The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 743 Don't do things that break trust with the people (one more)
"My lord, Wang Bo, the Patriarch of the Taiyuan Wang Family, is asking to see you." Li Tianming came to Li Tai and said.

Li Tai didn't expect that Wang Bo would come to Youzhou at this time, so he said to Li Tianming, "Then let him come in."

After Li Tianming let out a sigh, he exited Li Tai's study.Not long after, Wang Bo, the Patriarch of the Wang family in Taiyuan, came to Li Tai's study.

After Wang Bo saw Li Tai, he knelt down on the ground and saluted as master and servant, and then said to Li Tai: "My lord, I have something important to tell my lord when I come to meet you this time."

Seeing Wang Bo's worried expression, Li Tai asked, "I don't know what a big deal it is that makes you so panicked?"

"My lord, the Qinghe Cui family, the most powerful family in the world, may have already participated in this conspiracy. If the Qinghe Cui family goes all out, the subordinates are worried that the lord will not be able to deal with it."

"So after receiving the news, my subordinates rushed to Youzhou non-stop to meet the lord. And they have mobilized all the power of the Wang family to raise gold for the lord."

"When the subordinates came to Youzhou, they had already raised 30 taels. It is estimated that at least 50 taels of gold can be raised for the lord. I hope we can help the lord deal with this difficulty in time." Wang Bo said to Li Tai.

At this time, the life and death talisman on Wang Bo's body has been removed by Li Tai.So now Wang Bo is not threatened, but is loyal to Li Tai.In other words, Wang Bo at this time is sincerely thinking about Li Tai.

"50 taels of gold is not a small number, plus the previous 20 taels of gold. Your Taiyuan Wang family has already given out 70 taels of gold for this king at this time. If this king guessed correctly, the Taiyuan Wang family may have already lost their money." Is it all?" Li Tai asked.

"My lord, this is not the opinion of one of my subordinates. Even if one of my subordinates has this idea to be loyal to my lord. But I absolutely do not have the right to use all the power of the Taiyuan royal family."

"So this time it is not the next person who is loyal to the lord, but the entire Taiyuan royal family." Wang Bo said to Li Tai.

"Send a letter back immediately, telling them to leave the gold at the Taiyuan royal family first. The king doesn't need them yet, but one day the king may need them. It won't be too late to ask your Taiyuan royal family for it." Li Tai smiled to the king. Bo said.

"My lord, you may not know much about the Qinghe Cui family, but it is definitely the head of the family. Even the Qinghe Cui family cannot be described as rich. If they go all out, even if the lord has a million taels of gold in their hands, it will not help. "Wang Bo said worriedly.

"The strength of the Cui family in Qinghe is naturally known to me, and I can send 100 million taels of gold to me at one time. It's not something that ordinary families can do." Li Tai said to Wang Bo with a smile.

Hearing Li Tai's words, Wang Bo couldn't help being taken aback.He didn't expect Li Tai to say these words.So he couldn't believe it and asked Li Tai: "My lord, did you hear me wrong just now? You said that the Qinghe Cui family sent 100 million taels of gold to the lord?"

"You heard me right, the Cui family of Qinghe did provide me with 100 million taels of gold. Participating in this conspiracy now will definitely not cause any harm to me." Li Tai said.

"No wonder the lord is so confident. It turns out that the lord already knows all this. It seems that the subordinates are worrying too much." Wang Bo said to Li Tai after heaving a sigh of relief.

"What you did today made me very pleased. If you did this while you were under the control of the life-death talisman, I might not be too excited. But now that the life-death talisman has been released, you can still do it like this." For my king's sake, this also makes me see your loyalty." Li Tai nodded and said to Wang Bo.

"My lord, my subordinates have always had an idea, that is, if we stay in Bingzhou, I'm afraid we won't be able to help the lord very much. Therefore, this subordinate is planning to move the Taiyuan royal family to the boundary of Yan Kingdom. It will be more convenient to serve the lord." Wang Bo He opened his mouth and said to Li Tai.

"That's why you're thinking wrong. It's more powerful for me if you stay in Bingzhou. Taiyuan is the place where my Li family prospers. With you stationed there, I will be at ease."

"But you must remember that the entire Bingzhou must be run like an iron cylinder. I don't want to see any forces that are not Taiyuan's royal family in Bingzhou." Li Tai said to Wang Bo after waving his hands.

Hearing Li Tai's words, Wang Bo couldn't help but cheer up, and excitedly said to Li Tai: "My subordinates understand the meaning of the Lord's words, and my subordinates will definitely guard Bingzhou for the Lord. One day, my subordinates will definitely take a complete Bingzhou is handed over to the lord."

Li Tai knew that Wang Bo misunderstood what he meant, but Li Tai was not ready to explain to Wang Bo.Because after all, it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

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After sending Wang Bo away, Tang Yuan's run on the incident also reached its final juncture.Now the number of Tang Yuan printed by Li Tai has reached the value of 240 million taels of gold.

