Li Mu glanced at Li Yuan and said with a smile: "If the Supreme Emperor likes it, wait until spring and replace all the windows in heaven and earth with colored glaze. It's just a small amount of money, I can still afford it."
"No need." Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "I am an old man, and I have long passed the time of greed for pleasure. What is the difference between colored glaze and not colored glaze?"
"That's not possible." Li Mu said seriously: "In terms of filial piety, you are the elder and should enjoy the tribute of the younger generation. In terms of power, the most powerful person in the world is the emperor, right? You are the emperor's father.
This is exactly what the most powerful man in the world deserves to enjoy."
This statement made Li Yuan amused. He pointed at Li Mu and said, "You have such a mouth. In front of the people, you don't say that anymore."
"I say the same thing in front of anyone. Who doesn't know that Zhulu Hou Li Mu is the most upright person in the world?"
"Don't insult such a good word. If you are an upright person, the whole world will be upright people." Li Yuan said with a smile. He glanced at Li Yourong who was making tea in the yard and said casually: "Li Mu
Ah, there is something that has been in my mind recently, and I often think of it, which makes me unable to eat or sleep well. Do you have any ideas to help me solve my problem?"
Li Mu patted his chest and said, "No matter what the Emperor orders, I will go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of fire. I, Li Mu, am willing to go!"
"It's not that serious." Li Yuan pointed at Li Yourong and said, "My granddaughter has already reached the age where she should get married. You also know her situation and it is difficult to get married. You can think of a way to help her find someone.
A good husband."
Li Mu's heart rang with alarm bells, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the ugly words are coming from the front. Don't blame me for not giving her face. I will never marry her!"
"Just you?" Li Yuan sneered and said, "You think you are a treasure, but I don't think much of you, let alone anything else. You have several wives and concubines, how can my granddaughter be a child for others? You
If you want to marry, you can divorce all your women, and since you and I are compatible, I can force my granddaughter to marry you."
Li Mu let out a long breath and exaggerated: "Fortunately, I'm married, otherwise I wouldn't be able to escape."
"Do you deserve a beating?" Li Yuan glared angrily and said, "She is my granddaughter, the eldest princess! I leave this matter to you, and you have to take care of me. If you don't take it seriously, I won't beat you!
"
"Okay, okay, old man, just leave it to me..." Suddenly Li Mu remembered something and said with a smile, "Old man, I have it! I suddenly thought of a good idea!"
"What's the idea?"
Li Mu chuckled and said, "Old man, tell me, where are there more young talents like this?"
Li Yuan thought for a while and said: "Youdao is a general from Shanxi and a prime minister from Shandong. I can't find a reckless husband for my granddaughter. Naturally, a talented man from Shandong is the best!"
"Ouch," Li Mu curled his lips and said, "Old man, are you old and confused? What's so good about the talented people in Shandong? The five surnames of Qi Wang and Qi Wang are so tall that no one looks down on them. The princess married to Shandong.
Think about it, being so far away from Chang'an, so far away from you, except for being bullied, by the time the news comes back, it will be too late!"
Li Yuan thought for a moment, nodded his head, and said: "Your analysis makes sense. My granddaughter cannot marry too far away and it is best to recruit a bride! As long as she is a good character and filial, I can give him any dowry he wants."
Give!"
"We won't hook up," Li Mu said quickly. This old man is really willing to risk everything to marry his granddaughter, and he is even willing to lose money in the transaction.
"If you have any good ideas, just tell me. Do you still need me to beg you?"
"Don't dare," Li Mu said with a smile, "It's an immature suggestion. Your Majesty, do you still remember that when we were discussing before the establishment of the Heaven and Earth, we once said that it was just in time for the imperial examination, and we wanted to open a paper in the Heaven and Earth.
Yes, let the talented people compose poems and select the best poets. The best ones will be rewarded and have the right to subsidize their tuition. Do you still remember this?"
Li Yuan thought for a while and said angrily: "If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten it. Isn't there a lot of things you have failed to do that you promised?"
"Isn't this busy? Now that I think about it!" Li Mu had a way of coaxing the old man. In just a few words, he made Li Yuan happy again: "What are you going to do?"
"Your Majesty, you just said that the talents in Shandong are too narrow-minded. The talents must be from Shandong, right? Otherwise! Talents from anywhere are good. The key is to see who is good. So how can we tell whether they are good or not?"
