"Is that so?"
Changsun Wujia was holding Li Zhi in his arms with a look of surprise on his face.
Li Shimin stood beside her, listening to Xu Fenglei's report, he was also surprised.
"Absolutely true."
Xu Fenglei shook his head and smiled,
"This girl doesn't understand the principles of acupuncture and thinks that she can cure Cheng Qian by simply inserting needles. Fortunately, Cheng Qian was afraid of pain, so he didn't do such a ridiculous thing."
"It's so...silly and cute."
Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou looked at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw each other.
"Fortunately it's not what I thought..."
Changsun Wujia patted his heart and said with a smile,
"Let's just say... this girl Li Zhi has always been kind-hearted, and there is absolutely no way she would do such a sinister thing."
"This time, it's purely a misunderstanding among us adults."
Xu Fenglei nodded. He was about to speak, but saw Li Er's face looking a little ugly.
"Why is his illness... so stubborn?"
Li Shimin frowned and said worriedly,
"It actually made Li Zhi want to give her brother acupuncture to relieve the pain. His feet..."
"Can it be cured?"
He turned his gaze to Xu Fenglei, showing his intention to inquire.
"Although the pain is in the foot, the root cause of the disease is not in the foot."
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"Dialysis itself is not terrible. What is terrible is the series of complications it causes."
"Chengqian's 'Xiaokezu' is one of them. It can certainly be cured, but whether it can be cured, I have limited medical skills and have no idea."
"Zhenren Sun is also studying this disease."
He said these words after careful consideration.
After all, even future generations who can artificially synthesize insulin can only live for an average of more than ten or twenty years, or thirty years, for Li Chengqian's symptoms similar to 'type 1 diabetes'.
What's more, now?
Even if Sun Simiao is squatting beside Li Chengqian, the disease will progress as it should!
All that can be done is to treat and delay as much as possible. If it can be extended for thirty years and live forty years, it will be considered to exceed the average life span of ancient emperors. After all, the average life span of emperors is only 35 years old. .
"well!"
Changsun Wugou shook the sleeping Li Zhi in his arms and lamented,
"My poor child...why did he get this damn disease?"
"It's probably because I'm weak and I passed it on to him..."
There was a bit of self-blame in her words.
"Guanyin Maid, this is none of your business."
Li Shimin hugged his eldest grandson Wugao and comforted him,
"Perhaps this is God's test for Cheng Qian. Didn't Mencius say it? When Heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, and deplete his body."
"As long as he can get through it, he will definitely have extraordinary resilience and will successfully inherit the Tang Dynasty and become a wise master."
Although the prince was ill and seemed to have some flaws, Li Shimin didn't have the slightest intention of Yi Chu.
"I hope so..."
Changsun Wugou felt a little better and nodded.
"Your Majesty and the Queen, please rest assured. He has a deep blessing and is definitely not a child who died young. He is the best-charactered child I have ever seen. He will definitely be able to conquer the throne and become a wise king in the future."
Xu Fenglei suddenly smiled and said,
"Speaking of which, Li Zhi has become very interested in studying medicine today, and Cheng Qian has also become interested in studying medicine."
"I think this girl Li Zhi is very talented in medicine. Why not let her become Sun Simiao's sect and cultivate her?"
To lighten the heaviness of the atmosphere, he changed the topic to something lighter.
"Study medicine?"
Changsun Wugao's eyes lit up and he said,
"Is she really talented in this area?"
"Yes." Xu Fenglei said with determination, "I will explain to them today that Qingque and Li Ke are almost asleep, but Lizhi and Chengqian are still very energetic, and it is obvious that Lizhi is more energetic than Chengqian. Have the heart to be enterprising in the medical field.”
"With her talent, if she really devotes herself to medicine, her future achievements may be limitless!"
Don’t be afraid of smart kids being knowledgeable, just be afraid of smart kids being specialized!
An ordinary person can become an expert by focusing on something for 110,000 hours, but what about smart people?
Must become a master!
"If that's true, that's great, great..."
Changsun Wugou looked at Li Shimin and said,
"Er Feng, let this child Li Zhi study medicine! If she succeeds in her studies in the future, if nothing else, at least we as a family will not have to worry about diseases! We no longer have to search the whole world for Zhenren Sun's whereabouts."
When Li Shimin heard this, he was also moved.
