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    Li Shimin in history was only fifty years old when he died. As for the cause of death, some books record that it was dysentery, and some books record that he took a kind of elixir. Both of these statements are credible and suspicious, so no one can  It's not clear, but one thing is certain, that is, in the last few years of Li Shimin's reign, his health was indeed very poor and he would fall ill at every turn.  In addition, when Princess Jinyang passed away in history, Li Shimin was so sad that he could not go to court for several days. Although this shows that their father and daughter have a deep relationship, it also shows from the side that Li Shimin also had physical problems at that time.

    When Li Shimin was eighteen years old, he started a rebellion with his father and brother. He spent almost the best years of his life in the army. In the army, he not only learned to march and fight, but also experienced the suffering of the people.  , and also gave him a good body. Even at the age of forty, he often went out hunting.

    But Li Shimin, who was so physically strong, suddenly took a sharp turn after seventeen years of Zhenguan. In the last few years of his life, he even began to take some pills that were harmful to the body, which further aggravated his health problems.  deterioration.  In the end, it may have been a minor illness, or he may have taken a highly toxic elixir. As a result, Li Shimin, who had not yet reached his prime, died. It is really regrettable. If he could live a few more years, maybe the Tang Dynasty would  More powerful than ever before.

    So now there is a question, what is the reason why Li Shimin's health began to deteriorate rapidly in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan?

    This question is actually very simple. Just look at what happened in the 17th year of Zhenguan in history.  In that year, Li You first rebelled and was sentenced to death by Li Shimin.  Later, Li Chengqian was involved in the rebellion case, which broke Li Shimin's heart.  Li Chengqian was also demoted from Chang'an and died within two years.  Then Li Tai was eager to compete for position.  He exposed his mean nature, but as a result he was not given the title of prince and was also demoted from Chang'an.

    The rebellion of his two sons and the deception of his favorite son severely hit Li Shimin as a father. Even with his emperor's character, he probably couldn't withstand this series of blows. It's also worth mentioning that just now,  The second year after Li You and Li Chengqian rebelled.  Li Shimin's favorite Princess Jinyang, Sizi, who was only twelve years old, also died of illness. This completely shattered Li Shimin's spirit. It took a long time for him to pick up the energy to go to court. But since then,  His health was getting worse day by day, and finally he started taking elixirs like Qin Shihuang did, and he died at the age of fifty.

    Li Shimin is Li Min's father in this life, and he is also his most powerful supporter of expanding abroad.  The biggest reason why Li Min is able to achieve such a big success overseas is, apart from his foresight as a time traveler, the biggest reason is Li Shimin's unconditional support, although sometimes Li Shimin will also plot against Li Min.  He took some benefits from him, but Li Shimin also gave Li Min a great trust, as long as it was a reasonable request made by Li Min.  He would never refuse, even in a situation where the population of Tang Dynasty was not large.  He also agreed to Li Min's request to immigrate from Datang.

    Li Min also knows very well that although he is developing well now.  But it still cannot do without the support of Datang. Even in the next dozen years, he will need to continue to introduce people from Datang.  Li Shimin is Li Min's father, and he has always loved Li Min the most, so he can support him unconditionally. But if the Tang Dynasty changes to another emperor, even if the emperor is definitely Li Min's brother, he may not be able to do the same.  Li Shimin supports himself in this way.

    It is precisely for this reason that Li Min hopes that Li Shimin can live longer than in history. Even if he does not live to be eighty years old, he must live for at least a few more decades and not die in his prime like history.  .  That's why he took in Li You and Li Chengqian, and tried his best to help them untie their knots and give them the courage to live. In this way, although Li Shimin was angry with his two sons for rebelling, at least he no longer had to experience the pain of losing a son.

    After understanding the above, we also understand why Li Min cares so much about Li Chengqian's life and death. Even though Li Chengqian was deposed, he is the eldest son of Li Shimin and Queen Changsun after all, and the eldest brother of their brothers. He has a very important position in Li Shimin's heart.  Position, if he died, Li Shimin would probably be in extreme pain, and it would even become a knot in his heart that he couldn't untie.

    So as soon as Li Min arrived in Shanghai this time, he immediately asked Li Ke about Li Chengqian's situation. As a result, he found out that the other person had actually found a job building railways in Shanghai. Although he didn't know how to build roads at the beginning, he made a fuss about it.  A lot of jokes were made, but Li Chengqian was very willing to learn, and he gradually became effective and became one of the main officials in charge of railway construction. Li Min finally felt relieved.  Since Li Chengqian is in the mood to help Li Ke build the railway, he has really let go of everything before, and he will not be wronged by Li Ke. If nothing happens, he will definitely not end up depressed like in history.

