Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 238
As the saying goes, "new officials take office with three fires", and Zhu Ming and others are naturally the same.

In the morning when the sun was shining, they arrived at the headquarters of the Datang Royal Business Alliance, and greeted each other.

"Master Zhu, hello, hello!"

"Oh, is this Mr. Zhao? I've been gone for a day, how are you?"

"Okay, great, hahahaha!"

Maybe it was because they were too excited, the voices of several people were a little louder. An old lady who was carrying a vegetable basket to the street was walking towards them, but after hearing their conversation, she turned around and ran away.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Ming and the others who were talking loudly were suddenly dumbfounded.

"Shouldn't we be regarded as lunatics?"

Everyone thought about it, and found that this might be a big deal. After all, they don't even have official uniforms now, and they are still saying something unnutritious on the crowded Suzaku Street. It is not surprising that they are considered crazy.

Thinking of this, embarrassment flashed across everyone's faces. They looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say.

In the end, it was Zhu Ming who spoke first.

"Uh... my lords, let's talk in the room!"

Hearing Zhu Ming's proposal, everyone nodded immediately.

"Master Zhu's words are very true, my lords please!"

"Please!"

After everyone entered the room, Zhu Ming spoke again.

"My lords, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trusts us so much, so naturally we cannot let him down. As the saying goes, being loyal to the emperor is what we do as ministers."

As soon as Zhu Ming's words fell, there was a sound of echoing from the side.

"What Master Zhu said is very true."

"I wait for it!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Seeing that everyone expressed their approval, Zhu Ming immediately smiled and nodded.

"Since all the adults agree with what I said, then I will be outspoken!"

Having said this, Zhu Ming's expression immediately became serious.

"We are all merchants, so no one understands the nature of merchants better than us. Yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince has already talked about the price adjustment. Let's walk around first, and see which merchants in Chang'an city have offended His Highness the Crown Prince. If you are taboo, record it first, and then deal with it when you have the official uniform and official seal."

Zhu Ming's meaning is obvious, that is, he is going to take some merchants in Chang'an City!

Hearing Zhu Ming's words, everyone present fell silent, and no one spoke for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Ming frowned immediately.

"My lords, we have just obtained official status. If we don't make some political achievements, His Royal Highness will inevitably be disappointed. I'm not alarmist. There are countless people who want to replace us now!"

Hearing Zhu Ming's words, everyone's expressions immediately became serious, because they also felt that Zhu Ming's words made sense.

A useless person, why let him continue to be an official?

After thinking about this clearly, everyone couldn't sit still.

"Master Zhu, tell me, what should we do?"

"Yeah, yeah, make up your mind!"

"As long as you say it, we will listen to you!"

In the Tang Dynasty, businessmen and sons-in-law were not allowed to be officials in the court, and they broke the precedent, so they especially cherished this hard-won official position.

Everyone's reaction was within Zhu Ming's expectation. After listening to everyone's words, he nodded immediately.

"Okay, then I'll just say it straight. Zhuque Street is mainly full of small vendors. Let's ignore that. Now the relatively large merchants in Chang'an are mainly concentrated in the East Market and West Market. Let's start with them, and so on. I will secretly check the grain prices in these two cities."

Hearing Zhu Ming's words, a tall and thin man stood up.

"Okay, then I will secretly investigate the prices of medicinal materials in the two cities."

With someone taking the lead, others also stood up.

"I'll check the price of the cloth!"

"I'm going to check the price of lamp oil!"

"I go……"

Seeing everyone scrambling to be the first, Zhu Ming smiled brighter. Just as he was about to give an order, a voice suddenly came from outside.

"Everyone, don't be impatient!"

Hearing this voice, everyone quickly turned their heads to look at the person who came, and then bowed to him together.

"Your official has met Mr. Tian!"

The person who came was Tian Yi. Due to a leg injury in his early years, he couldn't walk very smoothly, but as the only person present in the official uniform, everyone dared not show any disrespectful expressions in front of him.

Seeing everyone respectful and respectful, Tian Yi immediately nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, I heard what you said just now. It's good that you have such thoughts, but the way you do it is wrong!"

Having said that, Tian Yi turned to look at Zhu Ming.

"Zhu Ming, His Royal Highness asked you to be in charge of this place, not to give orders. Fortunately, there are only our own people here. If outsiders see it, they will think that we officials who are businessmen have no rules!"

As soon as Tian Yi's words fell, Zhu Ming's cold sweat broke out immediately, and he quickly bowed to Tian Yi and saluted.

"Master Tian taught you the right lesson. It was the lower officials who overstepped. Thank you, Mr. Tian, ​​for correcting me!"

Seeing Zhu Ming's sincere attitude, Tian Yi's expression became better.

