My Backyard is the Tang Dynasty Chapter 196

Published at 27th of October 2023 05:54:21 AM

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"Okay, since this is your decision, I will ask Zhu Youzhi to adjust the school for you, but don't cry in front of me in the future." Li Yin said.

Li Hui excitedly said: "Liu Lang, don't worry, I will persist even if a layer of skin is lost." While speaking, a piece of paper fell from Li Hui's cuff.

Just as Li Hui was about to pick it up, Li Yin picked up the note first. He opened it and looked at it, and it was exactly as he thought. Li Hui had planned it for a long time, and the draft was ready. What he said just now was just a short paragraph. , if Li Yin disagrees, he will continue to perform and recite.

"Yes, there is progress now!" Li Yin returned the note to Li Hui, stood up and suddenly felt a little sore in the waist, and couldn't help rubbing it with his hands.

Li Hui accepted the speech in embarrassment. Seeing Li Yin rubbing his waist and frowning lightly, he said, "Liu Lang, take it easy at night, don't be too tired!"

"Get out!" Li Yin kicked it out.

Li Hui was so busy, he smiled and bowed his hands to Li Yin, and disappeared from the palace in a flash. Now time is life for him, and he wished to spend every minute and every second on his studies, so he would not be with Li Yin. Chatted.

Li Yan stretched his waist, thinking that it was no wonder that the ancient emperors died so early, but this peony died under the flowers, and he was a ghost.

"Jin Daqian!" Li Yin shouted.

Jin Daqian, who was instructing his subordinates to clean up, immediately appeared in front of Li Yin. Li Yin whispered a few words, and Jin Daqian couldn't help showing a sinister smile when he heard it. At noon, a few more things suddenly appeared in the ingredients purchased by the palace.

After coming back from Songzhou, Li Yin did not intend to be busy with government affairs. This government affairs must be busy, and life must be enjoyed. A perfect life is a combination of work and rest. With Su Morer, enjoy the blessings of the world...

"Your Highness, Wang Shilang please see me!" That day when Li Yin was playing backgammon with Cui Yingying, Jin Daqian came to report. At this time, Li Yin thought of him. He only cared about resting and completely forgot about Wang Gui.

Li Yin came to the front hall in a hurry. At this time, Wang Gui was having a lively chat with Shangguanyi. In the past few days, accompanied by Shangguanyi, he visited Yizhou all over the place, which greatly changed his understanding of Yizhou. The prosperity of Yizhou has gradually surpassed that of Chang'an, and the scene of the people here living and working in peace and contentment moved him even more.

"Wang Shilang!" Li Yin entered the main hall and cupped his hands.

Wang Gui saluted respectfully and called out "Your Highness!"

"Wang Shilang is used to living in Yizhou these days." Li Yin said.

Wang Gui stroked his gray beard and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your hospitality. I am very satisfied. In the past, most of the literati in Chang'an were prejudiced against Yizhou. Wang Gui felt it was absurd when he saw it in person. In Chang'an, passenger ships come and go, the market is prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. After I return to Chang'an, I must correct this thinking among the literati."

Li Yin smiled and said: "Then thank you Wang Shilang. Wang Shilang can go back and say that the king welcomes scholars to visit Yizhou." Ancient literati like to travel around, such as Li Bai and Du Fu. Having visited Shu, it can attract some famous people to Yizhou, and it is also beneficial to the cultural diversity of Yizhou.

"Your Highness, you are welcome." Wang Gui still had some influence among the literati, then he hesitated and said: "Your Highness, I have one more unfeeling request, and I hope Your Highness can fulfill it."

Li Yin said: "Please speak, Wang Shilang!"

Wang Gui was a little embarrassed, and said: "Your Highness must also know that the old minister is from the Wang family in Shanxi. Although he is not a direct descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, he has an inexplicable relationship with the Wang family. I ran into a Wang family on the street two days ago. My son, I also know this person, and after talking with him, he understood my purpose of coming back to Yizhou, so he begged me for something, but this matter made the old minister a little bit embarrassed, after all, this is a matter of His Royal Highness's fief."

"Wang Shilang said it's okay, I will help if I can." Wang Gui spared a circle and still didn't say the purpose. These literati are really sour. Li Yin sighed secretly.

Wang Gui frowned and said, "Actually, it's about the salt industry in Yizhou. Does His Highness Wang Tao know him?"

Li Yin recalled it for a while, and then remembered, "Isn't he the one who opened a salt mine outside the city?"

"It's him. Speaking of which, the old minister and he are also relatives. We have received favors from him and we have a good relationship. He wanted to sell the salt to the Shengtang Chamber of Commerce, but he was afraid that His Highness would not see him, so he entrusted me to tell the story. This matter." Wang Gui said slowly.

Li Yin nodded. He understood. Ever since the Chamber of Commerce in the prosperous Tang Dynasty set its sights on the salt industry, these old salt merchants felt a great deal of crisis. Thousands of salt wells were blooming everywhere in Sichuan. Large-scale production of well salt would hit them hard. According to the calculation, the profits they got showed that they would get more profit with Li Yin's operation mode, so they wanted to follow the path and join the well salt industry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it happened that Li Yin this month After going to Songzhou, Tong Nian didn't dare to make a decision on his own, and kept procrastinating, but they were all terrified because Li Yin deliberately made things difficult for them.

In fact, Li Yin hoped that all these salt merchants would sell the salt to the Shengtang Chamber of Commerce, so that he could completely monopolize the salt industry. Wang Tao was the first to deliver it to his door, and if he accepted him, other merchants would be shaken. This is a mutual benefit. He won the matter of winning, and he could also sell favors to Wang Gui. In the future, in front of Li Shimin, he could not say a few words of kindness to him. The matter is very simple, you can just say it directly, no problem, just let Wang Tao report to Shengtang Chamber of Commerce."

The stone in Wang Gui's heart fell to the ground, and his affection for Li Min increased again, and he said: "Then I would like to thank Your Highness for this matter. In addition, the old minister should return to Chang'an. Although Yizhou is good, it cannot live forever. Otherwise, His Majesty will probably blame him, and the veteran will definitely come to Yizhou to have a drink and talk with His Highness in the future."

In the past few days, Taoyuan has prepared the armor for Li Shimin, a total of 3,500 sets, and Li Yin also gave an additional 3,000 horizontal knives. It's useless, and Li Yin doesn't care to send some out.

In addition to these armors, there are Murong and his son. Li Yin learned about Li Shimin's treatment of Tuyuhun from Wang Gui, and he agreed with this treatment. However, Li Yin also had his own thoughts. Before Murong and his son entered Chang'an, He still has a business to discuss with Murong and his son.

Murong Shun retorted that Yuhun must compete with King Zun for the throne, and fighting for the throne requires a large number of soldiers and horses, and recruiting soldiers and horses requires money and food. Although Li Shimin could lend Murong Shun some soldiers and horses, he would not lend him money and food. It was at this joint that he made up his mind that he would use money and food to buy slaves in Tuyuhun.

Slavery still existed in the Tang Dynasty, but slavery was more prevalent among the tribes of Tubo and Tuyuhun, and most of these slaves came from defeated tribes, especially Tubo, who put slave soldiers at the forefront in foreign wars. On the front line, the real Tubo soldiers are at the end, very despicable and shameless.

However, Li Yin did not intend to really give him money and food, but was planning to give Murong Shun a hard time. rs

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