Chapter 69 The Prime Minister’s Instructions

For the children of the royal family, fines are not a very serious punishment, but they often spend millions of dollars. Do you really think that the family also makes money?

Take Prince Li Tai as an example. The total annual income on the surface is only a few thousand guan. Otherwise, there is a lot of income secretly, but if it is added up, it is only 10,000 guan at most.

This income is already top-notch among the nobles. Only the emperor's son has this income. You can imagine what the situation is like for other people.

The fines here can easily amount to hundreds of years of income. If Li Xiang dared to follow up, if it were anyone else, he would have already given up.

"Father, if I remember correctly, Xiang'er's main income is liquor. Now he needs to pay 100,000 yuan every year. If he loses again this time, I'm afraid the money won't be enough, right?"

Li Tai thought for a while and finally said this, which meant that Li Xiang did not have enough money to take on this task.

"Talk to your second uncle."

Li Shimin sneered, this second son would also be able to mess around with such trivial matters.

"Back to my second uncle, the sales in Chang'an City are basically like this, but our Datang has a vast territory, and sales in other cities have not yet been rolled out. According to the information I have received, if it were rolled out in other cities, the income would be about It’s three to four times that of Chang’an City, so Second Uncle doesn’t have to worry about me not paying the money.”

Li Xiang said calmly, Li Shimin had already estimated this matter, otherwise he would not have issued this condition. Although other punishments were serious, they would not be of any benefit to the Tang Dynasty court. If If Li Xiang could be fined another million dollars, then there would be a lot that Li Shimin could do.

Sometimes Li Shimin even thought, this guy must not catch all the Korean spies. It is best to catch the main ones, so as not to hinder major events. In this way, it can not only solve the spy problem, but also Fining him another one million dollars would be the best of both worlds.

"Okay, okay, let's all go back. It's been a tiring day. You can recruit the 800 elite men by yourself, or you can go to the military camp to select them. Your second uncle will have 500, and you will have 300."

Although Li Shimin seems careless, he is actually very careful in doing things, including the allocation of manpower. Li Shimin has given them both a hard time. Although Li Tai has five hundred elites under his command, there are too many things to take care of. There are more. Li Xiang only has 300 people, but he only needs to manage the Koryo Kingdom, which is much easier than Li Tai.

"My son, please retire."

"Grandson, please leave."

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time they had obtained military power. However, Li Tai felt a little uncomfortable. He was now in his twenties. Apart from the original prince's guard, this was the first time he had obtained military power. .

This kid is only thirteen this year, and he has obtained military power just like him. He has to compete with others to death and throw goods away. His future future is limitless.

"I heard that you have a batch of good weapons. Why don't you supply them to our Imperial City Department? You can temporarily take out the weapons. When the treasury pays the bill next year, I will write you a note."

When they arrived outside the Qinzheng Hall, Li Tai began to take advantage of Li Xiang. He also heard that Li Xiang's weapons were powerful, so he wanted to let Li Xiang take out these weapons.

"A few days ago, someone came to my house asking for knives. Each one cost 3,500 guan. This is already the lowest price. If the second uncle is willing to ask for it, let's open the note first. I will hurry up when the time comes. In a hurry."

Hearing Li Xiang's words, Li Tai's expression changed. Although the Imperial City Division is an important government office, no matter how important it is, it is impossible to equip them with such weapons. If one person has 3,500 guan of money If so, eight hundred people would be worth several million dollars. It would be strange if the court didn't kill him when the time comes.

Li Tai got into the sedan and left cursing, and Li Xiang didn't bother to meet him. This was also the second errand he had received. The first one was with the Liaodong Division of the Ministry of War, and now he has become the deputy chief of the Imperial City Division. , one department is stronger than the other, and everything in the two yamen is done by the emperor himself, so the importance can be seen from this.

In addition to fighting with Li Tai, Li Xiang now also has to face the Cui family of Qinghe, which is really a headache. Li Xiang does not want to face so many enemies at this stage, but some people just come to his door. You have to fight back, and there is guidance from the grandfather behind you...

Without Li Shimin's guidance, Li Xiang would not have been attacked from both sides now. The people around him were testing Li Xiang's whetstone and letting Li Shimin see if Li Xiang had this ability.

"Fang Xiang..."

When Li Xiang was about to leave, he saw Fang Xuanling coming from a distance.

"Your Highness, are you disappointed today?"

Although Fang Xuanling did not participate in Li Xiang's actions, he was a mature man, and everything in the court could not be hidden from his eyes. Li Xiang originally wanted to be the palm print, but now he has become A deputy palm seal, and it also put a tight curse on the emperor.

"Donggong has a weak foundation, but I am very satisfied with today's results."

Li Xiang said helplessly, if Li Chengqian could leave a few people in the court, Li Xiang would never be defeated so miserably today.

After carefully planning an Imperial City Division, Li Tai was allowed to pick the peaches. Of course, this does not mean that Li Tai was very capable. It was just the smooth flow of the five surnames and Qi Wang that led to today's results.

"A man is capable of bending and stretching. If Your Highness has such thoughts, I, the Tang Dynasty, will be really blessed. I have a saying I don't know whether to say or not."

Hearing that Fang Xuanling was willing to give him a heads up, Li Xiang quickly stood next to him and held his nephew's gift.

After Fang Xuanling saw this scene, she had mixed feelings in her heart. When the prince was this old, he was also polite to all the adults, but he didn't expect that later...

I hope His Highness the Emperor's Grandson will not follow his father's footsteps.

"The situation in Chang'an is chaotic. Your Highness must not fall into the quagmire. No matter how chaotic the situation is, Your Highness only needs to remember one thing: catch the Goryeo spies. This matter is related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty."

After Fang Xuanling said these words, he left immediately. Li Xiang repeated Fang Xuanling's words in place.

Li Xiang nodded where he was. Fang Xuanling was right. No matter what Chang'an City became, no matter how Li Tai and Wu Xing Qi Wang jumped up and down, he could not change the current focus. Goryeo spies were the top priority. Object of value.

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