Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

After Li Shimin came out of Daji Hall, he went to Lizheng Hall. Seeing Li Shimin rushing in angrily, Queen Changsun didn't know who had offended Li Shimin, so she asked: "Erlang, what's wrong? Who made you angry?" In history, Queen Changsun helped ministers to avoid disasters not once or twice. Saved many ministers.

"Hmph, who else could it be? It's not that rebellious son of Li Shen." After Li Shimin sat down, the maid served tea.

"Shen'er, how dare he anger you? Isn't he outside the palace?" Queen Changsun became interested when she heard it was Li Shen. Li Shen's work is really interesting sometimes.

"He just entered the palace to visit the imperial concubine. I guess he gave the imperial concubine a contract." Li Shimin told the story of Li Shen summoning Chang'an dandies to do the papermaking business.

"Erlang, isn't that a good thing? Haven't you always wanted to have more scholars in the world? Or are you blaming Shen'er for not giving you the bonus?" Empress Changsun said with a chuckle.

"How can I not know about his little details? The reason he gave it to the concubine was because he wanted me to go to the concubine more often. He knew that the concubine would give it to me after she got the money. This is what made me become a concubine." Li Shimin drank. Take a sip of tea and say

"Haha, this child is still very filial, and he is really kind to Concubine Wei and his sister," Empress Changsun said with envy. His sons have stopped coming to see her since they have grown up. It's not that he is unfilial, but he is a little too utilitarian.

"Huh, what I'm angry about is that he insinuated it to my face."

"Oh, Shen'er still dares to insinuate you in person?" Queen Changsun was suspicious.

So Li Shimin repeated what Li Shen said. Especially the last poem.

"My dreams are wet with tears, and the front hall is singing in the dark late at night. The beauties broke up before they were old, and they sat leaning against the smoked cage until dawn. Poor beauties are always ill-fated, and the most ruthless emperor's family. Erlang, Shen'er wrote this poem It's so desolate that I can't help but feel sad. Shen'er has deeply felt the indifference of this harem. No wonder Shen'er has been wanting to leave the palace a few years ago. Alas~~~" Empress Changsun's eyes were filled with tears, although she had been She was the only one favored by Li Shimin, but she had seen countless other concubines and maids.

People are selfish, and she also wants to have Li Shimin alone. The reason why Li Shimin often went to Daji Hall was because Li Shen had saved her life. Moreover, she is now weak and Li Shimin is in his prime. It is better to go to Concubine Wei than to go to other concubines. Now she and Concubine Wei are on the same side.

Li Shimin didn't say anything when he saw Empress Changsun like this. Li Shen said that the queen was weak and not prone to excessive emotions and fatigue.

Li Shen left the palace in confusion. It was originally a very happy day. Who knew that mother and son's chat was overheard by Li Shimin. Another poem came out of nowhere. What a sin. Li Shen looked up to the sky and sighed. Will his father be able to wear small shoes for him?

When Li Shen returned to the palace, he received an imperial edict saying that his palace had too few guards. Let him recruit three thousand. After thinking about it, Li Shen knew what Li Shimin meant. This is to add security to the paper mill. So Li Shen asked Wang Hongfu to be called to ask how many young men had been recruited.

Wei Wang's Mansion

"Your Majesty, what Li Shen did today is simply digging up the roots of us." Cui Renzhi said.

"Yes, King Wei, our family has always controlled paper. Now King Ji has stepped in and asked us what to do. If we are weak, it will not be a good thing for you." Wang Weiqi, the representative of the Wang family, said

"Don't worry, everyone. We have just received the news, but it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false. I think all families should know how difficult it is to make paper. How did an 11-year-old child do it?" Wei Ting, as an official in charge of the affairs of the Wei Palace. He came out to help Li Tai answer.

