After the first day of hunting, Liu Sheng was in no hurry to return to Chang'an.

This time, he and his brothers were hunting in Shanglin, and Liu Sheng naturally took the task;

But in addition to tasks and business, in addition to the status of monarchs and ministers between each other, Liu Sheng is still the younger brother of Liu Rong and Liu Yu, including the current bloodline and clan princes.

——Once upon a time, the 'old man' among the brothers did not refer to Liu Yu, the king of Jiaodong today, but Liu Sheng, the son who once made a name for himself in Chang'an!

Playing together since childhood, and being siblings whose blood is thicker than water, Liu Shengzi is also happy to take this opportunity to catch up with his brothers.

Take 10,000 steps back and say: Even if there is really not much true affection between Liu Sheng and his brothers, as the eldest son in law and the actual younger brother, Liu Sheng should still take this opportunity to communicate more with his brothers.

After all, no matter what, Liu Sheng borrowed the hand of the Son of Heaven to summon his brothers to Chang'an, mainly for money.

And in this matter, the brothers are so cooperative, of course, not all because they are afraid of the prince;

is more about Liu Sheng's younger brother, or the face of the former 'Xiaojiu' and 'Gongzi Sheng'.

Taking advantage of a banquet after the hunting, or should it be said to be a 'picnic', Liu Sheng can be regarded as getting a positive attitude of 'absolute cooperation' from his brothers.

But this does not mean that Liu Sheng can start to pull in the bowls of his brothers and those clan relatives who are a little more distant, without scruples.

- Absolute cooperation, just attitude;

How to cooperate, of course, Liu Sheng has to talk to these brothers in detail.

It's just that this detailed chat, there is no need to bring the brothers more than a dozen people, as well as the old lady Liu Yu's wife, Mrs. Wang, together to discuss······

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"The court wants to cut the feudal domain, and the specific measures are not sure to me;"

"What my father handed over to me is mainly about money."

"-To be precise: I shouldn't have interfered in the matter of cutting the feudal domain;"

"I don't want to be this wicked person."

"It's just that from the beginning, my father handed over all the things related to the money system to me."

"And for the sake of money, I have to discuss with my brothers about the copper mining and private minting of coins in the country of the Kwantung clan princes······"

In the afternoon of the next day, Shanglin Sixian Garden, the main hall of the prince's palace.

Compared with before, he successively drank and talked with his brothers outside the hunting ground in Chang'an City and Sixian Garden, and the atmosphere of today's meeting is undoubtedly much more solemn.

Later generations often say: to solve small problems to hold a conference, to solve a big problem to hold a small meeting;

Today's talks have undoubtedly confirmed this point.

——In the hall that is ten zhang wide from east to west and fifteen zhang long from north to south, except for the palace people standing quietly on the edge of the column, there are only a few figures.

The eldest Linjiang King Liu Rong and the old Silu King Liu Yu each sat in the east seat as representatives of the sons of the former Phoenix Hall and Xuanming Palace;

The crown prince Liu Sheng and the seventh Liu Pengzu sat together in the west seat.

This is the best way Liu Sheng can think of.

——In the name of a prince and prince, but meeting these brothers as a younger brother, Liu Sheng is really awkward······

On the monarch or the young?

In this matter, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable;

But in the final analysis, Liu Sheng really has to take care of both.

If you only talk about monarchs and ministers, you will end up with a reputation of 'iron-faced and selfless' in the eyes of outsiders;

This reputation, courtiers and officials are eager to get it, and they can't do their best to make such a reputation.

Because for courtiers and officials, iron-faced selflessness means incorruptibility and competence - this is a good reputation.

But it is also the four words 'iron-faced selfless', and Liu Sheng, as the crown prince, is quite a little insensitive to gratitude.

Because for the crown prince, iron-faced selflessness means not being close to people and not favoritism.

This is not only not a good reputation, but it is even likely to be the 'stigma' of causing trouble for Liu Sheng today.

The reason couldn't be simpler;

-- Officials are 'iron-faced and selfless', which is honest and fair.

Take 10,000 steps back and say: Even if he is an official who is useless and can't even manage a village, with a reputation of being 'selfless with an iron face', he is at least a pure waste, not a traitor in the waste.

But if it is said that the prince is 'iron-faced and selfless', just in everything, and does not show favoritism?

Hey!

Who ordained you as the prince?

Where did the edict proclaiming the crown prince come from?

