Li Hong ignored the anger in the eyes of King Cao Li Ming. Even if you find your brother Li Zhi, you will still be unable to do anything about this matter. You cannot be the same as the person who obtained the permission order. If so, Hu Isn't it useless for the subordinates to show mercy
"This is already the biggest discount Taiyi City can give. This is good, but it will save you a lot of worries. You don't have to worry about the quality of all products and the recruitment of craftsmen, and it will save you a lot of unnecessary troubles. "
"Hong'er, you are right, but in this way, we will also lose greater profits, right? A few years later, when you gradually delegate the production laws to businessmen with licenses, we will not be dead. ? "Princess Honghua no longer thinks about restoring the country, but is focused on establishing her status as a princess in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Hong knew very well the allusions of Dou Mi En and Sheng Mi En Enemy, and now he was facing such a problem, but for him, it could never be avoided. The bowl of water of the royal clan, no matter how hard he tried, It's impossible to be fair.
"The East Market in Chang'an alone is divided by commodities. There are 220 industries and more than 3,000 stalls and shops. And these do not include the handicrafts under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, the Shaofu Supervisor, the General Supervisor, and the Military Supervisor. They The ones in charge are specially built for the royal family. Uncle Cao, are there items you built for the royal family? And if I remember correctly, you don’t have any craftsmen, they are all prisoners, official slaves and maids who don’t need to pay. Your own official household." Li Hong said lightly while sitting at the top. King Cao's face turned green and red. He didn't expect that Li Hong knew him so thoroughly.
Zong Chuke behind him was even more shocked when he heard the prince's words. The prince was young and had not long been appointed to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but he knew so much about Chang'an Commercial Affairs. These figures were probably other officials from the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Household Affairs. It’s hard to explain clearly at once, right? In my heart, I had a little more respect for the young prince.
"Grandma Huang, you just gave the silk and linen weaving to others, right? Now you are in Luoyang, using the waterway to transport a lot of good things from the south, right? Silk from Henan Province, cloth from Jianghuai, these are all top-quality things. , there are at least three pieces from your house in Luoyang, right?"
Princess Qianjin remained silent. What Li Hong said was right, because she no longer valued Si Ma's profits, and at the same time, in order to obtain Taiyi City's products, she replaced them with others.
Moreover, these brocade, embroidery, damask, Luo, silk, 絁, 笴, etc. were all knocked from the hands of Li Hong when Wu Mei went to Luoyang and gave them to her, which suddenly solved the problem of financial constraints in her house.
This is another reason why Li Hong didn't give her a permission order this time. These silks, etc., were picked out by Li Hong from the hands of Chengyang and Xincheng.
Because of this matter, after Li Hong returned to Chang'an, he was beaten by his two aunts. On the contrary, Lan Ling was relieved because she had nothing to lose.
When Li Hong gave him this item, Princess Qianjin loved Li Hong to the core. Now because of the incident in Taiyi City, she hates Li Hong to the core again. This also proves what Li Hong just thought. : Dou Mi En, Sheng Mi Qiu.
With Li Hong's intervention in the economy of the Tang Dynasty, the silk and satin that could be used as physical currency gradually lost the qualification to continue to be the currency of the Tang Dynasty.
Coupled with the rapid rise of Taiyi City, the wealthy people and officials of the Tang Dynasty were forced to involuntarily take the large amounts of copper coins stored in their hands to the market to buy new things, thereby accelerating the circulation of copper coins and alleviating the problem of the same coin at that time. If there is not enough, the primitive economy of bartering cloth is needed.
Coupled with the strong suppression of private manufacturing and misuse of copper coins, in the past year or two, Datang has fully implemented the purpose of copper coins as the only universal currency.
This is why when the Daming Palace was rebuilt, Li Hong was willing to spend about 70% of the cost for the construction, because the construction of the Daming Palace could completely make the economy of the neighboring areas of Guanzhong full of vitality.
All the copper coins earned by Taiyi City were repurchased for a considerable part of the time and turned into items. After processing and reprocessing, advanced production of clothes and footwear, etc., the economy of the Tang Dynasty began to slowly develop. regular.
Under such circumstances, Datang's economy has become a brand new economic giant. In this era, no country can compete with it.
Therefore, under Bai Chun's careful calculation, it is difficult to find many copper coins in the entire Taiyi City. Coupled with the operation of the now named "Royal Bank", the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty have become the only currency of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course he thought about changing copper coins to promote more copper coins to flow into the market, but with the emergence of banks and discussions with his father and mother, he couldn't get their support every time, so he delayed again and again. The problem of transforming copper coins has not yet been solved.
When he, Li Zhi, and Wu Mei were in the palace, and he sketched portraits of Taizong Li Shimin and the empress' eldest grandson, he thought about using their faces to make new copper coins.
