Looking around, Li Tai felt a little more lonely in his heart. Then he looked at his guards gesturing to each other with their middle fingers and enjoying themselves. The feeling of overlooking mortals was even more intense.
All wise people are bad people.
Stupid people are also really stupid.
We live on a ball, the world is filled with something called air, and the world is spinning.
These are some very bizarre things.
But after careful examination, some clues can be found.
"Your Highness, King Wei, the pool for making soapy water has been built."
Hearing Niu Chuang speak, Li Tai got down from the haystack. He put aside his random thoughts. His brother-in-law was not a good person, his father was not a good person, and the prince was stupid.
I didn't understand it before, but now that I have come to my senses, I feel that Chang'an City is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, and they are all bad people!
People like my brother-in-law seem to be harmless, but in fact they are harmful to people.
When we arrived at the new workshop, the pond had been dug. Niu Chuang had laid stones underneath and poured it with mortar. This would also prevent impurities such as sand and mud from mixing into it.
Li Tai looked at the pool and said, "It's not bad. If the pool is full of slurry, we can make thousands of soaps."
Niu Chuang smiled naively, "As long as His Highness the King of Wei is satisfied."
Li Tai stood up by the pool and said, "It's all for my brother-in-law. It's not easy for everyone after being busy for so many days. I will ask people to hunt more prey tonight and we will eat meat."
The men carrying the stones cheered loudly.
Only at this time will Li Tai feel at ease. It would be great to build a good courtyard in the village and live here in the future.
No matter the flood in Chang'an City, bad guys are bad guys. Li Tai had a feeling that his brother-in-law had done so many bad things, and there would be a day when the flood would overwhelm him.
Before that, build up Lishan well. Once something happens in the future, these family assets will be able to give your brother-in-law something to rely on. If one day he is killed by his father, he can still use these Lishan family properties to redeem them with his brother-in-law's life.
Well, with my brother-in-law's ability, it's not difficult to make a comeback.
Li Tai was thinking this way in his mind.
East of Chang'an City, Luoyang.
After years of governance in the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin's policy of light corvee and low taxes, the population of Luoyang has been rising.
There are many powerful people in Chang'an City, and there are many powerful families in Luoyang.
The children of aristocratic families are more attracted to Luoyang’s water, soil and customs.
At this moment, outside Luoyang City, a group of rich and wealthy children were gathering in a pavilion, and three or two of them were from wealthy families.
A man who looked like a boy was introducing sugar to them.
Several children from aristocratic families were discussing in low voices.
Such a liter of sugar costs twenty guan. Such a high price makes these children of aristocratic families hesitate.
It's not like they haven't heard of white sugar appearing in the palace.
The children of the aristocratic families here will also address His Majesty by his first name in private.
They asked about the source of the sugar.
The servant informed them that His Majesty and Zhang Yang also wanted to purchase sugar, but the source of the sugar had been vague.
He used persuasive words to tell them that Zhang Yang and His Majesty would both ask for a large amount of sugar in the future. After saying this, he said no more.
As for other things, let the children of these aristocratic families imagine.
The life of the children of the aristocratic family is very boring. They usually travel around and make friends. As long as they admire the aristocratic family and have talents, they are willing to make friends with them and accept them as their disciples.
Some of these disciples are addicted to sex, and some spend a lot of money to collect rare treasures.
White sugar was something they had never seen before.
The boy successfully sold the bag of sugar to one of the boys for twenty guan without even negotiating the price.
Once again, I am more certain about the arrogance and arrogance of these children of aristocratic families.
After buying sugar and leaving here, the boy bought a house outside Luoyang City. The location was very good.
The boy sat alone in the house and thought about it. The next day he took off his clothes and put on clothes worn by wealthy people. Luoyang City hired several servants to take care of his home.
The amount of sugar brought this time was three stones. If the king of Wei arranges it correctly, there will be a lot more sugar to come in the future.
Half a month has passed, and the follow-up sugar has still not been delivered. This kind of thing cannot be rushed. If you want the children of these aristocratic families to be fooled, you need to be good at tempting them.
The current price of 20 guan for a bag of sugar is just a small deal, and there will be bigger deals in the future.
The amount of sugar sold last time is almost the same.
The boy stood waiting in front of the pavilion where the previous transaction was made, recalling in his mind the appearance of the boy who bought the sugar.
Night is also the busiest time in Luoyang City, and among the wealthy and wealthy people in this pavilion, it seems that everyone here is intoxicated.
