Cheng Chumo sat cross-legged, "Who could that be?"
"The ones in Hebei are not enough. There are others. If you want to check, you can't just check Chang'an City. The money they can carry is limited. His Highness the King of Wei asked for more because he hopes they will show their flaws."
"Send someone to keep an eye on the money exchanges between Tongguan and Luoyang, and you can naturally find out the clues."
Listening to Shangguan Yi's speech, Chu Mo didn't like his confidence, but his analysis was very reasonable.
Cheng Chumo picked up the baked cake and said, "Eat a piece of cake."
Shangguan Yi took the naan pancake which was still a little hot and used his sleeves to cushion it, "I'll take my leave now."
Cheng Chumo cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."
Holding the warm cake in hand, Shangguan Yi ate all the way into the village. Seeing that Mr. Ouyang Xun's house was still lit, he knocked on the door to pay a visit.
The servants in the courtyard opened the door and Shangguan Yi asked, "Old sir, can you rest?"
The servant looked at the figure in the room and said, "I'm reading a book now."
"Shangguanyi is here? Come in and take a seat."
Everyone who lives in Lishan is a neighbor, and we often move around, so everyone is familiar with each other.
Ouyang Xun put down the book in his hand, "This Liaozhai is really interesting. I have read it five times."
Shangguan Yi divided half of the cake to the old gentleman.
The old gentleman took a bite and said, "Well, it's still hot and very fragrant."
"I just went to the riverside and saw someone making a fire, so I went to see it. Then Cheng Chumo was baking pancakes by the river and eating them. Xiaguan went to ask for a piece of pancake."
After explaining the reason, Shangguan Yi asked in a low voice, "May I ask, old gentleman, is the Li family in Zhao County still the highest-ranking family in Zhao County now?"
"If you want to talk about the number one sect, the Li family of Zhao County doesn't recognize the number one. Who dares to claim the number one?"
When Shangguan Yi left Ouyang Xun's residence, she had some clues in her mind, but she was not sure and could only wait for Chu Mo's manpower to investigate.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is here. On Lishan Mountain, Zhang Yang came to Li Tai's residence carrying rice noodles and planned to make mooncakes with the fat man.
Li Yue and her two aunts went to clean the small palace first. According to the previous decree, Tian Khan was coming to Lishan for a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Li Tai asked the guards to carry a large bag of meat and vegetables, and they walked to the small palace together.
"Brother-in-law, I have asked Chu Mo and the others to investigate. There will be results in a few days."
Zhang Yang nodded, his expression indifferent to this matter.
The money in the DPRK was tense for a time, and local powerful people hid their wealth. They could spend as much as two million yuan for papermaking technology.
It is jaw-dropping and makes people dare not look up.
The rice noodles and meat dishes were handed over to the two aunts, Li Yue and Xiao Wu, while Xu Hui packed up the small palace.
And the two of them have to go to the village to greet His Majesty.
It seems that the deposit requested by Lishan is not enough, and the other party still needs to prepare. The money prepared in Chang'an City must be limited, and they cannot wander around outside with two million dollars.
After Pei Xuanji left, he didn't come to Lishan for the past two days, which was enough to show.
The other party also needs to discuss and prepare in advance.
Seeing how they spend a lot of money, they will not give up Lishan's papermaking technology easily.
The business activities of these people are still within the framework of morality. For people with status and power like Zhang Yang, they will set themselves a high moral standard.
Lishan is also qualified to ask them for a price.
Within this moral framework, transactions are conducted with sincerity and conscience.
But who is Zhang Yang? He has seen the cruelest predators of the jungle and the law of the jungle in business activities. Too many industries with good prospects will be cannibalized after being targeted by hunters.
Let alone confrontation, let alone being able to find a way out on your own.
Facing such an opponent, Zhang Yang would not want his conscience to cause trouble. They had not seen the sinister business practices before.
They have no idea who they are facing, and what kind of monster is hidden under the sunny and kind guise.
When Tian Khan's car arrived, Li Yue came with Xiao Wu and Xu Hui.
Among the royal carriages, the first ones to get off the carriage were the younger brothers and sisters. One by one, they swarmed towards Li Yue and Zhang Yang.
Next to get off the bus were His Majesty and Queen Changsun.
Li Chengqian was left in Chang'an City to supervise the government affairs. The prince usually did a lot of things. When the emperor went out to relax and play, it was the prince who did the hard work. The prince's role was really too great.
Li Shimin walked up to him and said calmly: "Where's the money?"
Li Tai bowed and stood silent.
Zhang Yang smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, follow me."
Let Li Yue take the queen and her younger brothers and sisters to leave first, while Zhang Yang and Li Tai took the Tian Khan to the other end of the village.
