"Your Highness, these are stone slabs. Should these strange stones be placed inside the house? If they are placed outside where they are exposed to the wind and sun, it would be a pity not to be as beautiful as they are now!"
Eunuch Gao felt a little worried about the money when he saw that it was even paved on the steps outside the door.
Speaking of which, Li Er is really very frugal. After moving into the palace, the palace he lived in started to leak. After the Ministry of Industry gave him a renovation plan, Li Er saw that it would cost more than 300 yuan, so he endured it.
There was no repair, they just arranged for someone to use a copper plate to connect it in the house when it rained.
After hearing Eunuch Gao's suggestion, Li Yuanxing just waved his hand gently: "Just put it outside!"
His Highness the King of Qin rejected his opinion, and Eunuch Gao was actually happy inside.
At least I persuaded myself.
Li Yuanxing was wondering, was Li Er pretending to be poor, or was he really poor? In other words, he was just pretending to be poor for the world.
However, Li Yuanxing remembered that later generations once heard a saying that if you do something every day for decades, even if it is just for people to see, it will gradually become a habit in your life.
However, Li Yuanxing would not think too much about such a problem. He came to the palace for a purpose, and it was definitely not for this kind of floor, or for things like real poverty or fake poverty.
"Your Highness, the Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup is ready!"
"Send it to the main hall. Don't say anything. Let the palace people take it to you. Do you understand?" Li Yuanxing said slowly without opening his eyes and speaking in a low voice.
Zheng He knew the importance of the situation, so he bowed and retreated.
Even if Li Yuanxing did not open his eyes, Zheng He would not dare to lose his etiquette.
At this time, Li Yuanxing said again: "Bring an extra portion and give it to Eunuch Gao. Then let Eunuch Gao arrange it and give some to Her Royal Highness the Queen. Of course, it is the Queen who has the final say whether to share food with the harem!"
"Yes! Your Highness." Zheng He quickly retreated to ten steps away from Li Yuanxing before turning around and trotting away.
Soon, Zheng He came back again, carrying two food boxes.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward." Eunuch Gao accepted his food box, and Zheng He secretly made a trick. The food box for Eunuch Gao also contained a total of eight bowls. Li Yuanxing saw the weight of the food box, and felt naturally.
Yes, it is clear, but there is no need to worry about such trivial matters. In Li Yuanxing's opinion, it is just a bowl of soup.
But Eunuch Gao didn't think so.
The King of Qin rewarded him with a portion. This was a kindness. Zheng He secretly packed a few more bowls because he wanted to recommend him to the King of Qin's palace. This was a reward.
Arrangements were made to deliver the queen's portion first. Eunuch Gao came to Li Yuanxing again to thank him, and then found a corner and took out a bowl from the food box. Zheng He then secretly handed over a small bag.
There were a few grains of rock sugar in it: "Manager Gao, this will still taste delicious after being reheated several times. With this rock sugar, it will be even more delicious!"
"Xiaohezi, you are serious!"
"I always remember your kindness, but I never had the chance to repay you." Zheng He laughed beside him. But Eunuch Gao said softly: "I advise you, remember your duty. I won't do this kind of cleverness in the future. Your Highness is generous, but it doesn't mean that
You can mess up your job, but you have to know how many people are watching your position!"
Zheng He's face turned pale and he quickly nodded in agreement.
Eunuch Gao was telling the truth, Zheng He could tell.
After taking a sip and holding a small piece of white fungus in his mouth, Eunuch Gao couldn't describe the deliciousness and said with emotion: "This thing is extraordinary!"
This thing is not ordinary, not only Eunuch Gao said so, but also all the officials in the main hall said so.
There are natural black fungus, and in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, mountain people in Bashu and other places also tried artificial planting in the mountains, but white fungus is extremely rare. In the early Tang Dynasty, those who actually saw it would not even know what it was, let alone artificial planting. , let alone know how to eat it.
All the ministers were full of praise.
After Li Er drank a bowl, he couldn't laugh.
"Your Majesty is not happy?" Fang Xuanling asked.
Li Er didn't shy away from it, and laughed twice: "I ask you, what did you do recently to embarrass Wu Lang? In other words, what troublesome things have troubled my family Wu Lang."
All the ministers were confused and had no idea what Li Er meant.
"You guys!" Li Er smiled and shook his head: "Let's break up today's court meeting. Tomorrow the steel mill will invite investment, and the day after tomorrow the gold mine will invite investment. I guess you are also very concerned about it, so let's break up." Li Er waved his hand to signal. At the end of the morning, he strode out without waiting for anyone to salute. As he walked, he said, "I'm going to have a look at the study. I'm afraid Wu Lang will make me bleed this time!"
The ministers were puzzled, but who dared to ask.
When Li Er finished leaving, a few senior officials came to Fang Xuanling's side.
Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Prince Qin's gifts are so easy to receive, even the Holy Emperor would be nervous receiving a heavy gift!"
Everyone was enlightened and nodded in agreement.