"Didn't I say today that he has already taken out the paper?" Secretary Lang Zheng Jingsi asked back

Li Tai said about this: "Everyone, my tenth brother has been smart since he was a child, but I really don't believe that he can make paper. If making paper was so easy, then I, Aye, would have done it long ago. I can still wait until today. And I heard what he said The price is much cheaper than yours. Do you think this is possible? You have not been able to reduce costs for so many years. Can Li Shen, a teenage boy, do it? Anyway, I don’t believe it."

"But Your Highness King Wei, how do you explain what happened today? King Ji dared to deceive so many powerful children. More than 100 children of twenty or thirty families cannot afford to offend King Ji." Cui Renzhi asked questioningly

"Yes, I don't think Prince Ji would be so stupid as to offend so many dandies. Then how can he gain a foothold in Chang'an in the future." Wang Weiqi agreed.

"I don't think it's better for His Royal Highness the King of Wei to go to Prince Ji's Mansion in person to find out the truth. But in my opinion, this matter is probably true." Lu Jingsi, the Minister of Household Affairs who had been silent, said that he came on behalf of Fan Yang's Lu family. .

"Yes, we have to trouble King Wei to find out the truth. If this matter is true, we will never let it happen. This is related to the future prosperity of our family. If this matter comes true, in a few years or more, It’s hard to say whether we have the right to speak in the court." Cui Renzhi said harshly.

"Okay. I'll go to Prince Ji's Mansion tomorrow. I'll do some research on the pretext of buying a share." Li Tai finally said.

The next morning, Wang Hongfu came as soon as Li Shen got up. Li Shen was eating breakfast while listening to Wang Hongfu's recent financial report. Li Shen's property, whether it's wine or soap, is a consumable product. Under Li Shen's deliberate control of output, prices did not change much, and market sales were basically stable.

"Old Wang, how are the guards I asked you to recruit?" Li Shen asked while eating.

"Go back to the prince. We have recruited more than 300 people. They are all strong men, but there are not many veterans. Now our Tang Dynasty has a military system. Even those who have been rotated can only work at home and wait for the next rotation. We cannot recruit privately. Soldiers." Wang Hongfu responded

"Well, I know that. Let's increase the salary like this. A five-year contract, five hundred cents per month in the first year, one thousand cents per month in the second year, one thousand five cents per month in the third year, and an increase of five hundred cents every year. In addition, if you meet the requirements Recruited soldiers will be given a settlement allowance of [-] yuan. After five years, they will be paid [-] yuan when they retire. Soldiers who perform well can choose to stay on for three years and their salary will increase by [-] yuan every year. And those who perform well can be promoted to generals. "Li Be careful and believe that there will be brave men under heavy rewards.

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Wang Hongfu quickly agreed

"Your Majesty, King Wei is here to visit." Fugui came in to report.

"King Wei, what is he here for? Go and greet him. Old Wang, go and do some work." Li Shen wondered what Li Tai wanted to do with him, and the two of them had nothing to do with each other.

When I arrived at the gate, I saw Li Tai standing there. Li Shen stepped forward and saluted: "Fourth brother is here. Please come in quickly."

After entering the living room and sitting down to serve tea, Li Shen asked bluntly: "I don't know what the fourth brother's visit today is about."

"Tenth brother, if nothing happens, fourth brother can't come and see you. You have just left the palace. Of course, as a brother, I have to see what you need." Li Tai took a sip of tea and said

"Fourth brother is usually busy with government affairs. The younger brother's affairs are all trivial matters." Li Shen said implicitly. Li Shen would not believe his lies. Do you really think he is a child here? So easy to coax. Even if Li Shen closed his eyes, he could figure out why he came. It's just that Li Shen is considering dealing with him this way. After all, Li Tai is also a prince.

Li Shimin also liked this little fat guy very much. It was also used to contain the prince. Don't look at it now that Li Shimin is very satisfied with Li Chengqian. But the art of the emperor is about balance. He also needs to be careful about Li Chengqian.