Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 303: Smart People Don’t Need to Be Taught
There are six samples of one knife, the highest-grade fine steel knife. Hey... the materials and workmanship, no kidding. Li Yuanji has been in this field for many years. He has seen the famous Meizhou knife, Cangzhou knife, Wuyang knife, etc., but none of them are as good as one-tenth of this knife.

The entire blade surface is smooth and shiny, and the blade has both strength and hardness. You can tell at first glance that it is not an ordinary item. Even people who have practiced martial arts for many years would not believe that a sword of this quality could be mass-produced.

But the price is indeed a bit high. But it is understandable that this thing is expensive, and everyone can see the cost of the craftsmanship and materials. Although Li Yuanji was reluctant to part with it, he finally put down the knife.

In addition to the sword, there is also armor next to it. This armor is also top-notch, with both light and heavy armor. The price is naturally not cheap. After all, armor is not cheap no matter where you put it. The workmanship is really impeccable. The key parts of the chest and back are made of whole-cast composite plates, which are strong and light. Li Yuanji ordered his men to put on the armor and then chop with knives and axes, shoot with bows and arrows, and even smash with bone sticks, but the people wearing the armor were unharmed.

This is awesome…

He was feeling a little regretful now. If he had known that Fuliang's craftsmanship was so exquisite and the price was so reasonable, why would he have worked so hard in a craftsman's workshop in Chang'an? The cost would have been much higher than buying directly.

After looking around, Li Yuanji discovered that the inferior products here... or they cannot be called inferior products but third-grade products. The quality of these third-grade products is better than the standard equipment they have now, and the price is much cheaper than what he made.

What a concept, the price of the top-quality products here is about the same as his, and the shipping cost is less than half a percent more expensive. But the quality of the low-quality products is about the same as his, but the price is 30 percent different.

Add to that the discount Xia Lin promised him, and he could take out a large sum of money after getting the job done, and he could even get some money back to return to his father and brother. This was like killing three birds with one stone.

The job is done, the money is received, and my father and brothers can be happy.

"Okay, okay, this is really good."

Li Yuanji was spinning around in excitement. All the accounts had been worked out in his mind. He just hoped that Xia Lin could deliver the goods quickly.

"I wonder how many sets of swords the prince needs?"

"One hundred thousand for light armor, four thousand five for heavy armor. One hundred thousand for swords and sabers."

This number is not a small number, even more than Li Shimin estimated. Xia Lin frowned slightly and said, "Sir, I'm afraid this matter needs to be reported to the court first and wait for the court's approval."

"Report to the court? Why?"

"The number is too large. Wang Shichong and the King of Lingnan rebelled a few days ago. Now the court has strict control over armor and weapons." Xia Lin spread his hands helplessly and said, "More than 10,000 swords and 800 sets of armor must be approved by the court."

Li Yuanji pursed his lips, thought for a moment and then said, "Please rest assured, Lord Xia. This is the daily purchase of the Tang Palace. Your Majesty has already known about it."

"I have to report to His Majesty if he knows about it. How about this? Please stay here for a few days while I report to the court. Please wait for a while, but I will arrange the production during these days and put the things you want on the schedule first. You can also be an overseer and check every day."

Li Yuanji rolled his eyes and felt that there was nothing wrong with this statement, so he agreed reluctantly.

During this process, Xia Lin had been observing Li Yuanji's expression. He seemed to know nothing. But when you think about it, it makes sense. Trends and rumors come and go, and when he came here, the rumors from the past few days had almost dissipated.

After that, Xia Lin began to write a memorial to the court in front of Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji watched the whole process to ease his mind.

Hey! Everything seemed transparent here, but Xia Lin would not let Li Yuanji find out if he wanted to do something. In this petition letter, he only used two sentences to change the impact of this matter from daily purchases to deliberate garrisoning. From "Tang Wang Li's Mansion purchased swords, guns and armor" to "Tang Wang Li's Mansion adjusted swords, guns and armor."

Later, "Northwest Military Supplies, to be replaced next year" was changed to "Northwest Military Supplies, matters will have to wait until next year."

Li Yuanji reviewed the whole process and did not notice the difference between the two words, because in his interpretation, the meanings were the same. Waiting until next year and purchasing swords and guns all had the same meaning.

