bdsm-fiction Chapter 360
Chapter 360
The next day was another Friday, and there was no morning court.
"Your Majesty, it may be inconvenient to go to the market at this time with so many people. I ask Your Majesty to leave the palace after one hour!"
Wei Zheng stepped forward to persuade.
Li Shimin called Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou, wanting to go to the East and West Markets early to have a look.
"Xuancheng, I decided to leave the palace at this time to see the buying and selling of the people in Chang'an City. If there is no one on the street, why should I leave the palace?"
Li Shimin left the palace mainly to see the business status of the bookstore and the Lee Kum Kee Pork Shop.
To see if there will be people buying pork, from one-sided, it can be roughly judged whether the people have accepted pork.
After all, Su Chen said that raising pigs can enrich the country and strengthen the people.
Well, by the way, Li Shimin also wants to buy some pork to take back to the palace to satisfy his craving. He found that the closer it is to winter, the more delicious the pork tastes.
In the hot summer, pork is too greasy, but he doesn't want to eat it.
"Xuancheng, raising pigs is a big plan. Your Majesty may want to understand the people's reaction to pork." Changsun Wuji said.
Wei Zheng nodded and figured out the key.
"I was reckless and did not understand the emperor's intention. Please punish me!" Wei Zheng bowed and apologized.
"Xuancheng, there is no need to be polite. I know what you are thinking. What crime have you committed?" Li Shimin was very satisfied with Wei Zheng's performance in the past six months.
It seems that since he met Su Chen, Wei Zheng rarely confronted him, let alone scolded him.
Li Shimin looked at his watch, 7:20.
"Xuancheng, don't worry. I have ordered Junxian to arrange everything. Now you go to prepare and meet outside the palace later."
"Your Majesty, I obey your order!"
The four ministers bowed respectfully and left the imperial study to change clothes.
At 7:45, Li Shimin and others came to Zhuque Street and were considering whether to go to the East Market or the West Market.
Coming out of the palace, the left side of Zhuque Street is the East Market, and the right side is the West Market.
At this time, the shouts of newspaper sellers came from the streets in the direction of the East Market.
"Go to the East Market!" Li Shimin pointed to the forked road on the left.
Not long after, the group passed by Zhenguan Bookstore, "Go in and take a look." It was not the first time that Li Shimin and his group came to the bookstore for "inspection".
At this time, there were only five young men in the bookstore, who looked like scholars.
They should be literate.
Su Chen had said that people reading in the bookstore should not be driven away. As long as they did not damage the books or disrupt the order of the bookstore, they could be allowed to do so.
Copying books is also not allowed, and people should develop the habit of respecting the fruits of others' labor.
It is convenient to promote the concept of copyright in the future.
When the bookstore owner saw Li Shimin and his group entering the store, he hurriedly walked out of the counter with a "document" and bowed.
The shopkeeper did not say a word to greet him, "Editor-in-chief, this is the submission sent by Li Jin Manor this morning."
The shopkeeper handed the manuscript sent by Su Chen to Ma Zhou. Usually, Ma Zhou would send someone to the bookstore to collect submissions after the morning hour every day, and sometimes Ma Zhou would come to the bookstore himself.
"Okay, arrange for publication tomorrow." Ma Zhou took the manuscript and did not read it on the spot.
"How is the business status of the bookstore?" Changsun Wuji asked.
Both bookstores are shopkeepers arranged by Changsun Wuji, and they are also people in Changsun Wuji's mansion.
"Currently, the bookstore has sold more than 7,000 books." The shopkeeper gave the number instantly without flipping through the ledger.
Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Shimin, who nodded slightly and said:
"Let's go, go to the front and take a look."
The shopkeeper sent Li Shimin and others to the door of the store and bowed: "Everyone, take care!"
After leaving the bookstore, continue walking forward about 70 steps and you will arrive at the door of Leshan Restaurant.
It was still early, and there were no diners in and out of the restaurant.
"Fuji, you said that we should replace the restaurant windows with transparent glass one day, so that people can see the restaurant hall from the street. Wouldn't it be very attractive to pedestrians?"
Li Shimin stopped and looked at Leshan Restaurant, and suddenly had an idea.
"Your Majesty, it's a good idea, but... Su kid doesn't plan to let the glass be sold in Chang'an too early."
Changsun Wuji praised first, then poured cold water.
"Well, there is such a thing. Well, it's not too late to talk about it later!" Li Shimin didn't plan to enter Leshan Restaurant and continued to walk forward.
Wude Teahouse was in front of him, and Li Shimin glanced at the entrance of the teahouse.
Thinking that he hadn't seen Li Yuan for some time, he would go into the teahouse for tea after visiting the pork shop.
Continue walking forward...
"Brother, please take five pounds of pork! A hundred copper coins for your help!"
In front of the stall at the same level as the door in the butcher's shop, five customers, both men and women, were waiting to buy pork.
"Madam, this is pork liver. It can be used to cook dishes or make soup. It is very delicious."
Li Shimin walked to the Lee Kum Kee Pork Shop and stood aside to watch.
There were two shop assistants in the butcher's shop, each of whom greeted customers who came to ask questions or buy meat.
They were good at judging people and knew that they were good at judging people.The identity of the customer can be judged by his temperament and attire, and the corresponding address is also different.
"Boss, give me two pounds of belly meat!"
An elderly man, who looks like a farmer, shouted loudly.
"Okay! Two pounds of pork belly." The shop assistant cut off two pounds of pork belly with a knife.
"Old man, take two pounds and two taels of pork belly, thank you for 42 wen." The assistant tied the pork with straw and handed it to the old man.
The copper coin transaction in the Tang Dynasty did not count half a wen, and two taels of pork should be 2.5 wen copper coins.
"Haha, okay, old man, I have money. My son came back from the construction site a few days ago and brought back two... one hundred wen copper coins."
The old man took out the copper coins strung from his sleeve and counted them carefully.
"Here, forty-two coins, not one less."
The old man just wanted to say that his son brought two strings of money from the construction site, but he quickly changed his words.
Don't show your wealth, it's the same in any dynasty.
Besides, the old man's family had never used copper coins before! When buying salt and other things, they used silk and other things to pay for it.
Now it's different. His son is working on the road construction site and gets 80 coins a day.
Li Shimin stood not far away and watched this scene, nodding with satisfaction.
This is exactly what he wanted to see. The people accepted the previous "cheap meat" and had money to buy it.
After Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji heard it, they really understood what Su Chen meant by paying wages for road construction, rather than levying free corvée.
With money, the people can improve their lives, and this money will go back to the court in another way.
"Hmm? Xuanling, has this pork shop paid taxes?"
When Li Shimin got angry, even Li You couldn't escape paying taxes.
"Your Majesty, Su Xiaozi once said that this is a small individual business, and the court should exempt it from tax as appropriate.
In addition, raising pigs requires costs, and the people may not make much money from raising pigs in the future."
After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Wei Zheng immediately stepped forward and echoed:
"Your Majesty, the policy set by Su Xiaozi is extremely wise. Your Majesty should exempt it from tax. This is a move that benefits the country and the people."
Li Shimin originally just said it casually, but he never thought that it would cause several ministers to "die for advice" immediately.
"Haha, I just asked casually. The court should encourage the people to raise pigs."
Li Shimin opened his mouth to explain again and again, worried that he would be accused of being an unwise monarch.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone whispered in unison.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
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