Don't be a prince

Second, there is the issue of exploitation.Obviously there is a coal mine in the East Palace as a template, but many people just don't like to do it.It would be fine if they recruited civilians, but they prefer to use people with low status, even slaves.Lower your expenses and your profits will grow.Bitch and slave are still two levels.People of low status, at any rate, can be regarded as Tang people, and they will have a meager income, but what slaves, mine owners or workshop owners need to pay is just some pig food money.

This is not good. The original intention of liberalizing commercial development is to find a new source of income for some people. What we want is to promote the prosperity of the local area. Wouldn’t all the wealth created by employing lowly people and slaves flow into the honorable nobles? purse?If we can get rich together, isn't it possible to turn a blind eye and close one eye, enjoy it alone, and not be afraid of dying?

Wei Zheng's memorial was very important, so it was highlighted by the emperor and sent to the East Palace.

Seeing that every sentence in Wei Zheng's memorial was marked with whip marks and every word was roaring, Li Chengqian could only sigh.

Capital, from the day it was born, has been drinking blood.In the face of interests, no one can resist not taking risks.People of humble origin are also people of the Tang Dynasty, so why should they be paid less than ordinary peasant workers?Is it because of low status?Slaves are also human beings, so how can they make money by driving livestock?The donkey in the farmer's house needs to add a few handfuls of beans and other good things during the winter.I don't know how these people spent the money stained with blood and tears.

"The imperial decree, the Yi decree, and the crown prince's teachings announced to the world at the same time, explaining the original intention of commercial development. If you don't listen to it at the first time, you will be warned, and you will be re-examined after ten days. If anyone refuses to obey the order, you will be punished as the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

After writing this passage with great effort, Li Chengqian threw away the pen and asked Zhang Yun to send it to the emperor immediately.This is the most helpless way. At the same time, it is also the best way. If these wolves don't pick out a few at the beginning and knock out all their teeth, they will still show their teeth after the storm.

Zhang Yun also saw that His Highness was in a fit of anger, so he rushed out with the memorial without saying anything.

"No wonder there is such a saying that there are policies and countermeasures!"

Resentfully, he swept the paperweight and inkstone off the table, and just as he was about to empty the table to vent his anger, he saw Su Yuan's flower pot.

This can't be smashed!

Lovingly stroked the leaves, picked up a withered flower, and lay down on the brocade.

Being in a high place, when dealing with things in a low place, I am really powerless many times.When watching the news before, many people would take their grievances on the country when they saw the news about the corrupt officials and the law-breaking. Now it seems that it is really not the country's fault.In terms of the territory and number of people in the Tang Dynasty, the scale of later generations is unimaginable.Even a saint can't do everything.

The Baiqisi really has a need for its existence, and the group of censors and officials also has their effects.

Although the supervision of the world seems too cautious, it is not known that only the supervision is in place can it be effective.

Without waiting for Li Chengqian to think, Zhang Yun knocked on the door: "Your Highness, Wei Shizhong is asking to see you."

"Please."

Turning over, Li Chengqian greeted him at the door.

The weather was still very cold, and it was supposed to be vacation time, but Wei Zheng was wearing an official uniform, meticulous.

Seeing Wei Zheng's appearance, Li Chengqian could only plead guilty, and went back behind the curtain to put on his own skin before formally meeting Wei Zheng.

Holding the memorial of the emperor's reply in his hand, Wei Zheng said: "His Royal Highness, although I agree to the supervision and rectification, isn't the rectification you decided too strong? The crime of deceiving the emperor will make many people fall to the ground. .”

Li Chengqian originally thought that Wei Zheng was talking about too little force, but he didn't expect that this guy would have a day when he felt too much force.

After pouring Wei Zheng a cup of tea, Li Chengqian said: "Wei Shizhong, I ask you alone, if I give you ten taels of gold and ask you to kill someone, will you be willing?"

Wei Zheng shook his head.

"What about 100 taels?"

