Chu Yanfu was shocked, he was actually from the King of Wei?
I thought it was Fang Jun who got angry and sent people to cause trouble, but it turned out that it was His Highness King Wei who couldn't help it first. However, it is said that this "revitalization meeting" was led by King Wei, and all the booksellers in Guanzhong boycotted it.
He has a headstrong and proud character, and it is reasonable to be angry and angry.
It's just that it would be difficult to deal with it. If it's Fang Jun's people, they can naturally use their family power to exert pressure. Whether it's beating people or damaging books, at least you have to pay for it, right?
But now it is King Wei who sends people to attack...
Who do you want to put pressure on King Wei?
That is His Majesty’s favorite prince!
Seeing a group of big men silently pushing all the books and papers into the river, the sound of "plop" and "plop" could be heard endlessly. Chu Yanfu felt that his heart was bleeding. This was all money!
But he could only watch from a distance, not even daring to get close. Who knew whether these Prince Wei's men would throw him into the river?
Gritting his teeth, Chu Yanfu could only tell the bookstore steward beside him: "Go home quickly and inform your father to make a decision!"
The bookstore manager hurriedly responded and led the two people back to Chu's house in a hurry...
The labor force of dozens of burly men was very strong. Even so, it took a cup of tea to push all the books and papers in the warehouse into the river. These books and papers were soaked in the river and were regarded as
All scrapped...
The young man who led the conversation stood in front of Chu Yanfu, nodded and said: "You know what I mean, if you dare to stop us, my Highness will have your legs broken and thrown into the river together... But you don't need to suffer any pain.
Seventeen booksellers, yours is just the first one. Later, one by one, they will go to find them, and all the goods belonging to you placed on this pier will be thrown into the river without leaving a single piece. Your Highness has something to say,
If you are not convinced, you can go to Jingzhao Mansion to file a complaint, or the Ministry of Punishment, or Dali Temple. In short, you can file a complaint wherever you like!"
Chu Yanfu dared not speak out when he was angry, so he could only express his unyielding anger by glaring.
After the young man finished speaking, he added: "I almost forgot that Mrs. Wu of the Fang family said that from now on, all the goods of these seventeen booksellers are not allowed to be traded on the wharf. The main road faces the sky, and the Fang family's wharf
If I can’t serve you, please find another trade route.”
After saying that, he led a group of big men and roared away, heading straight to the next house...
Chu Yanfu breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the pier, holding the railing with his hand and looking into the river. The books and papers were bundled together very heavily and had already sunk to the bottom of the river. Is there any trace left?
Even if you want to fish it out, you can't fish it out.
Chu Yanfu was heartbroken and bleeding. He punched the railing hard and said angrily: "What about the prince? He is so arrogant and lawless!"
At this time, a person next to him reminded: "Dalang, I see that there are many generals from the Fang family in that group of people..."
Chu Yanfu said angrily: "What's so surprising about that? Those two people are tied together now. They have been disgraced by us, so they will naturally join in the conspiracy!"
When he thought about it, Fang Jun was enough to give people a headache. Now that the King of Wei and Fang Jun were mixed up again, and they didn't kill people or set fire, even if they threw all the belongings of booksellers into the water to feed the fishes,
What can the court do to them?
Even if the lawsuit goes to Dali Temple or to the imperial court, it will be a huge loss...
Which of the two is the owner who is short of money?
It’s obvious that they want to throw money at these booksellers’ faces!
Shouldn't we unite to boycott the "Revitalization Association"? Very good, if you make me lose face, I will swell the faces of you booksellers and the powerful people behind them!
The most serious thing is that "the dock will no longer allow the goods of 17 booksellers to dock or leave the shore", which will cause huge losses to the booksellers!
Books are scarce and expensive these days. It is rare for a simple bookstore to make money. There must be some other business projects to support it in order to survive. Fangjiawan Pier has now become a distribution center for goods in Guanzhong, because bulk commodities come and go.
, so the price can be kept very low, which increases the profits of Guanzhong merchants by several percent.
Now, all these profits are gone. If booksellers want to purchase goods in the future, they have to prevent ships and horses from leaving the customs as before. The cost of traveling and traveling has increased sharply, and business has suddenly become difficult.
Nowadays, business in the Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous. Take Chang'an as an example. Every day there are local or foreign merchants participating in it. The competition is unprecedentedly fierce. This suddenly makes the cost of goods produced by the family increase greatly, and the competitiveness becomes easier.
If you suddenly drop a level, if you don't do it well, you will be knocked to the ground by the waves in this wave of competition and die on the beach...
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The Chu family, the Wang family, the Changsun family, the Linghu family... the warehouses of the major booksellers in Guanzhong at Fangjiawan Pier were patronized one after another. His Highness the King of Wei was annoyed that these booksellers had gone back on their word and united to disgrace him, so he ordered all the booksellers to
All goods, regardless of type, were thrown into the river as revenge.
