After Li Zhiyun became the king of Chu, he soon moved into the palace of the king of Chu. The Chu Palaces are located on a street next to Yong'an Fang, just diagonally opposite the Qin Palace, and the two palaces are only a few hundred zhang away.

There were hundreds of people in the palace of the king of Chu, and in addition to the servants, there were also officials and guards of the palace. According to the regulations, the prince's palace should be equipped with 60 subordinate officials, 1,000 guards, and fiefs. However, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was start-up, and the financial difficulties made it difficult for the Ministry of Officials to equip him with only 30 subordinate officials, a guard of more than 200 people, and no fiefdom. Fortunately, he can receive it.

The prince's money is equivalent to that of a first-class official, divided into money and materials, about a few thousand taels of silver a year, and the money converted into future generations is about more than 1.7 million, which is still considerable.

Li Zhiyun became a prince and could participate in court politics and participate in the court meeting. On this day, he came out of the Wude Palace, and as soon as he walked down the steps, he heard someone calling him behind him, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Wei Yijie. Li Zhiyun hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Master Wei, is there something wrong?" Wei Yijie stepped forward to salute and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, now that the world is not quiet, the dog Wei Xiaobao has no intention of studying. But he is still young and not suitable to be an official in the court, can he ask the king of Chu to find an official position for him in the palace? ”

Oh, you're here to ask for an official? However, Wei Yijie told the truth, unlike some people, who clearly asked someone to do something, but said a large set of high-sounding truths, as if you were doing things for him, but you should thank him. Li Zhiyun likes this straightforward personality. Besides, Wei Yijie is kind to him, and he will always believe in the phrase "Zhi En Tu Bao".

Li Zhiyun did not hesitate at all, and said, "Okay, let him come to the Chu Palace" as a long history." "Changshi is actually the chief steward of the palace, responsible for managing all the affairs of the palace, and is an official from the four grades, generally served by a respected minister in the court. Li Zhiyun didn't want an old man to come and talk in his ear all day long. Therefore, he had long stated to Abba that the candidate for the long history must be selected by himself, and Abba agreed.

During the time he got along with Wei Xiaobao, he felt that Wei Xiaobao was smart enough, and he could talk to him, so he was the right person for Changshi.

Wei Yijie originally planned to find a prince for his son and join the army, but he didn't expect the other party to give a long history from the fourth grade at once, of course, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The minister will thank His Royal Highness the King of Chu for the dog!" ”

Li Zhiyun hurriedly pulled him up and said with a smile: "Master Wei, you are an elder, you don't have to be like this. After I go back, I will draw up a note for the ministry, and you can let Xiaobao come to the palace tomorrow to take office. ”

After Wei Xiaobao took office, Li Zhiyun immediately planned with him the "great cause" of the palace. He planned to start with the hotel and financial industries, then expand into other industries, gradually build a business empire, then use business to raise an army, open an arsenal, and finally build a powerful army.

Li Zhiyun has been in Chang'an for a few months, and found that there is not even a decent private hotel in the entire Chang'an City, only some government-run hotels, such as "Sifang Pavilion", "Pavilion Building", "Post Station", etc. The Sifang Pavilion is dedicated to receiving foreign envoys, while the pavilion and post station are used to receive officials who come to Chang'an for business. "No commotion unless you are on official business". Ordinary civilians have no place to live after coming to Chang'an.

Li Zhiyun was only in a shop selling tartlets (a kind of steamed cakes) in Xishi, and saw the owner turning his vacant house into a building for people to live in. But the accommodation conditions there were too simple, only suitable for those peasants who went to the city to sell firewood and vegetables, and ordinary people with status would not live in that kind of place at all.

He took out a map of Chang'an City and drew ten circles on the map, all of which were the most prosperous areas of Chang'an City, and he planned to open ten hotels first.

When Wei Xiaobao saw it, he frowned and said, "Lord Wang, there are wars everywhere now, we have opened so many pavilions at once, what if no one moves in?" Li Zhiyun said: "Nowadays, many counties and counties have belonged to Datang, and the territory of Datang is constantly expanding. At least the Guanzhong area is quiet! After all, Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and those who come here to do business, visit relatives and friends, find someone to do things, and run for officials and buy officials, must be indispensable. Besides, we can still compete with government-run buildings and post stations. I went to see them, although they provided free food and lodging, but the living conditions were not good, the food was monotonous, not necessarily suitable for the tastes of those officials, and there were many restrictions. Those who are in charge are not bad for money, and we provide them with the best accommodation and food, and give them the greatest freedom, as long as they don't break the law, they can do anything, and that will definitely attract some customers. Also, we were able to open a bar in the premises......"

