I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

After finishing speaking, he looked at everyone with a malicious expression on his face, as if you would kill me if you objected to me.

There is no fool who can sit in this position, His Majesty has already said it so clearly, if he objected now, it would be taking money out of His Majesty's pocket.

Then you say, it is hard to say whether His Majesty Emperor Li Shimin, who has not slept well for half a month because of the money issue, will kill someone in a fit of anger, but he will never run away after being reprimanded.

Therefore, several important court officials answered in unison like obedient babies,

"Not too much, it should be!"

As Li Shimin's No. [-] caring little padded jacket, Changsun Wuji quickly added a sentence to defend Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty has used the name of the royal family to guarantee the merchants. It is natural to collect some money."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, the auxiliary machine is my confidant after all, he really understands my thoughts!

"That's right, what the auxiliary machine said is right. The name of the Li family's royal family should not be underestimated. Therefore, every year in the future, there will be a bidding for merchants in various industries. Only powerful merchants can win the title of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. .”

Changsun Wuji's eyes darkened. He originally thought that the name of his pig iron shop was definitely in his hands, but seeing what His Majesty meant, he had to bid?

He knew that there were several prominent families in Guangguan that had more assets than his family, and they were also in the pig iron business. When the time came to bid, they would have to fight for real money.

Although he has the richest net worth among these courtiers, his expenses are also high, and it is even incomparable with those wealthy families that have been passed down for many years.

This made him a little resentful, why didn't His Majesty take care of him, you know, he is not only Zhao Guogong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but also His Majesty's uncle.

But before he could complain, Li Shimin's next words made Changsun Wuji's eyes go dark again, completely desperate.

"Of course, this alone is not reliable. In order to prevent those merchants from being scammed in the name of the royal family, I have to collect a deposit from each merchant."

"If there are people who have been harmed by these merchants, just go to the government to report to the officials, and the government will directly deduct money from the security deposit to compensate the people after verification!"

Changsun Wuji had nothing to say, he already had a premonition that when the time came, all the copper coins in his storeroom would be handed over.

On the contrary, Du Ruhui's eyes are getting brighter and brighter now, His Majesty's left and right sums, but there is a lot of money in the account.

So when is it better to wait now?

Before Li Shimin was so poor that he could do it, but now it is obviously going to be a wave of fat rhythm, so there is nothing to say, let's hurry up and attack.

So Du Ruhui cupped his hands with a smile and said,

"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty on your wealth. With this method, your Majesty and the Empress will not have to worry about the expenses of the palace. Congratulations!"

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction. It seems that Du Ruhui is not always black-hearted, so he will learn to speak nice words. Seeing how nice the sentences are, he should have learned it with the auxiliary machine, and he will continue in the future. Keep it.

But within a minute of being happy, Du Ruhui finally showed his fangs and began to trick people.

"Your Majesty, it takes time to discuss and formulate the commercial and tax matters, but the military affairs in the northern border are in urgent need of money, and the military equipment is also indispensable for expenses. Your method will be effective quickly. Do you want to borrow some of it to the Ministry of War?"

It took Li Shimin a lot of effort to suppress himself and not find a knife to hack this black-hearted bastard to death!

What's the matter, I can't see how much money I have in my pocket, right? I just got a solution from shopkeeper Xiao Zhang just now, just waiting for a few days of happy life in the palace.

In the end, before he got it, he was missed by Du Heizi.

It seems that the feeling that Du Heizi is not so black-hearted just now is completely an illusion, this guy is just a big sunspot whose heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are all leaking black water.

Li Shimin wouldn't be cheated out of the money in his pocket with a few words, and said with a stinky face,

"Keming, this is the money I exchanged for the title of the royal family. The palace is short of money, and it is very short. Before that, I allocated [-] guan from internal funds to the Ministry of War. You should save it."

It's not that Li Shimin doesn't know the seriousness of the matter, but he understands that Du Heizi has no bottom line, as long as he agrees easily, he will definitely go ahead, and he doesn't know how much he will lose by then.

Du Ruhui didn't care, and continued with a smile,

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about the emergency of the military. After you collect the deposit, you need the Yamen to accept complaints from the people, and the Ministry of Households also needs to send special personnel to supervise the operation of the merchants. All departments must contribute to this."

Li Shimin frowned, this Du Heizi really found a good reason!

However, if you don't make me feel better, I won't make you feel better either. Li Shimin made the final decision after a little thought.

"In this case, from this batch of money, take [-]% and transfer it to the household department. If Keming asks for money, go to Dai Zhou!"

Chapter 43 Slap in the face on the spot

Du Ruhui had nothing to say.