Still shaking his head.

"1000 taels."

Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "No matter how much money you have, even a humble official will not kill people. Why does Your Highness ask this?"

Li Chengqian changed the subject: "What if Gu is not looking for you, Wei Zheng, but just looking for someone on the street? Doctor Wei thinks that someone is willing to kill someone for a thousand taels of gold?"

After imagining it for a while, Wei Zheng's hair suddenly rose. For 1000 taels of gold, there are probably not a few people who are willing to take risks for it!

"Look, you also think that there will be many people who will agree! This is the meaning of loneliness, and interest is the most touching. It is nothing to kill someone for the wealth you dream of. Now many industries are like this. You see them using cheap The common people and slaves feel furious, but after they have tasted the sweetness, they apply what they did to the slaves to the lowly people, and what they do to the lowly people to the ordinary people? You know, every time Every industry needs manpower, and what our Tang Dynasty lacks the most is people!"

What Maksi said is good, if capital has 50.00% profit, it will take risks, if it has [-]% profit, it will dare to trample on all laws in the world, if it has [-]% profit, it will dare to commit any crime crime, even at the risk of being hanged.They are not afraid of death, what else can deter them?

Regarding the practice of pursuing interests and ignoring the law and even human nature, Li Chengqian does not think that the punishment of the crime of deceiving the emperor is too much, but it is too light.

Wei Zheng's hand holding the teacup trembled, it was hard for him to imagine what the scene the prince described would be like, even if it was a hell.Guoheng died with weakness, but when only the noble landlords become stronger and the common people are more oppressed, it will also lead to the end of a dynasty.

In the final analysis, just like the traditional land aspect, commerce also has its class exploitation and oppression.

After thinking about this point, Wei Zheng took a sip of tea resolutely, cupped his hands and said: "The old man will approve it now. Your Highness is right. The crime of deceiving the emperor is not strict!"

Chapter 283 Zhang Liang

After speaking, Wei Zheng got up and left.Although according to normal circumstances, officials do not have to be on duty until the fifteenth day. Of course, this is only a normal situation.

It is necessary to put shackles on the wolves, and business can only develop slowly under supervision, instead of the deformed development that enriches the noble family and suffers from the common people.Moreover, the agricultural output has not really improved, and after all, the type of seeds is also one of the problems.Potatoes and corn are a good choice, but these two things are now in the Americas, and it is not so difficult to get them.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian felt that he was pitiful. When others traveled through time, they would either be close to the system or bring a lot of modern products. When they came to him, they didn't bring a single hair.

But fortunately, good brother Baidu is so powerful, allowing him to master a lot of miscellaneous knowledge that will be useless in later generations, but is super top-notch now.

Feng An's envoy came years ago, and while bringing a large number of gifts to the emperor, he also brought over several kinds of rice seeds.When everyone else can enjoy the New Year's Eve, the agronomy branch of the college is busy in the greenhouse.

"It's still not enough."

Sighing, Li Chengqian said to Fang Sheng at the door: "Ask Geng Buqu to come into the palace. I have something to tell him."

Fang Sheng nodded, and took the order to leave. The work of spreading news was usually done by the alliance staff, and Zhang Yun was excluded.

In the final analysis, the existence of the hidden guards is not easy to show on the bright side, it is better to be known than to be seen by others!

In the middle of the night, Zhang Yun's shift ended, and Li Chengqian got out of bed after changing a few guards.After a few minutes, the window and door shook twice as if being blown by the wind, Li Chengqian opened the window and let Geng Buqu in.

"Your Highness, what's important?"

After entering the room, Geng Buqu couldn't wait to rub his hands first, so he asked impatiently.

He knows the prince's temperament well. If it is not something really important, he will never be summoned in the palace. After all, the guards of the East Palace are no better than the palace, but it is also the most difficult place in the world. Even with the help of the Alliance of the Lowly, he will It is very dangerous to enter the palace at night.

