Li Hong, who seemed to be looking around nonchalantly, suddenly smiled and knocked on the table with his chopsticks to signal to a few people: "Why are you nervous? This is Taiyi City. Listen, listen to what these people are talking about."
When several people heard Li Hong's words, they were stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Hong's interested expression, and then began to listen attentively to the conversations of these people in the hall.
I only heard a person at the next table say: "Shopkeeper He, no matter what, you have to help me with this. When we came here, our eyes darkened and we relied on our relationship with you."
Another person said in embarrassment: "Oh, no. This time Taiyi City is in a turmoil. Don't talk about us, there are just so many..." The man looked around warily, then deliberately lowered his voice and said: "There are just so many Chang'an The high officials in Luoyang and Luoyang all sent people to contact my nephew, hoping to see if they could win over Miss Bai. This is a difficult matter. "
The topic on the other side is naturally inseparable from these themes: "Sir, didn't you say that you and Miss Bai have a relationship? Can you see if we can get ahead of the others and connect with Miss Bai?"
"Don't worry about this. This time, whether it's Miss Bai from Taiyi City or the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, we have people working for them. In two days, when I am free, I can meet them. There is no way we can get ahead of others.”
"I heard that even people from the five surnames and Qiwang came here. Dou Yi, the richest man in Chang'an City at that time, also came with his barbarian nobleman Mi Liang. It is said that they have friendship with Princess Xincheng. I'm afraid, this time Dou Yi needs to get permission from the Ministry of Revenue first."
“….”
After listening attentively for a long time, until Li Hong and the others finished their meal, there was an endless stream of people in the hall, still discussing matters of quota and permission.
And Li Hong also heard, who is the most popular in the eyes of these merchants now? They don't know any dignitaries, but they also have their own way to get close to the core figures, and that is to start from the restricted area of Taiyi City.
Find a breakthrough from the person in charge of each area in Taiyi City, hoping to get in touch with Bai Chun through them.
But from what I heard, none of these people really came with a background, but they were all real business people who were working hard for a living.
What Li Hong values the most this time is them, because he believes that although these people may have small businesses, they are running the business with their heart. They know how to create and improve, and know that in the fiercely competitive market, only by having the courage to innovate can they succeed. stay alive.
As for those merchant spokesmen with government and clan backgrounds, they do not develop for the sake of development, they do it to please their masters and earn more money.
They will use their backgrounds to speculate and get it easily. They will not think about innovation. They will only think about how to monopolize and how to make the original things bring them greater profits.
Li Hong felt that he had heard enough, and then said calmly to Bai Chun and others: "Did you hear that? How to continue to develop the economy of the Tang Dynasty, which is almost stagnant, we have to rely on them, not the royal family members or high-ranking officials. noble."
Bai Chun nodded silently. Now he understood why the prince chose to eat in the hall instead of upstairs or in the manor. His purpose was to find out whether these real businessmen were worth his support. .
"Okay, let's go back. It's almost done. That's all the useful news." Li Hong stood up quietly, and Xia Zhi hurriedly moved his chair to make it easier for Li Hong to go out.
When the shopkeeper at the door saw Li Hong approaching, his calves began to tremble involuntarily. This was the current prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he appeared in front of him alive. This was a blessing that he had cultivated for several lifetimes.
When Li Hong passed by him, he patted the shopkeeper's shoulder with praise and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Not bad."
"Thank you... Yes, thank you very much..." The shopkeeper spoke nervously and incoherently, his legs went weak and he almost knelt on the ground.
Li Honghun didn't care and walked out first under the protection of Hua Meng and others. Bai Chun was the last one to come out. When she was at the door, she saw a commoner who passed by her and secretly handed a note into his hand.
The two of them passed each other with expressionless faces. Bai Chun looked at Li Hong who was joking with Xia Zhi and others in front of him, took the time to glance at the note, and then put it in his sleeve pocket.
Although it was late at night, many restaurants, tea shops, etc. were still decorated with lights and colorful, and there were a lot of customers, especially the barbarian taverns, where the barbarian women danced the Hu Xuan dance in a flamboyant way, with their unique clothes leaking out. Her snow-white thighs and slender waist make many people linger over her.
Under the bright palace lanterns on both sides of the streets of Taiyi City, some small vendors hawked their goods uniformly according to the divided areas, attracting the passing crowds.
Bai Chun thought for a while and then walked quickly to Li Hong and said, "Sir, you let the two people who have been looking for him for two years find him."
"Who?" Li Hong looked at Xia Zhi, happily holding several bunches of candied haws, a specialty snack in Taiyi City. asked in confusion.