Li Shimin is just planning. Didn’t you, Du Heizi, say that the Ministry of Accounts has contributed? Well, I will give the money directly to the Ministry of Accounts, and I will give [-]% directly. You don’t have to pay it back. Your Ministry of War has no contribution. Dai Zhou went.

Dai Zhou is not easy to get along with, he is very upright, maybe he is not very good at making money for the household department, but if you want to get a sum of money from the household department, it will be extremely difficult.

But in this situation, what else can Du Ruhui do?

It seems that we will have to find another opportunity in the future. Seeing that the small treasury is getting more and more full, His Majesty is definitely a good target for a rich man.

Things basically come to an end here.

But Fang Xuanling, who had been silent on the sidelines, spoke,

"Your Majesty, I just found out today that although I usually claim to be smart and clever, I still can't think of a way to fill the treasury and internal funds without wasting the people and money. I really can't think of it."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said with a slightly unnatural expression on his face,

"Hehe, Ai Qing doesn't need to blame herself, I just feel it occasionally."

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he suddenly remembered that His Majesty had always said that he wanted to ask Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang about the increase in the national treasury.

Now these two policies are quite different from His Majesty's previous policies, but they are quite in line with Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang's idea of ​​finding a new way.

Could it be that these two methods were obtained from shopkeeper Xiao Zhang?

But it's not convenient to ask directly, because that's a slap in the face.

Du Ruhui also thought of the same question at the moment, he was much more decisive than Changsun Wuji, although he couldn't ask directly, but he could ask around the corner.

"Your Majesty, have you ever been to shopkeeper Xiaozhang recently? Since I went there last time, I still can't forget the cooking skills of shopkeeper Xiaozhang!"

How could Li Shimin not understand that Du Heizi wanted to find out if Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang had any advice for him.

But how could he admit this thing on the spot, he got it from shopkeeper Xiaozhang by his own ability, so naturally it belonged to him, you know, he also sent a righteous sister to be a concubine.

So Li Shimin said frankly,

"I'm busy with government affairs recently, so I don't have time to go there. When I'm free in a few days, I'll invite a few more people to try the delicious food and wine from shopkeeper Xiao Zhang!"

But sometimes, things are so coincidental.

As soon as the words fell, a servant came in holding a framed picture, quietly placed it in front of Li Shimin's desk, and then quietly retreated without disturbing the conversation of the monarch and his ministers.

This is when Li Shimin first returned to the palace, he told the servant to find the best framer in the palace to mount it as soon as possible, and repeatedly told the servant to bring it to him as soon as it was installed.

The servant naturally had to come according to Li Shimin's arrangement, so he sent this picture to Li Shimin immediately.

But it should never have happened, it should not have been opened and sent in.

No, the few people in front of me saw it at a glance.

They are all well-read poems and books, and they are naturally interested in this kind of masterpiece that can be put on the table of His Majesty.

So I looked up at the first time.

Then, Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui saw the signature in embarrassment.

"Golden Autumn of the Ninth Year of Wude, Zhang Nuo presented it to friends..."

Well, this is a slap in the face. His Majesty just said that he had never been to Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, but where did the word come from? Obviously, Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang gave it to His Majesty.

Fang Xuanling didn't know Zhang Nuo's name, but he could appreciate poetry.

In particular, the ambitious "There will be times when the wind and the waves break, hang the clouds and sails to help the sea", which is full of ambition, can be regarded as a magnificent chapter of the ages.

Fang Xuanling, who was very interested in the text of the poem, didn't know the taboos in it, and immediately said to Li Shimin with great interest,

"Your Majesty, who is this talented Zhang Nuo? This is simply a great talent with both poetry and literature. Can you recommend one or two to my servant? I also want to communicate with this talented person."

Li Shimin can't find a reason to hide now, scold Fang Xuanling, he doesn't know anything, but when he sees Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui next to them pretending to read poetry seriously, he gets angry Do not call one place.

Simply said angrily,

"That's right, the previous two ways to increase the revenue of the national treasury and internal funds were all obtained from chatting when I went to shopkeeper Xiaozhang as a guest today, and I also begged for this word from shopkeeper Xiaozhang."

"It doesn't matter if Fang Qing is not familiar with Shopkeeper Zhang. I'll go and get to know Shopkeeper Zhang together when I have some free time in two days. Auxiliary Machine and Keming are very familiar with Shopkeeper Zhang."

The last sentence was obviously a bit emotional. How could the two of them be familiar with Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang? It was stimulating them.

The two also acted as if they couldn't hear, and buried their heads in reading the words carefully. They looked like I hadn't heard anything, and they were quite resigned.

