Li Tai began to pace in the room, and several staff around him also came to the room.
"Ladonkey, get out of here for me!"
Laima Hu bowed and ran in. A fat man with a Chinese character, whose surname was Lao and whose first name was Ma Hu, was a famous merchant in Yangzhou. After Li Tai arrived in Yangzhou this time, the fat man became Li Tai's housekeeper. .
But everyone in the house liked to call him Lao Donkey, and even Li Tai found it easy to call him.
So Laimahu became Laimahu.
But Laimahu felt that everyone called him this, even the prince called him this, which made him feel very friendly.
"Your Majesty, your name is Lao Donkey?"
"Inform Wang Tao and Lin Bei to come to my study to discuss matters. The Tiger and Leopard Guards are guarding the Yue Prince's Mansion. No one is allowed to come in, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."
"Yes, the villain will do it right away."
"By the way, tomorrow you immediately go to find a piece of land outside Chang'an City, and then notify the Minister of the Ministry of Works to mobilize personnel from the Ministry of Works to prepare for the construction of the Buyi Square."
"Yes, I promise to complete the task."
After Li Tai finished his instructions, he went to the study and waited for the two advisers to arrive.
Jiangdong's money and food may only be able to meet his immediate needs. The follow-up expenses of Buyi Fang must be huge. There are 800,000 troops in the entire Tang Dynasty. Even a set of clothes for each person can make him a lot of money.
However, this initial investment is a very large amount.
He must get something profitable from Lao San as soon as possible. Not to mention getting all Lao San's things, even the perfume is enough for him to make a lot of money.
"Damn you, the third child. I didn't expect that the defense was so strict. I spent a lot of manpower and financial resources, but it was all in vain."
Li Tai cursed and sat on the chair, picked up the memorial on the table, and began to read it. Although he was in Chang'an City, the memorials from his fiefdom were still delivered every day, and some things needed to be handled by him personally.
But compared to Li Tai, Li Ke doesn't need it. He said, I delegate power to you, do it well, you can handle the small things, and report the big things directly to the court if you can't handle them. M.biQuge.biZ
Don't send memorials that have nothing to do with me, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences.
Therefore, after Li Ke came back from the Western Regions, he enjoyed life with the princess every day, and occasionally went out for fun.
But at the local level, nothing major happened. The officials were working hard and doing well.
"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, the dock outside Yangzhou City has been repaired and is it put into operation?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, the waterways in Yangzhou City have been cleared, and 50,000 people have been hired. The total cost of repairs is 150,000 yuan. However, the cost has not been released yet. The people are very emotional. Some of them took the lead in causing trouble and have already captured..."
"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, you will have good food and sound sleep in Chang'an City. Recently, two Japanese women came to this county. They are very beautiful. They are willing to sleep with His Highness the King of Yue."
boom!
Li Tai punched the paper on the table hard, his eyes were red, damn, these officials have nothing to do, they only know how to trouble people!
Can I get a memorial for giving a woman away?
And if you requisition civilian husbands, then give them money. I have already allocated that amount of money, where is the money?
"Your Highness, we are here!" Wang Tao's voice came from outside.
Li Tai rubbed Emei and said calmly: "Come in!"
Wang Tao and Lin Bei came in together and saw Li Tai was very anxious. They looked at each other and Wang Tao said: "Your Highness, are you worried?"
"Look at it, I've only been away for a few days, and I've been offered so many discounts, all for money!"
"What do I want from them? Idiots, they are all idiots!"
"Even the most trivial things should be reported to me. Did they grow up eating shit?"
Two people: "..."
Lin Bei bowed and said, "My lord, please calm down. It's not worth getting so angry."
Li Tai waved his hand, his face softened slightly, and motioned for the two of them to sit down.
"Wang Tao, has my grandpa agreed?"
Wang Tao stood up, with an ugly expression on his face, and whispered: "My subordinate is incompetent and did not handle this matter properly. Mr. Zhao said that he is old and unable to do what he wants. I am afraid that I will not be able to help His Highness in any way!"
Li Tai's eyes turned cold, which meant that the Changsun family no longer wanted to be on his side?
Li Tai couldn't understand. Changsun Wuji would rather follow his eldest brother through fire and water. He was also a close nephew, so why didn't he help him?
But now that the prince has been deposed and demoted to a commoner, who else can his eldest grandson's family support?
Could it be the King of Shu?
The King of Shu is the one who drove his uncle's family to death!
What on earth is this old immortal thinking?
"What about the King of Hejian...the Emperor's uncle?"
Wang Tao bowed again and said: "The King of Hejian said that he is old and has withdrawn from the center of power long ago. Now he goes to court, which is to fill up the number of people and cannot help you, Your Highness. He said that Your Highness, you should find the left and right servants, Liu Bu Only the minister and the generals can help you, Your Highness!"
Li Tai's face turned even more livid. I'm kind enough to invite you, these old guys who don't know how to deal with oil and salt. It would be best for you to shirk me.
Without you, would this king really be unable to ascend to the position of crown prince?
Li Tai saw that Changsun Wuji and King Hejian were old men in the court and had wide connections, so he went to test them, but he was rejected directly.
Aren't they afraid of being settled by their queen?
"How about Gao Shilian, the Minister of Civil Service?"
Wang Tao said: "Gao Shilian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is your highness's uncle, and the eldest son, Zhao Gong, is your highness's uncle. After the eldest grandson's family refused, my subordinates have not had time to go to Gaofu."
Li Tai pondered, if Gao Shilian could stand on his side and let Gao Shilian persuade the eldest son's family, this would be a very huge force.
With their support, even if he takes the position of the prince now, he will be as stable as a rock.
As long as his side becomes powerful, many people will fall to him.
"Wang Tao, you first bring Gao Xingcheng, the eldest son of my uncle and grandpa's family, to my king. He will be my official, and then I will give him a job to join the army."
"After a while, I will personally go to Gaofu to visit this great-uncle."
Wang Tao and Lin Bei bowed and smiled: "Your Majesty is very wise."
"My lord, you are still short of many subordinate officials. Do you want to bring that eldest son Chong over?" Lin Bei asked quickly.
"Hmph, not all of my king's subordinate officials can be fools!"
Lin Bei nodded. Changsun Chong was a loser. He failed more than succeeded and failed. Everything the prince planned was done in secret. If something happened to him, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Let's put these things aside for now. The most important thing right now is making money."
"Our money and food in Jiangdong will not last long. The money invested in building the cloth shop is a very large amount."
"You guys will think of a way for me to get rid of the things that the third child can make money from?"
The two of them were numb instantly!
Lin Bei came to Chang'an City with Li Tai later, but Wang Tao had been here for a long time. He spent a lot of manpower and material resources on this matter, but got nothing.
Even if you spend a lot of money to get something, it's all semi-finished products, and you can't get the complete secret recipe at all.
During this period, Wang Tao finally understood something. The Prince of Shu's Mansion would not let a single worker make an object directly, but would instead perform flow processing.
Not only is this done very quickly, but the workers cannot master the complete production process, and the complete secret recipe for making things cannot be obtained by others.
He learned from the workers of the Shu Palace that the complete secret recipe was only in the hands of the Eight King Kongs of the Shu Palace.
For example, glass production, sugar production, wine brewing, and powerful pills are all controlled by a few important people in heaven and earth.
However, recently there has been another lady, who is called Perfume Lady among the merchants, and Perfume Shopkeeper Liu among merchants.
This person is the ninth core figure under the King of Shu and the only woman. She controls the secret recipe, production and sales of perfume.
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