Crown Tang emperor

Chapter 0201

Organizing a company is not a short-term job, and Li Tong's thinking needs to be supplemented, so in the next few days, Tian Dasheng is only asked to go out to inquire about some ways to buy old clothes, and by the way, learn to make up for it in the palace Knowledge.

Having said that, although there are quite a few assistants in Prince Li Tong's mansion, there are a few eunuchs who can really read and write and entrust secret affairs.Of course, there are not no truly literate assistants, but after all, there is still a barrier, and they are not as humble and usable as eunuchs.

A residential building was separated from the backyard of the palace, and it was used as a school room, where Su Yansi, the head of the school, taught some characters and mathematics.The teaching material was written by Li Tong himself, basically at the elementary school level, commonly used words, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and of course several methods of chart recording are indispensable.

Charts may not be able to save the country, but they can make things more concise and efficient.Anyway, Li Tong couldn't stand the recording method of the Tang people's journals, so the records of the palace's account books were changed to charts a long time ago.

At present, only Tian Dasheng and his son, Feng Changsi and others are studying in the Fuzhong.In the coming year, after the transformation of the storage base in Gande Township is completed, Li Tong plans to move this small school to the headquarters of the Old Clothes Club, adopting orphans and expanding its scale.

The renovation of the West Garden has also started, under the command of a supervisor from the right school office of the imperial court's battalion repair supervisor, and all the artisans under Hegong County are used.Because it is not a construction within the rules and regulations, all materials and materials need to be prepared by the Fuchu.

Li Tong simply handed over the responsibility of purchasing materials to Yang Juren. Yang Juren was an official of the River Drainage Department. He was supposed to deal with merchants from the two cities frequently.

Even if he was greedy, he still spent his aunt Princess Taiping's money. If that guy was really daring and did too much, he would definitely not let him handle the money and food matters of the palace in the future.

At the same time, Li Tong also summoned Su Yue from Xiushanfang into the mansion, and asked him to contact the Chinese scholars in the mansion. While preparing for the examination, he was also responsible for contacting the Xu family in the ban.Xu is currently serving as a female official of the Siyuan in the ban, responsible for planting flowers and trees in the palace, just in time to get some good seedlings from the ban to enrich his home garden.

Princess Taiping visited frequently during this time, besides visiting her son, of course she also discussed with Li Tong about her wedding ceremony.

"San Lang is indeed a good plan. If it wasn't for your advice, I will inevitably be fooled by the Wu family and lose face this time!"

Speaking of this matter, Princess Taiping's face was quite resentful. The etiquette proposed by the Ministry of Rituals is to salute in the morning and not in the dark. Take advantage of the prosperity of the afternoon sun to drive away the yin of mourning and decline.

Not to mention whether there is any truth to this argument, perhaps the Wu family felt that such a ostentation would show their favor and prosperity, but Princess Taiping has a strong self-esteem, and she regards this marriage as a disgrace. Traveling all over the city and ostentatiously, it is unbearable!

Now that the envoys for marriage have special discussions on special matters, Princess Taiping has greatly increased her right to speak about the wedding, and of course she must pay back the humiliation.

All the discussions before the Ministry of Rituals were vetoed, and everything will be discussed from the beginning. Since the marriage is special and cannot be followed by customary etiquette, then there is no need to discuss whether to marry or not, and when the princess will enter the ceremony. Visit the door to ask for honor, and become a ceremony in the princess mansion.

In fact, instead of listening to the princess's complaints, Li Tong had heard about the details of this ceremony.Shi Sizhen and Zhang Jiazhen, assistants of his family, are currently serving as chief inspectors of the school's Spring Official Ritual Department, helping to search for scriptures and discuss rituals. Of course, they must report to the government in detail how things are going.

"The Xiaozong of the Wu family is only dependent on the relatives of the emperor. The aunt's family is the jewel of the family, and her favor has declined. Her family cannot be polite and solemn, but it will make people laugh at the king's kindness. If you want to be good, should you be righteous? Getting started depends on whether he is talented or not!"

