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In the end, this incident ended with several officials being demoted, especially that Wu Yushi, who was directly demoted to the local government as a small official.

After a quarrel, many people finally looked back and found that the biggest winner was the emperor. Not only did he succeed in gaining popularity, but he also beat some of the gentry who jumped the most.

You see, the people in Hedong Road have written thousands of books, and some people have traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an City to sue the imperial court. You have made such a big deal, and the depreciation is considered light. No, it's all for the face of your aristocratic families.

After this beating, within a short period of time, the city of Chang'an could calm down for a while.

In this era, the emperor and the aristocratic family are such a relationship of restraint and mutual compromise. It's not that Li Shimin must not be able to deal with these aristocratic families, but that he himself was born in a noble family.

Although their Li family was often questioned and underestimated by some aristocratic families who claimed to have profound historical background and roots in this era, Li Shimin's grandfather was Li Hu, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty, and had intertwined relationships with other noble families. So he is indeed of noble family background.

Therefore, although there are constant conflicts within the group, Li Shimin never thought of taking over the entire gentry group, leaving only the Li family as the dominant one.And although those aristocratic families often find trouble for him, they still recognize the noble status of the Li family on the whole. They can still coexist peacefully, and there is no need to cause endless troubles. This is very different from the situation of Wu Zetian later. Are not the same.

Speaking of Wu Zetian, I heard that not long after their family returned from mourning, there were rumors that her brothers disrespected the mistress, and then Yang took her three daughters and returned to Chang'an City by herself.

This orphan and widow returned to live in Chang'an City, and her mother's family was the clan of the old country. Although her blood was noble, she was still powerless and powerless.

The Luo family is not having a good time now. In just over a month, they have changed from a wealthy family with considerable savings to a pauper.

However, at such a time, there are still people willing to lend him money. Regarding this, Luo Yong is also very pleased.

What makes Luo Yong even more gratified is that although not all of his disciples have extraordinary courage, and when encountering a crisis, some people will behave in a panic, but they always stand by Luo Yong. With the side, did not carry him away because of fear.

After this incident, all Luo Yong's disciples lived in Xipo Village, some lived in the sheep shed, and some lived in the cement workshop's workshop. Two groups of people guarded the east side of Xipo Village The front and west sides, the ravines to the south, and the mountains to the north. As long as they guard the east and west sides, outsiders will never want to sneak into Xipo Village quietly.

These days, when people come to Xipo Village to buy cement, they can only trade in a place a little in front of the sheep pen. The road from the cement workshop to the sheep pen is driven by their own workers with carts. Push it over.

Now that the alarm has basically been lifted, Luo Yong will not let them seal the road again. It is not convenient for people in their village to come to relatives when this road is sealed. Time is often blocked outside, and it is very inconvenient to enter and exit.

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"Luo Si, why haven't you come out to ride horses these two days?" On this day, Bai Yimao and others went out for a stroll on horseback. When passing by the entrance of the village, they saw Luo Siniang squatting by the ditch washing clothes. The cheap ones got together.

Speaking of which, although Luo Siniang's character is a bit unpleasant, it is indeed more interesting to play with her. A little lady is riding on a horse and swinging a machete, and it is indeed very fresh to look at.

"Who has the time to play that?" Si Niang didn't bother to talk to these people, their family owed a lot of debt now, and it was too late to make money all day long, so who would care about playing.

It's a pity too, I managed to get on Uncle Bai's line, and I got my wish and got on a big horse, but I haven't ridden it a few times, and such a incident happened in Chang'an City, brother again She makes threshing machines all day long and sends people around. Now that their family is heavily in debt and they still ride horses, it is quite impressive that she can still eat.

"Isn't it just those little debts? If you are really worried, why not borrow some from me?" Another boy sitting on horseback said.

"..." Luo Siniang raised her eyes to glance at this guy's slightly plump figure, and asked, "Once upon a time, there was a fat man who fell off his horse and stuck his head in the ditch. Guess he ended up becoming a fat man?" What?"

"...Water ghost?" The fat man vaguely felt that Luo Siniang was going to make fun of him, but he was really curious about the answer to this question, so he answered it.

