There are many officials in the Tang Dynasty, how many honest people there are, Li Ang can't figure it out, but to say how many are slippery, it is really too much, and the smaller the official position, the more slippery it is, otherwise it will be difficult to stay in the officialdom.

For these slippery people, Ang Lee doesn't hate them very much, but likes them a little, because they are too good at being officials, they can understand the intentions of their bosses very well, and they will arrange everything properly, so that the boss is very satisfied, even if they occasionally make mistakes, they can skillfully mix them up and not cause trouble to their bosses.

Of course, there are also shortcomings of the slippery generation, that is, the ability is generally not very good, there is no particularly outstanding strength, at most can only be a petty official or a petty official, can not bear too much responsibility, if a country, all these slippery petty officials, then the country will have no future.

However, what the petty official said in front of him was quite in line with Li Anxin's wishes, seeing that the treasury had an extra 150,000 gold, Li An's heart was not to mention how happy he was, with funds, he could better develop new technologies and industries, which would only be good for the Tang Empire.

If the Tang Empire wants to go far in science and technology, it must constantly research new technologies, and any technological research and experiment requires money.

Even if you don't engage in science and use these funds to lay railways, it can also expand the railways of the Tang Dynasty for a long distance, and the more and more dense the railways are laid, the more solid the Tang court's control over the territory will be, and the more prosperous and powerful the country will be.

And if this money is not spent in the hands of the aristocracy, it will be a huge waste of resources, only consumption can stimulate the development of the country's economy, and savings cannot promote development.

The big businessmen who got the technology, although they were bleeding heavily, were very happy when they thought of being able to make huge profits in the future, and those businessmen who had prepared a lot of money but did not get the opportunity were a little unhappy, and, judging from the madness of this time, the rich people of Datang were too powerful, and many people were afraid that they did not expect that there would be so many people who were richer than themselves, so if they had another chance next time, they would not participate, the difference in strength was too big, and there was no chance of winning at all.

Except for Li An and the few people who won, the rest are unsatisfactory, and the more high-status businessmen and nobles, the more unsatisfactory they are.

For example, Yang Guozhong, who was forced to give up the competition for the project, and Li Linfu, who spent blood to obtain technology, were very unsatisfactory.

Yang Guozhong had a few days of mental adaptation, so after hearing that several big businessmen had won the project, he didn't feel much, and Li Linfu was already very sick, and after learning that he had prepared a huge amount of financial resources, he didn't win, so he was naturally very unhappy, and after hearing the news of the defeat, he suddenly spit out a mouthful of old blood in anger.

"Father, take care of your health, we have done our best, the child really didn't expect that the bidders will have so much gold, from 1,000 gold to more than 50,000 gold, it's too much, all the gold we prepared is only 20,000, how much worse?"

Li Xiu saw that his father vomited blood again, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.

Because he knew that his father's health was getting worse and worse, and he often saw his father vomiting blood, Li Xiu was also more accustomed to it, although he was worried about his father, but he was not so exaggerated, even if his father died, he was completely able to accept it.

Li Linfu looked pained, frowned and said: "I really didn't expect that there are so many extremely rich people in my Datang, and 50,000 pieces of gold can be taken out so easily." ”

Originally, I thought that I was very rich, and I thought that I could win the bidding by preparing 20,000 pieces of gold, but I didn't expect that many people who came to see the bidders came up with more funds than 20,000 pieces of gold, which greatly stimulated Li Linfu, who had been the prime minister for so many years, and made a lot of money.

After all, although Li Linfu can make a profit, he has dozens of sons, countless wives, more than 100 grandchildren, and even more daughters-in-law and servants.

And without exception, all of them need to spend Li Linfu's money, that is to say, if Li Linfu were a clean official who did not embezzle or accept gifts, it is estimated that a large part of his family would have starved to death long ago.

Therefore, although Li Linfu made a lot of money, he was also spent by this big family, and if there are many children and grandchildren in the family, each child and grandchild needs to have a house and land, which are the foundation of a life, and when Li Linfu needs to raise money, he can't sell the houses and fields of his children and grandchildren, so that the money he can raise is naturally relatively limited, and for Li Linfu, he feels that 20,000 gold is a lot, but he didn't expect that the nobles and businessmen, in order to compete for battery technology, was willing to take out 50,000 pieces of gold, which really surprised him.

originally planned to take advantage of his life to arrange the way out for his children and grandchildren, but unexpectedly, things did not go well, and he was ruthlessly snuffed out as soon as he saw a little hope.

A large family has such a large population, once they die, it is equivalent to losing the largest source of income, the family is bound to decline, and even, many children and grandchildren who have no ability will also have a hard time living, living no different from ordinary people, and if these guys do not change the bad problems on their bodies, it is very likely that within a few years, the houses and fields of the family will be defeated, so these children and grandchildren can only beg along the street, when they think of some of their children and grandchildren to become beggars, Li Linfu's heart is very heartbroken, No elder hopes that his children and grandchildren will have no future, and they all hope that their children and grandchildren can glorify the lintel and carry forward the glory of the family.

"I'm old, time is running out, I didn't expect to be able to do something small for my children and grandchildren, if I am not there one day, Xiu'er, you have to take care of the younger brothers at home, if they have any difficulties, if you can help them, just help a little! Who made you an older brother? ”

Li Linfu said with difficulty.

