After returning home, Fang Xuanling hesitated to discuss with Lu Shi about helping Lu Zhaolin propose marriage.
When Lu Shi heard this, she was not very happy. Although she didn't like Lu Zhaolin's nephew very much, she was not willing to push Lu Zhaolin to be the Lord. She said: "Although my cousin is not very eye-catching, he is also a child of the Lu family. How can the family let him be the master. And you mentioned it, the saint may not agree, and then you will not be able to please both parties." Lu said Then he was very dissatisfied with Li Yuanying who mentioned this matter, "If it is really a good thing, King Teng will not look for you."
Fang Xuanling kept her mouth shut, not daring to bring up the matter of Li Yuanying going to His Majesty Li Er every day to smear them, for fear that Mrs. Lu would remember Li Yuanying even more.
The next day, His Majesty Li Er took the initiative to ask about Fang Xuanling's affairs yesterday, wanting to know what Li Yuanying said to Fang Xuanling. Ordinary people say bad things behind their backs and if the Lord hears them, they will definitely have no face to find them again. Li Yuanying is different. Li Yuanying has a very thick skin, and he can catch up and talk for a long time.
His Majesty Li Er was very interested in how Li Yuanying fooled Fang Xuanling.
Although Fang Xuanling did not discuss the result with Mrs. Lu, he did not dare to hide it at this time, and told His Majesty Li Er all of Li Yuanying's rhetoric.
The most capable thing about Li Yuanying is his mouth, which can turn black into white. His Majesty Li Er finished listening to what Li Yuanying said to Fang Xuanling, and asked Fang Xuanling's opinion: "What do you think, Fang Qing?"
As soon as Fang Xuanling heard that he had to make up his own mind, Fang Xuanling's face turned bitter. He is really not very good at making decisions, especially when he is not sure what His Majesty Li Er is thinking.
After hesitating for a long time, Fang Xuanling found a suitable excuse: "Since His Royal Highness Prince Teng is so optimistic about them, this marriage should not go wrong."
His Majesty Li Er said: "You trust him."
Fang Xuanling said: "His Royal Highness King Teng's Mingjing and Jinshi rankings were all his best friends in the imperial examination that year, which shows that His Royal Highness Teng has a good eye for people."
Mentioning this point, Fang Xuanling actually sighed a little inwardly. Even though Du He got boarded because Li Yuanying went to sea privately, in terms of future, Du He is definitely better than Fang Jun. At the beginning, the two boys were both well-known playboys in Chang'an, but now Du He has improved, but his son is still the same!
His Majesty Li Er heard Fang Xuanling's reply and did not continue this topic.
After a few more days, His Majesty Li Er knew what had happened between Gao Yang and Lu Zhaolin. Although the two children liked each other, they never took any overstepping actions. Even the manuscripts exchanged were given to the other party through Li Yuanying. Poor Li Yuanying was a bit slow in love matters, and he didn't understand at all, so he naturally didn't know the subtleties between them.
Knowing that his daughter was not abducted, and that Li Yuanying did not commit the crime knowingly, His Majesty Li Er felt a little relieved.
Since Lu Zhaolin looked good, it was not impossible to promise Gao Yang to him.
But as long as Li Yuanying is not enlightened, His Majesty Li Er will not worry about letting Li Yuanying take his princesses out, lest his daughters be targeted again.
His Majesty Li Er stopped catching Li Yuanying and told Li Yuanying of his decision. Li Yuanying didn't know that His Majesty Li Er had checked the relationship between Gao Yang and Lu Zhaolin thoroughly in just a few days. He only felt that His Majesty Li Er had finally loosened up, and happily offered His Majesty Li Er attention for several days.
Anyway, being grounded in the palace has nothing to do, what's wrong with him running errands for his brother and pinching his shoulders!
So although Li Yuanying did not leave the palace, all the ministers saw him wandering around His Majesty Li Er every day.
This sycophant!
No longer seeing Li Yuanying as a sycophant, everyone can only pinch their noses to recognize it. Who told His Majesty Li Er to even draw such a wide range of foot restraints, let him jump around in the palace.
In the blink of an eye, years ago, Li Yuanying wandered around His Majesty Li Er for more than two months, and finally ushered in the first opportunity to go out of the palace: to accompany Majesty Li Er to Lishan to celebrate his birthday.
Although the Cuiwei Palace is newly built, the hot springs on Lishan Mountain are more comfortable to soak in. His Majesty Li Er decided to spend his birthday there this year and soak in the hot springs comfortably. Li Yuanying was locked up in the palace for so many days, three months rounded up, His Majesty Li Er took him with him.
The year is coming to an end with flying colors.
For Datang, this is a quiet year. But for Goryeo, this year has not been peaceful. For Wa, this was a very turbulent year.
Prince Katsuragi planned to assassinate Suga.
Emperor Huangji's Zen seat.
