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

After Wang Xuance left, Wei Zheng frowned and thought deeply. Although some of the things Li Shen did on weekdays made him uncomfortable. But Wei Zheng also found that Li Shen was a somewhat capable prince. Everything you do is justified. There must be some truth to it.

For example, there are many dandies in Chang'an who have changed their ways and returned to the right way. He heard his son say it. These scourges now act completely differently than they did in the past. In the past, men were bullied and women were bullied, and businesses were bullied to dominate the market.

Nowadays, he can occasionally do harm to the people. I heard that the security in Chang'an has improved a lot recently because of these scourges. And they won’t disturb the people anymore. Just focus on eating, drinking and having fun.

They said that King Ji said that it was beneath his status to bully the people. So this time Li Shen wanted to transfer Wang Xuance, Wei Zheng felt it was strange.

"Go and get Wang Xuance's resume." He thought he should know more about it.

Soon an official brought over Wang Xuance's resume. When did he win the first prize, and where did he become the county magistrate. Later he was promoted to the rank of Chaosan doctor, who was lower than the fifth rank. Wei Zheng flipped through it for a while and then finished it.

But Wei Zheng didn't see anything surprising. When he turned to the last page, he was stunned. Born as a general. My ancestors were all former Sui generals who practiced martial arts since childhood. This is a talented person with both civil and military skills.

A junior official of the seventh rank of the county magistrate was directly promoted to the fifth rank. And he was also a military commander. Wei Zheng felt as if he had missed a talent. This time King Ji went to Wang Xuance alone, and he was sure to have extraordinary talents. Li Shen's shrewdness and Wei Zheng's were too understanding. There is never any loss. But Wei Zheng was helpless. He is a member of the bureaucracy.

No matter what Wei Zheng thought, Li Shen had already arrived at Liangyi Hall. I was standing at the door thinking about what to say.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty calls you in." Wang De stood on the steps and smiled at Li Shen.

Li Shen was shocked when he heard Wang De's words. I'm not ready yet. No one was informed. How did Li Shimin know he was coming?

"Old Wang, how did Aye know that I'm here?" Li Shen asked the question

"The guards outside saw His Highness standing still here and reported it to Commander Li." When Wang De said this, Li Shen knew what was going on.

Li Shimin was the only one who entered Liangyi Hall. Now he has asked the three provinces to sort out all the unimportant memorials and send them to the East Palace. Not much remains.

"What are you doing standing outside?" Li Shimin asked in disgust.

"Aye, it's nothing. I'm just here to say hello to you." Li Shen said in a cute way.

"Okay, okay. I don't know you yet. Just tell me. Don't delay me from reading the memorial." Li Shimin didn't want to listen to Li Shen's long speech. His son would definitely not come to see him if nothing happened.

"Well, my family is short of someone to advise me to join the army. Give me one," Li Shen said.

"Consultation to join the army? Oh yes. You have been away from the palace for so long, and all the palace ministries are not complete yet. There is only one Xue Rengui who is the military officer of the marriage palace. Then you have someone to choose from." Li Shimin then remembered that no officials had been assigned to Li Shen's palace.

"Aye, I don't need so many people in my house. It's not necessary. There are hundreds of people in my house. I can't even afford the salary. You don't know how much money I have to spend a month to support them if you ask me to recruit three thousand guards." Shen rejected Li Shimin's idea. It shows that he does not want to open a government office.

Li Shimin looked at Li Shen's painful look and knew that Li Shen didn't want to attract too many people or be too ostentatious. He also showed the outside world that he had no ideas. Li Shen's bodyguard initially only had 500 people who took turns guarding the palace. It was he who asked Li Shen to recruit Quan for the sake of the paper mill.

"Okay, you still have a little money left. I'm asking you if you have any candidates to join the army." He looked at Li Shen's showmanship. Li Shimin said helplessly

"Yes. Wang Xuance, the official of Chaosan of Honglu Temple. I have already negotiated with him. He is willing to go to the palace to join the army." Li Shen saw Li Shimin and said immediately.

