Crown Tang emperor

"Your Highness, are you serious?"

When everyone around heard this, they all changed their colors.

When they bought the land in Da’anfang, although the Social Supervision Department also advertised that the Yong’an Canal would be open to navigation, they have been doing business in Chang’an for a long time, and they also knew that the Yong’an Canal was silted up and there were too many personnel obstacles in it, so they didn’t take it seriously, so When buying the land, I didn't take this matter to heart.

But now that His Royal Highness King Yong has said so, it shows that this matter is really reasonable.If Daanfang can really connect the entire water transportation system around Gyeonggi, then the land price here will inevitably rise again.And those of them who were the first to attack really made a profit.

The profit is so big that people can ignore the dignity and inferiority. Knowing that it is offensive and impolite to question face to face, some people still can't help asking.

As for Bazi Song, his expression was also fluctuating. Apart from being shocked by the value of this news, he couldn't figure out why King Yong would ask such a question.But after weighing it for a while, he still said again: "If the shogunate has such a plan, as His Highness said, then the previous plan of Xiaomin is really wrong."

When Li Tong heard what he said, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.He had a good impression of this Song Bazi. Although he had offended him in the past, he did a good job of remedying it. He had a characteristic different from ordinary merchants, so he tried to test it out.

But if this Song Bazi is still unable to avoid the profit-seeking style of merchants, there is no need to continue to pay attention.

"Xiaomin was only planning to be a villager before, but since His Highness has such a plan, Xiaomin should follow up after occupying this precious land. Originally, the cost of materials and labor here was only [-] yuan, but since Da'an Square is the gateway to the city , if the water dragon is prosperous again, and people from all over the world gather here, I would like to ask for another five thousand coins to build a majestic hall, so that people can see it, and admire the majestic capital governed by His Highness!"

After hearing this, Li Tong smiled again.Even to build a new palace in the imperial palace, the cost of a few thousand coins is more than enough. After learning about the changes in Da'an Square in the future, Bazi Song still did not change his plan, and would spend [-] coins to build the building.I have to say that this Shu businessman really took money for money.

After Song Bazi finished speaking, he made an apology, begged for pen and ink from the side, ticked off the original "Qingcheng Community Hall" on the boundary tablet, and wrote the words "Bafang Society Hall" instead.

Then he turned back again, bowed at King Yong's feet and continued: "Little people are despicable businessmen. Although they dare to follow His Highness's teachings, it is difficult to tolerate narrow plans. The Bafang Society Hall receives guests from all directions to Beijing. Please offer the shogunate!"

After Li Tong heard the words, he couldn't help being more satisfied. He stepped forward and knocked on the turban of Song Bazi, and said with a smile: "Jia Ke Shangyi, good talents are considerable. The head of the Song Dynasty has repeatedly donated money, and the shogunate should also express it , a table for you, would you like to enter the government and use your talents?"

"Small, small people... No, humble job, humble job, thank you for your reward! A humble job must serve like a dog, loyal to Your Highness!"

When Song Bazi heard this, he was overjoyed and kowtowed to the ground again and again, even his face was buried in the dust.

Chapter 0562 group merchants donated, huge horses

The society of the Tang Dynasty basically held a relatively tolerant attitude towards merchants, and it was not uncommon for merchants to become officials.

For example, Wu Zetian's father, the warrior Xun, was originally just a timber merchant, but he was able to become the founding duke with Yuan Cong's achievements, and his daughter even became the emperor.During the Zhenguan period, Pei Mingli, a wealthy businessman, also became an official, and he has been in the high position of Jiuqing.

Li Tong admired Song Bazi not because of his wealth and generous spending, but because this guy was simply too witty.As long as people are interested, their luck will not be bad, not to mention that this Song Bazi can stand out among the rich and wealthy Shu merchants, and he also has talent.

The other merchants present saw Song Bazi being called into the shogunate by King Yong, of course they were envious.Anyone with a brain knows that as long as they want to hang out in Chang'an City, it will definitely be a lot of money to catch up with King Yong.

But envy is envy, and they also saw Song Bazi's series of operations, and they really couldn't learn it.This guy is really willing to spend all his money in order to catch up with King Yong!