He understands the importance of a good doctor very well, otherwise he would not respect Sun Simiao so much!
When the body is sick and life is in crisis, all power and wealth are empty! Only curing the disease is the truth!
If Li Zhi can learn medical skills well, then if he and Guanyin are sick in the future, they will not need to rely on the gang of wine bags and rice bags in Tai Hospital, nor will they need to ask their grandfather and grandma to seek Sun Simiao among the people. They can cure the disease with their own daughter!
How beautiful that is!
"It is indeed a good thing. I also support Li Zhi's study of medicine. It would also be good if Cheng Qian can learn a little bit."
Li Er did not hesitate too much and expressed his approval directly, and then asked,
"But... can Zhenren Sun really agree to accept Li Zhi as his disciple?"
"As far as I know, although he has many disciples, the real closed disciple seems to be only the young man named Lin Xing, right? With such strictness, how can beauty catch his eye?"
A worldly master like Sun Simiao cannot be controlled by the imperial power. Even a high-ranking royal princess is probably no different from a country girl in his eyes.
Xu Fenglei smiled casually.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, as long as I am here, Sun Simiao will definitely be able to accept the beauty."
He said with a confident expression,
"I could let him take in Lin Xing back then, and now I can let him take in beauties as well."
After a short pause, Xu Fenglei said cheerfully:
"But... if you want a famous teacher to accept a disciple, Your Majesty, as a parent, you have to prepare some gifts, right? This way, I, the middleman, can provide it easily..."
"Hey, what's the big deal about a mere gift? Let alone a gift, I'm willing to give you a mountain or a thousand hectares of land!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Just tell me what you want to prepare!"
Just kidding, boss Li is so rich, what can't he do?
"No, no, no, no need for so much."
Xu Fenglei continued,
"It only requires one store in the bustling downtown area of Chang'an."
"Zhenren Sun just told me a few days ago that he wants to set up a large medical clinic in Chang'an so that his disciples can sit there and accumulate medical experience. In this way, more good doctors can be trained and more people can be treated. patients."
"But... lack of financial resources."
Li Shimin glared.
"Good thing!"
He immediately agreed,
"The royal family also has many properties in Chang'an. I will make a decree soon to give Sun Zhenren two of the prosperous shops in the West Market to build a large medical clinic! As for the construction of the medical clinic, your Ministry of Industry will be solely responsible for it! "
"I only ask Master Sun to train more good doctors for the Tang Dynasty!"
"According to the order." Xu Fenglei responded, sighing in his heart.
After all, the emperor is still very wealthy!
Old Suntou, I gathered the wool for you. This apprentice, you can’t do it without collecting it...
"Oh, by the way, I just heard the report below that the Japanese envoy is coming to Chang'an soon. You can go to Tang Jian's place to discuss reception matters with him."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said,
"Are you okay? Go ahead and go if you're okay. I want to be alone with the Queen for a while."
Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes: "...Oh, it's a small matter, don't worry, we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'll go home and take a nap first."
After that, he turned around and left.
"Hey, you kid..."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and shouted,
"Don't be careless. After all, it's a state exchange. If you mess up, let's see how I punish you!"
The only response Xu Fenglei gave him was a round back of his head.
…
Night gradually fell, and the bustling West Market gradually became quiet.
"It's closing, it's closing!"
"Sir, please hurry up early tomorrow..."
The shops on the street closed their doors one by one, and the cashiers and clerks in the shops left in a hurry to go home to their wives and children to warm up on the kang.
Even though there were several shops owned by barbarians, they extinguished the candles and entered the back room.
Swish.
A wisp of summer wind blew on Xu Fenglei's face. As he ate the steaming fried skewers, his eyes were fixed on the end of the street, the only shop with candlelight on -
Fenglei Bank.
"Thank you for your hard work, girl."
Xu Fenglei sighed lightly and said to himself with some shame,
"As a hands-off shopkeeper, am I being too irresponsible?"
At this moment, he felt as if he had become a scumbag and ran away, abandoning his newborn child and his wife...
Shaking his head, Xu Fenglei forced away this weird feeling and headed towards the bank.
…
Crack!
The flames on the candle danced, and the wax oil slid down the candle body drop by drop, falling into the copper plate below.
The copper plate had already accumulated a thick layer of wax.
Next to it, there is a woman bending over her desk.