The Su'er family, which has been famous for three generations, finally withdrew from the stage of history.
It's a pity that during this change of the throne, there are many variables and chaos everywhere. Prince Katsuragi's meritorious service in killing Su Wo, his reputation in the Japanese kingdom is growing day by day, and Dai Ting and his party are also treated preferentially.
This greatly facilitated Dai Ting's actions.
The first thing Dai Ting did was to help Li Yuanying prepare a ship full of silver for His Majesty Li Er's birthday.
The appearance of this ship of silver was unattractive, and no one noticed it after traveling all the way. Li Yuanying was quite curious when he heard people say that Dai Ting sent back good things, and when he went over to see it, he was shocked: Is there so much silver in Wa Kingdom? !
On closer inspection, there was even a pinch of gold recorded on the list.
This is real money!
In the past, Dai Ting always brought back good things when he went out, but the goods looked far less intuitive than real money. This is all white silver! Such a large pile, as high as a hill, is shocking to watch!
Li Yuanying didn't hesitate, and immediately asked someone to deliver the things to the foot of Mount Li. When this batch of silver was sent to Lishan, it was still wrapped in a random way. No one noticed it at all along the way. Stealing silver mines over there
The guard in charge of the security check did not dare to ignore it, and immediately reported it to His Majesty Li Er. His Majesty Li Er was discussing matters with Changsun Wuji and the others, and when he heard that Li Yuanying had brought a cart full of silver over, he was also startled, and they went over together to see why Li Yuanying made such a big commotion again.
Li Yuanying was still sitting there sulking, checking and checking, why did he report to his brother. In this way, he would not be able to surprise his imperial brother on his birthday! Although he didn't know exactly how much gold and silver there were, but with so many cars packed full of them, it looked so imposing!
It's all right now, these people are going to tell his brother Huang first, they are not surprised at all!
His Majesty Li Er walked to the side courtyard where the carriage was parked in the palace, and saw Li Yuanying sitting there with a depressed face, with a look of "I'm very unhappy". They are both old enough to marry a wife, but they still look like they have grown up, which is really worrying and helpless.
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er came down, Li Yuanying jumped up and ran over to complain to His Majesty Li Er: "Brother Emperor, I wanted to give you a surprise, but they insisted on reporting it to you. There was no surprise on your birthday Don't blame me!"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him and asked, "Where did you get so much gold and silver?" Seeing Li Yuanying's excitement, it was obvious that he had just obtained it, not something he saved in Tengzhou.
As soon as Li Yuanying mentioned where the gold and silver came from, Li Yuanying got even more excited, and pulled His Majesty Li Er to talk about some things briefly mentioned in Dai Ting's letter.
It is emphasized that Dai Ting "accidentally" passed by a large silver mine in the country of Wo: he was unwilling to buy land in the country of Wo, after all, the country of Wa is so far away from the Tang Dynasty, and it is only a small island, which is not a good place to buy property. But at that time there was turmoil in the country of Wa, and the masters in that area insisted on selling him all the land in the mountains, Dai Ting had no choice but to save them from the fire and water. Who knew, after buying it, he found that there was actually a big silver mine inside!
Because the people of the Wa Kingdom were displaced and suffering, Dai Ting felt sad when he saw it, and immediately selected a group of down-to-earth and hard-working people to help mine the silver mine. The reason why they mined so many silver mines so quickly and smelted silver so quickly is because these hardworking and struggling people want to work hard to support their families!
The ease of mining silver mines and the cheapness of labor have greatly increased silver production. Seeing that the silver was accumulating more and more, and it was not safe to prevent it from being smashed, Dai Ting quietly notified Li Dejian and the others who had been punished by the cane, and asked them to sneak over and transport the mined silver back.
As for why it was done secretly, that's easy to explain. At that time, Japan was so chaotic, everyone's belongings were hidden, and the wealth was not exposed! Even if Prince Katsuragi treats them with courtesy, they still have to be wary of the possibility of money touching people's hearts.
Li Yuanying so-and-such and so-and-so wrote Dai Ting's brief "A silver mine was circled while taking advantage of the chaos in the country" and transformed it into his own words to tell His Majesty Li Er, His Majesty Li Er had no expression on his face, and Changsun Wuji and others were all captured by Li Yuanying. The shamelessness revealed in this passage was shocking: Hearing what he said, this matter was indeed done in an aboveboard and high-sounding manner, and even Mimi had a big heart of compassion.
But in the final analysis, isn't what Li Yuanying's subordinates are doing just taking advantage of the mess and taking good things into their own bowls? !
This mine is in the country of Wa, if Li Yuanying can get someone to mine it, then no one can stop it. After all, it is not Datang's mine, so there is no such thing as private mining or not.
Li Yuanying lifted the gray cloth from each car, and the white flowers in the sunlight dazzled everyone's eyes.
