The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Shitou returned to the farm and learned from Lao Zhou that his husband had gone fishing in Jing River. He hurriedly rode his horse to Jing River to look for Li Fu.

Li Fu sat there fishing, while Wu Liangye sat next to the carriage not far away, protecting Li Fu at any time.

Shitou walked along the shore for a long time before he found Li Fu.

At this time, Li Fu was fishing while looking at the young ladies washing clothes across the street from time to time.

Mainly because there were many people here, Li Fu could listen to those people chatting about the gossip of the east and west families when he was free, so it would not be so quiet and boring.

Shitou came to Wu Liangye and got off the horse.

"You are back from Chang'an City so soon." Wu Liangye greeted Shitou.

"I just went to the palace to deliver a letter. I guess you can't get the answer to what your majesty wants to know from me." Shitou said, and after tying the horse, he went to Li Fu.

When he came to Li Fu's side, Shitou bowed his hands.

"My dear."

"I'm back." Li Fu looked calm. He was not surprised that Shitou came to him.

After all, leaving Chang'an and going outside was a big deal for him, but for Li Shimin, it was more of curiosity.

"My dear, the letter was delivered to His Majesty. His Majesty said he wanted you to come to the palace." Shitou said, "I think His Majesty has a lot to ask you."

Li Fu nodded.

"You must go to the palace. Some things need to be explained, and some things cannot be done by ourselves."

Li Fu had already planned in his mind that he could not take on the tea business by himself. It was really a huge profit. If he did not bring the inner court together, there would be many more troubles in the future.

He needed a shield, and the two majesties in the palace were the most suitable shield.

He must bring Li Yuan with him for profitable business, and he must bring Li Shimin with him for the tea business.

Li Shimin was distressed by the fact that he had taken out 130,000 guan from the national treasury at first. He had to give the emperor some sweet benefits, otherwise he would be even more distressed if he had to take money from the national treasury again in the future.

He went to Chang'an City and also went to Da'an Palace to see the emperor.

He also had to explain the matter of the granary. After a general explanation in a letter, Li Shimin must want to know more. He asked Shitou to deliver the letter to the palace first, so that Li Shimin could know the general idea first. When he went to the palace again, he would know what he wanted to ask and what he wanted to know. By then, Li Shimin would understand and he could make corresponding explanations.

Therefore, Li Fu waited at ease on the farm these two days.

He would go to Chang'an City tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

The itinerary to leave Chang'an City had to be arranged immediately.

From the perspective of climate, there should be four major tea-producing areas, just like in later generations.

The place Li Fu was going to was not considered the south.

Mainly Jiangbei tea area, also including south of Chang'an, Henan area and Huizhou area.

This area is close to Chang'an, but in terms of output, it is still Huizhou area. Soon Jiangbei tea area and Jiangnan tea area will also be the main tea producing areas.

As for the southwestern tea area, most of them are in Shu, and the road is difficult. If you want to open up the tea road, it is not as good as Huizhou area in terms of cost.

Mainly from Chang'an to Huizhou, you can go by water.

It must be said that Emperor Yang of Sui rebuilt the Grand Canal, which is really much more convenient for water transport.

The Tang Dynasty inherited the Sui Dynasty, and in this regard, it reaped a lot of dividends, and even the dividends were reaped by later generations, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, mobilizing materials and balancing society, and the Grand Canal played a very important role in it.

In the past two days, Li Fu did not go out at home again. Going out is a very troublesome thing, especially in this year.

A poor family is rich on the road, and there are still many things to bring. Moreover, Li Fu has to bring a large amount of money this time, so he can't ignore the issue of safety.

Guards must be brought with a lot of things, and food, clothing and daily necessities on the road must also be prepared.

After returning to Chang'an City this time, Li Fu planned to set out from Chang'an after leaving the palace. If he could take the waterway, he would try to take the waterway. He could take the boat day and night, so he could arrive earlier, and there would be less danger on the road.

Although the Tang Dynasty has been unified, and it is now the Zhenguan period, there were constant wars and conquests during the Wude period. The court had no time to manage many internal affairs. When the world was in chaos, many people went up the mountain and became bandits, and they have not been cleared up yet.

If he took the land route, Li Fu would bring so much money, and it would be clear at a glance that he was a fat sheep.

Li Fu brought most of the guards from the Jingyang County residence with him. When he returned to Chang'an, the team was huge and all came to the Jingyang King's residence in Chang'an City.

Old Zhao was busy and gathered all the guards.Everyone was settled, and then according to Li Fu's request, they began to count the money from the warehouse, packed it all, and took it with them when they set off.

Xiao Tao was packing clothes in the house. There were a lot of things to bring on this trip, and she had to pack them all carefully.

Xiao Tao must be taken with Li Fu on this trip. How could it be possible without someone to take care of him?

Xiao Tao was her confidant and could help a lot.

Li Fu went to the palace.

It happened to be afternoon, there was no court meeting in the morning, and there should not be so many people in the side hall of Liangyi Hall.

Last night, Li Fu stayed up late in the house to write a few documents, which he would bring into the palace.

These are indispensable if he wants to get Li Shimin to join.

How can you do business without making concessions? Li Fu is giving up part of his interests in exchange for long-term stability.

He has too many things to make money, so he just takes them out slowly.

Moreover, when money reaches a certain level, it is just a pile of copper in the warehouse.

Money is what you spend, and money is what you can really use to enjoy.

Earning billions of wealth and being able to spend it is called enjoyment. Li Fu is not a hoarder. He likes to collect so many copper coins and pile them in the warehouse. He will be happy to go and see them when he is free.

His realm is not that low.

In the side hall of Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin was reading the memorials submitted from all over the country.

The eunuch at the gate of the palace came to the door. Seeing this, the eunuch beside Li Shimin quietly went to the door.

"The King of Jingyang wants to see you."

"Okay, you can leave first."

The eunuch came to Li Shimin's side.

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin asked without raising his head.

"Your Majesty, the King of Jingyang is here." The eunuch responded in a low voice.

"Let him in." Li Shimin said, "You take everyone out first."

"Yes."

The eunuch waved to the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall and led them out.

When they reached the door, the eunuch said to Li Fu, "Your Highness, His Majesty wants you to come in."

Li Fu bowed and then walked into the side hall.