strictlysupreme Chapter 1880: Set a Rule
Chapter 1880: Set a Rule
Pei Mingli came from a merchant family and knew Wang Hongfu better, one of the three giants in the Prince Ji's Mansion.
Pei Mingli did not dare to neglect and immediately stood up to return the greeting:
"Shopkeeper Wang, you are too polite. I have long heard of your name. It is my great honor to meet you today.
I hope Manager Wang will take care of me in the future. I will be grateful to you."
"Mr. Pei is too polite. You and I are both working for the prince.
If you have any questions in the future, feel free to come to me and I will tell you everything I know."
Although Wang Hongfu was very satisfied with Pei Mingli's attitude, he still spoke modestly.
Wang Hongfu knew that Pei Mingli came to Prince Ji's Mansion as an official. Although his position was not high, it was better than that of a commoner like him.
He also heard that Pei Mingli was very capable and talented, and might be able to compete with him in the future.
He might even replace him as the chief manager.
Because of several events from last year to now, he felt that King Ji might be dissatisfied with him.
Otherwise, why would we recruit someone?
In particular, Wang Wencheng’s incident had a great impact on him, making him feel a sense of crisis.
"Okay, you two don't have to be so polite. You will be working together in the future, so everyone should be on good terms with each other."
Li Shen raised his head and glanced at Wang Hongfu, then spoke casually.
"Your Highness is right, we will all work together in the future and we should help each other.
Come, I, on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Ji, would like to pay my respects to Brother Pei and Shopkeeper Wang. "
Wang Xuance stood up, raised his glass and said to the two of them, "As the Chief of Prince Ji's Palace, I am fully qualified to toast on behalf of Prince Ji."
Pei Mingli glanced at Li Shen, and seeing that Li Shen had no expression on his face, he quickly stood up and picked up the wine glass.
"Brother Wang, you are too polite. It should be Pei who greets you two. I am new here. If there is anything I don't understand, I hope you can give me some advice."
Wang Hongfu also took a seat and raised his glass.
The three of them drank it all in one gulp, looking at each other in great joy.
Li Shen picked up the food in the bowl with chopsticks and glanced at the three people casually. After thinking for a while,
Li Shen said:
"You are all my right-hand men. Except for Rengui who is on official business, all the management staff of Prince Ji's Mansion are here.
This king has something to make clear to you.”
When the three heard Li Shen's words, they quickly put down their chopsticks, sat up straight, and prepared to listen to King Ji's lecture.
Li Shen calmly put down his chopsticks, swallowed the food in his mouth, then took the handkerchief from Chunxiang's hand and wiped his mouth.
His movements were very slow, but the slower they were, the more important the three of them felt that King Ji's next words would be.
After wiping his mouth, Li Shen spoke:
“In recent years, I have paid little attention to the affairs of the palace, and have delegated power to you.
Because I believe that you are all talented people and can make the palace run smoothly.
Xuan Ce is resourceful and the government affairs in the palace are well organized. The communication with the court is also very smooth. This king is very satisfied with him.
As for Wang Hongfu, although something went wrong last year, I can still forgive you. After all, you have followed me closely for so many years.
You have contributed greatly to the development of Prince Ji's Mansion today, and the industry of Prince Ji's Mansion is thriving under your management.
What I admire most about you is your loyalty. In my opinion, ability is not important. Being loyal to the palace is what matters most to me.
So you are pretty good, and I am very satisfied."
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. This is what I should do. Your Majesty saved my life. If it weren't for your help,
I'm afraid that my entire family has been murdered.
To repay the prince's kindness, I am willing to work like a slave. My family are all servants of the Prince Ji's mansion."
Hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Hongfu quickly stood up and bowed, expressing his gratitude to Li Shen and his loyalty.
Li Shen nodded and continued:
"As for Mingli, he will also be responsible for some of the business affairs of Prince Ji's Mansion in the future, helping Wang Hongfu share some of the burden.
Over the years, the palace's businesses have grown larger and larger. The old prince is old, and he has to help me with some private matters, so he is too busy to do everything.
There are many things that are too busy and the efficiency is too low. With your help, he can also spare some time to help the king with other things. "
"I will not let your Highness down and will certainly assist Manager Wang well." Pei Mingli stood up and accepted the order.
"That's good." Li Shen nodded in satisfaction and said, "You will understand after a while that I have too many things to do on weekdays and rarely take care of the affairs of the palace.
Everything in the palace is left to you.
So I want to remind you that I hate trouble the most, so please don’t bother me with things that you can solve by yourself. This is one thing.
Second, everyone should perform their duties and not overstep their authority in matters that are not your responsibility.
In Prince Ji’s Mansion, you have to do whatever I say. This is the rule of Prince Ji’s Mansion.
If what I say is not right, you should do the thing first and then come back to advise me.
Of course, I am only talking about small matters. For big matters, I will still discuss with you before making a decision.
Third! "Li Shen said this and looked at the three people again.
"The third is that infighting is not allowed. This king hopes that you can cooperate sincerely and not engage in intrigue.
I will not mediate for you. If you find that someone is trying to interfere, don't blame me for being rude.
I said, I hate trouble the most. There is no conflict of interest between you, everyone gets what they need.
This is Prince Ji's Mansion, not a business place, much less an officialdom, and it does not allow for so much intrigue.
Do you understand?"
After saying this, Li Shen looked at the three of them with sharp eyes. It was time to set the rules to avoid trouble in the future.
"We will follow the prince's instructions." The three of them stood up and saluted in unison. They all looked respectful, but their hearts were different.
Pei Mingli knew in his heart that this was what Prince Ji said to him. Both of them had joined Prince Ji's mansion for a long time, and these things should have been explained long ago.
The reason why Prince Ji spoke up today was because he joined, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Of course he hopes that everyone can live in harmony. After all, he is a newcomer and others have been running the business for many years. If they start fighting, he will not be their match.
Wang Hongfu was shocked. He felt that Prince Ji was speaking to him. Wang Hongfu guessed that Prince Ji was afraid that he would be dissatisfied with Pei Mingli and was trying to trip him up.
Only Wang Xuance remained calm, as it had nothing to do with him anyway.
“Okay, sit down, everyone. I’m just going to greet you and give you a warning first.
From now on, the Ji Palace will have to rely on you to support it. I don’t have time to take care of it.
Mingli, you should follow Wang Hongfu for a while and get familiar with the situation in Prince Ji's Mansion. Then I will assign you tasks."
Li Shen's face was full of smiles again.
"Yes, I obey your order." Pei Mingli accepted the order
Li Shen nodded, smiled happily and said to everyone:
"Eat quickly, the food is getting cold. Eat quickly, eat more, don't waste it."
(The scenery is still there, but people are no longer young. The second half of life is about health and mentality.
I wish you all the best.)