"It's not an exaggeration to reply to Master, not at all!"
Li Chengqian nodded quickly and said.
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
"Actually, that's fine! After the people in Weinan County learn how to do it, their farmland will produce more, and they can also make money from the chickens and hogs they raise at home.
The reputation of the people in Weinan County will spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, and people from other states and counties will ask them to teach them this knowledge. Then they can also use this excuse to collect tuition fees!
Maybe they can earn even more!"
"Also, Gao Ming, you have to remember that every favor is worth a pound! Sometimes, giving them free things is not necessarily a good thing!"
"It's Master, Gao Ming remembers it!"
Li Chengqian responded quickly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"What else can you do?"
Feeling that nothing happened to Li Chengqian, Wang Xuance and others, Li Xuan began to have thoughts of chasing people away.
"Return to Master, I have nothing else to do with you!"
Li Chengqian replied.
Wang Xuance, Fang Yizhi and others on the side also shook their heads quickly.
They really have nothing else to do right now!
"In this case, you will quickly return to the city to meet your parents and fulfill your filial piety!" Li Xuan said.
"Yes, Master!"
Li Chengqian, Wang Xuance and others heard this and quickly responded solemnly.
They had been away from home for two months and had never returned to Chang'an City. Li Xuan didn't say anything, but they still didn't feel much.
Now, when Li Xuan said this, they all felt eager to go home.
Afterwards, everyone bid farewell to Li Xuan and went to Chang'an City.
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others had already received the news when Li Chengqian, Fang Yizhi and others returned to Chang'an City.
Therefore, just when Li Chengqian, Fang Yizhi and others returned home, they found that their respective Aye and Aniang were waiting for them.
Spent a day at home.
Li Chengqian, Fang Yizhi and others then headed for Weinan County with a group of guard servants.
At the same time, they also brought dozens of old farmers from their respective farms, some sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn seedlings and seeds, as well as several large carts of glass.
…
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the entire Tang Dynasty has begun to enter the harsh winter season.
Lijiazhuang built another 16,000 acres of glass greenhouses, including 3,000 acres of peppers, 2,000 acres of tomatoes, 2,000 acres of sweet potatoes, 2,000 acres of potatoes, and 1,000 acres of corn.
The remaining 6,000 acres are used to grow various vegetables.
In Chang'an City, Luoyang, Qingzhou City, Liangzhou City... dozens of large cities in the Tang Dynasty, one or several hot pot restaurants were opened.
The dignitaries and aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty have finally experienced the delicious taste of chili!
Lijiazhuang!
After Li Xuan was at leisure for more than ten days, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others came again.
"I have met His Majesty!"
"I have met His Royal Highness the King of Jin!"
After greeting each other, Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin.
"It's such a cold weather, why did your Majesty come to Lijiazhuang?"
"Xuanba, one hundred thousand banknotes have been printed, and I have sent you banknotes!"
Li Shimin said with a smile on his face.
At the same time, Li Wei on the side quickly placed a small wooden box in his arms carefully on the coffee table in front of Li Xuan.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing this, Li Xuan looked overjoyed and shouted to Li Chang who was waiting at the side.
"Butler, please bring hot tea to your Majesty quickly, and all kinds of fruits and snacks in the house to your Majesty quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang responded respectfully and walked out quickly.
Although after Li Shimin and others entered the gate of the other courtyard, he had already ordered his servants to prepare hot tea and everyone had fruits and snacks.
However, his king specifically told him again that Li Chang would do it even if it was just a pretense!
Seeing how Li Xuan's expression changed so quickly after seeing the small wooden box, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but be stunned, and then their faces became strange.
Li Xuan ignored these. After giving Li Chang instructions, he directly held the small wooden box in front of him.
Then open the small wooden box directly!
Sure enough, there was a stack of exquisite banknotes lying inside the wooden box.
The numerical serial number of each banknote is two or six!
If in future generations, he would be able to get these serial number banknotes and wake up laughing in the middle of the night!
However, if this kind of paper money can be preserved to future generations, it will also be a national treasure-level antique!
Thinking about it, Li Xuan picked up the banknotes one by one, looked at them one by one, and then put them back!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Haha, Xuanba is so polite. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have these banknotes!"
Li Shimin smiled lightly.
By chance, Li Chang had already walked in personally with a team of maids, carrying cups of fragrant hot tea and plates of fragrant fruits.
