"By the way, when will His Highness the King of Wei perform the crowning ceremony?"
The sudden question made Li Tai's brain twitch and he didn't recover for a moment, "What?"
After a moment of silence, Li Tai calmed down and said, "The clan says it's October."
Zhang Yang drank the tea and nodded, "That's soon."
"Brother-in-law!" Li Tai jumped anxiously, "But take care of those people outside."
Zhang Yang refilled his cup of tea and looked at the fat man, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, you must persevere. Have you slacked off again recently?"
Li Tai asked in astonishment: "Are you fat again?"
Looking at the fat on his face, Zhang Yang nodded, "That's true."
If you insist on perseverance, you really need to keep your mouth shut, and the intensity of your fitness needs to be increased.
"Those people outside are noisy. If there are more and more people, they will inevitably rush in."
The literati of the Tang Dynasty have always been very popular. They argue hard based on reason. If they can quarrel, they will never sit back and accept the internal friction.
He would be killed at every turn to thank the world.
I don’t know who brought up the scholar’s fierceness.
Is it Mr. Zheng?
After thinking about a way, I can be shameless, but they still want to be shameless.
Zhang Yang whispered a few words to Li Tai.
"Is this really what you want?"
"Does His Highness, King Wei, have any other options?"
Li Tai said melancholy: "That's fine."
Just as he was about to leave, the little fat man came back with a troubled expression, "Brother-in-law, that Lishan Ruler..."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Everyone on Mount Li knows that sacred objects like the Lishan Ruler were created by His Highness the King of Wei."
"Brother-in-law...you!"
"What's wrong with me?"
"You...you're too bullying!" Li Tai hesitated before he could say anything, and left in anger, waving his sleeves.
As more and more scholars gathered at the entrance of the village, Li Tai naturally could not appear in front of people. He asked his bodyguard to carry a wooden sign and placed it at the entrance of the village. On the wooden sign was written one sentence: One hundred guans per person, you can Enter the village and argue hard.
The reason why Li Tai didn't come forward was that he didn't want to be drowned in the spit of these people.
One hundred strings per person? When they saw the sign, these scholars were also stunned.
After some discussion, everyone decided to send people to argue with Zhang Yang.
There are rich scholars and there are poor scholars.
There is a dispute over who pays more and who pays less.
Everyone wants to be the one to discuss the demon book with Zhang Yang face to face.
Soon these people discovered the fact that no one was willing to be the one who paid the most.
The crusade alliance was quickly disintegrated.
"Shu Zi loves money as much as his life! You are ashamed to be in the same place with this boy!" With these harsh words, some people left in twos and threes.
"How can knowledge and accomplishment be weighed in gold and silver? If we paid in silver, wouldn't we be the same as Zhang Yang?"
Another person said a few words, turned around and left.
Seeing these scholars leaving, several elders of the noble clans on the official road were so angry that they really wanted to take out a hundred strings and rush into Lishan Mountain to argue with Zhang Yang for three days and three nights.
But this is a hundred strings, my God! So expensive!
Li Tai was still pacing back and forth in the village. When the guard came back, he hurriedly asked, "How's it going?"
"Go back to His Majesty the King of Wei. Everyone has dispersed."
"The siege was solved for a while, but my brother-in-law's actions will only make the children of those aristocratic families even more angry." Li Tai also read Liaozhai. The story is absurd, and even the dynasty and official names of the brother-in-law are fabricated.
Just like this, under the analogy of the aristocratic family, Liaozhai's expression of the aristocratic family's use of power to control people's hearts is even more glaring.
The guard whispered: "I have read the stories written by the county prince before, such as the crow fetching water and the story of three monks. It doesn't seem like much?"
"The past was before, and the present is now." Li Tai kicked away the stones at his feet in annoyance. Nothing goes well these days.
, are all causing trouble for this king.
I don’t want to do this anymore, I want to go back to Chang’an, I feel homesick...
Li Tai raised his head sadly, just like Chang'an City, it felt like a home but not like a home.
He lamented, he wanted to point his finger at the thief and curse God!
"Perhaps it is because the magistrate has experienced so much that he writes these sarcastic stories." The guard said arrogantly.
In response to him, Li Tai glared angrily and lowered his head guiltily.
"Send the order!"
"The humble duty is here."
"Screw the weight loss, I'm going to eat meat tonight, and eat as much as I can."
"Here!"
He also felt guilty. He had been busy running the business with his brother-in-law since he was a child. No matter how much a person's experience is, his experience is limited.
And he has very few friends. How could such a person write such a story?
From Red Mansions to Butterfly Lovers, and now.