"Lord Xia is truly a man of great literary talent. Even such an official document is so neatly written. He is truly a world-renowned talent."

Li Yuanji was still praising her... but Xia Lin just smiled and waved his hand: "Don't praise me, my lord. I will lose face if you continue to praise me. But since my lord is here, I will act as the host. Please wait patiently for me these days."

"Everything is up to Lord Xia to arrange."

Xia Lin sent the letter out by express horse, and at the same time had someone take the news to the people in the capital, that is, the King of Tang was stockpiling armor and weapons.

Xia Lin wanted to make money and also sell favors to Li Shimin, but of course he couldn't let himself get involved, so he was very careful with every move.

But to be honest, if Li Yuanji in history had this kind of character, then it would really not be a pity at all that he was killed by Li Shimin.

His sister is currently recuperating in Fuliang. Although they are not from the same mother, they have the same father, so they are somewhat related by blood. However, Li Yuanji did not ask or look at her, pretending to be completely unaware of the matter.

Although Li Shimin was not merciful, he was not bloodthirsty. If Li Yuanji had done something right, he would have cried and snotted and kneeled on the ground begging his brother. He would not have died. But this man... Xia Lin couldn't say anything about him. He was not stupid, but arrogant. People should never be arrogant. Many people in ancient and modern times died because of these two words. Not to mention Li Shimin, even Princess Pingyang was not arrogant.

Even though she does have some princess syndrome, she is a real princess. Isn't it natural for a real princess to have some princess syndrome?

Of course, Xia Lin first arranged for Li Yuanji to have a bath and massage. Now, many places have begun to imitate this place to start this kind of business, but Fuliang is always at the forefront of the massage route. Not to mention that its environment alone is incomparable to ordinary places, just those innovative projects are dazzling.

Li Yuanji was naturally very happy. He signed a contract with Xia Lin in less than three days and paid a full deposit. Xia Lin didn't waste any time and although the permit had not been issued yet, the workshop had already started work.

About seven days later, the letter was delivered to Ma Zhou's desk. After reading the letter, he circled the two words that Xia Lin emphasized with a red pen, then turned around and handed it to Shangshu Ling Gao Shilian.

After reading the letter, Gao Shilian suddenly burst into laughter: "Xia Daosheng, Xia Daosheng, you are such a wonderful person."

He read the contents of the letter carefully twice, nodded and said, "He wants to make money but doesn't want to offend the Li family. Fine, fine, you owe me a favor this time."

After saying this, Gao Shilian stood up and looked back at Ma Zhou: "Prince Bin, come with me to see the emperor."

"Come right here." The two of them walked quickly to the palace and met Emperor Hongbao. At this moment, Emperor Hongbao was sitting there in a daze holding a piece of red bean cake. This red bean cake was sent from Fuliang. He liked the taste very much and ate two pieces every day. But every time he thought about his limited time, it was impossible for the old man not to feel sad.

"Lord Gao, why haven't you rested yet at this hour?"

"Your Majesty, the dragon's health is the most important thing. You should also rest early."

Since ancient times, the court has always been a confrontation between royal power and prime ministerial power. The two of them can be regarded as people who have been sniping at each other for their entire lives. Now Emperor Hongbao is in his twilight years, and Gao Shilian has gray hair. They can't help feeling sad when they look at each other. When Lao Gao said this, he really meant it.

"I'm old and can't sleep." Emperor Hongbao waved his hand and said, "Tian En, go get some red bean cakes for the two of you to try."

Gao Shilian thanked him and sat down, then took out a letter from his bosom and said, "Your Majesty, this is a letter from Fuliang, please take a look at it."

Emperor Hongbao took the letter and read it carefully. After reading it, he frowned slightly: "Huh? Buying so much?"

"Your Majesty, this number is normal. I have checked the records. The last purchase was six years ago. After that, the King of Tang lent something to that old soldier Guo Da, and he did not return it to the King of Tang. The total amount is indeed about 60,000 yuan."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongbao laughed: "You are all like teenagers. You have been angry for many years."

"Your Majesty, I am not angry with that ruffian, but he has been bullying me since I was young... I am a little angry. When the late emperor was still alive... Oh, Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying too much."

"It's okay." Hong Baodi waved his hand: "You and I have known each other for a lifetime, Lao Gao."

Gao Shilian's eyes suddenly turned red when he heard Lao Gao's shout. He lowered his head and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Your Majesty, for a lifetime."

