Zou Hao, Zeng Xiulin and Jiang Tao looked at each other. Although they were not surprised that the prince would make such a request, they still didn't know what to choose. Especially Zou Hao. Although Zou's wine shop is not a big business, it is a time-honored brand for many years. Now that he has completely surrendered to King Yong, isn't he giving up his own foundation?
Seeing that although the three of them were surprised, they did not immediately object or show fear, Li Xian felt that the matter could be done.
So Wen Yan said: "I know that you can't make up your mind for a while, so why not think about it for a while. Don't worry, even if you refuse, I won't be angry. Come and give them a cup of tea."
Seeing the three people holding teacups and still meditating while drinking tea, Li Xian smiled and waited for them to calculate the pros and cons.
For some things, I don’t know how much process can be saved if I get straight to the point rather than tactfully going around in circles. As long as they have such thoughts about loyalty, it doesn't matter whether they propose it sooner or later. Rather than raising them with them and having to use their strength to finally break away, it is better to have them firmly in hand now.
Zeng Xiulin was the first to make a decision. He was running a small business. If he was not loyal to King Yong, the property might not be passed on to his son and would collapse. Now that he is on King Yong's warship, although it is impossible for him to become an official and bring glory to his family, he is still much easier to get along than an ordinary merchant.
Kneeling on the ground, Zeng Xiulin said firmly: "Your Highness, I am willing to be loyal to you!"
With him taking the lead, Jiang Tao did not hesitate and also swore allegiance.
The one who remained until the end was still Zou Hao. He looked at the two people who were kneeling and then at King Yong who looked at him with a smile but not a smile. He gritted his teeth and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I am indeed a villain to be loyal to you. It’s a blessing that cannot be asked for, but can I ask your permission to keep the name of the Zou Family Winery?”
Looking at Zou Hao's earnest eyes, Li Xian sat upright and said: "Of course, your Zou family's persistence has not been ineffective. Nowadays, there are probably many people in Chang'an City who recognize your brand. I, the king. It’s not worth erasing the Zou family’s mark.”
After receiving the final guarantee, Zou Hao also knelt down. He had no choice. Perhaps being loyal to King Yong was the only way to pass on his family's legacy.
Looking at the three people kneeling on the ground, Li Xian smiled and said: "Okay, since you have decided to work for this king, you must not suffer a loss. How much money your property can be converted into will be counted as your family wealth. .As for what you are going to do next, I will naturally make it for you."
Just as he was talking, Zhang Youcai walked in and stood aside with his head bowed.
Pointing at Zhang Youcai, Li Xian continued: "The person who will contact you in the future will be Zhang Youcai. I can't always be in the public eye. After all, this kind of thing really can't be brought to the forefront."
After hearing what Li Xian said, the four of them laughed. They are all old people in the shopping mall, why don't they understand the doorways inside. Other ministers and nobles used protection fees to exploit merchants. Nowadays, His Highness King Yong is thinking of using his capital for profit, which is considered an outlier.
Until lunch, Li Xian told four people about the future development direction of these industries.
In fact, it is very simple. The Zou family's winery brews high-quality high-quality wine as its output, while Zhang Youcai's restaurant exclusively sells these high-quality wines. Zeng Xiulin only needs to use new furniture and control the market outside the prison.
As for Jiang Tao, although he does the same job as Zou Hao, it is different from fine craftsmanship. He only needs to pursue results. The two restaurants, one in the East Market and the other in the West Market, make money from themselves and outsiders respectively. You can't trick your own people, but it's no problem to trick those Hu businessmen.
You know, a Hu merchant in a large caravan traveled between the Western Regions and Chang'an, and the profits he earned were enough to make a wealthy businessman jealous. And did Datang have any customs duties? Although there were many customs duties, they actually did not achieve much effect due to huge profits.
Once you have made a plan, you don't need to worry about it anymore. You just need to let your subordinates implement it.
This is the benefit of being in a superior position.
After lunch, Li Xian returned to the martial arts arena.
After these days, his body has barely kept up with the rhythm. Although it is still very strenuous, it is no longer on the verge of physical and mental collapse as it was a few days ago.
After practicing the horizontal sword for a while, Li Yun came over with a strange look on his face and reported: "Your Highness, Taichang Temple sent a group of music boys. They said they were from all over Taichang Temple. In order to thank you for the scattered offerings, they carefully selected them. Come out, look..."
Le Tong?
Seeing Li Yun's strange expression, Li Xian frowned and said, "Don't tell me, these children are all castrated. How many of them were raised as women?"
Li Yun frowned, but still nodded.
Is Taichang Temple so idle?
Li Xian finally recalled why this routine felt so familiar to him.
Li Chengqian, the prince of the Zhenguan Dynasty, was initially unlucky with a prostitute named "Rongxin". Although Beibei Mountain is widespread, it is deviant no matter which dynasty it is in. Perhaps Emperor Taizong's dislike of Li Chengqian also started here.
The past is not far away, why is Taichang Temple doing this again?
Thank you? This is obviously a fire pit dug to lure him into jumping down!
What happened was so strange that it was really hard to fathom.
Li Xian didn't think that Taichang Temple could be so blatant in currying favor with him in advance. They might have been instigated by others to do this.
As for the most suspicious thing...
Looking back at Li Yong, Li Xian smiled and said: "It would be inappropriate not to accept Taichang Temple's kindness, but your prince doesn't like these things very much, so he might as well take them out and sell them. The money from the sales , you just walk around Chang'an, and when you see beggars, spread out a little bit, you can think of it as a act of kindness."
Seeing King Yong's treatment of these music boys, Li Yun breathed a sigh of relief and took the order to execute it.
Watching Li Yong leave and then shifting his gaze to the wooden pile, Li Xian's eyes had become extremely cold.
Although Li Chengqian's incident did happen, there is no such thing as Baidu Encyclopedia and biographies now. The secrets of the royal family still exist in records such as daily notes and have not been made public to the world.
The Zheng family is guessing that they don't know Li Chengqian's past mistakes and want to use the same trick to get themselves into a deep pit!
You don't need to check to know that there must be someone from the Zheng family in Taichang Temple, but I don't know if this strategy came from that old guy Zheng Wen.
Li Xian narrowed his eyes slightly as the knife struck the wooden pile one after another.
Now that you've made your move, I'll try my best to show you how you can trick me!
