Chapter 205 Lanling Xiao Family

The current annual tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty is about 12 million yuan. Li Xiang now has so much money and is still producing it every day. This is definitely a very fatal thing. There are two other things among them. Millions of dollars have been handed over to the court. If he hadn't handed it over, I'm afraid his assets would have been worth millions more.

Take this time's conquest of Tuyuhun as an example. A total of four million yuan was spent on it. The Tang Dynasty could not bear it anymore. This was because it ended relatively quickly. If it had ended slowly, everyone would There will be millions of dollars spent every month.

If Li Shimin knew that Li Xiang had so much money, it would be strange not to take action against him. After all, there are holes everywhere in the Tang Dynasty. Although it seems to be prospering, the previous foundation was too thin. There are still people all over the country. With so much money spent, even if Li Shimin makes a fortune this time, I'm afraid he won't be able to plug the holes in the future.

"How come the expenses of the East Palace are less than before?"

Li Xiang continued to look down. When he saw the expenses of the East Palace, he couldn't believe it. When he was just reborn, the monthly expenses of the East Palace were about 400 guan, but now they are even less every month. Nearly half of it.

"The population of the East Palace has decreased a lot, so the expenses will naturally decrease."

When Li Chengqian said this, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Every family is happy to have a new child, but if there are fewer people, Li Chengqian, the head of the family, will naturally feel uncomfortable.

Li Xiang then remembered that the Crown Princess Hou and his men had been expelled, and now the Crown Princess was vacant.

Of course Li Xiang hopes that his mother can become the crown princess, but his mother is from a humble background. If she becomes the crown princess, many people will probably object. Now that she can have the status of a third-level official, that is the end.

Only then did Li Xiang realize that he might have done something wrong. It would be better to keep the Crown Princess in the East Palace. With this Crown Princess standing in front of him, the Emperor would definitely not send anyone else over. If If there is a new crown princess, what if it embarrasses his mother?

However, Li Xiang quickly shook his head. This kind of thing should not happen. It is said that mother is more valuable than son. Now, although Li Xiang is not said to be in power, everyone at the top and bottom can see it. In the future, Li Xiang will The future is uncertain. If you bully his mother, you have to feel whether there is an extra head on your neck?

"Father's previous accounts should also be paid off. Our Donggong shouldn't owe anyone else money. This should be written off."

One of the lines that Li Xiang pointed to said that His Highness the Crown Prince had been fooling around in the past and owed a total of tens of thousands of dollars in foreign debt. This was not a small amount of money. However, Li Xiang did not say anything, and Li Chengqian was too embarrassed to take his son's money. To repay the debt, he had already paid off a sum before, so when Li Xiang said this, Li Chengqian nodded contemptuously on the surface, but in his heart he was already so happy that he had the dignity of a prince, why? Are you willing to let these people come to collect debts every day?

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness King Wu is here."

Hearing Qian Ping's voice, the father and son looked at each other. Their views on King Wu Li Ke were very consistent. Because of King Wu Li Ke's origin, this person could not inherit the throne, but he was also a very powerful person. A talented person, so both of them felt that this person was useful.

Although Wu King Li Ke later joined the fight for the crown prince, Li Chengqian had been deposed by that time. Wu King Li Ke felt that there was not much difference in identity between himself and Wei King Li Tai, so the two started fighting openly and secretly, and eventually Changsun Wu Ji Xin came up with a plan and killed Wu King Li Ke directly.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"I've met Third Uncle."

The three elders greeted each other. As the prince, Li Chengqian just nodded and sat on the main seat. After King Wu Li Ke got up, Li Xiang got up again.

"Brother looks very good these days."

It's strange to say that the two of them met often in the past, but according to Wu Wang Li Ke's observation, Li Chengqian seemed to be surrounded by evil spirits. Wu Wang Li Ke was unwilling to get close to this person, always feeling that something bad would happen. But now that I saw Li Chengqian's face glowing red, could he even change his complexion?

"I've been busy these days. I heard that Concubine Shu has been feeling unwell these past few days, and I haven't gone over to visit her. Is she okay?"

Listening to his father's chat, Li Xiang learned that the third uncle's mother had been in poor health recently. Since the death of Empress Changsun, Concubine Shu had almost taken over the duties of the empress. After all, Li Shimin also liked the former princess very much back then.

"My concubine's health is much better. Thank you for your concern, brother."

King Wu Li Ke was also amazed in his heart. You must know that Li Chengqian never asked about these things before. Let alone Concubine Yang Shu was sick. Even if Empress Changsun was sick, I am afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince would not go and ask about it. He just made fun of his weird things every day. Otherwise, I would play with the dog and walk the horse in the East Palace every day.

"Didn't you bring back some Tuyuhun things from the grassland? Send someone to send some of them to the empress."

In front of outsiders, Li Chengqian still behaved like a prince. Li Xiang stood up and bowed to answer honestly. This was also part of the royal etiquette.

"Thank you, brother. I have one more thing to do when I come here. It's about Xiang'er's marriage..."

As soon as King Wu Li Ke said this, Li Xiang immediately felt a little uncomfortable. Ordinarily, even his father and uncle were not qualified to interfere in the marriage of his grandson. I wonder what King Wu Li Ke meant?

Lanling Xiao family?

When he heard these words, the system immediately poured a lot of information into Li Xiang. During the Western Han Dynasty, this was also one of the aristocratic families. It was once considered the top family in this land. However, after entering the Sui Dynasty, as the After the fall of Emperor Sui Yang, the entire family began to decline.

The reason why such a thing happened is because the Xiao family and Emperor Sui Yang were tied too deeply. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family at that time married Emperor Sui Yang. This was the famous Empress Xiao in history. She had married several emperors. Inaccessible. Although they are not a top-notch family now, they still have considerable strength. If they marry their family, it will not be an insult to Li Xiang.

The youngest daughter of Song Guogong Xiao Yu, the former prime minister of this dynasty...

This is also a top-notch girl from an aristocratic family...