Chapter 53 The witty Li Er, he made a profit without losing money
A few people chatted here for a while, and now that it was getting late, they went back to their houses and started to rest!
After serving Zhao Mu, Linglong, who was lying on the side, hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong Lingling, are you feeling unwell?"
As she grows older, she understands more and more, even though Zhao Mu trained her with modern ideas from the beginning.
But how can a person who has lived in such an environment since childhood be able to completely liberate his thoughts casually?
In response to the old saying, the braids on the head can be easily cut off, but the braids in the heart will always remain.
I was just a maid bought by the old master and the old lady from the tooth dealer, just to serve the young master.
If it weren't for the master and the old lady, I don't know what my fate would be like now.
I have been with the young master for so many years, and everything I have today is given by the young master.
In fact, what shopkeeper Li said tonight is right. There are many men in Zhaojiazhuang who are already married at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
However, the young master is already over 17 years old and is not married yet. If word spreads, it will be bad for the young master's reputation!
When Linglong expressed her thoughts, Zhao Mu was stunned for a moment, and then sighed helplessly!
"Linglong, Linglong, I wasted so many years teaching you in vain.
After all, your thoughts have not escaped the shackles of feudal etiquette.
In fact, I don’t blame you for this matter. If I do, I can only blame the feudal ideology that is deeply rooted and cannot be changed overnight.”
"Master, please punish me!"
"Don't worry, this young master will definitely get married when he gets married.
But you are also my woman, not just my maid, because only I can control you, do you understand?"
"It's Master, thank you Master."
Linglong smiled like a flower, and the young master's promise was the most trustworthy.
In the early morning of the next day, as it was getting light, Li Er and his party quickly left with their things after breakfast.
When he arrived at Chang'an City, he asked someone to allocate 1,000 guan from the treasury, and arranged for Changsun Wuji to take 500 guan to his virtuous brother.
The Ministry of Revenue official standing below heard that His Majesty wanted to allocate 1,000 yuan from the treasury, although the 1,000 yuan in the treasury was not particularly large.
However, His Majesty was dissuaded by officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs for making such allocations without any reason!
Li Er was very unhappy after hearing this.
"The 1,000 Guan money I allocated from the treasury this time will be of great use."
"Your Majesty, if your Majesty is doing it for the sake of the court and the world, as long as you explain the reasons, we will definitely agree.
But the reason your Majesty gave us cannot be believed by us.
Just these two iron pieces cost a full 1,000 yuan?"
Li Er is a good emperor, but he is also very distressed at the moment.
He could only ask someone to put it in his treasury first, and allocate another 500 coins for Changsun Wuji to send there first.
He looked at the Minister of Household Affairs with a displeased look on his face, but the Household Official just smiled slightly.
He just had to follow the orders, so Li Er asked someone to call the officials from the Ministry of Works.
Arrangements were made for the horseshoes, and they were ordered to be built and installed on the horses. Several generals were called to test them in person.
The work department worked very quickly, and four pairs of horseshoes were made to fix and install the horses.
When the horse is led out after being shoed, the sound of the horse's hoofs trampling is completely opposite to the previous sound.
Tap tap tap, especially crisp and clean.
Ask someone to fetch gravel and sprinkle it on the road for testing.
In the process of riding horses, gravel is the most important factor that damages the horse's hoofs.
Seeing that the entire road is paved with gravel, it looks like a horse running with horseshoes installed.
Everywhere he went, it felt like walking on flat ground, and everyone was stunned for a while.
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Li Er smiled.
"How is it? Do you feel that my 1,000 yuan was well spent?
With this horseshoe, you only need to pay a small price to arm all the war horses.
Even if you travel thousands of miles a day, you don't have to worry about damage to your horse's hooves.
I am doing this for the sake of the court and the world, so there should be no problem in allocating it from the treasury, right?"
The old face of the Minister of Household Affairs could not help but twitch.
"Your Majesty, this 1,000 yuan is worth a lot."
After a certain process, the 1,000 yuan was placed in Li Er's small treasury, completely becoming his own private money.
This time I spent 500 yuan, and I made a net profit of 500 yuan. Think about it, next time such a good thing will happen more times.
Li Er asked someone to bring over the war horse whose hoof was injured that day, and installed it for them to test.
It's just a pity that the previous injuries were too serious and all failed without exception.
Even though he failed, he couldn't hide his feelings at the moment.
Ask people to slaughter all the injured horses and let the soldiers eat them.
"Your Majesty, now that the Tang Dynasty has this horseshoe, the general thinks that each of our Tang Dynasty soldiers can ride on a horse.
In this way, these 10,000 war horses can be matched with 10,000 cavalry.
Other war horses can do the same. In this way, if we fight against the Turks in the future, our chances of winning the Tang Dynasty will become even more stable!"
"Okay, it's up to you to arrange this matter yourself. I only want to see the final result!"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
Officials from the Ministry of Industry took horseshoes and began large-scale prevention and control. Other soldiers went to the military camp and began to select cavalry and start training!
Li Er was in a great mood when he returned to the palace. He asked someone to go to Princess Runan's palace, called the princess to him, and told her about the marriage in detail!
When the eunuch arrived at Princess Runan's palace, he learned that Princess Runan had gone hunting with more than 10 guards today and had not returned yet.
After hearing this, Li Er could only sigh helplessly.
As my daughter grew up, she followed her mother more and more. She was full of loyalty and was completely unfeminine.
What's wrong with it, you have to aspire to become a general on the battlefield?
But that's right, as your own daughter, how can you be so weak and helpless?
There are more than 10 elite guards around her, so she is not afraid of any danger.
While thinking about it, Li Er continued to pick up the memorial and got busy.
On the other hand, Changsun Wuji took the money and left Chang'an City, quickly heading towards Zhaojiazhuang.
After arriving at Zhaojiazhuang, I handed over the money and arrived at the palace before the night fell in Chang'an City before the curfew. After making a report, I returned to the mansion and prepared to have a good rest.
Outside Chang'an City, in a certain forest.
"your Highness!"
Today, a group of them went into the mountains and forests to hunt. Unexpectedly, as they went deeper into the mountains and forests, they were enjoying hunting so much that they didn't even notice that it was getting dark.
"Your Highness Princess, it's already dark. Should we go back?"
"Why should we go back?
As a general, isn't it common to set up camp in the wild?
Come here, make a fire and roast all the prey you killed today for us to eat. We will camp in the mountains tonight and wait until we go back tomorrow!"
"It's Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"Your Highness, I'm scared when it gets dark!"
"Xiaolan, as my princess' personal maid, you are actually afraid?
But forget it, after all, you are just a weak woman, let me protect you tonight!"
"Princess, let me protect the princess."
As a princess, how can she be compared to a slave like her?
"Okay, just listen to me. Here are two fur coats, one for each of us. After dinner, we will have a good rest tonight."