This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 506
In Chang'an City, Yan Lide and others have already set off, and the Ministry of Industry is also hurrying up research and production.

Not to mention, since the beginning of the industrial reform, the craftsmen in Chang'an have taken on a completely new look at least spiritually.

Everyone looks very motivated.

As for the court, it was very interesting. Everyone maintained a wait-and-see attitude.

In short, today's Datang is a thriving performance.

"Chang'an in this way has the style of a prosperous age?" On Zhuque Street, Li Er was quite leisurely, watching the busy pedestrians, and asked the servant beside him with great interest.

The servants are usually flattering people. Hearing what Li Er said, he immediately smiled and said: "Of course there are. The old slave lived three dynasties and lived seven emperors. But this is the first time I have seen such a prosperous Chang'an City."

Don't think his words seem to be bragging, but Li Er's ears are still so comfortable.

"Peace in the world is not easy!" Li Er said with emotion, "Looking back on so many years, the Southern Expedition and the Northern War brought about such a prosperous age, but the road ahead is long, who knows?

What the common people want is nothing but stability. As an emperor, if such a simple request cannot satisfy the common people, how is it different from the previous Sui Dynasty? "

Li Er's thinking was extremely jumpy, and it was obvious that the servant beside him couldn't stand it.

But fortunately, Li Er just sighed with emotion, waved his hand immediately, and said, "Find a workshop to have a look."

Just when the waiter was about to find a workshop to take a look at, someone came over and whispered something in the waiter's ear.

"What happened?" Li Er asked.

"Da Ming is here." The servant said immediately, "he is waiting outside the palace gate right now."

"Go back to the palace." Hearing this, Li Er lost the idea of ​​inspecting the workshop, and immediately brought everyone back to the palace.

After returning to the Hall of Liangyi, Li Er had someone bring the envoy up, looked him over, saw that this person was dressed in a foreign race, and asked, "Xianbei?"

"Return to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, foreign minister Chishuiyuan Ihara clan."

Li Er nodded, and said: "Your Highness sent you to Chang'an this time, what can you say?"

He was also curious about what Li Chengqian was sending his envoy to Chang'an at this moment.

When the envoy heard the words, he immediately took out two letters from his chest. Needless to say, Li Er understood, and immediately asked the servant to take the letters.

After opening the two letters and taking a look, Li Er was obviously taken aback.

These two letters were originally written by Chang Sun Chong in Deyang City after learning about the specific situation.

One is in the tone of Li Chengqian, describing how he discovered Yao Da's identity. Of course, these contents are true and false, and it is difficult to distinguish.

The other letter, in the tone of Yao Da, accused Yin Hongzhi of slaughtering the eldest grandson Anye's family back then, and begged Li Er to be the master of the eldest grandson's family.

"Yao Da, is that the little beggar who followed your highness back then?" Li Er asked.

"Exactly." The envoy said, "Now he is the commander of a hundred men in our Daming Youth Army."

Li Er nodded, but didn't say anything.

He still has an impression of Yao Da, after all, he was the first group of fans to follow Li Chengqian.

It's just that he didn't expect this guy to be the son of the eldest grandson Anye.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said: "I know about this, you should go down and rest."

After the envoy left, Li Er made a move, and the ghost-like servant appeared behind Li Er.

"Then Yao Da, you secret agents have an impression."

"Return to His Majesty." The secret agent said, "Yes, this person had contact with His Highness before His Highness left Chang'an."

"Eh?" Li Er really can't remember, but Li Chengqian is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, who he has contacted and what he has done, so naturally someone will help him watch, "Tell me."

"On that day, His Highness was impeached by everyone because of wine making, and he went out of the palace to relax when he was upset, and happened to meet this Yao Da.

Maybe it was on a whim, His Highness asked these beggars, what do they think of His Highness's brewing?
At that time, those beggars said that it was His Highness's own business to make wine, and it didn't cost them a big buck.

