God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 486
Li Erlong was very happy, and said: "Du He, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your skill in flattering is also getting better!"

Du He said: "Your Majesty, is it wrong?"

"Oh?"

Li Er was taken aback.

Du He said: "Your Majesty, it's not flattery, it's dragon fart. Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Lord, the real dragon emperor, so I'm flattering dragon."

"Hahaha……"

Li Er is in a particularly good mood today.

So he wasn't even half angry, but laughed out loud.

Li Ke: "..."

Too shameless.

Li Er said: "Du He, you entered the palace in a hurry, didn't you just want to say these few nice words to me?"

Du He hastily straightened his back and said: "Your Majesty, I am not just the kind of flatterer who harms the country with empty talk and rejuvenates the country with hard work. I am a real person who does things, so I entered the palace today and specially gave gifts to Your Majesty. .”

"Gift?"

"That's right, a gift that His Majesty needs most right now. Your Majesty, please follow me!"

Li Er followed Du He to the tire machine and took you outside.

I saw an extended carriage with eight carriages parked under the long steps.

Li Er was very impressed with this carriage.

"Could it be that you want to give this carriage to me?" Li Er asked, frowning.

This extended carriage, I heard that it is a good thing for pulling goods, but it is useless for an emperor. Could it be possible to take a group of ministers to wander around Chang'an City in an extended carriage all day long?
Du He pointed to the carriage and said, "Please look, Your Majesty!"

Du He waved his hand.

Two men jumped off each carriage.

The men opened the side facing the Tai Chi Hall together, clattering.

I saw a huge hot water tablet in each carriage.

Li Er looked at the current hot water film again, the workmanship was much more refined.

Most importantly, it is no longer an ugly iron bump.

The hot water tablet also turned red, like the pillars outside the Tai Chi Hall, which looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Seeing Li Er staring at the hot water tablet, Li Ke hurried forward and introduced: "Father, these hot water tablets in front of you are the third-generation hot water tablets developed by the Dream Group R&D Center. Both the sheet and the iron pipe are made of iron and are prone to rust, so we painted it several times with paint to avoid the problem of rust.”

Li Er said speechlessly: "Ke'er, I'm not a fool, why can't I see that the hot water sheet is painted."

Li Ke: "..."

I wanted to make my father happy, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating.

Du He took a few steps forward and said: "Your Majesty, these are the hot water tablets that I gave to Your Majesty. There are eight pieces in total. They can be installed in Your Majesty's bedroom, Wende Hall, and the Imperial Study Room. As warm as spring, Your Majesty is the king of a country, and your health is the health of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I don’t charge you any money, and all eight sets of hot water tablets are given to Your Majesty to express my heart. Your Majesty has made a contribution."

Li Er looked at Du He in disbelief.

No charge?

Free gift?
This is not in line with Duhe's style.

Li Er even suspected that his ears had misheard.

"Du He, say it again!" Li Er was afraid that he had heard it wrong.

"Say it again, you won't get a cent for the eight sets of hot water tablets!" Du He repeated.

Li Er finally confirmed it, and laughed: "Okay, Du He, you are my loyal minister, you are very good!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Loyalty to the emperor and the master has always been my lifelong pursuit. I don't take any money for eight hot water tablets. However, the craftsmen of the minister are old and young, and they need to support their families, so they still need to charge a small amount of installation fees and iron pipes. The fee." Du He chuckled and added.

Only then did Li Er realize that he only saw the hot water sheet and the water boiler, but he didn't see any iron pipes. It turned out that they cost money.

Li Er didn't take it seriously, and waved his hand: "That's natural, the hot water sheet is yours, but most of the craftsmen are poor people, we can't let them work for nothing, and the iron pipe, it costs a lot, how much does it cost? "

Du He stretched out three fingers of his right hand.

Li Er: "Three hundred?"

Du He shook his head.

Li Er: "Three thousand strings?"

Du He still shook his head, and simply said: "Your Majesty, it's not expensive, only [-] guan. To you, it's just a drop in the bucket."

Li Er was immediately unhappy.

He is not a fool.

Knowing that Du He is asking for a price indiscriminately.

Calculated in this way, the installation fee and the cost of the iron pipe are more expensive than the cost of the hot water sheet.

Li Er said: "Du He, are you trying to deceive the king?"

Du He hurriedly said: "I don't dare, the reason why I charge [-] guan for the installation is because this is inside the palace, not like outside, where these craftsmen can do whatever they want, You can smash whatever you want, but it is different in the palace, you must be careful and careful, the difficulty of construction is greatly increased, if you destroy the buildings in the palace, you will lose your head, so the cost will naturally be higher."

Li Er was a little confused.

The fee was too high, and even he, a majestic emperor, felt a little pained.

But don't install it, these eight hot water tablets have arrived, wouldn't it be a waste to leave them alone.

Li Er said in a low voice: "Du He, I won't let you down, [-] guan."

"Twenty-five thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

Li Er is not going to add a penny.

At this time, Du He slapped his head and said: "Your Majesty, why not exchange the [-] guan for one condition. If Your Majesty agrees to one condition, the water heater installation fee and the iron pipe fee will not be charged at all."

"Say!"

Li Er is very straightforward.

Du He then said: "Your Majesty, please sell some of the excess iron in the court to me. I am willing to pay twice the market price."

Ok?
Li Er showed a vigilant look.

The rulers of all dynasties have controlled iron. The most direct reason is that the output of iron is very small and can only be used by the court. The second is that a large amount of iron falls to the people and is likely to be forged into a large number of weapons. , a threat to the status of the ruler.

Therefore, as soon as Du He mentioned this topic, Li Er became vigilant.

I just heard Du He say: "Your Majesty, it's freezing cold today. I want to build more hot water plates to benefit the people. There is no other meaning. If your majesty is worried, you can record all the iron sold to you. The hot water heaters and iron pipes built by the minister will also be recorded and well documented.”

As soon as Li Er heard it, it was a good idea.

This is also a means of control.

The most important thing is that selling part of the iron to Du He is not a big deal. Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also reported yesterday that there is nowhere to use the remaining large amount of iron in the Ministry of Industry this year, and twice the market price can make the court earn money a sum of money.The most important thing is that in this way, the [-] guan can be saved.

Thinking of this, Li Er nodded: "Okay, Du He, I will promise you that I will sell some of the surplus iron from the Ministry of Industry this year to you at twice the market price, and I will also send people to the Dream Group as surveillance. Iron must be built into hot water sheets and not used for other purposes."

"I understand!" Du He hurriedly agreed, blinking at Li Ke beside him.

Li Ke was dumbfounded, and thought of a word: slamming!
(End of this chapter)