Chapter 562: Bullying and dominating the market

"Your Majesty, Dou Yi, pays homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty." In the Qianqing Palace, Lu Zhaoci had just changed into regular clothes when he saw Lu Chenglie leading Dou Yi in. When Dou Yi saw Lu Zhaoci, he quickly bowed down.

"I have been leading troops outside all year round, but I have suffered a lot from Dou Qing." Lu Zhaoci glanced at Dou Yi, but saw that Dou Yi's face was full of wrinkles, and there were silver hair hanging down between the ruffles, and he couldn't help but sigh. .

"Your Majesty is worried because of your incompetence." When Dou Yi heard this, his nose felt sour immediately, and all the grievances in his heart were wiped away, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, how dare I trouble Your Majesty with my trivial matters."

"Haha! If this is a trivial matter, there will be nothing trivial in the world." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said, "Dou Qing, please put on your regular clothes and come with me for a walk! I would like to see where you are now. How is the market in Chang'an?"

"Father, when I was at the Ministry of Household Affairs just now, I saw Mr. Wei's son talking to Dou Qing." Lu Chenglie thought for a while and said softly.

"Dou Qing? How come you are also connected with Webster?" Lu Zhaoci looked at Dou Yi thoughtfully after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, the Wei family has a great family. I am just a businessman. How can I be related to the Wei family?" Dou Yi heard a trace of bitterness on the corner of his mouth and quickly shook his head and said: "It's the young master of the Wei family." I just looked for me to do business with him, but I refused."

"Oh! I wonder what industry Wei Shi has set his sights on now, and he actually asked Mr. Dou to take action together!" A cold light flashed across Lu Zhaoci's eyes, and he said: "How much did he give to Mr. Dou himself? How much is the share?”

"Haha! Your Majesty, there are many Webster roads, and I also have money, that's all." Dou Yi's face flashed with anger, but he still shook his head and said: "As for how much he can earn, I don't dare to think about it. As long as As long as you can get some capital, that's all. As for the industry that the young master is interested in, it's a profitable business."

"What industry?" Lu Zhaoci asked in surprise.

"War horse." Dou Yi's eyes widened and he said: "This war horse is not a war horse transported from the northern grasslands, but a war horse that was retired from the battlefield because it was injured and could no longer go to the battlefield. These war horses may not be able to fight in a battle. , but it’s okay to be a farm animal. Since His Majesty’s conquest of the grassland, tens of thousands of war horses have been retired every year due to injuries, old age, injuries and other reasons. These war horses are a huge number! A little bit If you use some means to get these war horses and sell them, you can get tens of thousands of gold."

Lu Zhaoci nodded when he heard this. The ten thousand gold that Dou Yi said is almost the smallest number. In fact, these numbers are far above ten thousand gold. Although there are many war horses now, each one is about fifty gold. , converted into silver, it would be about fifty taels. Due to injuries, the value of these war horses will be greatly reduced. Then, when Webster uses his connections in the military to buy these war horses, the money spent will be reduced again. A discount, or even just paying a symbolic amount of money is enough, it can be said to be half sale and half free. After Webster got these horses, he resold them, making only a certain amount of money per horse, but he could also earn tens of thousands of gold. No wonder Dou Yi said it was a profitable business. Anyone would have this idea.

"Wang Zhong doesn't know anything about this matter?" Lu Chenglie asked in surprise.

"He manages the horses in the world for me, how would he know about such a trivial matter." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said: "What's more, this matter involves a lot, not only them, but also the Ministry of War is involved. Haha,

The power of the aristocratic family is still very strong. Their interests are entangled with each other. Now in this huge city of Chang'an, there are countless interests that are entangled together. If you hurt this family, you will definitely hurt the other family. Prince, please influence me.

And move your whole body!”

"What your Majesty said is true. Most of the young men from these aristocratic families have properties in Chang'an City." Dou Yi quickly said: "Even if there are some that are not visible on the surface, they are still there secretly. They are just people who put it on the surface.