After another two hours, the boy finally found his target. He walked towards the young man who bought the sugar before and said, "This young man, the sugar man who sold you the sugar last time wants to redeem it."
The other party laughed, "Why? Why do you want to buy back the things I bought?"
"The villain is willing to pay 30% more, so that the young master will not lose money."
Seeing the young men in front of him chatting and laughing, the young man added: "I am willing to pay 40% more."
"I've eaten some of the white sugar before, but now I still have half of it left."
Seeing the other party take it out, the boy confirmed it and bought the sugar back for the price of fourteen guan.
When he turned around and was about to leave, several rich kids gathered around him.
"Why did you sell me 20 coins before and now you have to buy them back at a higher price?"
Surrounded by these people, the young man remained silent and did not speak.
These rich kids were very angry. When they saw this man being so rude, they pushed him to the ground and started fistfighting him. Not far away, there was a pale and thin young man holding the woman in his arms, admiring the beating scene.
He was beaten but still protected Baitang.
After the fists and kicks stopped, they carried the boy to the front of the pavilion.
"Why do you want to buy it back?" came the other party's voice. Listening to the voice and looking at the other party's complexion, you can feel that this person has been hollowed out by the sound and lust.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The boy lowered his head and explained: "It's because someone in Chang'an City wants to buy sugar at a higher price."
"to be honest!"
I heard the other party shout and ask again.
The boy knelt on the ground and trembled: "The villain usually makes a living by reselling sugar. Someone in Chang'an City wants to buy sugar for a hundred dollars a dou. The villain wants to make a fortune, so... then
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When they heard the word "get rich", everyone around them laughed.
Wealth is easy for children from aristocratic families like them, and Luoyang is no better than Chang'an.
There is no emperor here, let alone those generals.
Luoyang is prosperous, and Luoyang is also a place where they live and die.
The boy will tell you from one to five in the future.
I have long been bored with the days of drunkenness and dreaming all day long. When I heard that there was such an interesting deal, I suddenly became interested.
Just thinking about this kind of transaction, which can easily cost hundreds of dollars, is very exciting.
Adding excitement to their boring days is what these children of aristocratic families have always pursued.
One night passed, and at the cost of a severe beating, the boy dragged three more people into this kind of business.
At daybreak, he returned to his residence in embarrassment, wrote everything that happened in a letter, and gave it to a braised pork seller outside Chang'an City, asking him to deliver it to Chang'an City and hand it over to King Wei.
This young man went to the pharmacy in Luoyang to buy some medicinal materials for treating bruises. It was nothing to suffer a little grievance while working for His Highness the King of Wei. Sooner or later, the children of these aristocratic families would also be out of pocket.
I thought things would have a lot of twists and turns, and I was careful in my words and deeds.
Playing the role of a hawker doing reselling business.
But the transaction went surprisingly smoothly, and it seemed that they had a high regard for these children of the aristocratic family.
The braised pork vendor put away his stall and distributed the remaining braised pork to the villagers outside the city. He got on his horse amidst the cries of thanks and headed all the way to Chang'an City.
There were many insiders in Luoyang City who came to help this boy. The braised pork gang members disguised themselves as street vendors and wandered around Luoyang City.
In Chang'an City, Zhang Yang has been visiting Qujiangchi frequently recently, mainly to take his wife to relax. After becoming pregnant, her daughter-in-law needs to move around frequently and also needs to stay in a good mood.
Secondly, Qujiang Pool is also a good place to talk.
Li Tai came with a letter. He was still wearing thick clothes in the summer, "Brother-in-law, I don't want to come to Chang'an City in the future."
Zhang Yang opened the letter and looked at the content. This was the progress of Luoyang's sugar trade. "Why don't you want to come to Chang'an City?"
Li Tai looked unhappy, "I just don't want to come and walk around Chang'an City."
Sitting down aside, Zhang Yang frowned and looked at the little fat man, "Are you starting to rebel?"
"Rebellion? What kind of rebellion?" Li Tai said gloomily, "I just don't want to come to Chang'an City to walk around. It's better to let me be more at ease in Lishan."
Seeing the suspicion on his brother-in-law's face, Li Tai added: "I will help my brother-in-law take good care of Lishan. What if my father wants to do something to my brother-in-law in the future? I will use Lishan as a threat to ask my father to let my brother-in-law go. In the future...