Li Tong was already restless, but now he was helping his aunt with something, so he was naturally full of enthusiasm.Add oil and vinegar to encourage Princess Taiping to continue to persevere, and then said: "At that time, each of the two families will invite literary guests, and they will respond from each other. If the relationship is not good, even if they go to the hall, they will only be able to sit on the mat..."

"Sanlang is really, really funny, let's do it like this!"

Princess Taiping was in a bad mood, but when she heard Li Tong's bad idea, she couldn't help laughing.

Compose poems at weddings to urge make-up to be married, which is originally a timely ritual.If it's just an ordinary wedding, whether it is elegant or not is second, the main thing is to make the atmosphere arty.

Li Tong's proposal to do this was of course not for the sake of creating an atmosphere. Apart from embarrassing the Wu family, he also wanted his grandma to take a look. If he really wanted to gain fame and prestige among scholars, the Wu family was no match at all.

Skipping the wedding, Li Tong put forward another idea to Princess Taiping: "My aunt is very valiant, not inferior to a hero. It would be a pity if she just stayed in the mansion. Recently, I have something to think about, and I want to ask my aunt if she has a good taste thing?"

"Say it, say it!"

When Princess Taiping heard this, her face immediately showed great interest, and she patted Li Tong's arm to urge her.

Li Tong's idea had already been conceived when he was trapped in the inner teaching workshop in the ban, that is, to build a large theater in the city of God, which not only takes advantage of his literary copying advantages, but also engages in the construction of cultural propaganda.

But if this matter is only handled by himself, one is a bit reluctant, and the other is a bit taboo.Bringing his aunt in can not only use financial resources, but also dispel his grandma's wariness to a certain extent, and also strengthen the cooperative relationship between them.

After hearing Li Tong's idea, Princess Taiping really showed great interest, her eyes sparkled, she patted Li Tong's shoulder and said in praise: "I just said that Sanlang has similar interests to me, and sure enough words and thoughts can enter my heart Heart! How can our aunt and nephew be left behind in this kind of drama and elegance!"

"The music is elegant and elegant, and the words are enlightening and righteous, but it is hung high in the temple, which has long been far away from the customs of the world. The construction of the theater is not only to entertain the crowd, but also to preach and collect folk songs."

Li Tong also smiled and said that he was not worried that Princess Taiping would use this to control her power and exclude him.

One is that there is no conflict of position with each other, and the other is that high-end content production is in his hands.Even if his aunt wants to reject him in the future, his own power is also growing, and he can start a new stove to fight against Taiwan.It's just that the development of the current model still needs to bring his aunt along.

"I don't know what missionary collection is, but as Saburo said, I don't want to live in a mansion and spend my days idle. With such wonderful things to keep busy, I won't feel hard day and night anymore!"

Princess Taiping stood up while talking, and was about to drag Li Tong to choose the address together.

Aside from other things, Li Tong really admired his aunt's decisiveness in doing what she said.He has nothing else to do right now, so he simply followed the tour of Shendu.

After this tour, Li Tong had an intuitive understanding of his aunt's financial resources.The so-called old saying that there is no mansion in Luoyang and no master in Chang'an can't be reflected in his aunt at all.

The pattern of Luoyang's urban dwellings follows a rule that the west is expensive and the east is cheap.Especially in the squares on both sides of Dingdingmen Tianjie, there are many dignitaries from the city, and it is not easy for ordinary people to stand here, but among these squares, there are several garden houses under the name of Princess Taiping alone.

Every place occupies a vast area, not inferior to Li Tong's Hedong King's residence, and Li Tong is also very jealous.

Considering various factors, an orchard located outside Luobinfang and close to Yuebei in Luonan was finally selected as the address of the theater.This orchard covers an area of ​​more than ten hectares. It is located in the south of Shangyang Palace and is located on both sides of the Luoshui River. It is widely planted with peaches, plums, pears, apricots and other fruit trees. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many fruits. Walking in it, the fruits are fragrant.

Once she decided to choose this place for the construction of the theater, Princess Taiping ordered her accompanying servants to come tomorrow to cut down fruit trees and clear the site as soon as possible to start construction.

