Danqing is still a little curious about what Li Sheng plans to give him, because...
She was born in the Jiangnan area, a place with strict etiquette and laws, so she had certain gifts to give on different occasions. However... she didn't know what Li Sheng would give her, and... Li Sheng seemed to have never deliberately made friends with anyone.
I have never given anyone a gift.
Hmm... Li Sheng's old friends from Chang'an may have accepted them, but Li Sheng didn't seem like he would give anyone a big gift, and those Chang'an merchants were very generous, so I guess they and Li Sheng were also good friends.
, there is probably no exchange of interest or anything like that...
So what will Li Sheng give him? Could it be...
While thinking wildly, Dan Qing suddenly remembered that she was almost thirty and already a proper old girl - well, even if she accepted some outrageous gifts, there seemed to be nothing wrong with her...
But then Li Sheng said a strange and unfamiliar word.
"Music box."
"Music box? What is this?" When Dan Qing heard that it was a serious gift, he couldn't help but feel a little... But it sounded like something elegant, so he couldn't help but asked curiously, but Li Sheng just smiled and said nothing, "
You'll know after a while. Well...what do you think of this place in Yu?"
Li Sheng is quite satisfied with his life at the moment. Life is exciting when he has many young ladies... But when it comes to confidante, apart from beauties, they also have to be able to talk to each other, and Dan Qing and Wu Meiniang are the two people with whom he communicates the most.
Yes, because his knowledge and conversation were indeed much better than most ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty.
This question is similar to a discussion. It is no problem to use it as a policy question in the imperial examination, but Li Sheng knows that Danqing must have his own opinions. As for economic issues... No matter how much economic theory he masters, he has asked "local indigenous people" about the situation.
, to start the operation.
When Dan Qing heard this, the strange look in his eyebrows also disappeared, showing a very serious look of thinking...
After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Li Sheng, shook his head and said, "This place is remote, and the road to the Central Plains is long and difficult. The young master has good horses and carriages, so it is easy to move, but if the imperial court wants to intervene here...
"
"As for the place itself, the climate is warm but there are many mountain passes and it is difficult to farm. I'm afraid it has little merit."
Because it was Li Sheng who asked the question.
After Danqing thought carefully, he answered seriously.
And when she said this... Li Sheng nodded, "That's right."
"That young man..."
Seeing that Li Sheng was in a trance, Danqing couldn't help but be slightly surprised... When he was playing piano and performing in the Lion House, many officials, princes and grandsons came to talk to him, many of whom pretended to be concerned about the country and the people to attract his attention. But he would be so serious with him.
Li Sheng was the first to discuss the issue. And based on what she had seen over the years, Li Sheng's expression meant...
"Is the young master planning to start a business in Panyu?"
Guessing this question, Danqing couldn't help but feel a little worried, because this Yu area... I didn't know about it recently, I had heard about it before... Because of her good background, Danqing's education level was much higher than that of ordinary women of the same generation. However,
…
Because of his understanding, Dan Qing was a little bit embarrassed when he saw Li Sheng's expression.
Panyu is not far away from the legendary Hundred Thousand Mountains, and as you can imagine for such a place... its economic value is extremely low, and local people often have difficulties in survival. In such a place...
Danqing couldn't help but hesitated and said, "The Tang Dynasty is now prosperous and there are many places where people can be useful. Why should the young master..."
Although... Danqing felt that Li Sheng was unstoppable and no one could stop him from doing anything he wanted to do, but after all... he still couldn't help but try to dissuade him.
But Li Sheng waved his hand and said with a mysterious smile, "I think too much. Do you think I look like a hard-working person? Since I want to play here, I will immediately make this place rich..."
"this……"
"You don't have to worry about the details. If you want to ask why, then I'll tell you, it's just the music box I just mentioned."
"Ah? But this music box sounds like..."
Danqing frowned and said in surprise, because this thing sounds like some kind of musical instrument. And since it is a musical instrument, it is a luxury item. How can it make people rich? But after all, it was what Li Sheng said, so Danqing could only smile.
Wen Yan said, "Since it is the young master's decision, I will obey my orders."
"hey-hey……"
Li Sheng showed an inexplicable smile.
More than a month later...
Chang'an.
Li Er was accompanying Empress Changsun in the Manlu Palace - although it was Empress Changsun who came to accompany Li Er, Li Er knew that he had been very busy recently, and... it had been almost two years since he took his wife to see his son.
Although I had met Li Sheng several times, the mother-in-law had never seen him in person. Thinking about it, she must have been worried, so she put aside all government affairs and only chatted casually with the queen.
but……
Queen Changsun asked about Li Sheng's current situation - because she knew that Li Er had met his son more than a month ago. But even though Li Er joked and reassured her that the child was safe, Queen Changsun still saw that Li Er's eyebrows seemed to be
There is a touch of gloominess.
This made her immediately instinctively feel that something was wrong. After holding it in for a while... she couldn't help but ask, "Second brother, is Sheng'er okay?"
"Ah? What's wrong with Sheng'er?"
Li Er couldn't help but asked in surprise when he heard the Queen's sudden question. Queen Changsun observed Li Er's expression and was sure that he was really surprised... That meant the child was fine. She couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Li Er lovingly, "That Erlang
Are there any government worries recently?"
"...Although I am a woman, I also know that my master is an example for the world. I should not sacrifice my own body and bones just for the sake of striving to improve my country. Then the Tang Dynasty will lose more than the gain."
"Well……"
Li Er was startled again when he heard this. He didn't expect that Empress Changsun was caring about him, and he couldn't help but feel touched in his heart. However...when the empress asked, Li Er thought that this topic was not dangerous, and there was no need to hide it, so he visited the Panyu area in recent days.
, talked about the plan to open a second South China Sea military base. In fact... on the whole, it is no different from the original strategy agreed with Li Sheng, but...
"What gives me a headache is that the roads in this area of Yu are really inconvenient... To repair the official roads, we have to spend a lot of money. The treasury has no time to turn over this money recently, so I think it can only be taken from the place.
This became..."
Li Er laughed bitterly, "The land of Panyu is not rich, and it needs to repair roads to communicate with the outside world. But now that the roads are not good, it will be difficult for Panyu to become rich... This is like Lu Ban Lock, leaving people with nothing to do!"