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Halfway through his words, Li Tai stamped his foot and said, "Looking at Chang'an City, my brother-in-law really treats me like a younger brother."
"You are my wife's brother and you are my brother-in-law. If I don't take care of you, who will I take care of?"
Li Tai was stunned again, and his nose felt sore for a while.
The guards outside Qujiang Pool came to report, "The County Marquis, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen are here, are you..."
Zhang Yang nodded and signaled to come in.
Li Tai put away his expression and said, "I'm going to say hello to my mother, and we're going to Lishan."
Before he could say anything else, Li Tai left quickly.
Li Yue also took the letter and read it. Before the prince and his mother came, he put it in the stove and burned the letter. There were some things that his father could know, Qingque could know, and his husband could also know.
The fewer people who know about it, the better. This is the husband’s plan.
The queen and the prince came, Zhang Yang and Li Yue stood side by side, smiling to greet the queen and the prince.
There was also a woman who followed. This woman looked to be about the same age as the prince, and she did not dress like an ordinary palace maid.
With confusion in his heart, Zhang Yang still smiled and said: "I have met His Royal Highness, the Queen."
Li Yue also bowed a little, and now her pregnancy belly is gradually obvious.
Empress Changsun stepped forward with a kind smile and asked, "How is Yue'er's health?"
"My husband asked Dr. Sun to check my pulse every half month. Now I don't feel any discomfort anywhere else."
Queen Changsun looked at her and said, "Yueer's complexion looks very good. Very few women can have such a complexion when they are pregnant."
"My husband also takes good care of me."
Once the women started talking to each other, Zhang Yang and the prince were isolated.
Empress Changsun then explained: "This is Mrs. Su, the daughter of Secretary Cheng Su Dan."
Li Yue still saluted.
Faced with Li Yue's dignified and generous temperament, her speech and eyes also carried an aura that could only be seen by a matron of a family, she quickly suppressed the Su family.
He controls such a large family property in Lishan, has so many contacts with the royal family, spends his daily life talking with his husband, or specializes in mathematics, and controls a huge amount of money.
Train yourself in your career and get closer to the queen in life.
I don’t know if it was taught by the Queen, but Li Yue developed this kind of aura naturally.
Su's expression was a little flustered, "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Li Yue held the queen's hand and looked at the waterside pavilion in the distance, "Mother, it is the summer season, and you can escape the heat by going to the waterside pavilion to talk."
"Yes." Queen Changsun nodded.
Seeing that the queen was coming, Xiao Wu immediately stood aside, leaving the little bear alone while it was still splashing in the lake.
When the little bear reached halfway, he stood up to half the height of a man.
Su Shi was so frightened that she took two steps back.
Li Yue explained: "This is raised by my own family, so don't be afraid."
Seeing that the queen had entered the waterside pavilion, Su was not afraid of the animal, so she followed her step by step.
When women chat, they often exclude men.
Glancing at Li Chengqian, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Why does His Highness have the leisure to come here today?"
Li Chengqian carried it with one hand and looked a little more confused when he raised his head, "What do you think of that woman?"
"What?"
"That's the woman brought by the queen." Li Chengqian took another look and explained: "She is the daughter of Secretary Cheng Sudan, and the emperor intends to choose her to be the orphan's crown princess."
Following the prince as he walked along the lake, Zhang Yang folded his hands and said, "I can't comment on this kind of thing."
Li Chengqian sighed: "Gu has always regarded you as a close friend."
Calling yourself brother to the prince is also not a good thing, and you have to be careful about it.
It doesn't seem to be loyal enough to say nothing.
Zhang Yang added: "I don't have many friends in Chang'an City, and the prince is one of them. As a friend, I can't comment on the prince."
"You are still a member of the clan, you can say that."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "I'll tell you now. I just took a look at her. She looks like an ordinary woman. Well, she is just ordinary."
"anything else?"
"I don't know her well."
Li Chengqian continued to preach: "She is the daughter of Secretary Cheng Su Dan. Su Dan is quite effective in handling affairs in the court. This time the mother and the orphan came to Qujiang Pool with her to relax, which was also a deliberate arrangement."
"The prince is nineteen this year."
Li Chengqian whispered: "It will be nineteen next year."
This age is the time to work hard, and I never expected that I would have to face love at this time.
"This Su Tan comes from a simple family, and he is usually a dull person. There is nothing outstanding about him. I thought that my father must have a purpose in making such a choice."