Li Shimin called Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui's two think tanks and the eldest grandson Wuji, who happened to be in the mansion, and asked Mingyu to tell them in detail what Fang had just persuaded him.

Mingyu retold what he had thought before, winning over officials from other prefectures, cities and counties in the world, and uniting to fight against the prince's Guanlong family.

After hearing this, Du Ruhui also nodded again and again, full of praise, and said, "This plan is very good!" This not only avoids its edge, but also makes the prince take us lightly. As for us, we are secretly developing and strengthening our power, which is really killing three birds with one stone! ”

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said, "Well, yes, Mingyu and I thought about it together." Since Jingshi does not have the upper hand here, we can go to Luoyang, Jinyang, and Chengdu to develop. Uniting the forces of various states and provinces and gathering sand into a tower may not necessarily lose to the prince. This went to Henan and Hebei to pacify the place and quell the bandits, His Royal Highness hung the title of the governor of Luoyang (Prefecture), which was just the best use of things. Also, didn't the Dugu family send someone named Dugu Kai to show us goodwill? This is a good sign, which shows that these families also have their own thoughts, and they are not determined to stand with the prince, but at the moment, the prince is powerful and we are weak, and the prince's accession to the throne is in their best interests. We can take the opportunity to win over and divide some of the side branches of the Guan Long family that are not valued, and promise to make a lot of profits, even if it can't be used by me, it's good to be a shadow. ”

"However, if His Highness goes to the outside to develop, we will have no leader. On the Chang'an side, I'm afraid that the prince's suppression will follow one after another, and I'm afraid that our life will not be too easy at that time. Fang Xuanling thought about it and expressed his worries again.

After listening to this, Li Shimin lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said, "Here in Chang'an, tell our people to try to be more restrained, and don't leave a handle for the prince." It doesn't hurt to give up some non-critical positions, and everything is mainly to preserve strength. I will go here for a year, or a few months, and I will return. At that time, the general trend has been achieved, at least in the DPRK situation, it will not be so passive. ”

Seeing that Li Shimin set the tone, the two major think tanks began to make suggestions, this analysis Luoyang Mansion Shao Yin is a former Sui minister, and he has always been grateful to His Royal Highness for hiring him regardless of his previous suspicions, and he is the easiest to accept. The one who said that Luoyang has an old relationship with me, as long as I write a letter, I will definitely be able to defect to His Highness.

While the two were talking, they took a pen and began to make a list on a piece of paper.

It is worthy of being Li Shimin's wise trust on the Great Wall, and he will be able to achieve the position of prime minister in the future. Even in the state capitals and counties thousands of miles away, officials, big and small, are well known about their origins and factions, and they know their personalities and hobbies well.

In the end, if you look at the list one by one, it is very likely that nine out of ten of them will be won over.

Li Shimin was also very excited, watched it back and forth three times, confirmed it repeatedly, and finally carefully put the list into his arms.

Several people in the room are also happy, and these individual names are connected to form an inseparable network of power. As long as half of the list goes to the King of Qin, it will be enough to fight against the crown prince.

Only the eldest grandson Wuji had a gloomy face, and he had not said a word since he entered the house, bowing his head and thinking about his thoughts.

Li Shimin asked, "Mowgli, why do you look like this?" Do you disagree? ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed and said, "The strategies of Mr. Fang and Mr. Du are naturally wonderful, where else can I come up with a better idea." But they overlooked one of the most important things! ”

Fang Du and the others were shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly asked. As a think tank, the two must be thoughtful and not negligent when making suggestions, otherwise it is very easy to lose everything.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly and replied, "Actually, it's no wonder that the two gentlemen, the strategy is excellent, but they don't know that the money in the Qin Palace's money can't support Erlang's big action at all." ”

After that, the eldest grandson Wuji stretched out his hand and counted one by one, "I am in charge of the external expenses of the palace, although our Qin Wangfu has a lot of grange land, as well as His Majesty's rewards from time to time, and the income is a lot. But Erlang Ping Suri rewarded his generals, and rewarded the meritorious soldiers at an astonishing cost. If you go out this time, if you have the heart to subdue and win over those local officials, you can't be shabby when the time comes, and you have to reward them generously and buy people's hearts. But for a while, we can't come up with so much money, unless we sell some property........."

The meaning of the eldest grandson Wuji's words is very simple, although there are a lot of fields and rewards in the Qin Palace, but the stalls are too big, the expenses are also large, and there are a lot of fixed assets, but there is not so much cash at all.

After saying this, the joy on the faces of Li Shimin and the others faded. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also sighed and were silent, you let them make suggestions and strategize, naturally there is no problem, but when it comes to making money, they are blind.

