When Li Mu heard this, he knew that he had been hasty. Yesterday's situation was just the prelude, and today was the big drama of admonishing and persuading people to do good.
I came too early. I knew that those old guys would make trouble today, so why did I come here in a hurry? At this moment, my father probably wasn't in a good mood either.
Li Mu did not dare to mention his departure to Lishan for the time being, lest Li Longji misunderstand his ulterior motives.
Li Mu said: "Father, if you have something to give your children, please give me some instructions?"
Li Longji chuckled, "No rush, no rush, twenty-one, you get up first and we'll talk later."
Li Mu agreed and had no choice but to get up and stand there stupidly. He also guessed in his heart that Li Longji was waiting for Li Heng. Li Mu knew best that Li Heng was in the main hall and would not be able to carry it for long before he came back defeated.
Li Longji looked like a normal person and asked: "Twenty-one, let's talk about something casual. Recently, I saw that the Taishi Bureau has been installing lightning rods all day long. This thing looks really fresh and interesting."
Li Mu said: "Father, the lightning rod seems small, but it has many benefits. I am about to report to my father that installing it for free means too much investment. We should change our strategy."
Li Longji asked: "Are you thinking of selling money again? I can still afford a small amount of money. Isn't it too stingy to accept money?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "My father is very wealthy, so of course I don't care. But my father, good things can't be used only in the capital. They should be widely promoted. If they are used all over the country to benefit the people, they can pay a little patent fee."
That’s what it should be.”
Li Longji chuckled, "Twenty-one, you are good at everything, but you just like to make money. This is bad and tacky."
Seeing that his father was in a good mood, Li Mu took advantage of every opportunity and said: "Father, it's not that the kid is greedy for money and making and developing lightning rods. It's the wisdom of a group of people. They should be rewarded. In addition, the kid also wants to earn some money for the father to replenish the internal treasury."
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"Oh?" Li Longji immediately became interested when he heard that the money could be his.
"Twenty-one, tell me, how to fill the inner treasury?"
Li Mu said: "A lightning rod, raw materials, processing fees, installation fees, and patent fees, in total, should cost four to five taels of silver. If it is widely promoted and sold hundreds of thousands a year, it should not be a problem.
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Li Longji frowned, and then said in surprise: "So, a small lightning rod can make millions of dollars a year? This business can be done."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Father, this is the cost, and the profit can be increased by up to 20%."
Li Longji waved his hand and said: "20%, doesn't it mean giving it away for free? If you want to sell it, you must have a huge profit. It is a good thing to avoid lightning and reduce disasters. Just double the sales and issue an order that lightning rods must be installed on high-rise buildings. In the future, houses will be built."
, the lightning rod is a necessary configuration.”
"Okay, my father is indeed far-sighted," Li Mu immediately agreed.
Li Mu did not expect that Li Longji's thinking was so broad. In Li Mu's previous life, there were clear requirements for lightning protection, earthquake and typhoon protection, and high-rise buildings, which would still be a huge expense.
As for the lightning rod, even if the cost is doubled, it will only cost a few taels of silver, which is cost-effective.
Li Mu said: "Father, if a special patent agency is established and they are responsible for supervising production and sales, forming a reasonable industrial chain, it will not only benefit the people, but also ensure the income of the internal treasury."
Li Longji nodded and said approvingly: "Twenty-one, as you mentioned last time, I also listened to the opinions of the Taishi Bureau and the Ministry of Industry to set up a patent office. It is too cumbersome. It is better to set up a patent office in the Taishi Bureau.
Si, what do you think?"
Li Mu was overjoyed and said: "My father is very considerate. They are all engaged in scientific research. This will facilitate centralized management."
Li Longji said: "The Taishi Bureau is currently ranking from the fifth rank, and the Patent Department has decided on the sixth rank and twenty-one. You came up with the idea. It is up to you to select the sixth rank."
Li Mu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Father, my son is only interested in these studies. As for officialdom matters, I don't understand anything and don't want to participate. Could you please grant me permission?"
Li Mu absolutely does not want to get involved with bureaucrats. This is his original intention.
Li Longji smiled and said: "This officer will be under your command from now on. The Taishi Bureau is just under management. Twenty-one, you don't want me to get you someone you don't like, right? Don't worry about trivial matters."
Li Mu felt very grateful. After thinking for a moment, he immediately thought of someone, Xiaobai?
Li Bai was destitute and wandering, and he had a clear intention to become an official through literature and realize his literary and political ambitions. However, he never had the opportunity to enter the officialdom, and he ended up regretting it.
