Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

When Li Ke returned to the Hall of Liangyi, Chai Zhewei was waiting for him, and beside him were two men in their forties to fifties, who were dressed in luxurious clothes and lived in a wealthy state.Seeing that Li Ke had something to do, Ma Zhou and others left on their own.

When Chai Zhewei saw Li Ke, he said carelessly, "Third Brother, where have you been? I've been waiting for you for a long time." The two people around him rushed forward to salute Li Ke.

"I found a few Cuju masters. I just watched them practice in the Cuju field. It was very exciting. You should watch more and learn more when you have time." However, he didn't know how to address them, so he asked Chai Zhewei, "I don't know who these two are?"

Chai Zhewei ignored Li Ke's question and complained to him, "Why didn't you notify me in advance of such a good thing."

Li Ke blamed himself: "I've been busy with many things these days, I forgot to tell you, third brother will apologize to you."

On the contrary, Chai Zhewei was embarrassed, and hurriedly said it was okay, and asked Li Ke how the masters were. Li Ke briefly introduced the situation of Ye Xi and the others. " Li Ke said a few words modestly, told Chai Zhewei about the Dinghan team he formed, and asked him: "Zhewei, how is your Cuju team formed?" Chai Zhewei sighed and said: "The construction is completed. , it’s just that the cuju kick was not satisfactory.” Li Ke comforted him and said: “Zhewei, don’t worry, I’ll ask Fuzhong’s cuju masters to guide your team members more.” gladly said.

Li Ke smiled and said, "You're welcome, Zhewei." Then he looked at the two people behind Chai Zhewei, and asked him again: "Zhewei, which play are you singing? Are these two your friends?" Chai Zhewei suddenly He patted his forehead and smiled at Li Ke: "Third brother, look at my memory, I almost forgot the business." As he spoke, Chai Zhewei pointed to the two people behind him and said, "Come and meet the King of Han."

The two of them were obviously waiting anxiously. When they heard Chai Zhewei calling them, they quickly stepped forward to salute Li Ke and said, "Xiaomin Wang Qian, Li Xiang sees Your Highness." Before Li Ke could speak, Chai Zhewei first introduced: " The third brother doesn't know, these two are the sons of noble families, they are also the famous richest man in Chang'an, one is from Langya Wang's family, and the other is from Longxi Li's family."

Li Ke didn't know the purpose of these two people, but he knew a little about the clans of the Tang Dynasty. Among them, Ercui of Qinghe, Lushi of Fanyang, Erli of Longxi, Wang of Taiyuan and Zheng of Xingyang were the most brilliant and prominent. Self-respecting and noble, he was extremely powerful at the time.It is said that the Tang family wanted to marry the princess, and the Cui family of Qinghe disliked that the Tang royal family had Hu blood and was not a purebred Han, so they looked down on them and refused to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty.It can be seen how powerful it is.Today, some people with the surnames Cui and Zheng from the four major clans have gone to the East Palace and become counselors for Prince Li Chengqian.

Thinking of this, Li Ke wondered what the purpose of these two people was here?Can you win over the children of these two clans to your sect?So he asked the two to sit down, and he and Chai Zhewei also sat down, and the servants served tea. Seeing Li Ke's warm and thoughtful attitude, the two were moved in their hearts. Li Ke looked at the two of them, thinking that since Chai Zhewei brought them here , there must be some reason, so he said politely: "I wonder what the two of you are here today?"

But Chai Zhewei was the first to answer for them: "After they heard about the Cuju competition organized by the third brother, they knew that the third brother was planning to build an arena. So, they wanted to provide some funds."

Li Ke knew that Chai Zhewei would not fool him, and from the expectant eyes of the two, it could be seen that they really intended to contribute capital, but he knew that there was nothing wrong with business, so they must have some demands for the money.Li Ke guessed their request in his mind, and for a moment he didn't know how much the investment was, and what did they want?Then he asked the two of them: "The two of you are indeed here as Zhe Wei said, are you willing to subsidize me to build the arena?"

As soon as the two heard it, they immediately guessed what Li Ke was thinking, and Wang Qian said to him: "Your Highness, Xiaomin is really willing, and decided to pay one hundred thousand guan."

"One hundred thousand?" Li Ke was taken aback by this number, the expression on his face was like a stopped clock, frozen at that moment.He knew about the economy in the early Tang Dynasty. One hundred thousand guan was equal to [-] million in later generations, which was too hard for him to imagine.Seeing that Li Ke was unmoved, Wang Qian thought he didn't like the one hundred thousand guan, and wondered in his heart, one hundred thousand guan is not a small amount, why is this prince so greedy?In fact, he wronged Li Ke, Li Ke was shocked by his [-] guns, so he had this expression.Chai Zhewei didn't take it seriously for one hundred thousand guan, he said: "Old Wang, don't you think it's a little little?"

At this time, Li Xiang who was on the side saw the opportunity and said: "Xiaomin is also willing to subsidize His Highness to build a arena, with a price of 15."

Hearing Li Xiang's price, Li Ke was even more shocked. He didn't know what the purpose of the two was, but he knew that the two were not in the same group, so it would not be ugly to compare their bids with each other now. out.

