"Sir, there don't seem to be any holidays recently, right?"
Looking at the gifts that almost filled the whole room, Ruyi asked in surprise after thinking about it.
This is not the most surprising part. On weekdays, the family has no contact with the officials and dignitaries in Kyoto. Even if it is really a festival, it is impossible to receive so many gifts.
The people who gave the gifts were all officials from Kyoto, some sent servants from the family, some even came in person, their attitudes were very polite, even if the housekeeper invited them into the mansion for a cup of tea, they would be rejected, and they left after putting down the gifts, it was really strange pole.
Li Yi waved his hand casually, and said, "Young lady, you don't need to worry about these things. Anyway, you can accept gifts when someone gives them these few days. Don't worry."
This time I accepted the gift with peace of mind, without any psychological pressure.
Those officials in the capital still understood etiquette, and the gifts they gave were heavy gifts. Judging from this situation, they should have reserved the money they donated at the court that day.
I just don’t know if they knew that the old emperor originally planned to deal with a few big corrupts, and decided to burn those accounts and records for the stability of the court, and would take back these gifts after letting others go.
However, these gifts should also be accepted.
After all, it took him a lot of time to persuade the old emperor to change his mind, and he didn't get any big benefits from it. Thinking about it, why bother...
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After disposing of several big corrupt officials, the storm in the court finally calmed down.
Li Yi never went to the court again, but he also heard that the personnel transfer in the court has been relatively frequent in the past few days. Cleaned from top to bottom.
For the old emperor's big move, everyone chose to remain silent. The turmoil of the corruption investigation last time has just passed and has not completely subsided. At this time, who dares to talk more and remind His Majesty of some bad things, old things Again, most of the officials in the court will not let him go.
The easiest person in the world to make money is indeed the emperor. With the effort of using his mouth, he immediately made nearly a million taels of silver. A large number of people, this is killing two birds with one stone-this cost-effective account could not be more cost-effective.
It's easy to make money, but it's harder than going to heaven to get money from him.
However, 30,000 taels of silver is more than enough to build a lake. Labor is not worth much in this day and age, not to mention that the money has to be kept for more important things. It will be used as scientific research funds in the future, how can it be spent on repairing lakes? Little things above.
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The school schedule has changed these days.
From morning to night, they dig the lake, attend classes, dig the lake, and rest.
Digging a lake is not just about digging a lake. How deep to dig, how to dig, and how to design waterways all need to be carefully calculated.
Yes, digging a lake is also a class.
This course is a compulsory course for all students, whether they are from aristocratic families or from poor families, they must get two credits for innovation, otherwise, even if they get full credits in normal times, they will not be able to graduate from the School of Mathematical Sciences.
It is said that the purpose of setting up this course is to enhance the physique of the students of the School of Computing, to exercise their ability to solve practical problems, teamwork ability, lake digging ability..., and so on.
Anyway, this is the dean's good intentions. Students from poor families will not doubt it, and it is useless for children from official families to doubt it. If they don't dig it, they will leave.
No one dares to disobey or underestimate this young dean, because no one knows when he will recommend you for an internship.
Everyone knows how dangerous it is to go out for an internship.
Li Jianren had a broken leg, and I heard that his life was almost gone. Chen Lisen was poisoned, and his life was hanging by a thread. He was rescued after being fed two catties of feces. For him, life is probably worse than death.
The ending of the other few people is not so good. They are sick and injured. What is even more unacceptable is that they have paid so much, but they were eventually expelled from the School of Mathematical Sciences by His Majesty and will never be hired by the court. , I can only be a dandy for the rest of my life, and my originally bright and unlimited future is ruined...
Therefore, these dudes who have never suffered much in their life can only let go of their dignity and pride these days, and dig lakes and transport soil with poor students, eat big pots of rice, and sleep in the same room...
As the dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, Li Yi is of course not in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
Li Han will help him supervise the digging of the lake and attending classes. He is very active in this kind of thing, because if he works hard, he will have enough vacations and enough guards to play wherever he wants.
For Li Han who grew up in the palace, the outside world is infinitely attractive.
Li Yi has been quite busy these days. Ruyi's emotions are not right these days, so she can only change ways to please her. She also went to the palace to learn a few new dishes, and produced the first string of colorful glazed beads After giving it to her, Xiaohuan and Miss Liu Er were jealous for several days and didn't give it to her.
Old Fang walked in mysteriously from the outside, put something covered with a red cloth on the table, and asked in a low voice, "Master, how much is this thing worth?"
He lifted the red cloth, and a crystal-clear Guanyin statue about one foot high appeared in front of Li Yi's eyes.
The Avalokitesvara statue is made lifelike, with clear and distinguishable facial features, and a very expressive expression. Under the sunlight, it gives people a strong visual impact.
Li Yi doesn't understand the market either, but the more transparent things are, the more precious they are in this world. This statue of Avalokitesvara is definitely something worth fighting for for those Buddhist believers. He originally planned to give it away For the old lady, I haven’t considered the price, but after careful consideration, the cost of this thing is not low. The equipment cost, the material cost, the mental loss cost, and the master’s labor cost, no matter what, there must be a tael of silver, and the price is 5,000 taels. Not too much, right
Through the events in the court hall a few days ago, he also had a rough understanding of the background of the powerful officials in Kyoto. There are many people in Kyoto who can afford five thousand taels of silver.
"Uncle, there are a few monks outside who want to see you, do you want to let them..." Xiaohuan walked to the door, just opened his mouth and said something, his eyes were attracted by the transparent Guanyin statue, and he couldn't move away.
"Monk?" A look of doubt appeared on Li Yi's face, and he said, "Let them in first."
Last time, Ruyi said that the old monk Tanyin invited him to Hanshan Temple to discuss Zen, but Li Yi never went. Maybe the old monk found him this time
Sure enough, when a shiny head appeared in front of his eyes, the face of the old monk Tanyin also appeared.
"Amitabha, little benefactor Li, long time no see." The old monk Tanyin still smiled kindly, and said with a Buddhist ceremony.
"Master, long time no see."
Li Yixin said that he would come here for whatever he needed, so he could just ask the old monk how much this Guanyin statue was worth, so that he would have a reference price in his mind.
"Master, come quickly and help me see how much this Guanyin statue is worth."
The smile on Li Yi's face was very eager, and he casually ordered to the little maid: "Xiaohuan, Master Tan Yin is a distinguished guest, go and ask the kitchen to prepare a table of good wine and good food, eight meat and eight vegetables, remember to cut two taels of pig ears , I want minced garlic..."