Everyone was talking about it, and Li Yuan frowned and said nothing. Li Yuan had never expected that so much money would be needed to refine the gunpowder formula, not to mention the fact that in order to recruit soldiers and raise soldiers' salaries recently, a lot of money would be needed. According to this way of spending money, it is estimated that the whole family will be begging on the streets in a few years. .
And I did tell Hu Gui that refining gunpowder is confidential, and all expenses will be deducted from the internal treasury account without prior notification.
At a banquet for Wuping officials before going to Dongxi to announce the decree, Hu Gui did remind him that refining alchemy would be very expensive. He drank some wine at the time and didn't pay much attention to it.
Li Yuan finally remembered that the answer he gave him at that time was, "This must be done, no matter how much money is spent."
Therefore, Hu Gui was not responsible for this matter, but he underestimated the cost of this thing, thinking that the money in his pocket could guarantee the expenditure, but now he is in embarrassment.
Li Yuan finally understood. No wonder those people who made elixirs for immortality in ancient times were from wealthy families, even from the emperor's family. It was rare to hear that ordinary people also took elixirs.
I'm afraid it's precisely because refining elixirs costs so much that most people simply can't afford such consumption.
He hired twenty warlocks to build a furnace to refine elixirs at home, which was like burning money. No one could bear to spend such money, and his family finally couldn't help but come out and talk about it. , in addition to the possibility of sitting on nothing if you continue to spend so much money, it is also because of the notorious reputation of alchemy...
In short, it seems now that although he is in a high and powerful position, the income from the internal treasury of the house is only about a thousand dollars per month at most, which is completely beyond his means.
"Mr. Lang, how dare we blame you for spending money? You are the head of the family, and all the money belongs to you, but you have to spend it in a way. You can't continue to spend it like this, let alone this kind of harm to your body. Harmful things... We have a big family to maintain in our family, and our two younger sisters have just entered the door, and sooner or later we will have new members in our family."
Zhou Ehuang tried his best to soften his tone, and the implication was two-fold. In addition to maintaining family expenses, he also hinted that Li Yuan should take care of his health. After all, the family will still be able to flourish in the future.
"Actually, there are still more than five million yuan in the account, so it's not a big problem. But Ehuang is right, you can't spend money like water like water, and spend money on things that hurt your body. That won't work." Liu Shi also said.
Everyone looked at Li Yuan and understood that the purpose of convening the meeting between Liu and Zhou Ehuang today was to ask Li Yuan to express his position that Hu Gui could no longer mess with the alchemy matter.
Li Yuan frowned and remained silent, his face was very ugly, but he didn't care about the so-called harm to his body. His intention of making alchemy was not that at all. What he was thinking about now was still money.
That day, I was talking about recruiting soldiers with Liu Jiangsheng, and finally I came to the conclusion that I was short of money, and I was short of big money. In order to come up with a recipe for gunpowder, it still depends on the word money, which shows how important money is. Without money, you can't do anything you want to do.
In the awkward silence, Li Yuan slowly said: "This matter is all my fault. I didn't expect that refining Fuhuofang would consume so much money. It's right for you to point out this matter today, and I didn't know about it until now." I didn’t expect to spend so much money.”
Zhou Ehuang said: "Young Master, you don't have to blame yourself. You ordered Hu Gui to stop practicing Fuhuo Jianjian. Of course, the expenses at home are enough. Don't take what I just said to you, Sir. No matter what happens in our house." , and it won’t be at the end of the rope. We are considering your health!”
Li Yuan shook his head and said: "I just didn't expect to spend so much money. I'm not blaming myself. Moreover, it's impossible for Fuhuo Fang to stop refining. You may find it incredible, but the refining of Fuhuo Fang is very important to me." It is extremely important. In this matter, I will also invest a lot of money to refine the formula. No one can stop this."
Everyone looked at Li Yuan in astonishment. They didn't expect that Li Yuan actually said these words. He still insisted on going his own way and continued to invest money in that bottomless pit. He was young and had a bright future, but he spent a huge amount of money pursuing immortality. This was not the case. Crazy?
