Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 131 Rebellion, are you afraid? [Seeking monthly votes]

A peerless general?

Hearing this, Li Jing almost laughed out loud.

Li Jing was not bragging. Apart from Emperor Li II, he really didn't take other generals seriously.

This is true whether it is the enemy or our side.

So, facing the anger of "Hong Fu Nu", he just smiled and shook his head, then turned and walked into his own mansion.

Perhaps Su Dingfang was indeed a good general, but as Su Dingfang himself said, how could a defeated general dare to talk about bravery?
If he was truly an outstanding general, the world would not be ruled by Li Tang now, but by Liu Heita, the King of Handong.

As if she saw through Li Jing's mentality, "Hong Fu Nu" did not force Li Jing to send people to bring Su Dingfang back.

Although she still felt that Li Jing had indeed missed a good general, this good general was still a good general of the Tang Dynasty.

What's more, we are going to Jiangling
At this point, Hong Fu Nu suddenly remembered that incident.

Although all those involved in the incident were very secretive about it, Hong Fu Nu knew that the ultimate beneficiary of the incident was actually His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

And now, Zhang Ping came to Chang'an to select generals, which might not be the instruction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Thinking of this, Hong Fu Nu's expression changed again and again.

She knew that the Crown Prince was definitely not a good person, and the imperial court was not like a calm lake with autumn moon, where the water was calm and ripples could not rise. It was possible that a huge wave would arise one day.

Therefore, she now doesn't know whether letting Su Dingfang go to Jiangling is a blessing or a curse for Li Jing.

"Ugh!"

Hong Fu Nu couldn't help but sigh, then glanced at Li Jing as he gradually walked away, and murmured, "I hope this time, you can also be content with not making a choice."

the other side.

Zhang Ping and Su Dingfang had just met up with Pei Xuan outside the city of Chang'an.

Seeing that Pei Xuan looked unhappy, Zhang Ping approached him with some confusion and said, "Brother Pei, what's wrong with you? Is your cousin being stupid again?"

"Humph!"

Pei Xuan snorted in annoyance, tightened the reins, and said, "Don't mention that old dog to me! I get angry when you mention him!"

"Old dog?"

Zhang Ping's mouth twitched, thinking to himself, how much resentment does this have towards Pei Ji? However, this old guy Pei Ji is indeed a bit of a dog!
He had also heard his father-in-law Xu Shao scold Pei Ji, and said that Li Yuan's suggestion to secretly execute Li Jing might have been made by Pei Ji and Feng Deyi.

However, he was too lazy to bother with such trivial matters, so he raised his finger and pointed at Su Dingfang, and introduced him with a smile: "This is the brother Su I told you about, Su Dingfang!"

"My name is Su Lie, nice to meet you, Governor Pei!" Upon hearing this, Su Dingfang also smiled and saluted Pei Xuan.

"Oh, Brother Su! I've heard so much about you!"

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. Even if Pei Xuan was very angry with Pei Ji, he would not give Su Dingfang a cold shoulder, so he quickly returned the greeting to him.

Su Dingfang looked around in confusion and asked, "Why is Inspector Pei alone here? Are we the only three returning to Jiangling?"

"What's wrong, Brother Su, are you scared?" Pei Xuan asked back with some amusement.

Su Dingfang's expression straightened up: "I don't know what fear is!"

"Hahaha!"

Pei Xuan and Zhang Ping couldn't help but laugh out loud when they heard this.

Then, Pei Xuan said, "He is indeed worthy of being chosen by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is truly brave and valiant!"

"The person chosen by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Su Dingfang was stunned. He turned to look at Zhang Ping and said, "General Zhang, what's going on? Didn't you choose me?"

"Uh, this."

"Why, you didn't tell him about this?"

Pei Xuan looked at Zhang Ping strangely.

Zhang Ping raised his hand to his forehead awkwardly. "It's not that I don't want to tell him, but I don't have the chance. There are so many people around, and I'm afraid of causing unnecessary trouble!"

Having said this, he suddenly seemed to remember something, glanced at Su Dingfang, and said, "You don't know, when we first came out, we were almost intercepted by 'Hong Fu Nu'!"

"Ah? There's such a thing!"

Pei Xuan was startled.

