Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 205 Li Shimin: I care about gold? I care about attitude
Chang'an, East Palace.

Li Chengqian was playing with two silver dollars in his hand.

One is Li Shimin’s portrait, and the other is his.

This is a silver dollar sample designed by Yan Liben and supervised by Li Chunfeng.

how to say?

Li Chengqian dared to bet that no one else could imitate it.

Although the portrait is not lifelike, it still contains epoch-making technical content.

There is a portrait on the front and the Tang Dynasty's sun, moon and dragon flag on the back.

Ding Ding Ding!
Li Chengqian collided two silver coins against each other, making a pleasant sound.

"good."

He said, "Master Li, this casting shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Li Chunfeng said: "After we have the master plate, casting is not difficult."

"But if you want to cast in large quantities, you need to set up another workshop."

"After all, Tiangongfang is responsible for other experiments."

Li Chengqian nodded, tossed the silver dollar in his hand, and suddenly threw it to Li Zhi, who almost failed to catch it.

Li Zhi smiled ingratiatingly and was also examining the silver dollar. Li Ke leaned over.

When they saw it, their eyes bulged and they looked at each other, both seeing surprise in their eyes.

Just by looking at the appearance, they both knew that His Majesty had definitely passed that test.

"We'll discuss this later."

"Send it to the Emperor."

"Yes!"

As soon as the two men left, someone came to report.

Prince Li You of Qi sent gifts to the prince from Tibet.

“This brat…!”

Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing.

Quan Wanji was executed first and sent back later. Li Shimin was furious and prepared to send another person.

Li Chengqian, however, suppressed the matter and stopped sending anyone for the time being, allowing Li You to work in Tubo.

Later, some rumors also spread to Chang'an.

But not many people believed it.

How could the King of Qi be such a person?
More than a dozen large boxes were delivered, and Li You also wrote a letter.

Li Ke walked forward and opened the box, which was filled with golden gold.

Li Chengqian looked at the letter.

"Brother Prince, you don't know that Tubo is very rich."

"There is gold everywhere. It dazzles me."

"I didn't have any, so I melted them all."

"Also, when the Tibetan royal palace was being built, I said 100,000 people died, but Li Jingxuan said that was too little."

"How much would that be, a million?"

"Songtsen Gampo said that those were not human beings, but slaves, and if they died, they died."

"I really wonder if there is something wrong with the education I received in Chang'an."

"Am I still a normal person?"

"Compared to them, I am so kind and merciful."

"So, I am kind and merciful, but I don't like them. I want to kill them, steal their gold and silver treasures, and take their women."

"Of course, I also set up a brothel, so those slaves could sleep with those noble women for a small fee."

“Did I do well?”

"I gave you half of the gold. Are you surprised or surprised?"

"Someone is impeaching me, you have to help me."

"I will honor you in the future."

"..."

The letter said a lot, and Li Chengqian did not skim through it quickly, but read it word by word.

It can be seen that Li You really wanted to express his actions in Tubo.

At the same time, I am also a little scared.

Bribe him with gold so that he will not be punished in the future.

"Take a look."

Li Chengqian handed it to Li Zhi and Li Ke, "Tell me more about your opinions."

He sat aside sipping tea and thinking about the affairs of Tubo.

After a long while, the two looked up in amazement.

"this……!"

"It is rumored that Wu Lang is lawless and reckless in Tibet. Is it true?"

"If he does this, what will happen if the situation in Tubo changes?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I'll give each of you a box, is that okay?"

"Forehead!"

Li Ke paused, and Li Zhi's eyes lit up, "Brother, give it to me."

"Fifth brother actually did a good job."

"Those nobles really deserve to be killed."

Li Ke showed reluctance and said, "It's not impossible to give it to me."

"Then why are you speaking up for Wu Lang?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.

"Fifth brother killed those nobles who didn't obey." Li Zhi said, "What he did was not wrong."

"We don't have to worry about accidents, as we have troops stationed here." Li Ke said, "Wu Lang brought Wang Hua with him."

"They don't want the kingly way, they want the domineering way. No wonder Wu Lang is so great."

Li Chengqian said, "Zhi Nu, I told you to write."

"Yes!" Li Zhi hurriedly sat down, picked up his pen and waited.

"This will not happen again. All the gold, silver and treasures must be sent back to Chang'an. You are not allowed to keep any of them privately."

Li Chengqian said: "Just write it like this."

"End?"

Li Zhi asked blankly, and he finished writing before he even put pen to paper.

"What else can I say?"

"Don't you want to persuade Fifth Brother?"

"What do you want to persuade him to do?"

Li Chengqian asked doubtfully.

Forehead!
Li Zhi didn't know what to say.

Tell him to be more restrained.

But this is just the money I received from others.

Is this what the legendary "taking a favor from someone else is not worth paying back" mean?
"Saburo."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Send all these boxes to Taiji Palace."

Li Zhi was writing hurriedly with his head bowed, but when he heard this, he became anxious and said, "Brother, didn't you agree to give us one box?"

"Why are you so impatient? Your Majesty, that's the big head. We can just eat the small head."

Li Chengqian said: "Let's wait for next time."

"All right!"

Tai Chi Palace.

