Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Ke's head was filled with confusion.
What's the meaning???
Why is it me again???
Li Ke was a little dumbfounded.
But Li Chengqian didn't explain much to him.
As Li Shimin resigned without incident, all the courtiers in the court retreated.
Before he could even walk out of the hall, Li Chengqian heard someone calling his name from behind.
Looking back, he saw Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin walking towards him.
Seeing these two people, Li Chengqian's heart suddenly tightened.
The three gangsters in the early Tang Dynasty lived up to their names.
Li Chengqian had suffered from them more than once.
Today, when he saw these two people walking towards him, Li Chengqian suddenly felt something bad.
Sure enough, the first words Cheng Yaojin spoke made Li Chengqian ashamed.
Just listen to him say: "You kid did this on purpose to mess with your Uncle Cheng, right?"
"Why did Uncle Cheng say this?"
Li Chengqian said with an innocent face: "How could I deliberately mess with you?"
"Then what do you mean by this private field?"
Cheng Yaojin came forward with an unhappy face and deliberately lowered his voice: "Don't you know that there are a lot of properties around Chang'an City that belong to me, Old Cheng?"
As mentioned earlier, Cheng Yaojin is a very powerful investor.
As early as when the Tang Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, he used all the power at his disposal to purchase a lot of land around Chang'an.
Later, under the leadership of Li Chengqian and with the full support of Li Shimin, the dignitaries began to hand over their land to the public.
But to a certain extent, this is equivalent to shaking Cheng Yaojin's foundation.
After all, during this dynasty, Cheng Yaojin said that the land had the most abundant land, and even Li Shimin did not dare to respond.
But in order to respond to the call, he could only follow Li Shimin.
However, Cheng Yaojin was cautious when handing over the land.
He used connections to find ways to turn some fields into uncultivated fields.
In this way, he will naturally not The land is turned over, and there is no need to pay taxes.
But just when he was complacent and felt that he was extremely smart, Li Chengqian stood up again and started to conduct a thorough investigation into his private fields.
Doesn’t this make it clear that you are at odds with him, Old Cheng?
Li Chengqian naturally knew this too, but he was just pretending not to know.
At that moment, he said to himself: "I know you have land."
"But aren't all your properties recorded?"
Li Chengqian asked casually: "What? Are you also engaged in private land?"
Hearing this, a flash of embarrassment flashed across Cheng Yaojin's face.
At this time, Changsun Wuji took over the conversation and said: "Most of your Uncle Cheng's property has indeed been recorded."
"But……"
Changsun Wuji paused, then raised his lips and said, "This guy has concealed a lot in order to avoid taxes and losses."
"ah?"
"Is there still such a thing?"
Li Chengqian's eyes widened and he said innocently: "Uncle Cheng, I don't know about this."
"If only I knew..."
Li Chengqian suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm afraid I have to say it a long time ago."
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin also changed his expression.
He pointed directly at Li Chengqian and said, "I knew that your boy had trouble getting along with me, Lao Cheng."
"Look, you are so narrow-minded, aren't you?"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "How can I be at odds with you, Uncle Cheng?"
"It's just that this matter is here, and we have to pay attention to the national conditions first."
"Do you want to watch the Tang Dynasty decline in the future and the old people of the Northern Desert attack again?"
Li Chengqian said straight to Cheng Yaojin: "If others don't tell me, just think about Huai Liang."
"He is the person around me. I don't need to tell you what will happen in the future."
I also know."
"But if there is an uprising in the Northern Desert a hundred years from now, Huai Liang will definitely be the first to lead the army."
"Can you bear to see your young master still fighting on the battlefield when he is forty or fifty years old?"
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin also fell silent.
"But I've already paid enough land."
"Even if you two uncles are tied together, you and Uncle Cheng can't make as much money as you alone."
Cheng Yaojin said earnestly: "You have to leave some for me, old Cheng, right?"
"I want to keep it for you." ??
"But again, you have to think about the overall situation, right?"
"Are you the only one who handed over the fields? Everyone, mine was handed over too."
Li Chengqian said slowly: "Besides, didn't I compensate you at the beginning? Why are you still not satisfied?"
When the land was first handed over, it did not matter whether it was the land of the powerful or the landlords.
Li Shimin always gave them monetary compensation according to the current price.
But no one is stupid. Everyone knows that money will make money if you keep the land in your hands.
Therefore, many people will follow Cheng Yaojin’s approach.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin also shook his head and sighed: "You are right, but I have been a soldier for half my life. I have not saved anything in this life, so I only left this little land for my children."
"Do you hope that your Uncle Cheng will starve to death on the streets in the future?"
Li Chengqian looked at Cheng Yaojin and said solemnly: "Don't worry, it's absolutely impossible. As long as I'm here for one day, I will support you for one day."
"You are so..."
Seeing this guy's desperate look, Cheng Yaojin almost cursed.
But after thinking about this guy's identity, he gave up.
After all, after scolding, it is tantamount to bullying the emperor.
At that moment, Cheng Yaojin also looked back at Changsun Wuji and said, "You are talking, your nephew is bullying me like this."
"Is it because I don't understand him, or you don't understand him? ?”
Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes and said, "He didn't even give me any face when he took over my fields. How can you be closer to him than my uncle?"
"If you ask me, let's forget about it."
Changsun Wuji paused and said, "And didn't he say that he wanted to support you? Wouldn't it be better to let him find a new way out for you?"
"Um……"
Cheng Yaojin nodded, then looked at Li Chengqian and said, "I can give you all the land, but you have to find a profitable business for me."
Look at these two old foxes in front of you.
Li Chengqian also shook his head and laughed.
"My uncle, my Uncle Cheng."
"What are you two doing singing together?"
"If you want me to find a profitable deal for you two, just say so. Why go through such a big detour?"
For these two people, Li Chengqian was also quite speechless.
When he heard this, Changsun Wuji was so thin-skinned that he couldn't help but clear his throat to cover up his embarrassment.
But Cheng Yaojin didn't care so much.
"What's the matter, shouldn't it be?"
"Do you know how many fields your Uncle Cheng has been harvested?"
Cheng Yaojin puffed up his chest and said, "Anyway, I'm going to put this sentence here. If you don't come up with a profitable business for me, then I will go to your East Palace to eat and live in the East Palace every day."
If someone else said this, it would be nothing more than nonsense.
But if Cheng Yaojin said it, it would be different.
This guy can really do this.
And Li Chengqian was speechless at his rogue way of doing things.
After thinking for a moment, Li Chengqian slowly said: "Let me think about it."
"As soon as I think of it, I will definitely tell you. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin raised his head and glanced at Changsun Wuji, and then said: "If you don't make money, I will go to your house to eat and live in your house like old Cheng."
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, why not?"