Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

The door of the villa opened.

Chen Chu hugged his clothes and ran out like a thief.

After running for a few steps, Li Lizhi grabbed her back and said, "Husband, follow me into the house."

Two more days passed.

Chen Chu completely surrendered.

He was pale and couldn't even stand upright.

But Li Lizhi was flushed and full of energy.

Chen Chu raised his hands and asked, "Honey, why do women make things difficult for men, I really can't do it..."

Li Lizhi clapped her hands and said triumphantly, "Husband, do you still want to take dozens of scoops to drink?"

Chen Chu waved his hands feebly, "Nothing, one scoop is enough..."

According to this rhythm, dozens of scoops, it will not die in the villa.

Li Lizhi looked proud.

Chen Chu was completely convinced, and completely gave up his previous thoughts.

……

Just when Chen Chu and Li Lizhi were living a shameless life.

In Chang'an City, a cloth shop caught fire.

Around the cloth line, there are also cloth lines.

Overnight, more than a dozen cloth shops were all burned to ashes.

lost heavily.

Within two days, there was no cloth to sell in Chang'an City.

The price of cloth has been soaring all the way, reaching twenty times the previous market price in five days.

For a time, people panic.

This incident shocked the court and the public.

Royal Palace.

Ganlu Temple.

Li Erduan sat behind the table with a gloomy expression.

However, Changsun Wuji and other ministers did not say a word.

The warm Ganlu Temple seemed to be covered with a cloud.

After a long while, Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, opened the door and walked in, and said, "Your Majesty, it has been verified that the cloth panic in Chang'an City is all because of the large households hoarding cloth after the dozens of cloth shops were burned down. , in the East and West markets, no one sells cloth, and even if there is any, they are bought by big households and hoarded. The big households seem to have united secretly, planning to wait for the price to soar again before selling the cloth... Merchants are chasing profits. There is nothing wrong with such behavior, but it is hard for ordinary people to suffer from the cold weather today. There are many poor people who originally planned to buy cloth to make new clothes before the Chinese New Year. Now, even with all their belongings, they cannot afford to buy A piece of cloth..."

After a pause, Dai Zhou continued: "The minister has asked people to find out that this matter is led by the Zheng family in Xingyang. The Zheng family is the largest cloth merchant in the world. Now that he has started, it can be said that everyone responds."

hiss.

Hearing this, everyone gasped in unison.

……

Chapter 329 The Embarrassed Li Er

There were five surnames and seven wangs in Datang, a total of seven noble families.

These seven noble clans are deeply rooted and have existed for hundreds of years at the shortest.

These great clans, disciples and old officials spread all over the Tang Dynasty, and their influence was very great.He also mastered a lot of fields and businesses.

Since Li Er came to the throne, he has always wanted to touch these powerful and noble families, but unfortunately, he has never dared to act rashly.

Today, the Zheng family in Xingyang, the largest cloth merchant in the world, is actually hoarding.

Li Er frowned, and suddenly an unknown fire arose in his heart.

He looked at the crowd and asked: "Zheng has a lot of cloth, but he can't cover the sky with one hand. How about mobilizing cloth from other places to Chang'an to ease the crisis?"

Dai Zhou shook his head: "Your Majesty, for several years in a row, the weather has been dry and flooded, resulting in poor harvests of hemp and other things in many state capitals, and the cloth has been decreasing. Therefore, the price of cloth has been rising in the past two years. Now, Zheng's The leading merchants are hoarding cloth, which affects not only Chang'an, but the whole world is short of cloth..."

This is not a natural disaster.

This is a man-made disaster.

The merchants headed by Zheng can make a lot of money by taking advantage of this opportunity.

However, Li Er felt the crisis.

A mere piece of cloth can threaten the people of the world.

Then if a big family like the five surnames and Qiwang are all united, can my country and society be stable and worry-free?

There was a shudder in his heart.

Changsun Wuji stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to let the merchants headed by the Zheng family stop hoarding cloth, so as to solve the problems of the people... I have some friendship with the head of the Zheng family, and I would like to be a lobbyist. To persuade Patriarch Zheng to..."

Li Er thought for a while, and could only suppress the anger in his heart first, so he nodded: "Auxiliary machine, I will trouble you with this matter, how about this, Wang Aiqing, Fang Aiqing, will accompany you for a walk."

