Li Shimin

Chapter 275 Li Xuan's Thoughts

Sure enough, Li Chang had been out for less than half an hour.

Xue Rengui took several personal guards of the palace, and began to carry money boxes into the courtyard one by one.

The side room, which was already empty, was packed tightly with boxes of money.

Seeing this, Li Xuan couldn't help showing a smile in his eyes, money is the only way to be sure!
"My Majesty, the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Li family of Longxi, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Wei family of Jingzhao, the Liu family of Hedong, and the Yang family of Hongnong all sent money for glasses to the king."

Holding only the roster in his hand, Li Chang walked in with an excited face, his old eyes were excited, the king was indeed different from ordinary people, even those aristocratic families who pretended to be noble and had nostrils in the sky were scrambling to give money to the king.

"Among them, the Cui family of Boling has [-] guan, the Wang family of Taiyuan has [-] guan, the Liu family of Hedong has [-] guan, and the Lu family of Fanyang has [-] guan...a total of [-] guan!"

As soon as these words came out, even Li Yuan, who was sitting firmly at the chess table, couldn't help but pause.

As for Cheng Chusi and the others, their faces were full of astonishment.

"Twenty thousand coins?"

"There are so many?"

"Back to all young men, there are indeed so many!"

Li Chang replied with a happy face.

"Why aren't there so many?"

Li Xuan snorted softly, "Look, you have never seen the world, how much more than [-] guan? Those aristocratic families, after all, are the top families in the Tang Dynasty, and each family only pays [-] to [-] guan."

"Housekeeper, I will take out two hundred guan from the money in a while, which is my promise to Le Tai and others!"

"My lord, is two hundred strings a bit much?"

Li Chang's old face was wrinkled again, feeling a little distressed, "Although they are ink curers, they are just some craftsmen. Your Majesty only needs to reward them with a consistent amount of money, which is already a great kindness!"

"The steward reminded me rightly, this king is indeed a bit short, and with the addition of [-] guan from each of the Qinghe Cui family and the Xingyang Zheng family, we need to give Letai and others another [-] guan."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and continued.

"My lord, this..."

Hearing this, Li Chang was numb, it was completely different from what he said.

"Is this king such a person who does not believe what he says?"

Li Xuan smiled lightly and glanced at Li Chang, "Although Letai and the others are craftsmen, who would have made these glasses without them? Especially the glass sheets needed for those glasses, which craftsman in the Tang Dynasty can make them Made so smooth and delicate?
They deserve it! "

"What the king said is very true, the villain will send it to him!"

Li Chang hastily clapped his hands in response.

Craftsman is just a cheap industry, which has long been a consensus in Datang.

Li Chang didn't care much about Le Tai and the others.

What he cares about is that Li Xuan keeps his word, and his status as a king is respected, and he must not lose his credibility just because of a little money.

Immediately, he went out, called two guards, counted out 210 Liuguan coins, and carried them to the glass workshop.

Seeing this, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Li Xuan's eyes.

Perhaps, no one knew, but in his heart, Letai and the Mohist rulers were the people he valued most in the entire Tang Dynasty.

All these are the reliance of his happy life in the future!
In the glass workshop, Le Tai and others, who were working hard, couldn't help but feel shocked when they saw the more than 200 coins in front of them.

"Butler Li, the king gave the money to the villain and others?"

Le Tai asked cautiously.

"Exactly!"

Li Chang nodded slowly and replied, "Your Majesty said before that from now on, you will get a hundred dollars for the objects you make and the money you sell. It just so happens that those aristocratic families have all taken a fancy to this rare object of glasses, and they will give you one hundred dollars for the items you make and the money you sell. Buy [-] copies."

"I hope that after you get the money, you will not disappoint the king's trust, and make these glasses as soon as possible!"

"But, Steward Li, isn't the money too much?"

Le Tai still couldn't believe it, and said quickly.

"210 six times, no more and no less!"

Li Chang nodded slowly, staring closely at Letai and the others, and said in a deep voice: "It's a gift from the king, and you are not allowed to refuse. Besides, how you take the money is still the usual practice. But those glasses, you It must be made as soon as possible, but if you need to send more craftsmen and manpower, just let me know!"

"Yes, Steward Li!"

Hearing this, Le Tai's expression changed, and he responded repeatedly.

Afterwards, Li Chang nodded slowly and walked out.

He still has a lot of things to do, but he can't spend all his time in this small workshop.

"Hahaha, Uncle Le, it's really 210 six times!"

After Li Chang left, a curator of ink lay down in the cash box, counted them carefully, and then his face was full of excitement.

"To shut up!"

Seeing this, Le Tai couldn't help but glared at the young man angrily.

"How could your majesty defraud me of a few hundred pennies?"

"Hey, Uncle Le, I'm not afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Le Tai looked anxious again, and said in a low voice: "Remember, although we are ink masters, we are only craftsmen. It is heaven to be able to make some objects for the king in Lijiazhuang, or the objects we like. Big luck.

And these two hundred guan and [-] guan coins are just a reward from the king to us.Even if the king doesn't wait for me, it's only natural!Afterwards, with this money, your family will not have to worry about food or drink, and you are not allowed to have any other thoughts in the future, just concentrate on making objects for the king.

Moreover, you are also in Lijiazhuang, and you have learned a lot of secret recipes, and you must not have any other thoughts, otherwise there will be consequences, and you can think of them yourself! "

The young man quickly said angrily: "Uncle Le, don't worry, we are not stupid. We build things for the king. On such a good day, a fool wants to leave. Moreover, in less than half a year, those cement houses next to us will definitely be able to build Finished. By then, we can also move our family here, and no one dares to bully us at will!"

All the ink curers around also nodded repeatedly.

Then, thinking of so many glasses to be made, I couldn't help but feel worried.

"It's just, Letai, 600 more than [-] pairs of glasses, just the fifteen of us, how can we make it?"

"Yeah, even if each of us concentrates on making glasses, we can make more than 300 pairs of glasses in one day. It will take two months to make all of them."

"Shall I look for the two craftsmen next door?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Le Tai's heart moved, "You mean to find two master craftsmen, Ying Qi and Wu Fu?"

"Exactly, those two master craftsmen were the first to follow the king, and they seem to be the master craftsmen who will be the supervisors. They are no worse than me in carpentry skills!"

"But, those two craftsmen seem to have been given a task by the king, and they are making some kind of carriage!"

There was some excitement in Letai's eyes.

"Then we still need to report this matter to Steward Li!"

"Exactly!"

……

Li Xuan has also taken into account the shortage of manpower for Letai and others.

Therefore, facing Li Chang's report, after pondering for a moment, he just said directly: "Letai and others only need to concentrate on firing the glass lenses. As for the wooden frames of the glasses, first let Ying Qi and Wu Fu follow the instructions of the Letai." Waiting for someone's mold to make."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Chang quickly nodded in response.

"However, Ying Qi and Wu Fu made glasses wooden frames for the music platform and others. Of the 210 six pennies, a part of it needs to be allocated to Ying Qi and Wu Fu!"

Li Xuan continued: "This matter must be explained to Yue Tai and other Mohists!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Chang replied again.

(End of this chapter)