Datang: Changle, I really don’t have any private money for my husband

Chapter 126 Of course there is

Seeing the extremely confident expression on Liu Sheng's face, Li Shimin said in a deep voice:

"Don't be brave, what I want is not two or three thousand shi of grain, but two or three million shi of grain."

"So, tell me the truth, can you really get together two or three million shi of grain in a short period of time?"

Li Shimin's eyes were full of doubts, but in the depths of his eyes, there was also a trace of undetectable hope.

"Of course it is possible." Liu Sheng stood up and said with his head held high.

He reckoned the surplus food he had saved earlier, and he probably had a solid foundation in his mind, so he could say it with such certainty.

"And it's not too difficult."

Li Shimin stood up in shock, but still said with a little seriousness: "You can't lie to me, millions of Tang people are still waiting!"

Liu Sheng laughed lightly, at this moment silence speaks louder.

Seeing that Liu Sheng's appearance did not seem to be fake, Li Shimin clenched his fist suddenly, with a little joy on his face, "Okay!"

"Hahaha, if I knew that my son-in-law could provide so much food, I wouldn't have to compromise with the group of people with five surnames and seven surnames!"

If he had known that Liu Sheng could produce so much food, he would have given five surnames seven a big mouth, so why should he be so angry?
However, it is still too late to find out.

Thinking like this...

Li Shimin was full of joy, and quickly asked Liu Sheng:
"My good son-in-law, when will your food be available?"

He is really in a hurry now, if not for the precious time, he can mobilize and transport grain from the south via the canal.

It's not that the imperial court has no food, but it's just that there is no way to mobilize so much food for disaster relief and transfer to the front line for the time being.

Now he can realize that a handful of time is the experience of life.

Facing Li Shimin's question, Liu Sheng explained:

"Your Majesty, my food is now piled up in the outskirts of Chang'an City. If the court needs it, I can pick it up at any time."

"It's just that my food is not just rough rice noodles, but has become cooked food, which can be eaten with hot water."

What he was talking about was the instant noodles made in advance with the help of techniques and experience of later generations. In this era, it is indeed very convenient.

Only need hot water, you can quickly eat hot noodles, and the taste is not bad.

Sure enough, upon hearing what Liu Sheng said, Li Shimin's eyes widened instantly, "Is there still such a skill?"

This was the first time he had heard of this practice. Although he didn't understand it, he was shocked by hearing it.

"Tell me specifically." Li Shimin finally calmed down his mood, sat back in his seat, so that he would not be so new to the world, and said calmly:

"Tell me how you came up with this idea?"

He just wanted this way of handling cooked food, and those grains, after all, were related to the lives and deaths of millions of people, so he had to pay attention to them.

At the same time, he also gave the old eunuch a wink, and once he confirmed that the food was indeed there, he immediately asked Changsun Wuji to stop the negotiation.

Negotiating with the family is his last bottom line. If there are other ways to raise food now, he would not be willing to bow down to the five surnames and Qiwang.

Liu Sheng also sat down, poured Li Shimin a cup of hot tea, and explained in detail;
"It started when I started running stores two years ago. In fact, I not only managed Baiweilou, Jubaoge and Linglongfang..."

Looking at Liu Sheng's indifferent appearance, Li Shimin's mouth twitched slightly when he heard the names of these three shops. To be honest, he was envious of the profits of these three shops.

But speaking from the mouth of his good son-in-law in front of him, and coupled with his indifferent expression, Li Shimin didn't know what to do, and he could be regarded as a rich man.

"Go ahead." Li Shimin raised his brows and motioned.

He wouldn't say clearly that he was envious and jealous, but there was nothing he could do.

Liu Sheng didn't care, he thought Li Shimin was just a little surprised and didn't take it seriously, and continued:
"This shop is the only one under my management that is not profitable all the year round, because I sent someone to take charge of the shop just to test the cooked food method."

"It turns out that the effect is not bad, and it will probably start to make a profit this year."

"Then you really made a lot of money." Li Shimin was surprised for a moment, but he paid more and more attention to this store. After all, in his eyes, it is a store that can make this little fox make a profit instead of making a profit. , its effect must be not small.

He believed in Liu Sheng's vision.

Facts have proved that Liu Sheng is indeed right.

Liu Sheng's next words also confirmed this point, "Not only that, just recently, the people I sent to the Western Regions to search for potatoes and sweet potato seeds have returned."

"We have successfully bred many potatoes and sweet potatoes. Meiniang and I were talking about this recently, and she has already started preparing it."

"Originally, I wanted to expand the scale and sell these grains to the entire Tang Dynasty. Now that the imperial court needs grains, we can also sell them to you. Anyway, what is the relationship between the two of you, Your Majesty, just return to the basics."

It was hard for Li Shimin to believe Liu Sheng's words, especially with the expression of a profiteer on his face, it was even more difficult for him to believe it.

Li Shimin frowned slightly. What he was thinking about was not the price of grain, but the two crops that Liu Sheng mentioned, he was the first to hear about them.

"What kind of crops are potatoes and sweet potatoes you mentioned? Are they edible?" Li Shimin was very suspicious.

"In the Western Regions, they were originally called potatoes and sweet potatoes, but in order to make it easier for people to understand, they were named potatoes and sweet potatoes. They are indeed edible and taste good." Liu Sheng assured.

With Liu Sheng's guarantee, Li Shimin was relieved a lot, and immediately, he asked again:
"Is this what your grain says?"

"Of course it is this. These three things are enough, and you will never regret it." Liu Sheng shrugged and said casually:

"It just so happens that there are so many stocks, it's no big deal to sell them to the court, and it's no problem to get together two or three million stones."

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded clearly, it is indeed reasonable to sell the court.

He also never thought of asking Liu Sheng to give these grains to the court for free. After all, the public belongs to the public and the private to the private.

As long as it sells, and at the right price, it's no big deal.

The price of the family has gone up a lot, and just this, three excessive conditions were raised.

Compared with the aristocratic clans, Liu Sheng is simply his relative... Oh no, he is his relative, his son-in-law!

Liu Sheng thought that Li Shimin looked down on potatoes and sweet potatoes, so he said again:
"Your Majesty, don't underestimate these plants from the Western Regions. Their yield is two or three times that of our Tang crops!"

Li Shimin's eyes widened when he heard this, "How much did you say?"