When Hu Saner heard this, he almost knelt on the ground.
Four hundred guan of money is exchanged for silver ingots and smashed on the head. Even if it is exchanged for 10 taels a piece, there are still forty people. If it takes forty blows... No, it won't take forty blows. Such a big ingot is enough.
It can be smashed to death in one go, so it doesn't take forty.
Is Mr. Hou going to default on his debt? Kill someone and silence him?
All kinds of terrible thoughts came to mind. Hu Saner hurriedly knelt on the ground and hugged Li Mu's thigh, crying: "Master Hou, please spare this villain's life."
"Hmph!" Li Mu raised his leg and kicked him away, saying: "Remember what I said, when I do business, Ding is Dingmao is Mao. The price has been agreed upon. If you don't sell me, I won't sell you either.
Yes, I need you to wipe zeros to show that you are generous? You love to wipe zeros so much, why don't you wipe six hundred strings instead of one thousand?"
Hu San'er nodded like he was pounding garlic, and said quickly: "Okay, okay, a thousand is a thousand, whatever the Marquis says!"
"You still haven't remembered it, right? Ding is Ding Mao is Mao, don't you understand this?"
"Understand, understand, understand!" Hu San'er was about to cry and said: "Master Hou, what do you want to do! The villain is slow to react and cannot understand the profound meaning of Master Hou!"
"There is no deep meaning!" Li Mu shouted angrily: "I have always had the same idea, how much is what, one thousand and six is one thousand and six, who are we talking about? Jiu'er, take it away and give it to him according to the number.
Money, let him go!"
Dugujiu came over and pulled Hu San'er up. He didn't have the strength of Li Chongyi, but he was still much bigger than an ordinary person. He dragged Hu San'er away.
Li Mu quickly gathered his emotions, put on a smile, and ran to the carriage. He glanced at Eunuch Gao first and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so idle today? Is the inspection coming?"
Yuan Tiangang poked his head out of the carriage and said with a smile: "Long time no see, Marquis Zhulu."
"Holy stick? When did you come back!" Li Mu blurted out when he saw Yuan Tiangang. After the words had already been spoken, he realized that it was inappropriate and quickly added: "Be honest and speak your mind. Don't be angry, hehehehe..."
"Why are you so outspoken? I think you are used to being arrogant and domineering, and no one cares about you anymore!" Li Shimin got off the carriage, looked at Li Mu with a cold face, and said: "It's just a routine job for a police officer in Chang'an County, look at you
That look makes you look like a playboy. It seems that I am too spoiled to you and have indulged you like this!"
"Your Majesty," Li Mu immediately put on a bitter face and said, "I am wronged. What do you want me to do? The factory is short of manpower. You don't even give a scribe. If there is no one to work, the order cannot be completed.
.Do you know what kind of order this is? They are all plowshares for the Zhenguan plow that will be used for next spring plowing. If you make one more, it will benefit one more family and produce more acres of food. There is more food, Your Majesty.
You no longer need to be constrained by those noble families, and you can also use it to raise troops. The right thing is that the army is not moved, the food and grass go first, and all the ministers are doing it for Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin was a little dazed. He frowned and thought for a moment before he realized it and said angrily: "I'm talking about your attitude. Where did you get it? Even if you are anxious and have extenuating circumstances, then you shouldn't
Scolding the guards. Is the leader of the guards wrong? Isn’t it an eyesore to have these ragged slaves on the street?”
"Don't you think it's an eyesore?" Li Mu looked surprised and spread his hands and said: "We, the Tang Dynasty, belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. Even if we are slaves, they are slaves of the Kingdom of Heaven. They, the Yi and Di people, can't compare.
Yes! Besides, now that they are apprentices of the Ministry of Works, I am very confident that they will soon earn enough money to redeem themselves and become upright citizens of the Tang Dynasty. Why should the envoy of Gaochang look down on them?"
"Even if you can quibble, Gaochang also practices Han rituals and speaks Chinese. There is not much difference from the people in the Central Plains..."
"I don't care about that." Li Mu said with a arrogant look: "In my eyes, all the people who are not my subjects of the Tang Dynasty are monkeys!"
Li Shimin was so angry that he pointed at Li Mu and said: "Sooner or later, I will make you mad to death. I won't talk to you about these things. I came to you today because I want to ask you. I asked the senior officials to inform you.
You should go and handle your matter. I gave you seven days. It has been more than ten days and there is no news at all. Don’t you take me seriously?"
Li Mu started pouring out his bitter words again and said: "Your Majesty, please be reasonable. Yes, you said seven days, but in the first three days, didn't you ask me to arrange things in Laiguo's palace? I stayed up for three days and three days.
Ye, after finally finishing the matter, things from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were immediately picked up again. You gave me an imperial edict, not a penny, not a person, not a place to work, and the businessmen were pressing hard, every day
Blocking the door and asking for orders, can’t I handle them one by one?”
Li Mu was about to cry as he said this, and said: "I'm not a trivial person, so I can't let anyone live. You don't know, I've already sold out my house."
This startled Li Shimin, but after thinking about it he felt something was wrong and said: "What are you talking about? Who wants you to take over the house? The gap in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is so big that it forces you to sell the house? Don't try to trick me.
