Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 259: Bitter water

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Li Hong was holding the teddy bear and explaining with flying saliva and beaming. Wu Mei listened with expectation and fascination, wishing that Taiyicheng could make the kind of flannel Li Hong said right away.

It can be made into bed sheets, quilt covers, or clothes to keep out the cold. And according to Li Hong, this fabric feels as smooth as satin, but it is much warmer than silk.

The most important thing is that if this kind of accident can be promoted and applied on a large scale, what will happen to the women of Datang...

"Wait a minute, what does it mean to promote it on a large scale? You are a waste of money, don't you know how to leave some treasures for the royal family? As soon as you get something good, you want to make it known to the whole world and sell it all over the world. Money, why do you need so much money? Now that the Tang Dynasty's treasury is full and the people are rich, it is not enough for you to spend. But look at what you have left to the royal family in these years, huh? You little bastard, you squandered it!" Wu Mei trembled when she heard Li Hong's promotion and application.

Although it is said that he made a lot of money for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, there is nothing that is unique to the royal family. Except for the perfume, this is because he forced Li Hong not to spread it all over the world. The mysterious and noble veil has become a unique item for the royal family.

Now I hear such good fabrics! Thinking again, more than ten years ago, officials' salaries were supplemented by items such as silk, satin, and silk. It can be imagined how important this cloth was in the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty and in the hearts of the royal family!

But why can't this little brat be taken seriously? If there is something good, I wish it would be known all over the world and sold all over the world for money! It’s really hard to hide two ounces of sesame oil in a dog’s belly!

Li Hong's cheerful expression was interrupted by Wu Mei, and he looked at his mother with a dull look. He thought for a moment and said: "Hey, queen, you are wrong. How can I spread it all over the world? Isn't this still the case?" Is it effectively controlled? Don't worry, I understand the hunger sales method you mentioned. Which item in Taiyi City doesn't control the output now? In fact, to put it bluntly, even if you don't control it, it will Without that many people, the number of people in Taiyi City was controlled. Otherwise, why would Erchen hold a chamber of commerce in Taiyi City? The whole world would know about it, but people would not know its name, so that it could maintain its greatest value. "

"Listen, don't let me tell you a bunch of nonsense. No matter what you say, I tell you Li Hong, this fabric... flannel, I have the final say, and I can't let you do it. Nonsense. Also, I am in charge of this Taiyi City now, and it has not been handed over to her yet, Li Hong. "Wu Mei is arrogant and unreasonable. Not everyone can take money for such a good thing." What you buy must be controlled.

Thinking of this, Wu Mei glanced at Li Hong, who was indifferent, and then suddenly asked: "Then you said this is not the best, then when can you make the best cloth?"

Li Hong's eyes lit up! Yes, isn't this a good opportunity to rip off and get vaccinated!

"This... I can't say this. It took me two years to make this fabric. If you want to make it better, you will naturally have to spend more time. Erchen estimates that no one can take more than a year. Half a year is..."

"Don't beat around the bush! Just speak to me directly." A palace maid obediently handed a feather duster that the queen had not touched for a long time to Wu Mei.

Wu Mei took the feather duster and patted it gently in her hand, with a faint sneer on her lips, and looked at Li Hong who took a step back with cold eyes.

"Mother... Okay, I'll just say that. I heard that there is a kind of fabric in the south. They handle the desizing and other processes, and it seems that they can..." Li Hong followed the Japanese translator of the previous generation, He bent over and said with a laugh.

"So since the Queen Mother is very anxious, I will work hard again and go to the south to see if the process can be introduced. Li Hong, let me tell your Queen Mother, is this what you want to say next? ?" Old God Wu Mei was here, sneering at Li Hong and imitating Li Hong's tone. .

The feather duster in his hand continued to flap in the palm of his hand, looking even more frightening to Li Hong than the cold Ma Shan on the battlefield.

Li Hong laughed awkwardly, looked at the feather duster in Wu Mei's hand, and said hey: "Well... Queen Mother, you might as well put this thing down first. It doesn't match your Queen's phoenix in your hand. If you are imprisoned, Shi knows, I’m afraid you will have to be impeached.”

"With your little bastard at the bottom of the bowl of wine, will the queen mother be afraid of those censors? The censors couldn't do anything to you back then, so how can they do it to the prince's mother? Tell me, how long will it take to achieve the standards you said? If so The queen was not satisfied, she didn’t care to pick up the feather duster that she hadn’t used for many years.”

