"Have you heard? Li Dongzhu of the Li Family Zhuangzi got a treasure. "
"What treasure?"
"I don't know. It's said that it's like the Jade Annulus of He Clan."
"That's amazing. Li Dongzhu is going to …"
When the sun rose again, Zhangsun Xin, who was waiting outside the Imperial City, heard the discussion of the people.
He had just transported the bed to the capital yesterday afternoon. He was too tired and didn't know what to do. He took a nap before bringing the bed over.
If he was alone, he would have already gone in, but he couldn't bring such a big thing.
Zhangsun Xin laughed when he heard the people talking.
"Ha! Li Yi, you're finished. You took a treasure that can conquer the world. Let's see what you're going to do. Are you going to give it or not? "
Zhangsun Xin thought. Even if Li Yi gave it now, he would have to explain it clearly.
After the morning court meeting, Xiao Huangmen ran over. "Inspector Zhangsun, please go in. Her Majesty is waiting."
"Okay, okay. Come in, I'll tell you about the bed … "Zhangsun Xin called someone to drive the carriage. The bed was too big and difficult to carry.
The carriage went in and the people from the palace took over. They rushed all the way to Xingqing Palace.
Yao Chong and the others didn't leave. They wanted to see what kind of bed Li Yi had designed.
Li Longji's expression was calm. He already had a Qiangong Step Bed.
Li Chengqi also had one. The other four people had made two. When the last two were done, they would give them to him together.
Their bed didn't have springs. Not to mention springs, even a nail couldn't be seen.
It was all tenon structure. Otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to show the beauty of Chinese woodworking.
A little more than a quarter of an hour later, a carriage carrying a big thing arrived in front of the palace.
Zhangsun Xin stood at the side. "Quickly, take it down. Take down the thing covering it. Be careful, don't break it."
Li Longji was very respectful and walked out to take a look.
Yao Chong and the others felt that the carriage wasn't pulling a bed, but a room.
When the bed fell on the carpet, all the cushions and ropes were removed.
Yao Chong and the others were stunned. This is the bed?
If the house was smaller, it wouldn't be able to fit all of them.
"Exquisite, what a good name …" Zhang Shuo had forgotten the name.
Zhangsun Xin reminded from the side, "Qiangong Step Bed."
"That's right. To get on the bed, we have to walk three steps inside. The walls are carved with patterns. How did the windows open? There is no door. "
Zhang Shuo swallowed his saliva and sighed in admiration.
Lu Huaishen circled the bed. "How much did this bed cost?"
"Not expensive, less than five thousand." Zhangsun Xin casually said.
It was indeed less than five thousand jin. He had spent more than one thousand five hundred jin, so one thousand two hundred jin was his salary.
When others heard this, they felt that it was more than four thousand and was very close to five thousand.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Zhangsun Xin asked Li Longji with a smile.
"That's right. You've worked hard as a Patrol Inspector in Lantian County. I'll have to trouble you over there. I'll accept the items. Men, reward them and send them back to Patrol Inspector Zhangsun."
Li Longji nodded. He wanted the bed and rewards.
Zhangsun Xin: "…"
Your Majesty, that's not right. Why do you want me to go back? I don't want to trouble myself in Lantian County. I'll be sad there.
Li Longji turned around and returned to the hall. Gao Lishi went to Zhangsun Xin's side. "Patrol Inspector Zhangsun, please. I'll send someone to bring back the rewards."
"I … … You … … Sigh!" Zhangsun Xin wanted to express his inner thoughts, but he had no choice but to swallow them back. He could only sigh.
"Your Majesty, that bed is too luxurious. Five thousand jin." Yao Chong advised.
"Five thousand? Hmph! He spent more than one thousand five hundred jin, and his salary is one thousand two hundred jin.
The price of a three-step bed is slightly higher. There are also two-step and one-step beds.
I have a four-step bed that's easy to use. The craftsmen of the Li Family Zhuangzi are excellent. "
When Li Longji said the cost of the bed outside, someone stared at Zhangsun Xin.
