"Charity auctions? What is it? Cui Jing asked curiously.

Liu Yuan explained: "It is to collect some objects of celebrities and celebrities, such as a word, a piece of treasure ink, a painting, an ancient jade, as large as a treasure and antiques, as small as a needle and thread, and then auction it in a centralized manner, and the proceeds from the sale are all used for charity, that is, for road construction." ”

Cui Shang touched his beard and said curiously: "If you talk about rare antiques, they are worth a lot of silver, like needles and threads, what is the use of these things?" ”

"Uncle, you don't know, ordinary people are flocking to these things, some things you don't need or don't want, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is a treasure, for them, these are stained with noble objects, buying back is conducive to increasing luck, keeping peace, the meaning of the auction itself, has exceeded the value of the object itself, like the uncle and father-in-law were born in the Qinghe Cui family, rich in five cars, full of wealth, and expensive for the book, it is simply expensive, the two donated objects, must be highly sought after."

In the Tang Dynasty, this kind of atmosphere has not yet formed, in later generations, such as those celebrities used objects, celebrities used ornaments, etc., once auctioned, the value can be geometric multiples, that is, antique treasures, a piece has a origin or background, especially a celebrity for hype, the value will be like a rocket to the sky.

Maybe it was the word "expensive" that moved Cui Jing, and he said happily when he heard the words: "Well, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, support, should be supported, so let's donate a piece of jade pendant." ”

After Cui Jing finished speaking, he untied a piece of ancient jade from his waist and handed it to Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan took it and took a look, it was not bad, crystal clear, and warm. At a glance, you can see that it is a top grade, the essence of jade and his fame, it is estimated that it is not a problem to sell for three or five hundred taels, it is really worthy of his own family.

"Since the third brother is so generous, and the old man is not willing to be left behind, so let's do it, I have a set of wine utensils, which is also considered an elegant thing, so I will donate it. Charity. Cui Shang also responded with a smile.

Liu Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked the two of them, just a few words, and a thousand taels at once, and finally did not waste saliva. If you count the appearance fee, it can be regarded as a sky-high price.

Cui Mengyao didn't return to Cui's house for half a year. Under Cui Jing's operation. The dinner was very rich, but Liu Yuan was a little interested, mainly because the distance between the ideal and the reality was too different, the ideal was plump, but the reality was skinny, and the biggest financier in his eyes. In the end, he only found a few thousand taels of silver, which was a big disappointment.

"Xianggong, otherwise, I'll ask my father for another order. He gave five hundred taels, which was too little. Leaving Cui's mansion, the two took the carriage back to the house, Cui Mengyao felt that Liu Wan was a little absent-minded, and gently persuaded him.

Fortunately, Cui Jing's old boy didn't hear it here, otherwise, he would definitely have to beat his chest and say something like "My daughter is a white-eyed wolf, and her hands are turned out".

Seeing that his wife was so considerate, Liu Yuan gently held Cui Mengyao's soft little hand and said: "No, my father-in-law is also in difficulty at present, and my husband doesn't want to see you have a dispute with your father-in-law for this bit of silver, you don't have to worry about this, I will find a way." ”

Cui Mengyao said worriedly: "But, more than one million taels, how can this be raised, the eldest uncle and father have donated a few thousand taels for the sake of the family, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to make a fortune in other families." ”

"Isn't it silver?" Liu Yuan suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "They can donate as much as they want, not reluctantly, Meng Yao, you wait, when the time comes, I want them to come to the door with the silver and beg me to accept it." ”

"No, I have to beg you to come to the door with the silver, Xianggong, you're not drunk, are you?"

"What, don't you believe it?"

Cui Mengyao shook her head and said, "Don't believe it, your cowhide is blowing up." ”

"Then you wait." Liu Yuan didn't argue, just smiled.

In the middle of the ring, Cui Mengyao asked curiously: "Xianggong, what can you do to let others obediently send the silver to the door?" ”

"Mountain people have their own clever plans, the Buddha said, don't say it, if you say it, it won't work."

"Hmph" Miss Cui twisted her head to the other side a little boredly, ignoring Liu Yuan

Early the next morning, Liu Yuan's first destination went straight to the Chang'an Newspaper Museum, and he dictated the main points, so that Gong Sheng grabbed the pen and put pen to paper, and prepared to plan to publicize the matter of paving the cement road in the Chang'an Daily, first discussing the road conditions of the long road, and then focusing on the shortcomings of the loess road, especially what are the hazards of dust, etc., so as to slowly lead to the benefits of laying cement is still necessary, Liu Yuan is the real behind-the-scenes owner of Chang'an Daily, his own food and clothing, Gong Sheng naturally nodded again and again, and put forward his own opinions, such as the way to raise donations, etc., Liu Yuan was extremely satisfied with this.

From the selection of the Oiran activity, Gong Sheng has fully demonstrated his planning ability, and besides, he is a person in the officialdom, and he knows a lot of taboos, coupled with his strong pen power, the position in front of him is tailor-made for him, and he is very relieved to leave the matter to him.

After the public opinion was done, Liu Yuan did not stop, directly from the construction site of Changluo Expressway, pulled cement and craftsmen, just in front of the West Market, began to build the road, planning to build a cement road of about 200 meters, as a demonstration, this section of the road is crowded, after it is done, but let the people of Chang'an can directly experience the benefits of the cement road, and then they will naturally understand and respond.

