Da Wei Chun

Chapter 298 Mangshan Mansion
Gao Zhao was sweating profusely and returned to the mansion with a gloomy face.

Sweating like rain is due to heat, and the face is cloudy because of worry.

There was a famine in Wuchuan Town, and there was no harvest for thousands of hectares. The emperor ordered the two nearby Hengshuo prefectures to open Changping warehouses to run relief.How do you know that the official documents of the imperial court have not been issued to the prefectures, but the documents concerning the urgent need for food in several prefectures of Shanxi have been handed over to the imperial court first?
It turned out that it wasn't just the drought in Wuchuan, but most of the counties near Hetao were short of harvest.

There is enough food, the weather in Guanzhong is good this year, and several places in the east of the river have a good harvest.But food alone is not enough, and it has to be transported thousands of miles, which is a huge expense.

There was no money in the national treasury, so the emperor was anxious to use his brains, and he even came up with the idea of ​​taking a merit test for all officials after the fall?
The so-called merit test means that officials above the county magistrate will be inspected every three years.The emperor prepared a new gourd to hold old wine, just like a scholar in the examination, and wanted Gao Zhao to publicly ask for bribes.

But this time, he is an official, which is very different from a scholar. It is absolutely impossible to send the emperor away with three melons and two dates.

Yuan Ke made it clear that he would receive a heavy gift.

The problem is, the emperor won't do anything after receiving money. It means that Gao Zhao will offend all the powerful and powerful people in the world, such as the Xianbei nobles, the gentry, etc. How dare Gao Zhao agree?

However, he did not know how many dirty things the emperor had done, and he was already on the verge of riding a tiger. How could Yuan Ke allow him to refuse?
Gao Zhaoyu's heart was cold, and he firmly believed in Fang Shigengyan's dying words: If things go on like this, his Gao Shouwen will not only die without a burial place, but he will be crushed and ashes!

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As soon as he entered the hall and sat down, Gao Zhan came to greet him.Seeing that the youngest son's eyes were blurred, as if he had just been woken up after being drunk, Gao Zhao asked absent-mindedly, "Then Li Chengzhi has been here?"

"I've been here, my son had a few drinks with him..."

More than a drink?
Li Chengzhi's mouth is too modest to drink, but his physique is there, even if he only relies on penetration, he can knock down four or five Gao Zhan.He was unconscious, but Li Chengzhi didn't even blush.Without even stumbling under his feet, Shi Shi ran out of Gaofu...

"What have you been talking about?"

"Oh..." Gao Zhan tilted his head and thought for a while, "I just talked about the selection of officials and a few things about earning a living... Oh, Li Chengzhi even asked his son, saying that his father had What do you like?"

Gao Zhao couldn't help sneering: You've only been in the capital for a few days, and you want to see the old man?
just wait!
"It's really not doing business properly, leaving a good official and refusing to be elected, why are you talking about the way of businessmen?" Gao Zhao scolded coldly.

"My son also thinks it's strange!" Gao Zhan agreed, "I asked him if he had a job he wanted, subconsciously, if he needed to accommodate him a little bit, but Li Chengzhi said no. He also said that it doesn't matter how many grades. High-ranking officials are also fine, and the amount of salary is optional. As long as you take it easy..."

"Fart... It's like mud can't support the wall. Didn't Leopard say that he has the ambition to rise to the clouds?"

Listening to his son handing the words to his mouth, Li Chengzhi didn't know whether he was pretending to be deaf or dumb or pretending to be noble, but he said no?

With such an arrogant and arrogant personality, wanting to marry my Gao family's favorite jewel is simply a dream!
Gao Zhao got angry at once, and said with a sneer, "Want to be free? Well, the old man will make you the most leisurely..."

Gao Zhan shrank his neck in fright, and quietly mourned for Li Chengzhi: the most leisurely official?Father wouldn't drive Li Chengzhi to Mangshan to guard the imperial tomb, would he?

It doesn't get any more relaxing than this...

"What about after that?" Gao Zhao snorted coldly, picked up the wine cup and took a sip.

"Afterwards, we talked about earning a living... Oh, I guess Li Chengzhi was impatient and didn't want to live in Li Shiliang's residence for a long time, and wanted to move out. But the housing prices in the capital are too high, so he wanted to make some money first..."

Halfway through the talk, Gao Zhan was full of surprise, as if he felt extremely incredible: "He also asked his son, saying that there is a business that earns ten thousand dollars a month, do you want to do it with him?"

With a sound of "poof", Gao Zhao spit out the wine that he had just taken into his mouth. Fortunately, he dodged for a while, otherwise he would have sprayed Gao Zhan's face.

"Ahem...how much?" Gao Zhao was stunned, and asked in a daze, "Could it be that you heard wrong, Li Chengzhi should have said "wen" instead of "gold"?
One piece of gold (copper) is 150 coins, and one penny in a good year can buy two catties of millet. Ten thousand gold is 300 million catties of millet, which is [-] shi...

Pay monthly income?
Gao's farm is nearly [-] mu, how much is the annual income?