Seeing those fruit trees that were growing well and bearing many fruits, Li Tong felt distressed when he thought that they were about to be cut down, and he persuaded that these fruit trees are not easy to grow. Instead of cutting them down, it is better to let passersby pick and transplant , is worse than wasting this world and material resources.

Hearing this, Princess Taiping looked at Li Tong differently. After a moment of silence, she sighed and said, "Gaoliang Wanbei is so arrogant and extravagant, willful and willful, and doesn't love material resources. Saburo grows up in it, but he has a benevolent heart and self-defense. It’s the talent to accomplish great things! Confiding in good words makes me feel ashamed, I’ll just endure it for a few days, and I can’t live up to your persuasion.”

While speaking, she ordered the domestic slaves to just pull down the fences and guard posts around the orchard, and stopped saying that they would cut it down immediately.

Hearing his aunt's comment, Li Tong was a little bit dumbfounded, but he didn't explain anymore.Before he came to this world, he was not a son of a wealthy family, and he couldn't spend money like water without changing his face. It is inevitable that he hates waste in his bones.

As for how his aunt behaved, he didn't want to comment, after all, she was born in such a family and had such qualifications.But seeing Princess Taiping's excitement, he could listen to a few words of persuasion from him to change her ways, which also made Li Tong have a good impression of her. If she can listen to people's persuasion, she is a good collaborator.

After some sightseeing, it was getting late, and Princess Taiping returned to Shangshanfang's house.

After Li Tong returned to the Wang residence, he summoned Tian Dasheng and asked him to remember to go out of the city tomorrow to organize a group of exile laborers to go to Luonan Yueyan Orchard in the west of the city to pick and transplant fruit trees to continue their work.

He is not greedy for this material gain, but he might as well be generous to others, so that Tian Dasheng can gain a sense of presence among the exiles outside the city, and the promotion of the old clothes club can be smoother in the future.

After Tian Dasheng was ordered, he reported again: "Several wealthy merchants from Nanshi came to visit today and offered a lot of huge goods. I don't know if your majesty will give a banquet to receive them, but I just leave a message to be called."

"Is there such a thing?"

Li Tong was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and ordered Yang Sixu to call the officials who stayed in the palace today and ask what happened.He didn't have any interests or relationships with those Nanshi merchants, so he was quite curious about those people's visits.

Chapter 0202

Today, it is Shi Sizhen, the second generation official, who entered the palace of the palace. He hurried into the mansion and went to the hall. When the king asked this question, he said with a smile: "There are indeed many customers who came to visit me recently. These people are lowly in the world. I don't know what the king's interest is. Dare to make a nuisance rashly, and wait for a few days before I dare to enter the ceremony to ask for an audience."

While speaking, he submitted the palace's documents related to this.

Li Tong unfolded the file, and after a cursory glance, his face could not conceal his surprise: "What do these merchants have to do with me? How can they be willing to contribute such a huge amount of goods?"

Although not as rich as Princess Taiping, Li Tong, as a first-rank county king, has all the daily expenses supported by the court, and it is by no means shallow-sighted, who will change his face in shock because of mere superficial wealth.The reason why he could not hide his shock at this moment was that the types and quantities of the gift list of goods recorded in this file made even him feel overwhelmed.

Li Tong didn't know any of the dozen or so names recorded in this file, but the amount of gifts written in black and white made him almost unable to move his eyes.

The most intuitive gifts are money and silk, ranging from a few thousand dollars and a few bolts of silk to as many as tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of bolts of silk.Calculating these two items alone, the amount of money is hundreds of thousands, and there are hundreds of pieces of silk.

In addition to these floating wealth, there are also pearls, spices, gold and silver utensils, etc., the value of which is impossible to estimate.

After hearing the words, Shi Sizhen smiled and said: "It can't be said that there is nothing to do with it. The royal family of the Great Kingdom, these people are also the subjects of the imperial court, and they should offer gifts as they please."

After Li Tong heard this, he was even more speechless, and he still had some doubts: "Is there any error in this record? Are those gifts in the mansion? Although the law, etiquette and righteousness exist, if they are just obedient to the good people and do not violate the laws of the country, they can live and work in peace and contentment. Why do you need to give so much gift?"

