I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

all it in second-person perspective) 

This Xu Xi had been studying with Ming Ye since he was a child, and now he also worked in the crown prince’s mansion as an official.
Ming Ye had always treated him kindly, and he did not hide a lot of things from him.
He also helped Ming Ye come up with a lot of ideas.
It can be said that Ming Ye’s journey, this confidant, can be said to have contributed a lot.

When Xu Xi asked like this, the crown prince also effortlessly handed him the letter paper without much concern, “You can take a look.”

After Xu Xi saw it, he also showed a look of surprise, “Taizi, why does His Highness the Fourteenth Prince has this… this kind of idea?”

Ming Ye shook his head and did not speak.
To be honest, he had never understood this little brother, born of the same parents.
Inside the imperial palace, how can there be any genuine brotherhood? None of his brothers were worry-free.
He was the crown prince, and since he started to understand things, he knew that he was isolated and helpless.
He had always been cautious and solemn, fearing that his so-called brothers would squeeze and suppress him, or if he was a little careless, he would allow others to stab him from the back.
In the eyes of others, the position of the prince was a sweet potato, but only he knew that this position was actually a hot potato (troublesome).

It was lonely at the top.
Ming Yu was born of the same mother and was foolish ever since childhood.
Nevertheless, he was quite intimate with him.
Sometimes he thought that if this little brother born of the same mother was a normal person, then it would be good.
At least in this hypocritical palace, his fourteenth little brother could help him so that he would not fight alone.
And sometimes he was thankful that his little brother was a fool because it would make people feel at ease like this.

It was precisely because of this that he also treated this little brother with some sincerity.
He once thought that after His Royal Father’s hundred years of reign, he would naturally inherit that position.
When that time comes, he would let his fourteenth little brother be the idle Wangye, to sleep soundly without a worry, then that would be good. 

How could he have known that his fourteenth little brother would go to look for Royal Father and beg him to go to Liangcheng.
And now he still made this kind of ruckus out there, how can this make a person feel good? If being exposed by people with bad intentions, he also wouldn’t be in a good position.

 Ming Ye was feeling things were difficult.
Thinking about whether to write a letter to persuade his fourteenth little brother to dispel this idea or not, he heard Xu Xi say: “But the fourteenth prince’s idea is really good.”

Ming Ye looked at Xu Xi without knowing why.
Xu Xi tapped his finger on the letter paper and said: “The Fourteenth Prince’s plan written on top is clear and logical.
Even in terms of future profit sharing, evaluation has also been divided, I have no choice but to say that this benefit is very attractive to people.”

Ming Ye smiled bitterly, what if it is attractive? It is not just idle chit-chat.
He was His Highness the crown prince.
On the surface, he looked like he was well off, looking very beautiful on the surface, but he is also raising Menke*.
He has to involve himself to make friends with the high-ranking officials in the kingdom, so how could it not require a lot of money? Although he also had a farm shop under his name, however, he had felt that he cannot make ends meet over these past few years.

(Menke: people who stay inside the prince’s mansion, ready to go to work at any time.)

“Your Highness, Chen personally thinks this is indeed a way of making money, and there is not much risk to bear.” Xu Xi said, returning the letter to Ming Ye.

Ming Ye’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, “How could that be the case?”

Xu Xi thought about it for a while before he said: “His Highness the fourteenth prince asked you to send out some goods such as porcelain, silk clothes, and tea.
And he is responsible for everything else.
Taizi, it’s not that you don’t have these in your shop and the store has overstocked too many of these goods.
You can give them to the fourteenth prince to handle.
When the time comes, no matter if the earning is several times or even dozens of times the original, the profit can be divided into half still, so why not do it?” In the letter, Ming Yu had already said that the future benefits will be divided fifty-fifty equally.
It seems that this kind of thing had no risk, “In terms of retreating 10,000 steps, if these goods are lost, they were nothing more than old goods that were not worth a few pennies.
But in this way, it would be considered that you helped the fourteenth prince, thus the fourteenth prince will only be more grateful.
He would be even more affectionate to you.”

It was indeed like this.
Ming Ye nodded, and Xu Xi continued to say: “His Highness the fourteenth prince being able to think of Taizi while outside shows that your position in his heart is very important.
Hasn’t Taizi been wanting someone to help him for a long time now? Nowadays, the fourteenth prince is outside living in his vessel state, so how can he not be Taizi’s helping hand?” 

Ming Ye frowned.
“If the fourteenth little brother is entrusted to the vassal state near the capital or the southern populous and affluent state, then he would be regarded as a helping hand.
But, he unexpectedly went to Liangzhou.
What can Liangzhou have? A barren land.
Ai!” It was not that he hadn’t persuaded him at the beginning, but he just refused to listen to others and insisted on going there.

“Haha, you can’t say it like that.
Taizi, isn’t His Highness the fourteenth prince now thinking of a way to make money?” Xu Xi is still very optimistic about the plan mentioned in Ming Yu’s letter.
“Furthermore, in Chen’s eyes, the fourteenth prince seems different from before.
His foolish, insane illness was actually not what the rumors outside described at all.” 

Ming Ye nodded in agreement.
His fourteenth little brother’s stupidity was obvious in his childhood.
Later, under the meticulous treatment of the imperial physician, he improved greatly, but now that his thoughts were incompatible with everyone, he appears to behave strangely.

“It’s just that this matter has never happened before.
It violates ancestral rules.” Ming Ye was still worried and anxious.

“Chen thinks otherwise.
It would be better for Taizi to send the letter to His Majesty.
If this matter has passed through the hands of His Majesty, then you don’t have to take any risk, and need not worry about people with bad intentions to expose you.
Moreover, Taizi’s concern for your little brother would also leave a good brotherhood impression in front of His Majesty too.
If His Majesty agrees, then, you don’t have to be restrained in your actions.”

Ming Ye’s eyes lit up, and he patted Xu Xi’s shoulder happily, “Great!, Qing* is thoughtful, it is indeed a good method, so I will just do what Qing said.”

(Qing: what superior calls his subject)

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