"Ming Chongyan and Du Yuanji." Bai Chun took the candied haws in Xia Zhi's hand and handed it to Li Hong, who was in a daze.
"Oh, where are they?" Li Hong asked.
These two people were people he valued very much, although Ming Chongyan later became an official of the Tang Dynasty. But before he became successful, like Du Yuanji, he was a quack magician. Later, he muddle-headedly cured his father's headache, and actually started a smooth official career.
And Li Hong wanted him, firstly because of the 'Medicine Room', and secondly because he didn't want the court to be a mixed bag. There were all kinds of officials. These people were destined not to be important ministers in governing the country, but only to cheat on food and drink.
It's best to get them into your own hands before you get rich, and let them play their best value in the 'Medicated Food Room'.
"We just entered Taiyi City not long ago. We didn't know that they were the people we were looking for, but because of Xiao Shoudao and Xiao Shougui, we were able to confirm their identities."
"It's a good idea. Don't alert them first. Just monitor every move carefully." After hearing the news, Li Hong felt scratched in his heart. He still valued this issue as to whether the 'Medicinal Food Room' could continue to be fully promoted. Ming Chongyan and Du Yuanji.
After the group of people returned to the manor, Li Hong took a rough look at the Chamber of Commerce plan that Bai Chun brought, and then rested. After all, he had been traveling for a day, and his body of more than ten years old was already a little sleepy. .
It was already three o'clock in the morning the next day, and Li Hongcai was reluctantly helped out of bed by Bai Lu and Xiao Han. He still had a ponytail draped behind his head. Now that no one was caring about him, his life was naturally bubbling with beauty.
He has the final say in everything. He no longer has to be cautious and fearful every day like when he was in the East Palace, and the two big bosses who were separated from the East Palace by a wall no longer monitored him. Moreover, he also lacked the dispensable restraints placed on him by the Yushitai.
With Xia Zhi, Bai Chun, and Xiao Xue waiting on them, they finished their meal in a hurry and boarded the carriage that had been waiting at the door for a long time. Their destination for this trip was naturally the restricted area of Taiyi City.
The restricted area of Taiyi City has tall walls and strict protection, while the restricted area is more like the inner city of Taiyi City. It is close to Taiyi Mountain and built on the mountain. The entire layout cleverly utilizes the entire mountain structure, including Some caves have been put to excellent use.
The carriage slowly walked out of Taiyi City and drove to the foot of Taiyi Mountain for only half an hour before approaching the gate of the restricted area.
A huge skull at the door gave people a sense of warning. Naturally, this was something Bai Chun wanted to tear down, because it was all that man's bad taste.
And in this restricted area, there are skull signs in every area. They can be seen everywhere. Every time Bai Chun is in a bad mood, he will mistake the skull for Li Hong and curse him in his heart.
The carriages passed smoothly, and the streets inside were as wide as Taiyi City, with each area clearly separated.
As the carriage slowly drove in, Li Hong and others first arrived at the glass-making site, where they had been waiting for a long time.
After Li Hong jumped off the carriage, the two of them hurriedly saluted: "I've met you, little man."
"Get up, you two are much more handsome than before, Gaga, let's go, take me in and have a look." Li Hong said nervously.
The entire glass-making area is also very large. After visiting all the processes, Li Hong finally came to the finished product area.
Looking at the neatly arranged glass on both sides, his face began to look a little gloomy.
When a cart of glass was loaded onto the cart and prepared to be transported away, Li Hong stopped the carriage and slowly walked to the entrance of the carriage. Under the sunlight, the glass on the carriage reflected dazzling light.
"Bai Chun, where are these glasses going to be shipped? Who are they for?" Li Hong stared at the glass, but the anger in his tone had already made the hearts of several people around him tighten.
"Sir, these glasses are sent out of the restricted area and are shipped to the countries in the Western Region for their share." Bai Chun was a little overwhelmed by Li Hong's silent anger.
"Then can you tell me what's going on with the bubbles on the glass?" Li Hong continued to ask without saying anything.
The calm tone made Bai Chun, Xia Zhi and others feel as if they felt the prelude to the coming storm.
Bai Chun found that his little hands were soaked with sweat, and his whole body seemed a little stiff. He originally thought that after so many years, he was no longer afraid of him, but he didn't expect that when this man got angry, he was still so scared. I even felt like I was suffocating.
"Yes, Master." Bai Chun said bravely, with a trembling voice: "According to standards, these glasses are all defective products."
"Then why did you have to transport them out? How many are there in total? Smash them all. Go to the 'Medicinal Food Room'." After finishing speaking, Li Hong left without looking back.
Xia Zhi and others hurriedly followed, leaving Bai Chun standing there, still shaking uncontrollably.
(End of chapter)