Li Mu's face didn't change and he said: "What do you mean I'm hiding from you again? Husband, I am an open man, what can I hide? It was already very late after the banquet last night, and I smell of alcohol. Besides, you two don't either.
At home? I am myself when I come back, how lonely I am."
Li Zhien hummed: "How did you know we weren't coming back? I didn't find anyone to notify you."
"Because I know my mother's character, she will definitely keep you." Li Mu raised his head and raised his eyebrows, as if to say, is the little girl in trouble?
Li Zhien was so angry that he pulled Bai Qiaoqiao's sleeves, shook them, and stamped his feet: "Sister, look, your husband is bullying me!"
Bai Qiaoqiao immediately said with a fierce face: "Husband, you can't bully Zhien."
"Yo!" Li Mu noticed the difference in the titles and joked: "We haven't seen each other for a day, have the titles changed? Are we sisters now?"
Li Zhien was so embarrassed that he hid behind Bai Qiaoqiao. Bai Qiaoqiao had to stand up and said: "Husband, please stop making trouble. Zhien and I are also sisters. We used to call them Shunkou. Now that you are married, you have to change it.
Changed. Mom also said so, so from today on, we are sisters."
"Okay, okay, whatever you want." Li Mu washed his hands, pushed the two girls out of the kitchen, and said, "We agreed to try my craftsmanship, and you two can rest." Suddenly Li Mu remembered something and said, "Yes.
Okay, I suddenly remembered that the gift money I received two days ago has not yet been counted and is in the warehouse. If Zhien has time, go and count it. Anyway, it is the gift money for our marriage. I will give it all to you, and you can treat it as a private house.
Money."
"They're all mine?" Li Zhien was a little money-lover, and he immediately became happy when he heard this. When Li Mu nodded, he ran out immediately. Bai Qiaoqiao looked back at her, with a smile on her face, but she twisted
He turned around, looking angry, stretched out his hand in front of Li Mu, and said: "Husband, Zhien already has pocket money, what about me?"
"I'm all yours." Li Mu said with a smile, completely impressed by his cleverness. Sure enough, what he said made Bai Qiaoqiao blush with embarrassment, rolled her eyes at him, and went back to her room to rest.
Li Mu cooked a table of meals by himself and asked his wife and concubines to come over and eat together. It was already afternoon, and the meal was too late. It was too late for lunch and too early for dinner. But what is certain is that,
At this point in my normal dinner, I couldn't eat at all.
Li Mu dragged the deck chair that he had moved twice with him out of the warehouse and put it in the yard. He lay on it and watched the sunset. Suddenly, he felt an inexplicable sense of peace and tranquility.
How wonderful it would be if nothing happened every day, and the day passed peacefully... But then I thought again, if every day was as calm as water, wouldn't it be a waste of the opportunity of this second life?
People still have to struggle!
Li Mu suddenly regained his fighting spirit, got up from the recliner and got into the study. He wanted to complete something that he had thought about for a long time but had never been too lazy to do.
He wants to write a memorial!
A memorial, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirred up the stagnant water of the imperial court!
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The next day, there was a court meeting in Liangyi Hall.
"New Year's Eve Syndrome" is not only something that exists after thousands of years, but also exists in the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin went to Pingkangfang yesterday to watch the second half of Dou E's Injustice. He enjoyed watching it, but it also directly led to insufficient sleep time and nightmares at night.
It's snowing in June, so how can I still focus on business?
There was a pile of memorials, but he didn't read them all. He didn't bother to read them, so he asked Eunuch Gao to send all the memorials back, and then stand up and speak out if he had anything to do during the meeting.
"... We just discussed the management of the two rivers this year. What Fang Aiqing said is very reasonable. The Ministry of Civil Affairs will cooperate with the arrangements." Li Shimin suddenly paused while speaking, yawned, and continued: "Where
My beloved, you have something else to say, please tell me."
Although he said so, in his heart, Li Shimin wanted to say that he had some eyesight, didn't he see that I was so sleepy? Let the court go quickly, I have to go back to catch up on my sleep.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin suddenly saw a person standing in front of the civil servants, and his face suddenly turned black. There would definitely be no second person in the court who could have such power, and he knew who it was without having to guess.
