Chapter 303: 'Wolong' and 'Fengxiao' can be found in Luoyang
"Li Jiyi!"
Jin Liangtu felt the admiring gaze, looked back, was overjoyed, and hurried over.
Li Yan stood there waiting for him and said with a smile: "Do you know the news? But you are still the chief of the Zuojianmen, and the imperial city is where you are responsible. There is no need to rush, let's go!"
Jin Liangtu hurriedly ran back and rode his horse to follow behind him: "Li Jiyi attaches great importance to promotion this time. Such a great kindness and kindness are deeply felt in my heart. I am willing to go through fire and water for Li Jiyi, even if I die!"
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Li Yandao: "There is no need to claim a humble position. I recommend you because I think you are the most suitable. After the Du Guanshi position is officially appointed, Luoyang's slave market will be reorganized."
Jin Liangtu was even more excited: "Yes! I understand!"
Li Yan warned: "This matter is not easy to do. The slave trade involves the interests of many parties. Now that hundreds of officials have arrived in Luoyang, many people's houses lack servants to help them. There is a huge demand for slaves. You must not take it lightly."
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Slavery was prevalent in the Tang Dynasty, and it was a characteristic of the times, just like Fudan.
The top-class slaves have not yet been formed. By the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the three treasures for showing off wealth were fixed: Kunlun slaves, Silla maids, and Bodhisattva barbarians.
The first two are very familiar. The Bodhisattva Man did not exist in the early Tang Dynasty. It is said that it was not until the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty that the Numan Kingdom paid tribute. The woman wore a golden crown in a high bun and a necklace and was called the Bodhisattva Man.
While the nobles worshiped Buddhism, they also wanted to have a close relationship with the Bodhisattva. You can imagine the fervor of the Bodhisattva Man. The palace music work "Bodhisattva Man Song" became the name of the music studio, and later evolved into the most widely known name of the song.
Nowadays, the most popular thing in the early Tang Dynasty is the Kunlun slaves. Regardless of whether they are practical or not, it is good to buy them for appearance. Due to the growth of Silla, the Silla slaves began to overpower the Goryeo slaves and occupied the top spot on the list of female slaves. This time, the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce targeted
, these two types of slaves are mainly sold.
Of course Jin Liangtu knew that this job was not easy to do, but he was very motivated: "Those who buy healthy maids and maids are often the sons of nobles who are either rich or noble. It is inevitable that there will be obstacles, but I have never had any contact with them, and I will not do it because of favors."
And if you are tied up with your hands and feet, you can’t even think of buying me with money!”
"Li Jiyi, I have already thought about it. I will start with the smallest slave meeting place, work step by step, and finally target the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce meeting place!"
"The slave market must be properly rectified, and we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, must not be allowed to become slaves of foreign countries!"
Li Yan nodded: "It's a good idea, but those slave traders are all human beings. If you can't accurately grasp their psychology, it will trigger a group attack. If you can't grasp the evidence afterwards, it will be even more difficult to step down."
Jin Liangtu was extremely determined: "This is difficult, but please Li Jiyi wait and see!"
Li Yan said happily: "Very good! As long as you have firm belief and do it boldly, I will support you! By the way, are you familiar with the market conditions and price fluctuations of slaves?"
Jin Liangtu said: "I'm not familiar with it. I'm going to ask the subordinates in Du Guanshi."
Li Yan shook his head: "The people in Du Guan Sui are unreliable. Yesterday, Duan Da was taken into the inner guard for interrogation. He already confessed the bribery situation at Du Guan Sui. Not only thirty officials, but also the officials were stuffed by slave traders.
The good thing is that I spent the whole night writing the charges..."
Jin Liangtu was not surprised but delighted: "If these people are ineffective, can they be replaced?"
Li Yandao: "After you take office, you will be the leader in all lawsuits. I will forward these testimonies to you for you to consider as appropriate."
