Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

"Borrowing up to five days, Liu can give you a written statement. If your construction period is delayed, Liu will go back to Chang'an in person and talk to your emperor!"

At this moment, Liu Ji hesitated a little.

He said vigilantly: "Will it really be written? The words on the written note will not disappear inexplicably, right?"

Liu Bai's face darkened.

This was invented by Su Wu, a method used by the Liu family to deceive foreign merchants.

There is really no credibility at all to do business with foreigners.

If you are too particular about it, you will have trouble with yourself.

Because for a long time, merchants of foreign races used to use tricks and abductions to do business with the people of the Central Plains.

It wasn't until Datang established a trade department that it got a little better.

"It's up to you to write the document, so Liu can sign it?"

Liu Ji thought for a moment.

Five days will not delay much.

"It has been agreed in advance that the wages within the five days will be spent by the prince's mansion. In addition, all building materials will be purchased by the subordinate officials!"

He didn't want to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

Instead, he was afraid that Liu Bai would steal and play tricks, so he would steal their building materials without permission.

"Why are you babbling like a woman? If you borrow it, you can borrow it. If you don't borrow it, you don't. Give me a good word!"

Liu Ji never let go of his vigilance.

"If the prince is willing to agree to the request of the next official, we will immediately make a written statement!"

Chapter 1656 This empty glove white wolf's ability is really at its peak

Those who borrow Liu Ji have only one purpose.

That is, to rebuild the Yuezhou Mansion Army Camp!

Liu Bai intends to use this governor's mansion as his own courtyard in Yuezhou.

Anyway, this governor's mansion was originally obtained illegally by that coward Li Dunru.

He was supposed to be stationed in Yuezhou City, but because he was too cowardly, he hid in the army camp and refused to come out.

Now that Li Dunru is dead, his whole family, even if they are rescued, will be sent to Chang'an immediately.

Liu Bai just picked up a big bargain.

Recruiting artisans now is really a waste of time.

So, Liu Bai used his perfect skill of empty-handed white wolf again.

In a word, it cost Liu Ji several thousand guan for him.

These days, the most expensive thing is labor costs.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the common people did not get a penny for working for the court.

Those in power euphemistically call it 'corvement'.

In fact, three years before Zhenguan, the imperial court did the same.

Later, both the national treasury and the inner daughter had money, and the burden of corvee was gradually reduced.

It is also more cost-effective to select strong laborers from the common people and let them go to war than to let them do hard work?

It is also beneficial for ordinary people.

For one thing, one person joins the army, and the whole family is tax-free.

Secondly, there is really no battle to fight now.

In addition to the constant recruitment of manpower in the Western Regions, the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty also occasionally caught bandits, such as Qingqinghe Pirates.

In addition to training on weekdays, there is nothing else at all.

In the homes of ordinary people, there is still one less young man to eat.

why not?

In the afternoon of the next day, about [-] craftsmen entered the Yuezhou Mansion Army Camp!

Don't compare them with the craftsmen of the Liu family.

All of Liu's family are professional craftsmen.

They have uncanny skills and a pair of seemingly rough hands that can produce the most exquisite and delicate objects in the world.

And these craftsmen under Liu Ji are completely selected from the common people.

They don't know what skill is.

I only know how to move bricks and mix mud according to the instructions of the officials and lords.

For this reason, Liu Bai specially recruited more than a dozen elite craftsmen from Dongzhou Island.

Responsible for directing work.

On the morning of the third day, the Yuezhou military camp was dismantled into the Longmen Inn.

Many people think that building a military camp is a very troublesome thing.

In fact, this is not the case.

Because the heaviest work is picking addresses.

The location of the military camp is not as simple as needing to be surrounded by mountains and rivers.

It needs to occupy the most favorable terrain, and be able to assemble at the fastest speed and rush to all parts of Yuezhou at the fastest speed.

Therefore, when the barracks were first built, the process was extremely cumbersome.

Take Chang'an Daying as an example. In the former Sui Dynasty, before the military camp was built there, Emperor Wen Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty even had half of the mountain hollowed out, and two rivers were dug out by manpower!

As for the subsequent specific construction work, it is much simpler.

It's nothing more than building a fence and building a few houses.

A little more troublesome is the warehouse.

