Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

The incident of the divine pearl at that time has become a legend, and there are many speculations about it in the world.

For example, it was set up by Indian merchants, or by aristocratic families, but the most widely rumored one was that it was set up by Prince Ji Li Shen.

It was also widely rumored that the gold had already entered the emperor's treasury.

There were also rumors that large quantities of gold were seen in the treasury.

This rumor is most widely circulated among high-level officials and aristocratic families.

However, no matter how the rumor spread, there was no substantial evidence, and no one dared to ask the emperor to open the treasury for them to check.

So they have no way to confirm it.

When the incident happened, Prince Ji was only a teenager. How could he be so powerful?

Not only did he defraud the nobles of their money, he also deceived the people of the world.

This is totally unreasonable, and people won't believe it if you tell them.

The rumor that the incident was committed by Prince Ji Li Shen was only spread among aristocratic families, but there was no evidence.

It was from then on that Li Shimin became extremely wealthy, but it was only because the money was stolen.

He had not spent much money so far, even the construction of the villa was done secretly with the money earned from exchanging copper coins.

However, the amount of copper coins that can be exchanged in this way is limited. If it is exchanged on a large scale, it will definitely be discovered by someone with ulterior motives.

By then, his reputation as an emperor would plummet and he would be criticized by future generations.

That's why he thought of his son, a legend in the business world.

After hearing what his father said, Li Shen's first reaction was money laundering.

After all, his father's tens of millions of strings of gold were all stolen money and he had never spent it.

Li Shen has been thinking about it for a long time.

"Aye, how about I exchange copper coins for gold?"

Li Shen suggested.

Li Shimin shook his head:

“You exchange copper coins for gold, what’s the difference between that and just painting gold?

The annual income from the royal land was probably fixed, and it was easy for officials in the court to calculate it.

The last time I renovated Cuiwei Palace, I had already taken out nearly one million strings of cash, which could be considered as the accumulation of these years.

But it's only been a year, and it's a bit unreasonable to take out another million strings of cash.

The ministers in the court are not fools either."

Li Shen thought about it and felt that this was the truth. He fell into deep thought again. At this time, Li Shimin continued:

"In the fourth year of Zhenguan, I planned to build the Luoyang Palace. At that time, Zhang Xuansu, the Imperial Secretary, gave me direct advice in the court.

He said that the country is not in the palace, and advised me to stop conscription.

It is also said that the cost of repairing Luoyang was one million, but the treasury was empty at the time, with less than one-tenth of the cost of the Sui Dynasty, and there was no money to support it.

He also said that when I attacked Luoyang, I ordered the destruction of Luoyang City, and now it has been less than ten years and it has to be rebuilt again.

They say I am like Emperor Yang of Sui.

I had no choice but to order that the Luoyang Palace should not be repaired.

Now that the world is at peace, I don't need to recruit laborers. I can just recruit workers widely.

I will pay for the repairs myself, and I don't believe anyone will come out to stop me."

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Shen really didn't know about this matter because he was only two years old.

However, Zhang Xuansu’s statement that Li Shimin was the same as Emperor Yang of Sui was a bit too much.

No wonder his father still remembers it and has been feeling resentful about it for more than ten years.

This Zhang Xuansu is really a character, comparable to Wei Zheng.

"That's why I came to you. Do you have any solution?"

Li Shen thought about it and wondered if this was a good opportunity to make money.

"Father, there is some way to do this." Li Shen rubbed the painful area on his body, and Li Shimin waved his hand.

Li Shen stood up happily and sat on the chair, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"I have a good friend who specializes in handling this kind of thing for people. He can make money that is not visible to the public become legitimate very quickly.

But if you want to ask him to do something, it will cost you some money."

Li Shen shook his head, showing his true businessman nature.

"Oh? I wonder how much it will cost?" Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"This is actually not much. Originally, I charged 30% commission to others, but considering my kindness, how about I only charge you 20%?

In this way, everyone can get what they need, and Aye can also get what he wants. "

Li Shen stretched out two fingers. He couldn't help for nothing, right?

"Haha, is that so? Twenty percent. It looks like your good friend wants to be beaten again."

Li Shimin stretched out his fist and clenched it, making a rattling sound.

Li Shen was so scared that he shrank his neck.

Wang De on the side shook his head helplessly. This Prince Ji really only remembered the food and not the beating. He had just been beaten and now he started to act a little jumpy again.

"Li Shen, do you want me to teach you a lesson again?"

Li Shimin's face darkened, and Li Shen was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands.

"No, no, no, that friend who doesn't need me can also do it. I have some ideas."

"tell me the story."

Li Shimin's expression eased a little.

“Yes, Aye, the easiest way is to own an industry and use the daily trading volume of the industry to confuse others.

The money I made at that time was also made so openly.

It is well known that Prince Ji's Mansion has many industries and the annual transaction volume is quite large, and millions of dollars will not be noticed at all.

Outsiders would think that this is the normal income of my Prince Ji’s Mansion.

As long as Aye opens a few shops and workshops, it doesn’t matter whether they make money or not.

A million guan a year can still be made."

This is how Li Shen laundered the money he had defrauded. He had too many businesses and a huge cash flow, so even if he threw in millions of coins, it wouldn't make any splash.

However, Li Shimin frowned and shook his head after hearing this:

"This method is suitable for you, but not for the treasury. I am the ruler of a country, how can I do business as a merchant?

If this is the case, it will be no different from the money that was discovered.

Words like competing with the people for profit, amassing wealth wantonly, and being extravagant and licentious will be pinned on my head.

Besides, the kind of industry you are talking about won’t make too much money, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.”

"Does that mean that brothels, casinos, pawnshops, etc. are no longer feasible?

Actually, Aye, speaking of industries, the best ones are casinos and brothels. They are the places that make profits the fastest and are least likely to be discovered.

What else can we do?"

Li Shen touched his chin, thinking continuously in his mind.

"Pa!" Li Shen clapped his hands.

"There is."

"Tell me about it." Li Shimin asked expectantly. If anyone had the most clever ideas, it would have to be his son.

As clever as this son is, all his other sons combined.

"Aye, you can use antiques and calligraphy and paintings as a gimmick, buy low and sell high, or buy and sell calligraphy and paintings, and make money from them.

However, it might not be appropriate for Aye to sell calligraphy and paintings, so he could only buy and sell items from the previous dynasty.

There should be some things from previous dynasties in the Aye Palace.”

“There are some things from previous dynasties, including precious jades from the pre-Qin period, Han Dynasty, and the Three Kingdoms period. Most of them are priceless.

However, there are some things from before the Sui Dynasty and not too long ago.

They were all left by Emperor Yang of Sui. "

Li Shimin nodded.

(All the content in this article is fictional, any similarity is purely coincidental.)