Seeing Li Shimin, Feng Si and Bi Laosan were scared and hurriedly saluted. Li Shimin had nothing to say to them, waved his hand and asked the two to retreat.

Li Mu asked Li Shimin to sit down attentively and said, "How can I know that Your Majesty will come to the Ministry of Works, and how can I know that Your Majesty is eavesdropping outside? Every word just now is my heartfelt words, without a single lie."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I believe you for a while. Today I have time. I remember that I didn't have the best time to visit the Ministry of Works last time, so I came to take a look. Just now, Li Aiqing had accompanied me for a while, looked at the factory, and saw the residences of the craftsmen. It was very good and orderly, and I was very satisfied. I was planning to go back, but when I heard someone say you were here, I came over and take a look." In fact, he left the palace to cure foot odor, and left Liu Shenwei. Seeing that the sun was still early, he turned over to the Ministry of Works to take a look. However, Li Shimin could not mention such things as treating foot odor.

Suddenly, Li Shimin turned cold and said, "I didn't expect to hear the news that someone wanted to open a brothel. Is it my brother Li Mu? Do you really don't know how to write the word "death"?"

"Oh my Majesty!" Li Mu immediately called out and said, "I am very wronged this time. I have suffered a lot of losses for this matter! When did Your Majesty come? Is it all?"

Li Shimin said truthfully: "I didn't hear anything before and after you hit someone and whip it."

"Ouch!" Li Mu covered his heart and exaggeratedly: "Why am I so unlucky? When I was doing bad things, I was blocked by His Majesty. When I was suffering losses, His Majesty couldn't see it. God, let me die!"

"Don't talk nonsense or say anything!" Li Shimin scolded him and said, "What kind of grievances have you suffered again? Tell me clearly."

"Your Majesty, I open a brothel and do business. For this reason, I have taken over the part of the horse farm, the shares of the Tang Salt Industry and the Tang Mining Industry, and suffered huge losses! Your Majesty still misunderstood me so much. If I don't die, what will I live!"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "I have only a little understanding of this and that shares, what's going on?"

Li Mu mentioned the reform of the Jiaofangsi and told Li Shimin about the previous and subsequent matters such as how to get involved with Li Xiaogong.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Li Mu, my cousin is not bad at all. Jiaofangsi is very involved, and it is an old example of the previous dynasty. If you make such a drastic move, it will inevitably arouse public outrage. This matter between men and women is hard to explain, and it is the most tangled. If those actors also oppose you, it will be even more difficult to deal with. Your intention is good, but I think it's better to make a long-term plan."

Li Mu didn't expect Li Shimin to say this, and he was angry. I will do all this, and the biggest beneficiary is you. It would be fine if others pulled the hindrance, but you still pulled the hindrance?

The stubborn temper has come, and the emperor has no face! Li Mu snorted and said, "I think Your Majesty is a heroic lord of a generation, not a person who is addicted to alcohol and sex. I didn't expect that Your Majesty was reluctant to teach the Fangsi, but I really let me see it. Well, since Your Majesty is reluctant to give up, I just don't care. Let Your Majesty be addicted to the gentle land, and let my Tang Dynasty follow the previous dynasty and die in the second lifetime!"

"You little brat!" Li Shimin was so angry that he slapped Li Mu in the head and cursed: "You are likened to the king of the destruction of the country. You are so brave! When did you hear that I am reluctant to let go? I am considering you, worried that you will offend too many people. It would be fine if you don't appreciate it, but you still distort my meaning. What should you blame?"

Li Mu quickly changed into a smile and said, "I know that Your Majesty is wise and is definitely not a foolish lord. I understand Your Majesty's desire to maintain. But since I have gained Your Majesty's trust and become the chief minister of the Office of the Internal Affairs, I must do what the Chief Minister should do. Your Majesty has trusted me and should know the principle of not doubting people. Please believe me and support me. Even if I overcome all obstacles, I will definitely be able to do it!"

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Since you are determined to do your own thing, I will follow you. But you haven't explained clearly why you have to open a brothel and why you have to exchange your shares. Although I don't understand business, I also know that you will suffer a great loss in this way. What do you think?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "I just don't want to be involved with others."

Li Shimin frowned: "What does it mean?"

"After having the Office of the Internal Affairs, I plan to do it in the name of the Office of the Internal Affairs in the future as long as I involve the shares. The money I earn is counted as the treasury, so that I can earn one million chunks as soon as possible to build an invincible army for Your Majesty. Although I suffered losses, I thought that it would be useless to ask for so much money. Now I have two deals with wine shops and Feng Qiuhuang at home, and the money I earn is enough. Moreover, I have a lot of things in charge of the Office of the Internal Affairs. If I handle the business of participating in the shares, I am really too busy to deal with it. It is better to break it and save yourself some time and make peace."

