Li Shimin

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Chang and Chu Suiliang nodded hesitantly.

The private school with [-] rooms, the king actually thinks it's not big enough!

However, neither of them dared to say anything.

I am afraid that the king will speak again and expand the room.

Afterwards, Chu Suiliang took the simple drawings drawn by Li Xuan and went to find the general supervisor, Gongsun Nian.

During these days, Gongsun Nian would come to Li's Village every day.

However, what made Gongsun Nian depressed was that he had personally entered the palace to face the saint about the magical properties of cement.

However, His Majesty seems to be less interested in the matter of cement than in the methods of making steel and connecting iron.

No matter how Gongsun Nian narrates, Li Shimin's intention is to wait until the house is built before coming to Lijiazhuang to watch.

Therefore, Gongsun Nian could only come here every day to ensure that he could take a good look at this magical cement artifact.

"I have seen Lord Gongsun!"

"Chu Changshi?"

Seeing Chu Suiliang, Gongsun Nian was startled.

"I don't know what Chu Changshi wants to do with me?"

"Your Majesty has something to tell you, Lord Gongsun, please take a look!"

Chu Suiliang slightly cupped his hands at Gongsun Nian, and immediately passed the blueprint in his hand to Gongsun.

"Master Gongsun, this is your plan for the surrounding land. Your Majesty plans to build a large number of two-storey houses as the new homes of the householders of the Li Family Manor, and also build twenty rooms in the middle as private schools; this area is for pig pens, duck pens, Chicken coops, rice fields... the construction of these houses, as well as the roads, all need to be built with cement, and I need to trouble Mr. Gongsun!"

"Since it is the matter of the king, it is the matter of being a prisoner. I also ask Chu Changshi to inform the king. When I take a rest the day after tomorrow, the king will bring fifty Ziren, two hundred craftsmen, and five hundred laborers again. Come here!"

Gongsun Nian said.

"The next official will replace the king first, thank you, Lord Gongsun!"

Hearing this, Chu Suiliang quickly bowed to Gongsun Nian, and then said: "If Lord Gongsun still has Ziren and craftsmen who can be deployed, or even forced labor, you can deploy more. Your Majesty wants to take advantage of it." Before the spring plowing, all the roads in the village were built into a one-foot-wide concrete road. In this way, after it rains, it can avoid being muddy and difficult to walk on!"

"In this way, I will double the number of people, craftsmen, and labor!"

After thinking for a moment, Gongsun Nian said again.

Although there are too many people, it will be a waste of labor, but Zi people, craftsmen, and laborers can relax more, and more Zi people and craftsmen can learn to use cement, which is definitely a good thing for the general supervisor.

"Thank you, Mr. Gongsun!" Chu Suiliang looked happy.

Now, what the Prince Jin Mansion lacks most is money.

Therefore, Chu Suiliang didn't care even if he knew that it would waste labor and cost a few more craftsmen's wages.

As long as the road can be built as soon as possible, then a little money can make up for it!

……

"Xuanba, good news!"

Early in the morning, when Li Yuan arrived at Lijiazhuang, he said to Li Xuan with a happy face.

"Old man, what kind of good thing is it that makes you lose your composure?"

Li Xuan asked with some doubts.

"The day after tomorrow, the old man should ask Pei Xuanzhen to go to Cui's house in Qinghe to accept Zheng. Does Xuanba have anything to send?"

As he spoke, a hint of ridicule flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

Now, he has gradually accepted the daughter of the Qinghe Cui family and has become his own concubine Sanlang.

"So fast?"

Li Xuan's expression was startled, it has only been over a month, and it's already time for the betrothal gift.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were nine kinds of betrothal gifts, including Acacia, Jiahe, Ejiao, Jiuzipu, Zhuwei, Shuangshi, cotton wool, longevity thread, and dry lacquer.

However, for a prince to marry a princess, it is naturally impossible to only have such a few items, otherwise it would be too shabby.

"Old man, what should I prepare?"

Li Xuan's eyes flickered, and he asked hastily.

"What do you want to prepare?" Li Yuan asked.

"If it's winter, I can still send iron stoves, glass greenhouses, vegetables, cotton clothes, but now I can only send money!"

Frowning and thinking for a long time, Li Xuan said helplessly.

At this moment, he realized that after tossing and tossing for so long, it seemed that he only got hundreds of thousands of coins and some fields, but did not get any rare treasures or rare objects, and he couldn't help feeling a little ache in his head.

After listening, Li Yuan's expression was stiff and speechless.

On the side, Cheng Chusi and the others held back their smiles, but they didn't dare to laugh.

"Ok?"

Li Xuan gave these bastards a hard look.

"A group of scoundrels bully their masters and destroy their ancestors every day. Sooner or later, my master will drive you out of the sect!"

Forehead!

Cheng Chusi and the others' expressions changed slightly, and they froze immediately.