The city of hundreds of thousands of people, just two markets, the prosperity of commerce, the flow of people and vehicles, it is conceivable, although Liu Yuan used the method of later generations, one side of the road was sealed and paved with cement, so that the other half continued to pass, so that it would not become a broken road, but it caused the phenomenon of congestion, and many people who did not know the truth also had complaints, but these Liu Yuan did not see it, and now he has to do a lot of things, saying that he is fully responsible, but he is only a single commander, and he has no subordinates, and he has to do everything himself, and he is very busy. Prepare for future fundraisers.

Liu Yuan, who was so busy, didn't know where someone had already sued Li Er.

"The chief of the micro-ministers, Sun Xiang, see the emperor." The eldest grandson Xiang was in the imperial study and respectfully saluted Li Er.

"Aiqing, please get up."

"Your Majesty."

Li Er looked at Changsun Chong with a sad face, nodded and said, "Aiqing is so anxious to see me, why is it?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor, the minister will report something."

"Say"

Changsun Xiang hesitated slightly, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen wants to impeach Liu Yuan, the great general of Yangwei." ”

"What? You want to impeach Liu Yuan? What is the reason? As soon as he heard about Liu Yuan, Li Er suddenly came to his senses.

"Your Majesty, General Liu sent people to surround half of the road that must pass through the West City, it is said that in the construction of cement roads, the West City has a large population, and the traffic is busy, so that the avenue becomes a small road, so that the walkers and pawns sometimes need to queue up to pass, which affects the traffic, and the matter of building the road, Wechen has never heard of this news, I wanted not to disturb the emperor, looking for him, but he directly threw down a sentence, saying that let Wechen directly ask the emperor to ask, this" Changsun Xiang said helplessly.

It's not good to be a Beijing official, in Chang'an, the prince is all over the place, there are many royal relatives like dogs, maybe an inconspicuous person, but also with a certain big man who has abducted eight menzi, if someone else, caught and caught, but it is Liu Yuan, in Chang'an, that is a red half of the sky, that is, the evil young man of Chang'an, as soon as he heard that General Liu, who would play the "Seven Wounds Fist", was coming, they were all scared and ran away, if they didn't run, they couldn't beat people as ruthlessly, and they could beat people out of, who would dare to provoke him? Not only did the gentlemen dare not provoke him, but even Sun Xiang, the eldest son of Yongzhou Mansion, couldn't take him, and he had to ask Li Er before he dared to touch him.

also put up the score, there are emotions, Li Er is happy in his heart, knowing that Liu Yuan is not happy to dig a pit for him to bury, but he doesn't care about this, anyway, Liu Yuan made a military order, if he can't do it, then he will have fun watching it, however, Li Er still hopes that he can do it well.

"Will those pedestrians still be able to pass?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the passage is passable, but it is a little slower and not very convenient." Hearing Li Er's words, he was not angry, and Changsun Xiang immediately said.

Li Er waved his hand casually and said: "That's okay, Chang'an City has one hundred and eight squares, and the squares are connected, this road is blocked, take a little detour, pass through, and do a good job of diversion." ”

As soon as these words came out, it could be said that Liu Yuan's behavior was finalized, and Changsun Xiang hesitated for a moment, and asked carefully: "Your Majesty, what about building roads?"

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, I ordered General Yangwei to pave all the roads in Chang'an City into cement roads, that is, the kind of road on the Changluo Expressway, you also saw it last time, Liu Yuan will have a lot of actions in Chang'an City in the future, if there is nothing serious, leave him alone, let him go, the more than one million taels of silver for the road construction will fall on him." Li Ersheng was afraid that he would find him for any trivial matter, so he simply gave him a wake-up call first.

I see.

Changsun Xiang understood all of a sudden, no wonder Liu Yuan was so arrogant, and the emperor indulged him like that, it turned out that he was on the stall, it seems that the treasury does not allocate money, and he wants to prepare by himself, oh my God, it will be more than one million taels when he opens his mouth, where to grab it, he is still a little more interesting, try to leave him alone, in case he doesn't do it, as soon as this drudgery falls on his head, he can't do it.

"Obey the Order"

"Okay, let's go down" Li Er still has a twist to correct, and he doesn't have time to argue with him.

Waiting for the eldest Sun Xiang to retreat, Li Er breathed a sigh of relief, and in a good mood, he gently picked up a piece of candied fruit and ate it.

"Your Majesty, this paving matter requires a huge amount of money and silver, so it will be handed over to Liu Qing's family, can he handle it? Won't it be difficult for some strong people? While pouring wine for Li Er, the eldest grandson emperor said softly: "Liu Qing's family is a general, not a businessman or a craftsman. ”

Li Erha smiled and said to the eldest grandson: "Guanyin, you don't know, Liu Yuan's kid, there is a way to make money than him to fight, just look at it, others may have no way, but he will definitely be able to do it." ”

"What if he doesn't quit?"

"That's not up to him, he can make a military order for this matter." Li Er smiled like a fox, in layman's terms, it is easy to get on a thief ship, but it is difficult to get off a thief ship.

While the two were talking, a guard walked in and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, General Liu Yuan asks to see you." ”

As soon as Cao Cao was said, Cao Cao arrived, and the husband and wife looked at each other, revealing a message in each other's eyes: Aren't you here to take the burden? (To be continued......)