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Chapter 193 Li Shimin does business
Changsun Wuji and others frowned, looked at each other, and felt that something was wrong.

Everyone knows that the emperor is so poor that he almost has to beg for food.

He wished he could use every penny he saved on the army to wash away the shame of the Wei River with blood.

If the emperor really had it, but wanted to make money, he wouldn't have waited until now.

After exchanging glances, they immediately understood what was going on.

Perhaps the emperor is short of money now and wants to take the opportunity to cheat them. As for making money, it's all a cover.

Gao Shilian was extremely dissatisfied.

Their Gao family doesn't have much money now. What's more, according to seniority, Emperor Li Shimin is still their nephew. How could a nephew betray his uncle?

"Well, Your Majesty, you know that I really don't have much money left. I only have a little money left for my coffin. How about this? My coffin is top-notch. I won't use Huanghuali wood, but poplar wood. All the money I earn will be given to Your Majesty, and you can use it as military expenses. How about that?"

The Duke of Zhao, Zhangsun Wuji, nodded frantically.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you are in trouble, we, as your subjects, have no reason not to share your worries. However, we don't have much money to give you. Why don't you go and ask the five surnames and seven families?"

As for Cheng Yaojin who was standing aside, he closed his eyes as if he was asleep and pretended not to hear anything.

What a joke! Among all the people at the scene, I am the poorest and it is never my turn to get the money.

Looking at the performance of these people, Emperor Li Shimin's face was full of black lines. It turned out that these guys thought they were robbing rich people.

At this time he took a deep breath.

"Everyone, I really don't want the money in your hands, but I have obtained a new way of making money from the immortals. However, this way of making money has a huge impact. If the five surnames and seven families know about it, I am afraid that they will monopolize it again. That's why I want to win you over to work with me to prevent a business from becoming too big!"

"When the time comes, everyone will unite together. Even if they have great abilities, they will not be able to fight against us!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.

If that's the case, it's something we can consider.

Looking closely, it seems that all these people at the scene have connections. Although Changsun Wuji is from the Guanlong Group and is also the head of the civil servants in the court, he is also one of the most solid ones among the civil servants.

Cheng Yaojin may not rank among the military generals, but in terms of vision and mind, he is more active than any other general.

Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong was the representative of the royal family, and the remaining Gao Shilian represented both the external relatives in the court and the members of the Guanlong Group.

With these guys here, they form a force that even the Five Surnames and Seven Families will have to think about.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin no longer thought about pretending to be asleep. He stood up and asked.

"Your Majesty, what is that way of making money in your hand? Don't you know that I am very short of money now?"

When Changsun Wuji saw that Cheng Yaojin was extremely greedy for money, he immediately rolled his eyes at him.

"If I remember correctly, Duke Lu bought himself 500 acres of good land some time ago. He doesn't look like someone who is short of money!"

When Cheng Yaojin heard this, his face suddenly turned black, then he coughed and said.

"You're right. We do have a few acres of thin land, but we don't have a cow to plow it. A few days ago, my plowing cow hanged itself because of something that happened. Now we don't have a cow, and the plowing speed is very slow. We can't make much money!"

Changsun Wuji and others curled their lips. Everyone knew what kind of person Cheng Yaojin was.

Whose ox would hang itself for no reason? The slaughter of oxen was prohibited in the Tang Dynasty. Even though Li Shimin could hardly eat beef often, Cheng Yaojin always kept a cow leg in his arms.

But his cows always hanged themselves or broke their legs for various reasons. In fact, Cheng Yaojin just killed and ate the cows to satisfy his own appetite.

Everyone knew it very well, but they didn't punish him for such a small matter and pretended not to see it.

Li Shimin took out the sugar-making drawings directly from his arms.

"This is the sugar-making process I got from the immortal. It can produce a large amount of high-quality white sugar at a very low cost!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then stared at the drawing above, trying to figure out what was going on.

