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

After Li Shen returned to the palace, he went to the department room. He also asked the craftsmen of the company to help develop two kinds of gift boxes. A simple engraving with a name will suffice. The other one needs to be carved finely. The materials used are also particular. This box alone must be worth six to seven hundred dollars. The inside is wrapped in red silk. In fact, using yellow is high-end. But Li Shen didn't dare. Only the emperor and the prince could use it during this period. The wine jar must be fixed in the box and cannot be broken.

After two days of research design. Li Shen finally selected two models. Two jars can be placed in each box. Low-end models are made of ordinary wood. The inside was wrapped in ordinary linen cloth. The bright oil on the outside has the name Chang'an Laojiao engraved on it. Below it is engraved a picture of a person drinking wine. The cost of this box is about [-] yuan.

Li Shen bought it from Si Zhifang for thirty cents. The other one is the high-end model. Mahogany box, red silk. The wine you make yourself needs to be distilled twice, and the alcohol content is between 50 and [-] degrees. Li Shen's name means wealth and wealth, which means good things. The pattern on the box is of an immortal drinking wine. Lifelike.

The cost was [-] wen, and Li Shen bought it with his usual money. Li Shen asked them to make several more rosewood ones. Prepare for him to give it to others. After the selection, Men was asked to step up production. Within ten days, an ordinary Li Shen would need [-]. Li Shen of Hongmu wants a hundred. Rosewood asked them to make ten first.

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In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin was sitting on top, with two guards standing below. They were all the guards who followed Li Shen out of the palace.

"Did King Ji really say that?" Li Shimin asked. The two guards just reported everything that happened to Li Shen when he left the palace today. This is customary. There are Li Shimin's spies throughout Chang'an. Not to mention the prince.

"Go back to your majesty. King Ji really said so, and he also brought back eleven people. The salary is four hundred and five cents per month. Three meals are included. And at least one meal includes meat. This is what King Ji specially told Wang Hongfu. ." The guard reported back.

"Yes. Very good. If King Ji leaves the palace, you will continue to follow. Go down," Li Shimin said

After the guard goes down. Li Shimin fell into deep thought. He was wondering whether Li Shen was really doing it or was doing it deliberately to show him. "Wang De, do you think Li Shen did it for me?"

Wang De replied in a low voice. "Everyone, it seems to Lao Nu that His Highness Prince Ji did this on purpose. Although Prince Ji is young, Lao Nu can see that he has a pure character. You may not know this. Prince Ji is in the harem and treats us servants very well. Kind. No airs like a prince."

"Oh, you old slave. You have a very high opinion of Li Shen. Have you taken advantage of Li Shen?" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Everyone. Don't you know the benefits of taking old slaves? Every time King Ji bribed old slaves, it was done in public. Even old slaves didn't know what to do." Wang De was not afraid either.

"That's right, this Li Shen. He even bribed me so blatantly. He even bribed me. By the way, have you received any dividends this month?" Li Shimin said helplessly

"Everyone, we have already come down, more than 600 people. In the past few months, it has been almost 5000 people. Everyone, you think His Highness, Prince Ji, is making so much money." Wang De replied.

"It won't always be like this. There should be imitations among the people now." Li Shimin analyzed

"Everyone, King Ji has already discussed the solution with the head of Si Zaifang. King Ji told him that Si Zaifang only makes high-end products. Don't compete with private workshops for profit. All furniture made by Si Zaifang has Si Zaifang engraved on it. House-making products are a few words. And in order to make private workshops profitable, King Ji also raised the price by five levels. He said that those who can afford it are aristocratic and wealthy businessmen. Those who can afford a hundred houses are not bad at making houses. Fifty habits. Many princes said that King Ji was a black-hearted businessman. He was only interested in profit." Wang De reported what he knew to Li Shimin.

"Hahaha, my tenth son is greedy for money. They are not wrong. But Li Shen is right. Don't compete with the people below for profit. He does this very well. As for those princes, nobles and wealthy businessmen, they are black-hearted. It’s nothing at all.” Li Shimin laughed loudly.