However, both of them had to admit that this poem written by shopkeeper Xiao Zhang to His Majesty, whether it is poetry or the words, can be regarded as the most beautiful chapter.

It's not true that they are completely pretending, they really appreciate it.At the same time, the two of them were also secretly wondering if they would secretly come to the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang one day to ask for a poem or something to write?

This thing will be kept at home as a family heirloom in the future!

Fang Xuanling saw that His Majesty said a few words and then there was no more to say, and the two colleagues next to him didn't intend to explain at all, so he secretly thought that there was probably something to say here.

So he also pretended that he didn't say what he just said, and lowered his head to watch the poem carefully.

All of a sudden, the Hall of Liangyi, which was originally bustling with people, fell into a long silence.

And in Lizheng Hall not far from Liangyi Hall, Empress Changsun was choosing clothes and jewelry for Hongyu.

Every piece of jewelry was put into the treasure chest, and the eyes of the female officials who were helping were very hot.

They already knew that Hongyu was given to a young talent as a concubine by His Majesty and Queen.

Moreover, His Majesty and the Empress also promised that Hongyu's heirs will be born as if they were born in the future, so why don't they envy them.

They basically have only two ways out, either to die in the palace, or to reward a certain minister as a concubine.

But the general ministers are quite old, not to mention wives and concubines.

But as for Hongyu, it's not just young talents who are going to marry, and she is actually three years younger than Hongyu, which is the right age.

And the most important thing is that there is currently no mistress in the house. Although Hongyu is said to be a concubine after passing through the door, she is actually the only mistress, plus His Majesty's promise.

This is no different from being a housewife.

I just don't know if they will have such a blessing in the future, and they will be able to find such a good son-in-law!

Chapter 44 Ruby and Red Bean

Empress Changsun is careful. Since her husband still wants to maintain his identity as Lao Li in Xiaozhang's shopkeeper, Hongyu's identity must also be resolved.

After thinking about it for a while, he waved his hand over to a servant, took off the jade plaque on his waist, and handed it to him, confessing,

"You go to Yongnian County with the jade card of my palace, and ask the county magistrate to give Hongyu a registration. Although Hongyu has been given the surname Li, she is now a member of the Zhang family. You directly assign the household registration to Xiao Zhang. The shopkeeper's house."

The servant took the jade plaque with both hands, saluted respectfully, then turned around and went to work.

Although it is said that the harem cannot be involved in politics, the matter of Hongyu's registration, even if it has to go through Yongnian county magistrate, is actually just a family matter.

And the servant is holding the Queen's identity jade card, if he can't handle even this small matter, then he doesn't have to come back, just hit him head-on to death.

As the caring person who waits by the empress's side, he naturally knows the identity of Hongyu who married this time.

Only if he does it, there is no need for empress Changsun to explain in detail.

After all, other people don't know that there is a genius out there who can call His Majesty a brother and brother, and who can call the Queen Sister-in-Law in a fair manner.

Seeing that the servants had gone to work in a hurry, Empress Changsun saw that she had changed into a red palace attire, sat quietly in front of the mirror, and said with a smile,

"You girl has followed me for many years, and now you are about to marry a woman, and you don't even shed tears!"

Hongyu knew that it was the empress who was joking with her. Now that she had changed her identity, she was more calm in front of the empress. Although she was still as respectful as before, she said more intimately,

"Isn't there a folk saying that shedding tears is unlucky? Besides, you will have to be called sister-in-law when you meet in the future. It's better to be festive!"

Empress Changsun was also happy that Hongyu would be more natural, that the future Zhang's family must also be a wealthy family, it was too petty to match.

"It's funny to say, those younger sisters of His Majesty seldom see His Majesty all year round. Although you are just a righteous sister, according to Your Majesty's temperament, I am afraid that you will run to your house every few days. We can also often See you."

After hearing this, Hongyu also smiled. Indeed, the relationship between her husband and His Majesty is really difficult to understand, but she has to admit that the two really get along very well.

If you look at it this way, let alone the court, even if you look at the entire Tang Dynasty, the only one who can let the emperor and empress come to the door by themselves is the only one.

Although she hasn't been through the door yet, Hongyu has already regarded herself as the Zhang family, so when she thinks about it this way, she feels a sense of pride.

Empress Zhangsun suddenly sighed annoyedly,

"I'm so in a hurry today that I'm dizzy. I haven't prepared a maid for you yet. After all, she is a girl who went out of my palace. Even if it is Mrs. Ru, I can't owe you!"

"In this way, I know that you little sisters know each other best. If you see who is willing to go with you, tell me directly, and I will send you there together today!"

When the maids nearby heard the news, they didn't dare to get too excited on the surface, but in fact they had already pricked up their ears to listen.