After Fang Xuanling left, Li Chengqian also listened to Li Xiang's long speech on the price of salt in the room, and was shocked in his heart.
"My son is very talented. If he were to ascend the throne and become emperor, the people of the world would be blessed."
What Li Chengqian said was the truth. Even though he had been the crown prince for so many years, his thinking had always been fixed. He was no different from people like Li Shimin. The lives of the common people were certainly important, but as the rulers of the common people, they did not think about how much welfare they could provide to the common people. This was the limitation of feudal rulers. Their most important thing was to strengthen their own rule.
In their view, it is best for the people to have enough food and clothing, but they cannot live too well. If they live too well, many people may look for trouble. So they let them rush for a living every day and have no time to think about other things. This is the kind of society that all feudal rulers need.
Li Xiang also realized this after his rebirth, and combined with the history he was familiar with, he knew that in years of great disasters, some people would rebel, but too much prosperity was not a good thing either. In years of great disasters, it was the common people who rebelled, and in years of excessive prosperity, it was the bureaucrats who rebelled.
Compared with the rebellion of ordinary people, the success rate of bureaucratic rebellion is relatively high. Take Li Shimin and his son as an example, they are a model of bureaucratic rebellion.
In the next month, Li Xiang did not leave the Eastern Palace and enjoyed himself in his own courtyard. Great changes were taking place outside. The court launched a grand auction on the southwestern border. Fifteen thousand square kilometers of grassland were auctioned off, and the court also obtained millions of strings of funds.
According to Li Xiang's suggestion, the court's initial auction price was not very high, and they were only given the right to use it for fifty years. The court would take it back after fifty years. In addition, they had to pay rent to the court every year. Although the conditions were relatively harsh, the major families had discussed it, and even so, they could still make a profit.
The land within the territory of the Tang Dynasty is basically owned by someone. If they want to expand, it is bound to cause conflicts with others. Even if the expansion is successful, the cost will be very high. The land on the Tuyuhun grassland seems to be expensive, but compared with the land within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, these costs are insignificant.
"Your Highness, the eunuch Wang who is with the Emperor has arrived and wants you to go to the Qinzheng Palace immediately."
Li Xiang was sleeping on a recliner. After hearing Miss Mengqin's voice, Li Xiang knew what was going on. It must be the report from the front line.
What surprised Li Xiang was that the emperor did not let him enter the palace alone this time, and Li Chengqian was also brought along.
"Why did your grandfather ask me to come over?"
"Isn't this a very important meeting? Will anything bad happen if I go there?"
"Is my dress okay? It's a new robe I made last month."
Li Chengqian didn't dare to calm down along the way. After all, such times were too rare. Except for the grand court meetings, Li Chengqian basically had no chance to enter the palace. Li Shimin didn't want to see this guy either. How you play outside is your business, as long as you don't come to the palace.
"Father, calm down. You must have heard correctly. The imperial edict clearly states that we, father and son, are entering the palace together. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that others have also arrived."
Li Xiang pointed to the carriage not far away. Isn’t that the carriage from Prince Wei’s palace?
Li Chengqian's face looked a little gloomy. He originally thought that Li Shimin had asked them to come to the palace, so Li Chengqian's status would have risen a bit. Now all the princes and grandchildren have been called here, so there is nothing special about him.
"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
When Li Chengqian came down, the group of people saluted Li Chengqian, the eldest brother, very lazily. Although they said so, looking at the look in their eyes, none of them was respectful.
"During this period of time, you have been recuperating in the East Palace. I have also sent people to deliver a lot of precious medicines. I guess you are better now?"
Li Tai was furious when he saw Li Xiang. Besides, the expensive medicines he sent were basically expired garbage, and Li Xiang threw them away without even looking at them.
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. I believe you have had a fruitful harvest on the grassland this time."
Li Xiang knew that this guy had asked his men to collect a lot of money, a total of 300,000 strings of cash. For the major families, this amount of money might not be worth much, but for the King of Wei, this amount of money was not a small amount, and it almost emptied his family assets.
In addition, he also took all the money from the Prince of Jin's Mansion and was determined to buy a large piece of land on the grassland. According to the agreement between the two brothers, they would raise war horses and sell them to the court every year. This would also be a very stable income. Although the investment was relatively large now, they would be happy to collect the money in the future.
"Why do you and your son keep so much money at home? Why don't you go out to the grassland and buy some land? That doesn't seem like your style."
As soon as this was mentioned, Li Tai felt something was wrong. They thought that buying land on the grassland was a good investment, but Li Xiang was smarter than them. When it came to making money, even if they were all tied up, they probably couldn't do half as much as Li Xiang. When everyone heard Li Tai ask this question, they all slowed down their pace and wanted to hear what Li Xiang had to say.
"This matter has nothing to do with Xiang'er. I made a mistake."
Just when Li Xiang was thinking about how to answer, Li Chengqian immediately came up. Li Tai and the others suddenly understood that when Li Xiang went on an expedition to the southwest, Li Chengqian was not idle in the capital. He bought land all over the country. It is said that he bought hundreds of thousands of acres. Didn't this mean that all the money was spent?
"I believe that Big Brother has a good vision, but it is a pity that I missed the prosperity of the grassland this time. If I make money in the future, I will definitely help you."
Some other people also left with a smile. They finally understood why Li Xiang did not buy land on the grassland. It turned out that his father had squandered all his money a long time ago. Otherwise, according to Li Xiang's character, he would definitely spend a lot of money to kill them, and then they would probably have no chance to buy land.
"Father……"
Li Xiang felt like he had something stuck in his throat, not knowing how to continue. This father's protection of him...
"They've laughed at me more than once, as long as I can get by..."
Li Chengqian's face was sunny again. When he regained his fighting spirit, these brothers and nephews...