Chapter 492: Roll up your arms and sleeves
The impact of commercial prosperity is a variety of flowers. Once people have money, they will find ways to enjoy themselves. This has also doubled the number of entertainment projects in the Tang Dynasty. Some people buy music, and some people sell it. To put it in a ditty,
, you have to hire people with outstanding literary talents to write music and lyrics, so a group of scholars who make a living by composing music, writing lyrics, and learning Chinese dialects have emerged in Chang'an City.
As the top dandy in Chang'an City and the most fashionable pioneer, Li Chengqian's brother-in-law Dugu Rui naturally couldn't give up on this arty and fun thing, so he often took his "close friends" to watch theaters and listen to music, and also played for
This also cost a lot of money.
No, seeing that his sister was inconvenient and unable to go out for a walk, he was afraid that her sister would be bored, so he invited a more famous team in Chang'an City to come to the East Palace to make her smile. Originally, Dugu Miaoyin refused, and made such a fuss.
However, others do not consider the prince's extravagance and waste, which is inconsistent with the prince's simple lifestyle for many years.
But this bastard must have a good brain. After hearing the reason why his sister disagreed, Dugu Rui said that he contributed it to the empress. He thanked the empress for not forgetting to give to the minister even though the palace affairs were heavy.
As for the marriage, you can also invite ladies from various palaces to come and have fun together, so that they can see that our Dugu family is not stingy either.
Dugu Miaoyin was not satisfied with her younger brother's kindness, and immediately reported the matter to Queen Changsun when she came to visit her. Unexpectedly, the queen, who had always been diligent and thrifty, not only accepted Dugu Rui's filial piety, but even severely punished her.
Praise him.
This starts with the free medical clinics in the city that are convenient for the people. Dugu Rui worked hard to make money at a loss. In this way, the number of medical clinics has grown to more than 20. As long as people who cannot afford medical treatment come here, they will not be discriminated against at all.
, medical treatment and medicine are all free of charge, allowing many people in Chang'an City to enjoy benefits.
What's more important is that this boy is very smart in doing things. He often lets the people in the medical clinic publicize the empress's kindness and the empress's gift of excess medicinal materials in the palace, so that everyone knows that the empress loves the people.
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For this reason, the people who received the favor would remember this good thing to the Queen. Every New Year, they would always burn incense and pray, begging God to bless this Bodhisattva-like Queen to live a long life, and they would have endless good days.
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After learning these details, Empress Changsun was very happy. She was very generous with her happiness. She not only increased investment in the medical center, but also personally acted as a matchmaker to select a young lady with good looks from the direct branch of the Gao family and betrothed it to him.
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This was such a great favor, Dugu Kaiche was so happy that his face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, and he repeatedly praised this unscrupulous grandson for his good fortune. Not only did he get a wife back, but it was also an act of good deeds.
With the Queen's decree to be held in Qingshan Palace, Dugu Rui felt more confident. Not only did he add another team, but he also doubled the price. For what, of course, it was face. My sister is today's
The Crown Princess, the future mother of the country, cannot be stingy with her family's actions.
Otherwise, the girls in the other palaces will laugh. Our Dugu family is not a poor one. If people look down on us because of money, then the face of the third queen of this family will be lost. We cannot afford to lose this person.
Just four words and it’s done...
On the first day of the big play, Li Chengqian, who was a little disturbed by the reduction in rent and interest rates, had no intention of dealing with government affairs and chose to wander around the palace with a few guards. This was not because he felt sorry for the tax, but because he was worried about the tax.
I am worried that if the imperial decree is delayed for one more day, more land will fall into the hands of those wealthy families.
Li Chengqian knew very well what little ninety-nine those guys were thinking. Even though they were making a lot of money and looked quite attractive, in the final analysis they were still the biggest beneficiaries, while the common people became leeks in the field.
Why do you say this? They opened workshops to make money, and hiring laborers should be paid. They reached out to farmers to solve the labor problem, and to harvest a batch of land at a low price.
There are always profits and losses when doing business, so in order to avoid this risk, they made such a deduction to lure ignorant people into the trap they had already set.
Li Chengqian believed that such a little trick would not be able to hide it from Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who were Lao Chengmouguo, but they would not point this out. The reason is very simple. If it is too clear, it will offend many people.
With their moral character and wealth, they would definitely not be able to occupy houses and enclose land, but the same cannot be said for other officials. With such a cheap thing, why not buy it, and it is voluntary for the people, even if it is a fight.
It makes sense to go to Chengqing Hall.
There are definitely not a few officials who have this idea. The imperial court does not allow corruption and bending the law, but it does not say that it does not allow the purchase of houses and land. Especially the officials who have been transferred to Chang'an in recent years urgently need to settle down here.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling are both ministers of the Prime Minister, so they can't just block their livelihood just because they want to please the prince.
If that's true, it won't take long for their reputations to be ruined. This is why Li Chengqian gave them three days. The meaning is to say hello and let everyone stop. Don't end up falling out in the end. Whose face is it?
Not having a good time.
Just when Li Chengqian strolled to the vicinity of Qingshan Palace, Dugu Rui had just finished arranging things inside and walked out from the palace gate. Seeing his brother-in-law not far away, he ran and bumped over to say hello, calling him one after another.
He shouted loudly, with that lewd expression still on his face.
"Brother-in-law, there are a lot of good shows here today. The queen and sister have agreed, why don't you go in and have a look, it's time to relieve your fatigue."
In Dugu Rui's eyes, the prince's brother-in-law is good at everything but lacks interest. As a man, life is tiring. If you don't find some fun for yourself, then what's the point of living in this life.
Not to mention others, even His Majesty has many hobbies. With such hobbies, not only can he enjoy it, but it can also bring the relationship between the monarch and his ministers closer. Take the old gangster Tang Jian for example, isn't it because he likes the two kings?
His calligraphy skills have made him a personal friend of the emperor. Otherwise, he could only dream of becoming the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs with his rogue virtues!
Li Chengqian was not interested in Dugu Rui's suggestion at all. Besides, if Queen Changsun and Dugu Miaoyin noticed his displeasure, it would ruin their elegance.
So, he shook his head and then said: "Xiuwen, my brother-in-law has accepted your kindness, so let the mother and the others see it. I won't go if I have something to do."
"No, brother-in-law, there is still a good show that we haven't seen today - "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Kills Jiang Chong", I have seen it once before and it was quite good!"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian felt an unknown anger in his heart. Who didn't know that I had offended many literati recently by killing those rotten Confucian scholars like Zhu Taozhi, and these rotten scholars also made up many jokes to reflect the loneliness out of loyalty?
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If I didn't want to set off a literary inquisition and leave bad examples to future generations, I would have punished them long ago. Now you dare to let me watch it. Isn't this just a slap in the face?
"Come on, Xiuwen, come forward."
Seeing the prince's brother-in-law rolling up his sleeves, Dugu Rui, who has many years of fighting experience, turned around and ran away, shouting as he ran: "Brother-in-law, what on earth are you doing?"
Chapter completed!