The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1297
"No." Deyi responded, and then took out a cushion from the side hall and placed it in front of Xuan Shijing.

"Sit down and talk." His Majesty Li Er said.

"Yes." After Xuan Shijing responded, he knelt on the cushion and said, "Your Majesty, today I am here for the matter of the new palace on Longshouyuan."

"Oh? What happened again, tell me." His Majesty Li Er became serious when he heard that it was Xin Gong's business.

"Originally, the minister and His Majesty discussed in the palace the price at which the court would purchase materials from merchants in Chang'an. After the agreement was made, the Ministry of Industry acted according to the originally negotiated price. Some merchants have accepted this price, but there are still a large number of merchants who stop and wait and see, so Lord Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, invited those merchants to discuss the acquisition of materials, and personally hosted a banquet for those merchants. Many of them decided to help His Majesty and the court after hearing Lord Yan’s pros and cons. He contributed to the construction of the new palace, but there are still stubborn businessmen who are stubborn. If they just refuse to do business with the Ministry of Industry, that’s all. Their caravans are still wandering around in Guanzhong, snapping up materials maliciously. The intention is to force the imperial court to submit, Your Majesty, I feel that the imperial court should not buy and sell by force, since merchants are free to do business, but if the imperial court compromises and submits according to their intention, I am afraid it will hurt the hearts of those people before."

"That's right, so what do you think?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"Let other merchants secretly suspend the rush to buy in Guanzhong, and let these people continue to swallow and continue to buy." Xuan Shijing said: "However, there is one more thing that I want to report to Your Majesty. This is also the main purpose of this minister."

"Say." His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows.

"I can't offend these stubborn merchants who are behind the masters. Once there are serious consequences, I am afraid that your majesty will punish you. Even if your majesty protects you, you will offend those people to death. In the future If they rely on their status to retaliate against the minister, the minister will be unable to deal with it." Xuan Shijing said.

"Is there anything you can't handle?" His Majesty Li Er said with a smile: "Even the auxiliary machine suffered a great loss from you, so who else do you dare not offend?"

"Although I had a little bit of unhappiness with my eldest grandson before, my eldest grandson is a prime minister who can pull a boat in his belly, so he won't care so much with me, a junior. Moreover, my eldest grandson is dedicated to the country, but those people are different. Ah, self-interest is more important than Tang Dynasty, such people, I dare not offend, and their status is much more special than Master Changsun." Xuan Shijing said.

Changsun Wuji is the younger brother-in-law of His Majesty Li Er, and he is also the prime minister of the court, a very personable minister.His Majesty Li Er couldn't think of anyone else whose status could hold Xuan Shijing better than Changsun Wuji?

"Don't be a fool, tell me, who is it?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"It's a relative of His Majesty." Xuan Shijing cupped his hands and said.

"My relatives?" His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly, and he understood that he was talking about those old nobles from Guan Long. They were indeed related to him, and some of them were even his uncles from the Li family: "Tell me What are you going to do."

"Think about it, since they don't want to do this business with the Ministry of Industry, there is no need for the Ministry of Industry to force it. I came to the palace this time to tell Your Majesty that as the supervisor of the new palace of Longshou, the new palace The problem of materials is a big problem, and I want to solve it for the Ministry of Industry, but I have talked with His Majesty before buying materials at [-]% of the market price, which will not waste the country, so the rest is only to offend others, I think, otherwise , Your Majesty, you and your relatives, first remind you?" Xuan Shijing said: "First the etiquette and then the soldiers."

"You came to see me in the palace because you were afraid of offending them. I won't speak for you, right?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"Exactly." Xuan Shijing said.

"The identities of those people are indeed a problem. Even Zhen, in front of them, is still a junior. Although he is not in the court, he has made contributions to the Tang Dynasty after all. This matter is not easy to deal with." His Majesty Li Er said.

His Majesty Li Er was also very angry in his heart. He approved the construction of the new palace, and he ordered it to be announced to the world. Now it is his own family that has become a stumbling block to the construction of the new palace, but the anger is anger. It cannot be said.

"Your Majesty, in this way, the merchants under these people and the merchants who support the construction of Longshouyuan Shangxin Palace will seize materials and raise prices. The progress of the construction of the new palace will definitely be delayed. Now there are 12 corvees in Longshouyuan Shang Craftsman." Xuan Shijing reminded.

"Three days later, if those people are still like this, what can you do, just go ahead and do it. Even if you offend them, I will not punish you." His Majesty Li Er said.

"Yes, I obey the order." Xuan Shijing cupped his hands and responded: "There is one more thing. If we want to break this situation, we need to spend a lot of money before, but I can assure your majesty that the money will come back, and please give me your permission." I act cheaply."

"As you go, I don't ask the process, but only the result." His Majesty Li Er said: "The construction of the new palace is the most important thing, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes."

The construction of the new palace is now the biggest matter of the imperial court. His Majesty Li Er and the courtiers can solve the rest. Only the new palace, although it is said to be built, will be built, but there are too many things involved, too complicated, and it takes the whole The imperial court and the people work together as one.

For those merchants who maliciously snapped up materials, raised prices, and opposed the court, Xuan Shijing had already figured out a solution, but because of the special identity of the owners behind these merchants, they had been waiting and did not take any action.

Now that Yan Lide, as Minister of the Household Department, has come forward in person, and still hasn't solved this problem, then he can't blame Xuan Shijing for disregarding the lives of these merchants. This little loss is a huge loss for the merchants. But to their master, it was nothing.

After Li Tang ruled the world, those collateral branches of the Li family were conferred titles, and some had idle positions on their heads, but these people still had a great influence on His Majesty Li Er. As the elders of His Majesty Li Er, they spoke , His Majesty Li Er still has to think carefully, even if he doesn't like to hear it, he has to be perfunctory seriously.

Xuan Shijing entered the palace and greeted His Majesty Li Er in advance. Even if those people entered the palace to complain, Xuan Shijing would not have to worry about it.

Moreover, for the Chamber of Commerce at home to go to the palace to sue, His Majesty Li Er will only hate them more, right?

Even so, from now on, those people don't seem to be such smart people who go out with their brains.

(End of this chapter)