The society of the Tang Dynasty basically had a relatively tolerant attitude towards merchants, and it was not uncommon for merchants to enter the office.

For example, Wu Zetian's father, Wu Shitong, was originally just a timber merchant, but he was able to mix with the merits of Yuan Cong to become the founding duke, and even his daughter became the emperor. During the Zhenguan period, Pei Mingli, a wealthy businessman, also entered the office, and has always been in the high position of Jiuqing.

Li Tong appreciated Song Bazi, not because of his rich family and generous spending, but because this guy was simply too knowledgeable. As long as people are knowledgeable, their luck will not be bad, not to mention that this Song Bazi can stand out in the group of rich Shu merchants, and he also has talents.

The other businessmen present saw that Song Bazi was summoned to the shogunate by King Yong, and of course they were envious. Anyone with a brain knows that as long as you want to live in Chang'an City, it is definitely a great profit to catch King Yong.

But envy is envy, and they also see Song Bazi's series of operations in their eyes, and they really can't learn it. In order to catch up with King Yong, this guy is really willing to spend his blood!

Not to mention the millions of donations that the vast majority of people present could not hope for, everyone may not be willing to give up the more than 50 acres of land in Da'anfang in front of them.

Of course, there is no lack of gimmicks in people's hearts, this Song Bazi seems to have frequent means and regards money as dung, but compared with the Yang family, who is also a Shu merchant, I still don't know how much worse.

The Yang family of Shu Shang was not even as strong as Song Bazi's capital and momentum before, but he only offered a woman to sit on the bed and serve, and he received the help of His Royal Highness King Yong. Up to now, the Yang family has become a well-deserved leader in the Shu merchant group with the flying money business of Baoli Xingshe, and has also become one of the few imperial merchants.

But this Song Bazi is relatively much more stupid, investing in the short-lived ghost of Wei Wang Wu Chenghei, offering his daughter and wealth, not only failed to reap the reward, but buried himself with the scourge of killing. Until now, after donating all his family wealth and showing favor many times, he finally won the forgiveness and acceptance of King Yong.

Not to mention what everyone thinks, Li Tong continued to talk about the topic they are most interested in: "The navigation of Yong'an Canal is indeed the truth. The shogunate used tens of thousands of people for this purpose. If things go well, the Gyeonggi Movement will be unimpeded this summer. ”

Hearing what King Yong said so clearly, everyone smiled even more. The smooth transportation of water will not only facilitate the freight, but also greatly reduce the cost of various materials, make the gathering and dispersion of commercial goods more flexible, and also allow them to have more room for operation in their business activities.

After some sycophants singing praises of virtue, someone asked a question that everyone is generally concerned about: "Dare to ask Your Highness, the shogunate has made great efforts to govern and benefit the people, and I have received favors from all of you. ”

Hearing this question, Li Tong couldn't help but feel that these businessmen were really a lovely group of people compared to those powerful people in Chang'an City. Those people claim the merits of their ancestors, and feel that they are qualified to share the glory with the country, but they only know how to ask for it, but they are too lazy to reciprocate. And these businessmen in front of them are much more knowledgeable.

Of course, these businessmen are not valued by the government, and although they have a lot of wealth and resources, they are completely out of the table compared to those wealthy families who control land and political resources. has been neglected for a long time, and suddenly met a King Yong who was kind to them, it was inevitable to suffer from gains and losses.

"The shogunate will not do useless work, and there is a lot that you can help."

Speaking of this, Li Tong saw that everyone's faces were cold, probably because he thought of some bad situations while being happy, so he continued: "Although the things of money and silk are used in department stores, they are not of great use and are not of much benefit to people's livelihood. I need your assurance, after building a warehouse here, you must stock up on all the goods in the shortest possible time and sell them in the market! As long as there is no shortage of things in the city, you are all a great achievement! ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces softened, and transporting and selling goods was originally their livelihood. Spent a lot of money to buy the land of Da'an Fang to build a warehouse, in order to do a big job, of course, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Seeing that everyone's mood was improving, Li Tong continued: "The reason why the shogunate spares no expense to repair the fortune is that there are actually things that need to rely on the people's strength. Although the situation in Beijing has stabilized, there are still troubles on all sides. Especially the Tibetan thieves, the frequency of Kou Longright, peep at my Anxi. Previously, the imperial court added me to control the military positions of Longyou, just to prepare for this. ”

"The Tibetan wolf is ambitious, extremely vicious, greedy for my China's wealth and wealth, and it is not a short year to do harm, it really should be killed! Now His Royal Highness Xiongzhen Guannei will definitely be able to boost the prestige of the country and defeat the thieves! ”

When everyone heard this, they all spoke out one after another, some of them may just casually agree, but some of them are really indignant and gritted their teeth. After all, Longyou is also an important business route, but because of the intrusion of Tibet, the risk has increased greatly, and the merchants will lose their wealth and goods, not to mention, they will often have the worry of losing their lives.

For example, in the early period of Zhenguan and Gaozong, the wealthy merchants with real capital in Chang'an City should be walking in Longyou and Anxi, but with the increasing plundering of the Tubo Kou, especially after the Great Feichuan War, the commercial exchanges with the Western Regions became increasingly sluggish, which allowed the merchants of Shuzhong to rise.