"Master, how can you use those rough objects for the dowry, it must be some rare treasures, or precious objects such as silk and brocade. As the king of Jin, you must have some rare objects in your house!" Li Chengqian reminded.

"Is there?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan directly raised his head and looked at the housekeeper Li Chang.

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Chapter 218

"Back to your Majesty, there are many good objects in the mansion. When you were named King Jin, His Majesty bestowed many rare objects. The villain brought the list of these objects for you to have a look at. You seem to have forgotten !"

Li Chang quickly bowed and said.

"It's good to have it!"

Hearing this, Li Xuan could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It would be a shame if a king of Jin didn't even have something to offer as a betrothal gift!

"Leave a few of those items just in case, and load the rest into the car for Xiang Pei to send!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, a trace of distress flashed in Li Chang's eyes, but he still said hastily.

"Cough cough~"

Now, Li Yuan couldn't bear it anymore and coughed.

"Xuan Ba, the old man has already prepared your dowry, and there is no need to use the treasury of your palace!"

"Ok?"

Li Xuan was stunned, and said affirmatively: "This is my mother-in-law, and the dowry should come from Jinwangfu!"

"Hmph, Erlang's dowry was also given by this old man!"

Li Yuan said, "Your dowry, the old man has already prepared, and the assembly has already started, and it can be finished in two days!"

"Two days?"

Li Xuan was startled, "How much dowry do you get?"

"There are 66 cars in total, but they are all expensive things, and they need to be packed carefully, so it will take a little longer!"

Li Yuan said slowly.

"Car 66?"

Li Xuan was shocked again.

"Ok!"

Li Yuan glanced at Li Xuan, "Don't be depressed, you can collect 66 carts of rare treasures from the possessions of the Jin Palace. However, this dowry is the last thing I can do for you!"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but sighed lightly.

Afterwards, he asked seriously: "Xuanba, once the dowry is over, it's time to ask. How often do you want to marry the princess?"

"After the construction of the other courtyard is completed!"

Li Xuan said directly.

"Why wait for the construction of the other courtyard to be completed?"

Li Yuan was startled.

"It's just right to marry the princess back to the other courtyard!" Li Xuan said.

Li Yuan was taken aback.

Li Chang beside him changed his face slightly, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"Why?" Li Xuan asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, when a concubine enters the mansion, she is either in Bingzhou's Mansion of Jin Dynasty or in Chang'an's Mansion of Prince Jin's. How can she marry in another courtyard? Such behavior is not in accordance with etiquette!" Li Chang quickly explained.

"..."

Only then did Li Xuan realize that this was the place where etiquette was the most important in the Tang Dynasty.

The Wangfu is the mansion that represents his King Jin, and no matter how extravagantly built the other courtyards are, they will always be other courtyards, and they cannot be put on the stage. Marrying the Wangfu to the other courtyards, in the eyes of outsiders, is him Jinwang, She looked down on the princess at all, and even outsiders also looked down on the princess.

"In that case, let's focus on the time after the autumn harvest!" Li Xuan said.

"good!"

Now, Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

After dinner, head to Chang'an City.

After Li Yuan left, Lijiazhuang welcomed another batch of 'tourists'.

Now, Li Xuan refers to those who come to Lijiazhuang to do nothing but idle around as tourists!

However, although Li Xuan was not interested in these 'tourists', the general supervisor Sun Nian and Jin Wangfu Shi Chu Suiliang and others were overjoyed.

"The minister will serve as a supervisor to pay homage to His Majesty, and to all princes of the Great Kingdom!"

"Shi Chu Suiliang, Chief of the Prince's Mansion, pays my respects to Your Majesty, to the county kings, and to all the princes!"

"The two lovers, hurry up and get rid of the courtesy!"

Li Shimin's face was gentle, and he waited until Gongsun Nian and Chu Suiliang finished their ceremony.

I couldn't help it, and stomped the road under my feet fiercely, with curiosity and surprise on my face.

"I will be a prisoner, but this road is the cement road you mentioned?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this road is a concrete road!"

Gongsun Nian said quickly.

"Okay, it's really a miracle. This time, after a few days of hard work, I was able to build such a wide and flat road in Lijiazhuang!"

On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Li Chongyi and others looked at the gray road leading directly to Lijiazhuang village in amazement.

"Chu Changshi, please tell the old man quickly, what kind of cement is this road really made of, so flat and hard, instead of a boulder moved by the king of Jin with divine power?"

"Old man Cheng is talking nonsense. This road is at least ten feet wide, and the length is unknown. How can there be such a huge boulder in the world?"

Li Xiaogong sneered, and also looked at Chu Suiliang.

"Chu Changshi, I don't know how long it will take to build this road, and how much money will it cost?"

"Back to the king of the county, the cement is made by the king's craftsmen below, and it is not worth much. What consumes most is the wages of the craftsmen and labor!" Chu Suiliang explained.

After listening, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked at Gongsun Nian.