The merchants of the Tang Dynasty are a very special existence, their lives are very rich, but their social status is very low, not only can the merchants not be officials, but even clothing, housing, and car riding have very strict regulations. Remember [Qianqian w w.x q q x o m] in one second, and provide you with wonderful reading. Please search () to see the most complete! The fastest update

In short, in Datang, as long as you are a businessman, you are inferior, which is also the main reason why Gao Ming was able to collect protection fees smoothly in the first place.

The reason why the status of businessmen is so low has a lot to do with their way of doing things, disturbing prices is only a trivial matter, and their biggest harm is to buy land after making money, and try to turn money into land, and after they buy a large amount of land, they complete the transformation from businessmen to landlords.

The Tang people's enthusiasm for land comes from the bones, and this situation cannot be changed even if it is a thousand years away.

However, it was not a good thing for rulers to have a lot of land, so this was the biggest reason why merchants were suppressed.

The reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to defeat the Sui Dynasty and succeed in the rebellion actually relied on the landlord class, or in other words, Li Shimin and the Guanlong military group themselves were the largest landlord class in the Tang Dynasty, so they would work hard to suppress the merchants and prevent the emergence of a large number of new landlord classes in order to consolidate their power.

Gao Ming is also very aware of this, so if he has a choice, he will spare no effort to suppress the businessman, but the problem is that he has no choice because he lacks money.

The expenses of building and maintaining the academy cost money, and it also took money to repay Cheng Yanjin's debts, and even his cheap father, Li Shimin, opened up to him, which required a lot of money!

In such a situation, Gao Ming can only do his best to make money from all the places where he can make money, and in such a situation, Gao Ming will naturally not let go of the big cake of the merchant group.

Gao Ming knows very well that the businessmen of Datang now belong to people with money and no status, as long as they are given the opportunity to exchange money for status, as long as they have a good grasp of proportion, they will definitely be willing.

More importantly, businessmen are not like the family gate valve, even if the businessmen have both land in the future, Gao Ming has a way to take back the land, and this alone makes Gao Ming have reason to support the development of some capable businessmen.

And Chen Yu is one of Gao Ming's chosen targets.

Chen Yu sits on the largest gold, silver and jade shop in Chang'an City, and the daily trading volume alone is as high as hundreds of guan, although Gao Ming does not know how much profit there is, but just looking at the fact that he has paid more than 500 guan protection fees in a month, it can be seen that he must have earned a lot.

That's why Gao Ming specially asked someone to send him a wooden sign and allowed him to enter the Tang Royal Club, so as to fully satisfy his vanity.

It's like a beggar entering someone else's house, and giving him a bowl of rice or ten yuan at this time is not as good as giving him a word of respect. [Thousand ↑ Thousand △ Small ↓ Say △ Net W xQq ]

Although the merchants of the Tang Dynasty are much stronger than beggars, their eagerness to be valued is no less than that of beggars, which can be seen from Chen Yu who has just entered the door.

After Chen Yu entered the royal club, it was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking left and right, looking helpless, and seeing others greeting him, he also looked like he was submissive.

Seeing his inferiority complex, the smile on Gao Ming's face suddenly became brighter.

"It seems that I have to thank the ancestors who suppressed the merchants, if it weren't for them, how could I have had the opportunity to pan for gold today, hehe!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately stepped forward, and then reached out and gently patted Chen Yu on the shoulder.

"Chen Yu, right? Why did you come so late? ”

Chen Yu felt that he was being tapped on the shoulder, so he quickly turned around, and after seeing Gao Ming, he suddenly showed a puzzled face.

"You ......"

Before he could say anything, a little girl ran over and pulled Gao Ming's sleeve.

"Brother Prince, Brother Prince, Gao Yang's chips have been lost, will you give me another one?"

Looking at the little Lori with an expectant face, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly, took out two chips and put them in her hand, and then touched her little head.

"I'll just give you two, both of them have been assigned to get married, and they're so playful!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Gao Yang suddenly stuck out his tongue mischievously, and ran away after the chips in Gao Ming's hand.

When Gao Ming turned around, he immediately found that Chen Yuzheng was looking at him dumbfounded.

"You...... You are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... The grass people have seen His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

As he spoke, Chen Yu was about to kneel down and salute Gao Ming, but before he could kneel, Gao Ming stretched out his hand to support him.

"Don't be so polite, let's go, let's go upstairs and talk over tea!"

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Seeing Chen Yu's nervous look, Gao Ming didn't say anything more, smiled and walked forward, while Chen Yu followed step by step.

After the two went upstairs, Gao Ming found a place to do it, and then nodded to Chen Yu with a smile.

