Li Mu spread his hands helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, why do you always think about fighting?"

Li Shimin asked strangely: "How can the world be pacified by the four barrages? They provoke me. If I don't fight, will they be convinced?"

"Can you accept it!"

Li Shimin said unconvincedly: "How can I accept it? They are afraid of being reasonable by speaking. Li Mu, you have also been on the battlefield, don't you know that fighting on the battlefield is unreasonable?"

"I know." Li Mu said calmly, "Your Majesty, I am not not supporting Your Majesty in war, but I just feel that if things are not at the same time as you have to fight, Your Majesty should not regard war as the first choice to solve the problem."

Li Shimin was puzzled and said, "What does it mean?"

"I have a question, I want to ask Your Majesty." Li Mu looked at Li Shimin and asked seriously: "Your Majesty thinks the territory of the Tang Dynasty is big enough?"

"This..." Li Shimin did not answer easily, and asked again: "What do you mean, just say it."

"I think it's already big enough, and I don't recommend it. Your Majesty continues to expand his territory."

Li Shimin's face darkened and he said, "Li Mu, do you know what you are saying? To make achievements and expand territory, which emperor of ancient times did not do this? Why can't I do this?"

"Your Majesty, it's because the territory of the Tang Dynasty is already big enough." Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty should now focus on people's livelihood. Once you have done a good job of people's livelihood, it's not too late to expand your territory."

"I have a simple opinion. As an emperor, why should Your Majesty sit on the dragon throne? Is it because of his power? Since ancient times, no wise ruler has shown off his power, and the word "virtue" is the word "virtue."

"The virtues, filial piety and trust of ordinary people are worthy of praise. On this basis, the virtues of those who are ministers are also worthy of being loyal to the emperor and patriotism. So what about the virtues of those who are kings? They are much broader, but the most basic one is only one. There is a saying in "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Li Sheng and Lu Jia" that kings regard people as heaven, while people as heaven. The minister's understanding is that if the monarch wants to be the emperor, he must at least give the people a bit of food."

"Take this Tubo as an example." Li Mu picked up the pen on the table, dipped it ink, outlined the junction between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty on the paper, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, please see, this Tubo is located on the plateau, with dry and cold climate, snow all year round, and inconvenient roads. When we Tang people first arrived there, they usually had some adverse reactions, such as vomiting, dizziness, poor breathing, and even miasma."

"There are few products there, and I can't plant grains, so I can only plant barley. The yield is small and it is not delicious. In such a place, what did the Tang Dynasty do for it? Incorporate it into the territory? Should I use the grains of the Tang Dynasty to raise them?"

"Your Majesty, I use the business thinking to calculate this matter." Li Mu was very tempted and said: "We have to spend money when we fight. For example, why did I finally decide to fight when I fought Gaochang? One of the big reasons is that I have calculated that I destroyed Gaochang and carried out their treasury. The money and food sent by Your Majesty this time can not only be enough, but also make money. And the excess money can be filled with him, and this is a good deal!"

Li Shimin suddenly realized and said, "So you killed all the Ju clan members and wanted to lose the money."

"Yes!" Li Mu looked like you only understood now, and said, "If the Ju clan members continue to manage Gaochang, how can they get this money from Datang? Whether it is a righteous or a private relationship, His Majesty has to pay it back to others, right?"

Li Shimin nodded. It was indeed as Li Mu said, if the Ju family continued to govern Gaochang, the money would not be able to be taken. Is it reasonable to have a great country in the heavenly state and steal the treasury of a small country?

"Fighting with Tubo is completely the opposite of this situation."

Li Mu said seriously: "The price is too high. If you lose, you will naturally lose. If you win, what can we get? You won't get anything. So, if you win or lose, you will lose money. Can you still do such a business?"

Li Shimin thought for a long time and frowned: "Li Mu, I admit that you are right, but you also need to know that some things cannot be judged as profitable. You must also pay for what you have to do!"

