"This is the wine cup sent by Meton!"
In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin held a crystal clear wine cup in his hand and studied it with great interest. He was used to seeing rare treasures in the world, but it was the first time for him to see such an exquisite wine cup. He couldn't help but be very interested.
"Your Majesty, as soon as this wine cup appeared on the streets of Chang 'an City, it was sold like crazy. All the wine experts from different countries rushed to buy it. It is said that this wine cup is best used to drink the grape wine of the Western Region. Merton also wrote a poem for it,' The Luminous Wine Cup, the lute urges me to drink '… Now this thing has a very nice name, the Luminous Wine Cup! It is a must-have for drinking wine. "Pande described vividly. As Meton's poem continued to spread, the Luminous Wine Cup became more and more famous!
"This guy is simply wasting God's gift recklessly. He must be addicted to using poems to advertise!" Li Shimin scolded jokingly. Regarding Modun's bad habit of using poems to advertise, Li Shimin deeply abhorred it, but Modun, this brat, refused to change despite repeated warnings.
"Merton's peerless poem and such a wonderful thing are very compatible. I'm afraid that only Merton, who has been on the battlefield, can write such a poem!" Pande said with a smile.
Li Shimin nodded. Suddenly, his eyes flashed and said, "You mean the Luminous Wine Cup is selling like hotcakes? So the Village Mo can still hold on?"
How could Li Shimin not know about the big news of the big workshops besieging the Village Mo? At this moment, he was just sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.
"Your Majesty, as soon as this thing appeared, it was immediately sold out. I think the Village Mo has made a lot of money, so naturally, they can hold on longer." Pande nodded and said.
Hearing this, Li Shimin sighed with regret and said, "I was still waiting for Meton to ask me for help. I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a long time. "
Because of the Princess Changle, Li Shimin had a deep grudge against Meton. He always wanted to find a chance to let Meton come to him. Unfortunately, Meton didn't listen to him and was as stubborn as a cockroach.
However, people in the world benefited a lot from the competition between the two sides. The Village Mo was originally at a disadvantage, but now it had another source of income. Li Shimin was happy to weaken the financial power of the other families.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin looked at the wine cup in front of him and could not help but be moved. Naturally, there was no lack of fine wine from the Western Regions in the palace. Soon, a bottle of fine wine from the Western Regions was served. The bright red grape wine was poured into the cup. Sure enough, from the outside, one could clearly see the wine swirling.
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"I didn't expect Your Majesty to be in such a good mood." With a chuckle, Empress Zhangsun walked in. She was in a palace dress, but her body was weak and her face was pale.
"So it's Guanyin. Meton sent me a wine set, and I'm tasting it." Li Shimin stood up and said.
Empress Zhangsun walked in and saw the wine. She said, "I'm weak and sick, so I can't drink wine. But Meton is kind enough to give me a tea set. When I make tea, I can clearly see the tea leaves unfold. It's really interesting, and I like it very much."
"Oh! Only Modun has a lot of crafty ideas, and came up with a lot of good stuff. "Li Shimin laughed.
"Of course! He's charging at the front for you, and you're still thinking of making things difficult for him. "Empress Zhangsun had a good impression of Meton and spoke for Meton.
Li Shimin quickly changed the topic awkwardly. "Guanyin servant, how come you have time to come to Taiji Palace today? Is there something important? "
Taiji Palace was Li Shimin's office. Empress Zhangsun almost never came here in the past.
Empress Zhangsun's face immediately became serious. "Your Majesty, ever since Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have never chosen a harem. Now that the world is peaceful, the harem is empty. Your Majesty, please allow the emperor to choose a harem to fill up."
"Selection!" Li Shimin's face suddenly stiffened, and he looked at Empress Zhangsun in disbelief.
"Guanyin servant, what are you saying? With Guanyin servant by Zhen's side, Zhen's life is enough. There's no need for a harem!" Li Shimin was like the emperor of the world. He completely ignored the existence of the other concubines in the harem and looked at Empress Zhangsun with love.
"Chenqie doesn't dare to be the second Empress Dugu. Wouldn't the world say that Chenqie is jealous?" Empress Zhangsun said with a wronged expression.
It had to be said that Empress Zhangsun was the most perfect example of a wife in ancient history. She was in line with all the virtues of a woman in feudal society. She was beautiful, generous, knowledgeable, reasonable, gentle, virtuous, and not jealous. Not only did she manage the harem well, but she also thought of choosing harem girls for Li Shimin.
In every dynasty, the way the empress chose a harem was to curry favor with the emperor and solidify his favor. Or a new harem would enter the palace and naturally pose a threat to the original favored concubines and share the emperor's favor to avoid affecting their own status. Empress Zhangsun didn't have to worry about this at all. She and Li Shimin were husband and wife and had been in love for a lifetime.
Even so, Empress Zhangsun did it more perfectly than any other empress.
"Empress, you can do as you see fit!" Li Shimin had just said that he didn't want it, but now he was very honest.
"En!" Empress Zhangsun nodded gently and said, "Today, I saw that Consort Zheng's clan sister was very proper, and the Xu family's daughter … …"
After Empress Zhangsun left, Li Shimin suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and ordered, "Come on, pass my order that I will stay in the Lizheng Hall tonight."
Soon, the news that the emperor was going to choose a harem was spread all over Chang 'an. Except for Meton, who couldn't understand, all the people in the Tang dynasty thought it was very normal. Even many civil and military officials wrote letters to congratulate the emperor, and many of them even asked their daughters to participate in the harem.
Of course, Meton immediately focused all his attention on the Mo's Village after admiring for a while, because the glass wine and tea sets were so popular that the demand could not meet the demand.
"Shopkeeper Xu, I, Tie Wu, have earned a lot of money for the Mo's Village. You must leave some luminous cups for me." In the Mo's Mansion, Tie Wu begged in front of Xu Jie.
"Tie Wu, it's not that I don't want to help you, but the production of luminous cups is very small, and the demand in the Tang dynasty can't meet the demand." Xu Jie was in a dilemma.
"The rarer something is, the more valuable it is. It's because there are so few of them that we can make a profit. The price is negotiable." Tie Wu said generously.
With the rise of the Mo's Village, Tie Wu's business kept expanding and penetrating into the whole northern prairie. Once the wine sets of the Mo's Village were transported to the prairie tribes, they would definitely be popular and make a lot of money. Now, with the continuous increase of the strong liquor in the Tang dynasty, Tie Wu could not make much money by selling the wine sets. He could only find another way to make money.
"Okay, 50 sets at most! But I need cash! "Xu Jie said helplessly.
"No problem!"
Tie Wu nodded without hesitation.
After sending the happy Tie Wu away, the Chamber of Commerce of the Western Region, Hu merchants, and merchants of the Tang dynasty came one after another, and each of them placed a large number of orders without hesitation.
Finally, after sending everyone away, Xu Jie was exhausted. The popularity of the luminous cups reminded Xu Jie of the rise of the Mo's Village.
"We really made a lot of money this time. This is the first time that the Mo's Village has made a profit from losses!" Li Yi counted the accounts carefully for several times and could not help crying with joy.
"I didn't let you down! The Mo's Village is finally safe! " Xu Jie breathed a sigh of relief. He finally lived up to Meton's great trust and supported the Mo's Village. As long as it went on like this, the Mo's Village would be the one laughing in the end.
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