Li Jiancheng built a side hall in the Prince's mansion.
He stood there and looked at the people sitting in the main hall.
Each and every one of them seemed to be fighting to help with the disaster relief. If he was still the Crown Prince, this kind of thing would be commonplace.
But now, he had already lost his power.
The officialdom was very realistic. Li Jiancheng no longer had the power of the Crown Prince, and these people's ability to change the situation was also quite weak.
Li Jiancheng held the brocade bag in his hand.
Everyone in the main hall left.
Li Jiancheng walked out. The butler held an account book with both hands and said,"Your Highness, there are a total of twenty-seven people who have donated six hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver to the disaster relief.”
"100,000 dan of grain!"
Li Jiancheng couldn't believe what the butler said.
He took the account book and said,"So many?"”
"In the past few disaster relief missions, Imperial Father only spent a total of 300,000 taels of silver. That was the real gold and silver of the national treasury. Now, these guys casually donated 630,000 taels of silver here?”
Although Li Jiancheng was the Crown Prince.
However, Li Yuan had always advocated thrift in the palace and would even reduce the expenses in the palace.
Because the Great Tang was constantly at war, it was truly too poor.
He was originally a wealthy businessman, and the big families were also poor, but who would have thought that these people would hide so deeply?
The butler looked at Li Jiancheng and said," Your Highness, this silver seems to be a lot, but the Li family of Longxi, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Cui family of Qinghe all have businesses all over the Tang Empire, and even the neighboring Tubo and Turks.”
" There are also the local Yin and Lin families in Chang 'an, as well as those cloth and cattle dealers. They have been saving for many years, and this person donated ten to twenty thousand silver.”
"To be able to obtain your protection, it's just a heartache for them.”
Li Jiancheng looked at the butler and frowned."Then bengong asks you, why didn't they take the initiative to send money before?”
The butler was silent.
Li Jiancheng smiled and handed the account book to the butler.""That's because they're afraid of my father. They're afraid that my father will cause another blood uprising in Chang 'an.”
"They're afraid of losing their heads.”
"Order your men to collect this silver and hand it over to the national treasury.”
"Previously, Imperial Father instructed us to engrave the benefactor on the stone tablet. You also have to find a good craftsman.”
The butler nodded repeatedly and was about to leave.
Li Jiancheng continued," Prepare the carriage and come with me to welcome Minister Fang. This Prince will not be able to use up all the money for disaster relief."”
"I can still supplement him."
"Otherwise, when Imperial Father gets angry, he won't have a good ending either.”
The butler subconsciously raised his head and said,"Your Highness, Fang Xuanling is the King of Qin's man.”
Pa--
Li Jiancheng slapped the butler's face and said word by word,""Remember, the officials of the Great Tang are all Imperial Father's men.”
"Although Shi Min is the Crown Prince, he is also a subject of Imperial Father.”
The butler was stunned by Li Jiancheng's slap.
He quickly knelt on the ground and said,"Your Highness, this old servant knows his mistake."”
Li Jiancheng sighed and said," Old Qian, you're an old man. Don't say things you shouldn't say in the future. I'll give up the position of Crown Prince."”
"What do you think this king cares about?”
"Since father trusts me in this disaster relief, I have to show father that his son is not a good-for-nothing.”
When the butler heard Li Jiancheng's words, he hurriedly stood up and said,"Your Highness, this old servant will help you even if I have to risk my life.”
Li Jiancheng waved his hand casually and turned to leave.
He was also worried about Fang Xuanling.
Since he could be the Crown Prince, he was not a fool after all these years. Although his military achievements could not be compared to Li Shimin, he was not to be trifled with.
It was just that Li Xiu Ning and Li Shi Min were too outstanding.
In his opinion, Li Yuan had Fang Xuanling sell his treasures to exchange for military funds, so there must be a war to be fought.
And the one most likely to start a war was the Turks.
He also had to guard against being schemed by the Tibetans.
Li Jiancheng sat in the carriage and prepared to help Fang Xuanling build up his reputation. He also wanted to discuss the disaster relief with Fang Xuanling.
However, what he did not know was…
Fang Xuanling was currently sitting in the main hall of the Li Clan in Longxi, drinking tea. The Glazed Tiger was placed in the main hall, and the Tiger Descending the Mountain looked magnificent.
The mirror was exquisite and lifelike.
More importantly, there was a Li character written on it, which represented the Li family!
Fang Xuanling sat there and looked at the two elders of Longxi's Li Clan. Stroking his beard, he calmly said,""His Majesty has placed this official in charge of the military expenses for this campaign against the Turks.”
"You should know about this, right?”
The Li family elder sat there and smiled.""What are you saying, Minister Fang?"
"We haven't entered the court as officials either. How could we know about such military affairs?”
"I wonder what Minister Fang is here for today?”
the Li family elder said.
However, his eyes kept looking at the Glazed Tiger.
There was also the gilded character Li, which made it seem extremely wealthy. More importantly, the Li family had countless merchants. Even Persian glass had never been so pure and exquisite.
Once he took it down.
They would most likely be able to secure the position of Longxi's Li Clan and suppress Zhao County's Li Clan!
Fang Xuanling watched as the two of them pretended to be dumb. He took a sip of tea and said,""In that case, I'll go to the Li family of Zhao County to take a look. After all, your five surnames and seven Wangs all have mansions in Chang 'an.”
"However, there is only one treasure!”
Fang Xuanling turned to leave after he finished speaking.
The black-armored guard stood to the side, completely unconcerned about the guards of the Li Clan of Longxi. In his eyes, these people were nothing more than clay chickens and pottery dogs, unable to withstand a single blow.
Fang Xuanling prepared to leave.
The Li family elder panicked.
Why was this different from what they had imagined?
They thought that Fang Xuanling had come with Li Yuan's orders. If he couldn't get the silver, he would definitely be anxious. In that case, the price of the heirloom could be lowered.
Why did he leave so quickly?
The Li family elder stood up and was about to ask him to stay.
The Clan Leader of Longxi's Li Clan walked in from outside and said excitedly,""Elders, the matter has been settled.”
"I've already given Your Highness thirty thousand taels of silver. Your Majesty's military expenditure has nothing to do with my Longxi Li Clan.”
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