As soon as this move came out, it immediately became the focus of Chang'an City...
After all, everyone knows what kind of aristocratic families are behind these seventeen booksellers. What King Wei did is tantamount to declaring war on those aristocratic families!
Could it be that Wei King Li Tai had fully accepted the "Datang Culture Promotion Association" imposed by the emperor, realized that the position of crown prince was no longer in suspense, and eagerly swore allegiance to His Highness the Crown Prince, saying that he would never compete for the crown prince again.
meaning?
Everyone understands that once the King of Wei goes to war with the clans, without the support of these clans, there will be no possibility of fighting for the throne...
In the Taiji Palace, His Majesty Li Er heard Li Junxian's report and talked about the rumors among Beijing Zhongfang City, and he couldn't help but feel emotional and relieved at the same time.
Once upon a time, he wanted to support Qingque to replace the prince, and then inherit his ambitions, so that the Tang Dynasty could still dominate the world and conquer the world after his own thousand years, so that the ancestors of the Li family in Longxi could sit on the picturesque mountains and rivers for thousands of years.
, the inheritance is endless!
Now I still realize that it was an extremely wrong idea at that time, which was very likely to cause several of my sons to kill each other for the supreme power in the world...
Qing Que was able to change his mind so quickly and completely abandon the fight for the throne. As an emperor and a father, how could he not feel proud and comforted?
What a good son...
"Your Majesty, many sects have collectively discussed, and tomorrow's court meeting will impeach His Highness the King of Wei, and submit the petition to the Jingzhao Mansion, demanding that the King of Wei's damage to various houses be severely investigated and severely punished. But this has just happened
The specific details of the incident have not yet been verified."
Li Junxian just heard about what happened at the dock reported by his subordinates. Before he could go to check, His Majesty Li Er called him over. He could only report based on the preliminary report and did not dare to confirm it.
"Haha, it's just a matter of destroying some goods. Are you going to be severely punished?"
His Majesty Li Er's eyes flashed sharply, and he snorted coldly: "If you like to fight lawsuits, then let them fight. Tell Ma Zhou and order him to deal with justice. The law is like a mountain, with its own rules. Kill people to pay debts.
To pay back the money, since the goods and colonies were damaged, we should compensate according to the price. How can we talk about severe punishment? Let me remind Ma Zhou, although the King of Wei is my son, he must not condone favoritism. Let him know how many goods and colonies have been destroyed by each family.
Chu’s investigation has yielded an accurate figure, and no one should be missing, lest the world think that the Wutian family is arrogant and oppresses merchants!”
These words seemed fair and impartial, but in fact they were extremely partial to the King of Wei.
If someone kills someone, he will pay for his life, and if he destroys goods or property, he will be compensated according to the price. Other than that, the emperor will never accept any other treatment of the King of Wei.
As for how much money to pay, Ma Zhou was clearly ordered to investigate in detail. Since it was a detailed investigation, it was necessary to proceed with caution. The investigation and evidence collection of the sources and prices of the goods of the seventeen booksellers must be meticulous to the point that no mistakes can be made...
In short, it is necessary to check slowly.
When the Jingzhao Mansion finds out the value of the goods... what year and month will it be?
His Majesty Li Er sat back on the chair and asked again: "What's going on with that fellow in Fang Er? This incident is not just about King Wei losing face. The final target of the nobles is actually him. With his temper, should he?"
Will you just swallow your anger honestly?"
Li Junxian said: "It is true that the Prince Consort has not taken any action. He just heard that the generals who sent his subordinates participated in the action of destroying the goods. What is the truth? The general has not yet had time to verify."
Just as he was talking, the chamberlain reported that it was the King of Wei who was visiting...
His Majesty Li Er said to Li Junxian: "Go and check carefully to see what those wealthy families are going to do. I always feel that the atmosphere in Chang'an is not right recently. Things are popping up one after another. Don't be careless."
"Here!"
Li Junxian's heart trembled, and he quickly accepted the order, then bowed and exited.
When he walked to the door, he happened to meet the King of Wei. Li Junxian stepped aside for a moment, bowed and saluted: "I have met His Highness the King of Wei."
King Wei nodded: "Well, you don't have to be polite, general."
Li Junxian said: "Thank you very much, Your Highness, I will not leave."
King Wei watched Li Junxian walk out of the hall, and then stepped into the hall.
"My son, I meet my father..."
King Wei had just bowed and saluted when he saw His Majesty Li Er standing up with a big smile. He came closer and supported his arm. His square face was filled with a happy smile and he praised: "As expected.
My son, well done!"
King Li Tai of Wei was helped upright by His Majesty Li Er, but he looked confused.