Li Mu remained calm and said, "What do you mean to hide from you again? Husband, I am an open-minded man. What's the point of hiding it? It was too late after the banquet last night. I was drunk again. Besides, you two are not at home? I'm still myself when I come back, so lonely."

Li Zhien snorted, "How do you know we are not coming back? I didn't ask anyone to notify you."

"Because I understand my mother's personality, she will definitely keep you." Li Mu raised his head and raised his eyebrows, as if saying, "The little girl has no choice, right?"

Li Zhien was so angry that he pulled Bai Qiaoqiao's sleeve and shook it, stomped his feet and said, "Sister, look, husband bullies people!"

Bai Qiaoqiao immediately said with a shady face: "Husband, you cannot bully Zhirong."

"Oh!" Li Mu heard the difference in the title and quipped: "I haven't seen each other for a day, have the title changed? Are they now sisters alike?"

Li Zhien hid behind Bai Qiaoqiao in shame, and Bai Qiaoqiao had to stand up and said, "Don't mess around, husband, Zhien and I were sisters, but before, they were called smoothly. Now that you have married, you have to change it. My mother said the same thing, so from today on, we will be sisters."

"Okay, okay, whatever you want." Li Mu washed his hands, pushed the two girls out of the kitchen, and said, "I agreed to try my skills, you two should rest." Suddenly, Li Mu remembered something and said, "By the way, I suddenly remembered that the gifts I received two days ago had not been calculated yet, and it was in the warehouse. If Zhien had time, he would go and calculate the money. Anyway, it was all the gifts we got from marriage, so I would like to use it as private money."

"It's all mine?" Li Zhien was a little rich man. He was happy when he heard this. Seeing Li Mu nodding, he immediately ran out. Bai Qiaoqiao looked back at her, smiling on her face, but turned her head and looked angry. He stretched out his hand and spread it in front of Li Mu, saying, "Husband, Zhien has pocket money, where are me?"

"I'm all yours." Li Mu laughed, completely cleverly being given by himself. Sure enough, Bai Qiaoqiao blushed with shame, gave him a blank look, and went back to the room to rest.

Li Mu was busy with a table of food alone and asked his wife and concubine to come and have it together. It was already afternoon, and the meal was not enough to eat, which was too late for lunch, and it was too early for dinner. But what is certain is that at this normal supper, I couldn't eat at all.

Li Mu dragged the lounge chair that he had moved twice from the warehouse and put it in the yard. He lay on him and watched the sunset. Suddenly, he felt a sense of quietness in the years.

How great would it be if there was nothing happening every day and I lived quietly every day... But then I thought again, if I were as calm as water every day, wouldn't it be a waste of the opportunity to be a human being in this second life?

People still have to struggle!

Li Mu suddenly had the fighting spirit again, got up from the recliner and entered the study. He wanted to complete one thing, but he thought about it for a long time, but he was too lazy to do it.

He wants to write a memorial!

A memorial like a stone thrown into the calm lake stirs up the stagnant water of the imperial court!

...

The next day, Liangyi Hall discussed the court.

The "New Year's Syndrome" incident is not only a thousand years later, but also a lot of people in the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin went to Pingkangfang yesterday to see Dou E's second half. He was so happy that he watched it, but it also directly led to insufficient sleep time. He dreamed of snow in June at night. How could he still have a serious mind?

There were piles of memorials, but they didn't read them all. He was too lazy to read them, so he asked Eunuch Gao to return all the memorials, and then stood up and talked directly at the court discussion.

"... I just discussed the governance of the Two Rivers this year. Fang Aiqing said it very reasonably. The Ministry of Civil Affairs cooperated with the dispatch," Li Shimin said suddenly, paused, yawned, and continued: "Who is the one who has something to do, let's talk."

