After Li Zhiyun became the Queen of Chu, he soon moved into the Chu Palace. The Chu Palace is located on a street next to Yong'anfang, diagonally opposite the Qin Palace. The two palaces are only a few hundred feet apart.

There are hundreds of people in the Prince of Chu's palace. In addition to servants, there are also palace officials and guards. According to regulations, the prince's palace must be equipped with 60 subordinate officials, a thousand guards, and a fiefdom. However, in the Tang Dynasty,

The business was new and the finances were difficult. The Ministry of Civil Affairs only equipped him with 30 subordinate officials, more than 200 guards, and no fiefdom. Fortunately, he could receive a salary.

The prince's salary is the same as that of a first-class official. It is divided into salary and materials. It is about a few thousand taels of silver a year, which can be converted into more than 1.7 million yuan in future generations, which is still very considerable.

Li Zhiyun became a prince and could participate in government affairs and attend court meetings. On this day, when he came out of Wude Hall and just walked down the steps, he heard someone calling him from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was Wei Yijie. Li Zhiyun quickly raised his hands and said

: "Master Wei

"Is there anything wrong?" Wei Yijie stepped forward to salute and said: "Your Highness, King Chu, the world is not peaceful now, and the dog Wei Xiaobao no longer wants to study. But he is still young and not suitable to be an official in the court. Can you please ask the King of Chu to serve as an official in the court?"

Find him an official position in the palace?"

Oh, are you here to ask for an official position? However, Wei Yijie told the truth, unlike some people who clearly ask for help, but then tell a lot of high-sounding truths, as if you want to thank him for doing things for him.

Li Zhiyun likes this kind of straightforward character. Besides, Wei Yijie was kind to him, and he always believed in the saying that gratitude should be repaid.

Li Zhiyun did not hesitate at all and said: "Okay, let him come to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to be the Chief Shi." The Chief Shi is actually the chief steward of the Prince's Mansion, responsible for managing all affairs of the Prince's Mansion. He is a fourth-rank official, usually managed by the imperial court.

A highly respected veteran from China and Germany was appointed. Li Zhiyun did not want an old man to talk to him about propriety, justice and shame all day long. Therefore, he had already made it clear to his father that he must choose the candidate for the post of chief minister, and his father agreed.

During the time he spent with Wei Xiaobao, he felt that Wei Xiaobao was smart enough and could get along well with him, so he was the right candidate for Chang Shi.

Wei Yijie originally planned to find a king for his son, and join the army as a junior official of the seventh or eighth rank. Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly gave him a long history of the fourth rank. Of course, he was overjoyed. He knelt down quickly and said: "I kowtow to Chu on behalf of the dog."

Your Highness!"

Li Zhiyun quickly pulled him up and said with a smile: "Master Wei, you are an elder, you don't have to be like this. When I get back, I will draw up a note to the Ministry of Personnel. You can ask Xiaobao to come to the palace tomorrow to take up his post."

After Wei Xiaobao took office, Li Zhiyun immediately planned with him the "big business" of the palace. He planned to start with the hotel industry and the financial industry, then expand to other industries, gradually build a business empire, and then use business to support the army and open an arsenal.

Finally a powerful army was built.

Li Zhiyun has been in Chang'an for several months and found that there is not even a decent private hotel in the entire city of Chang'an. There are only some government-run hotels, such as "Sifang Pavilion", "Guanshe", "Inn", etc. Sifang Pavilion is dedicated to reception.

It was for foreign envoys, and the embassy buildings and inns were used to receive officials who came to Chang'an for official business. "You are not allowed to enter the city except for official business." Ordinary civilians had no place to stay after coming to Chang'an.

Li Zhiyun only went to a shop selling tarts (a kind of steamed cake) in the West Market and saw that the shop owner turned the vacant house into a library for people to live in. However, the accommodation conditions there were too simple and were only suitable for those who went to the city to sell

Farmers who sell firewood and vegetables live there, and generally well-established people would not live in that kind of place.

He took out a map of Chang'an City and drew ten circles on the map, which were the most prosperous areas of Chang'an City. He planned to open ten hotels first.

When Wei Xiaobao saw this, he frowned and said: "Your Majesty, there are wars everywhere now. We have opened so many libraries at once. What if no one stays in them?" Li Zhiyun said: "Nowadays, many counties and counties have belonged to the Tang Dynasty.

Datang version

The map is constantly expanding. At least the Guanzhong area is at peace! Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty after all. There are definitely people who come here to do business, visit relatives and friends, find people to do things, and work and buy official positions. Besides,

We can also follow the official

There is competition among the offices and post offices. I went to them and found that although they provide free food and accommodation, the living conditions are not good and the food is monotonous, which may not suit the taste of those officials, and there are many restrictions.

