Princess Huaizhen thought of the crazy things she had on the way to Yankangfang, and the expression on her face became a little complicated.
"This person is named Yang Jiang, and he is a resident of Chang'an."
When she mentioned this person, she felt a little respectful tone, "I don't know if you have heard of this person's deeds after you came to Chang'an."
Gu Liubai shook his head honestly and said, "I haven't heard of it. Is this person special?"
"So it is difficult to be a clean official, and an innocent official is unknown." Princess Huaizhen sighed lightly and said, "This person is not only special, but is simply unique. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, most people were able to live and work in peace. There were more people with opportunities to study, and there were naturally more people with talent and reputation. However, few people who were famous for their quick-witted talents and agility at the age of young people did not want to be officials. However, Yang Jiang was one of the few outliers who did not want to be officials."
Gu Liubai said, "It seems very special."
Princess Huaizhen looked at Gu Liubai and thought to herself that you are also an alien. "In my Tang Dynasty, practitioners do not want to be an official, and they always have a lot of things to do, so they will not be too difficult. However, scholars who like to study and study have no serious way out except for the imperial examination and become officials. The worst thing is that Yang Jiang also had a problem. He did not like to make friends with powerful people, and he was unwilling to be an aide to the military governor who went to other places. As a result, after his father passed away, he had no source of income and was struggling in his life. Later, he and his mother did not see any meat and fish in every meal. Relatives and friends couldn't help but ridicule him, saying that he was unfilial, and he went to beg for food even if he didn't like being an official, in order to prevent his old mother from being hungry, he had to find a job, right?"
Gu Liubai heard the clue and said, "As a result, he had to go to the imperial examination and passed the exam?"
Princess Huaizhen raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "So he took the imperial examination that year and passed the Jinshi directly after the first time he took the reference."
"That's really knowledgeable." Gu Liubai was a little impressed. Among all the exams in the Tang Dynasty, the "Jinshi" was the most difficult to take, so there has always been a saying among the people that "Thirty Old Ming Jing, Fifty Young Jinshi" means that even if you finally get a Jinshi at the age of fifty, you will still be quite young and have a bright future waiting for you. This shows how difficult it is.
How many talented men in the Tang Dynasty were there? Even the poems and articles they wrote were famous all over the world, but they still had no choice when they encountered such exams. Some of them failed to pass the Jinshi several times in a row.
This only shows that although this person has top talents in some aspects, he is far inferior to other talents in terms of exams, urgent wisdom, or understanding and suggestions on political affairs.
Princess Huaizhen nodded and said, "My father likes this kind of person who is knowledgeable and has strange problems the most. He is naturally appreciated by my father. After the investigation, he was promoted to a right-hand man. This official position is not very good, but Yang Jiang is very happy because this position is responsible for collecting various public opinions in the streets and alleys of Chang'an, and then writing an investigation report to my father and making suggestions."
"I don't like to make friends with powerful people, being such an official is very suitable for him." Gu Liubai smiled, "And although this official position is not high, the official who directly meets the saint is considered a first-class person in the world. Why did he change this renter later?"
Princess Huaizhen said calmly, "After he became an official, the atmosphere in the officialdom did not infect him at all, and his noble and arrogant temper became more and more serious. He had no other activities except for handling official duties and never interacted with other high-ranking officials. After Lin Fu took office, he was in power and the government was in power, and Yang Zhuang was actually under the jurisdiction of Lin Fu. However, except for seeing Lin Fu in the palace and saying hello to Lin Fu, he never participated in the matters of the Lin Party. When he wrote the memorial, he did not care whether it would affect the Lin Party or not, and he could write whatever he should do. So in recent years, there was a voice in the court that there were only two types of officials in the court, one was the Lin Party, and the other was Yang Zhuang."
Gu Liubai smiled. He didn't like such extreme people, but he also felt that in this prosperous Tang Dynasty, he really deserved all kinds of people, at least he admired such people very much.
