After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Li Chenan was also happy in his heart.

This old fox is so thoughtful!

But now the Academy of Sciences really needs a lot of money, and this matter must not be slowed down. He is still counting on the things produced by the Academy of Sciences to make money!
What's more, solving the livelihood problem of the people in the slums is now a big deal.

As for tinkering with the issuance of national bonds...

This is not the time to do this. When Wu's products severely impact the Ningguo market, the money of Ningguo's merchants will definitely be invested on a large scale in the construction of workshops and the upgrading of technology.

That's business!
The Academy of Sciences needs to come up with equipment to improve products as quickly as possible.

Only by selling the technology of those devices to those businessmen can the Academy of Sciences rely on itself to maintain healthy operations.

Li Chenan picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then looked at Li Wenhou:

"In this case...you give me an IOU, and Chief Wen will be the witness!"

"I will lend you 10 million taels of silver. This is a special fund and must have independent financial books. It can only be used for the construction of the Academy of Sciences!"

"The construction of the Academy of Sciences requires manpower, so call them from the slums!"

"In charge of three meals a day, the prime man will be given... twenty cents a day. After you pay the IOU, I will ask the Ministry of Works to handle it!"

Li Wenhou's dark face was very thick-skinned. He only thought about it for five breaths, thinking that if you lend me five hundred taels of silver, I would not dare to sign the IOU.

After all, the five hundred taels of silver can be deducted from your monthly salary.

But ten million taels of silver... Even if you sell me, I won't be able to pay it back in my lifetime!

I won’t be able to pay it back for a few lifetimes!
He wasn't too clear about the importance of the Academy of Sciences, but if it could help more than 150,000 people in the slums get through this cold winter, so what if I had to bear the debt?
"Okay, I will write an IOU to the emperor now!"

In this way, under the witness of Wen Boyu, Li Wenhou sold himself to Li Chenan.

After blowing on the IOU worth tens of millions of taels of silver, Li Chenan carefully put it into his arms.

"By the way, I explained it carefully to Chief Wen and others before reforming water transportation."

"This matter will be handled by the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, it is a huge sum of money that can be used in urgent need."

Seeing Li Wenhou's surprised expression, Li Chenan stood up slowly:

"You can discuss the specific matters with Premier Wen in detail."

"It's snowing so much...I have to leave."

Li Wenhou was shocked. It was not the end of the day. Even if the time for the next court was advanced, wouldn't there still be two hours left?

When I returned to Kyoto, I heard that this guy was unreliable...

But he was the emperor now. Li Wenhou swallowed back the words that came to his lips, tried to stabilize his emotions, and said:

"I have just come back, and I have a lot of things to do. I will wait for a while... Can I please invite the emperor to sit in my mansion for a while?"

He wanted to persuade the emperor privately in his own house!

After all, Li Chenan didn't change his surname and couldn't write two characters "Li" in one stroke.

But Li Chenan waved his hand and refused!

"Don't go!"

"Your Shangshu Mansion is deserted. There is no greenhouse like the Plum Garden, nor are there as many blooming plum blossoms as the Plum Garden!"

"I'm going to Changle City in two days, don't bother me!"

"Those matters concerning the Ministry of Revenue should be discussed with the cabinet. It is really difficult to decide on sending someone to Changle Palace."

"By the way, do you need to build a greenhouse?"

"I asked Shangshu Huang to organize some craftsmen to build a greenhouse. The charges are reasonable, the children are honest, and the room is guaranteed to be as warm as spring!"

"If you are really too cold, just tell Mr. Huang...pay the money first, and then work!"

After saying this, Li Chenan turned around and walked out of the imperial study. His figure quickly disappeared into the heavy snow in the sky.

Li Wenhou was stunned.

Wen Boyu picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Li Wenhou, and said with a smile:
"Do you think our emperor is out of tune?"

Li Wenhou took a deep breath and nodded slightly:
"Master Wen, this official is very worried!"

"What are you worried about?"

