Great Tang Southern Emperor

Xu Shiji, the British governor of Bingzhou, was the general manager of the Tongmo road marching ("Zi Zhi Tong Jian" used the Han road, which was suspected to be a mistake caused by the similar shape of the traditional Chinese characters "Han" and "Mo"), Zhang Gongjin and Gao Zengsheng were deputy, from the east Lu led the main force to directly attack the hinterland of Eastern Turks;

Chai Shao, governor of Huazhou Huo Guogong, was the general manager of the Jinhe Road march, and Qin Shubao was the deputy, marching along the Yellow River on the West Road, echoing Li Jing and Xu Shiji;

Li Daozong, king of Rencheng County, Minister of Rites, was the general manager of Datongdao's march, Zhang Baoxiang was the deputy, and marched from Lingzhou to the northwest;

Wei Xiaojie, governor of Youzhou, was the head of the Heng'an Road march, and Cheng Zhijie was the deputy, guarding the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic army from fleeing eastward;

Xue Wanche, son-in-law of the governor of Lingzhou, was the general manager of the Changwu Dao march, and Duan Zhixuan was the deputy. He used the northeast to attack the Turkic rear and monitored Tuli Khan.

More than a dozen generals led a total of more than 10 troops, all of whom were under Li Jing's command, and counterattacked the Turks in 6 ways.

It is September now, that is to say, in another two months, a life-and-death battle will break out between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and as a traveler, I have become a witness to history. my pleasure.

"Hey, is there going to be a war?" Hearing Li Zhen's question, everyone turned their eyes to Li Shimin.

"How did you know that, Zhen'er?" Li Shimin looked at Li Zhen with great interest.

"It's very simple. Supervising the army is a position that is only established during wartime, right? Father, don't underestimate children, okay?" Li Zhen glanced at Li Shimin with sideways eyes, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Well, ahem, ahem, ahem." Li Shimin was so uncomfortable being watched by Li Zhen, he coughed a few times before he adjusted: "Since you have already guessed it, then I will not hide it from you. Yes, Datang is exactly Ready to start a war, this winter is extremely cold, the Turks in the north are likely to go south, so the father and the court officials discussed the plan to act first, and give them a knife when the Turks are weak, it is best to exterminate the Turks in one fell swoop, To capture Jieli alive is to shame the Wei River."

"So that's how it is." Li Zhen clenched his fists: "So, this is the war my child is going to participate in?"

"Not necessarily." Li Shimin shook his head, knelt down and touched Li Zhen's small face: "Zhen'er, you are too young. Although the emperor gave you the title of supervising the army, he didn't want you to participate in the war. No decision has been made yet. Even if your father agrees to go, your mother and concubine may not agree, do you think so? But you don't have to worry, even if you can't go to the battlefield, after all you have the status of supervising the army. After the war is over, no matter what, you will get some credit, right? It’s just that the name of the Beijing Supervising Army doesn’t sound very nice.”

"Ah?" Li Zhen's head drooped suddenly, and although she has the title of supervising the army, it's still a matter of whether she can participate in the war.

"Hahaha" Seeing Li Zhen's disappointed look, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, but didn't comfort him. He stood up and said, "Okay, I'll accompany you here today. Father has something else to do, so I won't play with you." .By the way, the war has not yet started, don't tell outsiders what the father said to you today, understand?"

"Yes, I will send my father off respectfully."

After Li Shimin left, all the brothers came up to comfort Li Zhen: "Eighth brother, don't be disappointed. You can wait for the success in the capital. This is the real pie in the sky. What else are you dissatisfied with? If you change Be me, even in a dream, you can wake me up laughing."

Needless to say, the person who said this must be Li You, a bastard, and he is the only one who can say the credit for being a bastard so confidently.

"Go, do you talk like that?" Li Ke scolded Li You, and then comforted Li Zhen: "Eighth brother, don't listen to your fifth brother's nonsense, he just can't speak, but although his words are rough, But the truth is correct, since you can earn military merits, you don't care whether you can go to the battlefield or not."

"Third brother, you might as well be better than fifth brother." Li Tai gave Li Ke a disgusted look: "Eighth brother, don't listen to them, none of them can comfort others, so you don't like to eat delicious food Is it? Now that you are in a bad mood, let's turn grief and anger into strength, have a big meal, and swallow all the troubles and sorrows along with the food, the effect will definitely be very good."

"I think it's because you want to eat." Li Zhen asked the sky speechlessly, saying that Li Tai has become more and more a foodie after his training.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, eighth brother, don't worry about it, the matter is still undecided, and the father just said that it is possible. During this time, you should act like a baby to the father, and then comfort him well. Your mother and concubine may be able to make the father and the emperor change their minds." The old seventh Li Yun, who is usually regarded as a dull one among the brothers, who would have thought that he could say such a thing at a critical moment Great reason.

