Chapter 178: Betrothal
"Good!"
After hearing Li Er's request, Zhao Yin thought about it for a while and immediately agreed.
These are all top-level talents, and they are the treasures of the entire Datang, as long as good steel is used on the blade, let alone salaries when the time comes, even if it is a mountain of gold and silver, it is not a matter of being able to catch it?
These top talents, stooping to this prison, just to serve the royal family, is simply an extreme waste, if they don't lose money, it will really be hell.
"Okay, then it's decided......! This will be a prisoner from now on, and you will be a good son-in-law! ”
Seeing that Zhao Yin agreed, a triumphant smile suddenly appeared on Li Er's face, and his old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.
As long as someone supports these people for him, he can save millions of dollars every year, and he must be very happy!
"However, the son-in-law also has several conditions......! If the emperor doesn't agree, this will be a prison, and the son-in-law can't take over! ”
"First, the son-in-law wants to change the name of the general as a supervisor, as for what it will be called, the son-in-law has not yet figured it out, and their status must be on a par with the three provinces and six departments, among which the craftsmen are also divided according to the rank of the existing officials in the imperial court, and the top craftsmen can enjoy the status of a first-class master, and then the second-class ...... So arranged! ”
Without waiting for Li Er to speak, Zhao Yin directly put forward his request.
"...... this?"
It stands to reason that such a request is not very excessive, but Li Er is still a little hesitant, he didn't expect that this kid would actually want to promote these craftsmen.
If this is done according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, just dividing the land of these thousands of people as prisoners will be tens of millions of acres!
He has no idle land to give them.
And then there's the piece of Yulu! If it is really paid according to the salary standard of officials, then the treasury may be bottomed out in an instant, and it may not even be enough, so it is better to continue to feed these people yourself!
"Your Majesty, rest assured, these are just fictitious titles, and there is no need to give real power at all, just to improve their reputation and status, and there is no need to distribute land to them!"
Seeing the unkind face of this old man, while he was not angry, he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.
"Haha...... It's so good, I'm right, and I'll let the province draw up the decree in a while! ”
The old pick is the old pick, and he won't change it at any time, as long as he hears that he doesn't have to pay for it, and he can still mix a good reputation, he suddenly became happy.
"Although I have given you the general as a prisoner, you kid must be responsible for the annual use of the imperial court!"
The things in this palace are all from the hands of these craftsmen, and it would be really inconvenient without them, so Li Er hurriedly attached another condition!
"Your Majesty, my people can't work in vain, right? Therefore, you are going to buy my things at half of the market price, and in addition, the land for the government office that will be used as a prison will also be allocated to me! ”
"Good! No problem with this! ”
Li Er agreed very happily, although he had to spend some silver taels again, but compared to the cost of feeding thousands of people, it was not comparable, so he agreed in one bite.
"Then according to my father-in-law, when is the right date for this wedding?"
Now that the goal had been achieved, he asked about himself.
"Spread my will, and order Li Chunfeng to choose a good day and an auspicious day to hold a big wedding for the princess!"
Li Er didn't shirk this time, and said directly to Wang De, the big eunuch beside him.
"Yes!"
Wang De happily accepted the order, and then ran out of the hall!
It really scared him just now, it was a real steel knife on his neck, although those were all requested by the horse himself, but the emperor was angry, if he didn't do it well, I was afraid that he would be clicked directly.
Although it has nothing to do with me, after all, it was I who harmed the pony!
I didn't think about it, the peaks and loops turned, everyone was happy, and now not only is the horse innocent, but also the emperor's marriage, this time no one should be held accountable!
"Your Majesty, this is the auspicious day of the zodiac approved by the undertaker, please take a look at the emperor......"
After just a moment's effort, Wang De returned, holding a small fold in both hands and handing it over.
"Good! Tell the world that a month later, the princess will be married ......! ”
After reading it, Li Er nodded with satisfaction.
"Congratulations to the emperor!"
"Congratulations to the Emperor"
Seeing that the wedding date had been set, all the ministers stepped forward to congratulate!
Among them, the happiest are Wei Chigong, Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yanjin and others!
If Zhao Yin, this kid really quits, then their losses will be great, and if they don't do it well, they will have to go bankrupt, and there will be no place to cry when the time comes!
Now that they are not guilty, they have also finalized the wedding date with Princess Changle, and they are all happy, which also makes their hanging hearts put in their stomachs again.
"By the way, you also heard what the head of the household department said just now, I don't know what the virtuous son-in-law can do?"
In addition to being happy, Li Er did not forget his business!
Now that the treasury is empty, we are counting on this grain business to fill the treasury, and if it fails again this time, the treasury will really be in the dark!
At that time, where did the civil and military officials come from?
Where does the army's food come from?
What do the people of Datang rely on to solve the problem of food and clothing?
"The actions of these families are too fast, so that we don't have a trace of preparation, our people are still buying grain at a high price in Jiangnan, and now it has not been shipped to Chang'an, they reopened the grain store yesterday, and sold at a low price, the price is five wen per catty, and the sales methods used are the same as ours, it is also a purchase restriction policy, and each person is limited to one catty!"
"And now, the purchase price of the household department in Jiangnan is at least five wen per catty, and a large part of it is purchased directly in the grain store at seven wen per catty, but at present, the grain has not been shipped back to Chang'an, and it has begun to lose money, if you count the cost of transportation, presumably the loss will be more!"
"This time, the household department opened a high price, almost monopolizing the entire grain store in the south of the Yangtze River, such a large batch of grain, if it is a loss, I am afraid that the entire household deposit will not last until the end of the month!"
"According to the investigation, the reason why the major families were able to reopen the grain store yesterday was also because some means were used to urgently transfer it, and after that, there will be a steady stream of grain from other places to Chang'an......"
As soon as Li Er's words fell, Dai Xuan frowned, and stood up to explain the current situation in detail!
According to the original plan, the grain business is very promising.
Where did he think that this was just the beginning, and he was a little stretched, and he was a little in a hurry, and even if he was not good, he would never recover.
For this reason, his current mood is much more anxious than Li Er, and he does not dare to hide it at the moment, and directly tells the current predicament.