It’s almost like pointing at the noses of those aristocratic families and saying, you are all bastards.
And the better the books sell, the more people know about it.
It becomes increasingly difficult to end.
The family is sorting out the accounts and implementing Lishan's follow-up business plan, and the family is also preparing to return to Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang took the invitation sent by Aunt Wang and said, "Your Majesty wants to use Qujiang Pool. Will he pay for it?"
Aunt Wang wondered: "The palace didn't say anything clearly, but they said they would invite the county marquis to go to Qujiang Pond for discussion early tomorrow morning."
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui are packing their luggage.
Now Qujiang Pool is mortgaged on my own home. It is my backyard. The emperor can't do this kind of thing to seize other people's property.
How unreasonable!
Life is full of worries. Due to factory reconstruction, the village's business has almost stopped operating.
The Western Turks sent several more boxes of gold and silver. Li Yue made some calculations and said, "It cost at least one thousand guan to buy cotton from Gaochang, and now my family still has 30,000 guan left."
She pursed her lips and felt aggrieved, "When will I have a million-dollar fortune?"
Whether it is Luoyang or the Western Turks, the money sent by these two ends is temporary and not a long-term solution.
We must manage Lishan well. This is the long-term solution.
"Hey, husband, what is this?" Li Yue asked curiously when she found a translucent frosted stone while packing up the groceries to take back to Chang'an.
"This is glass." Zhang Yang explained, leaning against the door: "These days, when I was helping to work in the blacksmith shop, I used their furnace to calcine the glass. The texture is not very good. I wanted to try my luck."
Li Yue pointed it towards the sun and said, "This is Liuli."
"That's right."
"This thing is very valuable." Her eyes shone, sweeping away the previous haze.
Zhang Yang took it from her hand and said, "I plan to use this to make the windows of our new home. Glass windows transmit light well."
Li Yue gritted her teeth and took it back, "Who uses such precious colored glaze to make windows?"
"Okay, I'll give this piece of glass to you."
"Hmph! You can't indulge your husband's bad habits."
"This is not a bad habit. Once I master the ratio and formula, I can have as much as I want."
"That can't be used as a window." Li Yue held the duck-egg-like glass block with a firm look in her eyes, "Last time, my husband wanted to build the toilet next to the bedroom."
The couple quarreled again.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui have packed their luggage and are sitting at the door of their house watching.
The daughter-in-law is very protective of money, and all valuable items in the house are inseparable from her clutches.
"Using glass as a window can also prevent wind leakage. You don't have to worry about cold wind leaking in during the winter."
"No! If we use glazed windows in our home, wouldn't it be criticized by others if word spreads about it?"
"Who dares to criticize me? I asked King Wei to blow up his family's ancestral tomb."
After arguing for a while, they finally decided to shelve the plan.
A quarrel is a quarrel, but the family still wants to return to Chang'an City happily. If they don't go back, it will be impossible.
Wenwu also pointed out that he helped them subsidize their families.
The carriage was moving, Zhang Yang was sitting on the shaft driving the horse, and in his ears he could hear the discussion between his wife and his two disciples.
Xu Hui asked in a low voice: "Does Liuli really have as much as he wants?"
Li Yue nodded, "Yes, my husband said so."
Zhang Yang felt that there were a few more black lines on his forehead.
Xiao Wu said anxiously: "I've seen colored glass before, and it's a beautiful colored glass cup."
"Next time, let your master make it look like a cup. We will use this to drink tea every day."
"That's too luxurious."
Words full of expectation and longing came from the carriage.
When they arrived in front of the city, Zhang Yang helped his wife and two little girls out of the carriage and handed the horses to the groom in front of the city.
Put a hat on the little bear to prevent its bearlike appearance from disturbing the residents of Chang'an City.
If someone wanted to bring such a powerful animal into the city, they would definitely not be allowed to do so.
That is, only the princess's family has this privilege.
The soldiers guarding the city gate also had smiles on their faces when they saw Zhang Yang. This high-ranking official was in charge of the wages of the twenty-four guards, and it was too late to flatter him, let alone offend him.
I haven't been back for two months, and the alley I went home to is still secluded and uninhabited, and the surrounding empty houses have collapsed due to disrepair.
The little bear raised his head and smelled it. First he found the direction of his home, and then he ran away.
When it came to the door, it was picking at the lock on the door with its paws.
Aunt Yang stepped forward and opened it, opened the old lock, pushed the courtyard door open, and the little bear got in, sniffing everywhere.
Zhang Yang was pulling a cart of luggage, while Xiao Wu and Xu Hui were pushing it behind.