I saw her flipping through the heavy account books in her hands, sometimes staring attentively, sometimes glancing at the table.
On the desk, there are four other account books of the same thickness, all spread out.
Da da.
There was a sound of footsteps, but it didn't cause her to react. She didn't even raise her head, still looking at the account book attentively.
Until, a mutton skewer was handed to her and she shook it twice.
"If you're not hungry, you can eat first."
Li Qingquan responded casually and looked away.
But the owner of those hands seemed to sincerely want to tease her, and moved the meat skewer to her eyes.
"Hey, I told you not to eat. What are you making a fuss about..."
She frowned and raised her head to scold him, but when she saw that familiar face, her voice stopped abruptly.
"Master?!"
Xu Fenglei laughed.
"Work is important, but your body must also be taken care of!"
He handed the mutton skewers over and said,
"People are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you'll be hungry. Look at how tired you are, haven't you got dinner yet?"
"I bought it for you, Ma Kee Mutton Restaurant's high-quality mutton skewers! Let's fill your stomach first!"
That unknown mutton restaurant had a name, Ma Ji, because the proprietress married a high-ranking member of the imperial court.
Although the proprietress has become a noble lady, she still does business in a down-to-earth manner. Not only has the price not increased, but the meat source has also become better.
"Master, I didn't expect you to come..."
Li Qingquan took the mutton skewers and said a little at a loss.
"Ahem... I, the founder, am too irresponsible."
Xu Fenglei coughed awkwardly and said with some shame,
"It's really hard on you to support this bank alone..."
Looking up, Li Qingquan has now recognized his identity as a Taoist nun. He has his hair tied up and is wearing plain clothes. There is no makeup on his face, and he looks like a Kun Taoist.
It's just that other Kun Dao practitioners are meditating on their Taoism and look very good, but she looks a bit tired and haggard.
This is all tiring!
"What did Master say? Qingquan doesn't feel hard at all."
Li Qingquan took a bite of meat skewers and said softly,
"Only in this bank can I find the meaning of my existence."
"When I wake up every day, I am in control of countless money, controlling the whereabouts of every copper coin and every tael of silver... This feeling is really wonderful."
Xu Fenglei was startled.
How could this little girl say such a thing!
There is quite a sense of déjà vu like "I am lying drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, and I wake up to take over the power of the world"...
"It seems that you have a strong desire for power."
He joked,
"If you were a boy and succeeded your father's throne, you would definitely be a great hero."
When Li Qingquan heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.
"Master thinks highly of me. Qingquan only likes to deal with money."
She said,
"But Master said that I have a strong desire to control, which is true. If you ask me to rest now, I won't be happy!"
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly.
"Absolutely impossible. You will have to sit in this position at the helm for the rest of your life!"
He said firmly.
Although the bank has gathered a lot of wealth, this girl is the real money tree! If you put it there, you can earn gold coins every day!
I asked her to lay off her job and take a break after thinking about it...
"Then Qingquan is relieved."
Li Qingquan chewed the mutton with a smile, pointed to the account book on the table, and said,
"By the way, Master, the profits for the first half of the year have almost been calculated."
"Including military pay and labor pensions, the profit gained is only 200,000 taels."
"That's a lot less than last year."
Xu Fenglei nodded.
"Military spending has always been a bottomless pit. When it comes to this matter, it just needs to be avoided."
He responded,
"There is still a surplus of 200,000 yuan, which is already very good."
"Your father has made a decree that there will be no war in the Tang Dynasty in the next five years. We can do business with peace of mind, and profits will rise steadily in the future."
However, after hearing his words, Li Qingquan shook his head.
"No, Master, the money in Chang'an and surrounding counties has almost been sucked up by banks. Almost all those who are willing to save money have deposited their money in Fenglei Bank to earn interest."
She said in a deep voice,
"In other words, in the next few years, if it only develops in Chang'an, it will be difficult for banks to attract deposits on a large scale."
"If we cannot attract savings, we will have no money to invest and borrow. The profits earned and the annual profit rate will naturally decline."
"So, the ideal situation where profits will rise steadily in the future as mentioned by Master should not exist."
Xu Fenglei was slightly startled.
"Well……"
He was speechless for a moment.
"Master, there is no growth in Chang'an. I think-"
Li Qingquan looked at Xu Fenglei with bright eyes.
“It’s time for us to expand.”
(End of chapter)