, looking at your posture just now, do you look like you are short of money?"
"Hey, nothing can be hidden from His Majesty's discerning eyes." Li Mu put on a flattering smile and said: "I am indeed not short of money, but it is true that I want to move. When Divine Doctor Sun left, I promised him,
Open a medical clinic for the common people and let his apprentices receive consultations. I plan to free up the house and move to Fengqiuhuang first. Didn’t your Majesty reward me with a valley? It is also being built now, and I can move there in the spring.
No delay."
"The plaque I gave you..." Li Shimin suddenly remembered that he had stamped the plaque with the inscription "Zhulu Hou Mansion", and that it was also stamped with the imperial seal.
"Of course I will take it with me wherever I go!" Li Muyi said righteously: "Your Majesty's generous gift, I can't wait to stay by it day and night, how can it be damaged? Your Majesty, don't worry, the house in the valley has not been built these days, I
Roll up your bed and sleep on the plaque."
Li Shimin said angrily: "You are becoming more and more rude now, and you are becoming poorer and poorer."
"Hang around with those businessmen, and those who are close to Mo are considered evil." Li Mu smiled and asked: "Since Your Majesty is here, why not inspect the Ministry of Industry? After the new office of the Ministry of Industry is built, it will be the first time for Your Majesty to come back. These days
Many more departments have been established in Japan, and I haven't had time to submit a memorial to Your Majesty. Your Majesty just happened to have a look at it, which saves me the trouble of writing a memorial."
"Then let's take a look." Li Shimin walked towards Gongbufang. After taking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and said: "I almost forgot about the memorial. I asked you to practice calligraphy a few months ago. You practice
Where did it go? The last time I wrote the memorial, I found three bachelors to translate it. What is the word you wrote, and why are eight of the ten words missing the symbol? "
"Uh..." Li Mu was a little embarrassed. He couldn't explain to Li Shimin that in the new dynasty fifteen hundred years later, Emperor Taizu asked to simplify the fonts, but it was still the Tang Dynasty!
I had no choice but to accept the blame, lowered my eyebrows and said, "When I have time, I will practice my calligraphy well."
Li Shimin said sternly: "It's all sophistry to say that you don't have time. How much time can it take to practice calligraphy for one page every day? When Wang Xizhi practices calligraphy, even when eating, he has to put the bookcase next to him. You'd better do it.
It’s an excuse.”
"Your Majesty, I am not Wang Xizhi."
"I don't expect you to become Wang Xizhi, but a high-ranking minister of the third rank cannot even write a word, right? Isn't that a joke? You still argued plausibly with Kong Aiqing on the Analects of Confucius, and even wrote the wrong words!
"
Li Mu thought something seemed wrong, why isn't it over yet? Could it be that something happened today that made the boss unhappy and turned on the trouble-finding mode?
Li Mu glanced at Eunuch Gao secretly, and Eunuch Gao nodded, confirming what he thought.
No, you can't use this as a punching bag. You have to think of a way later. Even if you know what it is, you can't just go blind. Before that, you'd better hold on tight and don't light the explosive bag.
Li Mu admitted his mistake again and said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. Starting from today, I will copy your Majesty's calligraphy every day."
"Nonsense, do you have my copybook?"
"Uh..." Li Mu is also a person with a temper. I've already kept such a low profile, why aren't you done yet? Could it be that, in line with the lyrics, the freedom I gave you went too far?
Li Mu took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said: "I have an imperial edict written by His Majesty at my home. All I have to do is copy the imperial edict."
"You still want to copy my imperial edict?" Li Shimin finally noticed Li Mu's mistake, and his face showed the joy of waiting for success, and he became furious: "Li Mu, do you want to rebel?"
"..."
Who can withstand this? It’s too difficult to serve!
Li Mu's temper also rose, and he said: "If your Majesty insists on finding trouble like this, I will stop doing anything and go home to practice calligraphy!" After saying that, he turned to leave. Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing and shouted: "
Stop for me!"
"If I don't stand, I will go home and practice calligraphy. Suddenly, I became obsessed with calligraphy. I am determined not to be like Wang Xizhi, so I will not leave home. Your Majesty, don't worry, I will never let you down!"
Li Shimin also knew that it was his fault and deliberately found trouble with Li Mu. Seeing that there were no steps to go down, he had to find the steps by himself and said: "Okay, why are you so crazy? Come back quickly, I still want to inspect the work.
Where is the department?"
Li Mu stopped, looked back at Li Shimin, and said, "Your Majesty must first tell me where he got angry today. I must know, otherwise I will become your Majesty's punching bag again later."
"Alas!" Li Shimin sighed, and told Li Mu about the scene in the Tai Chi Palace, saying: "I entrusted them with important matters, but all of them only thought about the face of the Heavenly Kingdom. Ha! Yes, just like those
Just like a police officer, face is more important than anything else. They may have forgotten the principle that those who are not from my race must have different hearts. How can I not be angry?"
As he said that, Li Shimin glanced sideways at Li Mu and said: "I am depressed, so I can only vent my anger on you. You still don't give me the face, and you just say a few words to me. It's really annoying!"