I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

"You two ladies, if you need anything, just ask the little one. There are a few old carvers in the small shop with exceptional craftsmanship, which is absolutely satisfying!"

Qingmei and Hongyu didn't care about the flattery of the boss, after all, they had never seen any kind of exquisite jewelry in the palace, those craftsmen were trying to please the emperor, empress and ladies in the harem. of.

They just couldn't understand the boss's way of watching people order dishes. Qingmei glanced at the boss who was approaching, took a jade pendant from her waist and put it on the desk and said,

"This is the little girl's portable jade pendant. If you have this level of quality here, take it out. Your husband just needs a few pieces of portable jade pendant to take with you when you go out!"

The boss smiled wryly when he saw the jade pendant. It seems that today he was completely mistaken. The jade pendant on this little lady is crystal clear, shining but not dazzling. An ingenious carver.

What made the shopkeeper most afraid was that he had seen this jade pendant before!

If I remember correctly, this jade pendant was sent to the palace by the lady of the mansion five years ago. I heard that the queen liked it very much, but somehow it got into the hands of this little lady. Could it be that someone in the palace stole it with dirty hands and feet? Out?

But before the shopkeeper could speak, Li Qingmei said angrily,

"My family is originally a member of the royal family, and I am also called Brother Sheng, Your Majesty, so you don't have to worry about where the things came from. I will ask you if you have such things!"

The shopkeeper is sweating, this aunt can't afford to offend her, but the business still needs to be done, so I said honestly,

"I can make this kind of jade pendant, little lady, but I'm afraid it will take half a year, and the price is not cheap!"

Li Qingmei nodded indifferently,

"Don't worry about the price, as long as you can do the job well, you have to earn money to eat after all. Remember to make a mouse jade pendant and two tiger jade pendants. You can set a price for how much you want!"

Chapter 193

In the end, the shopkeeper of the jewelry store only charged the normal price, and even offered a slight discount, but Li Qingmei really didn't care at all.

Just kidding, there is no place to spend the money that Princess Jinyang has saved all these years, and the husband she likes has a lot of money at home, and at the same time is very good at making money, so why is she still keeping her small coffers? Why don't you hurry up and get a good gift for your husband?

As for revealing that she is a royal relative in front of the shopkeeper, Li Qingmei is not worried at all, anyway, her royal brother's disguised identity is the royal relative!

Even if everyone reveals their identities in the future, she can still say that she is not lying in front of her husband, she is indeed a royal relative, and she is indeed called Brother His Majesty!

It is precisely because Lao Li has always regarded himself as a royal relative in front of Zhang Nuo, so Zhang Nuo really didn't expect Li Qingmei to have other identities, but just felt that this girl is bragging, why? Shout out to His Majesty's brother?

I'm afraid they all have the same surname Li, so the distant cousin can also be considered an elder brother?

However, for such a beautiful girl, if she is bragging about something, she won't bother to expose it.

After that, there was nothing to talk about shopping, it was nothing more than those shops, far from the assortment of products in later generations, Zhang Nuo didn't have much interest in looking at them.

However, Hongyu and Li Qingmei had a great time strolling around. Even when they returned to the village for dinner, the two little girls were still chattering about what good things they saw today, which made Zhang Nuo realize at this moment that These two girls are pretending to be dignified on weekdays!

After a night of nothing to say, Zhang Nuo got up early to exercise and practice exercises as usual, and now he liked the refreshment of waking up and exercising in the morning more and more.

Li Qingmei might have been too excited yesterday, when she got up to exercise in the morning, she not only had faint dark circles under her eyes, but also kept yawning, looking like she was still awake.

Not long after breakfast, Li Shimin dragged Du Ruhui to Zhang Nuo!

Sitting on the dining table without seeing anything else, eating fried dough sticks and drinking soy milk!

He is really hungry right now, he has been thinking about the war horse since yesterday, today's morning court has been shortened a lot, and then he rushed over with Du Ruhui just after the court, he didn't have time to fill his stomach with something .