Gao Zhao had a weird face: "Could it be that he is short of money and wants to ask you for relief?"

"My son thought the same way at first, but when I asked him how much money he needed from me, he said that he didn't need my son to contribute money, as long as he sold what he produced, he could share half of the profit with me..."

Gao Zhan was also full of surprise, "He also said that this is not an act of a merchant who earns low income and sells high, but produces and sells himself, so it is not considered a cheap business! I asked him what it was, and he didn't say anything, just said After I agree, I will let my son know..."

Homegrown?

Does he want to forge a knife?

Gao Zhao's heart moved, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at the door.

There is a horizontal knife hanging there, it was Gao Meng's filial piety to him, and it is rumored that it was forged by Li Chengzhi.

Didn't it mean that Li Chengzhi only had a thousand catties of meteorite, and he had already used it up, did he hide some privately?
If it is such a treasure, it is really not a lie to earn ten thousand gold a month.

[-] gold is almost enough to transport [-] stone grains from Hedong to Jin...

Gao Zhao was soon forced to a dead end by the emperor, and he couldn't hear the word "money" most of all, so his heart moved immediately, and he said in a deep voice: "Promise him. If Li Chengzhi doesn't have the money, or if he can't find the venue for a while, or can't buy the equipment Materials, you can help me..."

"what?"

Gao Zhan was stunned, he never expected his father to agree so simply: "Shang...is business a cheap business?"

"I don't understand! Then what Li Chengzhi said is that this is self-produced and sold. What kind of business is it? Farmers sell grain and rice, herdsmen sell horses and sheep, weavers sell silk, etc. Is it considered a cheap business?
If you look at Wang Yuanyong of Yingchuan, Wang Yuanchen of Hejian, Wang Yuanyue of Ruyang, Wang Yuanji of Jiangyang, etc., which of them did not take advantage of the opportunity to exploit their business because it was profitable. It can be seen that your majesty has said something to the court? "

Gao Zhao reprimanded, then snorted coldly, "Whether it's a cheap job or not depends on who runs it?"

Gao Zhan was speechless after being trained, and after thinking about it carefully, it really was like that.

Leaving aside the other three, Yuan Yong was about to get into the eyes of money, so there was nothing he dared not sell, so the emperor said half a word?

Just as he was wondering, seeing Gao Zhao staring blankly at the knife, Gao Zhan suddenly realized: So Li Chengzhi wants to forge the knife?

This is a white knife that cuts iron like mud, and he didn't even get one?
Haha, blessed!

Be sure to let Li Chengzhi hit himself first...

Gao Zhan bid farewell and left the study happily.

If it weren't for his self-confidence, he would have gone to Li Chengzhi to ask him to understand now...

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Forged knife?

What do you dream of?

Those things that are too much involved, such as metallurgical forges, gunpowder wound medicine, etc., he will not reveal them.Even if he was really appointed such an official, he would definitely only know how to work abroad.

So Li Chengzhi really didn't take this appointment seriously, and just wanted to fool around for a year or so, trying to find a way to transfer back to Guanzhong, or even Hexi.

For him, Luoyang is at best a springboard, for example, to get to know more high-ranking officials and celebrities, so as to pave the way for the future.

Then find a way to make money, do a good job as a nanny, buy and transport as many materials as possible to Hexi, so as to help Li Song and Li Liang gain a firm foothold as soon as possible.After going through the most difficult two or three years, Li Song and Li Liang will be able to repay themselves.

Of course, the official still has to be promoted, for example, if he is promoted to the fourth or fifth rank, he will be released at that time. At worst, he will be a prefect of a county, and it is not impossible to become a governor.

But promotion does not require real skills, such as gunpowder and the like.With this stomach of poems and songs, plus a few artifacts such as pulleys and unicycles that can benefit the country and the people, it should not be difficult to upgrade to the third or fourth rank in three or four years.

So, the most important thing right now is to make money...

Li Chengzhi was not sure whether Gao Zhan would be tempted or whether Gao Zhao would agree, but he still had to do what had to be done.

After leaving Gaofu, he first went back to Jingle Temple to find Li Xie, and asked him how the rented house was going.

"Your Majesty, how can it be so fast?" Li Xie cried out in agony, "The servant ran to five or six houses in half a day, either the house was too small, or it was located in a busy city, extremely noisy, and the price was extremely expensive...

The servant has gained a lot of knowledge, but outside Guocheng, a small courtyard with a size of one mu costs thousands of gold a year?In Jingzhou, it is enough to buy [-] acres of mulberry fields..."

Li Chengzhi knew as soon as he heard it that the old man was reluctant to part with money.

Li Xie was kind, and Li Chengzhi would not be angry, he just felt that it was not convenient.This should be replaced by Li Liang, I am afraid that the house has already been rented.

"It's hard work, let's rest first!" Li Chengzhi boasted with a smile.

"Thank you sir!"

Li Xie hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Should I let the servants move outside of Guocheng tonight? Sir, the price of Jingle Temple is too expensive..."

