Chapter 132: His Majesty Li Er, the bearer
His Majesty Li Er's face became darker and his anger rose sharply. At this moment, he finally realized what his son once said was, "It's even more unjust than Dou E"!
The ministers below were still citing scriptures and criticizing His Majesty Li Er for noticing, and they didn't care whether His Majesty Li Er would like to listen!
Those who knew that some glass was originally the inside story of the prince were laughing hard, looking at His Majesty Li Er with a black face, and then looking at the officials who were jumping up and down, they had no intention of standing up and explaining to His Majesty Li Er at all.
"Old Cheng, do you want to tell your Majesty?"
"Shh! Whatever you say is, it's a silly thing. It's rare to see His Majesty betrayed and stay quietly to watch the show!"
"Yes, it's too early to expose such a good show, hehe..."
"Brother Wuji, don't you tell your Majesty?"
"Ahem...what do you say? You don't know anything, what do you say?"
"Oh, Your Majesty is pitiful, and he is diligent and has suffered such grievances."
"Then why don't you explain it to His Majesty?"
"Ah? What's the explanation?"
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The ministers fully developed their unscrupulous style and watched His Majesty Li Er's good show with great enthusiasm.
Of course, His Majesty Li Er saw the performance of these people, but... what can he do? A little harmless misunderstanding is also a little fun between the king and the ministers. If you hold a grudge or punish your ministers because of this, His Majesty Li Er is not His Majesty Li Er!
"Have you finished speaking?"
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er said with a gloomy face. The ministers who were still spitting out immediately stopped talking and paid attention to everything. They wanted to gain a good reputation through blunt advice, but they also knew that His Majesty Li Er would not do anything to him and others. If it were a monarch like Yang Guang... If they had a pair of leopard courage, they would not dare to criticize them like this!
"Hmph, have you ever understood what these so-called "crystals" are and what is their value? Without understanding, you make arbitrarily judgments and say that I am stupid and extravagant! I give you my beloved rights to speak out for your advice, and promised that I will never be punished for my words, but... Have you ever used this right to do it well?"
"Your Majesty, although I have not investigated the specific value of this 'crystal', I also have some understanding of the value of the 'crystal mirror'. Even if the 'crystal' of Your Majesty uses to decorate the Tai Chi Hall, it will not be much different, right?"
Wei Zheng was undoubtedly the one who dared to stand up and speak at this time. He was not afraid of His Majesty Li Er's obviously angry expression and said indifferently.
"These glass..." His Majesty Li Er really wanted to tell the story that glass was made of ordinary sand, but thought of the money Li Chengqian sent to the national treasury and the inner treasury every month... Forget it, I took the blame myself!
"I can tell you my dear friends with certainty that the glass installed in the palace... is what you call "crystal". I did not spend a penny, nor did I use any money from the national treasury or the internal treasury!"
Everyone stopped talking about Li Er when he said this. Even Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment and then slowly retreated back to his position. They still believed in His Majesty Li Er's words and would not foolishly think that His Majesty Li Er was lying... Because whether it is the national treasury or the internal treasury, there is a dedicated person responsible for checking every year to confirm that the money inside can match the books!
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"Don't you really need to pretend for them?"
"Hmph, these old guys, look at my jokes one by one, why do I still need to install glass windows for them at half price?"
"But Dad... I have prepared a lot of goods. If I don't sell them... you have to know that there is no airtight wall in the world. If someone knows the secret of glass, how much money will we lose?"
"Then wait a little longer, and let's talk about it when they ask me to come!"
Li Chengqian curled his lips speechlessly, secretly stinging his father in his heart. Wasn't he just being stinged by his "brothers"? As for keeping holding on like this? He is still waiting for this batch of glass to be sold at a good price!
As he said just now, things that are not expensive in glass will sooner or later be known to outsiders, especially those greenhouses on the farm, where more than twenty greenhouses are built, all of which are made of glass as "roofs"... Those with a little brain will understand that this glass is definitely not what "Jubaolou" brags about!
According to Li Chengqian's plan, after installing glass windows for the palace and his own East Palace, he began to sell these glass windows to the princes and ministers, and then promoted them to ordinary people step by step... Unfortunately, His Majesty Li Er still had a knot in his heart and was unhappy to install glass windows for those princes and nobles at half price!
Huh? You can't put on "half-price". Does that mean you can sell the glass to the princes and nobles at the "original price"?
After looking at His Majesty Li Er, Li Chengqian did not ask this question! No matter what His Majesty Li Er thinks, he understands this way anyway. If His Majesty Li Er makes any trouble, just shirk it and say that he didn't explain it clearly!
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian immediately became happy and had the initial idea of fooling the princes and nobles voluntarily replacing the glass windows!
"Dad, do you have anything to do? I'll leave first if I have nothing to do."
"Well, go... By the way, hurry up about the Military Academy. I have already discussed with the pharmacist and the others here!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely do it on time and time, and ensure quality and quantity!"
After saying that, Li Chengqian quickly left Liangyi Hall and headed straight to the "Jubao Tower"!
"Greetings to the Crown Prince!"
"Sister Qiuxiang, I said that I don't need so much polite in private!"
That's right, the person in charge of "Jubao Building" is Qiu Xiang, the woman who was saved by Li Chengqian using the "life-extending technique". She was originally with Li Chengqian to serve him, but even if Li Chengqian was the prince, it would not be possible for her to add a palace maid to the East Palace.
Moreover, even if Li Chengqian personally went to ask his mother, Empress Changsun firmly disagreed with filling Qiuxiang into the Eastern Palace!
It just so happened that glass sales were needed in Chang'an, so Li Chengqian sent Qiuxiang to take charge.
Not to mention, although Qiu Xiang has a cold expression to everyone except Li Chengqian, her ability is beyond doubt!
Chapter completed!