In the palace, in the study room, Li Shimin saw that Li Junxian had not left after speaking. He was still angry because of what had just happened, so he couldn't help but get angry at Li Junxian and said: "What else do you have to do? If you have anything to say, hurry up. If you have nothing to do, hurry up." Walk!"
"Your Majesty, Luo Zhang has a request, but this matter can only be decided by Your Majesty!"
"Him? What does he want me to decide?" Li Shimin asked impatiently.
"Your Majesty, I have said before that if Wu Shaobin had not broken out of the prison to resist the thieves last night, Luo Zhang would have been in prison. Luo Zhang's request is that he hopes that your majesty can pardon Wu Shaobin's crime, hand Wu Shaobin over to him, and protect him. Luo Zhang also said that if he wants to go on a long voyage, he must be accompanied by powerful people. He thinks Wu Shaobin is a good person, so this matter can only be decided by His Majesty!" Li Junxian said truthfully.
"Wu Shaobin..." Li Shimin said his name and fell silent. He didn't know what he was thinking. Anyway, there was no expression on his face.
Li Junxian lowered his head and said no more. Just like what he said to Luo Zhang, in the end it still depends on what His Majesty says. No matter how much they do or say, if His Majesty does not want to let Wu Shaobin go, , everything is in vain.
After a long time, Li Shimin shook his head and said: "That's it, that's all, just do what Luo Zhang said. But tell me, I can give him the person, but if something happens, I will only ask him. In addition, let him Don’t forget about the martial arts and imperial examinations. If he can’t marry Gao Yang, let’s see how I deal with him!”
Li Junxian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. His Majesty still missed the old relationship after all, and Luo Zhang did a good thing this time.
Bowing to accept the order, Li Junxian retreated. He wanted to tell Luo Zhang the good news, and he also wanted to take Wu Shaobin out.
Although Wu Shaobin lost his official status and became a civilian, if he could follow Luo Zhang, he might have a brighter future.
Li Junxian admired Luo Zhang even more. To be honest, Wu Shaobin's incident was entirely caused by Luo Zhang. He had been imprisoned for so long and no one cared about him at all.
It's not that everyone doesn't want to ask, but this matter is a royal scandal. If you ask anything wrong, you will be implicated. Who has the courage to plead for mercy?
But Luo Zhang was brave. Not only did he dare to plead for mercy, but he also succeeded. His Majesty was able to give Luo Zhang such great honor. Perhaps it was because he asked Luo Zhang to help him find Penglai Immortal Island to find his master. But the reason was that His Majesty admired Luo Zhang very much. Just look at Luo Zhang's two poems and received great praise from His Majesty. If this son is given more than ten years, he will definitely be an indispensable minister in the court!
Secretly, Li Junxian once again gave Luo Zhang a lot of points, and the idea of befriending him became deeper.
Luo Zhang didn't know that Li Shimin had agreed to his request. At this time, he led a thousand people and marched toward Wanshou County in a mighty manner.
These were a thousand people, not a thousand sheep, so there was naturally a lot of movement. Not long after Luo Zhang entered Wanshou County, Magistrate Liu of Wanshou County, who had received the news early, was already waiting on the official road to greet him.
Luo Zhang was not an ordinary person. He was a nobleman who would rise to great heights in the future. Naturally, he had to serve him well, not to mention serving tea and water. Magistrate Liu actually brought a luxurious carriage for Luo Zhang to ride on.
Luo Zhang is not the kind of unkind person, so naturally he cannot refuse Magistrate Liu's kindness.
Sitting in the carriage, Luo Zhang was eating and drinking, and naturally left the matter of leading the way to Magistrate Liu.
After walking for half an hour, the group arrived at Luo Zhang's fiefdom, a barren land with no grass growing on it.
At this time, according to Luo Zhang's instructions, wooden stakes had been laid within a radius of 200 acres, and wooden boards were used to block the sight. From the outside, the situation inside could be seen clearly.
If you say this is a fiefdom, no one will believe it. If you say it is an army camp, it is more credible than a fiefdom.
If you want to enter, there is only one wide wooden door.
Magistrate Liu had not been here since he brought Luo Zhang here last time. This time, he almost couldn't recognize it. He didn't expect that the place would turn out like this, which surprised him.
After arriving at the destination, Luo Zhang naturally could not take the carriage again, but got off the carriage and walked toward the gate.
Outside the gate, Du Jin, the local snake that Luo Zhang found in the West Market, was standing respectfully at the door. Following him came out the master craftsman whose name Luo Zhang did not know.
Luo Zhang stepped forward, and Du Jin hurriedly bowed and said, "Welcome Mr. Luo County, and congratulations to Mr. Luo County on his promotion!"