"Your Majesty said it well!" Li Mu spread his hands and said, "When Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty was fighting Goguryeo, he also thought so."

Li Shimin glared at the eyes: "Do you dare to compare me with Emperor Yang of Sui?"

"Your Majesty wants to be Emperor Yang of Sui, I just compared it." Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, if you look through history books, how many kings are born tyrannical? Then I said that Emperor Yang, when he was young, wasn't he also a wise king? It was because he later focused on establishing his own great achievements and delusions to do everything in the world all at once. This led to the failure of the people and the people would not have enough food to rebel!"

"I think so, things are divided into order. Today's Tang Dynasty is the time to rest and recuperate. What Your Majesty should do is to let the people recuperate. This is like building a house. Only by laying the foundation can the house be built. When Your Majesty has the capital, it is okay to do a loss-making business one or two times. But now, Your Majesty has no capital, so he goes to a loss-making business. Do you want to choose this business and stop doing it?"

Li Shimin couldn't think of the rebuttal words and said anxiously: "You are right, I agree. But this matter is not something I can decide. I can't fight if I don't want to fight? You also saw it a few days ago. What do you mean by Tubo's military troops on the border, and everyone knows what I want. If I don't prepare, would I wait for them to enter?"

"Of course, that's not possible."

"You know, either! All you say is nonsense!"

"I think you can think of something else." Li Mu held his ear in Li Shimin's ear and muttered a few words. Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "Can this work?"

"Your Majesty, how can you know if you don't try it?"

"But you are not in Chang'an now, this--" Li Shimin hesitated and said tentatively: "How about I find an excuse to bring you..."

"Forget it." Li Mu interrupted quickly and said, "I think Luoyang is good and very challenging. I can't stay in Chang'an as sad as it is. I am happy only if no one cares about Luoyang."

"Your Majesty only needs to cooperate a little bit, I will take on these things with all my strength."

"Oh," Li Shimin suddenly sighed and said, "Li Mu, I'm sorry to you. Please allow me to have some time, how about I restore your title?"

"Your Majesty, you have recovered after being deprived of it for a few days. How do people in the world think of Your Majesty?" Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter. I will sooner or later, and I will be able to make contributions. Then your Majesty will be granted another title."

"Okay." Li Shimin did not insist, as Li Mu said, "You don't joke, and if you are too sarcastic, you will lose your fear."

Perhaps to make up for the little debt in my heart, Li Shimin asked Eunuch Gao to carry his dragon chassis and send Li Mu out of the palace. Li Mu was not polite either. He sat on Li Shimin's dragon chassis, swaying and swaying across the market. This scene was seen by all forces, and soon all kinds of things were everywhere, and rumors flew everywhere.

...

The next day, the imperial edict arrived. Li Shimin thought about it all night and felt that there were some things that Li Mu still had to be allowed to do, and it would not work if he replaced others. Although he was guarding against Li Mu, he also felt that he would not be able to make any jokes, but he still had to do things. So he issued an imperial edict to restore Li Mu's position as the Minister of the Interior Office and grant him the "restricted supervision" in other places. In other words, when Li Mu was in Luoyang, he could also take care of the matters in Chang'an.

This is a bit unreasonable, but unexpectedly, none of the civil and military officials in the court jumped out to impeach. Even Li Mu's opponents were in a state of tacit approval. After thinking about it carefully, it would not be strange.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is affecting the economic pulse of the Tang Dynasty. Who has not had business dealings with the Ministry of Internal Affairs? They all look forward to cooking this pot. Who wouldn’t want the Ministry of Internal Affairs? When Li Mu was managing the Ministry of Internal Affairs, various new methods emerged one after another. Although it was a bit difficult to adapt to it, as long as he adapted to its rules, money would be profitable. But since Li Mu left Chang'an City and handed over the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Changsun Chong, they only knew Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, and there was almost no new changes. Many things were obviously unreasonable, and they did not dare to stand up and say what they should do.

Gradually, the Office of the Internal Affairs Office became rigid in its work, and its efficiency was greatly reduced.

