Take the mall to Datang

"Chen Changshun." Isn't this guy in charge of the brothel? Why did he come here? There are so many strange things. Does the brothel owner want to develop agriculture?

Yuan Shan was very curious, but Chen Changshun greeted him after looking at him, as if he was just here to see the fun.

Suddenly Xue Kai stood up and said: "In business talk business, since the chamber of commerce can unite, then we can too. Is my nephew interested in uniting? Or I will give you [-] gold."

"Since Uncle Xue has said it, then my Zheng family will also give out 2 taels of gold, and also guarantee to complete the quota. Chairman Zhang will not mind." Zheng Qi said.

Yuan Shan listened for a while and added that Hao Dayi was beside him explaining that the competition in the business circle of Datang is still very fierce, and rich people like the Zheng family and the Xue family are in the same camp, and they don't need to rely on the chamber of commerce to do business.

On the contrary, the chamber of commerce is a combination of rich businessmen who are equally high and low. From the perspective of competition, they are conflicting interests.

In the market competition, if there are so many plates, whoever occupies more, others will have less. Can this not be a conflict?

Yuanshen suddenly felt that the Datang commercial district had become more fun. The industries he operated were almost all monopolized. Limestone had already impacted the internal industry before, but it was not obvious without large-scale promotion. The best in the competition.

"If you want to join the cotton planting project, please fill in the format at the end of the project introduction given to you. No matter whether you are united or not, there is only one name in the report, such as the name of a certain chamber of commerce, a certain store, and now you want To invest in this project, write out the amount and hand it over to Ben.” Yuanshan said.

Yuanshan decided not to mention the subsidy. Only one tax exemption for one year is enough to attract businesses.

Rice paper, pen and ink are all ready-made, and the format of the declaration form is not complicated. The things that need to be done by the merchant are written very clearly on it, just tick and choose.

Soon, 23 declarations were collected, and Hao Dayi calculated carefully, his eyelids twitched, and said: "Master Hou, the estimated total investment of the project is 18 taels, more than four times the expected amount."

"All of you here are Datang business operators, Datang's blessing, time is very urgent, now start to register with Tuntian Yuanwailang, and sign the project contract, the project subsidy will be judged according to the results of your cotton harvest. , Line up in an orderly manner to register." Yuan Shan said.

Then all irrelevant personnel were invited down the third floor, leaving 23 people to register.

When the contract is filled out, it will be notarized on the spot, and the big seals of the two Yuanwailang will be buckled up to see that it is official.

After the contract was signed, Yuan Shancai said: "Congratulations, you have earned the priority to develop this project."

After signing the contract, the matter is settled. If the merchant breaks the contract, or drives up the price when receiving the goods, or does not sell to the court, then they have to weigh their heads.

In fact, Yuan Shan didn't like this very much. This was simply an overlord's clause. However, these businessmen still tried their best to do this business. The world of local tyrants really didn't understand.

The next thing is the work of Liu Tong, a member of the field, to explain the specific situation to the merchants, and the chief officials of the Ministry of Industry will go to the Zuixian Tower to conduct on-site work and complete various document procedures. What happened to Yuan Shan.

Entering the hut, seeing Li Xiuning, he said: "Princess, I have completed the task, and please arrange the next thing, Your Highness the Princess."

"Well, you've done a good job. This is the first time you've called yourself a courtier in front of me. How does it feel to be condescending? Why don't I ask my father to make you an official?" Li Xiuning said lightly.

"Write more about the princess' kindness, and don't mention this matter. If there is nothing else, I will leave." Seeing that Li Xiuning didn't respond, Yuan Shan turned around and left immediately.

In the afternoon in the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan slowly put the secret book on the table. This morning, a few words mobilized the merchants to invest 18 taels in Chengdu, and all the court had to pay was to wait for the cotton to be recycled.

18 taels is nothing to the Tang Dynasty, but if you want to spend a sum of money casually, it is not just a matter of spending it. If there is no profit from reselling and processing mentioned in Li Xiuning's booklet, he, the emperor, may not be able to promise this thing.

The reason why the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was so talkative was that although the money spent was from his private treasury, after spending it, it could not only promote local development, but also make money back. No one would do such a thing.

Even if the imperial court recycles cotton, it will still be spent from the treasury.

As far as the emperor is concerned, at least he has made meritorious deeds. When the time comes, the ministers will have a reason to praise him. How could he not agree.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was still very powerful, he could do whatever he wanted, even if the ministers objected, he could insist on it, just like Li Yuan wanted to destroy Buddhism. People are against it.

On the second day, the city gates of Chang'an City had not been opened early in the morning, but the city of Chang'an became lively. The long motorcades were like running water, directly occupying several streets, which alarmed the officers and soldiers of the city gate.

Chapter 136

At the entrance of Yuanjia shop in Hepingfang, Zhang San held a green onion in one hand, and a pancake in the other hand, and it was delicious to chew.

