Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Li Chengqian's heart was a little confused.

"Old Zhang, according to your estimate, how many black households are there in Suzhou City?"

Zhang Yong was apprehensive about this title.

What an honor it is to be called so close by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

These people still maintain the traditional concept.

Even if Liu Bai can teach Li Chengqian the same as the third grandson, in their hearts, Liu Bai is a person who can be seen and touched, and the prince is completely a fairy in the sky, which is beyond reach.

"Don't be afraid that the crown prince will laugh at us. The city of Suzhou is so high that the emperor is far away, and the nobles in Chang'an city don't have time to take care of them. The number of black households accumulated over the years is terrifyingly large. Roughly, there will be at least 2 people."

While talking, he secretly looked at Li Chengqian's face.

As a matter of fact, there are hidden populations in all parts of the Tang Dynasty except within the pass.

As long as there are aristocratic families in this world, hidden population is unavoidable.

For a strong man, the poll tax alone is three times a year.

If it is their own family, the poll tax must of course be paid by the main family.

In addition, there are corvee and military service.

In a man's life, he has to do corvee service twice and military service once.

The shortest is more than half a year.

Too late to work at home.

From the perspective of saving costs and expanding production, concealing the population is an inevitable trend and a helpless choice.

They were merchants and landlords at the same time.

Dozens of families, large and small, monopolize more than [-]% of the land in Suzhou City.

Who doesn't have a thousand or eight hundred tenants?

Below the tenants, there are countless servants.

The number Zhang Yong said was quite conservative.

But Li Chengqian was still taken aback by this number.

You should know that women and children, as well as the elderly over 60 years old, do not need to pay poll tax, nor do they need to serve in the military.

In other words, there is absolutely no need to conceal the existence of this part of the group.

To put it bluntly, the numbers given by Zhang Yong are all strong laborers!

This is a force capable of sweeping the world!

Zhang Yong was a little apprehensive.

He still didn't know His Royal Highness's attitude towards these black households.

The Zhang family did choose to be loyal.

However, the Zhang family is also the largest Chinese family in Suzhou.

In the past two years, they have desperately merged and acquired.

There is no doubt that the hidden population of the Zhang family is the largest after all.

Li Chengqian was no longer a brat, he could see Zhang Yong's thoughts at a glance.

"After this incident, you still reported all the hidden population. You were oppressed by some people back then. The chicness during this period can be regarded as compensation for you, but life must be easy after all. No one I hope you follow the old path of the Zhu family."

Zhang Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Besides, the crown prince has to entrust you with a secret mission!"

Zhang Yong bowed slightly.

"Please also show the prince!"

Li Chengqian glanced at Liu Da.

Liu Da handed over a small wooden box and smiled kindly at Zhang Yong.

For this former master, Liu Da always kept some guilt in his heart.

Although Zhang Yong forcibly sent him to Liu's house, the identities of the two are no longer on the same level.

It is not too much to say that Zhang Yong was raised by him.

Zhang Yong took the box, thanked him, and did not rush to open it.

He has seen this kind of box countless times.

Under normal circumstances, Datang Gold Group will use this kind of box to store official documents.

The official documents stored in this kind of box are all top secret without exception.

Some official documents, except for Liu Bai and Dou Xiaoci, the big treasurers of the Datang Gold Group, whoever will die!

"This is a backhand. Whether it is useful or not, there is no harm in preparing in advance. You have to be careful, and don't disappoint the prince's hopes for you!"

Zhang Yong's heart trembled.

Suddenly, I felt that the weight of the box in my hand was dozens of times heavier.

The establishment of Datang Gold Group was part of his efforts.

For some secrets, he is certainly not as good as those core figures, but compared to outsiders, he knows much more.

Especially in the printing and transportation of banknotes.

He is personally responsible for a lot of business.

Therefore, he knew how terrifying the things contained in this box were.

Including the box, it only weighed two or three catties, but the contents inside were enough to destroy the entire Jiangnan together.

"Is His Royal Highness a little bit?"

Zhang Yong said with a guilty conscience.

Beads of sweat dripped down his face.

boom!

Li Chengqian slapped the table with his palm, and flew into a rage!

"My own brother is almost dead, who can control the life and death of others?!"

Zhang Yong trembled in fright.

"Yes Yes!"

Li Chengqian realized that something was wrong with his emotions, he let out a long breath of foul air and waved his hands.

"Go out. During this period of time, there is no one else in Suzhou except Dou Xiaoci. Please do your best."