Princess Huaizhen said, "It's fine if Yang Jiang doesn't give anyone a face. The key is that he is very serious in his work. Often, there are any dissatisfaction among the people. He quickly sorted out the reasons and went to my father's place. It is estimated that for a while, Lin Fu was very helpless with him, and he probably regarded this person with a small official rank as one of his main opponents in the court. It happened that Yang Jiang thought that Lin Fu dominated the market and raised the price of tea for personal gain. Lin Fu used the excuse that the rented me to make this position full of personal pockets and needed to be controlled by an absolutely honest official, so he recommended Yang Jiang to do it. At that time, the rumors were that this position was all in charge of taxes, and all the wealthy businessmen in Chang'an would visit this rented me, and whoever sat in this position would become a corrupt official."
Gu Liubai couldn't help laughing again, "As a result, Yang Jiang had a bad temper and was suddenly attacked. He felt that he would still be very honest and could not drag him into the water."
Princess Huaizhen sighed, "In terms of official methods, Lin Fu is much better than him. She put Yang down on the position of renting a mediocre envoy. Lin Fu has other intentions. After Yang surrendered, he originally wanted to rectify some commercial banks and reduce prices, but he soon discovered that although some things were profitable, the taxes paid were also very amazing. Many urgently needed funds in the Tang Dynasty were to rely on these taxes. He was unable to exert his tide and was suppressed by Lin Party officials in all aspects and was very depressed."
Gu Liubai looked at her and said, "Now that Lin Dang has fallen, can he return to the emperor?"
"This man has a stubborn temper. He doesn't want to leave even if he doesn't finish some things." Princess Huaizhen blamed herself and said, "It's also my fault that I didn't expect him to be. In fact, if it weren't for your two things, I could have transferred him away. But if your affairs fall into his hands, he may not be willing to leave this position during the next period of time."
Gu Liubai frowned and said, "The renter is in charge of the two businesses I mentioned?"
Princess Huaizhen knew that Gu Liubai had no idea about this official position, so she patiently explained, "There is one of the official positions of the renter, which is the demolition management matters, the demolition and reconstruction planning, etc., but he has the responsibility for many aspects of the demolition management, taxes, personnel resettlement, how much should be paid, whether the subsidies are reasonable, etc.."
"The person who contacted him should be the official of the county government. How could he know that someone behind him wants to make arbitrary decision on this business? He has made some statements now?" Gu Liubai felt a little incredible.
Princess Huaizhen and Gu Liubai looked at each other and said, "I don't know if someone deliberately reminded him, or if he felt that some documents sent to him, related taxes, subsidies, etc., that required him to review the signature and seal, were all returned by him."
"Even the Qingliu like him, even the people from the Ministry of Personnel dare not provoke him easily, for fear that he would go crazy and make things out of control." After Huaizhen paused, "the officials who were in charge of the business also knew very well that with Yang Jiang's temper, even if I moved it out, I would not be able to change his mind."
Suddenly, she smiled again and returned to her usual majesty. "But looking at your previous style, your method is different from ours. I am also very curious about how you will deal with this kind of thing."
Gu Liubai said calmly, "I will arrange someone to talk to him later."
"First be polite and then the army?"
"right."
Gu Liubai smiled, "There is never a reason why a store bullies customers when doing business."
Although there were clear streams like Yang Jiang who interfered, on the other hand, there was only one hard bone left to chew. Princess Huaizhen's efficiency was really high.
The more he looked at Princess Huaizhen, the more he felt like him.
Princess Huaizhen was not in a hurry to speak.
For some reason, it may be that there is no young man who can be on par with her on weekdays, so she has no friends.
Without friends, there is no real time to chat around the stove to make tea.
In addition, after the identity of the Depraved Guanyin Daozi was exposed, she often felt nervous and had nightmares. In Gu Liubai's Mingyue Pavilion, she was truly relaxed physically and mentally.
