"I really don't dare to praise His Highness like this. I just don't know when the ordnance I need will be shipped?"
Taking advantage of Liu Qi's impassioned words, Liu Deng asked quietly from the side.
I was a little excited just now, but I immediately started to roll my eyes. Can't this kid do some human things?
The front foot was still seeking benefits for the big man, but the back foot turned into asking for ordnance. This ability to find every opportunity and change his face like turning the page in a book really made Liu Qi a little confused as to how this kid did it.
"Your Highness, it's because these weapons are related to the safety of the country, and I can't help myself..."
Seeing Liu Qi's angry look, Liu Deng hurriedly explained.
"I have ordered the preparation of these things. It is estimated that they will be inventoried and shipped out in another three to five days. Things in the arsenal are also complicated. Over the years, the imperial court has been engaged in constant wars. These things allocated to you, It’s almost emptying the arsenal of weapons!”
Hearing what he said, what else could Liu Qi say?
In any case, this kid is considered a prince of the country. Seeing that he is acting out of public concern, I can only forgive him this time.
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your support!"
"Okay, let's do all these things according to your wishes. Since you are public-minded, is it possible that I still can't trust you in these complicated matters?"
After such a scene, Liu Qi had no intention of wasting time with him on such trivial matters.
He immediately threw these things back to Liu Deng.
"His Royal Highness, when I go back, I will reorganize it according to the results we agreed on today. The most important points still need to be issued by the court in the form of legislation. What do your Highnesses think?"
Coming from a later life, Liu Deng certainly hopes to put everything on paper.
In this day and age, the most trustworthy thing is the law.
Once it is decided, it will not be easily modified. This fundamentally increases the cost of those people engaging in malpractice for personal gain.
On the one hand, there is taxation. This is a top priority. Without enough financial resources, Liu Deng does not want the first thing that the eternal emperor will do when he takes office is to ransack his own home.
"Is this necessary? It's just a trading company. As the founder, why don't you just set some rules and be done with it?"
Liu Qi frowned, still a little disapproving.
"Your Highness, this matter is different from the past. Three to five years after the business really spreads, you will see how terrifying the tax revenue this business brings every year is. But there is no rule without rules. After people taste the benefits, They will inevitably want to ask for more. The Han Dynasty is really too big, but the inspection power of the trading houses is limited. If there is a weak inspection, the impact will be immeasurable!"
Seeing that Liu Qi was disapproving, Liu Deng hurriedly tried to persuade him again.
"Then do as you wish. I just hope you won't regret it in the future. If the same thing were left to King Wu Liu Bi, I'm afraid he would be the richest man in the world by now!"
Liu Qi looked at Liu Deng with interest, and Liu Deng suddenly felt a chill running down his back.
The richest man in the world?
I think he is the fattest pig in the world, and he is ready to be slaughtered by the court at any time. In this day and age, being so rich that one can rival the country is itself a kind of original sin.
In order to be able to live a good life, Liu Deng can only make the cake bigger now, and then recruit more people to join the gang, including the emperor, prince, eldest princess, and the whole family, and then add those nobles, nobles, etc. , foreign relatives, almost all the nobles in the court, but he hid behind the scenes, which was the safest way.
Anyway, he just wanted to be a gangster. If Dai Guo's position wasn't too embarrassing, Liu Deng would have wanted to live his own life behind closed doors.
I plant flowers, water the ground, look at beautiful women, cook delicious food every day, and have a lovely wife and concubine in my arms. Isn’t it wonderful to live my own little life?
But no matter what, Daiguo is a ghost place with the Huns to the north. They come to rob you from time to time. If you don't kill them, Liu Deng will never think about peace and stability in his life.
"What do you need so much money for? You won't take it with you until you die. You just have to spend enough money. How much is enough!"
In any case, His Highness the Crown Prince had already mentioned it, so he had to respond to the situation.
Liu Qi started to roll his eyes when he said these few words. As soon as he said the key words, this kid started to talk about it without saying a word of truth...
But since he didn't want to say it, Liu Qi couldn't force him. After all, he was also a prince, so he could only wave his hand and ask him to leave.
"Your Highness, our people have just inquired clearly. After Jianghou's son Zhou Shengzhi killed someone, he was directly locked up and imprisoned. The whole family was kicked out. Now he is temporarily living in an ancestral hall outside the city..."
After coming out of the Prince's Mansion, Du Ziteng whispered in Liu Deng's ear.
"Are you in such a miserable state? Take me over and have a look!"
Liu Deng also didn't expect that the descendants of the dignified Taiwei Zhou Bo would end up like this.
It’s been less than three years since Zhou Bo died. Even if the person leaves and the tea cools down, it will cool down too quickly...
When Zhou Bo was alive, there were countless people in the court who were fawning over him, but I didn't expect that when he just passed away and his family was in trouble, not even a single person would reach out to him...
"I ordered people to go back and prepare three carts of belongings for me. I also went to the officers of Honglu Temple to find out for me where Zhuangzi could buy something near Chang'an City! As long as the price is not too outrageous, in the past two days, Hurry up and get me one!"
Not far away, Liu Deng suddenly stopped the carriage and gave instructions.
"promise!"
Du Ziteng responded and quickly turned around to do it himself.
"Let's go!"
Although Zhou Yafu is a rough man, he is a capable person, and in the next ten years, he will also be the powerful Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. Now, while he is in trouble, spend a small amount of money to win over him. This great favor from him is truly worth thousands.
Besides, when the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion breaks out, Liu Deng is still counting on him to help him prevent disaster. Now he and Wu King Liu Bi are at loggerheads. If he were replaced by Liu Bi, the first thing would happen after the rebellion is hopeless. The thing is definitely a fight to the death with myself!
"Your Majesty, this should be right here!"
After walking for more than an hour, Liu Deng arrived at the Zhou family ancestral hall outside Chang'an City.
"Go over and ask, is this really the Zhou family's ancestral hall?"
Looking at the low and dilapidated houses in front of him, Liu Deng simply couldn't imagine it. How could the ancestral hall of Taiwei Zhou Bo's family look like this?
