The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Isn't it good to earn money from people in the Western Regions? I heard that the Western Regions are also obsessed with our Tang Dynasty's silk and porcelain." Li Fu said: "There is a back-and-forth exchange between the two sides. More importantly, through merchants in the Western Regions, some good things that the Tang Dynasty does not have are introduced, or more information about the Western Regions is obtained from them. In the future, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably have to deal with the Western Regions."

"There is no eternal stability on the four borders."

Li Shimin nodded in agreement. He also had such an idea, for example, the Turks on the northern grasslands.

For thousands of years, there have been constant fights. Occasionally, there have been a few years or more of peace, but it was because the Central Plains Dynasty was strong and beat them down. They were convinced and they were honest.

And once there is some chaos in the Central Plains, or the Central Plains Dynasty has passed its heyday, they will jump up again.

"Any place bordering other countries will have friction sooner or later." Li Fu said: "Even if the Tang Dynasty pacifies the Turks in the future, it must be prepared for danger." Li Fu said: "Isn't the original purpose of the establishment of the Hundred Cavalry Division to search for information? Doing business with the people of the Western Regions is also a channel for collecting information. When the time comes, send a few people from the Hundred Cavalry Division over and let them be responsible for contacting. How far they can go depends on how capable your people are."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Just do as you say."

"My dear brother, I'm still thinking about growing cotton in Gaochang." A smile appeared on Li Fu's face.

After the cotton on the farm was harvested this year, some quilts were made. Now the quilts and other things have been used. After a while, when the weather gets colder, the quilts can be enjoyed.

Li Shimin frowned.

Although... but... forget it...

He hesitated to speak.

Li Fu smiled but said nothing.

In the evening, the court officials entered the palace one after another, and the palace gradually became lively.

Li Shimin changed his clothes and went to Taiji Hall with Li Fu.

The Taiji Hall was brightly lit, and the banquet was almost ready.

When Li Shimin arrived, everyone stood up and saluted.

"My dear ministers, no need to be polite." Li Shimin raised his hand.

After Li Shimin sat down, the ministers began to sit down.

Li Fu's seat was still arranged very close to Li Chengqian and others.

There was a banquet in the palace every year, and Li Fu participated in it once. If Li Shao had not gone to Lizheng Hall to meet the queen and many ladies in Chang'an City, Li Fu would not have come to this banquet.

After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere became warm, and some people with generous personalities began to chat lively.

Wine is a good thing.

Naturally, the topic of the auction that was held a few days ago was also indispensable during the banquet.

Li Shimin also told everyone that the queen was discussing the charity with the ladies, so there was no need to worry about it. The details would be known when each family went back to ask their own women.

The previous dynasty did not care about these things.

Li Chengqian quietly asked Li Fu about the cotton.

"Uncle Wang, those cotton quilts and so on."

"Send them to the East Palace tomorrow." Li Fu responded in a low voice.

Li Chengqian nodded.

"The weather will turn cold in a while, and I want to send them to my mother in advance." Li Chengqian said.

"No problem, after it is sent over tomorrow morning, you can take it directly to Lizheng Hall." Li Fu said: "And you have to go to Da'an Palace in person, and there will be A Ke at that time, so send someone to send him a message."

"Okay." Li Chengqian responded.

The moon was in the middle of the sky, and Li Fu found an excuse and quietly left with Li Chengqian and the others.

How could a child stay up late, so Li Fu said he would send Li Chengqian back to the East Palace.

After sending the person there, he slipped away.

The atmosphere in Taiji Hall was lively, but there were some topics that Li Fu didn't want to talk about with them.

A bunch of old foxes always had bad intentions when chatting with him. No one would like such an atmosphere.

Li Fu simply waited in the carriage at the palace gate. Wu Liangye and other guards were guarding in front of the carriage.

Not long after, Li Shao also came out. After getting on the carriage, the couple set off for home.

"You didn't come out too late." The couple chatted in the carriage.

"Originally, the banquet in Lizheng Hall ended earlier than that in Taiji Hall." Li Shao said: "Today, there are still important things to discuss, but everything went smoothly and didn't take much time."

"The Queen is in charge of the charity, and no one can say anything. When discussing this issue, the interest of each family is very high, and they all want to participate. The Queen just said that they need to consider the manpower issue, how to maintain it, and how to do it. We need to be careful"Heavy."

Li Fu smiled.

The queen has calmed all these people down. As for what she said today, it was all polite words. After testing their attitudes, she felt confident.

What careful consideration, what manpower issues.

The list is out.

The follow-up is to invite people to join according to the list.

Although Li Fu only glanced at the list roughly, in fact, it was just a pretense. Whenever he looked through it and saw the words in it, he had to remember what he saw carefully.

The names of the mistresses of the noble families in Chang'an City that Li Fu saw were all in it.

In addition, at the banquet in Lizheng Hall, Empress Changsun tested their attitudes.

The list is a done deal.

It's nothing more than the follow-up How to save face.

The number of noble ladies attending the banquet must be much larger than the number of people on the list.

If the queen wants to do this, she must handle it properly and take everyone's face into consideration. This family can join, but that family is not on the list.

In the end, these things must be public in the circle of noble ladies in Chang'an City.

Who joins and who is excluded is all a matter of face.

Anyway, if this kind of thing is put on Li Fu, Li Fu can't think of any way to balance them for the time being.

Otherwise, how can you say that she is a queen who will be remembered for thousands of years.

Not only is she virtuous, but she must have means.

"This matter will not be finished for a while anyway. Let's wait and see after winter." Li Fu said: "If it's fast, there will be some actions before winter. If it's slow, there will be trouble."

"What trouble? After all, it's the queen who is in charge. "Li Shao was puzzled.

"Because this money was originally said to be, this summer, there was a drought in Guanzhong, and the people left their homes to beg for food to survive. In winter, their lives are even more difficult, and the purpose of this money is to help them get through the winter smoothly. If the dust has not settled before winter, then there will be discussion. "