The rise of the prince

Chapter 113 Buying Cloth
In the afternoon, Ji Chunsheng came back. Knowing that he was from Wu Desi, Li Ye was much more at ease in asking him to do this kind of work.

In the small garden pavilion, Ji Chunsheng reported the actions of Ding Yi and his party one by one.

"I went to the tomb mansion in the morning. It seemed to be to visit the elders, but I came out after a while. I guess the general didn't see them. After that, a group of people went to Fumenglou to meet prostitutes, and went to Wangjianglou for dinner at noon. After that It’s nothing special to wander around the streets and alleys of Kyoto to shop, and return to Wangjiang Tower at night.”

"What did they buy?" Li Ye continued to ask.

Ji Chunsheng thought for a while and replied: "It's nothing special, most of them are rare things, and the most common ones are cloth brocades. Of course, the children of rich families like to buy these."

"How much did you buy?" Li Ye asked.

Ji Chunsheng said: "My lord, this is just an ordinary item. I probably bought five or six horses. I think I want to take it back as a gift."

Li Ye shook his head and said: "No, Uncle Ji, don't forget where they are from, they are from Suzhou! There are businessmen everywhere in Suzhou, and a lot of good cloth in Kyoto is shipped from Suzhou. The cloth in Beijing is definitely more expensive than Suzhou Hello Suzhou, why are they buying cloth here?"

Ji Chunsheng also reacted, and suddenly realized: "That's right! I don't mention it, my son, I almost forgot, they are from Suzhou."

Li Ye also couldn't figure it out. These people came from Suzhou. They first planned to punish him and A-Jiao at the Plum Garden Poetry Fair, and then went to buy cloth. Why? one?
That Su Huan looks like an idiot, Ding Yi doesn't look like that at all, and Zhong Li has some tricks, but it's a pity that he is eager to show off, but he can't get things done.

"Uncle Ji, keep an eye on them for me, but stay far away, don't startle the snake." Li Ye said.

Ji Chunsheng nodded quickly, he didn't know what Shizi was going to do, but he always felt that Shizi had his own plans, which he couldn't understand.

During dinner, there was an extra dish of braised pork on the table than usual, and Li Ye ordered the kitchen to prepare four dishes and one soup for him every day, so that the whole table didn't have to fit as before, which was too wasteful.

After Yan Cook learned the various pork recipes taught to him by Li Ye, pork has gradually become the main meat in the Wangfu. After all, the price of pork is only one-sixth of the mutton. With the current financial resources of the Wangfu, even if everyone eats pork, they can eat pork. It's worth it, and the servants are also very happy, and they all talk about the wiseness of the son in private.

And because of Tingyulou, there is a trend of eating pork in Beijing. Tingyulou is not only a "storm and rain on November [-]th", but also a good place for literati, and it has become famous because of its unique cuisine. .

There are also other restaurants that can eat in other restaurants, but Tingyulou can be replaced by another restaurant.Although some people are scolding, as long as they dare to scold in front of Tingyulou, they are looking for beatings. This does affect Tingyulou's financial resources, but as Li Ye said, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

After dinner, when Li Ye was taking a walk in the palace garden, Qiu'er came. The little girl was frowning, it must be because of today's gunpowder matter.

"Come here." Li Ye beckoned her over, took her little hand and said, "Have you thought of anything?"

Qiu'er said softly: "My son, I have thought about it for a long time. There are charcoal powder and sulfur in the gunpowder. Both of them will ignite, but they are not as strong as gunpowder. These two things will not burn as fast as gunpowder."

"Then have you ever thought that there are invisible things burned together?" Li Ye asked.

"Things you can't see?" Qiu'er opened her eyes curiously.

Li Ye smiled and took her little hand: "Come with me."

He brought Qiu'er to the kitchen, and under the amazed eyes of everyone, Li Ye found a machete and cut out a thin bamboo tube with an opening at one end and a bamboo knot at the other end, and flattened one side of the opening little by little.