Although he said this, in his heart, Li Shimin wanted to say that he had some vision. Didn’t he see me so sleepy? He quickly dispersed the court and wanted to go back to take a break.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin suddenly saw a person standing out from the front row of the civil servants, and his face turned dark. If there was such a powerful person, there would never be a second person in the court, and there was no need to guess who it was.

Wei Zheng raised the tablet and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have something to do to report!"

Li Shimin had guessed what Wei Zheng was going to say, but he had to cooperate with him in acting. He was now like a crosstalk actor who was supporting the actor. He had guessed that the funny actor was going to talk about himself. He felt uncomfortable, and had to speak up, "Your dear."

"Your Majesty is in the court and his attitude is dissipated and he is majestic. As a censor, I have to remind Your Majesty, and I hope your Majesty will reflect on you."

Li Shimin sighed, sat upright, and said, "What you said is reasonable, I know you are wrong."

Wei Zheng looked up at Li Shimin, bowed slightly, and returned to the queue.

Li Shimin said again: "My dear friends, what else can I do to start? If nothing happens, I will disband today."

Before the last word of the scattered court was said, suddenly someone jumped out of the queue of civil officials. Li Shimin was really annoyed this time. As the emperor, do I have no face? It has been hinted so clearly that I don’t want to be in charge of the affairs of the court. I want to go back to sleep. Why do these ministers in the court join forces to go against me? Wei Zheng has no choice but to do nothing to you? Now, everyone in the court is Wei Zheng, right?

Li Shimin's eyes were like lightning, and he looked at the person who jumped out. He had already made up his mind. No matter who this person was, he must deal with him!

"Li Mu?"

Li Shimin saw clearly that the person stood up and was stunned. He couldn't believe his eyes. Li Mu actually went to court. This was really a strange thing!

"What's the matter with you?"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth. He thought Li Mu was just making trouble. What wasn’t this intentional? He asked you to come to court on weekdays, but you didn’t come. He didn’t ask you to come here today, so you were diligent! Besides, Li Mu entered the palace as casually as going home. If you have something to do, when can’t you enter the palace? You have to stand up at this time and disturb me and can’t you rest?

"I have a copy of your Majesty, which is about the budget of the Ministry of War and the land. This matter is related to the military pay of millions of soldiers and the livelihood of thousands of people. I dare not be proficient and beg your Majesty to allow you to discuss in Liangyi Hall and gather ideas."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned, and all the officials were stunned.

Is this Li Mu still?

Zhulu Hou was famous for his arbitrary behavior. Even if he was wrong, he would not allow others to say anything. When did he ask others for advice? Today the sun came out from the west, and he actually asked to discuss it in Liangyi Hall, saying that he would not dare to be good at it and to brainstorm. Such a humble manner seemed to be a different person.

Only Li Shimin, after a brief moment of daze, recalled the methods Li Mu once said to rectify the Shandong gentry, and guessed what he was going to say.

Li Shimin felt a little uneasy because this matter really shakes the foundation of the country. If you are not careful, a big thing may happen. But on the other hand, if it is done, it will be of great benefit to the court, and the temptation is not bad.

After briefly weighing the pros and cons in his heart, Li Shimin cleared his throat and said, "Since that's the case, let me tell you. If there is anything wrong, I, the six ministries and all my dear friends will correct you."

"promise."

Li Mu responded and took out his memorial from his sleeve. Eunuch Gao took the memorial and handed it to Li Shimin Yulan. Li Mu turned to face the officials and said aloud: "There are mainly two things in my memorial. The first thing is about the gap in the Ministry of War budget. This is because His Majesty and General Hou found me and wanted me to give an idea. The gap of hundreds of thousands of yuan, asking me for money, this is simply."

Li Mu was about to condemn me, but suddenly a cough came from the head of the dragon chaise. Li Mu sighed, changed his mind and continued, "...Your Majesty found me, and he was extremely wise and wise. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, can there be anything that can surpass me in making money? No! So Your Majesty is called "Full people and use things to do as they can. It is really a model for a wise ruler."