"But the Sixth Department is no better than others. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we should not remove a large number of people from their positions. We should catch those who do the worst and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys."
"In this way, we won't have to fight among ourselves all day long, which will make us unmotivated to work and greatly delay the efficiency of work..."
Jin Liangtu originally wanted to put more people in his place, but after hearing this, he calmed down his impatience and responded quickly: "I understand!"
Li Yan smiled and said: "As for the situation at the slave meeting place, I will introduce someone. He is very familiar with everything that the family members like, and he has a better understanding of justice. You two will cooperate well to keep Luoyang safe."
Jin Liangtu clasped his fists: "Yes!!"
After talking all the way into the imperial city, Jin Liangtu bid farewell to Li Yan respectfully and went to work as a guard in the left prison as usual.
This route was too familiar to him, but the feeling along the way was not very familiar.
Because there was an official who took the initiative to greet him: "Jin Changshi Zao!"
Jin Liangtu responded: "Morning! Morning!"
What's more, they even care about his health: "Jin Changshi doesn't look very good. He works so hard, so he should pay attention to his health!"
Jin Liangtu grinned and said, "Thank you for your concern!"
These officials were all local officials in Luoyang. Those who had been in Chang'an for a long time did not know him, but they looked at him from afar, and then whispered: "This man is a Silla man who was promoted by Li Jiyi..." "It doesn't look good at all. How come you are so lucky?" "Let's see what he does, so that we can imitate him!"
Jin Liangtu held his head high and entered the left prison guard with his head held high. He saw his subordinates rushing over cheering and surrounding him.
Thinking that he would no longer have to keep his head down and walk aside, he said seriously: "Patrol well and don't slack off. I have to stand guard for the last few shifts!"
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at the same time.
Li Yan walked into the inner guard and came to the place where he was drinking tea. He found a cage placed next to the office seat, and there was a ball of furry things moving around.
He showed a nostalgic look and summoned his sense of calm: "Is this the ocelot you chose?"
An Shengan smiled and said: "Yes, didn't Liulang ask me to prepare the best one? This cat's parents are both first-class hunters, so it is the most suitable time for domestication at this age."
Li Yan nodded: "Xiao Hei was also very young back then. He was brought here in a cage and raised slowly."
An Shengan asked curiously: "Can Liulang still cultivate a cat as smart as Xiao Hei?"
Li Yan said: "I'm afraid not."
He also tried to train several pets, but later found that Animal Friends had limitations after all.
The current troika of Lion Cong, Xiao Hei and Ying'er is the most appropriate number. I am afraid that it will take talent upgrades to affect more pets.
Li Yan put the cage next to him: "The cat has been staying with me for the past few days. After a little training, I just gave it to a friend. When he died, the cat was very sad..."
An Shengan was about to ask who that person was when Huang Zhen walked in.
An Shengan immediately left, and Li Yan also stood up and said: "Huang Jiyi!"
Huang Zhen put on a smile, raised his hands in salute, and his attitude was obviously a head shorter: "Li Jiyi, I came uninvited, sorry to disturb you!"
Li Yan said: "Where is this? Huang Jiyi, please sit down. Is there any result in Duan Da's interrogation?"
Huang Zhen took out a thick testimony: "That's right, that's exactly what Duan Da confessed. Please take a look at it, Li Jiyi."
Li Yan took it and read a few pages carefully, then his eyes sank: "If the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce didn't have ulterior motives, why would it have spent such a huge amount of money to bring the lawsuit to this point?"
Huang Zhen thought to himself that your reason was really powerful. It would be wrong to give less, but it would be sinful to give too much, but he immediately nodded and said: "Yes, the slave behind this must have a guilty conscience, and must be thoroughly investigated!"
Because Li Yan knew very well the background of this meeting and had a deep relationship with Yang Zaiwei's disciples, he was naturally very sure. After reading it patiently, he said: "This matter is not trivial. After the new doctor of the capital was appointed, he just handed over this confession to
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Seeing that the confession was handed back, Huang Zhen hurriedly said: "This should be handed over by Li Jiyi. To be honest with Li Jiyi, we have been worried about the health of Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment recently. I am afraid that a new Minister of Punishment will take office. That is a big deal!"