The efficiency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is inefficient, which directly affects the money pockets of various families. If Li Mu could return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, these matters would be resolved. How could they not be willing? If they hadn't been able to bear the blame, they would have wanted to report to Li Shimin and invite Li Mu back.

When Li Mu returned to the Interior Office, no matter who he wanted, it was "everyone wanted". But that was limited to this. They hoped that Li Mu would help them find ways to make money, but they didn't want Li Mu to have too much authority. Li Shimin's arrangement was just right.

Li Mu didn't care about this, he just wanted to make his actions more convenient. The day after the imperial edict was issued, Li Mu ordered the "indicators" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to divest the "indicators" of trade with the Turks, and all Turkish goods transactions were changed to Luoyang. He also announced the establishment of a "Luoyang Trading Market".

The merchants always say that the most effective ones are. After the news came out, many people came to inquire. They understood the transaction, and they also understood the market, but they did not understand what the trading market did. Trading, paying money in one hand, buying and selling when it is suitable, and if it is not suitable, it is obvious. Isn’t this a natural thing? Is there anything else to say? And I have to go to Luoyang, why? After such a big struggle, is there anything wrong with it?

Hard work pays off. After bribing a lot, these merchants finally found inside information from an old mother of Feng Qiuhuang.

The so-called trading center is not the east and west markets of Chang'an City. The trading center does not buy and sell goods, but trades "shares" and "futures". These two concepts are not unfamiliar to the merchants in Chang'an City.

Shares, that is, stocks. This concept was not Li Mu's "invention". A long time ago, merchants in Chang'an City had cooperated like this. Several people started a joint transaction and shared money by stocks. It was very common. However, no one could understand how to trade this thing.

Although I have never heard of futures, Li Mu had an order to help the Turks in the Office of Internal Affairs to help the Turks, which easily reminded people of the word "futures". The orders for fur have been sold more than 30% of the original price. In other words, those who signed the orders and sold the order, they could make a profit of 30%. Now, Li Mu has separated this from the Office of Internal Affairs again. If he is smarter, he has already thought that this is futures.

The people who were ready to wait for no longer, soon, a notice was posted in front of the Office of the Internal Affairs.

Datang Salt Industry, Datang Mining Industry, Datang Jianye, Fengqiuhuang and Bashang Wine House are all planned to be listed at the Luoyang City Trading Center. Listing means to determine the value and then divide it into different equal shares. Anyone can subscribe as long as he has money and can resell it after subscription. The price may rise or fall in response to the news. Just like throwing dice in a gambling house, getting rich overnight or losing all night is very likely to happen.

Risk and opportunity coexist, but the advantage is that in the past, only aristocratic families could participate in the transaction that could only be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan, but now ordinary families can also participate. Of course, civilians still cannot do it. Even the cheapest stocks can only be sold for more than ten yuan. How can ordinary people have so much money?

In addition, if it is futures trading, the market becomes even wider.

Futures are first divided into supply and demand parties, and did not allow these people who are ready to wait for a long time. Soon, a notice was posted in front of the Office of the Internal Affairs Office.

Datang Salt Industry, Datang Mining Industry, Datang Jianye, Fengqiuhuang and Bashang Wine House are all planned to be listed at the Luoyang City Trading Center. Listing means to determine the value and then divide it into different equal shares. Anyone can subscribe as long as he has money and can resell it after subscription. The price may rise or fall in response to the news. Just like throwing dice in a gambling house, getting rich overnight or losing all night is very likely to happen.

Risk and opportunity coexist, but the advantage is that in the past, only aristocratic families could participate in the transaction that could only be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan, but now ordinary families can also participate. Of course, civilians still cannot do it. Even the cheapest stocks can only be sold for more than ten yuan. How can ordinary people have so much money?

In addition, if it is futures trading, the market becomes even wider.

Futures are first divided into supply and demand parties. In addition, futures trading, which makes the market even wider.
Chapter completed!