"There is indeed something important, otherwise Gu wouldn't have asked you to come here tonight."

Back on the bed, Li Chengqian got into bed and asked Geng Buqu to pour tea by himself to warm up his body.

He found a chair and sat opposite the prince. From the prince's tone, he could hear the seriousness.It's good to be dignified. The more dangerous things are, the more he wants to do them. He always thinks that he can repay the crown prince with this crippled body.

After sitting up with the quilt in his arms, Li Chengqian asked: "You said before that the hidden guards have no roots and are completely trustworthy?"

Geng Buqu nodded: "Actually, they are all crippled house slaves rescued by old slaves from mass graves, or beggars on the corner of the street who are about to freeze and starve to death. They are all poor people, and they are willing to do anything for a full meal. Something. If you say that the old slave used to train eunuchs in the palace, now Li Jian beside His Majesty also has a mentoring relationship with the old slave. Your Highness does not need to doubt these people, even if you want him to commit suicide, he There will be no hesitation."

Li Chengqian nodded, although he knew a little about dead men, but after he really owned it, he still resisted the thought that he could make a good person commit suicide with a single word.

But there is no way, some things are really not easy for normal people to do. Starting from Chang'an, passing through the grassland, Xue Yantuo, and the tribes of the Northland, marching all the way to the Bering Strait, and then crossing the Strait in the cold winter to reach the old man. Miko's Alaska region, and then down south to Mexico.Such a road, let people walk it once, is really no different from being forced to die.Today's people still don't have enough understanding of the earth, this is really crossing to the other side of the earth.

I want a few things from the Americas, but I can't get them by this route.Today's ships are not like the cruise ships of later generations. Crossing the ocean is like playing.Driving to the east is the vast Pacific Ocean, lacking supplies, and going west, it is even more difficult to bypass a continent in the African region.

"There is only one very important thing that they are required to do. To be honest, this is a matter that is close to death, but after it is completed, the achievements obtained are unparalleled. Of course, it is not ruled out that nothing can be achieved."

Geng Buqu's expression became more serious. He had never seen the prince speak so incoherently. Although he didn't know what it was, he already knew the importance.

"Your Highness, such an important matter should be left to the old slaves. Those young people are still young, if His Highness's plan is ruined..."

Looking at Geng Buqu's old face and gray hair, Li Chengqian shook his head again and again: "To be honest, you are indeed a good choice, but ah, this is not something that can be done in a year or two. You old man Bones, it would be bad if the confession was made during the journey."

After speaking, Li Chengqian stood up holding the quilt, walked to the desk, and picked up the simple map he had drawn.

It can only be a simple map. The world map in my mind is so clear, but after I wrote it, I realized that what I drew was almost unreadable.

"This is Chang'an, this is Luoyang. They need to start from Chang'an, cross the grassland, pass through Xue Yantuo, cross the extremely cold area of ​​Beiyuan, and finally arrive here..."

After measuring the distance from Chang'an to Luoyang, and then looking at the distance of the entire journey, even Geng Buqu, who has seen countless big scenes, trembled.

This is really an almost impossible task.

"What does Your Highness want them to do in this almost extraterrestrial place? Could there be some rare treasures here?"

Even though he asked this question, Geng Buqu still didn't believe that the prince would be someone who disregarded human life for useless things.Judging from the contact in the past few years, the prince is the kind of person who is more compassionate than the Buddha.

"There are indeed rare treasures..."

Sitting on the chair, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "The heavens are not beautiful. In fact, there are many good things in this place that we don't have in the Tang Dynasty. A crop called potatoes is also a vegetable and a grain. With it, the world will never starve to death." People. A thing called corn can not only be used as food, but also has many other uses. Especially this rubber tree. With it, our engineering college of Zhenguan students will not know how many detours will be avoided in the future. Tell me, is this trip worth it?"

Among other things, Geng Buqu knew the first point alone, not to mention risking his life to make the trip, even if he took his life to pave the way, he had to pass it.

