For more than a month, Li Shan's family has been visiting one by one, such as Princess Pingyang, Li Keshi, Li Qianyou, Wen Yanbo, Yu Wenshi and others who are friends with them, as well as Tang Jian, Fang Xuanling, Wei Ting, Wei Zheng and so on. They all wrote to Li Jing during this battle and even rushed to Daizhou in person.
In addition to these, there are a lot of people that Li Shan does not want to visit, such as Li Gaoqian and Wang Gui in the palace, as well as Du Ruhui and Changsun Wuji from the Qin Palace. There is no way, Li Shan needs to maintain an impartial stance.
At first, Li Shan planned to take this opportunity to promote cotton-padded jackets. Unfortunately, on the one hand, the style of the cotton-padded jackets produced was too ugly, and warmth was not what these nobles needed. On the other hand, the quantity of cotton was not large, so many cotton-padded jackets could not be made. Therefore, except for a few people who were close to him, Li Shan didn't give away a few things.
Li Jiancheng reached out his hand and tapped Li Shan in a funny way, "The palace's clothes are customized, let alone my father's. As a first-grade prince, why do you care about these trivial matters?"
"I heard that it will be sold to the young master. Are you so short of money?"
"It is said in Chang'an that Gaocai, the king of Handan County, loves Aduwu very much. Huairen will..."
"Your Highness, be careful what you say!"
The loud voice interrupted Li Jiancheng's teasing. Wei Zheng, who had remained silent, suddenly stood up and walked to Li Jiancheng under the astonished gaze of everyone.
Wei Zheng looked solemn and asked sternly: "May I ask, Your Highness, if the Prince of Handan County comforted the place and defeated the Turks, did he do any good for the country?"
"That's natural." Li Jiancheng blinked, "Xuan Cheng just says what he has to say."
"Such a great achievement!" Wei Zheng's eyes were like lightning, "Your Majesty is magnanimous and your Highness is wise, but why did you make the Prince of Handan County the Minister of Agriculture?"
Li Jiancheng was speechless. The public did not know the inside story, but no one here knew what was going on. It was exactly what the man wanted... For this reason, he secretly encouraged the imperial censor to impeach, and he just found a reason to come out.
Even Li Jiancheng knew about this and made a mistake. Cui Xin secretly asked the censor Zhongcheng Sun Fujia to write a letter of impeachment, and Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan actually went to find Sun Fujia...
"Li Huairen transferred to Sinongqing with the intention of promoting cotton. All he did was to enable the people of the world to survive the winter without being attacked by the cold." Wei Zheng stared at Li Jiancheng and said, "Protect the people. Isn't this what His Highness the Crown Prince wants to do now or in the future? Something?"
"Shouldn't His Royal Highness be praised?"
"Why does His Highness the Crown Prince tease his subordinates like this?"
Li Shan couldn't help but rub his nose. Wei Zheng really didn't specifically criticize Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Even Li Jiancheng was furious... Wei Zheng would always find a suitable reason to stop Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng from getting angry.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then Li Jiancheng stood up and said, "What Xuancheng said is true. You are being rude."
Wang Gui stroked his beard and praised: "Congratulations, Your Highness."
Li Jiancheng was startled, and Zheng Shanguo on the side smiled and said: "Xuan Cheng will become a famous minister in the future. Shouldn't His Highness be happy?"
"Hahaha." Li Jiancheng clapped his hands and laughed, "Xuancheng is upright and powerful, and he speaks out when he is wrong. He has the style of a dragon, but he is not a Jie."
Long Pang refers to the Xia minister Guan Long Pang. He advised the monarch many times and was eventually killed. He was the first minister in history to be killed for violating his words... The monarch who killed him was Jie, the king of Xia Dynasty. The king of subjugation.
"Huairen cares about the people, and it is really rude to make fun of him." Li Jiancheng apologized deeply and waved: "Go and get the cotton-padded jacket."
