People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 1154 Entering the late autumn

Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi who was standing aside and said, "How much money did Li Zheng spend on such a fortification?"

Li Zhi said in a low voice: "In fact, most of the materials were moved from Jingyang, and the teacher just paid for some labor costs."

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "People in Chang'an City haven't seen such a grass field for many years."

Li Zhi thought about it and said: "The grassland has been planted now, and the grassland will slowly expand in a few days."

Looking at the green in front of him, Li Shimin said in a low voice: "Now I think we can plant grasslands on all sides of Chang'an."

Li Zhi said: "If grass is planted on all sides of Chang'an, how much money can the emperor give?"

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "You tell Li Zheng that next year you will really see green everywhere in Chang'an, and I won't send him money as for the money."

Seeing that the greening project of Chang'an City was about to end, it was already evening when Li Zhi walked towards the city wall and brought the engineering team back to Chang'an.

Back in the village, Li Zhi handed over the engineering team to Li Yifu and returned home.

When Li Zhi entered the house, he saw Li Zheng and Li Lizhi playing chess.

The fight on the chessboard was very fierce at the moment.

Li Zhi stood aside and watched the situation of the chess game.

Li Lizhi's sunspot fell again.

Li Zheng also picked up the white pieces and dropped them on the chessboard.

Looking up at Li Zhi's expression, Li Lizhi ate one of Li Zheng's white stones.

Li Zheng followed suit and took the sunspots on the other side of the board.

At this moment, Li Lizhi's expression became serious again.

Li Zheng shook his fan and said, "Don't think about it, this game of chess has already been drawn."

Li Lizhi looked away from the chessboard and looked at Li Zheng and said, "You did it on purpose."

Li Zheng drank tea and said, "What did I do on purpose?"

Li Lizhi stood up and stared at Li Zheng for a while, then turned and went back to the room.

Li Zhi asked curiously: "What's wrong with my imperial sister?"

Li Zheng said: "It's nothing, I just can't beat me in chess."

Li Zhi said in a low voice: "Father wants to plant greenery on all sides of Chang'an City, and he said he would give money."

Li Zheng tidied up the chessboard and said, "Your father gave you money?"

Li Zhi nodded vigorously.

Li Zheng said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, no matter what you do, asking your father for money is a very risky thing."

Li Zhi said: "The teacher thinks that the father will renege on his debt."

Li Zheng cleaned up the chessboard and poured himself a cup of tea, "What do you think your father will do if he reneges on his debt?"

Li Zhi hesitated and said, "Father probably won't renege on his debt."

Li Zheng said: "Don't speak too well of your father. Your father still owes me the salary for several years. You think your father will pay it obediently."

These words made Li Zhi fall into silence as well, indeed, he had never seen anyone in court send a monthly salary to the teacher.

Li Lizhi sat in her room, looking at Li Zheng who was sitting in the yard.

Xu Hui whispered from the side: "The workshop over there in Gaoling has started successfully."

Li Lizhi said in a low voice, "How high do you think Li Zheng's chess skills are?"

Xu Hui replied: "I haven't seen Chang'an Ling play chess very often, so I don't know."

Li Lizhi said: "I played five games of chess with him, and every game was a draw."

Xu Hui was surprised: "Every game is a draw?"

Li Lizhi gritted her teeth and said, "This is worse than losing chess. He just deliberately draws with the chessboard. He's teasing me!"

Seeing Li Lizhi's angry expression, Xu Hui smiled. It is normal for husband and wife to have some small conflicts occasionally.

Seeing how angry and helpless Li Zheng was, Xu Hui felt envious in her heart.

Xu Hui knew that Li Lizhi's chess skills were very good. Li Lizhi could fight back and forth with His Majesty on the chessboard when she was a child.

Being able to draw every game with Princess Changle on the chessboard also shows that Li Zheng's chess skills are very superb.

It can only be achieved by several realms higher than Li Lizhi.

Xu Hui looked at Li Lizhi's expression again, Li Zheng almost crushed Li Lizhi's self-confidence.

Li Lizhi's self-confidence in chess was shattered.

The wind in autumn is a bit cold, Xu Hui said to Li Lizhi: "Your Highness, the wind in this season is a bit cold, pay attention to your body."

Seeing Li Zheng walked into the kitchen to make dinner, Li Lizhi also looked away.

Xu Hui handed over the ledger and said, "This is the ledger for grain trading. The news just arrived, the money from the East China Sea will be delivered tomorrow."

Li Lizhi took the ledger and read it, "One stone of grain and thirty guan, sold to the Wa Kingdom for a total of [-] stone and [-] guan of silver."

Li Zheng bought 30 shi of old grain from Chaozhong at the usual price of six shi.

Now it is sold to the Wa country at the price of [-] guan for one stone of grain.

This business is profitable.

Li Lizhi also suspected that Li Zheng was using this kind of business to evacuate the silver mines of the Japanese country?
Xu Hui said in a low voice: "Is the price of [-] guan for one stone of grain too high? I'm afraid it will be known by others..."

Li Lizhi said, "Are you suing Li Zheng?"

Xu Hui nodded.

Li Lizhi said: "Actually, there is no need to worry about this."

Li Lizhi went on to say: "First of all, apart from a few people in the court, no one else knows about the situation of this business, and the cost of transporting food is very high, and it needs to sail across the sea to Japan, who can be sure? "

Xu Hui said: "Your Royal Highness, do you mean that the transportation costs are all on the Wa people?"

Li Lizhi said: "How can cross-sea trade be so simple? Do you know why Li Zheng wants to build a shipyard?"

Xu Hui frowned and said, "His Royal Highness means that Chang'an orders to build a commercial route on the sea?"

Sitting in front of the table, Li Lizhi said: "Since the Han Dynasty opened up the commercial road to the Western Regions, whoever controls the commercial road has the right to price the goods. It is in the hands of the various small countries in the Western Regions, whoever can transport the goods safely and quickly has the final say on the price."

Xu Hui also knew these words, Xu Hui was different from other maidservants.

Xu Hui was born in a scholarly family, and he can be regarded as a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. Of course Xu Hui understands such a simple truth.

Li Lizhi went on to say: "As long as Li Zheng masters the sea transportation, the price of the goods can only be decided by Li Zheng. This is the real importance of the shipyard. Not only that, but also the power of the sea can be controlled. .”

Xu Hui has also seen the world map in Li Zheng's study. If that picture is correct, there are many islands beyond the ocean, and a much wider world.

There is a world that many people have never seen.

Li Lizhi said again: "These things have to wait until later. I can't tell for a while, and the shipyard has just started, and it's still far away."

In the late autumn, the weather in Guanzhong suddenly became cold.

Winter is coming soon, and when Li Zheng got up early and opened the window, a gust of cold air came over his face.

(End of this chapter)