Yuan Pei and Li Hao had already discussed the etiquette for this visit to the palace. Moreover, Li Hao also learned etiquette on a daily basis. Naturally, nothing embarrassing like when Cheng Shaoshang entered the palace for the first time would happen.
After Li Hao saluted Yuan Pei, he was given a seat and sat opposite the prince and the third prince.
After Emperor Wen looked at Li Hao for a while, he smiled and said to Yuan Pei: "The Qing family is really lucky. The eldest son is famous far and wide. Now he has joined Huangfuyi's family. I think he will be an able minister in the future. Next The son also has the ability to help those in need. The last time General Wan reported it, he mentioned that your second son led troops to suppress thieves. I didn’t expect that in addition to martial arts, he could also make magical objects such as Quyuanli. "
After hearing this, Yuan Pei said modestly: "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. In terms of blessings, the prince is kind, honest and wise. The third prince is also a courageous and upright man. Your majesty has a son like this. He is far more blessed than me. It is my turn to congratulate your majesty." That’s it.”
Emperor Wen felt comfortable hearing this flattery. Anyway, from Li Hao's point of view, Emperor Wen's mouth almost burst with laughter.
However, it is not easy to flatter someone. First of all, you must have two talented sons. Otherwise, how can you bring out the charm of others.
The base was to be replaced by Taifu Lou's unsatisfactory sons. Emperor Wen probably would have been angry and felt that he had been insulted.
In addition, you must be familiar with Emperor Wen, otherwise it would be too abrupt to say this.
After Emperor Wen smiled, he turned to Li Hao and asked: "Your name is Yuan Ang. At your age, you shouldn't have to work in the fields. Why did you think of improving the plow?"
Facing Emperor Wen's question, Li Hao replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare not lie. The main reason for improving the plow is the lack of money."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned, especially Emperor Wen who turned to look at Yuan Pei and found that he also had an embarrassed look on his face, and immediately smiled even more happily.
He asked further: "Really? You are a dignified legitimate son of the Yuan family, but you are still short of money. Please tell me carefully."
Li Hao replied: "This time I killed the rebels and got some trophies, so I thought about setting up a few villages for myself to take care of.
My father was quite open-minded. After listening to my idea, he helped me build a few villages, and also gave me some slaves and handymen at a discounted price. But as soon as they were done, my pocket was empty.
But this newly acquired Zhuangzi also needed money and food to operate. As a result, I had said that I didn't need my father's help, so I couldn't save my face and had to figure out a solution on my own.
It happened to be spring plowing at that time, and there were people plowing the fields everywhere. It just gave me an idea. There are so many fields in the world that need to be cultivated. If I could make a plow that was better than the one currently used, how much money could I make? .
At that time, I didn't think how difficult it would be, so I directly summoned a group of craftsmen and experienced farmers, and finally, with concerted efforts, we actually made this curved shaft plow. "
"I didn't expect that there was such a story about the birth of Quyuanli. So how is your money and money earned now?" Emperor Wen asked with a smile on his face.
Li Hao replied: "Not yet. After Qu Yuuli was made, he only sold some within the clan, and then his father saw it and verified its efficacy himself.
After that, my father said that this thing is something that can benefit the country and the people. It should not be used to make money. Instead, it should be presented to Your Majesty quickly so that it can be spread throughout the world with your Majesty's power.
In this way, the people will be able to cultivate more and more fields, and the harvest of food will be more and more. By then, the people will not be hungry, and the world will naturally be stable, and this is more expensive than me earning money. Much more important. "
"What the Qing family said is good. The world needs officials like the Qing family who take the people at heart. For this reason, you and I should have a good drink today."
After speaking to Yuan Pei, Emperor Wen went on to say to Li Hao: "As for you, don't be disappointed, I will reward you with a generous sum of money, which is guaranteed to be enough for you to run the manor.
In addition, I will allocate two mansions for you in the Young Mansion. They have been arranged. You just need to collect rent. That's great. "
Li Hao replied: "Of course this is the best. Thank you for your grace."
Then Emperor Wen arranged for the prince and the third prince to take Li Hao to the side hall to talk, leaving Yuan Pei alone.
In the side hall, Li Hao looked at the two brothers who were still quite close now, and when he thought about the third prince deliberately digging a hole for him in the future, he could only lament that things are unpredictable.
Ordinarily speaking, in terms of personality, the third prince may indeed be more suitable for that throne. After all, the world is in a state of flux and current affairs are unstable. A decisive and decisive person is indeed needed to rule the world.
