Datang Almighty Dad

Chapter 256
In the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Li Er summoned Qin Wang Li Yuanying, who scared Li Yuanying enough. He thought that he would be reprimanded by his second brother for cheating on the court. Only when he arrived did he find out that it was a border trade issue.

"Wulang, the first round of the wool trade with the Turks has been successfully completed. Jieli has made a fortune. He has let go of his guard and urged us to advance the date of the second transaction." Li Er said happily while holding the memorial.

"Oh? This is a good thing! The number of textile factories here is gradually increasing, and we don't have to worry about eating too much. The more the better!"

When the subject changed, Li Er pondered and said: "It's just that this price is a penny and a catty, isn't it a bit expensive? Firstly, Turkic earns too much and recovers too quickly, which is not good for us; secondly, if the income is too expensive, the future Making clothes for the people of the Tang Dynasty is not good for the people, and we are at a loss. Doing business is not about throwing money out, but lowering the price.”

Li Yuanying laughed, "Second brother, you are good at leading troops to fight and governing the country, but you are not familiar with business. This must not be your original words, right?"

Here Changsun Wuji stood up to block the gun and said: "Your Highness, don't blame me, this is a suggestion from a humble minister. Now that we have opened up trade with the Turks, the priority has changed, and it has become that they are eager to ship to us, so a proper price reduction can be obtained. benefit more."

Li Yuanying clapped his hands and praised: "Brother Auxiliary Machine is right. From the point of view of business and trade, there is no problem at all. But wool is not good. Not only can the price not be lowered, but also the price must be raised slowly to benefit us."

"This...what's the point? Wulang, you have been a merchant for many years, what kind of bad idea is this?" Li Er said dissatisfied.

Changsun Wuji fell into deep thought. What the King of Qin said just now was very clear. From the perspective of a businessman, he should think about lowering the price, but he advocates raising the price. Then he cannot look at the problem from a commercial perspective.

Li Yuanying turned around unhurriedly and sat on the chair next to him. The waiter Gao sensibly brought a cup of good tea. Li Yuanying took a sip before saying, "Second brother, what is our original intention to do business with Turkic? From him Is there any money to be made there? If the national treasury is empty and there are too many ways to make money, why bother with Xieli, the mortal enemy?"

Li Er signaled Li Yuanying to continue, and Li Yuanying explained: "Our fundamental purpose is to destroy the enemies on the northern grasslands, and none of us would like to make such a small profit. If we use troops in the war of destroying the country, it will cost a lot. There is not so much money. Now we use the strategy of collecting wool. We are short of them, and they are in abundance. We charge at a high price, and they rush to sell them. Li, if there is a fight, there will be a fight..."

"Where there is fighting, there is hatred. If things go on like this, the Turks will inevitably be in chaos. The more chaotic the Turks are, the less they will be able to develop. As long as our national strength is strong, they will all be lambs under my sword!" Li Er couldn't help but continued.

Changsun Wuji nodded, cupped his hands and praised: "Your Highness is brilliant, this strategy of using blood to weaken the enemy, even if we spend a little more money to buy wool, it is less than the military expenditure for war."

Li Yuanying looked at the two monarchs and ministers with a look of disgust and said: "Hey, you are the emperor and prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and you can't just settle small accounts. And this business will never lose money. We will use wool to make warm clothes later. , Selling it to the common people is also cheaper than folk mulberry. For the purpose of benefiting the people, we don't have to make much money from the common people in China.

But these good clothes, we can sell them to foreign countries to make money. There are 36 countries in the Western Regions, two Turks in the grasslands, and so many small countries in the Northeast. Who doesn’t need clothes for the winter?How can I sell them without double or triple the profit? "

...Li Er and Changsun Wuji glanced at each other, and they all scolded a profiteer. They thought you were a sincere merchant, but now it seems that you are more ruthless than most merchants in the world!

