It was difficult for Li Tuo to describe the feeling at this moment. When Xiao Sixi said these words, he was drinking the last mouthful of ginseng soup in the bowl. The strong-flavored ginseng soup paired with Xiao Sixi's words suddenly made him feel... It feels like swill and it’s hard to swallow!
nausea! It’s just completely disgusting!
The group of eunuchs in the capital has been disgusting since ancient times. I have heard about Xiao Sixi having a daughter-in-law, but today it is the first time that I have said it in person.
Can a eunuch marry a wife? Can I buy a house and land? Can I live outside the palace?
The answer is yes, as long as your level is high enough and you reach a certain manager level, you will be eligible to enjoy the blessings!
The eunuchs in charge of the Forbidden City, such as Da Sixi, Xiao Sixi, Man Shun, Li Lianying, Zhou Daoying, etc., including Er Mao, all have houses in the city.
If you spend your own money to buy a house, no one will care about how you want to decorate it!
Even the chief eunuchs can work in shifts. They don't always serve in the palace, but the house outside the palace is full of filth!
The eunuch no longer has the ability of a man, but he still wants to be a man, so it is not unusual for the eunuch to marry a wife!
Let alone a wife, there are three wives and four concubines!
Nowadays, among the eunuchs in charge of the palace, except for Ermao, which one has no wife or concubine outside? Xiao Sixi said these words today just like normal things, as simple as drinking tea and eating.
But Li Tuo is still a bit of a germaphobe. It's disgusting to hear such things, but you can't show it yet. He is the steward around the emperor. He doesn't have many abilities to get things done, but he has too many abilities to ruin your affairs. !
He suppressed the feeling of vomiting and had to force a smile, "Oh... I wonder how much my father-in-law is prepared to ask for? You also know that nowadays, military armaments are tight, and this cement is an indispensable material for building fortifications..."
"Although the imperial court is currently building a cement factory, only one furnace can produce it, and the technology is not up to standard. Currently, all the cement used is imported cement..."
Hearing the troubled tone in Li Tuo's words, Xiao Sixi's face immediately turned cold, "Haha... Mr. Li is trying to blame the Za family? Don't worry, we gave you the money, it's not for nothing..." "
Upon hearing this, Li Tuo's heart skipped a beat and he quickly smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Hahaha... If others want cement, I will give them as much as my father-in-law wants..."
"Haha, smart people don't want too much. Each of the two families has twenty tons. Do you think it's possible to prepare it?"
Hiss... Li Tuo's teeth hurt. One family wants twenty tons. Are you building an ancient tomb? Or are you saying that the entire courtyard should be leveled with cement?
Put aside those who have no money, forty tons of cement is enough to build a permanent fortification, and now I have a total of more than 150 tons of cement, and the gap is still waiting for Fu Qing to go to Tanggu to purchase it!
Does this mean forty tons should be given to two eunuchs? But do you dare not to give it? If you don’t give me little shoes for the future, just wait and wear them!
"Haha... Now that my father-in-law has spoken, I can't refute this face. I'll make arrangements for you..."
"Hahaha, thank you very much then... Just tell my housekeeper how much money you need, and I promise not to make it difficult for Mr. Li!"
"See what you said, father-in-law. I don't have much money to consider as filial piety... If you insist on giving it, just give me fifty taels of silver per family..."
Xiao Sixi was so happy now that she laughed and said goodbye and went back to the palace. Fifty taels of silver to buy twenty tons of cement? Even the manual transportation fee is not enough. This is equivalent to giving it away for free. This Li Tuo really knows how to behave.
People watched Xiao Sixi and others walking away. The cronies around Li Tuo said angrily, "Because of the lack of cement, Chief Engineer Xin Jian has quarreled with us several times. I'll give him another forty tons. Xin Jian's Bian is still crazy?"
"What is it? Cement is more precious than gold now. He doesn't want to use it for his own home, maybe he just wants to hoard it!"
"Okay... stop talking!" Li Tuo growled, and his men didn't dare to say any more.
Who doesn’t understand the truth? Since ancient times, rare things have been valued. Who in the future will regard cement as a good thing? But in an era when this building material was just born, this was a symbol of civilization!
Because it is rare, it is expensive, and the more expensive it is, the easier it is to be sought after!
In addition, cement is a building material that has better water release performance than traditional materials. Especially when it rains, the advantage is obvious when repairing roads. It is really smooth and clean!
Therefore, rich people are willing to provide cement floors for their homes. This has become a trend in the capital, and many palaces and nobles' homes are decorated in this way.
The daughters-in-law of Da Sixi and Xiao Sixi pestered their husbands to repair the floors with cement because they saw other aristocratic families having such a decoration style.
After begging and begging, I finally got to Li Tuo!
Li Tuo stamped his feet and cursed in his mind, "You're still Tongzhi Zhongxing, but if you attack the turtle bastards from all over the dynasty, Zhongxing will have to let them eat!"
This place in the capital is really evil. What happened in the first half of the night reached Xin Jian's ears in the second half of the night. At around four o'clock in the morning, Xin Jian went crazy and led a group of Chinese workers to the General Post Office.
More than 20 Chinese workers came out. The guards of the post office did not dare to stop them. Xin Jian burst into the office covered in oil!
"Li Tuo! Tell me clearly...did you give the forty tons of cement to someone else? Did you build a nest for that old bastard?"
"Fuck his ancestors... Along the Yongding River, workers are working all night to build a defense line, and there are green turtles behind to steal our materials?"
"I'm going to sue you! You stinky, shameless crotch... the old green bastard!"
The working class is very angry and will not spare any mercy when it comes to swearing. When the errand workers at the General Post Office heard this, they secretly expressed their anger and smiled with their lips pursed.
Li Tuo also didn't sleep all night. He pulled Xin Jian into the compartment and closed the door. "Xin Gong... please don't embarrass me, okay? This is not the Chinese nation, this is the Qing Dynasty!"
"What we face are not only real swords and guns on the battlefield, but also the hidden arrows behind our backs... It's better if you don't answer these people correctly, they have a lot of evil abilities!"
"The imperial court is in a lot of troubles now, and there are holes everywhere... There are many things bigger than yours! Please stop making trouble, Mr. Fuqing has already gone to negotiate in Tanggu!"
"Can I promise to buy you some cement? Can you promise not to delay your construction schedule?"
Xin Jian punched the table. "What kind of bastard words are these? What do you mean delaying my construction period? Who am I doing it for? Am I doing it for myself?"
"This damn thing is the defense line of the Qing Dynasty, and it is protecting His Majesty's country. Are you doing it for me?"
"I know... I know, please don't make a fuss, okay? I can't help it! I have to go on with the papering, and we have to push things through... I'm begging you, please stop making a fuss, okay?"
Just when Li Tuo was trying his best to comfort Xin Jian, footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside, "It's not good... It's not good... Mr. Li Tuo, come into the palace quickly!"
"Something's happened, something big has happened... Prince Dun and His Majesty are having a quarrel. It's a big quarrel. Please go into the palace quickly..."