When Li Shimin heard these words, he was moved and a little ashamed, saying, "It is also difficult for you. For my words, you have worked so hard and suffered such great losses. But I still feel that you are the official of the court and the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty. After all, you are the one who is a military officer of the Tang Dynasty. You do business for me, and there is no way. But if you open a brothel, this... will damage your reputation, so how can I feel sorry for me?"

"Your Majesty!" Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, which is more important than the country or reputation?"

"It is the country that is important, but what does this have to do with you opening a brothel?"

"Your Majesty, I am opening a brothel to make money. I can earn one million yuan as soon as possible. Your Majesty can also clear the four sides as soon as possible. The world is peaceful and the people live in peace. I have tried my best. What a pity is it? What's more, my reputation has never been very good."

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile and said, "You know yourself."

"I don't care!" Li Mu smiled indifferently and said, "And that's right, did Your Majesty ever think. If I don't open this brothel, what will happen to those women who have been cut off by the Jiaofangsi?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "Many of them are used to this kind of days of entertainment and being indulgent. To put it bluntly, even if they are asked to work and make money, they will not want to make that effort. If Chen doesn't open this brothel, they will enter this industry, which is inevitable. This industry can be considered huge profits and money will be fast. If I want to have some novel tricks, it will be no problem to make more than 100,000 yuan a year."

"In addition, the Prince of Hejian is interested in doing some business, so he... good at this. I thought, why not do anything in one fell swoop? Isn't it just reputation, I don't care!"

"Oh!" Li Shimin sighed and said, "Then how can you make up for these losses? I can't owe you such a big favor."

"It doesn't matter." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "I don't care, so what if I give it to His Majesty?"

"I feel sorry!" Li Shimin shook his head and said, "If you can't think of a way to make up for it, I can't agree."

"This..." Li Mu thought for a while and said, "That's better. Your Majesty, look at how big the shares of me can be exchanged in Pingkangfang. If the place is big enough, I will open another gambling house and make money to make up for the losses. What does Your Majesty think?"

"Gambling house?" Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Okay, although I have been suppressing folk gambling since I ascended the throne, the effect is very small, and private gambling is constantly banned. Gambling houses are everywhere, and it is not bad for your family. It's just that if you don't understand the tricks of this gambling house, you may not be able to make money. Have you thought about it?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty forgot that the mahjong plaque was invented by me."

"So what if you invented it? That day I lost to my father." Li Shimin suddenly realized, saying, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Li Mu laughed and didn't say anything.

Li Shimin said angrily: "You kid really have a heart that is so delicate that I even hide it from me. How can I trust you in the future?"

"This is all a trivial matter. It is harmless to make the Supreme Emperor happy. On major matters, have you kept it from Your Majesty?" Li Mu knew Li Shimin's character and just gave him such a big favor, he would not be really angry now.

Sure enough, Li Shimin was not too scrupulous, and after muttering a few words, he gave up. Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "I know everything you have to bear for me and the reputation you have lost. Don't worry, I will not let you down."

Li Mu thought to himself, why did Li Shimin always say such stingy words recently, like a foolish man and aggrieved woman expressing his heart, whether it is disgusting or not. Do you think I am a foolish fool? What I do today is all for the preparations you know that I have sex with your girl in the future. Now the more I lose and the more I pay, the more guilt you feel. People's hearts are full of flesh, and I don't believe that you can be able to kill me by then.

Besides, how can you know my plan? The loss of money is not done by me, Li Mu. Although brothels make money, how can there be more money than gambling houses? Others open gambling houses, and there are profits and losses. I run gambling houses, and I will make sure to make money. As a time traveler who has watched more than fifty gambling movies and has learned probability to learn calculus, if he doesn’t even understand this, it’s better to kill him head-on.

The casino's plan was to come with the brothel. Even if it was not available today, Li Mu would have to do it. He had already named it, the brothel was called "Lichunyuan" and the casino was called "Saling Gold Cave". What is the ability to make money from the poor? If you want to make money, you can make money from the rich, such nobles, family members, and gentry, and you are the ones who can't escape. You are the old kids to death!

He accompanied Li Shimin to play a drama of "the king and the minister cherish each other". Li Mu came out of the Ministry of Works with Li Shimin and went to Zhuque Street before parting. Li Shimin and Eunuch Gao returned to the palace, while Li Mu took Dugu Jiu back to Jingdong Ji.

As soon as he entered the yard through the back door, he ran into Li Zhien, who had a resentful face. Li Mu was inexplicably caught up from his horse and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chapter completed!