Wu Mei was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. If she talked too much, she would make many mistakes. It was easy for the little brat to catch him. What made her even more angry was that as soon as the little brat came back, he started to think about running south. He deliberately How can people not be angry if they don't take her as their own mother into consideration

Li Hong saw that Wu Mei was getting serious, so he gave up the plan of negotiating and going to the south for the time being. He decided to calm down his mother's vigilance to a minimum first.

What's more, the feather duster was in the Queen Mother's hand, and she would wave it twice from time to time. The sound of the wind was making it look a little scary.

"This... I'm not going to lie, if you really want to make good flannel, I'm afraid it will take another year. The progress and development of anything has a long process that requires accumulation. It is impossible to make it overnight. "Yes." Li Hong pondered for a moment and looked at the teddy bear toy in his hand. It was indeed of poor quality.

"No, it must be made in three months. Winter is about to enter. Your father's dragon body is afraid of the cold, so you must make it as soon as possible." Wu Mei said coldly.

Use His Majesty to suppress him, so that you can stand on the commanding heights. No matter how hard you, Li Hong, twist and turn, these two mountains are insurmountable no matter how you dodge.

Although Li Zhi is afraid of the cold, the clothes made of cotton and the large number of copper pipe heating facilities added by Li Hong during the construction of the Daming Palace are enough to make every palace in the palace feel like four seasons in winter. It feels like spring.

"Nine months, mother."

"No, four months."

"Eight months?"

"Five months."

"Seven months?"

"Li Hong, you are just looking for trouble here, right? Do you really think that I won't be able to beat you just after you come back?" The feather duster in Wu Mei's hand started to fly, and Li Hong started to jump up and down in Penglai Hall.

Princess Taiping Li Lingyue and Li Dan cheered for Wu Mei, especially Li Lingyue's voice was the loudest!

"After six months of motherhood, I really can't take it any less. Oops... please hit me gently, I'm still injured on my shoulder..." Li Hong squatted on a chair, while Wu Mei looked at him panting.

The little bastard is getting more and more difficult to fight, jumping up and down too fast, and his body is too agile, like a monkey.

"Okay, just half a month. If you can't do it, let's see how I deal with you! Also, you are not allowed to go to the south!" Wu Mei sat down angrily, and Li Hong hurriedly and obediently delivered the tea to Wu Mei at the right time. in hand.

"Mother, I did not lie to you. These six months are already the shortest time. You also know that I have not been in Chang'an in the past few years. How many people have been crammed into Taiyi City? Which one is not the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty? , Hongwenguan's talented people? But what about after arriving in Taiyi City?" Li Hong began to express his bitterness. During this period, Bai Chun told him all the problems that existed in Taiyi City. The reform has been It is imperative.

"Tell me about them, which one of them has ever accomplished the same thing? They are arrogantly gesticulating there because of their status as a student in Chongwen Hall, but in the end, what have they accomplished? In the end, they are not worthy of success. Relying on the original people in Taiyi City? Even though those people are illiterate and even... to put it bluntly and treasonous, they don't even know who is here in this country, and they don't even know the names of their father and mother. But they have been in this business for generations, and they are the only ones who are responsible for these new things in the Tang Dynasty. Now they are under the supervision of Hongwen Hall and Guozijian. There is also that person named Yan. It is said that he is Yan Shigu's nephew or something? ? He tries to show off to others every day, saying, "Everything is of inferior quality, only studying is good." But is this true? "Li Hong is determined, because he is the only one who knows that his mother values the world's scholars far more than his father. Emperor.

And if he wants to reform Taiyi City, he must get the support of his mother. This... I'm afraid this is also Bai Chun's purpose of handing over Taiyi City to his mother, but was misunderstood by him, right

It was to let the Queen Mother see with her own eyes that Taiyi City, which had been built with less than ten years of hard work, could not be destroyed by these scholars.

Otherwise, it will not be as simple as building a new city. Instead, it will cost ten times the energy and money to build Taiyi City. I am afraid that it may not be able to reach the level of Taiyi City in the first five years!

When Wu Mei heard what Li Hong said was so sensational, she couldn't help but frown, then straightened her brows and said calmly: "The literati are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and cannot be shaken. Local agriculture, industry, commerce, and other industries are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. The foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Comparing the two, which one is more important, do you, Li Hong, not understand? Even though you, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, have been conquering the Western Regions for four years, you have not learned anything about governing the country in the past few years. Anbang technique?”

"Queen mother, what do you mean... I, Li Hong, can't take care of Taiyi City anymore? Do I have to let them continue to act like this?" Li Hong asked in surprise as he was unable to react.

Didn’t it mean that the queen mother valued the world’s scholars? Why do you think what you said just now is different from what is recorded in the history books

(End of chapter)