Datang first village

Dugu Xiude nodded to Chang'an Ling, and Chang'an Ling took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. The summer harvest is full, and the autumn harvest is coming soon. Please change the agricultural tax to grain instead of money."

"Nonsense!" Li Er's face turned cold: "Do you want food prices to plummet?"

Li Yuanxing stretched out his hand to block: "Brother Emperor, the Chang'an order is still very careful. It is reasonable that the newly built granary can't be filled with grain immediately. It's just that the price of grain cannot be lowered, otherwise farmers in all places except Chang'an and Luoyang will have no choice. I thought it was born."

Only then did Li Er's expression soften a little, and Chang An Ling lowered his head nervously, knowing that he would be scolded.

But this problem is beyond his ability to solve.

"How about this, from the first year of Zhenguan to this autumn, if the common people have one child, the tax will be sixty-five. If they have two children, the tax will be two. If someone has twins and has three babies in two years, the tax will be full. No. Write an article from the Ministry of Rites, the emperor bestows on the world, and then something. The grain from Chang’an City is transported to Yaozhou, and this king has grown less grain this year, so just buy it from the Ministry of Households with coins.”

"Your Highness Gao Yi!" Chang'an Ling hurriedly saluted.

In his mind, it was really Li Yuanxing who was helping him, and he didn't believe in the grain harvest of Prince Qin's Mansion.As long as the county magistrate of Chang'an reported that there was a yield of [-] catties per mu, he was sure that the Qin Palace was not short of grain.

But he didn't know, eight thousand catties of sweet potatoes per mu, tens of thousands of mu of sweet potatoes.Li Yuanxing made all the vermicelli and starch.

"Go down and do the things that Wulang asked first. The matter of food will be discussed in Tianying Pavilion, and the Ministry of Rites will discuss it."

In the evening, the most famous restaurants in the Tang Dynasty sent their chefs here. All the dishes and meat were pulled from Qinwangzhuang, and they were absolutely guaranteed to be fresh. This is a place that compares cooking skills, serving the royal family, and it also has a long face. Opportunity, all the cooks showed their ability to press the bottom of the box.

At night, the officials of the fifth rank and above in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, the gentry of the fourth class and above, the big merchants of the third class and above in paying taxes, and the envoys of various countries resident in Chang'an City all arrived at the New Palace. It was getting late, but there was no one in the palace. A lantern was on.So everyone didn't dare to walk around, but just stood in the area arranged for them.

Li Yuanxing suddenly appeared on the high platform in front of the palace hall.

The main hall of the main palace is eight feet higher than the ground, with hundreds of steps.

Li Yuanxing held a wireless microphone of a military walkie-talkie: "Ten, nine, eight..."

His Royal Highness Qin Wang was counting down, and everyone's eyes were focused on Li Yuanxing. Even in the dark, he couldn't even see the figure clearly, and everyone followed the direction of the voice.

"One!" Li Yuanxing finally counted to one.

At this moment, everyone was so nervous that their hearts were about to jump out. They didn't understand what was about to happen.In fact, Li Yuanxing was also very nervous, just in case, if the lights here were not on, he, His Highness King Qin, would really lose face to the Yellow River.

After Li Yuanxing shouted, there was still no change.

When everyone was puzzled, suddenly the whole palace was lit up, as bright as daytime.

Immediately afterwards, all the main streets in the entire Chang'an city were also lit up, with a street lamp every fifty steps, illuminating the entire Chang'an city.

Everyone in the palace is still dazed by the sudden brightness, but it seems that the cheers of Chang'an City can be heard here.

Li Yuanxing stepped aside at this time, and Li Er stood where Li Yuanxing had just stood, holding a wireless microphone with a loudspeaker.

"When I was young, I heard someone commenting on the imperial palace of the former Sui Dynasty on the street. Everyone described the imperial palace as a fairyland. But when I followed my father to Chang'an and entered the imperial palace, I found out that the relationship between my youth and What I heard at the time was completely different, and there were more rumors in the world. Today, my palace has no walls, and I believe that the people of the Tang Dynasty are the most solid walls of the palace."

Speaking of this, Li Er took a deep breath: "I have decided that the palace will be open for two days every month, with 500 people a day. People with meritorious deeds and those who have been rewarded by the state government are eligible to visit the palace. Today , the first thing I allow is merchants, and your merchant taxes support the army of Tang Dynasty and the construction of Chang'an. I am very pleased!"

"The Holy One is comparable to Yao and Shun..."

I don't know who yelled, and many businessmen cheered.

Li Yuanxing took over the topic: "However, there must be a rule, you don't dare to commit suicide in the hall!"

Many people burst out laughing.

No one has ever doubted the power of King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, but King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is also the most close to the people. Of course, it is within the rules of King Qin's residence.

"Today, the top ten restaurants in Chang'an City came to the palace to perform. Whether it is good or not, everyone has the final say. Next, it is an interesting thing. I have some jade, real jade in stone, precious jade. This kind of thing, I'm afraid it will spread quickly, yesterday the flying boat landed, and today the emperor wants to have fun with the people, so let the whole city have fun!"

There is no curfew in Chang'an City, which was already ordered by the Chang'an Order to fill Chang'an City.

It's just that this gambling stone is unexpected.