It has been widely used in the Tang Dynasty since the Han Dynasty, but these things are extremely precious and only a few people can afford them, basically some nobles in the court.

If you can make this thing, you can make a lot of money.

Several people were extremely excited. If they could really make this thing, they would definitely be able to make a lot of money.

Changsun Wuji is the most cunning person. How could he miss such a good opportunity?

"Your Majesty, rest assured. If the sugar can really be made, I am willing to take a share of it. Besides, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and others are all familiar with me. I believe they will not miss this opportunity!"

Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong nodded.

"The royal family also has some surplus wealth, so we can share some of it!"

Gao Shilian was a little hesitant. Although he felt that he could make a lot of money from this matter, he had a caged noble behind him after all, so his words alone did not count. He just sighed and said.

"I can't give an answer to this matter yet. I want to discuss it with the heads of each family after I go back before making a decision!"

Cheng Yaojin on the side burst into laughter.

"How can Master Gao be so unhappy? He can't even make such a small decision. Today, I, Cheng Yaojin, will leave this message here. We will definitely be able to get a large share of the money. Even if we don't have this money, we can go to Brother Qin and the others to get it together.

The crowd talked at once and finalized the matter.

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. With these people's promise, he would not have to worry about such problems anymore.

After Zhu Yuanzhang returned, he could not wait to find officials from the Ministry of Works and made sugar using the method on the drawing.

The Ming Dynasty was different from other dynasties in that their rule over the Jiangnan area was extremely stable.

Especially things like sugarcane are available.

So Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order and brought these things over.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the white sugar in his hand and directly pinched some and put it in his mouth.

A sweet taste directly stimulated his taste buds.

Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing.

"Good stuff, it's really good stuff!"

Empress Ma, who was standing by, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's hearty laughter and asked.

"Chongba, what makes you so happy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly grabbed the white sugar and handed it to Queen Ma like offering a treasure.

"Sister, come and try the white sugar made from the recipe we got from Master Song!"

Queen Ma looked at the white sugar in front of her with great curiosity and pinched some and put it in her mouth. "It is indeed sweet. I never thought there would be such a good thing!"

At this time Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly.

"Of course. Sister, let me tell you in secret, this thing is not just for eating. Adding this thing to gunpowder can enhance the power of gunpowder!"

Queen Ma was extremely surprised. She never thought that this kind of food could have such an effect.

This is what he said after thinking about it.

"Zhongba, since Mr. Song knows so many things, why don't you send our son to learn from him?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said with a smile.

"Don't tell me, I do have this idea. Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi learned a little from Song Shen, which was enough to bring about a huge change!"

"What's more, Song Shen knows everything that will happen in the future, and he also knows a lot of knowledge that we don't know!"

"The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Let's let Biaoer take those brothers to ask for advice. Maybe we can get a lot of benefits!"

Queen Ma smiled gently.

"If that's the case, let's do this. Our Biao'er previously worshipped Song Lian as his master, and now he has a good relationship with Song Lian's grandson Song Shen. This is a very normal thing in the eyes of outsiders!"

When Crown Prince Zhu Biao heard the news, his eyes lit up.

He did have many questions he wanted to ask Song Shen, but there was too little time in class, and what about the people around him?
Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Heavenly Khan Li Shimin, and his own father, Hongwu Emperor.

None of these people could be provoked by him, so he could only endure it.

He usually had a lot of things to do and needed to assist Zhu Yuanzhang in handling government affairs.

Besides, he was worried that it would be a bit abrupt to ask Song Shen for advice rashly, so the matter was put on hold.

Now he was visiting Song Shen on the orders of Zhu Yuanzhang, which made him very happy.

The next morning, Crown Prince Zhu Biao dressed in ordinary scholar's clothes and came to the gate of Song Lian's mansion with his younger brothers, Prince of Qin Zhu Chong, Prince of Jin Zhu Gang and Prince of Yan Zhu Di.

Several princes were woken up early in the morning and were extremely dissatisfied.

