I deceived Du Fuwei for a while, but I don’t know if the guy heard it or not. Anyway, he couldn’t escape from this matter.
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"Chang'an is not as prosperous as Jiangdu, but there is one thing I must tell you..."
Half drunk, Du Fuwei's drinking capacity is as good as ever, his face is dark and translucent, and he is not drunk at all, but he can't help but talk more. Well, he talks a lot, but after drinking, he talks even more. He is obviously a man.
Talkative.
Hearing what he said, Li Po became interested, "Oh? I have been in Chang'an for more than two years, and I haven't been around the city much. If there is anything wrong with me, let me tell you."
Du Fuwei shook his head and flattered him, "How can I not say that I am supremely wise? I must be too busy to take care of this. I am not a good minister. If I don't walk around wherever I go, I will always feel uneasy."
Li Poxin said, your problem must be caused by being a thief. You always want to avoid being caught and sent to court.
And what he said was not a lie. Since entering Chang'an, except for a few fixed routes, he has never carefully visited this majestic city. If he went out by himself, he might get lost.
Du Fuwei continued his work, "I think it's very inconvenient to buy something in such a big city with so many people. I wanted to buy some silk and satin to make some clothes for my family some time ago, so I had to go east."
city.
The tea houses and wine shops are no longer visible on the streets, all the emotions are in Caiyufang, the tea traders are in the West City, and the people's market is in the Nancheng. I know that this is because of the convenience of the officials, but the city of Chang'an is so big, you can't
How do you get a bunch of them?
Rich people have everything. If it doesn't work, just send someone to go there, but ordinary people can't do it, right? Those who live in the north have to go half a city to hire people, and they are not so diligent in burning incense for the Buddha, right?"
Li Po frowned slightly, is this so? He really hadn't noticed this. He thought about it and found that he had never encountered this problem in Yunnei, Mayi, or even Jinyang. Maybe no one told him?
I have to ask when I get back. The prosperity of the city lies in the merchants. This has been an unbreakable truth since ancient times...
It shouldn’t be. The former Sui Dynasty was pretty good to businessmen, so why wouldn’t they allow people to open shops casually? Or is this only true in places like Chang’an and Luoyang?
As an emperor, he may encounter strange things anytime and anywhere, and he has long been used to it.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Isn't that the case in Jiangdu?"
Du Fuwei chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, I asked the wrong person. I didn't know before that Yang Guang died there. After a military turmoil, who dared to open a shop? Later, the treacherous villain Li Zitong occupied the place for a while.
, how can any businessman dare to show his face to those who are knocking on the bones and sucking out the marrow?
It was actually the same after I arrived in Jiangdu. It was common for the soldiers and generals to disobey control and eat and drink for free... Later, when everyone had some wealth, the soldiers and generals started their own business, and the situation became better."
Well, I did ask the wrong person. Military discipline in the rebel army has always been a big problem. When Du Fuwei started his career in his early years, he was no different from other people. He would rob if he could, and he would never leave a way for others to survive if he could kill. Later, he occupied
The territory just changed its face again.
Many rebel leaders didn't have the brains, so they just went down the same road, and in the end they were all ruined.
Businessmen... don't have much room to survive under the rule of the rebels. Like the nobles, they have always been the targets of liquidation.
In fact, this matter is not that complicated. The status of merchants improved during the Sui Dynasty. This was mainly because Yang Guang regarded managing the Western Regions as his career, which benefited the merchant community.
The businessmen were strictly suppressed. The reason why they gathered in one place was not just for the convenience of management, but also a policy set to prevent the people from doing business casually.
If someone wants to rent a house and open a store, they must go through strict government review. They cannot open a store just anywhere. They must open a store in a location designated by the government, and the tax is very heavy.
According to later accounts, most of them believed that the nobles were trying to suppress emerging social groups. In fact, from the current era, the nobles formulated such policies for a very simple purpose. They just despised the vulgarity and preoccupation of businessmen.
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And a more high-sounding statement is that all dynasties were based on agriculture. Officials and nobles absolutely did not want farmers to leave the land easily to become merchants. They had the motive to suppress merchants intentionally or unintentionally, and even Li Po was no exception.
He looked deeper and believed that in a season with such low productivity, the appearance of large groups of merchants would be an absolute disaster, and he also saw the faces of nobles and merchants in Mayi.
Privately, transporting Turks has become an open matter. Anyone who fails to do so seems to be falling behind.
In fact, what he hates more is those people who go to the Turks to flatter them. They are not related to any group, and businessmen are not among them. Just like what Du Fuwei said now, he feels very unreasonable.
Li Po felt that he would have to go out and walk around more in the future. Many things could not be done in Tai Chi Hall just by imagination. For example, he had to go to the countryside to see the land system. Maybe what he heard from the farmers would be
It is completely different from what officials in the DPRK said.
