Ang Lee was not short of money. Not only was he not short of money, but he was also extraordinarily rich. It was no exaggeration to say that Ang Lee's personal wealth was almost unmatched in the entire Tang dynasty. He could be regarded as the richest man in the Tang dynasty.
But it was not absolute. After all, in this era, there was no Forbes rich list. No one would specifically count the wealth of others. Many rich people were relatively low-key. They would not disclose their true wealth to the public. They would even deliberately hide their wealth to prevent people who hated the rich from targeting them. Therefore, it was really hard to say who was the richest.
In addition, apart from gold, silver, and copper coins, the house, land, land, various kinds of furniture, resources, shops, mines, and fiefs were all considered wealth. It was very difficult to calculate in detail, and it was also difficult to determine the specific value. Taking a step back, the entire country belonged to the Emperor. In this way, it seemed that all of Li An's wealth belonged to the Emperor. Calculating in this way, it became more and more complicated, and it was even harder to determine who was the richest.
However, in any case, Ang Lee was so rich that he did not have the passion to continue to make more money. He had been maintaining his monopoly of several old industries and did not develop new industries at all.
From another perspective, Ang Lee's production of solar heat collection tubes was not only to meet the need to make money, but also to satisfy the life pleasure of many nobles. Thinking of this, Ang Lee had the motivation to produce.
Not only would he be able to satisfy the needs of the nobles, he would also be able to earn a large sum of money. Such a good deal was hard to come by. Under the persuasion of Li Yu and the other two, Li An made up his mind.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, how much can you earn in a month?"
Ang Lee suddenly thought of something and suddenly asked.
Li Yu was stunned for a moment. He swallowed the mutton in his mouth for a long time and said with a frown, "Not much, but it is certainly enough to spend. What does Assistant Minister Li mean? He has too much money to spend, so he wants to give me some. "
Ang Lee rolled his eyes at Li Yu and said, "Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon just said that even if this guy can make 10,000 of them, he can sell them all. I will be responsible for making the glass tubes, and Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon can do the business for the rest! I can provide the glass tubes with a 20% discount. This way, I can make a lot of money. "
Li Qiao and Li Jun, who were next to him, also had the same feeling. Although they were all members of the royal family, their food and drinks were provided by the imperial court, and they also had a lot of salary, but in fact, it was not that much. Especially Li Qiao and Li Jun, because they were not valued, their income was relatively low. They could satisfy the basic rich life, but if they went out to squander, it was far from enough. Therefore, it was not that they were not short of money, but they were relatively not short of money.
"Eh, that's a good idea! Qiao 'er, Jun' er, you two too! I will take 40%, and each of you will take 30%. That's settled. Oh right, you said you will provide the glass tubes with a 20% discount. You can't go back on your words! "
Li Yu was very happy to accept Ang Lee's suggestion. Li Qiao and Li Jun next to him also looked very happy.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, if I give this thing to the nobles one by one, won't I be suspected of winning people's hearts? I don't think it is very good! But it is not appropriate to not give it to them. "
Ang Lee suddenly thought of something and asked.
Li Yu didn't think too much about it and replied, "That's easy. If Assistant Minister Li finds it troublesome and inappropriate, then you can send more to His Majesty and have His Majesty bestow them to the wives of the officials. That's fine. However, this way, the favor will belong to His Majesty."
"As a minister, how can I compete with His Majesty for favors? Let's do it this way. However, the prerequisite for His Majesty to reward them is that His Majesty must first approve of this barbecue stove. Why don't we let Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon do this?"
Ang Lee said.
In the past, whenever there was something strange and good, Ang Lee would personally show it to the Emperor. However, this time, Ang Lee felt that it was enough to let Li Yu do it. Anyway, he had already handed over the barbecue process to Li Yu. Even the fifth basket of barbecue mutton was made by Li Yu himself. Ang Lee tasted it and found that the taste was similar to his own. After all, these methods of cooking were very simple and there was almost no difficulty. It could be done easily.
