Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 161 Three Brands
Hearing Gao Ming say that these signs are passports, Lu Zhi suddenly nodded with some enlightenment.

"Oh, I see. What His Royal Highness said, could it be the Datang Royal Club on Zhuque Street?"

Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Gao Ming immediately nodded with a smile.

"I didn't expect Master Lu to have heard about this. Yes, I established that clubhouse."

Having said that, Gao Ming suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Sigh, our royal family is different from ordinary families. Brothers and sisters seldom get together. That's why I established the Datang Royal Club. The reason why I made these signs is to prevent outsiders from disturbing me."

Hearing what Gao Ming said, Lu Zhi also nodded.

"Well, that's the way it should be. His Highness the Crown Prince thinks carefully, but since it's a gathering place for princes and princesses, why do you have to make it into three materials?"

As soon as Lu Zhi finished speaking, Gao Ming burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Master Lu's question is on point, so let me explain it to you."

As he said that, Gao Ming picked up a gold sign and waved it in front of Lu Zhi.

"Lord Lu, look, this golden sign says Datang Royal Club on the front, and the back is patterned with dragon and phoenix patterns, which means that this sign is exclusively for our royal family, and the person who owns this sign is the Great Tang Dynasty. A lifelong member of the Royal Club, and can enjoy everything in the club for free."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Lu Zhi nodded immediately.

"As it should be!"

In Lu Zhi's view, since that place is called "Datang Royal Club", it is naturally for the royal family, and it is normal for princes and princesses to enjoy privileges.

Seeing that Lu Zhi nodded, Gao Ming smiled again, and then took out a silver sign from the box.

"Lord Lu, look again. Although the front of this silver sign also says Datang Royal Club, but its back is engraved with a tiger and a crane. Contributing civil servants and generals, they are naturally eligible to enter the Datang Royal Club, and they can also enjoy the [-]% discount of the Datang Royal Club!"

When Lu Zhi heard this, he blinked his eyes immediately.

"What is a [-]% discount?"

Looking at the puzzled Lu Zhi, Gao Ming smacked his lips immediately, and then smiled at him.

"This [-]% discount means that if the things in the club are sold for ten pennies, then those who own the silver brand can buy them for five pennies!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Lu Zhi's eyes lit up.

"It's so good, how can I get this silver brand?"

Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Gao Ming laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha, as the Minister of the Household Department, Master Lu is naturally the real pillar of our Tang Dynasty, so please accept this brand!"

As he said that, Gao Ming handed the silver plaque in his hand to Lu Zhi. Seeing this scene, Lu Zhi's face showed a look of flattery. Received it.

"Thank you for your love, His Royal Highness, I am ashamed to be a humble minister!"

Hearing his words, Gao Ming laughed even more happily.

"Master Lu is modest, don't stand, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Lu Zhi put the silver plaque into his sleeve, and sat down happily. Seeing him sitting down, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"The silver plaque is used as a reward, so its time limit is only ten years. For example, if after ten years, Mr. Lu, you retire and return to your hometown and no longer serve Datang, then I will take back this plaque gone."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Lu Zhi immediately laughed too.

"Haha, His Highness the Crown Prince was joking. I have just passed my forties now, and I think I can still serve Datang for [-] or [-] years. I will definitely not retire and return to my hometown so early."

After finishing speaking, Lu Zhi gave Gao Ming a meaningful smile, Gao Ming immediately understood what he meant, so he also smiled at him.

"If this is the case, it will be a blessing to the Great Tang Society."

Having said that, Gao Ming took out another copper sign from the box.

"Lord Lu, look at this last copper sign. On the front of this sign is the Datang Royal Club, and on the back is a horse engraved. With this sign, you can enter the club and enjoy nine It’s a discount, but it’s only valid for one year, and it’s already engraved on the back.”

As he said that, Gao Ming handed the copper sign in his hand to Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi took it and looked at it, and sure enough, he found a line engraved on the bottom of the sign - "Valid until the 18th year of Zhenguan".

Seeing this, Lu Zhi blinked immediately, and quickly took out his own signboard from his sleeve to have a look, and immediately found that this silver signboard was also engraved with a line of boys - "Valid until the 28th year of Zhenguan" .

As the saying goes, "Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, but be afraid of comparing goods." Seeing that the validity period of his silver brand is ten times that of the copper brand, the smile on Lu Zhi's face suddenly became brighter.

"His Royal Highness, I wonder who these bronze plaques will be given to?"

Hearing Lu Zhi's question, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"Lord Lu, don't look at this bronze medal, which is only for one year, but not everyone can get it. Only those who have served as an official in the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years and have no bad deeds can be eligible to get such a medal. "

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Lu Zhi sighed with emotion.

"Hey, it seems that it is not easy to get such a bronze medal."

Seeing Lu Zhi's sad look, Gao Ming shook his head immediately.