"Wei Chen understands!"

Zhang Yong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, turned around and walked out slowly.

Li Chengqian's face was uncertain, he didn't know whether the choice he made was right or wrong.

This is tantamount to a big gamble.

The bet won, and everyone returned home safely.

If the bet is lost, Li You's life will be lost, and even his crown prince will be shaken

Chapter 1720 This is a dead end, it is difficult to find a way out

After all, Li Chengqian still knew the depth, and his anger did not burn out his rationality.

After making a plan within his ability, he immediately sent a pigeon to tell Liu Bai the current situation.

Outside Yuezhou City, on Ergui Mountain, Liu Bai also gathered a large group of people.

It stands to reason that their side has an absolute advantage both in terms of numbers and financial resources.

If Liu Bai really followed the normal procedure to mobilize the army, or send Tai Ji's masters to Muzhou to rescue Li You, it is very likely that he fell into the enemy's trap.

They just wanted Liu Bai to do this.

When encountering this kind of thing, it is necessary to interrupt other people's routine by surprise.

Even Ma Biao and Captain Zuo attended this meeting.

The news of Li You's kidnapping cannot be concealed.

It won't be long before the court knows.

So act fast!

It is best to rescue Li You before the court reacts.

Otherwise, according to Li Er's temper, I don't know how much trouble will happen.

From the beginning to the end, Li Tai was the most calm and calm one.

As a matter of course, he became the person in charge of this meeting.

"Wogo country!"

Li Tai was in the center of the map hanging on the tent, gesturing back and forth.

"According to the information we have received now, the enemy consists of at least three aspects, and the most difficult of them is the Wa country. In comparison, the others are insignificant."

"Everyone knows our plan for the Wa country, and even many people have personally participated in this plan. Since the failure of the big brother at the back of the mountain, their power has completely collapsed. According to the news from Hosokawa Yujing According to the news, Emperor Tamura of Wa Kingdom is secretly recruiting people.”

"Although my younger brother is a bit stupid, he is not an idiot. He will definitely carry out self-help actions, and all the disciples under him are warriors who are willing to die for him without exception. Since Wa Kingdom can bypass them, we can It shows that Muzhou has long been a broken box with air everywhere!"

"What we need to do now is not to find out exactly where Li You is, but to find out what the purpose of Wa Kingdom is!"

"Judging from the current situation, there are two conditions that the Wa country will inevitably put forward. One is to let our envoys withdraw from the territory of the Wa country, and the other is to return their resources. In my opinion, Emperor Tamura will not directly contact the court Negotiation, after all, the people who go to the Wa country are all selected by us."

Li Tai's thinking was very clear.

To put it simply, the Wa Kingdom seized the weakness of the Tang Empire.

Not everyone is like Wa, who can give up everything for the benefit.

For a few catties of food, even the princess can sleep with someone casually.

In the Tang Empire, the importance of the prince is self-evident.

I have to admit that the eyes of Japanese people are still very keen.

If Li You was in danger, not only would there be turmoil within the royal family, but also those who were loyal to Li You would not be able to live in peace.

Under many chain reactions, Datang's plan to promote banknotes may even run aground.

This is something no one wants to see.

Over the past few years, both the imperial court and the Liu family have paid too much for the promotion of banknotes.

In addition, the promotion of banknotes is not the ultimate goal, but they hope to rule the world by using bloodless methods.

It can be said that the people of the Japanese country firmly grasped the seven inches of the Tang Empire.

Li You can't die!

No one can bear the price of his accident.

At the same time, it also shows that the country of Wa has reached the point of jumping over the wall in a hurry.

They didn't even think about how merciless revenge they would suffer from Datang after they failed to kidnap Li You.

"Let me add a few words!"

Liu Bai, who hadn't said a word since the beginning of the meeting, suddenly stood up.

Li Tai retreated.

"Since the enemy dares to kidnap Li You, we are sure that we will not be able to find their place of residence. It is obviously unrealistic to send someone directly to find them. After all, Jiangnan is not my Liu Bai's house. My opinion is that we should first send People go to Muzhou to negotiate with them, as long as they sacrifice some interests and get Li You back, it will not be too late to talk about other things later."

Liu Bai's words were very plain, but those who are familiar with him can see that at this moment, his mood is not calm at all.

Li Ke at the side also noticed that Liu Bai was holding a letter in his hand, which had already been crumpled by him.