It's just different. Some businessmen are even willing to give away most of their property to those wealthy families, because in this way, they can rely on those wealthy families and earn more profits than those given away.

That part, I got more than before. The combination of the two, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Hey, to be honest with His Highness, I have done this kind of thing before, but later I entered the official career, and I have never done it before.

Did it."

Lu Chenglie nodded when he heard the words, and thought about it carefully, thinking that if Dou Yi didn't have any backstage back then, how could he be so carefree and comfortable, sitting on the title of the richest man in Chang'an, and no one touched him, presumably his backstage was not small. It's just that

I don't know why his property has been annexed by others now. When he thought of this, Lu Chenglie couldn't help but glanced at Dou Yi curiously, but saw Dou Yi's expression moved slightly, and soon disappeared without a trace.

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"Haha, it's really good." Lu Zhaoci glanced outside the hall with a half-smile. Lu Chenglie looked at his father in surprise, but suddenly tightened his clothes because he felt a little cold on his body.

When Dou Yi was walking, he saw that he could not help but tighten his clothes. He couldn't help but be surprised. The temperature in the hall had dropped at some point. Seeing this, he couldn't help but be surprised. Knowing that at this time, the emperor

I'm afraid he was angry, otherwise, he wouldn't have behaved like this. Logically speaking, the emperor should be very angry at this time, and shouldn't behave like this, but in fact, he did behave like this. There is only one

The reason is that the emperor was angry. When the emperor was angry, his body fell thousands of miles away.

"Dou Yi, go change into a robe! Come with me and the prince for a walk." Lu Zhaoci waved his hand, and in an instant, a servant came over with a pile of clothes sprayed on his hands, which were the clothes prepared for Dou Yi.

. Then he made a gesture to Dou Yi. Dou Yi did not dare to neglect, and quickly saluted Lu Zhaoci, and then followed the chamberlain towards the side hall.

"Father, I remember that my father once issued an imperial edict that officials and their immediate family members were not allowed to do business within their jurisdiction. This Webster is so brave. He actually did business in Chang'an City blatantly, and even more so.

Reaching out to the army, Dou Yi said ten thousand gold per year, but I thought that there might be more than ten thousand gold in it. These people are so greedy! The aristocratic family has occupied most of the world's wealth, and they are not satisfied. It's really abominable." Lu Chenglie

He also said coldly.

"The hearts of the people are like snakes swallowing elephants. Most of the big families are like this. There is nothing strange about it." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said: "I just didn't expect that they were a little too courageous. They actually thought about the injured horses in the army.

This is a hugely profitable business, no wonder the Wei family wants to get involved."

"Father, what should we do now?" Lu Chenglie frowned. Although he was very smart, he had little experience in politics. How could he figure out how to solve this matter in a short period of time.

"Official ties have been inevitable since ancient times." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said: "The only thing we can do is to legislate and stipulate these things with laws so that the people can reduce losses and the court can reduce losses.

"Lu Zhaoci shook his head. Although his soul came from later generations, he is not omnipotent. At least, he cannot solve some things. The rule of man and the rule of law are always contradictory things. The law is still

It depends on people to execute it. There are always very few people like Wei Zheng and Bao Zheng in the world. Even if there is one in each dynasty, it is of little use because the world is really too big and the big ones rely on limited manpower.

It can't solve the current problem at all. Bao Zheng has been resolute throughout his life, but what can he do in the end? Kaifeng Mansion is still owned by others, and there are countless unjust cases. Lu Zhaoci deeply understands this truth, so he did not say to put an end to this matter.

It means minimizing losses as much as possible. It can be seen that Lu Zhaoci has no choice at the moment. People's hearts always change with the passage of time, and the simple views of the ancient Unqiu period have also changed over time.

Big changes. Even the law is designed for the rich and powerful. Lu Zhaoci does not think that he is an omnipotent person. He can only try his best to change everything in front of him. Lu Chenglie seems

He could also feel the helplessness in his father's heart, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

"Your Majesty." At this moment, Dou Yi had changed into Tsing Yi, walked out, and raised his hand to Lu Zhaoci.