"What is the son going to do?" Qiu'er asked curiously.

After flattening the hole, Li Ye found the water tank, filled it with about half of the water, and then wiped the mouth of the bamboo tube dry with his sleeve.

"Is there water in the bamboo tube now?" Li Ye handed the bamboo tube to her.

Qiu'er nodded, and Li Ye took her little hand, and pressed her palm tightly against the mouth of the bamboo tube, "Don't let go, hold it down firmly." As he said that, he turned the whole bamboo tube upside down, and Qiu'er subconsciously pulled his hand, Because the water in winter is very cold, but the next second she was stunned.

"Did you feel the water?" Li Ye asked her. Qiu'er nodded in surprise, and then he slowly turned the whole bamboo tube over. Her white hands were not stained with a drop of water, and the water was still well at the bottom of the bamboo tube.

"My lord, why is this? The bamboo tube is obviously upside down!" Qiu'er carefully looked at her palms which were not wet at all.

Li Ye stroked her little head and said with a smile: "This is the invisible thing I told you. It is around us, but it is usually invisible and intangible. In the bamboo tube, you block the opening tightly. They I couldn’t get out, so I blocked the water so that the water at the bottom of the bamboo tube couldn’t fall down.”

Qiu'er's eyes were shining brightly, as if she had discovered the door to a new world, she curiously stretched out her hand to feel the invisible and intangible air around her.

"The reason why gunpowder can burn is to burn these invisible things together, but we didn't notice it."

The little girl held his hand tightly: "Then, what are they?"

Li Ye shook his head: "It's up to you. Remember I taught you how to solve math problems? Start with a hypothesis, you can guess, think about what it is, don't be afraid of making mistakes, don't be afraid of ridicule, there will always be One day you'll find out."

"En!" The little girl nodded excitedly, and Li Ye felt that she saw the world differently.

Mathematics is the foundation of everything. People with mathematical ability and thinking can get twice the result with half the effort no matter they face physics or chemistry.

The next day, the weather in Kaiyuan was fine, and He Zhao took the officials of Kaiyuan Mansion to inspect the pier in person. After all, it was the Empress Dowager's birthday. Although he was dissatisfied with the southern officials' actions, he still had to be careful.

On the way, I happened to see a notice pasted in Kaiyuan Mansion. An old man who looked like a gentleman was reading to the onlookers.

Although he was extremely reluctant at the beginning, he still felt that what Li Xingzhou said made sense, so the notices were written according to what he said, but when he thought of that thief, his brain hurt.

The old gentleman read it again and explained: "Master He means that my Kaiyuan Mansion is prosperous and stable, hundreds of thousands of households are good people, and I have never done anything to hurt others. The reason why I can do this is It's not just about the Kaiyuan Mansion, but it's because everyone is a good person, and as a result of everyone's help, Mr. and I are praising you."

When the old man said this, the crowd below immediately became lively.

"Master He is such a good official!"

"Master He is right."

"We have more than 30 households in Kaiyuan, all of whom are good citizens. They are all good people. How do you compare with other places? If anyone has a bad atmosphere, I will be the first to spare him!"

"That's right, it's hard for everyone to live and work in peace and contentment, and we can't let the bad guys gain prestige. There are so many of us who are afraid of a few rat shit."

"That's right, next time anyone commits a crime, we don't need Mr. He to send a servant, we will send him to Kaiyuan Mansion ourselves."

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The people were talking about it, and He Zhao watched from a distance in the carriage, with mixed emotions in his heart, both happy and angry.

He was happy because the people's words made him happy, and he was angry because Li Xingzhou gave him this idea from the beginning to the end, and the effect was so good, as if everything was in his expectation!
It has to be said that this little thief has some skills besides looking for flowers and asking willows. He is treacherous and cunning, and he can guess exactly what the people think and hope.
(End of this chapter)