Quan Yutianxia GL

The two chatted for a while and exchanged messages. Li Rui saw Bai Su's tired face, so he said goodbye and left.

Bai Su took a rest early, woke up the next day, and asked all the stewards to prepare the goods. After the market drum sounded at noon, the goods were transported to the Bai's merchants in various cities in Chang'an for sale.

The main goods shipped from Muyang City this time are soap, bath beans and candles, and there are some white wines, but Bai Su does not plan to put them on the market in large quantities. new tea for sale.

These things, in a rich place like Chang'an City, don't worry about selling at all. In just one afternoon, they sold [-]% of the goods shipped this time, earning enough money.

This was not the case for Dan Baisu's Four Seas Merchant Group, and the goods brought by other accompanying merchants also sold a lot. When the market closed at sunset, these merchants thanked Bai Su from all the way.

Bai Su has other things to do, so he can only send deacons to deal with these merchants.

At the same time, with the help of Eunuch An, Dijun changed into a set of ordinary coarse clothes.

"Your Majesty, there are so many people outside the palace, this old slave is really worried about you leaving the palace like this!" Eunuch An persuaded: "Why don't I let the old slave announce that Bai's daughter and the theater troupe into the palace?"

"You announced that Bai's daughter into the palace, how dare she tell the truth to me?" The emperor straightened his cuffs, and said: "There is also that troupe, the performance outside must be different from the performance in front of me. .I have listened to lies for so many years and watched fake dramas for so many years. This time, it is time to hear the truth and watch the real drama!"

Eunuch An knew that he couldn't persuade the emperor, so he had to send the news to Princess Yingchuan, and then he brought a dozen plainclothes guards, so he dared to leave the palace with the emperor.

When Li Rui got the news, he rushed to the heaven and earth to look for Bai Su: "Wu Hui, the emperor knows that you have arrived in Chang'an, and is about to come over to find you in Weifu."

Bai Su was inspecting the craftsmen arranging props in the specially built theater building in the heaven and earth. Hearing the news brought by Li Rui, he quickly re-arranged the light and dark guards in the heaven and earth.

By the time Li Rui brought the emperor to the heaven and earth with his bodyguards in plain clothes, it was already dark. After the Liaodong Commercial Daily publicized it, the wealthy guests from all walks of life who had already heard the news gathered in the theater, waiting to see this famous story spread all over the world. The big drama - the bloody battle in western Liaoning!

The first floor of the theater building is the stage and crowded ordinary seats, while the second floor facing the direction of the front stage is divided into a private room, covered with thin window screens, so that the inside can see the outside clearly, but the outside cannot see the inside.

When the emperor came in, Bai Su hurriedly said: "Bai Su, a daughter of the people, knock on your majesty!"

"Pingshen." After taking his seat, the emperor stopped his hands and said with a smile: "Wuhui is my Fan Shaobo, there is no need to be formal, Anrui, give me a seat!"

Eunuch An smiled and handed over the stool, Bai Su thanked him and took his seat calmly, then the emperor turned his head to look at Li Rui and said with a smile, "Sit down as well."

Just as Li Rui sat down, the emperor said to Bai Su again: "As early as the beginning of the year, I heard from Old Man An that Chu Wenhe, the governor of Liaodong County, invited him to watch a big play, but he didn't expect that this troupe would be rejected Bring Wuhui to Chang'an, so that I can watch a folk drama with my own eyes."

"Returning to Your Majesty, the original intention of the envoy Chu to compose and practice this play was just to reward the army. Eunuch An just met by chance." Bai Su said: "It's just that this play consumes a lot of money and material resources. If the girl goes west, let them follow to make a living."

Now the Dongchunlou Theater Troupe has belonged to the Department of Culture and Entertainment under the jurisdiction of the Department of Discipline, and there are less than 200 people in it. Chuning can afford to support more people, let alone this manpower?The reason to release them is naturally not to make them earn a living. In Chuning's words, this is called cultural export.

