If Li Mu treats others, he does not have the patience to explain, but Li Shimin is not someone else, he is the emperor, and he cannot avoid it. Especially for things as sensitive as money, if Li Shimin doesn't understand it, he will not let Li Mu operate it.

Seeing that Li Shimin still didn't understand, Li Mu thought for a long time and said, "Your Majesty, the value of money is reflected in the purpose of using money. Just like building a cavalry requires one million guan, this million guan may be spent on rewards, weapons, or armor. This money must be spent on money, and the soldiers must also spend on money to be valuable. Therefore, the value of money is reflected in circulation, not accumulation. If the money is not spent, it is a pile of scrap copper."

"I will give you another example. When I arrived in a small town, I took out my money to the inn shopkeeper and said I would choose a room for accommodation. The shopkeeper happily agreed and asked me to choose whatever I wanted. When I was choosing a house, the shopkeeper took the money I gave him and went to the butcher shop across the street to pay off the debt. The butcher at the butcher got the money and paid back the debt of the sheepher who sold his sheep. The sheepher took the money to pay back the money of the farmer's fodder. The farmer took the money and paid back the money of a scholar who asked the inn to borrow a few days ago. The scholar owed the inn shopkeeper the money to the house. The scholar also owed the inn shopkeeper the money to the house."

"At this time, I chose a circle and didn't see a suitable house. I wanted to change to an inn. I found the inn shopkeeper to refund the money, and the shopkeeper returned the money to me again."

When Li Mu said this, he looked at Li Shimin with a little straight eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, for me, I took out my usual money and got my common money without any loss. But this common money made the shopkeeper, butcher, shepherd, farmer, and scholar pay all the debts, and they all earned my common money. Now Your Majesty understands, where did the money come from?"

Li Shimin used his fingers to calculate, the shopkeeper, butcher, shepherd, farmer, scholar... After going around, he always had money... Li Shimin's brows gradually stretched and said, "I understand a little bit. What you mean is that as long as the money can be recycled, the money will still be the money, but everyone can make a profit!"

Li Mu let out a long sigh and quickly focused on the key points. Although Li Shimin only understood the simplest level, his understanding was correct. As for monetary inflation, explain it step by step, and explain it clearly at once, and he doesn't know what to say.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "But in this way, the money will still be accumulated in the hands of aristocratic families... If they only earn but not spend it, isn't it still a problem?"

"Your Majesty, they have to buy mining rights from Youth Majesty and pay taxes. This occupies a part of it. In addition, aren't there any other ministers? I have to find a way to let them spend the money they earn. As long as they spend money, the money will be circulated. As long as it is circulated, the money will have value. So, can Your Majesty understand what I said before? I regard money as dirt, not really treat money as dirt, but I understand the essence of money. Money is only valuable at the moment of spending it, and its value depends on what the money has been spent. It is not how much silver or how much money it is! For example, if Your Majesty wants a cavalry of ten thousand people, it is expected to cost one million guan, but if 200,000 guan, then this matter is worth 200,000 guan. If 2 million guan is done, then it is worth 2 million guan. The important thing is to spend money, not just to make money!"

Li Mu finished speaking in one breath, his mouth was dry. He picked up the teapot and took a big sip. Li Shimin slowly digested Li Mu's words and realized something, and said, "What I mean is that I should not be constrained by the amount of money, but to be a person who distributes money... Just as I once said, I was born to be useful, and I will come back after spending all my money! What I said is right?"

Li Mu quickly said, "Your Majesty is extremely smart, it's impossible to be right!"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu and said unhappy: "I have heard it for so long before I understand. Even if I am extremely intelligent? What about you? If you discover the truth, wouldn't it be like a saint?"

Li Mu laughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, I am either arrogant or even Confucius was alive. He had to rely on the filial piety of his disciples, right? I naturally dare not compare myself with Confucius, but Is it true that Confucius is absolutely not as good as Confucius."

"Isn't this called arrogance?" Li Shimin sighed and said, "Forget it, you are arrogant and have the capital to be arrogant. You can go with it. But I sound so hard to do these tricks. How can you explain it to the aristocratic families and others?"

Li Mu blinked his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, why do you want to explain?"

"If you don't explain, how can they believe it?"

"As long as I let them see the benefits, they will pounce on themselves. I explain too much, it seems like a lie. Why bother?" Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, as long as it is profitable, there is no need to explain it at all. Have you forgotten that saying, the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. They are willing, and I never force anyone."

