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

Liu Heng married the daughter of Princess Xiangyang.

So she is a cousin of Li Shen, because Princess Xiangyang is Li Shen's aunt.

Princess Xiangyang married Dou Dan, and Dou Xiaoci was their son, who inherited the title of Duke of Shen.

Now that Princess Xiangyang and Dou Dan are gone, the Dou family has been handed over to Dou Xiaoci.

That's why Li Shen told Dou Xiaoci to teach Liu Heng a lesson.

For the sake of my aunt, I can't do anything to my cousin.

Li Shen is a man who values ​​family affection. He doesn't care no matter how others say that he is too soft-hearted.

The main target of dealing with the Liu family is Liu Shi, because Li Shen knew the relationship between Liu Shi and Li Zhi.

"I obey your command. I will arrange this matter when I return."

Wang Xuance immediately obeyed Li Shen's order after hearing it.

"Well, I am very confident in what you do." Li Shen nodded, then looked at Wang Hongfu.

"And you, go back and check what business the Liu family has. Oh, I remember that the Liu family bought goods from us and sold them in Hedong?"

"Your Highness, this is what happened. The ancestral home of the Hedong Liu family is in Jie County, Puzhou. When we first discussed the matter, we agreed to give them the entire Puzhou to run.

They originally ran a cloth and tea business, but later, because they couldn't compete with us, they started purchasing goods from us.

Wine, tea, cotton cloth, soap, cotton and linen, brocade, glass, and gold and silver jewelry are all purchased from us and sold in Puzhou. "

Wang Hongfu should have been prepared. When Li Shen mentioned Liu Shi, Wang Hongfu had already started to look into it.

So now when Li Shen asked, Wang Hongfu answered immediately.

"Haha, that's quite a lot. It seems that the Liu family has made a lot of money in recent years." Li Shen sneered.

“Your Majesty, many noble families are buying goods from us now, including Guanzhong, Jiangnan, Jiannan, and Guanlong.

Only the Shandong gentry have fewer of them," Wang Hongfu explained.

There is no way, the things of Prince Ji's Mansion are too popular, and their own things are only suitable for ordinary people.

The things in Prince Ji’s Mansion were loved by many literati, local gentry, and aristocratic officials.

These people are all rich people with very high spending power, so they naturally earn more than ordinary people.

Who would feel bad about money?

After hearing what Wang Hongfu said, Li Shen thought for a moment and said:

“Go and tell the Liu family that the quantity they purchased last year was too small and does not meet the requirements for our regional agency.

Our Ji Palace has decided to cancel their exclusive operating rights in the 23rd year of Zhenguan.

By the way, how much did they purchase last year?"

"Your Majesty, last year Puzhou in Hedong received 400,000 strings of goods."

"Four hundred thousand strings of cash?" Li Shen was stunned when he heard the number.

"Are you sure about the four hundred thousand?"

"Your Highness, I just checked the account book a few days ago. We have made a profit of more than 100,000 strings of cash." Wang Hongfu affirmed.

"How could this be? That's the Liu family, one of the six most famous families in Guannei, as famous as Wei and Du, and they make 400,000 strings of cash a year?"

Li Shen frowned, totally unconvinced.

After all, they are a prominent family. Their annual purchase of goods is 400,000 strings of cash. Even if they have double the profit, they can only make 400,000 strings of cash a year.

Isn’t it a bit too shabby?

Wang Hongfu wanted to explain what King Ji said but he didn't know how to say it. How could he say it without angering King Ji?

At this moment, Wang Xuance on the side spoke up:

"Your Majesty, the outside world is different from our Ji Palace."

"You are different? What do you mean?" Li Shen was stunned.

Wang Xuance sighed and explained.

"Alas, Your Majesty, if I were not a member of the Ji Palace, and if I were still a private doctor, I would not believe that someone could earn millions of guan in a year.

Even the tax revenue of the national treasury was only a few million strings of cash a year.

