Man Tanghong

Su Dingfang suddenly seemed to have opened the door to a new world, his eyes were shining brightly and he exclaimed in surprise: "Can it still be like this?"

Li Yuanji waved his hand, signaling Su Dingfang not to make a fuss.

These are just basic operations.

More high-end ones can sell tickets, that is, admission tickets for water transport and sea transport.

Let those wealthy businessmen who have a wealthy family behind them pay a huge sum of money, or a large sum of food, and then allow them to do business by water transport and sea transport.

Then after they are all used to this method, slowly reduce the number of tickets and raise the price of tickets.

Every year, a lot of money can be harvested from the tickets alone.

The most important thing is, as long as you leave a certain amount of profit for them, so that they will always be profitable, even if you push them to the ground and exploit them, they will follow behind you.

Of course, there are more high-end operations, but they are a little bit unconscionable.

With Datang's simple folk customs, it is easy to teach the people of Datang badly by using unconscionable means.

Therefore, it is better not to take it out unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Your Highness, do you have more powerful means?"

Su Dingfang saw that Li Yuanji was very calm, and there was no emotion on his face, so he immediately guessed that Li Yuanji had other means, and immediately questioned him ecstatically.

Li Yuanji gave Su Dingfang a blank look, and said angrily: "You should do these things well first, don't be too ambitious. Besides, buying and selling is not your specialty, so don't put too much energy into it.

You'd better find some merchants who are proficient in business and have no background, bring them under your command, and let them help you make suggestions and manage this matter for you. "

Su Dingfang was stunned and said: "Wouldn't that be giving them the power of water transportation and sea transportation? If they take advantage of this to make a profit and develop into a giant, it will also be a harm to my Tang Dynasty."

Merchants are the objects that feudal dynasties have strictly guarded against.

After Lu Buwei made a bad start, the kings of all dynasties have labeled the businessman a dangerous label.

Therefore, the ancients, especially the ancients who held a certain amount of power, were very resistant to the fact that the businessman was big, and even the businessman controlled a certain amount of power.

Su Dingfang is no exception.

Li Yuanji didn't care.

In this era of strict hierarchy of scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants are at the lowest level, and various laws, as well as all secular rules, restrict merchants tightly.

In this case, even if the businessman has a certain amount of authority, the harm caused by it can be easily eradicated.

After all, a businessman who has no armed forces and no social status cannot withstand the destruction of any armed forces at all.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I won't watch them sit up, and you certainly won't either."

Li Yuanji said lightly.

Su Dingfang hurriedly said: "It's not a good thing to raise a tiger."

Li Yuanji looked at Su Dingfang strangely, "It's really not a good thing to raise a tiger, but are you sure that a businessman with no background is a tiger?"

In this era when there are classes, wealthy families, and everything is done based on background, a businessman without background, a businessman without a backer, is just a pig.

No matter how fat or big it is raised, it is still a pig, and it cannot become a tiger, nor can it become a disaster.

Su Dingfang hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "They are not qualified to be tigers..."

Li Yuanji spread his hands and said, "That's right."

Su Dingfang hesitated and said again and again: "I will still take extra precautions against them."

Li Yuanji nodded, and didn't express too many opinions, but told Su Dingfang: "You can handle this kind of thing yourself."

Su Dingfang nodded solemnly and did not speak again.

Li Yuanji didn't speak any more, just sat silently on the dragon boat, admiring the golden beauty of autumn leaves turning yellow and gathering along the embankment of the sea pool.

In the evening, when the afterglow of the setting sun turned the water of the sea pool red, Su Dingfang got off the boat accompanied by the breeze on the pool.

After leaving the palace, he began to discuss with Samurai Yi, made some adjustments to the water transport and sea transport, and at the same time began to look for suitable merchants.

At the end of September, a down-and-out businessman surnamed Shen Sanlang was spotted by Su Dingfang and recruited to his house.

At the beginning of October, Su Dingfang began to let the wind out, saying that he would open a few openings in water transportation and sea transportation, and lead everyone to make a fortune together.

Since the imperial court has not lifted the ban on water transport and sea transport, these are all carried out in secret.

But even so, the well-informed dignitaries, as well as the spokespersons of the aristocratic families in the court, still swarmed into Su Dingfang's residence.

The reason for this situation is that Li Xiaogong made a slip of the tongue when he went to Li Deliang's banquet once, saying that he, Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin and others had made more than 100 million guan in half a year through water transportation, which was about to catch up with the big money. Don't pay taxes for a year.

This word was spread out for some reason, and then spread among the emperor's relatives, as well as civil and military officials.

