The next day after the celebration in the courtyard of Chengnan Mansion.
Manna Hall.
Go to court!
Li Er sat on the royal chair, looked at the next hundred officials, and was silent for a while.
Then, speak...
"You all are very well informed. I believe that even if I didn't tell you, you would know the recent situation."
"The imperial court is rushing to make a batch of items, which requires a lot of fine iron. But recently..."
Li Er said this and observed silently.
really!
Your Majesty, all the officials' heads lowered a bit when they heard these words.
There is no doubt that no one mentioned this matter, in fact, most of them knew it.
Anyway!
Li Er wants to do something now, but he needs a lot of iron, and it is refined iron.
Nowadays, the price of refined iron has skyrocketed inexplicably.
What Li Er wanted to do, of course... was stuck.
What should I do in this situation now?
Asked if it was cold salad.
The price of refined iron has skyrocketed, and everyone knows that this is undoubtedly a good thing done by that group of people.
This is known to ordinary officials, including the scholars who passed the imperial examination.
But how to solve this problem? No one can think of a way.
The power of those five surnames and Qi Wang was so great that Li Er was almost forced to bow his head a few days ago.
It's as big as it gets.
That kind of situation will happen. In the final analysis, Li Er is reluctant to let go of the world that has just settled down. The disaster of swords and weapons will happen again, and the people are really tired after so many years.
Those who come to martial arts are not good, but those who are literary? These are the five surnames and seven hopes!
So it’s cold salad.
Seeing everyone's silence, Li Er originally planned to tell them what to do next.
But none of them spoke. As an emperor, he was still a little angry.
"What's wrong with everyone not saying anything? You think this problem... doesn't need to be solved, right?"
"Your Majesty, I don't dare!"
"Your Majesty, I don't dare!"
"Your Majesty, I am terrified!"
"Your Majesty, I am extremely frightened!"
Seeing that Li Er was angry, he immediately fell to his knees.
Li Er sneered, "If you are so scared, does that mean you still want to solve the problem for me?"
"Okay, then today you guys will talk about what to do about this matter!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
There was a moment of silence.
Awkward silence…
Li Er took a breath.
Mad, why are these people so stupid?
But thinking about this group of people, it was actually the same in the past and has always been like this.
On major issues such as clans and Turks, they either simply wave the flag and cheer for the clans, or they say nothing.
Li Er sighed secretly, these problems are indeed not easy to solve.
Sighing that there was no care in the past, when will the misfortune end!
No wonder Zhuge Liang liked to sing for Liang Fu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty...
But I'm sorry, our old Li family really has Guan Zhong.
No matter what your five surnames are, Qi Wang, or what you call Turkic iron tools... in front of my son Li Sheng, you are nothing more than a doll made of clay, hehe...
An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Li Er's lips, but then he still expressed his plan.
"Since you cannot solve such a major problem, you must remember to complete the tasks assigned by me in the future. Doing small things well is still a great merit, do you understand?"
"I understand!"
"I understand!"
"I understand!"
Your Majesty, there were bursts of understanding sounds.
At this moment, Pei Ji almost died laughing.
This Li Er thought that no one knew about his military reform plan, so he could delay it secretly.
But what?
The current Turkic Wolf Lord Jieli Khan is a British ruler of a generation.
Once I know the reality of your Li Er, let’s see how you continue to dance!
Ha ha!
However, Pei Ji still felt a little strange and abnormal.
Even if Li Er didn't know that Wang Jing had secretly sent people to the Turks.
But the Turks may still attack us at any time.
Why does Li Er seem... not very panicked?
However, Li Er is not an ordinary person. He does not panic, and his observation is difficult to see accurately. From such details, inferring Li Er's actions is a bit vague.
Pei Ji then told himself that Li Er must be holding on.
snort!
When the Turkic Heavenly Soldiers arrive, let’s see how rampant you, this foolish king, can be!
Hahahahahaha!
then.
Li Er said again.
"There are a few things that I have been entrusted to take care of. It's still a matter of ironclad material."
"The price of refined iron has skyrocketed, so it must be unusable, but inferior iron and iron ore can also be used."
"You all do your best. If you have any channels where you can buy low-quality iron or iron ore, you can report it to the court and you will be rewarded."
"You can always handle this, okay?"
"Your Majesty! I am willing to go through fire and water, and I will do my best!"
"Your Majesty! I am willing to go through fire and water, and I will do my best!"
"Your Majesty! I am willing to go through fire and water, and I will do my best!..."
"good!"
"Then today's morning dynasty will be here. The next dynasty will be next!"
After saying that, he immediately stood up and left the hall.
The officials dismissed the meeting, but Pei Ji was still observing Li Er.
Thinking back to Li Er's mental state just now.
A smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of my mouth...
Li Er, unable to receive refined iron, really started to buy inferior iron.
Pei Ji has already found out clearly that Li Er's technique of casting iron can be made from either fine iron or inferior iron.
But if you use inferior iron, it will take too long.
By then...
hey-hey.
Erlang of the Li family, this foolish king, is dead!
Think about it, Qin Shihuang II died and only took the throne for fifteen years.
What now? The country will perish within two years of Li Er taking the throne!
Then it will be infamy for eternity!
See how Li Er can withstand it? Even the ancestors of the Li family were drowned in spit in their graves.
Thinking of this section, Pei Ji was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
So cool...
…
"Master Pei, Mr. Wang is here to visit!"
"Please!"
Pei Ji was reading a book in the study, when suddenly a boy came to report that there was a visitor.
And it’s none other than Wang Jing, the old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan!
Wang Jing, this is almost the most distinguished guest in Pei Ji's house, both in terms of status and friendship.
Pei Ji immediately put down his account book and walked out of the study.
It's no wonder that friends come from far away.
However, while Pei Ji was overjoyed, he couldn't help but feel nervous and doubtful. Wang Jing had always lived in seclusion and would never come to visit him in person... Could something have happened?
Arriving in the front lobby, Pei Ji saw Wang Jing.
But as soon as Wang Jing saw Pei Ji, he immediately smiled.
"Brother Pei, are you okay?"
"Brother Wang, you are fine! Let's have some tea!"
The two sat down separately as guest and host. Wang Jing took a sip of the tea soup and said with a smile.
"Brother Pei, have you heard about it?"
"What's wrong?"
"Hahahaha, recently, Li Er has been purchasing inferior iron on a large scale...the total amount is huge!"
Pei Ji laughed and shook his head, "Brother Wang, are you looking down on me? I watched Li Er decide this matter that day, how could I not know?"
Wang Jing shook his head and said with a smile, "No, no, Brother Pei only knows one, but ignores the other."