This started earlier than when I was studying in the main hall, and these days were really hard to endure.

At this time, Qin Wang Zhu Chong, who was still a little grumpy, said in confusion.

"Brother, where are we going? We don't have to get up so early, do we?"

Prince of Jin Zhu Gang nodded. Although he had a bad temper, he always endured it and would never speak his mind. But his angry expression had already betrayed him.

Prince of Yan Zhu Di said with dissatisfaction on the side.

"Second brother, what are you talking about? Since the eldest brother asked us to go, there must be a reason for it. Maybe we are going to visit someone!"

"It would be best if it were Duke Wei. I heard that Duke Wei is good at fighting and is the military god of our Ming Dynasty. It would be great if I could have him as my teacher!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at Prince of Yan Zhu Di in front of him with complicated feelings.

Among his younger brothers, Prince of Yan Zhu Di was the one that made him less worried.

Who could have thought that it would be his fourth brother who would eventually inherit the Ming Dynasty.

But to be honest, there is no big problem. After all, Zhu Yunwen really went too far.

Now when I see that little guy, I feel like strangling him to death.

Because this guy almost caused the Ming Dynasty, which had risen with great difficulty, to fall into decline.

Fortunately, the little guy is still young and many things can still be changed. As for Lu's side, it is better to let him have less contact with Xiongying and Yunwen.

At this time, Prince of Yan Zhu Di looked at the Crown Prince, and the look Zhu Biao gave him made him shudder with fear.

He didn't know what was going on recently, but his father and the crown prince seemed to be looking at him with something strange in their eyes.

In particular, his father Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang would beat him every time, saying that he had not taught his descendants well.

This was really incomprehensible. He was still a child and had not yet married. What relationship did he have with his descendants? Besides, he was the King of Yan, and his descendants would be vassal kings in the future. How much could he do wrong? However, this also made him firm in his choice. As long as he followed his elder brother, he would never be beaten.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at his three younger brothers and said.

"No matter how you behave normally, you all must behave yourself today. The person I am bringing you to meet this time is unusual. He was personally selected by the Emperor. The Emperor may test you after you return. If you make any trouble or cause any trouble, the Emperor will punish you!"

When several people heard this, they couldn't help but tremble all over. Zhu Yuanzhang never showed mercy when beating children.

Several people nodded one after another, like pounding garlic.

Don't worry, brother. We've got it in mind.

We will never mess around.

When Crown Prince Zhu Biao saw how well-behaved his younger brothers were, he nodded with satisfaction. It didn't take long before everyone arrived at the Song Mansion.

When the princes saw this mansion, they were very surprised. They were very familiar with this place, as it was the mansion of the great scholar Song Lian.

It’s a pity that the great scholar Song Lian has passed away for a long time. Now the only one left in this mansion is his grandson, and they don’t even know his name, so how can he be a great talent?

But no one asked any more questions. At this time, Crown Prince Zhu Biao knocked on the door.

After the butler inside opened the door, he was very confused when he saw the people outside.

"Who are you guys? How did you get to this place?"

When Jin Wang Zhu Gang saw this man, he was very angry. Doesn't this mean he looks down on them? Just as he was about to introduce himself, he was stopped by Zhu Biao.

"Old sir, we have heard of Master Song Shen's great name, and we have come here specifically to visit him!"

"I wonder where Master Song Shen is?"

When the butler heard that these people were here to look for his master, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Thinking carefully, he realized that these people were about the same age as his master, and they might be his master's playmates.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said.

"You're here too early. My master hasn't gotten up yet. Why don't you come later?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao said with a smile after hearing this.

"We are here to visit Mr. Song. Since he hasn't woken up yet, we will wait outside. Please don't disturb him!"

The housekeeper was extremely surprised to hear this. He didn't expect this man to be so polite. It seemed that he was a scion of a wealthy family. It was a good thing that his young master could communicate with this person.

(End of this chapter)