Li Xuan directly reached for the hot tea and took a sip.
"Butler, I will ask the orchestra to make glass boxes for you in a while. I will put these banknotes in them and keep them!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang glanced at the pile of exquisite banknotes in amazement and replied quickly.
Li Xuan continued: "In addition, you go and get another ten kilograms of gold, which I will exchange for these banknotes from your majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Chang responded.
However, Li Shimin on the side looked unhappy.
"Xuanba, what do you mean? This king only gave you a few banknotes, but you actually want to give me money?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Li Xuan smiled lightly and explained with a serious face: "Your Majesty, I have already agreed before that I want to exchange banknotes, so I cannot deceive you!"
"In addition, these banknotes should be the money of the bank. If I want to take them away, I naturally have to give the bank copper coins or gold and silver to exchange them. Moreover, it is not His Majesty's bank. I can't trap Your Majesty just because of a few banknotes.
and among the unjust!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly, agreeing with Li Xuan's statement.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling on the side looked embarrassed.
When they took away the banknotes, they only focused on taking the banknotes, but they never thought about this!
Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others did not care about the shame and quickly stood up to plead guilty.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will give you thousands of coins immediately after I return!"
It's not that they don't want to offer gold, it's that even though they are nobles, they don't have much gold in their houses.
As for silver, they are somewhat reluctant to part with it.
Anyway, the money they donated will definitely end up either in the treasury or in the bank.
"No problem!"
Li Shimin shook his head indifferently.
It's just a few thousand dollars, and they're all his closest ministers, so he's still willing to give it up!
"Your Majesty, please accept it!"
"Exactly, Your Majesty, please accept it!"
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji quickly pleaded.
Give them a hundred courages, and they won't dare to owe His Majesty any money!
Li Xuan also said: "Your Majesty, if this money can be collected in a fair and just manner, or even accepted in public, the effect will be even greater!"
"Um?"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were stunned and looked at Li Xuan with doubts on their faces, wondering what kind of medicine Li Xuan was selling in his gourd!
Seeing this, Li Xuan smiled faintly and explained: "Your Majesty, if all the dignitaries in the world knew that I and all the princes and prime ministers of the current dynasty were rushing to find your Majesty to exchange banknotes, they would naturally be very curious.
And as long as they are curious, they will definitely investigate the matter further.
Therefore, they will inevitably be unable to resist exchanging banknotes. As long as someone takes the lead, more and more people will exchange banknotes. Presumably within half a year, all the banknotes engraved by His Majesty will be exchanged!"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others couldn't help but be stunned. How could paper money be played like this?
"In this case, after I go back, I will issue an edict to the prisoner to print out another hundred thousand copies!" Li Shimin said directly.
"also!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly, then thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, please remember not to engrave more. They will engrave as many banknotes as they can exchange."
"Why?"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others couldn't help but look at Li Xuan with some doubts.
"Your Majesty, if the quantity of an object exceeds people's needs, it will be worthless!"
Li Xuan explained: "If the number of banknotes exceeds the amount of money people have, the banknotes will depreciate, and then there will be an economic crisis!"
"financial crisis?"
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were even more puzzled.
"Your Majesty, the economic crisis is that money is worthless and prices are rising.
Originally, ordinary people could buy a steamed bun with one penny. However, due to too much money in people's hands, these money became worthless. Now, ordinary people need to buy a steamed bun with two penny, or even five penny.
However, in this situation, the rich are the businessmen from aristocratic families, and a large number of ordinary people still have no money.
As a result, it is even more difficult for ordinary people to live..."
"It's so true!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others couldn't help but look solemn on their faces!
Although they didn't understand it very well, they were aware of the seriousness of the problem based on years of experience.
"Don't worry Xuanba, I will never engrave too many banknotes!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as the banknotes in the Tang Dynasty do not exceed the amount of money deposited by the powerful families in the bank!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly.
Then, after thinking about it for a while, there was nothing else to do.
Li Xuan walked back lazily, feeling a little sleepy. In this cold weather, it was most comfortable to sit on the sofa.
On the side, Li Shimin's eyes flashed when he saw Li Xuan's appearance.
He came to Lijiazhuang not just to deliver banknotes.
"Xuanba, have you ever been to Weinan County to take a look during this period?"
