Wang Juan's pride came from the depths of her heart. Other people might have already assumed that Zhang Xiaobao should be like this, but she was well aware that Zhang Xiaobao had experienced far too many things, and his usual job was to figure out how to swindle others.
If one wanted to swindle others, one had to first understand the situation of the place and the various factors involved. Otherwise, how could one succeed in swindling others? Others weren't fools.
It could be said that any swindler who could swindle an official, if they calmed down and earnestly did their work, would be able to achieve some success. It was just that they found the return period to be too long and the investment too large.
And even if Zhang Xiaobao didn't stand at the peak of this industry, he was still an existence at the very top of the organization that couldn't be ignored.
In the past, he had done many bad things, and of course, he had also done many good things. But ever since he had followed her to the Great Tang, he had never used the methods he had in the past to target the common people of the Great Tang.
This was a pride that belonged to her, and also a pride that belonged to both of them. On this journey, while she didn't dare say that everything she did was correct, she definitely had a clear conscience.
While Wang Juan was in a state of pride, the others were anxious.
Wang Ju had never imagined that his grandson would come up with such an idea. Feeling that it wasn't magnanimous enough, he impatiently asked, "Cuckoo, why is it a small workshop in the processing industry?"
"A small workshop in the processing industry?" Wang Juan came to her senses and repeated the concept in bewilderment. Flabbergasted, she asked, "Grandfather, you think it's a small matter?"
"Naturally." Wang Ju nodded. "The things that other people grow, the things they find in the mountains, the things they raise in the rivers and lakes — if you take them to do odd jobs, how much money can the common people of Xunyang earn?"
"How much money? Xiao Bao's idea is to build a center around Xunyang that gathers all the surrounding resources for precision processing and distribution. It will drive all the industrial chains in the Xunyang area. Even if there's a stall selling Yuntun in Xunyang, it will make a fortune in the future. "
For a moment, Wang Juan felt that she couldn't explain it clearly to Wang Ju. There were too many things involved, and it was difficult for Wang Ju to understand with just a few words. Not to mention fine processing, even if she provided a supplementary ration, once it was done on a large scale, the economic benefits would be frightening.
Moreover, Xunyang's geographical location was blessed by the heavens. If he and Xiao Bao had been born in Xunyang, they would have developed even faster. How could that shabby Sanshui County compare to this place?
"But …" Wang Ju still couldn't understand how a simple processing industry could help the people of Xunyang earn so much money.
"Ju, I'll give you a book later. It's a political economy book written by Cuckoo and Xiao Bao. Take some time to read it. You'll know everything when you read it. Cuckoo, continue."
When Li Longji saw Wang Ju's expression, he suddenly felt that his intelligence had increased. Although he couldn't guess Xiao Bao's idea, he could at least understand what Cuckoo was saying. He was much better than someone who couldn't understand at all.
When Wang Ju saw the expressions of the Emperor and the others, he knew that they understood everything. He was the only one who still didn't understand. Thus, he humbly nodded and said no more.
Wang Juan continued, "Then there's the local processing technology. Moreover, the work of the physically weak, such as the elderly and women of the family, they will be responsible for looking after things. At the same time, they will use their free time to weave things like willow weaves.
They will use branches, reeds, and bamboo to weave boxes of different sizes. The shapes will be as uniform as possible. In the future, they will slowly develop into unique handicrafts.
If there are idle people in the family, they will have to run a snack stall. In the future, there will be more people coming and going from Xunyang. The cost of running a restaurant will be too high, so it won't be easy to run. The snack stall will invest less, but the return will be faster. "
"Cuckoo, isn't it like Hongnong County's Old Willow Village? When the time comes, Xiao Bao will come up with a good advertising slogan. Old Willow Village's slogan was thought of by Xiaobei and the others. It's called 'Grow a Doll of Your Own'. What is Xunyang?"
Wu Huifei followed along, appearing very engrossed in her thoughts. She thought that Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao were repeating Old Willow Village's idea.
Wang Juan lightly shook her head. "There's no need. Old Willow Village's development can be replicated, but Xunyang doesn't need it. As long as Xunyang does it, it will definitely make money. If the locals don't want to sell, others will force them to buy. This is because the railway passes through Xunyang."
