In Li Chengqian's expectation, the wax moon arrived as scheduled.

Although the system stipulates that there are only seven days of holiday for the New Year, in fact, from this day of the new year, the official government began to gradually seal and stop writing and prepare for the New Year. Unless there is a backlog of government affairs or emergencies this year, there is no need to go to work.

Li Gang also returned home before the new year, since June came to the East Palace, it has been nearly half a year, although Li Chengqian very much hopes that the old gentleman can stay for the New Year, but the palace is not the old gentleman's home after all. For the New Year, you still have to be with your family.

Unlike the bustling Imperial Palace, the East Palace is as it has been, without any dress. Because, as the lord of the East Palace, Li Chengqian will go to the palace city during the Chinese New Year.

The palace is so lively, and it is really unreasonable that the East Palace is too deserted, so Li Chengqian gave some money to the eunuchs and guards in the East Palace, so that they can improve their own food, which can be regarded as the New Year. As for the barracks, Li Chengqian also gave them a holiday. After suffering in the barracks for so long, and holding them back for the New Year in the barracks, although nothing will happen, it is too unkind.

The New Year is approaching, but the morning exercise will not stop, and after exhausting Li Chengqian's torture as usual, Li Jing returned home satisfied.

The sword mark was still two centimeters deep, and I don't know if it was because the stake had lost its moisture, but now the stake was stronger.

Every day is a sword swing, and other than that, Li Jing doesn't do anything. As for the art of war, it is estimated that he feels that it is not very good to teach it now, so he has not mentioned it.

Seeing that Li Chengqian put away his sword, Li Tai ran over to deliver a towel, and Li Ke sent warm tea.

Although the old gentleman went home, these two guys still came to the East Palace as usual.

Taking advantage of Li Chengqian's efforts to drink water, Li Tai said: "Brother Huang, why do you accept this Li Jing's torture." The teacher who teaches martial arts, Li Ke and I also have it, but it's not so torturous! When we practiced, we used wooden swords, and this real sword looked heavy. ”

After drinking tea, Li Chengqian wiped his sweat and said, "You don't care about it, Wei Gong must have his reasons for doing this." ”

In fact, Li Chengqian also had a little guess about what Li Jing did.

Wooden knives and wooden swords are indeed suitable for children, but when they are used to wooden knives and wooden swords, when they are replaced with real weapons, they will inevitably be unsuitable. He did this, most likely because he had to adapt to real weapons from the start. In this way, when it is really needed, it can not drop the chain.

Although the real sword is very heavy, Li Chengqian, who has practiced it until now, has no problem swinging it three or four times. Moreover, these three or four strokes are not blind swings, the strength is not enough, but the accuracy is guaranteed.

patted Li Tai's still round belly, Li Chengqian smiled: "Although I have practiced martial arts, how can I see that your belly is still so big!" Qingque, if you really can't do it, you can follow me tomorrow for morning exercises. ”

Looking at the already angular arms of the imperial brother, Li Tai shook his head again and again. It's stupid to practice with the imperial brother, he has been watching these days, and the imperial brother's sweat is not a fraud. Let him go on, tsk, it's torture to think about.

Unlike Li Tai, who retreated, Li Ke became very interested.

He hesitated at first, and after thinking about it, Li Ke asked: "Brother Huang, Qingque doesn't follow you, can I follow you?" ”

Li Chengqian turned his head, looked at Li Ke, who was a little cowering, and sighed secretly.

Although I don't know what Concubine Yang told Li Ke, but looking at his cautiousness, for fear of offending others, it must be education such as self-preservation and self-blackening.

patted Li Ke on the shoulder, and Li Chengqian said softly: "Of course you can, but, a manly man, you can't back down after making a decision, have you really thought about it?" ”

Seeing that the imperial brother was not angry, Li Ke said firmly: "Think about it, I will be with you in the next year!" ”

Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, and grabbed Li Tai with the other hand: "Let's go, go eat." After eating, we have to learn the etiquette of New Year's greetings. ”

Li Tai and Li Ke smiled and followed Li Chengqian to the restaurant.

Despite the old gentleman's warning, Li Chengqian was still unwilling to treat Li Ke with such vigilance. Perhaps due to the influence of early orphanage life, Li Chengqian did not believe that children were not malleable. No matter how treacherous the villain is, there must be one, or even a few people he can treat kindly.

If there is no peace between the royal families, there must always be swords and soldiers. So instead of going straight to the knife, it's better to be betrayed. At least, with the feeling of being betrayed, even if you start, you can quickly be relieved.

The cute and stupid Li Tai and the timid Li Ke naturally didn't know Li Chengqian's plans at this time, and they were worrying about today's etiquette class while eating.

Before the New Year, several merchants of which Li Chengqian was a shareholder hurriedly sent the proceeds of the prince's shares to the East Palace.

The figure of 23,000 yuan made Li Chengqian take a big startle.

The eldest grandson Baoqing also took the time to come to the East Palace to count the copper coins, and seeing Li Chengqian's shocked appearance, he smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, these 23,000 guan are just the speculation of the lower officials, and the real number is probably more than this." ”

Today, the eldest grandson Baoqing finally understands why counting money can be worrying.

Twenty-three thousand, because those merchants knew that the prince always needed to spend money, and instead of converting it into gold and silver, which was suitable for large transactions, it was all exchanged for copper coins.

Consistently, almost a thousand copper coins. Twenty-three thousand, that is more than 20 million copper coins, so many copper coins, even if a few eunuchs can help him, it is difficult to count them quickly!

Waving his hand to signal the eldest grandson Baoqing to leave, Li Chengqian asked Fang Sheng: "What is the annual income of our imperial court this year?" ”

As an old man in the palace, Fang Sheng always knew some gossip. Seeing the prince asking, he replied: "Although I haven't heard of the news of the household department this year, it is estimated that it is not much different from last year, more than one million." ”

"More than a million guan...."

Looking at the 23,000 numbers on the paper, Li Chengqian's head was as big as a bucket. He didn't believe it, and with just a few of his investments, he produced one-fiftieth of the treasury.

One-fiftieth of the treasury! How big are these industries? How big is Datang?

Seeing that the master was confused, Fang Sheng explained: "Your Highness, there are more than one million guan, and the majority is still the commercial tax. Among them, taxes such as grain are not included. Our Datang tax on business is 30 taxes and 1, so the tax is less. ”

"I'm afraid it doesn't stop there!"

During this period of time, Li Chengqian also had some understanding of the merchants of the Tang Dynasty.

The simplest businessman is the kind that opens a store. This kind of money is average. Those who have a little ambition are all going from south to north, and to put it bluntly, they are "down-to-the-earth" type of businessmen. Compared to the settled merchants, they have to earn more. The most desperate are the merchants who leave the Tang Dynasty with their goods and go to the Western Regions or the grasslands. Far away from a foreign land, they earn more.

Although the Tang Dynasty was surrounded by enemies, they rarely took action against merchants. Even the most savage steppe people will not attack caravans for no reason. Because only these merchants can bring the good things of the Central Plains to the grassland.

One generation is a businessman, and future generations are not allowed to enter the business. Although he is not a pariah, he is humiliated by his ancestors when he is a businessman.

Under such social public opinion, the number of businessmen is still not reduced, how can it be explained?

It's still about making money!