"So that's how it is!" I don't know if the emperor believed Bai Su's words, but he smiled and said: "Then let's start the show."

The troupe under the stage began to perform after they got the order.They followed Bai Su all the way, acting wherever they went. The more they acted, the more skillful their cooperation became, and the more emotional their emotions became.Furthermore, they didn't know the identities of the viewers in the private room upstairs, so they acted without any pressure.

While Bai Su was watching the play with the emperor, in the private room next to him, Yuan Xiangguo and his sons were also staring at the stage intently. His Highness Shao was sitting next to him, and he never said a word from the beginning to the end. At the end of the play, the audience broke up, and then he was moved and said: "It turns out that there are such loyal and brave soldiers in my Daqing soldiers!"

His Highness Shao was moved by Qin Hao's words before his death. He was in his 30s, but his eyes were red from crying.

When Yuan Ren heard this, he sneered: "Your Highness, don't be fooled by these Qiu Ba. Think about it, when they asked the court and the emperor for money and food, did they ever have the slightest loyalty? Did they ever understand the difficulties of the emperor and the court?"

After listening to Yuan Ren's words, His Highness Shao agreed after thinking about it: "My brother is still right. Last year when Wei Chuyan asked the court for winter clothes, he was never loyal and brave."

Yuan Yi also said: "Think of me, the Yuan family, but a new family with a weak foundation, but I am willing to go through fire and water for your highness and the emperor..."

"Yi'er, don't be presumptuous in front of Your Highness!" Yuan Xiangguo scolded, and then said: "Your Highness, the most important thing right now is not these Qiu Ba."

"Ask your father-in-law to teach you!"

"The most important thing at the moment is the official business of Yantie." Yuan Xiangguo said: "In the past six months, Yantiecheng has won the trust of the emperor, but apart from increasing the price of salt and iron in Chang'an, it has nothing to do with the treasury. Benefits. The emperor has summoned the five princes one after another recently, and the old minister is worried..."

His Royal Highness Shao was shocked: "Father-in-law is worried that Emperor Father entrusted this important task to Li Zhan?"

"Of course!" Yuan Xiangguo said thoughtfully: "After all, His Highness the Fifth Highness also made some contributions during the Eastern Expedition last year, if this mission of salt and iron falls into his hands again..."

If Li Zhan used this again to make meritorious service, then the image of the five princes being able to fight on horseback and rule when dismounted must be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Compared with him, Li Shao is much inferior.

When Yuan Xiangguo and Li Shao were discussing the matter of salt and iron, Dijun and Bai Su were also discussing this matter.

The guards brought by Dijun were all guarding the door, and there were only Dijun, Bai Su, Li Rui and Eunuch An in the room.

"I've heard for a long time that Wuhui is an example of a merchant, and the art of making money is unparalleled in the world." The emperor said majesticly: "Today, I want to hear Wuhui talk about the Yantie official camp."

When Bai Su heard the words, he quickly rejected them: "Yantie official camp is the government affairs of the court, and it's a businessman without a doubt, so don't dare to speak nonsense!"

"There are only you, my monarch and my ministers here, and you have the right to sit down and discuss the truth. If there is anything wrong, I forgive you for not being guilty." The emperor said: "My only request is that you tell the truth."

The emperor had already talked about this point, and Bai Su knew that he could no longer refuse, so he could only ask: "The matter of the Yantie official camp involves a lot, what aspect does your majesty want to hear?"

"Tell me first, why is it all salt? Those salt merchants and salt lords can make money, but if it falls into my hands and puts it in the court, they make little profit?"

"Most merchants and salt owls inherit their ancestral business. They have servants, boats, carts, and sales channels. Therefore, the cost of transporting salt is relatively low. This is one." Bai Su said: "Secondly, although merchants are after profit , but well aware of the principle of steady flow of water, they will not keep the price of salt too low, but the salt officials in the government are different. If the price is too low, the salt people will not benefit, and they will not even be able to eat enough to eat, so naturally they will not be willing to cook salt, and the court's salt profit will naturally decrease."