This opportunity between myself and Li Bai should be Li Bai's only chance to change his destiny. From the sixth rank, although it is a little too small, but doing scientific research, patenting, clean and tidy, Li Bai should like it. After advancing into the officialdom, there is a
Official status will be gradually promoted in the future.
Just leave it like that.
Li Mu said: "Since my father has given me a chance, it would be disrespectful for me to shirk it. Father, I recommend a person who is worthy of this post because of his talent and military virtue."
Li Longji asked curiously: "Twenty-one, do you still have such an expert in your hands?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "It's all the kindness of my father. The gentleman who taught me poetry, Li Bai, is knowledgeable and has deep attainments in natural sciences. It's a waste of talent to just be a teacher for a child. Why not let him do it?"
A part-time job?”
"Part-time job, haha, twenty-one, your idea is novel. This Li Bai was originally of great use to me. Anyway, since you recommended him, your idea will be fulfilled. But Si Zheng of the Patent Department and your husband, two things
, should not be neglected."
Li Mu felt light-headed and hurriedly thanked him, "Father, I promise Li Bai that he will be able to do this job well."
The two talked lively, Li Longji was in a good mood, and Li Mu was even more excited. Originally, he and Li Longji were talking about a bad thing, but unexpectedly, he unexpectedly got a good job for Li Bai.
Even if he is not in an official position, Li Bai will have more than a sixth-grade salary in a month. From now on, he will not be short of money when he drinks and picks up girls.
For a swordsman and poet to worry about money is a disgrace to the great character Li Bai.
While the two were talking, suddenly, Prince Li Heng ran in and knelt down in front of Li Longji as soon as he entered.
Li Heng cried and said: "Father, my child is incompetent. Not only did he fail to complete the tasks assigned by my father, he was ridiculed by a group of veterans and was beaten by several princes and grandfathers. Please punish me."
Li Heng said in a miserable tone, and then started to cry.
Li Longji's good mood just now was ruined by Li Heng again. Li Longji frowned and stared at Li Heng.
"You, a prince, have been put into such a miserable state. Didn't I send the imperial army to help you? Are you abandoning your armor? You are a useless fool." Li Longji scolded him in a deep voice.
Li Heng was so frightened that he said nothing and acted like a dead dog, allowing Li Longji to scold him.
Li Mu couldn't listen anymore and hurriedly knelt down next to Li Heng and asked in a low voice: "Brother Prince, what's the situation? Tell me, this group of veterans have gone too far and wronged Brother Prince like this?"
Li Heng turned his head and took a look at Li Mu. He found that Li Mu was not mocking, but was kindly comforting him. He nodded to Li Mu, smiled bitterly, and lowered his head again.
Li Longji asked: "Yes, Li Heng, please tell the truth about the situation in the hall."
Li Heng had no choice but to narrate the whole process exactly as it was. However, Li Heng omitted all the words that those old guys accused and insulted Li Longji with a cross.
What Li Heng said was terrible, and Li Longji kept snorting when he heard it.
Only Li Mu has an open heart. Anyway, that's all. The story between being an old bitch and setting up a memorial arch is bound to be a tit-for-tat story.
What made Li Longji angry should not be the old guys' unscrupulous accusations, but his disappointment at Li Heng's inability to do things well. That's what Li Mu thought.
Sure enough, Li Longji was dull for a while, and after listening to Li Heng's narration, he shouted coldly: "A prince, where is his identity? I even cheered you up with the imperial army, but you were beaten to a pulp by a group of old guys. Do you think so?"
Even if you use your brain, you can't even deal with a bunch of old men. In the future, there will be thousands of civil and military ministers in this huge world. Are you going to be messed around by them?"
Li Heng was so frightened that he didn't expect that his father had caused the mess himself, so he was asked to come out as cannon fodder, and he would be scolded like a dog by his father.
Li Heng wanted to retort, "It's all your debauchery and seizing your own daughter-in-law, and you want me to take the blame?"
But Li Heng knew very well that if he dared to say this, today next year would be the anniversary of his death.
Li Heng kept kowtowing and said: "Father, my son is stupid and guilty. Please punish me severely."
Besides pleading guilty, Li Heng really had no other choice.
Li Longji sighed, then suddenly looked at Li Mu, revealing a strange sneer.
Li Mu was startled. It's over, it's over. The look in his father's eyes was so malicious. Could it be that he was going to be burned by the heat?
Li Mu hurriedly lowered his head, avoiding Li Longji's gaze, and looked at the pattern of the carpet to divert his thoughts.
Li Longji said coldly: "Twenty-one, there's no need to pretend. I'm on pins and needles right now. Don't you have nothing to say and nothing to do?"