"I know that the railway passes through Xunyang, but that's the work of transporting goods." Wang Ju also knew. "I've asked around. The Great Tang has brought in quite a few people from other places, especially Japan. There are also aboriginals from overseas, as well as Kunlun slaves and so on.
When the train passes by a river, the small river will use iron and cement to build a sturdy bridge. The large river will transfer to the ship, and the carriages will be transported over and reassembled.
I heard that they also need to blow up mountains and dig ditches. Quite a few people will die. Very good, they won't use the people of my Great Tang. Since they want to pass through Xunyang, they probably need to sail on the river. Why don't they increase the number of people at the docks to help transport goods? From the south, it's impossible to transport all the goods to Luoyang and the capital.
By the time they reach Xunyang, the Yangtze River will require even more goods. The train will unload a portion of the goods, load them with local specialties, and continue north. I believe that increasing the labor force is better. "
As Wang Ju spoke, he gestured. He seemed to be imagining the scene of the Xunyang docks bustling with people, constantly transporting goods. It was a scene of prosperity.
"Also, can they build a railway from the south to the north in a year? The journey is long, and there are many places with mountains and rivers. Can the Ministry of Works's technology really do it? "Wang Ju once again began to have doubts about the railway.
Wang Juan glanced at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao took a deep breath and said, "To tell the truth, it can be built. But if one million people were to build the railway without any regard for the cost, I estimate that less than ten or twenty percent of them would survive. In special circumstances, they would even need to increase the number of people.
The Ministry of Works's technology is far from enough, so what should we do? When we reach the small river, we build the bridge, when we reach the large river, we blow up the mountain. No matter how many people die, even if we have to use human lives to fill in the gaps, we still have to build the railway.
When the railway is finished, it can be said that every inch of railway is an inch of blood. When the two wheels turn, they truly go against the harmony of the heavens, but so what? Cuckoo and I will take it on ourselves. We have never thought that our hands would be stained with blood. So what if we get stained with it again? "
Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan toward the end of his words. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Their meaning was to let the history books scold them. They believed that the people of Great Tang would remember what happened. Whatever others say, let them say it. In any case, this was what they were going to do, and they could do whatever they wanted.
Wang Juan said with a smile, "Yes, this road will be built. Normally, it would take more than two years according to the rules of a certain time in another place. But we will definitely finish it in one year. When there are too many lice, we don't mind being bitten, and when there are too many resentful ghosts, we are not afraid of being entangled. Whoever dares to stop us, Xiaobao and I will destroy gods and demons."
The words of the two of them made Li Longji and the others gasp. Even the Emperor of a generation felt his liver tremble when he heard Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan say that they would scam millions of people. It was even worse than Bai Qi.
Suddenly, Li Longji thought of the rules that Wang Juan said at a certain time. He asked, "Cuckoo, where and when were the rules?"
"It's the place at that time." Wang Juan gave an answer. She believed that Li Longji would understand.
The railway that she and Zhang Xiaobao wanted to build was similar to the route in the past. Even with the technology at that time, it still took more than two years to build, not to mention the difficulty of building it now.
However, the process of building it was different. At that time, people died because they were not careful. For example, when they were blowing up a mountain, if there was really danger, they would stop and use other methods to solve the problem.
The two of them did not need to do that. If there was a dud during the explosion, they would continue to blow it up and were not allowed to stop. Even if the dud suddenly went off just as they were passing by, they would throw the debris aside. The people behind them would still have to step in and hit the holes of the cannon.
When opening up the road, there were too many rocks. Even if they had to carry them, they would have to clear the place. After all, the people who died were not from Great Tang, so what was there to be afraid of? As for other people dying, what could they do? They could even throw an atomic bomb. After they threw it, wouldn't the place where they were thrown be be like a grandson hugging a thigh?
This was how countries worked. If you were strong, you could slap the other party, and the other party would have to smile and ask you if your hand hurt. If you were a coward, even if you didn't slap the other party, the other party would still slap you. You could never hope to treat the weak well when you were strong. Once you were weak and the other party became strong, they would still treat you well.
