In the palace, the prince's bedroom, the prince Li Chengqian is sitting on his prince's chair, holding a letter in his hand, which was just sent by Li Yifu himself.
Looking at what Luo Zhang wrote in the letter, Li Chengqian smiled.
Li Tai, Li Tai, you made a wrong move. You have nothing to do with Luo Zhang.
But thank you for provoking Luo Zhang and parting ways with Luo Zhang, otherwise how could I get Luo Zhang's support!
In the letter, Luo Zhang mainly explained some of the things that the prince needs to do at the moment and what he cannot do. If someone else sent him such a letter, Li Chengqian would probably burn it directly without even reading it, but Luo Zhang The difference is that as his father's favorite minister, he probably knows his father the most deeply, and naturally knows his father's joy. Otherwise, how could King Wei have been so favored by his father a few days ago?
All of this is inseparable from Luo Zhang.
In the letter, Luo Zhang told him that His Majesty did not want to change the prince, but just hoped that he would be more mature. Luo Zhang emphasized that he should be calm when encountering problems and never be provoked by others. In addition, if someone sends him to prostitution, Tong Zhang will Must refuse! Otherwise he will be doomed!
Li Chengqian was puzzled by this. How did Luo Zhang know that someone was going to send him to prostitution? Did the news get out?
Child molestation was commonplace in the Tang Dynasty. Rich people would engage in such things for fun when they were bored. This was nothing to the prince.
However, Luo Zhang made it clear that others could do it, but he couldn't. He was the prince, and he had to set an example and be prudent. He must not be criticized for any flaws, otherwise it would be bad in His Majesty's eyes, and he would not do it.
If someone else said this, he would be afraid that he would not even bother to listen. After all, there are too many such things, how can it be regarded as a stain?
But since Luo Zhang said this, it must be taken seriously. In Li Chengqian's view, he was afraid that his father thought so, so Luo Zhang mentioned it to him.
This also puts an end to his desire to accept those prostitutes and have fun with them!
Luo Zhang also said another thing in the letter, that is, Luo Zhang will cooperate with the prince to open a new barbecue shop. Luo Zhang will provide the ingredients and will not care about anything else. From the income, Luo Zhang only needs the money for the ingredients, and the rest will belong to the prince.
Luo Zhang was able to get the news that Li Tai's barbecue was not spreading, and Li Chengqian was also able to get it. After a little analysis, he knew that this must be related to Luo Zhang.
Now that Luo Zhang wants to cooperate with him to open a barbecue shop, he is naturally overjoyed. You must know that he has long been jealous of Li Tai's dividends in the barbecue shop, which is more than 100,000 taels per month. Who wouldn't be jealous.
Even though he is a prince, his monthly expenses cannot make ends meet, and he has to support a bunch of people, so the money is simply not enough.
Now, as long as his barbecue shop can open and have the ingredients provided by Luo Zhang, the money will keep rolling in.
You know, no matter how high your status is, you have to spend money to do things. If he wants to reach the top, it is inseparable from money, and he needs a lot of money. He has no money, and Li Tai is rich and powerful, so naturally he is weaker.
Luo Zhang's act is like giving timely help. With the money, he can do more things.
Of course, Luo Zhang's help was not in vain, and everyone knew what was going on here!
Compared with Li Tai's greed, Li Zhi's lust, ahem, Li Zhi's coveting of Mei Niang in later generations is just lust in Luo Zhang's opinion.
Luo Zhang is still very optimistic about Li Chengqian. To say that Li Chengqian is useless would be a big mistake. Li Chengqian is useless. Li Shimin will let him be the prince and never depose him?
Compared with other princes, Li Chengqian was more gentle and gentle, and less murderous. Such a person can be a king who maintains his status, but he cannot be an emperor who expands his territory.
And Li Shimin was a domineering and murderous king. The reason why there were rumors of abolishing Li Chengqian was more or less because Li Chengqian lacked a little murderous spirit.
But in Luo Zhang's view, this is a fallacy. What kind of murderous spirit? Who said that to be an emperor, one must have a murderous spirit? It’s not like they are in troubled times, so Luo Zhang thinks Li Chengqian is good!
And the reason why he doesn't have a murderous spirit is not because you, the laborer, are here. If he had a murderous spirit, I'm afraid you would have killed him long ago.