Li Yu thought for a moment and nodded, "Well! I will go to the palace tomorrow morning. It seems that Zhenzhu will not be able to eat the mutton I made myself. My imperial grandfather will take advantage of it. "
"It's okay. It's just a few hours later. After going back, I will send someone to send you a solar barbecue stove. There is a similar one at home. As for King Yidu and King Jinan, you can only wait a few more days."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Although he planned to send a batch to the Emperor for the Emperor to bestow upon the nobles, Li An certainly wouldn't send too many. A hundred would be enough. If there were too many, the Emperor would bestow upon all the ministers. How could the Emperor's favoritism towards certain people be reflected? The Emperor had more than twenty sons and hundreds of grandsons. He even had great-grandsons. Thus, when the Emperor bestowed gifts, he certainly wouldn't be able to take care of the Prince of Jinan and the Prince of Yidu.
At this moment, Li Qiao and Li Jun were by his side. Since Ang Lee gave one to Li Yu, he naturally needed to give one to each of them. It was impossible to count on the Emperor, so he could only give one to them.
Today's hunting in the wild made them very happy. It was Li An's first time trying out the new sniper rifle, and he had achieved good results. Naturally, he was very happy. If he wanted to hunt in the future, he only needed to bring the sniper rifle along, and there would be no prey that he couldn't catch. That feeling was indescribably great.
Li Yu and the other two were also in a very good mood. Not only did the three of them eat delicious barbecue meat, but each of them could also get a solar barbecue stove from Ang Lee, which naturally made them very happy.
The wine that was brought was also drunk. Ang Lee and the other three naturally couldn't drink it all. The rest of the wine was wiped out by the guards. After all, these things were tiring to carry. If they could drink and eat all of them, it would be much easier when they go back.
After teaching Li Yu how to use the solar barbecue stove again, the sky was already setting in the west. Ang Lee and the other three were ready to go home. Today's life was very fulfilling, and several people's harvest was quite big.
"Assistant Minister Li, there is still a yellow gazelle left. Why don't you give it to me? Tomorrow, I will personally cook meat for His Majesty. This yellow mutton is very delicious. His Majesty will definitely be satisfied. "
When Li Yu left, he saw that there was still a yellow gazelle left, so he asked for it.
"His Majesty can't eat much. A leg of the sheep is enough."
Ang Lee still wanted to bargain.
After all, Ang Lee kept a yellow gazelle and was going to take it back. In this way, for many days in the future, Ang Lee could roast the yellow mutton at home and let his family eat the yellow mutton. When he went out, Ang Lee said that he was going to hunt and go back. If he went back empty-handed, he would definitely be blamed. This was breaking his promise!
Li Yu disagreed, "You don't have to be so stingy! His Majesty can't finish it alone, but there are many people in the palace. If His Majesty is happy, he can give it to others and let the nobles in the palace eat a few mouthfuls. Moreover, this is a Mongolian gazelle, which is not common in the restaurants in the capital. It is not ordinary luck to be able to catch a Mongolian gazelle. Only when the whole Mongolian gazelle is placed in front of His Majesty can he see it clearly. If it is a sheep leg, how can he see that it is a wild Mongolian gazelle? It is settled.
Since Li Yu made such an overbearing request, how could Ang Lee not give it to him. It was just a gazelle. If he knew earlier, he would not have been so merciful. He would have hunted more.
It was useless to regret. Now he was really going to be empty-handed. If he went back like this, he would definitely be blamed. However, Ang Lee was not willing to be a person who broke his promise. Then, Ang Lee must hunt another prey before going back. In this way, he could let his family eat game.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, go first. I will walk around with the guards."
Ang Lee bid farewell to Li Yu and let the guards divide into two groups. They went to the left and right sides respectively. If they encountered prey, they would hunt. If there was no prey, they would return to the original place. Ang Lee would take the middle route. Everyone would return in half an hour and send a signal if they encountered a situation.
Ang Lee was not sure whether the gazelle herd was still in the original place. However, as long as he went around, he should be able to find it! As long as he could find the gazelle herd, Ang Lee was confident that he could solve the problem with one shot. In this way, when he went back, it would be easy to explain. He would not be blamed by his family.
"Elder Brother, Assistant Minister Li must have promised the family that he would bring back prey. We stole his gazelle, so he can only hunt another one."
