Li Shen headed to the palace with more than a hundred cars. When he arrived at the palace gate, the military guards guarding the gate made a routine inspection. When he saw about one hundred and sixty cars filled with copper coins, the commander of the military guards was dumbfounded.
He has been guarding the palace for ten years. In the first year of Zhenguan, he began to gain Li Shimin's trust and served as the commander of the military guards. Responsible for guarding the palace, I have never seen anyone transport money to the palace.
He was not shocked even if Li Shen carried swords and guns. In the end, the military guards carefully inspected and allowed Li Shen's motorcade to enter the harem. There is no way to prevent entry. Although this has never happened before, transporting money is not a weapon or dangerous goods.
Such a long motorcade passing through the harem was particularly eye-catching again during the day. When the motorcade stopped at the entrance of Daji Hall, the concubines from all palaces came to watch the fun. Even Queen Changsun came over. She is the master of the harem, and she has to take care of everything in the harem.
Concubine Wei received a notice from the eunuch that King Ji had returned with a motorcade and came out to check. She saw Li Shen standing at the door and Queen Changsun also walking over from a distance.
"Shen'er, what are you doing? Why are you making such a big noise? What are they pulling in these cars?" Concubine Wei quickly asked her son. I am afraid that my son will make mistakes.
The president, Queen Sun, also came over with her servants, and everyone paid homage to Queen Chang Sun. Queen Changsun came to Li Shen and asked with a smile, "Shen'er, what good things did you bring this time?"
Li Shen would give him a gift every time he had something good. Not long ago, Concubine Wei gave her a box of good wine. She heard it was worth fifty guan.
"Reply to the mother, the child should bring back some of the things outside the body." Li Shen replied, don't they all say that money is the things outside the body? Li Shen thought.
"Oh, what kind of thing is it?" Queen Changsun was even more curious.
"Mom will know when they unload the car." Li Shen replied. Then he turned around and said to the manager in charge, "Unload all the trucks into the warehouse. After unloading one truck, go back to Shang Food Prison. I will ask Manager Wang to deliver it to you in the evening for the reward. Start unloading the trucks." Li Shen waved his hand.
Li Shen gave an order and the cover of the first bullock cart was opened. The eunuch began to take out the money. Each person can only take ten strings at a time, which weighs more than sixty kilograms. Fortunately, these eunuchs worked more and were in good health. Li Shen ordered the eunuchs in charge of Concubine Wei to open the warehouse and count the quantities.
Everyone watched as the eunuchs each carried a pile of copper coins into the Daji Hall. Dozens of eunuchs came back and forth. After unloading one cart, they came to the next cart, one cart, two carts, and three carts.
The concubines, eunuchs, and palace maids standing nearby watching the excitement were all eyes widened. Although they were also concubines, they all lived in the palace. But the salary is really not that much.
In addition to getting more rewards for being favored, even Queen Changsun's eyes are a little bright. She is in charge of the internal funds because Li Shimin is thrifty these years.
He still used internal funds to help the government at every turn, and now his internal funds only amounted to more than 40,000 guan. This was because Li Shen had distributed 5,000 guan in dividends in the past few months.
Concubine Wei was also dumbfounded. After unloading thirty carts in half an hour, there were so many more behind. How could this son get so much money? It couldn't be that she was doing something illegal. The main reason was that she didn't think of anything illegal that could make so much money in a few days. Robbed the treasury? ? Concubine Wei was thinking wildly.
Everyone who knew the news was here, and they all heard that King Ji had brought back more than 100 car dollars. Li Mengjiang also came from the Princess Palace to watch the excitement and saw Li Shen directing the transportation.
Looking at the people around him with shining eyes, Li Mengjiang felt a sense of pride in his heart. This is her younger brother. In this era, the strength of the natal family is very important to a woman at home.
Her brother is so capable, and she will be able to stand upright when she gets married in her husband's family, and her husband's family will not dare to bully her. Li Mengjiang thinks so mainly because she is an unpopular princess.
Li Shen saw Li Mengjiang in the crowd and waved to Li Mengjiang quickly. Shouting "Sister, sister, come here quickly."
Li Mengjiang saw Li Shen greeting him and walked over. "Shen'er, what's the matter?"
"Sister, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Aren't you and them going out to the palace to play? It will definitely cost money to go out and play. I will ask Shitou to bring someone to give you a thousand coins. You can buy whatever you like when you leave the palace. Stone, stone. Where are the people?”
Li Shen began to look around for this personal eunuch. The Tang Dynasty was not so strict about women going out. On festivals like the Mid-Autumn Festival, the princess can still go out of the palace to play with her servants.
Perhaps because he is not favored, Li Mengjiang is usually very low-key, low-key, and frugal. Even if Concubine Wei gave it to her, she didn't spend much of it.
Li Shen estimated that Li Mengjiang might not even buy anything when he left the palace this time. Li Shen felt how his sister could have such low self-esteem. Li Shimin does not love his younger brother.
He was not prepared to let his sister get married so early. She had to like her.
"No need for Shen'er. I don't have anything to buy when I leave the palace," Li Mengjiang said with great emotion.
Just when Li Shen wanted to say something. Shitou ran out and said to Li Shen, "Your Majesty, what should I do if the warehouse can't hold it?" Concubine Wei Guifei's Daji Palace did not have any warehouse.
Just taking out a room to store her and Li Shen's salary was not large. Li Shen brought back so much money that he couldn't put more money into his fifty-plus car.
Li Shen couldn't even imagine how big the national treasury was, being able to lay down tens of millions of dollars every year. The six warehouses that can hold hundreds of thousands of coins should be very large.
The people watching the excitement were also surprised. How much money it cost could not fit in one room. But Li Shen said to Li Mengjiang: "Sister, look, the warehouse can't hold it. Please take it away quickly and help me spend it." As soon as Li Shen said this, don't tell anyone else, including Concubine Wei and Li Mengjiang. I think what Li Shen said was too showy.
Moreover, the concubines next to him almost rolled their eyes. This Prince Ji was so good at pretending. Don't wait for Li Mengjiang to speak. Li Shen turned to Shitou and said: "Tou Shitou, go to my sister's yard to deliver five carts of copper coins to the Princess Palace." Shitou nodded and agreed to direct the five ox carts to the Princess Palace.
The princesses who came with Li Mengjiang had envious eyes. "Twelfth sister, tenth brother is so kind to you. You really love her in vain." Princess Dongyang said enviously.
"Yes, yes, Sister Twelve. Brother Ten is really capable. I'll give you a thousand guan. You can buy a lot of cloth, jewelry, rouge and gouache. Didn't you take a fancy to a painting by someone last time? At that time, you said 10 guan. The money is too expensive. Now that I have money, I will buy it back tomorrow," Princess Jin'an also said
Li Mengjiang said nothing. I feel happy. This brother's pain was not in vain.
At this time, Li Shen had asked Concubine Wei to find a larger house, and the move was finally completed two hours later. The crowd had already dispersed. Queen Changsun followed Concubine Wei into the hall to chat. Wait until Li Shen finishes his work and enters the hall. Concubine Wei asked. "Shen'er, where did you get all this money?"
"Auntie, I earned it all from business. I earned it from a business partnership with my eldest sister, Li Zhi. I have already had people give away the dividends this time." Li Shen said
"Oh? You are also partnering with Princess Changle. Princess Changle will follow you and cause mischief." Concubine Wei did not believe it.
"Haha. Shen'er is really right. Lizhi told me when she entered the palace a few days ago. Five hundred and 10% of the shares. It seems that Lizhi has made a lot of money this time." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
"The Emperor has arrived." A eunuch announced outside.
