When he came closer, Li Yun saluted and said, "Your Highness, Xiao Desheng would like to see you."
"Xiao Desheng? Didn't you ask him to go out to check the account books? Why did he come back so soon? Let him come over."
Li Xian knew that if he asked Li Yun, he wouldn't be able to tell the truth immediately, so it would be better to ask Xiao Desheng directly.
After a while, Xiao Desheng was brought over by Li Yun. As soon as he got closer, the guy knelt on the ground with a money bag in front of him. Li Yun coughed and retreated, leaving only the three of them in the small pavilion.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, this money bag was given to this slave by order of the Queen of Heaven. As for the intention, I believe His Highness himself is aware of it."
"Did the Queen of Heaven reward you?"
Li Xian waved, and Li Yong quickly opened the purse, checked it, and then took it over.
He took the purse and looked at it, only to see that it was filled with broken silver and not a single copper coin. This level of reward, tsk tsk, is really not that high.
After taking a look at Xiao Desheng, Li Xian immediately understood why the queen worked so hard on him.
After Li Yun came to the East Palace, he took over the position of the Head of Internal Affairs of the East Palace. Although Xiao Desheng was the Head of Foreign Affairs, there was no such position in the East Palace system. Therefore, when reporting to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was demoted to the position of procurement. , In this way, he will not arouse suspicion when he comes in and out of the East Palace.
At least in the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Desheng was simply overtaken by a latecomer. It’s no wonder that the queen would want to use him as a breakthrough. After being the internal affairs manager of the East Palace for so many years, anyone would feel pitiful if he was demoted to the lowest official position. It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Such a blow can easily make people change their minds.
Weighing the weight of the purse, Li Xian smiled and said: "Xiao Desheng, why didn't you keep the reward given to you by the Queen of Heaven yourself, instead of giving it to Gu? Aren't you afraid that Gu will doubt you?"
Xiao Desheng straightened his upper body, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please stop making fun of me. This servant is valued by His Highness and appointed as the General Manager of Foreign Affairs. It is my blessing. Outsiders don't know it. They only think that His Highness has removed my official position. But who would have thought that Your Highness You actually handed over so much property to your slave to manage. Since His Highness has confidence in your slave, how can I let you down?"
"The person who delivered the money bag to the slave was the famous person next to the Queen. Before noon, he found the slave and asked about Shangguan Wan'er. The slave had told him what His Highness said and drank a pot in front of him. Wine, a good meal to complain to His Highness, no, the reward from the Queen of Heaven has arrived, what do you think this slave should do?"
Seeing Xiao Desheng's smiling face, Li Xian suddenly felt like he couldn't laugh or cry.
Although I was just thinking about it, who knew that this opportunity to arrange a double agent would be right in front of me.
Needless to say, the person who has been the housekeeper in the East Palace for so long must not be a fool. Now that he has completed the preparation, he cannot let this good opportunity go to waste!
After handing the money bag to Li Yun and asking him to return it to Xiao Desheng, Li Xian sat down and said with a smile: "Some words, you yourself know whether you should say it or not, and how you should say it. As for those who are undecided, remember to come. Ask Gu. As for the reward given to you by the Queen of Heaven, just accept it yourself. There is no need to report it to Gu."
"In addition, you have also seen that although Gu's property is a little small, he will definitely make a lot of money in the future. As long as you don't make mistakes in your management, the reward will not be less."
Xiao Desheng had never cared about whether he was rewarded with money or not. In his opinion, the fact that His Highness the Crown Prince was willing to give him such a heavy trust was better than any reward.
After taking the money bag and saluting again, Xiao Desheng continued: "Your Highness, in order to make the performance more realistic, the servant may curse you behind your back. Please bear with it. As for punishment and other plots, if necessary, please also ask Your Highness." If you let go and do whatever you want, even if you are beaten to death, your servant will never resent you."
It's rare to see a fierce person who is willing to risk his life in order to act realistically. In front of this person, Li Xian felt that his acting skills were still far behind!
"There is no need for Zhou Yu to fight Huang Gai for the time being. Don't worry, I won't be so ruthless towards the people around me."
Xiao Desheng raised his head and saw that His Highness the Crown Prince's expression showed no trace of hypocrisy, and he couldn't help but be secretly moved.
After standing up and saluting again, Xiao Desheng said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will never betray you. If I do anything that is sorry for you, I will be struck to death by five thunders."
After saying that, his expression relaxed for a moment.
Seeing this detail, Li Xian knew that this guy was probably telling the truth.
"Okay, there's no need for such a vicious oath, I believe you. Go ahead, sort out the external account books and send them to the Crown Princess. Hundreds of people are eating and drinking with the East Palace. We don't need high profits. The wages of these people should be determined leniently, so as not to spread the word that they are lonely and have a bad heart."
Xiao Desheng smiled and said: "Your Highness's orders will be followed naturally. However, how should the wages of Zou Hao and others be determined?"
Li Xian thought for a while and then said: "Zou Hao's wine shop will give Zou Hao 20% of the shares as a reward for borrowing the reputation of their time-honored brand. The rest will be paid according to the management's standards."
For businessmen, sometimes there is no need to treat each other sincerely. If you really do, it will make people feel weird. Although the current income of the owners of several businesses such as the carpentry shop may not be as high as when they were in business alone, they still have the reputation of working for the prince.
The difference between before and after is like a civil servant earning three thousand a month and a street stall owner earning five thousand a month.
After hearing the arrangements made by His Royal Highness, Xiao Desheng carefully wrote them down before leaving.
After Xiao Desheng left, Li Xian looked at Li Yun with a questioning look.
If there is anyone in the entire East Palace who can be relatively completely trusted, it is probably Li Yun. After all, he was sent here by the emperor, more like a personal bodyguard than a slave.
Knowing what His Highness was going to ask, Li Yun bowed and said: "Your Highness, Xiao Desheng has been in the East Palace for many years, and Prince Hong has great trust in him. At least, under his jurisdiction, there are no outsiders in the East Palace except a few informants from the saints. , I think he can believe it."
Nodding, Li Xian looked in the direction of Daming Palace, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.
It wasn't that he was very happy, but a feeling that a challenge was coming, which made him involuntarily cheer himself up.
Now that he has become the prince, it can be said that he has become a drum. When the sound is loud and loud, it is naturally powerful, but if the drum head is broken.
Haha, that would really be a huge blow.
The challenge has officially begun.
