Chapter 41: You Offer Me
Wang Yushi next to him stood up and said. "His Royal Highness King Ji. You are a prince. As a royal family, do you come out to do business, is this competing with the people? ”
"Hehe," Li Shen smiled.
"The history of the king. Can you tell us? How do I compete with the people. and with whom do you contend for profit? What do you represent as a people? Li Shen asked
"His Royal Highness King Ji is engaged in business and sells wine, making the wineries in Chang'an City unprofitable. Isn't this a competition with the people for profit?" said Wang Yushi, who was neither humble nor arrogant
"Wang Yushi, Chang'an City Wine Workshop is the largest and most extensive in the Cui family. Are the people you are talking about competing with the people for profit or not the Cui family? Li Shen asked
"It's... The Cui family is just one of them. He didn't expect Li Shen to say it so bluntly
"By the way, the royal historian also has a business. Isn't it competing with the people for profit?" Li Shen asked rhetorically
"My family is not in business. As a royal historian, how can he do the way of the merchant, the same as the businessman's lowly status. Wang Yushi denied it
"Oh? Uncle, do you know how much the house in this Wang Yushi's house occupies an area. How many servants are there" Li Shen doesn't know the history of Wang Yu. So ask the eldest grandson Wuji. It's not his own. In the past few months, more than 10,000 have been sent to the Zhao Guogong Mansion. There are about 3,000 guan every month, and you can't take money and don't contribute.
"The royal historian. As far as I know, the house covers an area of five acres, and there should be fifty servants. The eldest grandson Wuji replied with a smile. He is not afraid of the royal history.
"The history of the king. You said you have such a big house and so many servants. How can you afford your monthly allowance? And that's not even counting your wives and concubines. Have you embezzled and taken bribes? "Who wouldn't button the hat
"Hugh is going to talk nonsense. My house was given to me by my family. The family is responsible for all the expenses. Wang Yushi said urgently. These officials are all family supporters.
"Oh, that's okay, I thought Wang Yushi was corrupt. In that case, forget it"
Never mind? What you're going to do. It's not like you mean me, Wang Yushi is speechless
"King Ji, we are talking about you, competing with the people for profit."
"I didn't compete with the people." Li Shen denied it
"You are a businessman, and you have opened a boutique pavilion in the East Market to sell wine. It's not about competing with the people. Seeing that Li Shen didn't admit it, Wang Yushi said bluntly
"The history of the king. Don't talk nonsense. I didn't open the boutique pavilion. "You can provide for your family. Then I can too. Li Shen thought
"Ridiculous. As we all know, that boutique pavilion was opened by you and Princess Changle in partnership. Every month, you pull the money into the palace. There are more than 100,000 habits in March, and even Princess Changle has more than 10,000 habits. You still say you didn't drive it? "Seeing that Li Shen didn't admit it, Wang Yushi was angry
"Wang Yushi, you may not know, the shopkeeper of this boutique pavilion is called Wang Hongfu, he offended the Du family at the beginning, and he was about to go back to his hometown just so that I met him.
I think it is pitiful, there is still a high hall in the house, and there is a child to be fed, I remember the teachings of the prince of the country to be benevolent and righteous, so I went to the prince and asked him to tell Du He about this matter, and exempted Wang Hongfu from the blame.
Wang Hongfu is grateful to repay me and is willing to repay me every month. At first, I was resolute, I am the son of the emperor, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and I pray for my Li Tang to do a good deed every day, how can I ask for someone to be rewarded.
How can Wang Hongfu also be benevolent and righteous, forcing each other to die, hey, this king is also helpless to accept a little money from him to appease his emotions. It must have saved his life.
As for the dividends you said, it's even more nonsense. My eldest sister and I are sisters and brothers, and we have had a deep relationship since childhood. Although the eldest sister lives in the Zhao Guogong Mansion, she still has to maintain the daily expenses of the princess's mansion.