Li Xiang didn't expect that Li Ke still didn't respond after he released 15 guan, and he was quite puzzled, what happened to this prince? 15 guan is indeed a lot, and his bottom line is so much.No matter what he and Wang Qian said, he was also a wealthy party, and he had seen people in the world. Unexpectedly, Li Ke was still indifferent, and Li Xiangyu was a little helpless.

Seeing that Li Xiang offered 15 guan, Li Ke still didn't change his expression, he felt ruthless, and said, "Xiaomin also paid 15 guan, plus [-]% of the restaurant's dividend."

When Li Ke heard the word restaurant, he was shocked and puzzled, and asked, "What's the matter with the dividends of the restaurant?" Chai Zhewei looked at Li Ke's expression, and urged: "Third brother, it's a good thing anyway, just agree to it." It's gone." Li Ke was also looking at Chai Zhewei, with doubts in his eyes, but he said to the two: "I know that you will not fund the construction of the arena innocently, so let me talk about your conditions first."

Wang Qian thought that the price he offered had impressed Li Ke, and said, "Xiaomin hopes that His Highness will allow Xiaomin to open a restaurant next to the arena. And, this is the only one."

Hearing this, Li Ke was amazed. As expected of the richest man in Chang'an, he had a keen business aura. Needless to say, Li Ke could also predict how profitable the restaurant next to the arena would be.After thinking about it, teams from all over the country gathered in Chang'an for the game, and the restaurant next to the tavern was the best place for them to stay, not counting those rich people from other places who watched the game.

When Li Ke thought about it this way, he understood why they dared to invest a huge amount of money, and at the same time, he was very moved by Chai Zhewei's ability to bring him such a fortune.Seeing Li Ke groaning silently, the two looked at him nervously. Li Ke came back to his senses and said, "I plan to build four arenas, two in the east and west. Wang Qian, you choose, which one do you want to fund?" Two arenas?"

Knowing that Li Ke agreed, Wang Qian said happily, "Xiaomin chose the two arenas in Dongcheng." After speaking, he glanced at Li Xiang proudly.

Seeing that Li Ke asked Wang Qian to choose, Li Xiang thought that Li Ke valued the high price he offered, and scolded Wang Qian in his heart for nothing, but said: "Your Highness, Xiaomin is also willing to give [-]% of the dividend to His Highness's restaurant."

Li Ke felt happy and said, "Then the two arenas in Xicheng will be given to you!"

After hearing this, Li Xiang was also very grateful.Chai Zhewei interrupted and said: "You two, His Highness promised you, which shows that you are very important to you. Don't let His Highness down in the future." "That's natural." The two nodded in response.

Li Ke pondered for a while, and then said generously: "Since you can fund the construction of the arena, I will add four more arenas. However, the taverns in these four arenas can no longer be given to you. However, this king You are allowed to open two restaurants in each square."

After hearing Li Ke's words, the two were overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

Li Ke said again: "The arena was built by the imperial court, so you don't need to take care of it. As for the restaurant? If you want to pay for the imperial court to repair it, this king can accommodate you."

The two were even happier after hearing this. They knew the difference between the imperial court's construction and their own construction, and said quickly: "Your Highness has listened to the arrangement."

"Then it's settled. I will tell the supervisor who is in charge of building the arena to build the tavern for the two of you. You two will go back and wait for news." Li Ke said, seeing that things went smoothly, the two felt relieved. Knowing that Li Ke and Chai Zhewei still had something to do, they said goodbye and left.

After the two left, Li Ke asked Chai Zhewei, "Zhewei, you have solved another big problem for my brother."

"What did the third brother say? This is what a younger brother should do." Then, he asked: "The third brother built eight arenas, so why don't you give them the remaining four? Get some more money"

Li Ke said with a smile: "Zhewei, once this arena is built, the business of the restaurant must be booming. Besides, two arenas are built in one square, but only two restaurants are allowed to exist. What a huge wealth. The restaurants to be built in the next four arenas are for my brothers' consideration."

Chai Zhewei suddenly understood, and said repeatedly: "Third brother is far-sighted, Zhewei admires it."

Li Ke joked: "Okay, you don't need to flatter me." Suddenly he said seriously: "By the way, this restaurant cannot be placed under the name of either of you or me, and it cannot have any relationship with either of you, so , this matter is done by someone else just like the wine shop. However, he can only manage it for us and cannot receive dividends. See if you have such a talent. "

Chai Zhewei said frankly: "Don't worry, third brother, I will be careful about this matter, and I will search for candidates carefully."

Ever since Chai Zhewei managed the wine shop, Li Ke no longer doubted his ability, so he also entrusted this matter to him.Afterwards, the two chatted about the Cuju game in detail. Chai Zhewei had to train his team, so he went back.

Li Ke watched Chai Zhewei leave, thinking that the establishment of the arena could not be delayed, not to mention that he was doing things according to the order, so he didn't have to worry about anything, so he ordered Xiaobaozi and Chen Qi to go to the prison.

As soon as Su Zhi saw Li Ke coming, he understood his purpose.Because, in the past two days, the most discussed in the streets and alleys is Hanwang's new Cuju and the holding of competitions, and