Chapter 1257 The Prince’s Troubles
Maintaining the majesty of the Celestial Kingdom is the long-standing tradition of the Central Plains dynasties.
This kind of thing cannot be eliminated by anyone in a few words. It is a deep-rooted bigotry from the culture.
Fang Jun was a little unhappy and decisively changed the subject, pointing to the rippling Kunming Pool in front of him and saying: "These buildings that will be built by the Kunming Pool will not immediately become the military camp of the Naval Academy, but will be leased to Merchants who have suspended operations due to the demolition of Dongshi will not officially become the military camp of the Naval Academy until the renovation of Dongshi is completed.”
Ma Zhou expressed his understanding. Such a clever arrangement not only solved the problem of having to stop trading due to the renovation of the East Market, but also solved part of the funds for the construction of the Naval Academy.
As expected, the rental fee here must be sky-high...
But even at sky-high prices, those merchants had to come here to rent shop premises. Why are the east and west cities so prosperous? One of the most important reasons is scale. Goods and goods from China, the East, and the West gathered in one place, and the scale effect created created the business myth of the two cities.
Without this scale effect, trade volume will plummet.
Therefore, the merchants knew that Fang Jun would be wielding a knife to cut flesh, so they still had to rent buildings and set up shops here to keep their trade volume from shrinking in the next two to three years.
After careful calculation, after constructing the naval schools in the east and west cities and Kunming Lake, not only will Jingzhao Mansion not bear a huge burden, but it may actually make a big profit...
Fang Jun's talent is evident.
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A spring rain suddenly fell, and the lingering raindrops washed Chang'an City clean, with a touch of spring in the coolness.
The long funeral procession in Changsun Mansion was several miles long. The front of the funeral procession reached the city gate, and the rear just left the mansion gate.
The continuous white flags were wet by the rain, and hung down weakly, adding to the desolation.
The funeral of the eldest son of the grandson family was obviously a big event. Most of the aristocratic families in the city, dignitaries and royal family members arranged roadside sacrifices according to the etiquette, and even sent their children to participate in the funeral procession to help organize things.
Howls broke, trumpets honked, and the city was noisy...
Fang Jun stayed in his house and did not go out.
At this time, the affairs of Jingzhao Mansion were complicated and complicated, but he was not busy. Du Chuke, Li Yifu, and even Wang Xuance are all capable officials. The plan to demolish and rebuild the east and west cities has been planned for a long time. All aspects have been taken into consideration, and it can be advanced quickly.
Everyone knows that beneath the seemingly calm phenomena, there are turbulent undercurrents hidden.
The fire in the East Market not only burned the goods and money of many merchants, but also turned the faces of the aristocratic families into ashes. How could it be possible to just sit back and watch Fang Junshun renovate the East and West markets smoothly, and achieve a great success that will shock the past and the present? Political achievements?
Everything is waiting for the right time to explode!
But Fang Jun didn't care. Soldiers were coming to block it, and water was coming to cover it up. What was there to care about? He is in charge of the Jingzhao Mansion. He has the support of the emperor and the approval of the three provinces and six ministries. Anyone who dares to go against him is just a mantis trying to block the car. Do you really think he dares not deal with you to death?
One force can defeat ten!
I don’t believe that any other family can really stage a rebellion for a few houses?
Every day I go to Jingzhao Mansion to do some things, and then return to the mansion before noon to accompany my lovely wife and concubine. All entertainment has been cancelled, and everyone's banquets have been politely declined. He wants to spend time with his wife and concubines, and feel the mysterious and beautiful feeling before the little life connected by his blood is born...
This was something he had never experienced in his previous life, and Fang Jun cherished it very much.
It's just that the spring rain suddenly fell today. It should have been a refreshing and peaceful day, but the city was made noisy by the Changsun family's funeral, which made Fang Jun feel a little irritable.
Not to mention, there are even evil guests coming to the door...
Strictly speaking, Li Chengqian was not a bad guest in any way. Which household in Chang'an City is not looking forward to His Highness the Crown Prince's visit? This is the current crown prince and the future emperor. Who dares to call him an "evil guest" if he doesn't rush to curry favor and benefit the whole family?
I'm afraid that as long as the prince comes to visit, his wife and daughter will take it out...
But Li Chengqian's visit to the house today was indeed menacing.
"What's going on with you? You're talking nonsense and you don't know what it means!"
The accompanying maids were ordered to move the rouge, gouache, ginseng, deer antler, silk and satin gifts for Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang to the warehouse. Li Chengqian sat in the lobby and waited for Fang Jun to scold him.
