Chapter 1580 Well done!
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 make trouble, but it turned out that it was His Highness the King of Wei who couldn't help it first. However, this "revitalization meeting" was said to be led by King Wei, and all the booksellers in Guanzhong boycotted it. Given King Wei's headstrong and proud character, it was understandable that he would be angry.
But it would be difficult to deal with it. If you are from Fang Jun, you can naturally use your family power to exert pressure. Whether you beat people or damage 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, please 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 sturdy 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 river water and were all scrapped...
The young man who led the conversation stood in front of Chu Yanfu, nodded and said: "Assuming you know the truth, 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 physical pain. There are seventeen booksellers, yours is just the first one, one by one will be added later. Search for all the goods belonging to you that are placed on this dock, and throw them all into the river. Your Highness has something to say. If you are not convinced, you can file a complaint to Jingzhao Mansion, or the Ministry of Punishment, Dali. You can go to the temple, anyway, you can sue wherever you fall in love!”
Chu Yanfu dared not speak out when he was angry, 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 at the wharf. The avenue 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. He held the railing and looked into the river. The books and papers were bundled together very heavily and had already sunk to the bottom of the river. Where is there any trace?
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: "Da Lang, I see that among that group of people, there are many generals from the Fang family..."
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 all the way to Dali Temple and the imperial court, you will still lose money...
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 they 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 you!
The most serious thing is that "the pier will no longer allow the goods of seventeen booksellers to dock or leave the port." This will cause huge losses to the booksellers!
Books are scarce and expensive these days, and a simple bookstore can rarely make money. There must be some other business projects to support it in order to survive. Fangjiawan Wharf has now become a distribution center for goods in Guanzhong. Because bulk commodities come and go, prices can be kept very low, which has increased 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, local or foreign merchants participate in it. The competition is unprecedentedly fierce. This suddenly causes the cost of goods produced by the family to increase greatly, and the competitiveness becomes very difficult. 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 were thrown into the river regardless of type 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 the 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 in the future. meaning?
Everyone knows 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 treasure...
In the Taiji Palace, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel emotional and relieved after hearing Li Junxian's report and the rumors about Beijing Zhongfang City.
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 continues!
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 the court meeting will impeach His Highness the King of Wei, and submit the pleadings to the Jingzhao Mansion, requesting that the King of Wei's damage to various houses be severely investigated and severely punished. But this matter has just happened. occurrence, the specific details will not be verified.”
Li Junxian had 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 were damaged, then compensation should be based on the price. How can we talk about severe punishment? In a sentence, although the King of Wei is my son, he must not tolerate partiality and destroy how many goods and colonies each family has. Let him clearly investigate and come up with an accurate number. Not even a penny is missing, so as not to let the world think that I The Tian family is arrogant and oppresses merchants!”
These words seemed fair and impartial, but in fact they were extremely partial to King 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, it was clearly stated that Ma Zhou would investigate in detail. Since it is a detailed investigation, it is necessary to proceed with caution. The investigation and evidence collection of the sources and prices of the seventeen booksellers must be meticulous to the last detail without making any mistakes... In short, it is necessary to investigate 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 Fang Er? This incident is not just a loss of face for King Wei. The final target of the nobles is actually him. With his temper, should he?" Will you just swallow your anger? ”
Li Junxian said: "It is true that the prince-in-law has not taken any action. I just heard that the generals who sent his subordinates participated in the action of destroying the goods. The general has not yet had time to verify the truth."
Just as he was talking, the chamberlain reported that it was the King of Wei who was paying an audience...
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 King Wei. Li Junxian stepped aside for a moment, bowed and saluted: "I have met His Highness King 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 walked into the hall.
"My sons and ministers meet their 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, you are indeed worthy of your honor." Well done, my son!”
King Li Tai of Wei was helped upright by His Majesty Li Er, but he looked confused.
Why did I do well...what did I do? (End of chapter)