As for His Highness's preference to make wine rather than donate food to them, that has nothing to do with them. If others are willing to give it, they take it and feel grateful.

Perhaps because of this, when His Highness met these beggars again in Jingyang, he took them away. "

"It does have some backbone." Li Er said with a smile, "From the tone of his voice, it does seem to come from a wealthy family, but is it really such a coincidence?"

Chang'an met once, and Jingyang met again, and it was within a short period of time. Li Er didn't believe it.

"Send someone to investigate, not only this Yao Da, but also other beggars, let me investigate."

As an emperor, he has supreme rights, let alone doubts, even if there are no doubts, he will not just fool around like this.

The servant of the Secret Service Department nodded when he heard the words, and immediately made arrangements.

But Li Er showed a wicked smile.

"Interesting, just after Yin Hongzhi's family was slaughtered, the old story of eldest grandson Anye was revealed." Li Er said, "For the time being, the empress must not know about this matter, if anyone leaks the news, he will be severely punished!
By the way, send someone to contact Daming's envoy to see if he intends to join Datang?
As long as he is willing to join Datang, the conditions might as well be more generous. "

After Li Er arranged these things, he began to close his eyes and rest his mind. It is not appropriate to say that he closed his eyes and rested his mind. At this moment, Li Er was actually meditating.

He was thinking about the timing of Yao Da's appearance.

"Your Majesty, Taohe County, eight hundred miles, hurry up." At this moment, someone rushed in.

Li Er heard the words and opened his eyes: "Submit it."

After reading Changsun Wuji's memorial, Li Er nodded, feeling more and more satisfied with Changsun Wuji.

At the beginning of Changsun Wuji's tenure, Li Er gave him absolute rights. After all, if he wants to do something, he can't be restrained, but Changsun Wuji still follows the rules.

On this point, Li Er was very satisfied.

"That's right, a group of people who are vegetarians should have changed long ago." Li Er said immediately, "Come here, draw up an order..."

……

The line of sight returned to Riyue Mountain.

Daming Palace, Hall of Heroes.

Li Chengqian was also discussing matters with the officials.

"Your Highness, didn't you promise not to mobilize troops against the Western Regions within a few years?" Ashina said in surprise, "Will the world laugh at you if you do so?"

"Has this king said that he is going to launch troops against the Western Regions?" Li Chengqian raised his head and asked curiously.

Ashina looked at a group of people lying on the table to study the map of the Western Regions, which is boring, and I am not blind.

Seeing his constipated look, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The issue of the Western Regions does not necessarily require the use of troops. That, Pu Shangshu, tell me."

When Puxiuo heard the words, he immediately laughed and said: "Neither His Highness nor our Ming Dynasty are people who renege on their promises, and the reason why we are here to study the issue of the Western Regions is definitely not to use weapons against the Western Regions.

Moreover, His Highness said before at the Yongshan Grand Sacrifice that Daming has been fighting again and again for more than a year. Whether it is the common people or soldiers, if it is not necessary, they should also rest and recuperate. How could they easily use swords? "

"Then are you here?" Ashina didn't dare to ask Li Chengqian, but when facing Pusiruo, he didn't have so many worries.

Pusiruo slapped his forehead and said apologetically, "It's all my fault. After we formulated the economic strategy for the Western Regions, we didn't have time to tell Shangshu Ashina, no, I misunderstood."

Not long after Ashina returned to Daming, he really didn't know many of Daming's strategies, which made sense.

Of course, Ashina is not actually opposed to launching troops against the Western Regions at this moment, he just wants to show his sense of existence.

After being in Riyue Mountain for so long, although he presides over all matters of the Ministry of Officials, in the final analysis, he still can't do anything. When did Ming Dynasty appoint officials and approve him as Minister of the Ministry of Officials?

That was all decided by Li Chengqian. Well, he, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is often more like a decoration.

This is not the result he wanted. After all, he still misses his own people.

After all, only when he has more power in Riyue Mountain can he maintain his clan better.