It stores not only food and medicine, but also weapons and armor of soldiers, and even gunpowder!

The construction of warehouses is not something these craftsmen can do.

Captain Zuo, who is in charge of the army, specially selected more than 200 elites from the army to be responsible for the construction of the warehouse.

Among them are some organs that only Zuo Xiaowei himself knows.

Except for him and his immediate superior, no one else knows who died!

The whole project took less than four days.

After all, the area of ​​the Yuezhou Fubing camp was originally small.

With one day left, a fence was erected outside the kitchen, and it was considered complete.

Liu Bai didn't waste these people either.

Let them use the remaining building materials to rebuild the governor's mansion.

Later, the door plaque was simply replaced.

After hanging the door with the words 'Liu Mansion' on one side, Liu Bai happily sent these thousands of craftsmen back.

Back to his new home, before his butt touched the chair, Liu Ji came to the door in a hurry.

"See Your Majesty!"

Looking at the Governor's Mansion where he once lived for a while, it became the Liu family's foreign residence.

Liu Ji couldn't help sighing in his heart.

The ability of King Ancai's empty-handed white wolf has really reached its peak.

Money can't buy this house.

Who can place their home in a military camp?

Cattle!

Liu Bai took out his favorite tea and entertained Liu Ji.

I have to say that this time Liu Ji was quite interesting.

Not only did he not steal or play tricks, but from what the craftsmen said, before they arrived, Liu Ji also specifically asked them to work hard.

Liu Jiben is a tea lover.

It's a pity that almost all the good tea in the world is monopolized by the Liu family.

Ordinary tea is cheap, but in the eyes of tea lovers, it is really difficult to drink.

A slightly higher-grade tea is frighteningly expensive.

Thinking that he is also a dignified fourth-rank official, his one-year salary can only be gone by going to Liu Yexuan seven or eight times at most.

Colleagues around, whoever has some status, will be given a VIP card by the Liu family.

On the basis of discounts, you can also buy new tea every year at the lowest price.

However, the relationship between Liu Ji and the Liu family is very cold, so I have to occasionally go to the house of a colleague who has a good friendship.

Liu Bai took out the tea leaves, and as soon as he opened the lid, Liu Ji suddenly showed a fascinated expression.

People who love tea are all of this kind of virtue.

If he meets someone who is really crazy, he will just stay at Liu's house and refuse to leave.

Fortunately, Liu Ji is shameless.

Thinking of the possibility that he would never be able to drink such good tea again in the future, Liu Ji couldn't help being depressed again.

The tea leaves were up and down in the boiling water, Liu Ji used the tip of his little finger to pick up a string and put it into his mouth.

The slightly astringent bitterness infiltrates the sides of the tongue, and in an instant, it turns into an unforgettable sweetness.

Liu Ji's eyes lit up immediately!

"There are endless people who love tea in the world, Mr. Liu is also a tea lover, why do you sell tea so expensive?"

He was afraid that Liu Bai would take away the tea in his hand, so he even changed the name.

"Old Liu, to put it bluntly, tea is a high-end agricultural product. Don't you understand why cheap grain hurts farmers?"

Liu Ji laughed angrily at Liu Bai's words.

"In my opinion, although your tea is expensive, all the money is in your pocket, and the tea farmers have not benefited much!"

Liu Bai shook his head and said, "You only know one thing, not the other."

He poured the tea in the cup directly on the ground, Liu Ji trembled from his heartache, and almost jumped up to fight Liu Bai desperately.

"According to the market price, this cup of tea is worth seven or eight dollars. Now that I throw this cup of tea away, where does the money go?"

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Tea can be traced back to the beginning of the history of human civilization.

When it comes to tea culture, there are several theories.

The most mainstream view is that it started from the Western Jin Dynasty.

At that time, there were endless literati and poets, and the word 'elegant' was enough to describe everything.

And people's understanding of the tea formation system began in the Tang Dynasty after all.

From the very beginning of Sencha, it has gradually evolved, and each era has a popular way.

The Tang Dynasty pursued fried tea, and the Song Dynasty pursued ordering tea. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that the popular way of drinking tea was finally summed up in later generations.

However, shortening the development of this kind of culture by thousands of years will inevitably be a little deformed.