Li Shimin rushed into the yard angrily and saw that the yard was full of people. He suppressed his anger and turned back. There were so many people here, so he had to take into account his dignity and save face for Li Mu.
Eunuch Gao ran over, gently pulled Li Mu's sleeve, and whispered: "Master Marquis, Your Majesty is not angry, you should come out for a while." (Refreshed in ten minutes)
"I'm not done yet—"
"Just come out for a moment!" Eunuch Gao held on to Li Mu's sleeve and kept it from letting go. Li Mu had no choice but to put down the drawings in his hands, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, please wait a moment. I'll come back as soon as I can."
Everyone can understand it, but it doesn’t matter if they don’t understand it. Who dares to tease the emperor’s tiger beard?
Eunuch Gao pulled Li Mu out, turned the corner, and came to Li Shimin's carriage. Li Shimin squatted on the carriage with a gloomy look on his face. Seeing Li Mu coming, he ignored him. Li Mu didn't care, bowed and saluted, and said:
"Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, just give me a shout and I will run to the palace in a hurry. Why should I bother you?"
"If I don't come, you will almost mortgage my country!" Li Shimin swallowed the words as he spoke. He couldn't say it. He was the one who asked Li Mu to do it, and now Li Mu has done it.
He came to hold me back again. This matter is really unjustifiable.
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the national debt?" Li Mu smiled and said, "I am very proud of this."
"Are you still proud of yourself?" Li Shimin pointed at Li Mu and was so angry that he couldn't speak: "What are you so proud of? How clever is this method?"
"Isn't it clever?" Li Mu asked strangely: "I did not use the national treasury, but the internal treasury has a thousand and one cents, and I have accomplished what your majesty requested. How can I not be proud of it? Although it is a national debt issued, it is only half a profit.
It’s almost breathless.”
"But you also mortgaged the management rights! Without the management rights, this Chidao is equivalent to being built for these merchants."
Li Mu was calm and said: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Could it be that the people who are on the shore of the land are not the royal ministers? The merchants are also your Majesty's subjects. How can we make such a distinction? Your Majesty, don't forget that merchants also pay taxes. Three
One tax per ten."
"You also know that it's thirty tax per cent." Li Shimin hummed, "I earned twenty-nine less!"
"Your Majesty, you didn't contribute any money, did you?"
Li Shimin couldn't catch up and snorted.
"Your Majesty, there are rules for doing business. Whoever pays more capital will get more benefits. Although the idea of a free hand is very desirable, its essence, whether you admit it or not, is 'cheating'
, Is there any business in the world that relies on 'cheating' to support it? This is not a long-term solution."
"Can what you do be regarded as a long-term solution?" Li Shimin curled his lips and said: "I didn't realize that you are raising funds by selling future profits. This is fishing for nothing!"
When Li Mu heard this, he couldn't help it. He got angry and said: "Your Majesty, you want the cow to contribute, but you don't want to be fed by grass. How can such a good thing in the world be done? I don't have the ability!"
Seeing Li Mu's stubborn temper, Li Shimin was also worried that he was really giving up, so he pulled back a little and said: "I didn't say anything to you, why are you so anxious? I just want to know, what are you going to use to repay this national debt? Ugly.
Speaking of which, the money from the national treasury is not enough for the six divisions, and the money from the internal treasury is still used to build cavalry, so I have no money to allocate to you!"
Li Mu thought to himself, he knew this. If I expect you to allocate money, I might as well stop doing anything. Li Mu didn't bother to beat around the bush and said directly: "Your Majesty, how about this? From now on, I will only take the initiative.
When it comes to what I want to do, I will not mention the word "money" to Your Majesty. I will handle all the expenses myself. I will think of the solution myself. Without Your Majesty's trouble, I will not have to pay any profit to the court.
There is a lot of money, Your Majesty, do you think this is true?"
"A gentleman's words are hard to follow!" Li Shimin didn't give Li Mu a chance to regret, and he bit him to death. Li Mu lowered his head feebly. He finally understood what Li Shimin meant by saying this again and again. It turned out to be here.
Waiting.
"Your Majesty, you have really taken great pains..." Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Jiang is still old and hot. I am angry with you, but Your Majesty is still smart."
Li Shimin patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said proudly: "Originally, according to my idea, I should have asked you to sign and write it down in black and white, but after thinking about it again, I forgive you and you don't dare to regret it."
