Don't be a prince

Holding a money box and a box full of frankincense, he walked out of the West Market and walked home until Zhou Han finally understood what was going on.

Since the emperor is a master of poker, it makes no sense to lose to a novice.As for what the emperor intends to do...

When he picked up his precious child, Zhou Han already understood.

Returning to the study after dinner, Zhou Han sighed. After all, he still violated his professional ethics and added his own understanding to the matter of "choosing Xu Jingzong".

The emperor's move actually valued Xu Jingzong's talent, and his flaws did not hide his strengths. Although Xu Jingzong's personal virtues were deficient, his ability to handle affairs was still very strong.

Chapter 564 I want to wear the crown

Li Chengqian naturally knew the value of his lucky coin, and as for deliberately losing money to Zhou Han, he also hoped that he would not be so hard-pressed.

During the reign of Wude, there were still many common people in Chang'an, but after the end of the year of Zhenguan, there were basically none.As for now, Chang'an City has truly become a gathering place for rich people and officials.

When there are too many wealthy people in a place, prices will naturally rise. For Chang'an, it is really every inch of land.When the plane can't meet the needs of survival, the overhanging will appear.The residents of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty have now begun to live in a concentrated manner, living the lives of future generations of urban residents.

A small official like Zhou Han naturally couldn't live in Chang'an, so the official dormitory building provided by the court became his only choice.

A memorial from the household department was sent to the emperor's desk after all.The content is that a businessman hopes to lease the land in Chang'an, build a building and rent it out.In the end, Dugu Bo turned into an old fried dough stick, and Xu Jingzong also smelled the dangerous information in it, so they all stated their views in this memorial.

What Dugu Bo was afraid of was that once a precedent was set for this kind of thing, the businessmen in the future would follow suit, and Chang'an would be tossed beyond recognition. I am afraid that officials of his level will worry about where to live in the future.

But Xu Jingzong believed that the businessman's trip would make a terrible profit. If he agreed, he would not know how many billionaires would be born, and it would be the small businessman who would suffer at that time.As for the common people, they don't even have the chance to suffer.

After reading the memorial jointly approved by Dugu Bo and Xu Jingzong, Li Chengqian threw it aside and sighed.

In Datang, no one knows how terrible the "real estate developer" business is than him.In other words, the top businessmen in every industry are terrifying.They will acquire, monopolize, and suppress each other, but the ultimate goal is to let everyone become its leeks and harvest them wantonly.

Even after so many years, Li Chengqian still remembered the number on the house purchase money that belonged to him in the bank card.Because, every cent and piece in it is the crystallization of his sweat.

Ordinary people struggle half their lives to obtain housing. This is wrong. Maybe real estate developers spend money here and there, and the cost is there, but how much of the price of tens of thousands of yuan per square meter is pure profit? ,

You can't complain, because when you complain, maybe the house price will go up again.As for the reason...does the price increase of pork count?

There will always be a set of solutions for the doubts of home buyers.Even if you know that a lot of the wording is bullshit, you still can't argue.Because, if you love to buy and buy, if you don’t buy, step aside, someone will always come to buy.

Maybe there's no need to argue....

Turning around and picking up the memorial from the Ministry of Households, Li Chengqian wrote a reply:

"I already understand the matter of building a house. A businessman who seeks huge profits at a low cost, and when the shackles are released, he will be like a scourge, which is out of control. Now Chang'an's low prices are huge, and it is really chaotic. The Ministry of Households should be leveled. Recruit migrant workers, set up a construction team, order the Ministry of Housing to purchase building materials, and choose a site to build the building. The sales of the houses are all determined by the Ministry of Housing. The profits obtained, except for the use of the construction team, are all used in the national treasury. ..."

A reply filled the blank pages of the memorial, and even added a few sheets of paper to it.

With this approval, at least [-]% of Datang's land development share was firmly held in the hands of the imperial court.

The Ministry of Household Affairs, which received the approval, quickly implemented the matter.The merchants in Chang'an, who were eagerly waiting for the court's approval, were disappointed when they learned of the result.Nowadays, all walks of life in Datang are developing, and the real estate business is still in its infancy.But who knew, their ambitions were strangled to death by the court before they could grow up.

