Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 336 Don't be afraid, the widow is not King Zhao
"This time to go to Bashu, I want to go at full speed, so we won't do any big pomp, and we can't make a big splash. After we go out, we are Chang'an Xungui, don't call me the king anymore."

Liu Chang rode a high-headed horse and instructed the people around him earnestly.

This time, he did not bring many people with him, only about [-] people accompanied him, but these [-] people were the most elite knights of the Northern Army, one person and three horses, almost armed to the teeth, Liu Chang led them to charge one The army of Boji porridge is sufficient, and the accompanying officials include Zhao Shi, Zhao Mei, Lu Lu, Fan Yan, Zhou Shengzhi, etc. They are also riding horses and following around Liu Chang.

Hearing Liu Chang's order, Zhou Shengzhi frowned slightly, and he looked at the king in front of him.

"Your Majesty, we can change our name to you."

"What happened to the widow??"

Zhou Shengzhi pondered for a long time before he said, "Your Majesty has an air of dominance, even if we don't say it, I'm afraid some people will recognize it."

"Hahaha~~"

Liu Changda laughed, "Widowers are powerful and extraordinary, and they really can't hide their clumsiness. You don't know, widowers are really the sun in the sky. The light is too bright, and you can't hide!"

"exactly!"

Fan Yan nodded, agreeing with the king's remarks.

Chang'an is not far from Bashu. Their first stop is Anyang County. The group of people are all cavalry, and the marching speed is still very fast. There are no local officials who dare to stop them along the way. When approaching Anyang, the pavilion head tremblingly stepped forward and asked them to show their testimonials.

Liu Chang once again instructed the people around him not to reveal his identity. He Liu Chang just wanted to take a low-key look at the situation in various places.

The pavilion looked at these elite knights, and felt something was wrong in his heart. Then he looked at the leader, and saw that the man was wearing a golden armor exclusive to princes and kings, as tall as an iron tower, with a white horse under his crotch, tall and powerful. The man was riding a steed and was a full circle bigger than the people around him, like a giant, the pavilion chief immediately bowed to Liu Changchang without hesitation, "Meet Tang King!!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the soldiers who followed him also greeted him one after another.

Liu Chang shook his head helplessly, and sure enough, Zhou Shengzhi didn't lie, he couldn't hide his temperament at all, even a patriarch who had never met him could see it at a glance, "Okay, get up, Widowmaker. If you don't want to speak out, you don't have to tell the public. Your eyesight is good!"

The pavilion was stunned for a moment, but he went up to the road, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is majestic, who in the world doesn't know it?"

"Hahaha, yes, your pavilion chief is not bad, work hard, the position of pavilion chief is also very important, my grandfather was born in pavilion chief"

When he heard Liu Chang say the first few words, Ting Chang was quite happy. Hearing the back, he was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he slumped directly on the ground, speechless in horror.

Still Lu Lu couldn't stand it anymore, so he kindly let the pavilion go away, and everyone chose a place to camp and rest.Liu Chang likes this kind of atmosphere very much. He sets up a bonfire, roasts the meat, and sprinkles some seasonings from Tang and Hexi. The fragrance is really memorable, and this kind of fragrance can only be found in this kind of wild. After eating, with the smell of wild grass and soil, in the palace, there is no taste.

Seeing the roasted leg of lamb, Liu Chang had a big appetite, and he started to get it with a big laugh. Everyone picked up the meat and enjoyed it together. Liu Chang said while eating, "We are going to Bashu this time. , the main thing is that after those merchants arrive in Bashu, they can't be as happy as they are now, they have to keep their faces straight and show a serious look, so that they can be obedient."

Zhou Shengzhi pondered for a moment and asked, "If Your Majesty is going to investigate first, then change your clothes first."

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, you are wearing the armor of a prince, with such a figure. How can you hide yourself?"

"You're right!"

Liu Chang never thought of going out secretly, these knights already made it impossible for him to hide his tracks, he just didn't want to cause too much sensation in the local area and affect the local mulberry farming, which is now farming. During the season, it would be bad if the officials were busy summoning the people to greet them, delaying the work of farming.