Hearing this, Mingyu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Uncle Eldest Sun means that we don't have that much cash, right?" But where did his crown prince and the king of Qi get the money to buy people's hearts? Could it be that they sell their official positions and accept bribes? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "Prince, naturally you can't do that, but you don't have to forget that he still has the support of the Guan Long family behind him, with the wealth accumulated by the family for hundreds of years, as long as each family takes out a small part, it is enough to be rich and rival the country." As for the king of Qi....... relying on His Majesty's favor, he has always been arrogant and domineering, stealing and embezzling land, and there are thousands of hectares of fertile land in Guanzhong alone. I heard that King Qi also gathered a lot of subordinates to help him accumulate wealth, three religions and nine streams, five elements and eight works, as long as it is a profitable business, he will not let go. ”

After listening to this, Mingyu thought of what the Evil Tiger Gang had done, and even used the means of human trafficking. With their means of hanging the land, it is not unusual for the King of Qi to be rich.

It seems that no matter what you want to do, it is really difficult to move an inch without money, both ancient and modern.

It's right to think about it, even the later generations of Emperor Mi elected president, didn't he have the shadow of major families and consortia behind him? If you don't have money, how can you canvass votes, how can you buy people's hearts, and find out the handle of your opponents, and you can call it "political donations".

Several people in the room were silent, and after a while, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, this matter is imperative." As for whether the money is not enough, let's take it one step at a time. I really can't do it, I secretly sell part of the grange that my father rewarded me! I have no way out, and if I lose completely, I am afraid that my life will be in danger, and then what use will these things outside my body be of any use to me! ”

After making a plan, Li Shimin waved his hand, and everyone took the order and retreated, leaving only him and Mingyu in the house.

Mingyu looked at Li Shimin who gritted his teeth, and suddenly smiled, what do you really want to do. I have recently got some money, and I am thinking of starting a business, and it just so happens that the second uncle is also short of money, why don't I pull him into the shares, and lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade.

As long as you can pound the glass out, it's not a day to make money, and you can wake up with a smile when you count the money?

I want to speak, but after thinking about it, whether this glass can be made or not, he really has no bottom in his heart, so he still has to forget it, lest he get it in case he can't do it, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

If the big words are blown out, they can't be done, they are shameful and laughing, and if they delay Li Shimin's big event, it will be troublesome, and if they don't make a fortune, they will have to get into it.

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, or steadily, according to the original plan, if it is done well, maybe it will surprise them.

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to go back to rest, Mingyu hurriedly came to him and said, "Second uncle, I still have some silver money here, if you need it, just take it!" ”

Li Shimin glanced at him, thinking that he was talking about the 200 gold pocket money given by Li Yuanji, although the money was not much, but he was really moved. patted Mingyu on the shoulder and sighed, "Mingyu, you have good intentions." Your 200 yuan is not enough to stuff their teeth, so you can keep it for yourself. ”

Mingyu smiled and said, "Second uncle, the little nephew doesn't want to sit and eat empty, and plans to do some business and make some money." But there is a shortage of manpower at the moment, and I am not familiar with Chang'an, why don't the second uncle also join the last share, let's make a fortune together? ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Do business? What can you do to buy and sell? Isn't the monthly rule of the palace enough for you to spend? ”

Mingyu smiled and said, "Enough is enough, but who would be afraid of having too much money?" Besides, in the future, I will always have to set up a household, and I can't rely on the palace for everything. The little nephew has already planned in his heart, and is ready to open a restaurant and do some food trading. ”

Li Shimin also remembered that in the past, when he was in the Tiger Prison, Mingyu made a dish called flower chicken, which was smooth and fatty, and it was indeed a delicacy in the world. I think that just by virtue of those few unique skills, if you open a restaurant, business should not be bad.

But he didn't care much about it, thinking that it was just a child who was idle and bored.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "It's okay, you have the capital of 200 gold, and the second uncle will add 300 yuan to you, which is enough for 500 yuan!" I'll let Wang De help you again, and you can tell him to do whatever you want. ”

Mingyu's expression was straight, and he said, "It's good for the second uncle to let Manager Wang assist me." After all, there are some things that you don't have to let outsiders know who can't be trusted. As for the money, I still have about 200 yuan of stolen money seized from the Evil Tiger Gang, and a total of four or five hundred yuan, which is about enough. When the second uncle was using the money, he still forgot it. It is in the name of the Qin Wangfu to buy shares, but well, favors belong to favors, and the number must be clear. When we make money in the future, we will split the account! ”

Li Shimin was amused by his serious appearance, and his originally gloomy mood was much better. smiled and said, "Although I need money, these three or five hundred yuan will not help!" That's it, Wang De! ”

Wang De, the chief attendant of the inner chamberlain, was waiting outside, and when he heard the call, he hurriedly walked in.

Li Shimin asked him to withdraw 300 yuan from the account and hand it to Mingyu, and instructed him to obey Mingyu's dispatch in everything.

After the arrangement, Li Shimin also felt tired, after all, he didn't sleep all night last night, stretched his waist, winked at Mingyu, and said with a smile, "Boy!" Well done! I'm waiting for your fifty-fifty account! Hahahaha! With that, he laughed and went back to rest.