"Understood, Your Highness, the old slave will choose people when he returns home. I don't know if 200 people are enough?"

"Almost, a group of 200 people can already face many emergencies."

"The old slave is leaving the palace now."

Seeing that Geng Buqu stood up and was about to go out, Li Chengqian hurriedly got up and added: "Remember, no matter what requests these 200 people make, as long as they are not excessive, Gu can satisfy them!"

Geng Buqu turned around to accept the order, then opened the window and slipped out.

He fell onto the bed with the quilt in his arms, and curled up into a ball as much as possible.Li Chengqian suddenly felt that he was the biggest coward in the world.For such a journey, even he feels powerless, but now he has to forcefully hit someone else.These two hundred people are probably going to die.The fierceness of the Xue Yantuo people, the crisis in the North Pole, and the savages in the American jungle are all fatal.Moreover, no one can guarantee that these few things existed more than 1000 years ago, or, even if they did, can they look like later generations?After the potatoes are planted, if only a few that are the size of grapes grow, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

With the lives of 200 people, to gamble on such a slim possibility.

does it worth?

After tossing and turning all night, he didn't know how long he slept, so when he went out with his panda eyes on his face, Qiu Haiqing was taken aback.

"Your Highness didn't sleep well last night?"

In the warm carriage, Li Chengqian felt uncomfortable all over, even a little motion sickness, so he could only nod his head, then lay down in the carriage to catch up on sleep.

As the general of the East China Sea Navy, Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yun, usually served in the local area. He would only return to Chang'an during the New Year's Eve to reunite with his family.Obviously, this broken position is not so much a big boss in command of the army, but a false title, but Zhang Liang did not look down on him, but stuck to his position, and never underestimated him.

But speaking of it, Zhang Liang was really one of the most loyal people among the emperor's former subordinates.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Tiance's Mansion, since he can stand out and be made a Duke by the emperor, it means that his achievements are definitely more than Yu Tai's.

But think about it, for a horse boy who has endured severe torture and is still willing to keep his lord's secrets, after the eldest emperor ascends the throne, no amount of praise can be overstated.As for the fact that he favored magicians in his later years and took in five hundred adopted sons with the intention of rebelling against him, it can only be said that it was a trick of good fortune.

Although he is the Duke of the state, Zhang Liang does not live in Taipingfang, but in Xinghuafang, which seems very low-key.

The crown prince's guard of honor came out from the East Palace and passed through Tongyi Square in Taipingfang. He had already earned enough attention. in front of the door.

He personally led the carriage to the gate of the mansion, and Zhang Liang saw an unknown person walking out of the carriage.

"In comparison, this is Mr. Zhang, the Secretary of the Crown Prince Zhan Shifu. His Highness is sleeping peacefully in the carriage. His Highness probably didn't sleep well last night and was very tired."

Zhang Liang said worriedly: "What should I do? Your Highness is really serious. You can cancel today's agreement, or come back after getting enough sleep."

Qiu Haiqing arched his hands and said: "You are a minister respected by His Highness, how can His Highness be rude, how about this, Zhang Gong might as well let the carriage go straight to the mansion, so that His Highness can sleep for a while?"

Zhang Liang naturally agreed, and ordered to saw off the threshold of the mansion to avoid bumps.

At noon, Li Chengqian woke up, glanced at Qiu Haiqing beside him, and asked, "Not here yet?"

Qiu Haiqing said embarrassingly: "Here we are. This subordinate saw that you were extremely sleepy, so he didn't call you. Now we are already in Zhang Gong's mansion. In order not to disturb your sleep, Zhang Gong saw all the thresholds of the mansion."

After knocking on the head, Li Chengqian could only get up.

Putting on his coat, he got out of the carriage, and saw Zhang's father and son waiting beside the carriage, warming their hands around a stove.

