Li Shimin

Chapter 852
"Yes, Chief Manager!"

Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and other generals responded quickly.

"The army rested for five days, and then sent scouts to the west to investigate these countries that eat barbarians!"

Li Ji ordered again.

"Yes, Chief Manager!"

This time, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and other generals were all excited.

Although it was only a tentative attack to attack the huge Great Food Thief Country, it also made their blood boil.

However, what Li Ji and others didn't expect was that they still underestimated the reputation of this great army of thieves in the Western Regions.

After they slaughtered this army of thieves who were harming every small country everywhere, the reputation of the King Master of the Tang Dynasty spread like a strong wind. All the envoys came to pay their respects with loads of gifts.

Different from the big food thief army who just arrived, the rulers of these small countries in the Western Regions still have a certain understanding of the distant Eastern Tang Dynasty.

You know, that is a powerful country that cannot be provoked.

Therefore, Li Ji spent a few days working hard, and after summoning all the rulers or envoys of the small countries in the Western Regions one by one, he began to reorganize the army and set off again.

However, when they started again, the army under their command doubled in size!
……

In a flash, a few months passed again.

Entered Zhenguan for 11 years.

The entire Tang Dynasty has completely entered the golden age of Zhenguan.

In the states and counties around Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, thousands of cement houses were added.

And in Chang'an City of Tang Dynasty, in Anyefang near Taiji Palace, there are also ten more six-storey concrete buildings.

Moreover, this concrete building has already been sold to officials who have no houses to live in Chang'an City.

In the past few days, these cement houses have been built, and only the final repairs are left.

All the officials in the six departments of the three provinces of the Tang Dynasty were all excited after hearing the news.

After setting the value, everyone rushed to Anyefang impatiently.

The ten six-storey concrete buildings in a row are neatly arranged in Anyefang, and the craftsmen are working hard on the repairs.

A group of officials, the more they look at the brighter their eyes.

Although it is still a bit dirty and messy, from bottom to top, there are three or four rooms in each house, which are much larger than the house they are renting now. It will not be difficult to bring their family to live in. any congestion.

The most important thing is that these houses are their own houses, and the deeds are written in their names.

"Wonderful, who would have thought that I was waiting in Chang'an City, and it was Anyefang, and I could buy such a spacious house for only 22 yuan?"

"Poor me, I have spent tens of thousands of money in renting a house in Chang'an City for the past two years!"

"Besides, it's still a house made of cement, so strong..."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"..."

The more you look at it, the more excited the officials are.

At the same time, they are all relieved.

His Majesty did not lie to them, Fang Xiang and Du Xiang did not lie to them, they only spent more than 20 pennies to buy such a big house in Chang'an City!
All the way back to their respective homes, all the officials were still beaming.

"Lu Yuanwailang?"

Lu Xuanzhong, the current court official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, has just returned to Yonganfang from Anyefang, and he is still immersed in the good mood that the cement house is about to be completed.But before he entered the courtyard of the rented house, he was stopped by a familiar voice.

Lu Xuanzhong's expression changed, and he hurriedly sneered towards the middle-aged woman standing at the door, who was stronger and burly than those generals in the court, and slightly bowed his hands in salute.

"I've seen Mrs. Ann!"

"Looking at Lu Yuanwai's expression so bright, there must be a happy event approaching. I'm here to congratulate Lu Yuanwailang first!"

Mrs. An smiled slightly and saluted Li Luxuanzhong.

"Thank you Madam An for your kind words, but Lu..."

Lu Xuanzhong just wanted to explain, but Mrs. An waved her hand directly in front of her, her face full of impatience.

"Lu Yuanwailang, don't gossip, the end of the month is coming soon, my concubine is here to wait for Lu Yuanwailang, next month's rent should be paid by Yuanwailang!"

"Here, Mrs. An..."

Lu Xuanzhong was startled, his eyes were full of astonishment.

"It's not halfway through this month, why is Mrs. An so anxious?"

Hearing this, the flesh on Mrs. An's face twitched, her face full of grievances.

"Lu Yuanwailang doesn't want to renew the lease? It's freezing cold today, and I'm alone and helpless. I don't want to buy more coal to burn down the house. How warm will it be for everyone?
In addition, under such weather, it is the most comfortable time to eat hot pot. If I don’t go there every few days, my concubine will be haunted and dreamy. The food is tasteless, and I can’t sleep at night. Getting thinner? "

Lu Xuanzhong: "..."

Subconsciously, the whole body shivered from top to bottom.