"Your Majesty may not know, but in fact, this is normal. The nobles of a country are respected by everyone, like the stars and the moon hanging high, or it does not mean that they benefit the common people, but everyone also receives glory. How can you show respect to others when there is no profit to be made?"

Shi Sizhen took a step forward, stood beside the case, raised his finger to point to the names of the two Hu people recorded on the scroll, and said: "The erhu guest is not from the king's family. He also visited my house in the early years. Begging is nothing more than to enjoy the noble air. To tell you the truth, the reason why they came to pay homage is also because of some humble words."

Li Tong looked in the direction of his fingers, one was named Shi Shashi and the other was named Sheluo, with obvious barbarian names, and the latter seemed to be a Persian.

The gifts they brought in were quite bold, one was [-] yuan and two screens decorated with malachite and other miscellaneous utensils, and the other was even more bold, directly [-] catties of gemstones of various colors and a bucket of gold essence.

They were strangers to each other before, and Li Tong felt a little uneasy about receiving this great gift for no reason. Hearing that Shi Sizhen actually knew them, he raised his eyes to Shi Sizhen, wanting to hear an explanation.

"These Hu merchants have precious things in their hands, and they are not things that are priced in ordinary markets. Those who love them ask for a thousand dollars to visit, and those who hate them don't come out without a trace. It is nothing more than hanging in the hall to show its beauty. Those who come and go in the high door will be attracted by extraordinary guests. If you can see what you like, you will visit it even if you don't hesitate to spend a lot of money..."

Hearing Shi Sizhen's explanation, Li Tong suddenly realized that this was also a marketing tactic.

Although the Tang Dynasty was open-minded and tolerant towards barbarians from all over the world, contempt for the barbarians was also a common phenomenon.For example, it is by no means a common phenomenon that Shi Sizhen's family can get into high positions in the court.

Although these Hu merchants have a lot of precious jewelry, but to be honest, the price of this kind of thing is also high. As Shi Sizhen said, it is not a pity to pay a high price for what you like, and you may feel cumbersome if you don’t need it for free.Therefore, directly presenting these jewelry objects to the powerful and noble families for their display and play is itself a way of driving up prices.

"Your majesty is noble, so naturally he doesn't know the crafty intentions of these merchants. A few days ago, the new work "Luoyang Daughter's Journey" has been passed down to the world, and there is an endless stream of buyers from various expensive wares in Nanshi. The price of utensils is increasing day by day."

When Shi Sizhen talked about this, he looked at the king with a bit of admiration, and pointed to the names of some merchants in the volume and explained: "If there is no accident, most of the treasures recorded and donated are from the king's elegant words. A magnificent badge of wealth and honor. Although the king is respectful and does not enter the lowly market, the city has already praised the king's title."

When Li Tong heard this, his eyes widened even more. He really didn't expect that he copied a poem and it would bring such an echo.According to this trend, should he stop calling himself the Happy King in the future, and simply become the King of the Tang Dynasty.

After a pause, Shi Sizhen's smile became a bit ambiguous: "Actually, it's not just these merchants who sell rare goods, and those actors who play fragrant boats. Recently, many of them have changed their names. Jade, ten calls and nine responses, is also a wonder."

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't calm down immediately, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he sighed and said: "It's just a moment of leisure, why do people who care about things in the world want to cling to Ruo Si!"

"Your Majesty is always rich and elegant, and has been immersed in the ordinary for a long time. How can you know that the world is idle and the vulgar people are hungry and thirsty!"

Shi Sizhen also sighed with emotion, and said with a little embarrassment: "Actually, it's not just idlers outside the house who are paid for favors, even humble positions have to be led by the king Yawang. Knowing that the humble job is in the palace, this is the reason to happily enter the house, and hope to be able to enter the palace to learn elegant skills."

Li Tong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that this ugly-faced subordinate actually used his name to pick up girls.But this also confirms one thing, he is really popular, not only the hottest upstart in the court, even in the market, he has a lot of appeal.

Since there is such a reason, Li Tong naturally has no psychological burden to accept these heavy goods that suddenly entered the house.For this kind of guy who engages in luxury goods, he has never had a good impression. If you dare to give it away, I dare not accept it?

