Chapter 588: The Newspaper Boy
A few days later.
Early morning.
In a dilapidated courtyard in Chang'an City, hundreds of beggars from seven or eight years old to eleven or twelve were looking at the few people in front of them.
Li Tai stood in front of this group of beggars, and Li Zhong and others were by his side to protect him.
Also accompanied by Liang Xiao and Xiao Yanwan.
There is a basket behind him, and the basket is full of steamed buns.
At this moment, this group of little beggars looked at the steamed buns, and their saliva flowed one by one.
The other basket next to it contains the golden Kaiyuan Tongbao.
Kaiyuan Tongbao was built during the Wude period, and it had little to do with the later Kaiyuan Emperor Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.
There were also two cars next to it, one of which was stacked with stacks of newspapers, neatly stacked.
On the other side of the car, there was a cart of clothes.
Li Tai looked at these little beggars who were ragged, yellow-faced, skinny, and obviously malnourished, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Datang still needs to change a lot, a lot!
Clearing his throat, Li Tai said loudly: "Today, I called you here to ask for your help with something. ”
"You also saw that there is a truckload of newspapers here, today, you are going to deliver these newspapers, and all the stores in the entire Datang, or people who can read it, can ask for a copy."
"Of course, before you do that, you have to wash the dirt off your body, dress cleanly, and then eat something."
"From now on, you will be the newsboys hired by my newspaper, and you will be able to get two copper plates and a steamed bun ......every day," Li Tai said loudly.
The little beggars obviously didn't quite understand what Li Tai was talking about.
A few attendants came out, and the little beggars were dragged to wash the dirt off their bodies, and then put on new clothes.
Led two copper plates and a steamed bun, each with a stack of newspapers, walked out of the courtyard.
happily walked to the streets.
There are steamed buns to eat, new clothes to wear, and two cents, which is simply great!
One by one, I was so happy.
"Husband, since you want to help them, why don't you just give them money?" Liang Xiao asked with some confusion.
She also saw that Li Tai was clearly trying to help these little beggars.
You must know that there are more servants in the Wei Palace, as long as Li Tai gives an order, the servants of the entire Wei Palace's Mansion can only deliver the newspaper in a few sticks of incense, and they will not receive a copper coin.
"Husband, you are the kindest person in Datang, but I don't quite understand, can't we just give them money?" Yan Wan also looked puzzled.
"There has never been a savior in this world, and I am not helping them, but hiring them to do things for me." Li Tai smiled faintly and said, "I'll give them two cents, which is enough for them to buy things to fill their stomachs." If you give too much, it will put them in danger, after all, they are too young, they have money in their hands, and it is very dangerous to walk in Chang'an City. ”
If a child walks on the road with a huge amount of money, it is easy to attract the peeps of bad people.
"I give them money, they work for me, and I want to prove it with facts, telling them that as long as people work hard, they can earn money and support themselves."
"There are thousands of beggars in the Tang Dynasty, I can't help so many people, what I can do is just what I can."
"Let's go, I want to come here for 10,000 a day, and I'll be able to send them out soon." Li Tai said with a smile.
At a certain time in later generations, this kind of newsboy seller was still very popular, and many newspapers at that time relied on these newsboys to sell their newspapers.
There is also a song that is sung like this: "Lalala, lalala, I am a small expert in selling newspapers, I don't wait for the dawn to wait for the newspaper to be delivered, I shout while walking, today's news is really good......"
Of course, the weekly newspaper has just started, and it is impossible to sell it for money, and it is necessary to wait until the Datang Weekly is recognized by most people before it can be charged.
After all, in the current situation, no one may want to give it away for free, let alone charge it.
……
City.
A bearded man with curly hair and a cloth on his head holds a steel ingot.
The ingots were no bigger than a fist, and some of them were gray and yellow, with a little white light in the gray, as if they were a small star.
He was a little excited, but also a little apprehensive.
As he walked, he pondered, and finally, he came to a shop that specialized in buying and selling glassware and spices, and strode inside.
An Shi is in the store at the moment, counting the goods in the store.
Seeing a figure walking in, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then greeted him.
"Isn't this the stone shopkeeper? What is free to come to me today? Do you want to buy spices or glass? I just shipped some fine glass yesterday, and if I can sell it to Persia, it will definitely make a lot of profit......," An Shi said endlessly.
The Hu merchants in Chang'an City still know each other.
Especially An Shi, because his daughter entered the Wei Palace, it was better to mix in Chang'an City.
Everyone knows that Li Tai is behind An Shi, and even the most stupid person will not come to trouble An Shi, so this An Shi's business is naturally getting better and better.
"Shopkeeper An, I came to you today, not to buy something, but to ask for something. For Allah's sake, please help me. Shi Lushan said pleadingly.
Shilu Mountain, Han name.
Basically, every Hu merchant who mixes in the Tang Dynasty will give himself a Tang name.
"Shopkeeper Shi, what's the matter with you? If I can help, I will. An Shi said.
"I heard, you have a good relationship with Wei Wangtai?" Shi Lushan couldn't help asking.
"He married my daughter, and he is my son-in-law." An Shi was a little proud.
"So, can you help with the introduction?" Shi Lushan said.
"This ......" An Shi hesitated a little, if it was an ordinary person, it would naturally be no problem to introduce him, but that son-in-law was the prince of the Tang Dynasty.
"I ...... I have this thing, I don't know if it's something he needs. Shi Lushan took out a piece of steel and handed it to An Shi.
An Shi took it and looked at it.
"This ...... Is this something that? ”
"That's it!"
……
Palace.
Li Shimin summoned the eldest grandson Wuji and others to discuss the affairs of the Western Turks.
"Your Majesty, if Ashina and Russia are sincere to me Datang, it is not impossible for Datang to crown him as Khan." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled slightly and said, "It's just right, expand the Western Turks into my Tang Dynasty!" ”
"Your Majesty, after all, the Western Turks are a wild land, this ...... How can this enter my Datang? Wei Zheng stood up and said.
"Wei Zheng, this is wrong." The eldest grandson Wuji held his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that 'all those who are subordinate to the country of the Tang Dynasty belong to the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Emperor is the lord of all countries, the king of the state, and those who are not allowed to be canonized by the Tang Emperor are all pseudo-kings, and the kings are divided by the emperor and shepherd the kingdoms of the Quartet instead of the emperor' into the laws of the Tang Dynasty." ”
"If that's the case, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the nations." Wei Zheng couldn't help but say.
"What about dissatisfaction? The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister! The eldest grandson Wuji said loudly: "Wherever the sun shines, it is the territory of my Datang!" ”
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