Although there are not many cotton-padded jackets, most of them are given away by the clan. From Li Yuan down, there are the prince, King Qin, King Qi and Princess Pingyang, as well as Huaiyang King Li Daozong, Lujiang County King Li Yuan, Zhao County King Li Xiaogong
, Huai'an County Prince Li Shentong also has it.
After a while, looking at Li Jiancheng, who looked a little bloated in a cotton-padded jacket, Li Shan's emotions were a little complicated. To be honest, if the prince in front of him ascended the throne, it might not be a bad thing.
Li Jiancheng certainly didn't work as hard as Li Shimin, and he couldn't produce a "Khan", but considering the impact of the Xuanwu Gate Change... At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the shadow of the Xuanwu Gate Change had never faded away.
, it was staged four times.
Except for the first time, the Shenlong Coup, Jinglong Coup, and Tang Long Coup all started from the Xuanwu Gate.
But if Li Jiancheng ascends the throne, this kind-hearted ruler may bring about a dynasty that will be evaluated by later generations as no less than the Tang Dynasty in history.
There is no point thinking about these things now. Li Shan sighed in his heart and said softly: "Actually, His Highness is not wrong... He is indeed planning to sell it to the young master, but it is not a cotton-padded jacket, but a cotton-padded armor."
Li Gaoqian finally found an opportunity to interject, "I have met you at the Beiya Forbidden Army. It should have been given to Princess Pingyang by Huairen, right?"
"Yes, twenty sets were made on a trial basis." Li Shan explained to Li Jiancheng: "The cotton is dampened and then beaten. There are iron sheets sandwiched between several layers of cotton, which can resist bows, crossbows, spears, and spears, and also keep warm and cold."
"The price is 10,000 yuan, which is not expensive... the young master is only willing to pay 2,000 yuan!"
"Once this kind of leather armor is popularized in the army, its combat power will increase by at least 30%!"
Li Shan looked angrily, "If Third Sister comes forward, the young master will only give three thousand dollars!"
During this period, Li Shan worked every day herding sheep, but he didn't do anything. He often went to the Shaofu to talk to those people, a bunch of bastards, and they didn't use money from your pockets, or even the people's money.
Do you deserve to be so stingy with your department’s money?!
Princess Pingyang mentioned privately that three thousand dollars is a lot... After all, this cotton armor cannot be compared with serious armor, but Li Shan felt that it was too cheap, and the ones that were not sold were more expensive, and those farmers and small landowners would not see it.
With too many benefits, why would we be willing to grow cotton instead of grain?
"How about..." Li Shan smiled and looked at Li Jiancheng, "His Royal Highness?"
Li Jiancheng was speechless. You want me, the prince, to help you negotiate the price?
Wei Zheng on the side had a dark face. The solemn atmosphere just now was abruptly disturbed by this guy!
Zheng Shanguo suddenly said, "If the cotton armor is effective, we should try it in Beijing first."
"That's right." Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up. The Tang army in Chang'an basically belonged to the sixteen-guard system. In fact, the first twelve guards did not directly control the troops. Once the troops were sent out, they would gather soldiers from various places, and the last four guards would
It is the Beiya Imperial Army under the jurisdiction of Princess Pingyang.
But there is one exception in Chang'an City, and that is the Changlin Army formed by the prince and stationed in the Forbidden Garden on the north side of the East Palace.
"But according to the prince's instructions." Li Shan agreed, but then whispered: "The East Palace doesn't have to go through the Shaofu, right?"
Li Jiancheng patted Li Shan's shoulder affectionately, "Let Huairen speak when the time comes."
"Your Highness, don't be fooled." Wei Ting put his hand on his forehead, "Huairen is really cunning!"
On the side, Xu Shimo, the prince's housekeeper, couldn't help laughing and explained: "Once the East Palace pays 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, I'm afraid the young master will have no choice but..."
Li Jiancheng was stunned, and then laughed loudly, "Huairen is indeed cunning!"