Disappointed, they had no choice but to turn their attention to the building materials market.Since the imperial court will soon prevent the construction team from building new houses, building materials must be the most needed thing.

If there is demand, it means that small profits but quick turnover in a short period of time will become possible.

Just when the Chang'an business community changed again because of the emperor's actions, Li Chengqian had to lead all the civil and military officials to Luoyang by train.

The train line between Chang'an and Luoyang has shown its stability after such a long test.More and more businessmen choose to use the imperial court's train to transport their goods. In this way, I don't know how much time can be saved.Although there are very few carriages carrying passengers, people complain about the difficulty of getting a ticket, but as businessmen, they naturally know that if a train transports people, it will cost a lot less profit.

Departed in the evening and arrived in Luoyang after one night.Although the shock absorption ability of the steam train is terrible, the vibration of the carriage unexpectedly helps sleep.

Although I don't know how other people are, anyway, Li Chengqian slept soundly, and Li Mengyu also slept well.

It can't be done without children, Li Chengqian is very clear that he has long since lost his interest in the Supreme Emperor and his wife. Now, only "Grandpa Emperor" and "Grandma Emperor" can make them happy.

Du He had already received the imperial decree and was already waiting at the station.There was no need for the emperor to ask questions. After the meeting, he directly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the messenger has come to report. Your Majesty has already set off and will arrive in Luoyang in about two hours."

Li Chengqian nodded, walked out of the train station, and started his morning exercise.

All the officials knew that the emperor never relaxed his physical exercise. Now that the emperor chose to run to the gate of Luoyang city, they couldn't ride a horse and take a sedan chair to go!Therefore, Luoyang people who got up early were lucky enough to see a miraculous scene - the emperor ran along the road with all the civil and military officials...

After entering Luoyang City, many officials were out of breath.

After taking the towel handed by Zhang Yun to wipe his sweat, Li Chengqian looked at these guys speechlessly, especially the eldest Sun Chong who has now been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials.This guy is definitely lazy, and he has never seen such panting in a night of fighting on the battlefield before.

But fortunately, the military officer's side is quite strong, and there is no one who has lost the chain.

After ordering civil servants to enter Luoyang to tidy up, Li Chengqian also went to rest in the warm pavilion prepared by Du He.

Li Mengyu was young, and although Li Chengqian had been paying attention to his exercise all the time, he was exhausted from running all the way, so he lay down on the table to rest after entering the warming pavilion.

Glancing at Du He standing at the door, Li Chengqian pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "There aren't many outsiders around, so just sit down for a while and talk about homely things. I heard from the queen that Chengyang gave birth to a son for you?"

As soon as Du He mentioned this matter, the corners of Du He's mouth could not help but curl up, and he said with a smile: "It can be regarded as a birth, not only Chengyang is relieved, but even Wei Chen is also relieved. You know it too. , Chengyang didn't give birth to a boy, my humble minister... right?"

The main purpose of the royal family marrying the princess is to assimilate the blood.The eldest son must naturally be born to the concubine and the princess. Li Chengqian also knew what Du He meant. Before Chengyang gave birth to a boy, he couldn't take concubines.Because, even if Hu Nu conceived and gave birth to a child, the child was not eligible to inherit Du He's family title.

He took out a copper coin strung with gold thread from his bosom and handed it to Du He. Li Chengqian said: "As an uncle, I have nothing to give to my children. This copper coin is quite valuable now, so I will give it to you." Give it to him."

This copper coin is naturally a lucky coin. Although Zhou Han sent the lucky coin back to the palace, rumors about the existence of the lucky coin have spread. A rich merchant once offered a reward of [-] coins at the auction, just to get a lucky coin. .It made some members of the royal family want to go to the palace to meet them and play a game of mahjong when they have nothing to do.

As the next generation of royal titles will no longer be able to inherit Shiyi, the vassal kings can only find their own way out.Some put down their status as princes and began to think about doing business, and some pretentious ones chose to start as low-level officials and challenged for high positions in the court.

