Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

When Li Shen heard Li Shimin mention that there were antiques, his eyes lit up.

"That's easy. Starting tomorrow, I'll announce to the public that I like things from a certain dynasty and am willing to pay a large sum of money to buy them.

Especially some calligraphy and paintings, this kind of things have no fixed value. You may say it is worth ten thousand strings of coins or one million strings of coins.

When the time comes, I'll spread the word that there happens to be something my son likes in the palace.

My son will go to the palace and ask my father to buy it at a high price. Isn't this money legitimate?

Or maybe when Aye was out, he accidentally found a treasure at a low price and took it out for everyone to appreciate.

At that time, my son will come forward and say that he likes it very much and is willing to buy it at a high price.

Father doted on his son, so he had to give him up with reluctance.

It could be something worth tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

As long as it's not too outrageous, there won't be any problem.

We will put this money into Aye's treasury openly in front of all the officials."

Antiques, calligraphy and paintings are priceless. To those who like them, they may be worth millions, but to those who don’t, they are just a piece of waste paper.

The ancients collected things mostly out of interest, for example, they appreciated the calligraphy of their predecessors and bought them home to copy them.

The most representative works are those of Wang Xizhi.

In later generations, collections are mostly based on their monetary value. If the price rises to a certain level, they will be sold without hesitation.

Putting it in the room is just a way of pretending to be cultured, but in fact it means you don't know anything.

Li Shen used the word "priceless".

In fact, there is an even simpler method, which is for Li Shimin to give the money to Li Shen, and Li Shen will find an excuse to send it back to the palace.

This back and forth, from left hand to right hand, is convenient and quick, and it is not easy to reveal the truth.

However, this method is not a long-term solution. Li Shen can't keep sending millions of dollars to the palace.

After a while, anyone can see the clues.

The most important thing is that Li Shimin is the emperor and cannot do business himself, otherwise every problem can be easily solved.

After listening to Li Shen's proposal, Li Shimin's mind suddenly became clear and he sincerely praised Li Shen.

This son is not good at doing serious things, but he is so proficient in these crooked ways.

What he said is really feasible and it is also a long-term solution.

He has tens of millions of gold in his hands. Although he can't spend it all, he will have to spend some of it.

In this way, no one would know that he had money in his treasury, and his ministers would not be concerned about his treasury.

“Well, no wonder everyone says that you, Prince Ji, are cunning and treacherous, and full of tricks. Today I see that your reputation is indeed well-deserved.

Then follow your plan, and I want to see the one million strings of cash before March next year."

Li Shimin finally nodded in agreement.

Li Shen felt somewhat unhappy in his heart. What do you mean he was cunning and scheming? It was you who asked me to come up with this idea, okay?

But Li Shen quickly realized that you haven’t given me the money yet;

"Aye, it's not difficult to get this done before March, but when will Aye give me the money?"

"I will give it to you when I'm done. Would I deceive you like I did before?"

Li Shimin frowned and replied.

Yes, it is very possible. Li Shen was sure in his heart. But he said:

"Father, of course, I can't lie to you, but Prince Ji's Mansion is now out of money. In order to build a road from Chang'an to the important city of Qinghai,

But he has already lost everything and is unable to make ends meet.

In order to pay the laborers this year, I borrowed 1.5 million strings of cash from my sister.

Where can I get the money to pay Aye such a huge sum of money?

Unless you lend me a few million first."

"Millions? I won't even lend you a few hundred coins. Don't forget that you borrowed one million strings of cash from me and you still haven't paid me back.

From now on, don't even think about borrowing a penny from me. I will never trust you again."

When Li Shimin heard about borrowing several million strings of cash, he immediately became excited.

"What if there is no money there?" Li Shen spread his hands.

You don't believe me, and I don't believe you either. What if I take out one million strings of cash and you don't give it to me in the end?

There is no place for me to cry.

A father and son who didn't trust each other just stared at each other, neither of them willing to compromise first.

Li Shimin's idea was that if he gave this rebellious son one million strings of cash first, what if Li Shen embezzled the money or misappropriated it?

This rebellious son is likely to do such a thing.

Li Shen was thinking what if his father didn't give him money, his father was capable of doing such a thing.

The two people were in a stalemate, neither of them gave in, and no one trusted the other.

Everyone wants the other party to pay first.

"Humph, if you can't do it by March, I will punish you for dereliction of duty and confiscate the treasury of your Prince Ji's mansion."

"Just copy it. Anyway, Prince Ji's Mansion is out of money. We still owe more than one million strings of cash to the outside world. There are only tens of thousands of strings of cash left. If Aye needs it, just give it to Aye."

Li Shen also spread his hands, looking indifferent.

"you....."

Li Shimin pointed at Li Shen and wanted to pull him over and give him a beating.

This rebellious son has started to act like a rogue.

However, he did hear that Prince Ji's Mansion had borrowed a large sum of money from Li Mengjiang because they were short of money.

"Um... Your Majesty, it's late now, it's time to go to bed. Why don't we discuss this tomorrow?"

Seeing that the father and son were refusing to give in to each other and were about to start a fight, Wang De hurried forward to dissuade them.

"I will return to the palace tomorrow." Li Shimin said.

Hey? Li Shen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Aye, I have thought of a compromise. I wonder if it is feasible?"

"Tell me about it." Li Shimin said with a cold face.

"Father, why don't we go to the palace tomorrow to sign a contract and let mother be a witness.

If there is any mistake, mother can punish me. What do you think, Aye?"

When Li Shen heard about returning to the palace, he remembered that he still had a talisman in the palace.

I don't believe that no one can control you.

I am a very useful auntie and I can deal with all kinds of dissatisfaction of my father.

Li Shimin frowned when he heard Li Shen's suggestion. He didn't want Empress Changsun to know these things.

"Are you sure you want to alarm your mother?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Shen.

"Father, in fact, mother will find out sooner or later. The treasury has always been managed by mother. The inflow and outflow of such a large amount of money must be reported to mother.

Otherwise my mother will be very disappointed.

Rather than knowing it then, it is better to be frank now. It is not a crime against the world."

Li Shen said it very frankly. He really wanted to say, what if you don’t tell your wife and she gets angry?

All expenses of Prince Ji’s Mansion must go through Lu Dingniang, which is a kind of respect.

Li Shimin thought about it.

"Well, go to the palace tomorrow and let your mother be a witness. Don't sign the contract. I can't afford to lose face."

Li Shimin finally agreed to Li Shen's method because he knew that Li Shen could cheat him of his money but would never cheat the queen of her money.

Li Shen did a good job in filial piety.