If dealing with others, Li Mu does not have the patience to explain, but Li Shimin is not an outsider, he is the emperor, and there is no way around it. Especially for something as sensitive as money, if Li Shimin can't figure it out, he will not let Li Mu operate it.
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Seeing that Li Shimin still didn't understand, Li Mu thought hard for a long time and then said: "Your Majesty, the value of money is reflected in the purpose it is used to achieve. Just like it takes one million to build a cavalry, this million may be spent on rewards.
It may be spent on weapons or armor. This money must be spent to be valuable, and when soldiers get money, they must spend it to be valuable. Therefore, the value of money is reflected in circulation, not
In terms of accumulation, if the money is not spent, it is just a pile of scrap copper."
"I will tell you another example. I arrived in a small town and gave the innkeeper a lot of money and said that I would choose a room to stay in. The innkeeper readily agreed and let me choose whatever I want. When I was choosing a room, the innkeeper took
I gave him the money and went to the butcher shop across the street to pay off the debt. The butcher in the butcher shop got the money and paid off the debt of the shepherd who sold his sheep. The shepherd took the money and repaid the farmer for the fodder, and the farmer took the money.
With the money, I paid back the polishing fee for a letter written by a scholar who stayed at the inn a few days ago, and this scholar happened to owe the innkeeper a lot of money."
"At this time, I searched around and didn't see a suitable house, so I wanted to change to an inn. I went to the innkeeper to refund the money, and the innkeeper returned the money to me."
When Li Mu said this, he looked at Li Shimin, whose eyes were a little straight, and asked: "Your Majesty, for me, I took out a lot of money and got a lot of money, without any loss. But this money, the shopkeeper and the butcher
, the shepherds, farmers, and scholars all paid off their debts, and they all made a lot of money. Now does your Majesty understand where the money came from?"
Li Shimin counted with his fingers, shopkeeper, butcher, shepherd, farmer, scholar... going around and around, all the money... Li Shimin's brows gradually relaxed, and he said: "I generally understand. What you mean is that as long as the money can be circulated,
Come on, the money is still the same, but everyone can profit!"
Li Mu took a breath and nodded quickly. Although Li Shimin only understood the most basic level, his understanding was in the right direction. As for monetary inflation, he could explain it slowly and step by step. He couldn't explain it all at once.
Know how to say it.
Li Shimin thought for a while and then said: "But in this case, money will still accumulate in the hands of wealthy families... If they only earn and don't spend, wouldn't it still be a problem?"
"Your Majesty, they have to buy mining rights from Your Majesty, and they have to pay taxes. This takes up part of it. In addition, aren't there ministers who have to find a way to let them spend the money they earn? As long as they spend it
Money, money is circulating. As long as it circulates, money has value. So, can your Majesty now understand what I said before? I regard money as dung. I don’t really regard money as dung, but I understand money.
The essence of money is that it only has value the moment it is spent. Its value depends on what you get when you spend the money, not how many taels of silver or how many dollars it is! Just like your Majesty wants a cavalry of ten thousand people,
It is estimated that it will cost one million guan, but if 200,000 guan gets the job done, then it is worth 200,000 guan. If it takes 2 million guan to get the thing done, then it is worth 2 million guan. Important
The purpose is to spend money to do things, not just to make money!"
Li Mu finished speaking in one breath, his mouth was dry. He picked up the teapot and took a big sip. Li Shimin slowly digested Li Mu's words and came to a clear understanding, saying: "What Aiqing means is that I don't need to be limited by money."
, but to be a person who distributes money... Just like Aiqing once said, I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent! Am I right?"
Li Mu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is extremely intelligent and couldn't be more right!"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu and said angrily: "It took me a long time to understand, so I am considered very smart? What about you? You have discovered the truth, aren't you like a saint?"
Li Mu laughed twice and said: "Your Majesty, I am not arrogant. Even when Confucius was alive, he had to live on the filial piety of his disciples, right? Naturally, I dare not compare with Confucius, but is there a way to make money?
, Kong Sheng is definitely not as good as me."
"Isn't this called arrogance?" Li Shimin sighed and said: "That's all, you are arrogant. You can be considered arrogant. Let you go. It's just that these skills sound so difficult to me, so how can you follow them?
Can the powerful family explain clearly?"
Li Mu blinked his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, why do you need to explain?"
"How can they believe it if you don't explain it?"
"As long as I let them see the benefits, they will pounce on me. If I explain too much, it seems like a lie. Why bother?" Li Mu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, as long as it is profitable to do business,
, there is no need to explain at all. Have you forgotten that sentence, the bustle in the world is for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit. They are all willing, and I never force others."
Li Shimin knew that when it came to business matters, he could not compete with Li Mu, so he simply stopped talking. He pointed at the mountains of copper coins piled up in the cell next to him and said, "Boy, what do you mean by this money? I remember, 28
Share the account!"
