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

"Aye, please don't worry. We will know if what you said is true next year. Anyway, we have to drive away the Tibetan tribe in Tuyuhun.

At that time, we will build a fortress on the border and let the Tuyuhun people guard it. We will send some soldiers there to adapt to the environment. "

"Well, you can try this when the time comes." Li Shimin nodded.

Then the three of them talked about some political affairs. Li Shen did not participate. He only talked about some interesting things he had experienced during his trip to Xizhou.

Li Shimin laughed out loud when he said something.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner." A eunuch announced.

The Third Master had a harmonious meal. Queen Changsun frequently gave dishes to Lu Dingniang. Lu Dingniang was so nervous at this time that she couldn't think of eating.

It was her first time to have dinner with the emperor and empress.

Thanks to Li Shen's large round table, it seemed more cozy for the family to be together. Otherwise, there will be a small table for each person, and there will be no atmosphere at all.

Half an hour after the meal, Li Shen also stood up and left.

On the way back, Lu Dingniang was still worried. She had just had dinner with the emperor, but she was still a little excited.

"Madam, are you not full?" Li Shen suddenly asked.

"Eat enough, Mr. Lang."

"It's okay, we'll have a meal when we get home later."

"Master, don't eat after lunch." This is the traditional education she received since childhood. If you are hungry at night, just eat some snacks.

Her mother told her to remember it when she arrived at her husband's house and not to be accused of being disrespectful.

"Haha, don't worry, madam, we in Prince Ji's Mansion eat three times a day. The same goes for the servants, otherwise they will be too hungry to sleep at night."

Li Shen patted Lu Dingniang's little hand.

"Mr. Sir, eating three meals a day is a lot of waste. The monthly expenses for such a huge palace must be huge. Before I got married, my mother told me that I must be diligent and thrifty when I get to my husband's house.

Mr. Lang is so lavish that he may not be able to make ends meet. Mr. Lang must pay attention to his expenses in the future and cannot ask for money from His Majesty. "Lu Dingniang straightened her face and began to lecture Li Shen seriously.

Now she is the mistress of the palace. She takes care of all the big and small things in the palace, including of course the monthly expenses.

She has learned female virtues since she was a child, and she only knows how to be diligent and thrifty in running a household.

Although his father said that Prince Ji's Mansion was very rich, his father did not say how much money it had, which seemed a bit philistine.

When she learned in the palace that the house Li Shen built for Li Shimin was worth [-] yuan, he felt that it was Li Shen who had emptied his family fortune.

Li Shen felt funny looking at his little adult-like daughter-in-law. She couldn't help but reach out and pinch Lu Dingniang's little face.

This move made Lu Dingniang feel shy for a while.

"My lady is right. We must be diligent and thrifty in running the household. Let's go. Your Majesty will take you to the palace's warehouse. Take a look at the little money left."

Back at the palace, Li Shen took Lu Dingniang and said,

Originally, Lu Dingniang came back today to get familiar with the palace, so she could be led by the housekeeper and Wu Mei.

But Li Shen's bad taste got the better of him and he wanted to see the expression on this little daughter-in-law's face when the time came.

As soon as she arrived at the door of the treasury, Lu Dingniang was shocked. The security here must be too tight. There were twenty guards standing at the door, and there were many more in the distance.

Moreover, the door of this warehouse is also exaggerated, and it is actually placed underground. The underground road leading to Kumen can carry four carriages side by side. A large iron gate more than two feet wide.

"Madam, take the key and open the door."

Lu Dingniang took out the biggest key without any guidance.

"Madam, we usually just use the small door. We only use the big key to open the door when we want to pull money out." Li Shen reminded,

Lu Dingniang found the key to the small door and handed it to Wei Fugui. Wei Fugui stepped forward and opened the small door.

"Madam, let's go in and take a look. I haven't gone in for a long time,"

In fact, Li Shen himself didn't know what was inside.

When Lu Dingniang walked all the way down into the vault, she stood frozen on the spot, her mouth slightly open and unable to close at all.

She has no idea about money. She doesn't know the importance of money like those dudes who go out and spend their time drinking.

This is also related to her family's lack of money. Although her grandfather's family has a small family business, it is only a small amount.

But what is in front of her now is a real mountain of gold, silver, and copper.

Li Shen gave Wei Fugui a wink, meaning, come on and show it off! .

Wei Fugui understood and stepped forward. He knew this best. Wu Meiniang was only responsible for keeping accounts and checking money. He took the account books to the treasury.

"Madam, let me tell you, this piece of gold brick is one pound, and the gold bricks over there are ten pounds. The total is twenty-five thousand pounds, worth 400 million yuan.

The silver bricks here total 20 kilograms. There is no specific number. They were all collected by the prince.

There are also more than 600 million copper coins here, which are the input of the palace’s industry.”

Wei Fugui introduced them one by one. Many of them were obtained by Li Shen from cutting leeks in the Shenzhu incident.

Wei Fugui took Lu Dingniang inside again. When he reached the very back, Wei Fugui asked Lu Dingniang to take out two keys.

"Madam, this is the prince's treasure house. It is full of rare and valuable treasures."

When she opened it, Lu Dingniang was shocked again.

There are pearls, agates, jade, calligraphy and paintings by famous people, and several blood corals. Nanhai Pearl also has a tray. Li Shen purchased these from businessmen.

"Madam, you must help my husband keep the family business and run the house diligently and thriftily." Li Shen said thoughtfully from behind.

Lu Dingniang knew that Li Shen was teasing her, so she shouted shyly. "Lang Jun"

How did she know that Prince Ji's Mansion was so rich? Just one item in this treasure house would be enough for her father to be an official for 100 years.

Thinking about having such a big business in my own hands in the future, I suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

"Hahaha" Li Shen laughed and turned around and walked back.

Lu Dingniang trotted to catch up and asked, "Mr. Lang, why is there so much money in the palace? How many properties does the palace have?"

"This, um~~~~ I'll let Mei Niang tell you later. I'm a little sleepy, I got up too early today."

Li Shen thought for a long time, he should have many industries.

"Mei Niang, this huge palace will still need your help from now on."

"This is what a slave should do."

Li Shen was actually not worried at all when Wu Meiniang was asked to help. Not everyone was born to be a villain, and not everyone was destined to have a successful career.

This all requires the right time, right place and three elements:

Wu Meiniang's ability to become the empress is also related to her experience.

Just like if Tang Xuanzong reused Li Bai, would there still be poetry immortals?

If Li Shen's son Li Cong hadn't been implicated by Li Shen and was sent to Guilin County, he was eventually killed by officials. Do you think Du Fu will still become a poet?

Li Shen believed that Wu Meiniang would not become the empress. She's just smarter, and she's a smart person.

If you raise a wolf for a long time, it will become a dog.

(If there are typos, remember to tag me. Sometimes I read comments on my mobile phone and the computer is not around, so I can’t change it, and then I forget it.)