When a person is hungry, everything tastes delicious. Li Shimin felt that everything on the dining table was delicious, and he didn't shy away from stuffing it into his mouth.

It wasn't until half a basket of deep-fried dough sticks were eaten with three bowls of soy milk that Li Shimin patted his stomach with great satisfaction, looked at Zhang Nuo with a smile and said,

"Brother, is what you told Lao Du yesterday true or not? Do you really have a way to bring the retired horse back to the battlefield?"

Zhang Nuo glanced at Lao Li angrily, what the hell, this stinking shameless person, why did he just ask?

I don't need money for my ideas?If you don't even talk about the conditions, you just want to be a white wolf with empty hands. You want to eat farts.

Seeing that Zhang Nuo didn't bother to say that, Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed, and rubbed his nose resentfully before continuing,

"Brother, don't embarrass Lao Du. He is only related to the Ministry of War. How can he do this kind of thing that uses so many retired war horses at once?"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. Even His Majesty today has to think carefully about what you said. There are too many connections in the middle!"

Zhang Nuo squinted his eyes and looked at Lao Li in front of him. He always felt that this bastard didn't hold back anything good. What does His Majesty have to think about now?Anyway, it's a dead end if you put it in your hands, why can't you let him use waste?

However, he also knew that it was impossible not to speak,

"Old Li, you are more ruthless than Lao Du. This is an empty-handed white wolf. I don't care what His Majesty's plan is, and I don't know how the Ministry of War works. I only know that my method can permanently solve the war horseshoe. The problem of armor wear!"

"This method will not only allow tens of thousands of retired war horses to return to the battlefield at one time, but also extend the service time of war horses that have only been in service for a few years at least twice!"

"This shocking way of weeping ghosts and gods can only be known from me. Do you think I will give it away for nothing?"

After Li Shimin and Du Ruhui looked at each other, they couldn't help but feel happy. What they were most afraid of was not Zhang Nuo's conditions, but what they were most afraid of was that they would not be able to do what Zhang Nuo said!

In fact, the two monarchs and ministers discussed it on the way here. Anyway, it is impossible to give so many war horses. It doesn’t matter what you do. Anyway, as long as you are sure that you have this method, you must get it. Guochao needs it too much. A big killer that can instantly enhance combat power.

Now that their work is half done, they have already met face to face, and they can still raise conditions so stubbornly, it seems that the shopkeeper Zhang definitely has a useful method, and the rest is how to deceive them.

Du Ruhui blinked vigorously at Li Shimin, and quickly signaled with his eyes,

"Your Majesty, quickly show off your good relationship with Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, come on!"

Li Shimin understood this information accurately, but at the moment he was scratching his head a bit. It's definitely not appropriate to be a white wolf with empty gloves and nothing to pull out, but what conditions should be raised.

This little shopkeeper is not easy to fool!

But Du Ruhui, a black-hearted pickle, came up with a black-bellied idea, that is, to say shamelessly, anyway, these horses can't be given, and he can ask for any other conditions, and let Zhang Nuo open his mouth, except for the horses.

Li Shimin didn't want to agree at first, after all, it's a bit too shameless, and he still wanted to get it directly by relying on his good relationship with Xiao Zhang's shopkeeper.

But I didn't expect that Xiao Zhang's shopkeeper really didn't buy it at all, so it seemed that he really had to let him speak.

Li Shimin moved closer to Zhang Nuo with a frowning face, and said flatteringly,

"Brother, look, our brothers are sworn brothers, and now you are going to become my brother-in-law soon, so you have to help my brother no matter what!"

"My brother also has a lot of acquaintances with the Ministry of War, but war horses are really not good, after all, the army is not enough, but you can mention other conditions, and my brother will help you find a way, whether you want money or officials, it's all right. Alright, whoever is wronged by my brother can’t wrong you!"

Du Ruhui listened on the sidelines and gasped. This is what His Majesty said. When did His Majesty speak so nicely?I'm afraid the empress has never been coaxed so carefully by His Majesty, has she?

