Chapter four hundred and eighty fifth sound east hit west
Li Erlong looked delighted and said, "Du He, I haven't seen you for a few days. Your ability to flatter others is getting better and better!"
Du He said: "Your Majesty, is it wrong?"
"oh?"
Li Er was stunned.
Du He said: "Your Majesty, you are not flattering, you are flattering the dragon. Your Majesty is the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being, the True Dragon Emperor, so I am flattering the dragon."
"Hahaha……"
Li Er is in a particularly good mood today.
So he didn't feel angry at all, but laughed.
Li Ke: "..."
So shameless.
Li Er said: "Du He, you rushed into the palace, didn't you just want to say these nice words to me?"
Du He hurriedly straightened his back and said: "Your Majesty, I am not just the kind of person who flatters the country with empty talk, but makes the country prosperous with hard work. I am a person who actually does things, so I came to the palace today to give you a gift specially.
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"Gift giving?"
"That's right, a gift that His Majesty needs most right now. Your Majesty, please come with me!"
Li Er followed Du He to the outside of the tire machine.
I saw an eight-car extended carriage parked under the long steps.
Li Er was deeply impressed by this carriage.
"Could it be that you want to give this carriage to me?" Li Er frowned and asked.
I heard that this extended carriage is a good thing for pulling goods, but it is useless for an emperor. Could it be that he takes a group of ministers to wander around Chang'an City in the extended carriage all day long?
Du He pointed at the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Du He waved his hand.
Two men jumped out of each carriage.
The men opened the side facing the Tai Chi Hall together, and there was a roar.
I saw a huge hot water tank in each carriage.
Li Er looked at the current hot water tablets again and saw that the workmanship was much more refined.
The most important thing is that there are no longer ugly iron bumps.
The hot water tablets also turned red, just like the pillars outside Tai Chi Hall, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
Li Ke saw Li Er staring at the hot water tablets, so he hurriedly stepped forward and introduced: "Father, these hot water tablets in front of you are the third generation hot water tablets developed by the Dream Group R&D Center.
The sheets and iron pipes are made of iron and are prone to rust, so they should be painted with paint several times to avoid the problem of rust."
Li Er said speechlessly: "Ke'er, I'm not a fool. Why can't I see that this hot water heater is painted?"
Li Ke: "..."
I wanted to make my father happy, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating.
Du He took a few steps forward and said: "Your Majesty, these are the hot water heaters that I gave to Your Majesty. There are eight of them in total. They can be installed in His Majesty's bedroom, Wende Palace, Imperial Study Room and other places to ensure that Your Majesty will be able to enjoy the hot water wherever he goes.
It is as warm as spring. Your Majesty is the king of a country, and your health is the health of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I will not accept any money from you. I will give all eight sets of hot water tablets to Your Majesty to express my feelings.
Your Majesty has made a contribution."
Li Er looked at Du He in disbelief.
No charge?
Free gift?
This is not in line with Du He's style.
Li Er even suspected that his ears had heard wrongly.
"Du He, say it again!" Li Er was afraid that he heard wrongly.
"Say it again, eight sets of hot water tablets, no money will be taken from you!" Du He repeated.
Li Er finally confirmed and laughed: "Okay, okay, Du He, you are my loyal minister, you are very good!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Loyalty to the emperor and the master has always been my lifelong pursuit. I won't charge a penny for the eight hot water heaters. However, my craftsmen are old and young and need to support their families, so they still need to charge a small installation fee and iron pipes.
The cost." Du He chuckled and added.
Only then did Li Er realize that he only saw the hot water radiator and the water boiling stove, but he didn't see any iron pipes. It turned out that they cost money.
Li Er didn't take it seriously and waved his hand: "That's natural, the hot water tablet is yours, but most of the craftsmen are poor people, we can't let them work in vain, and the iron pipe, I think it costs a lot, how much does it cost?
"
Du He stretched out three fingers of his right hand.
Li Er: "Three hundred?"
Du He shook his head.
Li Er: "Three thousand strings?"
Du He still shook his head and simply said: "Your Majesty, it's not expensive, it's only thirty thousand guan. To you, it's just a drop in the bucket."
Li Er suddenly became unhappy.
He is not a fool.
I knew that Du He was asking for a random price.
Calculated in this way, the installation fee and the cost of the iron pipe are more expensive than the cost of the hot water heater.
Li Er said: "Du He, are you trying to deceive me?"
Du He hurriedly said: "I don't dare. The reason why I charge 30,000 yuan for the installation fee is because this is inside the palace, unlike outside. Outside, these craftsmen can work freely and knock as much as they want.
You can smash whatever you want, but it is different in the palace. You have to be careful and careful. The difficulty of construction is greatly increased. If you damage the buildings in the palace, you will lose your head, so the cost will naturally be higher."
Li Er was a little confused.
The cost is too high, and even he, a majestic emperor, feels a little pain in his body.
But if we don’t install them, these eight hot water radiators have already arrived, so leaving them alone would be a waste.
Li Er whispered: "Du He, I will give you 20,000 yuan if you don't want to explode."
"Twenty-five thousand!"
"Twenty thousand!"
Li Er doesn't even plan to add a penny.
At this time, Du He slapped his head and said: "Your Majesty, why not exchange these 30,000 yuan for a condition? If your Majesty agrees to a condition, the water heater installation fee and the cost of the iron pipe will not be paid at all."
"explain!"
Li Er is very straightforward.
Du He then said: "I ask your Majesty to sell some of the excess iron in the court to me. I am willing to pay twice the market price."
Um?
Li Er suddenly looked wary.
Rulers of all dynasties have controlled iron. The most direct reason is that the output of iron is very small and can only be used by the court. Secondly, a large amount of iron flows to the people and is likely to be turned into a large number of weapons.
, threatening the status of the ruler.
Therefore, as soon as Du He mentioned this topic, Li Er became wary.
I only heard Du He say: "Your Majesty, it's freezing cold today. I want to build more hot water tiles to benefit the people. I have no other intention. If your Majesty is worried, you can keep a record of all the iron sold to me.
The hot water radiators, iron pipes, etc. built by Chen will also be recorded and documented."
When Li Er heard this, it was a good idea.
This is also a means of control.
The most important thing is that selling part of the iron to Du He is not a big deal. Yesterday, Duan Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, reported that the large amount of iron left by the Ministry of Industry this year has no place to use, and twice the market price can also make the court profit.
A sum of money. The most important thing is that in this way, these 30,000 yuan can be saved.
Thinking of this, Li Er nodded: "Okay, Du He, I promise you that I will sell you part of the iron surplus from the Ministry of Industry this year at twice the market price. I will also send people to the Dream Group to monitor everything.
The iron must be constructed into hot water slabs and cannot be used for other purposes."
"I understand!" Du He agreed hastily, winking at Li Ke next to him.
Li Ke was stunned and thought of a word: Make a splash in the east and attack in the west!