Chapter 42: The Family Banquet of Renshou (Part II)

The whole banquet hall was quiet, except for the occasional clatter of flipping books. The princes each held a thread-bound book and kept flipping through it, with different expressions on their faces, but they all tacitly did not speak.

The hot-tempered Liu De didn't look carefully at all, and after quickly flipping through it, he threw the scroll on the table with a sneer on his face.

Liu Che didn't pay attention to him at all, but picked up the juice on the table and tasted it slowly.

The thread-bound book is not thick, and the princes quickly read it one after another, and Liu Pengzu was the first to say: "As long as the prince can ensure that this 'Royal Industrial Group' can achieve the minimum income every year, I agree to use my feudal tax and the so-called 'real estate' in the book to buy shares." ”

The princes gasped when they heard this, the eighth child is crazy today, right? Is it worth being so desperate to pat yourself on the back? The prince took out this "Development Plan of the Royal Industrial Group", which is clearly to deprive the princes of their fiefdoms, and the so-called real estate does not refer to all kinds of fields and mansions?

After the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, the power of the princes and kings with the same surname was dealt a fatal blow. Emperor Jing abolished the privilege of appointing officials and collecting taxes on the kingdom on its own, reduced the subordinate officials of the kingdom, and the prime minister of the kingdom was renamed the prime minister, and the prime minister also had the mission of supervising the king, stipulating that the princes and kings were not allowed to govern civil affairs, but could only "tax on food, clothing, and rent", that is, according to the amount stipulated by the imperial court, the tax of the country was collected as a salary, and the status of the kingdom was no different from that of the Han county.

That is to say, the princes are now the largest landlord class in the country. There is no political right in the first place, and if there is no land and no mansion, the feudal country will exist in name only.

Liu Che smiled and said, "Brother Starling, don't worry, even if the income is insufficient, the Lone King will use the money in the treasury to make up for it, and the Lone King is confident that the real income will definitely greatly exceed your imagination." ”

Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, saw that Liu Pengzu, the elder brother of his mother's compatriots, agreed, and he had no opinion, so he nodded in agreement.

Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, was not happy to go to the country of Changsha that was a damp and poor place, and Princess Chen Jie returned to Beijing this time, and she didn't know how many times she complained. Investing in the Royal Industrial Group, if he can really get tens of millions of dollars every year, it is much better than the millions of taxes he collects in Changsha for a year, and if he catches up with the disaster year, he will have to lose money.

At that moment, he did not hesitate, nodded and said: "If the crown prince can really persuade my father to let us stay in the capital, the country that is not needed, then the palace mansion of the feudal country is really useless, and this king will also take shares." ”

Liu Che smiled and promised: "Sixth brother, rest assured, the Lone King has already carved out a piece of land close to the palace in Beique Jiadi, and built a mansion for my Han royal family, the name is the Royal Manor, and he will not disappoint his uncles and brothers." ”

"Oh? But the Laoshizi 'model surname community' that Tian's Commercial Group is building? ”

Liu Fa's eyes lit up, he had already heard Princess Chen Jie say that the Natian Business Group was building a large area of beautiful buildings in Beique Jiadi, but it had been kept secret and had no chance to see it. According to some high-ranking noblewomen, the buildings inside will be more exquisite and luxurious than the Heavenly Pavilion.

"King Lone promises that the sixth brother's new palace will definitely satisfy his sister-in-law." Liu Che nodded and quipped, Liu Fa is famous for being afraid of his wife, and everyone on earth knows it.

Liu Fa didn't think it was wrong, and ate the dishes by himself. Since he has promised the prince, he has nothing to do with himself, and he can't eat such a delicacy in Changsha Kingdom, so I'm sorry for myself if I don't eat more.

"Fifth brother, is there anything wrong with the arrangement of the lonely king?" Liu Che asked Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, who didn't say a word, but frowned.

Among the nine brothers, the only one who can make him scruple is Liu Fei. Liu Fei is also the beloved son of Emperor Jing, who can be described as both civil and military, and has also made a lot of contributions in the Wu Chu Rebellion. After the rebellion of Wu and Chu, Emperor Jing took advantage of the situation to seize the branch counties of the vassal states, and the border counties were owned by the imperial court, and the kingdoms were all counties, except for the Jiangdu Kingdom. Dongyang County and Guyan County were all given to Liu Fei, which shows that Emperor Jing valued him. If he weren't too arrogant and extravagant, I'm afraid he would still be able to compete with Liu Che for the position of the crown prince.

The three sons born to Mrs. Cheng, Liu Yu stuttered and Liu Duan was short-sighted, and it was Liu Fei who could really make up his mind, so Liu Che was the first to ask for his opinion.