"Yeah! Let's go!" Lu Zhaoci nodded and said: "I would like to see it. I haven't been to Chang'an for a year and I don't know what's going on in Chang'an. Let's go to Pingkangfang." Pingkangfang is a wine shop in Chang'an City.

The gathering place was also the most lively place. Most of the literati gathered here, either composing poems or selling love affairs. Lu Zhaoci had also been famous here for a long time. At present, everyone, led by Dou Yi, walked alone

After leaving the imperial city, there were naturally many guards in royal robes secretly following them.

"Father, it's really lively here!" Lu Chenglie hadn't been out of the palace for a long time, and he was looking at everything around him excitedly.

"Young master, you don't know something. Although the east and west cities are the richest places in Chang'an, the most prosperous place is Pingkangfang. Goulan wine shops are all over the place, and the literati and poets also gather here. Or invite

Calling friends, or writing poems and songs. These are all very famous in Chang'an City." Dou Yi carefully explained on the side: "Young Master has been at home for a long time and has never been out and about, so I am very surprised. What's more, today His Majesty ordered to cancel

The curfew makes this place even more lively.”

"Yes! What Dou Qing said is true." Lu Zhaoci also nodded and said: "Although the imperial palace is guarded by countless imperial guards, it is still a cage, and one cannot be free in it. When the emperor sits in court, what he has seen is

It is nothing more than a memorial submitted by the ministers. As for the actual situation below, the emperor does not know. Chenglie, what the emperor fears most when in power is not understanding the suffering of the people. I want to know what you said in the main hall.

Every line of work determines the rise and fall of an empire. Therefore, the most painful thing in the world is to be an emperor. In the future, you will also have to move more among the people. Only by going deep into the people can you understand everything about the people, which will be of great benefit to you in the future.

of."

"Chenglie understands, thank you for your father's teachings." Lu Chenglie nodded. It has to be said that at the beginning of the empire, the emperor could keep a clear mind. As for the later generations, most of them were peaceful kings. How could they understand this? They were locked up all day long.

In the cage, he didn't know anything about the people. In the end, his life deteriorated into luxury, and even his country was ruined.

"It seems that Pingkangfang is quite prosperous." Qin Jiudao said with a smile.

"You have to take a closer look to know if the prosperity is there." Lu Zhaoci said with a smile, not knowing. Behind the prosperity is mostly darkness, but others can't see it. What is behind the prosperity of Pingkangfang, Lu Zhaoci

He didn't know, but he could guess it.

"Hey! Can't you Ruyi Cabinet bully people like this? It was agreed at the beginning. My fur was pawned for a hundred dollars, and I came to redeem it in one month. Why is it only one month now? I came to redeem it, but why didn't I get it?

What?" At this moment, there was a noise not far away. Lu Zhaoci couldn't help but frowned and squeezed forward involuntarily. By the time Lu Zhaoci squeezed in front of the store, the surroundings were already crowded.

Many people gathered.

In front of a magnificent pawn shop, I saw a middle-aged man whose face was flushed with anger. In front of him, an old man dressed as a shopkeeper, surrounded by several boys, stood in front of him, his face full of anger.

It was because of his disdain that he didn't take the other party seriously at all.

"Hmph! Fang Jiu, I'm asking you, when did you come here to work?" Seeing that there were so many people around, the shopkeeper showed a hint of fear on his face, but it quickly disappeared without a trace, looking at the shopkeeper with disdain.

The middle-aged man said.

"A month ago in the morning." Fang Jiu said, very bachelorly, "Today, it is exactly one month."

"Fang Jiu, I remember when you first came to this pawn shop in the morning, right?" The shopkeeper showed a faint smile, pointed to the sky and said: "What time is it now? It's already midnight. You still said you were a

Month? Let me tell you, this is already the second month. If you have passed the time and have not come to redeem your pawn, then you are a dead pawn. Since you are a dead pawn, our store can make the decision and get rid of your fur clothes.