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By August, Sizifang had completed Li Shen's order. Li Shen went to pull the box and gave him money. Tell the production house to continue production. The ordinary one can make [-] pieces. Just make [-] more high-end ones. After all, there are only so many that Changan can afford to buy. Li Shen has told Zhang Wang to adopt the assembly line working model. Several people are only responsible for one process. So the familiarity of production is very fast. Hundreds of boxes a day,

Li Shen took the box and went through strict inspection again before leaving the palace and going straight to Dongshi. Li Shen named this facade Boutique Pavilion. I mean, everything here is top quality. Arriving at the backyard of Boutique Pavilion, Wang Hongfu stepped forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty, the wine has been put into jars and sealed with mud. There are [-] jars of ordinary jars. There are [-] jars of the double-distilled ones we brewed ourselves. And they are still being made." Wang Hongfu reported.

"Well, did you follow my request not to mix the distiller's grains when purchasing them? And how is the grain purchase going?" Li Shen replied.

"Back to the prince, the distiller's grains have been stored separately according to your request. The distilled wine does taste better. I have also contacted several merchants for food. They will go to farther places to help us transport the food. Because recently Our large purchase of grain has caused the price of grain to rise three levels. Will this have an impact on the prince?" Wang Hongfu was still worried after answering the question.

"What impact can it have? The low price of grain hurts farmers. The current price of grain is five cents a dou for chestnuts and rice. Who among the people is willing to farm. I hope the price of rice is doubled. Only then will the people be willing to plant more land. There will be more food. When the population increases, the population will increase. When the population increases, we need to spend money to eat and drink. Only then can we make money, you know. So don't be afraid of spending money." Li Shen had long felt that there was something wrong with the current system. Li Shimin always wanted to keep the people fed. Therefore, food prices are deliberately fixed at very low prices. He did not consider the people. People cannot just eat enough. There is also cost.

Li Shen asked Wang Hongfu to pack all the boxes. Then he asked Wang Hongfu to get the specially made rice wine. Rice is more expensive than chestnuts. Because there are few crops here. Shipped from Jiangnan Road. A bucket of rice costs about 10 yuan

Li Shen doesn't have that much rice yet, so he can only make some to give away. Waiting for people to transport it from Jiangnan or Henan Province to make fine wine. Li Shen knew that rare things are valuable. Hunger marketing is a common tactic in later generations.

Wang Hongfu and I went to the Boutique Pavilion again to look at the layout and pointed out some modifications. Make sure the business opens normally tomorrow. Wang Hongfu patted his chest to ensure that there were no omissions.

"Well, how is the training of the wine-selling maid I asked you to hire? Make sure you remember the price clearly. Don't have a different population then. This is a taboo, you know. I won't come tomorrow .Although many people know that this is my business, it is not convenient for me to come forward." Li Shen warned again. He is a prince. In this class society of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. The way of merchants was looked down upon by scholar-bureaucrats. Especially since he is a prince.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything has been arranged." Wang Hongfu replied

"Well, although I won't come tomorrow, I will let Shitou sneak over. If you have anything, you can tell him." Li Shen said again

After chatting for a while, Li Shen returned to the palace with ten boxes of mahogany fine wine. It's not yet noon. Generally, they will not go to court. Li Shen decided to take this opportunity to go to court to present gifts and publicity. He even bought wine glasses. A fine porcelain cup. It's actually a wine cup. A set of forty pieces.

There was a little hiccup when entering the palace gate. The guard wants to open the wine jar and inspect it. Li Shen directly told him that this was a fine wine for His Majesty. Are you sure you want to open it? The guards finally had no choice but to ask the commander for instructions. The commander was also unsure about paying attention. Finally, I asked Ang Lee for instructions. Li An knew that Li Shen opened a wine shop. It must be the first batch of wine that came out for His Majesty, so he nodded in agreement.

Li Shen pulled the cart straight to Tai Chi Hall. Just like what Li Shen thought. Tai Chi Hall at this time. There really is no going to court. And Wang De was standing on the steps waiting for him.

"Old Wang, have you finished the discussion inside?" Li Shen stepped forward to greet Wang De. There was also a jar of wine in his hand.

"Your Majesty, it should be fast inside." Wang De replied

"Oh, I'll go in later and give it to you. Good wine. It's the same as in the car. There's no place to buy it outside now. Find someone to send it back quickly. Don't let anyone see it." Li Shen lowered his voice and said to Wang De explain.

Wang De looked helpless. There are guards in front and behind this place. There are about ten eunuchs. Public. You also said don't let anyone see it. However, Wang De still took over the wine jar. It's not the first time anyway. He knew Li Shen would not lie to him. It must be good wine. Otherwise, it cannot be given to the emperor. Instruct a young eunuch to come over and ask him to take the wine jar back to his residence. He also told me to be careful not to break it.

After that, I had a casual chat with Li Shen here.