The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The guards can't deal with people from the noble families, but the Hundred Cavalry Division can.

Because the Hundred Cavalry Division can kill people.

After the guards reported, they continued to guard the manor and fulfilled their duties. They were no longer needed for the rest of the investigation and handling.

They also didn't have the right to kill people directly after catching them.

"I said, the tea business is so good. This was originally a city full of nobles, but why is there no movement in this regard? It's not that there is no movement, but as soon as there is a little movement, it's not waiting to make a fuss, and it's suppressed before it can cause anything."

Thinking about the money belonging to the royal family, this time it's really whoever thinks about it will die.

Li Shimin couldn't let them get involved in such a profitable business as tea.

Originally, things like salt and iron were involved by the noble families, and he didn't have any tough methods, and killing people was unrealistic.

That is a historical legacy. In the Sui Dynasty or even earlier, it was an industry under the control of their family. It was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to take the world from them directly.

However, the tea trade, as a new industry, as an industry that provides huge profits to the palace, has not been intervened by others. From the beginning of the tea mountain to the final packaging and sale of finished products, new tea is a new industry.

They all belong to their Li family.

Anyone who gets involved is trying to dig into the Li family's wealth. It's strange that Li Shimin agreed.

What's wrong with killing people? Those who are killed are those who have ulterior motives and want to rob people of their wealth.

And the masterminds behind those who were killed dare not speak out.

Because in fact, they are in the wrong.

What are they talking about? Who are they going to argue with?

Go to the palace to argue with Li Shimin, saying that the Baiqi Division should not kill people?

Why did the Baiqi Division kill people? Is the aristocratic family with a thousand years of history so thick-skinned?

"Yes, Your Majesty is decisive in killing people, which saves a lot of trouble in Huizhou." Old Zhao said.

"That's good. I guess the noble families also know about the killing of the Hundred Cavalry Division, so we don't have to offend people." Li Fu said with a smile: "If the sky falls, Your Majesty will carry it."

The master and servant smiled at each other.

In the huge Chang'an City, the East and West Markets have always been bustling, and they are good places for the people of Chang'an City to go shopping.

The rich have shops to go to, and the poor have stalls to go to.

Since Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, there have been fixed places for commerce in the city. Because most of them are square spaces like well fields, they are called well markets.

Or they can be called market wells.

In the Tang Chang'an City, palaces, temples, residences, and markets are all surrounded by walls to protect their respective fiefdoms. Shops are located on both sides of the streets and alleys in the square, called Lie Si, and warehouses for storing goods are behind Lie Si, called stores, or residences.

In the East and West Markets of Chang'an City, merchants who want to operate in the market must have "city registration" and be managed by the "city magistrate" or "city supervisor".

This is why people of status will never do business, especially officials and nobles.

Merchants are city registration, and are also one of the lowly registrations.

The streets of the East Market are in order, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. There is an endless stream of people coming out to buy things from every household. Carriages are coming and going on the streets, and servants are carrying things on their shoulders and hands, buying a lot of things.

The entrance of the tea shop is even more crowded.

At present, many Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes have not been put on the shelves, but they have been booked.

After this year, tea has become an indispensable gift for the rich and powerful to visit each other during festivals.

If there is no tea in the gift when giving gifts, it will lose status and face.

With nothing to do, Li Fu brought a few guards to the East Market, went to the teahouse, found a private room facing the street, sat upstairs, and looked at the scenery downstairs.

When he went out today, Lao Zhao also accompanied him, carrying the seal of the mansion with him, so that if Li Fu wanted to buy something on a whim, it would be convenient to sign a note.

Who among the good people would pull a cart of cash out to buy things? People would despise them.

What nouveau riche behavior?

"There are really a lot of people in the East Market, but even with so many people, it still looks orderly." Li Fu smiled and said, "The city magistrate manages it well."

"My dear, those who do business in the East and West Markets are all merchants with city registration. They must behave properly, otherwise, the city magistrate will not forgive them, especially in Chang'an City, under the feet of the emperor." Lao Zhao echoed.

"Yes." Li Fu smiled and said, "I don't care about others, but we must operate our business with integrity and honesty. The price of tea has increased this year because of the shortage of supply, but don't make mistakes in other aspects."

Old Zhao hurriedly bowed his hands in response.

"Don't worry, my dear, all the businesses under our family's control, they are all honest businesses, and there is absolutely no illegality. "

Later, Lao Zhao talked to Li Fu about market operations, and there are also relevant laws.

For example, those who occupy the road in the East and West Markets will be caned 70 times, and those who sell fakes will be caned 80 times.

If someone uses an 8-liang scale, he will be caned 60 times, and the craftsmen will be punished with the same crime.

If someone bullies the market, he will be shackled for two months and caned 100 times.

So, even if there are many people in the East and West Markets and there are all kinds of people, everyone is honest and abides by the rules and dares not mess around.

After hearing this, Li Fu just smiled and said nothing.

There are many bad people in Chang'an City, helping the government patrol the market.

There are also many idle people in the East and West Markets. Although they are not bullies, they want to disgust someone. The shopkeepers can't do anything about it. It's just a way to avoid disaster.

This kind of thing that does not violate the law but is outside the rules is difficult for even the city order to control.

There is also a rule in the law that monopolizes the market price and is punished with 80 strokes of the cane.

The tea trade is a complete monopoly of the market, including the market price. Isn't the Jingyang Palace peaceful?

In the disaster year, grain merchants raised the price of grain, but the government didn't catch them and beat them.

These rules and regulations, to put it bluntly, are to restrict ordinary people.

They have nothing to do with the powerful.

Even if they have something to do with it, when the time comes, they have to pretend, and they will just sacrifice the people under the powerful, not even skin injuries.

Li Fu glanced at the distance of the street through the window.

In the distance is the center of the street market, with five-story buildings on both sides, and the five-story buildings on both sides are connected by corridors in the middle. The city magistrate is on the corridor every day, overlooking the entire East Market and maintaining the trading order of the East Market.

This job is not easy to do.

After all, not all people who come to the East Market are ordinary people.

Even if they are ordinary, their masters are not ordinary. As the saying goes, you have to look at the owner before you beat the dog.

Li Fu took a sip of tea.

"Today's Chang'an City is indeed much more prosperous and lively than other places."