Without waiting for Zhang and his son to salute, Li Chengqian cupped his hands first and said: "I originally made an appointment to visit in the morning, but I never thought that I missed the job because of sleep, caused you to saw the threshold, and forced you to wait in front of the carriage. It's really rude. Orphan will punish himself with three glasses of wine to punish his disrespect."

Although I don't like drinking, this is the most appropriate way to deal with it.Everyone has reached this point, and those who don't drink anymore have to give the other side enough face.Military generals like the etiquette on the wine table the most. Even if they fight over a trivial matter, it will be fine when the wine jar touches afterward.

Sure enough, upon hearing the prince's words, Zhang Liang laughed immediately, and saluted, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just a threshold, and I'm just about to change it! Since His Highness is awake, why don't you just sit in the table, If you have something to say, it's the same at the banquet."

They entered the lobby courteously, and sure enough, the banquet was ready.Unlike other banquets, what Zhang Liang prepares is a seafood feast.After all, it was in the East China Sea, and Zhang Liang would naturally transport the good things in the sea to Chang'an.In other words, the products purchased by Donggong also borrowed Zhang Liang's light to quickly transport them into Chang'an.

Although Qiu Haiqing's ancestral home is Yangzhou, he has never eaten seafood, and he was at a loss behind the case.

Looking at the two big pots of steamed crabs in front of him, Li Chengqian couldn't help swallowing.Later generations Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are already the top fresh ingredients he can imagine, who would have imagined seeing this now.Compared with this, what kind of hairy crabs are simply small.

Seeing that there was nothing in hand on the table, Li Chengqian said to the servant who looked like the housekeeper of the Zhang family, "Get some scissors and a small knife for Gu, and bring some rice wine if there is any in the kitchen."

Zhang Liang looked at the prince's arrangement with great interest, and waited until the prince had finished speaking before saying, "Your Highness lives in the palace, so you know how to eat this food?"

Li Chengqian smiled: "It's just a drawing of a gourd. It's the first time I've seen such ingredients."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian poured three glasses of wine, then poured it into a bowl, poured a fourth glass and said, "This glass of wine is a thank you to Mr. Zhang for helping the East Palace to transport the goods. I owe you a favor!"

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian also poured the fourth glass of wine into the bowl, then picked it up and drank it down in one gulp.Fortunately, it's rice fermented grain wine, not strong wine, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be drunk after a bowl of it.

Seeing that the prince really punished himself, Zhang Liang immediately forgot his unhappiness completely. He only felt that the prince did not rely on power to bully others, and he had a temper that was quite similar to that of a warrior.

After drinking the same bowl of wine, Zhang Liang laughed and said, "It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about. If Your Highness likes it, you can directly send someone to Weichen's mansion to ask for it. As long as it is something in the sea, Your Highness wants to transport it back to Chang'an." Come, you can find the Zhang family to transport it on your behalf."

The river transport from Chang'an to the East China Sea is the property of the Zhang family.

Seeing Zhang Liang speak boldly, Li Chengqian agreed with a smile.It's just shipping stuff, not much money, since Zhang Liang intends to rely on this to get closer to Donggong and talk about money, it would be embarrassing.

The housekeeper brought scissors and a knife, and after cutting off a crab claw with the scissors, Li Chengqian handed the knife to Zhang Yun to cut open the shell.Zhang Yun's strength is actually very strong, cutting crab shells is not a problem.Besides, apart from him, no one really dared to use knives and scissors in this room. Even Zhang Yi could only bite the crab directly with his teeth with a bitter face.

After eating a large pliers, Li Chengqian let out a long sigh of relief.On the other side, Zhang Liang also put down his chopsticks.

Now, it's time to get down to business.

After clapping their hands, two sergeants brought in a model ship.

Zhang Liang is an admiral of the East China Sea Navy. He saw the strength of the ship model just by glancing over it. He couldn't help but stand up and take a closer look.

After wiping his hands clean, Li Chengqian also walked to the model boat and asked, "Mr. Zhang is an expert on the water. Do you have any suggestions for this boat?"