"Erlang is back?"
At noon on the same day, Li Shimin, who had finally finished his court meeting, dragged his tired body back to the harem. As soon as he entered the Manlu Hall, his eldest grandson, who was holding little Li Zhi in his arms, came up to him. He looked at his tired husband with concern and asked: "Why are you leaving the court so late today? You must be hungry. I will ask the palace servants to pass on the food."
"Hey, wait a minute, I have no appetite!" When Li Shimin saw Empress Changsun, a smile finally appeared on his tired face, and he teased little Li Zhi who was in her arms, and then sighed: " Those ministers are so angry that they are so angry, what else can they eat? Hey! Now those so-called ministers all have their own little plans! It is no longer the time when we conquered the world together, the family, the country, the world, hmph! Sure enough, each one Everyone puts family first!”
At this point, Li Shimin, who looked indignant, sighed helplessly. When Queen Changsun saw her husband's appearance, she raised her eyebrows slightly and wanted to ask what happened in the court today, but in the end, she held back.
The palace maid was asked to carry out the impatient little Li Zhi, while she personally gently rubbed the temples of Li Shimin who was sitting on the couch.
"By the way, Maid Guanyin, how are you doing with the bank now?"
After enjoying the massage from Changsun for a while, Li Shimin, who had had a headache for most of the day, finally felt better. He closed his eyes slightly and asked Changsun about the bank's issuance of treasury bonds.
In fact, few people know that banks, such a new thing, were originally established by Xiao Han, led by wealthy businessmen such as Yin Can!
Here, whether it is Xiao Han or the Mo family, which has been around for thousands of years, there is naturally no shortage of money and connections!
But Xiao Han also knew that if he wanted to put something so important into operation that might even change the entire structure of the Tang Dynasty, money and connections alone would definitely not be enough! It must be given legitimacy! If possible, use the royal family to support him, that is foolproof!
Therefore, after much deliberation, Xiao Han finally pulled the tiger skin of his eldest grandson's Young Supervisor House as a banner. In this way, there was no taboo on the establishment of the bank.
Of course, the reason why Xiao Han didn't ask Xiao Lizi to bring the bank directly into the account department was because of his calculation. Because he is afraid that the bureaucracy of the Ministry of Accounts will assimilate the emerging business model of banks! It also turned into an old-fashioned thing like a government office and lost the role it was supposed to play.
And the facts prove that his original choice was also right!
After all, in the current framework of the family world, whether in the eyes of the common people or officials, the Ministry of Household? Shao Jian's Mansion? What's the difference? Isn’t it something that belongs to our Emperor?
As for letting Queen Changsun take charge, that's perfectly normal! Even in ordinary people's homes, isn't it usually the wife who manages the money? Empress Changsun is the mother of the country and has a reputation as a virtuous and virtuous woman. She can't be more assured of letting her take care of the money she puts in the bank!
Moreover, in terms of the development of the bank, the wise and tolerant Changsun always treats new things like it like a newborn baby and carefully maintains its development. It is this kind of care that makes the bank You can quickly establish a foothold in Chang'an City and quickly expand externally.
Nowadays, the bank has developed its own set of operating methods! Strict regulations and an efficient reward and punishment system make it possible for everyone, whether they are shopkeepers or clerks, to work hard and work diligently!
We are absolutely not worried that they will be like the petty officials in the yamen, looking at people with their nostrils all day long, and doing a good business to death.
However, since we are talking about doing business, we have to mention other businesses in the Young Prison Mansion.
In fact, the Shaojian Mansion was, to put it bluntly, a royal business opened by Li Shimin through the back door for Empress Changsun.
The money earned is also directly deposited into the internal treasury accounts and can be used to supplement the royal family's needs. It will not be the same as before, where money is withdrawn from the treasury for everything.
Although, the palace official took the Queen's note and went to the Household Department to get the money, but the Household Department didn't dare not give it.
But when the accounts were reviewed at the end of each year, the head of the household department would unceremoniously publish all the emperor's expenses for the year, so that the emperor and his ministers would know where the money under his control was spent.
Every time this time comes, for Li Shimin, if he spends less money in a year, it would be easier to say, hello, me, hello, everyone!
But once you spend too much money on things like marrying a daughter, building a yard, or rewarding ministers, someone like Wei Zheng will come out and unceremoniously accuse the emperor of wasting national money and wasting people's money! This made even the emperor unable to step down, and he often blushed when he was accused, as if he had done something wrong.
In this way, after being criticized several times in public and losing the so-called "dragon face", Li Shimin understood an eternal truth: no one has money as much as he does!
Therefore, after learning from the painful experience, the Shaojian Mansion came into being and began the arduous journey of making amends for the emperor...
Yes, you read that right, it is indeed losing money, not making money!
At that time, in order to save costs, the newly established Shaojian Mansion only used eunuchs from the palace!
This group of people who came out of the palace were not only illiterate and didn't know a thing about doing business, but they all had their eyes high above their heads, looking at everyone as if they were inferior to them. When talking to guests, they would always say "I Our master!" "We ladies!" That proud look doesn't look like a seller, but like you are begging them to buy something. It can make people angry to death!
Just expect this group of fools to do business for the royal family, and if they don't lose themselves, then it's just an outsider giving the royal family some face.
So when the Shaojian Mansion was first opened, the courtiers suddenly discovered that the emperor had become even more frugal than before!
What used to be a reward was replaced by a verbal reward.
Those who traveled during the holiday also turned to working from home.
Even the queen stopped wearing gorgeous floor-length skirts and put on ordinary sarongs.
At that time, a group of imperial officials led by Wei Zheng praised His Majesty's frugality, and even the Yan family wrote it into the history books.
But no one knew that it was not that the emperor really wanted to be frugal, but that there was really no money in the palace...
Hey, it’s hard to be an emperor, but it’s even harder for a woman to be a queen!
In the past, Empress Changsun had to support such a large palace, which was already very difficult!
Now that we are raising a bunch of idiots outside, and adding in the fees for shops, purchasing, etc., this money is even more insufficient!
If Xiao Han hadn't opened a state-run workshop in Jiangnan later and reversed the situation in an instant, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty would have been forced to beg on the streets.