All of a sudden, there was a long convoy during the adjustment. The gates of the city were not open at this point, and I didn’t know which carriage it was going for.

"Brother Ma, come out and watch the fun!" Zhang San shouted into the house before he could finish the pancake in his mouth.

"What happened." Ma Zhou walked out with the same pancake in his hand.

It's so cold this day, and Zhang San has a habit in the morning, that is, to look outside the street before opening the door, maybe to enjoy the silence of the early morning, but at the moment, he is completely confused, and he saw that he was still in the street just now. The wave team is approaching, and there are several more waves.

"I'll go, come back quickly." Ma Zhou originally wanted to join in the fun, but there were too many people and cars, so he dragged Zhang San back.

"What's the matter today? There are so many convoys leaving the city so early." Ma Zhou asked suspiciously.

Zhang San also looked ignorant at this time, how could he know what happened.

It is said that after the merchants signed the contract yesterday, after careful study with the people from the Ministry of Industry for an afternoon, they began to prepare at home overnight. The food, money, and every merchant dispatched at least a hundred people, thinking about the first time. Time to occupy a good place in Chengdu.

I didn’t hear that before the gate of the city was opened, all the convoys of more than [-] companies were dispatched, and that’s not all, those merchants who didn’t write contracts and wanted to open up wasteland already wrote a book with Tuntian Yuanwailang yesterday. This agreement means that they can follow the convoy to reclaim land to grow cotton.

The merchants went crazy, and many of those small merchants smelled the smell of copper coins, so they rushed forward and even blocked their fortunes, and the more and more people gathered.

A long motorcade gathered in front of the city gates in several streets. It was so lively early in the morning. Many people who had nothing to do were watching the excitement. Later, it was even rumored that the Turkic people were about to come in, and these businessmen moved south with their families. , All of a sudden, some wealthy households were surrounded, and they began to order people to pack their things and prepare to run away.

I don't know why these people want to join in the fun. Later, there are more and more people, and they usually can't get out of the city gate. Only then did some people understand the situation and know that these merchants are doing business. down.

The fleet has reached tens of thousands of vehicles, and the number of people is ridiculously large.

After the drum sounded, the gates of the city were opened before the convoy moved forward. As soon as they went out, three captains and three battalions of soldiers and horses were waiting for them. There were about 800 people in this army. It was intended to escort these businessmen to Chengdu.

It took two hours for Huhula to get out of the city, that's right, more than four hours, because there are still many convoys and people waiting outside the city.

Taiji Palace, it was the morning court, and someone reported to Li Yuan about the traffic jam in Chang'an City in the morning, and wanted to report those merchants for the crime of disturbing public order.

"Jiancheng, do you think the businessman should be punished?" Li Yuan asked casually.

"Returning to my father, my son thought that the businessman disturbed the law and order of Chang'an for his own selfishness, so he should be warned, and the participants should be severely punished." Li Jianmin said.

"..." Li Yuan had no expression or words, and the court was even more silent.

"Father, my son has something to say." Li Shimin stood up and said at this moment.

"Let's listen to it." Li Yuan said lightly.

"Businessmen are selfish in their pursuit of profit, but they made money and goods circulate in the Tang Dynasty and enriched the people. At this time, there are advantages and disadvantages. If the merchants are severely punished for this time, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public." Li Shimin said.

Obviously Li Shimin held objections, but he didn't say what he said later, he just named the key points, and the final conclusion was that their father would come down.

Li Yuan knew exactly what was going on with the merchants, but he is an emperor who pays attention to the unpredictability of the king's heart, so it's okay to ask people to guess it casually. After pretending to be deep for a while, he said: "It's nothing to do with state affairs, let's talk about other things." .”

This topic was directly rejected by Li Yuan, which obviously meant that there was nothing to do, and the officials of the imperial court thought that there were so many things, and one thing more is worse than one thing less, so they can relax a bit.

"Father, the Turkic people are rampant and bothering my Tang Dynasty, and my ministers request to lead troops to fight." Prince Li Jiancheng said suddenly.

No one in the court heard anything, Li Yuanji also stood up at this time and said: "Father, I am willing to follow my elder brother to fight against the Turks."

Li Yuanji has long wanted to go out and fight the Turkic people. He has extraordinary martial arts skills. In terms of military strength, these brothers of the Li family are definitely superior to those of the Li family, except for Li Xuanba, because this is not a level comparison at all, let alone Li Shimin last year. Having made military exploits repeatedly, they will not be able to find An Nai enough, thinking that with such military exploits, you, the King of Qin, can only get it by yourself. Another aspect is that Li Jiancheng does not want Li Shimin's achievements to increase, which will be detrimental to his position as the crown prince.

"Well, my son Jian Jian, Yuan Ji is very brave, and he knows that it is a good thing to share the worries of the Tang Dynasty." Li Yuan said that when leading troops to fight, his expression is very formal, and he has never been ambiguous in military matters.