Li Yuan could tell that Li Shimin admired Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty very much.
"In my opinion, it's just that the predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. If it weren't for the accumulation of Emperors Wen and Jing, the Western Han Dynasty might have perished at the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty." Li Yuan said lightly.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was aggressive in military affairs and lived a luxurious and luxurious life. If it hadn't been for the money and food accumulated by Emperor Wen and Jing, would the Western Han Dynasty have been able to withstand the hardships he did?
In Li Yuan's view, there was no difference between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
It's just that one succeeded and the other failed.
Li Shimin disagreed. When he took over the Tang Dynasty, everything was in dire straits, and Li Yuan did not leave him a rich family fortune.
"Okay, you can go back." Seeing Li Shimin's expression, Li Yuan knew that he didn't listen.
When he said this to Li Shimin, he didn't want Li Shimin to become a leader.
Instead, he wanted him to grasp the balance, but Li Shimin obviously couldn't listen.
What he can do has been done, and he has no control over what happens next.
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Lin Xuan asked the soldiers to take away the finished calligraphy patterns and loom, thought about it, and went to Cui's house.
Along the way, Lin Xuan was smiling and very happy.
Because of Li Shimin's interest in movable type printing, the amount of lead obtained during this period increased greatly.
This time, a lot of fonts were made.
Two hundred copies of each commonly used character were made, and dozens of uncommon ones were made.
With this batch of fonts, books can be printed in large quantities.
What makes him most happy is that the fonts of numbers and mathematical symbols have been made, and he can print mathematics books.
As for the loom, it is of no use for the time being.
The cotton is not enough to make cotton-padded clothes and quilts, so there is no excess for weaving.
Not to mention now, in recent years, the loom will probably not be used.
For the common people, the demand for cotton-padded clothes and quilts is much greater than the demand for cloth. They can only wait a few years until cotton is planted in the Tang Dynasty before it can be used for weaving.
When the Cui family arrived, Lin Xuan handed the horse to the soldiers and said to Liu Da: "You and I go in, and the others are waiting outside."
"Master Hou, it's better to bring more people." Liu Da said worriedly.
He naturally knew about the conflict between Lin Xuan and the family.
"Don't worry, the Cui family doesn't dare let me die here." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Liu Da nodded and quickly followed.
"I wonder what your business is for this young master?" the concierge stopped Lin Xuan and asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "I'm Hou Linxuan in Jingyang County. I want to visit Mr. Cui Haocui. Please let me know."
"Wait a moment, Lord Marquis!" The concierge nodded and quickly went in to inform.
When Cui Hao heard the housekeeper say that Lin Xuan was here, he said a little irritably: "Tell him that I'm not here and let him go back."
Needless to say, he knew what Lin Xuan was here for, it was just about books.
He couldn't make the decision at all, so the family asked him to try his best to delay it.
He could only hide away from Lin Xuan, maybe he could wait for a while.
When Lin Xuan heard the concierge say that Cui Hao was not here, he said with a strange smile on his face, "Do you think I'm a fool?"
Why don't you just report it?
The concierge laughed dryly and said, "I don't understand what the Marquis means. Master Hou, don't embarrass me."
"Okay, I won't embarrass you." Lin Xuan nodded and said.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." The concierge nodded and bowed with a smile on his face.
"Liu Da." Lin Xuan shouted.
Liu Da agreed, stepped forward and pushed the concierge aside.
Lin Xuan smiled and walked inside.
"Master Hou, you can't go in. Someone, come quickly."
More than a dozen guards rushed out of the courtyard, holding long knives, and surrounded Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan was not afraid at all and looked at them calmly.
"Who dares to break into Cui's house!" shouted one of the big men.
"I want to see Cui Hao!" Lin Xuan said lightly.
"You bastard, you dare to call me by his name." The big man's eyes showed a fierce light, but he did not attack Lin Xuan.
