After the imperial court learned the news, it is said that His Majesty was furious and immediately ordered the sailors to go to the coastal waters of the Tang Dynasty to suppress the bandits.

When Ma Zhou and the other new faction learned the news, their brows tightened. They are not the people,

They felt that there was something strange about it.

But they can't say what's wrong.

In fact, they are new ministers, and many things have not been told to them before.

For example, Li Shen has a pirate group, and only a few people know about it.

This was originally formed to deal with the Wa Kingdom.

It was also used to intercept all the grain supplies destined for Goguryeo.

Ma Zhou: It's just a pity that there is no evidence of Li Shen's guilt.

"Lord Wang, the news has spread."

In Li Shen's study, Wang Xuance reported to Li Shen.

"Well, that's good." Li Shen nodded with satisfaction.

"Lord, the minister guesses that they won't believe it."

"I don't care if they believe it or not, it's just an excuse, and if there are too many lies, some people will naturally believe it.

By the way, tomorrow is the day of fundraising, and everything else will be put aside first. Li Shen commanded Wang Xuance,

"Lord, all the king's treasurers have been arranged, and the ministers of the banquet have begun to distribute invitations.

Held in three days' time. "Foreign affairs are still presided over by Wang Xuance.

"Alas, this king feels so tired."

"By the way, have you checked the things that asked you to check?" Li Shen took a sip of tea and asked.

"Back to the prince, we have found out, we bought a few of the concubines that day.

They said that the horse went to the east of the city as agreed by the king of Jin yesterday.

And the horses that pull the cart today are the newly bought horses of the donkeys, which have not yet been completely tamed.

And it was the guards of the Jin Palace's palace who drove the car. In fact, this news is not difficult to get at all for Wang Xuance.

Just give some more money.

Li Shen frowned, thought about it, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Go and inform Xue Rengui, and ask him to send a sharp blade to quietly arrest the personal guard of the Jin Palace.

The king himself will interrogate him. "Li Shen needs to get evidence so that he can have an explanation in front of Li Shimin in the future.

After Wang Xuance received the order, Li Shen began to think about his plan.

The next day, the wine house in heaven and earth, today is crowded with merchants from all walks of life.

Li Shen stood on the second floor and looked below, which was also a little unexpected.

He didn't expect that he had already said that he had donated money, and so many people came to cheer.

The time has come, Li Shen appeared in a royal robe, dressed in a luxurious purple,

"Wow" Li Shen appeared with thunderous applause.

The applause has spread in the Chamber of Commerce, and there are still a lot of Li Shen's support in the crowd.

"Dear members of the First Chamber of Commerce of Datang, this king welcomes your arrival.

The king is glad that you are here today.

This proves that you have not forgotten what this king told you, that you should not be mercenary merchants.

If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world.

We want to change the world's perception of our merchants,

Even though we make money, we have to give back to the people.

The notice issued by this king makes it very clear that today is to raise funds to build roads.

There are two paths.

One Chang'an to Luoyang, and one Chang'an to Goguryeo.

Some people will ask why go to Goguryeo? Is it for the convenience of the imperial court to send troops and transport supplies.

This king will tell you today, yes and no.

The convenience of the imperial court is only one of the reasons,

There is another important reason, Goguryeo will soon become the territory of my Tang Dynasty,

There are ruins, there are millions of people, there is fertile land,

There is gold everywhere, but the Goguryeo people don't know how to dig it.

It's like a pure land, waiting for you to dig it. ”

When Li Shen said this, there was a lot of discussion in the audience, and when he heard it, it was the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

These people are even more rejoicing, the expansion of the country will be good for everyone.

The court ate meat, and the people could also drink soup.

Seeing that the atmosphere was already lively, Li Shen stretched out his hand and pressed them to silence them, and continued.

"So you should know why this king went to build this long road.

This is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people.

And the road is not built in vain,

The road repaired by this king will be charged according to the distance in the future, and if you are not willing to pay the fee, you can take a detour.

The members of the First Chamber of Commerce of Datang pay half of the fees, and donate money to build roads.

The king will give you a reduction according to the amount of money.

The most important thing is that you should know that the industrial park built by this king has been completed.

In the center of the park, the king will build a huge monument of merit.

Engrave the names of all those who have contributed to the Chamber of Commerce, and this stone tablet will be passed down through the ages for future generations to pay tribute to

This time, the name of the donor will be written on the top of the merit monument.

Names, shop names, hometown names, let future generations sing you forever, let future generations remember you forever, let future generations remember you forever!

Would you like to? Li Shen's voice filled the entire hall,

"Yes, yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

The crowd continued to shout willingly, one higher than the other, and finally shouted in unison in the hall.

"Yes." "Yes." "Yes."

Li Shen is very satisfied with this,

Li Shen didn't really want to cheat their money, the money they donated was just used as a toll in advance.

And Li Shen gave them spiritual food as compensation.

As a descendant, Li Shen has a deep understanding that when people have no money, what they pursue is only food and clothing.

But when you have money, what you pursue is a higher realm,

Isn't there a saying that is full of warmth and lust?

Li Shen believed that he would soon raise enough money to build the road, but only a few hundred people came today.

But you must know that in Dongshi, there are a total of 73,000 merchants, and nearly eighty percent of them are members of the Datang Chamber of Commerce.

And this trend is gradually increasing.

Not to mention the merchants in the West Market, as well as foreign merchants.

"This donation will be ordered by the king, all of which are voluntary, if anyone forces you to donate, you can come to the palace to report.

This king will exile these people to Lingnan,

This king hopes that you will also do what you can, and do not donate blindly.

Just do your best according to your own situation.

This king does not want you to be harmed in any way, if you are not prepared to run these two paths,

You can also donate without donating, and you can donate when the king repairs the trade route you run.

Well, this king announced that from tomorrow, the fundraising activities will start at the headquarters of the First Chamber of Commerce of Datang. ”

"Whoa" is another round of applause,

Many businessmen were touched by His Royal Highness King Ji's personality, and some even regretted themselves because they suspected that King Ji was going to cheat them on their money.

King Ji is so considerate of everyone, he is really a good prince.

After Li Shen finished speaking, he smiled and waved to everyone, and when Li Shen left, everyone consciously made way for King Ji.

Li Shen also greeted the businessmen along the road with a smile.

The atmosphere was joyful.

Li Shen got into the carriage after walking out of the heavenly and earthly wine club, and beckoned to Wang Hongfu.

"Lao Wang, when you donate tomorrow, a notice will be posted at the door of the Chamber of Commerce, and the name of the merit monument will be sorted according to the amount of donations.

If he could build the road at his own expense, the king would allow his name to be written in front of him.

At least 100 strokes.

We didn't have time to count the change.

What else do you arrange yourself, remember? ”