Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty: Forty-six in 6 years
At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, a new city was built six years ago. After six years of careful planning, layout and construction. Today, it has become a prosperous city completely different from all the cities in Datang.
The area stretched at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by walls like the Great Wall, is now the center of Datang's commercial development, and it is also regarded as a top secret place in the Tang Dynasty. Outsiders are never allowed to approach it.
Whether it is glass, mirrors, crystals, new metallurgy, fine wines, etc., including the beautiful jade of Lantian County not far from this new city, as well as various porcelains that have been loved by the Tang people, they were all shipped from here to Datang Everywhere, or be shipped to other countries.
And these are regarded by outsiders as the properties of this new city, which is the surface of Taiyi City. As for what secret industry is still going on in this city, no one knows.
Because the fenced area behind Taiyi City is guarded by the Prince’s guard every day, and outsiders are not allowed to approach it.
At this time, on the flat and wide official road, a carriage slowly drove into the city from the official road. Many Chinese people and foreigners who were looking forward to it gathered at the gate of the city. After checking the signs of the carriage, He quickly ran to the teahouses, wine shops, and restaurants in the city to report to his shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper hurried out after hearing the news.
Suddenly, several prosperous and wide streets in Taiyi City were filled with eager businessmen. They stood on the street and quickly recognized the direction, and then hurried to a mansion in the middle of the city with their own people. Run away.
When all the merchants drove to the gate of a courtyard in the middle of the city either in horse-drawn carriages or on horseback, the horse-drawn carriage passing by the gate of Taiyi City just drove slowly into the courtyard at this moment.
The businessmen glanced at each other and muttered in their hearts: "Fortunately, it's not too late. I have to ask for some more shares today."
The carriage stopped at the door of another courtyard in the courtyard, and the curtain was immediately opened by the person waiting at the door, and a woman in white clothes walked out slowly from inside.
Bai Chun looked up at the blue sky, and after the carriage drove away, Meimu looked at the businessmen gathered at the door and said faintly: "Let them wait in the chamber."
Bai Chun has grown taller than six years ago, and he looks slim and graceful. But the charming temperament on her body is getting more and more enchanting, and the enchantment in the gestures and gestures always gives people an unspeakable feeling of enchantment and beauty.
In the past few years, I have become more and more interested in wearing white shirts and skirts, and they are still that kind of white coarse shirts, not silk and other noble fabrics.
The long hair, which is as translucent as ink, is no longer combed into a variety of buns as before, but is simply tied back to the hip with a white rope.
Such a weird dress is in the era of various hair buns, but it is not obtrusive and weird. On the contrary, it makes people think that Miss Bai's dress is the most beautiful.
But if you use Li Hong's words, it is: "It's a pity that this body has a temperament, and it is not dressed up like a firework fairy."
Every time Bai Chun heard this, he gritted his teeth and questioned the prince: "Can I change my temperament? Can I be born to blame?"
Or else he said with a conceited face: "The charming, charming and charming temperament is not something any woman in the world wants to have!"
"Miss Bai, please." The steward opened the door, respectfully asking Bai Chun to go first.
Although Bai Chun now says that she has no officials, no job, no name, no part, no one in Datang dared to despise this woman. Because everyone knows that she is the prince's person, for the prince in charge of the restricted area behind Taiyi City.
Taiyi City seems to be a city state outside of the Tang Dynasty. In name, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu are the parents of Taiyi City, but in fact, the entire Taiyi City is in charge by Miss Bai Chun.
Moreover, Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Li seldom come to Taiyi City. They always complain that there are too few people in Taiyi City and too many floating population, so they will be handed over to Bai Chun.
Bai Chun, who rested for a full half an hour, slowly appeared in the chamber when many businessmen were about to wait impatiently.
The furnishings of the entire conference hall are very simple, a three-foot-long conference table, flowers clusters in the middle of the long conference table, and dozens of large and comfortable chairs on both sides.
Bai Chun, holding the agenda in his hand, quickly walked to the first position on the top of the conference table to sit down. The central position is empty. It is only when the prince or your majesty comes down. Anyone else is I didn't dare to touch that chair, which was wider and more comfortable than other chairs.
The two maids who followed Bai Chun quickly handed out the prepared receipts to the sitting businessman.
Bai Chun's soft voice said faintly: "These are the products that can be given to you as much as possible this month."
After finishing talking, I saw the sitting businessman frowning and thinking, thinking about how to divide the sale after returning. After all, this time I gave it a lot less than last month, especially the mirror and crystal jewelry.
"Miss Bai, in the past years, these crystals and glass were not allowed to be sold by foreign merchants. Why did you let them take such a large share this time? You promised me last month, this month It must be in accordance with the amount I gave you." A businessman was holding the receipt in his hand, his brows were almost twisted into a string, so he couldn't explain it when he went back.
Bai Chun smiled charmingly, and suddenly the whole conference room seemed to be bathed in the spring breeze, which made many businessmen sitting in their hearts tremble.
"This is a temporary and permanent decision. I'm sorry that I didn't notify you in time last time..." Bai Chun said.