Although the people of Tang regard plump and roundness as their beauty, the figure of Mrs. An in front of her is equivalent to three beauties, which is too much!
Now, although there is a husband's family, the husband's family has left a lot of property in Chang'an City to this Mrs. An, and this Mrs. An is so savage that no one dares to marry her, and no one dares to provoke her!
Especially Lu Xuanzhong, even though he is a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and a sixth-rank official, he did not dare to provoke him, and he had to honestly pay the rent to Mrs. An.

"Madam An, don't worry, I'll go back and prepare [-] yuan, and give it to Madam!"

"consistent!"

Mrs. An glanced at Lu Xuanzhong coldly, and said slowly.

"consistent?"

Lu Xuanzhong was shocked again, with a look of disbelief, "Madam An, I was transferred to Chang'an City the year before last, and I have been living in Madam's house.

The year before last was only [-] Wen in January, last year it rose to [-] Wen, and this year it rose to [-] Wen. Why did it suddenly rise to the same level today?

So much, is it a bit expensive? "

"Expensive?"

Mrs. An sneered, "How fast the prices of houses in Chang'an City are rising now, isn't Lu Yuanwailang not aware? The rent of the more than ten houses in my concubine's body is the lowest in Yong'an Square! The house of the Li family next door has already gone up. When it reaches [-] yuan, if Lu Yuanwailang thinks the concubine's house is too expensive, he can look elsewhere!"

Indeed, even comparing the entire Chang'an City, the rents of the ten or so houses Mrs. An had in Yong'an Square were the lowest.

Therefore, Mrs. An was not afraid that Lu Xuanzhong would abandon her house and look for another house.

Unfortunately, Mrs. An miscalculated this time!
The Lu Yuanwailang who had been impoverished for more than two years in front of her bowed his hands to her without any fear, and bowed slightly: "Mr. Lu, thank you Mrs. An for taking care of me for these three years!"

Mrs. An was startled, "What does Lu Yuanwailang mean?"

"Hui'an, Mrs. Lu has already bought a house in Anyefang, and will move out at the end of the month!"

"Anyefang?"

Suspicion flashed again in Mrs. An's eyes. Anyefang was closer to Tai Chi Palace and Zhuque Street than Yong'anfang where she was. Naturally, the house price in Anyefang was much higher than her place.

Could it be that the seemingly honest Lu Yuanwailang in front of him is also greedy for ink?
Thinking about it, Mrs. An couldn't help but look Lu Xuanzhong up and down.

"Lu Yuanwailang actually bought a house? I don't know how much it cost? Could it be that he was deceived by someone?"

"Thank you Madam An for your concern. Your Majesty is kind. He couldn't bear to wait for these officials to have no houses to live in Chang'an City. They built ten concrete houses for me in Anyefang!"

Lu Xuanzhong explained.

"The ten concrete houses in Anyefang were really built for you and other officials?"

Hearing this, Mrs. An was in disbelief.

Now, concrete houses are extremely popular in Chang'an City, and Mrs. An naturally knows the ten six-storey concrete houses in Anyefang.

"Exactly!"

Lu Xuanzhong straightened his back with a proud face.

This is the first time in the past three years that he has been so confident in front of Mrs. An!
"His Majesty……"

Mrs. An's heart ached for a while, and she wanted to yell at her just now, but she remembered something and quickly changed her words.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jin has done a lot of harm to people, and even robbed me and other ordinary people of money..."

When the ten concrete buildings were built, Mrs. An also made a special trip to see them, so she knew how many households could be accommodated in those ten concrete buildings alone.

In this way, the officials in the entire Chang'an city will no longer lack houses to live in!

However, these officials who were transferred from other places to Chang'an City and couldn't afford houses, were the main customers of their landlords!

Now, how much less rent do they have to earn a year?

Thinking about it, I can't help but feel extremely heartbroken!

"May I ask how much money Lu Yuanwailang spent when buying a concrete house?"

Suddenly, thinking of something, Mrs. An asked quickly, with some expectation in her eyes.

"22 coins!"

Lu Xuanzhong smiled softly, his eyes were full of pride, he had been an official for many years, he could naturally understand what Madam An meant, and at the same time, he was even more proud in his heart.

"what?"

Sure enough, Mrs. An couldn't believe it, "Lu Yuanwailang is teasing my concubine, how can there be 22 houses in Chang'an City? As for the cement house, maybe even a small house under the city wall can't be bought?"

"Hahaha, Mrs. Lu will never lie to Mrs. An. Moreover, Mrs. An has a lot of contacts in Chang'an City and is well-informed. If Mrs. Lu is really deceiving Mrs. An, Mrs. An will know in a few days!"

Regarding Mrs. An's expression, Lu Xuanzhong was naturally full of comfort. After laughing a few times, under Mrs. An's gloomy expression, he cupped his hands and walked in.

