Zhenguan Leisurely King

Chapter 346 Because They Are Rich
"You two emperors, the weather is good today, the sun is shining brightly, it's a good day for swimming in the lake!" Li Tai raised his head, looked at the sky and said pretendingly, as if nothing happened just now.

"Qing Que is right, let's go, let's go to the lake now." Li Chengqian pulled Li Tai and was about to go out.

Li Ke said, "Wait for me, I will follow."

Wang Pingan sneered and said, "Hmph, Xiao Mian, what are you going to do?"

"Hehe...the weather is so good, of course we went to swim in the lake?" Li Tai smiled awkwardly.

"That's right, didn't you see a big sun hanging in the sky?" Li Chengqian chimed in.

Li Ke just shut up and didn't say anything, just followed behind Li Chengqian.

"Haha...it's too funny, haha...it's so funny, haha..." Wang Pingan's stomach hurts from laughing, but he couldn't help laughing.

Li Chengqian asked with a look of embarrassment: "You...what are you laughing at?"

Li Tai also said: "That's right, what's so funny."

"Hehe...well, hehe...don't laugh anymore, hehe..." Wang Ping'an closed his mouth tightly, shaking his hands from side to side desperately, saying he didn't want to laugh, but still laughed a few times.

Under the glare of Li Chengqian's three brothers, Wang Ping'an finally stopped laughing, and the scene became quiet.

Wang Pingan stood up from his seat and looked at the sky outside the living room. He saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky, and there were twinkling stars nearby.

He said: "The weather is good, at least there are no clouds in the sky, but I only saw a big moon and twinkling stars. As for the bright sun that Brother Tai said, there are The big sun that His Royal Highness said is hanging in the sky, where is it hanging?"

"This……"

Li Chengqian and Li Tai looked at each other, seeing each other's embarrassment, they could only hehe.

Wang Pingan looked at them angrily, and said, "When you hear about the empress, all of you are like mice seeing a cat. The empress is the famous Empress Xian, so is it so scary?"

"No, it's not scary, it's not scary." The three reacted quickly by shaking their heads and hands to deny the fear in their hearts.

Wang Pingan glanced at them in vain and said, "Forget it, no matter how much I tell you, you won't be able to change your mind. Don't even think about the wool business. You guys should do a good job in Datang Daily. You guys don't want to. Make it worthless. Then don't blame me for meddling in the newspaper business."

"Don't worry, the three of us know the importance of Datang Daily, and according to your reminder, we send people to collect sales data every day. At present, almost all tea houses, restaurants, inns, and even Hongru Temple have booked with us. Every issue of the newspaper. And now some merchants come to Datang Daily to advertise, and the advertising fee for each issue is [-] guan. All added up, after deducting costs and labor, we have a net profit of [-] guan.” Li Chengqian Said proudly.

"So many? How many copies do you print in one issue now, and how much do you sell for one?" Li Er asked.

"Well, we are now printing 15 copies of the first issue, and the price has been reduced to [-] yuan a copy." Li Chengqian said.

"So many have been printed?" Wang Ping'an muttered, and then said to Li Chengqian: "Prince, expand the Datang Daily, and the cities near Chang'an will open a branch of the Datang Daily, and send people to collect information from all over the place every day. Chang’an, and then the Chang’an General Newspaper Office will type it and send it out, and let the local people print it themselves, and I believe that the Datang Daily will really spread throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.” Wang Ping’an drew a blueprint for the future to Li Chengqian and the other three.

"Okay, Gu will let someone do it tomorrow. Although you have become the shopkeeper of Ping An, you still haven't forgotten that you are a part of Datang Daily." Li Chengqian said.

"Fuck off, what is a hands-off shopkeeper? If it wasn't for making money for you, do you think Datang Daily has something to do with you?" Wang Pingan roared.

"Yes, yes, Gu said the wrong thing, so Gu will accompany you." After speaking, Li Chengqian made a boat for Wang Ping'an.

Wang Pingan readily accepted, not at all worried that the other party was the prince. Instead, Zhao Hao and the butler, who had been serving by the side, broke out in cold sweat again. .

At the same time, I was terribly afraid, because His Royal Highness made an apology to his young master.

That is the prince, the future emperor, the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty.

The scene returned to calm again, and the four of them started talking about it again.They didn't disperse until the watchman knocked three times in a row.Before leaving, the three Li Chengqian brothers each took Wang Ping'an's freshly brewed fruit wine.

What they didn't know, Li Er was told about their every move that day after they went back.

The next day, Wang Ping'an got up before dawn, because Wang Ping'an was going to court today.

