Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 222 The Conversation in the Carriage
Li Shimin can be regarded as an outstanding king in history, but this does not mean that he is a benevolent monarch. His hands are stained with the blood of too many people.

Whether it's the enemy's or one's own.

Although they only got together for just over three months, Gao Ming already had a certain understanding of Li Shimin. In his opinion, Li Shimin was the same kind of person as Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Act decisively, have a cruel temperament, and use cruel methods!
Gao Ming has no doubts that at that time, in order to clear the way for himself and the country of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin will definitely raise the butcher's knife recklessly and kill anyone who he thinks may threaten Li Tang's rule, even if The turmoil in the world will not hesitate!

But seeing Li Shimin's murderous expression, Gao Ming's heart felt a little warm, and he immediately shook his head with a smile.

"Actually, things are not that bad. I'm just planning for a rainy day. There may not be a real chance to use a knife in the future. Besides, you are in good health now, and you can live for 20 years. By then, I will definitely be in a stable state." The transformation of Datang has been completed."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the murderous look on Li Shimin's face gradually faded, revealing a soft smile.

"It is rare to live at seventy years old, how can it be so easy to live another 20 years!"

Looking at the smiling Li Shimin, the smile on Gao Ming's face suddenly became brighter.

"Actually, it's not difficult. As long as you don't stay up late to deal with government affairs, take more time to go outside every day, eat less meat and eat more eggs, vegetables and fruits, you will be in good health. These are the secrets of longevity."

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin's face showed an expression of interest.

"Is there anything else besides these?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Gao Ming thought for a while before nodding towards him.

"Also, you should take it easy at night. The concubine only needs to sleep for a few days. If you should rest, you still have to rest. We young people can just leave the important task of procreating to us young people."

Li Shimin: "..."

Li Shimin felt very helpless for Gao Ming's temperament that started talking nonsense before he could say a few words. After being silent for a while, he immediately sighed.

"Hey, Gao Ming, when you're talking about business with me, can you stop talking about those messy things?"

Looking at the helpless Li Shimin, Gao Ming immediately opened his hands.

"Didn't you ask me to say it? Well, then let's continue to talk about the business, which is about the plan to suppress the aristocratic family within ten years and eliminate them within twenty years."

As soon as Gao Ming said this, Li Shimin's interest came again, and his eyes lit up.

"Well, you told me about this last time. That's why you set up the Datang Royal Academy in Jinzhou, and your recent actions in Chang'an must have a purpose, right?"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Gao Ming nodded with a smile.

"That's right, if the affliction of the aristocratic family is compared to the disease of the Tang Dynasty, then the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty is the good medicine for this disease, and businessmen and money are the medicines, plus acupuncture and moxibustion. Stubborn disease."

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

"I understand the good medicine and medicine you mentioned, but what is the value of the 'acupuncture' you mentioned?"

Seeing Li Shimin's puzzled look, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Since it's acupuncture, it definitely needs a very thin but sharp enough needle, so that it can penetrate into the flesh of the aristocratic family and make them feel pain, but they can still bear it."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin seemed to understand a little bit, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Go on!"

"Yes!"

Gao Ming nodded, and then continued.

"My hundred cavalry guards are all trustworthy people, so I plan to increase the establishment of the hundred cavalry guards. Each hundred cavalry guards will add another hundred 'cavalry guards', and at the same time set up a thousand cavalry guards on the hundreds of cavalry guards. , Qianqiwei set up a commander and two commanders to manage the organization."

When Gao Ming said this, Li Shimin frowned immediately.

"Isn't there more than 1 people in this way? What do you want to do with such a huge organization?"

If someone else heard Li Shimin's questioning like this, they would definitely feel terrified, but Gao Ming was different. As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, he immediately grinned, showing his white teeth.

"Big claim to the world!"

As soon as Gao Ming said this, Li Shimin's expression froze.

"Are you planning to use all these 1 people as spies? To keep an eye on aristocratic families?"

"Correct!"

Seeing that Li Shimin understood, Gao Ming nodded again.

"However, it's not just about keeping an eye on the aristocratic families, but also officials who are close to them. As long as the Hundred Knights find a sore foot..."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming slashed at Li Shimin with a knife in his hand, and there was a hint of ferocity on his face.

"Isn't their aristocratic family's roots deeply entrenched and intertwined? Then I will catch one and chop one. I want to see how many he has enough for me to chop!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's face suddenly revealed a look of approval.

"This is a very good move. You only target those officials who have taken refuge in them, instead of directly attacking these aristocratic families, so the backlash from them will naturally be less, and after doing this, the officials who want to form a party Since there will be scruples, good!"

