Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

The visit to Daming Palace went very smoothly.

Both the Hanyuan Hall and the inner courtyard tailored for Li Yuan are full of surprising elements.

That night, Li Yuan stayed in the Daming Palace, and Li Shimin even made an astonishing decision. Tomorrow's Grand Court will be held in the Hanyuan Hall from the Taiji Hall.

He can't wait to enjoy the sense of control brought by this new hall.

Although the Daming Palace was nominally built for the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, after all, Li Yuan did not go to court, so it is understandable for Li Shimin to use this hall.

On this day, Li Shimin made an exception and came to Hanyuan Hall one step ahead of the ministers. After he sat down, he asked the eunuch to call the ministers in.

Then, he enjoyed the feeling of being looked up by everyone, and the feeling of being superior in the Hanyuan Hall was more obvious than in the Taiji Hall.

After savoring it slowly, Li Shimin turned on the loudspeaker switch and asked loudly: "My dear friends, what do you think of this Hanyuan Palace?"

Immediately, Li Shimin's gentle and majestic voice appeared in everyone's ears.

That kind of understatement can make a grand sound, which made everyone startled. After they reacted, they started a round of flattery.

Hearing everyone's praise, Li Shimin was also extremely proud.

He looked at the dim sky outside, and couldn't help feeling a little anxious in his heart.

'After the sun comes out, I'll ask them to open the wooden windows, so that the sunlight can give them a bigger shock! '

However, when Li Shimin was proudly waiting for the dawn, a discordant voice appeared in his ears.

"Your Majesty, according to what the veteran sees, this new palace is the source of the disaster."

"I hope Your Majesty think twice!"

Li Shimin looked in the direction of the voice, and found that the speaker was Wang Gui, the servant.

At this moment, Wang Gui's face was serious, and it didn't look like he was joking at all.

Li Shimin asked in puzzlement: "Why did Lord Wang say such a thing?"

"This Daming Palace is my wish for the Supreme Emperor. All expenses are within the plan of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the excess is not borne by the imperial court."

From Li Shimin's point of view, the new palace did not use the extra money from the court, and Wei Zheng didn't say anything about it. Why did Wang Gui suddenly attack him today?

Wang Gui shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, isn't the new palace a waste of money if it doesn't spend money from the court?"

"Your Majesty, do you know how much the new palace costs for a single phase?"

Li Shimin shook his head blankly.

He completely handed over the construction of the new palace to Yan Lide, and since the extra money was paid by the Shence House, he really didn't care about the cost.

Now suddenly asked by Wang Gui, he could only look at Yan Lide questioningly.

Yan Lide received Li Shimin's gaze and immediately stepped out.

However, Yan Lide was about to speak, but was robbed by Wang Gui.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to ask Master Yan about the exact amount. I just need to say a few simple figures, and everyone will understand."

"First, the foundation of the Hanyuan Hall is one foot higher than the foundation of the Taiji Hall, and the entire hall is more than three feet higher than the Taiji Hall."

"Everyone, look at the pillars around. I don't need to say the value of the pillars with such thickness and height."

"Second, everyone, look at the ground under your feet. These floor tiles feel more comfortable to step on than the high-quality blue bricks, and the value must be higher."

"Of course, there are many other examples like this. If you look around, all the things around you are the top materials on the market."

"Of course, as a palace of the Tang Dynasty, such a configuration is understandable, but Your Majesty, these are available with the hard-earned money of the people of the Tang Dynasty."

Under the guidance of these words, the ministers looked around and found a lot of expensive things on the market.

However, when everyone was shocked, Cheng Yaojin said: "Master Wang, it is true that the things in this palace are extravagant, but it is too much to say that it is the blood and sweat of the people of the Tang Dynasty."

"We are all just sweat in these things, but those should all belong to King Yan."

"The King of Yan makes money with his ability, this is obvious to all."

The relationship between Cheng Yaojin and Li You was already good, but the recent explosion in Nanshi made his son, the Wannian county magistrate, reap a good deal of political achievements.

Now in Cheng Yaojin's view, Li You is their family's benefactor, and when he heard Wang Gui's tendency to speak ill of Li You, Cheng Yaojin was naturally the first to stand up.

Regarding Cheng Yaojin's nonsense, Wang Gui said firmly: "I also know that the Shence Mansion can make money, but does the Shence Mansion really make money without relying on the power of the imperial court?"

Cheng Yaojin was about to explain, but Wang Gui continued without giving him a chance to speak.

"Take the nearest Nanshi as an example. If it wasn't for His Majesty's gift, would he be able to start it on his own?"

Wang Gui brought the topic to the establishment of Nanshi, and immediately Cheng Yaojin had nothing to say.

As the third market in Chang'an, without Li Shimin's approval, it would be absolutely impossible to establish it.

Li Shimin has also heard about Nanshi, and he must read "Zhenguan Banyue Tan" every issue.

"Wang Aiqing, You'er's business in Nanshi is pretty good, and the common people appreciate it a lot. Even though it's my approval, but You'er didn't seek any benefits for Shence Mansion because of Nanshi?"

Wang Gui had expected Li Shimin's words, and Wang Gui quickly said, "Does Your Majesty know what King Yan did on the second and third floors of Nanshi?"

"The rent on the second floor of Nanshi is much higher than that of Dongshi and Xishi, and with the same rent, you can rent a small building plus a yard in other places, but you can only rent a small cubicle in his place. "

"If Your Majesty thinks this is nothing, then the third floor is even more outrageous."

"The third floor of Nanshi is called the stock exchange. It was originally used to trade stocks and government bonds, but the outrageous thing is that there is a fee every time you go in."

"And if you want to trade first, you should open an account with him first, and after opening the account, you need to deposit a lot of money in it before you can trade next."

"Your Majesty, there is no reason in this world to do business like this."

Wang Gui's words directly confused Li Shimin.

He also knew what the second and third floors of Nanshi were for, but he didn't know that Li You charged such a high price there.

Li Shimin turned his head to look at Li Junxian beside him, his eyes full of inquiries.

Li Junxian has been by Li Shimin's side all these years, and he understands everything with just one look.

He nodded helplessly, as he acknowledged Wang Gui's words.

Li Junxian's acknowledgment made Li Shimin helpless for a while, but he didn't intend to give up resistance, and he said again: "Although Youer's fees are high, I heard that the second and third floors are also popular recently. "

"And I really didn't hear about Yu'er's behavior of intimidating the merchants. I think those who came to rent cubicles on the second floor and trade on the third floor were also voluntary."

"Wang Aiqing's words are still a bit alarmist."

At the beginning, there was a trace of hesitation in Li Shimin's voice, but after speaking, his voice became firm.

If everything is voluntary, then Li You has nothing to attack.

However, after Li Shimin's firm defense, Wang Gui shook his head again to welcome him.

"Your Majesty, you are wrong again!"