Chapter 116 It is better to meet by chance as the third leader, you can't find me
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu's look and felt angry and funny. This boy was different from everyone else. He was very capable and had a good temper. The most important thing was that he admired Li Mu very much for daring to put forward his own ideas and only followed others' opinions.
They are all mediocre. Li Mu is not. He put forward his own ideas and he can still do it. Such people are talents!
"Tell me, what do you think?"
"I think that the benefits of fine salt can be achieved by taking three from the internal funds."
Li Shimin's brows suddenly wrinkled again. Money was a sensitive word in Li Shimin's ears. Because he was short of money, he wanted money. If possible, he wished he could swallow millions in one breath, because with money
There are really too many places. Whether it is people's livelihood or fighting, it is difficult to move forward without money. Now that Li Mu actually said that he will only take 30% of the internal funds, Li Shimin will naturally not be happy.
"Li Mu, you kid must have a big appetite. Even if this secret method belongs to you, this world belongs to me, and the rock salt also belongs to me. Do you want to monopolize 70% of it?"
Li Mu shook his head and said: "No, Your Majesty, I can take nothing from you."
"You don't want it?" Li Shimin became even more confused and said, "If you don't want it, then who do you want to give it to?"
Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, may I ask you, what do you want the money for?"
"It's useful everywhere!" Li Shimin sighed: "The four sides are undecided. Tubo, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, and Xue Yantuo to the west of the Turks are all vain to us in the Tang Dynasty. I want to conquer it, but I don't have money and food for the soldiers. Food, with the Zhenguan plow
, if there is no natural disaster, there will be no worries about food within three years, and then I can start recruiting troops. But if there is no money, how to raise the troops? How to reward them? After all, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the country, and the national treasury cannot let me alone.
Forget it. I want to train an invincible cavalry force of ten thousand people within three years. How can I do it without money?"
Li Mu secretly thought, this is a warmonger!
"Your Majesty wants money to support the soldiers. Can I think that your Majesty wants to show kindness to the soldiers? In this case, I think it is better to find another way to spend money."
Li Shimin heard something in Li Mu's words and asked: "How to change the method?"
"Your Majesty only takes 30% of the pure profits, and distributes most of the profits to the clans and families who are loyal to Your Majesty. As the old saying goes, wealth touches people's hearts. Those who get this benefit must be grateful to Your Majesty, and even if they are dissatisfied with Your Majesty,
For the sake of profit, people will get close to His Majesty and be used by Your Majesty. I think that spending money like this is more effective than giving rewards before the battle."
Seeing that Li Shimin was still hesitant, Li Mu added another sentence, saying: "Your Majesty, loyalty purchased directly with money may not be loyalty. But kindness shown with money is indeed true kindness. When I was a child, I once heard
There is an old saying in the market: It is easy to repay money, but it is difficult to repay favors. What your Majesty gives out is money, but what you get in exchange is your heart. Compared with buying and selling, I think this is a good deal."
Li Shimin pondered for a long time and said: "That makes sense, so who do you think is the most suitable person for me to give this benefit of fine salt?"
"Since Your Majesty wants to recruit troops, the nobles of Guanlong are naturally the most suitable ones."
"Oh?" Li Shimin took a deep look at Li Mu and said, "Tell me more carefully, why is it the most suitable?"
"I have two reasons. For your majesty's plan, the nobles of Guanlong are good at fighting. For my own plan, this time something happened to me, the nobles of Guanlong protected me. Especially the uncle of the country, he not only speaks for me, but also protects me.
I have to repay my elders. I feel that the Guanlong nobles are the most suitable for both public and private matters. The most important thing is that the Guanlong nobles are close to the place where rock salt is mined, so they can save considerable expenses." After a pause,
Li Mu added: "The wealthy family has gained mining profits."
Li Shimin understood what Li Mu meant, and the "pro-emperor faction" led by the Taiyuan Wang family won a complete victory in this confrontation. Especially the Taiyuan Wang family, coal is produced in Taiyuan, and it can be said that it is not profitable even if it is not profitable.
He earned the money while lying down. However, the Shandong nobles were in disgrace and had a deadly feud with Li Mu. How could he be willing to give the Shandong nobles such a benefit?
He is really a character who will retaliate for his anger.
Li Shimin doesn't think this is a problem. It's normal for young people, especially capable young people, to have minor problems and weird tempers. If Li Mu was as stable as an old man, he would only think there was a problem. No
A city that matches his age can always arouse people's fear. But someone like Li Mu, who says everything in his heart and puts both hate and love on the table, makes Li Shimin feel at ease.
"Well, whoever said that the secret method belongs to you, let me do this as a favor. If the auxiliary machine mentions it to me, I will also speak for you. It is because of your strong suggestion that I gave up the fine salt
The profit was given to him."
Li Mu cursed in his heart, this is what happened in the first place. When you say this, it seems that I owe you a favor.
But he did not dare to say it, so he saluted honestly and said: "I thank your Majesty."
"If you have nothing to do, please leave. Over there at Chongwen Hall, we are still waiting for you to have class."
