Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 510 The City That Never Sleeps

Here in Lu Lu, Liu Chang has a more thorough understanding of these merchants.They clearly knew their identities, but when Lu Lu talked about the huge profits, they couldn't even see much fear on their faces. When they left, they couldn't wait to leave, and they didn't even look at themselves again. I understand why Lu Lu stopped me. Indeed, if big merchants are like this, for the sake of huge profits, they can even ignore life and death. They can do anything.

It seems that the most important things still have to be handled by the temple itself.

They left, but Liu Chang had no intention of leaving yet.

He looked at the meals in front of him, and those people hadn't eaten yet.

"What a waste."

Lu Lu quickly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry about the leftovers from the Wuding Building. Special carriages have always been sent to the outskirts and distributed to the people in all places. This is the case in Wuding Buildings all over the Han Dynasty!"

"Occasionally someone would come and wait outside the door before closing to take away the leftovers"

Liu Chang nodded, "I know about this matter. Someone wrote a letter of impeachment earlier, saying that you won the hearts of the people, father, and there are no good people in the local area."

The big man is not allowed to help the people privately, otherwise he will be punished. This is also the policy of Emperor Gao. It is probably to prevent the powerful from becoming bigger in the local area, and to win the people through small favors and small favors to fight against the temple. Therefore, the local wealthy families are very good at this aspect. It is sensitive, even if there is a disaster around, I dare not go to rescue the people easily, for fear of being held accountable.

When Liu Chang was young, he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a tyranny of his father, but at his current age, Liu Chang gradually understood that in my father's time, the old local aristocrats were still very powerful There are not a few people who want to restore the country. For example, Liuhou is an old aristocrat who is deeply rooted in the revivalist sect. Of course, with the help of Xiang Yu, Liuhou's dream of restoring the country has been shattered, but there are still many aristocratic forces who are Continue to have this thought.

My father wanted to guard against these people's rebellion. Later, my father moved the people several times. In fact, these old nobles migrated the most. More than [-] descendants of the kings of Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei, as well as the wealthy and famous families, all migrated to Guanzhong, making them lose their influence.

For example, the royal family of Qi State was moved to Chang'an, and their surnames were changed. According to the order of migration, the surnames were first, second, and third.
It took Emperor Gao more than ten years to solve the biggest hidden danger in the period of Emperor Shihuang, that is, the problem of the nobles of the six countries. After that, the main thing is to migrate some powerful new wealthy families.

But Liu Chang is not worried about these so-called tyrants at the moment. With Liu Chang in power, the majesty of the temple has become stronger and stronger. Any county magistrate can kill those local tyrants. They have no power to fight back against the temple. Already different.

Liu Chang ate meat and listened to the singing from downstairs.

"Lu, you have been in business for a long time, and I would like to hear your thoughts. The idea of ​​Shihuofu is very simple. Reduce the restrictions on merchants, reduce taxes, allow them to intervene in various industries, relax the curfew, and abolish the market system."

In the old days, business can only be carried out in a specified place, and there is a specified time. It cannot exceed this time, and cannot leave in advance or leave late.Liu Chang banned all these, allowing merchants to do business in various places, and there is no time limit. You can sell as long as you want, as long as you can bear it.

"In this regard, you are a veteran, so let's talk about your thoughts."

Lu Lu smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, didn't I do so many things because of your advice? Whether it is to open a restaurant, a caravan, or a factory, it is all your proposal. How can I understand that? What's more, besides, I just arranged for others to run the business, and I didn't come here in person. If His Majesty must listen to my ideas, it is whether the tax can be lowered."

"You mean the tax drop is too low?"

"It makes sense."

Liu Chang nodded, and Lu Lu stopped joking, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, since the Shihuo Mansion is to manage merchants, there must be corresponding systems and procedures. Corresponding certificates, you want to ban Fangshi, and merchants who sell goods outside, if there is a problem with the products they sell, how can you find this merchant? Therefore, people who want to do business must first leave their names in the Shihuo Mansion. Merchants with qualified products will issue certificates, thoroughly investigate those profiteers who are unqualified and endanger the people, and clear the market.”

"In addition, it is best to restrict the business locations of merchants. If His Majesty does not restrict, maybe some merchants will place their stalls in front of Weiyang Palace tomorrow. How decent it is."

Liu Dachang laughed, "You are right, setting up a stall in front of Weiyang Palace is a great idea! Interesting!"

Seeing Liu Chang's eagerness to try, Lu Lu quickly said: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of people coming and going in Chang'an now. Even after the expansion, it is still very congested. If there are people doing business on the road, what should I do? Wouldn't it be more difficult?" Blockage? Regulations still need to be made.”

"What you said makes sense."

"Also, Your Majesty, if you want to abandon Qin's business management, you must establish a new system and standardize the business operation model. These aspects, Shihuo House seems to have never mentioned it."

"No problem, Qu Nihou will definitely solve these matters."

