Du He carried the inferior gold medal in his arms and swaggered out of the East Inner Garden, preparing to pass through the Tai Chi Palace and then leave the palace to return to the Lai Kingdom Palace.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of Tai Chi Palace, he was stopped by Zhao Yang.
It turns out that the most important thing for Zhao Yang these days is not to serve Li Er, but to guard Du He.
Zhao Yang stepped forward, stopped Du He, and said, "Master Du, your Majesty has ordered that you can still leave the palace now."
Du He sneered: "Really?"
"Yes. Mr. Du, please go back to the side hall to rest!"
Zhao Yang looked businesslike.
Du He lazily took out the gold medal.
Zhao Yang didn't take it seriously at first, but when he took a closer look, his eyes suddenly widened.
"This... Mr. Du, this is no joke. You...where did you get this gold medal?" Zhao Yang stammered when he saw the gold medal.
When Du He saw this, he knew that the gold medal had an extraordinary origin.
"You don't need to know this, I can go out now!"
"Of course, Mr. Du please!"
Zhao Yang hurriedly gave way and respectfully sent Du He off.
As soon as Du He left, Zhao Yang rushed towards Tai Chi Hall like flying.
Du He held the gold medal and traveled smoothly. Along the way, anyone who came forward to inquire was panicked when they saw the gold medal in his hand.
At the gate of the imperial city, Li Junxian, the lieutenant general, looked at Du He's leaving figure and said to himself uneasily: "This gold medal has not appeared for many years, and now it suddenly appears... Could there be any big changes?"
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Tai Chi Hall.
Snap.
When Zhao Yang swaggered Du He out of the palace with the gold medal, the signature pen in Li's hand broke under his force.
Li Er stood up in excitement and grabbed Zhao Yang's collar: "Have you seen clearly? It is indeed the gold medal that the Supreme Emperor received when he was the Duke of Tang in the previous dynasty?"
Zhao Yang nodded affirmatively: "Your Majesty, I have served you for many years. I have seen that gold medal several times. I am sure it is correct. Moreover, Du He has been getting along well with the Supreme Emperor these past two days. That gold medal must have been a gift from the Supreme Emperor.
It’s Duhe’s.”
Li Er let go of Zhao Yang's collar and fell down on the rotating wooden chair.
"It's been seven years... it's been seven years. My father hasn't come up with this gold medal. What does it mean to give it to Du He today?"
Li Er's mood suddenly became lost, and he no longer addressed him as the Supreme Emperor, but instead addressed him as his familiar father.
In June of the ninth year of Wude, during the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Er beheaded Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi King Li Yuanji in front of Xuanwumen.
In August, Li Yuan announced his abdication.
Li Er ascended the throne.
On the day he ascended the throne, Li Er announced in front of all the civil and military officials that the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan could come back to be the emperor at any time if he wished. He also used a gold medal as a token. As long as the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan holds the gold medal, he will be superior to him as the emperor.
In other words, as long as the gold medal appears, even Li Er will not be able to speak.
Of course Li Er knew that Li Yuan was frustrated at that time, and he did this just to appease people's hearts.
A full seven years have passed, and indeed, Li Yuan has never won a gold medal.
As for the gold medal, its origin is very simple. It was a gold medal given to Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty when Li Yuan was the Duke of Tang in the Sui Dynasty before the rebellion. There was only one word on it: Tang.
After many years, Li Er almost forgot about this matter, but he didn't know that the gold medal suddenly appeared and fell into Du He's hands.
Thinking of Du He's unconventional style of doing things, Li Eryi had a headache for a while.
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When Du He returned to Laiguo's palace, he didn't even have time to see Du Ruhui, so he hurried to the furniture factory first.
What worried Du He the most was the furniture factory.
He first went to check the production status of the revolving wooden chair.
Zhang Du was pleasantly surprised when he saw Du He.
In the past few days, Zhang Du had heard a lot about the talk that Du He would be severely punished by Li Er and even sent to the Lingnan area.
What Zhang Du is most worried about is that once Du He is finished, craftsmen like them will also be finished.
At this moment, Zhang Du was very happy to see Du He back safe and sound: "Master, you are finally back."
Du He nodded: "Look at your worried look. I just went to the palace to stay for a few days, nothing serious. Is the production of revolving wooden chairs still normal?"
Zhang Du hurriedly said: "Everything is normal. We have enough wood for the time being. I counted this evening and found that we have produced nearly 150 revolving wooden chairs. Our warehouse can no longer stock the pile."
Du He was very satisfied: "Yes, everyone has worked hard, but the warehouse can't stock up, so I asked the old man to think of a way. Take me to the warehouse to see if the quality of the revolving wooden chairs produced is acceptable!"
Under the leadership of Zhang Du, Du He came to the warehouse of the furniture factory. This warehouse was originally the warehouse of Yuan Tiangang's old house. At this moment, it was filled with rotating wooden chairs.
Du He randomly selected a dozen of them for inspection and found that there was no problem with the quality.
Then he explained to Zhang Du again, and then he hurried to the printing workshop.
In the past few days, although Du He was away, the work of printing "Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" was not delayed at all.
Wang Erniu said happily: "Master, you are back. We printed and bound it overnight. Now, we have printed more than 50 copies."
Du He picked up one of the books and opened it. Of course, compared with the advanced printing technology of later generations, there were still many problems. Not only was the workmanship of the book rough, but even the words inside had problems such as unclear handwriting.
But it is much better than the previous engraving printing.
The key is, it’s fast!
According to Du He's instructions, Wang Erniu and others printed more than 20 copies at one time after arranging a page. When all were printed, they were bound together and more than 20 books were produced at once.
Moreover, as more and more movable types were produced, two workers worked in teams, which greatly accelerated the speed of printing books.
Du He said to Wang Erniu: "More than 50 copies are not enough, far from enough! I will give you a few more days to try to reach 300 copies."
Wang Erniu patted his chest and promised, "No problem, young master, we will definitely finish it."
Du He patted Wang Erniu on the shoulder and asked, "Have you paid everyone's wages on time these days?"
When Wang Erniu heard this, he immediately became happy: "The housekeeper is paid every day, young master, don't worry."
Du He felt relieved when he saw that both the furniture factory and the book printing workshop were proceeding in an orderly manner.
These two things are his initial capital accumulation. If he messes up, the opportunity to make money will have to be postponed.
It's not that Du He has never thought about getting rich by relying on the resources of Laiguo Palace. Unfortunately, Du Ruhui is too poor. The huge Laiguo Palace doesn't save much money in a year. There is a big gap between it and Du He's requirements.
"You still have to rely on yourself..."
Du He said to himself.
Suddenly, rapid footsteps sounded outside.
The old man rushed to Du He, looked at Du He up and down, and said happily: "Oh, Master, you're okay, it's great! The master is in the study, you'd better go see him quickly, and fight yourself
You were taken away, and I haven't slept well these days."