At present, the four censors and Li Mu were lined up on the left and right, with Li Mu standing on the right and the four on the left. Li Shimin nodded, and one of the censors walked out and said: "I have been monitoring the censor Jiang Daoyuan, and I have seen Zhuluhou.
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Li Mu nodded and said, "Chen Yushi, there is no need to be polite, just say what you have to say."
"Okay." Jiang Daoyuan said: "I want to tell Hou Zhulu that he used public tools for private purposes and recruited craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to seek personal gain and build high-rise buildings for the wealthy people in Longxi. I dare to ask Hou Zhulu if this is the case."
Li Mu thought to himself, what a Jiang Daoyuan. If you don't take the main road, you will choose the side road. If you don't live well, you will seek death. If you sue me, you may succeed. If you sue me for this, you will be damned if you succeed. I am entrusted by the emperor.
How dare you take care of his father's building?
Li Mu remained calm and said, "It's something that happened!"
"Just admit it!" Jiang Daoyuan thought he had succeeded, and saluted Li Shimin: "The Lord Zhulu has already confessed his crime, and please ask His Majesty to judge him!"
"Wait a minute, what crime did I plead guilty to?" Li Mu interrupted him and said with a smile: "Chen Yushi, I just admitted to this incident, how can I be guilty?"
Jiang Daoyuan said righteously: "Isn't it a crime for you to use public weapons for private purposes and seek personal gain? If all the ministers were like you, I shudder to think about how corrupt the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty would be!"
Li Mu smiled and said: "I hope all the officials in the Tang Dynasty can be like me, so that Your Majesty will have less worry!" After saying that, Li Mu saluted Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, please listen to my argument. I'll go to the Ministry of Works.
Later, I found that the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works were a mixed bag, and their morale was low. They all had the mentality of just hanging out one day at a time and finishing their corvee work and going home. They stayed in the Ministry of Works and could not show their efficiency. As the chief of the Department of Works, I
Seeing this scene, I deeply feel the heavy burden on me and reform is imperative."
"As the saying goes, 'All the prosperity in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit.' I believe that the thing that can best mobilize the enthusiasm of craftsmen is money. Our Tang Dynasty is at a time when everything is in need of prosperity, and there is money everywhere.
How can I add trouble to the imperial government's finances when it is already stretched thin? It happened that the wealthy businessman Li Jiacheng of Longxi wanted to open a business in Chang'an. When I learned about this, I paid a visit and negotiated a deal. On the premise that I would not delay my corvee service
I want to earn some income for the craftsmen. Every sum of money is recorded in the account, and there is not a single penny in or out. I don’t know what I did wrong, let alone seeking personal gain. Please give me your Majesty’s sanction!”
Jiang Daoyuan didn't seem to expect that Li Mu could be so eloquent, and quickly said: "Who asked you to reform? You, you mobilized craftsmen to build high-rise buildings for businessmen, it is just a public tool for private use, there is no need to quibble!"
Li Mu looked at Jiang Daoyuan as if he were a fool and said: "I am a doctor in the Ministry of Works. All the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works are under my control. How I reform is my business. Even if you are the censor, your control is too lenient."
?Did I delay my corvee work, or did I keep the money I made? After my reforms, I made the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works more efficient. Is it wrong? Chen Yushi, are you more capable than others?
Are you jealous about this matter?"
"You!" Jiang Daoyuan was about to say something, but Li Shimin interrupted him and said: "I understand this matter. Li Mu has reformed the system of the Ministry of Works, allowing craftsmen to get rid of laziness, become more active, and improve their skills.
Efficiency. I think there is nothing wrong. The money he earned did not line his own pockets, but was given to the craftsmen. It was an honest move. I am very relieved. There is no need to say more about this matter. Chen Yushi, you did not investigate.
If you know clearly, you can make false accusations at will and be fined half a year's salary to serve as a warning to others."
"Your Majesty, I..." Jiang Daoyuan was about to speak, but Li Shimin stared at him. He didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence. He sighed, bowed and said, "I know I was wrong."
"Back off!"
Jiang Daoyuan stepped back, and the second person came up. He omitted the politeness and said simply: "The lower official is supervising the censor Sun Wenwen. The lower official knows why Zhuluhou Yin does not enrich his own pocket. Gein Zhuluhou despises this small amount of money. Jing Chen
According to the investigation, the Bashang Winery is the property of Zhulu Hou. A jar of wine costs three guan, and a bucket of wine costs ten thousand yen. It can produce 200 jars of wine a day. Roughly speaking, it has an income of more than 130,000 guan a year. Such a huge amount
If the profit is high, Zhulu Hou naturally looks down on the small cost of construction."
As he spoke, Sun Wenwen raised his voice and said: "Zhuluhou, I want to sue you for competing with the people for profit. The facts are there. What excuse do you have?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "I don't need to defend myself. Didn't Sun Yushi just defend me?"
"How can I defend you? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Didn't you just say that at Ba Shang Winery, a jar of wine costs three thousand dollars, and a bucket of wine costs ten thousand yuan! Let me ask you, will the wine brewed by the common people be sold at such an expensive price?"
"This..." Sun Wenwen was confused by the question and opened his mouth silently.
Li Mu continued: "Since no common people can sell wine so expensively, who am I competing with for profit? Furthermore, I would like to ask Sun Yushi to clarify one thing. What is the brewing method of the wine in Ba Shang Distillery?
What I invented is true. But this winery is not mine. Chang'an County has its own records. The owner of the winery is my father-in-law Bai Chun, and a shopkeeper named Huang. They are a joint venture, and I am just the owner of the winery.
I only took a few shares by using the secret method of brewing."
"Nonsense! The winery belongs to you, it is a business deal between you and Mr. Cao Guogong!"
After Li Ji heard this, he immediately came out and accused Sun Wenwen: "You are talking nonsense. Are you saying that my great prince has gone to do business? Shuzi! How dare you insult me like this if you regard me as a merchant? You give me
Make it clear!"
When Li Ji opened his mouth, he was obviously different from Li Mu. He was a first-class Duke and had just made great achievements in pacifying the Turks. Who dared to impeach him? Sun Wenwen was also squeezed by Li Mu and had nothing to say, so he spoke incoherently and brought
Li Ji. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he knew it was not good and quickly said: "The official doesn't choose what he says, he doesn't choose what he says..."
Li Shimin patted the table and said: "Sun Wenwen, you are so presumptuous! How dare you insult the Duke and regard our general as a merchant. With such a bad character, how can I keep you in the Yushitai? Officials Department
, dismissed!”
When Sun Wenwen heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, but thinking of the benefits promised by the family, he felt relieved and said: "Your Majesty, I accept the crime. But I still want to impeach the Marquis of Zhulu, even if this business is not his."
, as the Marquis of the Founding County, he has taken over the winery, which is against his official reputation. Please deal with him!"
Li Mu sighed and said: "Sun Yushi, you are so persistent. I don't know where I offended you, so that you are so determined to make things difficult for me. Your Majesty, I have taken a share, I will not deny it, and
I just made an advance of 10,000 yuan, so I can honestly say it. I think that it is not shameful for me to profit from my talents. Furthermore, except for a small part of the money I received, it was used for internal expenses.
Most of them were donated to the Ministry of Industry."