The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Now, Li Fu hangs out in Liangyi Hall playing mahjong all day. If there is anything on the construction site, he will report directly to Liangyi Hall in front of the emperor.

Let's see what the court officials can say.

It's just that Li Fu has been busy playing mahjong with Li Yuan these days, and he doesn't care about anything else.

Ma Shisan has been in Chang'an City, and the shop and workshop are all done. Half of the craftsmen are busy with the furniture of Hongyi Palace, and the other half are busy with the opening of the furniture shop.

When Li Fu first came to Chang'an, Lao Zhao had already bought a shop. The shop was also quite large, and there was a large yard behind it, so the furniture workshop was opened there.

Li Shimin got the new furniture from Li Fu and arranged it in the hall for him and his subordinates to discuss matters.

This time, the monarch and his ministers didn't need to sit and discuss. After sitting with bent knees, his legs were sore after a while.

The furniture that Li Fu sent to Li Shimin was used to set up a meeting room. Li Shimin still sat at the top, with two rows of chairs below. There was a small square table with high legs between each two chairs, on which some cakes and water could be placed.

After a long meeting, they could eat and drink.

When the court officials met Li Shimin in this meeting room for the first time, they were all stunned.

They had only seen those Hu stools, which were not very comfortable to sit on and looked ordinary.

The arrangement in this room was really novel, and those tables and chairs looked like Hu stools, but they were different from Hu stools.

It looked much more elegant.

Elegant, really elegant.

Especially the small square table between the two chairs, on which there was a small vase with fresh flowers or orchids in it.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Fang Xuanling asked about these furniture curiously.

"Oh, these are all sent by the Prince of Jingyang." Li Shimin said, "I heard that he recently opened a furniture workshop in Chang'an City, and these are all made in the workshop."

Li Shimin is not stupid. He knows that Li Fu opened a workshop and sent these things to him. First, they are new and he can enjoy them. Second, isn't it to make money?

That kid is pure money.

"Including the current cleaning and repair of Hongyi Palace, I let Li Fu and Yan Rang do it together, just to let him make a new set of furniture for the emperor, and it is tailor-made." Li Shimin said, "I want to make sure that the emperor is satisfied."

"Your Majesty is filial, and the emperor must be touched by it." Fang Xuanling bowed his hands and praised.

The original accusation that Sun Fujia said that your majesty was unfilial is no longer valid.

The emperor is happy, so others have no reason to blame his majesty.

This big problem has been solved at the moment.

"My dear ministers, please sit down." Li Shimin said, "We still have a lot of things to discuss today."

The real big decisions are basically made by their small circle, and then they are brought to the court to discuss and go through the motions.

For the real big things, arguing in the court will not produce any useful results.

This one stands up and speaks, and that one stands up and speaks, and more than a dozen people can come up with several opinions.

Even if Li Shimin wants to make a decision, he must think twice before making a final decision.

Therefore, it is very necessary to discuss and consider with the court officials after the court is dismissed.

As the saying goes, hold a small meeting for big things and a big meeting for small things.

The court is the same.

This time, sitting for such a long time is not as uncomfortable as kneeling.

After learning from Li Shimin that Li Fu opened a furniture workshop in Chang'an City, these officials also became curious.

Do you want to change your own furniture?

Especially the study room, it needs to be changed.

It is indeed much more comfortable to sit like this.

After returning, I will send someone to ask around in Chang'an City.

As for finding Li Fu directly? Now Li Fu always stays with the emperor, so it is not easy for them to go to Liangyi Hall.

They are all the people of the current emperor, how can they be so close to the emperor.

During the time when Li Fu was slacking off, the furniture workshop in Chang'an City had already opened and advertised with great fanfare.

But ordinary people don't have the spare money to buy tables, chairs and benches.

For the rich families, if the master doesn't speak, the people below don't dare to make a decision even if they know.

Therefore, after opening for several days, no order was received, and the furniture displayed in the shop was only viewed by some people, but no one came to buy.

The news reached Ma Shisan's ears, and Ma Shisan thought about it.

"We have to take the initiative to find business."

Ma Shisan was talking to Lao Zhao about the account book in the Jingyang Wang residence. Hearing this news, he couldn't help but feel worried.

Although the furniture workshop was not under his control, it was still a business matter., is to make money.

If he can help with some ideas, he will be loyal to the King of Jingyang.

"Alas, where can I find this?" Lao Zhao said: "No ordinary family will go to the East Market every day, unless there is a noble who likes it."

"Noble... furniture." Ma Shisan thought: "We have to let the nobles experience it."

"You can't drag the nobles into the shop and force them to experience it." Lao Zhao said: "Or, find a restaurant to cooperate?"

Ma Shisan nodded: "This is a way, let's find Ke Yue Lou first and cooperate with the shopkeeper. After all, we have a lot of contacts with Ke Yue Lou. Discussing this with him, it will work."

Then, Ma Shisan thought of something else.

"In addition to restaurants, there is another place." Ma Shisan drew inferences: "Nobles go there a lot."

"Where?" Lao Zhao asked.

"Pingkangfang."

If there is a bar street in modern times, then Pingkangfang is the customs street of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. It is very lively and no worse than the East Market.

"Yes!" Lao Zhao's eyes lit up, but he added: "But if so, our costs will go up. Langjun said that using the lowest cost to gain the greatest benefits is called business. Whether it is a restaurant or a brothel, if we cooperate with them, we must give away a lot of furniture first..."

"Then let's wait for Langjun to come back and ask Langjun for advice before making a decision. After all, it is still Langjun who has the final say on whether to give away or not." Ma Shisan said.

This degree is not easy for them to grasp. It is hard to say whether to give away too much or too little.

Although Li Fu was slacking off in Liangyi Hall, he did not stay overnight in the palace. In the evening, he would go to Hongyi Palace for a tour and then return to his house.

As soon as he came back today, Lao Zhao told Li Fu what he had discussed with Ma Shisan.

In the study, Li Fu looked at Lao Zhao with admiration.

"Great, Lao Zhao, you and Lao Ma can draw inferences from one example, not bad, not bad."