Before speaking, a foreign businessman not far away excitedly interrupted him and said, "Miss Bai, are you saying that you will keep a copy of these things for us every month?" His face was full of excitement. Looking at Bai Chun, he didn't care at all about the price that was 40% higher than Datang.
"Yes, in the future, these items originally exclusive to Datang will keep a copy for you, and there will be no favoritism." Bai Chun said with a smile on his face.
But I was about to scold Li Hong to death in my heart, this thing is simply too bad. In the past, Jingzhe and Cheetah were sent to Qiuci to contact Datang artisans. In the end, it seemed that he used these people and his own unremitting efforts over the years to finally build a huge business intelligence network in the Western Regions.
I received information some time ago. It seems that Persia and Da Shi may have already made glass. Although the transparency is far less than that of Datang’s glass, if they are allowed to develop, I am afraid that it will not take more than ten years. It can catch up with the original Datang glass manufacturing process.
After a short period of thought, Li Hong ordered Bai Chun to sell glass and other accessories to the Western Regions from this month, in order to make Dashi, Persia and other countries abandon their plans to make glass.
Although this is something that the countries of the Western Regions are looking forward to day and night, Bai Chun can’t be happy. The black-hearted guy set the price 40% higher than the price he sold to the Datang merchant. But let him make a profit.
Furthermore, there is another important thing she came to this time. That is, according to Li Hong’s drawings, she made small glass bottles that could be held in the palm of her hand. It was said to be used for a kind of spice. Then, these things will be better than others. Things are more profitable.
Now, the Daming Palace behind Taiji Palace, this year under the proposal of your majesty, began to continue construction, and the glass, cement and other materials used need Bai Chun to come to Taiyi City to supervise.
As for the instigator of all this, he is sitting at the desk with the Emperor Tang in the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace at the moment, burying his head in painting there.
"No more! You don't know how to paint by yourself." The ten-year-old Prince Li Hong threw the charcoal pen in his hand, leaned against the back of the chair, and picked it up.
"I didn't say it clearly, it's because you can't paint well." His Majesty Li Zhi, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, looked at the simple lines on the table, and then easily sketched out the drawing of human faces, and retorted.
At the beginning, Li Hong did not paint cotton for a long time, and was ridiculed by Bai Chun once. After a deep review by him, he suddenly remembered the sketching method of the previous life, so he painted for Bai Chun. After a self-portrait, I haven't painted anything else in these years.
I came here today to greet the emperor. The two chatted and talked about Li Zhi’s father, that is, Li Hong’s grandfather, Li Shimin. Li Zhi's nostalgia spontaneously arises, so Li Hong suggested that his father describe him and paint himself.
But the father and son have been tossing for nearly an hour, and they have painted a few pictures, but none of them are satisfactory to Li Zhi.
Wu Mei sat behind the father and son, holding the self-portrait that Li Hong gave her and Li Zhi just now, looking at this scene amusedly. Such a situation is rare in the royal family.
Li Zhi picked up the portrait of Empress Changsun on the desk and looked at it for a long time, and then murmured: "Your grandma the emperor's paintings are nine points similar, but I always feel that the portrait of your grandfather emperor is a bit different. I’ll say it again~IndoMTL.com~ If the painting is not good enough, I will let you go to Baekje!"
"Father, there is a fight between Tubo and Tuyuhun. You should send your ministers there." Li Hong picked up the charcoal pen on the desk and said.
"The two countries are at war. As long as it doesn't affect Datang, let them go first, but this Baekje wants to restore the country again, and the injustice may change again." Li Zhi picked up the porcelain cup improved by Li Hong , Took a sip of tea and said.
"Actually, you don’t have to worry about things there. Except for the regret that Grandpa Emperor was defeated in three conquests, you sent troops there, and you couldn’t see anything that would benefit my Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the place is poor and poor. Now you have Let them feel your mighty power, why not withdraw Liu Rengui and others and put them on the side of Tubo. After all, this is our big problem." Li Hong started painting again in accordance with the image of the emperor Li Shimin mentioned by Li Zhi just now.
"Boy, talk about your careful thoughts. I have made enough money in the past few years, and have started to stare at my military power?" Li Zhi watched Li Hong swiftly draw on paper one by one, without looking up. Asked eagerly.
Wu Mei behind her trembled when she heard this, and put the two paintings on the desk with trembling hands. Just about to speak, she heard Li Hong's indifferent tone to his father.
"No, I'm not interested. That's your business. I haven't figured it out yet. When I understand it, I will attack your twelve guards." Li Hong painted and said.
"Hmph, first explain to me why the glass sent to the Daming Palace is 10% more expensive than selling it to the people!" Li Zhi snorted dissatisfiedly, and slapped Li Hong on the back of the head.
With a stroke of the charcoal pen in Li Hong's hand, Grandpa Emperor's original majestic face was drawn on the white paper on the desk. His expression immediately became distorted, as if he was complaining about these two unscrupulous descendants. Destroyed his wise image of the **** Wu.