After the luggage entered the yard, cleaning began.
After a whole day of busy work inside and outside, the family went to bed early.
The next morning, Zhang Yang cooked a table of breakfast and went out to Qujiang Pool.
This alley in Dongshi is untraveled. It is rare to find such a secluded place in Chang'an City. It is surrounded by dilapidated houses and no one lives there.
Arriving at the entrance of Qujiang Pool, Wang Gongzheng stood here.
"Old Wang, your complexion has improved a lot today. Have you taken the tonic given by Lishan?" Zhang Yang said with a smile as he cupped his hands.
"I did use some yesterday." Wang Gonggong said sideways, "Your Majesty is inside, and the county prince is coming with the old slave."
Walking into Qujiang Pond, the place is still the same as before, except that in autumn, the trees beside Qujiang Pond have all fallen leaves.
The morning air is also a lot cooler.
Li Shimin is standing in the waterside pavilion with his hands behind his back, giving people an unpredictable back view.
Zhang Yang followed Lao Wang into the waterside pavilion and saluted, "I heard that Your Majesty is going to hold a garden in Qujiang Pond."
"I haven't held an amusement park for a long time. Recently, I have been alienated from the clan and the nobles of Chang'an City."
"May I ask, Your Majesty, how much money will you prepare for the garden tour this time?"
"Don't worry, you don't have to pay for it."
Qujiang Pond is very quiet, with no one around. Occasionally, three or two obscenely fat fish will jump out of the water.
Zhang Yang stepped forward, "Your Majesty, I misunderstood, that's not what I meant."
"Do you think I'm extravagant again?"
"Not really, I just feel that I really don't need to show up for this kind of thing, but Your Majesty wants to give me money."
"Hehehe..." Li Shimin sneered and smiled.
"Your Majesty, don't you want to pay?"
"This Qujiang Pond belongs to me."
Zhang Yang sighed: "Your Majesty, this is wrong. In order to deal with the autumn harvest, when I lent money to your Majesty, I promised to use Qujiang Pool as a mortgage."
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It is mortgaged to us, and it is also our backyard. If Your Majesty does something like seizing someone's property, I will naturally be unable to resist, but if Duke Zheng and the others find out..."
Li Shimin closed his eyes and tightened his fists a little, "I have always regarded you as one of my own family members."
"Since we are a family, we must settle accounts clearly. Your Majesty will not understand this truth."
As a benevolent and virtuous king and a dignified Khan, Li Shimin thought that his reputation was already very good.
It really doesn't sound good to hear about the emperor seizing other people's property.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and asked, "How much money do you want?"
Zhang Yang looked at the scenery in front of him and said, "I have to say that Your Majesty has good taste. In summer, Qujiang Pool is too hot to stay for a long time, but in autumn the scenery here is just right. It is also a good time to be in the Autumn Garden." , Your Majesty, look at the scenery in the distance, how beautiful it is."
Li Shimin said with a straight face, "If you hadn't stopped me from building Taiye Pond, I wouldn't have thought of coming to Qujiang Pond."
"Your Majesty is opening the Autumn Garden. How about sixty guans a day? With such a good venue, I think it's already a good deal."
"I said that this autumn garden tour will be held in Qujiang Pond, but I don't have so much money to give you."
The emperor has a small treasury. It seems that this small treasury is not rich. The money left behind by frugality is finally thought of squandering.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, Li Shimin has been treating the meritorious officials kindly. He also needs to maintain his connections and reputation and be a kind and friendly emperor.
"Why don't you write an IOU, Your Majesty? We will settle the accounts later."
Li Shimin took a deep breath, "You even want to argue with me for sixty dollars?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Actually, Tianli Mountain's money is tight these days. The expenses for your Majesty's summer vacation were all paid for by His Highness the King of Wei. A total of one hundred and thirty guan. Did your Majesty think it was free?"
"The money Qingque paid? Why didn't I know about this?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is filial, so he will naturally not inform His Majesty."
Now Li Shimin knows that even Qingque is richer than me!
I haven't paid attention to the management of Lishan for a long time. Qingque went to Lishan and did not return to Chang'an City for two years. In these two years, he spent all his food and expenses in Lishan. I think he also saved a lot of money.
This guy can take out eight hundred strings, but it seems too tight for me to take out one hundred strings now.
Zhang Yang asked again: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll write it!"
"That's great." Zhang Yang grinned, "This time the taxes from Lishan have been prepared, and the expenses for His Majesty will be much more relaxed."
"That's right." Li Shimin nodded in response.
