It was getting late and the palace gate was closed. Li Yuan ordered someone to send a letter back, informing Li Mu that he was resting in the palace today, and took him with him to chat for half the night. Li Yuan usually feasted all night, and he was an old night owl. He could stay up longer and chat better than Li Mu.
By the end, Li Mu was in a state of confusion and had no idea what he had said. Li Yuan was still in high spirits and full of expectations for his future career as a businessman.
Seeing Li Yuan like this, Li Mu really couldn't bear to tell him the truth. In fact, he was the only one in the world who could do this deal that Li Mu thought of for Li Yuan. Just imagine what kind of deal this is? A business of selecting talents and reselling palace treasures.
This business is illegal. If someone else does this business, the head will be hung on a high pole the next day. Furthermore, is the business in Chang'an City so easy to do? There is no foundation behind it. The business will open today and tomorrow
You have to go out of business. And there is no airtight wall in the world. Li Yuan can be hidden for a while, but he can't be hidden forever. Sooner or later, someone will know about it, but he just laid a good foundation first, and people who know don't dare to tell. Everyone supports and coaxes him, and let him know.
As long as the old man is happy.
Li Shimin knew it very well, but he didn't say it out loud, which meant that he also recognized it. Li Mu's heart was half relieved. It's hard to do any business in the world, but this 'red top' business is the only one.
It's easy to do, so you don't have to worry about not making money. This is why Li Mu doesn't dare to share the profits. He just came up with an idea and relied on Li Shimin's power. If he took the money, what would Li Shimin think of him?
If you offend your boss, will you still want to be successful in the future?
That night, he rested in the side hall of Taiji Palace. Early the next morning, Li Yuan had breakfast with him. Queen Changsun came to say hello again, chatted for a few words and then left. Li Mu wanted to say goodbye and go home, but Li Yuan refused.
He called all the palace attendants from Taiji Palace and asked Li Mu to choose people to be his business associates. Isn't this nonsense? Who uses eunuchs as associates in business? Li Mu persuaded Li Yuan to give up the idea and just choose
I have hired more than a dozen handsome palace maids, and plan to use them as waiters in private rooms and clubs after training in the future. Of course, this is all a story for another day. The location has not been selected yet, and training is naturally not on the agenda.
After lunch, Li Mu left a 'homework' for Li Yuan. Aren't we going to build a building? Let's give it a name first. This is a big deal. It's the business of the Supreme Emperor. The name can't be stingy or tacky. It's really important.
Li Yuan was stumped. He took a pen and wrote a dozen names on the paper, but he felt bad about it. Seeing that he was busy, Li Mu took the opportunity to say goodbye and go home. Li Yuan was deep in thought and forgot to keep him. Hearing this, he just
He waved his hand and let him leave.
As soon as Li Mu left the palace, he was stopped by the little eunuch he had dealt with yesterday. Li Mu thought Li Shimin wanted to lecture him again, but after questioning, he found out that the little eunuch was taking him to the Jiaofang Department to select slaves. Li Mu didn't understand
, just ask the little eunuch. The little eunuch didn't take Li Mu seriously yesterday, but from yesterday to today, he saw with his own eyes that Li Mu was favored by the two emperors. Li Shimin gave plaques to slaves, and Li Yuan wanted to do business with him.
He is a famous person, and his attitude towards Li Mu is naturally very different. He is vaguely humble, as if he were facing a prince. When he saw Li Mu asking about the slaves, he quickly picked up everything he knew and told him.
After listening to the little eunuch's answer, Li Mu finally gained some understanding of the slavery system of the Tang Dynasty. Slaves in the Tang Dynasty were roughly divided into the following categories: official slaves, private slaves, and palace slaves. Private slaves were slaves traded among the people.
, like Li Zhien and Li Chongyi, these slaves come from various sources, but as long as they are not people of the Tang Dynasty, they are not protected by the government, and their buying and selling is legal. Most of them are of low quality. Slaves like Li Zhien and Li Chongyi are the best among them.
Yes.
As for palace slaves and official slaves, palace slaves specifically refer to the slaves in the palace, such as eunuchs, maids, etc., and outsiders are naturally not allowed to get involved. But official slaves are different. Anyone who has watched costume dramas has heard something like this: Prisoners beheaded
, their families were taken into the government and became slaves. One of the main components of official slaves was the family members of the prisoner, especially the female relatives. These people were well educated, and they were involved in or even proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and they also had talents in singing or dancing.
Another main part of official slaves were war slaves. For example, when the Turks were wiped out this time, many Turkic people became official slaves in the Tang Dynasty. Official slaves were purchased by nobles and were also rewarded by the emperor. People like Li Mu were rewarded by the emperor.
.Official slaves also have low status, have no status, and do not need to pay taxes. They are regarded as vassals of their masters.
Li Shimin was quite generous and rewarded Li Mu with twenty slaves, men and women of his choice. Li Mu regretted it. If he had known about this good thing, he would never have gone to the West Market to buy slaves. He spent so much money to buy them back.
There is a little fox and a big silly bear in the house. After walking around the Jiaofang Division, Li Mu selected twenty people and ten young men. He planned to ask Wang Hu to help train them and look after the house and the hospital.
Four maids were selected to help take care of the back house. There were also six more, all functional talents. Two cooks, two grooms, a gardener, and an accountant. Li Mu calculated in his mind that with these twenty people, basically
That's about it. If there is a shortage of people in the future, slaves may not always be used.
The little eunuch sent Li Mu to the palace gate before saying goodbye. Li Mu also asked the little eunuch his name. The little eunuch's surname was Chen, and he was one of the adopted sons of Li Shimin's Eunuch Gao. Li Mu gave him another piece of silver and prepared to make friends.
After a while, Eunuch Chen pretended to decline, accepted the money, and became even more enthusiastic towards Li Mu.
After leaving the palace gate, Li Mu mounted his horse and returned to Cao Guogong's mansion with twenty official slaves. When he returned to his courtyard, he found that there was no one at home. After asking, he found out that Sun had already packed up his things with Bai Qiaoqiao yesterday.
The emperor gave him a plaque this morning, and both Li Ji and Li Bi went to congratulate him. When Li Mu saw that his family had moved, he couldn't stay, so he thought about ordering the slaves to distill the martial arts ground.
The equipment and blacksmiths were all dismantled, loaded on an ox cart, and drove to the new mansion in Anyi Fang.
After all this trouble, it was already dusk when Li Mu led the people into Anyi Fang Gate. Li Mu found the door of his house according to his memory, and found that the door had been hung with red silk, and a plaque was hung in the middle, with a vigorous and powerful "Chasing the Deer"
The four golden characters "House of the Marquis" shone brightly against the setting sun, and there was a seal next to it. Li Mu recognized that it was the jade seal passed down from the country after the inquiry. Li Mu did not expect that in addition to giving slaves, Li Shimin also gave a plaque.
I was so thoughtful and moved in my heart. It’s better to be the boss in this life. Who was the boss in the previous life? He stayed up late and worked overtime without paying me. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have died of overwork in my previous life!
After knocking on the door knocker, Dasha opened the door. Seeing Li Mu and the people behind him, Li Chongyi turned around and shouted: "Master Hou is back!"
"What the hell..." Li Mu was so shocked that his ears buzzed and he cursed. Before he could say the next sentence, he flew into the air. The idiot picked him up and moved back without saying a word.