It is impossible to say that the reason why Li Chengqian rebelled in later generations had nothing to do with Li Shimin. It was because of Li Shimin's persecution, there were always rumors that he wanted to change the prince. Li Chengqian was forced to do such a thing. You are not trying to kill him. The spirit of cutting? I will give your father the murderous spirit!
The final result was that Li Chengqian died, and this was the result that Li Shimin wanted. His son could not be a coward!
Such a result looks like bullshit to Luo Zhang!
After Li Chengqian received Luo Zhang's note, he naturally got busy and chose a store to open a barbecue shop!
And Luo Zhang was not idle either. He either went to Yushan or went to the shipyard every day. Large sea ships must be built, and offshore ships are also indispensable. During the expedition to Goguryeo, offshore ships can play a huge role.
Whether it is for Li Shimin or for himself, large sea ships must be built.
In Luo Zhang's view, although the Tang Dynasty is a good place, sometimes he is still worried. One day a bad person will be killed. If he has a large sea ship, he doesn't need to be afraid. He can just take the whole family and leave by boat. So carefree.
Who can control him then?
This kind of thinking also came from the fights these days. Luo Zhang was instinctively tired of fighting. What was the point of fighting? I really didn't understand how hard these people fought.
But if you don't fight, others will fight you. If you fail in the fight, you will either be imprisoned or die, and your family will be destroyed. It's no wonder that Luo Zhang came up with this idea.
Of course, no one said this idea to Luo Zhang. If he said it, it would be tantamount to rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. How could those who had a grudge against him let him go? They would definitely find an opportunity to kill him. I am afraid that even Li Shimin would not spare him. he.
There is an unknown island in the East China Sea. After Liu Renyuan discovered the island, he did not stay here for long. After replenishing fresh water, he continued to set off south. His time was very tight and he had to return to Chang'an within three months. According to Luo Zhang, He said that if he did not return for three months, he would have to wait until the monsoon next year to come back, which would delay the big event.
This time going south, Liu Renyuan was shouldering a very heavy task. Not only did he have to explore the locations marked by Luo Zhang to determine whether these locations existed, but he also had to sell a shipload of goods to Yuhang County and transfer the goods from Yuhang County to Yuhang County. Special products were bought back to Datang.
This is an important task to open up trade routes. Liu Ren is not willing to take it seriously. As long as the trade routes are opened up, they will not be without food and salary. Your Excellency has said that their Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty is independent of the army of the Tang Dynasty. All expenses must be paid. You have to bear it yourself, and all of this will come out of Luo Zhang.
No matter how rich Luo Zhang is, he can't afford to support so many people, so he must find a way to make money.
People in the Tang Dynasty did not have this concept at all. In the eyes of others, this was a loss-making business, but in Luo Zhang's view, it was a way to make a fortune. As long as Liu Ren wanted this trip to go well, Luo Zhang would form a larger fleet to go south the second time. , not to mention too much, it is very simple to earn hundreds of thousands of taels by going back and forth.
Don’t forget, there are many things in the south that are not available in the north. Things are rare and expensive, so the price is naturally high. What is available in the north is also not available in the south. The profits here are simply astonishing!
Of course Luo Zhang will not talk about these things, and only Your Majesty knows Luo Zhang's plan. After all, the money Luo Zhang earns will be shared with Your Majesty!
Luo Zhang also told Liu Renyuan about this. Just when Liu Renyuan was thinking about his mission, his subordinates suddenly shouted.
"Sir, there is a boat! There is a big boat!"
Looking in the direction pointed by his men, not far in front of him, five or six large ships were sailing towards him.
Seeing this, Liu Renyuan frowned and hurriedly ordered: "The whole ship is on alert, prepare to meet the enemy!"
Luo Zhang told him before he went to sea that the only big ships that could sail on the sea were ships from Goguryeo and Japan. In other words, the ships coming towards him were either Japanese or Goguryeo.
Luo Zhang also told them not to hold back any ships that encounter these people, but to hit them hard and strike first.
There is a more profitable place on the sea, and that is piracy!
Anyway, the Goguryeo and Japanese people don't have a good relationship with him, so there is no psychological burden at all in robbing them!
After hearing Liu Renyuan's order, the three ships immediately moved and lined up in a Z-shaped formation. The large crossbows on the ship were also ready, and the iron knots were arranged in place. As soon as the adults gave the order, they would head on the invading ships. Beating, I don't know how many times I have practiced these drills, so the soldiers are all familiar with it, and every one of them is extremely excited. It is really like a bird floating in the sea. A war is about to suddenly happen. Who wouldn't be excited!