Wang Gui and Fang Xuanling quickly agreed.

Due to the urgency of time, the three left the Ganlu Hall immediately.

……

at the same time.

Chen Chu could finally leave the Nanshan mansion.

As if he had been pardoned, he hummed the song Today is a good day, and flew into the street.

"Shu Tan!"

"No need to do anything is the greatest happiness."

"There is no plowed field, only exhausted cattle... What the ancients said, it makes so much sense."

"I, Chen Chu, will find another woman in the future, I'm an idiot."

Chen Chu breathed the free air, feeling extremely emotional.

With a few guards, he walked east and west of Chang'an City and felt the happiness of being rehabilitated.

The cold couldn't stop Chen Chu from going shopping at all.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the bustling city of Chang'an is crowded with people.

Chen Chu suddenly asked in doubt: "The New Year is approaching, and celebrating the New Year is a big event. Why do I see the pedestrians on the street with sad faces and look very sad?"

The guard next to him said: "Boss, you don't know. Nowadays, the price of cloth in Chang'an City has skyrocketed. In just a dozen days, it has risen to more than [-] times the original market price. Not to mention poor people, there are many small merchants. , I can’t even afford cloth...everyone is worried about this.”

Cloth soared thirty times?

Chen Chu was taken aback for a moment.

Cloth is not a great thing, why can the price rise so ridiculously?

The guard explained: "Boss, I heard that it was the cloth merchants headed by Zheng who were hoarding, so this led to this matter."

"But the Zheng family of Xingyang?"

"Exactly."

Chen Chu smiled: "The Zheng family is looking for death. Today's Lao Li is leading the Tang Dynasty to a prosperous and prosperous era. The Zheng family suddenly made such a fool. In Lao Li's heart, he must really want to kill the Zheng family." Bar……"

Just thought.

Ding!

"Congratulations to the host, successfully activated the new mission."

"Mission title: Control the world's cloth business."

"Mission Reward: Steam Engine Research and Development Technology."

What?

Chen Chu heard the long-lost system sound.

Originally, there had been no movement for several months, so he thought the system was GG.

Unexpectedly, the system is still there.

It was so sudden that it even startled Chen Chu.

Chen Chu stood on the spot and began to think.

It is not easy to control the world's cloth business.

Because this cloth business did not start from scratch.

But to snatch it from a gentry like the Zheng family is tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

This matter must be carefully planned, otherwise, I'm afraid I will lose my wife and lose my army, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Chen Chu said to the guard: "Let's go, go back to Nanshan Mansion..."

On the way back to the Nanshan mansion, Chen Chu kept thinking.

When he arrived at the Nanshan Mansion, his thoughts gradually became clear.

Chen Chu got out of the carriage and immediately called Li Lizhi over.

Li Lizhi looked at Chen Chu pitifully, and said, "Honey, you should take a good rest these few days, I won't touch you..."

Chen Chu looked pale and listless.

Old torture.

Chen Chu almost fainted.

He grabbed the pillar next to him and said: "My wife, don't make trouble, I have important things to do now... You should quickly mobilize the staff of the Western Datang Company, and investigate the cloth business of Datang for me... "

Li Li asked puzzledly: "The cloth business? What is my husband planning to do?"

Chen Chu chuckled: "Secret..."

What he is going to do must be very exciting.

But don't leak the news.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that a big family like the Zheng family will notice it before I even make a move.

……

Royal Palace.

Ganlu Temple.

Several ministers have been standing by Li Er's side, waiting for the news of Changsun Wuji.

Everyone even ate lunch in Ganlu Hall.

Although the food was delicious, it was a pity that everyone from Li Er to the ministers had no appetite.

Especially Li Er.

Thinking of this icy and snowy land, it is extremely cold, and the New Year is approaching, but those poor people can't even afford cloth.

"22, wear new clothes."

Wear a fart!

Not even cloth for clothes.

In this era, the majority of people, because they are poor, seldom buy finished clothes directly, but buy cloth to make by themselves.

Now that cloth cannot be bought, it is naturally impossible to make new clothes.

Thinking of this, Li Er felt depressed.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji and others came back.

Li Er hurriedly asked: "How?"