Li Shimin knew that he could not say anything about Li Mu when it comes to doing business, so he simply stopped talking, pointed to the mountains of copper coins piled up in the prison cell next to him, and said, "Boy, how do you say this money? I remember, 28 points!"

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Li Shimin had begun to make money, Li Mu's tone suddenly became much higher and said, "Your Majesty, you can't force it to rob! It's not easy for me to earn some money. How much energy I'm slaughtering, and I'm still squatting in a prison. And this situation is not what we said at the time. They were all given voluntarily, for the purpose of investing. I earned it by my ability. Your Majesty... You can't bully the children!"

Li Shimin was a little embarrassed, but he was really short of money now, and he knew that Li Mu could make money, so he had no place to spend it. As the saying goes, too many lice will not itch. He owed Li Mu tens of thousands of guan in the construction of the craftsman workshop and the Ministry of Works’ new yamen. He had no plans to pay it back anyway, so what if he had more than tens of thousands of guan.

As for bullying children... you said so. If I don’t bully you, it seems like I’m sorry for you. So I’ll just be a little thick-skinned and bully you!

Li Shimin cleared his throat and said, "Boy, you have already decided, I will leave some for you. If you don't agree... You dare to accept bribes in Dali Temple, I will have a way to deal with you!"

Li Mu opened his mouth wide, his chin was about to fall off, and all his values ​​were ruined! This was the plan and he would not explain any reason! Although he originally planned to exchange the money for the money, since Li Shimin had promised him not to admit his mistake, he would let him go out. This money can be saved as much as possible. Although it was not a big deal to be taken away, he felt uncomfortable!

Li Mu decided to argue with reason!

"Your Majesty, you can't do this! I just called me like a beloved minister and said that I understood what I meant and wanted to be a dominant of money. Why did I get the opposite of money in a blink of an eye? It doesn't make sense!"

"What's the reason?" Li Shimin said unreasonably: "I am the emperor, I am the reason. My dear is you, and the boy is also you. Do you dare to say that I have called it wrong? As for money, although I can understand what you mean, I have to use money in front of me. If I don't have money, how can I control it? Otherwise, you should lend it to me. When the treasury is abundant, I will repay you again!"

"Your Majesty..." Li Mu was about to cry and said, "Did you forget that I am the treasury order, and the treasury is abundant, and I have to help you earn it. Otherwise, you can transfer some money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to me first? You have to let me turn back the money when I see it. I have lent you almost 100,000 yuan. With these, I have 200,000 yuan... My family is not rich anymore!"

Li Shimin said bitterly: "There are only a few people in your family, how many people do I have to manage? Boy, you have to understand me!"

"Your Majesty, you are so unreasonable. The world is yours, and you don't care who you care about. But this world is not my minister. I just want to manage my own family well. What's wrong with it?"

"You have also been a clan, and you are considered a royal family! You have a share in the world. Otherwise, what's the best place? I'll give you a fiefdom. It's the right thing to pay the bill. Anyway, I'll make up the money!"

“…”

The two looked at each other for a long time. Li Mu sighed, "There is no choice. If the emperor is unreasonable, who can do whatever he can do?"

Li Mu took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, you can give you money, but I want something."

Li Shimin was overjoyed and said, "What do you think you want?"

"Your Majesty will give me the houses built by the craftsman's workshop. Anyway, they are all built by me. I think it was bought by me for 200,000 yuan, and let me make the decision. If your Majesty agrees, the previous accounts will be written off this time, and I will never mention them again!"

Li Shimin thought about it and felt that it was not unacceptable. It turned out that the craftsmen's workshop was a wasteland, and the craftsmen built shanty towns to live in. If Li Mu had not led the craftsmen to build houses, there would be no value there.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin said: "I can give it to you, but there are craftsmen living there now, and the Ministry of Works' Office is also there. How do you calculate it?"

"I will never drive them away!" Li Mu sighed again and said, "All responses will remain the same as before. I am just asking for peace of mind, otherwise I will feel so uncomfortable in my heart, as if I have encountered a bandit and suffered a sudden disaster..."

As he said that, Li Mu lay on the table and started to cry.

Li Shimin's old face was slightly hot, how could he not understand what Li Mu meant? He was the bandit.

"Okay, stop crying, I agree. I will give you that place, so you can do whatever you want." After saying that, Li Shimin said again: "I know that I have wronged you. But you must also understand that I regard you as my nephew. I value you very much, otherwise I will have killed you for a few times. You must know this. If I allow you to be arrogant, you should also repay me. Do you understand?"

"Understand."
Chapter completed!