At the moment, the four imperial historians and Li Mu were on the left and right, Li Mu was standing on the right side, and the four were standing on the left. Li Shimin nodded, and a person walked out of the imperial history, and said: "Supervise the imperial history Jiang Daoyuan, and I have seen the Marquis of Zhulu." ”

Li Mu bowed his head and said, "Chen Yushi doesn't have to be polite, just say it directly." ”

"Okay." Jiang Daoyuan said: "The lower officials want to sue the deer marquis, use public weapons for private use, requisition craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, seek personal gains, and build high-rise buildings for the rich and wealthy in Longxi." Dare to ask the Hou of Zhulu, but there is such a thing. ”

Li Mu secretly said in his heart, what a Jiang Daoyuan, if you don't take the big road, you will take the small road, if you don't live well, you will seek death, if you sue me goodbye, you may succeed, sue me for this, you can succeed in hell. I was entrusted by the emperor to repair the building for his father, do you dare to take care of it?

Li Mu was not in a hurry and said, "There is such a thing!" ”

"Just admit it!" Jiang Daoyuan thought that he had succeeded, and saluted Li Shimin: "Zhulu Hou has confessed, please Your Majesty Holy Judgment!" ”

"Wait a minute, what have I confessed?" Li Mu interrupted him with words and said with a smile: "Chen Yushi, I just admit that there is such a thing, how can I be guilty?" ”

Jiang Daoyuan said righteously: "Isn't it a crime that you use public weapons for personal gain?!" If the ministers are like you, to what extent my Tang officials are corrupted, I shudder to think about it! ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "I hope that my Tang officials can be like me, so that Your Majesty will have to worry a lot!" Saying that, Li Mu saluted Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to the minister's argument." After the minister arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he found that the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry were mixed and demoralized, and they all held the mentality of mixing day by day and going home after the conscription, and stayed in the Ministry of Industry, unable to exert efficiency. As the director of the Ministry of Industry, the minister saw this scene and felt that the burden on his body was heavy and reform was imperative. ”

"The so-called 'the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit', the minister thinks that the thing that can mobilize the enthusiasm of craftsmen the most is money. My Datang is at a time when everything is in ruins, there is money everywhere, and it is already stretched, how can the ministers add trouble to the imperial court's finances. Coincidentally, the wealthy businessman Li Jiacheng in Longxi wanted to open a business in Chang'an, and after the minister learned the news, he visited and talked about a business. On the premise of not delaying the conscription, the minister sought some income for the craftsmen, and every money was recorded in the account, and there was no discrepancy in or out, and the minister did not know what he had done wrong, let alone what he was for personal gain. Your Majesty, Holy Judge! ”

Jiang Daoyuan didn't seem to expect Li Mu to be able to say so, and hurriedly said, "Who asked you to reform?" You, you mobilize craftsmen to build high-rise buildings for merchants, it is public and private use, don't quibble! ”

Li Mu looked at Jiang Daoyuan like a fool, and said: "I am Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, and the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are all under my control, how I reform is my business, even if you are the imperial history, it is too wide, right?" Did I delay my conscription, or did I keep the money for myself? Isn't it wrong to make the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry more efficient after my reforms? Chen Yushi, are you jealous and hateful of others who are more capable than you? ”

"You!" Jiang Daoyuan wanted to say something, but Li Shimin interrupted him and said: "I understand this matter, Li Mu has reformed the system that has always been in the Ministry of Industry, so that the craftsmen can get rid of laziness, be more active, and improve efficiency. I thought there was nothing wrong with it, and the money he earned was not used to fill his own pockets, but was given to the craftsmen, which was an act of incorruptibility, and I was very relieved. Needless to say, Chen Yushi, if you didn't investigate clearly, you made false accusations at will and fined him for half a year to make an example. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's ......" Jiang Daoyuan was about to speak, but was stared at by Li Shimin, and he didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence, sighed, bowed down and said: "The minister knows that he is wrong." ”

"Stand down!"

Jiang Daoyuan retreated, and the second person came up. The politeness was directly omitted, and he said: "The lower official supervises the text of the imperial history of Sun, and the lower official knows why the Hou of Zhulu doesn't fill his pockets, and the Hou of the Deer doesn't look down on this little money." According to the investigation of the ministers, the Bashang Liquor Workshop is the industry of Zhulu Hou, a jar of wine is three times, a bucket of wine is ten thousand yuan, and it can produce two hundred jars of wine a day, and there is an income of more than 130,000 yuan a year. ”

Saying that, Sun Wenwen raised his voice and said: "Zhuluhou, the lower officials want to sue you for competing with the people, the facts are there, what do you have to say?" ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "I don't need to defend myself, didn't Sun Yushi already defend me just now?" ”

"How can I defend you, don't talk nonsense!"

"Didn't you say just now, Ba Shang Wine Workshop, one jar of wine three times, one bucket of wine ten thousand yuan! Let me ask you, will the wine made by that common man be sold for such a high price? ”

"This ......" Sun Wenwen was stunned by the question, and opened his mouth silently.

Li Mu continued: "Since the wine brewed by the people will be sold so expensive, which people am I competing with for profit? Besides, I would like to ask Sun Yushi to make one thing clear, the wine and brewing method of Ba Shang Distillery are not false that I invented them. But this winery is not mine. Chang'an County has its own records, the owner of the winery, is my father-in-law Bai Chun, and there is a shopkeeper surnamed Huang, the two of them are a joint venture, and I just invested in the secret method of winemaking, accounting for a few components. ”

"Nonsense! The winery is yours, and it is the business you have cooperated with Cao Guogong! ”

When Li Ji heard this, he immediately came out and accused Sun Wenwen of saying: "Nonsense, are you saying that I am a dignified prince to do business?" Shaft! Someone who regards me as a businessman, dare to insult me like this? You make it clear to me! ”

As soon as Li Ji spoke, he was different from Li Muzi. He is a first-class national prince, and he has just made great contributions to pacifying the Turks, who dares to impeach him. Sun Wenwen was also squeezed by Li Mu and had nothing to say, so he spoke incoherently and brought Li Ji with him. As soon as the words came out, he knew that it was not good, and hurriedly said: "The lower officials don't choose their words, and they don't choose their words......

Li Shimin slapped the table and said, "Sun Wenwen, you are presumptuous!" Dare to insult the prince of the country, regard my general as a businessman, and have such a bad character, how can I keep you in the imperial history platform. Officials, dismissal! ”

As soon as Sun Wenwen heard this, his face turned pale all of a sudden, but thinking of the benefits promised by the family, he turned his heart and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty." But the minister still wants to impeach the Marquis of Lu, even if this business is not his, as the Marquis of the founding county, he occupies a share of the winery, it is also against the official reputation, please Your Majesty deal with him! ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "Sun Yushi, you are really persistent. I have somehow offended you, and you have made up your mind to be so determined to embarrass me. Your Majesty, the minister is a part, the minister does not deny it, and the minister has just advanced 10,000 yuan, and the minister can also say it frankly. The minister thinks that it is not an unsightly thing for the minister to profit by virtue of his intelligence. In addition, most of the money received by the ministers was donated to the Ministry of Industry, except for a small part of the expenses in the government. ”