Li Hong ignored the anger in Cao Wang Li Ming's eyes. Even if you go to your brother Li Zhi, he will be powerless to do anything about this matter. You can't make the difference between you and the people who have obtained the permission order. If that's the case, it would be useless for the Ministry of Revenue to decentralize Xu Kelian.

"This is the biggest discount Taiyi City can offer. It's good. It will save you a lot of worries. You don't have to worry about the quality of all the goods and the recruitment of craftsmen. It will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"Hong'er, you are right, but this way, we will lose greater profits, right? A few years later, when you gradually delegate the recipe to merchants with licenses, won't we be dead?" Princess Honghua no longer thought about restoring her country. Instead, she was determined to establish her status as a princess in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Hong was well aware of the story of "a pinch of rice is a favor, a peck of rice is a grudge", and he was now facing such a problem, but it was something he could never avoid. No matter how hard he tried, he could never treat the royal family equally.

"In the East Market of Chang'an alone, there are 220 industries divided according to the commodities, and there are more than 3,000 stalls and shops. And these do not include the handicraft industries managed by the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of the Imperial Household, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Military Equipment. They are in charge of things built specifically for the royal family. Uncle Cao, there are things here that you built for the royal family, right? And if I remember correctly, you didn't use any craftsmen. All of them were free prisoners, official slaves, and your own official households." Li Hong said lightly while sitting at the top. Prince Cao's face turned blue and red after hearing this. He didn't expect that Li Hong knew him so thoroughly.

Zong Chuke behind him was even more shocked when he heard the prince's words. The prince was very young and had just taken office in the Ministry of Revenue, but he knew so much about Chang'an's business. I'm afraid that even other officials in the Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Revenue would find it difficult to explain these figures at once? In his heart, he had a little more respect for the young prince.

"Grandma, you just gave the silk and linen to someone else, right? Now you are in Luoyang, and you have brought in a lot of good stuff from the south by water, right? Silk from Henan, cloth from Jianghuai, these are all top-quality goods. At least one-third of the cloth in Luoyang comes from your house, right?"

Princess Qianjin remained silent. What Li Hong said was right, because she no longer cared about the profit of silk and linen. At the same time, in order to win the goods of Taiyi City, she exchanged them with others.

Moreover, these brocade, embroidery, satin, gauze, silk, twill, and ramie were all extorted from Li Hong when Wu Mei went to Luoyang. They immediately solved the financial problem in her mansion.

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This is another reason why Li Hong did not give her permission this time. These silk cloths and so on were taken away by Li Hong from Chengyang and Xincheng.

Because of this incident, Li Hong was beaten up by his two aunts after returning to Chang'an. On the contrary, Lanling got away with it because she didn't lose anything.

When Li Hong gave him this item, Princess Qianjin loved Li Hong to the core. But now, because of the Taiyi City incident, she hated Li Hong to the core again. This proved what Li Hong had just thought: a pinch of rice will bring gratitude, a pound of rice will bring resentment.

With Li Hong's intervention in the Tang Dynasty's economy, silk and satin, which could be used as physical currency at the time, gradually lost their qualifications to continue to be the currency of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the rapid rise of Taiyi City forced the rich and officials of the Tang Dynasty to involuntarily take the large amount of copper coins stored in their hands to the market to buy new things, which accelerated the circulation of copper coins and alleviated the primitive economy at that time where there was not enough money and cloth had to be bartered.

In addition to the strong crackdown on the private production and excessive production of copper coins, in the past one or two years, the Tang Dynasty has fully implemented the goal of making copper coins the only common currency.

This is also why Li Hong was willing to pay about 70% of the cost for the reconstruction of Daming Palace, because the construction of Daming Palace could fully revitalize the economy of neighboring areas such as Guanzhong.

All the copper coins earned by Taiyi City were also used to buy goods again for a considerable period of time. After repeated processing, advanced production of clothes and shoes, etc., prompted the economy of the Tang Dynasty to slowly become regular.

As this cycle repeats itself, the Tang Dynasty's economy has become a new economic giant. In this era, no country can compare with it.

Therefore, under Bai Chun's careful calculations, it was difficult to find many copper coins in the entire Taiyi City. In addition, with the operation of what is now known as the "Royal Bank", the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty have become the only currency of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, he thought about reforming the copper coins to encourage more copper coins to flow into the market, but with the emergence of money houses and discussions with his father, the emperor, and his mother, he failed to get their support every time, so the matter was put off again and again, and now the problem of reforming the copper coins has not been solved.