Li Yuan was fascinated by what he heard and asked: "Yes, how can we tell the difference?"
Li Mu clapped his hands and said: "Imperial examination! Isn't this a coincidence? In one month, the Spring Festival is about to begin, and now talented people from all over the country have come to Chang'an City one after another. If at this time, we hold a competition to choose from them
Excellent, and then let the princess choose... Wouldn’t it mean that all the talented people in the world can come to me?"
Li Yuan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "What is the difference between this and the imperial examination? If you say so, after the imperial examination is over, I will let Yourong choose the number one scholar to test for the best, wouldn't it be simple?"
"How can that be the same?" Li Mu said nervously: "Your Majesty, you think it's simple. The imperial examination is to select talents for the country. What is the focus? Is the ability to govern the country. But recruiting a son-in-law is not the standard.
Now, what if the number one pick is a nerd? What if he only knows how to read and not know about romance? You can't let the princess stay a widow for the rest of her life, right? Our game is different. What we want is a romantic and talented person. That's just one aspect, but also
He knows the cold and the hot, and understands the hearts of girls. Only such a talented person is worthy of the status of a princess, right?"
"Hmm..." Li Yuan nodded and said, "It makes sense." Suddenly he looked at Li Mu and said, "In this way, I think you are the most suitable one."
"No, no, I've already married a wife and taken concubines, and my wife is pregnant with a child. I am no longer worthy of the princess!"
"Is this what the use of broken flowers and willows is?" Li Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "You are as knowledgeable as you, but you also want to take the No. 1 exam? Just don't take the exam, it's a joke!"
Li Mu did not refute, he laughed and said: "Old man, the important thing is to participate! If I pass the exam or not, who can say anything to me? The worst I can do is lose a small amount to Wei Zheng, and I don't care about one thousand eight hundred taels of gold.
.This matter will be taken care of by me. Just rest, I will go find someone to discuss it, starting tomorrow!"
Seeing Li Mu being so active, even if he felt something was wrong in his heart, Li Yuan was too embarrassed to say anything and waved his hand to let him go. Just when Li Yourong looked over in confusion, Li Yuan quickly smiled. Li Yourong had always been opposed to recruiting a son-in-law.
, we can’t let her notice it before the matter is settled.
…
Li Mu left Li Yuan's place and strolled back to his small courtyard. There were now a few more people in the small courtyard, all of whom were recruited in the past few days. Li Mu knew that there was no guarantee that the people he recruited were not spies of any force.
, but there is no way. Who makes him have no foundation of his own? In order to make up for this shortcoming as much as possible, Li Mu adopts a random and short-term method. Each time he recruits people, it takes at most one month, so that even if a little secret is leaked,
, they won’t know much.
"Owner!"
As soon as Li Mu entered the courtyard, Li Zhien jumped out, holding a ledger in his hand, and threw herself into Li Mu's arms. Li Mu caught her, walked around for a while, put her down, and said, "What's wrong? Are you so happy?"
"
"Master, master, look at it," Li Zhien handed the account book to Li Mu and said, "This is the account book for handling tributes from the Zhenla Kingdom. It has sold more than 100,000 guan!"
"There are so many?" Li Mu was really shocked. He cut off the tribute from the Zhenla Kingdom mission. He kept the elephant and rhinoceros, and the court musicians sent them to Pingkangli. The remaining coconut bamboos
, agarwood, yellow wax, cardamom, purple stems, Da Fengzi oil, etc., it was useless for him to keep them, so he asked Li Zhien to take them to the East Market and find a merchant to sell them. He thought they were only tens of thousands of guan, but he didn't expect that they turned out to be a lot.
times the price.
"Master, this is all because we don't have these things in the Tang Dynasty. They are rare items, so they are sold at high prices." She snorted and said: "The fat man who bought it also wanted to trick me into lowering the price, but who am I?
Yeah? I am your second wife. When I revealed my identity, he immediately became afraid and hurriedly gave me another quote, hum!"
"Yo yo yo," Li Mu pinched Li Zhien's cheek and said, "Look at you acting like a fox and a tiger, what's so proud about you?"
"I'm so proud." Li Zhien took the account book back and asked, "Husband, can you not save this money?"
"What, you want to keep a small treasury?"
Li Zhien shook his head and said: "It's not my little treasury, it's the family's little treasury." Suddenly her expression became very serious and said: "Master, husband, I want to tell you very seriously that our family has no money now.
."
