Li Ling looked at Liu Tan with admiration. This was no small amount of money. You have to know that the annual tax revenue of the Han Dynasty was only about 9,000 strings of cash.
At the same time, he began to wonder, are all businessmen so rich?
If Liu Tan knew what he was thinking, he would tell him that only successful businessmen have money, while unsuccessful businessmen have nothing and may even lose everything.
Liu Tan walked around the entire Tongda City and found that Tongda City is now very popular, with shops opening one after another on various streets.
The only exception was probably the street where the inn was located, because that street was all Liu Tan's property. He had originally thought that Tongda City would not wake up so early, but...
He sighed and said, "I'm really not a successful businessman."
Li Ling silently glanced at his sleeve pocket. He had just seen these brands being pulled out of the sleeve pocket.
Is this what you call not knowing how to do business?
Liu Tan said, "Since you're here, why not just take care of it?"
Li Ling asked curiously, "What does Your Highness want to do?"
This is a street, and it is the best geographical location in Tongda City. However... many shops have already opened in Tongda City. Nowadays, running a shop only makes so much money. Many of Liu Tan's businesses are not suitable for Tongda City. The purpose of this place is to provide supplies for passing caravans.
Liu Tan stood on the street, took a look, touched his chin and said, "Do you know what a comprehensive commercial street is?"
Li Ling: "Ah? What is that?"
Liu Tan turned his head and glanced at him: "You won't understand even if I tell you now. Forget it, I have an important task for you."
Li Ling suddenly perked up and said, "Your Highness, please give your orders!"
Tianran took out the ten or so silver medals from his sleeve, took his hand, patted it on the palm, and said, "Before I leave Shuofang City, find a way to 'send' these silver medals to me."
Li Ling was at a loss when holding the silver medal: "But...but I...I don't know how to do it."
Liu Tan extended his index finger and shook it, saying, "No, no, no, don't deny yourself so easily. How do you know it won't work if you don't try it yourself? Feel free to go, I won't ask for anything. It doesn't matter whether you send me off or not. The main thing is that I need to go back and think about some things."
Li Ling understood immediately that he was a person who could not sit still, and their prince was said to be able to go back and forth between the bedroom and the study for several days at a time. The huge palace made him feel like he was imprisoned in a circle.
He thought Liu Tan was afraid that he would be bored and embarrassed to run around, so he did this, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty... Ahem, I understand."
Liu Tan patted his shoulder and said, "Go."
Li Ling happily took the silver medal and left. Liu Tan looked at his back and thought that even if Li Ling was not good at fighting in the future, he might be able to develop a second talent.
He didn't believe that a young man who could thrive in Chang'an would not be able to handle these things.
The Li family no longer has anyone who can take on the responsibility. Li Ling was at most taken care of by relatives and friends before, but the fact that he could be kept by Liu Che must be his own ability.
Liu Tan didn't dare to say he knew a lot about Liu Che, but he knew a thing or two. He liked people who were good at speaking, and he especially liked the young men who were dressed in bright clothes and riding horses, full of vigor and ambition.
In all the years since he ascended the throne, the only one who had nothing to do with these things was Wei Qing. However, no matter how gentle and silent Wei Qing was, he would show his edge on the battlefield.
So, apart from anything else, Li Ling still has the basic ability to read people's expressions. In that case, what is there to worry about?
Li Ling has a silver medal in his hand, so others should be begging him for help.
Liu Tan walked back leisurely, thinking about what to do with this street.
Well, it should not only be a commercial street, but also a commercial street with unique characteristics, or a commercial street with local characteristics.
For example, a certain section has the characteristics of Chang'an, a certain section has the characteristics of Shuofang, and a certain section has the characteristics of the Western Regions, but for the rest... he has to ask others.
But if you think about it, Jiang Chong and Xu Lin are the only two people under his command who are not native to Chang'an.
The only one left is Lu Xuan.
Liu Tan made plans bit by bit. Although other people's shops had already opened, he was not in a hurry and took it slow. Anyway, he had money, and if things really didn't work out, the three words "King of the North" would still have some appeal.
He could have just written a letter to Shuofang City, but after thinking about it, he decided to write a letter to Chang'an as well.
When he was looking at the blueprint before, he just relied on the mentality that everything should be big, so he left only one street. When he got here, he found that this street was really too long. It's not that he couldn't take it, but it would be better to hoist two more flags to avoid being targeted and causing trouble for him when he returned to Guanshi and the Silk Road.
You have to tie people to the chariot of interests first.
He didn't need to worry about Liu Che and Chen Ajiao. He just had to coax Liu Che, and as for Chen Ajiao... her feelings were stronger and clearer. Liu Tan was the least worried about her. What's more, as long as he gave Danyang some support here, Chen Ajiao would naturally remember his kindness.
Then Liu Ju and Princess Dangli must be tied to the chariot.
When Liu Tan was thinking about writing a letter to Liu Ju, Liu Ju had already written him a letter, in which he talked about many recent events.