As Du Fuwei said, this is just one of them. Although the important ministers in the court are all very talented, after all, the manpower is sometimes poor, and there must be many things that cannot be paid attention to.
Moreover, they are all nobles, and they will speak on the side of the nobles intentionally or unintentionally, but they cannot be fooled by them.
The emperor's mind is always unpredictable. Du Fuwei didn't know that he just complained about the bad shopping situation in Chang'an, but the man in front of him suddenly thought about national policies.
He was still talking there, "Caiyufang is really nice, the people are good at drinking, and the children are not bullied. They are not as disorderly as Jiangdu. They have fights and troubles from time to time. I tried to correct them several times, but it didn't work."
The Supreme Being hasn't been there yet, has he? Let's go for a walk someday when we have free time, and the Supreme Being will definitely return home happily."
The corner of Li Po's mouth twitched. Do you really dare to think... Should I agree or not? I really want to go there and experience the wonderful things.
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Drinking with Du Fuwei is a more interesting thing. Unlike others, this guy doesn't care much about the majesty of the emperor. He talks very relaxedly and can talk about anything.
There is currently no such person around Li Po, and Feng Deyi can only be counted as half of it. He is an old fox who has become a spirit. Although he appears in front of the emperor from time to time, he looks like he is talking freely, but in fact he is not.
Observe the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers and never violate the rules.
And there is always a cardinal in the conversation. If you are not careful, he will probably take advantage of it. Just like Du Fuwei, he will talk about it and give it three points of color, and he will open the dyeing shop.
It's like taking the emperor to visit the brothel, giving Feng Deyi and others some courage, but they don't dare to say it, right? Yun Dingxing, warrior Xun and the like may be able to do it, but they will definitely not be as good as Du Fuwei
It is generally said so righteously.
Li Po smiled and nodded to Du Fuwei, "You go have fun yourself, but don't drag me along. Once someone finds out, I will only receive some advice, but you will not be able to do it..."
According to custom, if you can't go by yourself, you will have to cause some trouble for Du Fuwei.
But this guy didn't care about this. He just saw that he couldn't drag the emperor down. He took a sip of wine with regret, rolled his eyes and tried his best, "I heard that Lu Xiangjun, a famous prostitute in Jiangling, will be arriving in Chang'an in the near future. It is said that her color is bad."
Secondly, I play the piano very well, and the Supreme Being doesn’t want to listen to it?”
Li Po shook his head and said slowly: "If it is really good, I only need to order her to enter the palace, and she will have to come and play for me. I will invite you to listen to it. Is it that good?"
The invisible aura of pretense came to his face, and Du Fuwei couldn't help laughing, nodding his head repeatedly: "What the Supreme said is that if it is really easy to stay in the palace, the Supreme is the Supreme, and he should be so domineering."
That's domineering, but not domineering. I won't do that...are all the famous prostitutes from Jingxiang and Xiangzhou coming to Chang'an? Didn't Li Jing cause anger and resentment there and scare everyone away?
A few days ago, Li Jing finally had a knife operation, and he didn't know what would happen next. Li Po was a little worried. He had some energy left, but he didn't want to cause too much trouble.
So Li Po stopped entangled in topics like Caiyufang and talked about business with Du Fuwei.
"Your subordinates are not very stable, and the officials I sent are in trouble. You know, they are not like you. Once they get authority, many people find it difficult to let it go.
For your sake, I have left them a lot of leeway and have stayed in their original posts. But what I want is for the government to be clear and clear. If they don’t know how to advance or retreat..."
Having said this, Li Po shook his head. The meaning was self-evident, so he had to force himself.
Wang Ze's memorial was from Chang'an a few days ago. When he first arrived in Jiangdong, he had noticed that Du Fuwei's old subordinates had formed a very strong interest group from top to bottom. Nothing could be done without the approval of Pu Gongtuo and others.
, almost impossible to do.
Li Daozong has begun to become a little impatient. If this continues, the next time he writes to the court, he may suggest that Pu Gongtuo and others be killed first.
This was a matter of life and death. Du Fuwei suddenly became serious. Looking at the emperor's expression, he said tentatively: "When I was here, they would naturally listen to me, but now that I am far away... they
Maybe we can still remember our past friendship and not bear to betray each other.
But as time goes by, I can't guarantee what they will think, but the Supreme Lord can rest assured that there will definitely not be a big chaos. When I left, I said that anyone who dares to raise an army is a traitor. Everyone can fight it together. I don't think anyone can gather together.
Everyone creates chaos, but small chaos is inevitable..."
Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth and said: "If you are the supreme believer, let me go and have a visit. Pu Gongtuo is my sworn brother. We have been together since childhood and have a deep friendship. I brought him to Chang'an together."