Not to mention the millions of dollars in donations that most of the people present couldn't even hope for, the more than 50 acres of land in Da'an Square in front of them may not be willing to give up.

Of course, there is no shortage of gimmicks in people's minds. This Song Bazi seems to use frequent tricks and regards money as dung, but compared with the Yang family who is also a merchant in Shu, he still does not know how much worse.

The Shu merchant Yang family was not even as powerful and powerful as Song Bazi before, but he only offered a woman to serve on the couch, and he was helped by His Royal Highness King Yong.Up to now, the Yang family has become a well-deserved leader among the Shu merchants by relying on Baoli Bank's flying money business, and has also become one of the few imperial merchants.

But Song Bazi is relatively stupid. He invested in Wei Wang Wu Chengsi, a short-lived ghost, and donated his daughters and money. Instead of getting anything in return, he planted a disaster for himself.Up to now, after donating all the family wealth and showing goodwill many times, he finally won King Yong's forgiveness and acceptance.

Not to mention how everyone felt, Li Tong continued to talk about the topic they were most interested in: "It is true that Yong'an Canal is open to navigation. The shogunate employs tens of thousands of people for this reason. If things go well, the Gyeonggi this summer Water transportation can go smoothly.”

Hearing what King Yong said so clearly, everyone smiled even more.The smoother water transportation is not only convenient for freight transportation, but also the cost of various materials will be greatly reduced. The gathering and dispersal of commercial goods will be more flexible, and it will also give them more room to operate in their business activities.

After a lot of praise and flattery, someone asked a question that everyone is generally concerned about: "Dare to ask Your Highness, the shogunate has worked hard to prosper and rule the people, and we have received the favor. , I hope His Highness will teach you clearly."

Hearing this question, Li Tong couldn't help but feel that these merchants are really a group of lovely people compared with those dignitaries in Chang'an City.Those people, relying on their ancestors' meritorious deeds, feel that they are entitled to share the glory with the country, and they only know how to ask, but are too lazy to give back.And these merchants in front of them are much more knowledgeable and interesting.

Of course, these merchants are not valued by the government. Although they have a large number of wealth resources, they are completely inferior to those wealthy families who control land and political resources.After being left out for a long time, they suddenly met a King Yong who was kind to them.

"The shogunate will not do useless work, and there are many things you can help."

Speaking of this, Li Tong saw that everyone's faces turned cold, probably because he thought of something bad while he was talking, so he continued: "Although money and silk items are common in department stores, they are not used. Prosperity is not of great benefit to the people's livelihood. I need you to guarantee that after building the warehouse here, you must stock up with goods in the shortest possible time and sell them well in the market! As long as there is no shortage of goods in the city, you all have made great contributions! "

Hearing this, everyone's expressions softened. Shipping and selling goods was originally their livelihood.He spent a lot of money to buy the land of Da'anfang to build a warehouse, in order to do a big job, of course there is nothing to hesitate about this.

Seeing that everyone's mood improved, Li Tong continued: "The reason why the shogunate spared no effort to repair the water transportation is that there are things that need to rely on the power of the people. Although the situation in Beijing and China has stabilized, there are still troubles in the borders. Especially the Tubo thieves, frequent bandits Longyou, take a peek at me in Anxi. Earlier, the imperial court added me to restrain the various military positions in Longyou, just to prepare for this."

"The Tubo wolves are ambitious, vicious, and greedy for China's wealth and wealth. The damage has not been short-lived, and it should be killed! Now that His Highness is in the pass, he will definitely boost the country's prestige and kill the Tibetan thieves!"

When everyone heard this, they all spoke up one after another. Some people might just agree with it casually, but some people were really filled with righteous indignation and gritted their teeth.After all, Longyou is also an important business route, but because of Tubo's intrusion, the risk has increased greatly. Not to mention the loss of goods, merchants are often in danger of dying.

Like Zhenguan and the early days of Emperor Gaozong, the real wealthy merchants in Chang'an City should be in Longyou and Anxi. However, with the increase of Tubo's plundering, especially after the First World War in Dafeichuan, business exchanges with the Western Regions have become more and more difficult. It was gradually sluggish, which allowed the merchants in central Shu to rise.