"One thousand five hundred jin, that Zhangsun Xin actually said … …" Zhang Shuo wanted to say that Zhangsun Xin was deceiving the emperor.
But when he thought about it, Zhangsun Xin was right. If it was less than five thousand jin, he could say that it was less than fifty thousand jin.
"Your Majesty, I think Zhangsun Xin wants to come back." Lu Huaishen helped to say.
"He can't come back. If he comes back, something will happen. He will only be safe in Lantian County. He doesn't know my good intentions."
Li Longji nodded slightly. He had to suffer a few more losses in Lantian County before he knew what to do.
"Your Majesty, the Left Imperial General Guo Qianguan wrote a letter saying that the remaining Western Turks can succeed in one strike. However, the Anxi soldiers can no longer fight. He wants to transfer the soldiers from the Guanzhong Army … …"
Yao Chong knew the price and started to talk about business.
He first introduced Guo Qianguan's plan, then said, "I don't think so. Sending soldiers in winter is a waste of manpower and resources. If we resupply along the way, there will be a shortage of supplies."
He objected to the transfer of soldiers from the Guanzhong Army to search for the enemy. Ten thousand people would require a lot of food.
"I know. I don't allow it." Li Longji nodded.
In history, he agreed with Guo Qianguan's plan. Now, he didn't need it. Brother Yi advised him to trust him.
"Uh!" Yao Chong wanted to continue persuading, but he stopped when he heard Li Longji's words. Is it over?
"Transfer him back. Otherwise, what if he doesn't listen to the emperor's orders?"
Li Longji was afraid that Guo Qianguan would be impulsive and use the Anxi army to search for people there.
The Anxi army fought back and forth, but they couldn't do anything.
Would soldiers be willing to fight? People would die in war.
"I'll arrange it." Yao Chong's heart calmed down when he heard that he was going to be transferred back.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of the Tubo and Turkic wars?" Yao Chong asked Li Longji about his foreign policy.
"If they don't attack, we won't attack. We need to train the soldiers and feed them well.
Their development isn't as fast as our Tang dynasty. Our Tang dynasty needs to accumulate strength.
When better weapons are made by the Li Family Zhuangzi, then we'll find an opportunity to send troops. "
Li Longji changed his policy of fighting madly to focusing on defense.
Yao Chong and the other two smiled. It was good that His Majesty didn't want to fight.
As long as there was no war for a year, Shu would be able to recover. After all, Shu didn't have enough food to eat.
"If there's no war in Jiangnan, we'll waive the rent for Shu next year. We'll transport food from Jiangnan to Shu through the Yangtze River for the soldiers to eat. The imperial court will pay for it. "
Li Longji thought about how Shu was at the frontlines, so Jiangnan should help.
Yangzhou was ranked first, and Yizhou was ranked second. Yizhou was Shu.
What if Yizhou became poor? Yangzhou quickly cooperated.
"Okay." Yao Chong thought about it and agreed. "If we pay for food, Jiangnan is indeed a good place."
He knew where the money came from. Collect taxes.
Wasn't this taking from the people and using it for the people?
Collect taxes from Chang 'an first. After a few months, it would be enough to fight for half a year in the northwest.
At this moment, Gao Lishi appeared at the door. "Your Majesty, the promised 2,500 horses from the Tujue and other foreign countries have arrived."
"Send someone to take a look. If the horses aren't good and they're not military horses, we still have to settle the account." Li Longji raised his eyebrows.
The horses were here. They were said to be for Li Yi, but Li Yi didn't need them. Naturally, they would belong to the Winged Knights.
Li Yi kept all the livestock from the smuggling caravan. Some of them could be used as military horses, enough for the Li Family Zhuangzi to use.
"Your Majesty, a group of people from Tubo also came. They entered Honglu Temple. I heard that there's a powerful person among them who wants to compete with Li Yi."
Gao Lishi said one more thing.
"Compete in what?" Zhang Shuo was curious.
"Everything. They'll give each other questions and bet." Gao Lishi replied.
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