Chapter 687: Wang Zi’an: There’s something wrong with this old Li
But the news that followed made Zheng Yu and Cui Hong completely lose the intention to continue drinking tea.
"Could these old guys have gone crazy? They actually join in on this kind of thing..."
When they heard that Li Gang, Yan Shigu, Zhang Ruosu, Yu Zhining and others had also sent their craftsmen to support them, the two family heads finally realized that something was wrong.
"They are protecting Wang Zi's safety..."
Cui Hong's face was as gloomy as water.
Zheng Yu couldn't help but sigh.
"What kind of charm does this Wang Zi'an have that can make so many old guys willingly come out and stand for him..."
Especially Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, Li Gang, Zhang Ruosu and others, who usually cherish feathers and almost never take sides, did not expect that they would end up the same way today.
Just as the two of them were frowning and considering the possible impact of this incident, another young man in Tsing Yi hurried over. As soon as he saw the person, Cui Hong could not help but subconsciously frown, but then he
It stretched out and regained its former majesty and calmness.
"To report to the head of the family, the third lady said that the young master suddenly fell ill and would like to ask the head of the house to come over and have a look..."
Upon hearing this, Cui Hong turned around and bowed his hand to Zheng Yu apologetically.
"Brother Zheng, I'm sorry. I pity this child. He was orphaned at a young age and has no one to take care of him. I have to go and take a look..."
Zheng Yu returned the favor with understanding.
"Brother Cui, just go on your own. The child's health is important. You and I will talk about it some other time..."
Cui Hong nodded, turned around immediately, and strode away with the boy who came to report the news. Looking at Cui Hong's hurried away figure, Zheng Yu couldn't help but shake her head slightly.
"Although the third son of the Cui family is useless, he is married to a good woman who is chaste and observant of etiquette..."
He didn't think much about it. After all, Cui Ming had died, leaving the Liu family in Hedong with orphans and widows. It was not easy. As an elder, Cui Hong should take more care of her.
Watching Cui Hong's carriage leave, Zheng Yu turned around and left.
On the way back, I was still thinking about it. The Liu family in Hedong had quite some rules regarding the education of their children. If there was a suitable young man in the family, they could arrange a marriage between a concubine and the Liu family in Hedong.
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During this time of reconstruction in the south of the city, Shopkeeper Li fully demonstrated his strength as a big shopkeeper. He has attracted more than a dozen high-quality construction teams, ranking above all others.
"Recently, the family's manpower is tight, so we can only use this few manpower..."
Li Shimin tilted his body and glanced at the list of support personnel from each family in front of Kong Ling'er. When he saw that his family was at the top of the list, he immediately waved his hand calmly and made an apologetic expression.
Wang Zi’an:……
childish!
Seeing Wang Zi'an's kindness, Li Shimin became more and more happy. He looked happily at Kong Ling'er who was busy and greeted him warmly.
"Miss Ling'er, the writing of this character becomes even more handsome and extraordinary..."
Kong Ling'er put down the brush in her hand and thanked her politely.
"Uncle, I have given you a compliment. In front of my uncle and the prince, I don't dare to say anything good or bad..."
Li Shimin waved his hand modestly.
"Miss Linger, you are too modest, you are too modest..."
After saying that, he said with a curious expression.
"I haven't seen my grandfather for a long time. I wonder what he has been busy with recently..."
"Returning to Uncle Li, my grandfather has recently been busy sorting out the annotations he has made on "The Analects" over the years and preparing to publish them in this issue of "Nature" magazine..."
When Li Shimin heard this, he nodded with approval.
"Kong Jijiu had profound knowledge and wrote books, which was a great event for scholars. If you can use my help in any way, just ask..."
Kong Linger quickly thanked her.
Today is the first day of reconstruction in the south of the city. Various matters are coming one after another. Especially Kong Ling'er's side is extremely busy with complicated records and coordination of the progress of various projects.
Seeing that Kong Ling'er was busy here, Li Shimin said a few polite words, then got up and left in a sensible manner.
Following Wang Zi'an, I strolled around the Qujiang Pool.
At this time, there was a buzz of people beside Qujiang Pool. This is the first phase of the project. A high-end villa area is to be built here first. Now it is in the stage of leveling the foundation, and nothing can be seen.
Li Shimin looked at it symbolically, got up and left.
If it were not for the reconstruction of the south of the city, the amount of masonry, stone, civil engineering and various materials required would be an extremely staggering amount, and the money involved would be to the point where even he, the emperor, would feel frightened, and he is indeed quite tight now.
, he really hasn’t had the time to hang out recently.
When the project starts, how can there be any reason for the largest partner not to even show his face?
But his mind was really not here. Just at the evening of the day before yesterday, news came from Tuyuhun again. Tuyuhun troops, led by King Tianzhu, once again harassed the border of Datang.
This has happened countless times in the five years since Wude.
If it weren't for the fact that Tuyuhun's terrain was complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the Tang Dynasty had previously been hampered by a powerful enemy called the Turks, so it had to temporarily hold back to prevent Tuyuhun from falling to the Turks, the Tang Dynasty would have already sent troops to attack Tuyuhun.
Now, the Turks have been pacified, and even Jieli Khan has become the Dance King of Chang'an. How can these arrogant soldiers of the Tang Dynasty resist such repeated provocations from the indigenous people of this tiny land?
A group of people clamored to send troops to teach Tuyuhun a lesson.
In the past two days, the memorials from the military generals asking for battle have filled the entire imperial study room, almost burying him. It can be said that except for money and food, basically everything has been in place.
But the problem is, where is the money and food!
Putting aside the money he owed Wang Zi'an, he had indeed made a lot of money with Wang Zi'an in the past two years.
But the problem is that Datang's finances are like the earth that has been dry for a long time. There are too many places where money is needed. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent and disappear in the blink of an eye.
It’s not like he hasn’t had the idea of Datang Zhenguan Bank.
But this idea was decisively rejected by Tang Jian, Fang Xuanling and others as soon as it was proposed. Even Changsun Wuji, who had always had a tacit understanding with him, made an exception and voted against it.
Datang Zhenguan Bank is related to the future of Datang.
Now is the time to do everything possible to maintain its authority and give confidence to the people of the world. If at this time, the imperial court recklessly withdraws a large amount of money from it, it will be tantamount to drinking poison to quench its thirst and destroy its foundation.
As for borrowing money from Wang Zi'an again...
This idea only flashed in his mind for a moment, and then he threw it away.
It's not that he feels embarrassed because he owes Wang Zi'an too much money, but because he knows that although Wang Zi'an has really made a lot of money in the past few years, where are the expenses?
Besides myself, I still owe——
Ahem, let’s not talk about this.
The Tang Dynasty Zhenguan Bank alone invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, and now there is also the reconstruction of the south of the city that has just begun, and the amount of money that needs to be spent is a bottomless pit.
How can I open my mouth?
Looking at Li Shimin's back as he hurriedly left again, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
There is something wrong with this old Li!
Yesterday came and went in a hurry, and today came and went in a hurry. Even the most common little followers around me were missing. Could it be that something big happened?
Wang Zi'an thought about it carefully and couldn't remember anything particularly important that happened at this point in his previous life.