Chapter 274: Return to Beijing
Chapter 274
Empress Eldest Sun persuaded Li Shimin and asked him to also consider Wei Hao's safety, after all, if Wei Hao offended the family miserably, the family would not let Wei Hao go easily.
"I know that I am just unwilling to let the family pick up such a big bargain, and the profit in it, seven or eight hundred thousand yuan a year, is given to the family, although we and Wei Hao occupy thirty percent, but there are still a lot left!
Of course, I will take his safety into consideration, otherwise, I will not give up this part of the benefits to them, but I feel that they are cheaper, and with money, the family is even more unscrupulous! Li Shimin sat there and spoke.
"Yes, of course the concubine knows, so the concubine wants to get a school, the royal school, that is, it is opened in the Xicheng, in the name of the royal family, let Gao Ming supervise it, what do you think?" Empress Eldest Sun looked at Li Shimin and asked.
"Let Gao Ming supervise?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard it.
"Yes, this idea has always been in the mind of the concubine, originally the concubine was going to do it last year, but it was too late last year, this year the concubine has always wanted to do it, and now the royal treasury has a lot of money here, and the input of those few industries is amazing,
It can be said that there is no problem for the internal government to support the entire royal family now, but this money is obtained from the people, and some should be given back to the people, so that ordinary people can also have the opportunity to study and become officials. Empress Eldest Sun sat there and explained,
And when Li Shimin heard it, he was thinking about it there, if Li Chengqian was asked to supervise the school, then there was no need to rebuild the school at all, the school that Wei Hao got now could be, but now that the eldest grandson queen wants to build it, he can't object!
"Your Majesty, in this school, the concubines are going to recruit children between the ages of six and sixteen, that is, let them be enlightened, let them be able to read and write, and if they have the opportunity in the future, they can continue to study." Empress Eldest Sun continued to say to Li Shimin.
"Well, okay, let's do it!" As soon as Li Shimin heard her say this, he immediately nodded and agreed, if it was to recruit such a young student, it would be nothing, and there was no need to worry about anything.
"Nacheng, in the past two days, the concubine has come to Gao Ming to discuss this matter." Empress Changsun smiled at Li Shimin and said, she knows Li Shimin best, and she also knows what Li Shimin cares about, but she also hopes that Li Chengqian can inherit the unification.
In the next few days, the head of the family also received the news and began to rush to Chang'an, while the head of the Cui family, the head of the Du family, the head of the Wei family, and the head of the Wang family went to the palace to discuss the establishment of a brick mill with Li Shimin.
Li Shimin got the news before, so he was not surprised by this news, but said, it is okay to do it, but the royal family has no money, and it is impossible to take out the money to build a brick mill now.
Several heads of the family have been talking to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin has not let go, Li Shimin is very unhappy, after all, giving such a big profit to them, they still want to pay the cost themselves, then they must not do it, although this matter is Wei Hao's credit, but Wei Hao is his son-in-law, he is his own person, this advantage is taken advantage of them, it is not happy.
In the end, the family had no choice but to agree, the royal family did not have to pay money, accounting for 20%. After the negotiation was completed, Li Shimin was in a better mood.
"Well, Shen Yong has been over there for almost a month, why hasn't he come back to the capital yet?" Li Shimin sat there, looked at Li Jing and asked.
"I don't know about this minister, but the award has not come back, I heard that Fang Zhizhi came back once, or went to buy bricks, and went back the next day, and now I don't know how the construction of the iron mill is, whether it is about to be built." Li Jing immediately shook his head and said, now he really doesn't know the situation over there.
"It's not that fast, Shen Yong said, it will take at least three months, and it's only how long it is now." Li Shimin shook his head and said, it must not have been built now, and then looked at Li Jing and said: "Why doesn't this kid know to come back, this kid was so lazy before, but now he is so diligent, he can't even steal if he's lazy?" ”
"This, if Your Majesty wants him, you can also summon him back." When Li Jing heard it, he was speechless, can't he be diligent?