Not only did he dare to accept it right now, but Li Tong also thought that this is a sustainable way of making money.Previously, when he was engaged in literary copying, he only wanted to get some literary names in Shilin, but he did not expect to have an extraordinary ability to bring goods, so of course he had to dig hard.Datang's cargo king, he is sure!

Right now, Li Tong is still thinking about how to raise money to support the development of the old clothes club. Before that, in order to make a fortune, he exposed some of the secrets of the ban, and now the ban is also strictly investigating the outflow of palace goods. The old eunuch Yang Chong didn't dare to commit crimes against the wind, and continued to support the large-scale transportation of goods.

As for his aunt, Princess Taiping, although her family is wealthy, she is by no means an ignorant woman with little opinions, and she is also capable of doing things.Besides, Li Tong was too embarrassed to have a single target, after all, his aunt was also an orphan and widow.

Now that there is such a new group of targets, Li Tong has no reason to be polite. He must show his ability to bring goods, so that these Hu merchants are willing to give him money: Wait until the king's industry is revived, and my Tang cavalry will once again dominate your hometown. Time, one person will give you a big red flower!

Playing with a string of crystal bracelets in his hand, he thought for a while, and began to recite: "It is clearly visible in the red sleeve, but not in the white jade plate. It is suspected that the old monk stopped reciting and pushed down the crystal beads on his wrist. "

Li Bai's Qijue, although it is not mainly about crystal beads, but since everyone has the enthusiasm to make a fuss, they can handle it.

Shi Sizhen heard the king's rhyme casually from one side, and his eyes were even brighter. He silently memorized the poem, and then clapped his hands and praised: "The king's Jiesi rhyme is superior, which is really admirable. I think Knowing the gods is not long in the future, whoever is admired by the style and elegance appreciation is in the hands of the king!"

Li Tong also smiled slightly after hearing the words, but he also knew very well in his heart that the reason why the idlers in the market admired making fun was only because of their poetic talent, which one of those masters in the prosperous Tang Dynasty was not a little king of goods.

The reason for this effect should be mainly due to his identity, his tendency to follow others, and his human nature. He is a powerful figure who combines background, talent, appearance and traffic, so he can be sought after to a certain extent.

Putting aside the gimmick, Li Tong also noticed that apart from those merchants who deal in luxury goods, there are a few others that are a little different.Their sales are not as generous as those engaged in luxury marketing, but their hometowns are all Puzhou, Hedong, which inevitably makes Li Tong doubtful.

Shi Sizhen was originally a second-generation official, and he knew a lot about the collusion between officials and businessmen. Seeing that the king's eyes fell on the names of those people and his eyes were thoughtful, he laughed and said: "These merchants from the east of the river are from the kingdom of the king. , the reason for the invitation to deliver goods should be for the convenience of Qiugong."

While speaking, he briefly explained the doorway inside.

Every autumn, it is the time when foreign state rents and tributes are escorted into the capital, and those who are sealed by the princes and dukes also follow them into the capital.

Therefore, there are merchants in the territory who make good friends with the lord, hoping to follow the same company. In this way, not only the safety is guaranteed, but also the convenience of accommodation and food in the post road along the post road, what's more, the goods are simply sent Mixed in the seal, even the basic logistics consumption can be greatly saved.

After Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.He himself still suffers from limited sources of income, but those businessmen have discovered his value. Sure enough, collusion between government and businessmen has always been the only way to make a fortune.

"A person presents with gifts, and if he is alone, he will be unkind. Since the master is proficient in world affairs, he will invite a party on a certain day and convey my thanks."

Although the entry of huge goods, each has its own reasons and purposes, and none of them is a prohibited matter that conflicts with Li Tong's mission, so Li Tong naturally has no reason to reject it.He even sold the Great Tang Jiangshan, which was inherited from his family, with great joy, and he was afraid of accepting contributions from a few businessmen.

With this floating fortune in his hands, Li Tong is more confident about the planning and operation of the old clothes club. Regardless of whether the agency can meet his expectations in the future, spending this money can be regarded as robbing the rich and helping the poor.

