The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2096 Holding Capital
"It's not hard to guess." Lai Junchen said with a smile: "Especially when I brought people to seal up your Zheng family's warehouse, those gold, silver and jewels should be prepared for me, right?"

"That's right." The Patriarch of the Zheng family said: "Now it seems that the adults are not blessed, after all, they have been moved away by the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Lai Junchen chuckled.

"Since I guessed it, I naturally know what to do. Before going to the Zheng family to arrest people, I have already thought of what your Zheng family wants to do. Although I am a poor official, it is not a money Take everything, do everything, your Zheng family's money is a hot potato for me, why should I take it?"

"What do you mean by that?" asked the Patriarch of the Zheng family.

"Master Zheng is confused. Just look at the situation of your Zheng family. Everyone in Chang'an City knows that whoever gets involved with the Zheng family will suffer bad luck. Still thinking about the Zheng family? When Mr. Zheng went to beg for help, did they ever show up?"

In this world, human affection is like drinking water, knowing whether it is warm or not.

"They know what Mr. Zheng wants to do, and I naturally know it too. Like them, I don't want to get involved with your Zheng family. I worked as a small official in Chang'an City for so many years, and finally How could you ruin my bright future because of your Zheng family?" Lai Junchen said.

"As long as my lord is willing to show mercy, there is no room for reincarnation in this matter." The Patriarch of the Zheng family said.

"Room to return to Huan?" Lai Junchen showed a sarcasm smile on his face: "How to return to Huan? What happened to the Wang family, Master Zheng doesn't know? Isn't your Zheng family doing the same thing as the Wang family? Zheng Why does your lord think that the fate of the Zheng family will be better than that of the Wang family?"

"The Wang family was caught off guard by the imperial court." The head of the Zheng family said: "But the Zheng family is different. The Zheng family has enough time to prepare. The Zheng family also has the conditions to negotiate with the court. Your lord will not be serious. Do you think that the reason why the aristocratic family is an aristocratic family is because there are many officials in the family?"

Before Lai Junchen made his fortune, he was just a rascal in the market. He came from a family of gamblers and had seen some worlds, but he had never seen the world. He only knew a thing or two about the aristocratic family when he was an official.

What Lai Junchen knew was just the skin of the aristocratic family.

If the aristocratic family is just because there are many officials in the family, it will not be able to support a family. The aristocratic family is large and intertwined.

Hearing these few words from the Patriarch of the Zheng family, Lai Junchen felt a little flustered for no reason, but after thinking about it, the Zheng family has already fallen to such a point, what conditions are there for negotiation?Isn't the current situation the acquiescence of His Majesty?
Thinking of this, Lai Junchen felt a little more at ease, and a smile appeared on his face.

"It seems that Master Zheng still doesn't give up until now."

"If you give up, your life will be gone." The Patriarch of the Zheng family said, "I want to see Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Lai Junchen frowned, which did not ease for a long time.

"Earlier, Mr. Zheng had so much time, why didn't he see you? Did he have to wait until today?" Lai Junchen asked, "Besides, no matter what Mr. Zheng said, if you tell me, I will definitely take what Mr. Zheng said, without saying a word. If it is sent to His Majesty, Master Zheng will not need to spend such effort, will he?"

"Tell you?" The Patriarch of the Zheng family chuckled lightly, "I'm afraid you are not qualified to serve as a censor."

This was Chi Guoguo's mockery, and the smile on Lai Junchen's face froze and gradually disappeared.

"Then, let's wait and see. I will tell His Majesty what you said today. I will not be such a villain. When the time comes, we will see the result. I will wait and see." Lai Junchen said coldly .

He also felt that the matter of the aristocratic family might not be so simple, and what the head of the Zheng family said may be somewhat true or false. It has already fallen into his hands, are you afraid that nothing can be pried out of their mouths?Don't rush to torture them now, Lai Junchen is only worried about Baiqisi's affairs, at least in the front, when doing things, he has to be careful about his own feathers, it doesn't matter in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of His Majesty, he must be a The image of a capable minister with means.

Lai Junchen left the cell and walked on the road. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the palace.

At this moment, Lai Junchen is still strict and serious in handling things.

He has never run so diligently to the palace like he is now.

On Zhuangzi, Xuan Shijing is in the Faculty of Arts, he was called by His Majesty Li Er.

"You know about the Zheng family, right?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

Although he is in the academy now, His Majesty Li Er still knows all the news outside.

"My son knows." Xuan Shijing said.

"With the current status of the Xuan family, one should know that the reason why the family has stood for thousands of years is not just because there are many officials. Therefore, what do you think of the Zheng family's affairs?" His Majesty Li Er asked road.

If the aristocratic family passed on their family from a hundred years ago or even 1000 years ago, if they only rely on being an official, they will not make the court so afraid. What is important?What is important is the resources they have in their hands, not just talents and books, what's more, they hold minerals in their hands, and in the war-torn era, when the court did nothing, they held salt and iron.

Salt is something that people cannot live without.

Iron, an indispensable thing for the army to develop.

Having these two things is equivalent to grasping the lifeline.

In the hands of the aristocratic families, most of them have these things. From the end of the Sui Dynasty to the Zhenguan period, the imperial court did not have a special salt tax, but only collected a city tax. That is to say, merchants can sell salt, and the imperial court collects taxes. The reason is that it is very convenient for the people to use salt. If the imperial court accepts the monopoly of salt and issues salt orders, although it is beneficial to the treasury and can increase the income of the imperial court, it is not conducive to promotion and is not conducive to the common people. During the years, this was taken into consideration, and they wanted to benefit the common people. That's why it has continued until now.

And the aristocratic family, how could they turn a blind eye to such a piece of fat?
Therefore, many aristocratic families will intervene in these businesses because they will not worry about sales.

His Majesty Li Er called Xuan Shijing here today because the Zheng family has such an industry.

The Wang family also has it, but because of an imperial decree and a case, the Wang family's affairs are known all over the world. The Wang family's property has long been taken over by the imperial court. If something went wrong, people would have already run away.

(End of this chapter)