Under the lights, the eunuchs first brought dozens of display racks, on which the eunuchs in the palace copied the introduction of jadeite, and the selection skills of rough jadeite, and then attached high-definition photos of jadeite grading standards, and various top-quality jadeites. Detailed introduction, and many ways to distinguish.

On the other side of the dining table, there is a long table, and each dish is a very small plate.

The way of eating and drinking is similar to the buffet of later generations, or a Western-style meal party.

The nobles of Datang still like this kind of dinner party very much.

The stone has not yet been put up, and many merchants are queuing up under the steps of the main hall to participate in the main hall of the palace in a team of ten.Such an opportunity, for many merchants who are not nobles at all, is the greatest honor in their life.

Li Er was among the nobles, commenting on the world like stars holding the moon.

Li Yuanxing sat in the rest area in front of the garden on the east side of the main hall, and the heads of several aristocratic families also sat next to Li Yuanxing intentionally or unintentionally, chatting some gossip.

Wang Jishan took out a letter: "Your Highness, our Wang family is rude."

Li Yuanxing opened it and looked at it, then threw it into the barbecue fire next to him: "I didn't mention this matter, and I didn't say that the stone was useful at first. The money in Wadao was not bad by a tael, so it must be Because of greed, don't take it to heart, Mr. Wang. If you are really sorry, then follow the rules and exchange gold according to the weight. It doesn't matter what you pay. It's hard to say whether it's emerald or stone. Let them pay for the coin themselves! "

Wang Jishan really did not mention it again.Instead, change the subject.

"Has your Highness noticed that in the past three months Yaozhou purchased ten times more coal from Taiyuan than at the beginning of the year?"

"It's an interesting thing to talk about. Mr. Wang, there's no need for you. Let the juniors have fun."

Li Yuanxing did not answer the topic about coal, Wang Jishan was not surprised, and then Li Yuanxing asked: "What's the fun?"

"My king is in Zhouzhi. You know it's a poor county, but a big iron mine was discovered." Li Yuanxing said calmly. Wang Ji said kindly, there are mines in the world that ordinary people can find, but you, King Qin I dug only when I knew there was a mine, and nine out of ten digs, the only thing I didn't hit was the miscalculated position, and the difference would not exceed ten miles.

Hearing Li Yuanxing's words, many nobles and businessmen surrounded him inadvertently.

Li Yuanxing continued: "A steel factory was built there, and the Ministry of Industry has a record. Ten days after the steel factory was put into operation a few days ago, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Commerce jointly estimated an output and the market value of the entire steel factory. "

What Li Yuanxing said was known to all the officials and nobles present.

It is said that such a large steel factory is several times larger than the existing steel factory in Yaozhou. People naturally can't find out.

"This steel factory is estimated at 340 guan. There are three blast furnaces, and the amount of steel produced can be found in the announcement of the Ministry of Industry. The interesting thing about this king is that the old palace in Chang'an City is big enough anyway, and this king has already won the imperial palace." Brother agreed to occupy it, and set up an exchange there."

When Li Yuanxing spoke, he found that the surroundings were completely quiet.Many people who were talking also stopped, paying attention to what Li Yuanxing said.

King Qin had nothing interesting to say.

It must be no small matter for King Qin to open his mouth, and any incident may affect the structure of a certain industry.

"What does this exchange do? This steel mill sells 300 million shares, each worth ten cents. Buying at least one hundred shares, all the money is invested in this steel mill. The original steel factory has only been reduced to half. The coins invested can allow the steel factory to add six more blast furnaces, and the output can be tripled."

Some businessmen already hold the little abacus they carry with them.

"Next, this member has three ways to play. The first method is to hold it in your own hands. At the end of the year, the steel mill must be making money. Whoever has as many members as the net profit will share the amount. Even if it is a penny, he will share it. The second game is that the steel mill is doing well, and the steel is sold more, so it is naturally making money. Then this person, for example, originally bought it for ten yuan, how about getting a handle in his hand? Month, will you still sell it for ten cents?"

After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he heard a burst of calculations.

Soon, a businessman said: "It takes three and a half months to build a blast furnace, and one month to commission and make it available. Calculated in five months. If you buy one month at the beginning, based on the amount of steel you queue up at Zhouzhi Steel Plant every day, three The total daily output of the blast furnace is 660 tons of steel, judging from the quantity ordered, it seems that the blast furnace has not been fully started, and the peak should be almost over [-] tons."

Several businessmen started joint calculations.

"According to what His Highness said, this person will pay ten cents a piece, and if he transfers it in a month, he will have to add at least half a cent. If he changes hands in three months, he will definitely not transfer it without adding two cents. Because at the end of the year, the ten cents Paper money is at least [-]% profit."

Another businessman said: "If someone thinks this thing is a good investment, they may increase the price, that is, it will not be too much to increase to [-] cents in three months."

Li Yuanxing said with a smile at this time: "Of course, there are also accidents. For example, a fire broke out in the factory and destroyed a furnace. Then if you change hands, it may be that thirteen characters become twelve characters."

No!It will never be that simple.

Wang Jishan and the heads of the great families looked at each other, but no one could guess where the part of this thing they couldn't see was.

There is only one reason, His Royal Highness King Qin's game will never be played on such small money as a penny.

Therefore, in this game, there must be parts that they cannot see, let alone guess. (To be continued.)