The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1298 Borrowing the Army
When Xuan Shijing came out of Ganlu Hall and was about to leave the palace, he was stopped by officials from the Ministry of Industry.

"Master Xuan, I have been waiting for Master Xuan here for a long time." The official of the Ministry of Industry said: "I heard that Master Xuan entered the palace, and Lord Yan sent an official to wait here, saying that he would invite Master Xuan to come to the Ministry of Industry for a while."

Even if Yan Lide didn't come to see Xuan Shijing, Xuan Shijing planned to meet Yan Lide.

"Please." Xuan Shijing stretched out his hand and said.

"Master Xuan, please." The officials of the Ministry of Industry led Xuan Shijing towards the Ministry of Industry.

Although several businessmen have discussed with Yan Lide, until now, the chambers of commerce under the hands of the old nobles have hoarded the most materials. These people are well-informed and have connections in the court. According to rumors, they knew that Yan Lide was fooling people. Small businessmen can be fooled by Yan Lide, but they won't. Moreover, Yan Lide's behavior is in their eyes, the Ministry of Industry is already very urgent now, and will eventually compromise , So I have to collect and buy more materials and hoard them in my own hands. This thing is not for food and drink, and it will be sold one day.

Even if they can't sell it, they can still enter the palace to find a relationship. Anyway, their relationship is very strong.

When they arrived at the Ministry of Industry and entered Yan Lide's study, the officials from the Ministry of Industry served Xuan Shijing tea very graciously.

"Master Jiang Xuan is looking forward to your coming." Yan Lide said.

"Master Yan is worried about those businessmen." Xuan Shijing said.

Yan Lide nodded: "Yes, I asked the people from the Ministry of Industry to investigate and found that half of the materials in Guanzhong are in the hands of these big businessmen. Although I had a meeting with those businessmen once, I am willing to compromise. Yes, it’s just a few small merchants, it’s not enough.”

"These big merchants hold more than just materials." Xuan Shijing said: "The reason why I entered the palace is because I have found out the owners of these merchants. The background of each of these merchants is bigger than the other. It is not something you and I can offend. That's why I asked His Majesty for an edict to allow you to act cheaply."

"So, Master Xuan has a solution?" Yan Lide asked: "And what is the origin of the masters behind these merchants?"

"The old nobles in Guanzhong, your majesty's family members, in terms of seniority, some older ones, your majesty will call you uncle when you see them." Xuan Shijing said: "there is a chamber of commerce under my hand. First of all, the business is not difficult, the capital is guaranteed, and they also have contacts. Those who need these materials in large quantities are nothing more than rich people who build big houses, or high-ranking officials who build mansions. Those who are willing to spend money must go to them first. You can also sell favors by the way, and the price doesn't matter. Secondly, they have resources in their hands. A small part is self-produced and sold, and if there are too many, they will be bought elsewhere, such as this time, to fight with the imperial court, they searched all over Guanzhong and bought a lot of materials."

"It turned out to be these people. It is indeed impossible to offend them." Yan Lide said with emotion: "Although we are not in the court, we are the same family as the Tian family after all, and we are foreign ministers after all."

"The construction of the new palace has already started. As for these merchants, is Lord Yan willing to cooperate with me?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"Although Mr. Xuan is supervising the construction of the new palace, these matters should have belonged to our Ministry of Industry. In the end, Mr. Xuan was required to come forward. I am really ashamed. If Mr. Xuan needs help, just ask." Yan Lide said .

"Okay, since those people are determined to fight to the end, there is no need to be polite. Contact the merchants who are willing to cooperate now, and try to supply the materials of Longshouyuan. As for the materials of civil engineering, brick and stone, let's dispatch the army to do it for now. Right." Xuan Shijing said.

"Mobile troops? Now that the sixteen guards in Chang'an City are performing their duties, there are no surplus troops to dispatch, and even if there are, it will not be easy to dispatch." Yan Lide said.

"The sixteen guards can't be transferred, don't we still have the Xuanjia army, and the prince's six leaders?" Xuan Shijing said with a smile: "Once the army is mobilized, Long Shouyuan's urgent needs can be solved immediately, so he can spare time to clean up These merchants who maliciously drive up prices."

Up to now, it is no longer a matter of the imperial court wholesale their materials in large quantities at low prices, but a matter of them maliciously hoarding and driving up prices.

The materials on the market now are [-]% more than before, and it is these people who raise the price up.

If the imperial court lowered it by [-]%, they raised the market price by [-]% in order to argue with the imperial court and make the imperial court compromise.

"The Xuanjia Army is His Majesty's own army. Will His Majesty agree to transfer it? Besides, the prince will lead six." Yan Lide hesitated.

"I'll take care of this matter. What the Ministry of Industry has to do is to manage the affairs of Longshouyuan and stabilize people's hearts. Don't make any mistakes at this time, and chaos will arise when you are in a hurry. You must not rush or delay. Longshouyuan Although there are many people on the side, they must be well managed, idlers, etc., and those who do not have tokens issued by the Ministry of Industry are not allowed to enter Longshouyuan, and all craftsmen are issued with numbered wooden badges." one."

If the Longshouyuan is not chaotic, these people will have no chance. For the sake of profit, some people can do anything, even if it is the new palace materials on the Longshouyuan, craftsmen and corvees, they dare to do it.

"Okay, this matter will be handled by the Ministry of Industry." Yan Lide said: "However, there are so many people in Longshouyuan, even if it is necessary to sort out the numbered wooden plaques and record them in the book, it will take some time."

"Isn't there a record when the imperial court enlisted corvees? Moreover, when the corvees settled in Longshouyuan, it was also the people from the Ministry of Industry who were sorting them out." Xuan Shijing said: "Now the Ministry of Industry has removed the new palace on Longshouyuan, But there are no other major issues, not to say that the overall situation is the most important thing, but the current Xingong is really the overall situation for the Ministry of Industry."

"Master Xuan said, so, just follow what Master Xuan said. Everything on Longshouyuan and the Ministry of Industry should be as tight as possible." Yan Lide cupped his hands and said.

"That's very good. If that's the case, I'll arrange other things. Years ago, I will definitely take care of all these people." Xuan Shijing laughed.

"Master Laoxuan is here."

To deal with this matter, Xuan Shijing had to live in Chang'an for a period of time. It took a lot of time between Zhuangzi and Chang'an City to go back and forth. He will stay in the city and return to Zhuangzi after the matter is resolved. As for the academy that Zhuangzi attends, he can only entrust Mr. Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian for his classes temporarily.

(End of this chapter)