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The Changsun family arrived in Longyou smoothly and were warmly welcomed by Li Ye. They were immediately given two official residences covering an area of ​​ten acres each. Changsun Nanfang was appointed as the general and Hexi observer. Of course, Hexi implemented Under the metropolitan supervisory system, the Hexi Observer Envoy has no real power and is more of an honorary position.

It is impossible for Li Ye to really hand over a hundred thousand troops to Changsun Nanfang. He must give him enough face, but he must also adhere to his principles.

Changsun Nanfang also served as King Fu of Qi. This was his real position. King Fu of Qi was equivalent to an adviser to the King of Qi and participated in discussing major military and state affairs. Li Ye's grandfather Pei Fang also held this position.

Changsun Quanxu was appointed as the governor of Qinzhou, succeeding Cui Guangyuan, who was transferred to Jiedu Mansion as deputy governor.

It was eventually revealed that the Changsun family had defected to Longyou, causing a stir inside and outside the court. Although the Changsun family was a declining noble, their family had a glorious history in the early Tang Dynasty. After all, Lingyan Pavilion was the number one hero. It is Changsun Wuji, and the portrait of Changsun Shunde is also on Lingyan Pavilion.

The Changsun family is more like an iconic symbol. Their defection to Longyou means that the King of Qi has taken a big step towards orthodoxy, which makes other frustrated Guanlong nobles also start to make moves. The key is that someone takes the first step, and what follows It is much easier for people to just follow, but it is the most difficult to be the first to eat crabs.

Even the emperor Li Heng lost his composure and cursed Changsun Nanfang in the palace for not understanding the overall situation and betraying the court's orthodoxy. However, he did not have the courage to take down the portraits of Changsun Wuji and Changsun Shunde from Lingyan Pavilion.

However, Li Heng still held Chang Cui, the Minister of Punishment, responsible. It was his improper handling of the Li Huang case that forced the Changsun family away. Chang Cui was removed from the post of Minister of Punishment and demoted to Shou'an County Lieutenant.

But Li Heng also made a small move at the same time. He promoted the deputy left-behind Chang Sun Rong of Henan to General Qianniuwei and ordered his entire family to move to Chang'an. Chang Sun Rong was the head of the Changsun family's Luoyang house and the head of the household department of the Sui Dynasty, Chang Sun Chi. descendants.

The Changsun family in Chang'an is the descendant of Changsun Sheng. Changsun Chi and Changsun Sheng are brothers, but the Guanlong aristocracy was inherited from Changsun Sheng's lineage, and historical figures such as Changsun Queen and Changsun Wuji emerged.

In fact, Li Heng's little move was just to deceive himself. Everyone knew that the real Changsun family had moved to Longyou.

However, as the turmoil of the Changsun family's westward migration gradually subsided, the power of the imperial court to issue large amounts of money began to appear. After the imperial court forced the circulation of large amounts of money, prices in Chang'an soared across the board. The price of rice once rose to 400 yuan per dou of rice, but it was sold at a flat price in Changpingcang. After the grain supply, the price of rice slowly dropped again, and finally stabilized at 250 fen per bucket. Compared with 60 fen per bucket of rice a month ago, the price of rice has increased four times.

The prices of other daily necessities such as cloth, silk, leather, medicinal materials, diesel, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, sugar, etc. also increased sharply, and the price increase soon spread to the entire Guanzhong, and then spread to Guannai Road and Luoyang Henan Road.

The reason is very simple. A large number of businessmen rushed to various places to purchase materials at low prices and sent them to Chang'an to sell them at high prices. This caused panic price increases in various places, and big money began to flow to various places.

On the Weihe River leading to Qinzhou in Longyou, a group of businessmen protested in front of a newly established checkpoint. Li Ye issued a temporary Qi King's Order prohibiting grain, cloth, livestock, medicinal materials, metal products, cotton, tents, sugar, Thirteen important materials such as salt are prohibited from cross-border transportation.

