Chapter 67: Li Jun's Methods
After Li Jun woke up, he looked at Jin Shan'er beside him and smiled bitterly, Li Jun didn't expect that the problem of drunken disorder would appear on him.
Jin Shan'er also woke up, wrapped her naked body tightly in the quilt, and then said shyly: "Your Majesty, you are awake." β
"I'm sorry, Shan'er, I was drunk yesterday......"
Before Li Jun finished speaking, Jin Shan'er cried, Li Jun immediately swallowed the words that came to his mouth, at this time any explanation is pale and weak, Li Jun put his arm around Jin Shan'er and comforted: "Shan'er, don't worry, I am not the kind of negative man, I will be responsible for you, but don't let the Queen Mother know about this matter first, I will arrange a dormitory in the imperial garden, if you want to me, come over." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your pity." Jin Shan'er hesitated for a long time, but still didn't mention the matter of Goryeo, although the man in front of him seems to be kind and kind now, he is also famous for his cruelty and ruthlessness.
Li Jun was very satisfied with Kim Shan'er's knowledge of current affairs, and Li Jun promised: "Shan'er, you can rest assured that I will definitely send troops to save Goryeo this year." This sentence provoked Jin Shan'er to cry again.
Li Jun comforted Jin Shan'er a few more words, and then left humming a little song.
Out of the room, Li Jun smelled the smell of sweat on his body, so he frowned and said, "He Shen, drive back to the palace." β
He Shen didn't know where to get out of it and responded with a smile: "The old slave obeys the order." β
Looking at He Shen's dew, Li Jun's heart was a little sour, this old slave was really good to himself, Li Jun threw his cloak to He Shen and said: "Put it on, don't catch a cold, I really don't get used to it without your service." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty." He Shen knelt on the ground and sobbed.
Li Jun gently kicked He Shen with his foot and said, "Okay, hurry up, there are so many people, don't make people laugh." β
"The old slave obeys." He Shen hugged Li Jun's cloak tightly and followed Li Jun's warm sedan chair step by step towards Daming Palace.
Back in Daming Palace, Li Jun took a good shower and slept again, he was really tired last night......
In the afternoon, Li Jun went to Shangshutai to approve the recital for an hour, and was about to go out to breathe, Gongsun Kun came, looking at Gongsun Kun's bitter gourd face, Li Jun knew that this time Gongsun Kun and the Northern Liao people did not do as well as they wanted.
Gongsun Kun saluted Li Jun, and Li Jun asked lightly, "What went wrong again this time?" β
Gongsun Kun smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, this time the problem is big, Yelu Chu will not talk to the minister at all, and he will have an interview with His Majesty." β
The signal released by Yelu Chu immediately aroused Li Jun's interest, and now it seems that this guy is very likely to have taken the bait, so Li Jun said: "In this case, take Yelu Chu into the palace that night, by the way, you will also follow." β
"Obey." Gongsun Kun replied excitedly, he finally had the opportunity to participate in His Majesty's core secrets this time, for a minister whose ancestors were generals, advancing and retreating together with the emperor was the greatest guarantee for this family.
In the evening, Gongsun Kun and Yelu Chu arrived as promised, and He Shen, who was also attending the meeting at the same time, Yelu Chu looked at so many people and said unhappily: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister has confidential matters to discuss with you in detail, can the rest of the idle people retreat?" β
Gongsun Kun's face immediately turned bad when he heard this, and Li Jun coughed and said, "Brother Yelu is cautious, I am busy with state affairs, and Lord Gongsun and Commander He will cooperate with you in the future." β
"The minister knows." Yelu Chu said nonchalantly.
Li Jun nodded and said, "Then Brother Yelu has any confidential matters that he has to talk to me about today?" β
Yelu Chu hesitated for a long time before slowly saying: "Your Majesty, the deal you mentioned last time, the foreign minister agreed, but the foreign minister has something unclear, please let Your Majesty clear up." β
"Oh, Brother Wang, please speak." Li Jun suddenly said with interest.
"Your Majesty, you promised the foreign minister to help the foreign minister become the emperor of Liao, so why did you have to force the foreign minister to buy tea with a war horse this time?"
As soon as Yelu Chu said this, Gongsun Kun was so frightened that he almost stopped breathing, he didn't expect that Yelu Chu would have such a deal with His Majesty behind his back.
Li Jun replied with a smile: "In the future, tea will become a necessity for the grassland people, so it is necessary for Brother Wang to buy tea now, and if Brother Wang wants to get the throne in the future, he must have soldiers, and it costs money to raise soldiers, and tea is only traded to Brother Wang in Northern Liao, at this time tea is still tea, no, this tea has become gold, with gold, Brother Wang is still afraid that there will be no soldiers?" β
With Li Jun's flicker, Yelu Chu immediately happily signed the treaty, and Li Jun's tea trade finally opened the market, although tea is just a drink, but the energy cannot be underestimated, just like many countries in later generations, they made a fortune by selling coffee.
Li Jun had already exchanged tea for the first batch of cattle and sheep from the people of Beijin, and the first people to enjoy these benefits were the new residents of Guanzhong and the future Liaodong......
