Datang: It's a showdown, my son-in-law is going to rebel!

Chapter 115 Painting
[-]% of the tax, [-]% of the reserve fund for disaster relief.

Forty percent of the money was gone immediately.

The remaining [-]% and [-]% are used as bonuses, and this part will definitely not be moved.

There is still [-]% to be used as salary. In this way, what money does Fang Qi earn?

"Father, this is not meant to make money."

Fang Qi smiled, and then said: "I want to make money, so I don't need this method. I just want to increase the income of the treasury. The country is rich and the people are strong, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. This is what I want."

"..."

Li Shimin was speechless.

After hearing Fang Qi's words, Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "I promise you."

This is not a small amount of money, but a large amount of money. After the ban on gambling, those people have nowhere to go, so they will naturally choose this new way to play.

By that time, how much money will there be?

Li Shimin has now fallen into the eyes of money.

Whatever Fang Qi said, he believed it.

Actually, Fang Qi's plan was not that simple.

How could Fang Qi do unprofitable business?
Since he doesn't make money, Fang Qi naturally has other ideas.

This kind of thing is easy to say, if Fang Qi wants to promote his banknotes, he must make a plan.

Since Li Shimin did not intervene in the promotion of banknotes, he could only do it himself.

In this way, Fang Qi has a new plan.

This lottery is one of them.

Two pennies per bet, and when betting, these people will give copper coins.

Then after winning the prize, Fang Qi was going to give the paper money directly when redeeming the prize.

Fang Qi opened a bank and asked these people to take banknotes to exchange money in the bank.

When they arrived at the bank, they began to provide these people with a full range of services, making them feel that it would be uneconomical to take the money back. It would be better to put the money in the bank. As long as they have this idea, Fang Qi won.

Fang Qi is also planning to launch the loan business at the same time. In this way, does Fang Qi still worry about not making money?
These things are all intertwined, as long as Li Shimin doesn't intervene, and the Tang royal family doesn't get involved, Fang Qi feels that he has a great chance of winning.

As long as everything is done, at that time, he will be a boss who can make Datang tremble three times when he stomps his feet.

But all of this is in progress, Fang Qi still has to start working hard.

After leaving the imperial study, Fang Qi returned to Huangzhuang.

There are some things he has to start preparing now.

If you don't prepare now, it will only be more difficult in the future.

After Fang Qi thought for a while, he decided to find Yan Liben.

As Yan Liben is currently the most powerful painter in the Tang Dynasty, he naturally asked Yan Liben for some things.

It is impossible for Fang Qi to do these things by himself in designing the style of banknotes.

Of course, we must make good use of this first court painter of the Tang Dynasty.

Soon Fang Qi found Yan Liben.

"What? You want to draw the Supreme Emperor? You want to draw His Majesty? Plus the Prince? Even the Empress Changsun?"

After hearing Fang Qi's request, Yan Liben was dumbfounded. He never thought that Fang Qi would actually do such a thing.

"Yes."

Fang Qi looked at Yan Liben, and said, "This matter is very important, a very important matter."

"Does His Majesty have a will?"

Yan Liben looked at Fang Qi and said, "If His Majesty has your will, then I will paint. If there is no Your Majesty's will, I will never paint."

As a court painter, Yan Liben naturally had his own professional ethics. He still understood what could and couldn't be painted.

Can the portraits of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor, the empress, and the prince be drawn casually?
Obviously not.

Fang Qi looked at Yan Liben, and then said: "Let you sketch it casually, it's not a real painting."

"Ok?"

Yan Liben looked at Fang Qi, and looked at Fang Qi somewhat unclearly, not knowing what it meant.

"It is to use the simplest lines to describe a person's charm."

Fang Qi looked at Yan Liben and said casually.

After Yan Liben heard Fang Qi's words, a little doubtful light flashed in his eyes.

Fang Qi said it very easily, but he is a master of painting, so it doesn't sound like that to his ears.

Describe a person's charm?
Can this be easily described?

This is also a bit difficult for Yan Liben.

After all, the No.1 ancient sketch is Wu Daozi, the sage of painting. Now that this technique has not been created, it is normal that Yan Liben would not know it.

"Can you tell me more about it?"

Yan Liben looked at Fang Qi, he had no idea what Fang Qi said that a few simple strokes could outline a person's charm.

"You don't even know this?"

Fang Qi quickly told Yan Liben about some sketches.

Of course, he was explaining what he knew.

He knows very little, after all, it's not what he does.

But I haven't seen a pig running, haven't I eaten pork?
After casually saying a few points, Yan Liben immediately understood the key points.

Yan Liben is a great painter, so he can naturally extract effective information from Fang Qi's simple words.

After listening to Fang Qi's prompt, Yan Liben immediately had the urge to paint.

Fang Qi had already prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Yan Liben to use as he pleased.

Yan Liben was not polite either. After all, the inspiration comes and goes quickly. If you wait until you go home and study it, you may not have any inspiration.

Soon Yan Liben sketched out the sketch portraits of Li Yuan, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian according to the memory in his mind.

Not to mention, simply looking at Li Shimin and Li Chengqian are still somewhat similar.

As for Li Yuan, Fang Qi had never seen him before, so he didn't know what Li Yuan looked like at all.

But looking at the effect of Yan Liben's drawing, Fang Qi didn't say much, but it might be similar.

"No."

Yan Liben looked at the three portraits he had drawn, and shook his head: "There is only a shape, but only a spirit."

"That's enough, that's all. What about Empress Changsun?"

Fang Qi looked at Yan Liben, and then said: "You have already drawn three of them, and there is no shortage of that one."

Yan Liben looked at Fang Qi, then shook his head and said, "No, the queen can't draw."

"why?"

Fang Qi looked at Yan Liben, a little puzzled.

"why?"

Yan Liben looked at Fang Qi, and said, "You ask me why? You don't know why?"

"..."

Fang Qi fell silent.

Seeing Yan Liben's appearance, Fang Qi immediately understood why.

Without Li Shimin's consent, Yan Liben might burp tomorrow if he painted Empress Changsun's words.

(End of this chapter)