Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty: Sixty-Five Chariots on Business
Qujiang Pond is at the southeast corner of Chang'an City, slightly extending part of the east and south walls. The most famous one is the Furong Garden there.
Of course, there are also places dedicated to the Royal Forbidden Court. Inside, there are buildings such as Ziyun Tower, Caixia Pavilion, Linshui Pavilion, Water Palace, Mountain Tower, and Balcony. The main function is naturally for viewing.
If Li Hong and his party want to go to Qujiangchi, they have to go straight through Chang'an City and walk from south to north.
The carriage dedicated to the prince, Li Hong has hardly used it except for royal events. It's always a double carriage when going out. Compared with the ordinary carriage, it's just a lot bigger.
The appearance of ordinaryness does not mean that the inside is ordinary. Li Hong always pays attention to the inside, so the inside of the carriage is naturally luxurious. The Persian carpet that was quietly stolen from Wu Mei was covered by him.
The best nanmu case is placed in the middle, and a few cotton-filled cushions and cushions are randomly placed in the car. The carriage body is completely different from other carriages on three sides. Instead, it has three large windows that can be closed and opened. The windows are naturally made of his bright glass, with two layers of gauze curtains. Block privacy.
The carriage has been prepared by Hua Meng and others. Li Hong looked at the people in Xia Zhi, tilted his head and said: "It's rare, we haven't got together in the past few years, and we are all here today." /
If Bai Chun has a straight face, he really smells like a fairy who does not eat fireworks, but as long as he smiles, his charming temperament and graceful figure will naturally bring a kind of rhythmic temptation to make people feel She saw two completely different beauty states of movement and stillness.
"Yes, the cheetahs are back, and the slaves don't have to go to Taiyi City anymore. As long as you don't have to worry about something, we people, we can serve you in front of you every day." Bai Chun said in a faint voice. Crisp as a pearl.
"As long as you talk a lot, don't toss you, what do the people like in Donggong do? It’s not that I said you, wearing a white cotton skirt every day, as if my dignified prince has treated you so much. Without the silk and satin cloth you can see? Can't you give me an uplift?" Li Hong was used to quarreling with Bai Chun since he was a child.
Bai Chun is now a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. The Kingdom of Qiuci is now in name only. It is sometimes classified as the Protectorate of Datang, but sometimes occupied by other countries.
"Please get in the car," Bai Chundun said in a salute, too lazy to argue with him, and then continue the fight, wondering what nasty words will come out of his mouth.
Xia Zhi, Xiaoxue, Xiaohan, and Bailu covered their mouths and laughed, and followed Bai Chun to bow and salute: "Please get in the car, the prince."
"I can’t control it, I’m so uneducated, Bailu, I can warn you, don’t always follow them in the future, especially Baichun, foreign women’s minds are vicious, be careful that you sooner or later... don’t push me , I get in the car by myself." Li Hong shook his head and shook off Bai Chun's jade hand on his head.
Cheetah, Jingzhe, Huameng, and Mang species have long been accustomed to the situation of the prince and other six people. They calmly opened the carriage door and let the six people enter in file.
After the six of them were installed in the double carriage, the space inside was still very rich. Bai Chun sat opposite Li Hong, and his dexterous jade hand began to perform. The Tang tea art that he had learned hard for many years, no, he was the prince. I taught her a very elegant tea art.
Cheetah, Jingzhedian, followed behind the carriage and walked, Hua Meng and Mangzhong were in front. They did not sit on the cowl. They also stood on both sides to guard.
These two horses are both stolen by the prince...the two horses that your majesty wanted, they are not very old, they have just grown up, and are only four years old this year. They are very smart and calm. They are as dark as ink all over the body. Variegated, looks abnormal.
Since these two horses, Mang and Huameng’s driving has been much easier. Most of the time, they don’t need them to pull the reins. The two good horses can fully understand their meaning and can turn calmly. , Run, slow down automatically when there are many people.
Because of these two horses, the prince had not been beaten less when he stole them the year before. He was severely taught by his majesty and the queen for several days. When he returned to the East Palace, he remembered being brought back by Bai Chun with Xia Zhi, **** If they were swollen, they couldn't hold or carry them on their backs. They could only take them back to the East Palace.
Many shops in the East City were specially opened by the royal family. Li Hong opened the curtains and looked at the outer row of shops in the East City. The location here is remarkable. Naturally, the price is much higher, but that's it. , And still let the Chang'an businessman **** his head, sharpened his head and want to occupy a family.
On the bustling, pedestrian-like wide street, two horses unhurriedly pulled the carriage forward. Pedestrians on the road looked at the two horses. At first glance, they saw the promising horses, avoiding to both sides of the road. From time to time, he stopped to admire the two horses, his mouth was praised, and his eyes were full of envy and affection.