What's going on, our store doesn't follow the rules."

"You, you fart." The middleman obviously didn't expect that the other party would actually explain the matter in this way. His face suddenly changed, and he pointed at the shopkeeper and said: "My fur coat is extremely precious. It's obvious that you took advantage of his wealth and took advantage of him.

That's why you said such cunning things. I, I'm going to sue you."

"Haha! Sue me? Don't say you are unreasonable, even if you are reasonable, so what?" Hearing this, the shopkeeper laughed loudly, pointed at the man and sneered: "Do you know who opened this shop? It's Mr. Dugu.

property, do you know who Mr. Dugu is? Humph, the current head of the Dugu family is the governor of the Shannan West Road of the Eight Pillar States of the previous dynasty. My young master also joined the Zuo Yi Guards and served as the Zhonglang General.

In the city of Chang'an, you, a little untouchable, actually want to sue my master and his son? Do you know that my master and the Chang'an Order are close friends? If you go to sue my master, you will be sent to the army thousands of miles away even if you don't die."

"Ah!" Everyone's expressions changed after hearing this, and even Lu Zhaoci's expression began to look bad. It has to be said that the Dugu family is still full of talents. Although the imperial examination is very popular now, the result of passing the examination is still

A higher proportion of aristocratic families are promoted. The Dugu family relies on their own talents and the care of some colleagues, or those aristocratic families watch each other. The Dugu family has such an official position. Most of these aristocratic families are like this, although each other

There are fights among each other, but once the imperial power wants to deal with the aristocratic families, these aristocratic families will unite together to fight against the imperial power. Over the years, the imperial power has become stronger and stronger, and I don’t know how many aristocratic families have been destroyed by the imperial power. So for the aristocratic families

It is said that nothing can happen to the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family can no longer be reduced. Although the imperial power is very strong, the aristocratic family can only give in and cannot perish, so it can only develop slowly. Once the imperial power weakens one day, the aristocratic family will rise again.

It is also because of this that the Dugu family looks like this.

"The Chang'an order was not issued by your family. Don't forget that this is the most virtuous area under the emperor's feet. Even if the Dugu family has a great business and power, I'm afraid they can't buy and sell by force and oppress the people like this!" Lu Zhaoci sneered:

"We have all seen what happened today. We all say that people who do business should be friendly and make money. How can you behave like this and act cunningly? If all the merchants in the capital are like you, will there be anyone in the Tang Dynasty who comes to buy things?

?Will our city of Chang'an still be so prosperous? If you bully and dominate the market, aren't you afraid of the laws of the imperial court?"

"Law? What is law?" Hearing this, the shopkeeper glanced at Lu Zhaoci. Although he saw that Lu Zhaoci and others were well dressed, he thought that he had a strong backing, so he sneered: "That's what my master said.

Law. In Chang'an City, who dares to offend our master, you?"

"Did Gu Ce say this?" Lu Zhaoci said with a cold expression, "Okay, okay, I'll remember it. I hope that when Dugu Ce sees me in the future, he can still say this."

"Let's go! Let's go back to Luoyang." Lu Zhaoci's face was cold, but he glanced at the shopkeeper coldly.

"Go back to Luoyang?" Lu Chenglie and others were moved when they heard this. Although they didn't know why Lu Zhaoci said this, they still followed Lu Zhaoci and squeezed out while guarding Lu Zhaoci.

"Humph, who am I? It turns out I'm a rat from Guandong." Hearing this, the shopkeeper showed a sneer on his lips, and the trace of uneasiness in his eyes disappeared without a trace. He sneered, "If others don't know, don't I know either?"

? Your Guandong family has been in disarray for a long time. How can you stand up to our Guanzhong family? It’s really funny. Also, go back! Otherwise, hehe, there will be good fruits waiting for you!”ra

【......Chapter 562 Bullying and dominating the market】
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