Don't be a prince

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head: "Stupid, what's wrong with running around alone for copper coins? Let me tell you, what I have to do now is to avoid the court and find something that suits me. When it comes to politics, it will not involve too much. As long as the academy can be built in Gu's hands, this is Gu's greatest achievement. When he becomes emperor in the future, even if he doesn't make any achievements in the court, who would dare to refuse to accept it? ?”

Yan Liben bowed and saluted to show that he was educated.

After touching Heitan's head, Li Chengqian sighed.

Before he knew it, he had long forgotten his original thoughts.

The more you recognize Datang, the more you worry about it.There are 1 ideas in my mind, but none of them can be implemented, because he is a prince, a child, and most importantly, he is not yet an emperor!

If you want to implement these ideas, there is no other way to go except to be the emperor.

When it was time for lunch, Yan Liben was forcefully dragged by Li Chengqian to stay for a meal.

In the afternoon, the two of them thoroughly sorted out what the work team needed to do.

As the sun was setting, Li Chengqian sent two guards from the East Palace to send Yan Liben home.

At night, he can't live here, Li Gang can, Yu Shinan can, but if Yan Liben stays overnight, it will be a bit like killing people.

Fang Sheng came back, and he produced no less than [-] guan of gold, silver, copper coins and jade in the inner palace.

Fifty thousand guan is not a small number, but it is still a drop in the bucket when it comes to the follow-up construction of the academy.

The Eastern Turks are in chaos now, and no caravans that entered the grassland have ever heard of returning.The worries of the people of the Tang Dynasty during the locust plague were also shared by the East Turks.

Liang Shidu is only suffering from ringworm and scabies, and Chai Shao can kill him in one blow.Pushing the border of the Tang Dynasty to the hinterland of the East Turks is like pushing a steel knife to the chest of the East Turks.

The big business on the grassland couldn't go on, and he went to the Western Regions, but was blocked by Gaochang again.After being blackmailed by the people of Gaochang and returning with only a meager profit, Li Dahai reported to the police and suggested not to do business in the direction of the Western Regions.

But the academy still costs money!

Fang Sheng, who returned happily with [-] guan, was reprimanded by Li Chengqian.Taking [-] guan at one time is simply treating the emperor's reward as a one-shot deal. How can it be compared with boiling a frog in warm water?Only a small amount of small amounts can be eaten away slowly before the inner palace can take a serious bite.

As for [-] guan, it just caused the inner government to bleed a little.

When Li Gang's letter arrived at the East Palace, the old gentleman condemned Li Chengqian for not doing any shit in the East Palace by himself, and asked him to visit the construction site more often.

As everyone knows, Li Chengqian is now worrying in the East Palace.

There are many ways to make money, but none of them can directly make a lot of money.

Want to get rich overnight?Then only sell lottery tickets!But Li Chengqian really couldn't do such a shameful thing.

When people worry too much, they are easy to get angry. In the past two days, Li Chengqian's dishes have become cold dandelions.

"Your Highness, this is a treasure that appeared on our kiln. I thought it was a little ugly, so I carved it before sending it over."

Seeing the brocade box that Yan Liben handed over as if offering a treasure, Li Chengqian could only open it and have a look.

What a broken thing, isn't it just Jiaozi!

Li Chengqian threw away the brocade box very casually, a piece of broken coke, and Yan Liben carefully carved the pattern as if it were a treasure.

It is because of the existence of this thing that later generations of processing factories will discharge a lot of debris. The children and old people around rely on picking up crushed lime in the coke to earn pocket money.

Looking at his bandaged hands, you can tell that this bastard is purely self-inflicted.

Seeing the prince throwing the brocade box away with a wave of his hand, Yan Liben screamed and hugged the brocade box, and he was relieved when he saw that the contents inside were not damaged: "Well, my prince, this is the rare treasure Liuli! Liang Gong The one at home is just a small water cup, look at this one, it’s as big as a palm, and according to Weichen, only the glazed ball in the palace can hold this end.”

"Liu Li?"

Seeing Yan Liben nodding like a chicken pecking rice, Li Chengqian suddenly had an idea.

"Hurry up, take Gu to the kiln!"

Throwing aside the so-called treasure that Yan Liben was holding, Li Chengqian was about to go to the lime kiln.