Li Ke was a little reserved. He had thought it would be better to let Li Zhi come, but his brother wanted him to come instead.

He actually knew that Li Shimin loved him.

But sometimes, he could feel his father's love for him, a restrained love, which made him anxious many times.

This feeling became more and more obvious especially after staying in Chang'an for a long time.

"Meet my father!"

"Sanlang is here."

Li Shimin was playing with the silver dollar samples. He was very happy about it and in a particularly good mood.

He smiled and said, "Are you not with the prince today?"

"Father, my brother asked me to bring something over."

"What?"

Li Ke didn't say anything and ordered someone to move in. Li Shimin didn't stand up, but just leaned forward to look at the patient.

When the box was opened, the blinding brightness made him stand up and walk quickly.

"all of them?"

Li Shimin asked.

"all of them."

"Where did it come from?"

Li Ke answered in this way and was also observing his father's reaction.

Li Shimin's expression changed rapidly, and he angrily said, "You bastard!"

"What did he want to do with half of it?"

"Send someone immediately and have him send them all back."

Li Ke: "..."

As expected, the prince is most like his father.

I wouldn’t say the way they eat are exactly the same, but they are definitely comparable.

"Father is not angry?"

Li Ke asked.

"I'm very angry. Angry that I raised an ungrateful person."

"He sent it to the prince, but never sent it to me."

Li Shimin said unhappily: "Why would I care about this little bit of gold?"

"What I care about is his attitude."

He called Zhang Ananda in and said, "Carry them all down to the inner storehouse."

Li Ke smacked his lips and said, "Okay, you don't care, you want attitude."

But you feel anxious to enter the inner storehouse.

Of course, he complained in his heart but didn't dare to say it out loud.

"Is the prince going to intervene, or indulge Wu Lang?"

Li Shimin asked.

"Brother just replied with one sentence and said nothing else." Li Ke said.

"It seems that he is not paying attention."

Li Shimin also guessed Li Chengqian's thoughts.

In fact, Li Shimin didn't care much about the life or death of Tubo.

Especially when I heard that so many slaves who were not treated as human beings died in the construction of the Tubo Palace.

He cared even less.

The King of Qi killed people, not slaves.

What does this have to do with anything?

"Since it has been given to the Crown Prince to handle, I won't say anything."

"But remember to send the stuff over next time."

Li Shimin said: "The treasury has spent a lot recently, and the temple budget is not enough."

"The national treasury is stretched, and the internal treasury is also tight."

"The Tang Dynasty needs money everywhere."

Li Ke listened silently. The national treasury was spending money like water. He was beside his brother and had heard about it.

Changsun Wuji went to the prince to complain many times.

But he knew clearly whether there was money in the inner treasury.

In recent years, the richest department has been the Neiku.

The Eastern Palace spends hundreds of thousands of strings of cash a month, and my father only has some minor complaints.

From this we can see that hundreds of thousands of strings of cash are far from a serious blow to the inner treasury, and may be just the tip of the iceberg.

So, just listen to this and don't take it seriously.

"I agree to the silver dollar issue."

"Let the prince start preparing for it and issue it as soon as possible."

Li Ke received the order and turned around to pass the message to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile.

Li Shimin's psychological activities are easy to understand.

He tasted a sweetness.

That is, no matter how he makes money, the inner treasury will take the lion's share, and he won't get into trouble and ruin his reputation as a wise man.

Li You was making trouble and money in Tubo.

Those who know the situation will send money, and when the truth is revealed, Li Shimin will definitely cover the cost.

A reprimand and banishment that makes a lot of noise but does little can not only shut up the gossips and discourage those who have made contributions, but also demonstrate his broad mind.

He got the benefits and the fame.

why not?

As long as there was money in the inner treasury, Li Shimin would not have any suspicious thoughts.

If the treasury is out of money, you can ask him for it.

The army will also count on him if it has no money.

Prestige, power and financial resources are in hand.

What else does Li Shimin have to worry about?

And Li Chengqian could also exercise the power of the crown prince when Li Shimin was in a relaxed state without causing his dissatisfaction.

All the expenses of the Eastern Palace go through the inner treasury.

It is also a hint that the money of the Eastern Palace is supplied by the inner treasury.

This is equivalent to cutting off this expenditure, and the Eastern Palace will not be able to sustain it for long even if it has money.

"Sanlang, how about you take care of the bank's affairs?"

Li Chengqian said.

Now that the silver dollar has been decided, it should be implemented as soon as possible.

"I?"

Li Ke hesitated and said, "I'm afraid I can't do it well."

“There’s nothing that can’t be done.”

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Currently, we will open branches in Chang'an first, and then we will set up branches in various provinces."

"You just need to keep an eye on it more."

"It's not a difficult thing?"

Li Ke said: "If that's the case, then I'll give it a try."

"Don't feel any psychological burden. If you don't understand something, you can ask me, or you can consult Duke Song."

Li Ke now understood why his brother wanted him to do this.

The target is the Jiangnan gentry.

Whether he admits it or not, the leader of the Jiangnan gentry is Xiao Yu, so he has an inseparable relationship with him.

It would be unreasonable for Xiao Yu not to support Li Ke since this was his first time doing something.

(End of this chapter)