Seeing Li Mu's helpless look, Li Shimin felt even more relieved and asked: "I just saw that there are many people in the courtyard. Tell me, how did you arrange it?"
Li Mu sighed and said honestly: "The matter has basically been settled. The people your Majesty just saw are the main village owners who purchased the national debt this time. A total of 400,000 guan of funds have been gathered together."
"Four hundred thousand guan?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "four hundred thousand guan, isn't it enough?"
"It's not enough." Li Mu nodded and admitted, "If you include stations, warehouses, stables and other facilities, it is naturally not enough. But if you just pave the road, the budget of 400,000 yuan will not be short of much."
"I didn't understand. What you mean is that facilities such as warehouses and stables can not be built for the time being?"
"Of course it has to be built." Li Mu explained: "But it can be built without this money. I have already contracted out all of them."
Having been with Li Mu for a long time, Li Shimin also knew a little bit about Li Mu's tricks. Hearing what he said, Li Shimin understood what Li Mu was thinking. He wanted the merchants to provide the money. Who wants to run the warehouse?
Whoever builds the warehouse is a good idea, but Li Shimin doesn't believe it. Is anyone really willing to do this?
Li Mu guessed Li Shimin's doubts and said: "Your Majesty, you still haven't seen the true value of this road."
"True value?"
Li Mu nodded and continued: "Your Majesty, this road links Chang'an and Luoyang. When these two cities were built, they were built as capitals. After several generations of operation, the population of Chang'an has exceeded one million, and the population of Luoyang has exceeded one million.
Less, there are hundreds of thousands of people. There are countless nobles, nobles, and wealthy households. In comparison, Chang'an is relatively closed, and many things need to go through Luoyang before they can be transported to Chang'an, like rice last winter, unscrupulous traders
Why are there so many people hoarding? Isn’t it because the roads are not smooth?”
"For Chang'an, Luoyang is like a transit station. Goods are transferred in Luoyang and then go to Chang'an, Shuzhou and other places. It requires a lot of manpower to feed many Luoyang people. And for Luoyang, Chang'an is a huge
Consumer market. Not only is the population large, dense, distinguished, and powerful, but their consumption power is also very strong. Chang'an City can sell out dozens of pieces of silk cloth. But in Jiangnan, maybe this batch of cloth is only
It’s worth ten coins, and the profit can be several times or even ten times higher!”
"Once the Chi Road is built, the number of merchants traveling between Luoyang and Chang'an will surely double. These merchants will be rich by reselling in both places. There is a distance of 800 miles between the two places. If a person gallops, he can travel all day and night.
It's deductible, but if you're carrying goods, you have to stay overnight. Staying overnight involves staying in a hotel, eating and drinking, and you have to spend money. This money is sprinkled on this road, and it is no exaggeration to say that every inch of land is valuable!"
"People who often do business between the two places can understand this truth. They don't need a bookkeeper. Anyone who knows a little bit can calculate it. What they invest now can be recovered in a few years. There is a profit
You can do business with only 10% or 20%. How much more? There are only eight sites in total, so the opportunities are limited. It’s a wonder they don’t rush to grab them.”
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu suspiciously and said, "According to you, this is guaranteed money. Then why don't you do it yourself?"
"Your Majesty, of course I want to do it, but I have a problem, and Your Majesty has seen it before." Li Mu explained calmly: "I do business and like to eat alone. If I can't eat alone, I would rather not eat. This
This is also the reason why I must withdraw from Datang Salt Industry and Datang Mining. I can participate in the project of building Chidao, but I cannot live alone. First, I do not have such a large amount of funds, and secondly,
"
Li Mu paused for a moment, as if he was considering his words. Li Shimin signaled to him that it was okay to speak, and Li Mu said directly: "Now in the court, many people are already jealous of me. It would be better for me to be by your Majesty's side now, but if I stay here all the time,
In Luoyang, with these villains making noise around His Majesty, there is no guarantee that Your Majesty will not be suspicious of me."
After finishing speaking, Li Mu smiled and said: "Besides, I am also thinking that I cannot make all the money in the world by myself. People will hate me. If I really do this, I will have no friends."
What?"
Li Shimin almost laughed out loud and thought to himself, you still know that you are about to have no friends. Li Shimin also smiled and said: "Let me guess, in addition to these two reasons, there should be a third reason why you don't do it."
reason."
