The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"The auction was held two days ago, and the money and other things have all arrived in the palace." Li Shimin said.

Li Fu nodded.

"Well, I know that. Anyway, the money will not be handled by the Jingyang Palace. After the account books are sorted out, the account books and the money will be sent directly to the palace." Li Fu responded: "How to use the money at that time will be up to the emperor's sister-in-law."

Li Shimin picked up a booklet from his hand.

"This is the list drawn up by the charity, take a look." Li Shimin said: "Only the queen and I have seen this list, and it has not been leaked. The plan is to mention this at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the queen will start to arrange it and contact the people who are interested in the booklet. Of course, this kind of thing, as you said, is not forced. Those who are willing to do it can come, and those who are unwilling will not be forced."

Li Fu took the booklet from the eunuch and flipped through it casually.

"I think that there won't be many people who would refuse such a thing, unless they are really indifferent to fame and fortune, and don't even want to do things to maintain face, which shows their attitude that they don't want to have anything to do with the royal family, and don't even give face to the emperor and the queen, and don't care whether their family participates in charity." Li Fu said: "If there are really such people, I still admire them."

"At least these people are frank and put their attitudes on the surface, without so many twists and turns."

Li Shimin smiled bitterly.

"Since this matter has been handed over to the palace, I don't care about it. I still have a lot of things to do." Li Fu smiled and closed the book, called the eunuch who was waiting on the side, and handed the book to the eunuch.

"You have a lot of things on your hands? What are you busy with?" Li Shimin asked, "I heard that you have been very idle in the manor recently. Cheng Qian and others in the manor go to the academy every day for classes, so you don't need to take them with you."

Li Shimin was curious.

This year, there was no other big movement in the manor of Jingyang County except for the addition of a thousand soldiers. What is there for Li Fu to be busy with?

"The accounts of the tea house need to be settled next. After the settlement, it is the issue of money distribution. Shouldn't I be busy?" Li Fu looked at Li Shimin with a smile.

Li Shimin suddenly realized.

"I should be busy."

This is a serious matter.

Life in the inner court can be passed, but in Da'an Palace, we can't let the warehouse in the palace of the retired emperor be so empty all the time, right?

Originally, I felt very sorry about this matter.

"It will take about half a month to deal with this matter." Li Fu said, "We must not make any mistakes with money, and this year is the first year that the court has implemented the tea tax, so we should be cautious."

"If something goes wrong and the Ministry of Revenue catches us, I won't be able to live such a peaceful life."

"The first year of the implementation of the tea tax is also a time to check for loopholes and make up for them. At this time, everything is easy to deal with. Even if some problems are found, it won't be too difficult." Li Shimin said, "You can rest assured about this. In addition, there is no name of Princess Jingyang on this booklet, but Princess Jingyang will be listed in the charity managed by the Queen. Whether you want to do anything at that time is up to you. If you are free and want to work, you can come to Chang'an City. If you don't want to work, you can just stay idle on the farm. This matter was also caused by you, so it's not too much to list your name."

Li Fu nodded.

"It's okay to be listed in the name list. It's a good thing anyway. Maybe it can be used in the future." Li Fu smiled.

"Second brother, at the auction that day, people in the teahouse said that there were Hu people from the Western Regions coming to Chang'an. I happened to participate."

"Hu people from the Western Regions?" Li Shimin smiled and said, "Hu people are not rare in Chang'an. There were many Hu people coming to Chang'an during the pre-Sui Dynasty."

"But later, the Central Plains was in chaos for many years. Seeing this, those Hu merchants gradually stopped coming to the Central Plains. They were afraid that if they were not careful, they would leave their wealth here. But it seems that they have really appeared in Chang'an recently."

Li Shimin thought.

In his opinion, this is not a bad thing. Only when the Central Plains gradually prospers will it attract more Hu merchants. They can bring some rare treasures from the Western Regions, and even learn more about the situation in the Western Regions from these Hu merchants.

The appearance of Hu merchants is proof that the Central Plains has now settled down.

"After the auction, they started asking about Wude wine and soap. Finally, they found the soap shop first, and then the tea shop. I guess they will find the manor in a few days." LiFu smiled.

Wude wine can only be ordered from the manor in Jingyang County, there is no shop in Chang'an City.

However, even if they go there, it is difficult to get Wude wine directly from the manor.

There are still queues in Chang'an City. If they want to order, they can only pay now and wait until the next trip to Chang'an to get the goods. For them, there is still a certain risk.

So Li Fu estimated that when they go to the manor to find this, they may not have the idea of ​​bringing Wude wine back to the Western Regions.

The Western Regions themselves produce wine, and Li Fu is not sure whether there is a market for Wude wine, a strong wine, in the Western Regions.

But this thing is definitely popular on the grassland.

"Let's not talk about Wude wine, tea, and soap." Li Fu smiled: "Now that the Hu merchants have come to us, won't the business come?"

"The things on the farm in Jingyang County are scarce in Chang'an City. Even if we want to do business with people from the Western Regions, will there be so many things to sell?" Li Shimin asked.

"There will be next year." Li Fu smiled.

The workshops built on the farm were just to test the market in the early stage. After the market is opened, expansion and increased production are certain.

At that time, let alone Chang'an City, even the market in the south of the Tang Dynasty must be developed. Bases must be set up in some important cities and workshops must be built. In this way, the cost of transportation will be saved.

Business expansion, of course, is also risky, such as the leakage of formulas accompanied by the recruitment of more people.

However, we can't give up the huge market because of choking.

And it is not impossible to protect the formula from being leaked.

It's sad to say, how much can a contract of selling one's body cost?

With this document, the owner's life and property are in his hands.

If he is killed, the only penalty is a small amount of silk cloth.