The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1510 Wealth I Seen With My Own Eyes
This is a big event, and it has come to the end, so naturally we have to do it ourselves.

There were hundreds of ox carts and horse-drawn carts carrying the gold and silver on the ship, heading towards the Daming Palace on Longshouyuan. The event was so grand that the speed on the natural road was not much faster.

Before seeing Chang'an City, Xuan Shijing saw Li Chengqian.

After His Majesty Li Er received the news, he asked Li Chengqian to bring soldiers over to meet Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan in person, and help transport the gold and silver to Daming Palace by the way.

"I see His Royal Highness the Prince."

After seeing Li Chengqian, Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan got off the carriage and came to Li Chengqian to bow their hands and salute.

"You two don't need to be too polite. It's been a long journey, and it's been a lot of hard work." Li Chengqian got off his horse, came to the two of them and stretched out his hands to help them up: "Your Majesty is still waiting for you two in the palace."

"Yes." Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan responded.

Originally, His Majesty Li Er usually dealt with political affairs in the Xuanzheng Palace, but today he received the news that Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan came back with gold and silver, so he specially summoned hundreds of officials and bureaucrats to gather in the Hanyuan Hall, waiting for Xuan Shijing to come back with gold and silver. Shi Jing and Liu Ren are willing to come back.

Now the entire imperial court wants to see the results of Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan's return. After all, the last time the navy came back, they only had a rough idea of ​​what they brought back, and they didn't have time to learn more about it.

The ten boats brought back by the navy last time only stayed in the warehouse on Zhuangzi in Dongshan County for four days before being divided up by the rich merchants in Chang'an City. After they went there, there was no sign of them. As for the money, only the officials of the household department have checked the amount, and no one else has seen it, so they don't have any impression of the wealth brought back by the navy.

His Majesty Li Er did not wait in the Hanyuan Hall, but stood on the steps outside the Hanyuan Hall, looking outside the Danfeng Gate.

After waiting for about half of the envoys, as far as their eyes could see, they saw the mighty team on the Longshouyuan. It was Li Chengqian who was going to meet Xuan Shijing's army, and there were hundreds of cattle in the middle of the army. Carriages and carriages lined up in a long line, along the official road outside, slowly coming towards Danfengmen.

"Your Majesty, here we come." Deyi whispered behind His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er narrowed his eyes, looked in that direction, and nodded slightly.

The guards outside Danfeng Gate saw Li Chengqian's banner and opened the gate of Miyagi early.Li Chengqian, Xuan Shijing and others arrived at Danfengmen, entered the palace directly through the doorway of Danfengmen, and stopped on the wide square outside Hanyuan Hall.

The horse-drawn carts and ox carts also entered the palace immediately, and parked in the square outside row by row.

Li Chengqian got off the horse in armor, Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan also wore official robes, got off the carriage, and the three of them went up the high platform from the Longwei Road on one side, and came to the Hanyuan Hall, where they met His Majesty Li Er .

"My son sees my father."

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"Exemption." His Majesty Li Er had a smile on his face. Judging from the number of ox carts and carriages, His Majesty Li Er knew that the harvest this time was not small.

The three straightened up, and Li Chengqian stood back behind His Majesty Li Er, so Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan were the only ones facing His Majesty Li Er.

"Your Majesty, there are a total of one hundred and seventy-two horse-drawn carts and ox carts on this square, and each cart carries two large boxes, which are loaded with gold and silver transported from Taizhou, all of which are gold and silver mines in Taizhou." Xuan Xuan Shijing said: "As for the specific number, I haven't calculated it yet."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, let the Ministry of Accounts do these things, Han Zhongliang."

"The minister is here." Han Zhongliang stepped out and clapped his hands in response.

"Remember to call the officials of your household department over in a while and take over." His Majesty Li Er said.

"Yes, I obey the order." Han Zhongliang replied.

Hundreds of ox carts and horse-drawn carriages lined up under the steps, and the boxes above were filled with gold and silver ingots. The scene was very spectacular. Although many officials present had rich families, it was the first time they saw so much real gold and silver. right in front of my eyes.

"Your Majesty, there are so many boxes below, why not open them all so that I can feast my eyes on them." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.

His Majesty Li Er knows a thing or two about Changsun Wuji's meaning. It is nothing more than to let all the officials and bureaucrats see the wealth with their own eyes. The treasury has been empty for so long, and the hearts of the people in the court are also a little chaotic. Let them see it with their own eyes, and it will stabilize them. people's hearts.

With this batch of gold and silver to fill the national treasury, and now that the autumn harvests have been harvested everywhere, and the taxes are on the way, the national treasury is finally richer now, even richer than before!

If Xuan Shijing described the state treasury at this time, it would have bottomed out. Originally, the treasury was empty and could be used as a training ground for the army. Now that it is all right, I and Liu Ren are willing to come back from Taizhou, and the gold and silver they brought is enough to fill most of it. The national treasury, and the national treasury had received a lot of money a month ago, and in two months, as soon as the taxes from all over the Tang Dynasty were sent to Chang'an, the national treasury would be full and even overflow.

Therefore, after seeing the harvest in front of him, His Majesty Li Er decided in his heart that the reform of the currency value mentioned earlier will officially start.

"Open all these boxes!" His Majesty Li Er followed Changsun Wuji's suggestion and ordered to open all the boxes on the carriages and ox carts in the square.

The soldier standing next to the carriage and ox cart approached, unsealed all the seals on the box, and opened the box.

The golden gold and the silvery silver in the box shone charmingly under the sunlight, all of which were reflected in the eyes of the officials standing on the high platform.

The officials standing on the high platform inevitably had some other thoughts in their minds.

I didn't expect Taizhou to be such a rich place
However, these are all dug out and smelted from the gold and silver mines in Taizhou. Even if they had ten guts, they wouldn’t dare to think about gold and silver mines, but it’s obvious that Taizhou is a treasure land, and the transportation to and from the Central Plains depends on ships.
I heard before that the Xuan family already had a caravan and a merchant ship went to Taizhou for the second time. Does the chamber of commerce under my family's name have to hurry up?

The wealth in front of you is the easiest way to lose your mind. For a while, there are many people who want to go to Taizhou with a caravan under their own name.

Because the Xuan family's caravan made money, and because they all know that there are spices and gems in Taizhou.

They will definitely want to go. Xuan Shijing knows this fact, and Xuan Shijing also encourages them to let the caravan pass. Without merchants, there will be no development there. The importance of merchants is the same as human blood. of.

(End of this chapter)