Great Tang Southern Emperor

Regarding Wang Tingchu's words, Li Shimin didn't pay any attention at all. He looked around in the endless crowd, and when he saw the side of the road, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, there is a bean porridge here. I haven't eaten beans for a long time." It's porridge, let's go try it."

"Master..." Wang Tingchu was about to cry, not only do you have to go shopping, you also have to eat, if there is a problem with food, if there is something wrong with you... No, no, I dare not even think about it.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Li Shimin didn't care at all, his safety was actually the last thing to worry about.There are thirteen knights following Li Zhen, so how could Li Shimin himself not have the power to protect secretly?These people may not be the most powerful in combat, but they have all kinds of strange abilities, which can guarantee Li Shimin's safety in 360 degrees, and there are guards secretly guarding them.

"The name of this bean porridge is quite interesting. It's actually called Prince's bean porridge." When he got closer, Li Shimin became more interested when he saw the store's signboard.

Seeing the store owner come back after greeting the customers, he quickly asked: "Shop owner, why is your store called this name? The word prince is not something ordinary people can use."

If you were an ordinary person, the store would basically not respond to it. Didn’t you see that I was so busy that I didn’t even touch the ground?Talk to me at this time, aren't you delaying business?

Li Shimin is different, looking for work on the pier, the most important thing is eyesight, people come and go here, who knows who will get off the boat?In case there are any dignitaries or county magistrates, if you offend others, they can kill you with a single finger, and you are a commoner with no support and no background, how can you fight against others?You just wait to die.

Therefore, the most important thing in doing business is vision, and the boss is an old man who has been in the food stall industry for several years. He has already developed extraordinary vision, so he can naturally see the difference in Li Shimin.

Ordinary poor haha, it’s rare to change a piece of clothes a year, even if there are, people on the pier carry bags and unload goods, and the new clothes will be worn out after two days, so the coolies work on the pier. Ragged clothes, as long as they can cover up the body is enough, everyone has similar conditions, and the clothes are also similar, who would laugh at you?

Li Shimin is different from Li Shimin. Although he wears civilian clothes, they are as good as new. He has not been patched all over his body, and he has a refined temperament. Even if he is not an official, he is at least a respectable literati. Gotta be a big boss too.For such a person, it would be his honor to ask the owner of a small food stall, how could he refuse?

So almost without thinking, the black and thin boss put down the spoon in his hand, showing two rows of shining white teeth, and explained: "I don't know, this bean porridge is passed down by His Royal Highness today. The old man is the grandfather of our chef industry, so the villain uses his name as an old man, and he is also begging the grandfather to give him a meal. And not only the villain, but others do this too. This is the outside of the pier. I still can't see clearly, but if you walk inside, you will find that there are many similar names, such as Prince Char Siew Bun, Yuewang Babao Porridge, Eight Prince Mooncakes, etc., and there are countless names."

"Heh, so you named this name just to find a good omen?" Li Shimin laughed, "It's just that the prince is also a human being and not a god. He will also be injured and sick, and he can't call the wind and rain. How can I bless you?"

The owner of the food stall smiled and said, "Master, don't be in a hurry. The villain hasn't finished talking yet. Asking the patriarch to enjoy the rice is only the first reason, and there is the second reason."

"Oh? Then I want to hear it." Li Shimin found an empty seat and sat down: "Give us two servings of bean porridge first, and you take your time."

"Come on, two servings of bean porridge, it will be ready soon..."

A man sitting next to Li Shimin who could be seen as a coolie said: "This matter is actually not a secret, sir, please don't disturb Lao Wu's business. If you are willing to listen, the villain will explain it to you."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Okay, if what you say is good, I will invite you to this meal, my lord."

"Oh, this master is open and bright."

"Thank you sir."

"Thank you sir, I wish you good health."

"Qi Wujin, you have to take care of the master."

"..."

Li Shimin's move naturally won the support of everyone, and everyone expressed various thanks, but after all, they are illiterate big bastards, and what they said made people laugh and cry, but Li Shimin was extremely satisfied. It feels so good to have genuine support.

"Master, please feel free to ask if you don't understand anything. We don't know anything else about living on the pier, but the news about this port is clear." The man named Qi Wujin was even more overjoyed, patting his chest to assure himself Know everything.Li Shimin was thanked for his action, but Qi Wujin should also be appreciated by everyone, because in the final analysis, this time Li Shimin's treat was still initiated by Qi Wujin, and everyone owed him favors.

"The bean porridge is here..." At this moment, the boss brought the bean porridge, and Li Shimin greeted him, "Housekeeper, you can eat it too."

"No, master, it's good if you eat, the villain is not hungry yet." How could Wang Tingchu have the guts to sit at the same table with Li Shimin?

"If I tell you to sit down, just sit down. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Wang Tingchu declined, Qi Wujin was in a hurry, and pushed Wang Tingchu down on the stool.

"Bold, you..." Wang Tingchu was so angry that he was struggling to get up, but he was an old man in his tens of years, what could he be against a man like Qi Wujin who did heavy work every day?The two legs kicked twice, but he didn't stand up.

"Hahaha..." Li Shimin smiled happily: "Okay, now that we've all sat down, let's eat together."

"...Then thank you, master." Wang Tingchu agreed, but how dare he touch the spoon?Even the buttocks are half-sticky, and I dare not sit down at all.

"Go ahead and talk."

"Yes." Qi Wujin took a sip of porridge, then looked at the boss, and continued: "Actually speaking, the reason why this old Wu named his meal a prince is not only to ask the prince to give him a mouthful." Apart from eating, it is more important to pray for the prince."