"Oh? You've already talked about La. Tell me what conditions you offered him. Doctor Chaosan will have the opportunity to fill the vacancy of the fifth grade in the future. It is even possible that the vacancy of the fourth grade will be filled." Li Shimin asked curiously

"Well, it's nothing actually. Just give me a small amount of money. It's a little better than him from the fifth level." Li Shen also made a little gesture with his hand.

"Tell me. Don't let me check." Li Shimin said with a straight face when Li Shen didn't say anything.

"Just...just a salary of 20 yuan a year. [-] permanent fields. [-] acres of official land. Another [-] acres in [-] years. After he becomes an official, he will be given a pension and will not take it back." Li Shen said cautiously.

"You are so generous. Your salary is at the same level as that of the prime minister. Why don't you treat all the land slaves like the prime minister?" Li Shimin was trembling with anger. This prodigal son allows a fifth-grade man to have the same salary as the prime minister. How can he increase his salary in the future?

"Aye, don't be angry, come and have a cup of tea. Being angry is harmful to your health." Li Shen saw that Li Shimin was angry. Hurry up the steps, no matter what the etiquette is. Pour tea for Li Shimin.

This wave of operations made Li Shimin laugh angrily. "If you have money, you can't spend it like this. If people know this, the salary of the prime minister of the imperial court is not comparable to that of a fifth-rank official."

"Aye, you made a mistake. This is just money and salary. There are also rice, fields, and labor. And the rewards Aye gives them every year are enough for their salary for one or two hundred years." Li Shen began to settle accounts with Li Shimin.

"Then your salary for joining the army is too high. What do you think of those lower-level officials? Even the fourth rank doesn't have that much." Li Shimin hated Li Shen because he was too prodigal.

"Aye, you can buy horse bones for a thousand dollars. You know, I have Wang Hongfu in my house. He helps me take care of my business and the affairs of the palace. Last year, the dividend was more than 2000 yuan. It was a lot more than when he was doing business on his own. Times, otherwise why wouldn't they start their own business and let me manage the business? My two village chiefs in Huangzhuang still have five yuan per month. Then they should be serious and responsible in doing things, and do whatever they are told. I asked the workers in my workshop to study and learn to read in the evening after work. No one went. I said that those who knew more than a thousand words would get double their wages. Go and see my big and small Huangzhuang. Now everyone can read more than a thousand words. I It is said that those who study well have the opportunity to be promoted to shopkeepers or foremen. The monthly salary ranges from [-] to [-] yuan, which is several times the salary. They are now studying hard to study and learn arithmetic. Ah, this is the power of money." Li Shen begins his theory of money

"Now everyone in your imperial village can read and write?" Li Shimin focused on reading and writing.

"Yes. I opened a school there a few years ago. Children in the village can study for free. People from other villages have to pay to study. Children of craftsmen in the workshops can also study for free. And food is included. Everyone in the village has sent their children. Don’t worry about whether they can read well or not. At least the children can save on eating for a day. In this way, all the children in the village have started to study." Li Shen said,

"Okay, studying is good. There are about [-] people in Huangzhuang. Now everyone can read and write. Even if the next generation doesn't have a teacher, they can teach simple literacy by themselves." Li Shimin was happy.

"Yes, reading can make you wise, and reading can make you understand. If all the people in the Tang Dynasty were literate, there would be many fewer people who incite people to rebel and defraud people of their money." Li Shen then said

"Well, you're right." Li Shimin agreed with Li Shen's words. Then he said

"Why do you want Wang Xuance? Have you known this person before?"

"I don't know him, I just heard what others said." Li Shen was afraid that Li Shimin wouldn't say anything.

"Okay then. I'll write you a handwriting and have Wang De send it to the Ministry of Personnel. You can just take it away. But don't mess around all day. I heard that you recruited those officials' children to your house again today. Don't play too big." Li Shimin finally agreed.

"Don't worry, Aye. We have something big going on. We'll find out in three days." Li Shen assured, patting his chest.

"Big thing? Don't do anything big for me. I can't bear it." Li Shimin said while writing the handwriting

After Li Shimin finished writing the edict, he asked Wang De to send someone to the Ministry of Personnel. Li Shen left after seeing that the matter was done. Li Shimin had nothing to say to him. Waved him away. Li Shen went directly to Honglu Temple.