"Bastard! I was actually tricked by this brat. He even dares to take my money! How preposterous! "
After the morning court, Li Er came to the Li Zheng Hall and saw a Datang Daily on the table. He casually flipped through it, but something happened.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Who made you angry ~? "
Empress Zhangsun brought a glass of water to Li Er and asked curiously.
"Who else could it be? It's Li Zexuan, that brat! "
Li Er rolled his eyes angrily, then pointed at the "advertisement" in the newspaper and said, "Look, Guanyin Maid, this brat can already make his own glaze! He even deceived me last time! This is outrageous! "
"Deceived? Where did this come from, Your Majesty? "
Empress Zhangsun glanced at the newspaper and then asked doubtfully.
"Have you forgotten, Guanyin Maid? Last month, I asked that brat to make compasses for the fleet going south. That brat complained to me that the glaze on the compass was expensive and that he would lose money if he sold it cheaply! In the end, that brat sold 200 compasses to the imperial court at the price of four strings of coins each! At that time, his workshop would be able to make colored glaze on its own! That brat deliberately hid it from me because he wanted to make a fortune from me! "
Li Er slammed the table and said hatefully.
"Pfft!"
Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but laugh when she saw Li Er's angry look. "Your Majesty, even if Xiao Xuan's workshop can produce glaze by itself, that's also his own good fortune! Besides, the quality of their glaze is not inferior to that of the Hu merchants. It's understandable that they sell it at such a price! "
Li Er glared and said, "Although that's the case, I'm still more or less uncomfortable after being tricked by this brat!"
"Haha! Your Majesty is magnanimous. Why lower yourself to the same level as a child? You just finished the morning court. Drink some water! "
Empress Zhangsun smiled sweetly and handed the cup to Li Er.
Li Er took it and thought for a moment. "Okay! Forget it! I'll let this brat off on account of Guanyin Maid! "
Empress Zhangsun joined in the fun and said, "Then I thank Your Majesty for giving me face ~!"
"Hahaha! Maid Guanyin, you don't need to be so courteous ~! "
"Oh! Oh right, Your Majesty! Xiao Xuan suddenly took out so much glass to sell. Was he short of money? But this concubine doesn't think that child is short of money! "
Empress Zhangsun had clearly seen the contents of the newspaper before. Now that Li Er had specially brought it up, she had some doubts.
"Oh! He must be short of money! Didn't Maid Guanyin follow me there yesterday? The Yanhuang College designed by that brat is almost as big as my palace. Although there are not as many buildings as the palace, I'm afraid that it will cost a lot to build it. I don't know where that brat got the confidence to build such a big college! "
Li Er took two sips of water and muttered to himself.
"Ah ~? So that's how it is! I only saw the magnificent design of the academy yesterday, but I really didn't think about money! Your Majesty, how much do you think it will cost to build this academy? "
Empress Zhangsun said in surprise.
"Hmm ~, according to my estimation, if it is built according to the scale on the blueprint, this brat will have to fork out at least 500,000 strings of cash! Otherwise, he won't be able to build the same effect as the sand table model ~! "
Li Er's knowledge was quite broad. After some calculations, he was actually pretty close to the mark. The budget of 400,000 strings of cash that Yan Lide made before didn't include labor and decoration costs. It seemed that Li Er's budget of 500,000 strings of cash was reasonable ~!
"500,000 strings of cash ~?"
Such a huge number made Empress Zhangsun, the mother of the country, couldn't help but cover her mouth in shock. Then she said worriedly,
"Although the Li family is rich, I'm afraid they can't fork out so much money ~? And now that the treasury is empty, the imperial court can't support him with money. Sigh, this child ~! In my opinion, it would be better for him to build a smaller academy! It's all about teaching and educating people. What's the difference if the environment is better ~? "
"Ha ~! Even if the treasury of Chang 'an City is full, the officials in the imperial court won't let me spend the money on Yanhuang College ~! "
Li Er sighed, patted Empress Zhangsun's back, and said, "Guanyin Maid, you're still thinking too simply ~! Although this brat has just entered the imperial court not long ago, I have a clear understanding of his nature. No matter what he does, this brat is never someone who is content with his lot. Everything he does, he wants to be different from the rest and do it the best ~! Let him do as he pleases! "
"Your Majesty, that's 500,000 strings of cash ~! Where can this child get so much money ~? "
Empress Zhangsun was still a little worried.
"Haha ~! Guanyin Maid, your worries are groundless. In terms of the ability to make money, no one in the entire Tang Empire can make more money than that brat ~! He must have a way to solve it ~! "
Li Er pulled Zhangsun into his embrace and laughed loudly.
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While advertising Qiqu Pavilion's Liuli, Li Zexuan also asked Faubert and Wang Zhong to start recruiting workers and craftsmen.
Now that the Imperial College's field vacation had begun, there were only two months left for the construction of Yanhuang College.
It would take more than two months to build at least three buildings (the teaching building, the dormitory building, and the cafeteria. As for the bathhouse, although it had to be built first, in terms of scale, it shouldn't be considered a building). Logically speaking, it was very difficult to complete. In modern times, it was simply a fantasy.
However, Li Zexuan didn't believe it, because he had a lot of manpower and money.
Yan Lide transferred 220 craftsmen who were proficient in construction from the Ministry of Works. In the workshop, there were also more than 100 craftsmen who knew how to build. In total, there were more than 300 construction elites, and each of them could command at least 30 to 40 workers to participate in the construction.
There were also many experienced craftsmen among the people. Li Zexuan was rich, and he planned to recruit all of them. He wanted to use numbers to compete with speed!
His plan was to recruit more than four hundred experienced craftsmen and no less than fifteen thousand common laborers! With such a large construction team, he didn't believe that he couldn't complete the construction on time.
Of course, it would be very troublesome to manage so many people. Li Zexuan definitely wouldn't do it personally. He wanted to leave this glorious and difficult task to Yan Shaoning and Faubert.
Even so, time was tight and the task was important. The earlier the construction started, the faster the progress. Thus, Li Zexuan was' fighting on three fronts' at the moment. On one hand, he let the elites in the workshop study the cement. On the other hand, he used the batch of glass to raise money. On the other hand, he was still recruiting craftsmen and workers.
For the sake of Yanhuang College, he was really worried sick.
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