"The revolution in the capital of the gods, and the return of the country to the Tang Dynasty, is the great fortune of His Majesty. But the Hus are deeply afraid that China will be powerful, so they will inevitably have the desire to peep and disturb. If you want to maintain stability in the pass, you must beat the invading thieves hard! If you want to raise troops outside, you will inevitably have to use a lot of conscripts, and the characters will be spent on the frontier, so that the new situation in Chang'an will be shaken again."

This is all obvious, and Li Tong didn't have to deny it: "The Yong'an Canal is self-contained and connected to the Wei River. Once the flow is closed, the cultivated land in the south of Beijing will inevitably suffer from loss of irrigation. Although the shogunate has good plans, But it is inevitable to lose sight of the other, and we can only work together to tide over the difficulties.”

"Shortly after, the shogunate will move westward with its entire army, and the power of carrying animals must be used by the people. I know that you must have such reserves in the customs. After the canal is open to navigation, such reserves will definitely be idle. The shogunate quoted Regarding the military, I don't know what you think?"

After Li Tong finished talking about the shogunate's intentions, he stopped, waiting for everyone present to respond.

He originally thought that everyone had to think about it, but as soon as he finished speaking, someone raised his hand and said loudly: "Although Xiaomin is not a weapon, I am deeply grateful for His Highness's kindness. Your Highness is willing to work hard to communicate with others. How can we see His Highness being troubled by this, if we don’t work as plowing and weaving thieves! The little people are willing to bring in a thousand pack horses for the shogunate to use!"

"The little people are willing to use it! Shameless fighting skills, timid and dare not go into battle to kill the enemy, but a thief who can help the army, even if it is a horse bone to pave the way!"

"Little people are willing to enter! In the old days, they took the old way of Tuyuhun and were robbed by Tubo thieves. If the Heyuan army did not attack and rescue them, it would be difficult to return to their homeland in this life! The Tibetan thieves will not die, and China will be uneasy! Xiaomin not only sacrifices sacrifices, but also hopes that father and son will use them with the army. The scars all over the body are probably given by thieves, and they are just for profit, but if you can kill one or two thieves, you will not regret this life!"

While someone was talking, he had already stripped off his robe, revealing criss-crossing welts and scars, and his brows and eyes were full of ruthless hatred.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong couldn't help being touched, he stepped forward to help this man put on his clothes, and said loudly: "Tubo was originally born in the cold and barren place on the plateau, and he fought against the sky so hard that he could survive. This country of bandits , the products are not enough to support people, and they can only survive by plundering from all over the world. An inch of gift is obtained by asking for a foot, which is by no means a kind of etiquette. Pu is the head of the bandit, and all the ministries are united under one command, only killing can stop the evil!"

Song Bazi, who had just been summoned into the shogunate by King Yong, continued to maintain his wit and interest. While everyone was still expressing their opinions enthusiastically, he had already started to record and count with pen and paper.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction. He was also worried that everyone's response was just a moment of enthusiasm, and it might not be so easy to talk when they regained their reason afterwards.

Even if he wanted to let the shogunate staff record and leave a piece of evidence in real time, the current atmosphere full of loyalty is really not suitable for such petty behavior.Now that Song Bazi has come forward to record it, even if everyone complains, there is still a traitor among you who has little to do with the shogunate.

"His Royal Highness, the volunteers present donated more than [-] horses and animals, and the rest are also recorded in detail in various uses!"

Song Bazi quickly entered the role, walked around the crowd, and quickly finished the preliminary statistics and reported them up.

Li Tong was curious about the detailed rules of everyone's donation, but he suppressed his curiosity under the watchful eyes of everyone, and didn't take it over to read it in detail, but nodded with satisfaction.

There are more than 3 pack horses. The number seems to be not small, but the price is actually not that amazing.Horse affairs flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and folk Tibetan horses were already abundant.Animals such as draft horses, even if they are of the right age and have plenty of horsepower, the price is only a few dollars.

But still the same sentence, money is money, things are things, and money may not buy things.Although there are many horses in the prisons in the pass, the time and food used to go to and from Chang'an are not measurable by money.Especially if the war opportunity is delayed due to untimely financing, the consequences cannot be compensated by money.

