Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 181 Management Talent
Gao Ming ate very fast, and he only took a cup of tea to finish all the food and vegetables on the table. After the maids took away all the leftovers, Li Shimin opened his mouth again.

"Gao Ming, you should know more about Wu Mei than I do. Why do you keep her?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming suddenly smiled, then took out a belly bag from his arms and wiped his mouth.

"I thought about this question again before, but today I thought about it clearly. In fact, Wu Mei is not a threat to us now. First of all, old man, if you don't take the golden elixir anymore, you won't be poisoned to death by the golden elixir. As long as you live Well done, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Although he knew that Gao Ming was flattering, Li Shimin still couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"That's natural. I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how can I be afraid of a mere woman?"

Looking at the smug Li Shimin, Gao Ming also smiled.

"That's right, and with your old man's body, it should be no problem to live another 30 to [-] years. When you can't do it anymore, let your grandson take your place. When the time comes, we will escort you, let alone a military man. Charming, even if there are ten or eight more, it will not be a problem!"

Hearing Gao Ming's rhetoric, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, but he quickly found the bug in Gao Ming's words, so he frowned immediately.

"Why is it my grandson who takes my place instead of you?"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Because I can't get up in the morning, and I don't like reviewing paperwork, it's too troublesome!"

"..."

Can't get up in the morning?Don't like critiques?What a powerful reason!

Thinking of how he had to get up before dawn every morning to go to court, and after that he had to deal with a mountain of government affairs, while Gao Ming slept until he woke up naturally every day, and then wandered around comfortably, Li Shimin suddenly felt a deep frustration feel.

"It seems that Gao Ming is much more comfortable than me!"

Thinking of this, Li Shimin shook his head immediately.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now, you can tell me the truth first, can you really handle Wu Mei's matter? This matter is of great importance, and no mistakes can be made."

Seeing Li Shimin's serious expression, Gao Ming also changed his playful smile and nodded seriously.

"Of course, I can handle this matter, I promise!"

Seeing Gao Ming's confidence, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, that's good, but I really want to know, why are you so sure?"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Gao Ming laughed.

"That's a good question. In fact, it mainly involves the issue of hatred!"

Having said that, Gao Ming stretched out a finger towards Li Shimin.

"I have already learned about Wu Mei's situation before. The reason why she is so passionate about power is that she was abused by her two half-brothers, so she wants to take revenge. As long as I help her get rid of this Wish, she didn't even have time to thank me, so how could she be right with me?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin frowned immediately.

"It's as simple as that? Didn't you say that she will mess up my Tang Dynasty in the future? Is it just to get revenge on Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang?"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Gao Ming laughed again.

"This is just one of the reasons, and the other reason is still on you, old man."

"What? Does this have anything to do with me?"

Looking at the surprised Li Shimin, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"Of course it has something to do with it. Think about it. After Wu Mei entered the palace, you have been ignoring her. You neither killed her nor slept with her. You just left her in the palace and waited until you closed your eyes and legs. One step, you're done, but now Wu Mei has to accompany the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, and when she gets old, she hasn't avenged her, and she hasn't found happiness, so do you think she should hate you?"

"..."

After listening to Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin frowned and stopped talking. The whole person was suddenly lost in thought, and it took a long time before he sighed.

"Oh, maybe what you said is right, forget it, I won't ask about this matter again in the future, just do what you think is appropriate!"

Having said that, Li Shimin stood up, took out a clean white handkerchief from his bosom, and stuffed it into Gao Ming's hand.

"Wipe your mouth with this after dinner in the future. Also, don't you feel ashamed if you don't carry a woman's bellyband in your arms, but I still feel ashamed!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin ignored Gao Ming, and went directly into the imperial study room, and then closed the door with a "bang".

Looking at the closed gate of the Imperial Study Room, Gao Ming shrugged his shoulders immediately, and then went back to the East Palace humming a little tune, not sure if he listened to Li Shimin's words just now.

The next day, when Gao Ming came to the Datang Royal Clubhouse again, he found that there was an additional notice board in the clubhouse, with several new regulations written on it.

"First: On the first and fifteenth day of each month, only those with gold and silver badges can enter the Datang Royal Club, and no one else is allowed to enter."

"Second: Those who spend more than ten pennies in the Tang Royal Club can get a pot of imperial tea and a plate of imperial cakes for free."

"Third: In the Tang Royal Club, you are not allowed to ask about other people's official positions, and you are not allowed to disclose your own official position."

Seeing these three new regulations, Gao Ming's eyes lit up immediately.

Gao Ming didn't need to guess to know that these three rules must have been made by Wu Mei, but what made him happy was not this, but the effect of these three days' rules.