"It's good to know that Chaoyue is good. We are all doing things for His Royal Highness. We should consider everything for His Royal Highness. I know you are eager to show off, but have you ever thought that such a big show will cause trouble for His Royal Highness?"

After hearing Tian Yi's words, everyone suddenly realized.

"Could it be that Mr. Tian is so angry, that's why!"

Even Zhu Ming secretly felt ashamed in his heart.

"It's true that I didn't think carefully about this matter. I originally thought that Tian Yi was afraid that I would compete with him for power. It seems that I have really judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Thinking of this, Zhu Ming immediately saluted Tian Yi again.

"Master Tian, ​​I don't know what I should do, please show me, Master Tian!"

As soon as Zhu Ming finished speaking, everyone stood up together and saluted Tian Yi.

"I also ask Mr. Tian to show me!"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Tian Yi pondered for a while, and then opened his mouth.

"I can understand everyone's feelings, but now we should focus on the promotion of the rugby game. The main thing is to get this matter done, and His Royal Highness will be satisfied. As for other things, let's put it aside for now! "

Hearing Tian Yi's words, everyone nodded immediately.

"Master Tian has a great opinion, I admire you so much!"

"After listening to Mr. Tian's words, the subordinate officer suddenly realized!"

"Master Tian, ​​please be honored by the officials!"

For a while, flattery was pouring in like a tide, making Tian Yi feel a little embarrassed.

"Uh...you don't have to be like this, colleagues, these are all my duties, what else do you have to do?"

Hearing Tian Yi's words, everyone shook their heads immediately, expressing that they had nothing to do. Seeing this scene, Tian Yi nodded again.

"What we said today, I have to report to Master Wu. Since everyone has nothing to do, let's stop here and everyone can leave."

After finishing speaking, Tian Yi was about to turn around and leave, but before he could take a few steps, Zhu Ming came over.

"Hey, Master Tian, ​​are you going to the Datang Royal Club now?"

Hearing Zhu Ming's question, Tian Yi frowned immediately, and then looked at him with some doubts.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Seeing Tian Yi's puzzled look, Zhu Ming revealed a look of envy.

"Master Tian, ​​I heard that the Datang Royal Club needs a pass token, you..."

Before Zhu Ming finished speaking, Tian Yi took out a copper token from his bosom, and placed it directly in front of Zhu Ming's eyes.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

"Uh……"

Looking at the copper token engraved with galloping horses in front of him, Zhu Ming's eyes straightened immediately.

In Zhu Ming's view, this token is not only the access token of the Datang Royal Club, but also the access token of the upper circle of the Tang Dynasty, so when Tian Yi put the token in front of his eyes, he immediately I got excited.

"that's it!"

Not only Zhu Ming, after seeing the token in Tian Yi's hand, everyone present widened their eyes, and then looked longingly at the token in Tian Yi's hand.

Seeing everyone's envious expressions, Tian Yi suddenly felt relieved, and then nodded towards everyone.

"According to the rules set by His Royal Highness, all Tang officials who have served for ten years can get this token for free, so you don't have to be so envious."

When Tian Yi said that it would take ten years, almost everyone present showed disappointment, but everyone present was a sensitive person, and they immediately realized a problem——

Since it takes ten years, how did Tian Yiyou get this access token?
Thinking of this, everyone immediately remembered what Tian Yi said just now. Since officials who have reached the age of ten years can get the pass token for free, can those who are less than ten years old be able to get it by paying?

Thinking of this, everyone's thoughts suddenly became lively again.

Seeing that everyone was excited again, Tian Yi no longer hid it.

"Well, since everyone has thought of it, let me just say it straight. In fact, even if the term of office is less than ten years, you can still use money to make up for the missing years. Just make up one hundred guan for one year less."

Hearing Tian Yi's words, everyone present was shocked.

One year less will be paid one hundred guan, and they are all new officials who have just taken office, that is to say, if they want to get this token, they need to pay [-] guan!
One thousand guan is not a small amount, so everyone was silent again, and seeing that everyone was silent, Tian Yi immediately nodded with a smile.

"Actually, there's nothing good about this token. Not only is it expensive, but it's only valid for one year. I'll have to spend [-] guan to continue using it next year, ha ha!"

As soon as Tian Yi's words fell, Zhu Ming, who was a little shaken at first, immediately straightened his waist, and his face was extremely solemn.

"Master Tian, ​​I have a thousand strings, but how can I get this token?"

Seeing Zhu Ming's serious face, Tian Yi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded towards him.

"Go back and prepare the money first, then follow me to the Datang Royal Club!"

Hearing Tian Yi's words, Zhu Ming nodded excitedly.

"Yes, I'll go back and prepare!"

(End of this chapter)