"The shogunate will not benefit from your donations in vain. The communication channel is to help you gather goods and the market to prosper. As for this donation, there will be other rewards."

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Li Tong didn't hesitate, and said with a smile: "In a few days, the Social Supervision Department will clear up a batch of surplus. Anyone who donates can enter the market and sell it in the shop."

There are still some goods in Chang'an's treasury, most of which are not necessities of life, and are of various types, which are not easy to transport.If the government were to deal with it, it would waste a lot of energy and time, so Li Tong decided to package and deal with these merchants directly.

In addition to some leftovers, there are also a large number of materials that have been cleaned up from the homes of those who committed crimes and punished them some time ago. A considerable part of them also needs to be processed and can be carried out together.

After hearing the words, all the merchants present couldn't help being even more delighted.The items stored in the official treasury are of guaranteed quality, and if they can be accepted, they will definitely not worry about selling.

Before that, they responded enthusiastically to King Yong's request. In detail, they may not all be righteous and selfless.One is naturally out of awe of King Yong, and the other is that if the water transportation in Chang'an is really smooth, it will be a big expense for them to support those idle pack horses.

Seeing the rewards come so quickly now, everyone can't help feeling that King Yong is really benevolent and righteous.At least they have been doing their own business for many years, and they have never met any local officials who are willing to treat merchants in the realm so kindly.

Even for their own benefit, they are willing to help King Yong tide over the difficulties, and it is best to stay in Chang'an forever.If another official succeeds, who knows what will happen.

Chapter 0563 Tianjia virtues, together with the common people

With the deepening of the shogunate's work on accepting the Hakka people, some Hakka people have been allowed to live in the workshops, and Yongpingfang in the west of the city is one of the districts where the Hakka people were resettled.

After getting off work in the evening, Liu Yu hurried back to the workshop from the construction site of Yong'an Canal, with his hands wrapped around his chest, holding a small bag.When he reached the gate of the workshop, the gatekeeper Fang Ding was quite familiar with him, and nodded with a smile.

Yongpingfang is a common people's area in Chang'an City. Before the riots in Chang'an, there were no more than a hundred households, and it seemed quite empty.However, after the riots broke out, the government successively arranged more than 300 customer families in the workshop, which made the workshop more popular.

"Liu Sanlang, are you off work? Just wait a moment, the robe your wife sent to mend the day before yesterday has been mended, I'll take it out for you."

As soon as Liu Yu turned into Quli, he was called by a middle-aged woman who was sitting by the door. The woman turned into the door, and soon handed him a cloth robe with two pieces wrapped in it. Chicken, the woman said with a smile: "I know your wife is about to give birth, and you have to gather some energy for a journey through the gate of hell."

Liu Yu bowed and thanked him again and again, until the woman got a little impatient and waved him away with a smile, then she stopped and left, going to her home.

The native people in Chang'an City have always looked down on the guest people, but not without exception.After Liu Yu's family lived in the fang, they often helped the neighbors and were kind to others in their spare time. The people living in this kind of fang area were not of noble families, and a little help would bring great convenience to their lives, and they became familiar with each other after coming and going.

There are not many dwellings in the fang, and there is still a large piece of idle land, all of which have been sorted out and utilized by the fang residents to grow some vegetables and hemp, which is also a key income to supplement the family.

Liu Yu's home is located in Zhongqu, Fangli, with an area of ​​just over an acre. Outside there is a half-acre vegetable garden surrounded by a fence, and inside the wall is a chicken coop that Liu Yu erected in his spare time. It won't be too long. It is said that other workshops have already started to distribute chickens, ducks and other poultry, and it should be Yongpingfang's turn soon.

There were a few women in the yard, peeling the hemp and gossiping. Sitting in front of the house was a woman with a protruding belly, Liu Yu's wife. The back of her hand was slightly swollen, but she was still concentrating on smoothing the hemp.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, several women got up one after another. While greeting each other, they asked about the situation of their male servants. Many people envied and said: "Sanlang is really talented. He can still work every day after entering the officialdom. Going home to visit is not like the idiot in my family, who disappeared when he left the house at the beginning of the month, if it wasn’t for the daily rations in the workshop, he wouldn’t even know he was dead!”

