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

As the saying goes, don’t be greedy, children. After Laba Festival, it will be the New Year. More than a month has passed since Li Shen was impeached. It's Zhengyuan Festival soon. The city of Chang'an was filled with joy. The palace also began to make arrangements for the Zhengyuan Festival. And Li Shen was leisurely enjoying the snow scene in Daji Hall.

Now the business of Boutique Pavilion is on the right track. Wang Hongfu takes care of everything. Both Boutique Pavilion and Dahuangzhuang wineries have hired shopkeepers, and Wang Hongfu is responsible for overall scheduling. Occasionally go to Dahuangzhuang for inspection. Today the winery has hundreds of workers. The monthly salary is [-] yuan and bonus. Li Shen could not leave the palace.

It has been arranged for Wang Hongfu to reward each worker with one piece of money, one load of rice, and five pounds of meat during the Zhengyuan Festival. Twice the number of stewards. Wang Hongfu was also asked to deliver grain from the grain depot to each household in Dahuangzhuang and Xiaohuangzhuang, with one load of rice and two kilograms of meat. They are all grassland beef and mutton. Cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered. Li Shen felt that there was too little meat. I will raise some myself next year.

Li Shen was wondering if everything had been arranged. Xue Rengui has been stationed in Boutique Pavilion since he came back. Li Shen, a petty person, always feels uneasy about the money in Boutique Pavilion's warehouse. Let Xue Rengui select twenty young adults from the large and small imperial villages. Guarding shifts are trained every day.

The high-quality holiday gift boxes have been on sale for more than ten days. Because foreign merchants order too much. This time, Li Shen asked Wang Hongfu to find private workshops to make his own orders for the unfinished orders. It can be regarded as an increase of folk craftsmanship. Li Shen predicts that the gift box sales during this Ghost Festival will bring him a profit of [-] yuan. I feel so happy.

Zhengyuan Festival. Li Shimin's children in Beijing all returned to the palace for a banquet in the afternoon, which was very lively. Li Shen exchanged a few words with the prince and then found a corner to take him with him. After all, he is still a soul in his thirties. I don't want to play with these kids.

At this time Li Lizhi and Changsun Chong also arrived. Today, Li Lizhi is really the God of Wealth in Duke Zhao's house. Although the money belongs to Li Lizhi. But sometimes money will be used for emergencies. In half a year, Li Lizhi received more than 20 yuan in dividends. This is no small amount. The entire Zhao Guogong's annual income from various transactions is only more than [-] yuan. I earned a level of income in half a year.

"Eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law" Li Shen said first

"Tenth brother, I really want to thank you for letting my sister have a prosperous year this year," Li Lizhi happily said to Li Shen

"Sister. Don't say any words of thanks. You also paid for it."

"Tenth brother, eldest sister knows that you let me earn it on purpose. Otherwise, five hundred guan will be exchanged for [-] yuan in dividends. Anyone can do it. I will accept this favor from you."

"Yes, Your Highness Prince Ji. Lizhi has said several times that she wants to thank you in person. I know you intend to let her make money. I am also here to thank Your Highness." Changsun Chong also said.

"Brother-in-law, you don't have to be polite. As a younger brother, you should be nice to your sister. I've also heard about you. I hope you can be kind to my eldest sister in the future. Otherwise, my uncle will not let you go. The eldest sister belongs to Aye. I just want to satisfy my eldest sister. Wen, you can find your eldest brother and join the prince's palace. Wu Ke can let you join the Yulin Guards. Shang, you can come to me. There will be no problem in letting you earn a fortune every year. I hope you can do something good. As "Li Shen actually doesn't like Changsun Chong. It's still reasonable to eat soft rice.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have changed my ways in the past few months, and my father is ready to let me join the prince's palace to assist the prince." Changsun Chong didn't mind Li Shen's attitude at all. All younger brothers have inexplicable hostility towards their brothers-in-law, and this was also the case in ancient times.

