Chapter 55: The Emperor's Gambling Agreement with the Minister

Wei Da came over and said, "Young master, just now the villain wanted to come to report, but the prince and the prince didn't allow it, so ...... Otherwise, let's tell the eldest princess, we can't just let him snatch our things. ”

Li Han suddenly smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just take it, I know that an unknown me suddenly appeared in the Great Han Dynasty, and I kept making such a big move, these nobles will not be indifferent."

Wei Qihou is a good starter, I hope he can make a fuss and let them recognize me at one time, and save a high-ranking official and noble person from breaking into our house every once in a while. ”

Li Han spelled the idea of not wanting this drawing, and took his subordinates to take care of the "mysterious crops" in the eyes of the people of Chang'an in the backyard, in fact, he also planted watermelons, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables that are common in modern society, but now the Han Dynasty has not begun to trade with the Western Regions, and these seeds have not yet been handed down, so it is quite mysterious.

When the farmer's Li Han didn't know what to do, Dou Ying took his drawings home and studied them all night, and the more he looked at them, the more he felt that they were extraordinary, and when he went to court the next day, he brought the drawings to the court.

After the discussion of national affairs, Dou Ying said: "Your Majesty, yesterday the minister heard that Li Han, the son of the chief of the pavilion, was preparing to build a new commercial town, so he went to Li's house under the leadership of the prince to investigate, and got a drawing drawn by him himself, which is large in scale and complex in structure, no less than a princely capital.

Chen felt that it was too appalling for a child to do such a big thing, and he built such a large-scale shopping mall in the capital, and the question of ownership was also very worrying at that time. Therefore, the ministers took his drawings and asked the emperor and the ministers to consider them together to see if this move was feasible. ”

Liu Qi said curiously: "What kind of drawings, even the Taifu attaches so much importance to them, and I will take a look at them." ”

Dou Ying opened the drawings, and the two attendants walked up left and right, Liu Qi looked at it, and was also startled, he thought that the child opened a medical hall is a shop, but he never expected to drum up such a large-scale thing, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this plan was simply too ingenious, if it could really be built, it would undoubtedly greatly improve the commercial prosperity of the capital Chang'an City.

"This kid always surprises me." Liu Qi smiled after reading it: "Let's all take a look, and then discuss it after reading." ”

The drawings were passed on, and Prime Minister Tao Qing said after reading it: "This is a good thing!" The west of the city is now desolate, there is nothing but a few mulberry forests, and if it can be built, I will buy a house to live in. ”

Another prime minister, Cheng didn't know it, and said for a long time: "This drawing has no flaws, and it would be a good thing if it could really be built, but the ownership of the mall that Taifu was worried about just now also had to be considered." ”

Zhou Yafu said contemptuously: "I think it's purely a yellow-mouthed child's idiot dream, it's easy to draw, but it's hard to build." Let's look at this scale, the quality of the building materials marked with him, and the cost of building this mall, I'm afraid that another imperial city will be built, where will he get the money to build it, even if it is funded by the princess of the pavilion, it is a drop in the bucket. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone had a sense of sudden realization, at that time, the Han Dynasty had just stabilized, the country's financial resources were still very weak, and the Weiyang Palace had no money to expand it, and Li Han wanted to build a city dozens of kilometers away, which was indeed a joke.

But the emperor didn't think so, he smiled and said, "Why don't we make a bet?" If Li Han really built the mall without the help of others, then you must not question the legitimacy of his mall, what do you think? ”

Everyone was stunned, but they didn't expect the emperor to have so much confidence in Li Han, Zhou Yafu first said: "If the minister dares to bet, he will do what His Majesty said." ”

Tao Qing said with a smile: "Li Han is not a member of the royal family, the adopted son of the princess of the pavilion Tao, just a white ding, owning a shopping mall is nothing more than a giant, since Your Majesty is interested in betting, of course the minister has to accompany Your Majesty." ”

Dou Ying saw that everyone agreed, and she also felt that she was nervous, so she didn't object again.

As a result, Li Han's plan became a gamble between the emperor and his courtiers, and in the eyes of his ministers, whether it was an arrogant child or a genius, he was officially recognized by everyone after all, and he was regarded as a figure in the Han Dynasty.

Since the emperor trusted Li Han, Dou Ying also lost interest in interfering, and he didn't even bother to return the drawings, and wanted to order a servant to return them, but he didn't expect that the crown prince Liu Rong had to go in person, so he stuffed the drawings to Liu Rong.

In the evening, Liu Rong came to Li's house again and was told that the young master was working in the backyard, and he was curious to let people take him to the backyard, but found that Li Han was wearing a strange white coat, sitting on a bamboo chair and tinkering with some strange things.