These families are all Hakka families, and the men's labor performance is not bad, so the family members are also resettled in the city for temporary sojourn.Those laborers do not have much freedom of movement, and their food and lodging are all in the work camp.

The reason why Liu Yu was able to go home from work was because he was selected as a member of the government, and he could go home for half an hour every day to have a look.

It is not easy to get this quota. I don't know that I need to be of good character, literate, and have ten household insurance.Once something goes wrong with the insured, ten families will punish them. If they don't know each other well and have a deep friendship with each other, no one is willing to take such a risk for nothing.

Liu Yu briefly dealt with the women's greetings, then turned to the kitchen in the side room, poured some grains in his pocket into the clay jar, and poked his hand in, and found that the accumulated grains were enough for punching, and the corners of his mouth curled up. smile.

The shogunate servants are also paid, twenty dollars a day.And for Xu employees like Liu Yu, the wages are higher, up to [-] yuan a day. If they save all the money, they can just buy two buckets of grain in the labor camp.

The price of food in the labor camp is 25 yuan cheaper than that in the city, [-] yuan per bucket, but each person can only buy one bucket.In this way, even ordinary laborers can barely support their families as long as they work for a full day.As for these servants, they are given one meal at noon every day, and there is no limit.

To be honest, this kind of life is not a punishment, but a kind of preferential treatment for Liu Yu and others who are already displaced.In previous years, they lived in the countryside and were busy with work every year, with little leisure time, and they had no children at home all year round.

Now as long as I work, I can get money to support my family, and even after a few years, I still have the hope of being settled in Chang'an.Although the slave labor is very hard, who among them who have lost their homes does not look forward to being able to put down roots?What's more, it is the capital city of Chang'an.

So in the recent period, not only the Hakka residents who participated in the riots are working hard, but also many refugees from other places have flocked into the city.One of Liu Yu's jobs was to compile a booklet for the entire registration of these later Hakka people. He has handled thousands of people in recent days alone.

"His Royal Highness King Yong governs Chang'an, it is really a blessing for all the people!"

Thinking of the chaotic scene when a group of villagers came to Chang'an years ago, and now there are more people pouring in, but everything in Chang'an is still operating in an orderly manner.The difference between before and after is so obvious, Liu Yu is really grateful from the bottom of his heart to His Royal Highness King Yong who gave them all this stable life.

At the same time, he is also deeply proud to be able to participate in the creation of this stable life.It's a pity that one day His Royal Highness King Yong visited the camp, but he was afraid to see the nobles. If he had been able to squeeze forward enthusiastically, he might have been able to witness His Royal Highness Yong's demeanor with his own eyes, and he would have something to show off to the villagers.

After a few thoughts in my mind, Liu Yu was chopping firewood in front of the stove again. Not long after, his wife walked in with the help of the door. Liu Yu hurriedly dropped the hatchet and stepped forward to help him. Looking at the hemp dust on the lady's skirt, he couldn't help it. Complained: "One of your wives works better than two, why do you have to work so hard! It's better to raise a baby and give birth to a child with peace of mind!"

"It's not a heavy job, just gossip and gossip with your hands."

After the lady heard the words, she showed a gentle smile, and said: "Ms. Nanqusu came to see me at noon, and the delivery should be in the near future. Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Chen San both agreed to come to help with the work, so Sanlang don't have to worry about it." count."

Liu Yu helped the lady to sit by the stove, comforted the lady and said: "Song Canjun knows about my family's situation, and I am allowed to stay at home in the near future and go to work early in the morning. As long as a child is born, regardless of gender, you can directly settle in Chang'an. There are also celebration materials given.”

"His Royal Highness King Yong, what kind of benevolent gentleman is he? Sanlang, if you can follow such a master, even if you live in a concubine, you will be respected."

The woman couldn't help being surprised when she heard this, and couldn't help sighing.

When Liu Yu heard this, his eyes also brightened: "His Royal Highness, that is the benevolent and noble species that the Tang family has cultivated for many years! Such a person is born to be an envoy to the people and enjoy the destiny!"

"But I heard that King Yong is not from the same family as today's saints?"