Obviously, Li Shimin agrees with Gao Ming's idea very much, but he doesn't know that this idea is not actually conceived by Gao Ming, and there has been such an organization in history, it is the famous Jinyiwei!
Zhu Yuanzhang was born recklessly. In order to control the lawless officials, he set up Jinyiwei to keep the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty silent. The only regret is that Jinyiwei's reputation is really bad, and this is also the reason why Li Shimin is worried.

"Gao Ming, I agree that you want to establish the Hundred Knights, but have you ever thought that this will have a great impact on your reputation, and what should you do if you face the courtiers' retaliation in the future?"

Gao Ming had already thought about this question a long time ago, so after hearing Li Shimin's question, he grinned again.

"Haha, isn't this easy? It's the so-called catching thieves and filth. As long as the target is determined, they will be poured with dirty water and then detained. If you don’t know, why don’t you get a scapegoat?”

In fact, Gao Ming even prepared a scapegoat candidate at this time, that is, the famous "anti-boned boy" He Gan Chengji!
Seeing that Gao Ming was so confident, Li Shimin nodded.

"Since this is the case, if you want to choose someone, you can choose from the Jinwu Guard. They are all children from Guanzhong. There is no problem with loyalty, but I will not care about the military salary of these people in the future. When the time comes, don't ask me for money! "

Seeing Li Shimin's serious face, Gao Ming couldn't help but immediately nodded towards Li Shimin.

"I can still afford to support ten thousand people, just rest assured!"

Hearing that Gao Ming agreed so happily, Li Shimin laughed in satisfaction.

"Well, it seems that you are indeed rich, so you can pay for the expenses of the Eastern Palace yourself."

"Row!"

Gao Ming knew the cost of the East Palace, which was about 500 yuan, so after hearing Li Shimin's words, he immediately agreed.

"In the future, I'll ask someone to send [-] coins to Dianzhong Province. It's my expenses for this year, and the extra money is paper and ink money for my younger brothers and sisters."

Seeing how "sensible" Gao Ming was, Li Shimin was immediately more satisfied.

"Since you have such a heart, I won't say anything. I heard that you have formed a business alliance recently. What's going on?"

Hearing Li Shimin ask this, Gao Ming blinked his eyes in surprise.

"I didn't expect you to know this, old man. That's right. I set up such an organization called Datang Royal Business Alliance. The purpose is to distinguish it from ordinary businessmen. To put it bluntly, these businessmen are dedicated to us. The royal family makes money."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up again when Gao Ming said it was for the royal family to make money.

"Tell me what's going on."

Seeing Li Shimin's excited face, Gao Ming didn't hold back, and immediately explained to him.

"Ordinary businessmen make money by doing business by paying their own capital, and the money they earn belongs to themselves. But when I set up this Datang Royal Business Alliance, we pay the capital, and then the merchants give us the money they earn."

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

"But will they be willing?"

Seeing the doubts on Li Shimin's face, Gao Ming smiled brightly.

"Of course we can, but it's impossible to let the horse run without letting the horse eat grass, so we also need to give them some sweetness."

Having said that, Gao Ming immediately extended a little finger towards Li Shimin.

"For example, the businessman who made the most money for the royal family at the end of the year, we can give him an official position. It doesn't matter how big it is, as long as an official position of eighth or ninth rank is enough, and this official position is not fixed. If he earns the most in the second year The money is not as much as other people, so..."

Now Li Shimin also understood, and before Gao Ming finished speaking, he immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, once you are surpassed by others in the second year, your official position will be lost. Well, this method is great, but I think one official position is not enough!"

Having said that, Li Shimin shook his head again, and then smiled at Gao Ming.

"At that time, I will make a decree. If anyone can not be surpassed for three consecutive years, I will reward him with the title of county man. If he can not be surpassed for five years, then I will give him the title of county son. Gao Ming , do you think my method is good?"

"Uh……"

In the Tang Dynasty, the common people were divided into four grades: scholar, farmer, worker, and merchant. In fact, there was another grade that was higher than these four grades, that is honor!
People who have titles are called nobles. These people belong to the privileged class of the Tang Dynasty and enjoy various privileges. They are veritable "superior people".

For the children of poor families, becoming an official is their pursuit, but for those who have already become officials, obtaining a title is their lifelong pursuit.

Even the businessmen were eager for what the officials wanted. It was no exaggeration to say that this was an opportunity to reach the sky in one step. Gao Ming could already imagine the scene where the businessmen were excited and crazy.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately gave Li Shimin a thumbs up.

"High! It's really high!"

(End of this chapter)