Out of the household department, Li Yuanji left the imperial city directly, and he didn't even bother to go to Taiji Palace.

Now the situation is unclear, and as time goes by, Li Yuanji also begins to realize that Li Shimin is not at ease with him.

released himself from the palace, not because Li Shimin couldn't bear to kill each other, but because he really had no choice.

Before Li Shimin made a move, he used the advantage of public opinion to temporarily protect himself and forced Li Shimin to make concessions, but this concession was very limited, and once it exceeded Li Shimin's bottom line, danger would follow.

And Li Yuanji also faintly felt that in fact, Li Shimin's release of himself was the real best policy, and imprisoning himself in the palace could only be said to be the best of the best strategies.

In the past, Li Yuanji's character, once no one cared about him, he must be a little expert who can get full marks for death, and when the entire Chang'an is full of grievances, Li Shimin can make a gesture of righteous annihilation, that is, get rid of himself, and also get the voice of the people.

Even after receiving everything from Li Yuanji, Li Yuanji, who has been a man in two lives, still feels a little tired of coping, in terms of means, he is not Li Shimin's opponent at all, and only by trying his best to fight can it be possible to get a draw.

This made Li Yuanji feel very unhappy, and it was the first time that he felt a little disgusted with his new identity.

"Your Highness, do you really have to pay taxes to the household department every month in the future?" Out of the imperial city, Yu Ren's courage also increased, and he couldn't help complaining.

Now there are places everywhere to use money, but King Qi is good, not only does he not want to find a way to get money from home, but he thinks about how to send the money out.

"Na, no matter what income you have in the future, as long as it is income, you must pay taxes in strict accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, and you must not have any concealment, otherwise the family law will deal with it!" It is the duty of every citizen to pay taxes......

Well, some nonsense.

This is the first countermeasure that Li Yuanji came up with, if you want not to give Li Shimin a chance to kill him, you must not leave him any handle.

As far as this tax payment is concerned, forty consistently, this money is not worth mentioning at all in the household department, but Li Yuanji still made such a big move, and it won't be long before the matter of taking the initiative to pay taxes will spread throughout Chang'an.

Externally, it's about adding some points to your reputation.

But in fact, Li Yuanji also has his own plans.

This money was collected from protection money, which is illegal in the strict sense, and is suspected of impacting the authority of the government.

But now the imperial court has accepted the tax item, and it is still according to the ratio of one out of ten, which also puts a legal cloak on the article of collecting protection money, since your court knows that it is illegal, but still accepts the tax item, if you go to trouble someone again, the loss can only be the majesty of the imperial court.

Although it is impossible to use these small methods in front of the emperor, Li Yuanji is not the only way to gather a small amount into a lot.

Yu Ren couldn't understand Li Yuanji's thoughts, so he was so depressed that he scratched his head.

Thinking about it left and right, Yu Ren felt that his task could not be completed at all: "Your Highness, there is no money in the hands of the slave maid, and the matter of buying slaves ......"

"I'll give you another 500 tomorrow!" Money, money, money, why do you see that you have become a poor egg in a blink of an eye?

Cement workshops and mines require a large number of manpower, and before the emergence of industrial machinery and equipment, they can only be filled with manpower, and the production of cement is listed as a core technology by itself, and it is never allowed to leak out.

Therefore, it is not appropriate for the cement workshop to use the method of recruiting labor, and in this day and age, there is nothing more suitable for secrecy than slaves.

Therefore, in the future, all but a few important stewards of the cement workshop will be replaced by slaves.

With the allocation of 500 guan, Yu Ren's heart relaxed, with this 500 guan, he could buy hundreds of domestic slaves, and there was no shortage of manpower in the workshop for the time being.

At the same time, the East Palace.

The tax payment certificate that Li Yuanji forced the household department to sign was on Li Shimin's desk.

Pei Ju, who is about to take over as the head of the household department, stands cautiously below, it stands to reason that this is a good thing, King Qi abides by the law and is willing to take the lead in paying taxes, which is beneficial to Li Shimin.

