The eldest grandson Wuji said with some regret: "Lord Chu, we shouldn't say those words aimed at His Royal Highness King Qi today, at least not now. ”

Chu Suiliang understood what he meant, and he said: "The eldest grandson, the lower officials didn't understand it for a while, and now they think that it was indeed too early. Now the top priority is not to let His Royal Highness King Qi stay in Chang'an, and other things are not taken care of at the moment. ”

The two of them didn't mean to deal with Li You now, they just hoped that he wouldn't stay in Chang'an. What they said today would have aroused Li Shimin's jealousy of Li You, and Li Shimin might keep him in Chang'an in order to control Li You.

This is the opposite of what they are trying to achieve, and it is self-defeating.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "That's what it means. In the afternoon, let's talk more about the importance of His Royal Highness King Tizi to Persia, and hope that he will return to preside over the overall situation. ”

"Lord Xianggong, the lower official understands." Chu Suiliang said.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Come with me to the East Palace for dinner." ”

Chu Suiliang said: "It's better to avoid suspicion, it is naturally okay for you to be the uncle of His Royal Highness the Prince, it is inconvenient for the lower officials to go, and the lower officials should go back to the office room for dinner." ”

After the two broke up, the eldest grandson Wuji came to the East Palace.

Li Chengqian saw the eldest grandson Wuji, and said excitedly: "Uncle, the fifth brother has done a really good job in Persia, let's provide him with more assistance." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Highness is very thoughtful, Persia is indeed hard, and in terms of manpower and material resources, we must give strong support." ”

Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was in line with his own thoughts, Li Chengqian was even more happy, and he said: "The fifth brother asked to mobilize more teachers, students, and craftsmen for him, and I think that there should be a lot of officials there, especially in the newly built Bajistan Province."

Uncle, you have been in charge of the Ministry for many years, and you will see which competent people there are, and send more of them. ”

This sentence was in the heart of the eldest grandson Wuji, and he also wanted to install some of his cronies on the Persian side.

Although the current official is Hou Junji, he is not a good talker, but he is only responsible for the transfer of officials below the sixth grade, and he can recommend some higher-grade people to be placed by Li You's side, and he will be able to restrain him in the future.

Thinking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Certainly, definitely, His Royal Highness the King of Qi supports Your Highness, and the ministers will definitely take more care of him." ”

Two o'clock in the afternoon, the hall of two ceremonies, the study.

Li You continued to report on the situation in the Persian region, and he talked about the development of industry and commerce centered on Kabul.

When they heard that the scale of Kabul's commercial and trade center has become second only to Luoyang, everyone was very excited.

Li Shimin said: "Well done. In the future, every time a new area is occupied, it is necessary to implement a policy of reassuring the people and vigorously develop industry and commerce, so that these areas will not only not become a burden to the imperial court, but will also strengthen the imperial court with new strength. ”

After talking about the development of industry and commerce, Li You talked about the issue of currency and commerce.

He first talked about the basic situation of the use of money in the whole world, and then focused on the issuance and circulation of currency in Persia, Dashi, Tianzhu, Byzantium and other countries.

He said: "Some parts of Persia have now accepted the circulation of Kaiyuan Tongbao.

The Great Food Empire does not currently issue its own currency, which is a good time to promote Kaiyuan Tongbao. ”

He talked about the importance of lending money to the big eaters, and how to further expand the circulation of Kaiyuan Tongbao in the big food in the next step in trade.

This is a troublesome question, and ministers, including Li Shimin, are not very clear about the concept of currency internationalization. Li You took a lot of effort to finally make everyone understand.

Hou Junji said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness the King of Qi is too high. The minister suddenly found that according to this line of thinking, in the future, we would not have to fight at all against certain countries, and as long as we printed a large amount of currency and sent people to them to purchase it, it would be enough to destroy their economy.

Once the country's economy is not supported, what will they use to fight? Ha ha. ”

Li You also wants to remind everyone that currency cannot be printed and issued casually, it must match the country's economic volume. However, he doesn't want to pour cold water on everyone now, and Hou Junji's thinking is not wrong.

After everyone talked excitedly for a while, Li You then talked about trade with Tianzhu and other South Asian countries.

Finally, Li You talked about Tu S.

As soon as he talked about this, Li Shimin was very excited, Tusbo, a powerful country that had just risen, was always a threat to the Tang Dynasty. His special geographical conditions made the Tang Dynasty pay a huge price for his conquest, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Li You's sudden occupation of Dajistan turned out to make Tibet a state within a state in the Tang Dynasty, which is a stroke of genius.

Li Shimin already had a relatively complete and clear understanding of the concept of economic warfare, and he said: "As long as we block their borders and do not allow merchants from all over the country to trade with them, their economy will definitely weaken rapidly. I think one day they will surrender obediently. ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Li You said: "Father is thinking about it very much. Therefore, the retainer planned to pass through Tibet on his way back to Persia to meet with the Tibetan Zangpu Songtsen Ganbu and discuss with them about trade.

As the saying goes, if you want to take it, you must first take it. Through trade with Tibet, the economic development of Tibet depended on the economic development of the Tang Dynasty. Only in this way will they be able to have a profound impact on the economy of their countries.

Only in this way can the weapons of commerce and trade exert a huge and crucial influence at critical moments. ”

"Okay, let's do it." Li Shimin said excitedly.

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Chu Suiliang, Chu Suiliang nodded slightly, and he said: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with His Royal Highness the King of Qi's opinion, this matter is of great significance, and only His Royal Highness the King of Qi can complete this arduous task at present." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a smile: "The minister listened to the blood boiling, and he also wanted to complete this feat for the imperial court, but unfortunately the minister was not very proficient in business and other matters, so he did not have the ability." The minister really admired the erudition and talent of His Royal Highness King Qi, who was able to establish such a great feat for the imperial court. ”

This is to drive Li You out.

Li You secretly said in his heart: "These yin people really have to be dealt with carefully. ”

The debriefing lasted a whole day, and it was not over until dinner time.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li You entered the palace to meet the Empress of the eldest grandson.

Lizheng Palace.

"Sons and daughters, see the queen mother." Li You saluted and said.

"You'er, hurry up." Empress Eldest Sun said happily.

The two talked cordially.

Looking at the dignified and beautiful Empress Eldest Sun in front of him, Li You found that she was much thinner than two years ago, and her mental state was not as good as before.

Li Youxin said: "The original Empress Changsun died in 636, and due to her appearance, her life has been extended. But her physical foundation is poor, and she works hard all day as a queen, so it is not a way to go on like this after all.

Empress Changsun has too much influence on Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, and if she has an accident, the situation will change significantly.

In any case, I must find a way to prolong her life. ”

Empress Eldest Sun saw Li You stunned, with a worried look on her face, and asked with concern, "You'er, what's wrong with you?" ”