The officials are not short of money. We provide them with the best accommodation and food, and give them the greatest freedom. As long as it does not break the law, they can do anything. That will definitely attract some customers. In addition, we can also

Open a bar here..."

"What is a bar?"

"It's a place for guests to drink, sing and dance..." When talking about the bar, Li Zhiyun suddenly remembered that he must make distilled liquor as soon as possible. He has inspected several distilleries and used the existing equipment to make low-alcohol liquor.

On the machine, he made improvements and drew a blueprint of a device for making distilled liquor. He then gave the blueprint to Wei Xiaobao and asked him to arrange for manpower to open one or two distilleries first, and the distilled liquor produced would be supplied to the hotel bar first, and when the production volume increased in the future

Now, let’s open a liquor store to sell liquor.

As for the funds to open the library, Li Zhiyun had already thought about it. He had already asked someone to take back all the salary for one year. Except for the daily expenses of the palace, the rest can be used. In addition, in Chang'an

During these days, several brothers and sisters gave him many gifts, especially the eldest brother gave him the most.

The eldest brother is a very kind person, like an elder brother. He always feels that he owes Li Zhiyun, so he always tries to make up for it. Except for the first time he went to the eldest brother's house, the eldest brother gave him many gifts, and later sent people

I sent it several times. After my eldest brother became the prince,

Many people gave him gifts, especially some wealthy businessmen in Chang'an. In order to curry favor with the prince, they rushed to give him gold, silver and jewelry. Of course, the eldest brother would not refuse the gifts from these people. Every time he received the property, he

He would always pull out a part and send someone to give it to Li Zhiyun.

Of course, when Li Zhiyun became the Queen of Chu, some people also gave him gifts. He refused to accept any gifts from officials because they were bribes. As for the money given by merchants, he wanted all the money. Because he knew that the reason why those merchants

The purpose of giving him gifts was to make friends with the powerful people in the DPRK and to enhance his status. It was not because he wanted him to do anything specific. Therefore, there was no risk at all in accepting money from these people! Why didn't he just accept it?

Except for keeping a small part of the gold, silver and jewelry he received for other purposes, Wei Xiaobao sent people to take the rest to gold shops, silver shops and jewelry shops on the street and exchange them for cash. Those shops were immediately impressed.

I didn't dare to deceive the things in the palace, and gave them all at real prices. I exchanged a lot of money at once, enough to open ten hotels.

Li Zhiyun told Wei Xiaobao that we have limited funds now, so we should rent a house to open a library first, and then buy the house when the funds are sufficient in the future. Wei Xiaobao was just about to go to Zhang Luo to open a hotel, when he suddenly remembered something and said: "Your Majesty, then

What is the name of our building?"

Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Let's call it King Chu Inn." With the endorsement of King Chu's Palace, the reputation should be higher.

Li Zhiyun left all the affairs of opening the hotel to Wei Xiaobao, while he was busy preparing for the bank. On this day, he brought some gold and silver jewelry into the palace to find his father and placed the gift in front of him. His father glanced at it

He glanced at me and said: "You little boy, you are giving me a gift for my father. You must be asking for something, right?"

"Abba, you allowed Pei Ji to mint five baht coins. I want to be like him."

It turned out that his father treated Pei Ji very well, and none of the ministers could compare with him. He gave Pei Ji countless food and gifts. He ordered Shang Shifengyu to give the royal meal to Pei Ji every day. When he went to court, he must give it to him.

Pei Ji sat with him and returned to the palace.

Invite Pei Ji into the inner room. He obeyed his words and did not call Pei Ji by his first name, but called him by his old official name "Pei Jian". Recently, Abba issued an order to cancel the "five baht white coins" cast by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, which were of insufficient quality and weight.

"Recast a new five-baht coin and allow Pei Ji to cast the money himself.

"Don't you have a salary? Are you still short of money?"

"Abba, my son is playful and likes to make friends with guests. So, money is a little tight."

Abba thought for a while and said, "For the sake of these gifts, Abba is sure."

"Thank you, Dad!"

After obtaining the right to mint coins, if he opens a bank, it is equivalent to opening a banknote-issuing bank. Of course, he has limited funds now, so he can only open a scrap collection station to purchase copper, tin and other metals to mint coins. When he has strong financial strength in the future,

He wants to mine and smelt copper.

These days, Li Zhiyun was extremely busy. During the day, he had to open a shop, and at night, he had to teach students some business operations and management knowledge. He publicly announced that all people in the Chu Palace are equal, whether they are officials or

All servants can come to class. After completing the course, they will be hired according to their talents and placed in the most suitable position.

So, the carriage drivers, horsemen, sedan bearers, chefs, gardeners, maids, and even the old ladies who swept the floor and wiped the tables all came to the class. But after listening for a few days, some older people who could not read a single word came to class.

