Chengdong City, Chang'an.

The morning sun is rising, and the branches and leaves of the willow trees by the roadside are still hanging with crystal dewdrops.

The bright red sun is rising from the east end of the street, and people walk in the street with sleepy eyes in the morning.

Suddenly, there was a "crackling...... sound of firecrackers in the east.

The entire East Market was alarmed, and those who were idle couldn't help but walk towards the sound of firecrackers.

In the best part of the middle of the East Market, several elegantly decorated and atmospheric facades opened today.

There is a large Nanmu plaque hanging on the forehead of the high gate, which is carved with four large characters in thin gold body.

Huichang Gold.

The firecrackers rang out, attracting many people who got up early to stop and watch.

But when they get up early, most of the ordinary people look at the high-end atmosphere and high-grade faces, and many people are afraid to walk, only standing in front of the door and asking the people next to them.

"Hey, what kind of business is this?"

The person next to him said very quietly: "Isn't that written on it?"

The person who asked blushed and smiled awkwardly: "I'm not illiterate......"

The people next to him looked down on him even more, and reprimanded: "I can't even read words, what are you asking nonsense?"

"You can read, you say!" The people behind couldn't listen to it and scolded him.

"I, I'm illiterate."

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"Ladies and gentlemen, my Huichang Gold opened today, and I welcome you to come and cheer!

In the future, everyone will eat on the street, and please help with the high collars......" The shopkeeper smiled and walked out to greet everyone.

The shopkeeper knew that most of these people in front of him were people who were begging for a living in the East Market.

"It's all on the same street, just help each other......"

Some people saw the kindness of the shopkeeper and replied, saying that they would go to the store to add some popularity to the store.

As soon as I walked into the store, I saw a few yellow rosewood counters in front of me, and all kinds of gold and jade ornaments hung on the walls.

In the Tang Dynasty, the social hierarchy was strict, and some gold pieces and gold utensils could not be used by ordinary people at all.

So, Li Chengqian ordered people to only make some exquisite jewelry and sell them to the ladies, and the Tang Shaofu Supervisor had skilled craftsmen, and Li Chengqian did not need to pay for these things.

But with so much gold, it is obvious that only selling jewelry cannot be exchanged for copper coins, so Li Chengqian also plans to do some large transactions on the second floor.

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The gold number opened, and Li Chengqian also came.

At this time, Li Chengqian was sitting on the second floor of Jinhao in civilian clothes, and looked at several students of the Guozi School of Accounting standing in front of him with a calm face.

"How did I hear that you don't want to come here to be a bookkeeper?"

Li Chengqian's voice was faint, and he couldn't hear joy or anger.

"Students study Guozijian and learn arithmetic in order to one day learn something and serve the court, not to come here to be royal servants."

"Students don't want to be bookkeepers either."

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A royal minion?

Mr. Bookkeeper?

In the Tang Dynasty, because of the division of the Shishu ranks, the pride and high rank of the scholars could not be completely eliminated in a day or two.

Like Hao Chujun, who was once ashamed of being 'Teng Wangyou', Prime Minister Su Liangsi was about to beat him up because Xue Huaiyi was going the same way with him.

The businessman is even inferior, Bai Juyi said, "The boss marries a businesswoman, and the businessman values profit and separates." ”

Now that Li Chengqian has brought serious Guozijian students to run the gold account, no matter how good he says, these people will only think that they have been insulted.

"Have you ever read Huan Kuan's "Treatise on Salt and Iron" when you read?"

Several people were stunned when they heard this, and then one of them replied: "Although Huan Kuan is also a former sage of Confucianism, the "Treatise on Salt and Iron" he recorded is just a record of the Salt and Iron Conference, and it does not expound new ideas......

"Have you read it?"

Li Chengqian interrupted him coldly.

The student was shocked and bowed his head and said, "The student hasn't read it!" ”

Li Chengqian ignored him and looked at the other people with a calm face.

When these people saw Li Chengqian's face change, they remembered who they were facing.

Recently, with the public beheading of the main culprits of King Jing's rebellion, Li Chengqian has been able to stop crying at night among the officials in Chang'an City.

Several people lowered their heads in fright, trembling, and did not dare to raise their heads.

Li Chengqian retracted his gaze and said lightly: "King Gu asked if you have read "Treatise on Salt and Iron".

If you have read it, you have read it, if you haven't read it, you haven't read it, why don't you even read a book and make a big fuss in front of the lonely king?"

"The student is guilty!"

Several people hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty.

