Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Having said so much above, Li Shen’s ultimate goal is to take over all the cotton fields.

What they had gained before just made them feel like they owed them something.

Looking at everyone, Li Shen smiled, but he was thinking in his heart, come on, it's time to repay the kindness.

I am neither a saint nor a Buddha, so I don’t have the spirit of helping others.

According to Li Shen, not cheating you is already the greatest favor I have done you.

In this era of weak laws, one can really do whatever he wants with one's identity and strength.

For example, Li Shen's uncle, one of the four evil kings of Zhenguan period, Li Yuanying, Prince of Teng, this guy conscripted large-scale laborers in Tengzhou Prefecture to build Tengwang Pavilion, causing widespread complaints and miserable lives for the people.

In the end, he was impeached for wasting money and resources, and was simply transferred, but there was no severe punishment.

As Li Shen was a prince, and a favored prince at that, it was natural for him to do so.

"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji. Even if Your Highness doesn't say it, our tribe's cotton will be sold to Prince Ji's Mansion."

Qu Baochang was the first to stand up and express his position.

"Yes, the same is true for the cotton from my tribe. We must sell it to Prince Ji's Palace."

"Mine too, as long as His Royal Highness Prince Ji says a word."

The tribal leaders stood up one by one to express their opinions. They were relieved when they heard King Ji say that the price he offered was the same as before.

Previously, the price offered by Prince Ji was several times the price of grain, but later Wang Wencheng just deliberately lowered the price.

Just when Li Shen was happy, he suddenly found that there were still a dozen people who did not stand up to express their opinions. Instead, they had confused looks on their faces, as if they had something to say but were hesitant.

Li Shen's heart sank. Could something have happened?

Li Shen glanced at Qu Zhiping and gave him a wink.

Qu Zhiping was stunned at first, then he followed Li Shen's gaze and his expression immediately changed:

"Do you have any different opinions?"

How could Qu Zhiping be nice to them when they failed him at the critical moment?

"This... Governor Qu, we... we..."

After a few people looked at each other, they began to hesitate.

"Just say whatever you want to say. Why hesitate? His Royal Highness Prince Ji is here. If you have any difficulties, His Royal Highness Prince Ji will naturally understand you."

Qu Zhiping looked at the dozen or so people with a gloomy face. Aren't they trying to sabotage him?

The atmosphere was so harmonious just now, but now it's a bit awkward because of these people.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, it's not that I don't want to sell cotton to you, it's just... just..."

One of them stood up and saluted before speaking nervously.

"Just what? Feel free to tell me." Li Shen acted calmly.

"Yes, but a few months ago, the cotton of the villain tribe was promised to be sold to the Cui family in the interior of the country, and the deposit was received and the contract was signed."

The man finally had no choice but to speak out.

"Really?" Li Shen still had no expression on his face, but looked at other people.

"What about you? Did you sell them to the Cui family as well?"

"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have also sold myself to the Cui family."

"Your Highness Prince Ji, I sold myself to the Zheng family."

"I sold it to the Wang family."

"I sold it to the Prince of Jin's Mansion."

More than a dozen tribal leaders stood up and reported in a low voice to whom they were sold.

Among the five surnames, except for the Li family, there are also that little scoundrel Li Zhi, the Changsun family, and some Guanzhong gentry.

"Haha, these people are quite rich." Li Shen sneered.

No one dared to respond, they just looked at Li Shen quietly, especially the leaders of the dozen or so tribes, who felt uneasy.

Prince Ji has a bad reputation and his methods are quite cruel. Will he retaliate against them?

There was a dead silence in the big tent. Li Shen didn't say anything, and the others didn't dare to speak.

After a long while, Li Shen finally smiled and said:

“Hahahaha, don’t be nervous, everyone. Since it has already been sold to someone else, then forget it. I am not Wang Wencheng who will force you to buy or sell.

I just don't know how much they'll give you? Is it higher than mine?"

"Your Highness, the price is a little lower than that of Prince Ji's Palace, but... after what happened to Wang Wencheng, the people below are all in a panic.

So this time when the noble families came to discuss cooperation, many people agreed, and we had no choice.

The deposit has already been received, and the signed contract also stipulates a three-fold penalty for breach of contract, so it’s not that we really don’t want to sell it to Prince Ji’s Mansion.”

When a dozen people saw Li Shen smile, they felt even more uneasy. They all said that Prince Ji never confronted others head-on, but liked to plot and scheme behind the scenes.

"That's fine. I just said that I won't force you to buy or sell. But I'm curious, if they don't buy it, is there any penalty in the contract?"

Li Shen waved his hand nonchalantly, with a look of curiosity on his face.

"Well...it seems not." These people recalled and then shook their heads.

"Isn't this contract very unfair? It only stipulates that you breach the contract. What if they don't buy it later?

Have you ever thought about what would happen if they don't acquire you when you are mature, or if they don't breach the contract, and just keep you hanging?

If you sell it to others, they will say you are in breach of contract, and then your cotton will rot in the fields.

Cotton is a commodity, and its price fluctuates. In good years, the price is high, but in bad years, the price is low.

Their small deposit has tied you down here. If the year is bad and the cotton price is low, they will not buy it and you will just lose a small deposit.

And you are losing the entire year's harvest, what do you think?"

Not only was Li Shen not angry, but he gave them a loophole in their contract.

This touched everyone. The rumors about Prince Ji were not true.

"Then Your Highness Prince Ji, what should we do?"

After listening to King Ji's analysis, more and more people felt that what King Ji said made sense. The deposit was not much.

If the other party does not come to purchase during the harvest season, but instead drags their feet, what will they do then?

If they sell it to others, it would be a breach of contract. If they don’t sell it to others, they will have no income and will starve to death.

Prince Ji is smart. Why didn’t they figure it out at the beginning?

"Your Highness Prince Ji, please give us some advice for the sake of those poor people."

More than a dozen people bowed and asked for advice. Seeing this, the others felt fortunate that they had found them in the first place and had politely declined, otherwise they would have been the ones who would have suffered.

Li Shen pretended to think for a while, then he spoke:

"Everyone, I have a solution. Go find your buyers tomorrow and tell them that I am here.

And I ask you to sell all your cotton to me, and the price will be higher than yours.

You can use this as a way to negotiate with them, renegotiate the contract, include a breach of contract clause, and set a one-month deadline to purchase the property within the maturity date.

Otherwise, they will have to compensate you ten times the price of the cotton. Remember, this is the price at which they purchase the cotton, not ten times the deposit.

Remember? "

(I just finished writing this. Please stick with me for a few days. I will definitely distribute it on time once I adjust my schedule.

Staying up late is really bad for your health. Please remember this)