When he was in the palace with Li Zhi and Wu Mei, he used sketches to draw portraits of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and he thought of using their portraits to make new copper coins.

In the end, they unanimously rejected the idea and scolded Li Hong for not complying with etiquette at all. Even if they wanted to reform the copper coins, they should use their portraits.

Li Hong stiffened his neck and asked unconvincedly why. Li Zhi and Wu Mei slapped him on the back of the head, which was considered an answer to his why.

Later he realized that the concept of that era was still stuck in the view of destiny. When a new emperor ascended the throne, no matter how wise and brave the previous emperor was, or how talented he was in both civil and military affairs.

It is impossible for them to come out and exert influence after the new emperor ascends the throne. Of course, portraits in temples and so on do not count.

So it has been delayed again and again until now, and Li Hong has not completely solved the issue of transforming the copper coins.

While Li Hong was still bargaining with his clan members, a horse-drawn carriage slowly approached the gate of Taiyi City on the official road approaching Taiyi City.

The wide carriage was traveling in the middle of the official road, with more than a hundred official guards in front, behind, left and right. As a result, the merchants coming and going from Taiyi City could not help but stick close to the sides of the road when they met the carriage, and only slowly walked onto the official road after the group of people passed by.

At the same time, he looked back at the carriage from time to time, wondering who on earth could have such a grand ceremony when he went to Taiyi City.

Liebao and Jingzhe followed closely behind the carriage, one on the left and one on the right. They both looked dejected, as if they had lost their parents.

Before they could report the news to Taiyi City, they were stopped by Lian Tie. When they saw the carriage, they immediately realized that the queen had not informed the prince and had quietly rushed to Taiyi City.

And the hundred or so guards in front and behind her are probably the queen's entourage after she has been streamlined again and again, right?

Wu Mei was sitting in the carriage at this time, looking at the Taiyi City looming in the distance on the horizon. Without the tall city walls, everything seemed so awkward in her eyes, just like running into the street without clothes.

Some conspicuous buildings have slowly appeared in her sight. From a distance, they give people a feeling of quietness and peace.

"Lian Tie, let them take me to visit Helan Minzhi first." The palace maid opened the window and said to Lian Tie outside.

"Yes, I obey your command."

After Lian Tie finished replying to Wu Mei, he said to Jing Zhe with a smile, as if he was gloating, "Go, tell the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate to welcome the emperor, but remember not to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise the Queen's temper... you know it very well."

Jingzhe looked at Lian Tie with a lenient look, meaning, could you be more lenient and let him say hello to the master? Otherwise, the master's butt would be swollen for several days.

Lian Tie sighed softly. He didn't want to do this, but the Queen was right next to him. If he disobeyed her order, she would punish him.

Although he also knew that if he did not allow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's people to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince would attack him, but after all, this place was still some distance away from Taiyi City, so he could only take it one step at a time and see what happened.

Then she whispered to Jingzhe, "As slaves, you and I have no choice. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given me a break to study at Chongwenguan, and I am naturally grateful, but now..."

"Then you take care of yourself." Jingzhe touched Liantie's shoulder, took a horse from the guard in front, and ran quickly towards Taiyi City.

Naturally, he had to obey the Queen's order, so Jingzhe, riding on the horse, could only pray secretly for his master in his heart.

The carriage stopped in front of the huge copper coin of Taiyi City. Wu Mei looked at the vulgar copper coin through the window, and her mind was full of Li Hong's appearance that deserved a beating.

"This was probably that little bastard's idea, wasn't it? By placing a copper coin here, is he trying to tell the world that the current Crown Prince of Tang loves money like his life?" Wu Mei, who was naturally wearing slippers in the carriage, muttered to herself as she leaned comfortably and elegantly on the cushion.

The maid Banmei, who was also the one that Li Hong liked the most, looked at Wu Mei's expression and smiled softly, "Queen, perhaps His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to tell the world about Taiyi City's assets and signs."

"I think this is just the bad taste of that little bastard. He just wants to have fun and feel comfortable. In short, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very majestic in Taiyi City during this period." Wu Mei waved her hand, signaling Lian Tie to continue moving forward.

The people at the gate of Tongqian had never seen such a large team. They could not help but retreat or walk close to the sides of the street to leave enough space for the team.

There are too many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Taiyi City these days, and the people of Taiyi City have become more and more discerning. Although they are curious about who these people are, they will never stay there to watch the fun or ask in a low voice. After taking a few glances, they will continue to do their own things.