Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2036 Benefits

The east and west cities are prosperous.

This is where many businessmen pan for gold.

There have been many legendary stories here, some people got rich overnight, and some became destitute overnight.

But the more this is the case, the more businessmen are fighting here.

Because there are many opportunities here.

And it was precisely because of the joining of these people that the East and West cities became prosperous.

However, when Yumen Pass was captured by the Western Turks, the atmosphere in the eastern and western cities became a little depressed.

Many businessmen are paying attention to this news, and they are also thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, or keep themselves from losing money.

More people are a little worried.

The Silk Road is a road that businessmen in the Tang Dynasty often take nowadays. They made a fortune through this road and made their lives easier. This road is related to whether they can continue to do business in the future.

And many people's goods have already been ordered. Yumen Pass was captured by the Western Turks. Can their goods still be shipped?

And many people also signed contracts with some merchants in the Western Regions for their goods. If they couldn't transport them, they would have to pay compensation.

Whether it's ordering or delivery, as long as the Silk Road is broken, they will all be affected.

So, they are worried.

And among these businessmen, many of them are shops opened by some officials. Although their fate is not linked to them, these officials are the bosses behind the scenes.

The salary of an official is actually not bad, but who doesn't want to be richer?
These people look down on businessmen, but at the same time they become businessmen, because no one has trouble with money.

Everyone is worried.

And at this time, a news suddenly spread in the east and west cities.

"Have you heard that the Western Turks captured Yumen Pass? He has [-] troops under his command, while Xiliang King Qin Tian only has [-] soldiers and horses. Even if he can defeat the Western Turks, it will take a year or two The Turks are exhausted, even the King of Xiliang may not be able to defeat the Western Turks."

"I've also heard the news. If this is the case, my situation will be bad. I ordered a batch of goods and paid the deposit. If the Silk Road is blocked, the order will be considered invalid after half a year. Yes, my deposit is gone, my batch of goods is unusual, so the price is naturally much higher."

"Who says no, I have a batch of goods that need to be shipped. If I can't ship them within half a year, my compensation will be too much. Oh, what should I do?"

"Yumen Pass is also the territory of my Tang Dynasty. Why did the king of Xiliang go to attack it alone? Why didn't the court send people there?"

"Yes, the imperial court should send troops to go, otherwise this battle will last until the year of the monkey. If I don't have business involved in this, it doesn't matter how long I fight, but now I have business involved in this, it's really worrying man."

"It's true that the imperial court should send troops."

"That's right, that's right, the imperial court should send troops to retake Yumen Pass as soon as possible, otherwise our losses will be great."

"We must let the court know about our situation, why not go to the palace to petition."

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Once things involve their own interests, these people will naturally become anxious.

The status of merchants is very low, but it is undeniable that they are an indispensable part of the operation of Datang. If they unite, they will have a great impact on Datang.

After these merchants made such a decision, they immediately took action. That afternoon, when the spring was full, they began to petition in front of the palace. They hoped that the imperial court could send troops to capture Yumen Pass as soon as possible, so that they could do business smoothly.

While petitioning, these merchants closed their shops one after another.

The shop is theirs, they can do business if they want, and if they don't want to do business, they don't have to.
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Royal Palace.

When Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study, a palace official hurried over.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong, something is wrong."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty, there are many merchants outside the palace. They...they hope that the imperial court can send troops to retake Yumen Pass as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Li Shimin snorted: "A group of businessmen, do you dare to influence the court's decision? Don't worry about them."

The palace man smiled wryly, and said, "Your Majesty, these merchants have closed their shops in the eastern and western cities, and now many commodities in Chang'an City have started to increase in price."

When the shops are closed, there will naturally be fewer shops open in Chang'an City. With fewer shops, there will be fewer goods, and with fewer goods, the prices will naturally rise.

And if this situation continues, the people in Chang'an City will not be able to buy all kinds of goods, and the order will probably be disordered.

Li Shimin's expression changed, and he said, "These businessmen are so bold, are they going to rebel?"

The palace man bowed his head and did not dare to speak.

The merchants rebelled, so it's not enough, the store belongs to them, and no one can control whether they open it or not, right?
Li Shimin understood this truth, he was just a little angry.

In Chang'an City, businessmen petitioned more and more loudly.

A Silk Road involves too many people, and for their benefit, they are willing to follow.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Shimin looked at the officials and asked: "My dear friends, the people outside the city are petitioning, hoping that the imperial court will send troops to capture Yumen Pass as soon as possible. What do you think about this?"

The whole city knew about this matter, and Cheng Chumo and the others knew what was going on, so they didn't speak up.

But they didn't speak, but other people in the court stood up one after another.

"My lord, Yumen Pass has involved too many people. The Silk Road must be opened as soon as possible. For the sake of the prosperity and stability of the Tang Dynasty, I think that the Tang Dynasty should send troops to retake Yumen Pass as soon as possible."

"Yes, we should send troops as soon as possible to retake Yumen Pass. Otherwise, the merchants from all over the Tang Dynasty will suffer heavy losses. If they lose, the Tang Dynasty will not be stable. Now, it is only the merchants in Chang'an City who are making trouble. , if businessmen in other places follow suit, the situation will be bad."

The merchants who walked the Silk Road were not only those from Chang'an City.

Many officials in the DPRK and China stood up and said that they should send troops to retake Yumen Pass.

These people are also in business, and their shops will also suffer heavy losses because of the seizure of the Silk Road.

Now, since Qin Tian can't take back Yumen Pass soon, they can only hope that the imperial court will step in.

The situation can be said to be one-sided.

(End of this chapter)