The two were chatting when suddenly there was a commotion downstairs, followed by roaring and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

Lu Lu's face changed drastically, and he hurried to the side of the stairs and looked down.

Liu Chang was very calm, he just tilted his head and listened carefully.

"How dare someone make trouble here?"

Liu Chang was a little surprised. It was not Liu Chang's turn to end the disputes among the people.

Lu Lu shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "These high school students are simply lawless!!"

At present, the highest crime rate in Chang'an is not rangers, but Tai students. These students who can blatantly wear long swords are more radical in all aspects and easily impulsive. They are the biggest thorns in Chang'an. It is not easy to punish them. If you catch a few, there will be a group of people making trouble, clamoring for the officials to be released. These people are familiar with the law and can easily line up with the county magistrate to take advantage of the loopholes in the law. The officials in Chang'an treat them very well. It's a headache, it's not as good as a ranger.

"Why did the Taixue come to your place to make trouble?"

"It's not been a day or two. Many Tai students insulted me, saying that I used power for personal gain, and insisted that I should follow Qin's decree and ban such private restaurants. They didn't come to make trouble, they just came to insult and preach. "

"Then today is this?"

"They got into a fight with those Tai students who supported private restaurants."

"Your Majesty! Uncle Fuqiu, Duke Fuqiu is very knowledgeable, but his governance of the Imperial Academy is really... These young people have no respect for their elders. A few days ago, I even saw a few clamoring for women to be officials. Tai students, these people think wildly all day long, attacking officials and policies. Have you read the Tai Xue Journal?

"I have seen it."

Liu Chang said seriously: "There are merits. One of the Tai students said that he wanted the temple to learn the Tai credits and set up different departments. The Department of Medicine is in charge of medical treatment, and the Department of Agriculture is in charge of agriculture. He also said that the current Taixue lacks competitiveness, and another one should be established in Luoyang."

Lu Lu said sadly: "Isn't this just whimsical? Earlier, some Tai students said that the county magistrate should be deprived of the power of arrest, and asked the big man to set up a new agency in the county to be responsible for arrests and arrests. As a subordinate, how can there be so many officials in the big man? They completely ignore the current situation of the big man, arrogant, self-righteous, criticizing the Sangong, and going crazy!!!”

The noise downstairs gradually subsided, and there were reprimands from officials.

Lu Lu looked at Liu Chang puzzled, "Since your majesty knows about these things, why don't you stop them?"

Liu Chang laughed.

"Whimsical? So what? They are the great students of Dahan! If they don't even dare to have these ideas, how can Dahan develop? You think these ideas are whimsical now, but I believe that one day, they will pass these ideas Put it into practice!!"

"Mr. Nao!"

The merchant smiled and saluted Zhi Buyi, his expression was very docile.

I have never doubted that I am currently in charge of receiving the big merchants who came, but today, I don’t know what happened, the big merchant who was hard to see several times on weekdays, but appeared in front of me with a smile. Undoubtedly, I know him. His surname is Zhang. I heard that he is related to Princess Lu Yuan’s husband’s family. He is mainly in the meat business. I heard that this man owns a large number of sheep in the Tang Dynasty, and there are more than 900 sheep herders for him alone. Well, Shihuo Mansion sent people several times before to get in touch with him, but this person always avoided seeing him, saying that he was not in Chang'an or something like that.

It's not easy to move this person, even the crown prince has to give Princess Lu Yuan face.

But now, he is extremely attentive.

"A few days ago, I was busy outside. After I came back, I heard that Shihuo Mansion sent someone to look for me, so I came here to see you in a hurry!"

Zhi Buyi said softly: "Mr. Zhang can spare some time to come here. It is really troublesome. Please sit down."

This merchant was also a little surprised. Despite his status, merchants are not welcome anywhere, especially in this kind of temple department. This person in front of him seems to be quite talkative?He couldn't help feeling a little more fond of Zhibuyi, so he sat in front of him, and immediately introduced Shihuofu to him. He was talking, but there was no nonsense, the words were clear and fluent, and the merchants were taken aback when they heard it.

If the person in front of you is not lying, I feel that this Shihuofu will be of great help to them, not just about foreign trade.
"I am willing to fully cooperate with Shihuofu!"

The big merchant said immediately.

I have never doubted that I was still happy about this merchant, but I didn't expect that next, such big merchants would start to come in groups. Their attitudes and even their excuses were the same, they were all curious. And vigilant, Zhi Buji repeated the same words many, many times, and greeted them until the evening, and finally no merchants came to see him.

Zhi Buyi took the thick paper recorded in front of him and came to the inner room.

The abnormality of the merchants has already attracted the attention of the entire Shihuo Mansion. Liu An also knew about this, so he did not leave in a hurry. In front of Liu An, these people have expressed their cooperation in the things that Shihuo Mansion is going to handle, and they have already confirmed many things with them, such as the opening of factories and the content of business standardization, and they will immediately follow the food. The order of the government to change the original way
Liu An looked at the report submitted by Zhibusu in surprise, and after looking at it for a long time, he asked, "Could it be that Father made a move?"