Li Shimin paused with a spoon in his hand: "Pray for blessings? Why do you pray for blessings? And why do you pray for blessings in this way?"

"The thing is like this..." Qi Wujin explained the reason of the matter.

Chapter 882 Amazing Daily Flow

Chapter 242 Amazing Daily Flow

"Actually, the reason is like this." Qi Wujin glanced at the boss: "Before talking about the reason, the villain first asks the master a question. How much do you think Lao Wu's stall can make in a day?"

"This..." Li Shimin didn't understand this, so he could only say with shame on his face: "Master, I am a scholar, so I don't understand this business matter. I wonder if Brother Qi can explain it?"

"Five hundred words..."

"What?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he was shocked: "How much did you say? Five hundred Wen? You mean, this stall can earn five hundred Wen a day?"

Qi Wujin nodded and said: "It's not a secret, master, you can ask around, the number of people who do business on this wharf is almost the same every day."

Li Shimin was even more horrified: "You mean, not only here, but also all the businessmen in the entire dock can earn about [-] Wen a day?"

"To be exact, this is the case for the entire Yuezhou port. This is the data that the Shibo Department just calculated last month." Qi Wujin said enviously: "And our pier is still the highest, the highest is pier No. 750 , it is the best area in the entire Yuezhou Port, with gentle water flow, open terrain, and deep water, so there are the most boat stops, and even the people on the No. 750 pier made a small fortune. The output data is [-] renminbi, which means that the average daily income of a stall is [-] renminbi. It’s a pity that the villain can’t cook, otherwise you have to try it anyway.”

"Why do you live so much?" Li Shimin still finds it unbelievable that just such a roadside stall, a shed, and a few tables and chairs can earn five hundred cash a day?

"Why did the villain lie to you?" Qi Wujin smiled and said, "We didn't believe it at the beginning, but this is the data given by the Shibo Department. There may be a little difference, but it's not much different."

"But how is this possible?" Li Shimin was caught in a tangle. Apart from experiencing the customs of Yuezhou, he did not intend to cause trouble for Li Zhen in this private visit - this bastard dared to say I'm narrow-minded, so I'll show you narrow-mindedness this time.

Who knows that the fault has not been found yet, so Li Zhen gave him a heavy blow first. An ordinary food stall on the pier actually has an income of 15 Wen a day, which means that it can earn 15 taels a month. What can be done in this era, I have already mentioned the prices of the Tang Dynasty before, so I won’t say more. In short, this is a very large sum of money, enough for a family of five to live comfortably for a year, and this is just their With one month's income, this means that every family has entered a well-off society... This is simply unbelievable.

At this time, the boss carrying bean porridge passed by, and said with a smile, "Master, don't listen to his nonsense, how can there be so many?"

"Is he lying?" Li Shimin felt a little uncomfortable, feeling like he was being deceived.

"It's not a lie." The boss said with a smile: "We can indeed earn so much money a day, but it's just turnover, gross profit. After deducting a series of expenses such as booth rental fees, costs, and taxes, we can have two hundred dollars left. The text is pretty good."

"That's not bad." Li Shimin said in shock: "Thinking about the entire Tang Dynasty, where can the common people earn two hundred wen a day?"

"Hehe..." The boss didn't say much, but judging by his expression, he still agreed with what Li Shimin said.

"You keep talking."

"Yes." Qi Wujin said hastily: "There is a son in this old Wu's family, but this child is born with poor health. There is a restaurant, although it can't make a lot of money, it is no problem to have enough food and clothing. But after the child was born, life plummeted. In order to save the child, not only the restaurant was mortgaged, but the family property was sold out. As a result In less than half a year, Old Wu has changed from a wealthy household in the city to a well-known poor household in Yuezhou."

Seeing that the boss didn't notice this, Qi Wujin sighed and continued: "It's fine to say that the child's illness can be cured by going bankrupt, but this kind of illness brought out of the mother's womb, how can it be so easy to cure?" Okay? This is simply a bottomless pit. However, Old Wu has already sold all the valuables in his family, even the only real estate, so how can he have money to treat his children at this time?"

"Then what's next?" Li Shimin's heart was clenched together, and he was also questioning himself, what would he do if he encountered such a thing?He couldn't imagine that if he became like this one day, would he still have the courage to live like this boss.After questioning himself, Li Shimin found out in despair that he was not as strong-willed as the vendor owner. If it was him, he would have lost hope in life long ago.

"Originally, the old Wudu was already at the end of its rope, and his family had prepared even the poison. Once there was really no hope, the whole family was prepared to go to disaster." Speaking of this, Qi Wujin sighed again: "It's just that the sky is endless. , when Old Wu and his family were at the end of their ropes, His Royal Highness, who was still King Yue at that time, came down."

"So what if the Crown Prince is here?" Li Shimin asked: "He is not a god, so can he still cure his illness with medicine?"

"Is that so? Old Wu was already desperate at that time, but he just happened to meet with a free clinic by His Highness the Crown Prince." Qi Wujin said: "During that free clinic, the doctor under the command of the Crown Prince found the root cause of Lao Wu's son's disease. , although it was not completely cured, but a suitable prescription was prescribed, and Lao Wu's son survived... Perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince has forgotten about this matter, but for us ordinary people who have received favors, But it is a lifetime of great kindness."

"Is there such a thing?" Li Shimin gave Wang Tingchu a questioning look.