"Your Highness, what are you doing in the lime kiln?"

"Make glass."

"But, didn't Hu Zi say that Liuli is the most precious treasure created by heaven and earth?"

"Shit! This thing is made of sand, and there is as much sand as you want."

Urging Yan Liben to get into the carriage, Li Chengqian asked the driver to go to the lime kiln.

On the way, Li Chengqian despised a fat barbarian selling glazed balls by chance.

What about the glazed balls, things that are neither round nor flat are very crappy.The barbarians are dishonest, what kind of heaven and earth is formed, it is simply burnt out of sand.

When later generations picked up lime slag in lime factories to earn money, Li Chengqian had seen too many so-called "glasses" with strange shapes.As long as something like sand is put into the kiln, it is easy to burn this stuff.There are black ones, and even almost transparent ones with a green sheen. It is estimated that some bastard kiln worker threw a beer bottle into it.

Liuli is good!

Although it is simple to make, it is surprising that people at this time respect this stuff.Its value is even higher than that of white jade, and if you can get a good-looking one to put in the treasure house at home, it will be high-grade no matter how you look at it.

It happened that the college was short of money, so Li Chengqian felt that since Liuli was so popular, if he made some exaggerated shapes, it might not be something that a little money could buy.

Because of the Eastern Turkic Civil War and the locust plague in the Tang Dynasty, many caravans from the Western Regions and the Koryo Peninsula were detained in Chang'an and were not allowed to go back.

Those who wanted to sneak away were all beheaded and paraded through the streets.

Now that there are a lot of rich people with beards gathered in Chang'an, they must be very interested in Liuli.

Seeing the prince's evil smile, Yan Liben didn't know what to do.

The magistrate of Wannian County was changed, and He Shou became the governor of a state because of his achievements during the disaster year, but he left in a hurry without saying goodbye.

As for where he went, Li Chengqian didn't know, and after many inquiries, he found out that it was Danzhou.

The current county magistrate of Wannian County is Zhou Jizhi, the original county magistrate, and he praised the crown prince for choosing the cement workshop in Wannian County.The cement workshop is still expanding and requires a lot of labor, all of which are selected in Wannian County.There are cement workshops, and many families in Wannian County have benefited.

"Hurry up, I want to add something to the kiln, and tell the workers who unload the kiln that when it is almost unloaded to this level tomorrow, I must help Gu pay attention!"

Zhou Jizhi is also a competent county magistrate, and he goes to the cement workshop when he has nothing to do.

Seeing the prince mixing a small pile of sand into the coal seam, Yan Liben still couldn't understand how the colored glaze was transformed.

Feeling the heat in the kiln, especially the obvious smell of sulfur dioxide, Li Chengqian glanced at the sky helplessly.

It is said that lime kilns are also a major culprit of the greenhouse effect, but there is no so-called environmentally friendly ash burning machine in this era.Even the kiln in this shaft was taught to Yan Liben by him.The most primitive method of burning lime is to burn it with wood.Stack the stones on a wooden frame and burn them continuously until the finished product is produced.

It is much more convenient to install the kiln in the shaft method, as long as there is a thick layer of anthracite between each layer of stones.

Seeing that the coal seam mixed with small piles of sand was covered by a layer of white stones, Yan Liben came back to his senses: "Your Highness, can it really be done?"

"It should be possible."

Glancing in the direction of the academy, Li Chengqian said firmly: "I will definitely, hehe, I will definitely get enough money for the academy. Yu Tai!"

Yu Tai stood up and bowed to wait for the prince's order.

"Go to Pingkangfang, find the biggest brothel, and tell the old bustard to decorate it. An auction will be held there soon."

Chapter 179 The White Tree and Silver Twigs in the Atrium

The matter of Bao Qinglou has been delayed after all.

Seeing what the kiln workers brought up the next day, Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry.

Although it is true that glass is made of sand, there is still something to be particular about what kind of sand it is.If you want to make colored glaze to cheat money, you can't succeed in a flash of your head.

Yan Liben didn't think so, he took the four-shaped piece in surprise, turned around, and saw a crystal clear place in the middle.

"Your Highness, it seems that sand can really burn glaze, and the piece carved by Weichen is not a treasure sent by the mountain god."