This is the old servant at home, he doesn't want to be cold-faced, Li Chengzhi tried his best to smile: "It's okay, let's live first!"

Are you kidding me?
Li Rui and the others wanted to live outside the city, and if he happened to have another sudden change, he would have to run for nearly ten miles and go through two city gates to find them.

The daylilies are getting cold...

The brain circuits of the two people are not on the same channel, so it doesn't make sense at all.

Li Xie wanted to persuade him again, but Li Chengzhi waved his hand and interrupted: "Li Rui and Li You follow me, and the rest will go back to Jingle Temple first!"

Ignoring Li Xie's astonishment, Li Chengzhi got up and left.

After walking more than ten steps, Li Chengzhi let out a long sigh: "Remember to remind me, I will fix a book tonight, and let Kuai Ma go home instead, and ask my father to call Li Da for me as soon as possible..."

Li Da is Li Liang.

When he left Hexi, he told Li Liang and Li Song to find a way to open up trade routes as soon as possible. If the speed was faster, Li Liang should return to Guanzhong again.

Li Rui respectfully agreed.

Not to mention Li Chengzhi, even Li Rui felt that uncle probably had very little to do to help, and the possibility of being hindered was greater...

At this time, it was the beginning of Youshi (five o'clock in the afternoon), and the temperature was still extremely hot.Li Chengzhi couldn't bear looking for one by one, so he directly hired a carriage and asked the driver to take him directly to the nearest Luohui (dental shop, intermediary agency, similar to 58 offline stores in the same city) in Luoyang.

It is also a coincidence that it is not far from Jingle Temple, less than half a mile, which is indeed close enough.

The coachman didn't make a detour either, and only charged him three Wen.

When I entered the door, I saw, okay, the person in charge turned out to be a monk?

Li Chengzhi doesn't even know what to say?
Blame yourself for being stupid and slow to respond?

The biggest landlord in Luoyang City is not the emperor, and the most real estate is not the emperor. It should be a monk... I should have thought of it a long time ago.

Li Chengzhi didn't have time to be polite, so he shouted before even sitting down: "To rent a house, the house needs to be large, secluded, and easy to travel. It's better to be in a cooler place!"

He is not just greedy for the coolness, if he wants to make ice, naturally the lower the temperature the better, at least it is better for storage.

The monk flipped through the booklet and asked, "How big does Tan Yue think is appropriate?"

"How big is it?" Li Chengzhi pondered for a while, "At least ten acres!"

He is planning for a rainy day.Ice can only be sold for two to three months, and it is estimated that glass beads will have to be smelted later.Or after Li Liang brought in the fluorite, he would have to carve and grind night pearls, etc. The venue is too small to perform well, so the bigger the better.

The monk was stunned, he didn't even look through the registration book, and looked at Li Chengzhi in a daze: "Could it be that Tanyue wants to rent a palace?"

Li Chengzhi's face couldn't help turning red.

I just thought that the venue should be big, and casually said ten acres, but I forgot that this is Luoyang?
Even if a house that can occupy an area of ​​more than ten mu is not a palace, it must be the house of an important minister like Gao Zhao and Cui Guang. Where can I rent it?

Li Chengzhi sneered, and was about to change his words, but the monk flipped through the book again: "Even outside Guocheng, there are few such large houses, at most three or four acres. Unless it is Wangzhuang..."

The monk said "huh" again: "It really exists? It covers an area of ​​nearly ten acres, with everything you need for pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions... It's still a mansion?"

Li Chengzhi was overjoyed: "Really?"

"Yes!" The monk looked at the booklet and said in a strange voice, "Could it be that Tanyue is destined? Everything here is in line with Tanyue's wishes: it is big enough, even the house and garden are nearly ten acres. It is quiet enough, in the north of the imperial city, outside the busy city. Right Yudao East, which is one mile away from Momen Gate, is very convenient for travel. It is also close to the foot of the mountain, and it is cool enough..."

Haha, this luck...

Li Chengzhi almost laughed out loud: "How much is the rent!"

"Not expensive!" The monk held up a finger, "The annual rent is one thousand gold!"

It's really not expensive...huh?

Li Xie said just now that the rent for a one-acre house outside Guocheng costs [-]?
Although the old man was digging around, he never fooled himself...that is, this monk was playing tricks.

Seeing Li Chengzhi staring at him unkindly, the monk said with a smile: "Everything is in line with Tanyue's wishes, but there are two problems: this house was originally the temple of the Supreme King of the Later Han Dynasty. After Dong Zhuo took the emperor to move the capital, the imperial tomb was stolen. It was converted into a mansion... Besides, it is located at the foot of Mang Mountain, and there are many private houses nearby, so few people live in it..."

Li Chengzhi was stunned.

Is this house rebuilt from the ancestral grave of Liu Xiu's family?
And there are graves all around?
I'm your uncle, no wonder it's so cheap?
Born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang, if there are many dead people, who dare to be the first except Mangshan?

No wonder the bald thief dodged and pointed himself into a pile of dead people's graves?

(End of this chapter)