Outside the palace, the carriages of various bigwigs were already parked at this time. A group of officials surrounded by a group in the east and a group in the west were chatting and laughing, waiting for the start of the morning court.

Wang Ping saw Zhangsun Wuji, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Uncle Changsun, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much."

"Slick tongue, if you really miss me, why don't you come to visit me at my mansion?" Changsun Wuji said deliberately.

"Uncle Changsun, you are wishing old man. Do you know how busy my little nephew is?" Wang Pingan told Wang Pingan about the next arrangement one by one.

"So, you went to court today to recruit navy soldiers among the nobles, right?" Changsun Wuji asked.

Wang Pingan nodded and said: "Yes, this is an opportunity where danger and opportunity coexist. My nephew only recruits once. If you miss this time, you can only wait for three years. The navy will recruit once every three years, and each time you will recruit troops strictly according to the requirements. It’s not something that honorable children can participate in.”

"The old man understands. The time has come, let's go together." Changsun Wuji invited.

"it is good."

Li Er was still wearing a dragon robe, a dragon crown, and a dragon chair in the court hall.I still stand in the original position.

The whole process was still the same, and Wang Ping'an had already started yawning, because it was all trivial matters.

"My minister has his own play!" Changsun Wuji stood up and shouted.

"Precise play."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Marquis Junji of the Border Pass, saying that it has been snowing almost every day in the past month, which may cause the Turkic people to take risks and come to the border of Tang Dynasty to plunder, and even attack Yanmen Pass. Your Majesty, please give us your decision." Changsun Wu Ji said.

"Li Jing, what do you think?" Li Er asked.

Li Jing took a step forward and said: "If we can't defend ourselves, even if the Turks come to attack the Tang Dynasty in the freezing environment, as long as we hold on for a few days, we will be able to force the Turks back. What I am worried about is not this winter, but After the beginning of spring, the Turkic people will frantically plunder my Tang Dynasty in order to make up for the loss in winter."

"Well, what Aiqing said is reasonable. Tell Hou Junji to prepare them for the big battle after the beginning of spring." Li Er ordered.

"Yes." Li Jing and Changsun Wuji replied at the same time.

Wang Pingan stood up at this time and said: "Report to Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"It's rare to see you in the hall. If there's anything you want, please tell me." Li Er teased.

Wang Ping'an was teased by Li Er in public, so he could only smile awkwardly, and said, "Your Majesty, you really like to joke, don't you know every move of this humble minister the best?"

"Hmph, tell me, what do you want to play?"

"His Majesty, I intend to give ministers and other nobles a chance to let their family members or subordinates join the navy." Wang Ping'an said.

Hearing this, Li Er squinted his eyes at Wang Ping'an, and thought to himself, "What is this kid thinking again, recruiting sailors among the honorable disciples, can these people be used?"

But he couldn't ask clearly, so he could only agree.

Seeing that Li Er agreed, Wang Pingan quickly thanked Li Er and stepped aside.

However, Wang Pingan's recruiting of the navy this time made all the civil servants and generals present confused and ignorant, and began to discuss privately.

After retiring from the court, Wang Ping'an was called to the harem. Those civil and military officials wanted to know more about the situation, so they stayed outside the palace one by one.

Li Er and his eldest grandson stared at Wang Ping'an standing in front of them, and asked, "Tell me, why did you choose the sons of the nobles as the navy?"

Wang Pingan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, after the minister speaks out, you are not allowed to beat and scold the minister, and punish the minister."

"Where is there so much bargaining, tell me quickly." Li Er scolded with a smile.

In front of the most powerful people in feudal society, Wang Pingan had no choice but to raise the white flag of surrender. He said, "Because they have money."

"Because they are rich? Because they are rich?" Li Er muttered a few words, as if thinking of something, he widened his eyes and said, "You don't plan to kidnap their children and run away, do you?"

"How could it be? Your majesty has a really rich imagination." Wang Pingan rolled his eyes.

The eldest grandson next to him covered his mouth and giggled.She said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Wang Ping'an's move must have other meanings. Maybe the money for the construction of the navy this time will not be paid by the treasury."

"Oh?" Li Er looked at Wang Pingan suspiciously.

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I know that I am a minister, and I am planning to let the nobles pay for this fee."

"Hehe, you still have this ability, let's talk about it." Li Er said with great interest.

"The minister simply said that it is selling equipment. All the equipment used by the navy needs to be bought by the nobles themselves." Wang Pingan said.

Li Er frowned and said, "Ping'an, you're really good at thinking. If the nobles refuse to pay the fee, or even let their own children join the navy, then what should you do? Are you going to call the door to snatch it?" ?”

(End of this chapter)