Su Dingfang became increasingly confused as he listened. He frowned and asked, "So, you are here to look for me on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"This"

Pei Xuan and Zhang Ping exchanged a glance, and then heard Zhang Ping say solemnly, "Yes! It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who asked me to come look for you!"

"Then I wonder, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to see me for?"

"Ah!"

Pei Xuan snorted, then looked at Su Dingfang with a half-smile and said, "Are you afraid of rebellion?"

"what?!"

at the same time.

Jiangling, Jianghu Villa.

Although Li Chengqian was not in charge of the Jiangling government office, any major events in Jiangling would be reported to him by the officials of Jiangling government and he would make the decision.

And he was involved in more than just political affairs. Sometimes, if the 'Xingtang Chamber of Commerce' that Cen Wenben was in charge of encountered difficult business matters, they would come to Jianghu Villa to ask him for advice.

"Your Highness, I have a difficult problem now and I don't know what to do. Could you please give me some advice?" Cen Wenben said with an embarrassed look on his face.

Li Chengqian glanced at him and jokingly said, "You're being polite to me. Is this matter, though it sounds ridiculous, something that must be resolved?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Cen Wenben hadn't expected Li Chengqian to be so perceptive that he could see through his predicament at a glance. He couldn't help but nod repeatedly, then bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is wise. This matter is indeed quite absurd. Before, I never thought that I would one day be troubled by having too much money!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but let out a wry smile: "Right now, the treasury of the Xingtang Chamber of Commerce is full. The newly built treasury can't be put into use yet. We can only pile the money in the office of the Xingtang Chamber of Commerce and send someone to watch over it every day!"

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian laughed when he heard Cen Wenben's words: "So, you came to me just for this?"

"To be honest, Your Highness, I am terrified every day when I look at that money. If it attracts thieves, it will be troublesome."

"Well, this is indeed a hidden danger, but it's not unsolvable!"

"I dare to ask for your guidance, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Cen Wenben bowed again hurriedly.

Li Chengqian smiled at him and said, "Actually, it's not that difficult. It's just about setting up a chain of mansion stores, or in other words, a chain of banks!"

"Chain Bank?"

Cen Wenben was slightly stunned.

Although he didn't know what this new term meant, he still knew the two words "Di Dian".

During the Sui Dynasty, including the current Tang Dynasty, there was a type of store called Didian.

A didian refers to a warehouse where merchants store goods, trade, and live.

To put it bluntly, it is a store opened by a middleman.

"In fact, there is a difference between a money shop and a local store, because a money shop only deals with money, not goods or people."

Li Chengqian went on to explain, "Its function, in simple terms, is a place to store money. It allows others to deposit money into our bank, and then they can get silver notes from us. These silver notes can be used to withdraw money from our bank at any time."

"You're probably aware that there are only three popular currencies in the Tang Dynasty: gold, silver, and copper coins. However, the vast majority of transactions are conducted with copper coins. Sometimes, large transactions require cartloads of copper coins, which is very cumbersome." "So, silver notes were created to facilitate transactions."

"What exactly are the silver notes that the prince mentioned?" Cen Wenben couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li Chengqian smiled, then picked up a piece of paper from the side and said, "This is it!"

"what?"

Cen Wenben was taken aback and couldn't help but say, "Silver notes are just paper!"

"To put it simply, it's paper. But it's actually a special paper that's been specially processed and has multiple anti-counterfeiting markings!"

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Think about it. In the future, when people go out to trade or do something, they only need this small silver note to complete the transaction and do what they want. Isn't it very convenient?"

"This"

Cen Wenben's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

He felt that his three perspectives had been refreshed.

I didn't expect trading could be so simple.

But Li Chengqian changed the subject: "Of course, the most important point is that other people who deposit money in our bank will receive additional interest."

"For example, if someone deposits 1,000 strings of cash in our bank for a year, they can redeem it for 1,020 strings of cash a year later. This means they can earn 20 strings of cash for nothing."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Cen Wenben was shocked again: "Doesn't that mean it's a losing business?! We're keeping their money, and we still have to pay them so much interest every year?!"

"Oh, don't worry, I won't compensate you!"

Li Chengqian raised his hand to help Cen Wenben calm down, and said with a smile: "Who said that money houses only help people save money? We can also borrow money!"

"Borrow money?"

The more Cen Wenben listened, the more confused he became.

