I'm a marquis in Datang

The leading businessman was named Gong Ziquan.

He was nearly 40 years old, slightly obese, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, when Li Shimin was in Jiangdu, we were forced to praise each other.

He helped Li Shimin with money, some with more than [-] guan, and some with less than tens of thousands of guan.Although we were forced to do so, we still gave money to Li Shimin, please forgive me. "

"Your Majesty, please come down!"

One by one, they kept speaking.

These people have actually contributed money to support Li Shimin. Now that Du Qi is in charge of Jiangdu, they all come to find Du Qi because they are worried about being liquidated and targeted. live.

Du Qi is the lord of a country. Even if Du Qi doesn't make a move, if Du Qi wants to deal with them, he doesn't need to do it himself. He only needs a look, and someone even helps Du Qi start.In order to protect themselves, they came directly to plead guilty, hoping to get Du Qi's forgiveness.

After Du Qi heard it, he didn't speak immediately.

It was precisely Du Qi's silence that made all the businessmen look bitter and even more anxious.There was a look of helplessness on everyone's faces.

How to do?

What should they do?

Gong Ziquan took a deep breath and said again: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to march and fight, and I don't know how to govern the country. There is only so much I can do to help His Majesty. Even so, I am willing to do my best to donate money and food To help His Majesty. I am waiting for a Yangzhou businessman in Jiangnan Road, and I am willing to donate 30 shi of grain and 100 million guan of money to help Your Majesty."

Du Qi was a little speechless when he heard it.

30 million shi of grain.

100 coins.

This is not a small amount, but a huge amount. After all, the people who donated money and food were only businessmen from Jiangnan Road.A mere merchant from Jiangnan Road gave 30 shi of grain and 100 million guan in cash, which is shocking enough.

Du Qi smiled slightly and said: "Gong Ziquan, I appreciate your kindness. I am not short of food or money in Xia Kingdom. What's more, when you were in Li Tang, you contributed money and effort for Li Tang. Under Li Tang's rule, I don't care about it. Now that I have arrived in Jiangdu, you will work for Xia Guo steadily and do business in Xia Guo, and I will not

Against you. "

After a pause, Du Qi said again: "So you don't have to donate your money. I won't blame you just because you once funded Li Shimin's money and food."

Gong Ziquan thought quickly after hearing the meeting.

He didn't take Du Qi's words seriously, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I donate money and food in the hope of doing a little bit for the country of Xia. Your Majesty is benevolent and generous, and it is our blessing not to punish us or punish us. It’s us who met the Holy King’s arrival. That’s exactly what happened, and I will do my best to ask Your Majesty to accept our kindness.”

Du Qi laughed even more when he heard it.

interesting!

Gong Ziquan is really interesting!

The original intention of Gong Ziquan and the businessmen is to give money and food to save their lives, and the purpose is to destroy the money and eliminate disasters, hoping to avoid their own disasters and not to be liquidated.Right now Du Qi doesn't pursue it, but he knows that he can't do nothing, so he simply changed his rhetoric and became a supporter of Du Qi.

They sponsored Xia Guo's money, and after the news spread, the idlers did not dare to target them at will because they helped Du Qi.Even for ordinary officials, it is not easy to target them.

Du Qi no longer refused, nodded and said: "Forget it, since it is everyone's wish, I will accept it."

Gong Ziquan said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

After a pause, Gong Ziquan said: "Your Majesty, all the money and food have been delivered outside the camp. Please check and check the situation to confirm the situation."

Du Qi said: "No need, I trust you. You guys, as long as you abide by the laws and regulations and operate legally within the territory of Xia Kingdom, I welcome you. Our Xia Kingdom was originally founded on the basis of business. Today, the Xia Kingdom's Rise is also inseparable from business. Therefore, as long as you operate legally, no one will dare to target you."

"Okay, everyone get up."

Du Qi gave another order.

Gong Ziquan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The rest of the people thanked one after another, and then stood up together, one by one

One gave money and food, but he felt comfortable inside, and there was nothing uncomfortable in his heart.If Du Qi didn't accept anything, they would be worried, they would be worried about being liquidated. After all, every businessman in Jiangdu had a big family and a big business. Once they were liquidated, their families would be destroyed.

Now that they have lost their money and eliminated disasters, they can continue to do business in Xia Kingdom with Du Qi's approval.

Chapter 1314

远谋

A group of businessmen were apprehensive when they came, and relieved when they went, and finally settled down in their hearts.After all, they gave some money and food, and after Du Qi accepted it, they could continue to do business in Jiangdu with peace of mind.

Because they are also people from Xia Kingdom.

Du Qi never cared about the thoughts of these businessmen. As long as all businessmen abide by the law, do not drive up prices, and do not break the law, then Du Qi will not deal with these people.

Du Qi looked at Shangguanyi, and said in a deep voice: "Shangguanyi, it is not enough to just issue a notice to calm the people in Jiangdu. You mobilize the bad people in the entire Tang Dynasty to issue a notice to inform people all over the world that the Tang Dynasty has been overthrown." , and order all provinces, states, and counties to submit. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."

Shangguan Yi said: "I obey the order."

Right now, the Tang Dynasty is already in decline, even the imperial capital Chang'an has fallen, and even Li Shimin's newly occupied Jiangdu has also fallen.Even if Li Shimin escaped, Li Shimin's military strength was already insignificant and could not affect the overall situation. As long as all the provinces and states were attached to the Xia Kingdom, Li Shimin could only be encircled and suppressed in the end.

Xia Guo is the general trend.

Only by surrendering to Xia Kingdom can it last forever.

Shangguanyi changed the subject and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is still one thing that needs to be arranged?"

Du Qidao: "What's the matter?"

Shangguanyi replied: "Li Chengqian has been captured in the middle of Shu. According to the news sent back, Li Tai and Li Ke are already stubbornly resisting and cannot last long. Therefore, I believe that the investigation of the entire Tang Dynasty

Overall, there should be a specific arrangement. "

"Especially the tens of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty need to recognize Xia Guo and serve Xia Guo. In addition, when businessmen do business in Xia Guo, the rich are getting richer and the poor are still poor, and the gap between rich and poor is getting wider and wider. , this is not a good sign."

Shangguan Yi said: "Once a businessman is too rich, or even as rich as an enemy, it will easily affect the state affairs. So at the moment, I think that not only should we focus on the adjustment of various places, but also on the handling of businessmen."

Du Qidao: "What do you think about it?"

Shangguanyi's eyes were sharp, and he said: "The adjustment of the Tang Dynasty is to take all the land into national ownership. All the land in the world belongs to the Xia Kingdom and belongs to the government and court. The common people can farm, but they cannot buy and sell at will. The simple truth is that according to the security in Tianzhu

Pai, the land belongs to the state. "

Du Qidao: "Such an arrangement will easily cause turmoil. Because there must be countless gentry in every state in the world. These people are local local snakes. It is impossible for these people to hand over the land in their hands to Xia Guo. Even officials in the court , there are also many big families in the local area. It is not easy to gather land!"

Throughout the dynasties, land reform was not an easy task.In areas like Tianzhu, because Du Qi directly overthrew the caste system, ordinary people had no land, so Du Qi was able to take all the land into the state and distribute it to the people.

Tianzhu is relatively easy to arrange.

But in Datang, this is not easy.

Especially for the people of Datang, land is the lifeblood, and when it comes to reform, it is a big deal.Du Qi thought for a while and said: