The Ministry of Industry was a little far away from the imperial city, so when Li Mu came to Taiji Palace, it was almost noon.

In the morning, because he was busy going to the Ministry of Industry to do errands, Li Mu didn't eat a few bites, and by this time, he was already a little hungry. Li Shimin hurriedly found it, and he didn't know what it was, if it took too long, he didn't know if he could give him food......

Li Mu thought about these things in his head, and the people had already arrived at the gate of the palace. Gonggong Gao was already waiting here, and when he saw Li Mu coming, he hurried to his side. Li Mu subconsciously took a step back, although he had no opinion on the person of Gao Gonggong, but he was very annoyed by the smell of urine on the eunuch's body, but today surprised him very much, Gao Gonggong's body turned out to be fragrant.

Li Mu hurriedly turned the retreat into reaching out, holding Grandpa Gao's hand and shaking it, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Grandpa Gao to be a guest of my shop, how good is this perfume?" ”

"Okay, good ......" Gao Gonggong said perfunctorily, and said: "Master Hou, don't be busy talking about these things first, our family is waiting here to give you a wake-up call, Your Majesty's mood today is not too good, and he has been calm." We don't know the specific things, but I heard a few words and said that it was related to the west. In the morning, His Majesty asked our family to pass the decree, summoned Wang Zhongyuan, the commander of Chang'an County, and two Hu people, just now Doctor Sun came, but I don't know what happened, His Majesty retreated, and our family also drove out. ”

It's also a coincidence, Li Muquan knows these two things that Gao Gonggong said. But he still looked curious, and he was about to ask carefully, but Gonggong Gao said: "It's too late, that's all our family knows, Master Hou go in quickly." ”

And when he had finished speaking, he opened the door of the temple. Li Mu had no choice but to step in, and at the same time whispered to Gonggong Gao: "There are still some things to ask for later." ”

Gao Gonggong was stunned, he didn't know that Li Mu would have something to ask him, nodded, and said, "Our family is waiting for Master Hou at the door." ”

Li Mu stepped into the hall, Li Shimin heard the footsteps, raised his head, saw Li Mu, beckoned, pointed to the Jindun in front of the table, and said, "Sit down." ”

Li Mu was also not polite and sat on the Jindun. Judging from the few people Li Shimin saw in the morning, this Jindun must have been sat by Sun Simiao. Wang Zhongyuan's house doesn't have such a big face.

"Do you know what I called you for?"

Li Mu slandered in his heart, what is this called a problem? You called me, how would I know what you were going to do? It's like when I was in elementary school, the teacher called me to the office, and he didn't say anything, but came up and asked, 'Do you know why you were called?' At this time, the children with poor psychological quality will tell everything like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, and the teacher will deal with it calmly.

Li Mu was obviously not a primary school student anymore, he shook his head innocently, and said, "The minister doesn't know." ”

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Doctor Sun is gone." ”

Li Mu was shocked and said, "Didn't the divine doctor stay for the queen to treat her illness?" Why did you leave all of a sudden? ”

The doctor said that he had searched through the ancient books and finally found a cure for the queen's headache. But the prescription needs to be a thousand-year-old snow lotus, which is difficult to find in the world. In order to completely solve the queen's illness, the divine doctor decided to collect medicine. But this trip is a life-threatening life, and it is not certain whether you can come back alive. I felt very guilty in my heart, if it was for the queen's illness and the life of the miracle doctor, I would definitely have trouble sleeping and eating in this life. ”

Li Mu secretly pouted and said secretly, it's strange that you care about it! There is also Sun Simiao, an old man, who really came with his mouth open to lie. Obviously it was for his own alchemy and cultivation of immortals, but he said that he was looking for medicine for the queen, and what was even more speechless was that when he saw Li Shimin like this, he didn't have the slightest suspicion, but looked grateful.

Li Mu couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, it may be that the divine doctor is tired of staying in Chang'an, and wants to change places, so he casually said the excuse-"

"What did you say!" Li Shimin said angrily: "The heart of a villain is the belly of a gentleman, the magic doctor has unparalleled medical skills, and his virtue is also obvious to all, how can he lie and deceive people?" You may not know it, but when the divine doctor was leaving, he specially instructed his apprentices to buy all the thousand taels of gold you gave him into medicinal materials and give to the poor people. ”

“……”

Li Mu was completely speechless, thinking to himself, this person, why is he eating this set? Face project, is it so heavy? Sun Simiao just took out the 1,000 taels of gold he gave him, and his generosity was also generosity, what was there to boast about? On the other hand, I don't know how much money I put it in, and I haven't had a good reputation until now, is this fair?

But he didn't say anything, everyone's style of action is different, and Sun Simiao may not be famous, maybe his idea is very simple, just to find a suitable excuse for himself to leave Chang'an.

Seeing that Li Mu was silent, Li Shimin thought that he knew that he was wrong, and his tone softened a little, and said, "You, don't always use malice to judge others. There are many noble people in this world, you are still young, you must learn with an open mind. ”

Li Mu hurriedly nodded and said, "What Your Majesty said is that the minister will change it slowly. ”

"Did the doctor tell you to print the book?"

"Yes." There is nothing to hide about this matter, Li Mu said honestly: "I said it before, print 5,000 copies of "Qianjinfang". ”

"Print 10,000 copies."

"......" Li Mu blinked his eyes, and the first thought that popped into his mind was, who will pay for this money? He thought so and said so. Li Shimin said unhappily: "Why are you so slammed, don't forget, the divine doctor saved your life." Your business is getting more money every day, and you're just printing 5,000 more books, what is this money? ”

Li Mu doesn't like to hear this, I should spend a lot of money every day?

Li Mu snorted and said, "Your Majesty, it is true that the divine doctor has saved the life of the minister, but the divine doctor has also said that the doctor saves people, not money." Besides, the minister also repaid the divine doctor, and the money for other people's diagnosis was only a few hundred wen, at most only one or two, and the minister gave a thousand taels of gold, which is 10,000 yuan, a lot, right? The matter of printing books was also mentioned by the minister on his own initiative, and there were 5,000 copies, which is not a lot. As soon as His Majesty's Chrysostom opened, he said that he would print five thousand more, and the minister didn't dare to say anything? It's just that this is His Majesty's intention, and the minister doesn't dare to steal His Majesty's limelight, and the money is better from within. ”

"You kid!" Li Shimin deliberately deceived Li Mu, thinking in his heart that if Li Mu agreed, he would pick up a bargain, and if he didn't agree, then he would talk about it. I already thought of the situation that Li Muhui would not agree, and I still wanted to work harder, so I pretended to be unhappy and said, "Is this a bargain with me?" ”

Li Mu turned his face and said, "The minister doesn't dare, but the minister thinks that His Majesty shouldn't bully people." ”

Li Shimin smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, I can't talk about you, so let's start with ......."

Halfway through the words 'inner', Li Mu suddenly interrupted Li Shimin and said, "If Your Majesty wants the minister to give this money, the minister can also give it, but the minister has one thing and wants to ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

Hearing Li Mu say this, Li Shimin was also curious about what he wanted, and said, "You still said that you didn't bargain with me?" Well, let's say it first, I don't necessarily agree. ”

Li Mu put on a smiling face and said, "It's not a big deal." This is the case, and the reform of the Ministry of Industry is proceeding well. Now that the factory has been established, and more and more craftsmen are needed, the minister would like to ask His Majesty to issue a decree, if there is a craft, and those who want to seek a future can come to the Ministry of Industry to apply for a job, and the treatment is preferential. In addition, after recruiting so many craftsmen, they had to arrange a place for them to live, so the minister planned to move the stockpiling yard of the Ministry of Industry to the outside of the city in the next year, and pour out the vacant land to build another workshop. What does Your Majesty think? ”

"This ......" Li Shimin pondered for a moment, but he didn't think there was any problem. On the situation of the Ministry of Industry, Li Daliang will regularly write a report to Li Shimin. Li Mu may not know many details, but Li Shimin knows very well. The factory under the Ministry of Industry is producing Zhenguan plows, and there is really not enough manpower, and Li Mu's request is also very reasonable. As for the construction of the neighborhood, I can't find anything wrong with it. Craftsmen come from all over the world, and there is no place to live in Chang'an, so it is normal to settle down.

It's just that Li Mu brought it up so seriously, as a quid pro quo, why is this? He probably wants to let the Ministry of Civil Affairs pay this money, right?

Thinking of this, Li Shimin looked at Li Mu vigilantly and said: "Things can be agreed, there is no problem with the will, but the money for building the neighborhood will not be paid by the Ministry of People." ”

Li Mu said happily: "It doesn't matter, if the Ministry of Civil Affairs doesn't come out, it won't come out." ”

When Li Shimin saw Li Mu's appearance, he felt even more deceitful, frowned, and added: "There is no internal money, you can figure out your own way." ”

Li Mu nodded vigorously and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, even if the minister smashes the pot and sells iron, he will never reach out to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, let alone touch His Majesty's internal money!" ”

Li Shimin let out a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, Li Mu, it's not that I'm picking the door, it's really - I don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, there are too many places to spend money in this world." I am overstretched, you can help me share more, my pressure will be reduced, I know that you have suffered a loss, but you have to believe in me, sooner or later, I can't treat you badly. You can do it cheaply to build a new square, and although I can't give you money, if there is something difficult, I will still make it easier for you. ”

Li Mu got up seriously and said, "With Your Majesty's words, the minister will be relieved." The minister devoted himself to the reform of the Ministry of Industry in order to reduce the burden on the imperial court. The minister has a dream in his heart, and the minister wants to turn the Ministry of Labor, which spends money, into a Ministry of Industry that makes money. Your Majesty will wait and see, it won't be long before the Ministry of Works will be able to make money for the treasury. ”

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I don't expect the Ministry of Industry to make money, I am already very pleased that you recruit so many craftsmen and do not burden the Ministry of Industry." Let's not talk about that, I sent someone to find you because I have something for you to do. ”