Li Longji didn't know that he had been tricked all this time. He thought that the two of them were talking about that country. That country had built such a long railway, and even with more advanced technology than Great Tang, it still took more than two years.
His Great Tang had to be faster. It was no wonder Xiao Bao and Cuckoo were willing to use human lives to build the railway. Right, even if their technology was inferior to others, they still had to have their own ability to do things.
"If that's the case, We will think of a way to find people to build the railway. However, if your clan is willing to fork out the money, We will give you other things. Who will be willing to use them?"
Li Longji hardened his confidence, but he was also worried that he didn't have enough money. He couldn't possibly return the money after the other party took out the money, so he could only offer other benefits.
"Your Majesty, we have enough money. We didn't spend any money on the ores used to smelt the steel. We used the name of the Imperial Court to mine the ores, and we also didn't need to spend any money on the coal and other materials. The only thing we need is the transportation fee. There's also the labor fee. Even if the labor fee isn't used on the smelting, they can still do other things and earn money.
Seeing that Li Longji was once more worried about money, Zhang Xiaobao spoke some words of reassurance. They didn't need much money in the first place. How much money did Jingjiu spend? There were many materials that didn't need money.
The only thing that worried him was the speed of the construction. The other party had many railways in Jingjiu, and they weren't starting from scratch. Right now, Great Tang only had a single railway from Luoyang to the capital.
In a different place, besides not caring about the lives and deaths of people, the local authorities wouldn't have any disputes, and the people would cooperate if they had to move aside.
Without the difficulty of moving people, all they had to do was tell the people that they had to move aside, and the people would be very willing to move. They would even volunteer to help.
Thinking of the advantages and disadvantages of the present and the past, Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan, "If we're building the railway, the people of Great Tang can help with some of the less dangerous work, such as transporting the stones or carrying wood from other places.
We can choose the stones for construction purposes, or we can use them to make cement. This can be used to offset the wages of the people. As for the people from other places, they don't need to be paid. The Japanese are using technology points to tempt them, and the same goes for the other places. "
"I think that's fine, but with the Japanese dead, we probably won't be able to earn back the technology points. We still haven't settled the debt with them for this matter, and there's also that group of small countries in the southwest that can't be considered countries. Once we're free, none of them will be able to escape."
Wang Juan followed Zhang Xiaobao's train of thought and felt that it was feasible. Although it would delay the time of the Great Tang people, once the railway was built, the returns would be great.
Hearing the two talk about this matter, Li Longji said, "Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, we can't just ignore the matter of them working together to cause trouble, right? In the past, We would have already sent people to attack them, but now, We need to see what the two of you think. "
In the past, you were still arguing with the Turks and Tibetans, and you even wanted to launch an expedition to Japan and start a full-scale war? Besides, they weren't forced to this point in the past, and it was equally difficult for them to send messages, so why would they think of working together? The people of Great Tang have become smarter, and they're learning from them.
Zhang Xiaobao criticized inwardly. Then, he said to Li Longji, "Cuckoo and I are thinking that we won't take a stand for the time being. We'll pass on the news to them through civilian channels and see how they react. We'll let them know that their plan has failed, but we won't do anything to give them some psychological pressure."
"Good, good plan. In that case, we'll continue to Lu Zhou and have someone pass on the news to them. We'll loosen the lockdown and lock up the captured people for the time being. We won't be judged or shown in public, and we'll act as if nothing happened."
Li Longji immediately understood. The imperial court could not act as if they were angry. If that happened, the other places would send people to shirk responsibility and say that they were unaware and that it was someone else's doing. Then, they would put themselves in the position of being wronged and ask for punishment.
The imperial court was in a difficult spot. They could say that they were not going to attack, but if they attacked in the future, they would not be able to pass on the surface. They could say that they were going to attack, but they knew that they could not. If they really attacked, it would disrupt Xiao Bao and Cuckoo's overall plan.
Wang Ju sighed and said, "It's a pity that my Great Tang has too few capable people. Otherwise, it wouldn't matter even if we had to fight an all-out war."