Wei Zheng raised the wat tablet and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Li Shimin had already guessed what Wei Zheng was going to say, but he had to cooperate with him in acting. He was now like a popular cross talk actor. He had already guessed that Wei Zheng was going to say something funny about him. He felt uncomfortable and had no choice but to talk to him, saying: "
Ai Qing comes to play."
"Your Majesty's attitude is low and loose when he comes to court, and you are blind to your majesty. As a royal official, I have to remind your Majesty and hope that your Majesty will reflect on himself."
Li Shimin sighed, sat up a little straighter, and said, "What Aiqing said is reasonable. I know I was wrong."
Wei Zheng raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin, bowed slightly and returned to the queue.
Li Shimin opened his mouth again and said: "My dear friends, is there anything else you can do? If nothing happens, we will leave today."
Before the last word of "disbanding the dynasty" could be said, another person suddenly jumped out from the queue of civil servants. Li Shimin was really a little annoyed this time. As an emperor, do I have no face? It has already been hinted so clearly.
I don't want to be in charge today, I want to go back to sleep. Why do these ministers in the court get together to go against me? Wei Zheng, if I can't do anything to him, I can't do anything to you either? Now in this court, everyone is Wei Zheng
Is it a success?
Li Shimin's eyes were like lightning. He looked at the person who jumped out. He had already made up his mind. No matter who this person was, he must be taken care of!
"Li Mu?"
Li Shimin was stunned when he saw the man standing up clearly. He couldn't believe his eyes. Li Mu actually went to court. This was really a strange news!
"What...do you want to start?"
Li Shimin gritted his teeth. He thought that Li Mu was deliberately causing trouble. Why didn't he do it on purpose? On weekdays, when I ask you to come to court, you refuse to come. I didn't ask you to come today, but you are diligent! Besides, when Li Mu enters the palace, it's like returning home.
Just like at home, if you have something to do, when can't you come to the palace to talk about it? Do you have to stand up at this time and disturb me so that I can't rest?
"I have a report to your Majesty about the budget of the Ministry of War and land matters. This matter concerns the pay of millions of soldiers and the livelihood of thousands of people. I dare not be expert in it. I sincerely ask your Majesty to allow us to discuss it in Liangyi Hall and brainstorm."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned, and so were all the officials.
Is this still Li Mu?
Zhulu Hou is famous for being arbitrary in his work. Even if he is wrong, he will not allow others to say a word. When did he ask for other people's opinions? Today, the sun rises from the west, and he actually requested to be in the Liangyi Hall.
During the discussion, he also said that he didn't dare to be good at specializing in and brainstorming ideas. He behaved in such a humble manner, as if he had changed into a different person.
Only Li Shimin, after a brief daze, recalled what Li Mu once said about how to rectify the Shandong gentry, and somewhat guessed what he was going to say.
Li Shimin felt a little uneasy, because this matter would indeed shake the country's foundation, and if he were not careful, something big might happen. But on the other hand, if it was done, it would be of great benefit to the court, and the temptation was not small.
After briefly weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Li Shimin cleared his throat and said, "In that case, my beloved, please tell me. If there is anything wrong, I, the six ministries, and all your dear friends will correct it for you."
"promise."
Li Mu responded and took out his memorial from his sleeve. Eunuch Gao took it and handed it to Li Shimin for reading. Li Mu then turned around to face the officials and said loudly: "In my memorial,
There are mainly two things. The first thing is about the gap in the budget of the Ministry of War. In this matter, His Majesty and General Hou came to me and wanted me to give me an idea. There is a gap of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and they asked me for money. This is simply
that is"
Li Mu was about to condemn a few words when suddenly there was a cough from the dragon throne. Li Mu sighed, changed the subject, and continued: "...His Majesty found me, it is simply incomparable wisdom and wisdom. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, making money
Is there anyone who can surpass me? No! So your Majesty is called making the best use of people’s talents and making the best use of materials. He is really a model of a wise king.”
Li Shimin blushed and said quickly: "Okay, okay, stop bragging. Just tell the truth, tell the truth!"
Li Mu responded, pulled back his words, and said: "You all know that no matter what line of work you are in nowadays, it is very difficult to find a business that can make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. For someone as smart as me
I only found two or three people, such as wine shops, gambling houses, theaters, Phoenix Seeking Phoenix... They are all my business, and it is not easy to share them with the Ministry of War."
