thefictionvixens Chapter 2006: Instructions before departure
Chapter 2006: Instructions before departure
When Li Shen returned to Prince Ji's Mansion, Wang Xuance and the other two had been waiting in the study for a long time.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The three of them bowed together.
Li Shen nodded and came to the couch.
"Please sit down." Li Shen said.
After the three of them sat down, Li Shen said:
"The date of the expedition has been set. Tomorrow the King will leave for the Anxi Protectorate. I have come to you because I have something to tell you."
"Please give your orders, Your Highness." The three of them stood up and saluted again.
Li Shen was the first to look at Wang Hongfu and said:
"Well, first of all, Wang Hongfu, you have the most important task. The football betting must be carried out according to our plan. Don't be afraid of losing money.
Temporary gains and losses don’t mean anything. You should plan for the long term, lose money when you should, and don’t do anything that goes against the rules.
Even if it is the request of those dandies, tell them that this is what I said. If they disobey, don’t blame me for making them suffer when I come back.”
The first thing Li Shen was concerned about was football betting. What he feared the most was that after losing too much, this group of playboys would have evil thoughts and either refuse to compensate him or cheat in the football betting.
This is simply digging one's own grave. With so many eyes watching from the aristocratic families, if something goes wrong, this football betting will be over.
"Yes, I'll remember it." Wang Hongfu was taking notes in a small notebook.
Li Shen continued:
“Also, this year is the first football tournament, so it may take a long time, but we have to stop in the winter, even if we can’t finish the tournament.
Hire a few more people who know how to calculate. Let them set the odds of the game, but you will have to make the final decision.
The first round of the competition takes several months, which is not a big deal, as the odds are always one to one, but from the start of the second round, it is almost possible to tell who is stronger and who is weaker.
This requires them to set a payout based on the strength of the two teams, otherwise it will affect our interests.
There is one more important thing. After the guessing game becomes popular, there will definitely be people imitating us to do guessing. If you find someone doing this, don't make a move and don't alarm them.
Just send someone to keep an eye on them, record them all, and wait for me to come back and deal with them myself."
It is inevitable to follow the trend. Without the prohibition of the court and the constraints of patent rights, there will be people following the trend of everything.
How did the aristocratic families gain their wealth over the past thousands of years? To a large extent, they did so by robbing resources.
Li Shen naturally knew this, but he was not in Chang'an. Even if someone imitated them, these playboys would be helpless because they could do nothing but use force.
However, Wang Hongfu was only the chief treasurer of Prince Ji's mansion, and was still far inferior to the officials in the court.
"Your Majesty, if they follow suit, it will affect our profits. Are we just going to ignore them and let them rob us of our money?"
When Wang Hongfu heard Li Shen's words, he asked about the doubts in his heart.
“Of course we can’t let them rob our wealth, but I’m not in Chang’an, so you’re no match for them.
The imperial court has not issued an explicit order to prohibit others from engaging in guessing games. They are powerful in the court, and even if His Majesty and the Crown Prince want to ban it, it would be impossible.
This will require me to come back and deal with it personally, but you don’t have to worry, I will punish them in my own way when the time comes.”
Li Shen raised the corner of his mouth, looking indifferent. He had already thought of a solution, but the time had not yet come.
"Since the prince has a plan, I will obey your orders and make plans after the prince comes back."
Upon hearing that Prince Ji had a solution, Wang Hongfu immediately accepted the order. Prince Ji's evil was not bad, but yin, which represents the color black.
“Well, you just need to give me your predictions. In addition to external factors, you must also guard against your own people cheating for personal gain.
The invoice issuers must be supervised. Each invoice has a number, and the number of invoices they issue every day must be clear.
This time, with the expansion of the betting business, we have opened so many sales outlets, and the number of staff required has also increased. We need to prevent anyone from profiting from this, do you understand?
Tell them that if they are found, their fiefdoms will be revoked, their houses and lands will be taken away, and their entire family, including their brothers and sisters, will be driven out of the village. "
Li Shen was severely punished this time, and even his brothers and sisters were implicated.
Because he knew that the profits from guessing were too huge, severe punishments had to be used at this time, and whoever took advantage of it would have to bear the consequences.
Even his relatives must be driven out. The person who made the mistake would then become the sinner of the whole family and would forever live under the abuse of relatives, unable to raise his head.
The most terrifying thing in life is not death. Death is just a matter of a moment and it’s all over.
The most painful thing is the inner torment.
After hearing this, Wang Hongfu and the others did not think that the punishment by Prince Ji was excessive. Instead, they thought it was justified. After all, the people who were given fiefs were all servants of Prince Ji's mansion.
You have to do whatever your master asks you to do.
When Li Shen went to the battlefield, every family in his fiefdom had to send someone to follow him. Their purpose was not to kill the enemy, but to protect Li Shen.
They are willing to sacrifice their lives so that their families and future generations can continue to live comfortably.
Therefore, Li Shen had full rights to deal with them. Of course, killing them indiscriminately was not an option, and the imperial court would not allow it.
"Yes, I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Highness." Wang Hongfu stood up again and saluted to receive the order.
Li Shen nodded, then walked to the desk and picked up a piece of paper.
There were words densely written on it, but the handwriting was so beautiful that it was obviously written by a woman.
Li Shen picked up the pen and crossed out what he had just said. What was written on the paper were all the things he wanted to explain. He wrote down whatever he thought of, otherwise he would not be able to remember it.
"By the way, as for the Chamber of Commerce matter, you should handle it as I say. Mingli will write a memorial and send it to Wannian County when the time comes.
Send out internal newspapers to inform branches across the country, and after self-inspection, you must cooperate with the princess in random inspections.
Arrest all those with more than 100 taels of silver and make them do labor reform first, and I will make the final decision after I return.
If they hand over the stolen money worth less than 100 strings of cash, I will give them a chance.
There are some problems with the bank. Old Wang, you go talk to the bank manager. He has some ideas that I think are good. You should cooperate with him.
Changing the name of the money house to a bank as soon as possible is a big deal. The bank is the top priority of our Ji Wangfu and even our Tang Dynasty, and we must not lose it.
Well...that's about it.
Old Prince, while I am away, I will leave Ji Palace to you. Please do not let me down. If you encounter any difficulties, immediately use our own newspaper to quickly pass on the news.
From Chang'an to Xizhou, I can receive it within seven days. Don't waste time, remember?"
（2025年5月6日05:35:48，困的要死，昨天斩妖除魔消耗太大，且被妖怪逃跑。
I can only wait until the full moon night to remove it.)