He finally knew why he didn't let himself go to the backyard of the Zhenwang Mansion before the Eighth Prince.

It turns out that here, there is a fierce big black dog guarding it?

……

Speaking of Li Chengfeng, at this moment, he is coming to Li Shimin's study with Wang Dequan.

It was getting late at this moment, and the candles had been lit in the study, and the light of the candles was covered with a layer of fiery red light through the screen window.

"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince has arrived!"

Wang Dequan said outside the door.

"Come in!"

In the study, Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Li Chengfeng outside the door frowned slightly.

He felt a little strange, on weekdays, Li Shimin would never take the initiative to summon him, unless there was something important to discuss with him, right?

Pushing the door in, Li Chengfeng bowed slightly and said, "The son sees his father!" ”

"No courtesy, Feng'er!"

"Yes, the son thanked his father!"

Li Chengfeng looked up and saw that Li Shimin was under the candlelight, reviewing a batch of thick recitals.

Li Shimin's eyes turned a little red, but most of those twists and turns have not been finished.

It seems that the emperor is not so easy to be!

"Dare to ask my father and the emperor to ask his sons to come to the study, what is the so-called matter?"

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, my father just wants to chat with you!"

Li Shimin smiled, and then said: "Feng'er, my father was performing martial arts yesterday, and when I heard the poem you composed, I immediately felt even comforted in my heart!" Feng'er, your ingenuity is far beyond my imagination! If you are allowed to develop, I think in the future, you will definitely be the first minister of the Tang Dynasty! ”

"Well, of course!"

Li Chengfeng said confidently.

"Haha, you're really not modest at all!" Li Shimin touched his beard and smiled.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said, "Feng'er, although you are now the eighth prince of the Tang Dynasty, you have no actual power in your hands!" Others respect you, but it's all about my face! If one day, your father is gone, then you will definitely be targeted by many ministers! ”

"Ahem!"

Li Shimin coughed twice, looking very tired.

In this daytime, the emperor who is in good spirits, at night, actually looks old?

Obviously, Li Shimin's appearance is because he is tired from often dealing with government affairs.

"Father, are you alright?"

Li Chengfeng opened his mouth worriedly.

Although Li Shimin is not Li Chengfeng's personal father, in any way, Li Shimin is also very good to himself.

Moreover, Li Shimin is the current emperor, and Li Chengfeng is nominally Li Shimin's child.

Datang has such a prosperous scene, and it is also inseparable from Li Shimin's hard work.

Therefore, Li Shimin will inevitably become ill from hard work on weekdays.

Facing Li Chengfeng's concern, Li Shimin smiled lightly, shook his head, and said, "It's okay, it's okay!" I know what my identity is! There are still many years to live! ”

"Well, Father, you can rest your body! If it really doesn't work, you can just give me a review! ”

Li Chengfeng smiled slyly.

"Ding, from Li Shimin's horror, naughty value +20!"

Li Shimin was taken aback.

Approve these folds for Li Chengfeng?

Then if he comes nonsense, won't the whole Datang be messed up?

Li Shimin hurriedly said: "No, Feng'er, you are still young, and you don't know about national affairs!" ”

"However, I have a favor right now, I need your help, I don't know, will you help?"

"Okay, as long as you say it, father! If I can help, I must be obliged! ”

"Haha, okay, it's my style!"

Li Shimin touched his beard and expressed his inner worries.

Li Shimin said: "Feng'er, today is the year of a great drought in Datang, and the people are poor and have no food!" As the king of a country, I am naturally distressed! And in addition to sending 100,000 disaster relief gold, he also donated millions of catties of food, but it seems that it can't solve the food problem of the people! ”

"Huh? Do you want me to settle this matter? I'm not a god! ”

Li Chengfeng pursed his lips helplessly, could it be that Li Shimin really regarded himself as an immortal?

Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, and said, "Of course I know, this is not something that can be solved by manpower!" But if it goes on like this, sooner or later the treasury will run short! However, above the court, there have been many ministers who have evaded taxes and evaded a lot of money, so I want to send you to recover the taxes of those ministers, how about it? ”

"What? Do you have a record of tax evasion? ”

Li Chengfeng asked.

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "No! ”

"None? That's going to be a tough one! You don't have a record of tax evasion and evasion, so I went to ask someone to pay back the money, but they didn't admit it at all! ”

"yes, that's why I'm having a headache too!"

Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

In the past, he knew that some important ministers of the Tang Dynasty controlled the iron ore and grain harvest of the Tang Dynasty, including the income from pastures.

Every year they can make a lot of money, and then pay very little in taxes!

In the past, the treasury was abundant, so Li Shimin turned a blind eye, and these things passed like this.

But this year is different.

Li Shimin allocated '100,000' gold for disaster relief, which is only the initial disaster relief money.

Moreover, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling also carefully calculated that if they want to solve the drought year and open up the Grand Canal of the 'South-to-North Water Diversion', they will need at least 500,000 gold.

As a result, the treasury has to send out a lot of money.

In addition, Li Shimin also allocates hundreds of thousands of gold every year to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

This year, the treasury is only in deficit and has no revenue.

That's why Li Shimin thought about letting Li Chengfeng collect taxes for himself.

"Feng'er, help your father! Father knows that you have such a skill! ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengfeng with a smile.

Li Chengfeng kept frowning tightly, and said, "Then I can't mess around and find others to collect taxes!" After all, you don't have any of their tax evasion clauses! ”

Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengfeng and said, "Little rabbit cub, don't you know your thoughts?" If you take back all their tax evasion over the years, then I will share 20% of the money you collected, how about it? ”

"Twenty percent? Not...... Father, why don't you open it up! ”

"Five-five? What do you mean? Li Shimin was puzzled.

Li Chengfeng can always say some words and sentences that he doesn't understand!

Li Chengfeng said with a smile: "It's that you have fifty percent, and I have fifty percent!" ”

"What? Do you want 50% of my income? No, no, it's too much, I'll give you a maximum of 30%, okay? ”

"Forty percent!"

"No, it's still thirty percent!"