"Two months! The two of you are really greedy. Do you know what the consequences would be if there was even the slightest mistake? " Li Shimin also could not help but have a lingering fear in his heart. He was amazed by the audacity of these two people. These two weak people actually took advantage of his trip and actually dared to reform the Imperial Court's departments, and actually succeeded.
"Since the Minister took action, he naturally had full confidence in success!" Meton said proudly.
Li Shimin's expression finally improved. He said coldly, "Fortunately, it succeeded. Otherwise, would you still be standing and talking to me? Do you know what a great blow it would be to Chengqian if there was even the slightest mistake? "
Li Shimin cared a lot about Li Chengqian. Not only did he teach him personally, he also had high hopes for him. Li Chengqian's life was full of setbacks. After he got a foot injury, it was difficult for him to walk.
For normal people, a foot injury wasn't much of a blow. However, for a crown prince, it was a shocking nightmare. Since the Tang Dynasty, there hadn't been a disabled person who had ascended to the throne.
Fortunately, Li Chengqian met Meton, who cleverly used the secret of shoes to solve Li Chengqian's walking problem. This caused Li Chengqian's mentality to gradually change. This was also the reason why Li Chengqian was eager to make a contribution. He urgently needed a contribution to prove that he was still a qualified crown prince and that he could become a wise emperor in the future.
"In that case, the reform of the relay station is indeed beneficial to the country and the people. However, your comparison of the relay station to the Six Ministries of the court is probably a bit of an exaggeration!" Li Shimin said with a wave of his hand.
Modun laughed and said, "That's not true. The relay station is a burden in the imperial court, but in my opinion, it's a priceless treasure. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's as useful as the Six Ministries.
"Speak. If what you say is true, I will let you go this time. If it is a lie, you can wait to be beaten!" Li Shimin tried to coax and scare Meton.
This move again! Meton could not help but roll his eyes.
"Your Majesty, you know that since the bank of Village Mo was established, it has accumulated a wealth of millions of strings of cash in a short time, which has aroused the greed of countless people, especially the Ziqian family." Meton said solemnly.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "There is indeed such a matter. That Wu Yuanqing has already been exiled to Zhen Province. He will not be pardoned."
Meton continued, "However, although Wu Yuanqing has been executed, the Ziqian family is still unwilling to give up. Now, the Ziqian families in all regions have begun to unite and jointly operate the Flying Money business. They can deposit money in one place and withdraw money from any place in the Tang dynasty. However, the fee is too high, and it is worth a 10% discount."
"Worth ten out of a hundred. The Qian Family is indeed greedy by nature!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised. The draft business of Village Mo was only worth 1 out of 100, but Ziqian's family suddenly increased it by 10 times. Meton was not surprised about this, because it was in line with the greedy nature of Ziqian's family.
"The bank of Village Mo is only in five cities, but the Ziqian Family's banks are all over the Tang dynasty. The Flying Money business is connected to the whole world, and it is a unique business! Even the merchants dare not say anything even though they are angry. "Meton said.
Li Shimin nodded, but he didn't deny it and said, "Even so, what does it have to do with the courier station?"
Meton laughed and said, "Everyone envies the bank of Village Mo for making a lot of money every day, but the Ziqian Family's banks are all over the world. However, no one has found a department that is the combination of the Ziqian Family's banks and the bank of Village Mo."
"The courier station!" Li Shimin was shocked, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, like an eagle catching the trace of its prey.
Meton said boldly, "Yes, the success of the bank of Village Mo is based on the reputation of the Mo Family, plus the 300,000 strings of cash sent to the imperial treasury as a guarantee. But the Ziqian Family relies on the banks all over the Tang dynasty. However, in terms of reputation, the courier station is directly affiliated to the imperial court, which is better than the Mo Family's. In terms of channels, the courier station is all over the Tang dynasty, which is much better than the Ziqian Family's.
The courier station can be transformed into a combination of banks and banks, and gather all the wealth in the world in the hands of the imperial court. At that time, it is not impossible to get millions of strings of cash, let alone millions of strings of cash. With such a huge fortune in hand, the imperial court will not be troubled by the lack of money. Let me ask you, if such a department, which is in charge of the flow of money in the world, collects taxes for the imperial court, has insight into the economy of the world, and gathers huge wealth for the imperial court, can have a seat in the imperial court? "
"Hoo!"
Li Shimin suddenly stopped breathing. Even Meton beside him could hear how excited Li Shimin was at this moment.
Under the promotion of Meton, there were too many places where the imperial court needed to spend money, and it seemed that there was no end to it. The crisis of shortage of money in the imperial court was increasing day by day, but who would have thought that the solution to the crisis of shortage of money in the Tang dynasty was the courier station in the imperial court, which cost a lot of money? Moreover, the success of the bank of Village Mo and the opening of the Ziqian Family's flying money business happened to prove the feasibility of the courier station bank.
The most terrifying thing about the "courier station" of the later generations was not its market value, but the scale of its network, which covered a wide area and spread all over the country. If your hometown was in the countryside, no matter where you lived and worked, you could live without a bank card, but you couldn't live without a "courier station".
After a long time, Li Shimin calmed down. He took a deep look at Meton and said, "People all say that Mo Jiazi is a catfish with a sharp tongue. The Ziqian Family just tricked you, but you cut off the Ziqian Family's way of retreat."
It was conceivable that once the courier station opened the banking service, it would be impossible to be as greedy as the Ziqian Family. It would only be as greedy as the Village Mo.
In this way, the flying money business that the Ziqian Family had spent a lot of money to build would be paralyzed immediately, and its credit would be lost.
In the later generations of the Tang dynasty, the flying money business of the Ziqian Family was too greedy, and it was boycotted by businessmen. Later, even if it continued to reduce the price, only a few people used it.
"Minister, you only know that helping others is helping yourself. The Ziqian Family is just killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Sooner or later, they will be destroyed." Meton sneered. The Ziqian Family had their own channels and acted unscrupulously. This was just an act of self-destruction.
Of course, Meton's action was also selfish. The bank of the Village Mo was like a treasure bowl, and naturally, it had been targeted by the imperial court. If it went on like this, even Meton might not be able to protect the bank of the Village Mo. If the courier station bank could be set up, it would relieve the pressure of the bank of the Village Mo. In this way, the bank of the Village Mo could be saved.
Li Shimin pondered for a long time, and couldn't help sighing, "The courier station is so important that I neglected it. I really have eyes but fail to see!"
"Your Majesty, you are too serious." Meton cupped one hand in the other before his chest.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "The matter of the courier station still needs to be discussed at length. Now that the Ziqian Family has just surfaced, it is not time to close the net. Moreover, since the reform of the courier station was done by the Crown Prince, I am prepared to let the Crown Prince handle this matter."
Meton couldn't help but look at Li Shimin in surprise. He didn't expect that Li Shimin would have such good intentions for Li Chengqian. Since Li Chengqian wanted to make a contribution, Li Shimin actually waited for Li Chengqian to make this contribution.
However, Meton didn't know that Li Chengqian was Li Shimin's biggest atonement in his heart. At that time, he was not willing to let Li Shimin take the throne. He directly launched the coup of the Xuanwu Gate and killed his brothers and imprisoned his father to ascend the throne.
And now, he supported Li Chengqian to be the Crown Prince. He also insisted on the inheritance of the eldest son, and also to make up for the guilt of the coup of the Xuanwu Gate.
"Your Majesty's love for his son has moved the Minister." Meton sighed. He hoped that the Li Chengqian in this life would not do anything stupid and let Li Shimin's efforts go to waste.
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