Li Yuanying talked about his idea to His Majesty Li Er: "I think we can encourage the fleet to go to sea, and we should try our best to help people who need help. Buy it back at a fair price. After all, it takes tens of thousands of years for the mine to be generated, and it will be gone when it is used up. When it is not necessary, we try not to dig it as much as possible, so as to leave more property for future generations."
His Majesty Li Er nodded, feeling that what Li Yuanying said made sense.
Li Yuanying expressed his idea: "But we can't let people go out to sea casually, or no one will know what they are doing. Sea boats are not like ordinary boats. Sea boats are generally bigger, and it is inconvenient to dock. You have to have it." Supporting large piers. In the future, we will build large piers in suitable places and set up customs. All incoming and outgoing items must be inspected and a certain customs tax will be collected. Without a certificate issued by the customs, we cannot go to sea! Now that the tax is collected, we It is necessary to protect the people who go to sea and not let them be bullied outside, so our sea masters must also practice hard!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "The court has issued relevant decrees on these matters, but the implementation has not been smooth." Not everyone is as fearless as Li Yuanying, and they are not at all afraid of facing the vast sea.
Li Yuanying said: "At the beginning of the year, I moved to the beach for a few months. I watched them get up early and go fishing in the sea. They were vigorous and agile. Even if the seafood could not be sold at a good price, they were still busy every day. Brother, you will know, the so-called relying on the mountains to eat mountains depends on the water to drink water, and many people who rely on the sea rely on the sea for their livelihood. They have been floating in the waves since they were born, and they will not be afraid if they have seen a lot of strong winds and huge waves. What they lack is actually a direction, a leader. As long as we give them direction and a leader, they can sail the sea.”
His Majesty Li Er glared at him.
He was blocked three times and four times even going to Mount Tai, but this kid played around and even tried going to sea.
Li Yuanying saw His Majesty Li Er glaring over, and understood that His Majesty Li Er was stabbed in a sore spot: He wanted to go out to play but he couldn't!
To be honest, after being banned for three full months, Li Yuanying felt that this was not a human life. His elder brother took the throne, and he himself was bound by the throne, so he couldn't live his beautiful life as freely and recklessly as he did!
Li Yuanying said: "Brother Huang, I will dedicate all these gold and silver to you when I celebrate your birthday." What he donated this time was not just gold and silver, but for those present to see: the overseas world is vast and vast, and Hidden a huge treasure.
Once the wharf is repaired, as long as the wharf is connected to the spacious official road from Chang'an to Mount Tai, the wharf will quickly become Datang's leading trading port. The transportation is so convenient and the benefits are so huge, how can they not be tempted? And those who have the opportunity to attend His Majesty Li Er's birthday banquet happen to be the kind of people who can act as long as they are tempted!
They have fields and land in their hands, and some people have money. Even if they can't make up a fleet, it is not a problem to get three or five seagoing ships.
None of the people present were stupid, and they immediately heard the meaning behind Li Yuanying's words.
In the past, Wei Zheng and the others only thought that Li Yuanying had a lot of whimsical ideas, but they suddenly discovered that Li Yuanying's unrestrained step-by-step connection is like an extremely tight and huge net!
With the seaport and the straight road, the connection between Henan Road and Chang'an will be closer. When transporting materials, all regions will give priority to this route to reduce loss. And those who hadn't considered sending people out to sea would be tempted by the "Treasure Island" when they saw the real gold and silver offered by Li Yuanying!
After all, it only takes a few days to get back so much gold and silver, so it doesn't seem like a loss
Changsun Wuji was a little startled, and looked at Li Yuanying with more serious eyes.
Did Li Yuanying come to this point by mistake, or was it planned from the beginning? If it was planned from the beginning, he might not be as absurd as it appears on the surface.
To know that this matter is really going to be done, he will sit on the largest seaport in Datang, and the customs tax alone will be a huge profit every year.
At that time, he will have soldiers and money in his hands, and he can also get overseas minerals from the sea! What's even better is that His Majesty Li Er didn't suspect him at all after he went to sea and made a fuss!
Changsun Wuji felt that he had to remind His Majesty Li Er again.
Li Yuanying didn't care about Changsun Wuji's thoughts at all, and continued to pull His Majesty Li Er to see how capable Se Daiting was. Next time there is a chance, he will let Dai Ting go to another place, let Dai Ting bring back more good things.
His Majesty Li Er was also in a good mood, letting Li Yuanying happily praise Dai Ting sometimes, and sometimes boast that he had an extraordinary vision and picked Dai Ting at a glance. Of course, he felt that Li Yuanying was just bragging. Just look at the looks of the people around Li Yuanying. Li Yuanying definitely didn't choose people based on their talent or ability, but Li Yuanying's appearance!
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Little Prince: Nonsense, I'll take a look at the talent after seeing the face! (pointing)