Gao Lishi retorted, "The Great Tang has no lack of capable people. Any of the generals it sends out will be enough to win. Coupled with the advanced weapons, it's simply impossible to lose a war.
But fighting a war will cost a lot of money. At the same time, we can't send out too many elite soldiers. Those who aren't elite can't even shoot properly. In the past, even if we won a war, many people would die. The Great Tang is currently lacking in manpower and can't afford to do that. "
"Exactly. The present can't be compared to the past. Back then, when we fought Tubo, it was Tubo who constantly harassed my Great Tang. In order to defeat them, this is not a question of victory or defeat, but a question of payment and return. My Great Tang can't have too many casualties, but it can't have too few benefits.
Xiao Bao and Cuckoo already have plans for the southwest, and they have plans for Japan as well. Once they're carried out, the benefits won't be any less than if we just attacked them, so why should we immediately send out soldiers?
They can't compare to Duoshi. My Great Tang's true threat comes from that religious country. Their territory is large, they have many people, and they have many soldiers. Dealing with them is of the utmost importance. If we have the money from fighting Japan, it's better to use it at home. "
Li Longji understood that Japan was on the verge of being finished. Those merchants the Great Tang had sent over had already occupied all the places they should have, and the Japanese economy had been dealt a massive blow. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo would use the least amount of effort to take Japan as quickly as possible.
As for the small countries in the southwest, the Great Tang had not sent anyone to occupy them. It was better to act according to the information the two of them had given them. First, they would wear them down and make their hearts uneasy. When they had the time, they could deal with them later.
Empress Wang was very interested in war. Rubbing the heads of her son and daughter, she smiled and said, "It's said that the best strategy is to defeat plans. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are exactly like this. They say that they want to subdue the enemy without fighting, but the Great Tang is fighting without fighting. It is not a war of soldiers, but it can still subdue the enemy.
In a situation where military force is the guarantee, economic warfare is even more formidable. Using the excuse of helping others to harm them is the best strategy. Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, you said that you would take care of Japan this year. What other methods do you have? "
Zhang Xiaobao thought for a moment before replying, "I haven't thought about it yet. We'll discuss it later."
Seeing that there was nothing else to ask, Li Longji urged Zhang Xiaobao to start cooking. "Think about what to cook first. We will eat later. You made Us wait for quite some time. We are already hungry."
"See, the more you know, the more tired you get. Even if you know something in the future, you have to play dumb. Do you understand?" Zhang Xiaobao said to his brothers and sisters, and then he went to the galley to cook.
*****
Two days later, in the morning, everyone arrived at the southernmost shore of Lake Peng. This place was a mountain. Since they had changed to traveling by land, they naturally had to travel through the mountains. In the past, the officials who were sent to Lingnan had to travel this way.
The mountain road was difficult to travel. Many people were tortured to death before they could reach their destination. Some people were chased by an imperial edict before they could reach their destination.
Li Longji also had to go this time. However, he was different from the people who were sent to Lingnan. He didn't have to worry about miasma or wild beasts, and he didn't need to be in a hurry to travel.
His Jinwu Guards had a scale of three thousand people. Wang Ju's family also sent five hundred guards, as well as eunuchs and palace maids. In total, there were more than five thousand people.
In addition to their troops, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Ju had even more troops. The nine children's protection team had a thousand people. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan directly brought along five thousand guards.
In addition to the helpers who were transporting things, the total number of troops was close to thirty thousand. It could be said to be a mighty force. If it was in the past, it would be a waste of money and manpower. However, now, it was all paid for by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
When they reached a certain place on the road, the common people wouldn't curse in their hearts. Not to mention that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo were here, even if the two of them weren't that famous, the common people would still be very happy.
They didn't need to fork out money. Wherever the troops passed, there would naturally be people in front of them who would build a simple road. For Li Longji, it was a simple road. For the common people, it was a wide road that led to the sky. It would be convenient for them to go out in the future.
Moreover, the troops didn't spare the common people. On the contrary, the common people would harass the troops. When they knew who was coming, the common people took the initiative to take out the food they thought was good. There were game from the mountains and chickens and ducks that they raised at home.