But for the ministers, this may not be the case. Think about the time when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had thirteen prime ministers in succession, four committed suicide and three were killed. The probability of encountering misfortune was more than half, and the remaining people were not Everyone has a happy ending.
Therefore, for ministers, an emperor who is too strong is not a good thing. Therefore, if Li Hao really becomes an official in the future, he will definitely hope that the prince will ascend the throne.
As for his so-called personality defects, there are naturally other ways to make up for them. At worst, Li Hao can do all the work for him. Anyway, this is what Li Hao did when he assisted Zhao Zonghan.
Of course, this matter is not urgent anyway. We still don’t know what the situation will be in ten years.
Now Li Hao is just chatting with the two of them. It just so happens that the two of them have not left the capital for a long time. They are also very interested in hearing the stories of Li Hao's scenery along the way.
They kept chatting until a palace maid came to inform them that the banquet had started, and Li Hao was able to stop. Li Hao couldn't help but sigh, he didn't expect that he was quite suitable to be a tour guide.
After the banquet in the palace, Li Hao and Yuan Pei returned to the Yuan Mansion. This time, Li Hao and Yuan Pei finally enjoyed the VIP treatment of going directly to Xuanming Hall. They boarded the carriage from outside Xuanming Hall and did not have to walk so far. .
When the carriage left the palace, Yuan Pei asked: "Why did you say that to His Majesty today? Didn't I tell you what to say?"
Li Hao replied: "What you asked me to say are just some great truths. These words are not like those said by a person of my age.
If His Majesty was a conservative person, I would have followed my father's instructions today. But today I saw that Your Majesty is not like that, so naturally I should change my approach.
And what's the use of this credit now? I might as well give it to my father. This is the best choice for the Yuan family. "
"You are quite clever, but before you do anything in the future, tell me in advance and try not to make your own decisions, okay?" Yuan Pei said.
"Father, don't worry, the child understands." Li Hao responded obediently, and then changed the subject: "By the way, His Majesty just left my father alone to talk. What did he say? But you are going to be promoted?"
"That's true. The years our family has been suppressed have allowed the old ministers around His Majesty to gain a firm foothold.
Now is the time for us and other aristocratic families to contribute our efforts, and with Qu Yuuli as an introduction, we can make arrangements accordingly.
Your Majesty is going to ask me to serve as Xuzhou Shepherd to coordinate the suppression of the Xuzhou bandits. It is estimated that your cousin will also be recruited after a period of time and will be transferred to the local area to serve as State Shepherd.
It is a pity for the Qu family only. All the adult sons in the family have been lost, and there is not even one person who can become an official. Now even the position of the crown princess has been snatched by others. "
After Yuan Pei finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, lamenting the impermanence of things in the world.
And in Li Hao's heart, he thought so. The result of the prince marrying Sun was that all three of them were unhappy.
Unfortunately, there is not much that he can do in this matter. He cannot stop the prince from marrying Sun or Qu Lengjun from marrying into the Liang family.
That is to say, his cousin's old wife is still alive, otherwise it would be best for him to marry Qu Lengjun secretly.
In addition, this move also deprived the prince of his best opportunity to get help from the aristocratic family. Otherwise, if he were allowed to marry Qu Lengjun, he could rely on the strength of the Qu family, the Liang family, and the Yuan family, and he would not end up with only the big family around him. Two or three cats and kittens.
So when Emperor Wen asked the prince to marry the Sun family, did he really just care about his original promise, or did he have concerns about the power of the family? Only the person involved may know the specific situation.
By this time, the purpose of Yuan Pei's trip had been completed, and all that was left was to wait for the edict appointing Yuan Pei as the Mu of Xuzhou before he could return to Jiaodong.
After all, Xuzhou is just below Jiaodong, so it can be considered a convenient way, and Yuan Pei also needs to go back to gather his troops and staff to take office together.
Before leaving, Li Hao could start preparations for the arrangements for the Cheng family, in order to prevent Yuan Pei from noticing that he was so concerned about a military commander's family.
Therefore, all Li Hao's arrangements officially took place after he left.
Cheng Shi happened to be suppressing bandits in Xuzhou. After Yuan Pei took office later, it would be much more convenient for Li Hao to reveal the information to Cheng Shi.
After Li Hao and his party waited in the capital for ten days, Yuan Pei's appointment edict finally came out, and the village garden and money awarded to Li Hao were also handed over to Li Hao.