They have no other choice, because of the current situation, wanting to create an emperor's rebellion is tantamount to nonsense.

There are millions of troops, and they are all troops completely obeying the emperor's orders. On the day of the military parade, everyone was shocked.But now, except for the army that is qualified to hold weapons, any civilian swords are listed as contraband.If you want to pretend to be a bastard, you can also exercise if you want to, the weapon you hold must not be sharpened, as long as it is sharpened, you will be punished.

An emperor who holds the military power of millions of troops can be said to be invincible, both internally and externally.

Du He naturally knew this too, but at the same time, he also believed that the emperor was a person who could listen to opinions.

After pouring a cup of tea and taking a sip, Du He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have some suggestions for the government. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to hear them?"

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "Tell me."

Three cobblers are worth one Zhuge Liang. Individuals are different, and they look at the same thing from different angles. Li Chengqian knows that there is no omniscient person, and even the emperor must carry out the virtue of "humility" to the end.

Taking out a memorial from his bosom, Du He offered it with burning eyes.

Li Chengqian also deliberately took it with both hands, opened the memorial and began to read it.

This is a memorial about "grain". As the largest grain merchant family in Datang, the Du family absolutely has a say in grain.

After reading Du He's memorial, Li Chengqian covered his head in pain.

This memorial ignores analysis and data comparison, but actually clarifies a central theme: low food prices hurt the people! (Thanks to book friend Beifeng Beifang for the reminder)

Although he has never experienced farming life, Li Chengqian can still understand the truth of it.Later generations of countries will occasionally subsidize the people who grow specific crops, because the price of food for later generations is so pitifully low.When the site organized excellent riders to travel to the countryside and experience farmhouse fun, he once had a detailed discussion with an old farmer.

There is a ditch between two mountains in the local area, and all the land is planted on the hillside. After deducting the cost of three acres of corn field in one year, the income is only 600 yuan, the price of five soil-raised roosters!

Low food prices can indeed make food affordable for everyone, but for the common people who need to exchange food for other means of living, the low price of food means that the purchase price will only be lower. how to live

After putting down Du He's memorial, Li Chengqian clenched his fist and hit himself twice.

Seeing the emperor's self-mutilation, but still doing all he could, Du He was terrified, and quickly dissuaded him: "Why is your majesty doing this?"

Li Chengqian sighed: "In the end, I still hold my head up. I should understand such a simple truth, and I don't need you to remind me at all. However, because my eyes are all focused on business, politics, diplomacy, scientific research and other issues In fact, the lives of the common people were completely left behind.

He said that being an emperor should benefit the country and the people, and that the interests should always be aligned with the common people. Who knows, I have not done it at all! "

Hearing what the emperor said, Du He smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty, why should you blame yourself? As far as I can see, you have already done a lot for the people. If nothing else, many people in Luoyang alone have asked to do you a favor. Build a living shrine. The construction of the prosperous Tang Dynasty itself has your share of credit in it. If the prosperous period continues, you will become an emperor through the ages no less than the Supreme Emperor. Even in later generations, people will still praise your great achievements .

You don't have to blame yourself for how low food prices hurt farmers, because no one can see everything.As the leader of Datang, you are like the captain of a sea ship. You only need to control the course of the ship and order the crew on the ship to work.As for the velocity of the water, that is the work of the surveyor.

Although corn has begun to be promoted, it has not spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, and potatoes and sweet potatoes are still being cultivated.Nowadays, Datang's grain can only be self-sufficient, and a part of it is sent out, which is not enough to harvest every year and have nowhere to settle.It's not too late to wake up now. "

Li Chengqian nodded, and seeing Li Mengyu lying on the side with his head tilted, looking very interested in listening, Li Chengqian patted him on the shoulder and said: "I see, my father is recognized by many people as a smart person, but there are also omissions." Mengyu, no one is perfect, but we can make ourselves perfect through constant self-examination. If we don’t know how to admit the wrong things, we will never have a chance to correct them.”

Li Mengyu straightened up, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "My father's teachings, my child will always remember it. It's just that my father, my son is very hungry now. Although I haven't finished running for long, can you let my child eat something first?"