In just three days, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan received more than four thousand chicken eggs, more than a thousand duck eggs, and nearly seven hundred goose eggs. Some were salty while others were bland. It was as though they were celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival.
Little Bei and the other eleven children also received a lot of ham, bacon, and pheasants. There was even a tiger that was smaller than the Manchurian tiger. It was a South China tiger. It was alive. Nobody knew how the locals caught it.
They couldn't refuse it even if they wanted to. The common people stood there with their things and watched the others build the road. Then, the troops came over and looked at them eagerly. They did not make a sound. Some of the things they wanted to give were placed at their feet while others were held in their hands.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not refuse anyone. They accepted the gifts that the common people gave them. If the troops were not moving fast, they would even talk to the common people.
Little Bei sang a song and danced for the common people. Since they accepted the tiger, they naturally had to treat the common people better.
Today was the sixth day on the shore. They were still far away from Lu Zhou.
When it was almost noon, a group of local people appeared on the simple road that had just been built. They stood by the side of the road, holding the household registration documents in their hands and waiting.
The household registration was something that people thought of on the second day. In case there was an assassination attempt, in addition to a body search, they also needed to show their identification. Naturally, the people who were building the road in front of them were sent to check. They had to make sure that it was safe.
This time, the local people did not bring too many things. They only brought a large cage made of wood. There were two black bears in it, and they were still alive. It seemed that the news of the tigers being sent to them had spread. The people here felt that it was not good to send eggs or other things. It would be embarrassing, so they brought something more powerful.
When they got closer, they saw someone holding up a banner with the words' Send Xiao Bao and Cuckoo Bears' written on it. The handwriting was not very nice. With just a glance, one could tell that the handwriting was far from good.
When Li Longji saw the words, his expression darkened again. It had been six days. Ever since they came to shore, the common people had never given him anything. They were all given to Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, Little Bei, and the others.
He was the Emperor. He did not believe that the common people would not give him anything when they knew that he was here. It was not that he was greedy. At the very least, he would be happy to receive a gift.
"Xiao Bao, this isn't good. You're always accepting gifts from the common people. What do you expect the common people to do? Don't think that the common people's gifts are nothing just because you're rich. However, to the common people, these gifts are enough to last them many days. If you accept them, what are they going to eat? "
Li Longji could not tell the people who gave the gifts, so he told Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao knew what Li Longji was thinking. It was probably because he did not receive anything. He looked at the two bears in the cage and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is right.
A few days ago, we accepted their gifts. We arranged for people to dig a canal for them, repair their houses, and clean up the roads in the village. We also gave them candy and other things.
However, they gave us too little. Last time, there were many people in the village, more than a hundred households. In return, we gave them dried fruits and other things. Now that there are two bears, there are only 31 households in the village.
It was not easy for them to catch two bears. If they really sold them, it would be enough for their village to live a good life for a year. Therefore, it is not enough to just repair their houses and give them dried fruits. It is not good to give them money. Your Majesty, please think of a solution. I will do it. "
"It's not like they are giving it to me. What can I do? Whoever accepted the gifts can give me ideas. Otherwise, don't accept them. "Li Longji was like a child at this moment.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right. We have to give them something. What should we give them? I accepted their gifts. Aiya, they are really too much. Why do they have to give it to us? Give it to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will think of a good solution when the time comes. Aiya ~! "
Zhang Xiaobao deliberately angered Li Longji. Empress Wang, who was beside him, came down from the pole and said to Li Longji with a smile, "Your Majesty, the commoners feel that you are of noble status and have seen everything. Naturally, they look down on the gifts they gave. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are different. They are not yet in their twenties. No matter what, they are still children. Xiao Bei and the others are even more so.
Think about it, the commoners must feel that you eat well in the palace, live well, and use good things. If they give you some eggs, they are looking down on your status. Can you be short of money? "
"I am not short of money, but Xiao Bao and the others are short of money? The commoners know that I am the Emperor and eat and drink well. Do you think that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo have reached the point where they do not have enough to eat? Do you believe it? If the commoners really think so, I will admit that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family are the poorest families in the Great Tang. They are so poor that they only have money left. "
Li Longji said angrily. He just could not understand why the commoners did not give him anything.
