Chapter 19: Death Asks for Money
Seeing that it was about to be June, Gu Qing stretched comfortably in the sun, "Lao Yang, I see that you are also a middle-aged uncle, why don't you find a mother-in-law." ”
"I've been a vegetarian lately!" Yang Sheng replied.
The weather is changeable in June, and Gu Qing has to make enough paper as soon as possible before this season, and the season waits for no one.
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These days, Li Tai has been studying pistols in the mansion every day, and after several pondering, a bunch of parts are assembled into a complete pistol, weighing the weight, and the people in the mansion have reported, "Your Highness, the craftsman has been found." ”
Li Tai disassembled the pistol again and said loudly, "Bring everyone in." ”
More than a dozen craftsmen walked up to Li Tai with a left and right look, and bowed down one after another and said, "The grass people have seen His Royal Highness King Wei!" ”
Li Tai looked at all of them, "You are all famous craftsmen in Chang'an, and there are a few things that this king needs to imitate today." ”
"Your Highness, please speak!" The one-year-old craftsman replied.
Li Tai placed the box containing the pistol parts in front of them, "All of these things are made, and they are exactly the same." ”
Several craftsmen glanced up at the parts, didn't dare to say anything, and nodded in agreement.
The servants left with the craftsmen, and a maid came out of the mansion and whispered, "His Royal Highness King Wei, will the Literature Museum be opened today?" ”
"There's no need to rush." Li Tai stood up, "Tell me to go down and take care of these craftsmen!" If they make something, let not one go, if they can't make it......"
Halfway through the sentence, the maidservant replied again, "The slave understands." ”
"Very good!" Li Tai walked out of his mansion and went to the small Taoist temple where Gu Qing was.
The carriage drove all the way to Xiaopo Daoguan, and seeing Gu Qing basking in the sun, Li Tai greeted with a smile: "You are a good thing." ”
"It's called a chaise longue!" Gu Qing sat up, "How about I make it for you." ”
"Yes!" Li Tai said, "It looks pleasant." ”
"Not really." Gu Qing shook the folding fan, "A recliner is always money, not the price!" ”
"Okay!" Li Tai agreed very happily, "Make this thing and send it to my house, and I will ask the housekeeper to pay you money." ”
Li Tai said and stared at the fan in Gu Qing's hand again, "This thing is not bad, this fan is ......"
"Fifty Wen!" Gu Qing said again.
With a wry smile, Li Tai nodded again and again, "Okay!" I can still afford this little money. ”
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is magnificent, and he has earned a consistent amount of fifty wen in a few words." Gu Qing said leisurely: "Let it go, what's the matter." ”
The spring breeze blew a burst of leaves, and the bamboo forest next to the Taoist temple rustled.
Li Tai opened his mouth to speak, "I want to open a literature museum in my Fu Mansion, and I want to ask you to be the guest secretary of the first literature museum." ”
The sun at the end of May is not poisonous and spicy, and it makes people a little hot after a long time, Gu Qing knows Li Tai's mind when he thinks about the Literature Museum, when Li Shimin opened the Literature Museum before he sat on the throne, he had the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace, the royal family is the royal after all, as Li Shimin's second son, how could he not have a trace of evil thoughts about the Ninety-Five Honor.
"This literature museum should be in charge of the food." Gu Qing thought thoughtfully, "There should also be a salary, right?" ”
"It's no problem to take care of the rice." Li Tai sat beside Gu Qing: "What is the salary?" ”
"That's it, the one that comes every month!"
Seeing Gu Qing's smiling thief, Li Tai seemed to understand something, "Are you talking about Yueyu?" ”
Syllable!
Gu Qing folded the fan, "That's right, this is it!" Thirty taels of silver a month, no less! ”
"You are really ......" Li Tai pointed at Gu Qing and laughed angrily, "You are simply ...... Gu Qing! What else do you have in your eyes but money! ”
"Huh! Your Royal Highness King Wei, you underestimate me, in addition to money, there are houses and women in my eyes! Gu Qing said very seriously, "If His Royal Highness the King of Wei sends dozens of beautiful and beautiful women to serve, maybe I will follow." ”
"This king ......" Li Tai hated iron and couldn't be strong, stomped his feet and said: "This king is really ......"
Gu Qing looked indifferent, and Li Tai let out a long sigh, "That's it, remember to come to the Literature Museum in early June!" ”
Seeing that Li Tai was leaving, Gu Qing hurriedly shouted, "His Royal Highness King Wei, the price can't be lower!" Thirty taels, just thirty taels! ”
Hearing the voice, Li Tai seemed to speed up his pace and quickly jumped into his carriage and fled decisively.
Sun Simiao walked out of the Taoist temple with herbs, "You and His Royal Highness the King of Wei are very close. ”
"It's okay." Gu Qing shook the fan vigorously.
"King Wei is the heir of the royal family, so it's better not to get too close!" Sun Simiao said.
"The apprentice understands what Master means." Gu Qing lay on the chair on all fours, "I collected money, should I collect money or collect money, a person who doesn't want anything is often the most feared by the emperor, if Wang Jian hadn't asked for benefits several times, maybe this general would have been slaughtered by the First Emperor when he came back from the battle." ”
"So you have to ask for something, a person who does things for the royal family but doesn't want any benefits, the emperor will often be suspicious, don't want this, don't want it, is it because you want to be the emperor?"
Sun Simiao squinted at Gu Qing, "Do you still know this?" ”
"What's that......" The fan in Gu Qing's hand shook faster and faster, "These papers seem to be almost dry, it's time to collect them!" ”
The Emperor's Appearance? Chen Guanzhu's words echoed again in Sun Simiao's heart, Gu Qing has been watching this kid grow up since he picked it up, although he loves money, but judging from his words and deeds, he is much more mature than ordinary people.
A few days later, on the streets of Chang'an, Gu drove a donkey cart into Chang'an with paper.
"Lao Yang, can you not sit on my paper, how to sell it if it is crushed."
Yang Sheng didn't mean to move his ass at all, and when he came to the streets of Dongshi, Gu Qing found a position, struck the gong and shouted loudly: "Buy paper, good new paper, sixty wen a foot!" ”
"Sixty cents and a foot?" Passers-by stopped and were surprised, "Is there still a ruler for sale on this paper?" When did this thing sell so cheaply? ”
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In the Hanlin Academy, Li Shimin was playing against Fang Xuanling, and there were fights in the chess game, and the eunuch came in a hurry, "Your Majesty!" Someone is selling new paper, thirty cents and one foot! ”
Li Shimin's movements stopped, "Thirty wen and one foot, who is selling!" ”
Fang Xuanling raised his eyebrows to observe Li Shimin's demeanor, and the little eunuch then replied, "It's a small street citizen named Gu Qing, who said it was a new paper, so he bought a foot." ”
Li Shimin took the rough paper, his eyes lit up, this paper is tougher than any kind of paper on the market, he quickly took the pen and ink and wrote down the next word, the ink did not soak the paper, let alone spread on the paper, Fang Xuanling on the side looked at the new paper, his eyes flashed a hint of brilliance, it is indeed a good paper!