"Sit down!"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

Chen Yu bowed to Gao Ming before sitting down.

At this time, Yun'er also made tea and brought it up, and poured Gao Ming and Chen Yu a cup respectively, Gao Ming just smiled and nodded at her, but Chen Yu stood up flattered.

"Don't dare to bother the girl, it's better for me to come by myself, I'll do it myself."

Looking at his nervous appearance, Yun'er, who was dressed in palace clothes, suddenly laughed with a "poof", and now Chen Yu suddenly became even more nervous and at a loss, seeing this scene, Gao Ming suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"Yun'er, you go down and help me bring me a cake."

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Yun'er went down with a blessing to Gao Ming, and after she left, Gao Ming waved his hand at Chen Yu.

"Lao Chen, you are still a wealthy businessman worth more than 10,000 yuan, calm down, sit down and drink tea!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Chen Yu nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince!"

With that, he sat down, then took a sip of tea from his teacup.

"Huh?"

With this sip of tea, Chen Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This tea ......"

Chen Yu's expression naturally fell into Gao Ming's eyes, and looking at his surprised look, Gao Ming suddenly laughed.

"This tea is delicious, isn't it?"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Chen Yu immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice.

"Well, it's delicious, it's the first time that the grass people have drunk such a delicious tea, and the grass people thank His Royal Highness the Prince for the tea!"

As he spoke, he bowed to Gao Ming again, and Gao Ming smiled and waved at him.

"I said you don't have to be so polite, okay, let's talk about something else, you are also a person who travels from south to north, how do you feel about my small club?"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Chen Yu's face suddenly stood up again, and his face showed an excited look.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too modest, although the grass people have been to many places over the years, but none of them can compare to the case of this Tang Royal Club, whether it is this tea or this ......"

Seeing that Chen Yu was speechless when he pointed to the chair, Gao Ming couldn't help but smile and waved his hand at him.

"It's called a chair, why are you standing up again, sitting and sitting."

Looking at Gao Ming's smiling appearance, Chen Yu's face suddenly turned red, and he sat down a little embarrassed, then lowered his head and arched his hand towards Gao Ming again.

"The grass people are ignorant, let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince laugh, it's really ashamed, ashamed!"

Seeing that Chen Yu was still so restrained, Gao Ming immediately did not withdraw, and just at this time, Yun'er came up with a cake, Gao Ming reached out and took a piece and handed it over.

"Come, Lao Chen, you taste this cake and see what difference it is from what you have eaten before."

Seeing that Gao Ming handed over the cake, Chen Yu hurriedly wiped his hands on his clothes, and then respectfully took the golden cake from Gao Ming's hand, and after thanking him, he carefully put the cake into his mouth and took a bite.

After taking a bite, Chen Yu's face was full of happiness.

"It turns out that this is the cake in the palace, and it is really much better than the Daigo cake and red silk pie I have eaten!"

Chen Yu felt that this cake could be called the most delicious pastry, but only he knew how much of it was his psychological factor.

After eating a piece of cake, Chen Yucai smacked his mouth unsatisfied, revealing a look of overjoy.

"Good tea, good cakes, I can get His Royal Highness the Prince's hospitality today, even if my Chen Yu is dead, it will be worth it."

Seeing Chen Yu showing a look of "death at the end of the day", Gao Ming couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha, a cup of tea and a piece of cake will do you well? That's all you need, okay, I don't want your life either, you just pay me taxes every month, and wait for you to go out, you can pack this plate of cakes, and I'll give you a tael of tea. ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Chen Yu suddenly stood up excitedly.

"The grass people have thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his great kindness, and then if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sent, the grass people are willing to break their bones......"

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Ming waved his hand at him with a wry smile.

"I said, you people, why do you say these things every time you show your loyalty? You don't get tired of saying it, I'm tired of hearing it, okay, don't be too nervous, this is not a Longtan tiger's den, you just treat this as an ordinary teahouse. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately stretched out his finger and pointed to the person who was playing mahjong below, and then smiled at Chen Yu.

"I saw that you have been staring at mahjong since you came in just now, so go play if you want to."

Hearing Gao Ming say this, Chen Yu's face suddenly showed a trace of hesitation.

"It turns out it's called mahjong, can I go too?"

Seeing that Chen Yu was still a little cringe, Gao Ming immediately nodded.

"Of course you can go, as long as you have chips!"

As he spoke, Gao Ming reached out and took out two chips from his arms and put them on the table, and then smiled at Chen Yu.

"This is the chip, you have this, whether you go to them to play chess or mahjong, they will be happy to play with you."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Chen Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and at the same time, his gaze at the two chips on the table also burned.