Fang Jun was a little confused...
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a good old man with a soft temper and does not lose his temper easily. Moreover, because Fang Jun helped Fang Jun several times, and often gave advice and suggestions, Li Chengqian always treated Fang Jun with courtesy, and there were definitely not many situations where he was so angry.
"Why did Your Highness say this?" Fang Jun asked, not knowing why.
Li Chengqian said angrily: "What did you say to Ma Zhou that you don't know?"
Fang Jun and Monk Zhang Er were even more confused. What did I say to Ma Zhou? What I said has nothing to do with you!
"Please make it clear, Your Highness, that I really don't know why..."
"What you told Ma Zhou to encourage consumption and promote luxury, is this true?"
"This is true, but what does this have to do with His Highness?" Fang Jun was puzzled.
Li Chengqian said: "I just went to pay my respects to my father. I happened to meet Ma Zhou and told my father about this matter. As a result, my father asked me what I thought of this matter. I said that what you said was ridiculous. It has been done since ancient times." To be proud of being diligent and frugal, and to be ashamed of extravagance and extravagance, we should naturally work hard and be simple to save people's resources..."
Fang Jun said "Ah" and said, "That's good, what's the problem?"
This has been the view of transcendence advocated by Confucianism since ancient times, and there is nothing wrong with it.
As a result, Li Chengqian said angrily: "But my father criticized Gu Gu for having no independent opinions, and everyone else said the same thing! As an emperor, you must have the courage to swallow up the world. All rules are for my use. If they can't be used by me, I will break them! That's not the case. , why hold the universe in hand and lead the Tang Dynasty to glory? ”
Fang Jun praised: "Your Majesty is so courageous! Even if this is the case, then His Highness will listen to the teachings and listen to the holy teachings?"
Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian became even more angry: "Yes, that's what Gu also did. He said that Fang Er was talented and capable as a prime minister and assistant. He always looked at things from the inside. Since he said he wanted to promote consumption and so on, I guess he had some problems. Reason... In the end, my father became even more angry and fined me half a year's salary, saying that I had listened to the slander. If this continues, will the Tang Dynasty's family fortune be ruined? "
What the hell! Fang Jun opened his mouth, unable to complain.
Could it be that Your Majesty Li Er didn't have sex or didn't do it firmly, and deliberately vented his anger on the prince?
No matter how you say it, it’s wrong. This is clearly looking for trouble!
But the question is, if you find fault with me, what does it have to do with me?
Fang Jun blinked and asked tentatively: "How about... Wei Chen compensates His Highness for his losses?"
Li Chengqian stared at Fang Jun: "Is this so little money?"
Fang Jun was speechless.
So what are you going to do?
The two looked at each other, and then Li Chengqian let out a long sigh, with a melancholy and worried look on his face...
The maid served fragrant tea, and Fang Jun waved his hand to drive everyone away. Li Chengqian was in a bad state today and his face was full of melancholy. He probably had something on his mind to say.
As expected, Li Chengqian picked up the tea cup without drinking it, just swaying in his hand, and said sadly: "Qingque has sent a letter, everything is fine in the Western Regions. The army arrived and defeated the Turks at the gate of Gaochang City. The Hu tribes of the Turks changed their tactics one after another. The British Duke led a large army to pursue the Turks, while Qingque sat in the rear to pacify the Hu tribes. I believe that it will not take long for the rebellion in the Western Regions to be quelled..."
It is a good thing that the army is victorious, but Li Chengqian said it without any joy, and there was even deep worry in his expression and eyebrows...
Fang Jun thought for a moment and understood the reason why Li Chengqian was angry and worried.
His Majesty Li Er is moved again!
King Li Tai of Wei showed his talents in the Western Regions, and His Majesty Li Er saw his talents in governing the world. Although he may not have the desire to be a prince again, he must be dissatisfied with the status quo of the prince's inaction.
Fang Jun was also speechless, thinking to himself, could Li Chengqian be blamed for this?
As a prince, the most important thing is to be stable. When you are out, you must be stable in the court, so that the ministers of the court can carefully consider and handle affairs safely;
If the prince spends all his time thinking about flexing his muscles and making the world look at him, is that a good thing?
Want to rebel?
Fang Jun saw His Majesty Li Er's reaction very clearly. There was no other reason than that he was partial to Li Tai... This Emperor has a beautiful mind and is wise and powerful. How could he be so bad when it comes to his children? Stubborn?
(End of chapter)