After sending Liu Hongyuan and Xu Hongzhi off, Li Zexuan packed up his things and went home.
Li Zexuan made a copy of pi and gave it to Xu Hongzhi. Although no one could verify the accuracy of pi except him, Li Zexuan believed that there would be students in Yanhuang College who could calculate pi to so many digits in less than five years. He had just told Liu Hongyuan the same thing. The old man was very excited and said that he hoped that he could live until that day.
Li Zexuan was silent after hearing this. He wanted to invite Liu Hongyuan to Yanhuang College, but now he only hoped that Liu Hongyuan could "retire" from the School of Mathematics as soon as possible so that he could go home and enjoy his old age. The old man should teach and educate people all his life. He should have a happy old age.
"Young master!"
"Oh! Uncle Wang, you're here! "
Li Zexuan saw Wang Zhong when he got home. He quickly walked over and greeted him with a smile.
They sat down. Wang Zhong knew that Li Zexuan didn't like to beat around the bush, so he said directly, "Young master, you asked me to buy grain and build a granary. With the help of the college's engineering team, the granary has been mostly repaired. It's at the foot of Yunshan Mountain. The granary door is locked with a special lock made by Mr. Mo. This is the key, please keep it well!"
Then he handed over a key. Li Zexuan took it and smiled gently. "Haha, Uncle Wang, thank you for your hard work!"
"Not at all, not at all!"
Wang Zhong replied and said, "Young master, with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, we have bought nearly 400,000 dans of grain. The granary is full, and this amount is more than enough! We can't buy any more!
Besides, it's said that the imperial court has started to buy the surplus grain on the market. They bought more than we did. Because of this, the price of grain, which had dropped to two coins a bushel, is now going to rise again! If we buy more, I'm afraid that it will cause the price of grain in Chang 'an to skyrocket! It'll be bad if the emperor blames us! "
"400,000 dans?"
Hearing this number, Li Zexuan couldn't help but be shocked. It was true that he had asked Wang Zhong to buy a large amount of food, but he didn't expect Wang Zhong to be able to buy so much food. This was a bit beyond his expectations! It was mainly because he underestimated the ability of the members of the Flaming Yellow Chamber of Commerce!
"Uncle Wang, give a batch of grain to the winery to make wine! First, increase the production of Drunken Immortal and second, let them produce a batch of alcohol reserves. We will need it in the near future! "
After thinking, Li Zexuan gave his order.
Logically speaking, four hundred thousand dan of grain was truly too much. Even if the Great Tang had been caught off guard by the plague of locusts, this amount of grain would have been enough to last one hundred thousand people for several months. Moreover, the Great Tang had long since made preparations. Not only were the people raising chickens in large numbers, the Imperial Court had also stockpiled several million dan of grain. Li Zexuan felt that his family really did have a bit too much grain. It was better to use it to make wine!
Based on the current financial situation of the imperial court, after the locust plague next year, Li Er might launch an attack on the Turkic Khaganate ahead of time. There would be many casualties in the war between countries. If he stored more alcohol, he could ensure that more of the injured would not die from infection!
Hearing Li Zexuan's words, Wang Zhong's face turned red. He realized that he had accidentally bought too much grain. He quickly nodded and said, "Yes, young master. This old man will arrange it right away!"
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The next day, when it was almost noon, Li Zexuan brought him to the Hejian County King's Manor to look for Li Xiaogong.
What surprised him was that the County King's Mansion had already begun the renovation of the "old house". The houses on the left side of the Prince's Mansion had all been demolished. Some workers were digging the foundation. Li Zexuan had seen many of these workers before. Well, they were all from the Academy's construction team.
From the looks of it, Li Xiaogong wanted to imitate the style of the Cloud Mountain Courtyard and build a similar courtyard in his prince's mansion. This was because he had already asked Li Zexuan for the Cloud Mountain Courtyard's blueprints and a lot of cement. This old man really did not know how to make himself suffer. Once he had something good, he would immediately bring it to his house!
"Your Highness, about the regulations of the Shipping Department, I have already drafted them. Would you like to take a look?"
The butler brought Li Xiaogong to the back room. Li Xiaogong was drinking tea in the room. It seemed that he had just finished the morning assembly and had not even taken off his court robes.
"Hey! You brat! If I had known that you were done, I would have brought you to the morning assembly. Now I have to make another trip! Someone, prepare the carriage! "
Li Xiaogong said helplessly as he beat his legs.
The servant beside him quickly agreed and then went to prepare a horse for Li Xiaogong.
Li Zexuan was stunned and asked, "Your Highness, don't you want to take a look first?"
Li Xiaogong waved his hand and said, "No need! What is there for me to be worried about? At most, I will take a look from the carriage! "
He had always been self-aware. He knew that in terms of overall planning, Li Zexuan's ideas were definitely better than his. Yanhuang College was a good example. He had never casually interfered in areas that he was not good at. Just like when he brought Li Jing to destroy Xiao Xian, he had never interfered in the military deployment and command. He had left it all to Li Jing.
You could say that he was leeching, but since ancient times, there had been many superiors who liked to give orders to their subordinates in areas that they were not good at. In the end, it led to the situation becoming worse and worse. Sometimes, leeching was also an advantage!
The two of them arrived at the palace in a carriage. After reporting, they were brought to Ganlu Hall. Li Er was there working hard to read the memorials.
"Your Majesty, Li Zexuan has already drafted the regulations for the Department of Shipping. Please take a look!"
After greeting each other, Li Xiaogong stepped forward and cupped his hands.
This was his second advantage. He had never fought with his subordinates for credit, unlike some leaders in modern times. They were clearly not the ones who did it, but they insisted on putting gold on their faces!
"Oh? So fast? Zhao Song, quickly present it. "
Li Er's expression lit up as he hurriedly said.
Zhao Song took the thick stack of documents from Li Xiaogong and handed it to Li Er.
Li Er opened it and saw that it was organized and structured. It looked very comfortable. He could not help but secretly praise Li Zexuan. Once he was serious about something, there was nothing to say.
Putting away these complicated thoughts, Li Er calmed down and began to study seriously. As the ruler of a country, he could not think of things as simply as Li Xiaogong. He had to think of a comprehensive plan!
After about half an hour, Li Zexuan's legs were a little sore from standing. Li Er finally raised his head and said, "Not bad, not bad! This regulation is well written! Especially this Department of Inspection, it is very necessary! But why are there curved plows and cement in the list of prohibited goods? "
Li Zexuan stepped forward and explained, "Your Majesty, what I am thinking is that in the future, all the advanced farming tools and tools of Tang Empire must be prohibited from being exported to the outside world. We must sell flashy things like Colored Glass and Divine Mirror. Only in this way can Tang Empire always remain advanced and strong! Otherwise, once the technology is leaked, we may nurture an opponent that can threaten us! "
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