To a certain extent.
The arrival of Changsun Chong completely liberated Li Chengqian.
At the very least, he no longer had to sit in the office reading files like before.
Just give all these files to Changsun Chong to read.
And he himself can devote himself wholeheartedly to the plan to deal with Zheng Kuan.
From the perspective of outsiders, this thing is very simple to do.
As a prince, Li Chengqian only needs to tell his father.
But after all, Li Shimin was not a fool who could just agree to do anything for his son.
He needs to take into account the voices of the people in the world, and even more, the direction of the wind in the court.
Therefore, if Li Chengqian did not have sufficient evidence, he would not be able to remove Zheng Kuan at all.
Perhaps even Li Chengqian himself didn't expect it.
The post of inspection history he proposed at the beginning actually brought him so much trouble later.
Although nominally, the royal prince is the superior of the inspection history, and the inspection history is under the jurisdiction of Li Chengqian.
But in fact, the history of inspections is really about officials who hold real power.
Comparing the two, the royal prince is more like a nominal leader, nothing more.
The relationship between the imperial court and officialdom was very complicated.
Whether the royal princes have real power depends entirely on whether the emperor gives the royal princes orders.
Otherwise, the royal prince title is of no use at all.
Respect him and say hello to him, this is purely a matter of appearance.
Therefore, if Li Chengqian wants to use his identity to suppress Zheng Kuan, it is basically nonsense.
He must find strong evidence that can directly bring Zheng Kuan down, otherwise Zheng Kuan will remain at large.
But……
Where should I look for this evidence...
Even Li Chengqian felt a little melancholy.
And just when Li Chengqian was melancholy in the house.
Wu Yougou suddenly ran in from outside.
Wu Yougou said: "Your Highness, there is someone looking for you outside."
"Who?"
"Male or female?"
Li Chengqian looked at Wu Yougou with some confusion.
"female."
"This person claims to be the daughter of the Zhai family."
Wu Yougou said: "I said I have something important to report."
The daughter of the Zhai family?
Zhai Yuexiu?
What is this girl doing here?
Could it be that they are coming to talk to me about tax reduction and exemption again?
Li Chengqian didn't hesitate for a long time. He waved his hand and said, "Let her come in."
Wu Yougou nodded in agreement.
Not long after, Zhai Yuexiu hurried in from outside.
"Daughter Zhai Yuexiu, pays homage to His Highness King Qin..."
"no."
Li Chengqian waved his hands indiscriminately and said, "If you need anything, tell me quickly. I'm busy here."
Hearing this, Zhai Yuexiu was obviously stunned for a moment.
She really didn't expect that Li Chengqian would be so straightforward.
She was stunned for a while and then said: "This time, I want to ask His Highness for help..."
"help?"
"You asked me for help?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and said, "How can I help you?"
Could it be that she wanted to find him a back door?
That is impossible, and the Zhai family are not fools. It is impossible not to see that they are now punishing corruption.
If you look for yourself through the back door at this time, it is tantamount to courting death.
But the Zhai family has a great business, so if they don’t go through the back door, what can I do to help them?
"That's it, Your Highness."
"Our Zhai family has always had a tradition of helping poor families."
"No, the day is coming."
"I asked Zhai's trading firm in Chang'an City to purchase a batch of rice grains from Henan Road and transport it over."
Zhai Yuexiu said: "But it was fine in the early stage, but when the grain transport team passed Qingcheng Mountain, all the rice grains were robbed by a group of bandits."
Hear these words.
Li Chengqian also roughly guessed what she meant.
He said directly: "First of all, on behalf of those poor families, I would like to thank Miss Zhai for her kindness."
"Recently, we have also been working hard to clear out the bandits in Longyou Road."
"It won't take long for the team to reach Qingcheng Mountain."
"Once the bandits are wiped out, someone will naturally take back the rice, grain and other items in the bandits' warehouses."
"If you're not in a hurry, just wait. If you're in a hurry, I'll allocate it to you from the food in the treasury first."
Li Chengqian looked at Zhai Yuexiu and said, "Do you still remember how much rice is there?"
"It's about a thousand stones."
Zhai Yuexiu said: "However, this is not about rice grain."
"If they just robbed rice and grain, we wouldn't say anything. At worst, we wouldn't want any more."
"But, they also detained more than thirty of our guys."
Zhai Yuexiu said: "These people are all old people of our Zhai family. They all live with their families in our Zhai family."
"If something happens to them, we won't be able to explain to their families."
"We have negotiated with them several times, but they just don't agree to let him go."
"So Your Highness, I really have to ask for your help this time."
Zhai Yuexiu looked at Li Chengqian eagerly and said: "If you can rescue him, our Zhai family will continue to increase investment in Longyou Road and invest more properties."
honestly.
The reason why Li Chengqian is not interested in Zhai Yuexiu is that this guy is too philistine, and all he talks about is money.
It seems that if you don't give yourself some sweetness, you won't help...
And Li Chengqian could also feel that she had negotiated several times, but the other party would not let her go.
In fact, it was the price offered by others, but the Zhai family did not agree, so the negotiation collapsed.
"I said last time, we are all foxes, who doesn't understand who?"
"Industry matters are your Zhai family's own business and have nothing to do with me."
"As a businessman, if you can make money, you will naturally invest in many industries."
"If we don't make money, even if we kidnap you and tie you up, you have to leave, right?"
Li Chengqian looked at Zhai Yuexiu and said, "However, I have remembered this about you."
"In the near future, I will dispatch troops to Qingcheng Mountain to suppress the bandits and rescue you."
"And I will take you to the treasury later to replenish the thousand stones of food you lost, how about that?"
Hearing this, Zhai Yuexiu was stunned.
She said: "Your Highness, if you provide me with supplies, won't the government suffer a deficit?"
To be honest, she was a little unbelievable.
Is Li Chengqian so generous?
Where was Li Chengqian, who was so fussy about the 10% or 20% of tax revenue with him?
"Whether it's a deficit or not, it has nothing to do with you."
Li Chengqian smiled heartily: "Anyway, as long as you don't suffer any loss."
Seeing his smile, Zhai Yuexiu was stunned.
From his smile, Zhai Yuexiu clearly felt a trace of treachery.
Zhai Yuexiu was indeed right.
Li Chengqian does have his own considerations.
Otherwise, with his character, how could he do such a thing of giving away food and grass for free?
The reason why he did this and said this was entirely out of his own considerations.
After all, Longyou Road had caused many troubles before.
Zheng Kuan even colluded with bandits to rob merchants.
This also makes many merchants afraid to invest in Liangzhou.
But now, Li Chengqian's approach to the Zhai family is to show his attitude.
As a merchant in Longyou Road, if your goods are robbed, the government will replenish them no matter how much goods are robbed.
All in all, this is a means for Li Chengqian to attract investment.
