Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 320 Filial Piety
While Liu Bing was praying for Gao Ming outside the door, Gao Ming was sitting in the imperial study and drinking tea.

"Goooooooooooo..."

Ever since he entered the imperial study, Li Shimin looked at Gao Ming without saying a word. It seemed that he wanted to use this method to put some pressure on Gao Ming, so that he could realize his mistake as soon as possible and ask for his forgiveness.

Li Shimin often used this trick on other ministers, and the effect has been very good. Even Changsun Wuji couldn't resist his "emperor's gaze".

But unfortunately, Gao Ming doesn't accept this trick.

"Tch, when I was studying at school, the head teacher looked more at you than you did, and I couldn't sleep soundly. It's so naive to use such a look to make me succumb..."

With this thought in mind, Gao Ming found a seat and sat down, and then drank three cups of tea. He didn't raise his head to look at Li Shimin until he found that there was no water in the teapot.

"Old man, there is no water!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Gao Ming's eyes and tone at this time are very similar to the beautiful boy in "Kung Fu" who ran out of water after washing his hair halfway. There is a helpless indignation in his eyes, which makes the corners of Li Shimin's eyes twitch uncontrollably.

"You... don't you have anything you want to tell me?"

"Uh……"

Seeing Li Shimin's constipated expression, Gao Ming scratched the back of his head immediately, and then showed a simple and honest smile to Li Shimin.

"Hey, old man, have you eaten yet?"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin slapped the table and stood up, then pointed at Gao Ming with trembling fingers.

"Shuzi, you..."

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to get angry, Gao Ming immediately raised his hands above his head.

"I surrender, I plead guilty, calm down and speak up if you have something to say!"

"..."

Seeing Gao Ming's decisive surrender, Li Shimin choked on the words he was about to say, the corners of his mouth twitched again, and then he snorted coldly.

"Hmph, then tell me, what crime are you guilty of!"

"Does it count as handsome?"

"you……"

Just when Li Shimin was about to lose his temper, he suddenly saw Gao Ming take out a piece of paper from his arms. Seeing this scene, Li Shimin was stunned.

"What are you holding in your hand?"

"Deed!"

After speaking, Gao Ming came to Li Shimin with a smile, and handed him the paper full of words in his hand.

"As you can see, this is the deed of the Datang Royal Club."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin was stunned.

"The deed of the Royal Club of the Tang Dynasty? What are you using this for?"

"Give it to you!"

"Give it to me?"

Seeing Li Shimin's astonished expression, Gao Ming immediately smiled and nodded.

"That's right, it's just for you. You can send someone you trust to take over later, and the Datang Royal Club will be yours from now on."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's eyes widened immediately, full of shock.

Li Shimin understood the value of the Datang Royal Club very well, and it was precisely because of his understanding that he was so shocked.

When Li Shimin was the king of Qin, he never found himself short of money, because the money and food were all provided by the court, and even Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji dared not deduct his money and food.

But since he came to the throne, he found that he was really poor.

Li Shimin remembered that just after the Xuanwumen Incident, the Turks invaded on a large scale. Jieli and Tuli Khan led troops straight in, and arrived at Jingyang, which was only [-] miles away from Chang'an. The capital was shocked!

At this time, the strength of Chang'an City was only tens of thousands. In order to prevent Chang'an from falling, Li Shimin had no choice but to resort to suspicious tactics. Let the Turks retreat and keep Chang'an.

In the second year of Zhenguan, Datang encountered a rare plague of locusts, and the disaster spread to several states and counties in Jingzhao Prefecture. Millions of acres of fertile land were not harvested. Food relief.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, who had accumulated some people's power, resolutely decided to send troops to the Turks. Li Ji and Li Jing were appointed as commanders. They defeated the Turks in one fell swoop and captured their leader Jieli Khan. He reported the great enemy who was forced to form an alliance with Weishui...

Every major event needs a lot of money to support it. It was not until this time that Li Shimin realized that he was really poor. He was so poor that if he wanted to rebuild his bedroom, he had to do it in the courtroom. Argue with ministers.

And the saddest thing is that there was a quarrel, but the bedroom was still the same. I have to say, this is really a sad story.

In fact, Li Shimin also understands that today's Datang really has no money.

In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, light corvee and light tax were pursued, and the population was only about 300 million households, so the annual tax revenue was only about 400 million guan. After excluding officials and various expenses, there were only less than 200 million guan left.

If the money is used to repair the palace, what should we do in case of war or disaster?Is there a tax increase?If taxes are raised, will the mistakes of Yang Guang be repeated?

Li Shimin would also think about these problems, so in the past ten years since he became the throne, he has paid for the repair of the main hall of the palace, the ancestor's temple, and the Zhaoling mausoleum where the empress Changsun is buried, but he has not repaired his own bedroom.

For the people of Datang, [-] guan is a huge sum of money, but for Li Shimin, [-] guan is a drop in the bucket.

But the million guan is different, especially the one million guan every year, which makes Li Shimin see the hope of rebuilding the palace.

Looking at the house deed in his hand, Li Shimin couldn't help but gasp.

"Hiss... the Royal Club of the Tang Dynasty can earn millions of coins a year. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a chicken that can lay golden eggs. Are you willing to give it to me?"

Seeing Li Shimin's shocked look, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"Of course, from now on, he is yours. You send a trustworthy person to take over. At that time, I will ask Wu Mei to hand over everything in the clubhouse to him."

Hearing Gao Ming's personal confirmation, a complex look flashed across Li Shimin's face.

Li Shimin made his fortune by robbing. He first robbed Yang Guang's country with his father Li Yuan, and then he robbed the country from Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng. Half life.

But now, he is not willing to rob anymore, because the target is Gao Ming, and Li Shimin is not willing to rob his son, because it makes him feel a little embarrassed.

After a while, he spit out three words.

"why?"

Gao Ming didn't seem to notice Li Shimin's expression. Hearing his question, Gao Ming smacked his lips and smiled at him.

"Old man, sheep have the kindness of kneeling and breastfeeding, and crows have the righteousness of feeding back. I will remember your kindness to me. It is time for me to repay you. Datang Royal Club, even if I honor your pocket money Bar!"

"Honor my pocket money?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin didn't know why, and his eyes immediately became moist.

In order not to let Gao Ming see his embarrassment, he quickly stood up and turned around, then heaved a long sigh.

"Hey, sheep have the grace to kneel and suckle, and crows have the righteousness to feed back. Well said, Gao Ming, don't go back at noon, stay here, and we have a drink."

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

"Hey, that's fine, what you say counts!"

(End of this chapter)