"It doesn't matter if it's not important, don't we people have no intentions or feelings? Living in the workshop, there is also a relationship. King Yong's grace is universal, and there are countless living people. Although this life is useless, except for His Royal Highness, Who is the envoy?"

Liu Yu whispered after hearing the words, took out more than a dozen pieces of precious money from his arms, stuffed them into the hands of the lady, and then said: "Put it away carefully, after the baby is born, money will be used everywhere. I, alas, since I have nothing to do today, I still have to do contract work at night, so I won’t stay at home overnight.”

"Saburo eats before leaving."

While talking, the woman took out a piece of bread wrapped in a single cloth from her bosom and handed it forward. Living in Chang'an was not easy, and it would burn money if it started.In order for her husband to have a warm bite, the woman put the noodle cakes close to her body since the afternoon, and moistened them with her body temperature.

"If you don't eat, the food in the camp is much richer than at home. After I rush back, there will be another meal at night."

Liu Yu pushed the bread back with a smile, continued to chop firewood with his head down, and said: "You live alone at home, so don't be reluctant to start the stove. The big deal is that the neighbors share it, so you don't lose care."

After the husband and wife chatted in detail for a while, before the gate of the workshop closed, Liu Yu hurried out of the workshop to go to Gongyinghang.

There are many construction projects in Chang'an City, and the dredging of Yong'an Canal is the most important task, which needs to be rushed day and night.In order to save materials, while lighting fires at night, water was also boiled for cooking.In the cold season of early spring, hot water is also a luxury.

Not long after Liu Yu returned to the camp, officials came to inform him that Song Jing, who joined the army, wanted to meet him.After learning about this, Liu Yu didn't dare to be negligent, so he took the travel note in the camp, and hurried to Da'anfang, the south gate.

Outside the straight hall located in Da'an Square, many people lined up outside the door waiting to be summoned.Song Jing, who joined the army, managed the affairs of the guests and the people. He was so busy almost day and night that no one dared to rush him.

Liu Yu waited here for nearly an hour before it was finally his turn.After entering the hall, there were civil servants busy at their desks in the left and right corridors, and Song Jing, who joined the army in the hall, was also in the same situation. The files on the case were piled up, and there was hardly a figure sitting behind.

"Liu Yu, who is a member of the third battalion of the humble class A, has seen Song join the army."

Liu Yu stepped forward to salute and spoke.

"Liu Yu?"

After the case, Song Jing thought for a while after hearing the words, and looked up at Liu Yu before remembering: "Yes, I called you to ask, you want to go to Shuofang with the army? It is a decree that one year of military service can be exempted from crime and naturalization ? But I heard that your wife is about to give birth, and the child can be naturalized after birth, you don't know about this?"

"I know, but joining the army is not a naturalization. The younger brother was involved in the turmoil in Zhuque Street before. The lower official questioned the body, but I didn't see the younger brother. I asked many questions. I heard that there seemed to be some young men among the criminals who were sent to Shuofang. My younger brother, I want to search for it."

Liu Yu replied truthfully.

Hearing this reason, Song Jing paused at the tip of his pen, looked up at Liu Yu, and then said: "You are not allowed to go, and you will be in court tomorrow. You have a deep brotherhood, but your pregnant wife is about to give birth. Teaching is also immoral."

"Idiosyncratic..."

After hearing the words, Liu Yu's face became anxious. Before he could argue, Song Jing bowed his head to review the document again, and quickly said, "Leave your brother's name and face. If you can make use of things to benefit, I will ask someone to help you inquire."

"Thank you Song for joining the army! My brother's name is Liu Qian, he is the fifth in the family, and he is 16 years old..."

Hearing this, Liu Yu was overjoyed. He knew that even if he went by himself, he would be aimlessly looking for a needle in a haystack. If he could get Song Canjun's help, he would undoubtedly be more confident in finding his younger brother.

At the same time, in the camp of soldiers heading to the north, a young man was covering his face and sobbing, and a person next to him was woken up, and he couldn't help cursing: "Wang Wu, if you cry at night and disturb people's sleep, don't blame the old fist for responding!" !"

"I miss my family, it's none of your business! Huh, brother..."