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, and said to Zhang Yun, "Take him to eat."

Li Mengyu, who was approved, immediately smiled and pulled Zhang Yun out.

Li Chengqian didn't care what the child said later, because their relationship between father and son was like this, and his own child knew it well.Just listen to it.As for wanting to eat, who stipulates that it cannot be brought up after receiving education?

Pulling the dragon robe on his body and taking a look, Li Chengqian hid his wry smile deep in his heart.

It's not easy to be an emperor...

There is a good saying: If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!

Chapter 565 World Universal Nobility

One of the silliest sayings in this world is "I can do it myself".Although it is not ruled out that some people can successfully face.But in fact, in real life, more people who said this sentence were slapped in the face.

There is no one job that you can do even if you are in it, especially the emperor as the supreme leader of an empire.Of course, there may be exceptions....

Too emperor!

Perhaps the most comfortable thing is to be the Supreme Emperor, without having to bear any pressure. In terms of status, he is naturally the number one in the Tang Dynasty, and no one can afford it.

Although Li Chengqian is the emperor, he can't afford to offend the Supreme Emperor.The autumn wind is blowing, but they still have to wait in front of the Luoyang city gate, waiting for the emperor's team to come.

From a distance, a convoy could be seen approaching. When the convoy was fully displayed, Li Chengqian couldn't help covering his forehead.

Too arrogant!God knows how many benefits the Taishanghuang got in Lingnan, even Jinluanjia became a veritable Jinluanjia, and the car body was covered with gold leaf.As for Cheng Yaojin and the others, with disheveled hair, surrounded by brightly armored troops, they looked like bandits who had been captured alive.How can you still see a bit of the prince of the country?

Good guy, let them go out this time, really let go of the rein completely.

The brilliance of the rising sun shone on the gold foil of Jinluanjia, making it so bright that people couldn't keep their eyes open.Even the ceremonial guards in front of the carriage are brand new. Looking at the sweat on the Lishi's body, you can tell that most of them are pure gold, or at least a little hollow.

This is not a return from travel, it is clearly a return from robbery.The poor Lingnan family plundered Dashi's rich coastal land, but when they returned to their own land, they would be robbed by the Supreme Emperor.

The carriage finally stopped in front of the Luoyang city gate, and Li Chengqian stepped forward to salute and said, "I don't know if my father and mother are in good health after a long time?"

As for Li Mengyu, he couldn't wait to get into the car and pulled the door curtain.

The door curtain of the carriage opened, revealing the smiling Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and Xu Hui, who was embarrassed and at a loss with a child in his hands.

Seeing that Xu Hui was about to hand the child to the Queen Mother as a gift, Li Shimin said: "Although he is the emperor, he is also a junior. It doesn't matter if you accept his courtesy."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin glanced at Li Mengyu, who was already acting like a baby in the arms of his eldest grandson, and turned around and said to Li Chengqian: "I am in Lingnan, and I heard that you are in Chang'an, and you have lost the title of the royal family. It just so happens that I have many If you have a child, you can only get some money for him, this may be your youngest brother, don't worry about his little money."

Li Chengqian has long been accustomed to the emperor's words of condemnation.This is the Taishanghuang's unique way of greeting. Other fathers and sons always ask about their safety when they meet each other for a long time, but he always starts with words of hatred.

Needless to say, Xu Hui was very lucky to get the dragon seed, and also gave birth to a boy in a successful way.This is very good, it shows that the Taishanghuang's body is still quite good.Originally, in the later period of history, he had no heirs, and most of them were born by eating some kind of elixir.And Xu Hui, who was originally a hard-working man, now has support, even if the Supreme Emperor dies, he will not seek death wholeheartedly.

As for these "looting" of the Lingnan family's money, it is what it should be.

As an emperor, Li Chengqian couldn't break his promise. Even if he knew that the Lingnan family had only given him the tip of the iceberg as a tribute, he couldn't ask for it.And the Supreme Emperor was guarding the shore, and he knew their harvest like the back of his hand, so he would naturally be able to open his mouth like a lion.As for the families in Lingnan, for the Supreme Emperor who had [-] elite guards, they could only offer their treasures to make him laugh.

