Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Signing in began with harming Li Shimin

Chapter 800 Suppression of Maritime Merchants

During the Zhenguan period, the water system of Chang'an City can be roughly divided into eight rivers, which refer to the eight rivers surrounding Chang'an City.

They are the Fu River and the Fu River in the south;

Jinghe River and Weihe River in the north;

Fenghe River and Laohe River in the west;

The Chan River and Bahe River in the east.

The eight rivers pass through the three canals of Yong'an, Qingming and Longshou built in the Sui Dynasty, and the Caohe, Huangqu and the Weihe River that pass through the city are combined into five canals, forming a two-horizontal and three-vertical, interconnected urban water network. structure.

And this water system network with dense tributaries passing through streets and squares formed a huge urban water vein extending in all directions in Chang'an City.

A large number of water storage lakes and tributaries were excavated along the line, linking official courtyards and noble mansions, and a highly developed urban garden system was gradually formed.

As well as the unique garden form with high appreciation value, and thousands of mountain pools scattered on the waterfront of Fangqu.

Outside Chang'an City, since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal, the water transport wharf connecting the north and south water transport has become the most prosperous commercial center in Chang'an City except for the east and west cities.

Silk brocades, salt, wine, tea, and grains transported from the south arrived in Luoyang via the Grand Canal, and then were transported to Chang'an by the Weihe River via the Canal.

In the period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a Water Transport Commodity Expo was held here.

Historical records: Yu boats approached and went downstairs, connecting the masts for several miles, and the viewers piled up.

Today, however, the sky is just dawning.

In the past, the Guangyuntan Wharf, which was full of people, was surrounded by [-] left-ranked soldiers holding mo knives and draped all over their bodies.

Except for imperial officials and official ships, the rest, both merchants and common people, were blocked.

In the deepest part of the pier, Li Jing sat on the ground alone.

On his left is Liu Rong who is on guard with a knife in his hand.

On the right is Sun Furui, who is half hunched over and fawning over his face.

Thirty feet away in front of him, more than ten thousand bad people and small officials were struggling in the water at a loss.

Behind him was a Jiangnan merchant with a dazed and apprehensive face.

Just looking at the silent Li Jing, everyone didn't know why he summoned him here.

Looking at each other, they had to obediently obey Xiaoguizi's orders.

But now half an hour has passed, but Li Jing is still sitting on the shore without saying a word, admiring the beautiful scenery.

It seems that he ordered everyone to come here with great fanfare today, just to accompany him to enjoy the scenery.

But no one with a mature mind would have such a stupid thought.

Obviously, His Royal Highness, who is cruel and merciless, must have an unknown plan this time.

It's just that after today, Li Jing and everyone will be friends or enemies.

"Sun Furui, do you know how the world has dealt with traitors throughout the ages?"

Just when everyone was getting impatient, Li Jing's voice without any emotion suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

Dozens of merchants in the south of the Yangtze River trembled when they heard it. The brave ones turned pale instantly, and the timid ones even had weak legs and almost lost their standing.

Although Sun Furui had more confidence than everyone else, but faced with Li Jing who was as cold as ice at the moment, he still hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Li Jing didn't urge him, he tossed a stone indifferently, raised the corner of his mouth and said to himself: "There is a hero named Temujin in the extreme northern grassland.

His tribe gathered people to rebel, and he personally led the army to wipe out them all.

Later, he beheaded his chiefs and leaders in the same way as slaves.

The rest are cooked with a big pot of strong oil to reward the warriors who have made meritorious service.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was also a leader of the Huns named Ahuer.

This person was captured during the battle with the Han army, so he surrendered to the Han army and changed his name to Zhao Xin.

Since he took refuge in the Han Dynasty, he has repeatedly offered advice to help the Han Dynasty defeat the Xiongnu.

It's a pity that due to some accidents, he rebelled against the Han court again and turned to the Huns.

But facing such a capricious villain, the Hun King did not take his life, but treated him with courtesy.

The two are also grassland peoples, but their methods of dealing with traitors are completely different.

Sun Furui, do you know why this is? "

"This……"

Sun Furui was sweating coldly when he heard the words, scratching his head but didn't know how to respond.

Seeing that Li Jing's expression became colder and colder, he had no choice but to reply frankly: "Return to Your Highness, the villain is stupid, I really don't know the reason for this, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"Hahaha~

You are now a member of the palace, so you don't need to care about trivial matters.

And if you knew the reason for this, how could you have betrayed me together with the ignorant idiots! "

Li Jing laughed loudly, wantonly mocking the dozens of merchants behind him.

Seeing this, everyone broke out in cold sweat like Sun Furui, and kept apologizing in panic.

It wasn't until now that everyone realized that they seemed to have done something extremely stupid.

Taking refuge in His Majesty Li Er can of course gain more benefits, and it can also temporarily dispel His Majesty Li Er's suspicion of merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

But the little prince in front of him has extraordinary means and is also a lunatic who does things unscrupulously.

Now that everyone has betrayed the little prince, one can imagine what will happen next.

Don't say that His Majesty Li Er is thousands of miles away at the moment, so what if he is in the capital?

Thinking about it, even if Li Jing killed all the people for no reason, as their merchants, no one would complain or fight for them.

After all, this is Chang'an, the political center of the Tang Dynasty. It is not like Jiangnan and Yangzhou, which focus on economic development.

Merchants gradually have a certain right to speak in Jiangnan, but in the capital of Tang Dynasty, they are still lowly households ranked at the bottom of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce!

Don't say that Li Jing only killed dozens of people, even hundreds of thousands, presumably it's just a few more innocuous impeachment memorials.

"Read more books in the future, and only then will you know how to behave and deal with people. There is a lot of knowledge in it!"

Seeing that the heat was almost ready, Li Jing got up and patted Sun Furui on the shoulder, and said with a smile on his face: "Looking at how you are now, I don't know the reason for this.

Today, the palace will be merciful and tell you that there is no other reason here, only the word "use value".

Those who rebelled against Temujin were worthless, and taking their lives would serve as an example to the grassland tribes, so the only way for such people was to die.

But Zhao Xin has been in the Han court for several years, and he has already understood the Han's armament, deployment, and generals' preferences.

If the Xiongnu were to become enemies with the great Han again in the future, he would be able to make suggestions for the Hun Khan as if he was in the Han court that day.

Therefore, he not only saved his life, but also received unanimous courtesy from the Huns.

It seems that there have been countless allusions in the past dynasties.

For example, Cao Aman, such as Liu Xuande, such as Zhuge Kongming, are all outstanding among them.

As long as it is profitable, Mingzhu will not care about the betrayal of others in the past.

But if it is worthless, then there is only one dead end.

Although Ben Gong is not considered the master of the Ming Dynasty now, he is willing to follow the example of his predecessors and give you a chance.

Next, let's talk about it, what is the value of you, and what can you do for me?

If this Palace is satisfied, today you and others can go home to spend your old age in peace.

But if it's worthless...

hehe~

Let people go home and prepare a few more coffins!

Ben Gong's killing has always been to kill grass and roots, and will never let you go on the road alone! "

"what?!

Your Highness the Crown Prince, spare your life, Your Highness, spare your life! "

"Your Highness!

A certain family knew the secret of Yin Ashu, and he had discussed with a certain family to help the King of Yue murder His Highness! "

"Your Highness!

A certain caravan has [-] shi of grain, and is now heading north to Luoyang to Jizhou.

As long as His Highness spares the life of a certain family, the certain family will send people to transport the food back to Chang'an! "

"Your Highness..."