The manors and gardens are all well-maintained fields and forests, and they are all located near the capital. Calculated, they are much more expensive than my manor in Jiaodong.
But it was really too far away for Li Hao to take care of it, so he only arranged for a few people to take care of the accounts, and the original people were still responsible for other things.
As for the money, Li Hao didn't take it with him either. He kept it in the capital for now. It would be needed sooner or later anyway, so he didn't have to laboriously transport it back.
After all the troubles, Li Hao and Yuan Pei set foot on the road back to Jiaodong. They basically followed the same route they came from. However, there were no heavy goods in the team now. The overall speed was improved a lot, and it only took twenty We arrived home in a few days.
At this time, the clan elders in the family had received the news. They were very happy to know that Yuan Pei was appointed as Xuzhou Mu, and they celebrated Yuan Pei's good life among the clan.
Of course, in addition to celebrating, it is to mobilize talented people and the most elite members of the clan to Yuan Pei. The other is to contact the local nobles in Xuzhou and open up relationships.
Li Hao also saw all these operations, and couldn't help but sigh, it is really easy for this wealthy family to do things, and every aspect can be arranged for you.
After staying at home for a few days, when everything was almost arranged, Yuan Pei did not wait any longer. After all, the task given by Emperor Wen was to eliminate the banditry in Xuzhou as soon as possible. It would not be good if it was delayed for a long time.
But before leaving, Yuan Pei found Li Hao and said, "This time you made the Quyuanli, and I benefited from it. Although His Majesty gave you a reward, I also prepared some for you." Ordered one."
Having said this, Li Hao's interest arose. After all, he had something to take, so how could he not be happy.
Just listen to Yuan Pei say: "Looking at the lessons in the past few years, I am proficient in bow and horse, and I also have my own understanding of battle formations. I think I am more interested in martial arts.
So I found you a veteran general as your tutor to teach you the knowledge of commanding troops in battle. In addition, I will give you five manors, and I will also make up for you to two thousand.
As for the money spent, you don’t have to worry about it. If you can’t come up with it for the time being, I will ask my mother to replenish it for you. Then it will be deducted directly from the money in the capital. "
Hearing this, Li Hao was quite happy. After all, the wars in the Han Dynasty were indeed different from those in the Song Dynasty, and Li Hao also needed a teacher to familiarize himself with them.
And having more manors and tribes also means that Li Hao has more autonomy, which is indeed a good thing.
After Yuan Pei brought the people here and watched the handover of the people and the manor, he hurried to Xuzhou to take office.
In the days that followed, Li Hao became particularly busy. After all, the six arts of a gentleman could not be put down, so he added the subject of military science.
In addition, Li Hao also has to worry about the manor and the tribe from time to time. After all, Li Hao doesn't have anyone available, so he can't help but be busy all day long.
In the end, Liang couldn't stand it anymore, so he assigned a few close associates to Li Hao, and together with the small leaders Li Hao promoted from below, he slowly stabilized the manor and the tribe.
As for money, Li Hao also found a way to make money for himself again, which was to make colored glaze.
In fact, after Li Hao's special understanding during this period, he discovered that there were actually glass-like products in the Han Dynasty. However, due to process problems, the output was low, the quality was not good, and the transparency was not high.
So Li Hao spent a lot of money and the Yuan family's favor to hire a glaze craftsman, and then made a series of improvements in the glaze production process.
Of course, Li Hao did not directly develop in the direction of modern glass. After all, the aesthetics of the two eras are somewhat different. If he wants to fool the children of aristocratic families into spending money, he must find something that suits their aesthetics.
And even if he could break them off, Li Hao didn't intend to do it. After all, it was not enough to earn only once. Li Hao also planned to cut leeks several times more.
Yuanjia's colored glaze became very popular as soon as it was launched. After all, compared to other products, Yuanjia's is far superior in terms of color and luster.
Therefore, the products that are basically transported to various states and counties through caravans can be sold out before the next day.
Later, many people simply wanted to make an appointment with the Yuan family.
However, Li Hao could of course refuse. Originally, this glass was a luxury product. If everyone could get it, the quality would undoubtedly be lowered.
Therefore, Li Hao had no intention of satisfying the market. He just wanted to use hunger marketing to improve the quality of his products and create popularity in the market.
For a time, Li Hao obtained a large amount of money and food with Liuli, and completely got rid of the situation of lack of money.
