Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 848
Chapter 844

Li Zhi worked very hard to solve the problem in Chang'an, but the effect was very poor, mainly because of what the nobles did before, which made the merchants very afraid. They didn't dare to open a workshop in Chang'an, and would rather go to Luoyang.

And now there are a lot of businessmen in Luoyang, and many people also hope to find partners there. Now Luoyang has formed a huge business circle, and many businessmen can find the goods they want when they arrive in Luoyang. Therefore, in Chang'an, except Wei Hao Those large workshops that were established, other workshops, are closing down one after another.

"His Royal Highness, this is not possible. We still need to plan well. If those nobles still dare to do something, then we can't tolerate it. If we tolerate it, those businessmen will be even more afraid to come. Now our business in Chang'an is getting worse and worse. Worse!" Wei Chun stood there, looked at King Jin and said.

"This king knows, but now those nobles have not done anything, what can I do with them?" Li Zhi looked at Wei Chun and said unhappily.

"Yes, but, hey!" Wei Chun wanted to say something, but found that it was useless.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned you!" At this time, a servant came outside and said to Li Zhi.

"Well, okay, I'm going to go now!" Li Zhi heard it, stunned for a moment, and then said to the people below: "You go to your own affairs, think of a solution, I will go to the palace !"

Now the East Palace is still under construction. Wei Hao has handed over the blueprints to Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian is very satisfied after seeing the blueprints. Now the construction has started. It is estimated that the construction will be completed by the end of the year. Now Li Chengqian still lives in the palace.

Soon, Li Zhi arrived at the palace, Li Chengqian received Li Zhi at the Ganlu Hall, and Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian to handle official affairs in the Ganlu Hall, which used to be the place where Li Shimin handled official affairs.

"My brother has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Li Zhi said to Li Chengqian when he arrived at the Ganlu Hall.

"Well, Jiulang is here, come and sit down. I have nothing to do today. I thought about the things in Chang'an, so I asked you to come over and find out. How is it? Can Chang'an improve now?" Li Chengqian greeted Li Zhi with a smile. Said.

"Returning to Your Highness, no, the situation in Chang'an is very bad now, it was formed before, the nobles have scared the merchants, and now they dare not come to Chang'an to open workshops, and the younger brother has been talking to those merchants, but there is no Use, now, eh, I don’t know what to do anymore?” Li Zhi said with a sigh at the moment, he really didn’t know what to do.

"Well, before they did something, Gu also knew, and Gu tried to persuade them, but there was no way. There was no law to restrain them, and there is no law now. Maybe now they also know that the court wants to restrict such things from happening, and Chang'an There are no workshops on this side of the city, so it stopped.

Now it is not the problem of nobles, but the problem of businessmen. Now businessmen dare not come to Chang'an to do business. This is not acceptable. You still need to solve it! "Li Chengqian heard it, nodded, and said to Li Zhi.

"Yes, but the merchants didn't believe me. They said that when His Royal Highness was here, those nobles were like this. It is still necessary to introduce the law first. The ministers are already preparing this law, but they don't know how to do it. No!" Li Zhi looked at Li Chengqian and cupped his hands and said.

Li Chengqian heard it and smiled, now Li Zhi still blames himself?Why were those nobles like this when I was here before, when my father was also in Chang'an, my father knew about those things, my father couldn't do anything, how could I stop them?

"Well, well, it's fine to prepare the law. When the time comes, send it to Gu to have a look. If there is no problem, send it to Luoyang!" Li Chengqian nodded and said.

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" Li Zhi said immediately, cupping his hands.

"Well, last month, in Chang'an City, taxes were reduced by [-]%. If this continues, it won't work!" Li Chengqian continued to say to Li Zhi.

"Yes, but now we have no better way. If the merchants don't come, those nobles will suffer heavy losses. Many of the workshops they control are no longer working, and some of them have already closed down. Those nobles are among them. , It didn’t take advantage of it, on the contrary, in Luoyang, a large number of workshops opened, but it made people’s lives better, hey!” Li Zhi said while sitting there at the moment.

"Hey, that's fine, you go and deal with this matter properly, the matter of Chang'an, you must hurry up!" Li Chengqian said to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi nodded, and then said to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness, I want to go to Luoyang, I wonder if it is possible?"

"Well, go to Luoyang, to see the father, yes, there is nothing wrong!" Li Chengqian nodded when he heard it, and said that he would not stop him from meeting the father.

"Yes, one is to see the father. I haven't seen the father for so long. I'm a little suspenseful. The other is to visit my brother-in-law to see if there is anything I can do. The other is that I want to be in Luoyang. While recruiting some businessmen, Chang'an City will give them suitable conditions, and I hope they can come to Chang'an City to set up workshops!" Li Zhi said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian heard it, thought about it, and nodded: "It's also a way!"

