The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 76
"Huh? Long'er, how do you know?" Li Tai looked at Long'er in surprise.

"During the reign of Emperor Taishang, the palace in the palace was repaired. Although it was repaired, it was no different from reconstruction. The Taiji Palace was originally an old palace in the Sui Dynasty. It was severely damaged in successive wars, and it was repaired after the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne. Longer heard these things from the master when she was in Erxianzhuang."

Li Tai slapped his head: "How could I forget about this? Grandpa Huang once repaired the buildings in the palace when he was in power. It's just that I was still young and lived in the Qin Palace, so I didn't care about these things." How to pay attention."

"Then Long'er, do you know how much it would cost to build a pavilion?" Xuan Shijing asked Long'er with the mentality of trying it out.

"It's even simpler. You can build a pavilion with [-] Guan." Long'er said.

Although the 15 guan is much more than Li Tai expected, it is much better than the [-] guan used to build the palace.

"Then let's build the pavilion. With the token my father gave me, I can also mobilize the Ministry of Industry. I'll go back and discuss with my elder brother how to raise money." Li Tai finally decided.

"Since this is the case, the things His Highness brought down should be left in the mansion first. The money pile came to me yesterday to report, and the money for the new paper has reached the mansion. The money for the new paper has reached nearly 700 guan. In two days, the money left for the new paper in Chang'an The next ones will also be shipped over. There are about [-] pipes in total. Excluding the [-] pipes for the dividends from His Royal Highness the King of Shu, there are more than [-] pipes left. I have to reserve [-] pipes for the river on the Zhuangzi. That is to say, there are still [-] guan left at hand, plus a cart full of utensils you sent." Seeing that Li Tai had made up his mind, Xuan Shijing directly told Li Tai about the financial situation that could be embezzled. Li Tai.

Li Tai shook his head, only [-] guan, a drop in the bucket, originally thought that he and his elder brother would secretly sell some of the decorations in the hall, save a little more on weekdays, plus the dividends from Xuan Shijing's new paper would be enough After all, the construction of the Nuan Pavilion will not be completed in a short while. During this period of time, I and my elder brother can also think of ways, but according to the current situation, even if the carload of things is sold, it is still far away from [-] Guan. Quite the same, myself and my eldest brother were still too careless.

"Although there is a lot of money missing, it is not impossible to build the warm pavilion. The income of more than 5000 yuan is only around Chang'an. I have already ordered Qiandui to send people to Luoyang and other places. It will probably not take ten and a half days. There will be news in a few months." Xuan Shiqing said.

For Li Tai, this news can be said to be full of doubts and no way out. There is another village in the shadows. Hearing this, Li Tai's eyes lit up again, and the construction of the warm pavilion is still reliable.

"Don't make any noise from the Wude Palace and the East Palace. If you two really empty out the palace, don't say that Chengqian will be impeached. You Wude Palace alone may not be able to open the pot. It is estimated that the [-] pipes can be collected. Your Highness, you can let go of the matter of Zhuangzi going to the river, and go to the Ministry of Industry to find someone to come and take a look. You should still be busy with the Nuan Pavilion. Building a pavilion inside is a complicated matter, you have to think about what your majesty and empress will say."

Today in the Hou Mansion, Li Tai's mood can be said to have been spent in ups and downs. His mood was chaotic until he returned to Wude Hall and could not be calmed down for a long time. I have to think about how to tell my father, Li Tai sighed.

"Your Highness, someone from the East Palace sent a message just now, saying that you are back and please go to the East Palace. His Royal Highness is waiting for you." Before Li Tai returned to Wude Palace, his buttocks were still hot, and a servant came to report.

Li Tai waved his hand to signal the waiter to go down: "This king knows, you can step back."

The inner servant waited on Sheng Nuo and said no more, then bowed and left the hall.

Li Tai got up from the couch, went to the inner hall to change the robe on his body, and put on the king's clothes. After staying in Xuan Shijing's Zhuangzi for the past few days, he became more and more unaccustomed to letting the maids do his daily chores. Served.

Taking two eunuchs and two maids with him, Li Tai strolled all the way through the Imperial Garden to the East Palace.

"The four of you stay outside the hall and wait." At the entrance of the hall, Li Tai stopped, turned his head and told the accompanying eunuchs and maids to wait for him outside.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Tai entered the main hall. In the main hall, Li Chengqian was sitting in front of the desk and reading the papers, frowning, as if he had encountered some difficulty. Li Tai went straight to the desk, picked up the apples placed on the porcelain plate on the desk, and wiped them with his hands. Wiped it, and gnawed it down.

"Look at your expression, what happened?" Li Tai sat cross-legged on the soft couch in front of the case.

Li Chengqian handed the folder in his hand to Li Tai with a serious face: "Look at this."

Um?Li Tai put the apple in his hand on the case, took the booklet that Li Chengqian handed over, and opened it to read.

"Drought in Jiangling?" After roughly reading the contents of the booklet, Li Tai said, "Shouldn't this kind of thing be reported to the emperor?"

"This memorial was sent by my father, who said he was asking for my opinion." Li Chengqian said.

"Then what do you think, big brother?" Li Tai asked with a frown, it might be that the father is testing big brother.

"If it's just the drought, it's okay." Li Chengqian sighed: "If it's just the drought, the imperial court only needs to allocate funds and food. Although the treasury is not sufficient, it can always be made up."

"What does the elder brother mean?" Li Tai continued to ask.

"Jiangling used to be the place where Xiao Mian was entrenched. Up to now, Xiao Mian's old department is still active. The emperor sent people to investigate several times, but as soon as the people from the court arrived, those people became silent, like turtles. Shrinking their heads in their shells makes people unable to do anything, if those people take advantage of the drought to do something this time, it will be extremely detrimental to the court anyway." Li Chengqian analyzed.

Li Tai nodded: "For the current plan, we can only quickly send officials to Jiangling for disaster relief, and the imperial court must also send money and food as soon as possible."

Li Chengqian smiled wryly and shook his head: "If there is money and food to send, my father and I don't have to be so helpless. Yesterday, my father asked the head of the household department, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the answer was that there is no money. , isn’t it ridiculous, my Tang Dynasty’s huge treasury can’t even send out disaster relief money.”

Li Tai frowned, it was the first time he urgently felt the importance of money.

"Brother, I just came back from Shijing's residence. The construction of the Nuan Pavilion cost about [-] guan, or else, use the money first."

"Fifty thousand? Where did we get so much money? Even if we emptied the East Palace, we still can't make up fifty thousand." Li Chengqian said.

"I discussed it with Shijing, and I can make up about [-] yuan in about ten days. Anyway, we can't rush the matter of the Nuan Pavilion. Even if we have money now, we can't start work without the approval of the emperor. Therefore, we can use this money for disaster relief first." Li Tai analyzed.

"But [-] guan." Li Chengqian did not continue, [-] guan is still a bit stretched.

If it comes to money, he should ask Xuan Shijing for advice. Li Tai thought of Xuan Shijing again. A new paper prescription can be sold for more than 5000 guan in Chang'an City, so he will definitely have a solution.

"Brother, you write a letter to Shijing now, saying that the father is in urgent need of money, and ask him to help you find a way, and then you go to see the father, it is best for Shijing to discuss it face to face with the father." For some reason, Li Tai now has inexplicable trust in Xuan Shijing, who is much younger than him.

(End of this chapter)