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

"Just like what we made, it seems that it is not good for the royal family or the court, but in fact we can calculate that if the people have more money in their homes, they will naturally have to pay taxes, and even the government offices can guard us. At the entrance of the shop, collect taxes on the spot!"

"Then, the incomes of the people and the government have increased. At the same time, after the income of the people has increased, they can't just do nothing according to the money. They have to buy food, buy clothes for their children, and let their children go to school. Son, now that he has money in his hand, and I happen to have cheap books here, can he think about letting his children buy them?"

"Then, if there are more people buying things, then the business of the shops selling things will be better. The higher the income, the higher the tax payment. This is also a good thing for the shops and the court!"

"And the result of all this is that the court, the people, and the merchants are all earning money, and life is getting better and better. Then, when the general trend prevails, what will the aristocratic family be?"

Hearing the end, Li Shimin was already blushing with excitement, and kept echoing "Yes, yes" in a low voice!

What Zhang Nuo said really excites him, this is what he likes to crush the past in a dignified manner, even if you are as cunning as a ghost, you can't match the majesty of Huanghuang!

Seeing Lao Li's excited look, Zhang Nuo suddenly thought of a joke on the Internet, looked at Lao Li and asked seriously,

"Old Li, you are from the royal family, and you like to discuss national affairs on weekdays. Let me ask you, is the country rich and the people strong or the people rich and the country strong?"

Chapter 227 The Daily Life of the Li House

Li Shimin was obviously in a daze when he heard this question, what do you mean?

On weekdays, he usually asks shopkeeper Xiaozhang questions, and then shopkeeper Xiaozhang answers him with all kinds of unimaginable answers, but now why does shopkeeper Xiaozhang not follow the routine?

But for this question, as the supreme ruler of this country, it is a question that has to be thought about!

The country is rich and the people are strong and the people are rich and the country is strong. In fact, both of them are good situations in Li Shimin's eyes.

It is much better than if the people are not rich and the country is not strong now!

However, to compare the pros and cons of the two, Li Shimin at this moment really can't answer!

Even in Zhang Nuo's eyes, it's normal for Lao Li to be unable to answer the question. After all, this actually involves the division of social structure and the line of governance. How could such a high-level question be asked by someone who has never been busy with government affairs? Can people figure it out?

Even the royal family is not good. If you are not in the position, you will not seek the government. If you are not at that height, there is no way to look at the problem beyond your personal limitations.

Li Shimin was a little embarrassed at the moment, as if he was called up by his master to answer questions when he was a child when he was studying, but he couldn't answer the embarrassment.

But in fact, it is strange for him to know. Don't look at Li Shimin's reputation as an emperor through the ages, and all kinds of praises for his talents, but that is the result of learning and absorbing experience after he has been in power for many years. Now he He's just a newcomer to the emperor who has a good foundation and is assisted by someone around him.

Zhang Nuo saw that Lao Li hesitated and couldn't answer, so he smiled and waved his hands.

"Come on, Lao Li, let's just treat this as an idea you've been figuring out on your own when you have nothing to do. I won't give you the answer. Anyway, you like to think about these important national affairs, so you can figure it out yourself when the time comes!"

Li Shimin didn't know how to answer Zhang Nuo's words. It looked like coaxing a child.

But Li Shimin really felt a little bit angry with himself. In terms of making money, he was already beyond the reach of Xiao Zhang's shopkeeper, but shouldn't this major national event and people's livelihood be his own job?

It's okay to lose on issues that are not your major, and your skills are not as good as others, but it's a bit boring to be farther and farther away in your professional field!

So Li Shimin secretly wondered if he should secretly pull the auxiliary machine and wait for someone to talk about this topic?

Zhang Nuo didn't want to keep talking about this with Li Shimin, just kidding, he came here today just to ask for someone, and by the way, make up for the reciprocity that he didn't notice before.

Are you tired of talking about these national affairs all the time?

This is what he doesn't like about Lao Li, he is too tired, he is like a fool, obviously his family is rich and powerful, and he lives his little life comfortably, isn't he good?

Why do you have to think about those national affairs every day?Is this the rhythm of worrying about my relatives?

Anyway, Zhang Nuo always felt that Lao Li was a little bit full and supported himself. When he was free, he played mahjong and talked about Fengyue. Why is he not good?

Zhang Nuo can't do it these days. No matter how much he likes Datang, he won't let himself look like an ancient sage. Zhang Nuo is a living person. Only when he eats and drinks well can he think about whether he can Make some contributions to Datang.

Therefore, as a guest, Zhang Nuo subconsciously cupped his hands at Lao Li and said,

"Old Li, I won't chat with you anymore. I'll go to see Hongyu and the others playing mahjong. Go and do whatever you like!"

After finishing speaking, Lao Li didn't need to agree, he left with his hands behind his back shaking three times.

Seeing Zhang Nuo walking away like this, Li Shimin was a little dazed, but he laughed again after a while.

Isn't this just the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang's style, laughing and cursing eclecticly, seemingly carefree but careful, this is because I can't answer for the time being, so I can save face!

