Chapter 21 My last name is Li, and I have someone above me

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and saw Liu Xuan sitting behind the counter.

Li Shimin shook his head, thinking it was just some nonsense, and didn't care.

After all, he was a young man. It's not that easy to govern a country. It's simple to want one person to have enough food and clothing to keep warm in winter.

Ten people are not a big deal.

What about a thousand or ten thousand people?

But now in the Tang Dynasty, there are nearly three million registered households and nearly fourteen million registered population. This is not a small number.

"It's difficult, young shopkeeper, this matter is really difficult."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he drank a cup alone and continued to shake his head.

Liu Xuan's voice came again: "Guest, I see that you are not old, but you are so depressed. If you are the current emperor, I am afraid there is no hope for this world."

"There are many sorrows in life, and I sigh that I can't solve the problem."

Li Shimin trembled in his heart. Yes, what happened to him today?

Originally, he came out to eat delicious food. The meat and vegetable boxes were extremely delicious, and he enjoyed it very much. But when he saw the poor man passing by, he felt like a huge stone was blocking his heart.

Li Shimin asked back: "Little shopkeeper, I see that you are young, but you think this matter is simple. Can you tell me?"

Liu Xuan shook his head and sighed: "You say you are a businessman, but you don't have any business acumen at all."

Li Shimin called himself a businessman, so Liu Xuan started talking about business. It seemed that his words were very sharp and could easily make Li Shimin angry, but in fact, the measure was just right.

"Merchants all over the world come and go for profit. Haven't you ever thought about how much money you can make if the people all over the world give you a penny?"

"Let alone a lot, there are at least 10 million people in the Tang Dynasty. If each person gets a penny, it will be a fortune of a million."

Li Shimin widened his eyes, as if he had grasped something, but he couldn't understand it.

What I want is a solution, and what you are talking about is doing business, which are two completely different things.

"Little shopkeeper, are you saying that you want me to make money from them?"

"But do they look like they are rich?"

Liu Xuan shrugged, looked at Li Shimin, and said helplessly: "That is the current emperor's business. There is no way. If an emperor governs people who have no way to keep warm in winter, thousands or tens of thousands of people will freeze to death every year. It is better to hit your head and die."

Li Shimin was stunned, and the muscles on his face twitched.

Good you Liu Xuan, you better have a solution, otherwise I will definitely deal with you just for these words.

Li Shimin bit the meat box fiercely, frowned suddenly, and then took a few more bites. This taste is beef?

Good guy, you dare to eat beef. If you don't tell me today, I will not forgive you!

"Haha, it's easy to say, but it's so hard to do."

Liu Xuan looked at Li Shimin with a smile and teased: "You are not the emperor, so you don't have to worry about it."

Li Shimin felt that something in his chest had reached a critical point. This Liu Xuan really hit the pain point with every word.

"Little shopkeeper, I'm not saying you, do you have a way?"

Liu Xuan shook his head lightly: "This is not a difficult thing."

"But since you want to do this business, I'm also a businessman, we have to have a deal between us."

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately became interested. It seems that this Liu Xuan knows how to solve the problem of keeping warm in winter.

"Don't worry, there will be a big reward. I, Old Li, keep my word. Heaven and earth can bear witness to it."

Liu Xuan shook his head: "No, you can fool children with this, but I said, I am a businessman."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment. If Liu Xuan can really solve the problem of people keeping warm in winter, it will be a great achievement. Logically speaking, it is a contribution to benefit the people. It may be too much to make him a marquis, but it is not impossible to give him a county man or something.

"Let me put it this way. I have a house in the capital, not far from here. It is the old house of a national pillar of the previous dynasty. It can't be said to be luxurious, but it is at least worth a lot of money. If you can really solve it, Old Li is not a person who hides it." Li Shimin smiled mysteriously and pointed to the top of his head.

"My surname is Li, and I have someone above me!"

Liu Xuan laughed in his heart. The person above you is yourself, right? Could it be the ancestors of the Li family? They shouldn't be below?

Also, aren't you afraid of poking at something when you point at yourself like this?

"Ahem, this thing has a very high profit. Old Li, I know you are not ordinary, so you are sending me away now?"

Li Shimin suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Would he be recognized?

Seeing Li Shimin's nervous look, Liu Xuan knew that it was almost done, and lowered his voice: "You should be able to talk to the officials in the court, right?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, let out a long breath, and laughed: "Ah, right, right, right..."

Liu Xuan continued: "This method is not available to ordinary people. You have to go to the emperor. If you succeed, promotion is inevitable."

"As for me, I have to add 30% profit." After Liu Xuan finished speaking, he silently added in his heart, at least another county man, right? Old Li, Old Li, you won't be so stingy, right? A county man, plus 30% profit, in exchange for your title of an emperor of the prosperous and peaceful times, you will make a profit, it's just like Qin Shihuang touching the electric switch, winning numbly!

If Qin Shi Huang knew that I was telling you this method, I'm afraid that there would be no need for future generations to look for his tomb, he would come out to find you himself.

"Deal!"

Li Shimin was extremely excited: "Little shopkeeper, tomorrow, I will bring the government officials to notarize and be a witness, how about it?"

In the private transactions of the Tang Dynasty, if you are worried that the other party is not reliable enough, you can find an intermediary, who seems to have a certain status in the government. Generally speaking, in Chang'an, whether it is Wannian County or Chang'an County, there are many such intermediaries, most of whom are to protect the seller and regularly urge payment, which is similar to the existence of legal guarantees in later generations.

Liu Xuan nodded, that's right.

Li Shimin excitedly drank a glass of wine, yes, this wine is very strong!

"Little shopkeeper, can you reveal it first? Our old Li is not the kind of person who steals chickens and dogs, but I am curious."

Liu Xuan smiled mysteriously: "Then why don't you dare to fight with the curiosity in your stomach?"

Li Shimin almost pulled out a few hairs of his beard, and his face was black.

Playing hard to get, just like cooking, when the fire is ready, it will naturally come out of the pot.

"It's just a joke, don't be angry, Old Li."

"In the Tang Dynasty, there is something that is similar to firewood and charcoal, but it is more durable than these two things."

"If the current emperor mines it and sells it at a suitable price, it will be a huge profit."

Boom! Li Shimin's brain went blank.

I, why don't I know about this thing?