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

In the end, the item was sold for 1,200 guan (1,000 strings of cash), and everyone thought the man was crazy.

But everyone soon noticed that the manager Wang De was standing by the guardrail and taking a look at the auctioneer.

And there was a person standing next to him, it was Shi Tou, the personal eunuch of Prince Ji.

This move makes people think a lot.

Does this mean that we have won the favor of His Majesty and Prince Ji?

Many merchants began to become active. If they could get the care of King Ji, even if it was just a casual promotion, they would be able to make a fortune.

Next, these merchants became more active.

Every time an item comes up for auction, they are the ones who bid the highest.

But not all of them, it seems like everyone just agrees.

When calligraphy and paintings come out, the prices are bid by officials and nobles; when porcelain ornaments and jewelry and the like are bid by merchants.

But generally speaking, merchants offered higher prices than these nobles and officials.

This made Li Shimin's face more and more ugly, while the smile on Li Shen's face became more and more overflowing.

Although it was not stated explicitly, in Li Shimin's view, all the merchants of the Tang Dynasty had been trained by Li Shen and were also managed by Li Shen.

The noble officials were his subjects.

In terms of lineup, he and Li Shen were divided into two factions.

In terms of financial resources, the wealth of these nobles and officials is greater than that of these merchants.

Apart from anything else, all the royal families and nobles have some industries, and the wealth they have accumulated is not comparable to that of these newly emerging merchants.

But now they are not as good as those merchants, which makes Li Shimin feel ashamed.

"Asshole, is this a true prince?"

Li Shimin couldn't help it and cursed under his breath.

"Aye, this cannot be forced. As the saying goes, fame and fortune are the only things that matter. Those merchants may not have any kind hearts.

It's just to make my son notice them.

If I only promote them, they will earn several times what they spend today.

That’s the human heart.”

Although Li Shen was happy in his heart, he had to step forward and persuade her at the signal of his mother, Concubine Wei.

"Yes, Erlang, you can't force it. It's better to do good deeds voluntarily."

Empress Changsun also stepped forward and joined in persuading.

Li Shimin certainly knew this truth, but he felt that he had lost face to Li Shen.

As time went by, the auction of the two hundred items was coming to an end, and almost everyone who came here had bid for an item.

Especially on the second floor, with Li Shimin taking the lead, even those who didn't want to bid still bid five thousand strings of cash.

The minimum bid below is one thousand strings of cash.

At the last moment, Concubine Wei stood up.

"Your Majesty, I would like to do my best to help you."

"Ok?"

Li Shimin looked at Concubine Wei, and not only Li Shimin, but everyone else did the same.

Only Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and Concubine Wei knew that their bids were fake and were just for reputation boosting.

But there is no place for Concubine Wei.

At the beginning, Li Shen did not arrange to improve his mother's reputation, because his mother did not need to have a reputation in the outside world.

As long as I have a place in the harem, it will be fine.

"Your Majesty, I still have some money in my hands, which was brought into the palace by Shen'er over the years.

Now that Shen'er wants to do good deeds, I naturally cannot stand idly by.

This time I am willing to use all my savings to help Shen Er."

Concubine Wei said slowly that what she meant was to use real money to help Li Shen.

If it were someone else, they might want to steal the limelight.

But Concubine Wei is different. She is Li Shen’s biological mother. It is only right for a mother to give money when her son does great things.

"Mother, there is no need to do this. My son is a wealthy businessman and still has some money."

Li Shen shook his head.

"Your Majesty, the money has been kept in the Daji Palace, and I have nowhere to spend it. It is better to take it from the people and use it for the people.

Your Majesty has 300,000 strings of cash, the Empress has 200,000 strings of cash, and I have 100,000 strings of cash, a total of 600,000 strings of cash."

Concubine Wei looked sincere.

"Does the imperial concubine mean to pay for both my money and the Queen's money?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.

I didn't expect that the people around me are so rich, with 600,000 strings of cash.

"That's right. Anyway, this money is useless to me. Now it has filled up the treasury that Your Majesty built for me.

If you don't need to go out, Your Majesty will have to continue building the treasury.

Not only is it expensive, but it also requires a lot of menial work, which is too wasteful.

Therefore, I beg your majesty to allow me to use the money from Daji Palace to do this good deed for your majesty and the queen. "

Concubine Wei bowed and saluted. She had her own considerations. If her son was found out one day for lying,

Wouldn't that make Your Majesty and the Queen laugh at by the world?

In this case, Li Shen, the mastermind, cannot escape the blame and may even lose his life.

It would be better for her to buy it directly with her own money, and it can also help her son.

"Sister, this is absolutely not possible. I will naturally pay for it from the treasury."

After hearing this, Empress Changsun hurried forward to help Concubine Wei up. Empress Changsun was so smart that she certainly understood what Concubine Wei meant.

Li Shimin also reacted at this time.

"My beloved, how can I ask for your money?"

Hearing the name "My beloved", Li Shen felt a lump in his teeth and shuddered.

I couldn't help but secretly say with disdain:

You are so shameless. You call me your beloved concubine just because you have money, and you call me that in such a disgusting way. You call me mom like that. If you were not my father, I would kill you.

"Your Majesty, the Daji Palace is really full of space. I hope Your Majesty will help us."

Concubine Wei found a reason to make Li Shimin look more decent.

It's impossible to say that I paid for you or something like that as a token of filial piety.

When Li Shen saw this scene, he really wanted to ask his mother why she didn't give the money to her son quietly.

This is the property I deserve.

Now, most of it has been divided up by the spouse and the spouse's spouse.

Li Shimin's thoughts at this moment were exactly the same as Li Shen's. He really wanted to say to Concubine Wei, "My dear, if you can't fit it in, you can put it in the treasury."

Wasn’t it always like this before the vault was built?

Now, the money that should have belonged to his own treasury has been given to his son.

Finally, unable to resist Concubine Wei's repeated insistence, Li Shimin agreed to her request.

Empress Changsun pulled Concubine Wei to sit down and started whispering, which made the other concubines extremely envious.

"Go ahead and do it."

Li Shimin glanced at Li Shen and said to him.

He felt very disappointed. He lost 600,000 strings of cash and felt heartbroken.

Li Shen bowed and nodded towards the stone.

The stone understood and shouted loudly to the people below:

"Imperial Concubine Wei offered 100,000 strings of cash to help Prince Ji do good deeds."

"Wow!!"

There was an uproar again. No one expected that Concubine Wei would appear at the last moment and offer a bid of 100,000 strings of cash.

Everyone thought that Prince Ji must be trying to improve his mother's reputation.

Does this mean he's competing for favor with the Queen?

(Sorry, these three chapters are actually the result of streamlining five chapters, and I am not satisfied with them.

But I am so sleepy that I have reached the criteria for sudden death.

每天都熬夜，现在2024年12月2日04:50:54。

I hope you can forgive me for combining five chapters into three, which is a bit messy.)