"Okay, okay, don't cry anymore."
Changsun Wugou's heart softened and he said,
"Just follow what the young master said, and check out the affairs of your family first."
"If you have a family, I will send you back home. If you are homeless, you can stay in the palace or go out to start a family. I will give you the capital to settle down and live."
As both women, she naturally sympathizes with these slaves.
"Thank you, Queen."
The maids stopped crying and bowed down with grateful faces.
If it were the Supreme Emperor, how would he care about their life and death? Only His Majesty and the Queen in front of me can be so kind and generous...
They are lucky enough!
"From a comprehensive perspective, it has to be Yin."
Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei and praised,
"You can always think of things that I haven't thought of. With such a talented assistant, it would be a pity not to serve as Prime Minister and Assistant."
Not to mention anything else, Xu Fenglei's remarks, the perspective and depth of thinking are at the level of a prime minister when it comes to the two matters of "demotion of the clan" and "abolition of palace maids"!
"No."
Xu Fenglei stood up and held his hands in his arms, smiling and saying,
"I can only talk, but I can't do things."
"Therefore, it is most appropriate for your majesty to give you the power to participate in the political affairs of Henan. If your majesty is willing, you can give me another admonishment official. I will be happy to find faults with you."
Li Shimin; "..."
"Get lost!"
He said angrily,
"The most annoying thing about admonishing a doctor is that Wei Zheng... Ever since he was appointed as an admonishing doctor, he has picked up my faults every day and made me very angry!"
"One is enough to give you a headache! You kid is even more talkative. I'm afraid I won't be able to help but chop you up when the time comes."
"I excuse you!" Xu Fenglei smiled, bowed slightly, quickly turned around and slipped away, finally escaping.
Seeing him fleeing quickly, Li Shimin felt angry and funny.
"This kid is really a freak..."
He said,
"Tell me, if our Chengqian and Qingque behave like him in the future, what should we do?"
Changsun Wugou pursed his lips and smiled.
"Then you have to burn some incense."
She said,
"With such a smart child, why worry about the country being insecure?"
Li Shimin snorted softly.
"The child is smart, that's because of my good blood! He can only get a little credit at most!" He curled his lips and said, "...By the way, did you give him the money?"
The eldest grandson Wugou nodded slightly.
"Just give it."
Li Shimin stood up and sighed,
"After all, we hold half of the shares, so we can't do neither work nor contribute, right?"
"What he has to do is a big thing. I can't give you much support on the surface, so I can help you more secretly..."
…
Chang'an City, West Market.
The tense atmosphere of the Turkic troops approaching the city has long since dissipated, and the West Market has once again returned to prosperity and liveliness.
Pedestrians coming and going wear different colors. In every group of people, there are always a few people with different facial features and shorter and stockier bodies than the people of the Tang Dynasty.
The people of the Tang Dynasty gave them a friendly name - Hu people.
Of course, those with high qualities and good intentions are barbarians, and those with low qualities and bad conscience are barbarians.
The place where Xu Fenglei was standing at the moment was the center of the West Market, the place with the highest concentration of people!
"Bu Zun, this is the store."
Yan Lide pointed to a goldware shop in front of him and explained,
"It is opened by a Hu merchant. It specializes in gold, silver, jade, jewelry, etc. Because of its good quality, it is very popular among the ladies of Chang'an."
"However, something seems to have happened to Hu Shang's country. He is anxious to return to the Western Regions to take care of his family. Naturally, this store is listed with a price tag of one thousand taels of silver! We won't sell it for a penny less!"
"According to what he said, the price is paid by cutting off the calves with a knife."
Xu Fenglei couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
Isn't that just a jump price?
"You said something happened to Hu Shang's country?"
He asked curiously,
"Which country in the Western Region is it?"
Yan Lide shook his head.
"I don't even know this. There are many countries in the Western Region. Some places as big as a village dare to be called countries. There are always hundreds of them. It is even more chaotic than the Spring and Autumn Period."
He said,
"His hometown should be a small country in the Western Region. Maybe it was invaded by an enemy country. Who knows?"
"Xiaoguan heard that when he returned this time, he wanted to move his family to the capital of Guishang. It is one of the most powerful countries in the Western Region. It is very safe, but of course it is also very expensive."
Xu Fenglei nodded slightly.
These are not the focus of his attention.
"If you're so anxious, why don't you give me room to bargain?"
He asked again,
"One thousand taels of silver is not a small amount these days."
Xu Fenglei is rich, but his money must be spent wisely!
After buying the store, you need to buy a warehouse, and then you have to put part of the money in the bank as cash flow.
It would be nice to save a little bit...
"Hey, Hu Shang... is only interested in profit, otherwise he wouldn't have taken such a big risk and crossed the Gobi Desert to do business in Datang."
Yan Lide waved his hand and said,
"On normal days, he might not be willing to sell it for even two thousand! As Chang'an City becomes more and more prosperous, the price of these lands will become higher and higher. As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the official is already keenly aware of this. .”
"In the future, land and housing prices in Chang'an will definitely be sky-high! It's a pity that I don't have much money. Otherwise, if I buy a few more rooms now, I can just sit back and collect the money in the future!"
Xu Fenglei laughed.
"Your prediction is similar to mine. House prices in Chang'an will definitely rise sharply! Don't look at this shop, which only has three rooms. In the future, it may be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver!"
He said seriously,
"Go and tell that Hu merchant that I bought this store and I will send someone to sign the contract later."
Seeing the flow of people coming and going, going in and out of the store, spending wantonly...
Xu Fenglei felt a little itchy in his heart.
In the future, his Fenglei Bank will become the most dazzling pearl in the West Market and the financial center of the entire Datang!
"good."
Yan Lide did not doubt Xu Fenglei's purchasing power at all, and immediately responded,
"Xiaguan is going to negotiate now. This store has been registered with the Ministry of Industry. In the past two days, Xiaguan has helped the minister to go through all the procedures."
"It won't be long before I am the master of this place."
There was a hint of courtesy and flattery in his tone.
Although he is called a minister, in fact, this is Duke Xu Guogong, the prince's young master, a highly respected minister!
Just Minister of the Ministry of Industry, among the long list of titles, that is really insignificant.
As long as such a powerful Shangguan manages the relationship well, is he still afraid that his future will not be bright?
"Good work."
Xu Fenglei was very impressed with this young man's success and said,
"Let's go and have a look to the east. The warehouse you chose for me...is right next to Jingzhao Mansion?"
Yan Lide nodded quickly.
"Yes, it's right next to Jingzhao Mansion. Every day the Yi Guards and the Jin Wu Guards pass by there in great force..."
He said,
"I will take you to see..."
(End of chapter)
