The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

All the work processes, without supervision, and all kinds of small actions in private, are not acceptable.

Li Fu felt that according to the moral standards of this era, even if there were corrupt officials making trouble, they would not cause so many troubles.

Even if they were corrupt officials, they had read the books of sages seriously and had some bottom line and standards.

"The court should send someone to supervise, who should it send? Does this matter belong to the Ministry of Revenue?" Li Shimin asked.

"Let me think about it." Li Fu said, "My original intention is to relieve the pressure on the court, so that the people can do practical things and all the benefits can fall on the people. The wealthy families in Chang'an City are not short of money, and they don't mind paying for their kindness and reputation. Then, this reputation must fall on them and on our heads. Therefore, our people should take the lead in participating in it, and their people should help. Spread it out and let the people know who is doing these things."

Li Shimin listened to Li Fu quietly.

This matter was raised by Li Fu.

I just heard about this matter, and I have no idea in my heart. It is better to listen to what Li Fu said. Since it was raised, he should have some idea in his mind before telling me, right?

"Second brother, is the emperor's sister-in-law busy?" Li Fu asked.

Li Shimin frowned and thought about it.

"Busy."

There are many things in the palace. The queen is in charge of the affairs of the inner court. Isn't she busy?

Especially during festivals, it is even busier.

"There are so many things to do in the inner court." Li Fu sighed.

"What do you think? There are not many things to do in the inner house of Jingyang Prince's Mansion? How much effort have you saved after Princess Jingyang came in? Otherwise, you can still talk to me leisurely and in a roundabout way here?" Li Shimin said unhappily.

Li Fu smiled and waved his hand.

"That's different. After the things in the house are sorted out, my wife will be relaxed. Anyway, if there is something, just give an order and the people under her will do it. She will be busy at home if she is happy to be busy for a while. If she is not happy to be busy, there are other people to arrange it anyway."

"You say it's easy, how can Jingyang Prince's Mansion be compared with the inner court."

Li Fu nodded seriously.

Yes, it is indeed incomparable. There are only a few people in the inner house of Jingyang Prince's Mansion, and there are so many people in the inner court of the palace.

It's not to satirize Li Shimin for having many women.

It's normal for an emperor to have many women.

Otherwise, how can the royal family expand and prosper?

You really can't just catch the queen and cause trouble, and don't let her go even when she's sick.

"Yes, yes, there's no comparison, there are more people." Li Fu smiled.

"You!"

Li Shimin was so angry at Li Fu's look that he glared at her.

"Just tell me what you want to do." Li Shimin said, "Get out of here after you've said it."

I'm getting angry just seeing you now.

Don't learn from the good, learn from Wei Zheng, that country bumpkin.

The key is that you're much more annoying than that country bumpkin!

By the way, Wei Zheng! In the ninth year of Wude, it was this kid who mentioned Wei Zheng!

"I am thinking that we should not only let the noble families contribute money, but also let them contribute their efforts. However, who can lead them to contribute their efforts? Apart from you, my second brother, it is the Empress. There is an emperor and an empress." Li Fu said with a smile: "As for you, there are many things in the court, and they are all important matters that cannot be distracted. The things in the charity are very complicated, and you have to show up from time to time to show your face... just to let people know who is doing charity."

"So I thought about setting up a special department, called the Charity Association, with the Empress as the leader. The adult royal princesses and princes in the palace can be decided by the Empress whether they are suitable to participate. In addition, let them recommend suitable female relatives from the noble families, and they can be led by the Empress to do charity outside."

There is no rule in the Tang Dynasty that women cannot go out and show their faces.

They can ride horses and play polo outside, and even go out to play. The atmosphere is very open.

They don't bind their feet, let alone their brains.

"But there are so many things in the inner court, and we can't do without the emperor's sister-in-law." Li Fu pondered: "This is very difficult. If we choose other officials, who is suitable? Who can take on this responsibility? Who can guarantee that they will not be tempted when they come into contact with huge donations? Will the noble families recognize the officials who take the lead? It's hard to say, so my brother has no choice but to choose the emperor's sister-in-law."

Li Fu was honest and said directly that only the queen was suitable for this position.

"In that case, we can only let the queen take the lead. I have to discuss this matter with your sister-in-law." Li Shimin said: "The charity will be established, and you should also prepare for the auction quickly. Anyway, the boat has come to the bridgehead.Naturally, if it doesn't work, then I will take the lead. "

Li Shimin would rather make himself tired and do more things, but he would not give up such a good thing, a good thing that is good for the court and the people.

The rules have been put forward, so it must be done.

"Okay, I will definitely prepare it. There is one more thing." Li Fu smiled.

The fatigue that just appeared on Li Shimin's face disappeared in an instant.

"What else?" Li Shimin widened his eyes.

"It's not a big deal, it's just the sale of tea, isn't it done in the Tang Dynasty." Li Fu smiled: "Two years have passed, and the tea house has developed better and better. The court controls more and more tea mountains, and more and more are being developed. The tea house has a good momentum and the output is getting higher and higher. I'm thinking, should this tea go out?"

"Where do you want to sell it? The Western Regions? The grassland? Is it worth it for the caravan to travel all the way?" Li Shimin asked.

"Of course it's worth it." "Li Fu responded: "Besides, there is no need for our caravan to travel far in the Western Regions. There will be merchants to take that trade route. It is not only the Western Regions, but also the grasslands. Over the years, the grasslands have extorted a lot of wealth from the Central Plains.

Grain and cloth are not to be mentioned, and gold, silver and jewelry are also not in short supply.

What gold, silver and wealth do the grasslands need? I thought that by using the tea trade, we could exchange all the wealth in the hands of the nobles on the grasslands. The price of tea sold on the grasslands would be incomparable to that in the interior of the country."

"It is even more expensive than the tea that has increased in price now!"

"As for the cost and storage of tea, these are not problems. The tea house can solve them."

"I thought about coming here to talk to my second brother about this, and I also thought that if this business is over, it will not be smuggling." Li Fu smiled.

"Now there is only one checkpoint for trade between the Tang Dynasty and the grasslands." Li Shimin said.