"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Li Shimin was starting to make money, Li Mu's voice suddenly became much louder and he said, "Your Majesty, you can't rob me by force! It's not easy for me to make some money. How much energy have I spent squatting down?
He is in jail. And this situation is not like what we said at the beginning. All this money was given by them voluntarily for the purpose of buying shares. I earned it based on my own ability. Your Majesty... you can't bully children!"
Li Shimin was a little ashamed, but he was really short of money now, and he knew that Li Mu could make money, but he had no place to spend it. As the saying goes, there are too many lice but it doesn't itch. Regarding the construction of the crafts workshop and the new office of the Ministry of Industry, he
He already owed Li Mu tens of thousands of guan, and he had no intention of paying it back anyway, so why not add tens of thousands more guan.
As for bullying children...you have said so. If I don't bully, it seems that I can't help you, so I should just be thick-skinned and bully!
Li Shimin cleared his throat and said: "Boy, you have to think about it, split the account 28%, and I will leave some for you. If you don't agree... you dare to accept bribes even if you are imprisoned in Dali Temple, I will punish you!"
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Li Mu's mouth opened wide, his jaw dropped, and his outlook was completely ruined! This plan made no sense at all! Although he originally planned to use the money to get out of prison, since Li Shimin had promised not to admit his mistake,
Let him go out, I'll save the money if I can. Although it's not a big deal if he was robbed, I feel uncomfortable in my heart!
Li Mu decided to argue with reason!
"Your Majesty, you can't do this! Just now, you called me your beloved, saying that you understand what I mean and you want to be a controller of money. How come it's all the other way around when it comes to money in the blink of an eye? It doesn't make sense.
ah!"
"What's the truth?" Li Shimin said unreasonably: "I am the emperor, and I am the truth. You are my beloved, and I am also you, my son. Do you dare to say that I called you wrong? As for the matter of money, I can understand what you mean.
But we need money right now. If we don’t have money, how can we use it? Otherwise, just treat it as a loan to me, and I will pay you back when you have enough money!"
"Your Majesty..." Li Mu was about to cry and said: "Have you forgotten that I am the official responsible for the internal funds? If the internal funds are generous, I have to help you earn it. How about you first transfer some money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and pay it back?
Sir? You must let me see some money back. I have already lent you almost 100,000 guan. With these, you will have 200,000 guan... Your family is no longer well off!"
Li Shimin said earnestly: "You only have a few people in your family, how many people do I have to take care of? Boy, you have to understand me!"
"Your Majesty, you are so unreasonable. The world is yours and you don't care who manages it. But the world does not belong to me. I just want to take care of my own family. What's wrong with that?"
"You have joined the clan, and you are considered a royal family! You also have a share in the world. Otherwise, whatever you think is better, I will give you a fief. The rights should be paid off. Anyway, I will settle the money!
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The two looked at each other for a long time. Li Mu let out a long sigh, there was no way. If the emperor was so shameless and unreasonable, who could do anything to him?
Li Mu took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I can give you the money, but I want something."
Li Shimin was overjoyed and said, "What do you want?"
"Your Majesty, please give me the houses built by the craftsman's workshop. Anyway, they were all built by me. I think I spent 200,000 yuan to buy them, and let me make my own decision. If your majesty agrees, this time plus the previous
All my accounts have been written off, and I will never mention it again!"
Li Shimin thought about it and felt that it was not unacceptable. It turned out that the craftsman's workshop was a wasteland, and the craftsmen built shanties to live in. If Li Mu had not led the craftsmen to build houses, the place would be worthless.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin said: "I can give it to you, but there are craftsmen living there now, and the government office of the Ministry of Industry is also there. How to calculate it?"
"I will never drive them away!" Li Mu sighed again and said: "It's the same as before, everything remains unchanged. I just want to have peace of mind, otherwise I would be too uncomfortable in my heart, as if I were in trouble.
When the bandits arrived, it seemed like a disaster..."
As he said that, Li Mu lay on the table and started to cry.
Li Shimin's face was slightly hot. How could he not understand what Li Mu meant? He was the bandit.
"Okay, don't cry, I agreed. I'll give you the place, you can do whatever you want." After saying that, Li Shimin added: "I also know that I have wronged you. But you must also understand that I regard you as
Like my nephew, I value you very much, otherwise I would have killed you long ago if you tried to seek death several times. You must know this in your heart. I allow you to be presumptuous, and you should repay me in return, do you understand?"
"Understand."
Li Mu lay on the table without raising his head, his voice was aggrieved, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise. Boss, I'm afraid you don't know what real estate is! I, Li Mu, will be the number one real estate tycoon in Chang'an from now on!