Of course, the amount of gold that Li Tai owns now has reached more than 260 million taels.Therefore, the circulation of 240 million taels of gold was not a problem at all to Li Tai.

However, those dignitaries from aristocratic families with ulterior motives didn't know it. They felt that Li Tai had no more than 150 million taels of gold in his hands.Therefore, the circulation of so many Tang Yuan has far exceeded the amount of gold reserves in Li Tai's hands.

Coupled with their deliberate hoarding of Tang Yuan, the number of Tang Yuan in their hands now far exceeds 150 million taels.So they are ready to attack Li Tai.

Then over the next few days, a rumor spread across the streets.It is said that Li Tai's treasury was stolen by thieves, and now most of the gold in the treasury has been stolen.

The Tang Yuan in the hands of the common people will soon become a piece of waste paper, so the Tang Yuan in their hands must be sold as soon as possible.Lest you end up going bankrupt because of this.

As a result, the people fell into panic instantly, although they didn't know whether the rumor was true.But they didn't dare to take this risk and continued to keep Tang Yuan in their hands.

But they didn't dare to exchange gold with Li Tai, after all, they didn't have a lot of Tang Yuan in their hands.So I was worried that Li Tai would be angered because of this, and Li Tai would eventually retaliate.

So what they chose was to consume the Tang Yuan in their hands as soon as possible.As long as the Tang Yuan in the hand becomes an item and exists in the hand.Then there is no need to worry, because Tang Yuan has become a piece of paper, and his family will go bankrupt.

At this time, most merchants began to refuse to accept Tang Yuan, because they were also worried that this rumor would become true.In this way, the panic in the hearts of the people has increased even more.

But those nobles from aristocratic families stood up at this time.Declare that those folk rumors are just rumors.His Royal Highness King Yan's treasury has not suffered any loss, so the people don't have to worry about it.And continue to use Tang Yuan as the transaction currency.

In this way, a large amount of Tang Yuan flowed into the hands of these aristocratic families.Let the Tang Yuan in their hands become more sufficient.So at this time, the dignitaries of the aristocratic family are already full of confidence, feeling that as long as they make a move, Li Tai's plan to carry out Tang Yuan will be shattered in an instant.

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"My lord, it's a critical moment. I'm afraid it won't be long before those nobles from aristocratic families will make a move. It seems that it's time to catch them all." Liu Rengui said to Li Tai.

"As soon as they start to run, they will order the banks in the state capitals to announce that they must go to the Youzhou branch if they want to convert them into gold. Banks in other state capitals will not undertake this business."

"And order the Youzhou Army to surround me with the entire Youzhou City. Once the run on begins, Youzhou City is only allowed to enter but not to exit." Li Tai said.

"My lord, why is it so troublesome? In my opinion, Cheng Tieniu, the lord only needs to refuse to admit it. If they can't exchange for gold in the lord's hands, why don't they obediently trade with Tang Yuan?" Cheng Tieniu said to Li Tai.

In fact, what Cheng Tieniu said is right, as long as Li Tai refuses to exchange gold for Tang yuan.Then the Tang Yuan in the hands of these aristocratic families will not be able to be exchanged for gold.In the end, we can only accept the reality of using Tang Yuan as currency.

But things are not so simple, if Li Tai really did that.I am afraid that it will not be long before Li Shimin will receive the memorial to impeach Li Tai.At that time, Li Shimin will be under pressure and must give these dignitaries a perfect explanation.

This is why they dared to take such a risk to do this.Because they knew in their hearts that even if Li Tai refused to admit it in the end, they would definitely have a way to get back everything that belonged to them.

And by that time, Li Tai's plan to implement Tang Yuan will be completely aborted.Even Li Tai couldn't stay in this country of Yan.It can be said that Li Tai can only return to Chang'an City in despair.

And at that time, the dignitaries of their aristocratic families will return to their previous lives again.This is also their ultimate goal against Li Tai.

But Cheng Tieniu didn't think so much, his idea was that whoever's fist is hard, whoever speaks is the truth.So he thought that if Li Tai didn't admit it, those aristocratic families would not be able to turn the sky around.

"You don't have any brains, kid. If you can do that, why does the emperor secretly send 40 taels of gold to the lord? Wouldn't that be superfluous?" Qin Huaiyu said after glaring at Cheng Tieniu.

"It's not surprising that General Cheng thinks this way. I'm afraid many people think so too. At least those families who didn't participate in this matter are a little bit worried that this will happen." Liu Rengui said to Qin Huaiyu with a smile.

"This king will never do things that break the trust of the people. So as long as they take out the Tang Yuan in their hands, this king will exchange gold with them in full. Only when this king is honest with the people can we let The common people believe in this king." Li Tai said.

"My lord is wise, if my lord really chooses not to exchange gold, I'm afraid the end of my lord will be unimaginable." Liu Rengui said to Li Tai.

"Father once taught us brothers and sisters. I remember that father said at that time that the king is a boat, and the people are water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. So if you don't like the people, even if you have thousands of troops in your hands, you will eventually die. It will fall apart." Li Tai said.

(End of this chapter)