The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Take this account book with you." Li Fu handed the account book to Shitou: "This one is for Taiji Palace, for His Majesty, and this one is for Da'an Palace, for the Emperor."

"Yes." Shitou took the account book with both hands and answered respectfully.

After coming out of the study, Shitou went to the stable to get a horse, got on the horse and ran to the palace.

The guards in the palace city were already used to seeing Shitou.

"Please, brother, help me settle the horse." Shitou bowed and greeted the guard at the palace gate, took out a string of copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the guard: "This money, brothers, take it to drink."

"Brother Shitou, you are polite. You come to the palace for serious business and to meet His Majesty. We guard the palace gate, and these things are also our job."

The guards also knew that although Shitou was a member of the Jingyang Palace, he was also a nominal official with His Majesty. Throughout the year, he went to the palace more times than the Jingyang King.

"Since we are brothers, don't be polite to brothers." Shitou took the guard's hand and stuffed the copper coins into their hands: "I won't delay, we have to go to the palace quickly."

"Okay, Brother Shitou will go."

Both parties bowed and said goodbye.

Shitou paid the money, anyway, he can go to the account office to reimburse after returning, so he doesn't need to pay for it himself.

My husband said earlier that if you have any interpersonal relationships outside, as long as it is for the mansion to do business, you can go to the account office to register and reimburse.

Li Fu is not a fool. When he is doing business outside, when can he ignore the worldly affairs?

Even if he is the King of Jingyang, after entering the palace, he still has to deal with the palace maids and eunuchs who serve in front of the emperor in the palace and have a good relationship with them.

Whenever there is something going on in the palace, it will be easy to find out, and if anyone is saying something bad about him in the palace, he will also know.

If you have a good relationship with these people, they will really help you when they have something to do.

Unless the palace explicitly forbids them to keep silent, if they want to know about some things that ministers do in the palace on weekdays, they still have to go through them.

Shitou first went to Liangyi Hall.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there were a lot of things that had accumulated due to the officials' holidays, and Li Shimin still had to deal with them, so after retiring from court, he spent most of the time in Liangyi Hall in the past two days.

Shitou went to the palace to meet the emperor, and it was also in Liangyi Hall. It was rare for him to meet the emperor in Ganlu Hall.

Outside Liangyi Hall, Shitou waited for the eunuch to report.

Soon, the eunuch came out and let Shitou enter the hall.

"Your Majesty." Shitou saluted respectfully.

"No need to be polite." Li Shimin looked up and looked at Shitou: "Your husband is still in Chang'an City now, are you too lazy to come to the palace yourself?"

"This...My husband should be busy with other things, and my coming to the palace this time is not a big deal, it's just that my husband asked me to send something to His Majesty."

"Oh? What to send?" Li Shimin asked.

Shitou quickly took out an account book from his arms, took a look, and after confirming that it was correct, he bowed and presented it with both hands.

Seeing this, Wang De, the eunuch beside Li Shimin, walked down the steps, came to the front, took the account book from Shitou's hand, and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin flipped through the account book.

"The share of the tea shop?" Li Shimin asked.

"That's right." Shitou responded: "The accounts of the four tea shops in the east and west markets in Chang'an City, the share of the palace is recorded in this account book."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

This money is well-made.

"Does Da'an Palace have it?" Li Shimin asked again.

"Yes, I have brought the account book of Da'an Palace here, Your Majesty, do you want to take a look?" Shitou asked with a bow.

"No need, you are going to send it to Da'an Palace, right?"

"That's right." Shitou replied.

"Then just give it to the emperor to take a look."

Li Shimin did not intend to look at the account book of Da'an Palace. He felt guilty about the emperor, and he felt uncomfortable when he thought of the empty storehouse of Da'an Palace.

Otherwise, how can we say that this money came well?

After this money entered the palace, the storehouse of Da'an Palace was filled again, at least, it looked much better.

Li Shimin has been thinking about this matter in his heart. When the inner court becomes rich in the future, the money of the emperor must be repaid. Even if he does not pay it back, all kinds of good things must be sent to Da'an Palace.

Just this time, Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Shimin must remember it in his heart.

Even if the emperor had treated him unfairly in the past, this time, all of it was erased.

Now, all that was left in his heart was gratitude.

"Your Majesty, you can send someone from the palace to take the box and drive a carriage to the Jingyang Palace tomorrow, just like before." Shitou said.

Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, I know"Then I will take my leave." "Go ahead. "Li Shimin waved his hand.

After leaving Liangyi Hall, Shitou headed for Da'an Palace.

I don't know if there are many empty boxes in the palace now, but don't take them from the mansion.

The mansion's storehouse is not enough, the money is piled on the ground, and there are not even enough sacks.

Don't come to the palace to ask for money. Such a big palace can't be without empty boxes, right?

Besides, it's been two years, don't you know the importance of boxes? Aren't they still not replenishing them?

What are the people in the Artisan Bureau doing? Aren't all the utensils in the palace under their control?

Li Yuan was not surprised by Shitou's arrival.

When the tea trading accounts were settled, it was almost the same days. When money was sent to the palace in the past, it was nothing more than this time.

The tea trading before the festival is the best time to make a lot of money.

Or it can be said that it is not just the tea trading, but also the trading in the village of Jingyang County. No matter what, it must be the most profitable time before the festival.

Over After the festival, the shop sorted out the accounts and sent money to the Jingyang Palace.

The Jingyang Palace's warehouse was full and there was no room for it, so they had to send it to the palace, right? They also had to make room.

Li Yuan thought that the Jingyang Palace was not small, and the regulations of the house exceeded those of a county prince. Why couldn't the warehouse have a separate yard, even if they dug a cellar underground?

Li Yuan didn't know that the Jingyang Palace did have a separate yard to serve as a The warehouse, even the accountant, was not placed in the yard of the warehouse, but in the yard next door.

But it was still not enough.

There were too many messy things in the house, and everything was sent to the warehouse. No matter how big the warehouse was, it couldn't bear it.

The money left in the palace was also placed in the cellar, but once it was time to count the accounts, there was really not enough space.

The money was counted in the yard. Who would believe it if this matter was told to others?