Zhang Nuo squinted his eyes and looked at Lao Li with a flattering smile on his face, and sighed deeply, why is it so difficult to form a cavalry!Is it really going to be cheaper for Lao Li?

Chapter 194 Zhang Nuo's Exchange Conditions

In fact, Zhang Nuo didn't know how to speak after being teased by Lao Li.

In fact, he only has one purpose, which is to get some war horses to convert his future subordinates into cavalry. After all, cavalry is too advantageous in the battles of this era.

Apart from war horses, he really doesn't want anything else. He can earn money by himself, and he doesn't lack for credit. Not to mention how much credit he can get in exchange for fighting Korea in the future. , Corn will be planted this year.

These three things alone are enough to guarantee him an official promotion, so what else can he ask for?

But Lao Li couldn't help but give him face, after all, Lao Li was really nice to him.

Zhang Nuo didn't speak, stood up frowning and started to walk around the room, then Du Ruhui and Li Shimin looked at him eagerly.

In fact, they all knew Zhang Nuo's thoughts, and knew that he just wanted a cavalry.However, it is impossible for the country to give up this thing to private individuals.

If you really do that, all the generals in the court will rebel, after all, they still count on their subordinates to make a great contribution to them.

Their hopes of being promoted to ranks and becoming kings are all in the army. If someone who is not in the system pops up and snatches their horse, then they dare to jump up and make trouble immediately!

This is not a joke, but human nature. Even the emperor Li Shimin will not be able to suppress it at that time, because Zhang Nuo is not in the military system at all. , Qin Qiong, and Yu Chigong, who among the generals knows him?

It wasn't a systematic person who robbed them of their things. That was simply a major event that was even more serious than civil and military disputes.

Therefore, they understand Zhang Nuo's entanglement very well, but no matter how they understand it, they still have to fight for what should be fought for.

Zhang Nuo walked around for about ten minutes, then stopped suddenly, looked at Lao Li and asked seriously,

"Old Li, tell me the truth. Are all the retired horses in the Tang Dynasty not allowed?"

Li Shimin sighed, but shook his head resolutely and said,

"This matter is absolutely impossible. The retired war horses of the entire Tang Dynasty can only be used by the army itself. It doesn't matter if you don't come up with that method, but as long as you come up with that method, even if these war horses are sold to you, you have to use them again. Take back the horse!"

Li Shimin said it firmly, but Zhang Nuo didn't respond, instead of becoming angry or furious like Li Shimin and Du Ruhui thought, he just nodded.

This made Li and Du a little confused. What does this mean?Could it be that he is completely desperate, and he is not going to use this method?

Before they could figure it out, Zhang Nuo spoke directly,

"Old Li, it's not impossible to do the matter. You promise me two conditions, and I'll tell you the method directly, and it's guaranteed to be effective!"

Li Shimin was a little cautious at the moment. He didn't know what conditions Zhang Nuo would raise, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and nodded.

Zhang Nuo raised his first finger and said,

"First of all, you have to go to Your Majesty to get me a gold medal or a jade medal to show that I am His Majesty's business partner, and I do business together with Your Majesty!"

"what?"

Li Shimin jumped up on the spot, what the hell does that mean?

How did he suddenly know my identity?Could it be that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang in front of me has been acting?He already knows my identity but has been playing around with me?

Li Shimin's face changed almost immediately. Before he could speak, Du Ruhui pulled his sleeve quickly and said loudly on purpose,

"Old Li, what are you in a hurry for? Listen to the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang first, why did His Majesty get involved?"

Li Shimin didn't remember it until Du Ruhui dragged him. Just now, the shopkeeper Zhang didn't seem to say that he was the emperor, but asked him to go to the "emperor" to get an identity certificate?

Zhang Nuo looked at the excited Lao Li and was a little puzzled. This condition is too much?Why are you so excited?But the explanation still needs to be explained.