"Hey, you are quite well informed, but you are a local snake. If you don't even know this information, then you are not worthy of your reputation!" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
"I wonder if Mr. Luo is here today?" Du Jin looked at the large group of people behind Luo Zhang with some doubts in his heart.
"I don't know the name of the master craftsman yet, can you tell me?" Luo Zhang did not reply to Du Jin's words. Instead, he bowed his hands to the master craftsman beside him and said politely. Luo Zhang has always been respectful to those who have the ability.
"My surname is Zhang, and my first name is Youcai. Sir, just call me Lao Zhang!" Zhang Youcai replied with the same respect.
Luo Zhang nodded and said: "Old Zhang, you are no longer an outsider. Look at those people. These people are all general prisoners. You have been in the general prison of Sui Dynasty. You are no stranger to these people. In the future These people are all under your command and you will be their master craftsman for the time being. It is your business to tell them what to do. If they don't listen to you, just tell me and I will take care of them!"
Hearing Luo Zhang's words, Lao Zhang's eyes widened and he was shocked, not because of what Luo Zhang just said, but because there were so many people brought by Luo Zhang. It looked like there were thousands of people. , and they are all people who will serve as prisoners. This is really a big deal. Even if these people build a large palace, it is more than enough, but when they think of what Luo Zhang wants to build, he smiles bitterly.
Before, he was worried about having no one. Although Du Jin was a qualified local snake, many of the people he found were not suitable, and only a few of them were retained by him. Not to mention the progress, it would be as slow as possible. He didn't know how to explain to Luo Zhang.
Unexpectedly, Luo Zhang had already helped him think of the problem of lack of personnel, and hired thousands of people directly from the general supervisors. With this group of general supervisors, he would be able to build what Luo Zhang asked for much faster.
Luo Zhang didn't have the time to think about these things. His mission was to bring these people and hand them over to Lao Zhang. As for how to build this place, he had already made it clear to Lao Zhang before and even drew the drawings. Quite a few, just for the sake of excellence.
As for how long these people will be used and how much they will cost, Luo Zhang will not worry about it. It is left to the two Yan brothers to worry about these things. If they want to kill labor and capital, how can it be possible without paying the price!
Stepping forward, Luo Zhang wanted to go in to see the construction situation, but at this time, County Magistrate Liu came up and wanted to follow Luo Zhang in, but was stopped by Luo Zhang. Just kidding, everything here is confidential. Visitors were not allowed to visit it until it was completed. The people he brought to serve as supervisors were not allowed to go out until the construction was completed, let alone letting County Magistrate Liu run in.
"Magistrate Liu, it's not that I won't let you in, but this is a secret place built by His Majesty's personal order. If you are not afraid of beheading, I will not stop you!" Luo Zhang said with a half-smile.
Hearing that it was something His Majesty asked Luo Zhang to build, Magistrate Liu was startled and quickly took a few steps back, with a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Thank you for your advice, sir. I almost got into a big disaster!" Magistrate Liu said gratefully.
"That's how it should be. I still have something to trouble Magistrate Liu!" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
"You can tell me whatever you want me to do, and I won't refuse if I can do it!" County Magistrate Liu assured.
"You have also seen that the people I brought are all general prisoners. There are quite a few of them. They need the help of County Magistrate Liu to allocate their food and clothing expenses! I wonder if Magistrate Liu will have difficulty?" Luo Zhang was holding back in his heart. smiled.
Luo Zhang's words almost made Magistrate Liu sit on the ground. How much does it cost to feed and clothe thousands of people?
County Magistrate Liu looked at Luo Zhang to see if he was joking with him, but Luo Zhang's face was expressionless, as if this was true?
Magistrate Liu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and the sweat on his head kept dripping down.
The food and clothing for so many people, let alone the county magistrate, may not even be provided by the state government. Even selling him would not be enough to cover the food and clothing for these people. Magistrate Liu almost cried. .
Luo Zhang, these are nothing but thighs. He is simply a monster that eats people without spitting out their bones. Are there any bullies like you?
Seeing Magistrate Liu's appearance, Luo Zhang couldn't tease him any more. If he teased Magistrate Liu again and kicked his legs, the joke would be a big one.
"What's wrong with you, Magistrate Liu? I haven't finished what I just said!" Luo Zhang blinked and couldn't help the smile on his lips.
"Well? Sir, do you have anything else to say?" County Magistrate Liu looked at Luo Zhang eagerly and said.
"I forgot to tell you, you don't have to bear the food and clothing expenses of these people in Wanshou County. You can just go directly to the warden to collect them, which is a little more troublesome!" Luo Zhang said slowly.
Hearing Luo Zhang's words, County Magistrate Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart slowly dropped from his throat. He was scared, really scared. If Luo Zhang asked him to take the responsibility, he, the county magistrate, would also Stop it and go home.