Ma Zhou didn't dare to say a word. The emperor and his ministers had been fighting for their entire lives. In fact, it was impossible to say that there was no affection between them. Even a clay man would still have some affection. It's just that the cruelty in the court sometimes really made people sigh.

"Oh, by the way. Prince Bin, if you have any ideas, please tell His Majesty."

Ma Zhou glanced at Gao Shilian, bowed to him, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there have been rumors in the market these days, and it is still about the Tang King stationing troops and grain. Now the Tang King is making such a big fuss about purchasing. Although it is a legitimate purchase, it is a bit difficult to handle in the face of the public's attention. If it is not controlled, I am afraid that the people and merchants in the north will be in danger and panic."

Emperor Hong Bao picked up the letter again and glanced at it: "This handwriting, this is a letter written by Xia Daosheng. The two words circled above... Well, this is what he meant, a few words. But this guy didn't even let go of the money."

Gao Shilian couldn't help laughing: "That guy is slick and greedy. This is a large sum of money, how can he let it go. Your Majesty, in my opinion, this guy wants the court to punish the King of Tang but is unwilling to give up this deal. I'm afraid we have to be the bad guys."

"Hahaha." Emperor Hongbao laughed heartily. "That's his temper. But this kid is very perceptive. In this case, you should approve the purchase first. Then summon Prince Tang to the capital. It's almost the New Year, so let him stay in the capital for a while."

Gao Shilian's eyes rolled, and he looked up and said, "Your Majesty, are you planning to ask the King of Tang to leave a hostage?"

"I didn't say anything about hostages. I just wanted to see what the Tang King thinks."

Soon the approval letter was on its way. During these days, Li Yuanji felt like a fish in water in Fuliang. His life was much more comfortable than that in the bitter cold north.

He didn't have to spend any money himself. He could watch the floating clouds when he was awake and the flowers when he was drunk. Every day he would write poems and paint with the talented people here. Although his poetry talent was average, he just liked it. The atmosphere here was simply too good. If he didn't have to go back to report, he would definitely enjoy it here for a while.

It’s not that he, a prince of the Tang Dynasty, didn’t have this kind of enjoyment, but that the north didn’t have this kind of atmosphere. The mountains, the waters, and the girls of Jiangnan were like a dream.

At this moment, Li Shimin was standing at the window on the second floor of the medical school, eating rice with a small bowl. Princess Pingyang could already get out of bed and walk by herself. Although it would take some days to recover, this little pain was nothing to her.

"Do you think we can send Li Yuanji away this time?"

"Erfeng, it's not that I look down on your method, but you are betting on Xia Daosheng. Is this feasible? What if it doesn't work?"

"If he fails." Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then I will know how deep he is."

"You two are both interesting. You are not familiar with each other, but you seem to be very afraid of him, and he is also afraid of you." Princess Pingyang also came to the window: "It's interesting."

"It's not that I'm afraid, but he makes me uncomfortable. I'm afraid I make him uncomfortable too." Li Shimin put down the bowl and said, "Sister, you don't know that when I face that person, my whole body is tense. I feel that I have to stop and think for a while after saying each word, otherwise he will take advantage of me."

"Not really." Princess Pingyang laughed, "He's not that scary."

"Sister." Li Shimin turned his head and said slowly, "I suddenly had an idea. It was him who arranged everything for you to get to where you are now. Otherwise, there are some things I can't understand."

Princess Pingyang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Shimin in astonishment: "What?"

"I say, you, and even our Li family, were brought to this point by him." Li Shimin crossed his arms. "But he saved your life. I have inquired these days. This place that saved your life was built a few days before you fell ill. It seems that it was built specifically to save you."

"Could it be a coincidence?"

"Oh? Is it a coincidence? That would be great." Li Shimin shook his head: "I can't tell, I hope so."

Princess Pingyang smiled and patted Li Shimin on the back: "Erfeng, you are too suspicious. Relax, he has no reason to harm us."

"No, sister. I didn't say he harmed us. I have a feeling that he seems to know something, but the feeling is not very real, I can't tell for sure."
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I've been quite busy these past few days. Today I'm going to attend a friend's son's wedding... Oh, it's so annoying. The money I earn is not even enough to give away the gifts.

(End of this chapter)