"Forget it, it's not easy to do something, when the time comes, I'll go back to Chang'an, what if I don't go? Let's let him stay over there, by the way, there's nothing going on on his in-laws' side, right? Li Shimin looked at Li Jing and asked.
"No, I met him yesterday, in Juxian Building, now there is nothing at home, that is, Wei Hao planted cotton, they don't know how to get it, so they planted very carefully, they were afraid of dying of planting, when Wei Hao was unhappy, Wei Hao attaches great importance to cotton, this cotton is indeed good, we also used it last year, and now only Wei Hao has it, this year has planted more than 200 acres, it depends on the effect, if the effect is good, in the future, the people of my Datang will have cold materials!" Li Jing immediately said to Li Shimin.
"Yes, this cotton is very good, it really needs to be planted carefully, Shen Yong and I said, next year, but the planting area needs to be expanded, and when the time comes, my Datang army will give priority to equipping quilts and cotton clothes, which is very warm!" Li Shimin heard this, nodded very affirmatively and said.
"Yes, now Wei Hao is also busy, and everyone doesn't know how to plant, if you can, you can call him back!" Li Jing immediately said to Li Shimin.
"Then let's do it, this time I will summon Wei Hao back to rest for three days?" Li Shimin looked at Li Jing and said.
"It's okay to do that!" Li Jing nodded.
"Okay, come on, send someone to the iron workshop, let Wei Hao go back to the capital in the afternoon, come back to rest for three days, the affairs of the iron workshop, arranged, just say that I have something to discuss with him now!" Li Shimin shouted and spoke, and a lieutenant immediately went out.
And Wei Hao on the other side of the iron workshop, now it is a little easier, now the samples of those parts have been made, and now it is up to those blacksmiths to make some again according to the samples, Wei Hao thought, build eight furnaces, each furnace can make 200,000 catties of iron at a time, almost once a month, so now a large number of parts are needed, and the kiln is now under construction, the entire kiln is built in the house, outside the kiln, a huge factory building is being established.
"What, back to Beijing? Well, it's okay, it's okay to go back! After Wei Hao received the notice from the captain, he was stunned for a moment, thinking about what was going on, so he agreed, and soon, Wei Hao took his family soldiers, as well as his own team of Jin Wuwei, and began to run to the capital, before dark, Wei Hao rushed to Chang'an,
Back at home, Wei Hao had just entered the door, and Wang came out of the living room, and she had just received a report from her subordinates, saying that her son was back.
"Son!" Wang hurried over and shouted loudly.
"Mother!" Wei Hao shouted with a smile, and Wei Furong also came out of the living room.
"Eh, son, why is it dark like this? Can't bask in the sun every day? Wang first found out that Wei Hao was tanned, and immediately said distressedly, it was white and clean before, but now it is actually tanned into black charcoal.
"It's okay, the black spots are nothing!" Wei Hao said to the Wang family with a smile, and then shouted to Wei Furong who came over: "Dad, I'm back!" ”
"Well, it's good to come back, come back this time and rest for a few days?" Wei Furong nodded, looked at Wei Hao and asked.
"Rest for three days, Your Majesty's message, I guess there is something, it happens that tomorrow the court, I will go to the palace!" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong.
"Okay, here, go to the living room, we haven't eaten yet, it's just right, we haven't eaten either, butler, add a few more dishes!" Make what Hao'er likes to eat! Wei Furong immediately shouted loudly.
"Yes, sir, sir, don't worry!" The housekeeper was also very happy, and soon, the three of them went to the living room, and the other aunts also learned that Wei Hao was back, and they all came here to see Wei Hao, and they were very distressed when they saw Wei Hao like this.
After dinner, Wei Hao also returned to his small courtyard, and went directly to the bedroom to lie down, still comfortable at home, this trip was the next morning, after getting up to practice martial arts, Wei Hao went straight to the palace.
"Yo, Shen Yong is back?" Cheng Yanjin saw that it was Wei Hao, and immediately walked over with a smile and hugged Wei Hao.
"Hey, Uncle Cheng!" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Biting Jin with a smile, very speechless, every time Cheng Biting Jin had to hug himself, he was not a beauty.