"The revolution of the Shendu and the return of the national industry to the Tang Dynasty are the great fortunes of His Royal Highness. However, Zhu Hu is deeply afraid that China is powerful, and it is inevitable that there will be a desire to nuisance. If you want to maintain stability in the customs, you must beat the thieves who come to commit it! If you want to raise troops outside, it is inevitable that you will have to recruit a large number of troops, and the characters will be exhausted on the side, so that the new situation in Chang'an will be shaken again. ”

This is all an obvious matter, and Li Tong does not have to shy away from saying: "The Yong'an Canal is self-proclaimed and leads to Weishui, and once the flow is intercepted and transported, it will inevitably be difficult to irrigate the cultivated soil in southern Beijing." Although the shogunate has good plans and good plans, it is inevitable that they will not take care of one or the other, and they must work together to tide over the difficulties. ”

Soon after, the shogunate was going to march westward as a whole, and the people had to be used to transport their animals. I know that you must have such reserves in the customs office. After the canal is opened, such reserves will inevitably be idle, and the shogunate will use them for military purposes, I don't know what you think? ”

After Li Tong finished explaining the shogunate's intentions, he stopped, waiting for everyone present to respond.

He originally thought that everyone would have to consider how much or more, but as he finished speaking, someone raised his hand and said loudly: "Although the people are not instrumental, they also deeply feel the favor of His Highness." Your Highness is willing to work hard to communicate with the canal and facilitate us and other thieves who are not engaged in farming and weaving, how can we see Your Highness being troubled by this! The small people are willing to enter the pack horses for the shogunate to drive! ”

"The small people are also willing to use it! Shameless to have the skills to fight, he is afraid to go into battle to kill the enemy, but he can help the thief of the army, although the horse bone cushion road is also not hesitant! ”

"The little people are willing to advance! In the old years, he risked the Tuyuhun old road, and robbed the Tubo thieves, if it were not for the Heyuan army to rescue him, it would be difficult to return to his homeland in this life! The thief does not die, China is uneasy! Xiaomin not only sacrificed animals, but also preferred the father and son to use with the army, with a scar, all of them were given by thieves, and it was just a small plan for profit, but they could cut one or two thieves and not regret this life! ”

As he spoke, he had already stripped off his robe, revealing a criss-crossing whip scar, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of cruel hatred.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong couldn't help but be greatly touched, stepped forward to help this person put on his clothes, and said loudly: "Tubo was born in the cold and barren land of the plateau, and he was so ruthless that he could survive in fighting with the sky. If you give an inch, you will seek a foot, which is by no means a courtesy and righteousness. In the old years, the tribes were scattered, and they could still defend themselves because of their weakness, but now Zampu is the head of his thieves, and all the tribes are united in one life, and only killing can control evil! ”

Song Bazi, who had just been summoned to the shogunate by King Yong, continued to maintain his knowledge, and while everyone was still expressing his passion, he had already begun to record and count with a pen and paper.

When Li Tong saw this scene, he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, he was also worried that everyone's response was just a momentary enthusiasm, and he might not be able to speak so well when he regained his senses afterwards.

Even if there is a intention to let the shogunate record and leave a piece of evidence immediately, but the current atmosphere full of righteousness is really not suitable for such petty behavior. Now Song Bazi has come forward to record, even if everyone will complain, but you are also a traitor, and it has little to do with the shogunate.

"Your Royal Highness, all the righteous businessmen present donated more than 30,000 pack horses, and the rest of the various uses are also recorded in detail!"

Song Bazi entered the role quickly, walked around the crowd, and quickly completed the preliminary statistics and reported them.

Li Tong was very curious about the details of everyone's donation, but he still suppressed his curiosity in front of everyone, and did not take it over to take a closer look, but just nodded with a relieved face.

There are more than 30,000 pack horses, which seems to be a lot of money, but in fact, the price is not very amazing. In the Tang Dynasty, horses flourished, and folk horses were abundant. Animals such as pack horses, even if they are old and have plenty of horsepower, are only a few hundred pounds in price.

But again, money is money, things are things, and money may not buy things. Although the eunuchs in the Guannai also had many horses, the time and food used to travel back and forth to Chang'an were difficult to measure in terms of money. In particular, if a fighter plane is delayed due to untimely fundraising, the consequences caused by it cannot be compensated by money.

"If you donate money and materials, the shogunate will not benefit in vain. Communication and transportation is to help you and other goods and the market is prosperous. As for this donation, there is another return. ”

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Li Tong was not stingy, and said with a smile: "In a few days, the Social Supervision Department will clean up a batch of surpluses, and all donations can be entered into the market and sold in the shop." ”

There are still some goods in the Chang'an Treasury, most of which are not necessities of life, and the types are mixed and difficult to transport. If the government comes forward to deal with it, it will waste a lot of energy and time, so Li Tong decided to package and deal with it directly to these businessmen.

In addition to some surplus materials, there are also a large number of materials that have been cleared out in the homes of those who have committed crimes in the previous period, and a considerable part of them must also be disposed of, which can be carried out together.

After hearing this, the businessmen present couldn't help but be even more happy. The items collected and stored by the official treasury are all guaranteed by quality, and if they can bear the following, they will definitely not worry about sales.

Previously, they were enthusiastic about King Yong's requirements, and when they talked about it in detail, they may not all be selfless. One is naturally out of awe of King Yong, and the other is that if Chang'an's water transportation is really smooth, it will be a big expense for them to support those idle pack horses.

Now seeing that the return is coming so quickly, everyone can't help but feel that King Yong is really benevolent. At least they had been doing their own business for many years, and they had never met any local ruler who was willing to treat the merchants in the realm so kindly.

Even for their own interests, they are willing to help King Yong tide over the difficulties, and it is best to be able to keep Chang'an forever. If another official succeeds him, who knows what kind of moth will come out.