Li Mu looked at Li Shimin strangely and thought, "There's no third one either. Where did the third one come from?"
Li Shimin said leisurely: "You probably don't care about this small amount of money, right?"
Li Mu quickly shouted at Qu: "Why do you think so? Your Majesty, this is not a small amount of money!"
"It's not a small amount of money, and you won't be interested." Li Shimin waved his hand and interrupted Li Mu: "I have gotten to know you a little bit after we have been together for so long. The business you want to do is quick and profitable.
High. You won't be interested in a business that takes a few years to really pay off, such as buying national bonds or building infrastructure."
Li Mu didn't expect that Li Shimin had guessed him. He really thought so, but the reason was somewhat different from Li Shimin's guess. It wasn't that he didn't want to make money, it was because there were too many options to choose from.
With the system in his system, he has almost countless possibilities. If he really has no choice but to eat something that looks ugly, he will have to eat it.
But now that Li Shimin thought so, he didn't bother to argue and didn't say anything, so he acquiesced.
After listening to Li Mu's explanation, Li Shimin was relieved. After giving Li Mu a few words, he took Eunuch Gao back to the palace. When Li Mu returned to the courtyard, the merchants naturally wanted to ask Li Shimin about his attitude, but Li Mu skipped the first half.
, After only the second half of the conversation, Li Shimin said leisurely: "You probably didn't like this small amount of money, right?"
Li Mu quickly shouted at Qu: "Why do you think so? Your Majesty, this is not a small amount of money!"
"It's not a small amount of money, and you won't be interested." Li Shimin waved his hand and interrupted Li Mu: "I have gotten to know you a little bit after we have been together for so long. The business you want to do is quick and profitable.
High. You won't be interested in a business that takes a few years to really pay off, such as buying national bonds or building infrastructure."
Li Mu didn't expect that Li Shimin had guessed him. He really thought so, but the reason was somewhat different from Li Shimin's guess. It wasn't that he didn't want to make money, it was because there were too many options to choose from.
With the system in his system, he has almost countless possibilities. If he really has no choice but to eat something that looks ugly, he will have to eat it.
But now that Li Shimin thought so, he didn't bother to argue and didn't say anything, so he acquiesced.
After listening to Li Mu's explanation, Li Shimin was relieved. After giving Li Mu a few words, he took Eunuch Gao back to the palace. When Li Mu returned to the courtyard, the merchants naturally wanted to ask Li Shimin about his attitude, but Li Mu skipped the first half.
, After only the second half of the conversation, Li Shimin said leisurely: "You probably didn't like this small amount of money, right?"
Li Mu quickly shouted at Qu: "Why do you think so? Your Majesty, this is not a small amount of money!"
"It's not a small amount of money, and you won't be interested." Li Shimin waved his hand and interrupted Li Mu: "I have gotten to know you a little bit after we have been together for so long. The business you want to do is quick and profitable.
High. You won't be interested in a business that takes a few years to really pay off, such as buying national bonds or building infrastructure."
Li Mu didn't expect that Li Shimin had guessed him. He really thought so, but the reason was somewhat different from Li Shimin's guess. It wasn't that he didn't want to make money, it was because there were too many options to choose from.
With the system in his system, he has almost countless possibilities. If he really has no choice but to eat something that looks ugly, he will have to eat it.
But now that Li Shimin thought so, he didn't bother to argue and didn't say anything, so he acquiesced.
After listening to Li Mu's explanation, Li Shimin was relieved. After giving Li Mu a few words, he took Eunuch Gao back to the palace. When Li Mu returned to the courtyard, the merchants naturally wanted to ask Li Shimin about his attitude, but Li Mu skipped the first half.
, only the second half of it was said, Li Shimin felt relieved after listening to Li Mu's explanation. After giving Li Mu a few words, he took Eunuch Gao back to the palace. When Li Mu returned to the courtyard, the merchants naturally asked about Li Shimin's attitude.
Li Mu skipped the first half and only talked about the second half.
When he really has no other choice, he has to eat even if it looks ugly.
But now that Li Shimin thought so, he didn't bother to argue and didn't say anything, so he acquiesced.
After listening to Li Mu's explanation, Li Shimin was relieved. After giving Li Mu a few words, he took Eunuch Gao back to the palace. When Li Mu returned to the courtyard, the merchants naturally wanted to ask Li Shimin about his attitude, but Li Mu skipped the first half.