Chapter 188: Three Years of Zhenguan
Even the three giant wolves were taken away at a terrifying price, and everyone couldn't help but slow down their breathing.
It's so targeted! Whether it is the glazed Buddha or the giant wolf, they all hit the key point of the people they want, forcing them to compete at a high price. I just don't know if I'm on the prince's slaughter list?
Seeing that the people in the venue were vigilant, Li Chengqian looked at the few Goryeo businessmen, and gestured to Lao Jin with a smile.
So, the three-legged golden crow with a round of slender round glass as the background was placed on the table by Lao Jin.
The Koreans, who had already vowed not to be brought into rhythm, saw this glazed vessel and left all their sanity behind. Because, Lao Jin is holding a hammer in his hand, which has the meaning of smashing it.
"Three-legged golden crow, the price is 50,000 yuan! The prince had instructed that if the auction failed, it would be smashed. ”
This sentence immediately made the merchants of Goryeo crazy, and they did not even have a total of their possessions, so they shouted loudly: "Let's buy!" We buy! ”
Looking at the crazy Goryeo businessmen, the Tang people present couldn't help but feel sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was sad.
It's still the same sentence, it's too pertinent! The three-legged golden crow is the legendary mythical bird made by the Queen Mother of the West, one is said to be the left eye of Pangu, and the other is said to be the son of Emperor Jun. In the Central Plains, it is just a mythical beast, but for the Goryeo people, it is a national totem, and its importance is self-evident.
After sending away the Goryeo merchant who was still elated after the hemorrhage, Lao Jin finally took out the glass pot.
"Glass wine jug, the price is five hundred! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that there is no need to ask too much for our own people in Datang. Guys, it's time to start shooting. ”
Cui He and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, now that there were no foreign businessmen in the venue, if the price was still so high, they could only pack up and go back. Although the glass is good, if you want to bid so high, there is no need.
Okay now, the glass wine jug is only 500 times?
Lu Zi'an immediately stretched out his hand and shouted: "A thousand guan!" ”
Cui He was not to be left behind: "Fifteen hundred!" ”
looked at the wine jug and thought about it again, Lu Zi'an could only give up. Although it is worth asking for more, there are so many good things that there is no need to hang yourself on a flask.
Without Hu Shang, the auction would be much more boring, and those who could compete with each other were all people of the same level due to the restrictions of their status. As long as the head of the house in the front row asks for the price, the small officials and businessmen in the back dare not open their mouths. And those who dare to open their mouths are not pursued. Because, behind this bidding businessman, most of them have a prince-level backer.
When the auction arrives, it's boring. Li Shimin took a few items of the collection he had photographed, waved his sleeves and left. As for the money, I didn't mention it.
Li Gang, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, felt that there was another person sitting next to him, so he opened his eyes and said: "In this auction, your income can be as much as one million, although you still need the emperor to wipe your ass afterwards, but the income of hundreds of thousands is still amazing enough." Boy, the academy can't spend so much, so much money, it is estimated that it is enough for your life. "Mobile.. /
Stretching his waist, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "Master Li, you are still a little family, only hundreds of thousands of yuan, and it is estimated that it is barely enough for the expenses of the academy." Suddenly, when you see so much money, you will have the worry that you will not be able to spend it, but when you really start to spend it, you will find that this money is really not called money! ”
A hundred pieces have a hundred pieces of flowers, a thousand pieces have a thousand pieces of flowers, the same month's food, a hundred pieces for the poor and a thousand pieces for the well-off are the same.
An official walked into the private room and stood respectfully at the door waiting to be dispatched.
This is an official of the household department, and the money involved in this auction is too large, and the taxes that need to be paid are also huge. It looks like it's a lot of work, and if something goes wrong, his head really won't be enough to cut off.
"After the auction is over, I will go to the old gold, calculate the correct tax, and directly take the cash to the household department. You can pay your taxes as you want. ”
After giving the order, Li Chengqian helped the old gentleman to stand up and walked outside.
Only when he, the crown prince, leaves, can those quiet single rooms be lively.