In the end, they were unanimously rejected, and Li Hong was reprimanded that this was not in line with etiquette at all. Even if the copper coins were to be modified, their portraits should be used.
Li Hong rubbed his neck and asked unconvinced why? Li Zhi and Wu Mei slapped each other on the back of his head, which answered his question.
Only later did he realize that the concept of this era was still based on the view of God's destiny. When a new emperor ascends the throne, no matter how wise and powerful the previous emperor was, how accomplished both in civil and military affairs.
It is impossible for the new emperor to come out and exert influence after he ascends the throne. Of course, the portraits in the temple cannot be counted.
So it has been postponed again and again until now, and Li Hong has not completely solved the matter of transforming copper coins.
While Li Hong and his clan members were still bargaining, on the official road approaching Taiyi City, a carriage slowly approached the gate of Taiyi City.
The large carriage drove in the middle of the official road, and there were more than a hundred official guards in front, back, left, and right, which made the merchants from Taiyi City who came and went couldn't help but stick to it when they met. He walked on both sides of the road, waiting for a group of people to pass by, and then slowly walked onto the official road.
At the same time, he looked back at the carriage from time to time, wondering in his heart who he was, who could go to Taiyi City with such a grand display.
Cheetah and Jingzhe, one on the left and one on the right, followed closely behind the carriage. Their expressions were dejected, as if they were mourning for their heirs.
Before they could report the news to Taiyi City, they were stopped by Lian Tie. When they saw the carriage, they immediately knew that the queen had quietly arrived at Taiyi City without notifying the prince.
And the hundreds of guards in front of and behind him are probably already the queen's streamlined and streamlined entourage, right
Wu Mei was sitting on the carriage at this time, looking at the looming Taiyi City in the distance on the horizon. Without the tall city wall, everything seemed so awkward in her eyes, just like running on the street without any clothes. Similar.
Some conspicuous buildings have slowly appeared in her sight. Looking from a distance, they give people a quiet and peaceful feeling.
"Lian Tie, let them take me to visit Helan Minzhi first." The maid opened the window and said to Lian Tie outside.
"Yes, I obey your order."
After Lian Tie replied to Wu Mei's words, he said to Jingzhe with a half-smile and gloating: "Go, tell the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and Yushitai to pick you up, but remember not to inform His Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, you all know the Queen’s temper very well.”
Jingzhe looked at Lian Tie with an accommodating look, meaning, can you be lenient and let him say hello to his master? Otherwise, the master's buttocks will be swollen for several days.
Lian Tie sighed softly, he didn't want to be like this, but the queen was close at hand. If he resisted the order, he would be the one to be punished by the queen.
Although he also knew that not allowing His Highness the Crown Prince's people to report to His Highness the Crown Prince would cause the Crown Prince to attack him, but at any rate, this was still a long way from Taiyi City, so he could only take a step first to see what happened. .
Then he whispered to Jingzhe: "As slaves, we can't help ourselves. His Highness the Crown Prince is open to the slaves going to Chongwen Hall to study. I am naturally grateful, but now..."
"Then you can take care of yourself." Jingzhe touched Lian Tie's shoulder, took a horse from the guard in front, and ran quickly towards Taiyi City.
Naturally, he had to obey the Queen's will, so Jingzhe, who was riding on horseback, had no choice but to pray secretly for his master in his heart.
The carriage stopped in front of the huge copper coin in Taiyi City. Wu Mei looked at the vulgar copper coin through the window, and her mind was filled with the image of Li Hong who deserved a beating.
"I'm afraid this is that little brat's idea, right? By setting up such a copper coin here, he wants to tell the world that today's Tang Dynasty princes love money as much as their lives?" Wu Mei was naturally wearing slippers in the carriage, feeling comfortable , leaning on the soft cushion gracefully and muttering to himself.
The palace maid Banmei, who was also the one Li Hong liked more, looked at Wu Mei's expression and said with a low smile: "Queen, maybe His Highness the Crown Prince wants to tell the world about Taiyi City's industry and signs."
"I think this is the little brat's bad taste, just to make himself happy and smooth. In short, His Highness the Crown Prince is very majestic in Taiyi City during these days." Wu Mei waved her hand and signaled to Lian Just keep moving forward.
I have never seen such a large team at the gate of Tongqian. I couldn't help but look at such a huge team. They all stayed away or walked closely on both sides of the street to leave enough space for the team.
There are too many high-ranking officials and powerful people in Taiyi City these days, and the people of Taiyi City are becoming more and more sophisticated. Although they are curious about who these people are, they will never stay where they are to watch the fun or whisper. After asking about it, they all took a few glances and then continued to do their own things.
(End of chapter)