A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"If Zhao Guogong uses the price of three dollars per bucket of rice to say that it is really unreasonable for the boy to control the price of rice grain." Gu Qing continued, "Furthermore, when the boy recruited merchants, the price of Chang'an had already risen, so the reason for recruiting merchants was because the boy was willing to pay Those merchants provide goods to appease Chang'an's shortage of goods and expensive goods."

"Aside from some money, the boy's family doesn't have grain." Gu Qing continued, "How can the boy control the price of rice and grain? Are potatoes all over Chang'an and Chang'an short of food?"

There is really no shortage, the officials of the DPRK and China thought about it while watching Gu Qing speak.

Changsun Wuji didn't speak.

"Gu Qing." Li Er squinted his eyes and said again, "What Zhao Guogong said is that you control the prices of merchants. You say that Zhao Guogong wronged you, and you just tell the reason directly. Those things are known to the ministers and I."

"Return to Your Majesty, I have a few words I want to ask Zhao Guogong, and I will understand everything after asking." Gu Qing said again.

Before the court officials, Changsun Wuji faced Gu Qing and said, "Just ask."

"Okay!" Gu Qing said, "Dare to ask Mr. Zhao if people have a pair of eyes."

"Yes!" Changsun Wuji said.

Gu Qing asked again, "Do people have hands?"

Grandson Wuji: "Yes"

Gu Qing: "Do people have a mouth?"

Changsun Wuji: "Yes!"

Gu Qing: "Does the sun rise in the east?"

Changsun Wuji: "Yes!"

"Is the sun setting in the west!"

"Yes!"

"Are you a man!"

"Yes!"

"Are you controlling merchants to increase prices!"

"Yes!"

……

"I'm done asking questions!" Gu Qing bowed to Li Er.

Tai Chi Palace was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, no one spoke for a long time.

"Wow ha ha ha ha ha!" Cheng Yaojin burst into a very unkind laugh.

"Shut up!" Niu Jinda quietly kicked Cheng Yaojin.

Gu Qing smiled and said to eldest grandsun Wuji, "At first, the boy wanted to reason with Zhao Guogong, but he was too talkative. Zhao Guogong, please don't take offense."

Changsun Wuji's face was livid.

Gu Qing went on to say, "As for when the kid was recruiting merchants, those merchants have always had business contacts with Zhao Guogong in the court. The kid makes bicycles, and Zhao Guogong also makes bicycles, and the price is [-]% lower. The boy who has worked hard to dig out the business can be good." Is there a matter?"

Changsun Wuji didn't speak.

Gu Qing asked again, "Is it true that Zhao Guogong persuaded the workshops in Chang'an to suspend work and strike?"

Changsun Wuji: "..."

Gu Qing asked again, "Is there such a thing as Mr. Zhao's relationship with the Lu family's children!"

"No!" Changsun Wuji denied loudly.

"Just ask me casually, why is Mr. Zhao so excited?" Gu Qing said with a smile.

"Gu Qing, have you had enough trouble!" Li Er yelled, "Mr. Zhao Guogong secretly connected merchants, and he was fined for three years to write a book to repent! Gu Qing disrupted Chang'an's prices, fined three years for his salary, and repented on his own! Retire from the court!"

The officials saluted, and after Li Er left the Taiji Palace, the officials retreated, and Cheng Yaojin lifted his belt vigorously to the ashen-faced elder Sun Wuji and flaunted his power to leave.

Gu Qing strolled among the officials, Wang Qin stopped Gu Qing again, "Your Majesty summoned you, County Marquis."

"Oh." Gu Qing nodded, Li Er seemed to be angry, and shrank his neck subconsciously.

Followed Wang Qin and Gu Qing all the way to a water pavilion in the palace, saw Li Er and said: "My lord, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Excuse me, you are not a person who likes to salute." Li Er turned around and looked at Gu Qing, "You are much taller than when you first came to Chang'an, when you were still a kid."

"No, no." Gu Qing waved his hands repeatedly.

"I know the matter between you and Zhao Guogong clearly." Li Er said worriedly, "I don't know when it started. The original Zhao Guogong changed, it seems that it started from the beauty! Zhao Guogong is in front of me. Lying, I can see it."

"Your Majesty is called seeing through but not telling the truth, Your Majesty is wise." Gu Qing quickly flattered him.

Li Er said discouragedly, "You are different from many people in Datang. I gave you an official and you never did a good job. Every time you are driving a donkey, how many people agree with me? You say that I am wise, you I also dislike the power I entrusted to you in my heart, and I gave you a middle man to make jokes about you, why do you hate the court so much and power so much."

"Because I'm lazy." Gu Qing reluctantly gave a reason.

"Wang Qin sew this kid's mouth on me." Li Er shouted.

"Wait!" Gu Qing took two steps back and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that I am too young to take on a big responsibility! Moreover, I can't handle the ministers in the court. Your Majesty also saw that Zhao Guogong almost pushed the minister to the ground with a single sentence. Under the guillotine, the court is in dire straits, and the minister is timid."

"Are you mocking my court?" Li Er felt angry, and wanted to sew the kid's mouth with his own hands.

Gu Qing quickly said: "Don't dare, dare not! It's just that I feel that my ability is shallow, and I have no hobbies other than making money. It's like being a rich man. Your Majesty will regard it as a person with no ambitions."

"I have also seen the clues to the current prices in Chang'an. To be honest, Gu Qing, your factory has great strength and I don't trust you." Li Er said, "What Zhao Guogong said is not unreasonable. The relationship between you and Zhao Guogong From the struggle between them, we can see that no matter which one of you exerts force, or other dignitaries exert force, they can turn Chang'an's prices into a pool of muddy water."

"I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not." Gu Qing said.

"Say!" Li Er stared at Gu Qing's expression.

"I thought it was possible to establish an industrial and commercial trade union." Gu Qing thought about it according to the concept of later generations of industrial and commercial bureaus and said, "Officials from the DPRK and China intervene, which is similar to the household department, but the management is more detailed than the household department, from the workshop to the workers to the merchants. supervision, and jointly control prices with major merchants in Chang'an."

"Your Majesty also has a heart-to-heart talk." Gu Qing glanced at Li Er, "No one has the final say on the prices in Chang'an, only the people have the final say."

Chapter 185

"Confidentiality? It's really difficult for you to say a heart-to-heart." Li Er waved his sleeves and said to Gu Qing, "Gu Qing, you are also a good boy, don't you have any ideals?"

"I have ideals!" Gu Qing said confidently, "I want to become very rich, first make enough money, and then lie at home eating and drinking for a year, then go to the south for vacation in winter, and go to the north in summer to escape the heat. In spring, the buildings are full of spring flowers, and in autumn, you can go fishing in the East China Sea and ride the wind and waves.”

Such a comfortable day, I don’t know why Li Er feels that he is so wronged now, from wronged to envious and staring at Gu Qing: “Tomorrow you will be the doctor in the household department, and you will be given to listen to the government in front of the palace, and you will enter the firearms bureau to supervise the production firearm."

"Ah?" Gu Qing was surprised, what's going on?Seeing that Li Er was about to leave, Gu Qing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, have you misunderstood what I mean? I just want to be a rich man. I am too lazy to work. I have no ambitions and no business. I really can't be an official!"