"Then the old man misunderstood." Ashina said with a smile, "Since it is a commercial strategy targeting the Western Regions, the old man doesn't understand this, so why don't the old man resign first?"

"Shangshu Ashina is right." Li Chengqian laughed when he heard the words, "With so many people here, who dares to say that they are good at business matters? Didn't they all grow up step by step?
In this way, Pu Shangshu, please introduce the situation to everyone first. "

Pusiro immediately nodded and said: "That's right, we have already negotiated with various countries to build a treaty port on the border.

One of the two treaty ports identified now is with Datang, and it is planned to be placed in the east of Deyang City, which was prepared before.

With the market as the center, build a treaty port with Datang.

More on this later.

Today we are talking about the treaty ports established with the countries of the Western Regions.

We have also selected a place for this port, and it will be here! "

As he said that, Pusiruo pointed at the map, and everyone took advantage of the situation to look over, only to see that the place happened to be Shazhou City.

"Prefect Shazhou Gao sent someone to send a message back, saying that he had communicated with the countries in the Western Regions, and they were willing to set up a treaty port here."

"The sandbar is indeed the most suitable place." Qibi He Li also said, "Although this place is not big, it borders several countries. It is estimated that even if we don't mention it, the countries of the Western Regions will choose this port as their port."

"That's the reason." Li Chengqian also said, "It's not important. The important thing is, what should we do after we establish this treaty port?"

"What does Your Highness mean?" Ashina Nigu was still not familiar with Li Chengqian, so he asked curiously after hearing the words.

Li Chengqian didn't hide it, and immediately said: "Although I did promise at the beginning that I would not use weapons against the Western Regions within 20 years, I will never forget this point.

But you have also seen the current situation. Datang sent Changsun Wuji as the governor of Waterhe County, and Yuchi Jingde was sent to lead all the military affairs of Waterhe County.

What does this mean?
This is not counted, at this moment, Datang is attacking Xue Yantuo in the north.

What do these things put together mean? "

"Datang is guarding us?" Ashina said immediately.

In fact, this was also his purpose. The reason why he led the Western Turks to join the Tang Dynasty was because he did not want Daming and the Tang Dynasty to be monolithic.

"It's really not enough to prevent us." Li Chengqian smiled, "Although my Ming Dynasty has developed rapidly in the past two years, as far as Datang is concerned, it is still a small country after all, so what is there to guard against?

All kinds of things in the Tang Dynasty are just trying to curb my Ming Dynasty's eastward advancement.

In other words, Datang has cut off all possibility of our eastward advance.

But what they did was a fatal threat to my Daming.

This king has never thought about going east, and there is no way to go east, but what they are doing is blocking our way.

Although this king is still the prince of the Tang Dynasty, no one can tell what will happen in the future. In this case, I, Daming, must have a way out.

After all, whether this king, the prince of the Great Tang Dynasty, will be able to sit still in the future is not something to say.

If something unspeakable happens in the future and Datang marches westward, what shall we do?
Therefore, we must have this retreat!

And the Western Regions are our only retreat. "

Hearing what Li Chengqian said, everyone nodded subconsciously.

This is true, you must not have the heart to harm others, but you must have the heart to guard against others.

"But Your Highness promised the countries of the Western Regions not to send troops to the Western Regions for 20 years. If you break your promise and become fat, you are afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the people of the world." Ashina said.

He has a particularly close relationship with the countries of the Western Regions, so it is natural to speak for the countries of the Western Regions at this moment.

In this regard, everyone is not surprised.

Back then, when Ashina was murdered by Ashina's force, he fled to the Western Regions. It's not a bad thing for him to miss his old love.

"You can rest assured about this." Li Chengqian said, "This king has never thought of mobilizing troops against the Western Regions, but if you want to plan the Western Regions, you don't necessarily have to mobilize troops, right?"

Having said that, Li Chengqian smiled mysteriously.

When Li Qinjian heard the words, he immediately reacted and said, "Your Highness means to take down the Western Regions from a commercial perspective."