"That's right, what Lao Qi said is right. I said that you are just worrying about nothing. Things are not settled yet, and you are talking nonsense one by one?" Li Yun immediately followed Li Yun's footsteps, pointing at the brothers and scolding them.It's just that he seems to have forgotten that under normal circumstances, the fate of those who follow suit will not be very good

"Hit him!" The brothers became furious, Li Tai roared, and took the lead in pressing Li Yin under him, and then everyone rushed forward, the one who had no head and no face was just a violent beating, even the young Li Zhen joined in the fun He got two kicks in the ass.

"Woooooo you bullied me, Lao Qi also said the same thing, why didn't you beat him up?" Li Yin's grievance was only two tears of grievance.

"Hahaha" everyone laughed in unison, and even Li Yin laughed at the end. This was just a fight between brothers, it was nothing at all.

Chapter 77

Chapter 6 Big Deals (two in one chapter)

"Thank you brothers for your comfort. I feel much more at ease. As Seventh Brother said, things haven't been settled yet, so I can't give up lightly." Li Zhen was very moved. It was very peaceful until they grew up.This strengthened his determination, he must do his best to maintain the relationship between brothers, and not let time and power corrode this innocence.

"But what I want to talk about now is not this. There is a way to make money here, little brother. I can't afford it by myself. I wonder if you brothers are interested in participating?" Li Zhen lowered her voice and said mysteriously .

"Oh? What kind of business? You can't even eat the eighth brother who is known as the Little God of Wealth?" When the brothers heard Li Zhen's words, they immediately joined together excitedly.Little God of Wealth is the nickname given to Li Zhen by outsiders, because he is good at making money

Walking on Chang'an Street, you just grab someone and ask, what is the latest furniture in Datang?That person will definitely answer you without thinking, of course it is all kinds of new furniture from Tian Workshop.

If you ask him, what is the most delicious sweet in Datang, his answer will definitely be the sweets sold in the candy shop, various flavors of fruit candy, various types of candied fruit, various types of pastries and biscuits are simply amazing. People with a sweet tooth can't stop.

If you ask him again, what is the most popular jewelry in Datang today, his answer is definitely all kinds of high-quality glazed jewelry in the beauty jewelry store (in fact, it is not glass, but Li Zhen uses sand as raw material The glass method is only a semi-finished glass, because there is no soda ash added, so the fired thing is not as transparent as glass, but the color is bright, the texture is similar to colored glaze, and there are various popular accessories provided by Li Zhen Design drawings have been in short supply since it was launched, and are deeply loved by women in Chang'an).

If you ask him, which is the best restaurant in Datang today, his answer is definitely Tianranju. It is said that the recipes there are handed down from the palace, and everything is delicious. Lingering here, what is more eye-catching is the couplet at the entrance of Tianranju - Keshang Tianranju, actually a guest in heaven.

Tianranju has already released the word, as long as you can match the second line, you can eat all kinds of delicacies of Tianranju for one year, but Tianranju has been open for several months, and up to now there is not even a talented person who can match the upper and lower lines.

If you ask him again, he will definitely give you a kick. There is no end to peat. After asking so many questions, which one are you going to?

Well, the above is pure nonsense.But it also proves how good Li Zhen's business really is. Now these shops bring him nearly a thousand dollars of net profit every day, which can be called a gold-absorbing machine. You must know that some small businesses even earn less than a year's profit. Not a thousand strings yet.

But Li Zhen was not satisfied with this, and wanted to open the rest of the business (Li Shimin gave him a lot of shops, there were about a dozen of them, and the number of workshops was almost the same. It was just that he had limited time at that time, and he had a lot of money on hand. There are also enough talents, plus they were banned from going out of the palace later, so they can only temporarily open a few of them, and the rest are temporarily put on hold, let them be self-sufficient, and plan to wait for a chance to talk), in this way, earn The money will definitely be more.

Later, it was Concubine Yan’s advice, which dispelled this idea. Concubine Yan’s advice was very simple. The tree attracts the wind. A net income of one thousand per day has already made many people jealous. Stop making a move—with Li Zhen's current ability to resist risks, it is obvious that he cannot stop the greedy hands of those wealthy families who are blinded by profit.

Li Zhen's ability to make money is so terrifying, but now, according to what he said, even he can't afford this business. This is obviously a big deal, and all the brothers are immediately excited.