"How many shops are there in the East City? I will give them to other Chang'an merchants as planned in a while. The shops can no longer satisfy us. We only need to focus on Taiyi City. It is well managed and there is a complete system. Regardless of whether it is the East Market or the West Market, the laws of the market will be in our hands." Li Hong looked outside and said to the opposite Bai Chun.
"Well, it has entered the substantive stage now. We need to carefully select the merchants. Whether it is porcelain or glass, we hope that these merchants can get the most profit for them." Bai Chun took a look at the passerby. The name given to a shop by the prince: "Okay again!" It can't be vulgar anymore.
"There are many foreign merchants in the West Market, and most of the transactions are in the West Market. Regarding the tariffs on foreign merchants I mentioned, how much do you think is appropriate?" Li Hong curled up in his arms next to the summer solstice, his head comfortable Leaning against the towering summer solstice, looked at the roof of the car lazily and asked.
The roof of the carriage is also a famous painting, well, it was also stolen from his father's study room. This famous painting was pasted on the cart, which was actually the biggest reason why he was beaten.
"According to your percentage, the servants think that 5% is enough, so that at least they will not be scared to run to the Ministry of Housing to impeach you." Bai Chun tilted his head and thought, Meisou It's all cautious.
"You are stupid, you have never wanted to admit it. Now who is in charge of the Ministry of Households? The five percent tax is too low. Besides, these things are monopolized by Taiyi City. See if you give me Each month’s trading volume in the embargo list accounts for 10%. After only one month’s release, the trading volume of prohibited items has reached 30%, and there will be even more in the future."
Bai Chun gave him a puffed look, what's wrong with silly? If you let someone else do it, it's not as good as me. You are now the Hubu Shangshu, and you can only cover the sky with your hands, but you can only cover the Huhu sky. Foreign businessmen can play it from Honghe Temple, Menxia Province, and Zhongshu Province. When the time comes, you can't eat and walk around. .
"Still not convinced? Are you complaining about foreign businessmen in your heart? I tell you a word to remember: mercy is not in control, righteousness is not good. Merchants live for profit and run for profit, you just watch After they have worked so hard for thousands of miles, they have never seen the contribution of my Datang craftsmen in Taiyi City. Think about it, from the output of Taiyi City you gave me to the sales volume in the Western Regions, this does not include the shipping to the south. The goods in the Dao area have already reached a bottleneck in our production capacity, making it difficult to make progress."
Li Hong grabbed Bai Chun’s tea and took a sip and gave it to her, and continued: “Today I said to expand the scale and give Chang’an merchants technical methods, but these will take time, a year and a half. Inside, merchants are able to achieve the general craftsmanship of Taiyi City. What should we do during this period? Is it possible that you want to exhaust the craftsmen of Taiyi City?"
Bai Chun obviously hasn't bypassed the game yet, and retorted in an angry voice: "That's a tax increase, and it won't solve the problem you said? You can't ban it for a month. "Bai Chun's **** red lips pursed Lao Gao, and his face was full of unconvinced.
"If it is enabled, then banning will be unbelievable. The credibility of the Prince's Mansion still needs to be protected. Therefore, you need to increase taxes to slow down foreign trade. What's wrong with Shiwen? Rare things are expensive, as long as you release the news that Taiyi City's production capacity is too slow, and then through the mouths of merchants in the east and west cities, leak some news about the embargo, and ensure your tax increase Make them convinced~IndoMTL.com~ even because they need to meet the transaction volume, the price will rise automatically. At this time, you will take two steps back, the price will be reduced by 10%, and then in the name of humanity, It is necessary to add money to the craftsmen to rush to work, and the tax will increase by 30%."
Bai Chun heard a chill, and his expression was full of fear of the prince. He was simply a devil, a devil who specializes in sucking foreign businessmen's money.
According to his method, the merchants of the Western Regions will sing praises to him. I am afraid that as long as he is willing, he will set up an archway in Taiyi City and the merchants will be happy to do it for him.
"In this way, Datang will only have money left. At least your Taiyi City can use money to build a palace." Bai Chun snorted, sarcastically.
"Do you think this is for me. The bank wants to create a large scale. Is it affordable if there is no money? Without a lot of money, what do you use to guarantee and trust the merchants? Besides, for foreign merchants, My aim has always been to keep the money and take the goods away." Li Hong said naturally.
Bai Chun nodded thoughtfully, yes, money is worth more than a pile of sand. Poor merchants from all over the Western Regions, for these worthless sands, one by one sent real gold and silver money to Datang. , Happily and cautiously pulled away carts of sand.
Money is limited after all. Sand can be found everywhere, just like the river at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. A shovel of sand, I am afraid that in the hands of the prince, he can turn it into money and sell it.
"I see, I will follow your instructions when I return to Taiyi City."
"Don't worry about going back. I'll take a look with you in a few days. The Chamber of Commerce is imminent." Li Hong sighed as he looked at a familiar shop.
If it is not bad, the shop with a good location was redeemed from the palace, and the current owner is his aunt.