The next day, notices from Prince Ji's Mansion were posted on the gates of each workshop. Only Li Shen dared to do such a thing.
If it were anyone else, they would have been arrested by you.
The content of the notice is:
'King Ji held a fund-raising event at the First Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Dynasty.
Under the leadership of President Ji Wang, the First Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Dynasty abided by the imperial laws and supported the imperial decrees.
Always adhering to the central idea of repaying the imperial court and the people,
Prepare to build two cement roads for the court to raise funds for the people.
Ordinary pedestrians are free of charge and can pass as they please.
Passing merchants, horses, carriages, etc. need to pay road maintenance fees, and the fees vary depending on the distance.
The money is used for future road maintenance costs.
Members of the Datang First Chamber of Commerce can use their membership certificates to pay only half of the fees.
Fundraisers grant deductions based on specific donation amounts.
Anyone who avoids paying the fee or refuses to pay the fee will be fined three times for the entire trip.
Prince Ji's Mansion will also punish such businessmen. '
The notice written by Prince Ji's Mansion is very clear. If you don't want to pay, just go around.
Otherwise, if you are caught, not only will you be fined, but you will also be punished.
The newspaper of that day also wrote the above-mentioned incident on the front page,
It also published an important speech by Ji Wang Li Shen,
“Datang First Chamber of Commerce has always been people-oriented, improving the trading environment and maintaining trading order.
Strengthen the awareness of integrity, enhance the concept of being proud of being honest and trustworthy, and being ashamed of being unjust for profit,
Focus on cracking down on fraudsters, those who bully the market, and those who commit fraud.
Adhere to the principles of voluntariness, equality, fairness, honesty and trustworthiness,
Strictly abide by the laws of Datang, operate in accordance with the law, and strive to create a safe, reliable and comfortable trading environment.
Lead merchants to repay the court and the people, abide by laws and regulations, and be honest and trustworthy.
I hope all the people of Tang Dynasty will supervise this. "
Li Shimin put the newspaper in his hand on the desk. Today is Li Shen's first day of fundraising. Li Shimin is very concerned about this.
So we sent people to investigate the situation early and bought all the notices and newspapers.
This first time is very important. If you don't do it well, there will be no second time.
"My dear friends, have you read the newspapers?" Li Shimin asked, looking at the important ministers below.
Today is the Xiaochao meeting, and only the chief officials from the three provinces and six ministries have arrived.
"Your Majesty, I have already seen it." Changsun Wuji said.
They are actually paying attention to this matter,
"Your Majesty, if it is true as King Ji said, then the Datang Chamber of Commerce still plays a very important role." Fang Xuanling continued.
"Your Majesty, I feel that if it can really do what the newspaper says, then it may not be a good thing for such a large organization to remain among the people."
Gao Shilian stood up.
"Why did Gao Aiqing say this?" Li Shimin asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, judging from today's situation, if it is as the newspaper said, then such a large organization has a huge amount of wealth and materials in its hands.
If such an organization is exploited, the consequences will be disastrous. "Gaoshi Lian said.
"Then what should Yi Gao Aiqing think?"
Gao Shilian thought for a while and said:
"In my opinion, either the imperial court should be taken back and controlled by the imperial court, or it should be disbanded."
"Shen Guogong, I think it's a bit alarmist. Even if the court wants to replace him, what excuse do you think the court should use?
If this matter is not handled well, how will the outside world talk about the imperial court, and then everyone outside will be in danger.
I don't think this is a good thing. "Fang Xuanling stood up and said.
Fang Xuanling knew very well that if this thing was done well, it would be easy to say, but if it was not done well, the whole Tang Dynasty would say that the court violated the law.
If you openly squeeze merchants, the people of Tang Dynasty will think that whoever does well will have your money collected by the court in the future.
Everyone will hide it and don’t dare to spend it if they have money. Even ordinary people will be affected.
At that time, it will be very troublesome for people to buy anything, and the price will be very high.
"We can ask King Ji to cooperate and stabilize the merchants. King Ji is a prince and should understand this truth.
He is also capable of cooperating with the court to appease the people.
This is good for both him and the court. Gao Shilian retorted.
Gao Shilian's words stunned everyone, including Li Shimin.
They did not expect why the always wise Gao Shilian would say such stupid things.
Everyone felt a little unusual from it.
Even his son Gao Jingcheng was a little confused and didn't understand why his father would target King Ji.
Li Shimin sat on it and looked at Gao Shilian. This uncle of the queen, who was already in his seventies, had proposed to become an official many times.
Li Shimin did not agree, and even made him the crown prince and tutor, right servant, and granted him the status of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
This can be said to be the highest honor. Kaifu Yitong Sansi can set up an office in his own home and work from home.
What a privilege.
But the way Gao Shilian behaved today made Li Shimin a little confused.
"What Duke Shen Guo said is really interesting. You ask for something from someone, and you ask them to cooperate.
Could it be that Shen Guogong thought that everyone else was a fool? "
At this moment, Yuchi Jingde, one of the generals, said sarcastically.
"Hmph, what do you, a warrior, know about national affairs? This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people." Gao Shilian shouted.
"You old man, who are you talking about as a martial artist? Do you really think that everyone else is a fool?
Do you know that if you do this, the world will be unstable? "
Yuchi Jingde could not tolerate it and immediately counterattacked.
Gao Shilian was so angry that he was scolded by an old man. He glared at him and wanted to argue with Yuchi Jingde.
"Okay, Jing De, don't talk too much, Gao Aiqing, don't argue with him.
However, this matter is indeed as Fang Aiqing said. The court cannot do this kind of thing of killing the goose and laying the eggs.
Otherwise, the people will easily become unstable. "Li Shimin scolded Yuchi Jingde, and then said to Gao Shilian.
Gao Shilian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he still didn't say anything.
Changsun Wuji, who was standing aside, didn't say a word, he just watched all this quietly.
"Your Majesty, the envoys from the Tubo Kingdom have been in Chang'an for many days. They have been wanting to see your Majesty." At this time, Wang Gui stood up and said.
He is the Minister of Rites and supervises Honglu Temple.
"We'll talk about it in a few days. I haven't had any free time recently." Li Shimin replied.
The small court meeting ended soon, and the courtiers walked out of the hall and prepared to return to their offices.
Changsun Wuji saw Gao Shilian in front and took a few steps to follow him.
"Uncle, I wonder why uncle made such a suggestion today?" Changsun Wuji asked in a low voice.
"Auxiliary machine, don't you think that King Ji is becoming more and more powerful now? I am doing this for the sake of the prince.
King Ji was able to raise millions of wealth in a short period of time through a chamber of commerce.
What kind of appeal is this? "Gaoshi Lian said.