Liu Fei slowly replied while flipping through the book: "The prince's plan is very thorough, and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that the calculation of the so-called shares, the relationship between shares and dividends, and the definitions of 'original shares' and 'shares without decision-making power', I still have some doubts. ”

I'll it! Sure enough, it's talent! Liu Che silently praised this old brother in his heart. In a short period of time, he can not only immediately accept these never-before-seen terms, but also find out the key points, no wonder the world praises him for his amazing talent.

Liu Che sorted out his thoughts and explained seriously: "This share is calculated according to the fields and real estate owned by the brothers, and one million dollars is counted as one share. Assuming that all the properties of the fifth brother's Jiangdu State are worth one billion dollars, it will be 1,000 shares. At the beginning of the establishment of Royal Industrial Group, 100,000 shares will be issued, which are the original shares and have decision-making power. The 100,000 original shares will be divided into 40,000 shares and handed over to the Shaofu of the father's emperor, and the remaining 60,000 shares will be freely subscribed by the children of the clan. In the future, if additional shares are issued, it will also be a million dollars per share, but it will no longer have the same decision-making power as the original shares. Every year, the group will use all the income to distribute dividends, which will be distributed according to the number of shares. As for the usefulness and limitations of this decision-making power, it has been explained in detail in the book, so the lonely king will not say much. ”

Liu Fei listened carefully, nodded incessantly, and then looked at it carefully again, and said loudly: "I agree!" ”

Seeing this, Liu Yu and Liu Duan immediately nodded in agreement, they all knew that Liu Fei never did anything to suffer, and there was no harm in following him.

Liu Che breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and got Liu Fei's brother three done, and today's scheduled goal was successfully completed. Six of the nine brothers have agreed, and as for the four younger brothers, they were all born to the younger aunt Wang Er, and they are all very young, so it is naturally up to Liu Che to decide. Now that there were only three sons left, Liu Che narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Rong.

Liu Rong subconsciously avoided Liu Che's gaze and still didn't speak. Liu Yan, who was beside him, sneered: "If we don't agree, what will the prince do?" ”

"Oh? Is this what the third brother means, or is it the meaning of the eldest brother? Liu Che smiled slightly.

Liu De couldn't hold back any longer at this time, and regardless of the guards behind him, he stood up and shouted: "Don't say more, this king will definitely not follow your wishes!" If you have a kind, you will kill this king! ”

Liu Che's face was full of ridicule, and he said: "Second brother, don't be excited, how could King Gu do that thing of killing his brother?" Recently, I heard that the three brothers' mansions are not very peaceful, and everything needs to be careful. ”

"You ......" Liu De's face was flushed, knowing in his heart that it was Liu Che's ghost, but he couldn't say it clearly, otherwise a crime of slandering the prince would be enough to make him want to die.

Liu Rong saw that Liu De was already on the verge of losing control, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Why is the prince so pressing? ”

Liu Che was silent for a while, and said quietly: "When the lonely king came, my father asked the lonely king to be more affectionate, after all, you are all the sons of your father, and you are all the elder brothers of the lonely king. ”

Liu Rong's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said weakly: "In this case, do we still have a choice?" I agree! ”

Liu De was shocked and was about to say something to stop him, but when he saw that Liu Yan nodded weakly, he couldn't help but be furious: "No matter what you think, this king will never agree!" ”

After speaking, he turned around and brushed his sleeves away, without the slightest concern for the guards behind him. Liu Che waved his hand and motioned for the guards to let him go, then looked at Liu Rong and Liu Yan and said: "The Lone King has never thought of persecuting the elder brothers, if the eldest brother and the third brother want to leave, just go, and the Lone King will definitely not stop him." ”

When Liu Yan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Liu Rong beside him, waiting for him to come up with an idea. Liu Rong smiled bitterly: "The prince said that he was joking, I wanted to leave, but did I go?" ”

Liu Che was stunned for a moment, and pointed out: "The road is walked by people, as long as you choose the right direction, there will always be a way out." ”

Liu Rong looked very confused: "What is the right direction?" ”

"In the opposite direction to Liu De!" Liu Che said coldly, it was useless to even "second brother", and directly called out Liu De's real name.

The princes on the table were shocked, Liu Fa quickly stopped the ivory basket in his hand, and Liu Pengzu, who was originally full of smiles, didn't dare to come out, as a son of the heavenly family, who couldn't hear the meaning of Liu Che's words?

Liu Rong hurriedly pleaded: "After all, Liu De is the son of his father and the elder brother of His Royal Highness!" ”

Liu Che waved his hand and said quietly: "It depends on whether the eldest brother and the third brother can make him understand this truth!" The Lone King will not kill his brother, but he will help him see the way to go! ”

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