47. Li Shimin's Loan (II)
Li Shimin is now interested in Jingwen's money and wants to borrow. In ancient times, the imperial court rarely borrowed money from ordinary people. In ancient times, it was not popular for the government to borrow money from the people, so although Li Shimin was eyeing Jingwen's money, he was embarrassed. What's more, Jingwen is still Li Shimin's eunuch, just like a boss asking his employees to borrow money, how can this matter be embarrassing?
But I'm embarrassed to borrow it, because now the treasury is empty enough to run mice, which is something that the whole country knows. If you don't want to find a way to make money, then I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult for the country to sustain itself. So Li Shimin had to borrow money from Jingwen.
"Your Majesty, how much do you want to borrow?" Jingwen asked.
Since Li Shimin has talked about this Cheng dΓΉ, of course Jingwen has to borrow it! If you don't borrow, you won't give Li Shimin, the emperor's face!
Li Shimin stretched out a finger, and Jingwen said, "Ten thousand yuan? This is okay! β
But Li Shimin shook his head, and Jingwen asked again: "100,000 guan?" β
Li Shimin still shook his head, and then said, "One million yuan." β
"What?"
This time it was Jingwen's turn to be surprised, this Li Shimin's appetite is too big! One million dollars, that's a lot of money. It accounts for almost all of Jingwen's liquidity. And this money will be hundreds of millions of yuan in later generations, but it is a very large amount of money.
Li Shimin saw Jingwen's embarrassment, and immediately said, "Jingwen, your current qiΔ is all given to you by me." Since I gave it to you, I can take it back at any time. So you still have to understand things as a person, but don't do any foolish things? β
Li Shimin, this is a threat from Hongguoguo, so Jingwen agreed to borrow. One million yuan, this is indeed very huge, and the collection of the imperial dining room for many years is only 10,000 yuan. Li Shimin had already guessed that Jingwen was probably unwilling to borrow, so he could only use his power to threaten.
When Jingwen heard Li Shimin say this, he already knew that this matter was non-negotiable. Li Shimin is crazy about money now, since Jingwen is rich, and Jingwen is still Li Shimin's close minister, he is naturally targeted by Li Shimin. No wonder Li Shimin wanted to be kind to Jingwen just now, it turned out that he wanted money! Moreover, one million yuan is definitely not a small number, so Li Shimin inevitably wants to be kind and Jingwen when he is soft.
"Your Majesty, when will this money be repaid?" Jingwen asked.
Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "It's okay to divide it into fifty years." β
Jingwen almost wanted to slap the table on the spot, but Li Shimin had no sincerity to repay the loan at all. Li Shimin said that the repayment will be divided into 50 years, this is not sincere at all! Although 1 million yuan is a large amount for the present, it is not good to repay it in 50 years! If you really want to repay the loan, you can pay it off in less than ten years. But it has to be divided into 50 years, which shows the sincerity of not repaying.
But now people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat, Jingwen has to give it! Now Jingwen can mix well, this is all due to Li Shimin's attention and grace, if he leaves Li Shimin, then I am afraid that there will be nothing at all, and those powerful people will definitely target him. But this is all the reason why the foundation is not deep, Jingwen is just a chef, where is the foundation at present!
"Your Majesty, I have an idea, as long as the emperor agrees, I can directly give the emperor one million yuan without the emperor having to pay it back." Jingwen said immediately.
"Oh? What's the solution? Li Shimin asked.
Hearing Jingwen say that he could give himself one million yuan and didn't have to pay it back, of course Li Shimin was happy. Everyone likes money, especially the emperor, and the emperor who has made a difference prefers money. Without money, none of the emperor's ideal ambitions could be fulfilled. Therefore, any emperor who wants to make a difference will not despise the role of money. However, money is limited, and it is impossible to print a few blank sheets of paper and turn it into money. Now that someone is willing to provide a million yuan and does not have to repay it, Li Shimin certainly has to pay attention to it.
"Your Majesty, as long as you can let us eat and drink every day for ten years of royal banquets, I can give this million yuan to the emperor for free." Jingwen said.
"You have to host a palace banquet, this is a matter of Guanglu Temple." Li Shimin said.
The so-called Guanglu Temple was originally responsible for the emperor's guards. However, it later evolved into an organization in charge of royal meals, responsible for various sacrifices, and meal preparation at banquets. And Jingwen is now going to host a royal banquet, which is robbing Guanglu Temple of the job. If the royal banquet is handed over to Jingwen's daily diet, then I am afraid that Guanglu Temple will exist in name only. Although Guanglu Temple is not important, it is also an official yamen of the imperial court, so it's not good to put them in the air like this!
"Your Majesty, we just have to host a royal banquet for ten years, and we can give you a discount to the emperor. This emperor of daily diet, you also have dividends in it. Therefore, Your Majesty, you just need to sit back and wait for the dividends. And we can give you a million yuan to the emperor, so that we can all get benefits! Jingwen said.
Li Shimin thought about it seriously for a while and said, "I understand what you mean, what you mean is that you want to use this opportunity to host a royal banquet to expand the influence of your daily diet." This will allow you to earn more from food and drink every day, but in exchange for a million dollars that you are willing to pay me in a deal? Advertise this royal feast of mine to you? β
"The emperor is wise!" Jingwen said.
Li Shimin seriously thought about the pros and cons of this matter, because Jingwen is going to overhead Guanglu Temple! If Jingwen is allowed to undertake it, it is equivalent to removing Guanglu Temple, which is indirectly removed from the department of the three products. Whether this will cause a backlash from them is also a big question. And the department of Guanglu Temple is actually very low, which is not the same thing in Li Shimin's eyes. Because the emperor's imperial diet is actually managed by multiple heads, there is a provincial food bureau in the palace, that is, the food bureau where Jingwen is located, and there is also a Guanglu Temple under management, which is a bit wasteful.
"Okay, I promise you, I can do it for you for ten years. But within ten years, you have to keep those people in Guanglu Temple, and you can't let them have any opinions. Li Shimin said.
"Okay, Your Majesty, as long as you let me host the royal banquet for ten years, I can get one million yuan right away." Jingwen said.
Li Shimin agreed, and Jingwen also obtained the right to host the royal banquet for ten years, this is a golden signboard! When the time comes, those who want to eat the royal banquet, but are not qualified enough, will come to eat and eat the so-called royal banquet every day. At that time, it was time for Jing Wenzai to be a person.