"Hehe, you kid can't be a man!" Cheng Yanjin immediately pointed at Wei Hao and said.
"I, I can't be a man, Uncle Cheng, what you said, when will I stop being a man?" As soon as Wei Hao heard that Cheng Yanjin had deducted such a big hat for himself, he immediately stared at Cheng Yanjin and asked.
"Your father-in-law's tea, you don't know how to send some to the old man, the old man wants to drink tea now, he has to go to your father-in-law's house, do you say it's annoying?" Cheng Yanjin said to Wei Hao.
"Oh my God, you're eyeing my tea?" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Yanjin and asked.
"That's, it's delicious, now everyone wants to get your tea, but can't get it, I heard that you have a lot of it, but your father doesn't sell it, your father said, he doesn't dare to sell the things you get back, I'm afraid you will get angry then!" Cheng Yanjin said to Wei Hao, he really looked for Wei Furong and wanted to buy some tea, but Wei Furong really didn't dare to sell Wei Hao's things, he dared to send them, but he didn't dare to sell them.
"Eh, okay, next time you go to Juxian Building, I'll let someone take it to Juxian Building, and then you can get it, okay, I can't send it to you in person!" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Yanjin helplessly and said.
"Cheng, righteous enough, I'll say, this son-in-law of Senior Brother Yao is well chosen!" When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he happily patted Wei Hao's shoulder, and then said regretfully: "I just don't know how to drink, this is very opinionated, do you say you are a man?" You can't even drink wine, the old man just wants to eat meat and drink a lot of wine, you can't? ”
As he spoke, he looked at Wei Hao with disdain.
"Uncle Cheng, you just wait, the two of us have a chance to go head-to-head!" Wei Hao is also unhappy, this is despising himself, can he bear it?
"Cheng, or noon?" Cheng Yanjin said to Wei Hao with a smile.
"I'm not free, I'm going to eat at the Lizheng Hall at noon!" Wei Hao rolled his eyes and said.
"And that night?" Cheng Yanjin continued to look at Wei Hao and said.
"I'm not free, I'm going to my father-in-law's house for dinner in the evening!" Wei Hao continued.
"That's just right, Senior Brother Yao, I'll go to your house to eat at night!" Cheng Yanjin immediately stared at Li Jing and said, what can Li Jing say, after so many years of old brother, can you still say that you don't want to come?
"Don't drink and delay things!" Li Jing opened his mouth and said.
"What can happen at night, come, let's go head-to-head at night!" Cheng Yanjin squeezed his eyes at Wei Hao and said.
"Don't come! Just kidding, you cheat me, let me lose face at my father-in-law's house, how can I go in the future, don't pit me, see if you don't look like a good person! Wei Hao said with disdain at Cheng Yanjin.
"Eh, then when do you say it's going to be heads-up!" Cheng Yanjin said to Wei Hao.
"Wait, there is a chance for you to drink, but now it doesn't work, I still have to do something!" Wei Hao said helplessly, doubting in his heart whether Cheng Yanjin wanted to eat while he was eating.
"Hey, what are you waiting for, tomorrow at noon, Juxian Building, okay?" Cheng Yanjin stared at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao looked at Cheng Yanjin with suspicion at the moment, and then said: "I have a lot of reason to doubt you, do you have no money to go to the restaurant to drink?" ”
Cheng Biting Jin's face was not red and his heart was not beating: "How can it, the old man still has no money to drink?" ”
"No, I'm going to see my cotton tomorrow!" Wei Hao waved his hand and said.
"The day after tomorrow?" Cheng Yanjin continued to ask.
"I'm going to the ironworks the afternoon after tomorrow!" Wei Hao continued to wave his hand and said.
"Hey, you kid, huh?" Cheng Yanjin immediately provoked Wei Hao and said.
"I'm instigating, you wait for me to finish the affairs of the iron mill, let's drink again, I have so many things now, you come to me for a drink? Besides, you think I'm just like you, I'm idle and have nothing to do! Wei Hao looked at Cheng Yanjin with disdain and said, and the other princes all laughed.