"The merchants in Chang'an are headed by these big merchants, and they are very powerful. I don't dare to act rashly and let them come together. The attitude is so cautious that my uncle can't do it. It must be my father. Do they have injuries on their faces?"

Zhibu shook his head.

"It's just threats of words, there are such results, father really is."

Liu An didn't know what to say, he just lamented his father's notoriety.

"This is easy to handle. The matter Qu Nihou entrusted to me has been done ahead of time, so I can take it to him and give him an answer. However, we can't always rely on the help of others, we must do it ourselves, otherwise Ah What is the point of the Father appointing us?"

"Gather everyone quickly, let's discuss foreign trade matters, and then choose the right candidate!"

"Isn't this about helping Hou Jiancheng?"

"It's best for us to solve the matter of Shihuofu by ourselves!"

"only."

In the following days, under the leadership of Liu An, the Shihuo Mansion opened up its firepower. The first thing was to issue a new order. According to the four major restrictions, merchants are free to ride in carriages or horses, even when they are not out for trade.Merchants are free to wear, as long as they do not overstep, there is no limit.Merchants can hire others, but they must first register with the food store in the county. It is a capital offense to conceal the employer.

The last, and most important, future merchants are free to go to any place in the country for trade, and local officials are not allowed to restrict the entry and exit of private businessmen from other places for no reason.

As soon as these four decrees were issued, they immediately caused a sensation in the world.

Although the merchants had already heard the rumors about these things, and they were looking forward to it, they still couldn't believe it. Until the decree was officially implemented, they carefully got into the car and drove in the city, and found that the passing soldiers no longer When they were violently dragged down and beaten, they couldn't help but burst into tears.

There are also merchants who have already prepared, and the moment they receive the order, they take a large amount of goods to the place they have always wanted to trade.Before the decree, Liu Chang had made a lifting of the restrictions, including being able to take a car when doing business, and being able to follow the temple to other places to do business, etc., but now, they can do this in their private capacity.

Commercial activities increased almost instantly, and the roads everywhere were full of merchants going to trade. When these merchants saw each other in detail, they all congratulated each other and celebrated the arrival of a new era.

At the same time, Shihuo Mansion has made new regulations on business, the most important of which is the abolition of the curfew.

No one thought that this mansion in charge of commerce would be qualified to abolish the curfew. As an ancestral law that has been implemented for many years, the abolition of the curfew is not only among the merchants, but even in the hearts of the people all over the world. significant change.

We can actually go out at night? ? ?

This policy is what the ministers are most opposed to. They can imagine that after the curfew is banned, there will be incomparable chaos everywhere, and the law and order will be greatly damaged.

However, in the night of this day, the lights in Chang'an were not extinguished for a long time, and merchants' stalls could be seen everywhere. Some restaurants were always open, and many people gathered at the door of these shops. There were excited conversations with the lights, there were patrolling soldiers along the road, and they were no longer driving and arresting them. The supportive Tai students held lanterns and gathered, all the way around Chang'an, with excited expressions and objections. The Tai students also preached loudly on the road, hoping that people along the road can go home.

All night, the lights in Chang'an were on.

And a certain tall figure also wandered back and forth between various places, and never returned overnight.

Shihuofu abolished the time limit and local restrictions for merchants to do business. For a while, the whole Chang'an embraced an unprecedented kind of prosperity. This kind of prosperity had never happened before, even in the past Qi State, which is highly developed in commerce, has never seen such a scene, and this is just the beginning. It is conceivable that with the continued implementation of these laws and regulations, Chang'an may become a real city that never sleeps.

This brand-new big man can barely see the traces left by the Qin State.

In front of a simple stall in the west of the city, Liu Chang was eating wheat rice with his head down.

Zhang Cang sat beside him, and the two of them ate, looking at the brightly lit scene in the distance, and could even hear singing and laughter coming from there.

"Teacher, do you think that if father sees such a scene, he will be scared to death?"

"Ugh"

Zhang Cang just shook his head, and said not confidently: "Many ministers have written letters and strongly opposed it. I don't know if what we are doing is right. No one has ever done this before."

"Teacher, what are you worried about? If something goes wrong, we just need to correct it. If we don't do it, how will we know what's right or wrong?"

"There is no road ahead to follow. Qin's system can no longer keep up with today's great man. Instead of clinging to the past path and not letting go, it is better to continue to move forward. We are blazing a new path for the future world. Zhen There won't be another emperor like this in the next thousand years, and if I don't give them a few more paths, how can they blaze new paths like me??"

"When Duke Zhou was still alive, he once told me that I wanted to set up a rule for China and create a foundation for China!"

"Everyone can hesitate, but I can't!"

Liu Chang spoke loudly, and when he realized, the diners around him had already knelt in front of him, trembling.

Going out to eat a barley meal at night, why did I meet the emperor? ?

ps; You can save it for a few days and watch it later.

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