    Of course, Li Min tried his bestAlthough there are some utilitarian purposes in extending the lifespan of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, family affection also accounts for most of it. After all, they are also their own relatives, especially Li Shimin, whose love for him definitely comes from a father.  Sincerely, Li Min didn't want to see Li Shimin die early, whether it was public or private.

    Li Chengqian was no longer depressed, and both Li Min and Li Ke were successful in their careers. In addition, the three brothers finally got together, so the three of them were very drunk that night. In the end, Li Chengqian was carried away under the command of his wife Su.  After returning to the mansion, Li Ke returned to the inner courtyard of the palace drunkenly. Li Min's drinking capacity was better, but not much better. He vomited all over the floor.  As a result, by the next morning, none of the three of them could get out of bed. They all lay on the bed, covering their heads and moaning for a long time before they could get up.

    Originally, Li Min only planned to rest in Shanghai for two days. He planned to visit Shanghai today and leave tomorrow. But now that he is like this, he cannot visit Shanghai at all. It seems that he can only stay in Shanghai for one more day.

    In the afternoon, Li Min felt that his headache was much lighter. He drank a bowl of hot porridge under Wen Xin's service, and then, amid the other party's complaints, he vowed again not to drink like this again.  However, the credibility of his oath is not very high. At most, it is only the same as Wen Xin and the others' oath not to swim in Royal Island.

    After finishing the porridge, Li Min walked around the garden twice more, and then he felt that he had recovered 70% to 80%.  Just at this time, Xijun came back from outside with someone. When he saw Li Min in the garden, he immediately rushed over and asked with concern: "Husband, are you feeling better?"

    "Much better, what are you doing?" Li Min pulled Xijun to sit down with a smile, and then asked.

    Xijun was followed by five women, four of whom were older and were business stewards of the palace.  Because Lord Xi was in charge of the palace's business and needed to deal with outsiders, she was Li Min's daughter after all and it was not convenient for her to meet outsiders, so she trained four female stewards to help her handle business matters.  Another young woman Li Min also knew was Feng Shuyu, Feng Shijie's sister. Originally, she was brought to the palace to serve as Li Min's personal chef, but later Xijun got to talk to her very well, and Xijun felt that  The other party is smart and a helper worth cultivating, so he often takes her with him and asks her to help with some business matters. She is equivalent to Xijun's business secretary, and Xijun praises her a lot behind his back.

    Xijun picked up Li Min's tea bowl, took a sip and said, "What else can we do? Isn't it just the issuance of silver coins? Shanghai is a big port with buses to Dengzhou. There are also several branches of Datang Bank here, and  The scale is not small. Since we are here, I will naturally check to see if they are ready. At the same time, I can also listen to the opinions of the following people. If there are any deficiencies, I can have them corrected in time.  "

    Hearing that Xijun was going to investigate the issuance of silver coins, Li Min couldn't help but feel a little interested. He immediately asked: "How is it? Is Shanghai ready? Have you found any problems?"

    After hearing this, Xijun frowned and said: "I'm ready, but husband, the silver coins you prepared are too few. Counting from the date of issuance, there are only 400,000 coins, based on the consistent value of each coin."  , then it is only 400,000 guan, and it has to be issued simultaneously in four cities: Chang'an, Dengzhou, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In total, each city is only 100,000 guan. This amount of money is of great significance to the commercial center of Datang.  Quantity-wise, it¡¯s simply not worth mentioning.¡±

    Xijun felt that the first batch of silver coins issued was too few, which made Li Min couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't know that there were too few silver coins, but the output of gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty was not much. Although he had collected some in the past, he couldn't help but laugh.  It was just a drop in the bucket. If he hadn't occupied the Iwami Silver Mine in Watana, he would have no money to mint silver coins.  But now, even if there is silver from the Shijian Silver Mine, it is still not enough. After all, the silver mine has just started, far from reaching its maximum output, and there is no accumulation, so Li Min can only issue so much for the time being.

    Thinking of this, Li Min sighed and said to Xijun: "The current production of silver is insufficient, and there is nothing we can do about it. Fortunately, we only regard silver coins as auxiliary coins with large denominations. In the next few years, copper coins will still be the main currency in circulation.  So it doesn¡¯t matter if there are fewer silver coins. In the future, new coins will be put into the market every month, which will one day be able to meet the current demand. In addition, I heard that there are silver mines in Luzon. If they can be mined, we can increase our silver coin issuance.  quantity."

    Xijun naturally knew this, and just complained to Li Min, but she was not just complaining, but had an idea of ??her own, so she smiled and said: "Husband, I have an idea.  This can temporarily make up for the lack of silver coins!¡±
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