Chapter 51: Expansion Plans

"You kid, you want to run before you start to learn to walk? I'll admit that you advertised the Prince Restaurant at the Poetry Conference with a good effect. However, have you ever thought about it, if you want to distribute Prince Restaurants all over the country, our treasury has so much money? Li Shimin said angrily.

The money in the state treasury was originally 10,000 yuan, but in just over 10 days, Li Chengqian spent about 1,500 yuan. It's really useless to use the money in the treasury.

The army of the Great Tang Dynasty. The treasury is needed to raise it. If Li Chengqian's expansion is fully supported, then the army will probably not even be able to afford to eat. I can't afford to eat, and I don't have good equipment. Without a strong army, can Datang still exist?

"Father, what the sons want is to take our Chang'an as the center. Expand to the periphery of Chang'an, and then let the income generated by Prince Restaurant itself spread to the whole country. Li Chengqian said.

"......" Li Chengqian's words made Li Shimin fall into deep thought. I have to say that Li Chengqian's idea is quite good. Li Shimin was wondering if it was necessary for the Prince Restaurant to be worth investing in.

Although Prince Restaurant's restaurant is very popular, it also makes a lot of money. But if a lot of time and effort is spent on building the Prince Restaurant, what about the emptiness of the treasury?

An empty treasury is no small thing. Any emergency situation in the country needs to be supported by the state treasury. Without the support of the treasury, once there is an emergency. Then the Tang Dynasty will immediately fall apart. Is that really necessary? Li Shimin couldn't figure it out.

Not only Li Shimin is thinking about this, but Empress Eldest Sun is also thinking about it. Is it worth it?

If you give enough time, the Prince Restaurant will indeed become a pillar of the country. However, what if Datang can't hold on?

Li Chengqian said that Chang'an was expanding to the surrounding areas, but there are many cities around Chang'an. The investment must be at least more than 1,000 yuan.

"Emperor, is that necessary?" Li Shimin didn't speak, and Empress Eldest Sun asked.

"Yes." Li Chengqian nodded firmly.

Without the Prince Restaurant, Li Chengqian would not have been able to create the next increasingly difficult task. Therefore, Li Chengqian must do this.

"......" Empress Eldest Sun stopped talking, and she also knew that what she was saying now was nothing.

After a long time, Li Shimin spoke.

"I can only give you a thousand."

"Yes," Li Chengqian nodded immediately. Although 1,000 guan is not much, it is enough for Li Chengqian to realize the expansion plan to the surrounding areas.

"I have strings attached." Li Shimin continued.

"Father, please speak." Li Chengqian knew that this money would not be so easy to get.

"Seventy percent of the income of the prince's restaurant goes to the state treasury."

"Okay." Li Chengqian nodded.

Whether the Prince Restaurant makes money or not, Li Chengqian is not worried, Li Chengqian is worried about not being able to spend money. If it weren't for the insufficiency of the Tang Dynasty's treasury, Li Chengqian wouldn't even want to collect money. Those who directly enter the Prince Restaurant to eat are all free of charge. Then Li Chengqian's daily income will be an astronomical amount. It's a pity that Datang's treasury can't support Li Chengqian's thoughts.

That's why Li Chengqian wanted to expand quickly. If you can't get all the people free, then cast the net wider. Quality is not enough quantity to make up.

I'm sorry that today's update is too late. There are only a thousand words here, and one more point will be added tomorrow. There's just so much going on today. I've been very busy for the past three days. There is another one that can only be made up by the end of next week. Excuse me. Next Friday and Thursday.