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

Although Li Shen was not a good talent scout, he also had a love for talent.

Pei Mingli is so smart and capable, he is a man of great wisdom.

What’s important is his courage to fight, which is something that ordinary people don’t have.

According to his experience in his previous life, those who achieve great things are three parts determined by fate and seven parts by hard work.

Tigers and leopards hide in deep mountains, and heroes emerge in troubled times.

Pei Mingli is able to carve out a place for himself in today's Tang Dynasty, which shows that he is a man of great perseverance.

Li Shen admires such people from the bottom of his heart.

Because they are unwilling to settle down, Li Shen once asked his father in his previous life why he did not go into the sea when the economy was opened up.

If I had fought him once, wouldn't I be living a life of luxury now?

The father said: If you are content with the status quo and have no ambition, you don’t know whether you will succeed or not.

This is the difference between people.

Li Shen is now very interested in Pei Mingli.

"Your Majesty, Pei Mingli has now entered the court as an official, and he is a sixth-rank official. He has a bright future.

It may not be easy for the prince to recruit him."

Wang Hongfu reminded Ji when he saw that Prince Ji loved talents.

Being an official is everyone's ultimate dream. From nobles to ordinary people, everyone wants to become an official and bring honor to their family.

Pei Mingli was promoted by Li Shimin as an exception and has been promoted to the position of Yuwenlang of the Ministry of War. Naturally, he has a bright future.

But Li Shen didn't think so. In his opinion, those below the fourth rank were all ants. Only those above the fourth rank were considered to be masters.

"It's just the sixth rank, what bright future do you have?

This king can definitely give him a fifth-rank official position. How much salary does he get per year as a sixth-rank official?"

Li Shen said disdainfully, if you want an official position, he will give it to you; if you want money, he will give it to you. What can't he win over?

If it really doesn't work, Li Shen can just pay to buy it from his father.

"But...but Your Majesty, Pei Mingli is not short of money. He has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years.

The annual income is tens of thousands of strings of cash, or even hundreds of thousands of strings of cash.”

Seeing Li Shen's arrogant expression, Wang Hongfu had to remind him that Pei Mingli also came from a merchant family and was not going for the salary.

"One hundred thousand strings of cash? Is selling honey so profitable now? Can you make one hundred thousand strings of cash a year? That's impossible!"

When Li Shen heard the price of 100,000 strings of cash, he immediately shook his head in denial. How could honey sell for 100,000 strings of cash a year? Even gold is not that valuable.

What Li Shen valued was Pei Mingli's talent, not his property.

Li Shen is engaged in national and even global trade, so he makes so much money in a year, and this is because he has a large number of products.

Pei Mingli only had one piece of honey, and it was right in the territory of Chang'an City. How could he sell it for so much money?

If honey was so profitable, Li Shen would have decided to invest in honey long ago.

Wang Hongfu explained:

“Your Majesty, Pei Mingli not only sells honey, he also grows a lot of hollyhocks and fruit trees.

These can all be sold for money, making tens of thousands of strings of cash a year is not a problem."

"Is hollyhock so profitable? What is hollyhock?"

When Li Shen heard the name, his first reaction was sunflower, melon seeds, and mao ke.

But melon seeds shouldn’t be that valuable, right?

Soon, Wang Hongfu gave the answer.

“My Lord, the hollyhocks are tall, and the flowers they bloom are even larger, richly colored, and brightly colored.

Therefore, many aristocratic families would use it for viewing.

But it is too mediocre, so it is not available in Prince Ji’s Mansion.

The main value of hollyhock is that it is a medicinal material. It seems to be able to stop bleeding and detoxify. The whole body of the plant can be used as medicine.

Every year, I buy half of the hollyhocks from Pei Mingli for use in the medical school.

The price is not low.

Moreover, the flowers of this hollyhock can be used as dyes, so it is a treasure from head to toe. "

"So they are medicinal herbs." Li Shen suddenly realized that it was normal for medicinal herbs to be more expensive, and his medical school used a lot of medicinal herbs.

Medical schools are now beginning to study how to grow some commonly used medicinal herbs.

"Old Prince, you said that hollyhocks are so good. Should we plant more of them in Prince Ji's Mansion? According to you, hollyhocks seem to be more profitable than growing crops."

Li Shen touched his chin and asked. Since growing hollyhocks can make money, he has hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land.

If you plant hollyhocks and raise some bees, you can make a lot of money every year.

However, this idea was quickly dismissed by Wang Hongfu.

“Your Majesty, if we plant hollyhocks, I’m afraid it won’t work.

First, we don’t have that much seeds. If we want to expand the cultivated area, it will take several years of accumulation.

Second, the imperial court had a strict order prohibiting the planting of other things on fertile farmland. If anyone did so, not only would they be punished, but their land might also be taken back.

Pei Mingli was able to grow hollyhocks because his land was a barren wasteland covered with rubble and was defined as uncultivated.

Moreover, even if we clear it now, it is not suitable for farming, but it can be used to grow hollyhocks and fruit trees.

Third, we can’t sell all the hollyhocks we grow. Our medical school can’t use so many, and neither can the pharmacies across the country.

When there are more people, the price will be even lower.

Therefore, it is not worthwhile for the palace to grow hollyhocks. It is better to grow grains."

When Wang Hongfu saw that his prince was interested in hollyhock, he quickly presented facts and reasoned to prove that there was no need for the Ji Palace to buy this thing.

"Oh, what a pity." Li Shen felt a little regretful after hearing this, but he could also understand it.

In later generations, farmland was also not allowed to grow other crops, which was also to ensure the domestic food supply.

Otherwise, no one would grow crops and everyone would starve to death. So I couldn’t set a bad example.

And if he did, impeachment cases would come flying in like snowflakes, and his father would also seize the opportunity to blackmail him.

If things go wrong, his fertile land might be taken back, and he couldn't give his father any chance.

“You don’t have to plant hollyhocks, but I’ll definitely plant Pei Mingli.

You can go back and investigate to see what industries Pei Mingli has designed and how much wealth he has.

It would be fine if he knew what was happening, but if he was stubborn and unrepentant...

Haha, we have to resort to some tricks.

When people are most helpless, that is when they are easiest to conquer. "

Li Shen sneered twice, which made Wang Hongfu shudder. He was worried about Pei Mingli.

In order to recruit someone, Prince Ji actually had to resort to tricks.

When I offended the Du family, I happened to meet Prince Ji. Could it be...

But he quickly denied it, because when he first met Prince Ji, it was his first time out of the palace, and he himself had no talent.

Given Prince Ji's relationship with the Du family at the time, he would not do such a thing.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Hongfu bowed and accepted the order:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will investigate the matter thoroughly within three days.

It is a blessing for Pei Mingli to be coveted by the prince. If he disobeys, he will definitely be taught a lesson."

Wang Hongfu's flattery followed.