There are two people guarding it. There are four carriages here, and the carriages are filled with money.
Seeing his father sizing him up, Li Tai bowed and said, "Father, my son and brother-in-law haven't touched any of this money."
Li Shimin breathed heavily as he looked at the coins, his eyes filled with murderous intent, as if he was about to lead his troops to deal with those powerful men. It would be better to be a bandit than to be an emperor. If the emperor becomes a bandit, people in the world will rise up.
Bandits cannot command the Central Plains with the emperor's flag. This is a matter of identity.
The emperor is the lord of the world, and if you are loved by the people of the world, you must become a person worthy of love. After Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up and shouted the sentence "Princes and generals should rather have their kind", the world began to have a common people's rebellion.
From then on, the emperor's position became an object up for grabs. If you are a foolish emperor, you will have to face their justifiable rebellion.
Therefore, the emperor cannot be a bandit, and Li Shimin cannot be a person who takes things by force.
The emperor does not want to be a bandit, but his ministers can become bandits. After the ministers become bandits, it will be more effective for the emperor to kill the bandits and to convince the public.
As for who owns the money, it depends on the emperor's conscience.
Li Shimin was not a simple and honest person. In the eyes of the world, this emperor was so ruthless that he would not even spare his brothers. He secretly sighed in his heart that he was a ruthless person.
The rest of the people who yelled a few words and dared to stretch their necks to the emperor had a good end.
During the Zhenguan Dynasty, Wei Zhengsuan was an exception...
"What do you plan to do with the money?" Li Shimin, who had been quiet for a long time, finally spoke. Some people are rushing to give money to my son-in-law, but no one is rushing to give money to me.
Li Shimin was not worried that Zhang Yang would sell the papermaking technology. This boy who was more of a fox than a fox would not do this.
Unless he wants to hang himself in front of Chengtian Gate, and then cut open his stomach to see how many hearts he has, it is of great research value.
Zhang Yang looked troubled and said, "This is not waiting for His Majesty to resign."
Li Shimin turned his back and refused to look at the money. "How much money do you plan to extort from them?"
"Your Majesty, I don't want to extort money.",
"Then are you really planning to sell?"
"I don't want to sell it either."
The emperor's complexion was black and blue, and his blood pressure should be very high at this moment.
Zhang Yang bowed his head and sighed, "Your Majesty, the person who extorted their money was actually not me, but the King of Wei."
The autumn wind blew by, and Li Tai's sleeves moved with the wind, "My son...is helping my brother-in-law to blackmail him."
Li Shimin glared at the two of them, waved his sleeves and said, "You're worthless!"
Who has no future! Li Tai was very aggrieved. I also wanted to make money. You see, Li Chengqian spent hundreds of dollars building a market. Not only did he spend money outside, he never gave a penny to the palace or the government.
This prince who only engages in construction and not in revenue will lose all his money sooner or later. Look at what Li Chengqian did in Chongde Square in Chang'an City. What kind of literature museum, school captain's mansion, and bookstore are built? It is all construction with only investment and no return.
It would be better to build a few wine shops.
Feeling anxious, Li Tai kept making glances, saying that if you don't speak for me, I will cut off your ties with you right now.
Zhang Yang received the look and explained: "I have thought about it. Your Majesty can also buy the papermaking technology."
Li Shimin glared again, "What price will you give me?"
"I am willing to give your Majesty half of the money those people spend. The more they give, the more your Majesty will get. By then, your Majesty will have the money and the technology of papermaking. I congratulate your Majesty."
"Giving it away for nothing? Giving away money and papermaking technology?" Li Shimin looked shocked, unbelievable and unbelievable. Is this what he said?
Could it be that he has an extra heart, and that heart is conscience?
Zhang Yang added: "The papermaking technology is now in Lishan. Your Majesty can bid with the other party. They have offered two million yuan. As long as I insist that your majesty will also spend two million yuan to buy Lishan papermaking technology, they will definitely do it." Give me more money."
Li Shimin whispered: "When the Uighurs apologized to the Tang Dynasty and sent thousands of cattle, sheep, and war horses, Xu Jingzong refused their apology without fear of impeachment, and asked me to increase troops in Mobei. Before the autumn, the Uighurs Not only did they keep the animals, but they also gave them a stone of gold and two thousand catties of silver cakes. What do you think will happen next? I haven't replied to them yet."
"The Uighurs just spit out what they gained from the robbery. This is what they should give, not their own. This is not considered a sincerity in apology. Your Majesty only needs to order the Yinan Khan to control the troops in Mobei and the Uighurs. People will do more, not only apologize, but also surrender."
"Well, that's what the auxiliary machine said as well." Li Shimin stared at the son-in-law.
"The Duke of Zhao is strategizing, but his Majesty is laughed at by his humble opinions."