"What do you call a bar?"

"It's a place for guests to drink, sing and dance......" Speaking of the bar, Li Zhiyun suddenly remembered that he had to make distilled spirits as soon as possible. He has already inspected several distilleries and improved the existing equipment for making low-alcohol liquor, and has drawn up drawings for the equipment for making distilled spirits. When he turned around, he handed over the drawings to Wei Xiaobao and asked him to arrange for people to open one or two distilleries first, and the distilled liquor produced would be supplied to the hotel's bar first, and then open a liquor shop to sell liquor when the output increased in the future.

As for the funds for opening the building, Li Zhiyun had already thought about it. He has already asked people to get back all the money for a year, and in addition to the daily expenses of the palace, the rest can be used. In addition, during his time in Chang'an, several brothers and sisters gave him a lot of gifts, especially the eldest brother.

The eldest brother is a very benevolent person, and he has the style of an eldest brother. He always felt that he owed Li Zhiyun, so he always tried to make up for it. In addition to the first time he went to the eldest brother's mansion, the eldest brother gave him many gifts, and later sent people to deliver them several times. After the eldest brother became the crown prince, many people gave him gifts, especially some wealthy businessmen in Chang'an, who vied to give him gold, silver and jewelry in order to become the crown prince. Of course, the eldest brother will not refuse the gifts of these people. Every time he received the property, he always had to pull out a part of it and send someone to give it to Li Zhiyun.

Of course, after Li Zhiyun became the queen of Chu, some people gave him gifts. He did not accept any gifts from officials, because they were bribes. As for the money sent by the merchants, he wants them all. Because he knew that the reason why those businessmen gave him gifts was just to make friends with the powerful people in the DPRK and China to elevate his status, not to let him do anything specific. Therefore, there is no risk at all in collecting money from these people! Why didn't he laugh at it?

Except for a small part of the gold, silver and jewelry he received, he left the rest for Wei Xiaobao to send people to take to the gold shop and jewelry store on the street and exchange it for cash. When those shops saw that they were from the Chu Palace, they didn't dare to deceive, and they gave real prices. This time I exchanged a lot of money, enough to open ten hotels.

Li Zhiyun told Wei Xiaobao that we have limited funds now, so we will rent a house and open a building first, and then buy the house when the funds are abundant in the future. Wei Xiaobao was just about to go to Zhangluo to open a hotel, when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Lord Wang, what is the name of our building?" ”

Li Zhiyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it the King of Chu Inn." "With the endorsement of the Chu Palace, the credibility should be higher.

Li Zhiyun handed over all the business of opening a hotel to Wei Xiaobao, and he was busy preparing for the money village. On this day, he brought some gold, silver, and jewels into the palace to find Abba, and placed the gift in front of him. Abba glanced at him and said, "Bastard boy, there must be something to ask for when you give Abba, right?" ”

"Abba, you allow Pei Lin to mint five baht coins, and Erchen wants to be the same as him."

It turned out that Abba treated Pei Lin very generously, and the ministers did not compare with it, and the things that were rewarded to Pei Lin for taking and playing were innumerable. When he went to court, he must let Pei Lin sit with him, return to the dormitory, and invite Pei Lin into the inner room. obeyed everything, did not call Pei Lian's name, but called his old official name "Pei Jian". Recently, Abba decreed to cancel the "five-baht white coin" that was insufficient in condition and weight of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, and recast a new five-baht coin, and allowed Pei Lin to mint the money himself.

"Don't you have a fortune? Still short on money? ”

"Abba, my son is playful and likes to make friends. So, hands are a little tight. ”

Abba thought for a moment and said, "For the sake of these gifts, Abba is approved." ”

"Thank you, Abba!"

After obtaining the right to mint money, he opened a bank again, which was equivalent to opening a banknote issuing bank. Of course, he now has limited funds, so he can only open a scrap yard to buy copper, tin and other metals to mint money, and when the financial strength is strong in the future, he will open a mine to smelt copper.

These days, Li Zhiyun is busy in the dark. During the day, he has to open a shop, and at night he has to teach students some business management and management knowledge. He openly declared that all people in the Chu Palace's mansion were equal, and whether they were subordinate officials or servants, they could come to class. After completing the study, they will be hired and arranged in the most suitable position.

So, the coachmen, grooms, sedan chair drivers, cooks, gardeners, maids, and even the old mothers who swept the floor and wiped the tables from the Chu Wangfu all came to class. But after listening to it for a few days, some of the older ones who didn't know a single big word chose to quit one after another. They think it's too difficult, so let's go and do the rough work themselves! But there are still some who persevered.

