Queen Changsun was very happy when Li Ke said that, not because he gave her things, but because Li Ke said that behind every successful man there is a virtuous woman. This made Queen Changsun very happy. Over the years, she and It’s not that Li Shimin has never been wronged.
It's just that many grievances can only be swallowed by her own teeth and tears. Even after she became the queen, she actually had a lot of troubles. The harem was not so peaceful. It can only be said that Li Shimin had a good relationship with her. The two of them are very loving.
Therefore, although some concubines in the harem made trouble and had some petty thoughts, they still respected her.
Empress Sun, the eldest daughter of the entire harem, never let Li Shimin worry at all.
"That's not possible, Ke'er. You spent all your money to research it. The Queen Mother cannot let you pay for it in vain." Empress Changsun said with a smile, "How much do you plan to sell this mirror for?"
"Mother, I said I won't let you spend money if I don't want you to spend money. Not only you, but also my sisters, I will definitely prepare a gift for them, and my mother and concubine. As well as several other mothers and concubines, these sons and ministers have to prepare, this is what a son and brother must do!"
"Although I am usually a bit of a jerk, I am a responsible man. I will not shirk my son's responsibilities! This is a man's promise." Li Ke said it with a sense of justice. Right words!
Li Shimin's face turned dark. He had regained his composure. Okay, are you hinting at me? Chang Lin, who was standing not far away, was holding back very hard, and he could tell that. The problem is that His Highness the King of Shu has already said this. Do you think His Majesty can really not express this?
"Okay!" Li Shimin said directly.
Hearing Li Shimin speak, Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief, Dad, you finally spoke. If you don't speak, I won't be able to continue.
"What you said does make sense. Neither you nor your mother can provide this money, so only your father and I can provide it." Li Shimin's tone couldn't help but feel a little yin and yang.
"I dare not refuse the elder's gift." Li Ke cupped his hands and bent down.
Li Shimin: "..." He almost couldn't help but kick him out. Now he can see that this kid is good at reading, but just because he is good at reading doesn't mean that he is not a little bastard!
People study to cultivate their temperament, but it turns out that you are a good kid. Reading is your tool, right? These little words are all in one set, why are you putting them here to try to make fun of me?
The problem is that Li Shimin can't say that what Li Ke said is wrong, and as an emperor, he has already spoken out his words, can he still regret it?
"How much does this full-length mirror cost?" Li Shimin asked, pointing to the mirror with black lines all over his head.
"Not much, this is the number." Li Ke stretched out a finger.
"You haven't screamed too much? How can you scream ten thousand guans?!" Li Shimin stared at himself.
ah? Do you give it such a high price? ! Then I have to increase the price.
"Dad, you don't understand. Who in the entire Tang Dynasty can use this full-length mirror? Only you can use it. You, my mother, and several concubines can use it. At most, including my sisters, this It's a limited edition, others can't use it and they don't dare to use it." Li Ke said seriously.
"Look, this mirror is made entirely of high-end customization! This takes a lot of craftsmanship. It took Erchen three years to successfully develop this batch of mirrors, and it was only made recently." Li Ke pointed seriously The mirror spoke.
Li Shimin looked at the full-length mirror that was as tall as him, and thought for a while, it was indeed the case. Apart from them, Li Ke could not sell it to anyone else.
"How much is the total?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked.
"There are seventeen in total. You can just give me 160,000 yuan." Li Ke bent down and said.
Li Shimin calculated in his mind. Don't tell me, this guy really calculated the numbers in advance.
"What's wrong, is your father short of ten thousand yuan?" Li Shimin asked with a sideways glance at him.
"Of course not!" Li Ke straightened his figure and said seriously: "There is a mirror in it that my sons and ministers honor you. You buy mirrors for my mother, stepmother, and my sisters. That is because you, as a man, have I cannot take away your responsibility as their husband and father! This is your promise as an upright man to give them a better life!"
"But I am filial to you because of Your Majesty who worked day and night for the people of the Tang Dynasty. It is for the sake of Your Majesty who helped juniors such as Erchen, Sizi, Changle, eldest brother, etc. to build a prosperous Tang Dynasty, so that A father who we can enjoy peace of mind and happiness!"
"Maybe you haven't noticed that you already have gray hair on your head. You are still so young and strong, but you have worked hard day and night and already have gray hair. This little filial piety to you is not as good as the tens of thousands of dollars you have paid. One percent, but this is already my greatest ability." Li Ke said "sincerely".
Li Shimin was stunned, and so was Empress Changsun. Li Ke's words were all spoken in plain language, with no rhetoric or allusions. But such plain words touched Li Shimin a little. He glanced at Li Ke silently, and then Then he snorted coldly: "Huh! What are you trying to stir up emotions? I don't need your little money? I'll give you 200,000 yuan. It means you still have some conscience. Remember your mother, concubines, and sisters."
"Thank you, father! However, I feel a little guilty for taking this money, so I want to do something with the money, and I hope my father, the emperor, and the empress will agree." Li Ke said with a "ashamed" look on his face.
"What do you want to do?" Queen Changsun also asked with some emotion.
"It's like this. Over the years, as the national power of the Tang Dynasty has gradually grown stronger, after various natural disasters in the past few years, the situation of the Tang Dynasty has gradually stabilized. However, with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the population of Chang'an City has also increased. The more I visited, the more I noticed that there were many young beggars in Chang'an City, and there were some victims from other places outside the city."
"The number of these disaster victims is increasing. Although some people give them some work to do every day, in fact, the money they earn can only support themselves. Last winter, Erchen noticed that many The victims froze to death outside Chang'an City."
"Although where there is sunshine, there are shadows. There are such people in any dynasty. However, if their number is too large, it will inevitably affect the stability of Chang'an and your reputation. ."
"So I plan to use this money to build a Tang Royal Welfare Park on the bank of the Wei River northwest of Chang'an City." Li Ke said seriously.
"What is this for?" Li Shimin frowned.
"Erchen plans to put some of the industrial work of Erchen's business in this park, and then the main recruitment of manpower will give priority to these disaster victims and beggars, especially these beggars. Many of them are still young. If any If they grow up like this, they will definitely become green-skinned gangsters when they grow up, which will be harmful to the country and the court."
"My son is going to gather them back, provide them with some food and drink, and then let them do some appropriate work to support themselves, so that when they grow up, whether they become ordinary people or join the Tang Dynasty, The army fights for the country, which is beneficial to the country, so it can be achieved with one stone."
Li Ke said seriously.