"Old Li, don't get excited. You see, you are a member of the royal family, and you have given some of our business to His Majesty, so it is not wrong to say that you are His Majesty's business partner, right? I want this gold medal." , also for the convenience of getting a war horse for myself, just say you agree or disagree!"

In the end, Zhang Nuo was also annoyed, and so was Lao Li, who was taken aback. He just wanted something like a gold medal to prove his identity. Why are you so excited? You just asked the emperor for it, not him. .

Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, then nodded and said,

"No problem, but this gold medal can only prove that you have business dealings with His Majesty, it has no other effect!"

Zhang Nuo replied angrily,

"It's enough to have this effect. I still expect this gold medal to mobilize soldiers, horses and food?"

Li Shimin rubbed the back of his head and giggled a few times. He was too excited and thought things too complicated. In fact, there are quite a lot of gold medals in the palace, and they are usually carried by people who go out to do business. It proves that they are indeed working for the emperor.

This kind of gold medal is different from the tiger talisman. It really does not have the right to deploy troops.

Zhang Nuo didn't say much to Lao Li. Anyway, he agreed to this condition, so let's move on to the second condition. He knows that people like Lao Li sometimes have a lot of eyes.

"Then let's agree on the first condition. Then let's talk about the second condition. You have to ask His Majesty and the Ministry of War for a document. I need my caravan from the Turkic, Hun, Xianbei and other foreign forces." Buy war horses here, and buy them in large quantities.”

Li Shimin didn't need to ask this point, Du Ruhui answered immediately,

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, the document is easy to say, as long as you can buy war horses, it will be in my Datang's interest, but in fact, these white-eyed wolves outside the country don't sell us war horses at all, neither public nor private, what are you going to do? "

Zhang Nuo squinted his eyes at Lao Du, curled his lips and said,

"You know what, they really don't sell war horses, but that refers to war horses that can ride on war horses, but what if I want to buy retired war horses?

I don't believe that my Tang Dynasty has not been able to solve the problem of hoof wear, but the Turks, Huns, and other blood-drinking foreigners can solve it! "

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui's eyes lit up when they heard this. Yes, these retired horses are actually very strong. It's just that after the hoof armor is severely worn, they can't run long distances at all. But now they have a way, they can be completely useless. Use it!

Chapter 195 The Magical Little Iron Bar

Zhang Nuo's words completely opened the door to a new world for Li Shimin and Du Ruhui!

In fact, Datang has been buying war horses from foreigners, mainly to breed horses for himself, and most of the bought horses are retired war horses.

Only this kind of war horse that cannot be ridden will be sold to Datang at a high price by those damn foreigners.

But what if these war horses can not only be bred, but also directly converted into active war horses?The articles that can be written in it are really huge!

For nomads like the Turks, who can easily collect hundreds of thousands of cavalry, they can easily prepare [-] retired war horses as long as they are willing.

If Datang only bought a few hundred or so horses for breeding, then the price of each horse would be the same as before, and each horse would be a sky-high price, but if it was purchased in large quantities of thousands or tens of thousands, the price would be reversed. To lower a lot.

After all, these retired horses can’t be ridden or used except for breeding. If they continue to graze, it will not only consume manpower, but also occupy the horse farm. It is better to sell them to Datang for a large sum of money. .

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui were so excited that their breaths became short of breath at the moment. This is really a bold idea, but it has to be said that it is a good way to increase the military strength of the Tang Dynasty in a short time. The most important thing is that this method is really feasible what.

The two monarchs and ministers thought about it almost at the same time, not only the Turks, but also so many nomadic peoples outside the Great Wall, who have a large number of retired war horses in their hands. If Datang directly wins them by purchasing them, and then turns around and uses Xiaozhang's What kind of a grand sight is it to directly put these war horses back into service?

In the words of shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, that is no longer a multiplication of combat power, it is simply an explosion!

Li Shimin immediately said decisively and directly,

"Brother, needless to say about this condition, I agree, as long as you can buy it, it will be yours!"

Li Shimin finally understood that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang was determined to form a cavalry, and it made no difference whether he agreed to this condition or not.