He finally knew why he didn't let himself go to the backyard of Zhenwang Mansion before the Eighth Prince.

It turns out that there is still a vicious **** dog guarding this place?

…

Speaking of Li Chengfeng, at this moment, he, along with Wang Dequan, came to Li Shimin's study.

It was getting late at this moment, candles were already lit in the study room, and the light from the candles shone through the screen window, covering it with a layer of fiery red light.

"Qi Zou the emperor, the eighth prince is here!"

Wang Dequan said outside the door.

"come in!"

In the study, Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Li Chengfeng outside the door frowned slightly.

He felt a little strange, on weekdays, Li Shimin never took the initiative to summon him, unless there was something important to discuss with him, right?

Pushing open the door and entering, Li Chengfeng bowed slightly, and said, "I will see my father!"

"Free courtesy, Feng'er!"

"Yes, my son thanked my father!"

Li Chengfeng looked up and saw Li Shimin reviewing a batch of thick memorials by candlelight.

Li Shimin's eyes were a little red, but there were still more than half of the memorials that he hadn't read.

It seems that the emperor is not so easy to be!

"May I ask the emperor to ask his son to come to the study, what is the so-called?"

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, Father just wants to chat with you!"

Li Shimin smiled, and continued: "Feng'er, my father was in the martial arts field yesterday, and when I heard that poem you wrote, I immediately felt comforted in my heart! Feng'er, your intelligence is far beyond my imagination! If you Let you develop, I think in the future, you must be the number one civil servant of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Well, of course!"

Li Chengfeng said confidently.

"Haha, you really are not humble at all!" Li Shimin stroked his beard and smiled.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said, "Feng'er, although you are the eighth prince of the Tang Dynasty now, you have no real power in your hands! When others respect you, it's all for my sake." What! If one day, the emperor is gone, then you will definitely be targeted by many ministers!"

"Ahem!"

Li Shimin coughed twice, looking very tired.

During the day, the emperor, who was in high spirits, actually looked old at night?

Obviously, Li Shimin's appearance this time is because he is tired from dealing with government affairs from time to time.

"Father, are you alright?"

Li Chengfeng spoke worriedly.

Although Li Shimin is not Li Chengfeng's real father, no matter how you say it, Li Shimin treats him very well.

Moreover, Li Shimin is the current emperor, and Li Chengfeng is Li Shimin's child in name.

Datang has such a prosperous scene, and it is also inseparable from Li Shimin's careful governance of the country.

Therefore, Li Shimin would inevitably suffer from overwork.

Faced with Li Chengfeng's concern, Li Shimin smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "It's okay! I know what my status is! There are still many years to live!"

"Well, father, you can take a good rest! If you really can't do it, you can give me these memorials for review!"

Li Chengfeng smiled slyly.

"Ding, panic from Li Shimin, naughty value +20!"

Li Shimin was taken aback.

Review these memorials for Li Chengfeng?

Then if he messed around, wouldn't the whole Tang Dynasty be messed up?

Li Shimin hurriedly said: "No, no, Feng'er, you are still young, and you don't understand state affairs!"

"However, I have a favor now, and I need your help. I don't know, are you willing to help?"

"Okay, as long as you say it, father! I can help, and I can't deny it!"

"Haha, good, as expected of my Feng'er!"

Li Shimin stroked his beard and expressed his inner worries.

Li Shimin said: "Fenger, today is a year of severe drought in the Tang Dynasty, and the people are poor and have no food! As the king of a country, I am naturally distressed! In addition to sending 100,000 gold for disaster relief, I also donated hundreds of thousands of gold. Thousands of catties of grain, but that seems like it won't be able to solve the food problem of the common people!"

"Ah? Father, do you want me to solve this matter? I'm not a fairy!"

Li Chengfeng pouted helplessly, could it be that Li Shimin really regarded himself as a god?

Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, and said: "Of course I know, this is not a matter that can be solved by manpower! But if this continues, the treasury will be short-lived sooner or later! However, there have been many ministers who evaded taxes and evaded taxes a lot. Money, so I want to send you to recover the taxes of those ministers, how about it?"

"What? Father, can you tell me about their records of tax evasion?"

Li Chengfeng asked.

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "No!"

"No? That's going to be difficult! You don't have any record of their tax evasion, so I went to ask someone to pay back the money, and they didn't admit it at all!"

"Yeah, so I'm also having a headache about this!"

Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

He knew from a long time ago that some important ministers of the Tang Dynasty controlled the iron mines, grain harvest, and income from pastures in the Tang Dynasty.

Every year they can earn a lot of money, and then pay taxes ~lightnovelpub.net~ but very little!

In the past, the national treasury was plentiful, so Li Shimin turned a blind eye, and these things just passed away.

But this year is different.

Li Shimin allocated '100,000' gold for disaster relief, which is only the initial relief money.

Moreover, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling have also carefully calculated that if they want to solve the drought year and open up the "South-to-North Water Diversion" Grand Canal, at least 500,000 gold will be needed.

As a result, the treasury has to issue a lot of money.

In addition, Li Shimin also allocates hundreds of thousands of gold every year to distribute to the soldiers of Datang.

This year, the national treasury will only be short-lived and have no income.

That's why Li Shimin thought, let Li Chengfeng collect taxes for him.

"Feng'er, help Royal Father! Royal Father knows that you have such abilities!"

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengfeng with a smile on his face.

Li Chengfeng frowned all the time, and said: "Then I can't mess around and ask others to collect taxes! After all, you don't have any clauses for them to evade taxes!"

Li Shimin gave Li Chengfeng a blank look, and said, "Little bastard, don't I know what's on your mind? If you take back all their tax evasion and evasion over the years for me, then I will share 20% of your tax collection. how?"

"Twenty percent? Well...Father, why don't we give it fifty-fifty!"

"50-50? What do you mean?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

Li Chengfeng can always say some words and sentences that he doesn't understand!

Li Chengfeng said with a smile: "That is, you get 50% and I get 50%!"

"What? You want 50% of my income? No, no, it's too much. I'll give you 30% at most, okay?"

"Four percent!"

"No, it's still 30%!"

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