The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 503

In the early morning of this day, all the officials went to the hall, and after asking Shengan, everyone's eyes stopped on Wei Zheng's face.

Fifty guan, that's fifty guan, just being pushed in the face by that old man!
Li Er's eyes were also fixed on Wei Zheng's face, looking at the old Wei full of unease, but these glasses are indeed a good thing, after wearing them, everything can be seen so clearly, and after getting used to it, the feeling of dizziness is not so strong.

"Xuan Cheng, I see that you have been wearing those glasses all the time. Are these glasses really useful?" Driven by strong curiosity, Li Shimin finally asked the doubts in his heart.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I feel refreshed and clear-sighted with this item, as if I had a new pair of eyes!" Although Wei Zheng was worried about the price of the glasses, he did not belittle their efficacy in the slightest.

"Oh? Really?" Although Li Shimin knew that Wei Zheng couldn't lie, if he said that two crystal chips could clear his eyesight, he still couldn't believe it if he changed his eyes.

"Everything I said is true!" Old Wei Zheng pretended to be confused, pretending to be confused. How could he not know what Li Er asked about the glasses one after another, but the price of this thing is fifty guan, if the emperor favors it Wouldn't it be a pity to take it away and not return it?

After all, Wei Zheng has gotten used to wearing glasses these days, and he really doesn't know if he can go back to his half-blind life without this thing in the future.

Besides, Lao Wei still has something in his heart that he didn't say. After all, these glasses are something made by Li Muyun, so that Li Er, who doesn't know whether he is a righteous brother or a future father-in-law, will not know?Go to the grave and burn the mansion to report the deceitful ghost!
Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed seeing Wei Zheng's disgusted expression. He just wanted to take a look, and didn't really want to take advantage of it. The old Wei was so guarded that it really made him unable to step down.

And just when Li Shimin didn't know what to say next, Tang Jian stood up from the side: "Your Majesty, I have a statement!"

"What's the matter? Come on!" Li Shimin asked as he descended the donkey.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Shuozhou that Xue Yantuo's war horse has been delivered, but..." Tang Jian paused, hesitated, and then said slowly: "It's just that the cattle and sheep were detained by King Xiaoyao. Keep it in debt."

"Nonsense, what debt repayment? What debt repayment, when did Li Muyun owe him in the court!" Li Shimin, who is a cow, a sheep, doesn't care much, what he really cares about is the word repayment.

It's hard to say that he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but he is being chased for debts.

Seeing Li Shimin's angry look, Tang Jian quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the court really owes Shuozhou a lot of money and food in this matter, if..."

"The court owed money and food from Shuozhou? Tang Jian, are you confused as a Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Li Muyun hasn't handed over a grain of food for two consecutive years, but now I owe him the money. What is your account? How to calculate it!" Li Shimin interrupted Tang Jian without waiting for him to finish speaking.

Think about it, since Li Muyun took over Shuozhou, the taxes reported every year are always insufficient, and the grain is grown every year, and the production is reduced every year. Other state capitals report as much as they have, and the most are more than ten stones per mu. Li Muyun, who is the only prodigal, unexpectedly produces two and a half buckets per mu, which is completely a posture of receiving one bucket for one bucket.

In the end, the court couldn't receive his food and taxes, and even gave him a lot of subsidies, but even so, the boy still said that the court owed him money and food, which really broke his conscience.

However, Li Shimin was right, and Tang Jian seemed to be more reasonable. After hearing his words, he said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, you only counted taxes, but you didn't count the steel products shipped from Shuozhou to Chang'an, tens of thousands of catties a month." The Steel Minister really doesn't know where to allocate money to him, and there is also the money for road construction in Taiyuan Prefecture, and the money for building the frontier fortress. If you calculate it inside and out, it is probably 50 to [-] guan."

With the fall of Tang Jian's voice, it became audible in the court in an instant, four to five million guan, this is really not a small number, I am afraid that there is not so much money in the national treasury.

Li Shimin was also a little confused at this time, four to five million guan, so much money in just over a year, if three or seven split the account, wouldn't he have a profit of about 50 guan?This, this is too much, right?
Tang Jian waited for a long time, seeing that Li Er did not respond, he couldn't help asking again: "Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Fang Xuanling quickly calculated an account in secret, and stood up when Li Er was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, there are only some cattle and sheep on the left and right. Instead of transporting them back to Chang'an, it is better to stay in Shuozhou, so as to save the cost on the way." A lot of manpower and material resources to transport."

"Well, what Xuanling said makes sense, why don't we just deal with it like this." Li Shimin felt a headache when he heard Li Muyun now, since Fang Xuanling supported him, he naturally wouldn't disagree.

It's just that people can't figure it out, what is this prodigal thing doing with so many cows and sheep? Are they really used for food?Thinking about it, it shouldn't be so!

After the court was over, Li Er decided to see what the two little guys, Chang Le and Li Zhi, were up to. How could a pair of those glasses be worth fifty pennies? Like a family heirloom.

As a result, Li Er was fast, but when he found Li Zhi, he found that someone was faster than him.

"Xiao Jiu, tell me, am I your brother!" Li Tai's voice was faintly threatening.

"Well, then I can't give you the shares. This is a business given to me and my sister by Uncle Wang. It has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with you." Although Li Zhi was a little scared, his voice was stubborn.

"Really? If you don't want to tell the difference, I'll tell Father, and then you can explain to Father the reason for competing with the people." Li Tai's voice was full of complacency, as if he had already settled for Li Zhi. generally.

Li Shimin stood outside the room, listening to the conversation between Li Tai and Li Zhi brothers in the room, he couldn't help feeling an unknown fire in his heart.

He had no choice but to kill his two brothers back then, and he often regretted it afterwards. He originally thought that Li Chengqian and Li Tai could be united as brothers and not follow his old path, but it turned out that it was not so bad now. , For a few glasses, the brothers began to expose each other, and there was a tendency to turn against each other.

Thinking of this, Li Er couldn't bear it anymore, pushed the door open with a bang, and walked in.

Li Tai was threatening Li Zhi originally, intending to get this relatively profitable business, and he would have the money to hold a poetry meeting at that time, but he never expected that Li Zhi, a little guy who was not successful in his career, would be so desperate for money that he would die. He refused to hand over the business, which forced him to resort to the 'ultimate move'. As a result, just after making the move, a more ruthless one came later!

(End of this chapter)