Of course, trade is not absolutely prohibited. For example, sheepskins, wine, fruits, poultry, bricks, ceramics, boots, coal, furniture and other items can be purchased without restrictions.

In addition, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to bring the Qianyuan treasure into Longyou, Shuofang, Bashu, Jingnan, Yan'an and other places. Large money is not allowed to circulate within the territory under the jurisdiction of the King of Qi. Large money is prohibited from entering if it is found abroad, and it will be confiscated if found within the country.

If you want to transport contraband across the border, it is definitely not possible. The lighter punishment will be confiscation. Repeat offenders will be confiscated and fined more severely.

The reason why this group of businessmen protested was because they carried large amounts of money. Dozens of sacks of large amounts of money were piled on the ground. Copper coins were difficult to hide. There were too many and they could be found at a glance. There was no point in hiding more than a dozen coins on the person.

One of the captains scolded angrily: "You bastards, don't push yourself too far. It's already lenient enough to ask you to go back with a lot of money. If you want to bring a lot of money into Longyou, you can do whatever you want. As long as you enter Longyou, I will confiscate it immediately. Think to yourself." It’s clear, get out now!”

Another soldier said in a gentler tone, "Don't argue. The King of Qi has an order. Anyone who brings large amounts of money into Longyou will definitely be confiscated. If you haven't entered Longyou yet, hurry up and go back with the large amount of money."

The merchants had no choice but to put the big money back into the cart and go back dejectedly.

In the middle of the night, a fleet of ten large ships sneaked towards Guanzhong. When they were still ten miles away from Longzhou, a checkpoint in the Wei River suddenly appeared. Dozens of small boats loaded with soldiers jumped onto the large ship, and several businessmen Frightened, he quickly collected dozens of taels of silver and gave them to the captain.

The captain glanced at the silver coldly and asked, "Tell me first what kind of goods it is?"

The leading businessman whispered: "A little bit of wheat."

“Ten big ships are all wheat?”

The businessman nodded awkwardly, and the captain suddenly became furious, "You dare to bribe me with ten ships of wheat. You can die if you want. I still want to live for a few more years!"

"General, no one knows anyway."

"Fart! So many soldiers are not human beings? I'm just doing the first preliminary inspection, and the real inspection comes later. Do you think you can get by with just a little money?"

At this time, the cabins were all opened, and the soldiers shouted: "Captain, it's all food!"

The captain waved his hand and said, "Arrest them all and take them back to Jincheng to be punished. All ships and food will be confiscated!"

Several businessmen complained bitterly and knelt on the deck begging for mercy, but it was in vain. The law prohibiting cross-border transportation of grain had been in effect for more than a year. It is impossible for the businessmen not to know that these businessmen were tempted by the huge interest rate differentials and took risks in an attempt to use He used bribery to get through, but he hit an iron plate.

This scene also played out in other territories under the jurisdiction of King Qi. A group of merchants were surrounded by a group of cavalry as soon as they passed Xiaoguan. Thousands of large sums of money were seized from them, but all were confiscated because they had entered Shuofang territory. .

At Jianmen Pass, a caravan was found to be carrying a large amount of medicinal materials and was prohibited from crossing the border. The reason why it was not confiscated was because this Chang'an caravan claimed to be transporting to Longyou and did not violate cross-border regulations.

However, there is also a provision in the temporary Qi King's order that the defenders have the right to prohibit prohibited materials with unknown destinations from passing through the customs. This batch of medicinal materials belongs to materials with unknown destinations. They can go to Longyou, but they can also divert to Chang'an.

Under the strict control of the Helong Army, the spectacle of one mountain being two prices appeared. The price of grain in Huating County, Longzhou, east of Longshan, rose to 240 wen per dou, while the price of grain in Longcheng County, Qinzhou, west of Longshan However, the price of grain remained at fifty cents per bucket.

The huge difference in food prices and commodity prices triggered another kind of flow, that is, population flow. This is inevitable. No one wants to starve to death. A large number of people in Guanzhong began to flee to Longyou with their families.