"Actually, this is not negotiable. As long as there are no bad deeds and the official term is insufficient, you can use money to make up for it. It is a year to make up a hundred guan. As long as you can make up the money, you can still get this brand. Master Lu, what do you think I am?" How does this work?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Lu Zhi's eyes widened immediately, and then he took a deep breath.

"Hiss... What does His Royal Highness mean, if a new official takes office, then one thousand guan is needed to get such a bronze medal?"

Seeing Lu Zhi's surprised expression, Gao Ming frowned immediately.

"Does Master Lu think this is expensive?"

"certainly……"

Lu Zhi originally planned to say expensive, but when he saw Gao Ming frowned, his voice changed immediately.

"Of course it's not expensive. To enter the Tang Royal Club, what is a mere thousand coins?"

When Lu Zhigang said this, he was actually against his will, but when he remembered that he still had a silver plaque, he immediately felt that he was not against his will at all.

A bronze medal that has been effective for one year is worth a thousand guan, so isn't the ten-year silver medal on his body worth [-] guan?
The most important thing is that, as Gao Ming said just now, only the copper brand can enjoy a [-]% discount, but his silver brand can enjoy a [-]% discount. Just based on this alone, it cannot be measured by money.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi immediately nodded to Gao Ming sternly.

"Wei Chen thinks that His Highness the Crown Prince's move is very appropriate, and Wei Chen suggests that those who hold bronze medals should pay special attention to them. Once they find out that they have lent or traded the brand, they will be immediately disqualified from entering the club!"

Hearing Lu Zhi's suggestion, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"Well, Lord Lu's words are justified, so I will do as you say!"

Seeing that Gao Ming agreed with his opinion, Lu Zhi immediately smiled and bowed to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, if there is nothing else to do, then I will leave first."

Seeing that Lu Zhi was leaving, Gao Ming quickly stopped him.

"Master Lu, don't leave yet, why don't you go to Shangyao Bureau to see where you are hurt, so that you can heal it earlier."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Lu Zhi immediately burst out laughing.

"His Royal Highness is worrying too much. How can a mere cub hurt me? My minister is leaving."

Seeing Lu Zhi put on such a bold demeanor, Gao Ming couldn't say much, he could only hold back his smile and cup his hands at him.

"Master Lu, go slowly!"

"His Royal Highness, please stay."

Lu Zhi cupped his hands towards Gao Ming again, and walked outside with his head held high, watching his back gradually going away, Gao Ming couldn't help shaking his head suddenly.

"If I hadn't seen you being pushed to the ground by Benben, I would have almost believed you."

Seeing Lu Zhi leaving so happily, Gao Ming also heaved a sigh of relief, otherwise it would be a troublesome matter if the matter was about to be investigated.

However, this incident also reminded Gao Ming. After returning home, he immediately warned Li Mingda not to take the tiger out of the backyard in the future, so as not to scare others again. Li Mingda just pouted and said nothing. I know if she listened to it or not.

For this eccentric younger sister, Gao Ming couldn't bear to restrain her too much, so he only said it once and didn't say any more, and then went to Li Shimin's place with the box full of brands.

When Li Shimin saw these signs, he also showed doubts on his face, so Gao Ming told Li Shimin what he had said to Lu Zhi before. After listening to Gao Ming's explanation, Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately.

"Leaving aside the gold sign, this silver sign can attract people's hearts."

Seeing Li Shimin explaining the function of the silver plate, Gao Ming immediately gave him a thumbs up.

"The old man is worthy of being an old man. Everyone is full of ginger and old spicy. It seems that you are indeed a piece of old ginger!"

Hearing this clever analogy, Li Shimin was a little dumbfounded, and waved his hand and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Is there anyone who talks like that? Tell me, what are you going to do?"

Looking at the smiling Li Shimin, Gao Ming suddenly rubbed the back of his head while pointing at the sign in the box and laughed.

"These gold medals are given to you now. Whoever you want to show your mood to, these silver medals are also given to you. You can give them to whomever you want. Believe me, using this brand to win ministers is definitely better than marrying your daughter to them." It's good, because you have many daughters, but the Tang Royal Club only has one."

After Gao Ming's voice fell, Li Shimin frowned slightly, but he nodded after thinking for a while.

"I will decide this myself, and what about these copper plaques?"

When Li Shimin asked about these copper plaques, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"I will leave you one hundred of these signs. You can reward those ministers who meet the conditions. I will take the remaining two hundred signs and sell them for money. After all, the club also needs expenses."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin glared at him immediately.

"You have made a good calculation. One bronze medal is worth a thousand guan, and two hundred is 20 guan. Why don't you grab it?"

Seeing Li Shimin's expression of indignation, Gao Ming immediately grinned.

"I'm just robbing. Those great powers in Datang are rich. If I don't rob them, who else can I rob?"

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(End of this chapter)