The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 39 Tang Dynasty Partners

At this time, Xuan Shijing suddenly had an idea in his mind, why not invite Li Chengqian and Li Tai to do something together?One's business from home will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future. It's one thing to say that there are people in the court who are easy to handle, but it's another thing to say if the backing is big enough and the background is big enough.Officials in Chang'an City are not as good as dogs, and nobles walk everywhere. Of course, this does not mean that officials are low in status and are not respected, but that Chang'an, as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, has so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. They really can't be ranked among them, even if they are the founding fathers, they can be found out one by one.But Li Chengqian and Li Tai are different, one is the crown prince, one is the prince, one is the heir to the throne, and the other is the prince who favors all kings. If we cooperate with these two, it will definitely be mutually beneficial.

The second thing is that it's not Xuan Shijing's selfishness. He hopes to change the two brothers through some things. He doesn't want these two people to be like in history, fighting to the death. Xuan Shijing is also a human being. He has feelings, from birth to now, Li Chengqian has been kind to him, he still remembers, although Xuan Shijing, like Wang, does not want to participate in the battle for the throne between the princes, it is only between Li Chengqian and Li Tai , because if the two fight, it will be Li Zhi, the King of Jin who is still studying beside Empress Changsun, who will gain in the end.But now, Li Tai, who can pose the most threat to Li Chengqian's position, has settled his feud with Li Chengqian. Xuan Shijing doesn't mind if he guides this sad prince of the Tang Dynasty away from the paranoid road of no return in history, Xuan Shi Jing also wants to see if Li Chengqian and Li Tai can be brothers in one mind, and take Datang on a different road to glory. Of course, in this process, another person must not be missing , that is Wu Wang Li Ke.

Like Li Tai, the King of Wu, Li Ke is the most virtuous of all the sons of His Majesty Li Er. If Li Tai only has extraordinary achievements in literature, then Li Ke can use "Wen can draw a pen to secure the world, and Wu can mount a horse to determine the world." "To describe, about Li Ke, Xuan Shijing has never met him, and his impression of him is only from some film and television works of later generations, but he knows that if there is no grandson Wuji back then If there is strong opposition, the crown prince's seat will not easily fall on the irrelevant Li Zhi. You must know that His Majesty Li Er said that among the princes, only Wu Wangke is the most similar to him.His Majesty Li Er once wanted to make Li Ke the crown prince.

Although he had never met him before, Xuan Shijing still had a good impression of Li Ke due to the influence of later generations, so he made up his mind that he must pay attention to His Highness Wu Wang when he enters the palace in the first month.

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Wei, Shi Jing has an idea, I wonder if the two of you can go to the study with Shi Jing to discuss it?" Xuan Shijing looked at the two of them.

Li Chengqian and Li Tai looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Following Xuan Shijing to the study of the Hou Mansion, he ordered Xiao Ji to guard the door and not allow anyone to approach.

"Brother Shijing, what is it that is so mysterious." Li Chengqian couldn't help being curious when he saw Xuan Shijing's nagging posture.

The three of them sat cross-legged around the desk, and Xuan Shijing said, "For now, it's just papermaking. In the future, there will be more things to do."

As soon as Xuan Shijing opened his mouth, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were even more confused.

"To put it simply, it's a small business partnership with the two Highnesses." Seeing the two of them like this, Xuan Shijing might as well say it directly.

"Business?" Li Tai looked at Xuan Shijing: "Shijing, you are a majestic lord, what kind of business are you doing?"

"How can I support my family if I don't do business? It's not enough to rely on my little Marquis salary alone." Xuan Shijing said: "Your Highnesses also know that the nobles in Chang'an City, how can they do that?" The family has no business outside."

"I know that nobles have business outside. It's just that this is a low-level matter. No one has brought it to the surface. Since the pre-Qin period, people in the world have been divided into four categories: scholars, farmers, businessmen, and even though there is no clear definition. There is a distinction between high and low, but my Tang Dynasty really emphasizes farming and despises commerce. If nobles go into business openly, they will be despised by the nobles of the world." Li Chengqian said: "Actually, I also wanted to operate outside the palace before. Some things, but the mother has always disagreed, always persuading Gu to focus on his studies, and let it go after going back and forth."

"What Shijing wants to do is not just a simple business, but also a matter of utilitarianism, so I want to discuss it with the two Highnesses." Xuan Shijing said, because when he thought of pulling Li Chengqian and Li Tai In the future, when Li Ke is a partner, he will not only think about papermaking. There are some businesses that only the royal family can do.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Li Tai asked.

"Paper making is just one of them. Your Highnesses may wish to think more about it. If the paper has been improved enough, can those solitary classics left over from the previous dynasty be able to be rewritten, better preserved, compiled and sorted out. Cheng Yiku, Your Highness the King of Wei, does this count as utilitarianism?" For a young man like Li Tai who prefers literature, Xuan Shijing threw out a very tempting bait.

Sure enough, Li Tai's eyes lit up after hearing Xuan Shijing's words.

"But if it's just these things, brother Shijing wouldn't be dragging Gu to go with Qingque, right?" Li Chengqian looked at Xuan Shijing, still not understanding what kind of medicine was sold in Xuan Shijing's gourd, so he simply opened a paper-making It's just a workshop, why did you bring in the two princes?
Xuan Shijing can't tell Li Chengqian that this is for the good of your two brothers, for the long-term peace and stability of the Tang Dynasty, right?If it reaches the ears of His Majesty Li Er, I am afraid that Xuan Shijing will never be able to live in peace again.It's just that when Li Chengqian asked such a question, Xuan Shijing really didn't know how to answer it for a while, after all, it was just a temporary idea.

Xuan Shijing paused, his brain spinning rapidly, and he found a set of excuses for himself: "Because Shijing has limited money, Chang'an is expensive, and the family just bought a shop in the West Market a few days ago. It's Chinese New Year again, and I really don't have any money left, so I want to find the two Highnesses to partner."

What a lousy reason!I don't even believe it!Xuan Shijing severely despised himself once.

Li Chengqian thought for a while, the opening of the paper mill that Xuan Shijing said was just a trivial matter for him, if Xuan Shijing wanted to do it, it would be fine to support it himself, although the cost of his East Palace is limited , but it is also possible to save some for Xuan Shijing.

"Since Shijing's brother is short of money, I will send someone to send some to Shijing's brother after I go back. In the future, Shijing's brother makes money, so it doesn't matter if I pay it back." Li Chengqian said. He didn't care too much, he simply thought that Xuan Shijing was lacking money, so he approached him and Li Tailai to discuss the partnership.

It's just that Li Chengqian didn't think deeply, if Xuan Shijing was short of money, would he recruit Li Tai, who had just gotten acquainted with him? To put it bluntly, Li Chengqian simply regarded Xuan Shijing as a child.

Li Tai listened to Li Chengqian's words, and after thinking about it, he felt that Xuan Shijing was short of money. Although Xuan Shijing just said that it was very tempting to transcribe ancient books and compile them into a library, Li Tai was not happy to want to occupy Xuan. Shijing's is cheap, so he immediately said: "Like my elder brother, I also sent someone to send some money to Shijing. Shijing just feel free to do it."

Xuan Shijing was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that he sighed inwardly. It seemed that he had acted too hastily, but it didn't matter, let them send some money over, and it would be regarded as a shareholding. He nodded and agreed: "In this case, Shi Jing thanked the two Highnesses here."

Mountains and rivers meet again, time is still long, Xuan Shijing thought to himself, this kind of thing seems to have to slowly subtly change, after all, if he does too much now at the age of four, it would be too evil, isn't it...

(End of this chapter)