Li Shimin blushed and quickly said, "Okay, okay, don't hype it. Tell me directly, tell me the matter!"

Li Mu responded, pulled his words back, and said, "Everyone understands that no matter which industry it is, it is very difficult to find a business that can earn hundreds of thousands of yuan a year. People as smart as me have only found two or three, such as wineries, gambling shops, theaters, and Feng Qiuhuang... They are all my business and it is not easy to distribute to the Ministry of War."

Hou Junji thought to himself, what's wrong with it? You are still reluctant to let it go?

"... Besides, I have to take charge of this business, and the Ministry of War can't do it. So I thought, what business is that the Ministry of War can do? I thought about it and racked my brains, and I really figured it out!"

Li Mu raised his hand and compared it to "Yeah" and said, "Not only did I think of it, I also thought of two!"

"Two?" Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised and said, "You said you had no idea a few days ago, but now you have two ideas. Are you lying to me?"

"How dare you!" Li Mu said seriously: "It was indeed an idea that flashed by chance. Moreover, these two ideas depend on whether Your Majesty and the Duke agree to it, so that they can be determined whether they can be implemented in the end."

"You said, I have my own sense of responsibility."

"This first idea is called a 'bodyguard'!"

The word bodyguard had not appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and there was no escort agency at this time, which was still a new thing for the Tang people. Therefore, after Li Mu finished speaking, all the officials did not react and stared at him with wide eyes.

Li Mu had long expected this reaction and was not in a hurry, explaining: "The so-called bodyguard can be understood in this way. As the name suggests, protection, escort, dart, refers to goods or people. Bodyguards are to protect people or goods from one place to another."

"To give a simple example, a Shandong grain merchant has a batch of grain to be transported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which has signed an order. If the delay is not delayed or there is a mistake, the merchant will suffer heavy losses. And from Shandong to Chang'an, the journey is more than a thousand miles. During this period, there may be bandits in the green forest and heroes in the world covet this batch of grain. So what should I do?"

"In the past, there was no way, or I could only worry about a few young and strong escorts by myself. I was nervous and worried all the way. But from now on, this situation has changed. They can ask local government soldiers to escort along the way. When they arrive at a certain place, they will take over the government soldiers from a certain place, and connect seamlessly. The cost per time is priced based on the amount of goods and the value of the goods. If you think the cost of a single time is too high, you can also negotiate monthly, annual and price. Just a little bit of a small fee will avoid big risks. I think this is a good thing! For merchants and the Ministry of War, it is all a good thing, and this is both a 'win-win'!"

Such an idea was completely a novel thing for the Tang people, and no one would have thought that such an operation would be done. But for some generals who had stationed in the border, they were familiar with it. In the border areas, many merchants who came and went, especially those from the Western Regions, would usually gather together because they were worried that their goods would be robbed by horse bandits, and would follow the army when they passed by. Of course, this was not free. In order not to be driven away, they would give the generals and lieutenants some benefits.

But everyone regards this as a little extra money, and no one has ever thought that this could be a business.

Hou Junji had never been stationed in the border and did not understand the matter here. He heard Li Mu say that he wanted to use the troops to protect the merchants, and he was very unhappy. In his opinion, merchants were lowly people. And soldiers, whether they were cavalry or infantry, were far superior to merchants. How could the Venerable serve the humble people?

Absolutely not possible!

Hou Junji shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhulu, this idea is not true! The purpose of the country's establishment of government troops is to serve the country and prepare for war. How can we protect merchants? If not, no!"

Li Mu asked with a smile: "Why does the general feel that it is not possible? Are businessmen not the people? The country supports the army just to protect the people. Now that the four sides are stable, there is no war to fight, and the soldiers in the government are idle, so why not protect the merchants? Besides, merchants are not useless, they give money. If the general feels that he has lost face and cannot do anything, then please find a way to fill the budget by himself. I am so careless and I am really powerless."
Chapter completed!