Sure enough, Li Chang had been out for less than half an hour.
Xue Rengui took several of the royal guards and began to carry money boxes one by one into the courtyard.
The originally empty side room was filled with boxes of money.
Seeing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but reveal a smile in his eyes. Only when you have money can you be practical!
"Reporting to your Majesty, twenty great aristocratic families, including the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Li family of Longxi, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Wei family of Jingzhao, the Liu family of Hedong, and the Yang family of Hongnong, all sent money for spectacles to the king."
Li Chang just held the roster in his hand and walked in with excitement on his face. His eyes were excited. The king was indeed different from ordinary people. Even those noble family members who had nostrils in the sky rushed to give money to the king.
"Among them, the Cui family of Boling has 800 guan, the Wang family of Taiyuan has 1,000 guan, the Liu family of Hedong has 800 guan, and the Lu family of Fanyang has 800 guan... a total of 20,000 guan!"
As soon as these words came out, even Li Yuan, who was sitting firmly at the chess table, couldn't help but pause.
As for Cheng Chusi and others, their faces were full of surprise.
"Twenty thousand guan?"
"So many?"
"Looking back to you young masters, there are indeed so many of them!"
Li Chang replied with a happy face.
"Why aren't there so many?"
Li Xuan snorted, "Look, you have never seen the world. Twenty thousand guan is more than that? Those aristocratic families are all the top aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty. Each family only paid 800 to 1,000 guan."
"Butler, I will take out two hundred guan from this money in a moment. This is my promise to Le Tai and others!"
"Your Majesty, is two hundred strings too much?"
Li Chang's old face wrinkled again, a little distressed, "Although they are ink masters, they are just craftsmen. Your Majesty only needs to give them a reward of money each, which is already a great kindness!"
"The butler is right to remind me that I am indeed a little short. In addition, the Cui family in Qinghe and the Zheng family in Xingyang each have 800 guan. I still need to give Letai and others 16 guan."
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and continued.
"Your Majesty, this..."
Hearing this, Li Chang was stunned. This was completely different from what he said.
"How can I, the king, be such a dishonest person?"
Li Xuan chuckled and glanced at Li Chang, "Although Le Tai and others are craftsmen, without them, who can make these glasses? Especially the glass pieces required for those glasses, which craftsman in the Tang Dynasty can make them
Made so smooth and delicate?
They deserve it!”
"The king is absolutely right, I will send it to him now!"
Li Chang quickly responded with his hands raised.
It has long been a consensus in the Tang Dynasty that craftsmen are just a lowly profession.
Li Chang didn't care much about what happened to Le Tai and others.
What he cares about is that Li Xuan is true to his word. He respects his status as a king and must not lose his credibility just because of a little money.
Immediately, he walked out, called two personal guards, counted out 216 coins, and carried them to the glass workshop.
Seeing this, Li Xuan's eyes flashed with satisfaction.
Perhaps no one knows that in his heart, these Mohists like Letai are the people he values most in the entire Tang Dynasty.
These are all the things he relies on for a happy life in the future!
In the glass workshop, Le Tai and others who were hard at work couldn't help but feel shocked and regretful when they saw the more than two hundred dollars in front of them.
"Steward Li, is this money given by the king to the villain and others?"
Bandai asked cautiously.
"Exactly!"
Li Chang nodded slowly and responded, "Your Majesty said before that from now on, you will be able to get a hundred percent of the money you make and sell. It just so happens that those aristocratic families have taken a fancy to this rare thing called glasses and asked Your Majesty
Purchase twenty-one thousand six hundred pairs.”
"I hope that after you get the money, you will not betray the king's trust and make these glasses as soon as possible!"
"But, Butler Li, isn't this money a bit too much?"
Le Tai still couldn't believe it and said quickly.
"Two hundred and sixteen strings, no more, no less!"
Li Chang nodded slowly, stared closely at Bandai and the others, and said in a deep voice: "This is a gift from your Majesty, and you are not allowed to refuse. In addition, how you get the money is still the same as in the past. But those glasses, you
It must be made as soon as possible. If additional craftsmen and manpower are needed, just let me know!"
"Yes, Butler Li!"
Hearing this, Le Tai's expression changed and he responded continuously.
Then, Li Chang nodded slowly and walked out.
He still has a lot to do, and he can't spend all his time in this small workshop.
"Hahaha, Uncle Le, it's really two hundred and sixteen!"
After Li Chang left, a calligrapher lay down in the cash box and counted them carefully, then his face was full of excitement.
"Shut up!"
Seeing this, Le Tai couldn't help but glared at the young man angrily.
"How could your Majesty deduct a few hundred guan from us?"
"Hey, Uncle Le, I'm not afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?"
Le Tai looked anxious again and whispered: "Remember, although we are ink masters, we are only craftsmen. Being able to make some items for your Majesty in Lijiazhuang, and it is still an item that we like, is already a blessing.
Big luck.
And these two hundred and sixteen guan of money are just a reward from the king to us. Even if the king doesn’t give it to us, it’s a matter of course! From now on, with this money, your family will not have to worry about food and drink.
If you have any other thoughts, just concentrate on making items for the king.
Moreover, you are all in Lijiazhuang and have learned many secret recipes, so you must not have any other thoughts, otherwise you can think of the consequences yourself!"
The young man hurriedly said angrily: "Uncle Le, don't worry, we are not stupid. We are building things for the king. Only a fool would think of leaving on such a good day. Moreover, in less than half a year, those cement houses next to it will definitely be built."
It’s done. At that time, we can also move our family here, and no one will dare to bully us at will from now on!”
All the ink masters around him nodded their heads.
Later, when I thought about so many glasses to make, I couldn't help but feel worried.
"It's just that Bandai has more than 21,600 pairs of glasses. How can we, fifteen people, make them?"
"Yes, even if each of us concentrates on making glasses, we can only make more than 300 pairs of glasses in one day. It will take two months to make all of them."
"Shall we find the two craftsmen next door?"
"Um?"
Hearing this, Le Tai's heart moved, "You mean to find two craftsmen, Ying Qi and Wu Fu?"
"Exactly, those two craftsmen have been with the king the earliest, and they seem to be the master craftsmen who will serve as supervisors. Their woodworking skills are no worse than mine!"
"But it seems that those two craftsmen have also been assigned a task by the king. They are making some kind of four-wheeled carriage!"
Le Tai's eyes were a little moved.
"Then you still need to report this matter to Butler Li!"
"Exactly!"
…
Li Xuan has also considered the shortage of manpower for Bandai and others.
Therefore, in the face of Li Chang's report, he pondered for a moment and then said directly: "Letai and others only need to concentrate on firing the glass lenses. As for the wooden frames of the glasses, first let Ying Qi and Wu Fu follow the instructions of Le Tai."
Waiting for someone else’s mold to be made.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang nodded quickly and responded.
"However, because Ying Qi and Wu Fu made wooden frames for glasses for Le Tai and others, part of the 216 coins needs to be allocated to Ying Qi and Wu Fu!"
Li Xuan continued: "This matter must be explained to Letai and other Mohists!"