The first regulation may seem a bit outrageous, but it won the hearts of the princes, princesses and court officials, and other people will not be dissatisfied with this regulation, because in this hierarchical society, everyone thinks it is normal.

If the first one raises the level of the clubhouse again to a certain extent, then the second one is a serious promotion method.

You know, Gao Ming has set the rules from the very beginning, except for the princes and princesses who hold gold medals, everyone else has to pay for food and drink, but now Wu Mei has come up with such a new rule that as long as they can consume For ten coins, you can get a pot of imperial tea and a plate of imperial cakes for free.

For those who can often go to the royal club, a pot of imperial tea and a plate of imperial cakes are not expensive, but just because of this "free" face, there will definitely be people who will pay for it.

And there is another situation, that is, when a certain person has already spent eight or nine pennies, he knows that as long as he spends another penny, he can get a pot of royal tea and a plate of palace cakes for free, then he has a lot of money. The big ones may pay the money.

In this way, the daily income of the Datang Royal Club will basically increase by one or two floors. Judging from the current daily income of the Royal Club, it can earn about two hundred coins a day, which is not a small sum!

In fact, it was not these two items that surprised Gao Ming the most, but the third item.

"In the Royal Club of the Tang Dynasty, you are not allowed to ask about other people's official positions, and you are not allowed to reveal your own official position."

This article is obviously not aimed at court officials, because those court officials basically know each other, especially those with high positions. How could other officials not know each other?
Since it is not aimed at court officials, the result is obvious. The third regulation is aimed at businessmen who come in with wooden signs!
Since Gao Ming had the wooden signs auctioned every day last time, except for Luo Xun who was lucky enough to come in on the first day, most of the people who came in after that were businessmen from Chang'an City.

The reason is simple, because businessmen have money.

Nowadays, almost none of the wooden plaques auctioned by the Royal Club are less than 400 guan, and the highest one has been sold for more than [-] guan. , in the entire Tang Dynasty, there is no one else except businessmen.

Merchants are not short of money, they lack face and status, and being able to enter the Datang Royal Club, a place known as the "Little Palace", undoubtedly has a lot of face, which makes many businessmen never tire of it.

For them, it is worthwhile to spend a few hundred pennies to grow their world.

However, this also has certain disadvantages, because the Datang Royal Club is based on the royal family and officials, and the entry of businessmen will naturally make those officials uncomfortable.

Especially when they found a fresh face and went to greet each other with great interest, but found that the other party was not an official, but a businessman with the lowest status in Datang, the attitude of these officials would definitely not improve.

Merchants spent money to come in to see the world, but they were looked down upon by some officials. This must have a blow to their enthusiasm. In this way, they may not come next time. If this is not handled well , will undoubtedly reduce a lot of income of the Royal Club.

Wu Mei saw this, so she added this one. In this way, everyone can neither ask about other people's official positions, nor reveal their own official positions. As long as businessmen don't reveal their identities on purpose, they won't be treated coldly. This increases the chances of repeat customers.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming was a little surprised.

"Wu Mei is indeed not an easy woman!"

Immediately, Gao Ming called Yun'er over, and pointed to the notice board to give her instructions.

"Please ask the carpenters to make two more of this notice board. Don't use charcoal to write the characters on it, but directly write with gold paint. When the time comes, put two inside the clubhouse and one outside the door!"

"Yes!"

After ordering Yun'er, Gao Ming began to look for Wu Mei in the clubhouse. This time Wu Mei did what Gao Ming wanted, so Gao Ming planned to give her a good compliment.

However, after Gao Ming went upstairs and downstairs, he still didn't find Wu Mei, so he had no choice but to walk towards the backyard.

The two hundred knight guards guarding the gate of the backyard saw Gao Ming coming, and quickly saluted him.

"I have seen His Royal Highness!"

"Wai Li, have you seen Wu Mei?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, one of them immediately pointed to the courtyard on the right.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, the military officer has gone to the wine shop."

After getting the answer he wanted, Gao Ming immediately smiled and nodded.

"Well, I see, you guys continue to stand guard!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Gao Ming came to the courtyard on the far right. Just as he reached the gate of the courtyard, Gao Ming heard Wu Mei's voice coming from inside.

"Brewing this royal wine is the job of the royal family. Remember to keep your mouths shut. If it accidentally leaks out, none of your family will be able to survive. But as long as you work hard, His Royal Highness will not treat you badly. Do you understand? ?”

"understood!"

Hearing the commotion inside, Gao Ming, who was outside the door, couldn't help laughing.

"Well, I also know how to benevolent and powerful, not bad. It seems that I have not misjudged the person. This Wu Mei is indeed a very powerful management talent."

(End of this chapter)