Li Xiu's expression froze for a moment, looking a little unhappy, after all, his official position is not high, there are only so many Yulu, there is no problem to make his life better, but if you take care of these gentlemen brothers, the pressure will be too great, if the younger brothers are sensible, they can support themselves with a few acres of thin fields, but if they continue to work hard, how can they have the ability to help these guys, and it is not enough to contribute all their income.

"Father, my official position is too low, it's not a little worse than you, it's good to be able to support myself, it's really stressful to take care of my younger brothers, if they don't have anything to eat, I can help, but if I reach out and ask for money, then I don't have extra money! I can't help it. ”

Li Xiu said with a frown.

"Hey......"

Li Linfu sighed helplessly, he also knew his son's ability, it was indeed impossible to get a lot of money like himself, businessmen and nobles were not fools, and they could give him a lot of gifts and gold because he was the right minister and a high-ranking official of the Tang Empire, and his son was just a minor official, it is estimated that there would be no fool to give a big gift.

"Father, in fact, you can go to Li Shilang, lower some shelves, and ask him if he wants a money-making project, you look at Yang Guozhong's industry, isn't it given to him by Li Shilang, now he is making a lot of money, and his business is all over the country, and it is still expanding."

Li Xiu opened his mouth and said.

Li Xiu is very envious of Yang Guozhong's huge Anerle health industry, after all, Yang Guozhong has earned a lot of money through this industry and has sought huge benefits for himself. No one doesn't love money.

"It is just a shame to sell a woman's things, and we cannot ask for such an inheritance that is given away for nothing."

Li Linfu said with a disdainful face.

Although there is not much left of his life, but for the dignity of the family, he still values it very seriously, everything that insults the family style, he is unwilling to do it, although Yang Guozhong's women's health industry is impressive, but in his opinion, it is just a loss of the face of his ancestors, although it is only a behind-the-scenes industry, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, everyone knows that the boss behind Anerle is Yang Guozhong, everyone knows, naturally there are many people who laugh at Yang Guozhong, and feel that he is too ashamed to be a woman. It's too embarrassing for the ancestors.

For his father's disdain, Li Xiu felt very naïve, the Li family was about to fall into the middle of the family, his father still cared so much about the so-called family face, could it be that letting his younger brothers go to the street to beg for food can prove the family's face, compared with begging on the street, why not be a woman-related industry? It's just pedantic to the extreme.

However, this can only be Li Xiu's thoughts, he still doesn't have the courage to argue with his father, since he was a child, he never dared to argue with his father, this has become a habit, even if he thinks his father is wrong, he doesn't dare to talk back, he will honestly obey his father's preaching, and be an obedient and good son.

Now, his father is already old and about to enter the ground, and he also wants to argue with his father about some issues to relieve the huge pressure in his heart for so many years, but he doesn't dare to say it, he looks at his father's old and seriously ill appearance, and he can't bear to add to his father's blockage, if you want to select a filial son, Li Xiu should definitely be regarded as a big filial son.

"What my father said is that women's menstrual things are indeed very indecent, but my father can ask Li Shilang for some useful items! Whether you have it or not, you have to give it a try to make people die, right? ”

Li Xiu opened his mouth and said.

Li Linfu frowned, and said very embarrassed: "I am the right minister of the Tang Dynasty, do I still want to ask for a descendant?" ”

In fact, Li Linfu is not only afraid of losing face, but also worried that Li An will find an excuse to excuse himself, so he will run away in vain, not only will he lose face, but he will also get nothing, isn't this an extra move.

Although Li An is a generous person, he has researched so many techniques, except for a small part of what he owns, most of them are dedicated to the imperial court, and the extra gifts to the Yang family as favors are just women's menstrual things, as well as women's profane clothes, which are really not on the table, he doesn't look down on them at all, and he even feels that his children and grandchildren begging for food are more face-saving than doing this job.

"Father still can't let go of his face?"

Li Xiu could see his father's concerns at a glance, after all, they were biological father and son, and the son naturally knew his father better and knew what kind of person his father was.

"I have been the prime minister for my father for more than 20 years, and I value my face more than anything else, such a thing, you asked me to ask a junior, and it's hard to say whether I can succeed, how can my father do such a shameful thing? Li Linfu opened his mouth and said what he really thought in his heart.

"Hey......"

Li Xiu sighed and said: "Father attaches so much importance to his face, the younger brothers are afraid that there is really no hope, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and father doesn't have to mind too much, even if it is a royal family, after four or five generations, it is not much different from the commoners, Xishu Liu Bei is the royal family of the Han Dynasty, can't he only weave mats and sell shoes for a living." ”

After speaking, he looked at his father helplessly, the decline of the family is imminent, he as the best son of his father, he deeply feels that his ability is insufficient, if he can achieve a higher official position, he will not let the family decline, let alone let his younger brother have no living security in the future, it is their incompetence as a son that has caused his father's worry, he thinks he is guilty, and he did not take the following brothers well, which led to the younger brothers below, one is more incompetent than the other, and there are only three people who are truly talented. Including himself.

"Weaving mats and selling shoes, weaving mats and selling shoes, do my descendants of Li Linfu have to make a living by weaving mats and selling shoes, and weaving mats and selling shoes for a living."

Li Linfu felt a sadness in his heart, weaving mats and selling shoes is the work done by the people at the bottom, as the prime minister, he naturally does not want to see his children and grandchildren do such a low-level work, what he hopes most is that his children and grandchildren can live a decent life, and can live their lives more comfortably, without having to suffer too much, and this is obviously very difficult.