Then everyone knew that Su Dingfang was going to open his mouth on water transportation and sea transportation, so they all rushed to Su Ding's side.

After half a month of "secret" negotiations, Su Dingfang finally sold a total of [-] tickets. In addition to the five surnames Qiwang and the Guanlong Eight Families, even the Wang family of Langya and the Xiao family of Lanling Some established wealthy families also got tickets.

For a while in Chang'an City, the color of the boat changed.

But this kind of change is not a change in a bad direction, but a change in a good direction.

But all those who can make a fortune through water transportation and sea transportation all smile when talking about ships, and they can't hide their back molars.

People who didn't get tickets and couldn't get rich by water and sea transportation were naturally unhappy.

After many attempts to use it to no avail, someone ordered Su Dingfang.

However, what is strange is that after this incident was revealed, it was suppressed by the vast majority of officials in the court before it caused waves.

The guy who fired the cannon was not only dismissed from office, but also charged with disrespecting Queen Taimu by having intercourse during Empress Taimu's funeral, and sent him to the west of Liangzhou.

Heaven is so sad and pitiful, when Empress Taimu drove the crane west, the Tang Dynasty had not yet established the country.

I don't know how this crime was established, but it was established anyway, and all the procedures were completed within half an hour at an astonishing speed, and the officials of Wan'an and Chang'an counties also took their positions , escorted that unlucky guy to the west of Liangzhou.

After that unlucky man was unlucky, there was only one person in the court who dared to talk about water transportation and sea transportation.

This person is Li Gang, who is famous for his uprightness.

I don't know whether Su Dingfang slept his concubine or abducted his granddaughter. In short, he showed great perseverance in this matter.

I visited Wude Hall almost every other day.

He didn't enter the main hall either, but after he ran to the front hall, he was told to let people know, and he stayed in the front hall all the time.

This forced Li Yuanji to take some time to come to the front hall to meet him.

"Minister Li Gang, see Your Highness..."

No, here it comes again...

Li Yuanji murmured in his heart, entered the front hall of the Wude Hall, and when Li Gang bowed to salute, he walked to the center of the hall, slumped on the couch weakly, and said angrily: "Mr. Li, you Why is it coming again? Didn't I tell you? I have already asked Su Dingfang and sent someone to check, and the things you said did not happen. "

Li Gang was complained, but he was not upset, he was obviously used to it.

After bowing again, he said solemnly: "Your Highness, what I said is true. The reason why you didn't ask Su Dingfang for the reason is obviously that Su Dingfang lied to you. The reason why the people in Dali Temple didn't find out the evidence , obviously gagged by Su Dingfang."

Li Yuanji said a little speechlessly: "So Su Dingfang is already colluding with the people in the court?"

Li Gang said without hesitation: "That's the case!"

Li Yuanji asked: "Do you have any evidence? If there is no evidence, I can't investigate further. After all, Su Dingfang is also a famous figure now, and the Qing and Shaoqing of Dali Temple are also considered important ministers of the Tang Dynasty. Hide your face."

Li Gangyi said righteously: "Now everyone inside and outside Chang'an City knows about this matter. Your Highness only needs to walk around Chang'an City to know that everything I said is true."

Li Yuanji let out a long breath and said, "Mr. Li, what people say is just a rumor, there is no conclusive evidence, not to mention that everyone inside and outside Chang'an City knows it, even if everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows it, I can't do it again." check."

Li Gang frowned slightly, straightened his face, and said righteously: "Does Your Highness want to allow such villains to act recklessly in Datang because of the evidence?"

If these words are put into later generations, they will be sprayed to death.

But in Datang, there is no problem.

Because in the Tang Dynasty, it was possible to convict people only by guessing, or even by the determination of those in power and important ministers.

Whether the evidence is not evidence is not important to those in power.

For important ministers, sometimes it doesn't matter.

Specifically, it depends on whether it is beneficial to Datang to convict this person. If it is beneficial, innocence can become guilty; if it is not beneficial, or even harmful, then guilt can also become innocent.

This is the characteristic of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the characteristic of all feudal dynasties.

Li Yuanji said dumbfoundingly: "Mr. Li, Su Dingfang is also an important minister of our Tang Dynasty. It is hard to convince the public to punish him without evidence."

Hearing this, Li Gang frowned even tighter, and he also realized that he was a bit difficult, so he said immediately: "Then beat him up, don't let him be so unscrupulous, wait for the minister to collect all the evidence, and then punish him .”

Li Yuanji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

This evidence, I'm afraid I won't be able to collect it all in this life.

After all, from top to bottom, except for him, Li Gang, everyone else is helping Su Dingfang, how could he collect evidence?