"Ms. sir, there don't seem to be any festivals recently, right?"
Looking at the gifts that almost filled the entire room, Ruyi thought about it and asked in surprise.
This is not the most surprising thing. On weekdays, my family does not have much contact with officials and dignitaries in Kyoto. Even if it is a holiday, it is impossible to receive so many gifts.
The gift-givers were all officials from Kyoto. Some sent servants from their families, and some simply came in person. Their attitude was very polite. Even if the housekeeper invited them to come in for a cup of tea, they would be rejected and just put down the gift and leave. It was really strange.
pole.
Li Yi waved his hand casually and said, "Madam, you don't need to worry about this. In short, just accept the gifts if anyone gives them these days. Don't worry."
This time I received the gift with peace of mind and without any psychological pressure.
The officials in Kyoto still knew etiquette and gave heavy gifts. Judging from this situation, they should have retained some of the money they donated at the court that day.
I just wonder if they would take back these gifts if they learned that the old emperor originally only planned to deal with a few corrupt people, but for the sake of the stability of the court, decided to burn those accounting records and let others go.
However, these gifts should also be accepted.
After all, it took a lot of effort to persuade the old emperor to change his mind, and he didn't get any big benefits from it. Think about it, why bother...
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After dealing with several corrupt officials, the storm in the court finally calmed down.
Li Yi never went to court again, but he had also heard that personnel transfers in the court were relatively frequent in the past few days. Officials were promoted and demoted, similar to departments like the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It was cleaned from beginning to end.
Regarding the old emperor's big move, everyone chose to remain silent. The turmoil of the last corruption investigation has just passed and has not completely subsided. Who dares to speak more at this time to remind His Majesty of some bad things and old things?
Again, most of the officials in the court would not let him go.
The person who makes the most money in the world is indeed the emperor. With just a few words, he immediately made nearly a million taels of silver. He once again established his prestige in the court, frightened a large number of people, attracted a large number of people, and even took the opportunity to purge people.
With a large number of people, this is killing two birds with one stone - this account cannot be more cost-effective.
It's easy to make money, but getting money out of him is even harder than reaching the sky.
However, thirty thousand taels of silver is more than enough to build a lake. Labor is not valuable in this era, not to mention that the money has to be reserved for more important things. In the future, it will be used as scientific research funds, so how can it be spent on building a lake?
On the little things.
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I guess the college's class schedule has changed these days.
From morning to night, the order is to dig the lake, go to class, dig the lake, and rest.
Digging a lake is not just about digging a lake. How deep to dig, how to dig, and how to design the waterway all require careful calculations. If anything is not done well, the course will fail.
Yes, digging a lake is also a course.
This course is a compulsory course for all students, whether they are children from aristocratic families or students from poor families, they must obtain two innovative credits, otherwise they will not be able to graduate from the School of Computing even if they obtain all the usual credits.
It is said that the purpose of setting up this course is to enhance the physical fitness of students in the School of Mathematics, and to train their ability to solve practical problems, teamwork ability, lake digging ability..., etc.
Anyway, this is the good intention of the dean. Students from poor families will not doubt it, and it is useless for children from official families to doubt it. If they don't dig it, they will leave. The college is most in need of people.
No one dares to disobey or look down upon this young dean, because no one knows when he will recommend you for internship.
Everyone knows how dangerous it is to go out for internships.
Li Jianren broke a leg and was said to have almost lost his life. Chen Lisen was poisoned and his life was hanging by a thread. He had to drink two kilograms of excrement and water to save him. For him, living now is probably more uncomfortable than death.
The ending of several other people was not very good either. They suffered from illnesses and injuries. What was even more unacceptable was that after they had paid so much, they were eventually expelled from the School of Calculation by His Majesty's decree and would never be hired by the imperial court.
, I can only be a dandy for the rest of my life, and my originally bright and unlimited future is ruined...
Therefore, these dandy kids who have never suffered much in their lives can only put down their dignity and pride these days, dig lakes and transport soil together with students from poor families, eat from a big pot, and sleep in the same room...
As the dean of the School of Arithmetic, Li Yi is of course not in the School of Arithmetic.
Li Han will help him supervise matters such as digging the lake and taking classes. He is very active in this kind of thing, because if he works hard, he will have enough vacations, bring enough guards, and he can play wherever he wants.
For Li Han, who grew up in the palace, the outside world is infinitely attractive.
Li Yi has been busy these days. Ruyi's mood is not right these days, so he can only find ways to please her. He also went to the palace to learn several new dishes and produced the first string of colorful glass beads.
After giving it to her, Xiaohuan and Miss Liu Er were jealous and didn't give it to her for several days.
Lao Fang walked in mysteriously from outside, placed something covered with red cloth on the table, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, do you think how much this thing is worth?"
He lifted up the red cloth, and a crystal-clear Guanyin statue about a foot high appeared in front of Li Yi.
The statue of Guanyin is lifelike, with clearly distinguishable facial features and a very expressive expression. Under the sunlight, it gives people a strong visual impact.
Li Yi doesn't understand the market, but the more transparent something is, the more precious it is in this world. This Guanyin statue is definitely something worth fighting for for those Buddhist believers. He originally planned to give it to
The old lady's, I haven't considered the price, but if you think about it carefully, the cost of this thing is not low. The equipment cost, material cost, mental loss cost plus the old master's labor cost, no matter what, you have to have one tael of silver, and it sells for five thousand taels.
Not too much, right?
Through the events in the court a few days ago, he also had a rough idea of the background of the powerful officials in Kyoto. There were many people in Kyoto who could afford five thousand taels of silver.
"Uncle, there are some monks outside who want to see you, do you want to let them..." Xiaohuan walked to the door and just said something, his eyes were attracted by the transparent Guanyin statue and couldn't move away.
"Monk?" A trace of doubt appeared on Li Yi's face and he said, "Let them come in first."
Last time Ruyi said that the old monk Tanyin invited him to Hanshan Temple to discuss Zen, but Li Yi never went. Is it because the old monk found him this time?
Sure enough, when a shiny head appeared in front of his eyes, the face of the old monk Tanyin also appeared.
"Amitabha, donor Li, long time no see." Old monk Tanyin's smile was still so kind and he said with a Buddha salute.
"Long time no see, Master."
Li Yi thought to himself that he would bring whatever he needed, and he could just ask the old monk how much the Guanyin statue was worth, so that he would have a reference price in mind.
"Master, come here quickly and help me see how much this Guanyin statue is worth."
The smile on Li Yi's face was very eager, and he casually told the little maid: "Xiaohuan, Master Tanyin is a distinguished guest. Go and ask the kitchen to prepare a table of good wine and good food, with eight meat and eight vegetables. Remember to cut two taels of pig ears.
