Steel Dynasty - Chapter 395

[Chapter 395 Treatment of Imperial Businessmen]

The surroundings were silent, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out behind Xiao Ming.

At this time, his peripheral vision glanced at the door on the inside of the imperial study, which was connected to the outside.

If he didn’t sign at this time, he seriously doubted that soldiers would rush out and kill him on the spot. After all, this scene had been played out more than once in history.

In order to ensure the throne of his eldest son, the emperor forced the powerful prince to swear not to rebel. However, Xiao Ming did not expect that such a thing would happen to him, and he would also have to sign the certificate of surrender.

But this shows how doting Xiao Wenxuan is to the prince.

“My son signed it!” Xiao Ming said without hesitation.

Xiao Wenxuan looked at Xiao Ming with satisfaction and said: “Ming’er, you are the one who has answered the most straightforward questions so far. My father did not make a mistake this time. It seems that there is nothing wrong with letting you be the executor. Don’t worry, as long as you sign the letter of surrender, After the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely care about the oath of surrender. I also hope that you can fulfill your duty. In this way, the country of Chongqing will be stable. “

Xiao Ming actually wanted to say that the contract was torn after it was created. Without a strong executor, it is equivalent to useless paper.

This contract will be very useful when Xiao Wenxuan is reincarnated, because if it is violated, it will face the situation of being killed for violating the oath. However, it is difficult to say whether this effect will still be effective after Xiao Wenxuan’s death.

Now Xiao Wenxuan chooses him as the executor of the vote. One is because he has no family background, and the other is that he holds Shanhaiguan and has enough chips to threaten other princes.

“Father, I have always done my duty. I only hope that the country of Chongqing can unite to resist the barbarians. I hope that this letter of surrender can make the brothers put aside their past grudges and deal with the barbarians together. After all, I can only defend Shanhaiguan with my strength, but It’s not that easy to eliminate the barbarians.”

Xiao Wenxuan nodded and said, “My father had this purpose.”

After a pause, he continued, “You were assassinated just after you arrived in Chang’an. Now I’m asking you to make a pledge. I’m really sorry for you. Let’s talk about what rewards you want. If I can achieve it, I will definitely agree to it.”

Xiao Ming doesn’t care whether he signs the pledge or not .

The name certificate, even signing the name certificate is still beneficial to him. What he really wants is a stable development environment, and he also wants to be able to gather the strength of the Great Chongqing Kingdom to fight against the barbarians.

He didn’t want to just be a rescue team member putting out fires.

Now Shanhaiguan has given him a layer of security. It would be better if the princes could settle down.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said: “Father, my son does have a merciless invitation to go to Chang’an this time.”

“Tell me about it.” Xiao Wenxuan showed an interested look.

Xiao Ming said: “My son hopes that the products of the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce can circulate unimpeded in the royal fiefdom without being charged any taxes. I don’t know if my father can agree.”

“Isn’t this the treatment of the royal merchants.” Xiao Wenxuan said.

“Yes, what I want is the treatment of the imperial merchants.” Xiao Ming nodded. In the royal land, only the imperial merchants were not charged any taxes, and no official dared to offend him.

“What’s so difficult about this? I promised you, but is this really the only thing?” Xiao Wenxuan couldn’t believe it. He didn’t care about the businessman.

“Thank you, Father.” Xiao Ming’s heart almost jumped out of his chest. He did not expect Xiao Wenxuan to answer so freely.

Xiao Wenxuan nodded, and then he said to Xiao Ming: “This is just a small matter. I think this reward is too small for your contribution.”

“My son is already satisfied.”

Xiao Ming declined, he did not dare Asking for other things, in his opinion, is just a test by Wenxuan Xiao. If what he wants is too excessive, Xiao Wenxuan will definitely feel uneasy, because it means that he is too ambitious.

And this treatment of royal merchants may not be very important in Xiao Wenxuan’s eyes. After all, Xiao Wenxuan has always promoted agriculture and suppressed business. Because of this, the status of merchants in the Chongqing Kingdom is so low.

Xiao Ming’s answer made Xiao Wenxuan show his admiration again, and then he said to Xiao Ming: “By the way, it is said that you used a new firearm and a thing called a hot air balloon in Jizhou this time. Is this true? “

That’s right. The name of this kind of firearm is a musket. I brought a batch this time, and I also brought this hot air balloon. I can show it to my father at any time.”

Xiao Wenxuan became more and more excited. , he said: “Okay, in that case, my father will announce the reward to you tomorrow morning, and then go and watch it.”

“Yes, my father.” Xiao Ming nodded, and he didn’t care about anything else, because He has achieved his goal.

After talking to Xiao Ming for a few more words, Xiao Wenxuan asked Xiao Ming to leave and called the eighth prince in.

After leaving the imperial study, Xiao Ming walked out of the palace with a wry smile.

This time when he came to Chang’an, he encountered all kinds of ridiculous things, but whether it was an assassination or a petition, this could not interrupt his plan.

As long as the trade route is opened up and he returns to his fief, that will be when his fief takes off.

When he takes advantage of the vast land of Youzhou and Qingzhou to develop, he doesn’t care about the title certificate.

After leaving the palace, Xiao Ming thought it was time to go find King Yong.

King Wei’s fiefdom probably didn’t escape, and King Yong was even less likely to escape. Now that the scope of the royal family is no longer a problem, what’s left are the fiefdoms of the vassals with different surnames.

But this question is difficult, but for him, no matter how difficult it is, he must try it. After all, the rich land in the south is very important.

As for what the exchange chips will be, he already has an idea.

In the Imperial Study Room, after the Eighth Prince reluctantly signed his name and left, Xiao Wenxuan looked at the man next to him and said, “How about it, did you see anything?”

This person is Yang Zhen, the leader of Lijing Sect. He said: “Apart from King Qi who is so happy, the other princes are a little unwilling, especially the second prince, who seems to be resentful in his unwillingness.”

“Second prince. “Xiao Wenxuan narrowed his eyes. He also felt this way, “Do you think this assassination was carried out by the second prince?”

Yang Zhen said: “The official has sent people to investigate the origin of these barbarians and found that these barbarians are all. It was provided by a Shanxi businessman, but the strange thing is that this Shanxi businessman who was very close to the prince in the past has disappeared without a trace. “

” Shanxi businessman?” Xiao Wenxuan said in surprise.

Yang Zhen nodded, “The merchants in King Liang’s fiefdom are called Shanxi merchants. These merchants have the closest contact with the barbarians. Outsiders cannot sell these mixed-blood barbarians.”

“But this does not mean that it was the second prince. After all, this is Many of the people who criticize Shanxi merchants are minions of the barbarians.”

(End of this chapter)