If you give a gift to the King of Qin, as long as His Highness accepts it, you will definitely get a tenfold return. On the contrary, if Li Yuanxing gives a gift, whether you accept it or not, you will definitely have to pay a hundredfold. Of course, this payment will never be in money, but it will definitely be worth more than the money. People have even more headaches because the King of Qin's gift is not so easy to accept.
Li Er walked faster and faster, almost running. He wanted to see what changes would happen in his study immediately.
After walking through the Imperial Garden, the feeling of the eyes immediately changed. It was still the same eighteen-step stone road, but why was the feeling completely different? Looking more carefully, what really changed Li Er's feeling was the two lines on both sides of the stone stone. Black, black stone with strange patterns.
A solemn feeling emerged spontaneously.
A few steps further, there are the black stone steps. The black stone steps seem to have a golden light, which instantly gives the study a noble feeling.
Li Er saw Li Yuanxing sitting under the flower tree in front of the study, but he ignored Li Yuanxing and strode towards the study.
Li Yuanxing stood up, only to see Li Er walking past him quickly and violently pushing open the study door with both hands.
Threshold, the threshold of black stone. On the ground in front of the book desk, an unformed puzzle was slowly taking shape in the hands of the craftsmen. The fiery red circle in the center was like the sun, which Li Er immediately fell in love with. Already.
"Wuro, what do you want when you come to the palace this time?"
Li Yuanxing was stunned by the question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Li Er saw that there were too many people here, so he turned around and walked towards the Imperial Garden. Li Yuanxing hurriedly followed.
Entering the imperial garden, Li Er immediately spoke: "The first time Wu Lang gave me a gift, Shu Bao built a village for you. The second time I gave him a gift to your sister-in-law, your sister-in-law suggested to my brother that you be crowned King of Qin. The third time you gave a gift, the entire Chang'an County was yours, and then the fourth time, I even gave you the Lishan Royal Garden."
Li Yuanxing was a little confused when he heard this. What is this?
Li Er continued: "I ate your corn, and then you ate your pumpkin. Yaozhou was given to you, and recently it was Tongguan. This time, I really feel that the gift you gave me is so precious. I am so scared for my brother!"
What a fright!
Li Yuanxing really wanted to curse, but he still said: "Brother Huang said this, the one who is really scared should be my brother!"
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you want?" Li Er asked directly.
"Population is needed!" Li Yuanxing did not evade, and said directly: "In Huazhou, my brother can produce eight million acres of fertile land, but there is no one to plant it. With the current population of Huazhou, one person has to plant it.
Even a thousand acres of land may not be usable. This will still drag the entire population of Huazhou to farm!"
"No, I don't have any population!" Li Er called himself me in front of Li Yuanxing for the first time.
Li Yuanxing heard that he wanted to find a way for himself.
"Brother Emperor, let's talk about corn, pumpkin, and sweet potato. I didn't just send a few for Brother Emperor to try. To say that two corn cobs were exchanged for one Yaozhou, I estimate that after the historian writes it, there will be no more than three
In a hundred years, someone would dare to dig up my brother’s grave, pull it out and whip the corpse!”
Li Yuanxing also said with a smile.
"Alas..." Li Er let out a long sigh: "Tell yourself, what can be done to solve the problem of population?"
"There is no other way, so I came to ask for help from the Emperor's brother!" Li Yuanxing also lost his temper.
Li Erqian laughed twice and no longer mentioned the population issue, but asked: "The black stone seems to be a whole piece of gemstone, or at least a whole piece of black jade. Wulang has really invested his money."
"Wrong, these are stones. I dare not say more. I asked my brother to cover the entire Chang'an with stones. The difference is just the material selection, grinding, polishing and waxing process." Li Yuanxing said and approached Li Er:
"Brother Imperial, if you sell gold mines, even if you sell them three or five times, you still can't compete with my brother selling stones!"
Li Er's heart was blackened by the thunder, as black as the black marble.
The hand pointing at Li Yuanxing was trembling.
But Li Yuanxing was laughing: "Brother Emperor, there is a kind of magic in the world called the Midas touch. Common people think it turns stones directly into gold. But the real secret is that it turns something as cheap as a stone into gold.
The same precious means, or in other words, using various methods to earn the same value as gold from cheap things!"
After hearing this, Li Er took a step back and bowed to Li Yuanxing: "Wu Lang is brilliant!"
"Don't!" Li Yuanxing hurriedly helped him, thinking, Oh my God, let the emperor give him a gift. Fortunately, this is the Tang Dynasty. If he were left in the whip dynasty in future generations, he would be in trouble for thousands of years if he didn't commit suicide.
"Wu Lang, I can't do anything about the population problem!" Li Er said again.
Li Yuanxing also followed Li Er and let out a long sigh.
Li Er put his hand on Li Yuanxing's shoulder: "Since the war in the late Sui Dynasty, although it has recovered a little, the Tang Dynasty has only increased by more than a hundred thousand households. Brother, I know that the eight million acres of fertile land you mentioned is far more than fertile land.
, plus various industries. Even if tens of thousands of households are moved here, it will be like pebbles thrown into a pond, unable to cause waves!"
"Brother Emperor, how about buying someone with money?" Li Yuanxing thought of a solution that was not a solution. (To be continued...)
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