Author: Gongsun Wujiu

"Merchant registration system!"

Zhang Yue's surprised voice sounded.

"Yes, Lord! It is necessary for Luntai to implement a merchant registration system!"

Outside a tent not far from the Luntai New Town construction site, Mani was talking to Zhang Yue.

"There is no nationality in the hearts of businessmen... Anything can be sold as long as there is enough profit..."

Zhang Yue felt a strange feeling in his heart after listening to Mani's words.

But what Mani said is indeed very reasonable. As expected, businessmen know businessmen best.

Mani's words also made Zhang Yue involuntarily think of businessmen in the late Ming Dynasty.

In the late Ming Dynasty, almost all northern merchants, represented by Shanxi merchants, became Tatar slaves driven by interests.

These businessmen not only provided detailed information about the towns on the nine sides to the Tatars.

Moreover, he also acted as an internal response when the two sides fought.

Especially when the cities in Liaodong fell, whether it was Tieling, Kaiyuan, Fushun or Liaoyang, these merchants cooperated internally and externally to open the city gates.

The Tatars were able to quickly occupy Liaodong and have a complete base area. At least half of the credit should be attributed to northern merchants represented by Shanxi merchants.

Mani's remarks obviously convinced Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue does not want such a fate to happen to him one day.

In fact, at the beginning of the planning of Luntai New City, the city was built outside the city with this consideration in mind.

It's just that Zhang Yue has never been in business and only has a vague understanding of it.

Now with Mani's introduction, he finally had a clear understanding.

"Mani, do you have any specific measures, but it doesn't matter!" Zhang Yue encouraged.

"Your Majesty, this is a statement written by a servant. Please read it carefully!"

Mani happily took out a piece of parchment full of writing.

Zhang Yue took it with a smile, "Please wait a moment..."

Mani suppressed his excitement and sat down on a mat next to Zhang Yue.

After Mani sat down, Zhang Yue opened the parchment and read it carefully.

A smile gradually appeared on his face.

Mani was watching Zhang Yue's expression carefully.

When a smile appeared on Zhang Yue's face, Mani also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He knew that he had made the right bet, and perhaps he would soon become a real official of the Han Dynasty.

"Moniel's method is very good, but..."

Zhang Yue led Mani, Pan Hong and others to conduct many discussions and studies on the merchant registration system.

Finally, based on the specific conditions of Luntai, the merchant registration system of Luntai was formulated.

And Mani finally got his wish and became the actual manager of Luntai Fang City.

However, Zhang Yue did not give him the power to review businessmen, but gave it to Pan Hong.

After the Luntai city registration system was issued, Zhang Yue originally thought that it would attract dissatisfaction from businessmen.

He is already prepared for the reduction of caravans and trade in the short term.

Unexpectedly, the caravans did not protest at all. Instead, they impatiently applied for city registration in Luntai and waited for the completion of the city to set up trading houses in Luntai.

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In June of the second year of Taishi, the news from Chang'an finally reached Luntai.

The emperor rejected Zhang Yue's petition to establish a county.

However, Zhang Yue was granted the power to set up barriers and appoint barrier officers in important areas.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

Most of the officers in the Luntai Army were confused about the emperor's order, but this obviously did not include Zhang Yue, Pan Hong and others.

Zhang Yue didn't reply but just smiled on his face. He knew that he made the right move.

At this time, Pan Hong also stood up with a smile and congratulated, "Congratulations to the king!"

"Hahaha!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

However, Han Jiang, Zhao Yi and others were still confused by Monk Zhang Er.

Zhang Yue was too lazy to explain to everyone. He just shook his head and shifted the topic to Bai Qu and Bao Shengzhi.

It turns out that this time, news also came from Chang'an that the emperor appointed Bao Shengzhi as the imperial censor, and that Bai Gong, the middle doctor, built the Baiqu.

During the conversation, everyone was full of envy for the completion of Baiqu.

Everyone also hopes that the well and canal system in Luntai can be completed as soon as possible.

Although Zhang Yue has been talking to everyone about Baiqu.

But in my heart, I was more concerned about the sudden victory and the move to become a censor.

The reason is actually very simple. Baoshengzhi's original position was Xiuyi Censor.

The Xiuyi Censors of the Han Dynasty, the Qianniu Guards of the Tang Dynasty, and the Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty are actually similar roles.

The sudden change from Xiuyi Yushi to Yushi Dafu means that a figure who once changed the direction of history is about to come to the forefront.

This person is Jiang Chong who caused the witchcraft disaster in history.

Zhang Yue's mood at the moment was very contradictory towards Jiang Chong.

Jiang Chong's real name was Jiang Qi. He was originally from Handan of Zhao State. He was proficient in medicine. His sister was good at singing, dancing and playing the harp. She married Liu Dan, the crown prince of Zhao State.

Jiang Qi therefore became the honored guest of King Zhao Jingsu and Liu Pengzu.

Later, for some unknown reason, he turned against the Prince of Zhao, Liu Dan.

Liu Dan sent people to hunt down Jiang Qi, but Jiang Qi fled all the way to Chang'an and changed his name to Jiang Chong.

Later, Jiang Chong was recommended to the emperor, and the emperor summoned Jiang Chong at the Quan Tai Palace in Shanglinyuan.

Jiang Chong made a great first impression on the emperor.

He is tall and handsome, wears fine and elegant clothes, and speaks well.

The emperor couldn't help but admire: "It is true that Yan and Zhao have many extraordinary scholars."

He first served as Lang Guan, and soon he was appointed as Gaizhe.

Later, he served as an envoy to the Han Dynasty and sent many envoys to the Xiongnu. If Zhang Yue remembers correctly, Jiang Chong should now be serving as the captain of Shuiheng.

If the direction of history does not change significantly, Jiang Chong will soon be appointed as the censor of Xiuyi.

In fact, judging from historical records, Jiang Chong's position as Xiuyi Censor was quite good.

During his tenure as the censor of Xiuyi, he was mainly responsible for supervising the words and deeds of his relatives and ministers to see if they were excessively extravagant and breaking the law.

During his tenure, he acted decisively and selflessly, and showed no favoritism towards relatives of the emperor or the country.

During this period, he also wrote a letter to the Han Emperor accusing Liu Dan of having committed adultery with his sisters and harem, which led to Liu Dan being imprisoned and killed.

According to the "Book of Han" records, the emperor fell ill in his later years. Jiang Chong ordered Hu Wutanhe to deceive the emperor: "There is a lot of poison in the palace. If it is not eliminated, the disease will not be cured (the disease will not be cured)."

The emperor believed it to be true and sent Jiang Chong to investigate closely. For a time, Jiang Chong had power in both the government and the public.

Jiang Chong had a feud with the prince Liu Zhi, so he framed the prince. Jiang Chong dug for poison in the prince's uterus and found a puppet made of paulownia wood.

Liu Ju was frightened and sent troops to kill Jiang Chong. Jiang Chong's followers fled to Ganquan Palace to report to the emperor that the prince had launched a rebellion.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Prime Minister Liu Quyou to mobilize troops to quell the rebellion. The two armies fought in Chang'an for five days, with tens of thousands of people dead.

In the end, Prince Liu Ju was defeated and fled, hanging from a beam in Quanjiu, Hu County, east of Chang'an. Queen Wei Zifu also committed suicide.

Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew that Prince Liu Ju had no intention of rebelling, so he destroyed the Jiang Chong clan, executed Su Wen, and built the "Si Palace" in Hu County.

Zhang Yue has always been curious about why Jiang Chong offended Prince Liu Ju...
Chapter completed!