Li Shimin saw Chen Zhengtai Zhizhu in his hand, but his mood at this time was a little complicated!

In fact, he didn't expect that Datang would have such a place.

At least...... In countless reports, he did not see any mention of it in the reports of the various ministries.

This is unacceptable to Li Shimin, who thinks that he controls the world, even if he can't specifically grasp every state capital, but at least he thinks that he knows everything that happens under the feet of the Son of Heaven.

He pursed his lips and paced in, apparently there were no officials here.

In fact, it is understandable that there is a mixture of fish and dragons here, and the high-ranking ministers cannot touch this at all.

Just an ordinary little official?

Li Shimin walked on the muddy ground, and even there was a strange and unpleasant smell here.

Li Shimin frowned lightly and said, "Why don't I know this place?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "There is a sentence...... It's called dark under the lamp. ”

Li Shimin: "......"

As far as the eye can see, there are almost no decent houses here, just thatched piles of them.

In the Hereafter, it will look like a slum. And this slum occupies a large area, and it is constantly stretched around a temple. Naturally, the neighborhood does not have any planning, only countless feet and merchants shuttle back and forth here.

Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai as he walked and said, "How do you know about this place?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "The teacher forgot, when he bought a lot of land, the students in order to buy a lot of land, so let people survey and map a large number of maps, the land here, can not be bought, carefully inquired, only to know that the land here has already been cut into countless pieces, and there is already a master, at that time the students only looked at the map, they knew that this place must be a lively place." ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Then why don't you report it?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said aggrievedly: "What do students think Your Majesty knows? ”

Li Shimin: "......"

It's a bit embarrassing.

Aren't you the Ninety-Five, such a big place, and the flow of people is so dense, you don't know, aren't you kidding me?

Chen Zhengtai continued: "The students felt that there was something strange between the East and West markets, so they thought about it carefully, how could the officials inspect the East and West markets so strictly? So the students want to ...... Nine times out of ten, a black market will be formed. This black market...... It will definitely be near Chang'an, and for the convenience of cargo distribution, it must be close to the wharf. The distribution of goods requires a lot of manpower, so the manpower here is the most abundant. ”

Since Chang'an City cannot trade, then living in Chang'an, there is much inconvenience, but the merchants stay outside the city, often worried. Teacher, don't you know, when it comes to trading, safety is the most important thing. Thereupon...... I thought of this Chongyi Temple, there is a temple here, if it has always been in the suburbs, the merchants mostly live in the temple, on the one hand, they think that they are so, but there are gods and Buddhas to bless. Temples, on the other hand, have a greater sense of security. ”

This is also what Chen Zhengtai heard from other businessmen, of course Chang'an City is safe, but outside Chang'an City, there is no guarantee of safety.

Merchants are wealthy, so they pay special attention to safety, so they travel to the merchants, and generally look for temples. And the temple is also willing to accept them, after all, they can get some sesame oil money, and there are many empty rooms in the temple.

This is also the reason why ancient merchants and scholars traveled all over the world, and in the poems and literary works that have been handed down, there are many cases that occur in ancient temples.

I saw Chen Zhengtai say again: "The students combined these points and thought of here, in fact, this place, the students also came for the first time, and they never expected that this place would have such a scale." ”

Li Shimin raised his eyes, looked at the flow of people, and couldn't help but say, "There are no errands here?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "If there is an errand servant, everyone will not dare to come, and the students conclude that there must be some Taoist sects or people of the three sects and nine streams who are secretly managing this place. The officials didn't know this place, their eyes were black, and the subordinates must have received the benefits of these Taoist sects or splashers, and often sent money and filial piety, so they pretended not to know. Because once it is reported, the government will govern it, and the money will be cut off. ”

Li Shimin's face suddenly became gloomy.

What is the whole world is not the king's land, the ministers who dare to love me are fools, and the people below are all fooling me!

I didn't walk for long, and I was in this place...... There was a silk shop out of nowhere!

Of course, the door of this shop is very bad, it is just a broken thatched house, but there are two strong men guarding it outside, and the flag is hanging.

Li Shimin walked in, and the strong man at the door did not stop him, but smiled, and when he entered the hut, he saw that there were horses of silk piled up inside.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw someone coming, he was immediately very attentive.

