Now that it has entered autumn, after the disaster relief work has completely come to an end, there are not many affairs in the court. Although the supply of border troops and preparations for the coming year are very important, it is in vain now that the national treasury has no money.
After the father and son went back to rest for a while, they waited until dawn and left the palace together in casual clothes.
Going on patrol incognito is a big test for the emperor. Throughout the ages, the position of emperor has always faced hatred and assassination. It is for this reason that there are palace walls and layers of guards.
Now that Li Zhi is on patrol, although the defense force is not large on the surface, perhaps only Qianniu Guard knows how much it actually is.
Du Chunyi didn't have any masculinity today. When he saw Li Xian's eyes, he looked like a resentful woman in the palace. But think about it, originally it was the best thing for the emperor to stay in the palace, but now that he suddenly went on patrol, the Qianniu Guards were all ready to die at any time. After all, if you die for the emperor, you can still get three generations of glory. If you don't guard properly, your entire clan will be killed.
Ignoring Du Chunyi's resentful eyes, Li Xian followed Li Zhi obediently and walked along Danfeng Street.
Although the booklet was delivered to everyone last night, a large amount of gold, silver and copper coins have already been shipped by merchants. And among these businessmen, there are always some special guys...
We walked all the way to Qixia Gate. Due to the relocation of the imperial palace, Qixia Gate has naturally replaced Mingde Gate and become the most visited city gate in Chang'an.
Looking out through the city gate, there are several carriages loaded with copper coins parked on the roadside, and the carriage drivers and guards are working hard to remove the marks on their bodies and carriages.
There is no doubt that most of these people are domestic servants of some civil officials in the court. When cartloads of copper coins are transported on the road, the biggest fear is that someone will turn their eyes and have other thoughts that they shouldn't have. But those who work in this field rely on their eyesight to save their lives, but they don't dare to take action against officials who are ranked high. Therefore, hanging something like a family crest on the carriage is enough to ensure safety.
However, it is not possible to enter Chang'an now, and face is still important. Everyone pretended not to have enough to eat, so as to try their best to gain a good reputation in the history books. As for how much the family behind them lived and drank, no one cared.
Nowadays, for the sake of treasures, all the people are involved. Even if they know that the emperor knows these things, they still have to do some work to save face.
Unlike the civil service team, the money transporting team of military generals was much more upright. The generals wearing helmets and carrying armor majestically led the convoy into the city. The shocked city gate official bowed repeatedly and asked him to break up the escort team. Then drive into the city. As for this battle, those who knew knew that they were transporting money, but those who didn't knew thought they were going to attack the city.
Stopping at Qixia Gate and watching the carriages driving into Chang'an, Li Zhi's face felt like frost formed on his face.
During the drought, everyone cried out how much their fiefdoms had been damaged, how much their families had suffered, and seemed to want to receive relief food together with the victims. Who knows, everyone would not be short of money.
Although he had calculated the wealth of these families, Li Zhi was still a little angry when he saw them exposing their wealth for treasures.
"Prince, look, this is an aristocratic family. Everyone is like a glutton, especially the nobles. Since the founding of the country, countless people have relied on the royal family to become famous throughout the ages. However, when the country is in crisis, they all become Coward."
Li Xian naturally knew why Li Zhi was angry. To be honest, he was also very angry at first, but compared with later generations, he didn't think so.
Human nature is all selfish. There are many people who randomly draw money into their pockets while singing timeless famous poems and pity others. This is true in ancient and modern times. What's more, the idea of worrying about the world's worries has not yet been born, or no one has put it on the table. Nowadays, the only one who can worry about the world is the emperor, not the prince.
What's more, there are five surnames and seven families in front of them, and the rising stars are all following this template, dreaming of turning their families into thousand-year-old nobles. No matter how the dynasties change, as long as the family's incense lasts.
This idea is the central idea of all contemporary aristocratic families, and it is also an idea that the next generation must learn to implement. Forcibly asking them to contribute to the country will only be scorned by them.
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After the convoy snorted, Li Zhi simply turned his head away and turned his head aside.
No matter how much resentment you have at this time, you cannot let it out. After all, all this money has to be put into the national treasury. In this auction, all the items were donated by nobles, and no rags were donated, which was already considered as a favor to the emperor.
Turning his head, Li Zhi's curiosity was immediately aroused.
Now is the season where autumn and winter alternate. Although there is no flying snow, the weather is still bone-chillingly cold. After walking outside for a long time in this kind of weather, it would be really nice to encounter a noodle stall.
Outside Chang'an City, there are no simple roads now. There are many ordinary people who have built simple shacks on both sides of the road and sell dried vegetables and other things. Occasionally, there are a few people from relatively well-off families who can open a noodle stall.
Seeing that His Majesty was going to eat noodles, Du Chunyi waved his hand with a gloomy face, and immediately two people from the pedestrians came out and walked towards the noodle stall.
It's not quite a leap of faith, but it's almost a comprehensive investigation.
He walked to the small wooden table and waited for Li Zhi to sit down. He glanced at the horrified shopkeeper. Li Xian took something out of his sleeves, took out his money bag and threw it on the ground. He said, "This is shopkeeper Li who is famous in the capital." , I’m willing to give you face by eating at your stall. This is face money and reward money. Hurry up, if it’s not delicious, I’ll tear down your stall.”
The shopkeeper doesn't care how arrogant the man is, he only cares about how much money he has in his wallet.
After bowing his head and bowing his head, he picked up the money bag on the ground, opened it and took a quick look, then immediately put away his smile.
He turned around and returned to the kitchen, handed the money bag to his wife seriously, and began to roll out the noodles under the supervision of Qian Niuwei.
Taking advantage of the shopkeeper's busy time, Li Zhi waved to the shopkeeper's eldest son and motioned for them to come forward.
The shopkeeper's son had seen the world and was not afraid. He smiled and said, "What are your orders, sir?"
Li Zhi said: "I...it smells really good. At least your noodles taste good. You guys look like ordinary farmers. It's not easy for you to still be able to open a stall in this year of disaster! You can buy food." Did you get it?"
The shopkeeper's son smiled and replied: "The guest officer is right, our family is indeed an ordinary farmer's family. I heard from my father that in previous years, it would have been good if we didn't starve to death, and we still have a stall? But this year is different, the court We are vigorously providing disaster relief, and the wages set by His Majesty the Prince are generous. Others are desperate for food when they are working, but when they are finished, they find that they have made too much."
"But my family is different. When we have enough food, we need copper coins. When it is completed, we can't transport so much food because of the long distance. We use copper coins to buy their food. This way we make a lot of money. In this way, my family not only has enough food to eat, but also has a lot of food. My father said that if we convert the excess food into noodles and then make them into noodles and sell them, our performance this year will definitely be better than in the years without the disaster. You make more money.”
Looking at the proud shopkeeper's son, Li Zhi didn't know what to say for a while.