Now even if she talks about something difficult to do with Gu Liubai, she feels that talking for a while and drinking tea quietly for a while is an enjoyment she doesn't usually have.
To fool people's hearts, Wang Yehu is the best in the world.
If you think about people's hearts, Gu Liubai is not bad either.
Looking at Princess Huaizhen's serious but silent appearance, he knew how to show off at this time.
He took out an ancient Taoist book and read it quietly.
Princess Huaizhen thought it was a booklet for practicing, but after a curious look, she found that this was not a booklet for practicing against the enemy, but a booklet for Taoist sect that is united by nature, ruled by inaction, and Tao follows nature.
She had no scruples and said curiously, "Do you think it's useful to watch it?"
Gu Liubai said calmly, "Any work left by the master contains profound truths. We think it is useful or not, so it depends on our own understanding. For example, the principles in this book are not fully understood, but I always feel that some of them are very good. For example, now we are promoting morality first, and governing the world with virtue, but I grew up outside the pass. Why do Chang'an people think that there is a little virtue in that place outside the pass? That's because most people live a difficult life on the trade road outside the pass. So in my opinion, if life is good enough, no one will take risks.
How many people do things that are not moral, so sometimes this kind of moral problem does not require people to reason and follow. Nowadays, those who are virtuous work more and more power are more. Anyway, people who seem to have virtuous are put in a key position and let them work as much as possible. However, in this Taoist book, it feels that relying on these leading people to work hard is useless. The key is to find ways to let the people do their own things without intervening too much. The most difficult thing is to let the people do their own things and do what they like."
After pretending, he looked at Princess Huaizhen's shining eyes, and felt that it was not enough, so he reached out and clicked on the booklet, "Look, this sentence 'For this is not done, and for this is not done, and for this is not disturbing', is very good."
Princess Huaizhen looked at the sentence and suddenly felt it was very meaningful and couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Gu Liubai smiled and continued, "So, I can't help but agree with Yang Jiang's incident. No matter how many reputation he has now, no matter whether anyone in the court dares to touch him, the key is whether the two businesses I mentioned are liked by the people here. Taoism follows nature, no matter how unique he has, it cannot be stopped."
Princess Huaizhen felt that these words were simply spoken to her heart.
But she was still reserved and quiet.
After a while, she looked at Gu Liubai and said something in her heart that she was reluctant to say the last big thing she wanted to say.
"You have dated the national teacher in Dashi outside the pass?"
"What?" Gu Liubai was stunned when he heard her ask.
He did have a good relationship with the national teacher of the Great Food Kingdom before, but not outside the pass, but in Youzhou.
"The Li family's confidentiality department checked the verification that the national master from the Dashi Kingdom sent someone to Chang'an. He arrived the day before yesterday. He probably did not rush to see you for safety reasons. But according to the information learned by the Li family's confidentiality department, it should be that the national master of the Dashi Kingdom asked him to bring you something, which seemed to be a very expensive gift." Princess Huaizhen looked at Gu Liubai without denying it, and knew that Gu Liubai did have some past with the national master of Dashi. She said slowly: "The Li family's confidentiality department did not tell me about this matter, but I can know that it is very debatable. I carefully speculate that it should be that Li family recently revealed something to you. The national master of Dashi and you are not concerned, but they definitely don't want you to deal with the matter of Xingfu Temple in Zhongnan Mountain."
Gu Liubai thought about it, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "Actually, I didn't want to care about it either."
Princess Huaizhen glanced at him and said, "The truth?"
Gu Liubai was not very interested when he thought of Master Xuanqing. "Master Xuanqing is here, it's not my turn to take care of me."
Princess Huaizhen was sure that Gu Liubai was telling the truth. She nodded and said seriously, "Actually, although Master Xuanqing's cultivation level is high, Li really didn't fear him too much, because Master Xuanqing was just taking care of the Tang Dynasty and he didn't care much about the internal fighting here in Chang'an. But you are different. These powerful practitioners around you can really kill people."
