"What did you say?"
Li Shi Min looked at Li You in shock. Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji also frowned.
Li You cleared his throat and said,"Your son is saying that your son might know how to get such a large sum of money quickly."”
"Oh? This is not a small sum of money, right?”
Suddenly, Li Shi Min asked with a smile.
At this time, the stunned expression on his face had faded. Li Shiming thought that Li You must have been praised by him just now. At this time, he was like a child, wanting to get more praise, so he couldn't wait to bring up any new ideas.
Although he had good intentions, Li Shiming estimated that he could only earn a thousand strings of money at most, or it was just a whimsical idea. It could not solve the urgent need at all.
" This son naturally knows." Li You calculated in his heart and said cautiously," If this son's idea succeeds, at least…it should be able to get at least a million strings of money for the imperial court!”
" A million strings?!"
Li Shi Min and the others 'faces stiffened, feeling helpless and amused.
He really knew how to boast to the heavens!
One had to know that a million strings of money was not a small amount at all. The entire income of the Imperial Court for an entire year added together was at most a thousand strings of money!
This million strings of money was a huge sum of money!
Even for the princes and the emperor, it was the same!
Li Shimin shook his head and asked,"Then tell me, where can I get the money?"”
Yang Jie was filial, smart, and talented, but he still needed to be taught a lesson about his boastful nature.
Li Shiming thought to himself as he stared at Li You with Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji.
" Well," Li You said," Since this money is used for the people, then of course we have to take it from the people.”
As soon as Li You finished speaking, the expressions of the three people opposite him changed.
"Nonsense!"
Fang Xuanling was the first to speak, reprimanding loudly,"Is this your brilliant plan?! Who didn't know how to raise taxes to get a lot of money? However, the commoners would have a hard time because of this. The imperial court had only solved the temporary problem, and in the end, it would only lead to the commoners living in poverty!”
Li Shi Min's face darkened as he sighed and shook his head.
" Sigh, it's still too early to let Yang Jie listen to the court affairs…"
Li Shi Min didn't expect Li You's method to be such a stupid idea. Even though Li Shi Min didn't have much expectations, he was still disappointed.
"Phew…It seems that King Chu is still a child after all. Even if he is a genius in some aspects, he is still extremely short-sighted.”
Among the three people present, only Zhangsun Wuji secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that he had finally found a fatal flaw in Li You.
Li You shook his head and said," Father, Lords, it's still too early to make a conclusion. I guarantee that my method will not only cause the people to live in poverty, but it will also make the people fight to give money!”
"What do you mean by that?"
Li Shiming and Fang Xuanling were stunned and looked at each other.
This…the commoners were not doing charity, and many of them did not have a general view of the country. Moreover, they were not considered rich, so why would they compete to send money to the imperial court?
What kind of fantasy was this?
Li Shiming thought for a moment and said," Alright, Yang Jie. No one can be all-rounded. There will always be something that they are not good at. I know you are not good at this, so you don't have to force yourself."”
In Li Shiming's eyes, this was impossible. Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji's rationality told them that this was impossible.
"Sigh…Why doesn't anyone believe the truth these days?”
When Li You saw this, he sighed like a lonely expert."Imperial Father, before I created the horseshoe, did you ever think that the problem of wear and tear on horses that had plagued the Great Tang for countless years could be resolved?”
" This..." Li Shimin was stunned," Not really."”
"Then, before I created the fire brick bed, did Imperial Father ever think that there was such a convenient and useful thing in the world that could warm the people in winter and benefit the officials at the same time?”
"This is also…"
Li Shimin was speechless, but Li You continued,"So, before your son uses this method, how can Imperial Father be sure that your son can't do it?”
“……”
Li Shi Min opened his mouth. He was a man of great talent and was considered a wise ruler in history, but this was the first time he was rendered speechless by a rebuttal!
"Indeed. During this period of time, Yang Jie has done a lot of incredible things, including the calligraphy and the art of war! It's like a miracle!"
Could it be…
Li Shi Min couldn't help but look at Li You as a thought rose in his mind: "Can Yang Jie do the impossible this time?”
Seeing Li Shiming's reaction, Zhangsun Wuji cried out in alarm.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Although he didn't know what the horseshoe was, it seemed to have touched Li Shi Min's heart, and he was shocked when he heard it.
Indeed, this problem was different from horseshoes. It was not something that could be easily solved by the invention of new tools!
After calming himself down, Li Shiming's eyes became much clearer. Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji also heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that the Emperor had finally ignored King Chu's nonsense.
Then, they heard Li Shimin ask again,""What are the conditions for doing this?”
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