Emperor Zhou E was very sad and turned around and said: "If Sir, you insist on having your own way, your body will be ruined sooner or later! Also, what about the expenses at home?"
Li Yuan frowned and said nothing, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. A voice spoke softly: "Since this Fuhuo Fang is so important to Lang Jun, Lang Jun will continue to refine it. As for money, I, I still have a lot of dowry here, I will exchange it all for copper coins to supplement Just for household use.”
Everyone followed the sound and saw that the person speaking was Peng Qingying. She did bring a lot of dowry. After all, she was the younger sister of Peng Guogong, the lord of Dongxi. She had a lot of gold and silverware and many valuable things. She definitely had two hundred thousand guan.
An unknown fire suddenly ignited in Emperor Zhou E's heart. Could it be that Peng Qingying came out and said these words just to win favor? This is not a matter of subsidies or not. The key is how many people have died in the matter of alchemy since ancient times. This is the key point. Emperor Zhou E was about to retort when he heard another voice speaking.
"Hey, brother Yuan, since you are so insistent, it seems to be an extremely important matter for Fuhuofang. Qingying understands the righteousness well, and it is great to support her with a dowry. It shows that she treats you sincerely, but if you really He spent all the remaining five million guan in the inner treasury on elixir refining, and then he really lost his mind...
Brother Yuan, can you promise me that I will spend another two hundred thousand guan at most? If you still can't practice the Fu Huo method, can you put this matter on hold for the time being? Millions of dollars have been spent, and you have tried your best. "
It was Mrs. Liu who spoke. As soon as she opened her mouth, Emperor Zhou E naturally could not speak to refute Peng Qingying. At the same time, he suddenly blinked his eyes, thinking that what Li Yuan had done all along was not like an ignorant person who would indulge in wrong ways and harm himself. Maybe this fire-preserving method is really important to Li Yuan, but it is still difficult to understand. Its true purpose.
However, as soon as these two people expressed their stance, the situation suddenly changed.
Wang Jingyao responded weakly: "I also have thousands of bodies, so I just give them away. It's best to be kind, and it's most worthless to be angry and anxious for money."
Li Yuan looked at the girls and smiled bitterly: "What are you doing? Do you want me to be laughed at by others? I want to involve you in what I want to do, and spend your private money? It's a big joke! I Can you really spend more than five million yuan? I don’t want any of your money, and Fuhuo Fang will not pay a penny from the inner treasury. This matter will never be mentioned again, and I will worry about whoever brings it up."
"If you don't draw it from the inner treasury, how can Lang Jun continue to refine the Fuhuofang? I heard that this matter is confidential, do you want to draw it from the Wuping treasury?" Peng Qingying asked.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "I don't believe that I can think of a solution if I don't have money. Now I can't even do such a small thing. Of course, I also know your concerns. Don't worry, I am not refining the Fuhuo Fang to pursue anything. Immortality is for future wars. I promise you that I will never harm my body."
After hearing these key words, the girls finally breathed a sigh of relief. Emperor Zhou E also showed a slight smile and reminded softly: "Let me just say that Lang Jun has always been wise and will never indulge in evil ways. Since it is for the war, Lang Jun can just go ahead and do it. The internal treasury should still be used. .”
Li Yuan shook his head and said solemnly: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow. Since I said that I will no longer draw money from the inner treasury, I will not change my words. As for the money matter, I have my own solution, and everyone also agrees on this matter." Don't worry too much, in short, I will solve this matter myself.
It was gone, and I was covered in hot sweat. Why was it so hot in this hall? It was really unbearable. I'm going to take a bath and go to the study to think about it. Also, the pot of flowers on the table is really ugly in bloom, so I asked people to move it to the yard. "
After Li Yuan said that, he walked away. Emperor Zhou E licked his lips, and several maids followed him to prepare bath water for Li Yuan to bathe.
Qiu'er put away the account book and whispered carefully: "What's the season now? Where is the heat? It's very cool in the house. Isn't this pot of flowers very good? Yesterday, the governor said it is very beautiful."
Zhou Ehuang smiled knowingly and said, "He just has a hot heart."
