Li Xuan was also a little curious about this issue.
"Go back to your Majesty, a total of thirty-two thousand five hundred strings!"
Li Chang said with excitement: "When there were more than ten bottles of liquor left, all the dignitaries from the aristocratic families went crazy!"
"Well, I saw it too!"
Li Xuan nodded lightly. He, Li Shimin and others all watched the whole process.
Moreover, he did not expect that Li Chang, who usually seemed very rigid, could be so affectionate during the auction.
"Your Majesty, just fifty bottles of liquor can be auctioned for such a large amount of money, which is equivalent to selling six thousand bottles of liquor. Will the liquor from the brewery be auctioned in this way in the future?"
Li Chang suggested quickly.
"Okay, every month, we will auction liquor at the teahouse. The quantity of the auction depends on my mood!"
Li Xuan nodded.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Chang looked happy and quickly bowed his hands.
Then, he noticed the box of liquor in front of Li Shimin and Li Yuan, and a trace of doubt flashed in their eyes.
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
"I will give your Majesty and the old man fifty bottles of liquor each. Someone will bring the wine money in a moment!"
Li Xuan said slowly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang quickly bowed his hands in salute, but a trace of distress flashed in his eyes.
This was 60,000 guan, but the king sold it for 500 guan!
Although it was sold to His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor, it was too wasteful... too low!
However, this kind of Lord's matter is not something that a villain like Li Chang can take care of. In the afternoon, when the servants of Taiji Palace and Tai'an Palace sent money, he counted it carefully to confirm that there was no money.
Why did Li Changcai order the five hundred guans to be carried into the treasury of the other courtyard?
Li Shimin and Li Yuan also saw Li Chang's expression, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across their faces.
They were a little embarrassed when they bought liquor worth 60,000 guan for 500 guan.
…
Su Guogong Mansion.
Ever since Cheng Zhijie spent a thousand guan to buy two bottles of liquor, the entire Cheng residence was filled with guests.
In particular, military generals such as Qin Qiong, Zhang Liang, Li Xiaogong, Li Ji, and Li Jing made two trips a day.
"Second Brother Qin, Li Xiaogong, come here, please drink!"
As always, Cheng Zhijie ordered his servants to bring jars of fine wine and place them in front of Qin Qiong, Zhang Liang and others. Together with the fragrant dishes on the table, it would have been a feast in the past.
However, Qin Qiong, Li Xiaogong and others looked disgusted and only ate the food without even looking at the fine wine on the table.
"Cheng Zhijie, we have been brothers of life and death for many years, so why don't you give me this low-quality drink?"
Cheng Zhijie suddenly stared and became anxious.
"Second brother Qin, Li Xiaogong, this wine is the best in my old Cheng's family. There is no other wine in Chang'an City!"
"Hmph, Cheng Zhijie, don't say you don't know why I'm here!"
Zhang Liang was also anxious.
"Hey, brothers, you came to my house just to have a drink with me and reminisce about old times. How could I not know that?"
Cheng Zhijie chuckled.
"Bah, you idiot, you are so pretentious!"
"You actually treat me and other old brothers with such inferior wine..."
Zhang Liang, Li Ji and others just stared and retorted unceremoniously.
"You are here to miss my liquor, not to drink from me!"
Cheng Zhijie was not afraid,
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not allowed to drink your white wine with you?"
"I remember, brothers just bought five bottles of liquor from me two days ago!"
"I only have five bottles there, and I drank a lot. You idiot, but you have seven bottles here, which is just enough for me to drink!"
"I also drank four or five bottles!"
"You can get drunk with just one bottle. Who can believe that you have drank four or five bottles in the past few days?"
"Who gets drunk with just one bottle?"
"You, Cheng Zhijie!"
"That's absolutely not the case!"
"Everyone in Chang'an City knows about this matter!"
"That's slander!"
"Anyway, we've all seen it. If you're not convinced, you can take out some white wine and give it a try?"
"Just give it a try... I, old Cheng, have already drank all the wine in the house, so I can only ask for help from my brothers!"
"I'll drink it all too!"
"..."
Anyway, Qin Qiong and others identified Cheng Zhijie.
As for Cheng Zhijie, he has always been the only one who can defeat others. Unexpectedly, he has been beaten by others in the past few days. Cheng Zhijie would rather die than surrender.
In response, Li Shimin, who bought fifty bottles of liquor from Li Xuan's house, sat in the Tai Chi Palace with a leisurely expression and watched the excitement.
It’s just that I haven’t looked at it for a few days yet.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others brought another bad news to Li Shimin.
Henan Province and several state capitals on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River have begun to experience major floods.
Beizhou, Qiaozhou, Yunzhou, Sizhou, Yizhou, Xuzhou, Haozhou, Suzhou, Longzhou and other nine states were all flooded by floods, covering a wide range of areas.
"What measures can those prominent officials and noble families in the court take?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask with a solemn face.
Whenever a great disaster comes, there are always some Confucian officials in the court who think that he, the emperor, has made a mistake. If he does not admit his mistake, the disaster will not stop.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others naturally understood the meaning of Li Shimin's words.
Therefore, I slowly raised my hand and reported.
"Your Majesty, the disaster just happened today. Therefore, those officials did not take any measures!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded slightly, feeling a little relieved in his heart, as long as there were no officials who kept writing to ask him to apologize.
"How are the casualties?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to the memorandum sent by officials from Kyushu, the flood was fierce and destroyed countless farmland and houses. Among them, there are more than 200 dead and about 600 missing!"
Fang Xuanling quickly reported the news.
"call……"
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a long breath.
"I was just about to go on an expedition to the Turks, but there was a flood. Is it possible that this year is not the right time to go to the Turks?"
"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with it. Bozhou, Suzhou and other places are located in the east of our Tang Dynasty, while Turks are in the northwest. There is no connection between the two."
Changsun Wuji quickly arched his hands slightly, saluted and said: "Moreover, this flood occurred after the autumn harvest, and no food was damaged!"
"Then why does the sky bring such a disaster?"
Li Shimin asked.
On the side, Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and said leisurely.
"Your Majesty, the Road Construction Department reports that the cement road from Chang'an City to Qingzhou will be successfully paved in a few days."
“What does it have to do with cement roads?”
Li Shimin was startled.
"Your Majesty, the construction of the cement road has been completed. From Chang'an City to Qingzhou and other places, it can be reached in an instant. Food from Jiangnan and other places can be transported by water to Luoyang, and then quickly transported to Qingzhou and other places."
Fang Xuanling said slowly, "The floods came in Haozhou, Suzhou, Longzhou and other state capitals, which is the most convenient for the court to eliminate disasters!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin's face couldn't help but relax.
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, first His Royal Highness the King of Jin invented cement, and then the Housing Construction Department was established. Now that the autumn harvest has just been completed, Haozhou, Suzhou, Longzhou and other nine states have been hit by floods, and the good farmland and houses have been destroyed by the flood. So,
Isn’t this an opportunity for the Secretary for Housing and Construction to fulfill his functions?”
Fang Xuanling said again.
"good!"
After hearing this, Li Shimin looked happy.
After Fang Xuanling said this, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and others on the side also relaxed for a while.
"Quickly summon all the ministers in the court to discuss matters!"
With confidence in mind, Li Shimin directly asked Li Wei to announce that the ministers of the dynasty had entered the palace to discuss matters.