"The auxiliary machine hopes that the Uighurs will become their subjects, and you hope to eat up all the Uighurs' wealth."
"The wealth in the world belongs to your Majesty. If I don't want to take advantage of it, everything I eat belongs to your Majesty."
"You want me to be a villain?"
Zhang Yang stood with his hands folded and sighed: "Your Majesty is the benevolent and sage Tian Khan. The name of Tian Khan is known to the whole world. No one will say that your Majesty is a evil person. As for whether the Uighurs are convinced or not, the surrounding countries will watch. Their."
"I can't afford two million dollars!"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to take it out."
Li Shimin said coldly: "I don't want to write an IOU either."
"Your Majesty, you don't need to write anything, just give me a piece of real estate in Liaodong, which can be worth a million dollars."
Li Shimin gritted his teeth, "Just this?"
"Just treat it as a fiefdom."
The emperor did not agree immediately, but in the face of papermaking technology, he could not help but not agree.
If Lishan sells the papermaking technology to others, and Li Shimin wants to use Lishan papermaking technology again, he will be accused of trying to seize the property of his subjects, and those people will arrange countless mouthpieces to impeach Li Shimin.
The Tang Dynasty needed papermaking technology, and Li Shimin was determined to obtain it.
As long as Lishan sells the papermaking technology to Tian Khan, it will be Tian Khan's family property. You can have as much paper as you want. This is a knife, the sharpest knife that can pierce the family.
Those people would rather buy the Lishan papermaking technology and then destroy it so that Lishan paper will never appear again. Their rights and interests will be protected. From a long-term perspective, money spent will always come back.
But once the papermaking technology spreads, it will be really difficult to recover.
Which one is more important, they know better than anyone else.
This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was very peaceful. Only the younger brothers and sisters were the happiest. The moon on the fifteenth and sixteenth day was the roundest.
Li Shimin was eating mooncakes stuffed with bean paste and had no intention of admiring the moon. Instead, he looked at the night with empty eyes.
Zhang Yang and Li Tai stood aside, chatting about their next plan.
The emperor listened to these plans, thinking and calculating.
It was lively when the emperor came, but quiet when he left, leaving behind a group of younger brothers and sisters.
How much money can be swindled depends entirely on Li Tai. The fat man is under great pressure, so Li Shimin naturally hopes to get more and more money.
The emperor did not agree in person.
Zhang Yang did not specify what land or how many pieces of land he wanted in Liaodong.
The emperor and his ministers were inherently distrustful and each had their own hidden agenda. But for Lishan, the seller decided the amount of the transaction and who owned the papermaking technology.
The Mid-Autumn Festival passed peacefully, but when the Heavenly Khan belatedly heard that there was a greenhouse with a glazed roof on Lishan Mountain, he went into a rage in the Manna Hall!
This news came from the maid accompanying the prince and princess.
When His Majesty was angry, the prince and his father-in-law cleared out the guards, maids, and eunuchs in front of the palace.
He was left alone with his furious Majesty.
Li Shimin smashed the things in front of him, "Zhang Yang! You can use glass to make a roof, but you still want me to give you a fiefdom and give you half of your money. You are greedy, and I will make you die a miserable death."
Li Shimin held a long sword in his hand and stood in the messy Manna Hall, speaking coldly, "Pass on my decree, order people to wash the Chengtian Gate clean, and wash it every day from now on!"
"Here!"
After losing his temper, Li Shimin threw the sword in his hand on the ground and left, leaving a mess on the ground.
In fact, Zhang Yang not only wants to use colored glaze for the roof, but also wants to use colored glaze for the doors and windows.
The emperor didn't know that the colored glaze was made from Lishan Mountain, and he didn't know if the Tian Khan would go crazy if he knew about it.
On Lishan Mountain, Zhang Yang was redesigning the doors and windows. Glaze should be embedded in the doors and windows. With so many windows in the house, it was a big project. "Your Highness, Prince Jin, could you please help me mark the wood."
"Here."
"Princess Qinghe, please help me get the ruler."
"Okay!" Qinghe obediently handed over the ruler.
"Princess Dongyang, is the tea ready?"
Dongyang poured a bowl of hot tea, and his younger brothers and sisters accompanied him, serving tea and water, and then started to help. The palace ladies who were accompanying him saw their eyes darken and almost fainted.
If His Majesty knew about it, he would have brought troops and horses to Lishan to behead the county prince. Why is this man still alive?
These princes and princesses are so obedient because they are waiting for rewards, and the rewards are those large and small colored glaze balls.
This was just a surplus left when the greenhouse was roofed at that time. After polishing it, it could be used as a glass ball for the children to play with.
At the foot of Lishan Mountain, this was the third meeting between Li Tai and Pei Xuanji.
