The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Like this." Li Yuan looked at Li Fu: "Write down all the rules and regulations of the game, no matter how big or small, and finally organize them into a charter. We will discuss it before the New Year."

"After the New Year, have someone copy a lot of them and send them to the people who have teams. After they have read them and understand them, we can talk about the game. Otherwise, it will be a mess if there are no rules. Everything will become difficult to handle."

"You are right." Li Fu smiled and said: "The things we considered before can now be taken out and sorted out. This is also a big job."

"Wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and you can take care of this matter." Li Yuan said: "I will also send a few people to help you in Da'an Palace. Didn't you say it at the beginning? There must be people around me to participate in supervision."

Li Fu nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, that's the reason."

Li Yuan nodded.

"Okay, I'll find a few people to take charge of this matter. After the people from the arena are withdrawn, they should be able to handle it."

After talking about serious matters, they also talked about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Li Fu did not come to Da'an Palace empty-handed.

He brought a lot of gifts.

But every year, they are the same things, and they are also the best things that can be taken out of the manor.

"Speaking of gifts." Li Yuan looked at Li Fu: "I heard from many people that the price of tea in your tea shop has increased this year, and it has increased a lot."

"This matter has come to you." Li Fu smiled helplessly.

"I didn't ask, but the people who come here to play mahjong are always talking about it." Li Yuan said, "Everyone knows that this is the property of your Jingyang King. I am your uncle, so they can't help but talk about it."

"This year's situation is special. It's normal for the price to rise." Li Fu spread his hands and expressed his helplessness: "Only their grain is allowed to rise in price when it is in short supply, but my nephew's tea is not allowed to rise in price when the goods are in short supply? How can this be justified? These people are afraid that the officials can only set fires and the people can't light lamps."

Li Yuan shook his head helplessly.

"You, don't make yourself sound so pitiful. You are not an ordinary citizen."

Li Yuan was also helpless about his nephew.

How could he not know the real reason?

He was just chatting with Li Fu about the attitude of the wealthy families in Chang'an City towards the price increase of tea.

"I'm sure the tea will sell well." Li Fu said, "Besides, even if it doesn't sell well, I won't lose money. I can ask the tea shop masters to study new techniques, or sell it to other places directly, and still make a lot of money."

"Sell it to other places?" Li Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, the Western Regions, the grasslands, it's all fine." Li Fu said.

"You want to sell it outside the pass, but you can't have this idea now." Li Yuan said, "Have you forgotten what crime the King of Changle was accused of?"

The King of Changle was in Liangzhou, and the crime of smuggling was finally reported to the emperor, and this was also one of the crimes for which he was executed.

"Isn't he smuggling? I'm doing fair trade, not tax-free." Li Fu said, "And tea is different from salt and iron, it's just an ordinary commodity. It's worthless to us, but once it reaches the Western Regions or the grasslands, we can reap the wealth in their hands."

"Let's not talk about other things, just talk about the grasslands. Haven't they taken away a lot from our Tang Dynasty over the years? My nephew just uses the simplest and most plain method to earn it back." Li Fu said.

"The tea business has a share in the palace. If you want to do this, you still have to inform your second brother. Maybe he can help you." Li Yuan said: "Your second brother will not disagree with anything that is good for us. He has always been thinking about the things on the grassland."

"As a father, I can still understand Erlang's thoughts. He wants to do too many things, but the national strength of the Tang Dynasty can support him to do too little."

"He became the emperor and wanted to prove himself. I was wrong at the beginning. I chose the wrong prince. Therefore, he wanted to do everything to the best. However, things don't go as planned. In this case, how can he not be anxious?"

"Even if he doesn't say it, I understand."

When he said this, Li Yuan showed a bitter smile on his face.

"Many things between father and son are inevitably difficult to talk about face to face." Li Fu also sighed.

The relationship between Li Yuan and Li Shimin is too complicated.Even if he acted as a peacemaker and a messenger, he could at most ease the relationship between the two and let them put aside their past grudges.

But the extra emotions were their own business, and Li Fu, an outsider, could not say much.

"It's not easy for Erlang either, Huairen, you... help him more."

"Yes." Li Fu looked serious and bowed.

Doing tea business with people on the grassland or in the Western Regions has always been in Li Fu's plan, but at least he had to fully develop the market of the Tang Dynasty before he could make this plan.

Transporting ordinary quality tea to the grassland in exchange for gold and silver in the hands of the grassland people, and even for cattle, sheep, horses and so on.

However, this matter must wait until next year.

Wait until Li Shimin and his war group completely subdue the Turks on the grassland.

Wait until their leader Jie Li Khan comes to Chang'an City to dance.

Otherwise, there will be too many variables along the way, and Li Fu doesn't want to make a losing deal.

The business in the Western Regions will only come to Chang'an after the Tang Dynasty wins this battle.

"There will be a banquet in the palace on Mid-Autumn Festival. Will you come to the palace this year?" Li Yuan asked.

"I must go to the palace to participate. Not only my nephew, but also the emperor's sister-in-law will summon the court ladies in the inner court. Your niece's wife will also come to the palace to pay homage."

Li Yuan smiled and nodded: "That's right, this kind of thing is not up to you. By the way, after the festival, you two, come to Da'an Palace and have a meal together."

"Okay." Li Fu agreed with a smile.

For Li Fu, Li Yuan's identity as an uncle is much more important than his identity as the emperor.

"Alas, this summer, there was a drought in Guanzhong, and Erlang's life was not easy. A lot of money must have gone out of the treasury." Li Yuan said, "Take your men to the storehouse of Da'an Palace and take inventory. If you think it's enough, send it to the queen."