"What? The treasure sent by the mountain god? What is this saying?"

Yan Liben didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "When they found that piece of colored glaze, the common people thought it was the spirit of the mountain god. The kiln was opened on the mountain, which made the mountain god uncomfortable, but it was the crown prince who ordered the excavation, and the mountain god could only express his thoughts through bribery."

This... really deserves to be an ordinary person?

Li Chengqian also smiled helplessly. The Chinese people have been full of worship to the gods since ancient times, so many strange and weird stories have been continuously merged, and finally turned into various popular myths.

Recalling the tradition of offering sacrifices to mountains on July [-]th, Li Chengqian said to Zhou Jizhi: "The people are ignorant, and blindly persuading them will have counterproductive effects. So, let the workshop pay for a few sheep and put them on the altar for sacrifice. Worship the mountain god, and then share the mutton and eat it. It’s good to form a tradition, so that there will be no more sayings about the mountain god giving gifts.”

Zhou Jizhi smiled and accepted the order. In fact, this is a trick often used by local officials.To deal with the ignorant, sometimes there is only ignorance.

It is even more time-consuming to use a kiln to make colored glaze.After smashing the shell of the finished product and seeing the crystals inside, Yan Liben vowed that he could build a suitable furnace that could burn sand.

No matter what it is, it is best to leave it to professionals, as long as you tell him how the colored glaze came from, how to make the colored glaze, and what kind of colored glaze to make, it is all his business.

The higher-ups have this advantage, and they just need to order what they want to do.

After patting Yan Liben on the shoulder, Li Chengqian decided to hand over the matter to him and go to supervise the work on the construction site instead of him.

It is said to be a supervisor, but in fact it is just casually pointing out the inappropriate places.

Now the artisans who will be supervisors have learned how to draw pictures and look at them.With them as the craftsmen's leaders, leading other craftsmen to work together, basically nothing will go wrong.

By the river opposite the college, many courtyards have been built as the residences of the college students.

The college is too far away from Chang'an, so far away that even if you get up early and rush here, you will not be able to catch the morning class.So living here in the college is the best arrangement.

Fortunately, the Confucians who came from the Three Mountains and Five Sacred Mountains seemed very satisfied.

Entering the No. [-] small courtyard exclusively owned by Li Gang, Li Chengqian sighed when he saw the reed roots in the courtyard, turned his head and said to the head mason who followed him: "Go upstream and build a dam along the Wei River. Damn it, lonely When you chose the site, you stood on a hill, did you not consider that this place is suitable for people to live in when you were ordered to build it?"

Just looking at the reed roots on the ground in the yard, and then looking at the plants on the same plane not far away, Li Chengqian knows that this year is a dry year. Old gentlemen have to sit on the roof and fish.

Regardless, dikes have to be built.Not far away is the college, and Li Chengqian has no plan to let the river flow into the college.

The head mason ignored the prince's reprimand, but went to his subordinates with good news.

It would be strange if there was a lack of stones standing by the river. Their work has long since ended, and now they have a job again, how can they not be excited.

When I entered the room, I told the old man about it, but unexpectedly, the old man laughed.

"Unexpectedly, the old man almost feeds the fish. Haha, boy, knowing that you are busy recently, the old man will not check your study notes. Let's go catch some fish with the old man. It is rare for us old friends to reunite in our lifetime. Your craftsmanship has already blown the air for you. If you help me cook, you won’t be able to win the reputation of your prince.” Update is the fastest../ ../

Li Chengqian naturally smiled and shook his head.

Fishing in the sun is not a pleasure, so I ordered the guards to take off the umbrella from the carriage and put it on for the old man, while Li Chengqian tore open his clothes and went for a ride in a vicious manner.

If the Commander of the East Palace was here, the eyes would definitely pop out, but it's a pity that he wasn't there.

The old gentleman turned a blind eye to Li Chengqian's actions. In his opinion, as long as he has a good surface, it is enough. He is chic in front of others, and sloppy in back is due to different personalities of different people, so there is no need to be harsh.

The fish took the bait quickly, and with the help of the guards, Li Gang dragged a carp up.

After seeing the species of the fish clearly, the old man grunted and was about to put it back into the water.

During the reign of Wude, there was an order that the people were not allowed to eat carp, so the carp in the rivers were no worries, and all of them grew up to be big.