Untouchables?

and my mother's family, Dou's relatives, you also talk about iron-faced selflessness?

Come on, come on, you go to Changle Palace, and talk to my old lady well: What is Timo's, called Timo's iron-faced selflessness······

Therefore, even if he knew that this was wrong, Liu Sheng could only reluctantly admit that in this era, the words 'iron-faced selflessness' are not the qualities that the prince should have.

——At least before succeeding to the throne in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, these four words, how far Liu Sheng can hide, Liu Sheng has to hide.

Because in this era, people's requirements for the crown prince are quite different from the perception that later generations take for granted.

In this generation, you can say that the prince is smart and may be a bright monarch in the future;

It can also be said that the prince is capable and may be the male lord in the future;

It can also be said that the crown prince is martial and may be a martial emperor in the future.

Even if it is not good, it can always be said: The prince is benevolent, righteous, gentle and kind, and will be a benevolent monarch in the future.

But only the words 'iron-faced and selfless' must not be associated with the crown prince.

Because the crown prince of this era, in addition to the identity of the 'quasi-emperor' or 'reserve emperor', also has an extremely important role.

- Lubricants.

the lubricant between the princes of the clan and the court of Chang'an;

The lubricant between the Liu clan, the relatives of the descendants, and the Son of Heaven.

and the lubricant between the east and west palaces, the Xuan room and the two halls of the Jiaofang.

To put it bluntly: almost all people in the world want officials to be selfless;

But there will definitely be no one, I hope the Son of Heaven is not close to people.

Almost all the people in the world yearn for fairness and justice;

But the really influential people don't want the prince to be an unkind person.

Therefore, when meeting with his brothers, who are both elders and courtiers, Liu Sheng must not only talk about monarchs and ministers, regardless of the elder and younger.

After all, Liu Sheng, the prince, is not only the prince of the world, but also the prince of the Liu family;

In the future, Liu Sheng will not only be the father of the world, but also the patriarch of the Liu clan.

Then someone asked: Since it is not possible to talk only about kings and ministers, regardless of age or age, can it be the other way around?

This, naturally, is not to mention.

- Speaking only of the young and the old, it means that there are no kings and ministers;

Regardless of the monarch and the minister······

"Even in front of my father, and even my grandmother and mother, I don't dare to 'care about the monarch and ministers' now······"

Looking at the throne in the hall, which was vacant as always, and the two brothers Liu Rong and Liu Yu who were sitting about five steps in front of him, Liu Sheng sighed in his heart.

In order to take care of the monarch and the ministers, the eldest and the youngest, Liu Sheng could only vacate the main seat, and did not sit himself, let alone let Liu Rong, the 'eldest brother', sit.

After all, Liu Sheng tried his best to rescue Liu Rong from the hands of the Son of Heaven, not to let Liu Rong experience what happened to Liu Fei, the king of Qi Hui, in Chang'an.

And when Liu Sheng's mind was scattered, thinking about these seemingly meaningless but really headache questions, Liu Rong and Liu Yu brothers also sat up straight.

"Your Highness, please."

"This time, the court plans to take away the power of our clan princes and princes to do in the feudal country?"

Almost at the moment when he opened his mouth, Liu Yu had quickly entered the state - with his head held high, his face solemn, and he clearly had the prestige that a prince of one side should have!

After Liu Yu, Liu Rong had a trademark shallow smile, as if he was asking Liu Sheng, and as if he was helping Liu Yu ask, he asked the following questions.

"Yesterday, His Highness seems to have mentioned some details of this matter."

"I want to come to King Lu, as well as the kings of Jiangdu, Changsha, Jiaoxi and other kings who are anxiously waiting, are also a little puzzled by this."

"——Yesterday, His Royal Highness seemed to have said: The court prohibits anyone except Shaofu from minting money, including the princes of the clan, and they are also in the ranks of 'prohibiting private coinage'."

"As for the princes of the clan, the copper ore obtained from the mining of their respective fiefdoms needs to be transported to Chang'an and sold to the Shaofu."

"If that's really the case, then please Your Highness, make it a little clearer······"

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"The court's cutting of the feudal domain this time has been determined, and it is forbidden for the clan princes to mint money;"

"As for the free exploitation of minerals in the feudal country, it will not be prohibited."

"It is in between these two that a new problem arises: it is forbidden to mint money privately, so that the copper obtained by the princes and princes from mining can no longer be melted and minted into coins on the spot as usual."