"I'm also paying attention to this matter..."
Li Yan nodded, feeling a little displeased. He pushed Duan Da down with his front foot, and then looked for his support with his back foot. This request for favors would be too hasty.
Huang Zhen didn't want to repay his kindness like this, so he quickly explained: "This matter is a mess now, and nothing else. Does Li Jiyi know that the leader of Doulu Pavilion also wants to be the minister of the Ministry of Punishment?"
Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "Hasn't he been sick at home during this time?"
Huang Zhen sneered and said: "Yes, the leader of Doulu Pavilion supported the queen in the past, which caused the disaster in Guanzhong to be serious. Since then, the Doulu family has been very peaceful."
"But recently, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was magnanimous and benevolent. He re-appointed the North Gate bachelor and issued the "Eight Advices". As a result, the Doulu Pavilion leader seemed to have seen the hope of regaining power. Now he has also come to Luoyang and is still secretly plotting against the Minister of Punishment.
Where is the position!"
At this point, Huang Zhen simply expressed his attitude: "Nothing like Li Jiyi who handles official business and does not care about personal grudges. Doulu Qinwang is a ruthless man. We are absolutely unwilling to let him become the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. We also hope that Li Jiyi can help Cui Langzhong."
One or two!”
Li Yan knew very well that in the case of Cui Shouye's death, what the Cui family hated most was the in-law Doulu Qinwang who stabbed him in the back. This person later stepped on Cui Shouye's body and became the leader of the Internal Guard Pavilion.
became a mortal enemy.
Now Cui Xiuye wants to win over the Minister of Justice, but Doulu Qinwang is intervening in the fight. I am afraid that he is also worried that Cui Xiuye will turn around and liquidate himself after he really succeeds. Both parties are making progress but not retreating.
Li Yan thought for a while and said: "The position of Minister of Justice is of great importance, and it is inconvenient for me to interfere..."
Huang Zhen's heart sank when he heard this, but then Li Yan made a statement: "But I also think that Doulu Pavilion Leader is not suitable to be the Minister of Justice."
"In the previous disaster in Guanzhong, the queen's supporters also depended on the situation. Officials who helped the tyrants, expanded the disaster, and killed the people should not be let off easily!"
"Now His Highness the Crown Prince is not holding people accountable. He is definitely not forgetting. Instead, he is focusing on providing disaster relief and reassuring the people. When the disaster passes, he needs to give an explanation to those people who died in vain!"
Huang Zhen was worried at first and then happy. He almost lost his composure and stood up suddenly: "Thank you Li Jiyi!"
Li Yan said: "I'd like to trouble Huang Jiyi to check, which one of Doulu's slave halls in Bei City shares dividends?"
Huang Zhen understood the idea, clasped his hands and saluted: "Understood! I'm going right now!"
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Gong Chamber of Commerce Headquarters.
Gong Siguang was looking at the accounts. Although he was accompanied by veterans from the clan, he still felt dizzy and sighed: "I really don't know how to be a master. I don't know how hard my brother has worked!"
The brothers in the clan said: "Fortunately, the Xie Chamber of Commerce is open to the outside world this time, otherwise the Gong clan's property would have been divided up by various families. But now there are still a large amount of assets that are difficult to transfer quickly. What should we do?"
Gong Siguang banged his head in pain. He didn't know what to do, but he couldn't say anything to hurt his morale.
Just when he was worried, a servant came to report: "Alang, Li Jiyi sent someone to deliver a cage, and there is a leopard cat in it."
Gong Siguang stood up suddenly and rushed out with tears in his eyes: "Li Jiyi still remembers me! Fly on my grass! Wherever I fly on the grass, hug me quickly. Ha, look at its eyes.