"Du Qi, I'm talking about you …" said Lu Deming.
Du Qi flicked his sleeve and directly shouted, "Mr. Lu, take your time to answer your questions. I'll explain them one by one. Now, I just want to ask you one thing. Is there any problem with what I just said? "
"Yes!" said Lu Deming.
Du Qi continued, "In seven years, my properties have spread all over the Tang dynasty. Whether it's bookstores, restaurants, down jacket shops, or even tea shops, I've employed refugees, farmers, the old, the weak, women, and children. I've taken them in and given them work. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "I'm afraid you can't imagine the number of people. More than 180,000 people. Mr. Lu, do you know what kind of concept it is that my business allows more than 180,000 people to eat and drink their fill and feed their families? "
"Impossible!"
Lu Deming said, "It's impossible to have more than 180,000 people. You must know that 180,000 people is an extremely large number."
"Hahaha …"
Du Qi laughed and said, "A frog at the bottom of a well naturally won't understand. But this is a fact. Du Family's properties have reached such a scale after so many years. Why does the Du Family want to recruit so many people? It's because the Du Family has a sense of responsibility. I, Du Qi, know how to take from the people and give back to the people. "
"No, I don't believe it."
Lu Deming spoke again.
Li Chengqian heard it and turned to Li Shimin, saying, "Father, this son also doesn't believe it."
More than 180,000 people.
How could this be possible?
Li Shimin originally didn't want to intervene, but since Li Chengqian spoke, he had to speak, so he said, "Lu Deming, if you don't believe it, I can prove it."
"If you don't believe it, can't you estimate it yourself? Du Qi's down jacket shops, tea shops, and cement factories have spread all over the country. And these three properties just happen to need a large number of people. "
"The down jacket shops need people to raise ducks and flocks of sheep. After that, we still have to collect duck feathers, wool, and make clothes. After all these processes, we need countless workers. "
"The same tea shop, from the maintenance and planting of the tea mountain to the picking, processing, selling, and transportation of the tea leaves, needs a lot of people. It's the same for a cement factory."
"You must know that there are countless states and counties throughout the country. If we spread it out evenly, there aren't that many provinces and counties. However, the total number is enormous. 180,000 people isn't a lot. Do you understand? "
Li Shimin's explanation represented authority.
Lu Deming's expression changed drastically.
Because Lu Deming did not expect Li Shimin to directly refute him. Compared to Du Qi's words, Li Shimin's words were naturally trustworthy.
Li Chengqian's expression also changed slightly. Confusion seemed to appear on his tender little face.
How could this be?
Wasn't Du Qi selfish?
How could Du Qi let so many people have food to eat and feed their families? To put it bluntly, once Du Qi's industry had problems, there would be problems with the livelihood of these people.
Du Qi first thanked Li Shimin for taking the initiative to explain. Then, he looked at Lu Deming again and continued, "Mr. Lu, let's continue."
"What I just said is the second data."
"Let's talk about the third data. The money I donated to the imperial court, including more than 1.5 million strings of coins for building roads from Chang 'an to Lantian County, the army's salary of one million strings of coins for attacking the Turks, and the one million strings of coins I once supported His Majesty, the total is nearly four million strings of coins. Do these sums of money come from the wind?"
"I, Du Qi, also support so many people. When I make money, I also let the people under me make money. You only see me making money. Why don't you see me giving money? "
When Du Qi looked at Lu Deming, his eyes were even fiercer.
He was even more aggressive.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Du Qi is right. Over the years, he has indeed donated so much money for free."
When Lu Deming heard this, his body trembled.
At this point, even if he knew that Du Qi's rebuttal had just begun, Lu Deming also knew that he had lost. This was because Du Qi's counterattack was simply too powerful. These numbers were simply too ferocious.
He could not resist at all.
However, Du Qi did not give up. He continued, "In fact, there are many more data, but I won't list them one by one. What I'm going to say next is about Mr. Lu Deming's problem. "
Lu Deming raised his eyebrows, and there was a touch of panic in his eyes.
His problem.
What problem did he have?
But facing Du Qi, Lu Deming really could not keep calm. After all, he was frightened by Du Qi's eloquent words just now.
Du Qi was very scary.
Lu Deming opened his mouth. He wanted to admit defeat, but he swallowed back the words on the tip of his tongue. In front of the Retired Emperor and the Emperor, Lu Deming really could not admit defeat.
Du Qi continued, "As far as I know, in Mr. Lu Deming's family, in addition to his wife, there were nine concubines. Mr. Lu's biggest hobby was to be a romantic and elegant scholar, to visit the brothel, and then to bring back the women in their late twenties from the brothel. The nine concubines, without exception, were all in the same situation. All of them were brought back in their late twenties. "
"Speaking of which, Mr. Lu is also an old man. By right, in terms of age, these people can all call Mr. Lu grandfather. After all, there is a difference of dozens of years. "
Du Qi's words had a hint of ridicule.
Li Yuan heard this, and his eyebrows trembled. He glanced at Li Shimin and did not say anything.
Li Shimin saw this, but shook his head gently.
Lu Deming was a fool.
He made an enemy of Du Qi.
It should be known that before this, Du Qi had been in charge of the bad people and all of Li Shimin's intelligence system. In particular, Du Qi's memory was extremely good, and Du Qi knew all the bad people's information.
Du Qi knew Lu Deming's information like the back of his hand. That was even more not a rare thing.
Li Shimin shook his head, but did not intervene.
Li Chengqian opened his eyes wide.
His mouth also slightly opened, as if he could not believe it. Mr. Lu, who usually told him to control himself and learn to control his desires, actually had nine concubines at home, and all of them were brought back from the brothel.
Lu Deming, however, could not keep his face. He snorted and said in a deep voice, "Ping Xi Wang, how many concubines this old man has is this old man's own private matter. It has nothing to do with the current matter."
"Wrong!"
Du Qi shook his head.
Du Qi said, "Since I mentioned this matter, naturally it has something to do with it. It is precisely because it has something to do with it that I brought it up. So don't worry, I will tell you slowly. After all, the more you argue, the clearer it will be. We will explain it slowly. "
Lu Deming's cheeks twitched.
He regretted it in his heart.
Messing with Du Qi was simply more troublesome than messing with the King of Hell. Now, he was already somewhat regretful. If he had not failed to control his mouth, there would not have been today's scene.
Unfortunately, it was all too late.
Lu Deming looked at Du Qi, and his eyes revealed a trace of resentment. Because Du Qi, this kid, was completely making fun of his private matter. He really had no taste and was extremely abominable.
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