Sometimes the monthly income is not enough, and life is tight. Even so, the eldest sister didn't go back to the palace to tell Aye's mother about the matter, for fear that they would worry.
Eldest sister is benevolent and filial! As the eldest sister's mother's family, how can I watch the eldest sister's life be so hard, so I send some money every month.
Improve the living conditions of the eldest sister. Isn't it okay for this king to send some money to my sister every month?" Li Shen's words were justified and righteous. Wang Yushi was speechless, knowing that Li Shen was making up blindly and had no evidence.
"Your Majesty, what King Ji said is true, the minister is ashamed to maintain the operation of the entire Zhao State Mansion every month, and he can't share his worries about the beauty, and the family is young and spends money indiscriminately. Over the years, he has spent a lot of his savings.
The old minister is heartbroken, so this month the old minister has let Chong'er be grounded and disciplined at home. Fortunately, King Ji has a deep relationship with Lizhi and sends some money every month. Shame on you."
The eldest grandson Wuji was heartbroken, and he was almost in tears
Li Shen saw the eldest grandson Wuji like this, and thought to himself that he had to be these old thieves when it came to being thick-skinned and performing. This acting skill reveals true feelings. What a shame.
"Uncle, don't be like this, Aya also knows your hardship, everything will pass" Li Shen also stepped forward to cooperate and comfort the eldest grandson Wuji
Li Shimin was speechless when he looked at this uncle's performance that was not related by blood, and Wang Yushi was also dumbfounded, he didn't expect that the eldest grandson Wuji would end up, and the eldest grandson Wuji was not at the same level as him.
"Okay, since it's a misunderstanding, let's stop it. Is there anything else?" Li Shimin concluded
"Aye, Erchen has something to say, in fact, Erchen thinks that if the emperor's relatives can be self-reliant, even if it is the way of business. This will reduce a lot of burden on Datang.
If the money given to the emperor's relatives every year is used for other political affairs, it can solve a big problem. Although not every royal relative can make money, but is it better than nothing?
And it also brings tax revenue to the treasury every year. It's better than letting the royal relatives live a miserable life, and losing the face of the royal family. The lives of many royal princes are not as good as the royal history. ”
..... Wang Yushi's mind is full of black lines. What does it have to do with me.
"We'll talk about that later. It's okay to retreat. After Li Shimin finished speaking, he left
And they all went out of the main hall.
"Uncle, your statement just now is really remarkable. The nephew admired. ”
"Wherever and where, King Ji is also righteous and awe-inspiring, neither humble nor arrogant."
Cui Renzhi, Wang Yushi, and the officials of the family saw this pair of shameless people touting each other there, and their faces turned pale.
In the Ganlu Palace, Li Chengqian stood beside Li Shimin. Li Shimin drank tea and watched the folds. Suddenly, he said, "Gao Ming." Today you have seen, what do you think about the handling of the old ten. ”
The child saw it. The tenth brother is really quick-witted. ”
"You have to learn more and don't be afraid of their impeachment, this is a good way to exercise your resilience. Look at what Li Shen said today.
The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty knew that he was making up nonsense, but the imperial history just had no way, and sometimes the impeachment in the court did not need any evidence, only one reason.
As long as you find a good reason to take advantage of the righteousness, you will win. If they look for Li Shen's evidence, it will be easy to find, but Li Shen will also look for their evidence.
When the time comes, you will be a merchant and I will be a merchant, how do you say that I will compete with the people for profit, this is the court. Everyone knows the truth but is unwilling to tell, and it is necessary to be good at pulling allies into the water.
Look at today's Guozijian, and then look at your uncle's performance as an old thief. After being wise, you have to study more and learn more, and how to justify them with the imperial history. It doesn't matter if you lose, you know," Li Shimin taught Li Chengqian
Li Chengqian is most afraid of impeachment, but now his father wants him to compete with Yushi more. I don't know if I'll be able to do it