After chatting for a while, Li Lizhi and Changsun Chong went to say hello to others. King Li Tai of Wei came over and greeted Li Shen warmly.

"Tenth brother, why didn't you go play with them?"

"My younger brother wasn't interested in what they were talking about. So he didn't go. Why didn't fourth brother go?"

"Fourth brother came to you because he has something to tell you." Li Tai said

"Oh? I wonder what happened to fourth brother?"

"To tell you the truth, fourth brother wants to do business with you. We are brothers, so of course we will think of you when good things happen." Li Tai said as a relative.

"Oh, I don't know how much my fourth brother will invest in doing business with me. How much will my annual income be?" Li Shen said disdainfully.

"Fourth brother wants to partner with you in the liquor business. Your current workshop is still too small. I will pay to build a large liquor workshop outside the city. We will sell the wine all over the country. By then, you and I will be divided into five and five. . You don’t need to pay a penny. You see, Fourth Brother treats you well, right?" Li Tai said with a smile.

"That's good. Then fourth brother, do you have a specific plan? Where to find people, who will manage it. What do I have to pay?" Li Shen didn't look good. Are you treating him as a fool?

"You don't have to pay for anything. Fourth brother has taken care of everything. Then you just need to get the dividends every year." Li Tai didn't notice that Li Shen's expression was not good, and he continued to talk.

"Oh, how much does Fourth Brother estimate I can get in a year?"

"There must be 20 yuan. Old Shi, you don't have to worry about anything then. You can get 20 yuan in one year." Li Tai said more and more excitedly

"Fourth brother, I made a profit of 20 yuan in the first half of this year. If you and I cooperate, it will still be 20 yuan. Why should I cooperate with you?"

"Uh... You made a profit of 20 yuan in half a year???????" Li Taimeng said. The aristocratic family told him a lot of things. There is also a layer of Li Lizhi.

"Fourth brother, you didn't even investigate before you came to me to try to get my money." Li Shen was very stubborn.

"Old Shi, how can you do that? My brother won't do such a thing. What do you think of 30 yuan a year?" Li Tai raised the price

"As for the fourth brother and the younger brother, I don't have much ambition. The current scale is already very good. I don't want to expand. We will cooperate next time when we have the opportunity." Li Shen refused.

"Old Ten, Fourth Brother really wants to cooperate with you. We are brothers and we can make money together. You can cooperate with the elder sister. Fourth Brother is very sincere. Or you look down on Fourth Brother." Li Tai refused to give up. .

"Because there is no Cui family behind the eldest sister. Fourth brother, I have something to say. I didn't want to say it. But it's all there. Then I don't have to beat around the bush with you. Do you think I'm easy to bully at a young age? Or do you? It is said that the family thinks I am a fool. Can't I see it? You asked me to cooperate because the Cui family wants to get this brewing technology. The Cui family will still be the only one by then. Can you guarantee me a profit of 30? Really? I'm a fool. Fourth brother, if you want to fight with the eldest brother, that's your business. You play with yours and I play with mine. You know that I don't get along with the aristocratic family. Especially the Cui family. And you also help outsiders to defraud my technology. Also You keep saying that we are brothers. Go back and tell the family not to mess with me. Including fourth brother. Otherwise you will regret it." Li Shen was very angry. So the sound was a little louder, which attracted the attention of some people around.

"Huh, Lao Shi, my brother kindly asked you to cooperate so that you can make a lot of money, but you don't know what's wrong. We are all members of the same clan. You don't give your brother anything he wants. You are now more capable. You are so arrogant." Li Tai looked at it. Everyone around them looked at them, so they also deliberately raised their voices to throw dirty water on Li Shen.

Li Shimin also noticed this from a distance. He saw that Li Tai and Li Shen seemed a little unhappy. But no words were spoken to stop it. Just watch quietly.

"Remember not to offend me. Don't think that you are great because the family supports you now. You will regret it if you offend me." Li Shen was angry. He is clearly saying that he has made money, which is arrogant. I look down on my brothers and sisters.