"The old man has nothing to do? The old man is the general of Zuojin Wuwei, and the old man has nothing to do? Cheng Yanjin stared at Wei Hao and shouted.
"And you're still drinking? How much delay is drinking? Wei Hao looked at Cheng Yanjin and said.
"If you coax it, you will coax it, and you will say so much!" Cheng Yanjin said with disdain at Wei Hao.
Wei Hao doesn't care about him, he is not cowardly, but, well, well, admit it, Wei Hao knows that Cheng Biting Jin is a great drinker, and he is almost no opponent.
"Cheng, I admit it, how about it, you beat me to death!" Wei Hao stared at Cheng Yanjin and asked arrogantly.
"I, I, you, you have a kind!" Cheng Yanjin was blinded by Wei Hao's sudden confession, and shouted that he would kill him.
"Isn't that what it takes? I don't drink! Wei Hao was proud again.
"Eh, this kid, goblin!" Cheng Yanjin looked at Li Jing and said, Li Jing also smiled, he thought that Wei Hao would agree, if he agreed, then in the future, Cheng Yanjin would definitely find Wei Hao when he drank.
Now those juniors, no one dares to drink in front of Cheng Yanjin, once he drinks, he will look for you to drink in the future, if he is not drunk, he will not let you go back, even if he is drunk, he will not let you go back, stay overnight at his house, and continue to drink the next day, this is terrible.
Soon, the palace gate opened, and Wei Hao and the others also entered. "Black like this?" Li Jing said to Wei Hao, who was following behind.
"Is there any way to not tan with such a big sun?" Wei Hao said helplessly,
Soon, when the court was over, Wei Hao was still hiding behind the pillar, and Li Shimin didn't know he was coming at all.
In his opinion, Wei Hao will definitely not come today, if he can ask for leave, he will definitely ask for leave, and after discussing things for almost half an hour, Li Shimin saw that there was nothing to do, so he announced that he would go to court, and at this moment Wei Hao also came out from behind the pillar and gave his hand.
"You, Shen Yong, are you coming to the court?" Li Shimin saw Wei Hao, was stunned for a moment, and asked Wei Hao.
"Ah, can you not come?" Wei Hao nodded, looked at Li Shimin and asked.
"You, of course not, you'll come to my study later!" Li Shimin immediately said to Wei Hao, Wei Hao had no choice but to nod, he was going to his study later, but since he returned to Beijing, he was going to visit.
Soon, Wei Hao was waiting outside the Ganlu Palace, and there were many ministers who were waiting together, and they were all looking for Li Shimin to have something. But inside still called Wei Hao over first.
"What, why is it like this?" Li Shimin saw Wei Hao coming in, and was stunned for a moment and said, he hadn't seen it clearly just now.
"You say, that's a construction site, and you have to keep an eye on the people below every day!" Wei Hao rolled his eyes at Li Shimin, Li Shimin knew that Wei Hao was complaining, but he didn't understand.
"Well, how is the Emperor over there? It's been almost a month, and he hasn't heard from him yet. Li Shimin then looked at Wei Hao and said.
"It's okay, play cards every day, chat with those workers over there, or chat with us, it's okay anyway!" Wei Hao then spoke.
"Well, sit down and say. At noon, go to the Lizheng Palace for dinner, your mother misses you too, for such a long time, just such a little distance, and I don't know how to come back? Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and said.
"I want to too, but it's busy over there, there are so many things to do, I still have to keep an eye on them to build a kiln, and the whole ironshop has to be rebuilt, and I have to have those boys and buddies to help, otherwise, I won't be able to do it alone! This time, it's your father's dictation, otherwise, I won't be able to come back in two months! Wei Hao continued to complain.
"Okay, okay, I know you've worked hard, and when you're done with this, you'll rest for a while, okay?" Li Shimin said helplessly to Wei Hao.
"That's pretty much it!" Wei Hao sat there and said with satisfaction.
"By the way, the brick mill over there, those family owners are still talking, but I don't have to pay for it, eh, I regret it, I shouldn't have let you give them the profits, this time it's a big loss!" Li Shimin sat there and said to Wei Hao with a sigh.