"Ah?" Li Mu froze immediately. He didn't expect that after such a big circle, Li Shimin still hadn't forgotten about letting him go to class. He suddenly felt so sad that he almost shed tears.
Li Mu simply lost face and lay on the ground, hugged Li Shimin's thigh, and howled: "Your Majesty, can I not go to class today? Your Majesty, I didn't sleep well all night yesterday. Look at the dark circles under my eyes."
Ah, the bags under my eyes are about to fall to the ground. I am very tired now. If you let me go to class again, I am afraid of sudden death. I have already died suddenly..."
"What are you talking about? It's such a mess!" Li Shimin had never seen such an unruly minister. He couldn't hit or scold him. He struggled twice but couldn't get away. He had no choice but to say: "Let go."
My legs, I’ll give you a day off, okay?”
"Your Majesty, it will take at least three days..."
"Just one day!"
"Oh." Li Mu still gave up. He was afraid that if he kept speaking harshly, he would lose another day. He released Li Shimin's legs, stood up, saluted, and said, "Then I will resign."
"Go!" Li Shimin was worried that Li Mu would do this again, so he quickly sent him away.
Li Mu resigned and came out of the Taiji Hall, and bumped into Hou Junji. Gao Eunuch introduced: "Master Hou, this is General Chen Guogong Hou Junji. General, this is the Zhulu Hou Li Mu I just mentioned.
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"It's really rare to be granted the title of Marquis at such a young age." Hou Junji raised his hand and patted Li Mu's shoulder, without any anger at all, as if he were treating his own nephew: "Come to my house when you have time, I will
Please drink."
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "Don't you know, General, that the best wine in Chang'an is brewed by Zhuluhou himself? Our family is lucky enough to have tasted it once. It is really different."
"Really?" Hou Junji laughed heartily and said, "Then I have to try it too. Give me two jars another day."
Li Mu finally came to his senses at this time, Hou Junji! This person is Hou Junji! He has an impression of Hou Junji!
The one who rebelled!
Although Li Mu couldn't remember why he rebelled, he remembered that it happened. But looking at this guy's square face, he looked like Zhu Shimao. From what he said in the sketch, he looked like a positive character.
, I can’t see that he will rebel.
When Eunuch Gao saw that several words had been said here, Li Mu still looked at him blankly, and quickly touched him with his elbow. Li Mu then calmed down, quickly saluted, and said: "General, don't be surprised.
The boy didn't sleep all night last night and is already a little dizzy. I hope you'll forgive me for my lack of etiquette. The wine is easy to talk about, so I will send it to my house tomorrow, with twenty jars, so that the general can drink it to his heart's content."
Everyone could see Li Mu's fatigue, but Hou Junji was not so cautious, saying: "I never care about etiquette, so don't take it to heart. Seeing that you are so tired, go back and rest.
You can drink wine anytime, I’ll just wait for you.”
"Thank you, General."
Eunuch Gao said at the right moment: "General, please come into the palace. Your Majesty is waiting for you."
Hou Junji nodded to Li Mu, turned around and entered the Tai Chi Hall. Eunuch Gao took him in, then backed out, closing the door behind him. Seeing that Li Mu hadn't gone far, he called out to him.
Li Mu stopped, turned around and asked, "What's the matter, father-in-law?"
Eunuch Gao came to Li Mu and whispered: "Master Hou, you are kind to our family. Please say a few words to our family. Hou Junji is not like his appearance. Master Hou has many thoughts and always has no intention of doing anything."
Wrong."
Li Mu was stunned and quickly said: "Thank you, Eunuch, for reminding me."
"Little things, small things." Eunuch Gao chuckled and returned to the entrance of the palace. Li Mu turned to leave, but he was thinking in his heart, why did Eunuch Gao say this so much? It was inconsistent with his behavior.
When he reached the gate of the palace, Li Mu didn't think about it. He simply gave up thinking and rode out of the imperial city on horseback. He changed carriages, yawned, leaned on the carriage and started to take a nap again.
The carriage was still moving very slowly, and Li Mu did not give any orders, so Li Chongyi acquiesced that he was going home and walked along Zhuque Street in the direction of home.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped. Li Mu was sleeping soundly. He was shaken and almost flew out of the carriage. His head hit the carriage. He grinned in pain and said angrily: "What are you doing! Why did you stop?"
"Such a bad temper." Wang Ou opened the curtain and got into the car. He glanced at Li Mu resentfully and said, "Don't want to see the slave family?"
"Ah..." Li Mu quickly shook his head and said, "How could it be possible? I didn't expect that... Why are you here?"
Wang Ou naturally wouldn't say that her spies were all over the city and she could find Li Mu wherever he was. He only said: "I was going to my brother-in-law's house. When I saw the carriage, I thought it was Sister Qiaoqiao, so I wanted to come and fight him."
Just say hello. Who knew it was you, a bad guy? Even if I knew it was you, I wouldn’t even come over."
What a duplicitous woman! Not to mention how we met by chance, even if it was a coincidence, who got in the car directly after hearing the sound? He ignored his reserve and was still acting... Tsk, admit it.
Is it so difficult to fall in love with my glorious beauty?