It's always a group of generals asking for a price, what's going on?
The guards surrounded the carriage of the East Palace and sent Li Chengqian back to the East Palace.
Although the heating facilities of the houses by the Weishui are also good, when it comes to winter, the East Palace is more comfortable.
The cold winter could freeze the river, but it could not neutralize the anger in the emperor's heart.
The prince's auction ended, and several companies who participated in the auction in person were reprimanded. This time, the emperor was very unsympathetic, and ordered the auctioned to the Liuli's house to send the Liuli to the palace, and the principal could be returned to them.
The emperor asked his courtiers for treasures and was willing to repay the principal, which was already kind, and even Wei Zheng did not jump out to stop him.
The military all donated the glazed ware they had auctioned, and Wenchen also handed over a lot of them. But some did not personally participate in the auction, are careful to hide the baby, the fine glass, how to take care of it can not be overstated, the future will be passed on to the descendants, how much will the price increase if it is not even.
Although the people who were forcibly bought Liuli were dissatisfied, they dared to express it, but after all, there was no one.
The Liang State of Liang Shidu is gone, but the two brothers Chai Shao and the Xue family are still sticking to Shuofang, staring at the Eastern Turks with fierce eyes.
Ordinary people don't know the dynamics of the border army, but Li Chengqian can always hear Li Jing or Niu Jinda talk about it.
Too often! These two guys seem to be deliberately explaining to him the situation on the border and the difference in combat power between the two sides. Behind the two kind veterans, Li Chengqian could always see a fox's tail, or a dragon's tail waddling.
No matter how long the winter is, there will be a time when it will pass.
In the spring of the third year of Zhenguan, the land of Guanzhong regained its enthusiasm for farming.
Many heavy rains in summer and heavy snowfall in winter have completely eliminated the hidden danger of locust plague left over from the past two years. It's hard to imagine what kind of scene it will be if the locust plague continues this year, and the end of the real Tang Dynasty is nothing more than that!
After two years of locust plague, the spring ploughing ceremony has also changed its taste. The emperor's family is no longer a catwalk, but a serious farming.
Compared with the show, the biggest gap is the consumption of strength. Although the Ministry of Rites had tried its best to find experienced healthy cattle, by the end of the morning, His Majesty the Emperor had only cultivated one acre of land.
This year, I can't bring my own food, from the emperor to the minister, it's all millet rice, and the only advantage is to be able to pour a spoonful of broth.
A small bowl of millet rice, Li Chengqian swallowed it with a lot of perseverance.
After tidying up the dishes and chopsticks with Li Tai, Li Chengqian couldn't help but ask his father: "Father, do you want to send your sons to the grassland?" ”
Li Shimin was napping with a hat on his face, and when he heard Li Chengqian's question, he nodded: "With this idea, you are very talented in the art of war, and Li Jing's lifelong learning, but in a short time, you have been absorbed and assimilated." Although the king of the defense does not need to go through the battle array. However, although you practice martial arts diligently, you have always lived a good life. It's not okay not to go through the training in the army. ”
Hearing this, the eldest grandson, who had never had any objections to the emperor's arrangement, suddenly became anxious: "Your Majesty, Cheng Qian is only ten years old this year, so you will let him go to the battlefield?" The cold on the grassland is unbearable, and ordinary soldiers have frozen to death, so you are so ruthless and let Chengqian go with a child? ”
After saying that, he cried out.
Li Shimin comforted his wife helplessly, and said helplessly: "Chengqian has this qualification, so he naturally needs to be honed." If he didn't know anything about the art of war, I wouldn't have bothered to do it. Besides, when the prince went to the battlefield, he was only recruiting on behalf of me. Not to mention going to war, I didn't even allow him to leave Shuofang. Surrounded by regiments of troops, can something happen? ”
The emperor who comforted the empress was the same as her husband who had just finished kneeling on the keyboard.