February Erlong raised his head, Li Jun finished worshipping the Dragon King, and then took Bao Qing to Yushan, this time Yushan was rectified, compared with the last time, it was much cleaner, and the Qinglou gambling hall was all closed, but Li Jun came along the way, but found a problem, that is, there was not a single shop in the entire Yushan City.
Li Jun asked puzzledly, "Why are all the shops not open?" β
The newly appointed Yushan County Commander is Bao Qing's proud protΓ©gΓ©, this person is called Ren Qin, Ren Qin immediately came out and replied: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that since Yushan City is known as the "School City", there is no need for any more businessmen, so as not to let this school palace be contaminated with copper odor, so the minister took the initiative to drive out all the businessmen, so it looks much cleaner." β
"Hmph, confused, Master Bao, this is the good talent you recommended to me." Li Jun snorted coldly.
Bao Qing glared at Ren Qin fiercely, then knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Your Majesty, the minister is at fault, and the minister will remove Ren Qin from the post of county commander now." β
Li Jun waved his hand and said: "Master Bao, don't be too harsh, after all, you are still a young man, you still have the talent of this disciple, but you still need to temper, or I will give you a place, after Gantang starts school in July this year, you let him go to study inside." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Bao Qing said immediately.
Li Jun smiled and said, "Okay, let's go, let's go around Gantang again." β
"No."
A group of people went straight to Gantang's construction site, and now Gantang's main responsibility is Shaofu Ling Pang Jixian, Pang Jixian saw Li Jun and immediately came over and bowed: "Your Majesty." β
Looking at Pang Jixian's face that had darkened a lot, Li Jun said with a smile: "Aiqing, please get up, it's been hard during this time." β
"This is a matter within the minister's duty, and I dare not talk about hard work." Pang Jixian said modestly.
Li Jun continued to ask, "How is the project progressing now?" β
"Your Majesty, now the main external structure of Gantang has been built, thanks to the cement provided by the Yin and Yang family, the whole project is progressing very quickly, and now the interior decoration is poor, and the minister guarantees that it can be delivered in July this year."
After listening to this, Li Jun nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, the giant of the Yin and Yang family and the Shaofu Order are given the first level." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Pang Jixian immediately thanked him.
Li Jun pointed to the bare doorpost next to him and said, "Why are these places still empty?" β
Pang Jixian smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, now for this inscription, the doctors of the hundred schools of thought are arguing, so the ministers dare to ask Your Majesty for the inscription." β
When He Shen heard this, he took the pen and paper with a very eye-catching look, and Li Jun waved his hand and wrote: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." β
Everyone immediately praised, and Li Jun pointed to a piece of open space facing the door and said, "That place is reserved for me, I am useful." β
"Wechen obeys."
After leaving from Gantang, Li Jun went to the military academy next to him, and Li Jun also left eight big characters here: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband." β
Li Jun went around Yushan again, and then went back satisfied.
Bao Qing took Ren Qin back to Jingzhao Mansion, and Ren Qin immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty: "Teacher, the disciple is not filial, and it will affect you." β
Bao Qing smiled and helped Ren Qin up and said: "Ren Qin, this is not a shame, Your Majesty is very accurate in seeing people, since you say that you have talent, then you will definitely be reused in the future, you have been dormant for a few years now, and you will definitely soar into the sky in the future." β
"Thank you for the reminder, but the student still has something unclear, please ask the teacher to solve the doubts." Ren Qin arched his hand and said.
"You mean, why is Your Majesty so unhappy with your practice of driving out the merchants?" Bao Qing asked with a pleasant face.
Ren Qin nodded, and Bao Qing said with a smile: "The idea of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce was first put forward by Shang Jun, so in terms of treating merchants, my Legalist family has always been a pioneer, but now it is different, Your Majesty has reformed the commercial tax, do you know how much the commercial tax is estimated by Shi Sangjun in the governance of Su Nei this year?" β
Ren Qin shook his head and said, "The disciple doesn't know, but the disciple knows that it will never exceed the agricultural tax." β
Bao Qing shook his head and said: "It's almost the same, this year's commercial tax and agricultural tax have been almost equal, Your Majesty decided to continue to increase this data in the future, and then reduce the agricultural tax year by year, so that Your Majesty has won the hearts of the people, and will not lack money to spend, killing two birds with one stone, so now Your Majesty's attitude towards businessmen is that they will neither support nor suppress, let them develop freely, you now understand what you have done wrong, right?" β
"If Your Majesty can really do it and continue to reduce the agricultural tax, then won't Your Majesty really become a holy king? The disciple still has something unclear, the business tax is so high, why do many people still break their heads to do business? Ren Qin continued to ask.
Bao Qing touched his beard and said: "This is Your Majesty's cleverness, the previous commercial law was completely determined by one person, the court has money, just relax, there is no money, the court doesn't say a word, pull out the knife and rob, now Your Majesty has officially put the commercial law into the "Tang Law", as long as the businessmen operate in compliance, there will be no trouble, so that there will be more and more people in business, and the commercial tax will be higher and higher. β
"In the long run, everyone will go into business, who will go farming?"
"Haha, this is another clever point of Your Majesty, Your Majesty only protects the legitimate rights and interests of merchants, but does not improve the status of merchants, according to the law, the descendants of merchants still cannot participate in the imperial examination." Bao Qing explained with a smile......