Li Zhiyun believes that the people he has trained, no matter how they learn, are at least better than their contemporaries! What he lacks most now is management talents.

"Chu King Inn" has opened one after another. The decoration and decoration of the inn were all done according to his intentions, and the operation and service staff were also personally selected and trained by him. Not long after the inn opened, business was booming, and the day was making money. In just two or three months, I made a lot of money.

Soon, Li Zhiyun's first money bank opened on the most prosperous street in Chang'an. On this day, he was busy in the money bank, and the eldest sister suddenly came to him. The eldest sister said: "Zhiyun, I heard that you have made a lot of money by opening a library, and the eldest sister also wants to open two buildings." I've raised some money, but I'm still short, so I'm going to borrow some from you. ”

"Okay! If you are my sister, the interest will not be counted. When you make money, just give me back. ”

When the eldest sister heard this, she smiled and said, "Zhiyun, you are such a good boy!" ”

The next day, the second sister also came to him. The second sister did not come to him to borrow money, but to inquire about opening a bank. The second brother-in-law's Dou family is a big nobleman in itself, and the second brother-in-law Dou Dan is the queen's maiden family. Therefore, their family is not short of money at all. The second sister is not interested in opening a library, but wants to open a money bank to make a lot of money. Also, who is afraid of having a lot of money?

Li Zhiyun told her all about the process and operation methods of opening a bank, and finally said: "Sister, you open it first, and if you encounter any difficulties, come to me at any time." ”

Later, the fourth sister and the fifth sister also came to him to borrow money, but only the third sister did not come. The third sister only likes to fight, and has no interest in doing business at all. When the fifth sister came to borrow money, Li Zhiyun said: "Sister, you don't have to pay back this money." ”

"You look down on me?" The fifth sister glared and said, "Although my sister has no husband, she is no worse than others at all." Don't worry, this money will be returned to you one by one! ”

In the end, the sixth sister also came to him to borrow money. Li Zhiyun said strangely: "You haven't left the pavilion yet, what are you doing opening the building?" ”

"Make money to buy a dowry!"

"Abba will give you a dowry. If Abba sees that you have bought a dowry for yourself and does not give it anymore, will you not lose money? When you get married, come back to me. Li Zhiyun was so bad that he coaxed her away.

Of course, the eldest brother and the second brother did not come to him to borrow money. Both of them have ambitions in the world, and they don't care about this kind of businessman at all!

Li Zhiyun did not focus all his energy on business operations, some things must be promoted at the same time, and one thing cannot be done and then another. There is a large vacant land behind the palace of the king of Chu, about seventy acres, which originally belonged to an old Xun of the Sui Dynasty. Li Zhiyun took out a part of the money he earned from opening the building, bought the land, and fenced it off. He was going to build an arsenal here, which would be divided into a factory area and a family area.

The craftsmen who made explosives in Wugong County are still in the "Women's Army". At that time, Li Zhiyun once told the third sister that these people must be controlled well, and the recipe for making explosives must not be passed on.

Li Zhiyun took over the craftsmen, and their families were all placed in the family area of the arsenal. He also recruited some experienced craftsmen, and their families were also placed in the palace of the king of Chu, and signed a confidentiality agreement with them. He provided these craftsmen with the best conditions and made their lives worry-free, but the technical secrets of the arsenal must not be leaked. If you violate the rules, you will not only be punished, but also your family will be implicated.

Li Zhiyun's career has swelled dramatically, and more and more officials are needed. The sixty subordinate officers of the Prince's Mansion were not only fully equipped, but also greatly overnumbered. Of course, the money for these officials who were later equipped was provided by the Chu Palace, which was also the result of his negotiation and compromise with the officials.

He did not forget his future father-in-law, Liu Hong, and arranged for him to be the general manager of the financial department. Liu Hong has been an official for many years, has certain management experience, and also has contacts, and this position is quite suitable for him.

"Uncle, what kind of product is this general manager?"

"The officials of our Chu Palace, regardless of rank. The general manager's Yu Lu is on par with Zhengyipin, and there are more subordinate officials than Shangshu! ”

Liu Hong listened to it and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I'll be the general manager!" ”

He's fooling the future father-in-law! Abba once said that Liu Hong "will never be used". If he arranged for Liu Hong to hold an official position within the establishment, the officials would definitely not agree.

The Chu Wangfu is very busy here, and the Qin Wangfu is not idle. The second brother opened a literature museum, saying that it was a literature museum, but in fact, he was searching for talents who had ruled the country everywhere, and was ready to seek a big position in the future!