"Third Brother, you don't have to make money from a business. You just have to pay the officials how much you want to pay."
Li Yi said as he took a sip of the wine.
Li Longji didn't drink. He was thinking hard about what Yi Tianyi meant.
What did he mean by not making money from a business? How much to pay the officials?
He had to figure it out himself. Otherwise, he would be too stupid.
Li Yi ignored him and ate slowly. There was beef, so he made marinated beef, which went well with the wine.
After thinking for a while, Li Longji still couldn't figure it out.
"Brother Yi, tell me." Li Longji took a sip of wine.
"Third Brother, you are an official. I want you to invest. You tell me how much you want to invest, which business you want to do, and when you want to make money." Li Yi gave a very generous choice.
"I can tell you how much I want to invest and the business. There is still time. Can you let me make money?" Li Longji found that the situation was not right.
"Yes." Li Yi nodded with a smile.
"Okay, I will invest 100 coins. I want to raise sheep and make money in five days." Li Longji didn't believe it.
100 coins to raise sheep in five days. Come, Brother Yi, you are amazing. Help me make money.
"Third Brother, what rank are you? Do you have any real power? How much do you want to earn? It is impossible for a seventh rank official to earn 10 coins. "
Li Yi asked for the conditions again.
"The Minister of War wants to earn 100 coins." Li Longji gave two conditions.
Li Yi shook his head: "The Minister of War can't do that. 100 coins is too much. The Minister of War can't afford to invest 100 coins in five days."
"I am the current emperor …"
"Okay, you three are the current emperor. You didn't hear it." Li Yi continued.
"This is delicious. The mushrooms absorbed the flavor of the broth. It is chewy."
"The broth is delicious. You don't know how to eat it."
"The most delicious is the chilli sauce. It is made with beef."
"Did Dongzhu say something just now?"
"No, you must be hallucinating. Otherwise, why didn't we hear it?"
"Yes."
The eunuchs and maids suddenly spoke loudly.
Empress Wang wanted to laugh when she heard that.
The little fellow said, "I didn't hear it."
"Third Brother, that's enough. The status you mentioned is good. 100 coins, raise sheep, and earn 100 coins in 5 days." Li Yi was satisfied.
"Alright, let me see how you can earn it." Li Longji glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs.
"Alright, let's see how your younger brother earns it for you." Li Yi drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.
The surroundings quieted down. Everyone wanted to know what methods could be used to achieve these goals.
"The Emperor will pay a hundred coins, I will pay a hundred coins to raise sheep and go to the East Market to buy lambs.
When they arrived at the East Market, sigh, they found a three-month-old lamb. It was dispirited.
No one else wanted to buy it. I could tell at a glance that there was a problem. I bargained and bought it for 180 yuan.
Then, I killed the lamb and took out the sheep's oats, which were sheep stones. Just like the bezoar, they could be used to replace the bezoar.
The people around wanted to buy it, but I failed. Coincidentally, there was a big businessman whose family was sick and needed the bezoar but couldn't buy it.
So he bought the sheep oats at a high price of 500 coins. I took the money and went to buy more lambs. I found two lambs that were dispirited. I … … "
"Brother Yi, don't say anymore. I know. Can you find another businessman and the businessman will admit it? And pay taxes when you buy and sell? "
Li Longji was enlightened. What kind of business was this? It was clearly using money to make a reasonable income, and then dividends would be distributed.
Not to mention 100 coins, as long as one was willing, even 1000 coins would not be a problem.
Li Yi poured the wine. He was familiar with this kind of thing.
Businessmen who were less capable would bribe officials by buying shares of the company.
Under normal circumstances, no one would investigate. If they wanted to investigate, they could still find out.
This small businessman was not really small.
And the big businessmen with ability would ask officials to buy funds.
Those small funds would then use other people's money to compensate the officials. This could not be found out. It was a normal investment income for the officials.
Middle-class methods were to ask officials to buy antiques or even jade.
Gold had a price but jade was priceless. When the officials bought the antiques, there would be people who said that the antiques were good and wanted to buy them.
Another method was to go to the casinos outside. As long as the money won from gambling was taxed legally, it would be the official's normal income.
But later, the casinos banned the officials from going there, and this method was closed.
"Brother Yi, the officials make money like this? It's better not to make money. "Li Longji drank a mouthful of wine and said.
"Just buy and sell normally. But the officials with different ranks and real power would be slightly biased in the process of buying and selling."
Li Yi shook his head. He was just giving an example. He did not really follow the way he bought the sheep.
Chang 'an in the Tang dynasty was full of opportunities. It was too easy to find a way to make money.
"This is also good. If the officials make enough money for their family's expenses, there would be no reason for them to interfere."
Li Longji talked about the situation of the officials. Some of them did not have much money and were still working as officials in Chang 'an.
They could only live outside the city and occasionally make some money. He really wanted to punish them, but he could not bear to.
If the officials were trusted to do business normally, they would have a stable income. There was no need to consider the other party's difficulties.
"Uncle, some of the officials rent houses outside the city. In fact, their lives are not good. Some of them even live in the temple."
Empress Wang also knew the situation. She meant to arrange for the officials to buy shares quickly.
Li Yi frowned and thought for a while. He said, "Actually, there is a way. The officials' houses are the easiest to solve."
"How?" Li Longji was the most concerned about this.
"The residential area." Li Yi pointed to the place where the outsiders lived.
"Build the same building? And then arrange for the officials to live there? "Li Longji suddenly figured it out.
Yes, the imperial court learned to build houses outside the city. The area was small and there were many rooms.
For the officials who lived in the temple and rented houses, if they were willing to live there, they could arrange for them.
Even if it was a fifth-grade official, it would not be a problem if he needed to appear in the imperial court. Chang 'an's city gate would not be closed at night. They could just wake up early.
Li Yi nodded. The officials' temporary houses.
He once had one at that time. The low-ranking officials were also given a house to live in.
Later … later on, there were still high-ranking officials. As for the rest, he would have to think of other ways.
"Building houses in winter …" Li Longji wanted to achieve his goal as soon as possible, but he was worried that it would not be easy to build houses in winter. How would he lay the foundation?
"We can build simple houses first. There are linoleum papers. It is impossible to make money and dividends immediately after buying shares. "
Li Yi thought of the situation after Yao Chong's resignation in history and sighed in his heart.
There were still many officials in Chang 'an who needed help, especially those at the bottom.
He could not let the officials work hard without considering the actual situation of the officials.
"Brother Yi, drink up. Let the imperial court handle this matter. It is enough for us to come up with an idea."
Li Longji held his wine cup. He had already made a decision.
He would give the order to build houses tomorrow. The one-story houses belonged to the officials. This way, the officials would look decent when they lived in them.
They would also need to put the kang bed on the coals.
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