"That is to say, the Mo's Village has contributed 95,000 strings of coins in taxes to the imperial court!" Empress Zhangsun said in surprise, holding the Mo's Journal in her hand in the Administrative Hall.
A tax of 95,000 strings of coins! Even the annual land tax of a superior county in the Tang dynasty was no more than this. However, the Mo's Village had contributed to this. Although they were in charge of the financial affairs of the imperial harem, they had never seen so much money.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "If we add the 50,000 strings of coins in the bonds of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the total is 145,000 strings of coins!"
Although the 50,000 strings of coins in the bonds of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were due to be repaid, after all, it was money. Li Shimin was very satisfied with this amount, not to mention that the Mo's Village had driven Chang 'an City to buy the bonds one after another. The 400,000 strings of coins in the bonds of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were sold out in less than half a month.
Meton's generous spending of 50,000 strings of coins immediately dispelled the doubts of the people in Chang 'an City about the new bond. It should be known that the place where Mo Jiazi took the initiative to buy bonds must be a source of wealth, which led to the hot sale of bonds.
"Although Meton has contributed a lot of money to the imperial court, he is too extravagant. How could he spend so much money one by one?" Li Shimin looked at the huge expenditure of the Mo's Village and could not help but gasp.
Even though he was the emperor, he was not as extravagant as Mo Jiazi in spending money. Usually, when he wanted to build some palaces, he would be criticized by the imperial court. However, Meton's words carried weight in the Mo's Village. Everyone in the Mo's Village obeyed him. Looking at the financial statements of the Mo's Village, he found that the Mo's Village was spending money like running water. The Mo's Village had made so much money, but they still owed tens of thousands of strings of coins.
"That's because Meton is good at spending money, and it's worth it. Not to mention that all the villagers in the Mo's Village have become households, even the ordinary people who went to work have benefited a lot." Empress Zhangsun pointed at the recruitment advertisement of the Mo's Village and defended Meton.
She had a good impression of Meton. Not to mention that Meton kept Sun Simiao because of her illness, he had corrected Li Chengqian's foot disease, which had made her very grateful. Not to mention the eyes of Changle and Li Tai.
Li Shimin was speechless. He had to admit that Mo Jiazi had the ability to spend money, but he also had the ability to make money. Moreover, the more money he spent, the more money he had. Although the Mo's Village owed 40,000 strings of coins, Meton didn't spend his money. Instead, he used this huge sum of money to build a huge foundation in the Mo's Village, which led to the prosperity of many industries and benefited countless people. This was not something that could be measured by money.
At this time, Pande entered the Li Zheng Hall, presented a gift list and bowed, "Your Majesty, this is the congratulatory gift from the officials. Please check it."
Li Shimin took it and told Pande, "The Imperial Household Department should return the gifts according to the gift list. Remember to return more."
It was the custom of the past years that the officials presented gifts and the Emperor returned the gifts. Naturally, the royal family would not take advantage of the officials and would often return more generous gifts.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Imperial Household Department is already preparing."
Pande immediately bowed and replied.
Li Shimin looked at the gift list and nodded. As the ruler of the Tang dynasty, he didn't value the gifts of the officials. However, when he saw the calligraphy and painting sent by Wei Zheng, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily. Some poor officials wanted to take the opportunity to make a small fortune, and Wei Zheng was one of them. Every year, he would get something for nothing.
"It seems that this old man is used to getting something for free!" Li Shimin said helplessly. Every year, Wei Zheng would always send a piece of calligraphy and painting for free, and he also cheated the royal family of real money in return.
Empress Zhangsun immediately covered her mouth and snickered.
"Hey, this is from Meton." Li Shimin suddenly saw Meton's name on the gift list and couldn't help but be surprised.
Pande bowed and said, "Marquis Merton sent a carriage of out-of-print Xie Qianchou and glasses exclusively for the royal family. Minister Xie Qianchou has already sent it to the wine cellar."
"Exclusively for the royal family! Out of print! " When Li Shiming heard these two words, he immediately beamed with joy. Modun, this kid, was really good at doing things. These two words immediately made Li Shiming extremely satisfied.
"It's okay to send wine to me, but I'm still young and don't need reading glasses!" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and pretended to be angry when he saw the glasses on the gift list.
He was very satisfied with the Xie Qianchou of Village Mo. After drinking the Xie Qianchou, other wines were tasteless and difficult to swallow. Meton's wine was very much to his liking, but Meton's action of sending glasses made him a little dissatisfied. He was not at the age to wear reading glasses.
Pande heard this and immediately bowed and handed over a brocade box. He smiled mysteriously and said, "Your Majesty, please don't blame me. This is the brocade box sent by Marquis Merton. Your Majesty will know when you open it."
Li Shimin glanced at Pande suspiciously, but Pande just smiled and said nothing. He had to take the brocade box and opened it gently. There were two glasses quietly in the brocade box. However, unlike reading glasses, the lenses of these two glasses were not transparent, but black and red.
"This is?"
Li Shimin naturally picked up the black glasses and handed the red glasses to Empress Zhangsun. The two looked at them curiously as if they had gotten new toys.
"According to the disciple of the Mo Family who delivered it, this is a pair of sunglasses." Pound said.
Empress Zhangsun looked at the red glasses in her hand and said slyly, "Then is this pair of glasses in my hand called red glasses?"
Pande said, "Sunglasses refer to the glasses of the Mo family, not the color. Your Majesty has black sunglasses, and the Empress has red sunglasses."
Li Shimin frowned. The sunglasses were as black as ink. If he wore them, he would be like a blind man. So he couldn't help but put them on with suspicion.
Suddenly, he felt his vision darken. Although the scenery in front of him had dropped a few shades, he could still see clearly. At this moment, the sunlight reflected from the roof outside the room. Li Shimin found that he could look directly at the sunlight with the sunglasses.
"Hey!" Empress Zhangsun also found this. The two of them seemed to have discovered a new world. They walked out of the open space outside the palace and looked up at the sun with the sunglasses.
For normal people, even if they looked at the sun, their glasses would hurt and they would sneeze non-stop. Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were relaxed. They were probably the only people in history who could look directly at the sun.
After a long time, Empress Zhangsun reluctantly took off the sunglasses. Looking at her reflection in Li Shimin's sunglasses, she sighed, "This thing is really magical. It's best when it's snowing heavily and in the middle of summer."
These two times were when the sunlight was the most dazzling. With this pair of sunglasses, it would definitely protect the eyes.
"In my opinion, if this thing is used to ride a horse, it can protect the glasses from the strong sunlight and also protect the glasses from the wind and sand." Li Shimin showed a trace of satisfaction.
This was because this was a perfect match for people who rode a horse. In this era, dirt roads were everywhere. When there was a strong wind, the wind and sand would blow everywhere. People couldn't even open their eyes. With this pair of sunglasses, there was no need to worry. He was a person who liked to ride, so he was naturally happy to see it.
Li Shimin curiously reached out and touched the lens of the sunglasses. He saw that the sunglasses were as smooth as ice. It was actually a flat lens.
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