He hurriedly greeted him, nodded with a smile and said, "Guest officer, guest officer, these are all fine silk, you see...... Ah, the guest officer is not a mortal at first glance, it is not like he came to buy in bulk, he came to buy goods from other places, haha, we have any colors here, and the supply is also abundant, come, you see. ”

Li Shimin stopped, staring at these dazzling silks, there are many more silks on display here than in the East Market, so he asked: "The cheapest silk here, how much does a foot cost?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately said: "Seventy-one Wen, of course, if the goods are too much, you can give some appropriate discounts, sixty-five Wen, guest officer, you also know, now the copper money is getting cheaper and cheaper, such a price is already a conscience, you can go out here to inquire, is there such a cheap one?" ”

The shopkeeper was flamboyant and lamented, as if he was doing business with him, just like him, looking aggrieved.

Li Shimin looked surprised and speechless.

"Guest officer...... Guest officer ......"

Zhang Qian, who was behind Li Shimin, his face had also changed, and he hurriedly said: "But we are in Dongshi, and the price we asked clearly is thirty-nine Wen, how did we get here, and the price is so high?" ”

As soon as the shopkeeper heard Zhang Qian's whispering, he looked at him with disdain.

He had sharp eyes and knew that Li Shimin was the main master, so he smiled and said to Li Shimin: "Is it the first time for the guest officer to come to Chang'an?" Ay...... The prices in the east and west markets are fake. The store is in the East Market, so why don't there be semicolons? If you want to go to the East Market, take it to our semicolon, you go and ask the price, the silk there is all 39 Wen, the cheaper price is not nothing, the most expensive is only 43 Wen. But...... Sir...... The silk there is not for sale, if you are an official family, it will sell you a few feet, and we will grit our teeth and suffer a loss. ”

"But if it's an ordinary person...... I want the goods...... That's really gone, it's not because it's deliberately embarrassing the guest officer, it's really that price...... It can't be sold, if it is sold, it will be discounted, we are people who do business, and now the private price and labor have risen sharply, if it is really sold for thirty-nine yuan...... It's going to be a mess. ”

As he spoke, he continued with an aggrieved look: "Now the goods of Chang'an are ...... are all gathered and distributed here, the east market and the west market, just for show, if the guest officer does not believe it, you can go to the east market to see. ”

Li Shimin: "......"

Seventy-one ......

He glanced back at Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian was about to cry, it was inconvenient for him to take out his book at this time, but he knew very well that last month, his record was thirty-eight wen.

In other words, in just one month, the price has risen by 80%, even higher than the previous months when prices were high.

Li Shimin's face at this time could be said to be as heavy as ink, and he coldly reprimanded: "In this way, aren't you waiting here...... Deliberately fooling the government? ”

"How dare you!" The merchant thought that the guest in front of him was very unusual, but he thought that the person in front of him was very funny, and he almost burst out laughing.

The shopkeeper said: "It seems that the guest officer doesn't know anything, it's the first time to come out to do business, my shop is already a conscience." I don't know how many merchants still refuse to sell if they have goods, and the devil knows what the price will be next month. The small shop has no choice, because it still owes money to the silk merchants and spinners, so it has to hurry up to ship the goods before they can settle the settlement with people, otherwise they will not sell the goods. The guest officer didn't believe it, so he went to inquire and found out the truth by himself. ”

At this moment, Li Shimin was already trembling with anger, and he couldn't imagine that this so-called iron bucket-like country turned out to be full of loopholes.

"Bastard!" He scolded with a grim face.

No one knows who he's scolding.

And the shopkeeper thought that Li Shimin was scolding him, and his face suddenly changed.

The shopkeeper immediately changed his face, glanced at Li Shimin, and then said sharply: "It is said that buying and selling is not benevolent and righteous, and if you don't buy it, you won't buy it, why are you scolding people here!" The big dragon and the two tigers drove people out. ”

The two strong men standing outside immediately rushed in and roared, "Get out." ”

The faces of the several guards behind Li Shimin also changed in an instant.

The dignified son of heaven was told to get out.

Their hands moved, ready to draw the knife hidden on their bodies.

Li Shimin's face turned black with anger.

However, Chen Zhengtai reacted, he knew that there were rules here, and once something happened here, he was afraid that many sturdy men would hear the news.

So he hurriedly pulled Li Shimin's long sleeves and said, "Teacher, let's go." ”

Li Shimin is obviously also a person who is good at forbearance, and after taking a deep breath, he glanced back at a few guards lightly.

The guards understood, and returned to their usual colors.

Li Shimin said calmly: "Let's go, go and take a look elsewhere." ”

His voice was a little hoarse, and he left this sentence and paced out first.

On the streets...... It's still like a dragon, and the scenery is still the same, but at this time...... Li Shimin's state of mind has changed.