I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

On an important road extending to the north, a group of people and horses were moving forward. The road was muddy because of the rain a few days ago.

The carriage in the middle was originally pulled by four tall horses. Now there are two knights on the left and right sides, using their own horses to pull the carriage together.

"Stone, Stone, go ask how long it will take for us to arrive." An anxious voice came from the carriage.

After a while, Shitou came back on horseback.

"Your Majesty, General Xue said that we still have one day to return to Yanzhou, and we can reach Fengzhou City in another five days."

"What? How long does it take?" Li Shen opened the curtains of the carriage and stuck his head out.

Looking at the grass in front and on one side, Li Shen regretted why he went to Xiazhou.

If you want to go to the Great Wall, you can go there when you leave the customs and go to Yanzhou. Anyway, they all look the same.

At that time, Li Shen did not want to go to the Great Wall when he left customs. When he arrived in Yanzhou, he suddenly wanted to visit the Great Wall, so he went directly east to Xiazhou.

This was originally the territory of the Eastern Turks. Later, the Eastern Turks were destroyed, and many Eastern Turkic tribes were settled in this area.

There are no roads here at all, there are grasslands everywhere. The only road is barely a road because of the many merchants passing by, and it is also a dirt road.

It was very difficult to walk after the rain. It would have been better if we rode on horseback. Li Shen's carriage was already heavy and it was really difficult to move.

"My lord, please be patient. Didn't your lord say there's no rush?" The only one who has the right to speak at this time is Wu Meiniang, the palace's concubine.

Li Shen turned his head and sighed at the people.

"Oh~~~I'm not in a hurry, I just feel too uncomfortable riding in a carriage these days."

"Your Majesty, it has been raining these days and I can't go out, so I feel bored. It will be fine when the weather gets better and I can go out." Chunxiang also advised.

Li Shen nodded helplessly, he also knew this was the truth, and the soldiers were quite tired following them these days.

With no other choice, Li Shen chose to sleep. Fortunately for them, the team returned to the normal route and returned to the main road at noon the next day.

Li Shen also got off the carriage, rode on his little white dragon, and ran wantonly with several women.

It's like taking your girlfriend for a ride in a sports car in later generations.

In this way, Li Shen's team spent another day entering Fengzhou territory and heading towards Fengzhou City.

"Your Majesty, someone from Baiqisi said that they have something to ask for and want to see Your Majesty."

When Li Shen was playing with Liu Ruyan on horseback, Wang Xuance caught up with him on horseback.

When he heard that he was from Baiqisi, the first thing Li Shen thought of was his father and he immediately ran back.

Could it be that something happened in the capital when his father sent him a letter?

"See His Highness Prince Ji."

"No need, what do you have to do with me? Is there something going on in the capital? Is Your Majesty okay? Is the Crown Prince okay?"

These two people are Li Shen's current focus.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty and the Crown Prince are fine. This is the letter that His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to give to the Prince." Bai Qi from Bai Qisi took out a letter.

Li Shen took it and looked at it. Li Chengqian's seal was printed on the seal. Li Shen turned around and got on the carriage, then opened the letter and read it.

This was a letter home written by Li Chengqian to him. It only wrote one thing, which was about aspiring to the Chamber of Commerce.

It introduces in detail all the information about the Qending Chamber of Commerce.

Including when it was established, what preferential treatment, membership policy, and how many princes joined, etc.

After reading the letter, Li Shen frowned. As he was thinking, the family wanted to take this opportunity to make money and control the merchants.

"Send the order, the army rests and sets up camp. Everyone is tired these days. It's not too late to rest for half a day before leaving.

He also slaughtered all the cows he bought and cooked them for the soldiers. "

Li Shen shouted outside.

Following the military orders, Zuorao Guards and the Guard Battalion immediately began to set up camp. After Li Shen's central army tent was pitched, Li Shen immediately summoned Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui to enter the tent.

"Your Majesty, has something happened in the capital?" Wang Xuance was the first to ask after entering.

"Yes, look at this." Li Shen handed the prince's letter to Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui.

Both of them were surprised after seeing it. They really didn't expect that the noble family that had been stable for so many years would start to become active again.

They also formed a Qidian Chamber of Commerce to compete with the No. 1 Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Dynasty in Prince Ji's Mansion for membership.

"Xuance, what do you think about this matter?" Li Shen asked Wang Xuance.

After all, Wang Xuance was also a long-time historian and part-time staff member. Xue Rengui was in charge of military affairs, so Li Shen didn't need to ask him.

Wang Xuance pondered for a moment and then said:

"Your Majesty, if you want to stop this matter, you can only rely on the imperial court."

Li Shen shook his head after hearing this.

"This is impossible. Their establishment of a chamber of commerce did not violate the law. It is impossible for us to use an unfounded crime to prohibit their establishment of a chamber of commerce from recruiting members.

Moreover, even if we wanted to, they would not agree. Although they have become much weaker in the court over the years, they still have the right to speak. "

What Li Shimin thought of, Li Shen also thought of.

“But Your Majesty, if they continue like this, it will have a great impact on our No. 1 Chamber of Commerce.

The same is true for the prince's plan. Didn't the prince say that he would cancel the rent and servant adjustment? Wang Xuance said with some worry.

"Let me think about it. It is not easy to break this situation. They are not only trying to make money, but they are also businessmen who control the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shen put his hands behind his back and looked at a piece of wolf skin hanging in the tent, which he shot to death himself.

Although he did not have a tiger skin, he felt quite proud to have a ceremonial wolf skin as his trophy.

"Your Majesty, we still need to come up with a method as soon as possible. I think it is not easy to win the Chamber of Commerce. Not only is the model the same as ours, but there are also several princes joining.

If they are left alone, their influence will become greater and greater, and more and more merchants will join them. "

Seeing that Li Shen remained silent, Wang Xuance continued.

"Judging from the time, they have been established for more than half a month now. Why didn't Wang Hongfu pass on the matter?" Li Shen was a little dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, we did not follow the originally planned route. I thought it was very possible that the person delivering the news missed us." Xue Rengui reminded.

After hearing this, Li Shen suddenly realized that he didn't have any good ideas to stop the chamber of commerce established by the family.

This is a free act in the first place. It does not violate national laws and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

"Report~~~His Royal Highness Prince Ji, a person from our Prince Ji's Mansion has come from the direction of Fengzhou. He said he has something important to ask to see His Highness Prince Ji."