Liu Chang went to Bashu, not just to play, but to see the situation here with his own eyes. The foundation of embroidered clothing here is not too strong, mainly because the road is not convenient, and the commercial activities here are more frequent. The big merchants can even organize private armies, and the officials are polite to them, which is not very good.

Liu Chang did not have any prejudice against the merchants, but after experiencing what happened in Qi, he had no good feelings for these powerful guys, and always felt that they would do something harmful to the people.

The more he walked in the direction of Bashu, the more Liu Chang felt hot, and when he woke up, he was sweaty and uncomfortable.

He has also stayed in Nanyue and other places, but the climate here is not quite the same as there. When they came to Anyang, there were already subtle differences from Chang'an in all aspects. From the accent, everything began to have The difference is that Chang Liu is here for the first time. He is very curious. If he encounters someone on the road, he will stop and ask about the situation here for a while.

Soon, Liu Chang and his party alerted the Anyang County Captain, and the County Captain led the county officers and soldiers to find them in the countryside.

At this moment, Chang Liu was eating meals at the people's homes, and when he saw the county lieutenant coming, he waved his hand and asked him to come over.

The county lieutenant looked at this posture, but did not dare to be rude, but just asked: "I don't know where the noble person came from?"

Liu Chang said proudly: "The widow is just an ordinary noble disciple who came to play in Chang'an, no need to be more polite!"

The county lieutenant was stunned. He seriously thought about the words of the man in front of him. Then, his legs softened and he immediately knelt in front of Liu Chang, "Meet the king!"

Hearing the voice of the county lieutenant in front of him began to tremble, and his face began to contort with fear. Chang Liu knew in his heart that the county lieutenant had probably misunderstood, so Chang Liu had to help him up and explained patiently: "You Don't be so afraid, the widow is not the king of Zhao, but the king of Tang!"

The county lieutenant was even more frightened, but he didn't dare to show it. He just showed a smile that was uglier than crying, "Your Majesty is here, but I never came to greet you."

Liu Chang's notoriety was also well-known in the Bashu generation. It was not so strong at first. Until the sages tossed here, everyone knew about Tang Wang. After all, when the sages were tossing around , I will always mention a few words about King Tang, saying how I had been with King Tang at the beginning. I heard more of these words, and I naturally became more afraid of King Tang in my heart.

Liu Chang shook his head, looked at Zhou Shengzhi beside him, and said, "When the widow came out several times, they were mistaken for King Zhao, and they were afraid. It can be seen that King Zhao's notoriety is known to the world."

"It's not too much for someone like him to give a posthumous name to a secluded character in the future!"

"Forehead"

Zhou Shengzhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

After the normal humiliation session, Chang Liu formally asked the county magistrate about the situation in the county. When he came to see him, Liu Chang's eyes lit up and he took his hand with a smile, "Long time no see, are you still okay?"

This county magistrate is not young, but he has a backside and a beard all over his face. When he saw Liu Chang, his eyes widened, "Your Majesty, have we ever met?"

Liu Chang was immediately displeased and scolded: "How dare you pretend that you don't know the widow? The widow once followed his mother to Luoyang and was invited by Peng Yue. Didn't you serve as a county captain in Luoyang at that time? I also borrowed it from you. Qian, you said that the family was poor, didn't we let several ministers go at that time?"

When Liu Chang said this, the magistrate immediately remembered it. He looked at Liu Chang in front of him again, and exclaimed in surprise, "It's you. The strong man, there is no way to connect him with the young child back then.

"I remembered??"

"I remembered! I remembered!"

The county magistrate also burst out laughing. Liu Chang took his hand and greeted him like an old friend. At this scene, the surrounding guys were dumbfounded.

Zhao Mei asked in surprise, "Your Majesty has a good memory!"