Liu Tan could tell from the words that he seemed to be under a lot of pressure. When he was wondering about it, he saw Liu Ju telling him that they had a new younger brother.
Liu Tan: ...
However, considering Liu Che's age and his physical condition, it doesn't seem too surprising.
For some unknown reason, Liu Fuling, the youngest son, was born many years earlier, but Liu Che is still very much alive and well today.
He continued to read and found that the beauty who gave birth to the dragon son was presented by the State of Qi.
Liu Tan raised his eyebrows. If this woman had nothing to do with the Queen Mother of Qi, he would go to Qi State himself to help the King of Qi find minerals!
No wonder Liu Ju felt pressured. Judging from Liu Che's expression, he seemed to value this new life very much. In addition, Liu Che also liked that beauty very much. Liu Ju probably didn't worry about his status, but his father's attention was diverted from him, so he always had a sense of crisis.
Liu Tan touched his chin. Since he was sent to the palace and had a son, this woman should consider her son no matter how much she favored the King of Qi and his son, right?
Now she has nothing...it's a good opportunity.
Liu Tan looked at the letter to Liu Che, thought about it and wrote a new one, congratulating his father on the birth of his youngest son. Then he generously said that in order to celebrate the birth of the little prince, he would reserve two shops for the little prince in Tongda City and also allocate two shops in Guanshi for the little prince, as a gift from an older brother to the little prince.
Then he wrote another letter to Chen Ajiao, in which he comforted his mother and said that he divided the shop for Liu Che's sake, and he didn't really treat the little prince differently.
After finishing it, Liu Tan looked over it carefully to make sure there were no mistakes, and then had it sent back to Chang'an.
Anyway, as far as he knew, Liu Che had a big hobby which was to inquire about the contents of the letters he wrote to others.
Oh, when I got to Liu Ju, he didn't ask, but directly exercised his parental rights to check.
Anyway, he wrote to Chen Ajiao to let Liu Che know that he was not kind to his new brother because he liked him so much, but because of his father's face.
This just happens to cover up his real purpose - even if it's out of nostalgia, between real money and being at the mercy of others, most people would choose the former.
Moreover, these two items have not been converted into cash yet, so they are not very valuable gifts. They may be more expensive in Guan City, but there is only one shop.
As for Tongda City, Liu Tan had already thought of it. Although it was given to the little prince, what did the little prince have now? His mother was probably just gaining a foothold in the palace.
Therefore, it is very likely that Liu Che sent someone to manage this shop in the end. It was just right to let Liu Che send someone to look after it openly, so that he wouldn't have to think about how to make Tongda City under Liu Che's control.
Zhu Shanfu didn't understand why Liu Tan insisted that the emperor send someone over. Wouldn't princes usually hate to have the emperor know what they were doing?
Liu Tan glanced at him and said, "The Northern Territory is different from other places. Its situation is special. We cannot let it escape the control of the Central Powers. Otherwise, it will not benefit anyone."
Moreover, the emperor is most sensitive to things like power. The power he has now comes from Liu Che's leniency. Otherwise, which prince can directly take charge of a country's administrative and military power like him?
Although this was because the officials of the Northern Border Kingdom all listened to him, Liu Che could not stop these people from taking the position.
Therefore, he had to give Liu Che a sense of security that the Northern Border Kingdom was always under his control, and prevent him from feeling that it would lose control, so that Liu Tan could continue to make trouble.
Liu Tan had just finished writing the letter when he turned around and saw Li Ling coming back with a frown on his face. He couldn't help but ask, "Why? Didn't you send it out?"
Li Ling said a little embarrassedly: "I gave it away, but I didn't get much money."
Liu Tan was slightly stunned before he smiled and said, "You've got the cart before the horse. What I want is for those people to go to Shuofang City, and through them spread the word about how Shuofang City is now different from what it was before, and sell some things along the way. This money is just to reassure those people. Okay, don't be upset. Giving it away is a great achievement, and the money from buying the brand is your reward."
Li Ling panicked and said, "This... this won't do. This is too much, your servant..."
Liu Tan waved his hand. "How much money can that be? Besides, you haven't bought any property in the Northern Territory yet, have you? You know why your father kept you here. You probably won't be able to return to Chang'an anytime soon. It's better to buy some now and sell it after you leave."
Li Ling blinked and suddenly realized that his prince had deliberately asked him to sell the brand. He probably knew that the Li family did not have much assets, and that he had not received much in the year-end bonus because he had just arrived. This was a way to give him money to improve his life.
Li Ling's eyes reddened: "Your Majesty..."
Liu Tan knew at a glance that he must have misunderstood. He had no other intention in asking Li Ling to go, but just didn't want to waste his breath. He patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, first find someone to rush these letters to Chang'an."
Li Ling wiped his eyes and said, "Yes."
The men Li Ling sent were indeed very fast. When Liu Che received Liu Tan's letter, he couldn't help but look outside and laughed, "Is the sun rising from the west?"
After saying this, Liu Che opened the letter, took a look at it, and immediately frowned.
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