"The one who knows me is none other than Li Shilang." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "In the eyes of many of you, business is nothing more than trying to make profits.

But in the eyes of this king, business is a sharp weapon!
The reason why everyone is here in a hurry today is that the king has something to do and needs everyone to work together. "

"Your Highness, please order." Everyone heard the words and immediately said, "I dare not refuse!"

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Don't be so serious, this matter is also a good thing for you."

"Good thing?" Everyone was taken aback.

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "This king wants each of you to form a caravan and enter the Western Regions! Not only you, if possible, your relatives, friends, and friends, as long as they are capable, can form a caravan. Stationed in the Western Regions.

You can sell my Ming's rare treasures to the Western Regions, and you can also open Changming restaurants in the Western Regions. As long as it is necessary for people's livelihood in my Ming Dynasty, you can get it to the Western Regions. "

"It's that simple?" Everyone was taken aback again.

This is really not too difficult, and for them, it is indeed a good thing.

The gadgets produced by Daming are in short supply wherever they are placed.

"Your Highness, can glass be sold to the Western Regions?" Yi Yuanfeng asked immediately.

"Why not?" Li Chengqian said, "If you have the ability, you can sell as much as you can. In the next few years, all the goods will be sold in the Western Region first!"

"Your Highness, leave this glass to Weichen." Yi Yuanfeng smiled immediately, "If it is sold to the Western Regions, those country bumpkins in the Western Regions will be crazy and rush to buy it!"

"Glass counts in me." Yi Yuanxi also yelled, "The business is too big, you can't eat it by yourself."

Both of them have a big family and a big business, and each has a large group of people. Although they are both high-ranking and well-paid now, who doesn't want to leave more family property for their children and grandchildren.

When the rest of the people heard it, they were also crazy.

This one has to do this, that one has to do that, it's like dividing land, it's so lively.

"There's no rush." ​​Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "When the time comes, the lottery will be decided. The lottery will be drawn every six months. If you get a big profit, you will be lucky. If you get a small profit, don't be discouraged.

But there is one thing that the king has to say first. "

"Your Highness, just give orders." Everyone said immediately after hearing the words.

At this moment, everyone's faces were full of excitement.

"The money you earned in the Western Regions is not allowed to be brought back, and all of it will be exchanged for the supplies of the Western Regions, whether it is grain, ore, or cattle and sheep, all of which will be exchanged for the King.

Well, the food is placed on the sandbar, and the rest can be pulled back. "

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Upon hearing this, everyone immediately shouted, "It's simple, not a big problem! The minister will exchange those things with various supplies and bring them back to His Highness."

They already know it.

Li Chengqian has said more than once that copper coins cannot be eaten!

The biggest function of money is that it can be exchanged for any useful things, but one day, when you can’t buy anything with copper coins, hehe, that copper coin is not as good as paper to wipe your butt.

"Also." Li Chengqian said, "After you go to the Western Regions, you want to invest heavily in the Western Regions, that is, regardless of whether the business makes money or not, invest in it first for me.

At the same time, open more restaurants, do more business for pleasure, and occupy the market in the Western Regions as soon as possible.

This point is actually not a big problem, after all, you have Daming backing you up, even though those merchants in the Western Regions have great abilities, they don't have your background.

Of course, you also need to be united, don't go to the Western Regions and pick up those two broken copper coins by yourself.

Remember, making money is second, and grasping the economic lifeline of the Western Regions is the most important thing. "

Li Chengqian not only wants to control the economic lifeline of the Western Regions, he also wants to widen the gap between rich and poor in the Western Regions, and at the same time engage in hedonism.

This is really possible in the Western Regions.

After all, although the Western Region is not a big place, the princes and nobles are the densest.

As soon as Li Chengqian said that, everyone immediately understood.

All of them just laughed.

They understand this!

It's just that they don't know that the world's first large-scale and institutionalized economic war will be started by them.

(End of this chapter)