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

The next day, Li Shen, who was supposed to sleep until he woke up naturally, was ruthlessly woken up.

He vaguely heard someone coming from the palace and asked Li Shen to come into the palace.

Li Shen could only reluctantly let a few maids bathe and change clothes for him, and then got on the carriage and headed to the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, Li Shen was taken to the Liangyi Hall.

At this moment, in addition to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, there are also many civil and military ministers here, such as Ma Zhou, Cen Wen, Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others.

"See you, Aye." Li Shen entered the hall and saluted.

Everyone looked at the sleepy Li Shen and couldn't help but smile. What time was it, and the young prince hadn't woken up yet.

"Well, please stand aside. I have something to say, and you should listen here." Li Shimin nodded.

Then Li Shimin said to everyone:

"Dear dear friends, since the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the people have been in dire straits and the world has been in turmoil. I don't know how many people in the Central Plains have been plundered by the North.

Now that the Tiele tribes in the north have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, I want to send envoys to Yanran and other states to work with the local governors to find the people who were plundered.

Whether it’s money or food and supplies, I want to redeem them and give them money and food along the way to allow them to return to their hometown.

Among them, people from three tribes including Shiwei and Wuluohu were plundered by Xue Yantuo.

Now that Xue Yantuo has been destroyed, I plan to redeem them as well. I wonder if you, dear friends, have any opinions. "

Li Shimin looked at the ministers below. What he said had been considered for a long time, so that the plundered people could return to their hometowns and reunite with their families.

Secondly, it can also increase the population of the Central Plains. Although it is not much, it is better than nothing.

"Your Majesty, these people will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji was the first to say.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this move is a huge part-time job to save the people of our Central Plains from water and fire." Fang Xuanling also agreed.

Ma Zhou also stood up,

"Your Majesty, this move indeed demonstrates Heaven's grace, but how to return all the plundered people is also a difficult problem.

Although the barbarians in the north have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they are stubborn and do not necessarily obey the enlightenment.

I am afraid that when they see my determination in the Tang Dynasty, they will ask for a high price. Although my Datang City is rich now, if they really let them deceive me, it will not be worth the loss.

I thought it would be better to plan carefully. "

What Ma Zhou said is true. The relationship between supply and demand is very important. Usually, a slave may only cost a few dozen coins, but if people know that you are bound to get it, it may increase to hundreds of coins, or even a few coins.

"Your Majesty, I feel that what Mr. Ma said is very true. The northern barbarians have just surrendered and have not integrated into our Tang Dynasty.

People who are not from my race must have different minds. Although we are rich, we cannot allow them to harm us. "

Xu Jingzong, the prince's right concubine, also agreed with Ma Zhou's statement,

The other ministers also nodded. It's true that I have money, but that doesn't mean you can cheat me. That's not how money is spent.

"Haha..." Li Shimin laughed,

"What my dear friends said is absolutely true. This is why I asked Prince Ji to come. Everyone should know that Prince Ji has such a unique talent when it comes to negotiating prices.

No one in our Tang Dynasty can match us in this regard. When it comes to deceiving people, King Ji is even more handy.

So I want to hear what King Ji thinks about this matter. Li Shen, please tell me. "

Li Shen's entire face was now entangled. He really wanted to point a knife at Li Shimin and shout, "Demacia, for the glory of King Ji."

How could any biological father bury his son like this in front of so many outsiders?

How will he behave when he goes out?

"Prince Ji, I'm asking you, do you have any opinions?" Li Shimin saw his son in a daze and asked again.

"Qi Aye, I don't have much opinion. I think Aye is right." Li Shen said perfunctorily.

When Li Chengqian saw Li Shen's appearance, he felt that this was the only younger brother who dared to do this to his father.

"Asshole, what I'm asking you is how do you solve the problem of people in the north raising prices for their land? I must redeem those people who were robbed."

Li Shimin said angrily, this son is really unreliable.

"Tenth brother, just tell me, you have made great achievements among merchants, and redeeming people is just business."

Li Chengqian said to Xi Ni on the side that he was really afraid that when his younger brother's temper got worse, the two of them would never be able to finish it.

Li Shen looked at his eldest brother, and then at his father who was glaring at him.

I could only sigh helplessly to myself. This father talked like that. Yesterday he said that he would give himself the strength to refuse, but today he asked himself to come to the palace to express his opinion so early.

I'm not clear-headed yet, so I can't come up with any clever ideas. But my dad asked, and it won't work if he doesn't answer.

After thinking for a moment, I directly chose a simple and crude method.

"Go back to Aye, this matter is very simple. Now our Prince Ji's Mansion has business dealings with all the tribes in the north.

Prince Ji's Mansion purchased a large amount of their cattle, sheep and local products every year. They exchanged their cattle and sheep for money, daily necessities, tea, grain and other items.

Mainly because they have more food and clothing.

You can redeem the plundered people with them on behalf of the imperial court, but the materials spent must be paid by the imperial court. "

"Your Highness Prince Ji, there are only ten thousand people who were robbed. Even if one person has ten guan of money, it is only a few hundred thousand guan.

I heard that King Ji made more than 100,000 yuan in business with various northern tribes in just a few months. I thought it would be better to do something for the court.

Now the national treasury is not very rich either. "

As soon as Li Sheng finished speaking, Gao Jifu, the prince's concubine Zuo, said to Li Shen with a smile.

When Li Shen heard that he was asked to pay, he turned around suddenly and looked at Gao Jifu with his eyes shining.

He knew that Gao Jifu and Gao Shilian were from the same clan. It seemed that Gao Jifu had opinions about him because of Gao Shilian.

Gao Jifu saw that Li Shen was not afraid at all and kept smiling.

Everyone else also smiled at how Li Shen refused.

"Do you mean to let me spend my own money to redeem these tens of thousands of people?" Li Shen asked.

"This is what I mean. This is also to help the court solve problems. King Ji may not know that the national treasury has been tight for several years.

Those who don't listen are building water conservancy projects in various places in order to have a good harvest next year. "

Gao Jifu said calmly.

Li Shen smiled slightly:

"Are you sure you want me to redeem these tens of thousands of people? These tens of thousands of people are scattered in various places. Aren't you afraid that my king's reputation will rise among the people?

When the time comes, the news will spread to ten, and the people of the entire Tang Dynasty will know that they were redeemed by this king. "

"Prince Ji can also use the name of the imperial court. After all, His Royal Highness Prince Ji is the son of His Majesty, and he is also the Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

It is reasonable to do something for the court. "Gao Jifu smiled.