"What goes above and what works is what follows. He is so undisciplined. The atmosphere in the DPRK has finally changed with great difficulty..."

Wen Boyu waved his hand:
"It's strange to say that everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows that the emperor is undisciplined... He has been on the throne for almost half a month, and he has not held a single court meeting, let alone a large court meeting."

"But all officials are more self-disciplined than before."

"I also visited the government offices of various ministries and chatted with some officials."

"They said that the emperor was trusting them!" "A gentleman keeps his promises, so a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold!"

"Now all the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are his direct descendants! For example, you and I..."

"Even if he lies in bed and sleeps, won't our work be done?"

"Just like he has not been in the palace for the past two years, we still have to work conscientiously!"

"Okay, now let's talk about the reform of water transportation. You have to be mentally prepared. The emperor's plan may subvert your cognition!"

"By the way, that greenhouse is nice. Not only is it warm, but it also doesn't have that choking smell."

"Let me tell you secretly, it costs about one hundred and twenty taels of silver to renovate a greenhouse...it's worth it!"

"If you don't believe it, come to my Quiet Home and experience it. I just finished it two days ago. You will feel that the one hundred and twenty taels of silver were worth it!"

Li Wenhou was stunned.

The imperial study was originally reserved for the emperor, but now the people discussing matters in the imperial study were Nian Chengfeng and others whom Wen Boyu asked Eunuch Wei to invite.

Nian Chengfeng and the others seemed to have gotten used to it. They just asked where the emperor was, and then began to discuss the details of the water transportation bidding.

So where did the emperor go?
……

……

Li Chenan took Cheng Zhe to Ning Chuchu's princess mansion.

The eldest grandson of Cheng Guogong's palace, who was both civil and military, has now become Li Chenan's personal bodyguard in the palace!
It sounded far less majestic than the commander-in-chief, and Cheng Zhe was reluctant in his heart, but what could he do?

His unwillingness did not mean that he looked down on Li Chenan.

On the contrary, he now admires Li Chenan from the bottom of his heart.

But he still has Zhongli Ruoshui in his mind!
This damn thought has not been completely eliminated until now.

He found that he was not as free and easy as Qi Zhixue. That boy Qi Zhixue actually wanted to leave Kyoto to become a county magistrate...

"Cheng Zhe..."

While walking, Li Chenan suddenly stopped.

Chen Zhe, who was following him, was also thinking about his future. He never expected that Li Chenan would stop.

He hit it head on!

Thank you for walking slowly!
Fortunately, the ground was covered with thick snow and the road was not slippery.

Li Chenan was knocked forward and took two steps forward, then turned around:

"What are you thinking about?"

Cheng Zhe was shocked!

The current Li Chenan is not the fool from Guangling City!
He is the emperor!

He quickly bowed and said, "Official... I'm offended!"

Li Chenan frowned, "Why do you talk about such etiquette?"

"No offense!"

"I just want to ask you...that...we went to Yihong Tower a few days ago. Why didn't we see those two Yue women who are famous in Kyoto?"

Cheng Zhe was stunned.

"Your Majesty... you will never see me again!"

"died?"

"No, wasn't there a prison robbery in the Ministry of Punishment on the day you ascended the throne? I heard that two of the girls were the two Yue women from Yihong Tower."

"Oh... did you find out anything?"

"I heard that a lot of people were involved."

"Who is there?"

"It seems that among them is a young man named Xiang Qingyun from our cabinet. In addition... there seems to be a young man named Zhuang Hechun from the state of Wu."

Li Chenan was stunned. Wen Boyu didn't say anything about this, presumably to avoid suspicion and to let the Ministry of Punishment hear the matter impartially.

He looked up at the snowy sky. There was no greenhouse in the prison, not even a charcoal fire.

It will freeze people to death!
"Let's go to the Criminal Department."

Cheng Zhehui got it wrong and was shocked:
"Your Majesty, if you are really interested in those two Yue girls, how about I secretly bring them back to you, Your Majesty?" (End of Chapter)