Chapter 69: How about running away now?
Early the next morning, Cheng Yaojin went to court.
Although I have been tricked a lot, I can't always hide, right?
You still have to face what you have to face!
"Hey, isn't this Lu Guogong? I heard that you beat your son at home yesterday?" Changsun Wuji said to Cheng Yaojin with a smile.
Cheng Yaojin was already dark, and now he was even darker.
"I say Lao Cheng, don't beat your son if you have nothing to do. Be careful, he will deal with you when you are old!" Fang Xuanling also said jokingly.
"Old Cheng, luckily Huaiyu told someone when he came back. Didn't your boy tell you?" Qin Qiong was beside him, adding jealousy.
How should Cheng Yaojin answer?
Said that he didn't believe what his son said at all?
Isn't that another slap in the face? .??.??
"None of your business, I can do whatever I want. If you don't accept it, do you want to fight with me?" Cheng Yaojin became angry and raised his fist.
Seeing Cheng Yaojin's behavior, everyone laughed, but no longer laughed at him.
Cheng Yaojin clenched his fists, feeling extremely irritable.
In addition to his idiot, now he is also very dissatisfied with Zhao Chen.
How dare you say that someone is willing to renovate Suzaku Avenue without spending any money.
Just a lunatic?
"Hey, Old Cheng, something is a little strange today." Qin Qiong walked to Cheng Yaojin and whispered.
"Why is it weird?" Cheng Yaojin was still dissatisfied with Qin Qiong and others laughing at him just now, and his tone was not very good.
"Look, we have a lot of new faces here today." Qin Qiong motioned for Cheng Yaojin to look over.
Cheng Yaojin was impatient. He raised his head and looked over, and saw a dozen middle-aged men in Chinese robes standing together.
It seems that he is here to attend today's court meeting just like them.
"Isn't this a famous businessman in Chang'an City?"
"The Zhang family in Shu, the Wu family in the south of the Yangtze River, the He family in Guanzhong..." Cheng Yaojin said slowly.
He probably knew all these people.
Cheng Yaojin likes drinking and making friends
, the network of contacts is naturally extremely wide.
"So it's strange!" Qin Qiong said.
"I don't know..."
"Your Majesty has decreed that hundreds of officials should enter the court." The palace gate suddenly opened, followed by a loud shout from the small yellow gate.
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"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin sat down and all the officials saluted.
Li Shimin nodded and motioned for everyone to get up.
"Your Majesty, regarding the renovation of Zhuque Avenue, I have summoned several wise men from Chang'an City." Changsun Wuji stepped forward and spoke to Li Shimin.
After finalizing the idea of building the road yesterday, Li Shimin asked Changsun Wuji to find the famous rich people in Chang'an City.
Now these people are waiting outside the palace.
In the Tang Dynasty, the status of merchants was still inaccessible.
Being brought here by Changsun Wuji, the merchants outside the hall were also uneasy.
"Inform them to come in." Li Shimin said.
Immediately some eunuchs shouted, asking these people to come into the palace.
Cheng Yaojin, who was standing next to him, had a confused face.
Last night he was talking to Zhao Chen about the Suzaku Avenue. Why was this the first thing His Majesty the Emperor said at the court meeting this morning?
Isn't this a collusion?
Pooh!
Cheng Yaojin cursed himself for being stupid.
Zhao Chen, a tavern keeper, could also be in cahoots with His Majesty the Emperor.
Hey, that's not right, His Majesty the Emperor knows this boy Zhao Chen, then...
Cheng Yaojin suddenly realized that he seemed to have been cheated again!
"The common people have seen His Majesty!"
A group of businessmen entered the palace and bowed their hands to Li Shimin.
Entering the palace for the first time, these people were naturally nervous.
Zhang was so nervous that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
"You don't have to be formal. I called you here today to cooperate with you." Li Shimin said with a smile.
cooperate?
His Majesty the Emperor cooperates with businessmen?
This is a big deal!
The ministers who didn't know the specific matter were all shocked.
But I also saw that Fang Xuanling and the others didn't even say a word. It was obvious that they had known about this for a long time.
Moreover, according to Wei Zheng's trolling character, if he was unaware, he would have started trolling at this time.
"Your Majesty is the co-owner of the world. The common people are of humble status and dare not talk about cooperation with Your Majesty." Several businessmen suddenly looked shocked.
The emperor talks about cooperation with them, do they really dare to compete with the emperor for profit?
Several people immediately felt bitter in their hearts, secretly thinking that they should claim to be sick and not come back.
"Don't panic, Fang Xuanling. Tell you about this cooperation!" Li Shimin couldn't lose face, so he handed the matter over to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling understood what Li Shimin meant and walked out.
"Suzaku Avenue has been in disrepair for a long time, and many places are dilapidated. His Majesty wants to renovate Zhuque Avenue."
"Now the Tang Dynasty is at a critical moment, and the treasury's money cannot be used for the time being, so His Majesty wants to cooperate with you."
"I will leave the renovation of Zhuque Avenue to you. In exchange, Your Majesty will allow you to collect the carriage and horse fees on Zhuque Avenue."
"It is limited to ten years. During these ten years, all the carriage fees will be paid by you. However, the maintenance of Zhuque Street also requires your contribution."
"As for the amount to be charged for carriage and horse fees, you need to discuss it with the Ministry of Household Affairs." Fang Xuanling said slowly.
All the ministers in the court looked shocked for a while.
Cheng Yaojin's expression even dropped.
Isn't this the same as what Zhao Chen said last night?
Cheng Yaojin realized that Zhao Chen had told him this idea of His Majesty the Emperor.
Otherwise, there is no such thing as a coincidence.
Moreover, that boy Zhao Chen knew about this matter, but he also played tricks on him.
The little bastard is so cruel!
Cheng Yaojin cursed in his heart!
After hearing what Fang Xuanling said, several businessmen were shocked.
The cooperation His Majesty the Emperor Xindao talked about turned out to be this.
Chang'an City was the commercial center of the Tang Dynasty, with countless vehicles and horses passing through it every day.
If he could really collect carriage fees, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money within ten years, and he could also gain a relationship with the emperor.
Several businessmen looked at each other and noticed the excitement in each other's eyes.
In this cooperation, let alone not losing money, even if it does, so what.
This is cooperation with the emperor.
This is something that has never been heard of.
Just because they have the status of cooperating with the emperor, it is not always easy for them to make money wherever they go.
"Your Majesty attaches such great importance to you, how dare we not go all out?"
"We must do our best to do our best for our country, the Tang Dynasty!"
Several businessmen looked excited and assured Li Shimin one after another.
"Okay, I've written it down!" Li Shimin was very happy.
He didn't expect that the method Zhao Chen told him would be so easy.
It would cost at least one million yuan to build a Suzaku Avenue.
For the stretched Tang treasury, this was a lot of money!
He thought to himself that Zhao Chen was really resourceful and could come up with such a method.
Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a long time. When he saw several businessmen leaving happily, he didn't even come back to his senses.
Cheng Yaojin was wondering whether he should run away now.
Otherwise, how could he eat from that plate?
"My dear friends, in three days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. I plan to enjoy the laurels with all my dear friends." Li Shimin suddenly smiled and said to everyone.
