If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 31 Lingnan, Lingnan! Since Li Zhi was born, why was Li An born!
"Father..."

Seeing Li Shimin, who was so angry that his face was covered in dirt, Li Zhi couldn't help but be stunned.

He didn't understand why his father was so angry.

Although it did cost me a few hundred million to make this mirror...

But, after all, this is something I spent a lot of time and effort to polish!
Father, don't you want to praise me?

Even just one sentence!
Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help feeling indescribably aggrieved.

"Father, I don't understand. After all, I spent a lot of effort to make this mirror. Although its clarity may not be as good as the glass mirror made by my sixth brother, but..."

Li Shimin frowned and looked at his somewhat silly son.
He shook his head and sighed.

I'm not afraid of you being stupid.
I’m afraid you don’t know where you are being stupid!
"Zhi'er, since you don't understand, I will explain it to you!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the bronze mirror that Li Zhi had brought in and said:

"This mirror of yours must have used at least a hundred kilograms of copper, right?"

"Um……"

"Just to make the copper sheets and polish the mirror, it would take at least a few of the best workers to work day and night for several days, right?"

"Yes……"

"These labor costs and material costs will cost thousands of taels of silver, right?"

"...Yes, Father!"

"Adding the inlaid pearls and jade treasures, the cost must be at least tens of thousands of taels of silver, right?"

At this point, Li Zhi could only nod.

Li Shimin shook his head and said:

"You know, your sixth brother in Lingnan only costs ten cents to make a mirror!"

"what!"

Li Zhi was shocked.

His mouth opened so wide that he couldn't close it for a long time.

The cost of a mirror is only ten cents!

Are you kidding me?
Father, are you serious?

Li Shimin laughed and said:
"I brought these mirrors to Chang'an, used some leftover wood from golden nanmu, and added some inexpensive pearls and jade to inlay them. The cost was only one thousand!"

"But if we sell it to those ministers, it will be 10,000 taels of silver, and the profit will be ten times!"

"The profit from two hundred mirrors is close to the annual fiscal revenue of the Tang Dynasty!"

"And you spent more than 10,000 taels of silver just to make this mirror. Who can you sell it to? And what is the purpose?"

Li Zhi was suddenly speechless.

His mirror does cost a bit more.

But isn't this for your own happiness, Father?

Li Shimin shook his head and sighed:
"Just to make me happy and even to praise you, you spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to create a bronze mirror that is neither practical nor very luxurious. Don't you think you are a spendthrift?"

After hearing his father's words, Li Zhi turned pale.

There is no longer any desire to boast.

Li Shimin glanced at him, suddenly sighed, took out an emerald green glass bottle from under the dragon desk, and placed it in front of Li Zhi.

"Zhi'er, what do you think of this bottle? How much is it worth?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and carefully looked at the glass bottle on the dragon desk, but his eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.

The bottle is lush and green, with a hint of crystal clear green, just like the finest jade.

"This bottle is so exquisite, it must be worth at least several thousand taels of silver!"

Li Shimin shook his head.

"This is a glass bottle made by your sixth brother. It is just used to store wine in Lingnan and is worth only a few cents!"

"what……"

This time, Li Zhi was completely shocked.

How much is this bottle worth?
Moreover, it was also made by Sixth Brother!

How could the Li family produce such a monster!

What exactly is there that he won't do?
Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi, who was so astonished that his mouth was wide open for a long time, and shook his head and sighed:
"Zhi'er, you should go back and study hard. I told you, these are not things you can play with!" "You and your sixth brother... can't even compare!"

boom! ! !
Hearing the latter sentence, Li Zhi felt like he was struck by a bolt from the blue.

I didn't expect that I was so incompetent in the eyes of my father!

He walked out of the imperial study in a daze.

Outside, the sun is shining brightly.

But in Li Zhi's eyes, the world seemed to turn gray.

Even the bright sunshine could not bring a trace of warmth to his heart.

My father must be very disappointed in me.

I can't compare with Brother Liu at all...

I am done!
Suddenly, a person came towards him.

Li Zhi almost fell into his arms. After he stopped, he looked up at the other person and found that it was his uncle who had high hopes for him.

Changsun Wuji.

"uncle……"

Li Zhi burst into tears.

While crying, she told Changsun Wuji everything that happened today.

"Father must be very disappointed in me!"

"He said that I can't compare with Sixth Brother at all..."

“Am I incompetent?”

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Zhi who was crying bitterly, and felt both sad and angry.

Lingnan,

It’s the Sixth Prince of Lingnan again!
Since Li Zhi was born, why gave birth to Li An?
The cost of a mirror was only ten cents, but after the emperor processed it, he sold it for ten thousand taels of silver.

In no time, it added two million taels to the Tang Dynasty's treasury!
A glass bottle that looks like jade, costing only a few dollars...

What kind of monster is this Li An!

What's going on with his brain?

Why can he come up with so many wonderful ideas and create so many interesting things?

Now, the emperor has looked at him differently.

Even the fact that his biological mother, Yang, was the daughter of the previous emperor will probably not affect Your Majesty's impression of him in the future!

If he continues to watch him develop in Lingnan, the position of the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty will definitely be further away from Li Zhi!

No!

I absolutely cannot allow this to happen!

Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji patted Li Zhi on the shoulder:

"Your Highness, His Majesty is right. You and the Sixth Prince are not the same kind of people. He is good at strange and lewd techniques, while you are good at poetry, books and etiquette!"

"You should go back and work harder on poetry and statecraft, so that His Majesty can appreciate your talent!"

After saying this, he asked Rui'an and several young eunuchs to escort Li Zhi back to the palace, and then turned around and returned to his own mansion.

After returning home, he immediately waved and called someone over.

An old slave dressed in cloth, with gray hair, a terrible scar on his face, and a hint of ferocity in his eyes.

"Ping An, how many years have you followed me?"

The old slave named Ping An lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said:
“It seems like it’s been twenty years!”

Changsun Wuji smiled.

"After these twenty years of peace, I wonder if you can still hold a knife?"

"Are all your old brothers still here?"

When Ping'an heard this, his expression changed slightly, and a sharp murderous intent instantly appeared in his eyes.

"Sir, although the Thirteen Crows have been living in seclusion, they have never forgotten your kindness. As long as you give the order, even if it is a sea of ​​fire and a mountain of swords, we will rush over immediately!"

(End of this chapter)