In the blink of an eye, June was halfway through, and Liu De sighed as he walked on the tower.
The huge Weiyang Palace suddenly became much deserted.
Three days ago, the emperor issued an edict to consecrate his eldest son Liu Rong as the king of Changshan, Liu Fei as the king of Zhongshan, Liu Yan as the king of Hejian, Liu Yu as the king of Guangchuan, Liu Fa as the king of Changsha, Liu Duan as the king of Runan, and Liu Sheng.
He was the king of Huaiyang, and Liu Pengzu was the king of Linjiang. They both sent him to the country.
As a result, eight of Liu De's ten brothers left in an instant. Except for Liu She, who was still in his infancy, the rest were all gone.
The huge Weiyang Palace suddenly became less lively and more discrete.
"Yang Yi, your mother-in-law is crying again?" Liu De lowered his head and saw Tang Ji's daughter Yang Yi sitting alone on a bluestone in the imperial garden, throwing stones glumly, so he walked over with a smile.
, picked up this crying little girl and asked.
Yang Yi nodded and said in Liu De's arms: "Since my brother left, my mother and concubine have been sobbing every day. Yang Yi felt uncomfortable watching it..."
She pulled on the lapel of Liu De's clothes and asked, "Why is brother leaving? When brother is gone, there will be no one to play with Yang Yi!"
Liu De smiled and touched her head and said: "You are still young and don't understand adults' things. If you are bored in the future, just come to see Brother Huang, and Brother Huang will definitely accompany you!"
"Yeah!" Yang Yi nodded heavily.
"Okay, Yang Yi must be obedient and go back to accompany your mother and concubine quickly..." Liu De smiled and pinched her little face and said, "Your mother and concubine just needs your company!"
"Yeah!" Yang Yi nodded obediently. He was born in an emperor's family. He was destined to mature earlier than other children. Although Yang Yi was young, he vaguely understood some things.
Looking at Yang Yi's retreating figure, Liu De laughed to himself: "My love can only be found in those who are harmless to humans and animals..."
He could always be tolerant to brothers like Liu Yan, Liu Yu, and Liu Fa who were not threatening at all and could not pose any impact on him. No matter what mistakes they made, he could always find excuses for them.
But for Liu Fei and Liu Rong, he was not generous at all.
There was even a faint thought in his mind that he wanted to punish these two brothers in the future.
As soon as Yang Yi left, Wang Dao came over. As soon as he saw Liu De, Wang Dao immediately knelt down and reported respectfully: "Your Highness, Zhang Tang, Ji An has entered the palace!"
As all the brothers left the country one after another, Liu De's status in the Weiyang Palace also increased. Almost everyone respected him as the prince.
The eunuchs were the first to react to the change in Liu De's status.
Nowadays, whether Wang Dao reports something or wants to see him every day, when he meets, he must kneel down solemnly, pay homage, and then speak back.
As for the other eunuchs and maids who served Liu De, they looked at him as if they were seeing a tiger, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads and look directly at him.
Originally, the eunuchs and maids didn't pay much attention to what Liu De ordered in the past.
But in these two days, there was an immediate 180-degree change.
For example, Liu De once ordered to plant some vegetables and dig some vegetable fields in his palace. At first, Liu De had to give the order. Under the supervision of the king, these guys reluctantly did it, loosening the soil hastily, and spreading it casually.
Just plant some seeds, water some water, and the task is completed.
But in these two days, everything changed.
Every day before dawn, the eunuchs carrying buckets to carry water in front of the palace canal began to line up. As for all kinds of busy work, they used the open space in front of Liu De Palace and the available places to plant some vegetables and fruits.
Yes, then not too much.
Anyway, now that Liu De only needs to go back to his prince's palace, he can see the eunuchs busy in front of the palace all the time. Some people even spend their time waiting for Liu De to go back and deliberately pick the eunuchs.
Working in the yard with a bucket.
Even before I became the prince, I already had countless attempts to fawn over and try to get closer!
At this time, Liu De felt what it would be like for future generations of national leaders!
In short, all he needs now is a word or even a wink, and countless people will immediately kneel over and help him get things done properly.
It's like this in the palace, and it's the same outside the palace.
Liushi, under the control of Zhang Tang, is now in good order. Before Liu De said anything, the merchants from Liushi handed over more than a thousand gold in "contribution".
Although the direct market is a bit more difficult, there are still "efficiencies" of a few hundred gold.
As for the loan shark businessman in Huai City, he is a big businessman. In just three days, he donated one million coins, three thousand pieces of cloth, and two thousand pieces of gold. Such a huge donation fully illustrates the great merchants of the Han family.
