When Li Shimin saw Chen Zhengtai Ji-joo holding her, his mood was a little complicated at this time!

He actually didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty would have such a place.

At least... among the countless reports, he has not seen any mention of this in the reports of various departments.

This is unacceptable to Li Shimin, who thought he had control over the world, even if he could not specifically grasp every prefecture, at least he thought that what happened under the emperor's feet was already clear.

He pursed his lips and walked in slowly. It was obvious that there were no officials here.

In fact, it is understandable that the ministers here are mixed and arrogant, and they cannot touch this at all.

What about ordinary officials?

Li Shimin was strolling on the muddy ground, and there was even a strange and unpleasant atmosphere here.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Why don't I know this place?"

Chen Zhengtai said: "There is a saying...it is called dark under the lamp."

Li Shimin: “…”

Wherever you see, there are almost no decent houses here, just piled up thatch.

If it were placed in later generations, it would look like a slum. This slum covers a large area and continues to extend around a temple. Naturally, the neighbors have no plans, only countless foot strength and merchants shuttle back and forth here.

Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai as he walked and said, "How do you know here?"

Chen Zhengtai said, "My teacher forgot that when he purchased a large amount of land, the students had mapped a large number of maps to facilitate the purchase of land. The land here could not be purchased. After careful investigation, I found out that the land here had been cut into countless pieces and had already been in charge. At that time, students only looked at the map and knew that this place must be a lively place."

Li Shimin nodded: "Then why not report?"

Chen Zhengtai said aggrievedly: "The student thinks your majesty knows?"

Li Shimin: “…”

This is a bit embarrassing.

Aren't you the Lord of Nine Five? Such a big place and such a dense crowd, you don't know, aren't you kidding me?

Chen Zhengtai continued: "Just just now, the students thought that there was something strange about the East City and West City, so they thought carefully that the officials inspected the East City and West City so severely. How could this transaction be done? So the students thought...eight out of ten, a black market would be formed. This black market... will definitely be near Chang'an, and for the convenience of goods distribution, it must be close to the dock. The distribution of goods requires a lot of manpower, so the manpower here is the most abundant."

"Businessmen need convenience when traveling, especially for accommodation. Since Chang'an City cannot be traded, it will be inconvenient to live in Chang'an. However, merchants often feel worried when staying outside the city. Mentor, you don't know anything. Safety is the most important thing to do business. So... I thought of this Chongyi Temple, where there is a temple. If it was in the suburbs, merchants often stayed in the temple. On the one hand, they thought that this would be blessed by gods and Buddhas. On the other hand, the temple is more secure."

This is what Chen Zhengtai heard from other merchants. Of course, Chang'an City is safe, but outside Chang'an City, safety is not guaranteed.

When merchants have money, they pay special attention to safety, so they usually look for temples when traveling around. The temples are willing to accept them. After all, they can get some money for incense and oil, and there are many empty rooms in the temple.

This is why ancient merchants and scholars traveled around the world, and the poems and literary works passed down have occurred in ancient temples more often.

Chen Zhengtai said again: "Students combined these points and thought of this place. In fact, this is the first time students have come to this place. I never expected that this place would have such a scale."

Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at the crowds, and couldn't help but say, "There are no service here?"

Chen Zhengtai said: "If there are any servants, everyone dare not come. The students concluded that some Taoist sects or people from all walks of life must be secretly managed by them. The officials did not know this place, and their eyes were dark. The officials must have received the benefits of these Taoist sects or spoilers, and often sent money to honor them, so they pretended not to know. Because once they were reported and the government came to manage, the money would be cut off."

Li Shimin's face suddenly became gloomy.

What is the king's land in the world? It turns out that my ministers are all fools, and all the people below are fooling me!

Not long after I left, a silk shop suddenly appeared in such a place!

Of course, the shop has a bad front, just a broken thatched house, with two strong men guarding them outside, hanging flags.

Li Shimin walked in, and the strong man at the door did not stop him, but instead laughed. After entering the hut, he saw that there were piles of silk inside.

The shopkeeper inside was immediately attentive when he saw someone coming.

He hurriedly came up, nodded with a smile and said, "Customer, this is all the best silk. Look... Oh, the customer is not an ordinary person at first sight. He doesn't seem to be a buyer, but a purchase from other places, haha, we have all kinds of styles and a abundant supply of goods. Come and take a look."