Fan Mi and Zhou Shengzhi seemed to be used to it, Fan Mi just said calmly: "Your memory is good and bad."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty can always remember things that are useful to him, but he can't remember things that are not useful to him at all. For example, he borrowed money from me thirteen times, but he never paid it back. I borrowed money from him once. , he still always mentions."

Fan Yan said quietly.

Zhao Mei patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Don't care too much about the king who knows how to repay his kindness and will not forget you."

"What do I care about? The money is all from the city people."

Zhao Mei was stunned, what kind of person is this?

Lu Lu cleared his throat, "Mother, don't joke around when outsiders are around, lest they take it seriously."

Just as Lu Shizhi and Zhao Shi couldn't get along, Lu Lu and Zhao Mei also had a little bit of trouble. There was no way. Both of them thought they were Liu Chang's cousins, and they both thought the other was a fake.

Just when the sages were fighting against each other, Chang Liu asked a lot of news from the magistrate, probably because he had known each other, the magistrate was not so restrained towards Chang Liu, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty has I don't know, General Liang Peng lives here, and he always talks about you, saying that you are an outstanding person whom you have never met in a thousand years. He also speaks highly of you. He also said that he arranged his most proud client by your side."

"Ah? Peng Yue is here?"

The magistrate shook his head, "It's been seven or eight years since he died."

"His body was not very good, he persisted for a while, and then passed away."

Liu Chang just let out a long sigh. If this person was still there, he really wanted to take him to Chang'an. Peng Yue was also an outstanding general. Han Xin looked down on people like Xiahou Ying and Zhou Bo, but he attached great importance to Peng Yue. He has never humiliated him. There are really not many generals who have not been humiliated by Han Xin. Cao Can is one, Peng Yue is one, and Ying Bu is half.

Judging from Han Xin's evaluation, Cao Can's ability to fight may be slightly better than Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying and the others, and he is probably on the same level as Peng Yue and the others.

Seeing Chang Liu's pity, the magistrate couldn't help but say: "General Peng is here to get along with his old friends and family, and he is very happy. He wanted to write a letter to thank you in person, but I'm afraid of causing misunderstandings."

Liu Chang nodded and asked again, "Ask you about other things, have you ever accepted a bribe?"

"No."

"Has anyone sent it?"

"Have."

Liu Changda laughed, this person hasn't changed much, but he is quite real, he said: "The main purpose of this time is to rectify the merchants here. I have heard that the merchants here are very powerful, and private soldiers are more powerful than private soldiers. There are even more from the government, is this the truth?"

The county magistrate shook his head, "The family property is a lot, but the private soldiers are not so exaggerated. At the beginning, Emperor Gao cleaned up the merchants here, but today's merchants still dare not forget them. The retainers are only a few dozen, and they dare not be fully armed. Famous The big merchants in the country have to build roads and dwellings for Bashu every year, and work for the government in order to continue."

"However, the situation of bribery is indeed serious. However, it is not because the merchants want to make profits, but more because the officials use the excuse of suppressing business to extract benefits."

What he heard from the county magistrate was somewhat different from what Liu Chang heard from Qun Xian. However, Liu Chang was not in a hurry to believe or doubt. He understood from a very young age that people have to believe in what they believe in themselves. What you see, you can never know the truth of things from the mouths of others.

Later, the magistrate took Liu Chang to worship Peng Yue.

When Han Xin taught Liu Chang, he used Peng Yue as an example many times. Therefore, Liu Chang knew his achievements very well. The more he knew, the more respect he felt in his heart. Xiang Yu beat two people who lost their minds, one was Han Xin and the other was Peng Yue.

Without reviewing the battle of Peng Yue, it would be difficult to understand why this man who had not commanded too many troops could become a prince after the war.

Although Liu Chang had no friendship with Peng Yue, he still respected him very seriously.

Next, Liu Chang found the most famous wealthy household in the area. The merchant surnamed Wang. He heard that his family was appreciated by local officials in Qin Dynasty because of Nasu. They were doing tea business here. At this moment, it is still a luxury, and only the big family can afford it. At this moment, the tea is sticky and cannot be drunk directly. It is often eaten as medicine, and even as a sacrifice in some places.