We are not short of money at all!
But Liu De didn't take any of the money, and gave it all to Cheap Daddy.
In this world, as long as you have power, are you afraid of not having money?
Liu De is no longer the poor man he was in the beginning. If the money from the merchants had been given to him from the beginning, he might have happily accepted it, but if it were given to him now, he would have no choice but to hesitate.
Of course Liu De knew that the merchants gave him so much money, and it was certainly not free.
When you take people's money, you have to eliminate disasters for them. Even if you can't do it, at least you have to make things convenient for them.
What convenience do businessmen want?
Liu De knows it all too well!
The legend of entering and exiting Hangu Pass and Xiaoguan Pass!
Hangu Pass is easy to say, and the emperors of the Han family are basically not very demanding, but Xiaoguan is different. Beyond Xiaoguan is Taiyuan, and further north is the long Great Wall defense line of Daiguo and Shangjun.
You can guess what the person who figured out Xiao Guan wants to do with your butt!
Businessmen pursue profits and have no motherland. Liu De doesn't want to give them this convenience!
"How is Sima Xiangru's long poem written?" Liu De asked Wang Dao as he walked.
"Back to Your Highness, I just went to see Mr. Xiangru this morning. Mr. Xiangru has not been sharp in writing these past two days, so he has been having difficulty writing. He told your servant that he wanted to visit Shanglin Garden to find some inspiration..." Wang Dao carefully said
replied: "Your Highness, do you see?"
"Just let him go..." Liu De smiled, that's the bad thing about literary people. If you want to go on a trip, just say so and don't have to find any excuse to say you have no inspiration.
"No!" Wang Dao agreed immediately: "When I return, I will arrange for someone to accompany Mr. Xiangru to Shanglin Garden!"
"What happened to what I ordered Ning Cheng to write?" Liu De asked again.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Mr. Ning has handed over the draft to the slave this morning. You can review it when you return!" Wang Dao reported immediately.
"Yes!" Liu De nodded and said with appreciation: "Yes, I will reward him with fifty gold pieces and ten pieces of silk!"
"promise!"
What Ning Cheng wrote is what Liu De urgently needs now - new laws specifically aimed at big businessmen who are illegal, monopolizing the market, buying and selling by force, and shoddy goods.
Of course, it is just a draft, and Liu De still needs to make targeted deletions and changes, and then send it to the cheap daddy for review before it becomes a law, at least for the four cities under Liu De's jurisdiction in Chang'an.
The Han Dynasty was different from later dynasties. Although it was said that merchants were the most humble profession in the world, in fact, the Han Dynasty had special business laws that restricted the behavior of merchants and clarified the illegal and illegal nature of transactions.
legal limits.
Although the emperor of the Han Dynasty did not attach great importance to industry and commerce, as a pragmatic emperor, he was always wary of the growing wealth of businessmen.
However, due to the limitations of the times, there are no good ways to restrict and regulate business.
Therefore, Liu Che, who was later annoyed by the military expenditure, simply and crudely slaughtered the businessmen as fat sheep. Under the policy of suing the emperor, blood flowed like a river. In the end, under the expansion of the local officials, the scope of the attack was inevitable.
From businessmen to small and medium-sized landowners, middle-class and above families all over the world were instantly devastated.
As a time traveler, Liu De knew that if he didn't attack businessmen, the world would be ruined by these guys sooner or later.
But to apply one-size-fits-all approach is to be stupid. It will not only lose money but also damage the national strength and the vitality of society.
As for businessmen, we only need to crack down on illegal activities, especially those of big businessmen and loan sharks, but be lenient to small and medium-sized businessmen.
At the same time, Liu De is planning to collect business taxes!
Of course, there is no rush for this, you can take your time, and you can change it into a vest. For example, later Liu Che put a vest on the business tax called Car and Boat Accountant and Suanwei.
In addition, Liu De also had the idea of nationalizing the salt and iron trade, implementing state coinage, and prohibiting private coinage.
But it is impossible to do these things now. We can only do them after we become emperor, have the power and control the world.
For now, Liu De's goal is to regulate the merchants in Chang'an first and let them see the iron fist of the Han family, and to clean up a group of profiteers and evil businessmen under the slogan of "raising the peasants and eliminating the poor". This is also the goal of Zhang Tang and Ji.
These two people have been ordered to conduct research and investigation in Chang'an these days.
Anyway, merchants have been slaughtered as fat sheep by the rulers throughout the dynasties, and they should also have this awareness! (To be continued...)
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