Not long after the carriage drove out of Qinjiazhuang, King Li Tai of Yue rubbed his hands and asked with a smile on his face:
"Brother Ming, how much does your four-wheeled carriage cost? Can you build one for someone?"
When Li Chengqian heard this, he looked at Qin Ming expectantly, as if as long as Qin Ming told the price, he would immediately follow suit and book one.
In his opinion, as long as the price is right for such a comfortable carriage, who wouldn't want one? It doesn't matter even if it's a little more expensive. The big deal is that Donggong can save some money in the future!
Qin Ming leaned against the sofa, put his hands on the back of the sofa, squinted his eyes and said lazily:
"It's not expensive. The price of this four-wheeled carriage is only 1,000 guang. If you want it, just give me the cost price of 800 guang."
When Li Tai heard this, he jumped up from the sofa. Because he jumped too high, his head hit the roof of the car with a thud, which immediately attracted exclamations from several people in the car.
"Artai, be careful? Why are you so excited!"
Li Tai bared his teeth, held his head in his hands, and asked:
"Is your carriage made of silver? Why is it so expensive?"
Qin Ming curled his lips when he heard this, reached out and knocked on the carriage and said:
"Artai, take a good look at the materials used in this carriage. This carriage is entirely made of mahogany from Lingnan Road, and the fabrics on the sofa are also made of fine Sichuan brocade."
"There is also the vivid and exquisite embroidery on this Sichuan brocade. This is something that someone spent a lot of money to hire a dozen old embroidery ladies from Jiangnan. They embroidered it day and night for five days before embroidering it."
"Look at the carpets in this carriage. They are Persian carpets bought at a high price from the Western Market. These carpets alone cost twenty guan!"
"There are also these silver ornaments in the four corners of the carriage, and these exquisite pendants made of steel on the walls of the carriage..."
"Tell yourself, is this carriage worth 800 bucks?"
Li Chengqian and Li Tai just felt that the carriage was comfortable to sit in and beautifully decorated, and did not pay attention to these specific details.
Upon hearing Qin Ming's introduction, the two of them immediately felt that this carriage was worth the money.
Just when the two of them secretly made up their minds to reserve a car, Qin Ming said with a smile:
"But Artest, if you really want a cheaper carriage, it's not impossible."
Li Tai's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly:
"how do I say this?"
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"As long as the expensive mahogany is replaced with ordinary wood, the Shu brocade is replaced with ordinary satin, and then these silver ornaments..."
Li Tai's face turned dark when he heard this.
Who are you looking down on! A mere eight hundred guan is my monthly salary for half a year, and it’s not like I can’t afford it!
Thinking of this, Li Tai waved his hand, gritted his back teeth and said to Qin Ming:
"No, no, no, 800 guan is 800 guan. I bought it! Just make it according to the material of this car. You don't have to save money for me!"
Li Chengqian on the side thought for a while and asked:
"Brother Ming, if the wood and decoration of the carriage are replaced with ordinary materials, how much will it cost?"
After hearing this, Qin Ming thought for a while and stretched out a finger and said:
"If they were all made of ordinary materials and paired with an average-looking horse, 100 pieces would be enough."
Li Chengqian nodded slightly when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, cupped his hands towards Qin Ming and said:
"Brother Ming, Gu Ye has ordered two cars. One can be made according to this, and the other can be made of ordinary materials."
While talking, Li Chengqian also knocked on the mahogany carriage a few times!
Li Tai tugged on his brother's sleeve and said doubtfully:
"Brother, why did you order two cars? And why did you order one with ordinary materials?"
Li Chengqian patted Li Tai on the shoulder and explained with a smile:
"This carriage is really comfortable to sit in, so I want to buy one just like this one and give it to my father later. As for the cheap one, I plan to ride in it myself in the future."
Li Tai was a little ashamed when he heard this. He was only thinking about himself and forgot that his father didn't have a car like this.
After thinking for a while, he took Li Chengqian's hand and said:
"Brother, since it is given to my father, Qingque will also have to pay half of the money! In this way, if you spend more money, you can buy a carriage like this."
Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head:
"No, there are very few times when I am alone in a car. I usually don't use it when I am in the East Palace, so I can just buy a cheap four-wheel carriage and use it for transportation."
On the surface, Li Yuan was leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, even though the old man was there, looking like he was not focused on anything else.
But his ears stood straight up and occasionally twitched slightly.
Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Yuan smiled and stroked his beard.
[He is a good and filial boy! 】
Qin Ming looked at the scene of brothers and sisters in front of him and smiled.
At the same time, he sincerely hoped that these two people could continue like this.
After the two brothers Li Chengqian discussed how much they would pay, they turned to look at Qin Ming.
"Brother Ming, the matter is settled. After the two of us go back, we will send someone to deliver the money to your house."
Qin Mingchao smiled and said to the two of them:
"Gao Ming, Artai, you two can just send the money for His Majesty's carriage to your house. As for the carriage you two want, I will build one for each of you for free."
Li Chengqian shook his head when he heard this, and said extremely seriously:
"How can this be done? The carriages of A and Qingque cost 900 guan in total. Your family has done a lot of work and effort. We can't ask for it in vain. You must accept the money."
Li Tai also looked at Qin Ming with a sincere face and echoed:
"Yes, Brother Ming, I know that your house has a lot of properties, but your house has a lot of expenses now!"
"Yesterday I saw the archives of the Department of Roads and Bridges. Now in order to build the Changlan Cement Road, your family has hired nearly 10,000 people."
"Based on the salary you originally offered, each citizen was 50 taels per day. According to this calculation, your house would spend 500 taels per day just for the wages paid to the people. If you add cement and other paving materials, someone would spend 500 taels per day. I don’t even dare to think about how much money I have spent.”
"Seriously, although it's fun to command nearly ten thousand people and work together, my heart aches for you every day when you pay money on the construction site!"
"I can't say that once the Changlan cement road is completed, the money in your house will be almost exhausted, so Brother Ming, you'd better accept the money for the carriage."
Qin Ming hesitated for a moment after hearing this, not knowing how to explain to Li Tai the established fact that he was not short of money!
After listening to Li Tai's words, Li Yuan rolled his eyes. If this were in Da'an Palace, Li Yuan would have kicked him up!
[You are so stupid. You have a very clear idea of how much money he spent, but why don’t you put some thought into calculating how much money this kid earned! 】
[He is now poor and only has money left, and you are actually worried about him! What's the difference between you and a beggar on the roadside, worried about whether the emperor will be poor and hungry? How stupid! 】
Thinking of this, Li Yuan waved his hand and said to Qin Ming:
"Brother Ming, since the King of Yue has said so, just accept the money."
"How can the dignified Prince Yue's palace take such a small amount of money seriously? But our family is different. We just use this money to supplement our family income!"
Qin Ming "...."
Xiao Qingwan "...."
Si snake "...."
【Subsidy for household expenses! Given our current conditions, is it necessary? 】
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