Chapter 0203 The Running King

After the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Li Tong also resumed his normal work as a court attendant.

It's not good if you don't go to work, the superintendent Shen Junliang joins the Zhihong Wenguan, and sits in the forbidden middle hall every day, hoping to make acquaintances, and wait for the opportunity to seek a reunion.Xue Kegou, the young supervisor, except for his daily visits to the internal department, never came to the external stage at all.

The lower-level school books, orthographic writing, etc., were either seconded by the two libraries, or had banquets in the palace every day.As a result, in the entire Lintai, there are only a few people such as Lintai Prime Minister Shaozong sitting in the town on weekdays.

After the early dynasty, Li Tong returned to Lintai and passed through Suzhengtai. He saw that the people in Suzhengtai were bustling with people, which was much more lively than a few days ago.

"Recently, there has been a discussion in the Political Affairs Hall that the loyalty of the system will be reported to the Zhike, and the cases will be selected by the various divisions and the guards of the two capitals to fill the three courtyards and patrol the Xiongzhou of Bangji. Therefore, the selected people gather in Xiantai to gather Seek benefits."

Lintai Zhengzifang Jin, who was in charge of guiding, saw the young king standing outside the Xiantai Office and looked around, so he stepped forward and explained.

Li Tong was slightly taken aback when he heard the words. First, he realized that the exams for the second half of the first year of Yongchang had already started. Then he carefully studied the name of the subject, and then sighed in his heart. It was clearly his grandmother who continued to recruit eagle dogs. of an exam.

He didn't know whether there was such an exam in the first year of Yongchang in history, but he guessed that the reason why it was one of the opening subjects of the system should be that the cruel death of Zhou Xing made his grandmother vigilant , It is urgent to expand minions to achieve greater control.

Li Tong naturally knew very well in his heart that Zhou Xing's death did not mean the end of the cruel officials' politics during the Wu Zhou period, it was nothing more than the lack of an allusion about inviting the king into the urn.As for the second-generation cruel officials, such as Lai Junchen, who are more famous, none of them are in the top position yet.

This guy Zhou Xing is indeed damned, but at least he is from a professional background, and he still has some basic rules in his work.When a group of cruel officials such as Lai Junchen step onto the stage of history, then people will feel what the real means of cruel officials are.

It's not that Li Tong didn't think about taking precautions before they happened, just like the assassination of Zhou Xing, he took advantage of Lai Junchen's fortune and got rid of this guy in advance.

Although there is no direct conflict or enmity between the two sides at the moment, Lai Junchen is an outstanding existence among the cruel officials, and his arrogance is beyond compare. We must wipe out all the representatives of Li and Wu.Once he gains power, Li Tong's status and status will definitely become his hunting target.

But even if he had this idea, there is no possibility of implementing it right now. He still doesn't know where Lai Junchen is now.

Although Lixing of the Three Courts is not enshrining the imperial court train, its duties are no different from those of the imperial censor.As a minister of speech and enshrinement, the imperial censor is usually appointed through the public election of the political affairs hall. Now, as long as the candidate is ranked first, he can be directly appointed to the job. Naturally, it is very attractive to the candidates, and it is normal to gather here.

There are some things that I really can't help talking about. He is still figuring out how to deal with the cruel officials, but he didn't expect that the cruel officials have already made their plans to their Lintai.

Bypassing the Xiantai official office and returning to Lintai, Li Tong raised his eyes and saw several people standing in front of the Zhitang gate. Judging by the clothes of these people, they were the officials of the Suzhengtai to the east.

Before Li Tong approached, he heard a rather intense noise. Everyone inside and outside was focused on the dispute, and few people noticed his arrival.

He frowned slightly, and stepped forward, walking down the corridor until someone finally noticed his arrival, turned around and saluted, and the quarrels in the hall stopped.It wasn't until the crowd parted that Li Tong saw that it was Shaozong, Prince of Lintai, who had always been dignified, elegant and extraordinary, who was arguing with them.

At this moment, Wang Shaozong didn't have any demeanor, his face was full of anger, and even flushed with excitement.