"Then the younger brother will go there tomorrow morning?" Li Zhi continued to ask.

"Just arrange your own affairs, and you can go anytime!" Li Chengqian nodded.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!" Li Zhi stood up, said with cupped hands, and then left. After a while, Su Mei came in from behind.

"Does Jiulang treat you so well? You don't even call your eldest brother, and there is no one else here. It has always been His Royal Highness, and you call him Jiulang!" Su Mei put down the ginseng tea and said to Li Chengqian.

"Don't care about him, he's still young and ignorant!" Li Chengqian waved his hand, not wanting to pursue such a thing.

"Well, he went to find Shenyong, can Shenyong help him? If you dig a businessman from Luoyang, you can't get things done, and you may offend the officials in Luoyang. If Luoyang is doing so well, the emperor will definitely call Luoyang. Now that Jiulang is doing this, isn't this bullying Luoyang officials?" Su Mei continued to smile and said. "Well, where would he consider it?" Li Chengqian said with a wry smile.

Li Zhi really wanted to offend a lot of people by doing this. In fact, there are many nobles who are dissatisfied with him. I dare not do it anymore, I feel that Li Zhi is not a good person, blocking their way of making money.

The next morning, Li Zhi set off to Luoyang. After arriving in Luoyang, he went to the palace to meet Li Shimin. Li Shimin saw that Li Zhi had lost so much weight.

"So thin?" Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi worriedly and said, after all, his own son must feel distressed when he sees that he has lost so much weight.

"Father, my son is incompetent, and I have not been able to solve the Chang'an matter. On the contrary, the situation in Chang'an is getting worse and worse. This time I came to Luoyang to plead guilty to my father!" Li Zhi stood there with a sad face. Looking at Li Shimin cupped his hands and said.

"Hey, it's okay, you don't have to worry too much, just take it easy, come on, sit down and talk!" Li Shimin said to Li Zhi. "Thank you, Father!" Li Zhi cupped his hands again and said.

"Come on, tell me about the situation in Chang'an, why do you worry so much?" Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi and said.

"Yes!" Li Zhi heard it, and stood there and began to report the situation in Chang'an. Li Shimin frowned when he heard it, thinking about it, until Li Zhi finished speaking, Li Shimin also frowned, feeling about Chang'an. , is a bit tricky now.

"Father, my son-in-law came here this time to ask my brother-in-law for help. One is whether I can think of a solution, and the other is that I hope my brother-in-law can come forward and help me meet those businessmen!" Li Zhi turned to Li Shimin Arched his hands and said.

"Well, let your brother-in-law go to meet the businessman?" Li Shimin heard it and stared at Li Zhi.

"Yes, father, that's the only way that those businessmen will trust me, and they are willing to follow me to open a workshop in Chang'an!" Li Zhi nodded and looked at Li Shimin.

"I'm afraid it won't work. It is impossible for Shen Yong to do such a thing. How could Shen Yong agree to such a thing?" Li Shimin shook his head when he heard it.

"Why can't you agree? Chang'an is the capital city, and this is the accompanying capital. The accompanying capital is better than the capital city now. Brother-in-law should also take action for the development of Chang'an City? Besides, brother-in-law is just going to take me to an appointment, probably not Question!" Li Zhi stood there, looked at Li Shimin and said, in fact, he knew in his heart that he couldn't do it, so he came to Li Shimin and asked Li Shimin to persuade Wei Hao.

"No, once Shenyong does such a thing, the officials in Luoyang will have opinions in the future. In addition, the people of Luoyang will also have opinions. Your brother-in-law is the governor of Luoyang. He needs to be responsible to the people and officials of Luoyang. , How could your brother-in-law do such a thing?" Li Shimin waved his hand at Li Zhi and said.

"Father, he is the Duke of our Tang Dynasty, and he should also consider for the people of Chang'an City!" Li Zhi looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Why didn't your brother-in-law think about it? How did those workshops come about now? Didn't they all come from your brother-in-law? Those workshop owners set up workshops in Chang'an before. Why? It's not your brother-in-law. Don't talk about such things. You hurt your brother-in-law's heart like this!" Li Shimin said to Li Zhi.

"However, brother-in-law is needed for Chang'an's problem. Now I just hope that brother-in-law will take me to introduce those businessmen. It doesn't matter if brother-in-law does such a thing!" Li Zhi still pretended to be confused, looking at Li Shimin and said.

"No, Shen Yong can't agree!" Li Shimin still shook his head and said.

Just kidding, if I do this, I might as well find a way to let Shen Yong become the governor of Jingzhao Mansion.

(End of this chapter)