When Liu Chang struttingly appeared in this man's mansion, this Wang Sheng was shivering with fright.

King Tang is notorious. What's more, in these years, King Tang has attacked the nobles and merchants a lot, and there is even a case of merchants bribing ministers in Bashu. When King Tang comes this time, is it possible to destroy them?
Fortunately, the rumored ruthless King Tang didn't seem so tyrannical. He was very curious to turn around in Wang Sheng's mansion a few times, "It is said that the merchants of Bashu are rich, why is your mansion so rudimentary? Did you know that The news that the widow is coming, moved here on purpose?"

"Your Majesty, although we are wealthy, we cannot buy luxurious mansions, we cannot wear silk and satin, we cannot possess weapons, we cannot ride in chariots, we cannot ride horses, and our sons and daughters cannot hold official positions!"

Liu Chang's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "There is still such a decree? Which idiot decided this?"

Lu Lu cleared his throat and tugged at Liu Chang's sleeve.

"Your Majesty... is the Emperor Gaozu."

"Oh no wonder."

Liu Chang suddenly realized that he couldn't understand this decree. The merchants have earned money, and they have to spend it. They go to buy houses, clothes, and horses. Only then can they drive the entire market and get their money and food out of their hands. , you don't allow them to buy anything, and they hoard it at home when they earn money. What kind of business is this talking about!

Merchants are traveling from south to north, and you don't let people ride horses or let people get on the car, this is too much, co-authors are just going to do business on foot?

Wang Sheng shivered and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not violate the law for a day. There are absolutely no splendid flowers, no weapons, no horses, and cars in the house, but the cars are all loaded with goods. I dare not get on the car. The minimum standard, the annual corvée never dare to be late”

What this fellow said is very pitiful, but the surrounding sages are indifferent, perhaps in their opinion, this is what they deserve.

Liu Chang stroked his chin, and said displeasedly: "The widow said that it has been developed for so long in various places, but it cannot develop. So it is. Merchants exchange goods, if nothing is allowed, then what should the merchants do? Father. Far better than a widow!"

Zhao Mei said very calmly: "Your Majesty, Emperor Gao did this for his own reasons. At that time, the war had just ended, the people in various places could not afford to eat at all, the treasury was empty, disasters occurred in various places, and even Emperor Gao could not be relieved at that time. Not only the merchants, but all industries except farmers have been attacked mainly to increase arable land and increase grain production, so that people can have a full meal.”

"Although the treasury is empty now, the people can at least eat food, so the king feels that such a ban is very inappropriate."

Liu Chang suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Sheng beside him.

"You said. If the widows lift the ban, will you be happy?"

Wang Sheng's eyes widened, and he knelt down in front of Liu Chang, "Your Majesty! Is this true?!"

"But the treasury is short of food, and the widow will increase your taxes. It's just these bans, and the widow will help you lift it. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty! No!"

Wang Sheng hadn't spoken yet, but Lu Lu stopped him instead, Lu Lu said in horror, "Your Majesty, the merchants are not involved in farming and mulberry, and they themselves cannot produce a grain for the country. If your Majesty touches the ban, everyone in the world will think about getting something for nothing. If you farm again, the big man will perish!"

"Fart, merchants get something for nothing? Who else in this world besides you and me gets something for nothing?"

Liu Chang said disdainfully, "Agriculture is the most important thing. We need to feed the people of the world, but business is not important? Why did the state of Chu and Qi develop in the beginning? Isn't it because of their merchants?"

"Qin adopted the strategy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, and made the country all over the world."

"It's different now, Han Ziyun Xinsheng, you should read more books!"

With a wave of Liu Chang's hand, Lu Lu was speechless. Zhou Shengzhi lowered his head and couldn't help laughing. This fellow was actually speechless by the king's words.

"The widow has decided like this, if anyone dares to oppose it again."

"Think about what happened to Kui Che!"

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(End of this chapter)