Xiao Bei hurriedly jumped over from the side and said to Li Longji, "Uncle Emperor, I think it's because the commoners think that your status is too high, so they don't dare to give you anything. That's called tribute. Tribute is controlled by the local government, so how could the commoners dare to do so? If you don't believe me, just wait. I'll go and ask."
After saying this, Xiao Bei ran over. From a few feet away, she looked at the black bear in the cage and found a boy who was two or three years older than her. She asked, "Did you write this? I am Zhang Xiaobai. "
The boy was very strong. With one look, one could tell that he did not lack nutrition. His face was rosy and he was wearing clothes made from the fur of an unknown animal.
Just a moment ago, she was standing there like an adult with a bow hanging from her shoulder. When she saw Xiao Bei and heard Xiao Bei's voice, she immediately became bashful. Her face turned even redder. She lowered her head and softly hummed in reply.
The adult beside him was anxious. Xiao Bei is talking to you. Can't you say a few words? This prodigal child could be considered the king of children in the surrounding villages. He was very capable and efficient, but now, he did not know how to speak.
Xiao Bei seemed to have seen this kind of thing many times and did not care. She continued to talk to the boy, "Your handwriting is very good. Uncle Emperor even praised you just now. He said that it would be better if you wrote a few words for him. Do you want to write? Say something, write. I will have someone bring you the four treasures of the study. If you don't write, I will go back. "
"Write." The boy's face was flushed red. He finally squeezed out a word from the gaps of his teeth.
"Wait, I will go back and get it." Xiao Bei turned around and ran away. She found someone and asked for something. She had someone bring a board over and grinded some ink for the boy to write.
Li Longji also came over and looked at the words on the scroll. He nodded his head against his will to express his appreciation. In his heart, he was thinking that if his own child could write like this, he would have to beat them to death to vent his anger.
Even Pan 'er learning to write her own name with a pencil was better than this.
Ai ~! It's good that he can write. It's not like he didn't know how to write in the past. I can't compare all children to the children taught by Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. Li Longji thought to himself.
The boy became even more nervous. His hand trembled as he held the brush. He looked at the paper and asked Xiao Bei, "Write, what should I write?"
"Write whatever you want. In any case, this is for Uncle Emperor. Write whatever you think of His Majesty. Don't worry, Uncle Emperor is very kind."
Xiao Bei consoled. To her, there was nothing to be afraid of. The only thing she was worried about was the disappointed expression on her brother and sister's face. However, she had never seen her brother and sister disappointed in her before. Even if she did something wrong, her brother and sister would still be very happy.
The boy took a deep breath and closed his eyes to calm himself down. Only then did he manage to control his trembling hand and write on the paper.
'The real Emperor, live a long life and never die.'
There was a 'hundred' in front of the 'ten thousand' character, but the boy had drawn a slash to indicate that the character he wrote wrongly didn't count.
After he finished writing, the boy raised his head and looked at Li Longji worriedly before he even put down the brush.
Li Longji was stunned. He had thought about many things, but he didn't expect the boy to write these few words. He thought that the boy would write something like 'the country will last forever.' If it was Xiao Yuan who wrote it, he would probably write a magnificent essay.
However, these few simple words left him speechless.
"This is the real Emperor. It's not fake, right, Uncle Emperor?" Xiao Bei said to Li Longji as she blew on the paper, trying to dry the ink.
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was, I … I was thinking of a good Emperor. I don't know about other Emperors. I haven't seen the previous Emperors, but the current one is good."
The boy hurriedly explained.
"Good, good words. Reward." Li Longji personally picked up the paper and blew on it. After it was dry, he carefully rolled it up and stuffed it into his clothes.
To him, eggs and tigers couldn't compare to a few words written by a child. The child didn't have time to prepare and wrote whatever came to his mind.
To be able to obtain the approval of a child was the best gift.
Someone immediately brought over a large pile of things and placed them in front of the boy. Li Longji also began to chat with the boy, asking about his family, his studies, and so on.
