I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

After hearing Tang Jian's words, Zhang Liang said with some annoyance.

“I rented it for a year, too.”

"Me too."

Several people said that they all rented the house for a year.

“Alas, when I first learned that Prince Ji had set up a nursing home, I was just curious, so I came to take a look.

After watching it, I thought it was a good choice, so I rented it for a year.

You also know that our Prince Ji is a black-hearted person. I was afraid of being deceived, and I had no idea that Your Majesty would come.

At that time, Wang Hongfu told me that I could rent it for three years.

Li Jing sighed. He was the first to know the news and the first to stay there.

Because he was old and was recuperating in the medical school, Li Jing didn't like staying in the ward.

This place is very close to the medical school, and there are doctors from the medical school to provide treatment, so he lived here.

"What Lord Wei said is very true. I also think so. I heard Wang Hongfu say that there is no heating in winter.

They also said that they are developing something called the ground heating system.

When I was injured, I was most afraid of the cold. I couldn’t stand the pain in my legs when it was cold, so I came here to take a look.”

Tang Jian agreed, saying that although he was a civil official, he had led troops to fight in battles before.

He was also injured on the battlefield.

"I think the same as Mr. Tang."

Cheng Yaojin immediately followed up.

All of them are injured to some extent, and they will get sick when the winter comes.

"Alas, who could have thought that His Majesty would come here?"

Zhang Liang sighed.

"I now suspect that Your Majesty was specially invited by His Royal Highness Prince Ji, and he just wants to raise the price here."

Cheng Yaojin made up a whole plot in his mind.

Li Jing nodded and agreed:

"What Zhijie said is very likely, but what should we do now?"

Yuchi Jingde said:

"Let's go renew the lease now and find Wang Hongfu. I don't believe he would dare not rent to us."

Tang Jian shook his head:

"It's useless. As far as I know, Wang Hongfu is not in Chang'an City."

He was the Minister of Civil Affairs and was also in charge of business affairs. He heard from others that Wang Hongfu was not in Chang'an.

"Humph, Old Cheng has already said enough, stay away from this little prince, this little prince is so insidious.

You know, Old Cheng, what he often says is that he makes money from rich people and nobles, and he doesn't care about the money that ordinary people have.

We actually fell into it.”

Cheng Yaojin curled his lips, looking as if he had seen through the matter.

“Okay, there’s no point in talking any more. We’ve already rented it this year, and he won’t kick us out.

We’ll talk about next year next year.”

Finally, a few people started to think of countermeasures one by one.

Cheng Yaojin even began to suspect that this was a conspiracy by Li Shen and Li Shimin, father and son.

~~~~~~~

In Li Shimin's carriage, Li Shimin looked at his son who was sitting silently with his eyes rolling around, and he knew that he had made a fortune again today.

"How much do you want to increase your salary?"

Li Shimin asked unexpectedly.

"Of course....No, Aye, why would you think so.

I just said that as a member of the royal family, I will treat these old ministers well.

Give them the best living environment, the best resting environment and the best service.

I am wondering if the nursing home needs to be upgraded as a whole.”

Li Shen almost said what was in his heart, but fortunately he stopped it in time.

"upgrade?"

Li Shimin didn't understand.

"Oh, upgrading means going up one or several grades based on the current level."

Li Shen explained to Li Shimin.

“Haha, no wonder people say that Prince Ji is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. No one can match your business skills. You’ve come up with an excuse to raise prices in such a short time.

I have to admire you three points in this regard."

Li Shimin laughed. Although his son was not good at business, he had many ways to make money.

"No way, Aye, thank you for your compliment, thank you for your compliment."

Since his father has exposed it, there is no need for Li Shen to keep hiding it, as that would make him seem even more pretentious.

"So how do you plan to upgrade? Do you need to renovate those villas?"

In Li Shimin's view, to move up a level, one must upgrade everything inside and out and replace them with high-quality things.

For example, replacing oak with rosewood, otherwise how can it be called an upgrade?

But Li Shen shook his head.

"Aye, there is no difference between renovating and rebuilding. It requires too much investment and costs a lot.

It has only been built for a few months. It would be a waste to tear it down and rebuild it. We need to save money."

"Then how do you plan to upgrade the nursing home?" Li Shimin asked.

"I'm wondering if I should just replace the door or resurface the road."

Li Shen stroked his chin and thought hard.

"......" Li Shimin on the side was completely speechless.

Is this son really a business genius? Changing a door or paving a road is considered an improvement?

"You just changed a door and paved a road and said it was an upgrade. Isn't that a bit of a fraud?"

Li Shimin said bluntly.

"Aye, the way of doing business never changes, fresh words and bright names can attract merchants.

Those wealthy businessmen and aristocratic families don’t care about these things. What they want is the symbol of status.

As long as our products provide them with this sense of superiority, they won’t care about the price.”

Li Shen explained.

It was the first time that Li Shimin heard Li Shen explain his own business philosophy, and his heart was filled with curiosity:

"Oh? Can you tell me more about it?"

Li Shen actually didn't understand much. He thought about it and prepared to give Li Shimin an example.

"Father, I believe Father should know about Tang Yifang in Prince Ji's Mansion."

Li Shimin nodded.

“The clothes at Tang Yifang cost from a few hundred strings of cash to tens of thousands of strings of cash.

The most expensive materials used are cloud gauze, brocade, and silk, and the most expensive is only a dozen strings of cash per piece.

Including some accessories, the total amount would not exceed thirty strings of cash.

Ke'er often sells hundreds or even thousands of strings of coins, and the demand still cannot keep up with the supply.

Many ladies of noble families and nobles even had to use their connections to order new models for the next year.

Every time new clothes were released, they would get up early in the morning and wait at the gate when the drum was struck.

As soon as the second drum beats and the gate opens, they will rush to the gate of Tangyifang in the East Market and line up in a long queue.

Some even didn't go home the night before and stayed in restaurants in the East Market, just to get a front seat in the queue."

"They are so crazy. Are they crazy just for a piece of clothing?"

Hearing Li Shen's story really changed Li Shimin's three views.

These royal relatives, princes, generals and ministers are actually the same as ordinary people.

"Aye, those are not just ordinary clothes, they are their faces for the next year.

And the means to show off their nobility before others.

This is what I just said about the products giving them a sense of superiority.”