Li Chengqian smiled, picked up a cup of tea from the table, took a sip, and said, "Didn't you say you were worried that too much money would attract thieves? Then why don't we lend all this money out?"

"But can the money that was lent be recovered?" Cen Wenben asked with some concern.

Li Chengqian smiled and continued, "The issue you mentioned has already touched upon another area, but let's not discuss that area right now. Let's talk about borrowing and saving money first!"

"If we can get back all the money we lend, then we can lend it to others and set a deadline. When the deadline is up, in addition to repaying the principal, they will also pay us interest."

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Cen Wenben couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "Is there such a method?"

As an ancient scholar, he had never heard of such capitalist games. After hearing what Li Chengqian said, he was completely stunned.

He never thought that making money could be so easy. You don't even need to spend money, but use other people's money to help you make money.

"Actually, it's not just about borrowing money. As long as we have enough money, we can do a lot of things and invest in other businesses. When the time comes, after paying the deposit interest, the rest of the profits will be ours!"

"it is good!!"

Cen Wenben couldn't help but applaud.

Originally, he came to ask how to solve the problem of having too much money, but unexpectedly, he found a treasure pot and made more money.

And this money is more, not that money.

If done well, you can become rich enough to rival a country.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered Li Chengqian's ambition and immediately realized that this was a reform that truly took control of the economic lifeline.

"Your Highness, I will go and raise funds to open a bank. Please write down the specific methods for the bank and I will implement them immediately!"

"No problem, I'll write it for you now!"

As he spoke, Li Chengqian picked up a piece of paper and wrote a whole article about various things to pay attention to when opening a money shop.

After finishing writing, he reminded Cen Wenben: "The most important thing for a bank is silver bills, and the special paper required for silver bills takes a while to produce, and there are also various anti-counterfeiting marks. You have to help me find a few lacquerware craftsmen, carving craftsmen, and dyeing craftsmen to cooperate with me!"

"Sure. When I get back, I'll immediately mobilize the Xingtang Chamber of Commerce to find you the best craftsmen!"

"That's no problem!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, then added, "As for the thieves you're worried about, I'll have Lao Du send a few men over to help you guard the area! With them around, ordinary thieves won't dare to act recklessly!"

"Thank you, Prince!"

Cen Wenben bowed respectfully and quickly left Jianghu Villa.

the other side.

Pei Ji's residence.

Not only did the Secretariat convey Pei Xuan's assessment results, but the Ministry of State Affairs also conveyed Li Shimin's new decree.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian, in compliance with God's will, offered sacrifices and prayed for rain on behalf of Li Shimin.

Pei Ji was so angry when he heard this decree that he almost smashed the study.

He could never have imagined that Li Shimin would be so ruthless as to let his son offer sacrifices and pray for rain on his behalf.

He even doubted whether Li Chengqian was his biological son.

However, after his rage, he called the officials from the Wang and Cui families over.

But he said solemnly, "What should we do now? His Majesty has asked the Crown Prince to pray for rain. How can your plan succeed?"

"Ah!"

The Cui family official sneered and said, "Your Majesty's methods are indeed extraordinary, but we are not without countermeasures!"

"Oh?" Pei Ji's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What's your plan? Tell me quickly!"

The Cui family official laughed: "Sikong Pei is a veteran minister who has served for three dynasties. Why is he so impatient?"

"Humph!"

Pei Ji snorted coldly and immediately showed an unhappy expression.

But then the Cui family official laughed and said, "Pei Sikong has forgotten what the foundation of our Five Clans and Seven Families is? It can be said that half of the money and grain of the Tang Dynasty is in our hands!"

"Last time, we were caught off guard by your majesty's plan. This time, can your majesty use the same trick again? As long as we purchase grain from grain merchants in advance, when the drought is severe, hehe..."

Having said that, he stopped talking because he believed Pei Ji could understand what he meant.

Sure enough, when Pei Ji heard his words, his eyes lit up again.

At this time, the official of the Wang family could not help laughing and said:

"Besides, does His Royal Highness guarantee that his prayer for rain will succeed? If it fails, won't our plan still proceed as usual?"

"Yup!"

Pei Ji slapped his thigh and laughed excitedly: "No matter how powerful His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is, he can't control the heavens!"

"That's right, it's God who decides whether it rains, not His Royal Highness!"

"Hahaha!"

The three of them figured out the key and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

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