They all chose to quit. They thought it was too difficult and they might as well do the rough work themselves! But some people still persisted.

Li Zhiyun believes that no matter how well the people he has trained are, they are at least better than their contemporaries! What he lacks most now is management talents.

"King of Chu Inn" opened one after another. The decoration and layout of the inn were all done according to his intentions, and the management and service staff were personally selected and trained by him. Not long after the inn opened, business was indeed booming, and money was being made every day.

.In just two or three months, I made a lot of money.

Soon, Li Zhiyun's first bank opened on the busiest street in Chang'an. That day, he was busy in the bank, and his eldest sister suddenly came to him. The eldest sister said: "Zhiyun, I heard you made a lot of money by opening a bank."

I don’t have much money, and my eldest sister also wants to open two restaurants. I raised some money, but it’s still a bit short, so I came to borrow some from you.”

"Okay! You are my sister, so the interest does not count. When you make money, just return the principal to me."

When the eldest sister heard this, she beamed: "Zhiyun, you are such a good boy!"

The next day, the second sister also came to see him. The second sister did not come to him to borrow money, but to inquire about opening a bank. The second brother-in-law's Dou family is a big noble in itself, and the second brother-in-law Dou Dan is the queen's natal family.

.So, their family is not short of money at all. The second sister is not interested in opening a restaurant, but wants to open a bank to make a lot of money. Also, who thinks there is too much money?

Li Zhiyun told her the process and operating methods of opening a bank, and finally said: "Sister, you open it first. If you encounter any difficulties, come to me at any time."

Later, the fourth sister and the fifth sister also came to borrow money from him, but the third sister did not come. The third sister only liked fighting and had no interest in doing business. When the fifth sister came to borrow money, Li Zhiyun said: "Sister, this money is just

No need to pay it back."

"You look down on me?" Fifth Sister said with a glare, "Although I have lost my husband, I am no worse than others. Don't worry, I will return this money to you every penny!"

Finally, the sixth sister also came to him to borrow money. Li Zhiyun asked strangely: "You haven't left the cabinet yet, why are you opening a library?"

"Earn money to buy dowry!"

"Abba will give you a dowry. If Abba sees that you bought a dowry yourself and doesn't give it to you, wouldn't you be at a loss? Come to me after you get married." Li Zhiyun persuaded her before giving her a dowry.

Coaxed away.

Of course, the eldest brother and the second brother did not come to him to borrow money. They both have worldly ambitions and do not bother with this kind of businessmanship!

Li Zhiyun did not focus all his energy on business operations. Some things must be pushed forward at the same time. You cannot finish one thing and then do another. There is a large open space behind the Chu Palace, about 70 acres, which originally belonged to an old Sui Dynasty house.

Li Zhiyun used part of the money he earned from opening the library to buy this land and surround it with a wall. He wanted to build an arsenal here, which was divided into a factory area and a family area.

The craftsmen who made explosives in Wugong County were still in the "Women's Army". At that time, Li Zhiyun once told the third sister that these people must be controlled and the recipe for making explosives must not be spread to outsiders.

Li Zhiyun took those craftsmen over, and all their families were placed in the family area of ​​​​the arsenal. He also recruited some experienced craftsmen, and their families were also placed in the Chu Palace, and signed a confidentiality agreement with them. He

Provide the best conditions for these craftsmen so that they can live a worry-free life, but the technical secrets of the arsenal must not be leaked. If there is any violation, not only will you be punished, but your family will also be implicated.

Li Zhiyun's career expanded rapidly, and more and more officials were needed. Not only were all the sixty subordinate officials in the Prince's Palace fully staffed, but they were also greatly overstaffed. Of course, the salaries of these officials who were later allocated were provided by the Prince of Chu's Palace

, which was also the result of a compromise between him and the officials.

He did not forget his future father-in-law, Liu Hong, and arranged a position for him as the general manager of the financial department. Liu Hong had been an official for many years and had certain management experience and connections. This position was quite suitable for him.

"Uncle, what grade is this general manager?"

"Our officials in the Prince of Chu's Palace do not care about their rank. The general manager's salary is equivalent to that of a Zhengyipin, and his subordinates have more officials than ministers!"

After hearing this, Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I will be the general manager!"

He is fooling his future father-in-law! My father once said that Liu Hong "will never be used for anything." If he arranged an official position within the establishment for Liu Hong, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would definitely not agree.

The Prince of Chu's Mansion is very busy, and the Prince of Qin's Mansion is not idle either. The second brother has opened a literature museum. It is said to be a literature museum, but in fact it is searching for talents who can manage the country in order to seek for a big position in the future.
Chapter completed!