amaotonovel Chapter 295 The merchants in Xianyang were dissatisfied.
Chapter 295 The merchants in Xianyang were dissatisfied.
I didn't dare to do anything. I could only put on a gloomy face, lock myself in the room, sulk, and smash things.
For a time, the servants in each mansion were walking on thin ice.
Trembling with fear.
He was afraid that he might anger his master at any time and be beaten to death with a stick.
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There are also plaques of the imperial merchants in Qinlou, and Ying Zheng has ordered the craftsmen to prepare them.
But it takes some time to make the plaque.
So, today I just ordered the palace people to issue an imperial edict to them.
A new edict has been posted next to the palace gate, at the place where edicts are posted.
It was about Ying Zheng enfeoffing Qin Lou and several other merchants as imperial merchants.
As soon as the edict was posted, it attracted many people to watch.
"Wow!"
"Another title of Imperial Merchant?!"
"Didn't we just seal several merchants as imperial merchants a while ago? Why are they being sealed again now?"
"And he is a royal merchant from another county?"
"Well... who knows?"
"Anyway, His Majesty must have his reasons for doing this, so let's just... just wait and see."
"That's right. We are just ordinary people. Can we question the decision made by His Majesty?"
"Whatever decision your majesty makes, it will not be wrong."
"As for what concerns us, we should listen and do as we are told."
"It has nothing to do with us, let's just take a look."
"Right."
"Hey, I heard that someone from the palace came this morning and went to the inn."
"Ah? Go to the inn? What are you going to do in the inn?"
"Tsk, didn't you read what was written in the imperial edict? Of course, I had to go to the inn and read the imperial edict to those imperial merchants."
"Those merchants from other counties are staying in the inn."
"Hey, I know what you're talking about. I was there this morning and watched the fun."
"Really? Then tell me..........."
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Jiang Xiang, Gao Liu, Ding Ning and a group of merchants.
I also learned that Qin Lou and several merchants were named imperial merchants.
Except for Jiang Xiang, Gao Liu and Ding Ning, all other merchants who were not named imperial merchants were unwilling to accept this.
They also donated a lot of money, food and clothing.
Why weren’t they named imperial merchants?
And a few foreign merchants from other counties can be named imperial merchants by Your Majesty?
They feel it's unfair.
A group of people came to Jiangxiang.
"Brother Jiang, why do you think His Majesty wants to confer those foreign merchants as imperial merchants?"
"We have also donated money and food, why doesn't His Majesty confer titles on us?"
"That's right."
"You donated a lot of money and grain, so His Majesty named you the Imperial Merchants. We have no objection. But what's the right for those foreign merchants?!"
"Could it be possible that the money and food they donated is more than ours?!"
Jiang Xiang looked at the group of people in front of him.
They all blushed.
There was reluctance and suppressed resentment in his eyes.
Jiang Xiang was startled and said hurriedly with a frown.
"What are you doing?"
"Are you blaming His Majesty for being unfair?"
this........
A group of merchants said quickly.
"No, no, how dare we......"
"We didn't mean it."
"We just...just feel...that His Majesty has named those foreign merchants as imperial merchants, but not us."
"We feel wronged in our hearts..."
Jiang Xiang sighed and said, "No matter what decision your majesty makes, it is not something we can question."
"Do you still remember what our original intention was in donating money and food?"
what?
What is the original intention of donating money and food?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Then, unconsciously, I started to recall.
They remember when they first decided to donate money and food.
Because if you donate money and grain, you can erect a monument and engrave your name on it.
It can enhance their merchant status.
It can enable their descendants to hold their heads up high and speak with their backs straight.
And when they entered the palace, they met His Majesty.
Several people from Jiangxiang were named imperial merchants and received plaques personally bestowed by His Majesty.
Their mood changed.
No longer content with just erecting a monument and engraving a name.
Instead, he also wanted to obtain the status of an imperial merchant and receive a plaque personally bestowed by His Majesty.
Thereby changing their lowly status as merchants.
When they knew it was impossible.
They suppressed this emotion.
Willing to take refuge under the names of Jiang Xiang and two other imperial merchants.
Seek their refuge.
But when Qin Lou and other merchants from other counties came here.
It broke the balance in their hearts.
They didn't expect that His Majesty would actually confer the title of imperial merchants on these foreign merchants.
Since Your Majesty can confer titles of Imperial Merchants upon them, why can’t you confer titles upon them?
They are merchants in Xianyang, right under your Majesty's nose.
And those few merchants are all from outside.
Your Majesty, why don't you confer titles on them? ! !
Jiang Xiang saw the emotions on these people's faces constantly changing.
Sometimes it is red, sometimes it is white, sometimes it is blue, and sometimes it is green.
He said directly: "Have you all forgotten our previous situation?"
Everyone was stunned again.
The emotions that were originally rising suddenly stopped.
How could they forget?
How could they forget how those aristocratic and powerful people oppressed and humiliated them?
How could I possibly forget?
Seeing that everyone's emotions had calmed down a little, Jiang Xiang continued.
"Our current situation is completely different from what it was before."
"What is all this about?"
"It's because of your majesty."
"It was His Majesty who gave us our identity and the opportunity to turn things around."
"It is His Majesty who has given us protection, so that we will no longer be oppressed, insulted, or have our money taken away at will."
"What we have now is enough. We can't be too greedy."
"After the Great Wall is built, we can erect a monument and engrave our names on it. Isn't this what we were pursuing in the first place?"
"The imperial merchant and the plaque are all extra."
"It was a sudden reward from His Majesty."
"Think about those aristocratic families. What did they get besides having their names engraved on the monument?"
Jiang Xiang's words made all the merchants sober up a lot.
Yes.
When they first entered the palace and donated money and food, wasn't it just to have a monument with their names engraved on it?
Now, as long as the Great Wall is built, we can immediately erect a monument and engrave our names on it.
Being an imperial merchant and having a plaque were indeed things they had never dared to think about before.
Compared with those aristocratic and powerful families, the merchants have already gained enough.
Those aristocratic and powerful families not only did not receive any rewards.
Instead, they gave up a lot of money, grain and shops.
Compared with them, they should be content.
People should not be too greedy.