"It seems that Lord Xuan has made up his mind this time to abandon these people." Yan Lide said with caress.

"Abandon? I have never won it. How can I say that I abandon it? They just take it upon themselves." Xuan Shijing said coldly: "From tomorrow, they should be able to understand that as a businessman, time is money!"

Xuan Shijing said this, and he had already discussed with the shopkeepers. Eighty percent of the materials they had in their hands were supplied to Longshouyuan, and the remaining 20 percent were sold to ordinary people and even large households at 90% of the original market price. By the way, the Chamber of Commerce jointly issued a written statement, denying those merchants who were forgetful of their interests and ignored the overall situation of the court for their own personal gain, and waited for an opportunity to hoard materials and raise prices to harm the country and the people.

The statement did not specify a name, but if the people read it, they naturally knew in their hearts that it would not harm the people of the court. However, these merchants have caused all the materials in Chang'an City to rise, which has increased by more than 20%. This is what they saw with their own eyes and experienced with their own personal experience, and it involves their own interests.

After this, what good reputation will those people have left?

Once a businessman has a bad reputation, he will almost never be able to do business in the future. Xuan Shijing's move can be said to be a waste of money.

The day after the commendation order was issued on the Xuanwu Tower, the merchants who joined forces with Xuan Shijing posted notices in their shops. As soon as their notices were posted, in the eyes of most people, this was a sign that the materials on the Dragon Shou Yuan were no longer nervous.

"Master, the shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce in the mansion is asking for advice." The housekeeper of the Changping Prince's Mansion entered the front hall, pointed at his master and reported.

"Let him come in. How many times have you been going back and forth for this matter in the past two days?" Li Shen put down the teacup in his hand: "Let me hear what news he has brought to me today."

"Yes." The butler responded and then brought the shopkeeper of the chamber of commerce in.

"Sir, please see the prince." After the shopkeeper came in, he bowed and bowed to Li Shen.

"No gift, let's talk, what happened again today." Li Shen asked.

"Back to the prince, yesterday he went to Xuanwu Tower to find Yan Lide, the Minister of Works, and negotiated with him about selling the materials hoarded by the Chamber of Commerce of the Ministry of Works, but in the end, he was driven out by Xuan Shijing, the Duke of Jinyang County," said the shopkeeper.

"What? He drove out?" Li Shen was stunned: "What, is it possible that there is a place for the materials on the Dragon Shou Yuan to find? How dare he, Xuan Shijing?"

"Your Majesty, the matter is not over yet. Yesterday, except for the two of them who issued commendation orders to those merchants in Xuanwu Tower, today the merchants posted notices in their own shops in Chang'an City, denying us that they could hoard goods, raise prices, and harm the country and the people. They also said that all the materials for sale in their names were 10% lower than the original market price and were sold to the public at a price of 90%. You, in this way, our business will not be able to be done in the future. Our reputation has been stinked by them..."

"It's simply unruly!" Li Shen slapped the table and said, "This Xuan Shijing is determined to go against us! What's the benefit of this for him!"

"Prince, this new palace was originally built by His Majesty. Now that we are hoarding materials and raising prices, we are doing the opposite of the court. If Xuan Shijing does this, I am afraid that his Majesty will not mean... In this way, then we......"

"Come here, please instruct the people of the mansion to prepare the frame, and the King of Japan is about to enter the palace and meet His Majesty." Li Shen said: "No matter what, don't act rashly. I will go to the palace and explore the wind before I talk about it."

"Yes." The shopkeeper said.

Li Shen was the son of Li Deliang, the King of Changping, and was also a member of the Tang Dynasty. Li Deliang was sick for a few years and had never served as an official, so he only gave the title of King Changping. In the 11th year of Zhenguan, Li Deliang died of illness. His son Li Shen inherited his father's title and was the King of Changping County.

In terms of relationships, Li Shen and His Majesty Li Er are cousins. His father Li Deliang is the second son of Li Yi, the sixth son of Taizu Li Hu, so he is still the clan of the clan. However, in this generation, his relationship with the clan has become increasingly distant. He only has a clan name and has not entered the court as an official.

But even though it is just a name, in terms of its identity, it is still in the blood of the Li family and a member of the royal family. If you want to enter the palace, you just want to visit your relatives, and you can still say a few words in front of His Holiness Li Er.

That is, such a famous idle prince who can live around Chang'an without having an official title. If he has a real name and real power, Guanzhong cannot tolerate such clan princes. A prince like Li Shen is not even qualified to enter the Sixteen Kings House. After all, the Sixteen Kings House is the prince and the prince of the clan family.

When the Tang clan arrived in Li Shen's generation, he basically had only a name and did not even have a fief. In addition to the annual rewards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a huge family wanted to support a family and live a prosperous and prosperous life, and only had a way to do business. Therefore, these people basically had chambers of commerce and caravans in their families, and did some business in Chang'an or other places, making some money.

It just so happened that Li Shen's family was doing materials business and originally wanted to take this opportunity to make a deal, but with Xuan Shijing's interference, his plan to make money was disturbed by Xuan Shijing.

Now the court is sufficient, both the treasury and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. What is the money the Chamber of Commerce earns from this business? It is irrelevant to the court. For the government, it is a drop in the bucket, but it can enrich the entire Changping Palace.

But now, all the dreams are broken.

Among the Tang clans, Li Shen was not the only one who thought this way. With more people, the treasury was spent in vain, but it was not a small amount. In this way, His Majesty Li Er naturally was not happy. How could he care whether these clans were happy or not?

On weekdays, the National Government has already raised such a group of people for nothing. At this time, these people are still here to attack the National Government. It is like a relative who is not close to anything. On weekdays, you need to raise it. When you have to do business, these relatives will come out to make a lot of money. Not to mention that this matter is not happy with His Majesty Li Er, and no one is happy with His Majesty Li Er.

Not only does it make money, but it also delays your affairs. Who doesn’t worry about such relatives?

So Xuan Shijing wanted to solve this matter for His Majesty Li Er. His Majesty Li Er had no objection and asked Xuan Shijing to let go. Afterwards, those people wanted to find Xuan Shijing, and His Majesty Li Er came to take it.

Nowadays, clans like Li Shen are like borers to the royal family of the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!