DipNovel Chapter 2828 Li Tai's Doubts
Chapter 2828 Li Tai's Doubts
Li Tai pondered for a long time. He felt that something was wrong. Didn't Li Shen say that he wanted to target the spices?
But why hasn't anything been done for so long?
"Your Highness, just as you said, many people who want to sell spices have gone to the aristocratic families because the prices they offer are higher than those of the Prince Ji's mansion."
Not only that, the aristocratic families also went to various places to purchase spices, which was clearly aimed at the Prince Ji's mansion.
I heard that west Xiang Ji hasn't received any spices lately.
"Why is this happening? It should be like this; the tenth brother should have taken action."
Hearing Du Chuke's words, Li Tai understood even better.
At this moment, Du Chuke spoke up:
"Your Highness, based on past experience, Prince Ji's schemes always involve having this item in hand. Do you think it's possible that Prince Ji doesn't actually have much spice at all?"
He originally intended to acquire more assets to further his strategic plans, but he was unexpectedly blocked by powerful families.
Du Chuke's analysis makes a lot of sense. If you want to set up a scheme, you need to have this thing first. This has been the case with the Ji Prince's Mansion several times.
"Hmm, what you said makes some sense. I don't believe that the tenth prince has a large quantity of spices either."
If it really existed, why would he need to set up a scheme? He could make a fortune just by selling it at the current price.
Li Tai nodded hesitantly. He felt that Du Chuke was right. With the price of spices so high now, if Li Shen had a large quantity of goods, he could earn more by selling them than by resorting to underhanded tactics.
"Your Highness, with spices so expensive these days, do you think we should also make a move? If the price of spices drops, we will suffer great losses."
After thinking for a moment, Du Chuke made a suggestion.
Li Tai shook his head:
"Don't rush, the price of spices won't drop that quickly. The current price is only slightly higher than it was at the beginning."
Based on the current situation, the price of spices is unlikely to decrease.
With the roads to the Western Regions closed and pirate groups rampaging across land and sea, how many spices could possibly reach the Tang Dynasty?
I'm afraid they'll be bought up as soon as they get off the ship.
Don't forget, spices are for eating, and the consumption of spices throughout the Tang Dynasty was enormous. The spices that were transported here simply couldn't meet the needs of the Tang Dynasty.
"There are many wealthy people in the Tang Dynasty now."
Because of Li Shen's vigorous development of commerce, many merchants made money and kept up with the times.
Furthermore, Li Shen created such a good business environment for them, at least there was no extortion or bribery.
With Li Shen in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, who would dare to do such a thing?
"Yes, then I'll take my leave if there's nothing else." Hearing King Wei's words, Du Chuke said no more. He was an advisor and only offered suggestions.
After Li Tai nodded, Du Chuke left.
Li Tai stood up, went to the window and opened it. It was already springtime, and although it wasn't yet warm enough for flowers to bloom, it wasn't too cold.
Looking out the window, Li Tai muttered to himself, "What exactly are you trying to do?"
Two days passed quickly; this was the day Li Shen and Li Tai had agreed upon.
When Li Shen's carriage arrived at the Vermilion Bird Gate, he saw two people standing there.
One was Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, and the other was Fang Yi'ai.
"Haha, greetings, Fourth Brother. You guys just arrived too, right?"
After getting out of the car, Li Shen greeted the two men with a smile.
"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Ji." Fang Yi'ai bowed.
"Hmph! Tenth Brother, why didn't you come back tonight?"
At this moment, Li Tai's face was ashen, and he wished he could strangle Li Shen. He had arrived long ago, but after waiting and waiting, he only saw Fang Yi'ai arrive.
“Not at night, it’s inconvenient to not see at night,” Li Shen replied seriously, as if he hadn’t noticed the sarcasm in Li Tai’s words.
"Look at the time! It'll be lunchtime soon. Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I've been waiting for you here for over two hours."
Li Tai finally lost his temper. How could this bastard be so shameless?
"Why didn't Fourth Brother send someone to inform me after so long?" Li Shen was taken aback.
"Of course I have! I've sent people several times already," Li Tai said irritably.
His men were all kept outside the Prince Ji's residence, and no one dared to disturb Li Shen's sleep.
"Haha, alright, alright, I'll definitely be earlier next time."
Upon hearing this, Li Shen chuckled and pulled Li Tai directly into the palace gate.
"Fourth Brother, look how much Father values you. He's only helping you lose weight, yet he's personally overseeing the whole thing. Your favor is still undiminished."
Walking along the path in the inner palace, Li Shen said to Li Tai with envy.
Li Tai glanced at him but didn't reply. He knew that the main reason his father wanted to personally supervise this matter was because of Li Shen.
"Fourth Brother, do you think Father is too idle? He's just helping you lose weight, and the corrupt official is personally overseeing the matter. Fourth Brother, you still have the Emperor's favor."
Li Shen repeated the same words, but changed only half of the sentence, and the whole meaning changed.
"Tenth brother, how dare you speak ill of Father?" Li Tai reprimanded.
"Does Fourth Brother think so too? I think so too. Father is just too idle and makes fun of us."
Li Shen continued talking to himself, as if Li Tai had agreed with his point of view, which made Li Tai so angry that he just wanted to curse and could only ignore Li Shen.
The eunuch following behind him twitched his eyelids, thinking to himself, "This ancestor mustn't say anything out of line; all of this needs to be recorded."
Soon we arrived at the back garden, next to the South China Sea Pond.
From afar, one could see Li Shimin stretching his muscles inside the Wangyun Pavilion. Today, Li Shimin was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, as if he were about to go to the battlefield.
Li Shen's eyelids twitched as he watched, wondering if his father was going to teach him martial arts.
The group arrived at Wangyun Pavilion and bowed respectfully.
"I have met Father."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Yes, Fang Yi'ai, the second son of the Fang family, has also arrived." Li Shimin turned around and looked at Fang Yi'ai.
“Father, I asked Fang Yi’ai to come so he could keep Fourth Brother company. I was afraid he would be lonely.”
Li Shen quickly explained why he had asked Fang Yi'ai to come.
“Well, that’s fine too. Fang Yi’ai also needs to lose weight, so let’s do it together.” Li Shimin nodded without objection.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fang Yi'ai immediately bowed.
"Tenth Brother, how do you plan to help Qingque lose weight?" Li Shimin then looked at Li Shen.
"Father, it's actually very simple, just six words: eat less and exercise more." Li Shen recited the most classic weight loss method from his previous life.
"Eat less and exercise more?" Li Shimin asked, puzzled.
"Yes, Father, I asked Doctor Sun. Fourth Brother is in good health and does not have any obesity-related illnesses. The reason for this is that Fourth Brother eats well and eats a lot, and he does not practice martial arts."
After he gained weight, Fourth Brother became unwilling to move around at home, so he continued to get fatter and fatter.
Simply eat less and exercise more.
Li Shen made up a story. He didn't know how to lose weight, but he had watched a lot of weight loss videos.
"In that case, let's begin." Li Shimin understood the gist of the matter and nodded.
"Yes." Li Shen bowed and then looked at Li Tai and Fang Yi'ai.
"Fourth Brother, you two should warm up a bit today by walking three laps around the South China Sea Pond," Li Shen said, pointing to the pond.
(Severing the ties of love with a sword, one attains the supreme path.)