Li Baiyi sighed and said: "Dad, I'm not saying this problem is not big enough, but you said it was so serious, I thought you were taken down by the emperor."
When Li Xiao heard this, he immediately blew his beard and stared at him, saying, "Stop talking nonsense here. Why did your Majesty want to capture me? I didn't do anything bad."
"I just go for a walk every day now. I don't even go to the military camp. Why would Your Majesty find me in trouble? Don't sow trouble between me and His Majesty, you know."
Li Baiyi nodded and said: "I know, dad, but it's not impossible to solve the gunpowder issue you mentioned. It's just that I have a small request here. If you can agree, I will naturally I’m happy to help, and if you don’t agree, I will do it for you.”
"It's just that I can't say when this was made. I don't know what your intentions are."
Li Xiao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his son would actually make a condition to him at this time: "Okay, if you have any ideas, just bring it up. Do you want money to spend it?"
"Money is a little tight here right now. I'll give you one hundred thousand taels first. Save money. Your Majesty needs to spend money on many places recently."
Li Baiyi looked at the one hundred thousand taels of silver in his hand, but threw it back directly: "Dad, just give me one hundred thousand taels, right? You're too stingy. One hundred thousand taels is enough for something. I don't want it anymore. You are so stingy." Let’s settle the gunpowder matter slowly.”
Li Xiao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Li Baiyi to be so stubborn. Now he is showing weakness even for one hundred thousand taels of silver: "What on earth do you mean? This is one hundred thousand taels of silver, isn't it very little?"
Li Baiyi nodded: "Yes, very little. Dad, do you know what kind of business I am doing now? Just give me one hundred thousand taels, who is so poor?"
Li Xiao looked at him and then patted his head: "What nonsense are you talking about? You, I don't know yet. Didn't you just go to Goulan twice recently? What kind of business can you negotiate there?"
"I heard that you just had a fight with the boy named Wu Cong, the son of King Daxi. I'm right."
"You and this guy are jealous over the woman you hook up with, but you are really the one. You are doing such a big business."
Hearing this, Li Baiyi couldn't help but his face turned dark: "Dad, I don't want you to slander people like this. We did have a fight near the hook fence, but it was me unilaterally abusing him."
"And it's not really a fight, and it's not about fighting for a hooker. It's just that I can't bear to see him bullying others."
Li Xiao nodded and said: "So that's the case, but what kind of business are you going to do? You don't even look at one hundred thousand taels. Maybe you want to open a hook bar."
Li Xiao pondered for a moment and said: "Even if you open a hook, one hundred thousand taels of silver is about the same. Unless you have to hire an oiran or something, it may cost more."
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and said: "Dad, you are all old-fashioned. Although Goulan is profitable, there are so many Goulan in the world. Even if I open another Goulan, how much money can I make?"
Li Xiao suddenly turned cold: "You really want to open a hook. If Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine know about this, you know what will happen to you."
Hearing this, Li Baiyi quickly said: "Dad, of course I understand this. I'm not that stupid anymore. What I want to open is a big business, an elegant business."
"Perhaps I will use the same group of people, but it is definitely not a hook-up. The business I do can be seen by a ninety-year-old man and a three-year-old child. You think such a business can be so vulgar? It’s business.”
"Of course, I don't think Goulan's business is vulgar, it's just that many people look at people through colored glasses."
Li Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Are you telling the truth? How much more money do you need?"
Li Baiyi smiled, waved his hand and said: "Dad, I can expand this business to recruit people all over the country. Moreover, I will first open performance venues in five places in Dakun. After the expansion, I will continue to expand to other places." Open locally.”
"You said how much money is needed, of course the more the better. Maybe you won't be able to spend all the money you ask for, but the reserve of this money must keep up."
Li Xiao nodded, finally understanding his son's thoughts: "Very good, son, since you have such ambitions, I won't ask you what kind of business you are doing. I will give you three million taels of silver." , you save some flowers."
"If that's not enough, as long as you have the courage, I will go and borrow money from Your Majesty on your behalf."
When Li Baiyi heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes and said: "Dad, don't tease me. When the court needed money for disaster relief and other things, His Majesty didn't even come up with any money. You told me to go to His Majesty." Do you think I'm stupid for borrowing money?"
Li Xiao shook his head: "Disaster relief is not the most important thing in His Majesty's mind. What is important is ensuring the stability of the country."
"Giving this money to the victims is of course not as important as holding it in their own hands."
Li Xiao looked at him and said seriously: "But if your business can really make money, Your Majesty will definitely use his own money."
"By the way, are you sure you can solve the gunpowder issue? If you are sure, I will give you the money."
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and said, "Dad, don't you even believe me? If I say it can be solved, it will be solved."
Although Li Baiyi is not a chemistry major, he naturally knows what the ratio of gunpowder is as he often looks up information online and reads online novels.
He had even studied the theory of making this kind of thing in his previous life, but unfortunately he had never put it into practice.
However, his theory has been researched to its peak. As long as the materials are good, the gunpowder he researched will definitely be of much higher quality than that of this era.
Li Xiao took a deep breath and said with satisfaction: "Then it's a win-win for us, father and son. When will you want this money? You can't delay the gunpowder matter."
Li Baiyi thought for a while and said: "Dad, I can write out the gunpowder ratio in just three or two strokes. You can prepare to bring the silver now."
Li Xiao suddenly jumped up excitedly: "Is what you said true or false? Is it so easy? Why do I feel like you are lying to me?"
Li Baiyi shook his head and said: "Dad, how could I deceive you? You are my father. Besides, I still want the money. Who will give me the money to deceive you?"
