While the two were talking, they heard footsteps outside, and then several guards walked in with wild laughter.
"The king has a total of 2,200 copper coins, and they have all been shipped back!"
Several guards did not expect that this matter would go so smoothly.
"What happened this time can be regarded as a lesson to that profiteer. What does this little copper coin mean? Take half of it and divide it equally between the two of you. Buy some patent medicines and scatter the rest outside the city!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
Liu Deng's guards were all overjoyed and gave half of the 2,200 copper coins. On average, each of them could get eighty or ninety copper coins.
For them, this is a huge sum of money, enough for them to make a lot of purchases in Suiyang City.
Although it is now the reign of Emperor Wen, history books say that during the reign of Wen and Jing, the food in the treasury became rotten and inedible. However, for the poor people, it is still common for them to lack medical treatment and medicine.
Because it is not uncommon for an ordinary cold to kill someone, therefore, when there is a happy event in the family, a wealthy family will always spread some medicine, which can be regarded as a good deed for their family.
Now that Liu Deng has opened a workshop near Liang State, the preliminary preparations can be started.
However, Liu Deng didn't have a suitable candidate for the time being.
After careful calculation, he only has a few available people at hand, and he is still short of people...
"Your Majesty, Master Chen is here and is asking for an audience outside the door!"
Just when Liu Deng had a headache, Du Ziteng walked in quietly and said.
"Let him in!"
Tomorrow is King Liang's birthday party, and I don't know what Chen Qi is doing coming to see me at this time. Could it be that there are some new changes?
"Your Majesty, King Wu's second son Liu Yishui has just arrived in Suiyang and just moved into Liangyuan!"
Chen Qi lowered his voice and said in Liu Deng's ear.
"Liu Yishui? Is there anything special about this person?"
Liu Deng asked curiously.
"Back to your Majesty, this man is the second son of Wu, but he has been reading poetry and books since he was a child. He is completely different from his elder brother. Even His Majesty once praised him and said that it was a pity that he was born too late... ...One of my friends in the world has just received news that someone is going to kill him in Suiyang City!"
"Is the news reliable? Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. After all, he is a relative of the emperor!"
Liu Deng was shocked when he heard what Chen Qi said. No matter what, he was the son of King Wu. To kill him in Suiyang City, what was the difference between that and rebellion?
"The information is absolutely reliable, and you know the person who paid for the murder!"
"I know?"
Liu Deng was even more confused. Why did this old boy learn to sell his stuff now? He was getting worse and worse the more he learned, and he didn't know who he learned this bad habit from.
"According to my friend, the person who paid for the murder seems to be his eldest brother Liu Xian!"
When he said this, Liu Deng sat up suddenly.
Taizu of later generations once said that the enemy of his enemy is his friend. If this person really can't deal with Liu Xian, then it seems that he can really help him.
It's just that this person has no reputation in the history books of later generations, and Liu Deng doesn't know what his final ending will be like. Is it possible that this guy really wants to die in Suiyang City?
This is really the time when a book is used. There are not many documents in later generations. Even the Prince of Wu, Liu Xian, only wrote a few.
Not to mention his son, the son of a concubine, Wu Wang Liu Bi is also considered to be in charge. What kind of woman does he want in his capacity?
If there are more women, there will naturally be more sons. There are already more than a dozen named ones now.
However, since this kid can be praised by the emperor, he obviously has some merits. Liu Deng is really curious about him.
However, their identities are a bit awkward. The relationship between Liu Deng and Wu Guo is now on the same level. It would be really inappropriate for the two of them to meet at this time.
"Is he here also to congratulate King Liang on his birthday?"
Liu Deng asked with a hand on his temple and a headache.
"This should be just one of the purposes. It is said that this time when King Liang celebrates his birthday, the Mohist giant Mo Ji will also come to congratulate him. It seems that they want to recruit this Mohist giant!"
"The Mohist giant?"
Liu Deng's eyes lit up. Yes, it is still a situation where a hundred schools of thought are contending. Among these hundreds of schools, which one's theory is closest to modern science, it must be the Mohist school.
If I have their help, no matter what I plan to do in the future, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
But it's also strange. As a Mohist giant, he personally came to Suiyang to congratulate King Liang. Why didn't King Liang recruit him?
"Your Majesty, are you curious as to why His Highness Prince Liang didn't recruit this Mohist giant?"
Chen Qi immediately saw Liu Deng's doubts.
"Master Chen is the one who knows me!"
"Your Majesty, thank you. In fact, this matter is very simple, because both your Majesty and the Queen are fond of Taoism! So if His Highness Prince Liang recruits these Mohist people, His Majesty will not be happy..."
After talking for a long time, it turned out to be because of this, but Liu Deng suddenly felt happy. If King Liang didn't recruit them, wouldn't it be convenient for him? If the princes of one's side recruit them personally, it should be considered as giving them enough face!
"Your Majesty, if you recruit them, I'm afraid His Majesty will not be happy..."
Chen Qi also immediately saw the plan of his king. Although Mohist theory was considered a prominent scholar during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it began to decline after the Qin Dynasty.
After the founding of the Han Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties advocated rule by inaction, and they were even less happy with the Mohist approach.
As the saying goes, if the superiors do something good, the subordinates will follow suit. Therefore, even the major vassal states have begun to advocate Taoism's rule of inaction. If a doctrine loses the support of those in power, it is only a matter of time before it declines.
It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, and Mohist theory has now declined from a prominent school to a third-rate school, but even so, they still have their own persistence.
The Mo family naturally has the pride of the Mo family, and would rather die of old age than come out to be a foil for others.
Therefore, although the kings of Wu and Chu once extended an olive branch to them, because their conditions were too harsh, until now, the contemporary giants have still refused to come out.
"As long as the country is prosperous and the people are strong, Your Majesty will not care about such trivial matters. You can rest assured. By the way, is Master Moji here now? I want to pay him a visit!"
Liu Deng has always only focused on reality, and he doesn't care about those frivolous things.
"This... I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. This master's whereabouts have always been elusive. He should have arrived in Suiyang City, but I don't know where he is now..."
