I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

It turned out that Li Shimin was watching the memorial. A guard came over, whispered a few words in Li An's ear and went out. Li Shen's expression changed for a while without making a sound.

"Li An, what happened?" Li Shimin saw that Li An was a little embarrassed

"Return to your Majesty. The commander who was guarding the harem just now said that King Ji is back." Li An replied

"I'll be back as soon as I'm back. Is there anything to report?" Li Shimin said calmly.

"Not only is King Ji back, the commander said. King Ji also... also brought back 160 ox carts." Li An was confused whether to say he had brought back so much money.

"What's in the bullock cart?" Li Shimin asked curiously

"money"

"money?"

"Money, copper coins"

"You mean King Ji brought back 160 cartloads of copper coins???" Li Shimin said in a loud voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The military guards carefully inspected every carriage before letting it into the harem. They are all copper coins. There are tens of thousands of them," Li An said.

"Tens of thousands! Wang De, Wang De." Li Shimin was surprised. It's not like he hasn't seen money before. It's just that Li Shen was only eight years old, and he brought tens of thousands of dollars back to the harem. It's unreasonable.

"I'm here," Wang De came in and replied.

"Wang De. Li An said that Li Shen returned to the palace with 160 cars of money. Do you know what happened?" Li Shimin asked Wang De

"Back to everyone, at noon, King Ji asked the old slave to borrow 160 oxcarts. He said he would bring some extra things." Wang De replied

"Things outside the body. Is money something outside the body?" Li Shimin thought of what Lao Tzu said.

"Everyone, the old slave has just gone to see it, and it is indeed all money. The warehouse of Daji Palace can't fit it in. We found a big house to store it. And King Ji also gave the twelve princesses five carts of copper coins and sent them to the Princess Palace. Went. Just now his personal eunuch Shitou gave the old slave [-] coins. He asked the old slave to give one to the eunuchs who drove the carriage. The old slave just went to distribute the rewards." Wang De said without hesitation that Li Shen gave the money. thing

"Two hundred guan for one person. This Li Shen is really generous. The court is so short of money, why didn't he offer to give it to the court? Huh, there are still [-] guan left." Li Shimin said angrily.

"Everyone, there are still forty coins in the hands of the old slave. If you want it, the old slave will get it for you." Wang De said calmly.

"Hmph, can I have those small coins from you? It's obviously the traitor who rewarded you. Wang De, you have accepted Li Shen's money again." Li Shimin looked at Wang De and said

"Everyone, this is a reward from King Ji to the old slave. Let the old slave save up. Buy a big house outside. When you get old and leave the palace, you can still have money to find someone to take care of the old slave." Wang De said pitifully.

"Hmph. Why are you pretending to be pitiful? You have been with me for so many years. How can I leave you alone when you are old?" Li Shimin snorted coldly.

"I know that everyone feels sorry for me, but I don't want to cause any trouble to Your Majesty." Wang De said to Li Shimin sincerely.

"Okay. Don't mention these. Let's go to Daji Hall." Li Shimin stood up and said

Received notification from Li Shimin. Queen Changsun and Wei Guifei Li Shen went to greet him. Back in the hall, Li Shimin sat at the front seat while the maid served tea. Li Shen sat at the end, trying to act transparent. When Li Shimin saw Li Shen acting like this, he said, "Okay. No need to pretend. I'm not here to ask for money from you."

Queen Changsun and Concubine Wei were also happy to see Li Shen like this. This Li Shen really loves money.

"Tell me. How much money did you get from defrauding me this time?" Li Shimin asked Li Shen

"Aye, that's what you said. How do you call it cheating? This is money earned with conscience." Li Shen protested

"Conscience money? Do you think I don't know your cost?" Li Shimin said when he saw Li Shen's quibble.

"Yeah, don't use cost to measure the value of a commodity. There is no commodity in the market whose value is related to cost," Li Shen said to Li Shimin

"Oh? Then tell me what the value of the product should be related to." Li Shimin wanted to see what Li Shen said.

Li Shen thought for a while and said, "Aye, let's talk about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Let's talk about clothes first. Aye can tell you how much this dragon robe is worth."

"Shen'er. Don't talk nonsense." Concubine Wei quickly scolded Li Shen when her son dared to talk about Li Shimin's dragon robe.

"No problem, noble concubine. I want to see what this kid can say." Li Shimin said nonchalantly.

"Aye, you are wearing a dragon robe. If you want to count the cost, it would cost less than a hundred dollars. Believe it or not." Li Shen said to Li Shimin

"It's not enough money. It's impossible, Wang De. How much does this dragon robe cost?" Li Shimin asked Wang De in disbelief.

"Everyone, this dragon robe is one thousand one hundred pieces." Wang De is the manager of the harem, and he personally supervises the making of clothes for the emperor.

"Aye, your clothes are expensive in gold and silver threads. The rest is silk and satin. Twenty or thirty pieces of good quality silk and satin cost a piece. But if it was worn by someone who entered the palace, Aye, the price would be ten times higher. Times. There are a lot of gold and silver threads. I think there are only dozens of them. The last thing is handwork. The cost of this dress is only 200 yuan. The quotation is [-] yuan. If one day Aye is short of money, I can get this piece. The clothes sell for millions, believe it or not. Because they were worn by Aye, this is the value. A treasure handed down from generation to generation." The antique industry was not very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Many things from the previous dynasty have been passed down for [-] years. But just like normal supplies. Unless it’s something thousands of years old, no one will pay attention.

"Shen'er. You're talking nonsense again." This son wants Li Shimin to sell dragon robes

"What Wang De and Li Shen said is true." Li Shimin became uneasy when he heard that silk and satin were sold ten times.

"Go back to everyone. Those who can enter the palace are naturally the best. Of course they are more expensive," Wang De said in a low voice.

Li Shimin knew it was true as soon as he heard what Wang De said. Very angry, it turned out that I was taken advantage of. This is all funded by internal funds.

"Aye. In fact, there is no need to be angry. In order to show our dignity and difference, our royal family naturally has to buy the best and the most expensive. People don't know that things are the same. Things from Baiguan are naturally different from things from Qianguan. . In fact, in my opinion, the most valuable thing about this dragon robe is the workmanship and embroidery. The craftsmen's skills are unique. Even ordinary fabrics. The things they make are worth ten times." Li Shen comforted

"That's what His Highness Prince Ji said. This piece required more than 30 painters to continuously improve for three months. More than 300 embroiderers worked on it stitch by stitch for two months." Wang De followed Li Shen and said

"Yes. Aye. In fact, this is the value. If this is an ordinary piece of clothing, I can sell it for at least [-] yuan. If it is Aye's dragon robe, I think it is worth tens of thousands." Li Shen said

After hearing what Li Shen said, Li Shimin finally calmed down. "Then keep talking"

"We are talking about food. Grain is grown by the common people. Apart from land rent and taxes, there is no cost. You can sell it for 5 cents per dou, or 10 cents per dou. In a disaster year, food production will decrease. The price is expensive. But the cost is the same." Li Shen said about food again. At this time, I save all the seeds for planting. No need to use chemical fertilizers. They all depend on heaven for food. So it depends on labor force.