"Lu Mou still has important things to do, so he won't bother Mrs. An!"

"King Jin!"

At the gate of the house, Mrs. An let out a sigh of relief. She gritted her teeth for the King Jin of the Tang Dynasty outside Chang'an City.

No one in the Tang Dynasty knew that the cement fetish was created by King Jin!
And the cement house was also the first one built by King Jin!

As for the construction of cement houses and buildings in Chang'an City, although the Tang Chamber of Commerce came forward, the people behind it must be His Majesty, King Jin and others.

Your Majesty, they dare not abuse, but King Jin, they are not afraid!
Because King Jin never offends with words, especially for ordinary people like them, King Jin will not humiliate easily!

Moreover, the bright glass, mirrors, refined salt, cotton coats, sofas, etc., invented by King Jin in recent years, made Mrs. An, who are rich in the family, very happy.

However, when she thought that because of King Jin, they lost so many high-quality tenants this time, and would have to pay less rent every month in the future, Mrs. An's face was full of indignation.

Similarly, in the entire Chang'an city, there are many homeowners like Mrs. An, with eyes full of anger, gnashing their teeth with hatred for the King Jin who is far outside the city!

……

"Ah!"

Li Jiazhuang, Li Xuan, who was lying on the sofa with a girl in his arms, suddenly felt itchy nostrils, and after a pause, there was a loud sneeze!
"Aye, are you sick?"

Li Jinyun asked with concern.

"Aye is fine, there should be villains cursing Aye behind his back!"

Li Xuan rubbed his nose and said helplessly.

This time, the large-scale construction of cement buildings in Chang'an City, the price is still so low, must have touched the cakes of many landowners in Chang'an City.

No one cursed him, he would feel abnormal!

"Aye is the king of Tang Jin. Who dares to insult Aye behind his back like this, and ask Aye to order Uncle Zheng and the others to bring people to arrest those wicked people and spank them hard!"

Li Jinyun frowned and said viciously.

"It's okay!"

Li Xuan gently patted the back of Li Jinyun's head, laughing at himself.

"Although Aye is the king of Jin, he can't control the mouths of the world. They insulted Aye behind his back. He must have offended them somewhere. He just insulted Aye a few times, and he didn't do anything to Aye. It doesn't hurt at all, if it can make them vent their anger, it must be very good!"

"Oh……"

Although she didn't understand the meaning of Li Xuan's words, Li Jinyun, who was still young, could feel that Aye didn't care about those wicked people insulting Aye, so she ignored it.

He responded obediently, and then began to play around on his own.

Soon, thinking of something funny, Li Jinyun started giggling again.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Li Xuan's face.

However, thinking of the princess at home, Li Xuan subconsciously sighed again, his eyes full of helplessness.

Since the mother and daughter of the Yang family moved into Li's Village, perhaps there was finally someone in the village who could talk to her.

For some reason, Cui Mi went to look for the mother and daughter of the Yang family every now and then, or, every few days, the mother and daughter of the Yang family would come to the other courtyard to look for Cui Mi.

Just like today, Cui Mi took Ziyun to Yang's home.

Leave Li Xuan alone at home with the baby!
Thinking about it, Li Xuan felt a little helpless.

Yang's daughters are not easy-going lamps!
……

This year may be to allow Datang to build more concrete buildings. The heavy snow in Guanzhong is later than in previous years.

However, after accumulating for so long, the snowflakes falling from the thick black clouds are obviously bigger.

In less than half a day, a thick layer of snow had accumulated in Lijiazhuang.

Over time, it gets thicker.

In previous years, if there was such a heavy snowfall, all the farmers in Lijiazhuang would be very worried, for fear of delaying the sale of vegetables.

However, now there are tens of thousands of chickens, ducks and pigs in the chicken pens, duck pens, and pig pens in Lijiazhuang.And in Chang'an City and the surrounding counties, there are also hot pot shops and seafood shops.

These shops require thousands of catties of fresh vegetables every day.

The vegetables produced in the glass greenhouse in Lijiazhuang are no longer sold to the rich and powerful in Chang'an City, and they have begun to supply these shops!
therefore.

The farmers in Lijiazhuang didn't care much about the heavy snow outside.

Or, stay in the glass greenhouse, tending vegetables, or read books, keep an account book, and go out to sweep the snow on the road.

When I feel cold, I return home, cook a pot of hot pot with my wife and children, and cook some sliced ​​meat and vegetables. The days are very pleasant.

same.

Although the people in other prefectures and counties in Guanzhong were not as comfortable as the farmers in Lijiazhuang, no one died of starvation or freezing in this heavy snowfall.

……

(End of this chapter)