Xue Donglai must be one of the most representative tasks in the new policy.

He is thirty-two years old this year.

He was only eighteen years old in the first year of the New Deal.

Eighteen-year-old Xue Donglai is a poor boy on the streets of Chang'an. Like most poor people, he also faces the fate of being looked down upon by the mother of his destiny.

But unlike most poor people, he grasped the pulse of this era well, and after being completely abandoned by his beloved, he began to work hard.

Starting from the bottom porter, his life began to be cheated and he rose all the way.

It can be said that he is the most inspiring person among the merchants of the Song Dynasty today.

Although he is young, he is very experienced in dealing with people and is very calm in everything he does.

He has always adhered to the rules of the government well and never did anything out of the ordinary.

However, the people below occasionally get out of the thunder due to the temptation of interests.

After discovering it in time, he dealt with it severely and would never tolerate it.

For example, three years ago, Xue Donglai discovered that his cousin was forcing his land to sell the fields in the countryside. After he learned about it, he immediately drove his cousin out of his trading company and would never tolerate it.

As for how upright he is, it is hard to say.

After all, things like virtue are something that young people who never leave their homes like to talk about.

In the outside world, everyone does things according to the way they think they are most beneficial to themselves.

Didn’t Xue Donglai bribe officials?

No, he gave Liu Zhiyuan a lot of good things.

Xue Donglai knew very well that his actions were protecting himself.

He has been playing in the safety line.

So, over the years, he has been the most stable and best-known businessman in Chang'an City.

Xue Donglai took small steps, and it seemed as if he was rushing toward the Emperor's Palace.

When Xue Donglai came in, Zhao Huan was discussing with Su Yu about the Great Qin and Haixi Kingdoms in the western part of the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty, the Great Qin Kingdom has a million soldiers, and the Haixi Kingdom is located in the south and south of the earth you mentioned. They have been fighting with the Great Food Kingdom for hundreds of years to compete for the holy city they mentioned."

Su Yu said again: "If the Jiaozi of the Song Dynasty was to be circulated to the Great Qin and Haixi countries, they must first quell the war that had fought between them for hundreds of years."

"If we want to quell the war between Haixi and Dashi Kingdoms, we must," Su Yu said this and dared not continue.

What must be done?

It's obvious.

Zhao Huan sat at the table, looked at the map, took the conversation, tightened his sword eyebrows and said, "We must stop the war with war, let them accept the education of my Chinese saint!"

Zhao Huan's voice was full of energy and full of majesty. This majesty was not deliberately revealed, but a temperament developed by being in a high position for a long time.

Xue Donglai, who had just arrived outside the door, felt his heart trembled. Before he could arrive, he was already intimidated by the emperor's voice.

He only felt a sense of pressure like Mount Tai pressing on his chest.

Wang Kuian walked in and said, "Your Majesty, Xue Donglai is waiting outside the door."

"Let him in."

"Xuan Xue Dong comes to see you!"

Xue Donglai took a deep breath and walked in. He was so nervous that he could not be nervous anymore. He quickly bowed and bowed and said, "Heavenly Xue Donglai, bow to His Majesty, Sheng'an!"

"Well, I." Zhao Huan's eyes fell on Xue Donglai, "Don't give me a gift."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xue Donglai raised his head and looked at the emperor.

I saw the emperor's sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes. Although he was forty-one years old, his hair was dark and thick, and his eyebrows were firm, giving people a sense of oppression as calm as a mountain.

Zhao Huan said: "Prince Xue, sit down."

Xue Donglai hesitated for a while, but walked to the side and sat down.

Sit with the emperor and said that it was the rule of the Tang Dynasty, but it was only limited to ministers.

The ministers of the Song Dynasty were all standing, but Zhao Huan did not strictly limit this aspect.

But after Xue Donglai sat down, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Give tea."

But Wang Kuian came over with tea: "Prince Xue, please use tea."

Xue Donglai was flattered and quickly stood up: "Thank you Shangguan."

"Please sit down, you are the distinguished guest invited by His Majesty."

Xue Donglai sat down again.

Seeing that Xue Donglai was a little nervous, Zhao Huan smiled and said, "I am looking for official Xue today, just chatting."

Chat?

Xue Donglai didn't believe it.

The emperor's time is so precious, how could he have such a big face to let the emperor chat with him?

Xue Donglai, who was facing the saint for the first time, was extremely nervous.

Su Yu on the other hand was calm and composed. After all, over the years, Su Yu would come to Beijing to meet the saint every year and was quite familiar with Zhao Huan.

"Official Xue, I heard that your silk has been bought in Dashiguo?"

Zhao Huan's first question can be said to be on the blade.

Why is the emperor here at this time?

Because of the Western Expedition!

The emperor wanted to hit Yelu Dashi in the west.

And his own silk has been sold to the Great Food Kingdom, so is there a Liao Kingdom closer?

There must be!

Isn’t this question a question about the edge?

A cautious Xue Donglai was silent for a moment before answering: "It is indeed sold to the Great Food Kingdom, and ten thousand pieces of silk can be sold every year. However, this year, due to the war in the Western Regions, Caomin is thinking about tightening trade with the Western Regions."

"Why tighten?"

"One is that the trade route is not safe, and the other is that the Khitan rises in the west and is enemies of our Song Dynasty. The grass-roots people are worried that someone below will take the opportunity to sell daily necessities to the Khitan."

During the war, as a merchant of the Song Dynasty, selling things to the west was a very dangerous behavior.

Zhao Huan nodded, but did not speak, but changed the subject.

"Xue Guanren's business has become increasingly bigger and bigger over the years. I want Xue Guanren to pick up the railway project from Chang'an to Xingqing Prefecture. How about it?"

"What kind of virtue is the people who can do? Thank you for your mercy." Xue Donglai's heart tightened. Every word of the emperor was tempted. What exactly did he want to do?

"I heard that Xue Guanren invested a lot of money in Xianzhou the previous year, and the people of Xianzhou are very grateful to Xue Guanren."

Xue Donglai had a cold sweat behind him: "Your Majesty, the merchants of the Song Dynasty were all lucky to have obtained the new policy of Your Majesty. If it weren't for Your Majesty's new policy, the grass people would be just a stinking beggar that could not be eaten on the streets. The grass people's wealth would be taken from the people and used for the people."

"I have also thought hard in the past two years. The court has now fully liberalized the private commerce. In the future, the construction of the Song Dynasty will require more support from Xue Guanren."

Xue Donglai suddenly felt like a waterfall in his sweat. He quickly stood up, walked to the middle, bowed again, and said in panic: "Your Majesty! Please strengthen the jurisdiction over merchants. Merchants can promote the country and destroy politics!"

"How to ruin the country?"

"Businessmen take the wealth of the people and bribe officials, officials take the power of the court, and bribe businessmen, and there is no difference between officials and gentry in the past."

"Is Official Xue so serious?"

"Everything of the grass-roots people is true. As a businessman, he knows very well what changes will happen to people's hearts in the face of huge wealth!"

"Your Majesty's economic theory is a great work in China in ancient and modern times. The people of the country think that the court should strictly control merchants and encourage the people to go to business. Merchants should know where the boundaries of merchants are. When power and money are deeply intertwined, it is a misfortune of the Song Dynasty and a misfortune of the people!"

Xue Donglai knew very well that the emperor was trying to come to him this time.

If you answer inadvertently, the position next to the thirteen heads at the city gate will be yours.
Chapter completed!