Taking the wheelchair from Li Jian and pushing it to the side of the carriage, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "My son is an elder brother, so naturally I won't steal my younger brother's things. Don't worry, father. You will come back at the right time. Next year When the flowers bloom in spring, Chang’an will hold a sports meeting, calling for elites from all over the world to compete on the same stage. After you watch this game, it’s not too late to continue traveling.”

Leaning on a walker, he walked out of the carriage, sat down sideways, and then moved to the side of the carriage little by little. With the support of Li Chengqiandao, Li Shimin transferred to the wheelchair. Such a simple process caused Li Shimin a lot of trouble. sweat.

Femoral head necrosis, it seems that Taishanghuang's condition is already very serious.

However, Li Chengqian didn't intend to persuade him. If he loses the right to play around after losing the throne, this willful old guy will drive himself crazy.

Unlike the Supreme Emperor, although the eldest grandson is also old, he looks very strong, and even hugged Li Mengyu, intending to carry him into the city.

Without disturbing the fun of his grandparents and grandchildren, Li Chengqian pushed his wheelchair into Luoyang City.

Today's Luoyang City is like a replica of Chang'an. When you enter the city gate, you will see two banks on the left and right sides of the street.Most of the people who came to Luoyang were merchants, and the bank that merchants must enter naturally chose the location closest to the city gate.

Except that the Luoyang Palace is still the same as before, the outside has basically changed a lot.Surrounding the East Market and West Market, some high-rise buildings like Chang'an have already risen.

Seeing the emperor looking at him, Du He hastily cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this building was built by the order of a humble minister, and the ownership is also in the hands of the court. As for the profits from the sale, the Ministry of Households has recorded it."

Seeing what Du He said, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.The biggest fear is that there will be loopholes in the system.The merchants are a group of pure people. Luoyang is second only to Chang'an geographically. Once Luoyang's land development rights are won by them, they will not hesitate to build Luoyang into a super city far surpassing Chang'an.In order to maintain its majesty, the imperial court could only build Chang'an City day and night.

In this way, it becomes a vicious circle.In the end, no matter whether it was Chang'an's defeat or Luoyang's defeat, there was no good fruit to eat.When there is no foreign aggression, there will be civil war. This is a bad habit that the Chinese nation has been unable to get rid of for thousands of years.

The huge changes in Luoyang obviously made Li Shimin a little uncomfortable. When he passed by a grain store, he saw that there were few people inside, so he couldn't help asking Du He: "I came across this grain store all the way, but why are there not many people?" ? I think the price of food in this shop is not high."

Du He took a look at the grain store and found that it belonged to his own family, so he handed over his hands and said, "Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, this store was opened by Wei Chen's family. Nowadays, in Luoyang City, except for wealthy merchants, they are the children of aristocratic families, and there are very few common people. Because The price of food is not high, so many rich merchants report their food consumption for a month, or even half a year, and then directly hoard it.

As for the common people, there is basically no purchase of food.Therefore, now the grain store only needs to deliver grain to the homes of regular customers every month.Other than this time, there is basically nothing to do in the grain store, so it becomes what you see, the Supreme Emperor. "

Li Shimin asked suspiciously: "When did the grain store start delivering grain to customers' homes? I remember that there was no such rule before."

Hearing Li Shimin's doubts, not only Du He, but also Li Chengqian laughed.

Arching his hands, Du He said: "The Supreme Emperor doesn't know something, business is not easy now. It's like a grain store. If you don't deliver food to the guest's home, the guest doesn't have to choose the grain store at all. If they rent a car to the city The price of grain purchased by farmers outside the home is much lower.

Not only grain stores, but now some restaurants have begun to deliver food to customers' homes.Guests like the signature dishes of a certain restaurant, but they don’t like the ones made by the chef at home, so they will order the servants to order the food, and the waiter in the hotel will ensure that the dishes are still warm, or bring semi-finished products to the guests’ homes to reheat.

Whether it is food delivery or food delivery, the charges are a little more expensive than usual, but for the sake of convenience, customers are willing to spend more money. "

After hearing Du He's words, Li Shimin didn't know what to say.