Gu Liubai smiled, "You give me face, I give you face, I know the rules."
It was time to get up and say goodbye. Princess Huaizhen was still a little reluctant and asked again, "I always feel a little strange when you have someone follow me recently, but I and those under my command can't find that person."
Gu Liubai smiled slightly and said, "It's my person, you don't have to worry."
When Princess Huaizhen left, her heart was filled with a sense of security.
Especially when she walked into her carriage, she thought of Pei Yunhua, who had lived here before for no reason. She couldn't help but have an idea in her mind, "I would have lived here."
...
As soon as Princess Huaizhen left, Gu Liubai found He Haixin, a student leader of Songxi Academy.
Originally, these two businesses were also the topics he arranged for He Haixin and the others. After careful calculations, He Haixin and others felt that the students from the two academies in Youzhou who were mobilized so far should be able to make these two businesses within a few months.
He Haixin is very clear about the many links in this, which can bring benefits to the lower class people.
He is a man with strong abilities, good eloquence, humble, down-to-earth at first glance, and he is a serious scholar.
Gu Liubai felt that it would be natural to let He Haixin have a serious talk with Yang Jiang.
In the business world, Gu Liubai rarely miscalculates.
But after He Haixin came back, the news that he brought to Gu Liubai collapsed.
We met and had a good conversation.
But the talk broke down.
"Why did the talk break down?" Gu Liubai couldn't figure it out.
He Haixin's face was already dark, and it seemed even darker at this time. "Yang Jiang has a kind of inferiority in everything, but he has a high-level personality. He looked down on merchants in his bones and felt that the world was as dark as crows."
"I think I'm a profiteer too." Gu Liubai smiled and said, "Then he hasn't changed anyway after seeing your account books?"
"After seeing him, his tone became more severe." He Hai said concisely, "his core idea is that businessmen cannot trust. Even if we think now, the money we deserve comes from saving money, which is worth saving a lot of unnecessary losses. But he said that he may not be allowed to build a bridge for us and allow us to do so, and we will not change our practice in the future and plunder more."
"I can't believe in my credibility." Gu Liubai concluded again.
He Haixin nodded and said, "And I heard from him, but what he couldn't accept is that you do all these businesses alone. He felt that this was no different from the monopoly of business of the powerful and powerful family. He was relying on power to dominate the market. He could not accept that a certain type of business in Chang'an City was controlled by a single person."
Gu Liubai smiled again and concluded, "Anyway, this person hates the powerful."
He Hai thought about the man's face, and his face became darker and darker, saying, "He is a problem in his bones and can't be changed at all."
Gu Liubai said, "Did you ask him how he thought he would do it?"
He Haixin said, "After asking, he felt that every time such a business, many businesses have to compete with each other. Which business is well organized and has many benefits to the implementation below and saves money, then do it for this business. Every time, it is carefully reviewed and you have to carefully check whether there are any tricks in the process of each business, and whether it is done."
"That's not similar to before." Gu Liubai sneered, "These businesses are not powerful families, and many links are controlled by different county government agencies, so he can only control a small part of them. He has a problem. He knows that he can't control the overall situation, but he has to do it as he ideally."
He Haixin himself is also from a poor family and hates power suppression, but at this time he couldn't help but suggest, "I think he is too stubborn and can't change it at all. Instead of trying to convince him, it's really better to take him out of that position."
"We are not an official family, so don't use the official family's means." Gu Liubai said calmly, "A business is implemented and in the end they deal with all kinds of people. His stubbornness is nothing. There are many people who are completely unreasonable in the future. As long as you understand my behavior, we should first be reasonable and treat people with sufficient etiquette. If it doesn't make sense, then according to our methods, everyone in this world has fatal weaknesses. Since Yang Jiang can violate his principles of dealing with the world for his mother, then it was possible before and now."
Chapter completed!