Anyone who dares to force his way into Cui's house is either a fool or has a background. Lin Xuan obviously doesn't look like a fool.
"Hurry and protect the Marquis!" Liu Da led a group of soldiers and rushed in, blocking Lin Xuan.
"What's going on?" A fat middle-aged man came over.
"Steward, this man forced his way in, we stopped him." said the big man who had just scolded Lin Xuan.
The housekeeper sneered and said, "You dare to break into Cui's house. How brave you are."
This is to pretend that you don’t know yourself, but is it possible?
Even if you don't know him, the announcement just made by the concierge must have gone through the housekeeper.
"I am Lin Xuan, and I want to see Cui Hao. If you want to stop me, don't blame me." Lin Xuan said lightly.
The housekeeper smiled and said: "It turns out he is the Marquis of Jingyang County, but it seems inappropriate for the Marquis of Jingyang County to break into the minister's residence without permission, right?"
"Why, do you dare to attack me?" Lin Xuan said with a half-smile.
The housekeeper laughed dryly and said: "How dare you, it's just that my master is not at home, so the marquis should come back another day."
"If no one is here, I will go in and wait." Lin Xuan said.
"Master Marquis is going to be a bad guest?" the butler said with a gloomy face.
"I must see Cui Hao today." Lin Xuan said without any doubt.
Cui Hao had been observing the movements here in the dark, and he naturally heard Lin Xuan's words.
"Shuzi! If the family hadn't said not to do anything to you, I would have let you die here today." Cui Hao cursed secretly.
Even Li Jing, Fang Xuanling and other prime ministers would not dare to humiliate the Cui family like this.
However, he has no way to do it now. Lin Xuan has brought dozens of soldiers. The Cui family is in the Chang'an mansion. Now there is not enough manpower, so they are no match for Lin Xuan's soldiers.
It's impossible for him to bring out the Cui family's dead soldiers hiding in the dark.
Cui Hao straightened his clothes, walked out, and asked, "What's going on?"
"Isn't this the Marquis of Jingyang County?" Cui Hao seemed to have just seen Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "I came to visit Mr. Cui, but your servants insisted that you were not here. Now it seems that they are lying to me."
Cui Hao smiled and said: "The Marquis of Jingyang County has thought too much. I just came back."
"It's not as if Mr. Cui just avoids me." Lin Xuan said with a half-smile.
Cui Hao's eyes twitched and he said, "Please, Marquis of Jingyang County."
Lin Xuan said to Liu Da: "Take someone to wait outside."
"Master Hou!" Liu Da shouted anxiously.
Lin Xuan glanced at Liu Da and said, "Obey the order!"
"Yes!" Liu Da nodded and led the people back out.
Arriving at the Cui family hall, after the two parties sat down, Cui Hao smiled and said, "I wonder what the honor of the Marquis of Jingyang County is for coming to the door?"
"Master Cui should know where I come from," Lin Xuan said.
Cui Hao said: "The Marquis of Jingyang County is joking, I really don't know."
Lin Xuan didn't want to argue with him, so he said, "Did the Cui family forget the contract they signed with me?"
"So that's it. The Cui family has certainly not forgotten it. It's just that the Cui family doesn't have much money in Chang'an right now. They need to wait for the money to be transferred from other places." Cui Hao said.
Lin Xuan smiled calmly and said: "It doesn't matter, I can provide the book first. I believe the Cui family will not default on the bill."
Cui Hao twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "How can this be done?"
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "Why doesn't this work? Could it be that the Cui family wants to cheat?"
"The boss can't make the decision in this matter. How about I wait until I ask about the family and then give the Marquis an answer?" Cui Hao said.
Lin Xuan said: "Okay, I will give Mr. Cui a month. If the Cui family doesn't give me a result, then I can only go to your majesty."
Anyway, the production of books is limited now, so there is no rush.
He mainly wants to get results as soon as possible. If the Cui family doesn't help him sell books, he will start setting up sales channels.