Li Shimin stopped and stared at the dazzling array of silks. The silks displayed here were much more than those in Dongshi, so he asked: "How much is the cheapest silk here for one foot?"

The shopkeeper immediately said, "Seventy-one papers, of course, if you want more goods, you can discount them appropriately. Sixty-five papers, the customer, you know that copper coins are getting cheaper now, and such a price is already a conscience. You can go out here to inquire. Is there anything so cheap?"

The shopkeeper was slick and lamented, as if he was doing business with him, just like he was just as wronged as he was.

Li Shimin looked surprised and couldn't speak in a daze.

"Customer...Customer..."

Zhang Qian, who was behind Li Shimin, had also changed his face and said quickly: "But in Dongshi, we clearly asked about the price of 39 pm. Why did the price be so high when we got here?"

The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Qian with contempt when he heard Zhang Qian's whisper.

He was sharp-eyed and knew that Li Shimin was the real owner, so he smiled and said to Li Shimin: "Is it my first time to come to Chang'an? Alas... the prices of the East City and the West City are fake. The store is in the East City, so why don't there be any semicolons? If you want to go to the East City and take it to our semicolon, you ask for the price. All the silks there are thirty-nine cents, and the cheaper ones are not without them. The most expensive ones are only 43 cents. But... the silks there are not sold. If you are from the official family, you will sell you a few feet. We will suffer a loss by gritting our teeth."

"But if ordinary people... want goods... they really won't be there. It's not because they deliberately make things difficult for the customer. It's really that price... it can't be sold. If it sells, it will be a discount. We are a businessman. Now the private price and labor are rising sharply. If it really sells 39 yuan, it will be a huge loss."

He said, and continued with a grievance: "Now all the goods in Chang'an are gathering here, and the East City and West City are just doing things. If the customer doesn't believe it, you can go to the East City and see it."

Li Shimin: “…”

Seventy-one articles...

He looked back at Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian was about to cry. It was not convenient for him to take out his book at this time, but he knew very well that last month, his record was 38 articles.

In other words, in just one month, the price has risen by 80%, even higher than in the past few months when prices rose.

Li Shimin's face was as heavy as ink at this time, and he scolded coldly: "In this way, aren't you here... deliberately fooling the government?"

"How dare you?" The customer felt that the customer in front of him was unusual, but he also felt that the person in front of him was very funny, and almost burst out laughing.

The shopkeeper said, "It seems that the customer knows nothing. It's the first time I've come out to do business. My shop is already very conscientious. I don't know how many merchants are, but he still refuses to sell the goods. What's the price next month? The shop has no choice but to owe to silk merchants and spinners, so they have to ship the goods quickly to settle with the people. Otherwise, they won't sell the goods. If the customer doesn't believe it, go and inquire by yourself and find out the truth."

Li Shimin was already trembling with anger at this moment. He could not imagine that this so-called iron barrel-like country was full of loopholes everywhere.

"Bastard!" He scolded angrily with a pale face.

No one knows who he is scolding.

And the shopkeeper thought that Li Shimin was scolding him, and his face changed immediately.

The shopkeeper immediately changed his face, looked at Li Shimin, and then sternly said: "It is said that business is not a good deal, and if you don't buy, you won't buy it. Why do you scold people here? Big dragon and two tigers drive people out."

The two strong men standing outside rushed in immediately and roared, "Get out quickly."

The faces of the guards behind Li Shimin also changed instantly.

The dignified emperor was actually called to get out.

Their hands moved, and they were about to pull out the knife hidden on their bodies.

Li Shimin's face turned black with anger.

However, Chen Zhengtai reacted. He knew that there were rules here. If something happened here, I was afraid that many strong men would come to hear the news.

So he hurriedly pulled Li Shimin's long sleeves and said, "Mr., let's go."

Li Shimin is obviously also a good person at forbearance. After taking a deep breath, he turned around and glanced at several guards in an understatement.

The guards understood and returned to their usual looks.

Li Shimin said calmly: "Let's go and take a look elsewhere."

His voice was a little hoarse, and he left this sentence and walked out first.
Chapter completed!