"Fatty." Luo Siniang twisted the clothes in her hand, threw them into the basket next to her, picked up the basket and left.Hmph, when you say you want to lend her money, it's not just to show off that you are rich.

"Even..." The fat man didn't realize it for a while, so why did he start cursing?

"Let's go, fat man, what are you doing still in a daze." The few people beside him laughed and laughed.

"How much money do you have, boy? Can you be the master of your family's money? You deserve to be scolded."

"As far as the debts that the Luo family owes now, even if it were your father who came here, he might not dare to say such a thing."

"Arithmetic is useless these days."

"How much money does their family owe, have you heard?"

"I haven't heard of it, so I'll know if I figure it out."

"You guys still count on this?"

"Someone in the Xu's guest house did the calculations. You fat bastard was busy sleeping at that time."

"How much is it?"

"XXXXX"

"what?!!!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to lend her money? You should take it out."

"You kid, don't you have any thoughts about Na Luo Siniang?"

"Don't talk nonsense, how dare I rob someone with Bai Mao?"

"Hey! Fatty!"

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Luo Yong does owe a lot of money now, but the most terrible thing is that they continue to owe money, and his debt is increasing every minute.

The craftsmen and refined iron promised by His Majesty the Emperor have not yet arrived here. Even if they arrive, Luo Yong will continue to make threshing machines with the original group of people here. Since it is something that has been promised, it is natural The sooner you cash in, the better, don't make people wait too long.

So many craftsmen work and live here, how much they have to eat every day just for meals, and the consumption of raw materials, and, although they said before that they don’t want to use wages, can Luo use really let them Are they working for nothing? After all, they are all people who have to support their families.

These people don't need wages. Luo can save some money here, but in places he can't see, there are likely to be some old people, women and children who are hungry. These craftsmen who come to work for him are all from home. pillar.

What Luo Yong racked his brains all day now is how to make money. After much deliberation, he still thought of goose down pillows. The profit of this business should not be low, and it should not be too eye-catching.

But before that, Luo Yong still had to collect enough goose feathers, and after he had stocked up enough, he would then do publicity and advertising. As long as the promotion was successful, profit would naturally not be a problem.

The one hundred bolts of silk that His Majesty the Emperor rewarded earlier, Luo Yong hasn’t moved much yet. The silk from the palace is all good silk, which is much better than the ordinary silk cloth bought from outside. It is used to make goose down pillows, and the price is very high. Naturally, it cannot be lowered.

Luo Yong has been thinking about how to advertise this time. After all, pillows are relatively private, unlike clothes and shoes that can be worn on the street...

At the same time, in Chang'an City, His Majesty the Emperor, who was the biggest winner of this event, was not as happy as some people imagined.

"Your Majesty, the refined iron stored in the warehouse has been used to cast bicycle chains a few days ago, and now there is a sudden demand for so much refined iron. , The relevant officials immediately complained.

"Why can't you get it out? Didn't you ask you to buy it with money?" Several iron mines will not bring refined iron to Chang'an City in the near future. The emperor also considered taking money to collect some from the people. At that time, salt, iron and wine were both government-run and privately owned.

"But it is said that there is no money." The official said dejectedly.

He had previously received the emperor's order to go to the household department to get the money, but the other side told him that he couldn't get so much money at all. He was worried, and he was still thinking about how much money was still in the warehouse. Is it true? No money or fake no money, before he could find out the result, His Majesty the Emperor asked him to ask for refined iron again.

"No more money?" His Majesty the Emperor was surprised, he remembered that he still had some.

"It's burning cement and sending people to build roads, so the money is spent like running water." The officials were also helpless.

"According to the opinions of all my dear ones, what should we do now?" He is the emperor, and he will do what he says, and this batch of refined iron must be in place no matter what.

"..." These ministers were silent.Why don’t you ask them for their opinions when they are lavishly trying to gain popularity? Now that they have no money, come and ask them for their opinions, whether they can make money or what.

"..." Where did the money come from? The emperor was also worried at this time.

Those old men in the account management department said that they would not take out the money, so they would definitely not take out the money. It is true that the treasury of a country cannot be spent without covering up.

Alas, worry.