Holding back a smile, Li Chengqian comforted: "Queen Mother, since my father is interested, my son will go there." You can rest assured, Erchen is not stupid, the first time he encounters danger, he will definitely smear the soles of his feet with oil. Besides, Shuo Fang has now been merged into the Kannai Road, and Erchen hasn't even gone out of the Kannai, what are you worried about. ”
There was a fat hand dragging himself, Li Chengqian turned his head, and saw that Li Tai also looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.
"Brother Huang, you're gone, what about the teaching of the pulley set? The academy is about to start, and I'd love to learn from you about that pulley. If you're gone, who's going to teach? ”
Li Chengqian didn't expect Li Tai to be interested in the pulley group, and after thinking for a while, he said: "This is not in a hurry, it is actually very easy to teach." Tomorrow, don't you go to Chongwen Hall to take classes, come to your brother's study, your brother will teach you first, and then you will teach those craftsmen? You think, in this way, your status in the academy has changed from a student to a gentleman, you know, the salary in the academy is not low. ”
never thought that he would be able to make money one day, and Li Tai's saliva flowed out. He was very envious of Li Ke for working in the East Palace to earn money and buy birthday gifts for his mother, but he was tired and didn't want to do it. Now just by teaching a few craftsmen, he can earn money, which makes him salivate.
The money you earn is completely different from the routine! Under the influence of Li Chengqian, whether it is Li Tai or Li Ke, they all have a particularly deep understanding of this sentence.
I don't know how the emperor coaxed the queen, anyway, the eldest grandson no longer blocked Li Chengqian's expedition, but insisted on personally arranging escorts for his son.
Not long after the lunch break, when the commander sounded the gong and drum, the high-ranking nobles of the Tang Dynasty who were resting had to get up again and continue farming. This year is different from previous years, the nobles have to plow, and the ordinary officials have to watch the ceremony on the side. Looking at their appearance, they seem to be very envious of such hard work.
It's just a cow, it's not a difficult job, but the most difficult thing is actually to help the plow. It's really difficult for you to expect a guy from a family who joined the army at a young age to be able to hold the plow. But no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it. Last year's locust plague almost dealt a fatal blow to the newborn Datang. If the news was not blocked at that time, presumably the evil wolves around Datang would not let go of this sick tiger.
Guanzhong, as the Kyoto Road of the Tang Dynasty, is actually very awkward. Because it was so close, so close to the border that Jieli was even able to push his troops all the way to the Weishui side. Although this can be regarded as the emperor's worries about the world, for Datang, the loss of Guannei Road is almost a fatal blow.
It is imperative to take action against the Eastern Turks, and it is also imperative to take action against Tuyuhun, Chang'an, which needs a vast land to use as a buffer zone for war, and these lands are not yet in their own hands. Although it doesn't belong to him, the Datang Hundred Battles veteran thinks that he can grab what he wants as long as he wants to grab it. And the owner's thoughts are not within the scope of their thinking, as long as they resist, they will be beaten at least and beaten to death.
For the whole afternoon, Li Chengqian was holding the cow while holding the ox, until the sun set, and he just walked a lot of roads today.
The emperor, who abandoned the carriage and horses, returned to the palace from the field and looked no different from the old peasant. Of course, you have to get rid of the plain armies on both sides of the official road and the countless men hidden in the bushes.
There are always people who want the emperor to die, whether it is a peaceful year or not.
Although some of the glazes carried by the East Palace caravan were snatched away by foreigners, the remaining ones were exchanged for large sums of money.
After the high-priced and low-volume glaze is sold, it is a large number of low-priced glaze, and the royal caravan does not hesitate to take a step ahead of those Hu merchants and smash the glaze market outside the Tang Dynasty directly.
The same smashed is also the domestic glazed market of the Tang Dynasty, when the old farmers of poor families can also buy two glazed kettles, and after filling them with water in the field, the original so-called "natural treasure" has completely become the price of bran.
The people who suffered losses dared not speak out, and those who handed in the glass reacted at this time, it turned out that the emperor was protecting his subordinates, and this auction was set up for the sake of pitting the beard.