If Zhang Nuo knew what was going on in Li Shimin's mind, he would have laughed like a pig, brother, you are giving yourself an extra role!

Zhang Nuo had accompanied Lao Li Jian for a stroll around this house before, so he naturally knew where to look for someone, and he didn't need someone to lead the way, he just found the place by himself.

It's just that he is a little strange, why do the servants of the old Li's mansion treat him so respectfully?

Why is the daily management of Lao Li's house so good?

It seems that after all, it is a big family, and the family is well-educated. At this time, nouveau riche like me is incomparable.

In fact, these servants' legs were weak at the moment, and they didn't know how to face Zhang Nuo at all.

There are only two identities for the servants who come and go here, either Li Xiaogong was transferred from his palace, or they were brought from the palace.

But no matter where he came from, he already knew the identity of the master at this moment, and he was told what to say and what not to say.

But it was precisely because of this that they were in awe of the smiling young man in front of them!

What a joke, in the entire Tang Dynasty, except for the one in front of you, there is absolutely no one who can force the current emperor's family to accompany him in acting like this.

For such a character, these servants are really paying attention to and serving such a character at the moment. After all, with this relationship in front of the royal family, I am afraid that he is a life-and-death existence.

If you offend this lord, you don't even need your Majesty to speak, and the stewards above can just drag him out and beat him to death with sticks.

But if the waiter is ready, as long as this person casually mentions a sentence, it may be a chicken and a dog ascending to heaven!

That's why people looked at him with hot eyes along the way!

Zhang Nuo didn't know that in this house, even a servant has so many inner dramas. He is not the kind of person who pays special attention to the subtleties.

The place where Hongyu and the others play mahjong can be regarded as the living room of the main house in the backyard according to the planning last night, which is where Li Shimin and his wife live.

At this time, Empress Changsun was giggling and counting the money. It had been a long time since she had played cards so happily. Although there were wins and losses today, she was not able to kill the Quartet as usual in the palace.

But what she wants is this kind of real and unpretentious feeling, even if she wins a game or two in such a game, it will make people very happy.

No, she worked hard for a long time in the last one, but in the end she just got the smallest beard in front of others, and won the lowest number of times, but the sense of accomplishment was overwhelming, especially Seeing my father-in-law cursed and said that a good card was cut off.

So when she saw Zhang Nuo, the brother-in-law who made her able to play poker happily today, come in, she even greeted her very enthusiastically.

Chapter 228 The eldest grandson Wuji visits

When Hongyu saw her husband coming in, she smiled and called her husband, which was regarded as a greeting, which made the servants who were serving beside her feel extremely rude.

But Zhang Nuo wasn't unhappy at all. After touching the face of his beautiful lady, he directly took a stool and sat next to Mr. Li, hooked Li Yuan's shoulder, and said with a smile,

"Uncle Li, what's the matter, did you give way to the younger generation?"

Li Yuan didn't feel uncomfortable in the slightest, instead he gave the servant with a horrified expression a hard look, and then replied with a smile,

"What are you talking about, kid? As the saying goes, there are no fathers and sons at the gambling table. Isn't it all about playing cards according to their own abilities? What's the point of letting people come and go?"

Empress Changsun is also letting herself go a little bit now, she doesn't care about the usual rules at all, and directly took over the conversation and said,

"Elder-in-law's words are reasonable. This card game has to be like this to be interesting. Before you came, I could only let those relatives and servants accompany me to play. One by one, I thought about feeding the cards. It was very boring. Waiting for you to come to have fun!"

Such an Empress Changsun almost made the servants who served beside her drop their jaws. How could Empress Changsun, who usually pays special attention to her words, follow the words of the Supreme Emperor so frivolously, and even speak so bluntly.

But now, the words are said so directly, and the Supreme Emperor doesn't mean to blame him at all!

What's more, today the protagonist has his hands on the Taishanghuang's shoulders. The Taishanghuang is not unhappy at all, but started drawing cards again with a smile on his face.

This made the servants who just received emergency training yesterday finally know what a real privilege is!

In the past, those who claimed to be favored and had a good relationship with the royal family, compared with this master, they are not even as good as servants.

Zhang Nuo's card-watching trip lasted until lunch, during which all kinds of yelling made even the servants standing outside involuntarily sneak glances from time to time.

But it is just such a character who regards all kinds of rules as nothing, making the most distinguished nobles today laugh out loud, and they are extremely happy.

If the servants hadn't come over and said that dinner was about to be served, these few people didn't know when they would call.

The food naturally suits the taste, and after Da Zhuang prepared it himself, he quickly put it in a food box and sent it over. If it weren't for the fact that Li's residence didn't have all the utensils, Da Zhuang would have come to cook.

During lunch, Li Yuan sat in the main seat without hesitation, and then everyone ate directly, without the usual restraint at all, and the people on the side were stunned for a while.

But after Zhang Nuo took a few mouthfuls, he suddenly remembered something, and said quickly,

"By the way, Lao Li, you said that if a fan merchant joins my Datang household registration and pays good taxes, can you get him a loose official of the eighth or ninth rank?"