Zhang Xiaobao watched from afar. He turned to Wang Juan and whispered, "Do you see that? This is true glory. It's more than two times better than the Emperor of your time. Would the commoners care whether the Emperor of your time died or not? You can find a random child and ask them what they want to say to the Emperor. They definitely won't say that they hope that the Emperor will never die. "
"Aren't you with me? It's different. It's an imperial system now, and we weren't one back then. Otherwise, there would be people who care about us as well. "Wang Juan glared at Zhang Xiaobao.
"Don't lie to yourself. If the Emperor of our time died, would there be anyone to send him off on the streets? Furthermore, it was an era where one's ashes didn't even dare to write their real names. Could it be that Old Zhou was the Emperor of an imperial country?
Of course, it's not his fault. Everyone lives for their own ideals. Some people's ideals are just to reach the top, while others want to do something for the commoners. I feel that I'm more noble in comparison. "
Zhang Xiaobao curled his lips. At this moment, he truly felt that Li Longji was worthy of respect.
"Then what do you mean by that?" Wang Juan asked.
"What I mean is that we have to make Little Li's life more comfortable in the future. If he wants to travel, we have to support him. Let alone playing in the Great Tang, even if he wants to go to South America, we have to find a way to satisfy him. We have to constantly use various methods to sing his praises.
On the day he dies, we have to build a huge grave for him and write down the events of his life. For example, when he goes to a place and someone writes a piece of calligraphy for him and gives him two eggs. One is salty, the other is bland. This will make the future Emperor feel pressured. Eggs aren't that delicious. "
Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan sternly. However, his words were not serious. What did he mean by a huge grave?
"I think you're just 'salty'. South America? Do you want to take him to the moon for a spin and feel the temperature and environment there? "
Wang Juan rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaobao and said.
"That's fine too. I want to go there too. I want to bring back two stones and sell them for a lot of money."
While Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were bickering, Li Longji had finished talking to the boy. He praised him a few more times and seemed very happy. He encouraged the boy to study hard so that he could do more things after learning the skills.
Turning his head, Li Longji waved at Zhang Xiaobao and called him over. With a teaching look, he said, "Military Commander Zhang, you have accepted other people's things. You should at least show some appreciation. I've accepted it and rewarded it. What about you?"
'Using you to be a good person?' Zhang Xiaobao muttered in his heart. However, on the surface, he said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty, this subject understands. These two bears are very rare. This subject will definitely take good care of them. Right now, this subject is penniless and only has a small portion of corn. I plan to make popcorn for Patrol Inspector Zhang. Why don't I take it out and make popcorn for them? Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"This subject is very comforted. Quickly go and get it." Li Longji ordered sternly.
"Yes, this subject will go and get it right away." Zhang Xiaobao went back to look for the corn.
"Your Majesty, we, we don't want any benefits. We are willing to give them to Xiao Bao and Cuckoo." The boy's father said to Li Longji embarrassedly.
He didn't care at all that the two of them were putting on a show. Who in Great Tang didn't know what was going on between the emperor, Xiao Bao, and Cuckoo?
Therefore, he directly called Zhang Xiaobao, Xiao Bao, and Cuckoo instead of Military Commander Zhang. It seemed too distant.
Li Longji was depressed. He had put on a show for nothing. Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want it, he lowered his voice and said, "How could Xiao Bao give you popcorn? That thing is gone after you eat it. Xiao Bao only said that he was giving you some corn seeds. You can find a place to plant them. When they mature, there will be more seeds. You can plant them yourself or sell them. They are very valuable.
If Xiao Bao really said that he was giving you some seeds, what would other people think? There are too few corn seeds in Great Tang. Many officials don't have any at home. If he said that he was giving popcorn, no one would say anything. Understand? "
When Li Longji was speaking, he didn't care about his identity as the emperor and winked at the other party.
This person was stunned. Then, he nodded happily and said in a low voice, "Understood. Xiao Bao is really smart. Thank you, Your Majesty."
"There's no need to thank me. After all, I am very happy that you are giving me something." Li Longji's voice was very loud.
When Zhang Xiaobao, who had returned with the seeds, heard this, he knew what Li Longji meant. He reckoned that in the future, there would be commoners who would start giving Li Longji things.
Too stingy, calculating with commoners.
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