Due to the commercial tax imposed by the dynasty, the status of merchants in the dynasty was not low, let alone this group of merchants who had connections with the court officials.
Accepting the transportation of goods from Gongfang City, such a major event, how can it not be more grand?
Therefore, this lucky day... should be described as colorful flags fluttering, huge crowds of people, and loud gongs and drums.
Even Zeng Gongliang was kindly invited to host the ceremony...
Zeng Gongliang realized the meaning of the word "it's hard to refuse hospitality". It's so awkward!
His Royal Highness the Prince is not here, not even Lu Gongzhu, who can represent the East Palace and Gongfang City, is not here, and what's more, not even Xue Xiang and Xue Zizheng are here.
Gongfang City piled up the goods out of Gongfang City early... The excuse is very ready. Gongfang City involves state secrets. Without permission, no one is allowed to come within five miles of Gongfang City, otherwise they will be shot!
This is true, a real imperial edict.
This so-called ritual is purely one-sided self-entertainment.
Zhao Xi was still willing to let everyone cooperate at first. He was just trying to trick people, so there was no need to be a good boy. But the guard camp, including the entire workshop city, actually shared the same hatred.
Xue Xiang was actually angry because of this and directly claimed that he was sick. The problem was that you only claimed to be sick for one day... but you actually knew how long it would take for you to recover!
It’s obviously a shame!
As for Su Song and Li Jie, their acting was also exaggerated.
The crowd was so excited that even Zhao Xi had to look aggrieved.
"Your Highness, do you have any objections to this matter?"
What's going on? Zhao Xi's mind was racing. He didn't even listen to Fu Bi's report. How could he have any objections?
"Your Highness, self-denial and the restoration of rituals are benevolence. If one day of self-denial and restoration of rituals, the world will return to benevolence."
Okay, here’s the lesson again.
Fu Bi could see that His Highness the Crown Prince was absent-minded and knew the reason.
Today's lecture was correct. To put it bluntly, it was all insignificant matters. He was dragging, even pestering, just to enlighten His Highness the Crown Prince. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, it became a sermon.
"Your Highness, from the snack industry when you were a child to all the businesses that were expanded after the Southern Expedition, Your Highness has never had a monopoly. Why are you so obsessed with the track?"
"His Royal Highness's promotion of the track should not be for the benefit of the East Palace, but should be for changing the transportation mode for the imperial court. Who belongs to it and who takes the lead, as the Crown Prince, should not lose control because of this."
Well, you're right, the problem is that I really don't have any resentment, but I am thinking... how to ensure safety when the goods from Workshop City are shipped on their shabby tracks.
Missing the date is a foregone conclusion, but losing it is absolutely unacceptable!
Zhao Xi didn't want to pay the so-called double compensation and let the guns of Workshop City flow out.
"I would like to follow the teachings of the rich prime minister!"
What can I say? The show has already started and it can’t stop.
Not to mention Fu Bi, even my father didn't know what would happen in the end, and even tried to comfort himself, both subtly and overtly.
If he expressed his judgment at this time, Fu Bi might stop the transaction.
Your Highness, the Crown Prince, doesn't seem to be perfunctory... Fu Bi went back with peace of mind. As for the nonsense of the correct report... any scribe can handle it.
"Xi'er, emperors sometimes need to make more compromises, because their status carries the burden of not only the inner court, but the entire dynasty."
"There is nothing wrong with ministers serving the family, but it would be foolish for an emperor to limit himself to his inner garden and family."
I have been saying this over and over for several days.
Zhao Zhen didn't know where to start. Regarding his son's temperament...it was really not like him, but he looked a bit like Taizu Taizong.
But this temperament is too strong. In the past twenty years, he has never suffered any setbacks. This time... no one forced him, he simply endured it for the overall interests of the country and the court.
It is certain that my heart is not going well. Isn't this how I have been through these years? The past is over.
"Dad, I'm not worried about this matter. I'm thinking whether we should arrange a guard camp or the Imperial City Department to make some preparations along the way."
"Xi'er! This must never be done!"
Uh... At this time, Zhao Xi heard that his father's tone had changed, and then he realized that his thinking had jumped, and what he said was ambiguous.
"Dad, it's like this...their tracks don't have dedicated road guards, and the various forces are complicated, and there is no standardized handover process. It's easy to cause the goods to be lost."
"This delivery is basically a trial run. Since the opening of these tracks, such a large amount of goods has never been transported."
"Moreover, among the goods this time, there are tiger squatting cannons and muskets sent to Hebei Road. I am worried about the safety of the goods, so I intend to arrange a guard camp to cooperate with them along the way."
Zhao Xi wanted to see a joke, but he really couldn't let go of the gun control.
Every musket and tiger squatting cannon in Gongfang City is numbered, and even the requirement for the new army is that the guns are there and the people are looting them.
Such transportation, or such grand publicity, made Zhao Xi uneasy.
Even for transportation in Workshop City, it is necessary to camouflage and cover up, and even the labor cost paid for this is many times higher than the freight.
I knew clearly that there would be problems with this transportation. If I didn't take any precautions, I really couldn't bear the title of the so-called heir to the unification.
Nowadays, the escort battalion is cooperating more and more with the Imperial City Division, and Zhao Zhen is also letting this situation go. Even the Imperial City Division’s senior officials have begun to receive training from the escort battalion... Everything is preparing for Zhao Xi to inherit the throne.
prepare for.
Similarly, when it comes to rail matters, the Imperial City Division also seems to share the same hatred and hatred.
When Zhao Xi and old Chen Lin arrived at the escort camp, even Lu Gongzhu and others thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was planning to do something... It was not like he had never done anything to deceive people behind the scenes.
But everyone present today has been involved in those things.
Li Jie was at the construction site of the public house renovation, and Xue Xiang was diagnosed with illness again. They only needed the old men from the guard camp, coupled with the head eunuch of the Imperial City Department...
"This operation is led by the escort battalion, with the cooperation of the Imperial City Department. The operation location is the route of the shipment from Workshop City."
Sure enough! Lu Gong's face looked a little ugly, not only him, but also Han Zhen, Su Song, Wang Tao, everyone looked ugly.
An emperor who is determined to retaliate for his anger is still so smart and full of all kinds of tricks, which is really not a good thing for the court.
"In this operation, before an accident occurs, no one is allowed to leak their traces or reveal their identity."
this……
"Your Highness..."
Zhao Xi smiled, it was not bad, at least he did not lose his position or responsibility.
Whether it was the instructor or the commander, at the moment when Zhao Xi paused deliberately, they all shouted, "Very good."
"Your Highness, the ownership of the track should not be the reason for the guard battalion to act recklessly!"
Lu Gongzhu had the first right to speak, so his words were quite implicit and did not say that His Highness the Crown Prince was too wanton and reckless.
"Uncle Jie, you're too worried. This transportation involves a lot of goods that are secrets of the country. In view of the poor management of its track, the distrust of its guardian forces, and the basis for ensuring that guns and guns cannot be leaked."
"The guard battalion must participate in the protection of this orbital transport. As long as everything is safe, that's all. If an accident occurs, the guard battalion must take control of the situation immediately to avoid the possibility of gun leaks."