Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 841 Saints Are Rewarded
The Golden Guard of the Imperial Forest of the Tang Dynasty is responsible for protecting Qian.

The money they protect does not include copper coins and steel coins. No matter how full a ship of copper coins is, the ship is only [-] guan at the waterline, which is not worth guarding by these elite veterans.

They guarded extremely valuable materials such as gold, silver, and treasures.

Ordinary people will never have the opportunity to see a frigate full of 36 small general guns, a fleet equipped with offshore maintenance ships, and supply ships.

This is the one in front of me.

Liu Mu naturally knew about this elite fleet, and it was Liu Mu's plan to form this fleet.

Liu Mu was not surprised to use these fleets to transport silver.

What surprised Liu Mu was the person who came with the boat.

Qin Qiong actually arrived, and brought Li Daozong with him, not only them, but also ten boats from Liu Rengui's Beihai Navy, and Liu Rengui also arrived.

Qin Qiong didn't go to the mining area, he was not interested in seeing the silver mine.

Liu Mu took Qin Qiong to Wenquanjin, and the Izumo side was mainly to see the lake view, which Dugu Lanruo liked.Liu Mu didn't feel that the lake was more beautiful than Xizi Lake.

There is a small house here, which is prepared for the mid-level and above personnel of the mine on vacation.However, Li Xiaocha issued a military order to increase the production of crude silver to [-] shi next year, so all the middle and high-level mines have no holidays, and this place has been idle since it was completed.

Qin Qiong was the first guest.

After entering the hall, Qin Qiong turned to Liu Mu and said, "Sages are rewarded."

"Reward?" Liu Mu didn't respond.

Qin Qiong didn't explain, and asked someone to bring a brocade box and open it in front of Willow. Inside was a set of silver-inlaid porcelain, which was the style of the Tang Dynasty. High-ranking nobles used gold and silver tableware.

Many celebrities have written many times, saying that pure gold and silver are too vulgar and full of the smell of copper.

Then came tableware with fine porcelain inlaid with gold and silver. This craft has gradually matured and started to scale.

After seeing this set of tableware, Liu Mu asked, "How much does Prince Yi want?"

Liu Mu didn't address her eldest brother-in-law, but called Yi Junwang.

Qin Qiong was not surprised, and neither was Liu Mu who guessed his intention, and said directly: "The sage asked for two hundred stones of silver, but the Ministry of Finance only gave five stones. There is no way to refute the reasons of the Ministry of Finance, because there are too few coins in Tang It is not conducive to the future development of the Tang Dynasty, so silver must be cast into silver coins, so the sage can only find a way with you."

"Do I look like a piece of silver? Even if I were a piece of silver, it would be more than a stone of silver at most."

Liu Mu's tone was also in Qin Qiong's expectation.

Qin Qiong said: "Leaving aside Shi Jianshan, you have an unreported amount of supplies. I heard that only gold and silver can fill dozens of tank ships."

After hearing this, Liu Mu shouted loudly: "Hold the piano."

Baoqin appeared in the hall quickly, before standing still, he quickly explained: "It's none of my business, the gold and silver are what my master told King Yi."

"It's not about this, but I want you to bring me a few pieces of gold and silver."

When Baoqin heard that he was not looking for trouble, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went to fetch gold and silver.

Soon, several gold and silver plates were placed in front of Qin Qiong.

"Is this gold or silver?" Li Daozong, who was standing aside watching the excitement, had a look of disbelief.

Qin Qiong frowned as she held the silver plate in her hand, saying that it was silver, but not saying no.Although Qin Qiong is not a silversmith, it can be seen that this piece is a mixture of silver, tin and lead, and the proportion of silver must not exceed [-]%.

"The Japanese's silver refining skills are too poor." Li Daozong threw the silver plate on the table.

Then Liu Mu said: "The whole world belongs to the Tang Dynasty. I killed countless nobles on Wa Island. To put it bluntly, I looted all the wealth in the entire Wa Island. Except for the one that was specially reserved for Su Woyazi In addition, all the wealth of the entire Wajima is in my hands."

"En." Qin Qiong nodded slightly.

"There is a cost to this. I have transported countless boats and meters of linen to the current Fusang people who participated in the uprising. The rice warehouse of the West Port Shipping Division is already empty, so these can be counted. But the saint can't let me Unable to settle the bill, I owe money to the ship company’s cooperative merchants, and I can’t move any money from Shi Jian Yinshan’s silver.”

"Brother, I understand." Qin Qiong patted Liu Mu's shoulder lightly.Saying a sentence that no one in the world believed would come from Qin Qiong's mouth, Qin Qiong said: "Actually, as long as you deal with the saint, this matter can be settled."

"Ah!" Liu Mu wondered if the person in front of him was a fake Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong's style is that even if Li Shimin said to let Qin Qiong commit suicide, Qin Qiong would not have the slightest doubt or hesitation, and would immediately commit suicide.

This meeting actually said that it is enough to deal with Li Shimin, how could Liu Mu believe it.

Li Daozong approached Liu Mu and whispered: "The empress is not in the palace, and Concubine Wei is in charge of the affairs of the palace temporarily. This Concubine Wei thinks that the items from the previous Sui Dynasty are still being used in the palace.

"It's not too much, is there anything else?"

What Liu Mu said was not wrong. Most of the tableware, teacups, etc. used by concubines in the palace were left in the former Sui Palace.There are even many patterns and patterns that are not suitable for Datang.

So there's nothing wrong with replacing it.

Li Daozong said: "Silver is a material under the control of the Ministry of Households. No one is allowed to mine or smelt silver privately, especially gold. After each famous kiln burns a batch of porcelain according to the requirements, professional craftsmen are responsible for wrapping the silver. Right now, there is no silver. source."

"How much money can this cost? Wouldn't it be enough to give her a cart."

Liu Mu roared as soon as he opened his mouth.

Only then did Qin Qiong speak: "The empress also chose to travel because of this matter. It's just a matter of changing it in the palace. From the Minister of Ministers to the tea sets used by the cabinet, etc., and then propose legislation. Depending on the title and official position, the tableware used at home should also be customized. Wait, the Ministry of Rites also thinks this proposal is very good, and the sage also thinks it is the law of etiquette."

"Then what?" Liu Mu understood in his heart that not only the palace needs to change, but this batch is likely to be replaced too much.

"Shang Shusheng expressed his support, but privately thought that the change should be slow. The sage unintentionally expressed his support for the change immediately, so..." Qin Qiong has already explained the reason very clearly.

Li Shimin promised to replace all of them immediately, but he knew in his heart that such a replacement would cause huge waste and consume a lot of gold, silver, manpower, and material resources in a short period of time.

The Ministry of Households came up, but they didn't give money.

Li Shimin also needs to give face to the Ministry of Rites, and also to Concubine Wei Gui who is in charge of the affairs of the harem.After all, what Concubine Wei Gui did was correct, but she was too hasty.

Therefore, Li Shimin promised to let Qin Qiong come to Liu Mu for money, and then asked Qin Qiong to tell Liu Mu that it would be enough to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)