aircannonsinc Chapter 1665: Those who offend the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are
Chapter 1665: Those who offend the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are
After hearing what Li Shen said, Wang Hongfu immediately understood the spirit.
You can’t embezzle it, but I didn’t say you can’t borrow it.
Anyway, it’s all my own property, so it’s quick and easy to handle.
"Your Majesty is wise, I admire you."
Wang Hongfu immediately flattered him.
"Okay, there's no rush for money right now. Since we already have a solution, we can talk about it when we need money.
When we recruit craftsmen in the future, you will be the one to set the wages, but they must be a little higher than the usual wages.
This is the only way to highlight the uniqueness of our Ji Wang Mansion."
Li Shen waved his hand and said indifferently.
I don't know much about the lives of the lower classes, I just feel their suffering and yet I've got myself caught up in it.
"Yes, I will definitely make His Majesty satisfied." Wang Hongfu accepted the order.
Li Shen then walked down and sat down beside the desk. He took a sip of the porridge cooked by Lu Dingniang and found it tasted a bit like medicine.
But it also tastes sweet, I guess it’s because Lu Dingniang added sugar.
"Old Wang, there is one more thing you need to do."
While drinking porridge, Li Shen thought about what happened in the palace.
"Just as the prince ordered."
“Well, I heard from the prince that there are evil monks among the people who are harming the people and nobles.
We can ignore the nobles, but we cannot harm the people, so tell the Chamber of Commerce below to issue a message.
Let merchants be vigilant and not be deceived."
Of course Li Shen had to do what Li Shimin had instructed him to do. This was also for the sake of public stability and to combat fraud.
"Your Majesty, I have heard a little about this matter, and some merchants have indeed been deceived.
It is said that those scammers have great means and can slay demons and monsters.
In the end, they were all cheated out of a lot of money, and some even lost their entire fortunes.
There were also women who were deceived into having sex.
The shortcomings of this group of people are despicable, and just warning them probably won’t have any effect.”
Wang Hongfu reported that few people would listen to warnings alone.
Businessmen are profit-driven, which is the main reason for being cheated.
Scammers often take advantage of this and promise some benefits to tempt people into greed, making it difficult for them to guard against the scam.
“This King naturally knows this, so he needs the cooperation of the newspaper.
I intend to make these scams public in the newspapers. Once the people know the truth, they will not be deceived so easily.
I'll leave this matter to you, Xuan Ce. I'll write you some tricks later."
Of course, Li Shen can't just rely on words, he also needs convincing evidence.
"Yes, I accept your order."
After talking about business matters, Li Shen quickly finished his porridge and handed the bowl to Lu Dingniang.
Lu Dingniang and Wu Meiniang understood and walked out.
"Xuan Ce, I just entered the palace because His Majesty wanted to marry Saimaga to me as a concubine.
It was said that they wanted to form an alliance with Tubo to stabilize the situation and prepare for the attack on Western Turkestan this year.
But I rejected it.”
Li Shen began to talk about the matter of taking a concubine for him.
After hearing this, Wang Xuance replied:
"Your Majesty, this is indeed an easy solution. Although the Tang Dynasty is strong in military power, it will take some effort to deal with the Western Turks and Tibet at the same time.
The cost will also be greater.
If the prince can form an alliance with them and stabilize Tubo, we can take action against the Western Turks.
After we defeat the Western Turks, we will be able to deal with Tubo with half the effort.”
Wang Xuance's analysis is basically consistent with what Li Shimin said, which is not difficult to understand.
Two fists cannot beat four hands, and a good tiger cannot fight off a pack of wolves.
Tubo and Western Turkestan were not very weak either. They were the two largest countries around the Tang Dynasty.
The military force is as large as hundreds of thousands, especially the Hu people who are brave and good at fighting and should not be underestimated.
By then, the consumption of national strength will also be huge.
Li Shen certainly understood this truth, but he was unwilling to exchange himself for so-called peace.
“What you said does make sense, but I still refuse.
If you want to use me to exchange marriage for stability, I will not agree.
At worst, I can personally go into battle and conquer them all. Anyone who offends the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are. "
Li Shen acted extremely heroic. He couldn't possibly say that he looked down on that country bumpkin princess.
"Whoever offends the Tang Dynasty will be punished, no matter how far away he is." Wang Xuance repeated what Li Shen said. This sentence came from Chen Tang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty.
But later on, few people said anything about it.
Prince Ji's sudden mention of this made people a little excited.
"Your Highness is right. The small Tibetan Western Turks are definitely not our opponents. They are strong because our Ji Palace has not made a move yet.
Otherwise, they will definitely come back without a trace." Wang Hongfu also said excitedly.
As one of the three giants, of course he knew that Prince Ji's Mansion had a secret weapon.
He was responsible for purchasing many items. In order to confuse the enemy, he would purchase them together with other medicinal materials.
Each time there are no less than hundreds of species, making it difficult to distinguish them.
"There is one more thing. The prince didn't say anything when he came out of the palace.......
From what the prince said, he seems to suspect that the matter in Xizhou is related to Zhangsun Wuji. Xuan Ce, what do you think? "
Li Shen roughly repeated what Li Chengqian had said to him.
Wang Xuance thought for a moment and replied:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would never do something without a purpose, he must have discovered something.
Considering the current relationship between the prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I don't think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will harm you, Your Highness.
In other words, Duke Zhao is very likely to be involved in the events in Xizhou, but I don’t think he is the one behind it.”
"Oh? Why? I have a grudge against him, so it's reasonable to say that he is the one who framed me."
Li Shen was a little curious. He had made enemies with the Changsun family and had removed two high-ranking officials.
Changsun Wuji's second son was almost killed by himself and was accused of aiding the enemy. Changsun Huan has not returned to Chang'an yet.
This old thief definitely had a reason to frame me.
Wang Xuance replied:
“Your Majesty, although the Ji Palace and the Changsun family have a grudge, Duke Zhao does not have the courage to deal with such a big matter.
This is a crime equivalent to treason. If he is found out, his Changsun family will be protected by the Empress Dowager.
Don't even think about ever getting ahead.
They will be in dire straits within a few years. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince will never tolerate the Changsun family.
I don't think the Duke of Zhao would do such a stupid thing, but it is possible that he is on the side giving advice and cheering. "
"You mean he found a scapegoat?" Li Shen thought thoughtfully after hearing this.
Wang Hongfu stood up, saluted, and interrupted:
"Your Majesty, I guess the scapegoat is most likely the Prince of Jin. The Changsun family is unhappy with my Prince Ji's mansion.
We no longer buy our steel from them.
They paid us a lot of money before, and almost emptied the Changsun family.
Now, because we purchase steel from other companies, several domestic steel workshops have begun to grow rapidly.
It is very likely to catch up with the Changsun family and become one of the largest steel workshops in the Tang Dynasty.
They have encountered difficulties in the past two years, and the development of various industries has been very poor.
Therefore, the Changsun family hates our Ji Wangfu to the core, and it is expected that they will take revenge on the prince. "
(Oops, I was quite busy these past two days, so I wrote this too late and it’s a bit blurry, please forgive me.)