The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1295
"Everyone, calm down. Even though you say that, the matter has not reached that point yet." Yan Lide said with a smile: "The imperial court just sent people to Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou two days ago. More than a month."

On the surface, Yan Lide reassured these businessmen, but in fact, he still told these businessmen that your time is running out, and when the people from the court come back, the dragon head will be on the ground, and there will be no need for their supply from these businessmen.

"This..." These businessmen were completely panicked, there is still one month left, if they don't make up their minds within a month, then this transaction will really be lost!
Yan Lide was actually trying to fool these businessmen. At this time, there are no officials from the Ministry of Industry sending out. They are completely fooling these businessmen. They are really sent out, as those businessmen said, to purchase materials in the south and transport them to Longshouyuan. , the cost on the way is not as good as directly purchasing the materials from these merchants at full price in Chang'an City, and it saves effort.

But the Ministry of Industry can't do this. They must not be threatened by these businessmen. Once a threat is successful, can they pay back in the future?What kind of thing is it that an important official of the court is threatened by a businessman.

He, Yan Lide, is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, how could he be threatened by these businessmen? Moreover, what Yan Lide said was not a lie. The Ministry of Industry did indeed send people to the south, but it was not to buy these materials, but to search for good ones for the new palace. The golden nanmu was shipped to Longshouyuan.

Moreover, if these businessmen swear not to bow their heads, then the Ministry of Industry will really send people to the Jiangyang area to search for these materials in the coming year, and even send troops to dig mountains and quarry stones, and cut forests to find wood.

Yan Lide laughed secretly in his heart, these businessmen are also, why do they have to stick their necks to fight against the court?Wouldn't it be nice to have money?If you have to spend so much effort and want to earn more, what is the result?

Don't be too greedy.

"Master Yan, please give us a few more days. I will go back to discuss it. Three days later, I will visit Lord Yan at Lord Yan's residence. I hope Lord Yan is not to blame." A businessman stood up and said with his hands clasped.

Yan Lide smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, as long as you still have a heart for the imperial court, I open the door to welcome you. The new palace built on the dragon's head is not the imperial court's wishful thinking, nor is it for the benefit of your majesty, but for the whole Great Tang, that is the face of Great Tang, after the new palace is repaired, all the people of Great Tang will have a bright face, so please think about it carefully."

"Yes, we will follow your lord's instruction." A group of businessmen bowed their hands one after another.

"Okay, everyone, sit down and eat and drink well." Yan Lide greeted these businessmen.

The meal in Xuanwu Tower was tasteless, not because the food was bad, but because everyone had their own minds, no matter where they were in the mood to taste the food, even if they were in the mouth, it was still tasteless.

After leaving the Xuanwu Tower, these businessmen visited the master's house one after another, wanting to get the master's idea.

They may not know what Yan Lide's plan is, whether what he said is true or not, but they are officials in the same dynasty, and their master's family may know the movements of the household department, no matter what, it is better to go there.

And when things came to this point, it was time to make up your mind, whether to reject the Ministry of Industry, fight to the end, or choose to compromise.

If the Ministry of Industry does not do business, you can still do other business. Now a small number of merchants are cooperating with the imperial court, and the materials are sent to Longshouyuan. There is a huge market for Chang’an folks, a huge market. A piece of meat.

If you can take this opportunity to snatch this piece of meat, and the new palace is over, what can those businessmen who support the imperial court continue?
For a while, many material merchants were hesitant and swayed from side to side.

But let's wait for news from the master's family. Some businessmen don't own their business, but the master's.

After Yan Lide came out of Xuanwu Tower, he took a carriage, left Chang'an City through Tonghua Gate, and went to Longshouyuan.

In the tent of Longshouyuan, Yan Liben was explaining the drawings to dozens of craftsmen. Now the outlines of Longshouyuan have begun to be circled, and then the foundations of each hall are built, and then compacted and piled up. Then tamp down.

The foundation has been leveled in advance, and the entire Longshouyuan, corvees and craftsmen are working in an orderly manner.

Yan Lide walked into the tent and came to Yan Liben's side.

"Just now I saw the craftsmen and corvée in Longshouyuan outside, each of them performed their duties in an orderly manner, and the momentum is very good." Yan Lide said: "However, I still have to ask, how long can the materials accumulated now last?"

When this question was mentioned, Yan Liben sighed, and the craftsmen in the tent also fell silent.

"It's talking." Yan Lide said.

"Although those merchants are still collecting and transporting here in a steady stream, the quantity is getting smaller and smaller each time, and what I have accumulated before can't last for many days, probably half a month." Yan Liben said: "Half a month After that, the supply of the current merchants will not be able to keep up with the progress here."

"Ah~~ They also have more than enough energy but not enough energy. Previously, it was because of the face of the big businessman and Xuan Gong, plus the profit, so they did their best, but there are always times when they are not enough. .” Yan Lide said.

"How are the businessmen that brother met in Xuanwu Tower today?" Yan Liben asked.

"A group of cunning and cunning people, I don't know if my words can scare them." Yan Lide said: "If they can't be scared, then we have to find another way. The materials cannot be broken! Even if the corvee and the army are dispatched to mine the materials themselves!"

"If those merchants are really hard-headed, then I'm afraid that His Majesty will blame them, at least it will be a crime of being unfavorable." Yan Liben said.

"Then what can be done? The court can't force merchants to buy and sell by force. Blame the blame." Yan Lide said with a smile: "However, seeing the expressions of these merchants today, I feel that things are likely to be done by roommates. Some people still have some insight. , even if not, some nobles in Chang'an City must have a little discernment, right? Stopping the construction of the new palace will do no one any good."

"I hope so." Yan Liben nodded.

The next day, some businessmen received news from the main family, saying that the Ministry of Industry did not send people south to purchase materials, but they were not allowed to spend any more with the Ministry of Industry, and it would be a matter of time before the Yan family Brothers are hard bones, take the soft but not the hard, don't go hard with others, when the time is right, make a compromise without losing money, and know how to judge the situation.

There are also nobles who directly issued an order not to let them go!
(End of this chapter)