Hou Jun thought to himself, "What's wrong with it? Is it because you can't bear to part with it?"
"...Besides, I have to be in charge of this business, and the Ministry of War can't do it. So I thought, is there any business that the Ministry of War can do? I thought and thought, racked my brains, and I really wanted to
Come out!"
Li Mu raised his hand and gestured "yeah" and said: "Not only did I come up with it, I also thought of two more!"
"Two?" Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "A few days ago you said you had no idea, but now you have two ideas. Are you lying to me?"
"How dare you!" Li Mu said sternly: "It is indeed an idea that happened by chance, and these two ideas will depend on whether His Majesty and the princes agree or not before they can be implemented in the end."
"You said, I have my own sense of discretion."
"The first idea is to call it 'Bodyguard'!"
The term bodyguard had not yet appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and there was no bodyguard bureau at this time. It was still a new thing to the people of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, after Li Mu finished speaking, the officials did not react at all, and all looked at him with big eyes and small eyes.
.
Li Mu had expected this kind of reaction and was not in a hurry. He explained: "The so-called bodyguard can be understood in this way. Bao, as the name suggests, protects and escorts. Bodyguard refers to goods or people. Bodyguard means protecting people or people.
Goods are sent from one place to another."
"To give a simple example, a Shandong grain merchant has a batch of grain to be shipped to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he has signed an order for it. If the delay is not met, or if something goes wrong, the merchant will suffer heavy losses. And from Shandong to Chang'an, the journey is long
Not only a thousand miles away, there may be bandits from the green forest and heroes from the rivers and lakes, coveting this batch of food. So what should we do?"
"In the past, there was no way, or they could only struggle with a few young men to escort them. They were uneasy and worried along the way. But from now on, this situation has changed. They can ask local soldiers to escort them along the way, and when they arrive at a certain
The land will be taken over by the soldiers of a certain place and seamlessly connected all the way. The cost each time is priced according to the quantity and value of the goods. If you feel that the single cost is too high, you can also subscribe to a monthly or yearly subscription, and the price is easy to negotiate.
It only takes a small fee to avoid big risks, I think this is a good thing! It is a good thing for both the businessmen and the Ministry of War, and it is a 'win-win'!"
This kind of thinking was completely novel to the people of the Tang Dynasty. No one could imagine such an operation. But for some generals who had been stationed at the border, they were familiar with it. In the border areas, many
Merchants, especially those in the Western Regions, were worried that their goods would be robbed by horse bandits, so they usually gathered together and followed the troops when they passed by. Of course, this was not free, in order not to be stolen.
When they are driven out, some profits will be given to the generals and lieutenants.
It’s just that everyone regards this as a little extra money, and no one has ever thought that this can be a business.
Hou Junji had never been stationed in the border area and did not understand the things there. When he heard that Li Mu said that he would use government soldiers to protect merchants, he was immediately unhappy. In his opinion, merchants are despicable people. And soldiers,
Both cavalry and infantry are far superior to merchants. How can the venerable serve humble people?
Absolutely not!
Hou Junji shook his head and said: "Zhuluhou, this idea is not working! The purpose of the country setting up soldiers is to serve the country and prepare for war. How can we protect the merchants? No, no!"
Li Mu asked with a smile: "Why does the general think it's not possible? Aren't businessmen just ordinary people? The country supports the army to protect the people. Now that everything is stable and there are no wars to fight, the soldiers are also idle. Let's protect the businessmen.
Why not? Besides, businessmen don’t employ people for free, they are paid. If the general feels that he has lost face, then please find a way to fill the budget himself. I am not very knowledgeable and there is really nothing I can do."
"This..." Hou Junji blushed instantly. If he had a way, he would have thought of it long ago. How could he be like Li Mu? "This..." Hou Junji blushed instantly. If he had a way, he would have done it long ago.
He had figured out a way, but he was like Li Mu, "This..." Hou Junji blushed instantly. If he had had a way, he would have thought of a way long ago, and he was like Li Mu, "This..." Hou Junji blushed instantly.
, If he had a way, he would have thought of a way long ago, and he would not be like Li Mu. "This..." Hou Junji blushed instantly. If he had a way, he would have thought of a way long ago. He would not be like Li Mu.