"I also know these two truths." The emperor was dissatisfied when he heard the words, "Wu Hui might as well tell you what I don't know."

"What your majesty doesn't know is not just about salt and iron." Bai Su bowed and said, "Daughter of the people dare to ask your majesty, how many people are there in the royal family?"

"Why do you ask this?" The emperor said, looking at Eunuch An: "I remember that when I was looking through the disc score last year, the number of people on the record was probably more than [-]?"

Eunuch An nodded and said: "Return to Your Majesty, this old slave remembers, it is this number."

"There are more than [-] people in the register, all of whom are descendants of various lines who enjoy the yin seal and the emperor's salary." Li Rui explained to Bai Su.

Bai Su nodded, and then asked: "In the whole world, apart from the royal family, there are countless families of all sizes. The children of the royal family have the emperor's salary, but where do the children of the royal family come from for the money?"

Today's royal family of the Qing Dynasty has only been passed down for nearly 200 years, and there are so many people. How many children of the aristocratic families who have been passed down for a longer time?

When the emperor thought of Bai Su's unspoken words, his heart felt cold, and he heard Bai Su continue: "Because of the emperor's benevolence and righteousness, most of the nobles in my dynasty enjoy preferential treatment. Not only can I raise slaves, but I can also be exempted from taxes. Therefore , They are sitting on the ancestral property, annexing good land, accepting servants, and intervening in the administration of officials because of their literacy..."

In this way, the big and small official positions and low-level officials of the imperial court fell into the hands of the aristocratic families, and they could easily manipulate power, deceive the emperor at the top, and deceive the people at the bottom.

"According to Wuhui, the profit of salt and iron is mainly because it is not in the commercial or official camp, but in the aristocratic family?" After the emperor finished speaking, he asked again: "Is there a solution for Wuhui?"

"Folk women are in the field and in business. They don't know the political affairs of the court, so they dare not speak nonsense."

After Bai Su finished speaking, he stopped talking, and the emperor asked Li Rui again. Li Rui also said that he didn't know, and then said: "If I leave the matter of salt and iron to Wuhui, will it be beneficial?"

The implication of this is that he wants to invite Bai Su to be an official in the court, and it is even very likely that he is an official with real power such as Yan Tiecheng.

"The folk girl was born in a reckless manner, with little talent and learning, so I dare not get involved in such important affairs." Bai Su flatly refused: "Please also let the folk girl return to the rivers and lakes, and continue to share your worries for your majesty."

Thinking that even if Bai Su was not in the court, he could still send a lot of money every month, the emperor stopped demanding, and after chatting for a while, he drove back to the palace and summoned all the princes who could be directors to take the school examination.

After the examination of all the princes, the emperor's face was gloomy, and Eunuch An accompanied him, and he heard the emperor sigh, and said regretfully: "That daughter of the Bai family has the great talent of Guan Zhongleyi in her heart, but she doesn't want to use it for me. It's a pity!"

Hearing this, Eunuch An hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, after all, this daughter of the Bai family is young and frivolous, so she is inevitably a little arrogant..."

"Arrogance? No! She saw the muddy waters in the court and didn't want to get involved." The emperor continued to sigh: "One Donglai Bai Wuhui, one Liaodong Chu Wenhe...Although she is a woman, her talent is amazing. If I was born late Decades, or they were born a few decades earlier...they will definitely help us rule a prosperous and prosperous world!"

"Your Majesty, may you choose a virtuous one among the princes and marry him?"

"Marriage?" The emperor smiled wryly, "Who can subdue my sons?"

If he can surrender, he is Wang Zuozhi's talent; if he can't surrender, he will be the next Empress Dowager Xuan and Empress Lu.