"Then, the concerns of our clan relatives and princes are obvious."

"——In the past, our clan princes spent a lot of manpower and material resources to mine mines to obtain copper, and the copper obtained could be used to mint money."

"Now, the court prohibits the private minting of money, which means that the copper we get from mining needs to have a new place."

"In short: since copper ore cannot be used to mint money, it must at least be sold for money."

"And His Royal Highness said yesterday that the copper obtained by the princes of the clan must be sold to the Shaofu······"

"This, I'm afraid it's a little puzzling······"

As if he said this suspiciously, Liu Rong raised his head a little uneasily, and looked at the change in expression on Liu Sheng's face with some anxiety.

After making sure that Liu Sheng had realized what he meant, it was not 'I feel puzzled', but 'I think King Lu might be puzzled', and Liu Rong calmed down a little.

After calming down a little and breathing a little faster, Liu Rong began to 'replace' Liu Yu and the other brothers who were not present, expressing their doubts to Liu Sheng.

"His Royal Highness said yesterday: The princes of the clan can exploit minerals because Emperor Xiaowen of the former Taizong once issued the "Xu Min Chi Shan Ze Order", allowing people in the world to freely use the things of the mountains and rivers."

"In the "Xu Minchi Shanze Order", Emperor Taizong did not say: The things obtained from the mountains and rivers must be used for their own use, or they must be sold to Shaofu."

"Since this is the case, then our clan relatives and princes to mine and obtain copper is based on Emperor Taizong's "Xu Min Chi Shanze Order" and obtained Emperor Taizong's permission."

"Naturally, it is also our freedom to sell the copper we get."

"But now, His Highness has asked us to transport all the copper obtained from mining to Chang'an and sell it to Shaofu······"

"This ······"

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"This incident is a test for His Highness by His Majesty;"

"For the sake of brotherhood and the dignity of the monarch and the minister, we are naturally willing to follow His Highness's arrangement."

"But the kings of Chu, Liang, Dai, Yan and other princes with vast territories and rich minerals in the country, and the clan princes who can really decide the success or failure of this matter may not necessarily comply."

"At least until His Highness gives an explanation of why he did this and what the basis for doing it is, the princes and kings of these great powers will not nod their heads lightly."

"As for the reason, it's very simple."

"——If the mined copper ore is to be transported to Chang'an, who should bear the cost along the way?"

"The copper mine must be sold to Shaofu, so is the price also Shaofu's decision?"

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"If in the future, our clan princes and princes will work hard and invest a huge amount of money to finally transport the copper ore to Chang'an, but the Shaofu will only give a very low price, what should we do?"

"If Shaofu tells us: At this price, there is no negotiable, then should we refuse to sell, or endure the experience of losing all our money?"

"I'm afraid that these things need to be promised in advance by His Royal Highness, so that the clan princes can rest assured, so that they can get the support of the kings of Liang, Chu, Yan, and Dai."

"Otherwise, just the strength of my brothers, I am afraid that for His Highness's goal of 'unifying the currency system of the world', I am afraid it will ······"

In an identity similar to 'the mouth of the clan princes', the doubts and doubts that the clan princes may have were revealed, and Liu Rong did not forget to give Liu Sheng a little more.

This worship seems to be polite to Liu Sheng: on the matter, there is no disrespect to His Highness;

It also seems to be explaining like Liu Sheng: I seem to be the mouth of the princes of the clan, but in fact, I am the trust of His Royal Highness!

And Liu Sheng's next reaction was a big surprise to Liu Rong and Liu Yu······

- and even Liu Pengzu's expectations.

"I've already calculated all these things;"

"Today, I want to tell the two brothers the details of these things."

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"The copper obtained by the princes of the clan from mining will be transported by the princes to Hangu Pass, and then sent by Shaofu to transport it back from Hangu Pass."

"In this way, the cost of copper ore transfer is half borne by the Shaofu and the princes."

"As for the price, my original idea was to give the appropriate price according to the copper content of the copper ore;"

"But after thinking about it again, it was decided that the mined copper ore should be smelted on the spot and cast into copper bricks with a uniform color and weight."

"In this way, whether it is the pricing of Shaofu or the operation along the way, it will be cheaper and save a lot of trouble."

"As for the basis for doing so······"

"Hmmm······"

"I don't know if the king of Linjiang and the king of Lu have ever heard of such a crime in "Han Law", called: Adulterous Fence Out of Things?"

(End of chapter)