The auction house is now a hit, with a frightening result on the opening day, and in the days that followed, another one will be held every few days, and the people who sent the treasures to the auction are very satisfied with the final transaction price, and the auction house is also very satisfied with the sufficient commission. Win-win.
Now that spring has begun, the construction of the college that has been delayed continues to be constructed. There are sufficient funds, and this time there is no need to build the history branch and the medical school branch slowly, anyway, there is money.
Pushing a wheelchair to browse between the tall buildings of the academy, Li Gang's mouth never closed.
In his most absurd dreams, such a temple of learning will appear. The three-storey classrooms are now equipped with translucent glass, although they are only translucent, some of them have messy colors, and they are even heavy and irritating, but everyone who sees these glass windows is amazed. Such a building is only used for teaching!
Although Mr. Yang Du is also in his sixties, his steps are steady, and he walks through the academy with the master and apprentice, and he is also full of energy.
When he first got Li Gang's letter, he thought that this was a practice of the Tang Emperor, and all he wanted was to gain a good reputation. With the mood of just in case, I came to Chang'an. Now that I see that the foundation of the college has been built, I am naturally old.
At the same time, he was also very curious about the crown prince Li Chengqian, how did this ten-year-old boy look like his heart and liver!
Hundreds of thousands of dollars, just earn it! And the college has not really been built, and now there are two industries such as glaze workshops and cement workshops under the jurisdiction, and there is no need to think about how much wealth these two will bring. This is great news for them nerd Confucians. Because, they are good at teaching and educating people, and they have no means to make money.
The two old and one young walked between the colleges, the two old ones looked at the construction site in full swing and were happy like children, Li Chengqian saw this, as if he saw the silver money stuffed in the warehouse of the East Palace, which was decreasing little by little, and he was distressed like a child.
That's it, money, even if it is spent in the right place, it still has to be distressed when it should be distressed. Anyone who puts hundreds of millions of dollars into one school can't help but feel distressed.
The great Confucian Chen Sidao is one of the more famous people in Chang'an City, and he is also one of the first people to report to the East Palace.
Unlike other Confucian scholars who sit and wait for the academy to be built, the old guy is in his seventies, and he has been helping on the construction site, who persuades whom.
Now, he is leading a large group of people, cutting wood and making wooden boxes.
Looking at the large wooden box of the finished product, Li Chengqian asked suspiciously: "Mr. Chen, what are you making so many boxes for?" ”
Chen Sidao put down the planer in his hand, saluted first, and then said: "Your Highness, seeing that our college is about to open, the sand table for teaching has not yet been done, this should not be." The old man, I was idle, so I called my own children and nephews to make a sand table together. ”
Only then did Li Chengqian understand that paper, but it is a precious thing, since Cai Lun made paper, there are still a few people who can use paper. When teaching, even the palace is the sand table first, and then the paper, for fear of wasting it.
However, the sand table, the words written on it are ordinary, but if it is complicated, you need a good eyesight to see, how can there be a blackboard convenient?
"What is a chalkboard?"
The three old gentlemen looked at the prince with amazed eyes.
It just so happened that there was lime at the construction site next to it, and there was a large stove for boiling water.
There was no need to do it himself, and after listening to it, Yu Tai went to find the wooden board and the ashes at the bottom of the pot.
When he saw Li Chengqian writing the word "blackboard" in lime on the blackened wooden board, Li Gang applauded and laughed, squinted his eyes and said to Yang Du: "How is it?" The old man's disciple, be smart enough! ”
Yang Du is most unaccustomed to Li Gang on weekdays, and he is blindly showing off his disciples.
Glancing at Li Gang, Yang Du said stiffly: "You have the ability, you let this kid solve the problem of teaching books, and the old man will be convinced!" ”
Li Gang smiled slightly, and said to the confused Li Chengqian: "Since our college has to accept a lot of students at one time, books are indispensable. Books such as "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" need to be copied by hired people, which is time-consuming, laborious and costly. Although engraving printing is now popular, only official documents and other things from the government have this kind of treatment. The main thing that limits the number of students is the number of books, and although you can teach without books, it is completely different from having books..."