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, with the persuasion of his two subordinates, the left and right ministers of the household department, Li Hong was pushed to the stage and gave a speech.
"The special envoy of the Japanese King requested to summon Dai Shangshu, so Dai Shangshu went back first." Cui Zhiwen watched Li Hong stretch out his hand and press down, then sat on the sofa and replied.
"I really don't understand him. What he said in the court last time was for dogs. Why is he still running over now? Oh, I'm not talking about you." Li Hong glanced at the unkind expressions on several people's faces. , hurriedly explained one last time.
"His Royal Highness, since you now allow us to pick up people, can we escort them to Taiyi City now and then return to Chang'an City?" Gao Zhizhou asked.
"Okay, let's go. The two envoys from Japan will stay or be killed directly in Taiyi City. If there is no other discussion, don't persuade them, it's useless." Li Hong looked at them and wanted to speak, and immediately refused. them.
"Your Highness, I understand how you feel. It is not an exaggeration to behead all of them for such a crazy thing, but... can we ease the relationship with the Japanese country a little?" Gao Zhi is still Yushitai. Zhou said.
"Okay, it can be relaxed. In a few days, I will report to the emperor that all the students sent to the Tang Dynasty will rush back to the Japanese country. No one is allowed to stay! Leave."
(End of chapter)