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

The day after Li Shen came back, Li Shimin took charge of the government again. The reason was that although Prince Cheng Qian had supervised the country for several months, he was still not satisfied with His Majesty.

His Majesty ordered the prince to go to the three provinces to observe and be taught by the prince's ministers every day. Among them, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Ma Zhou, Liu Jie and other important ministers took turns to guide him.

This news is neither big nor small.

Everyone is wondering what Li Shimin means and whether there is any other meaning.

After all, the prince had been in charge of the government for such a long time, so why was he suddenly taken down? At this time, he had already entered the stage of handing over power.

Is it too late to express dissatisfaction at this time? However, some people think it is not too late. After all, His Majesty is in good health and is not yet fifty years old.

Anyway, everyone is speculating on this matter and there are different opinions.

At noon, the three giants of Prince Ji's Mansion were summoned into the mansion, not because they were waiting for any news, but simply because Li Sheng had just gotten up.

In Li Shen's study, Wang Xuance reported the news that Li Shimin was back in charge of the government today.

This matter is very important to Prince Ji's Mansion. Prince Ji supports Li Chengqian. If Li Chengqian successfully succeeds to the throne, it will be regarded as a meritorious service.

Now that His Majesty says he is dissatisfied with the prince's performance, will something happen?

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do we need to do anything?" Wang Xuance asked.

Li Shen shook his head:

"This is not a big deal, and we don't need to worry. The crown prince's succession is inevitable. I don't want to participate in the fight for the throne. I just want to prevent those who threaten me from becoming emperor.

At present, my eldest brother is the best candidate for the crown prince, and the others are not qualified enough.

Besides, Your Majesty has been training the prince for twenty years. Now if the prince is replaced, there will be twenty more to train him.

We mind our own business and don’t worry about others. "

Li Shen didn't say many things. He didn't know how long his father could live, and he wouldn't allow anyone else to sit in that position.

"Old Wang, please tell me first how many members there are in our chamber of commerce now." Li Shen looked at Wang Hongfu.

"Your Majesty, the inspection work is nearing completion. Currently, we have lost 25% of our members."

Wang Hongfu looked at his notebook and replied.

"Two and a half percent? It's less than I estimated. I thought we could lose 40%. It seems that I still have some influence among merchants." Li Shen was intoxicated with himself.

"Tell me what level these people are."

"Back to the prince, most of them are middle and lower-level merchants, but the loss of big merchants is small.

The middle and lower class merchants thought they paid too much fees. Although the big merchants paid more fees, they also had more income. They thought that you would be more stable by following the prince, so most of them did not leave. "

Wang Hongfu explained.

Li Shen nodded with satisfaction:

"Even if they have some conscience, if it weren't for me and him, they would still be timid now. How could they be as prosperous as they are now?"

"What the prince said is that this is all the result of the prince." Wang Hongfu immediately flattered him.

"Tell me about the Chamber of Commerce." Li Shen took a sip of tea and continued to ask.

"Yes, the Qending Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce composed of fourteen aristocratic families. They do not have a president, and all matters are decided through discussions.

Not long ago, five more princes joined their chamber of commerce. The most influential among them are the King of Jin and the King of Wei. After all, they are His Majesty's legitimate sons.

They are developing very fast. Currently, all the prefectures and counties in Guanhai have their branches. Only in the north, they have not yet developed.

Another point is that the villain found that because they collected members too quickly, the inventory was not comprehensive.

The villain sent three caravans to join them. One of them traveled to the Western Regions. They did not come to investigate, but they also gave him a license and a token.

The villain estimates that there should be many such merchants in the Tang Dynasty that have not been investigated.

Your Majesty, can we do something about this? "

Wang Hongfu worked very hard during this period, constantly sending people to investigate every detail of the Winning Chamber of Commerce, for fear of missing useful information.

Unexpectedly, he actually found something wrong.

"No investigation?" Li Shen was stunned. Their license is the same as a business license. In order to prevent fraud, Li Shen has investigated every member's situation to the greatest extent possible.

Although it cannot be completely eliminated, the risk must at least be minimized. Business operators must investigate his detailed home address and the population of the family.

If there are shops, it will be easier. The license plate must be hung in the shop, and even for ordinary places, it must be registered by the chamber of commerce.

One thing that was good about ancient times was that Li Shen could make the punishment more severe and punish you if you didn't comply. The state had national laws and families had family rules.

If the Qunding Chamber of Commerce does not conduct inspections, it cannot guarantee the authenticity of its members.

"Old Wang, if there are people from other places in our caravan, look for more and say that they are businessmen from their hometown, and they are all businessmen.

It turns out that they all belong to our First Chamber of Commerce in the Tang Dynasty. Now that we join them, if they check, those who fail will be ignored. If they don't check, don't move. I will be useful for a while. "

Wang Hongfu took a small notebook and quickly memorized what Li Shen said.

"There is one more thing to do. In the afternoon, Lao Wang, you go to the West Market to buy some cheap gifts or something, and divide them into nine parts.

Tomorrow you and Xuance will send it to the nine noble families. They will not dare to turn you away with my invitation.

Send them gifts. "Li Shen thought for a while and gave the order.

"Your Majesty, are we trying to win over them? But shouldn't we give valuables?" Wang Hongfu didn't understand.

He didn't understand but Wang Xuance did. Gifts don't have to be expensive, the benefits promised are important, so Wang Xuance asked:

"Your Majesty, what should we say and what benefits should we promise them?"

"Haha, no need to promise any benefits." Li Shen chuckled.

"Then what do we say?"

"No need to say anything, just chat about your skills, life, experiences, ideals, anything. Don't come out for half an hour.

You must smile when you come out, that's all. Li Shen said with a smile.

"Is the prince planning to use countermeasures?" Wang Xuance had already heard what Li Shen said about what happened in the palace yesterday, so he was the first to react.

"That's right. This is just a matter of convenience. Whether it works or not, it won't affect our other plans.

If it works, wouldn't it be better?

Moreover, I think it is very useless. Even Cao Cao and Ma Chao fell into this plan, and Zhuge Kongming also lost to the counterintuitive plan.

Can people like aristocratic nobles and nobles who think they are smart escape? Li Shen said confidently.

Li Shen is a man who has read Three Kingdoms, and there are many stories in it that left a deep impression on him.

--- I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it with me, but in the end it was different. I was a young man traveling. ---