But Li Shimin is afraid that he will not see it this way, in other words, Pei Ju himself does not see it that way, King Qi's actions are too weird, he always feels that King Qi is going to do something.

"This matter is known alone, and Pei Gong can act as agreed." Li Shimin frowned, but the imperial court was indeed short of money, forty years has always been not much money, but it is also money, gathering less into more, there is no reason not to accept this money.

"No, the old minister retires!" Pei Ju has lived for 79 years, how can he not see that Li Shimin is trying to drive him away?

Pei Ju was not willing to get involved in the affairs of the two brothers, plus he was old, since Xuanwumen, Li Shimin did not talk about this matter in front of him, Pei Ju was happy.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin's secret edict came to the eldest grandson Wuji.

Push the tax payment letter forward: "Auxiliary, look at this!" ”

Li Shimin is a little unsure, Li Yuanji's collection of protection money has been tacitly approved before, as long as he no longer goes to the homes of those wealthy families to collect it, and how much can he collect the protection fee? Li Shimin also hoped that Li Yuanji could make a big fuss, and even take this opportunity to give him a chance to do it.

But Li Yuanji took the initiative to pay taxes, which made Li Shimin a little confused, is it worth such a big deal with such a small amount of money?

Time, place, people, events, numbers, signatures, handprints, household seals, this impeccable receipt surprised the eldest grandson Wuji.

In front of this receipt, it is impossible for anyone to tamper with it, because all the conditions are clear, and there is no place to change it, if you want to admit it, you must tear your face apart.

It is impossible for Li Shimin to let himself see the format of this receipt, the eldest grandson Wuji knows this very well, thinking of what he knows, coupled with Li Shimin's thoughts, the two are comprehensively compared, and he can't help but be shocked: "Your Highness, this matter must not be allowed, the household department should be ordered to return this tax, and inform the king of Qi that there is no need to pay any taxes to the court in the future, if the treasury allows, His Royal Highness should give the king of Qi as much money as possible." ”

"Don't you know the state of the court? Although this money is small, it will be more than this next month, and it will add up to a lot, and it can also bring thousands of yuan of income to the imperial court in a year, as for taking money from the treasury to the fourth child, this is still forget it. Shaking his head, Li Shimin directly rejected the suggestion of the eldest grandson Wuji.

"How can a little money be worth the great cause of His Highness? ……”

"Your Highness, Wei Zheng asks to see you!" Before the eldest grandson Wuji's words fell, the attendant outside the door reported in a low voice.

Li Shimin's complexion changed suddenly, and he hurriedly gave the eldest grandson Wuji a look, and asked him to quickly hide it with the receipt.

Wei Zheng is Li Jiancheng's prince washing horses, Xuanwumen was later adopted by Li Shimin, appointed as the master of Zhanshi, in just over a month, Li Shimin completely experienced Wei Zheng's poisonous mouth, so now Li Shimin heard that Wei Zheng was coming, his first reaction was to panic, and then quickly check the mistakes around him.

Li Shimin's attention to Wei Zheng came from the fact that when Wei Zheng was the crown prince washing horses, he repeatedly admonished him to kill himself.

Therefore, Li Shimin's attitude towards Wei Zheng is that he hates, fears, and likes, and with such a minister by his side, he can often remind himself not to make mistakes, which will also help him become the Holy Emperor of the Ages.

"Lord Wei is here? Hurry up, please take a seat! As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji hid it, Wei Zheng stepped into the study, and Li Shimin hurriedly put on a smile and greeted him.

"Your Highness, I heard that the household department collected the tax of the King of Qi for illegally collecting protection fees? I implore His Royal Highness to order the Tobu to refund the taxes, and to order the King of Qi to refund all the fees, and to prohibit the continued collection of protection fees. "Wei Zheng doesn't have a good face, his role is also destined to be impossible to follow the path of a courtier, he can only do things and not people, one day he was still your ally, and the next day he may attack you.