Li Qiao said on the way.
When Li Jun heard this, he felt that it seemed to be quite reasonable. He nodded and said, "It seems like this is the case. Just now, Assistant Minister Li only wanted to give a leg of lamb. He would not be so stingy. It must be that his family is waiting for game to go with the meal."
Li Yu looked at the two and thought for a moment. He said, "I neglected this point just now. However, this is not a big deal. Assistant Minister Li is very capable. Just now, he hunted seven prey in less than two hours. Now that we walk around, there will definitely be a harvest. Who knows, he might catch up later? "
"That's true. Why don't we walk a little slower? This way, we can see if Assistant Minister Li has caught any prey."
Li Qiao suggested and Li Jun nodded to show his support.
Li Yu naturally had no opinion. They were not in a hurry to go back. Although it was in the wilderness, Li Yu had more than a dozen guards. There was no need to worry about safety.
Therefore, the group of people moved slowly, which was more relaxed. They didn't feel tired when riding horses. They even stopped to admire the beautiful scenery of the sunset when they came across a place with a particularly good scenery.
Looking at the beautiful scenery formed by the sunset projected through the gaps in the trees, Li Yu and the other two were in a very good mood. At this moment, Ang Lee was also enjoying the same scenery.
He rode all the way and quickly assembled the sniper rifle during the journey. After arriving at the location to hunt the gazelles, the first thing that Ang Lee saw was not the gazelles, but the beautiful scenery from the west.
Under the illumination of the setting sun, the weeds that were as tall as a person turned into a charming golden color. From a distance, it looked like a huge rice field or a golden mountain. In short, it was beautiful. Ang Lee couldn't open his eyes.
"Beautiful, it's really beautiful."
Ang Lee was completely attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him. He almost forgot his purpose of coming here. It wasn't until a group of moving gazelles appeared in this beautiful scenery that Ang Lee realized that he came here to hunt, not to play.
"Gazelles! Gazelles, you can't run away. "
Ang Lee didn't think about quietly approaching them. He directly rushed over and prepared to launch a surprise attack on this group of Gazelles. He wanted to kill the target in one fell swoop and complete his last mission before going home.
At the beautiful moment of sunset, Ang Lee held the sniper rifle high and galloped on the beautiful grassland. This scene must be very handsome. If a young girl who was yearning for love saw it, she would definitely be fascinated.
At this moment, on the beautiful grassland, there were no young girls yearning for love, but the gazelles in the distance seemed to be fascinated by Ang Lee's handsome figure. They actually stood still and quietly admired Ang Lee who was rushing over, as if they were enjoying the scenery.
It wasn't until Ang Lee entered their vigilance range and aimed at them that these Gazelles woke up as if from a dream. They understood that the handsome Ang Lee was not their scenery, but the hunter who took their lives.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Although they ran very fast and could jump seven or eight meters, Ang Lee's sniper rifle had a much higher attack range than bow and arrow, and its accuracy was much higher than bow and arrow. Therefore, when Ang Lee had already aimed at the Gazelle and pulled the trigger, the fate of the Gazelle was already decided.
One of the gazelles died and fell to the ground. The rest of the gazelles had already scattered like birds and animals, disappearing into the beautiful sunset scenery. On the vast grassland, only Li An was left alone. There was also a gazelle that had been hunted.
After successfully capturing the antelope, Ang Lee was naturally very happy. He immediately placed the gazelle on the horse's back and rode it back. Along the way, he saw some wild birds, but they were all too small prey. Ang Lee was not too interested in them, so he did not continue hunting. When he was about to reach the rendezvous point, Ang Lee dismantled the sniper rifle.
His subordinates split into two groups and went to the left and right respectively. They returned to the rendezvous point a little earlier than Li An. However, their harvest was terrible. One of the groups returned empty-handed, while the other group was lucky enough to catch two wild rabbits. It could be considered a harvest.
Ang Lee was not interested in the wild rabbits, so he asked the guards to bring them back and roast them. As for the antelope, it was his. He wanted to bring it back to reward his family. This was what he had promised his family when he set off in the morning. Ang Lee had to keep his word.
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