Li Er cursed a few words, and then ordered: "Auxiliary machine, this matter is up to you to handle, and the Turks must not be aware of the problem."

"Weichen understands, I will let people know that Jieli, grassland wool is of good quality, we are very out of stock, increase purchases, the price can be negotiated for large quantities." Changsun Wuji withdrew proudly.

When there were only two Li Er brothers in the main hall, Li Er reprimanded Li Yuanying: "Wu Lang, you are messing around in today's cuju field. If you are short of money, why do you ruin your reputation for these three melons? Fortunately, that little Khan Tuli knew how to take responsibility and took the initiative to take responsibility, otherwise you would have been scolded by the people of Chang'an."

I...Second brother, listen to my explanation, I don't know anything about it, it was the old man who tricked me out to trick me.

After hearing his younger brother's complaints, Li Er was dumbfounded, and a little at a loss, "Oh...the older the father, the more he loves to play. Is it because we children are too remiss? Or, why don't you find some more for the father? Concubine to accompany him to relieve boredom?"

Pfft... Li Yuanying really wanted to vomit blood, "Second brother, thank you for thinking it out, the father is nearly sixty years old, can he stand the toss of women? You are not trying to relieve his boredom, you are cheating!"

Pfft... Li Er's face turned dark in an instant, and he spread his hands, "Then what do you think? Give me a good idea!"

After pondering for a moment, Li Yuanying murmured: "According to my past experience, the elderly should not be too idle, and they will have some fun when they are idle. The usual solution is to find someone to play with him to relieve boredom, for example, find some familiar people for him. Old friends accompany him to fish or play cards, just the mahjong I invented.

There is another way, let the old man take care of his grandson, tsk tsk, second brother, you can consider bringing Chengqian to the old man... No, Chengqian and the others are too well-behaved, the most suitable thing is to go around, or wait until there is another child. The old man coaxed the baby. "

Li Er gave a big white eye, "Come on, you have bad ideas, baby? Are you using the father as a nanny? Going around is not enough. It's not like you don't know how to go around. The old and the young together can reveal a lot of things. Turn over half of Chang'an City. That's all, let's use the first method, I'll send someone to invite some unemployed veterans."

"No, no, I have a good idea. Fourth brother, the three of us will pay for the old man to open a mahjong parlor in the troubled area of ​​Chang'an, tsk tsk. In this way, he can play cards to relieve his boredom and keep making money... tsk tsk , Once you enter the gambling game, it's as deep as the sea, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out from now on."

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled. No matter how they heard the laughter, there was a taste of conspiracy. The servant, Gao Gao, stood with his hands down not far away. Although he felt that King Qin was resourceful, hearing this laughter, he always felt that It's like two unfilial sons partnering to cheat their parents.

At this moment, an eight-hundred-mile route was rushed to the palace, and the servant Gao quickly passed it on. Surprisingly, it was not a foreign matter, but the unexpected Lingnan. Beijing pilgrimage, ten days later, has reached Xiangyang.

Li Er sneered: "Where did this old fox come to pay homage? It was clearly because of the victory between us and Beibei Jieli. He was afraid that we would turn around and deal with Lingnan, so he took the initiative to show weakness."

"Didn't Feng An surrender to the Tang Dynasty after five years of Wude? He was named Shangzhu Kingdom and Geng Guogong. Could it be that he has two hearts?" Li Yuanying asked puzzled.

Li Er raised his eyebrows, and said with a sneer, "Have two hearts? Never single-minded. It is said that it is obedience, but in fact it is just a name. In addition, Lingnan has always been law-abiding, so let it go, after all, the southern barbarian mosquito miasma is not important!"

Doesn't it matter that Lingnan is a barren land?Li Yuanying suppressed a smile, and said in her heart that it is such a barren land that you despise, but after a thousand years, it will be prosperous and the capital will be built. I am afraid that no one has thought of it.

(End of this chapter)