I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 37
"Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, all dynasties have imposed heavy taxes on merchants and humiliated them, but our Great Song Dynasty has swept away the disadvantages of the previous dynasties.

Your Majesty has promulgated edicts since the imperial court, and the status of scholars, farmers, and businessmen is first-class. This is a prosperous age that merchants and merchants rarely see in a thousand years.

After hearing He Shao's flattery, Zhao Heng was in a good mood. Since he had ordered merchants to have the same status as scholars, peasants, and workers, it was not easy to persuade them, not to mention that there was no reason for the emperor to ask others to be officials.

"Others have sharpened their heads and squeezed into the hall, but you are happy to be a merchant at ease. After all, you still don't want to"

Seeing that Zhao Heng was inconvenient to mention it again, Liu E took the initiative to speak up.

"People are valuable with self-knowledge, grassroots people have self-knowledge that they are not the material to be an official, and being a merchant is already content."

The court of the Song Dynasty is like a cesspit, with many factions and serious party disputes.

Mr. Lu's phrase "According to the Tianzitang in the morning, and being a farmer in the evening" made me feel panic when I heard it. If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, an official would not have the air of being the richest man in the Song Dynasty.

"Intelligent and eloquent, in the final analysis, I still don't want to contribute my wisdom to the country, and my heart can be punished"

Liu E had no one to rely on but was able to stand out from the many concubines in the harem. These few words revealed a ferocious expression, and even He Shao's heart skipped a beat.

Although the harem can't do politics, some emperors can do it for them if they are inconvenient to say.

"Xiuyi's words made He Shaocheng fearful. Although the grassroots do not want to be an official in the court, they are willing to drive away for His Majesty."

In the imperial era, it is very necessary to show loyalty to the emperor.

Just when the emperor and the empress were repairing He Shao, the savior finally came. Li Hang, Kou Zhun and a few people He Shao didn't know came together. There were not many people in the Song Dynasty who could stand side by side with these two.

"Is this the student that Li Xiang received? It really looks extraordinary."

"Students who are incompetent only know how to be diligent in business affairs, and it is difficult for them to enter the elegant hall." Li Hang smiled modestly.

"At a young age, I can take care of the entire 72 main restaurants in Kaifeng City, and I will be regarded as the leader of the younger generation."

The emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty were relatively equal. Except for the court meeting, the important officials such as Li Han did not kowtow three times and nine times after seeing the emperor. The knees of literati in this era are relatively hard.

"I also heard Li Xiang said that his disciples have the ability of Yi Ya. Now that everyone is here, let's go to the Shengping Building and try my handicraft of Song Yi Ya."

Zhao Heng and Liu E took the lead to enter the Shengping Building. As the emperor, he naturally would not eat at the same table with his officials. There were cases and a stove in front of everyone.

There is no place for He Shao to do here, and he stood behind Li Hang very tactfully.

Seeing that Zhao Heng boiled the meat, dipped it in the sauce, and poured it into his mouth, he was very proficient in a set of processes. Obviously, he did not eat less in the inner courtyard of the deep palace.

"Although this way of eating is born out of Qiang cooking, the taste is quite different"

"Your Majesty, although this is an extremely rare delicacy, the price is not cheap. A few days ago, the old man went there with five or six colleagues, and the meal cost four thousand yuan.

It is said that one store can earn thousands of dollars a day, so there are six stores in He Shao, which can be said to be a good way to make money! "

This is obviously giving He Shao an eye salve, especially since someone in the court said that He Shao plundered people's wealth a while ago.

"Sir, who is this?" He Shao asked in a low voice.

"This is Chen Pengnian, Minister of the Second Ministry of Labor and Criminal Affairs, and Lin Te, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Wang Qinruo, the Minister of Zuo Jianyi!"

Upon hearing the names of these people, He Shao became more determined not to serve as an official in the court. These three, together with the envoy of Nei Zong Yi who stood beside the emperor, the great eunuch Liu Chenggui, and Li Hang Ding Wei, who is not allowed to be promoted, is the famous five ghosts in later generations!

Wang Qinruo's skill in flattering is natural, Ding Wei's skill in applying eye drops is as pure as fire, and the other three also have their own unique skills.

Imagine that if you become an official in the future, there are five bad people behind your ass who want to kick you down at any time, how can you have a good life.

Fortunately, in the early days of Zhao Heng's accession to the throne, Li Hang and Kou Zhun were the ministers who ruled Qingming. In the later period of Zhenzong, these five turned the Song Dynasty upside down. Even people like Kou Zhun were sent to Leizhou to watch sharks, and He Shao became more determined. Even if you are determined to kill him, you can't be an official.

"He Shao, is there such a thing?" Zhao Heng asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, although Chen Shilang's words of one thousand guan are a little exaggerated, they are not far behind."

Originally, these people thought He Shao would refute, but He Shao admitted it openly.

"The restaurant business is a little different from other businesses. The opening of a restaurant is all about what you want and what you want. If you know that my place is expensive and you come to the 72 restaurants in Kaifeng City, it proves that it is really worth the price. Isn't this a violation? Did you miss the one from Song Xingtong?

On the contrary, Caomin heard that several of these main shops had close contacts with Chen Shilang, and that He Shao had offended him before, so he asked Lin Shangshu to forgive him."

"Do you know what crime it is to slander important court officials?"

Chen Pengnian blushed, he didn't expect to be exposed here, and he became angry from embarrassment.

"Feng Lang is just a rumor in the market, how can Chen Shilang have any connection with the restaurant business in a high position?
If you hear such rumors in the future, you can report to the officials and ask the Kaifeng Mansion to seal it up, so as to return Chen Shilang's reputation."

Chen Pengnian's words were full of guns and sticks, and Li Hang had always been a good guy in the officialdom, but at this moment, in order to protect his students, he also contradicted Chen Pengnian.

"Yes, sir…"

Seeing that Chen Pengnian refused to give up and seemed about to argue with Li Hang, Kou Zhun hurriedly changed the subject.

"Your Majesty, the transfer envoys from all walks of life have escorted the Autumn Fu to Beijing. Due to the plague of drought locusts in many places last year, today when I checked with Lin Shangshu, I found that this year's land tax has decreased by nearly [-]% compared to previous years."

"It has been less than a hundred years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, but natural disasters and man-made disasters occur almost every year. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. Is there a good plan for the ministers to start farming next year?" Zhao Heng asked.

After the founding of the other dynasties, they first recuperated with the people. Only the emperors of the Song Dynasty, Taizu and Taizong, still went into battle, fighting endlessly year after year.

After the founding of the country, Taizu destroyed Shu, destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, and Ding Jiangnan continued to fight.

When Emperor Taizong defeated the Gaoliang River, the Baiteng River, and the Qigou Pass, the two dynasties took all the power of the people and used them for military affairs.

The world that Zhenzong took over is actually riddled with holes, money and food are wasted, and the treasury is empty. The most serious of these is the food crisis brought about by the war. Not a grain of grain.

In order to solve the agricultural problem, He Shao even heard that the current emperor has set up the Guanjia Palace and the Sericulture Palace in the imperial palace. Every year, rice is planted in front of the palace and harvested in autumn. The queen, as the mother of a country, holds a silkworm ceremony in the Silkworm Palace every spring. , Trying to set an example for the world with this method of farming the land personally, in order to persuade the people to be diligent in farming.

"Your Majesty, I think that we should vigorously encourage the reclamation of wasteland, and secondly, do nothing during spring plowing to hinder farming. Thirdly, rent-free!"

What Chen Pengnian said was just commonplace, and it has become a routine for Zhao Heng to do this every year.

(End of this chapter)