hsntnovel Chapter 1982 Let’s Do Something
Chapter 1982 Let’s Do Something
The current situation in Qinghai Road is very complicated. The Tang Dynasty and Tubo are in a mess, but the tea-horse trade is still going on.
Merchants don’t care whether you have good relationships or not. As long as the court does not prohibit it, they will still work hard for money.
Whether they were merchants from the Tang Dynasty or from Tubo, they worked from dawn to dusk to bring their goods to important cities in Qinghai.
In exchange for what each needs.
The Tang Dynasty's silk, tea, porcelain, fine wine, and salt were all things that Tubo needed, and Tubo's horses, furs, and livestock were all things that the Tang Dynasty needed.
Under the leadership of Li Shen, Tang merchants were very keen on Tibetan minerals and herbs.
This led to a very lively trade in Qinghai Road. Anyway, the imperial courts on both sides did not prohibit trade, so it was still the most practical way to make money.
But the situation is still very tense. Now Tibetans entering the city must hand in their weapons, otherwise they will be prohibited from entering the city.
Li Shen was afraid that if a fight broke out one day and his bank was affected, what would happen? If the amount was small, it would be fine, but if the amount was large, he couldn't afford to pay.
Although Qi Leshan had never been to Qinghai Road, he had survived the situation there, so he agreed with Li Shen's decision:
"Your Highness is right. I think so too. We should hurry to ship back not only the money, but also the cattle, sheep, furs and other specialties sold to us by the merchants.
I heard that there are conflicts during the trade there, and sometimes people die."
"It's so chaotic?" Li Shen was a little surprised. He had informed the Protector General of Qinghai Road not to disturb the trade.
This is all money.
"I don't know the details, I just heard it from the guy who came back from there."
"Well, I will look into this. Just do what I ask you to do." Li Shen nodded.
"Yes, the villain takes the order."
After the matter was over, Li Shen stood up and stretched his arms and legs.
"Alright, I'm just here to take a look today. I'll be relieved if nothing happens.
The king is gone."
After saying that, he strode downstairs, and Qi Leshan hurriedly followed behind him to see him off.
When he walked out of the bank, the carriage was already waiting at the door. Li Shen turned around and said to Qi Leshan:
"Leshan, I'll leave this to you."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will never let you down." Qi Leshan bowed and replied.
"That's good." Li Shen said, turned around and got on the carriage. After Qi Leshan said "Farewell, Your Highness", he slowly moved forward.
The news of the opening of Jiwangfu Football Betting spread throughout the entire industrial park on the same day, and everyone knew about it.
And he also knew that the competition started by Prince Ji was gambling in nature, but he didn't say it explicitly.
The tickets for the next day's game were sold out in a short time after Li Shen left. Many people wanted to go and see what this first game was like.
After leaving the industrial park, Li Shen went to the football field for an inspection. The first opening ceremony must not go wrong.
After returning to the palace, Li Shen called Wang Xuance over.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. What instructions do you have for me?"
Arriving at the garden, Wang Xuance bowed and asked.
"Have you finished handing over all your tasks?" Li Shen was lying in the rocking chair, drinking a cold drink.
"Your Majesty, it's almost done. General Pei used to be a deputy minister, so just give him some instructions." Wang Xuance nodded.
"That's good. Don't affect the departure date. I plan to set off in two days. No, it should be the expedition."
This time, I am here to guard the Anxi Protectorate."
Li Shen was halfway through his speech when he suddenly remembered that this time he was not doing private business, but official business.
He was the Grand Commander of the Army and the temporary Governor of Xizhou. This time he might go out quietly like before.
Li Chengqian, this shameless man, used a trick to make himself run errands, and he had to make great efforts while he was not triggered.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I can set off at any time...to go to war." Wang Xuance replied.
"You said there must be some kind of ceremony when going to war. I remember that the last time he went to war, His Majesty and all the officials saw him off at the East City Gate."
Li Shen stroked his chin and thought.
"Your Highness, there is indeed a war, but...the last time it was led by the prince himself, so it was such a grand scene." Wang Xuance explained.
"What? Do you mean that my identity is not enough to qualify?" Li Shen looked at Wang Xuance with a squint.
Isn't this destroying your own prestige and boosting the ambitions of others?
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was..."
"Well, even if I am not worthy enough for Your Majesty to see me off when I go to war, you can always replace me with a crown prince, right?
After all, I am working for the Crown Prince, shouldn't he show some sincerity?"
Li Shen interrupted Wang Xuance's explanation and asked.
"So what does the prince mean..." Seeing Prince Ji's expression, Wang Xuance guessed that Prince Ji was planning to cause more trouble for the prince before leaving.
“What I mean is that I can’t just leave quietly like this, I have to make some noise.
All the eighteen-person farewell ceremony must be arranged for him, with loud gongs and drums, firecrackers, waving red flags, and huge crowds of people.
To sum it up, we can’t let the prince have so much free time, we must find him something to do.”
Li Shen was a petty person. He felt that he could not just let Li Chengqian go. Two hundred thousand strings of cash could not compensate for the damage he had suffered. It could only be considered compensation for mental damage.
"Then what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Wang Xuance asked carefully. He felt a little uneasy. Prince Ji was going to get into trouble again.
"Hehe, this prince plans to do this... then that... and finally this... As long as it doesn't alarm His Majesty, not only can I torment the Crown Prince, but I can also... Hehe."
Li Shen chuckled twice, then told Wang Xuance his entire plan, and Wang Xuance was stunned.
"This... Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too much? You might be impeached for treason."
I have seen a lot of nonsense, but I have never seen anything as ridiculous as this. Wang Xuance suddenly had a headache. As the chief secretary, he was supposed to be a close minister assisting the prince.
When the prince makes a mistake, he must be corrected in time.
But every time Prince Ji got into trouble over the past ten years, not only did he not play any role, he was actually involved.
Prince Ji doesn't treat the crown prince as a human being at all.
"No way?" Li Shen felt a little confused when he heard the word "treason".
"Your Majesty, please don't do this. If His Majesty finds out, you will be punished again.
Besides, how could Your Majesty not know about such a big thing?" Wang Xuance advised.
"But even if I knew, I have already left." Li Shen argued.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty chased you all the way to Qinghai Road to punish you. I'm afraid this time..."
(One good thing about living in the countryside is that you don’t have to spend much money. I spent almost nothing for the past half month. Today I went out on a special trip and spent some money. Otherwise I would always feel uneasy.)