They, especially those who have already become kings, have more or less power in their hands, and Li Zhen's income is not hidden much, as long as he pays a little attention, he can easily find out.Therefore, while everyone admires Li Zhen's ability to make money, there may not be all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred in their hearts. They have thought about letting Li Zhen take care of themselves more than once, but they are brothers, but they can't let go of this. Faced with pleading, he could only watch Li Zhen frantically grabbing money while he drools wildly.

It's all right now, Xiaoba finally thought of himself, and it would be a big deal if he made a move, the eighth brother was really righteous.

"It's very simple, isn't there going to be a war?" Li Zhen said mysteriously, "Haven't you guys thought about making some money from this?"

Li Ke's face suddenly changed: "Eighth brother, you are not planning to use military rations, are you? This is absolutely impossible. Once the emperor finds out, we will die."

"Who said I'm going to pay attention to the army rations?" Li Zhen was very dissatisfied with Li Ke's interruption, and gave him a sideways glance: "No matter how stupid I am, I can't be stabbed in the back even if the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are fighting on the battlefield." Knife."

"Haven't you noticed? Every time a war is fought, the soldiers who participated in the war will more or less bring back some trophies?" Li Zhen focused on the trophies: "In the past, these trophies had to be handed in except for a few precious ones. In addition, most of the rest fell into the pockets of the soldiers themselves. But soldiers are all professionals who work with their heads up. After today, no one knows if there will be a tomorrow. If you drop it, it might become someone else's spoils tomorrow."

"What do you want to say, eighth brother?" Li Yin interrupted impatiently: "If you are talking about buying back spoils from soldiers, then I advise you to dismiss this idea as soon as possible, because someone has already done this business Every time there is a war, there will be a large number of caravans behind the army. When these caravans go, they transport grain and supplies, and when they come back, they are loaded with all kinds of spoils, all collected from the soldiers."

Li Tai also said: "Lao Liu is right, and this kind of business is very costly. Don't look at the eighth brother, you have made a lot of money in this period of time, but if you really want to invest in this business, I'm afraid it won't even cost you money." It can't be splashed. This is all a game of those big businessmen, although we are princes, we don't have the capital to get involved."

"Oh, I haven't finished talking about the fourth brother and the sixth brother. Listen to me slowly. I know what you said, but do you know how much the caravan bought the spoils?"

"This businessman values ​​profits, so the purchase price should not be very high, right?" Li Ke hesitated, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand, eighth brother, you want to fight a price war, but fourth brother also said, The combined money of our brothers is not much, and the acquisition of trophies is a big business, and it is simply not something we can participate in now."

"When did I say that I was going to participate in the acquisition of spoils? Can you listen to me carefully?" Li Zhen said impatiently.

"Third brother, you also said that the merchants are too cunning, and the initiative is in their hands. Some soldiers clearly know that the things in their hands are treasures, but because they are begging the merchants to buy them, they can't sell them at a high price. "

"Then why not use the army's internal communication system? What they worry about is that they will die in battle, and the spoils will be confiscated by others, and their wives, children and family members will only get a meager pension." Li Yun rarely said: "In that case , Why don’t they borrow their internal postal system? I remember that there is a department within the army, which is dedicated to sending and receiving letters or packages for soldiers, so as to relieve soldiers’ homesickness. This should be much better than selling to profiteers, right?”

"Do you think they are all good people inside?" This time it was not Li Zhen's turn to answer, Li You said first: "You are too naive, old seven, if soldiers use the internal communication system, there will be a lot of embezzlement along the way, ten guan If the things fall into his family, he can be regarded as a Shangguan with a conscience."

"Oh! I finally understand the meaning of the eighth brother." After some analysis by the brothers, Li Tai seemed to understand Li Zhen's meaning: "Eighth brother, do you mean that we should build this communication system ourselves? Organize the manpower, and then be responsible for transferring the things in the hands of the soldiers to their homes? Isn’t that the case?”

"That's right, fourth brother, you finally understand what I mean." Li Zhen looked at Li Tai with "old feelings and great comfort": "However, I want to add that transferring loot is only part of the function, and we can also buy it directly. As long as the price is fair, the business will definitely grow.”

Li Yun seemed a bit unable to turn the corner: "But, what about the profit? We can't just give them there for nothing, right?"

"Stupid, there is a commission." Li Yun patted Li Yun bitterly: "Ten pennies, let's take [-]%, and there will be eight pennies when we send them to their home. It's much better to be a profiteer or be detained by the superior?"

"That's what I said, but what about reputation? It's something you have worked hard for, who would give it to outsiders easily?" Li Yun didn't know what was going on today, or he had no business sense, and he couldn't turn this corner. .