"Your Majesty, Gao Ming caused trouble in Weinan County?"
Li Xuan opened his eyes and said in surprise.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "No!"
"That's good!"
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then lay down again.
A hint of helplessness flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, "It's just that Gao Ming and Xuance have been going to Weinan County for three months, and they haven't even taken a look at Weinan County. I feel a little uneasy!"
Hearing this, Li Xuan somewhat understood.
"Your Majesty is going to Weinan County for a private visit incognito?"
"Exactly!"
Li Shimin nodded, and then asked: "Xuan Ba, do you want to take a look and see how Gao Ming and these guys are managing Weinan County according to your plan?"
Li Xuan was also a little moved. He had been staying in the village for several months without going out!
Just in time, I can take this opportunity to go out and have some fun.
"Your Majesty, when will we set off?"
Li Shimin looked outside and then said: "Xuanba, we will set off now. We can reach Weinan County just before dark!"
"also!"
Li Xuan nodded directly.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment, I will inform the princess, and then we will set off!"
"good!"
Unexpectedly, Li Xuan would agree so easily. Li Shimin felt happy and nodded repeatedly.
Li Xuan stood up directly and walked to the main room.
He went to the second floor of the main house and informed Cui Mi that he was going to Weinan County with His Majesty.
Although he was a little reluctant, Cui Mi still agreed.
However, Li Chenglu on the side was full of expectations.
"Aye, Lu'er also wants to follow Aye to Weinan County!"
"Good boy, Lu'er. It might be dangerous to go here. It's safest for you to stay in Lijiazhuang!"
Li Xuan touched Li Chenglu's head and said slowly.
Li Xuancai didn't believe that Li Shimin would come to Lijiazhuang for no reason and invite him to Weinan County.
"As long as Aye is here, Luer is not afraid!"
Li Chenglu, who had been holding back for a long time, would not let go of the opportunity to go out and relax so easily.
"Then you must listen to me this time and don't leave me even half a step!" Li Xuan said.
"Yes, Aye, I will definitely obey you!"
Li Chenglu nodded excitedly.
"Sanlang, there won't be any real danger here, right?"
Beside him, Cui Mi looked worried.
"Don't worry, Mi'er. Your Majesty is here for a private visit incognito. His identity will not be exposed, so there will be no danger. Moreover, there are large troops stationed twenty miles away in Weinan County. There will definitely not be an assassination like last time.
Don’t worry about it!”
Li Xuan chuckled and comforted him slowly.
"When I go this time, I will take Zheng Fu with me and two hundred personal guards. Just keep an eye on the inside of the village!"
"Sanlang must be more careful..."
…
A quarter of an hour later.
Ten carriages, escorted by 500 soldiers, drove out of Lijiazhuang and headed for Weinan County along the cement road.
Li Xuan took Li Chenglu, Li Shimin, and Li Xiaogong on a special, spacious and warm carriage.
Li Chenglu was still holding a bunch of snacks in his arms.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others were sitting in a carriage at the back.
The other eight carriages, except for two carriages, contained some food and weapons.
The remaining six carriages were filled with piles of armor!
Along the way, there were flat concrete roads, and the carriage had already been padded with several layers of cotton padding by Li Xuan. Li Xuan soon fell asleep.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Li Xuan felt a little bored. Thinking of the gold incident, he asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, have you sent anyone to Luzon Island to look for gold?"
"Five steel ships and two thousand soldiers should have arrived in Fuzhou by now!"
"Did they go to Liuqiu Island?"
"I issued an order to ask Fuzhou Zhechong Prefecture to send soldiers to Liuqiu Island! As for Tianzhu, I also issued an order to ask An Xiuren to take a group of ships from Linyi to Tianzhu to investigate!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Xuanba doesn't know, I originally wanted to lead the troops, but it's a pity that Your Majesty won't let me!"
"The majestic Prince of the Tang Dynasty went overseas to look for gold mines. The Tang Dynasty cannot afford to lose this man!"
"..."
at dusk.
The convoy arrived in Weinan County.
However, Li Shimin did not enter the city, but went straight to the Thunder Army camp twenty miles away from Weinan County.
After being assassinated by a Turkic hozen in Lijiazhuang last time, Li Shimin will be particularly cautious every time he leaves Chang'an City!
This time, it is still so far away from Chang'an City, and it is the safest in the military camp!