Stopping the guards from throwing the carp back, Li Chengqian said to Li Gang: "Master Li, boy, I just remembered that I wanted to make my father take back the ban on eating carp. However, compared with directly writing the letter, I feel that taking the time to let the carp It's more suitable to go to Fuhuang's table. Let's keep this fish, you can't eat fish sticks, but carp is a good thing as long as it is deep-fried and poured with soup."

Li Gang chuckled: "I didn't expect you to clamor to eat carp, haha, anyway, I will eat with you once. Not to mention this, judging from the fact that you gave up writing, do you understand the way in the court?"

Li Chengqian nodded with a wry smile.

When I watched the merits and demerits of officials on the screen that day, the credits belonged to the top bosses, and many of them were the credits of admonishment.The translation means that someone wrote a letter and they seconded it.Officials have reached the top, unless it is necessary, it is best not to write directly, just like pulling a hair to move the whole body, the leader writes, and the small officials behind will definitely follow.The position of prince is also equivalent to Fang Xuanling. If he really wants to write something, as long as it is suitable, the people below will immediately chase after him and shout for approval.

Being used as a gun, that is to say, this kind of situation.

Carp is not allowed to be eaten because the royal surname is Li, which was originally an excessive ban.However, there is no one who dares to directly oppose it.Even Wei Zheng believed that this was one of the royal powers.If he really uses the crown prince's power to go up, I'm afraid that if he gets hit on the butt, it won't be a door panel.

Seeing that Li Chengqian didn't do it himself, he figured out the reason, Li Gang nodded, and didn't say anything more.

There are many ways to educate people. In terms of educating Li Chengqian, the old man decisively chose the free-range method.No matter what you do, you don't care. At most, you can help rein in your horse when you fall off a cliff, or help you sum up your experience after suffering a loss.There are even few reminders.

Before, I was worried that it would be inappropriate to do so.But now it seems that the effect is not bad. The prince is very strong in self-reliance and knows how to sum up experience, which is very worry-free.

The master and apprentice fished for two hours, but they only caught this one fish.Fortunately, it is big enough to stew a big pot no matter what.

That night, all the great Confucian scholars gathered together, and the crown prince served the fish stewed by himself, and everyone thought it was good, but after seeing it as a carp, they all fled, and only the crown prince and the grand master tasted it.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was here, and the construction site by the Weishui River was on holiday. The victims who worked in the disaster also received mooncakes from the prince, and when they settled their wages, each of them was given a piece of beef the size of a palm.So the original homesickness was shattered by flattery.

Migrant workers were surprised to find that as long as they worked on the construction site, not only would they have no worries about food and clothing, but they could even feed their families.After comparing their previous experiences, they had to feel the prince's kindness.

It was a festive season, and the prince rewarded them with mooncakes and beef, but they had no way to return it.So under the leadership of some bastard, the migrant workers united to threaten Wannian and the county magistrate of Chang'an to draft a Wanmin letter, and then each of them signed their fingerprints and sent it to the court.

So at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, when Secretary Cheng announced the Manmin Book, Li Chengqian immediately became the focus of attention.

"Prince, the locust plague broke out this year. Although the officials of the imperial court have worked hard and made great contributions to this, the greatest contribution is still your East Palace. Tell me, how do you want me to reward you?"

Li Chengqian, who was drinking wine, smiled wryly. I am greedy for your private money, and you have to give it the key.

Standing up and holding the wine, Li Chengqian bowed to the emperor, then walked to the center, and said to the officials: "When the locust plague strikes, all the people suffer. Although the East Palace has played a big role in this disaster relief, I am the one who is really exhausted. All the officials in the Tang Dynasty, Changsun Chong once said that when he went home to pay his respects, Changsun Shangshu was still processing official documents even though it was four o'clock.

Fang Yiai said that Fang Gong skipped half a bowl of food every meal, because he was afraid that because of the temporary appetite, he would be short of a bite of food for the victims.There are so many ministers in my Tang Dynasty who love the people, so this glass of wine is my congratulations to all of you. "

Hearing what the crown prince said, the civil servants who were frowning at first regained their spirits and rushed to greet the wine.Although Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were puzzled, they could only fill up the wine.