With the urging of Qingfeng to lead the order out of the gate, Lanzhou and other places north of Longxi, including a little farther away in Taiyuan, immediately surged again, and what made Li Mao, who was far away in Chang'an Daming Palace, really couldn't figure out that this Longxi was only thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and the Taiyuan Wang clan was deeply rooted, how could he lose his old nest in just two months? Otherwise, he himself would not have let Li Heng be so passive at this moment, but he was glad that Li Heng and Qi Qingfeng, the two rabbit cubs, were not arrogant enough to fight the idea of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, otherwise even Aguli and Nazayi were pulled over by them, and he, the emperor who had just ascended the throne, would really be a bit of an enemy.

Li Mao was sitting on the tall building of Daming Palace at this time, holding a telescope in one hand to watch the street scene in Chang'an City, holding a map in the other, and then glanced up from time to time to watch the song and dance performances of Concubine Mei and others at night, but his absent-minded performance still let the women have a full view.

"Husband, you have something important to do today, don't jump a few concubines! Save yourself from being distracted! After the moonlight danced, he walked to Li Mao's side and sat down with a smile, and then asked in a very low voice, Yang Yuhuai and Da Shuang'er and others also hurriedly opened their mouths to respond to this, and Li Mao also nodded helplessly after hearing them say this, and said, "Okay, it seems that you can also see that my mind is not on this song and dance today, so you can also sit down and rest, chat, don't worry too much about me, Siluo, isn't your eldest brother going to enter the palace to see me today?" Why hasn't it arrived yet? ”

"I don't know about this concubine! He is always procrastinating, and since he took the whole family to Chang'an, he has always asked people to bring letters into the palace to make amends, probably because he is afraid that your husband will blame him! Now that the entire Taiyuan Mansion has fallen into the hands of thieves, there is still the second uncle Wang Shougui to him...... Eh...... Speaking of which, concubines are also inescapable of sin......"

"Okay, it's just a matter of outsiders talking about these words, how can you really care about yourself, your Wang family originally put most of their energy on all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, how could they not splash the water operated by Taiyuan Mansion like before, and the needle could not be inserted? Besides, the Cui family has been scheming for many years, so they will naturally arrange characters in Taiyuan in advance, and it is reasonable that Wang Shouyi is reluctant to leave for the sake of the people of Taiyuan. There is no guilt in the wrong! As for the elder brother, it is still rare for him to be able to withdraw in time with his family, if you want to blame it, blame me for not thinking it through, Lao Gao, you go and bring people over in person! ”

Li Mao comforted Wang Siluo with a smile, and ordered Gao Lishi to find Wang Siyuan, but at this time, Wangcai, the commander of the Kyoto garrison, entered the palace to meet Li Mao, and knelt at his feet with tears in his eyes just after seeing Li Mao's figure.

"Saints, ladies, I want to kill you, you don't know how hard I have been these days, I can't eat or sleep well, I usually see their old men who are officials, they are all magnificent, very relaxed, why are you so tired when you come here?"

"Okay, get up and talk, you are all dignified, how can you do things so unruly, no wonder Qiu Xiang used to talk about you, you won't just come to me for a long time today! If there's anything important, say it quickly......"

"Oh yes, yes, there is an important thing to tell the sage, recently I found that the copper money in Chang'an City is suddenly not enough, and the price of many things is as long as crazy, I don't understand the way of the Tao so I have to go to the household, ask but those adults are either silent, or take care of the left and right to talk about him, in my opinion, they just don't look down on me at all, think I am a rough person, but I think this matter is not trivial, so I came to see the sage in person......"

Li Mao heard Wangcai talk about the price of goods in the capital, and suddenly sat up straight from the recliner. "Wangcai, how long has this been going on, why did you only come to report it now, how can the circulation of copper coins be reduced, by the way, have the prices of grain, rice, flour, salt, tea and other things increased?"

"If this is not there, it will rise with some coal, copper and iron, as well as cloth and wine...... That's why I found out so late! "It's not good, there is a problem with this copper coin, it must be those clans who are making trouble behind the scenes, Wangcai, you immediately take someone to investigate, focusing on those underground money cabinets, and the flying money that came out a few years ago also needs to be investigated as much as possible, if I am right, the copper will rise the most recently!"

After Li Mao asked this question, Wangcai instantly opened his mouth wide with surprise, and couldn't close it for a long time, and only when he came back to his senses did he look at Li Mao and said in almost admiration: "Sage, you are really a god, indeed!" The people I sent out reported that the price of bronze has risen almost ten times recently, and it is still in short supply, I really thought about it, and I didn't understand how this bronze could rise in price like this! ”

The few women who were originally sitting on the side heard that Li Mao really guessed the price increase, so they all got up curiously and came over, Qiu Xiang even raised Wangcai and asked, "Is it really going up like this?" The key reason is that you, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion, haven't received any news...... "Eh, Qiu Xiang Niangniang really doesn't know!" I have been training the city defense army in accordance with the will of the saint recently, and the security situation in Chang'an County, I have caught a lot of suspicious spies, and those illegal traders who have raised prices and Hu people and hooligans have been caught, but I really don't know anything about this silver coin, especially the war in the north, many rich businessmen have fled to our Kyoto, don't you know, this Chang'an has been overcrowded recently......"

