Not only Fang Yuan but also Li Shimin felt angry in their hearts.

There is no way that powerful people from aristocratic families such as Changsun and the Gao family cannot help, and they must be unwilling to help.

"Come here, tell me about Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian."

Li Shimin shouted angrily.

Both of them are his relatives and one of the most trusted people.

When I unconditionally thought they would help me, they actually said they couldn't help me.

This made Li Shimin very, very angry, and he couldn't figure out why this happened, so he wanted to ask for the truth.

Fang Yuan didn't say anything, and stood aside, waiting for the arrival of Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian, and also wanted to hear what they had to say.

About a stick of incense later, Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian arrived one after another.

"I want you to acquire some stores of the Maison, why do you say you have no money?"

Li Shimin said calmly.

"Your Majesty, I really have no money."

Changsun Wuji glanced at Fang Yuan who was present and complained.

"Will your eldest grandson's family have no money?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh angrily.

Since he ascended the throne, and even before he ascended the throne, he has been very supportive of the eldest grandson's family.

Many of the resources controlled by the Changsun family were given by themselves. The Changsun family has done nothing for generations and still has no worries about food and drink.

Under such circumstances, you actually told yourself that you had no money?!

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that my uncle and I took over the business of Huaxia Bank and some of the five surnames and Qi Wangs?"

"Many of the businesses left by the Five Surnames and Qiwang are in debt, and the debts are not ordinary people. We have been paying back the money during this period, and we also borrowed a lot of money from ministers. We really have no money to take over other businesses.

The store is open for business."

Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I really have no money now."

Gao Shilian echoed.

The words were serious, and the uncle and nephew looked sad.

"Is that so?!"

The anger in Li Shimin's heart disappeared a lot.

He forgot this and the hole left by the five surnames and Qi Wang.

If this is the case, then the Changsun family and the Gao family may not have the money to acquire it.

Fang Yuan didn't expect this either.

But in a blink of an eye, I felt that even if they were so old, the Sun family and the Gao family would not be without money.

When the Gao family took control of Huaxia Bank, they printed a lot of treasure banknotes without anti-counterfeiting technology, and they should have made a lot of money privately.

After all, I probably don’t want to use my old capital to help Li Shimin.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I am dedicated to Your Majesty. If I were really rich, I would definitely not disobey His Majesty's will."

Changsun Wuji sighed and said.

A look of self-blame was on his face, and he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Li Shimin.

"I wrongly blamed you, and I apologize to you."

"You go back first, I will compensate you in a few days."

Li Shimin stood up and sighed.

They are really rare good relatives, I should be nicer to them.

Once this matter is resolved, give them more resources to develop.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave!"

Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian saluted together.

Before leaving, they all glanced at Fang Yuan with a cold expression.

"Your Majesty, it is impossible for the Changsun family and the Gao family to have no money at all."

Fang Yuan frowned slightly.

He wanted to say something else, but Li Shimin reached out to stop him.

"Okay, let's not talk about whether the Changsun family has money or not."

"Fang Yuan, I am willing to spend part of the money for the purchase, can you come up with part of it? Or come from the treasury?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

It is inevitable to acquire the business of Shijia stores, so that they can know that it will not matter if Datang does not exist without them.

"Your Majesty, acquiring stores is not a problem, but the key is the provision of various items."

Fang Yuan sighed and said.

Let the rich and powerful acquire these stores. It is not just as simple as acquiring the stores, but also asking them to provide the same items for sale.

It is okay to let Fang Yuan acquire those stores, but Fang Yuan does not have corresponding products and cannot provide items for sale, so it is useless to acquire them.

"Can a replacement be found?"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

Yes, the key is to provide various items.

"The Changsun family has many corresponding products. It is only a small expense for them to acquire stores, but they still say they have no money. They can only say..."

Fang Yuan didn't finish his words, but the meaning was already obvious.

"Why do you always want Hei Changsun and the others?"

Li Shimin said with a dark face.

"Your Majesty, what I said is true."

"And you also know that I don't get along with Zhangsun and the others."

Fang Yuan said bluntly.

He didn't care at all that the emperor knew that he had objections to Changsun Wuji and the others.

Although Li Shimin was very tolerant of his ministers, as an emperor, he would not want his ministers to have too good a relationship.

"Go and pass on Fang Xuanling and Wang Gui!"

Li Shimin was silent for a long time and then passed on again.

When Fang Yuan saw this, he wisely said nothing.

After waiting for another stick of incense, Fang Xuanling and Wang Gui arrived one after another.

"Don't you two have the money to buy their stores?"

Li Shimin said calmly.

"It's indeed a bit difficult."

"Changsun Shangshu borrowed a lot of money from us."

Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian looked at each other and sighed.

Just now, Changsun Wuji said that he borrowed a lot of money, and he borrowed it from them.

With Changsun Wuji’s status and the relationship he has worked with for many years, he had to borrow the money.

"It costs a lot of money to acquire stores, but it also gives you more opportunities to sell goods and earn back the acquisition money. Wouldn't it be better?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

No matter who borrows the money, it is impossible to lend out the original capital.

The Fang family and the Wang family are both well off, and they should not be short of money.

And the result is obviously making money, why is it still a mother-in-law?

"Your Majesty, we don't have the money to make acquisitions, and we don't want to consider whether we can make money or not."

"Just develop smoothly and steadily."

Wang Gui sighed and said.

Li Shimin always felt that these words had other profound meanings, and looked at Wang Gui in silence.
To be continued...