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, but nodded after a little thought.

"These are all low-level officials. It's not bad to use them as rewards, but you can't give them randomly. It shouldn't be a problem to give a few once in a while!"

Zhang Nuo nodded. This thing is indeed true. If you give it too much, it will be worthless. You still have to hang it up all the time!

"Then can you help me find such a small official position for a fan merchant? It's best to get it today!"

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo like that and didn't care about other things. Anyway, he was just a casual official with no real power, and he was still the lowest level of infidelity. What's the matter, he was a little interested in this fan merchant, so he asked directly,

"It's not a big problem today, I'll just send someone to come later, as long as I enter my Tang household registration, but what is the origin of this business? Seeing that you are so dedicated to helping people plan, your plan is not small! "

Zhang Nuo hehehe thief laughed a few times before saying,

"Isn't this a deal with him? I sold all the little balls you didn't want last time, and I plan to harm those rich nobles in the Western Regions!"

"In addition, I also want to let this fan merchant buy the horse I want on the way back. After all, it is much more convenient for merchants to do it than the court!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly realized that, to put it bluntly, he was a kid who had been tricked by Zhang Nuo and didn't know it!

He has become a doctor after a long illness. After being teased and joked by Zhang Nuo for half a year, his drug resistance has improved a lot, and he discovered Zhang Nuo's tricks almost immediately.

This kind of personal affairs with a small official position in the imperial court can only be done by his shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, and he can do it in an upright manner.

But you can’t say anything about him yet, because he mentioned two points, one is tax payment and the other is war horse, especially the latter. Once this matter is done, it’s not enough to give it to a low-level official, let alone a low-level title. Too much.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin thought for a while and said seriously,

"If this is not the case, your sister-in-law is bored on weekdays, and you simply live in my house for two or three days. On the one hand, let Hongyu accompany your two sister-in-laws to relieve boredom, and on the other hand, we brothers will sort out these things. One stroke!"

Zhang Nuo thought about it for a while, then nodded. It seems that there are some things to deal with in Chang'an City. Usually, he squats outside the city like a town house beast and does not come in. In fact, there are many things that have not been arranged in the workshop. Take this opportunity to solve it together.

Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang were overjoyed when they heard the news. They kept thinking about how to keep the man behind, but Li Shimin did so before they spoke. Why didn't this make them happy.

The result was that the meal was just a few casual bites, and he quickly got up and arranged for someone to tidy up the room.

After the meal, the three old men were chatting and farting together. After all, it is not convenient to go out in this winter. Without other entertainment methods, there are only a few things that can kill time.

Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son hadn't seen each other for a while, and now Zhang Nuo was present, and the three of them came and went, and they were really happy chatting.

However, when Li Shimin was chatting, he found that someone was sticking his head outside, and immediately knew that something was up, but it was inconvenient to say it in front of Zhang Nuo.

Li Shimin immediately winked at Li Yuan, and after receiving a slight nod from Li Yuan, Li Shimin said with a smile,

"Brother, you chat with my father first, I'll go out and deal with some things!"

Zhang Nuo had nothing to do, he didn't think that he would just accompany him like this without doing anything.

Besides, his elders are not three-year-olds, so they really have to be accompanied by a group of people.

As soon as Li Shimin walked outside the door, the servant hurried forward and whispered,

"Patriarch, Mr. Changsun has something urgent to discuss!"

Chapter 229 What Does Tubo Want?

Li Shimin heard that it was Zhangsun Wuji who came to the door, and immediately knew that there must be something urgent.

The news that he lived outside did not dare to spread the news randomly. One was that this matter was not very compliant after all, and it would damage the reputation of the royal family, and the other was for the sake of safety.

You know, to attack the imperial city, you have to face the palace walls and the forbidden army, but if someone wants to attack him at this time, even if there are hundreds of people around him, there is really no way to fight against the palace. Compare.

Therefore, except for the closest important ministers such as Changsun Wuji, the others did not know the news of the emperor leaving the palace at all.

And the few courtiers also knew the importance. Although they couldn't persuade the wayward emperor, they at least knew what to say and what not to say.

Changsun Wuji was able to come to the door at this time, it seemed that something was really urgent!

Li Shimin walked directly to the front yard, and saw the eldest grandson Wuji who had consciously changed into casual clothes in a wing room.

Seeing Li Shimin coming in, Changsun Wuji hurriedly stood up to greet him. Li Shimin waved his hands with a serious face and asked in a deep voice,

"Auxiliary machine, is there something urgent?"

Changsun Wuji took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Li Shimin.

"Urgent report at the border. Just after the new year in Tubo, Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan led a team. A total of 3000 people came to Chang'an with gifts. It was difficult to intercept at the border, so we had to send troops to escort them all the way and report urgently!"

Li Shimin frowned while reading the memorial and asked,

"Is Tubo going to pay homage? 3000 people came with gifts. Is this not a small conspiracy? Is there any war around?"