bookbashuk Chapter 2102: Border Troops Make Trouble
Chapter 2102: Border Troops Make Trouble
Li Shen looked at Yang Tongfei who had been kowtowing to him, and felt a little sympathy in his heart. Having suffered two betrayals during this period, his experience was comparable to those of celebrities.
Li Shen expressed deep sympathy for Yang Tongfei's experience.
"Get up." Li Shen said easily.
Yang Tongfei stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji."
"Yang Tongfei, although you have your own difficulties, the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. The rules of my Ji Wangfu cannot be changed overnight.
I will punish you for embezzling 40 strings of cash for half a year and keep you on duty for investigation. I will let you go this time, but if you do it again, don’t blame me for turning my face against you.”
Li Shen thought about it and decided to forgive Yang Tongfei. Yang Tongfei did this out of helplessness and not for personal gain.
Judging from this incident, Yang Tongfei can be said to have a good character. He has been here for so long and is very familiar with everything. Someone else may not do as well as Yang Tongfei.
This place is inhabited by both mermaids and humans, and there are countless large and small tribes in the north. It is really not something that ordinary people can do well.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy. I will never do it again. Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy."
Hearing that Prince Ji would not punish him, Yang Tongfei was overjoyed and bowed to express his gratitude. For such a big thing, he was only fined half a year's salary. This was already the best outcome.
"If you really want to thank me, you should do your job well in the future and don't let me down." Li Shen nodded.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will work diligently to repay your kindness." Yang Tongfei assured hurriedly.
"Well, there is one more thing. Don't send cattle and sheep to the border troops anymore. The border troops are not something that our King Ji can reward. Do you understand?
If they ask, tell their generals that I disagree, and tell them that getting too close will only lead to bad consequences. "
Li Shen wanted to talk about this just now. It is not the turn of the Prince Ji's Mansion to reward the army. Even if he wants to establish connections, he does not necessarily have to use this method.
There are many things that need to be avoided, and things that violate taboos should be avoided as much as possible. This is Li Shen's principle of life.
"But if we don't establish connections, it will be very inconvenient for us to transport some of our goods." Yang Tongfei reported carefully.
"Hmm?" Li Shen raised his head. "Yang Tongfei, why is it inconvenient to transport the goods? Is there any banned goods?"
Li Shen had repeatedly prohibited the transportation of prohibited items, and the only things that could truly be called prohibited items were weapons and equipment.
In the past, banned items were salt and iron, but Li Shen felt that there was so much salt that there was no need to ban it. It was not like he was giving them the method to make salt, and the price of salt could be sold in the north at dozens of times higher.
Iron is ordinary iron ore or some ordinary pig iron ironware, such as iron pots.
Without the support of advanced smelting technology, it is difficult to make these pig irons into swords and weapons, and the goal cannot be achieved at all.
"Your Highness, it's not actually any contraband. The border troops are just making things difficult for us on purpose," Yang Tongfei reported.
"Make things difficult? This is outrageous. They dare to make things difficult for me?" Li Shen was immediately angry when he heard this.
In this Tang Dynasty, everyone has to give themselves some face.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The border troops are not making things difficult for us. We do not transport goods to the north. They are making things difficult for the tribes that come through the border to exchange for supplies.
We believe that salt and iron are not banned items, but the border troops and royal family members like to use this as an excuse to deliberately make things difficult for us and to withhold the money of the various tribes.
Especially those big tribes, if they exchange for silk, tea, porcelain, etc., they will be targeted by the border troops. "
Yang Tongfei hurried to explain.
"Asshole!" Li Shen became even angrier. Wasn't this obstructing his business?
Wrong, this is not hindering their business, this is clearly cheating their own money. The money these tribes have added to the management will eventually be counted as a cost to themselves.
"How dare they do that? They dared to cheat me out of my money. Do they want to die? If they deduct 10% from each cow, then for every ten cows, I will have to pay for one more cow.
What about one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand heads? How much more money will I have to spend in these years?
This is really absurd. I was just wondering why I couldn't make any money. It turns out that it was all taken away by the border troops. This has left my Ji Palace penniless. I'm almost begging for food."
Li Shen's eyes were burning with anger, his chest heaving with anger, and he kept saying why he was so poor, and it turned out that this was the root of his problem.
He ended up cheating people everywhere.
"Your Majesty, the frontier troops have been working hard, especially in this bitter cold land with harsh conditions. It is natural for them to find ways to supplement their daily lives, and the court will turn a blind eye.
As long as nothing serious happens, the imperial court will generally not intervene."
Seeing this, Wang Xuance on the side hurriedly spoke to appease him. He was really afraid that Prince Ji would get angry and attack the border, which would then be a big deal.
“Humph, their poor conditions are the court’s business, and have nothing to do with me. It is impossible for me to use my money to supplement the border troops.
Moreover, their behavior will disrupt my training plan and will also make the northern Tiele tribes dissatisfied. "
Li Shen didn't take it seriously after hearing this and snorted coldly. The imperial court was so rich now, if it still withheld money from the soldiers, it would be the imperial court's problem.
He wanted to integrate the North into the Tang Dynasty, but it would take a long time and make them feel a sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty.
You don't treat me as a family member, and you still want me to treat this place as my home?
"Your Highness, that's why I send some things from time to time to maintain relations and some beef to improve the food for the border troops."
Yang Tongfei interrupted at this time.
“You are wrong. Rewarding the border troops is not what we should do. This matter will be handled by the king himself.
Yang Tongfei, I'm giving you this chance, you must seize it and don't let me down. Later, you will tell Wang Changshi where Liu Niang and her accomplices are.
I will help you settle this matter so that you don't have to worry.
Work hard. If you do well, I will reward you with a good wife. Women in heaven and on earth are all talented and well-educated. "
"Heaven on Earth?" Yang Tongfei's eyes lit up when he heard this word. Heaven on Earth used to be a brothel, but since Prince Ji took over, it became a paradise for the rich.
The women inside are all like ladies from noble families, well-educated, literate, and gentle.
Considering his status as a farmer, it would be a blessing for him to marry a beautiful woman.
He also wanted to marry a lady from a noble family or a eunuch's daughter, but because of their different status and inequality in social status, they would not be attracted to him. Besides, he was too old to marry a young woman.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. I will definitely abide by my duty and serve Your Highness as a dog and horse. I will never forget your kindness."
Yang Tongfei thanked him happily.
(My past filthiness is not worth boasting about, but my present unbridled thoughts are limitless. The spring breeze is blowing, and my horse’s hooves are galloping. I can see all the flowers in Chang’an in one day.
I wish all the candidates success in the exam.)