"Okay, don't say anything innocuous about it, since the population of Chang'an has skyrocketed recently, you will investigate the matter of copper coins after you go back, and you must also allocate the problem of rice and grain, especially the channel of the canal must be protected, if you don't have enough manpower, go to chase for your life, Zhang Xiaojing, let them help you recently...... If you can't do these things, don't be a kid in this official's opinion......"

After Li Mao's face sank like this, Wangcai instantly lost his temper and could only nod his head in agreement, and when he got up and withdrew, it happened that Gao Lishi also led Wang Siyuan into it from a distance, so Li Mao asked several women, including Wang Siluo, to retreat.

When Wang Siyuan bowed down at Li Mao's feet with a sad face, Li Mao immediately waved his hand and motioned for Gao Lishi to help the person up again, and then moved a round stool for him to sit, but Wang Siyuan stood in the distance for a long time and refused to sit down. "Brother Siyuan, you are all your own family, you don't need to be so restrained, I heard Siluo say that as soon as you arrived in Chang'an City, you wanted to see me, what the hell is going on?"

"Enlightened saint, I ...... I...... Eh...... The sage I won't hide it from you, the money of the Wang Chamber of Commerce is almost spent, the first two years of our Wang family was struggling under the suppression of the imperial court, a lot of business did not dare to do it at all, and in addition to facing the joint suppression of other clans, I really don't know how much effort it took to survive to this day, but a few days ago you also sent someone to spread the decree that we want our Wang family to raise food and ordnance again, saint! We really can't come up with anything, the household department has made a lot of money in the past few years, and you are now the king of a country again, how can you still ...... old"

"Presumptuous, Uncle Wang, even if you are the eldest brother of Wang Niangniang, how can you talk to the saint like this, this is a great disrespectful crime...... It's not ...... yet" "Lao Gao! Forget it, Brother Siyuan's difficulties are also overlooked, if he wants to complain, let him complain! Seeing that Li Mao stopped Gao Lishi's reprimand with a smile, Wang Siyuan suddenly recalled Li Mao's current identity, and immediately regretted that he couldn't hold the door with his broken mouth, so before Li Mao finished speaking, he knelt down again, this time he even buried his head in his arm and didn't want to raise his head again for a long time.

"Okay, I've said I won't blame you, get up! I also know the difficulties you said, but this battle is facing the former crown prince Li Heng, you should always know who is standing behind him, if you still want to keep a hand, then it is extremely stupid, if I am defeated, do you think your Wang clan can still stand on that live horse? As for the treasury and household department you said at the moment, even if I am the king of a country, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move, and the money is not mine, but the tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty...... Half a month later, the 50,000 army of chasing life and Zhang Xiaojing will go north to help Xiao Tiancheng, I will give you ten days, and 150,000 stone rice and grain will not be less, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, or tear down the wall and collapse the house, you must make it all for me...... Got it? ”

"One hundred and fifty thousand stones! Sage this ...... This ......" As soon as Wang Siyuan heard this number, he immediately felt a little bad, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly, and when Li Mao got up from the chair and walked out, he also hurriedly stood up and chased after him.

"Saint, brother-in-law! These 150,000 stone rice grains, you really want my life, I really didn't have to be alarmist about what I just said! For more than three years, in addition to those few coal farms and dozens of restaurants, the only big industry of our Wang family from your brother-in-law is the sea trade, but you don't know how high the merchant tax of the imperial court is......"

"Brother Siyuan, I know everything...... 150,000 stone grain is not a small one, the business of the restaurant has all stopped first, and the brewing of the winery has also stopped, don't you still understand which is more important? There is a chance to make money later, you go and make up the food first, and then you must have enough oil, saltpeter and other things in place...... Buy from Jiangnan at a high price at all costs, and as for the boats on the canal, I will order someone to open the door for you......"

Seeing that Li Mao said it to this point, Wang Siyuan had no choice but to grit his teeth and nod heavily, in fact, he also knew in his heart that as long as Li Mao, the emperor, sat firmly, then the benefits of their Wang family would definitely be indispensable, but then he himself, including the old people in the Wang family, was actually worried about Li Mao's policy, he was extremely repulsive to the wealthy family, if one day Li Mao came to unload the mill and kill the donkey, then their Wang family would die a little wronged.

However, he Wang Siyuan could only think about these thoughts, and as for the things Li Mao commanded, he didn't dare not to complete them honestly. "Saint...... I know what you mean, our Wang family will do our best to put the grain and grass in order, but I don't know if you know about the copper money shortage in Chang'an City right now? It was all done behind the scenes by several major families, and it spread faster than expected...... You ......"

"I just found out about this! But you don't have to worry too much...... I already have a way to deal with it, and after you raise the grain and grass, this matter will also be handed over to your Wang family, by the way, isn't your Wang family also concerned about the business of the cash cabinet? Recently, I've been looking for some experts in this area, and I'm going to use ...... when the time comes!" After Wang Siyuan agreed, he immediately turned around and said goodbye to Li Mao, but on the way back to his home, he was full of guessing about Li Mao's way to deal with the copper money shortage, because this matter was really tricky! -->