"Are you kidding me?" Li Mu said speechlessly: "A theater, a gambling house, a phoenix seeking a phoenix, which one doesn't make money every day? If I don't have money, who has money?"
"It's true that every day you make money, but you promise to give out a lot," Li Zhien pouted: "Yesterday Gongsun Kang came to me and said that the repairs of the lanes in Chang'an City were over budget. One hundred thousand gu was not enough, so fifteen
Wang Guan. There is also the second phase of the valley project, and what you told him about renovating the empty houses in Chang'an City and building the Dongcheng factory... They all belong to the imperial court, but our family is the one who advanced the money!
I can't afford to spend so much money. So I discussed it with my wife. From now on," Li Zhien pursed his lips and said, "The family must leave money for nothing else. In nine months, the child will be born.
Already."
"Uh..." Li Mu suddenly felt a little ashamed. To be honest, he really hadn't thought about this, because he didn't have such worries. He subconsciously felt that Datang's money was so profitable that even if he didn't spend it, he would still be able to earn it now.
Yes, but Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien don't have the same confidence as him, and they are not time travellers. It is very normal to have such worries.
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "Feng Qiuhuang's income does not need to be taken out from now on. You two can use it as you like, but this time, our family cannot keep the money."
"Why?" Li Zhien pouted.
"This is the money that was collected from the tributes and sold off. If we spend it, if the imperial censor finds out and sues us, we will not be held responsible!"
"Oh oh oh," Li Zhien suddenly understood. She could understand this reason. Although money is a good thing, if Li Mu is made passive because of this, it is definitely not the result she wants to see.
Li Zhien nodded obediently and said: "Then when Gongsun Kang comes again tomorrow, I will ask him to take the money away."
"That won't work either," Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "You just reminded me, why should my family advance the money? We are not the ones being taken advantage of. Don't worry about it for now, I have other uses for this money!
"
"What's the use? Didn't you say you can't spend it?"
"I want to change the windows for Your Majesty!" Li Mu Shen muttered. Li Zhien was confused, but he didn't ask any more questions.
…
After dinner, Li Mu came to the studio. As soon as the door closed, the world became quiet.
When he was busy working in the studio, under normal circumstances, Li Zhien and Bai Qiaoqiao would not disturb him.
Li Mu stretched his muscles and put on his 'work clothes' made of cowhide. This thing can withstand the sharpness of blacksmithing, and is also scratch-resistant and scratch-resistant, giving it both protection and flexibility.
He wants to make a batch of glass, but that is not the point. The point is that he has to make a process that is not afraid of people looking at it, but also makes people see nothing. The most important thing is that he wants people to see it.
His eyes saw that colored glaze was 'fired' with silver. Only in this way could he equate glass with silver and maintain silver's luxury status.
This is a bit difficult to do, because when burning glass, you don't need silver at all. Even if it is a deception, there is no way to change it, and it cannot be realized at all.
But for Li Mu who has a system, it is not necessarily impossible.
As early as in the Turkic camp, he had already tried it. The system can turn real money into "money" in the system, and the "money" in the system can be exchanged for real money. So, if
He wanted people to think that silver was needed to burn glass, and that he only needed to throw the silver into the furnace during the firing process and then let the silver disappear.
But now there is a problem. It is easy to put silver into the furnace, but after the silver is heated, it will be very hot. And the high temperature enough to melt sand will definitely melt the silver, and then it will become a liquid metal. The temperature can be imagined
.
Can the exchange be completed at high temperatures? Will it look natural?
This is the experiment Li Mu is going to do today. If everything goes well, he will master a method of "laundering" money with a huge profit! Anyone who makes glass windows will like it. As long as people can see the benefits of glass, no matter how expensive it is, it will still be worth it.
Someone will pay for it.
When the time comes, the sand turns into glass, and the glass is linked to silver, which is equivalent to digging sand into money. This is not only a huge profit, but also a huge profit without any capital!
Li Mu thought happily as he started to take action. He first bought a bunch of 'glass auxiliary material packages' from the system and put them aside for later use. Then he put the river sand into the furnace with a shovel, and when the temperature was almost the same, he added it in proportion.
Throwing the 'glass auxiliary material package' inside, after all the materials in the auxiliary material package were melted into the high-temperature sand, Li Mu exchanged one hundred taels of silver from the system and threw them all in.
"Don't burn me to death!"
Li Mu gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and started the reverse exchange!