The struggle for rebirth is in the harem

Chapter 147

No matter when, the charm of gossip is always infinite.Especially in the era of poor entertainment in the market, rumors and jokes are the most simple pastimes for people after dinner.

Whenever a new topic is derived, everyone in the market will have new topics to talk about.And rumors have the characteristics of extremely short timeliness. If you want to be a gregarious person, you must keep up with the spirit of advancing with the times and keep up with the speed of topic changes.

It didn't take long for the joke of King Huaiyang to become something new in all the teahouses in Kyoto.

Now the most popular and widely spread rumor in the shop is that the prince connived at his grandma brother Ling Jiu to use "Shi Yi" to amass money, not only squeezed the interests of the merchants, but also forced several merchants to death.

"Shiyi" is a law that has been implemented since the time of Taizu, and a "Shiyi Division" was specially established. The state invested 100 million yuan to buy unsalable goods from vendors at a fair price, and sell them when the market was out of stock.

At the same time, loans are issued to traders, with property as collateral, mutual insurance for more than five people, and two cents of interest per year.It is used to achieve "communication of what is and is not, power is high and low, and prices are equal, so mergers are suppressed."

It was originally an important channel for the imperial court to increase fiscal revenue, and it was also an important policy to protect people's livelihood in times of economic downturn.Now it has become a means for the prince's disciples to make money.

Ling Jiu took advantage of his power as a member of the Department of Commerce to deliberately lower the prices of merchants' goods, not to mention raising the interest, so that merchants who did not pay out the money after the expiration date lost all their property.There are endless means of asking for debts, and the houses and land of the people with serious debts are taken away, not to mention, they will be punished and sent to prison.

No one knows how the rumors about the prince's "Shiyi" accumulating wealth started, but it gradually intensified, and finally everyone believed the saying that the prince was fighting with the people for profit, forcing dozens of people's lives to death.

Because the status of the prince is always the second most noble in the country, with the aura of supremacy, no ordinary people dare to discuss it in court, and this topic is covered with a veil of mystery.

But they dare not publicize it in the classroom, but they can't stop spreading it in private. Comments, it seems that whoever doesn't mention a few words will fall behind.

Therefore, in the chat room, at the wine table, or even in the building, when everyone gathers together, they will discuss a few rumors in a low voice, not talking about political affairs.

"I said he should have stepped down a long time ago. He didn't respect his teacher, he didn't show filial piety, he even took advantage of the people and bullied others, how can he be a prince!"

A drunken scholar shouted indignantly in the restaurant, but his deskmate quickly covered his mouth.

"I'm not afraid! It's reasonable, go all over the world!"

Staggering and pushing away the person who blocked him, the scholar yelled to himself.

The others saw that his topics were becoming more and more explosive, and they all adhered to the principle of being wise and protecting themselves, and hurriedly found an excuse to leave.In less than a breath, he was the only drunk man sitting at the table.

Everyone knows this in their hearts, and they say a few words in private, but no one has the courage to stand up and say it like this.It is enough for the ordinary people to eat and drink enough, and they should not take care of the big things.

The shopkeeper watched the commotion and shook his head, fearing that he would be in trouble, he didn't even want the money for the drinks, and hurriedly asked Xiao Er to fork him out of the door.

Sitting at the next table was a young man with the appearance of a scribe, with a curly train and deep clothes, and handsome features. He also witnessed the whole process.Seeing the reactions of everyone around him, he lowered his head slightly, drank the last sip of tea, and asked people to check out and leave.

Huaiyang Palace.

Liu Heng listened with great interest to Lin Yucheng talking about what happened in the restaurant during the day, and when he heard that the people were filled with righteous indignation towards the prince, he couldn't help smiling.

(End of this chapter)