It was only after I arrived at Prince Ji’s mansion that I realized that money was paid by the string, counted by the scale, and copper coins were paid by the pound.

It was only after I arrived at Prince Ji’s mansion that I understood what it meant to be extremely wealthy and what it meant to have mountains of gold and silver.

It was only after I arrived at Prince Ji’s mansion that I realized that money can be spent in the millions.”

"What? What do you want to say?" Li Shen was still a little confused and didn't understand what Wang Xuance was sighing about.

“Your Highness, what Mr. Wang means is that our Ji Palace is different from the outside world.

Richer than the outside world." Wang Hongfu added.

"Bullshit! Do you even need me to tell you that? Don't I know that my Ji Palace is richer than others?" Li Shen cursed at Wang Hongfu and actually talked nonsense.

How much time have I given up for enjoyment in exchange for this wealth? If it weren’t for others, wouldn’t I be richer than ever?

Wang Xuance saw that Li Shen still didn't understand, so he said directly:

"Your Majesty, Prince Ji's Mansion is like a paradise, it's not the same world as the Tang Dynasty.

People in the outside world spend money penny by penny and count money consistently.

Your Highness cannot use the standards of my Ji Palace to measure the outside world.

The aristocratic families have wealth, some even say that they are rich enough to rival a country, but their wealth was not earned overnight.

Instead, it is accumulated over hundreds or thousands of years.

Today, the family has fallen into decline and is no longer as glorious as it once was. The main reason is that you, Your Highness, have reduced the family's wealth by more than half.

All the wealth they had accumulated over countless years of hard work fell into the hands of the prince.

Although the Liu family is a noble family in Guanzhong, they are ranked behind and there is still a big gap compared to Wei Du. It is already good to earn hundreds of thousands of strings of cash a year. "

In Wang Xuance's opinion, Prince Ji was used to a life of luxury, and was out of touch with worldly affairs and unaware of the sufferings of the outside world.

I thought it was as easy to make money outside as it is in Prince Ji’s Mansion.

When he first came to Prince Ji's mansion, it was also for the treatment given by Prince Ji.

How could he not be tempted by the salary and fertile land that are higher than those of a prime minister?

When he saw Prince Ji playing with pearls and glass beads, Wang Xuance's three views collapsed.

Those prodigal sons mentioned above are nothing. Prince Ji is the biggest prodigal son in history. He just doesn't do evil.

"Are you saying that the Liu family earning hundreds of thousands a year is already a lot?" In Li Shen's impression, aristocratic families should be very awesome.

Wouldn’t the income be around 100,000 strings of cash a year?

“Yes, my Lord, this cannot necessarily be guaranteed to happen every year.

Thanks to the strong support from Prince Ji's Mansion, the Wei family's Yungong House now only has an annual income of several hundred thousand.

They will also need a lot of manpower and material resources.

Without the support of my Ji Wangfu, they wouldn’t be able to earn tens of thousands of guan a year.”

Wang Hongfu has the most say in this regard. He has come into contact with many businessmen, but now there are not many big businessmen who make more than 10,000 taels a year.

"So that's how it is." Li Shen felt a little guilty. He felt that he had forgotten his roots.

Long-term extravagance, or revenge consumption, made Li Shen accustomed to using guan as the unit of measurement.

Li Shen fell into deep self-reflection.

After a long time, Li Shen raised his head and said:

"Well, in that case, tell the Liu Liu family that if they can help you purchase 600,000 strings of goods a year,

We can also continue to give them the agency rights of Puzhou.

Otherwise, we will have to terminate the exclusive agency and sell the goods to other merchants in Puzhou.

Remember not to make verbal promises. I want them to sign a contract and also pay us liquidated damages.

Do you understand? "

(This chapter was really inspired by my feelings. Have you ever felt that you have forgotten your roots?

A few years ago, the salary was only more than 3,000 yuan, so I bought whatever was cheap.

After doing business for a few years, I am now thinking about changing my car. How scary.)