Li Chengqian hates such people the most, he doesn't go to the actual investigation himself, and he doesn't understand the situation, and he often takes it as the truth when he hears that he doesn't say a word, and raises the bar with others everywhere.

There are bursts of rhetoric everywhere, which is a common problem of the Confucian school of Mencius.

At this time, Li Chengqian didn't have the heart to reuse them at all, and directly reprimanded: "To be a man, to do things, and to do learning must be down-to-earth.

Speaking of this, he flicked his sleeves and said, "Go down!" ”

As if they had been pardoned, they hurriedly bowed and ran downstairs.

When I got to the first floor, I didn't dare to stay for a moment, and ran out with my head down, but I didn't expect to bump into a group of people as soon as I got out of the door.

When I looked up, I saw that the first person was awe-inspiring, and he was looking up at the plaque of the Huichang Gold Number written by Li Chengqian himself.

When he saw them, he asked lightly, "Why are you so flustered?"

Although several people were dissatisfied when they were stopped by this person, they saw that he was majestic and there were powerful guards behind him, so they held back their anger and said: "I have something urgent, please let me go." ”

Li Shimin thought that Li Chengqian had bullied them, looked up at the plaque above, and said lightly: "What scared you like this?"

"Yes—"

Before the leader could finish speaking, he was interrupted by someone behind him.

"We were only invited by the owner to help, and now we have to hurry back to the academy to study."

He had already recognized that the person in front of him was Li Shimin, and he didn't have the courage to tell Li Shimin about Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin saw his expression and knew that he had guessed his identity, so he ignored him and waved his hand to let them out.

"A few guest officers, please!"

The shopkeeper on the first floor heard that the guests were coming to the door, and they hurriedly came out to greet them.

Seeing this, Li Shimin didn't say anything and walked in directly, and looked around the first floor and saw that there were some exquisite gold and silver jewelry, and he had no intention of looking more.

He pointed to the stairs and asked, "What are you doing up there?"

The shopkeeper had already seen that he was not an ordinary person, but he didn't care too much, because the boss here was Li Chengqian, and no one dared to come here to spread wild.

Hearing this, he said lightly: "Upstairs is doing a lot of business." ”

"What big business!"

Li Shimin said that he was about to go upstairs.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper's face changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said, "This guest officer is not open on the second floor today. ”

Li Shimin snorted angrily when he saw this, stretched out his hand and pulled the shopkeeper's pickpocket aside, and then went upstairs without looking back.

"There are assassins!"

Li Chengqian came out naturally under the protection of the East Palace guards, and the people outside the store were all wearing civilian clothes and guarding the periphery, they all knew Li Shimin, and they didn't dare to step forward to stop him.

The East Palace guards who entered the store were all on the second floor, and no one recognized Li Shimin when he entered the store.

As soon as there was movement below, the guards above were immediately alarmed, and when they looked down, they saw that it was Li Shimin who had arrived in person, and hurriedly said loudly: "See Your Majesty!" ”

Li Chengqian sighed when he heard this, then got up and walked to the staircase, and saw that Li Shimin had already walked up angrily.

"Son-in-law, see father."

"Humph!"

Li Shimin snorted angrily and walked straight inside.

Li Chengqian got up and followed with a black line on his face.

Li Shimin walked to the main seat and sat down, and reprimanded with a cold face: "The dignified prince is doing business?"

Li Chengqian knew that Li Shimin was dissatisfied with him because he did not support Li Shimin's eastward expedition to Goguryeo, and he came to find fault.

"How can it be considered a business to manage money for the country?" Li Chengqian replied unceremoniously.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with wide eyes when he heard this, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Good, good ......"

After a while, two "good" words were said in succession.

"Bang" slapped the table and said loudly: "Then tell me, how do you manage your country now?" Do you just sell women's jewelry?"

Li Shimin's language is derogatory.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with Li Chengqian's refusal to hand over the gold to him to fight in the war and use it to make jewelry.

The guards on the second floor saw that Li Shimin was angry, and they didn't dare to come out.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian didn't speak, just snorted coldly, and directly picked up the "Rules for the Exchange of Large Amounts of Gold and Silver" he wrote from the table and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took it in his hand and saw that his face was blue with anger, and he slapped the exchange rules on the table and said loudly: "Nonsense, it's just a loser......"

Li Shimin said that Huo Di stood up and walked back and forth in front of Li Chengqian angrily, counting Li Chengqian as he walked.

"Loser, so much gold, even if it is stored in the treasury, it is better than exchanging one or two gold for 1,500 copper coins?"

"What do you want so much copper money for?"

Li Shimin was furious, and the guards on the second floor didn't even dare to come out.