Seeing Liu Rong from afar, Li Han hurriedly stood up and greeted him and said, "Prince, you always don't let me go to the door to greet me, look at how rude I am in disheveled clothes." ”

Liu Rong looked at the latex gloves on Li Han's hands in surprise and asked, "What is my cousin doing?" ”

Li Han smiled mysteriously: "I'm earning start-up capital for our big pharmacy." He took off his gloves as he spoke.

Liu Rong looked at the slimy thing in the basin on the table and asked in disbelief, "Can this thing make money?" What is it for? ”

"This is still a semi-finished product, and when it is made, it will be a good thing that noble ladies flock to, and we will make a fortune when the time comes!" Li Han said with a smile.

Liu Rong shook his head, he didn't ask if he couldn't understand him, took out the drawings and said, "Cousin, return your drawings." ”

"Hey, Taifu has seen enough?"

"Today, when Taifu got it to the court, everyone talked about it, and they all thought that it was impossible for you to build it. Later, my father made a bet with the ministers, betting that you could build a shopping mall, and no one would be allowed to embarrass you. ”

After Li Han was stunned for a moment, he was moved and said with red eyes: "It's rare that my uncle trusts me so much, I will definitely let those ministers see it, and I can build it if I can draw it." ”

Liu Rong said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry cousin, my money is all from my mother, and I can't help you." ”

"Don't worry, the big pharmacy has already started to be built, and when it opens, it will definitely prosper, plus I am also investing in other projects at the same time, four years is enough, you just wait to see your cousin succeed."

Liu Rong looked at Li Han enviously and said, "Cousin, I really envy you, you can be free, you can do whatever you want, but I can only be trapped in Weiyang Palace......"

Li Han said: "Prince, it's rare that you don't dislike me from a humble background, and call me a cousin, don't worry, just rush to your recognition, and my cousin will definitely try his best to help you in the future." ”

Liu Rong didn't know how tragic his fate was, but he enjoyed the brotherly affection that Li Han gave him, which he had never felt among the brothers in Weiyang Palace.

Liu Rong just left, Guantao came, since that case, she hasn't been here for a few days, the mother and son who can't be separated, she must love Chen Xu, it is estimated that she understands that Li Han will not feel comfortable in her heart, let him give up his prejudices quietly, or Li Han guessed her mind and took the initiative to send her a letter to ask her to help, so she came.

Seeing a large pot of things made by Li Han, Guan Tao was very surprised: "Son, this smell smells like alabaster, but it is so bad, is this what you are talking about mass goods?" ”

Li Han said with a smile: "This is indeed a semi-finished product ready for public sale, don't worry, mother, you can't let others watch and make it for you." ”

Guan Tao was beautiful for a while, remembered the serious matter, and said: "Son, the medicines on the medicinal materials purchase list you gave to your mother have all been sent to get them, I have already brought them just now, and the 20 maids you want have also brought, I just don't understand why do you want so many maids?" ”

Li Han said happily: "Mother, look at the row of houses in the back, I have changed it into a processing workshop, and alabaster will be mass-produced, and it will not be possible without female workers." 20 sons are still going to be less, after the opening of the big pharmacy, the shopping guide alone will need 30, and it is estimated that there are not so many mothers, so I will recruit some tomorrow. ”

Every time Guan Tao talked to Li Han, she would be dizzy by his strange remarks, and she thought hard before asking, "Do you mean that after the big pharmacy opens, you are going to let women sell medicine?" ”

"Yes, of course, the shopping guide is only attractive to young women! And the son mainly earns money from female guests, if a big man stands there and sells alabaster cream, will you buy it? Li Han said as a matter of course: "By the way, mother, I still need some tailors to make a batch of work clothes, can you help find a few?" Also, silversmiths need it. ”

Pavilion Tao is going crazy when he listens, except for **, the Han Dynasty has never seen a woman who can show up for business. But she has a little benefit, that is, she is very wise, she knows that all the requests made by Li Han are to lay the foundation for making a lot of money in the future, anyway, it is not to ask for a maid craftsman, it is too simple, there is not enough in the house to go to the market to buy some, as long as you say that the eldest princess's mansion or Li Mansion needs slaves and maids, don't squeeze the door when you come to defect, this child thinks it is very difficult.

Guan Tao waved his hand and said: "Just say the number, how many female laborers, how many tailors, how many silversmiths are needed, and the other servants need a piece and say, for the mother to get it all for you tomorrow." ”

Li Han thanked Guan Tao in surprise, began to calculate, and said later: "For the time being, I want 50 female workers, aged between 16 and 25, and they must have good facial features and good health." Ten tailors, ten silversmiths, and ten carpenters and blacksmiths if they can find them, so that's all for the time being. ”

Guan Tao was stunned for a moment, but he still agreed with a big package, Li Han suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, mother, if you can find me some reliable guards, it's best to have a hard temper, except for our family, no one buys that kind of account, and whoever wants to break in and grab my things will come in and grab them." ”

"What do you mean? Who's coming in and stealing your stuff? Lost the luggage you brought from your worldly realm? Guantao jumped up and screamed.