After Brother Shun was carried away, Gu Yunqiu practiced alone for a while, not only shooting arrows, but also holding a small wooden sword and making a few strokes.

The result of such hard work is-

For dinner, Gu Yunqiu was carried over.

The muscles in his legs were sore, and he had spasms at the slightest movement, and he couldn't walk steadily at all.

The princess heard about the deeds of the little girl he shot, probably because Gu Yunqiu had caused too many troubles in the past, and she didn't take it seriously in her heart, until Gu Yunqiu was carried in, she got up with some surprise:

"What's wrong with this, it's hurting too?"

Carrying Gu Yunqiu was one of Ning Xintang's guards, he smiled and told the story of the future, and gently put Gu Yunqiu on the upholstered stool.

After hearing this, the princess looked at Gu Yunqiu's complicated expression, and just as she was about to speak, someone from outside spread the news that the prince had returned to the house.

King Ning is in the dust, and today's court meeting is still discussing the repair of the Yuan Palace:

Shangyuan Hall was originally a Taoist temple in the palace, and later in addition to worshiping the Taoist Heavenly Master, it also worshiped the gods of many previous kings, and several old concubines who were monks in the previous dynasty also lived in it.

At the beginning of spring this year, the chief of the Shangyuan Hall reported that the beams were rotten and the roof tiles were leaking, but at that time, the Jiaozhou earthquake, the imperial court's silver grain and materials were allocated, and there was no surplus for the time being, so it was delayed until April.

What's even more unfortunate is that there is a strong wind in Beijing in March, and not only the glazed tiles in the palace but also in the entire capital are tight. And several kilns burning tiles in the suburbs of Beijing also accidentally ran into the water, causing a big tile famine.

The Ministry of Industry easily transferred a batch of goods from Jiangnan, but the ship carrying the goods unfortunately ran aground and capsized in Qingzhou Bay.

Of course, the imperial court can still buy and transport them to other states and counties, but the rainy season is approaching, and even if those tiles arrive, they can't meet the construction deadline, and the matter of Shangyuan Hall has been shelved.

There are still many vacant palaces in the palace, and the old ladies in the Shangyuan Hall can be moved out first, but the many former kings and gods in the Shangyuan Hall are not easy to move, and they will involve sacrifices when they move.

The sacrifice of the Son of Heaven is not a trivial matter, and it is necessary for the Ministry of Rites to discuss with the Fallen Star Platform, and it takes a lot of time and manpower and material resources to calculate the time and prepare the animals.

is such a trivial matter as repairing the roof, but it has become like this due to various coincidences.

The emperor was in a hurry, and he lost his temper at today's court meeting, and even left several close ministers of King Ning to discuss for a long time.

King Ning handed the coat to the little servant and sat on Gu Yunqiu's left hand, he didn't pay attention to the princess, he only secretly observed his son: the child's face was ruddy, his big eyes were shining, and when he touched his sight, he called out to his father.

- It's not angry anymore.

King Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but as soon as he raised his head, he met his wife's angry eyes.

"Look at what you've done!"

King Ning was stunned for a moment, "I'm ...... What did I do? ”

The princess narrowed her eyes and told him everything Gu Yunqiu had done today, and then moved her chopsticks and inserted a vegetable ball into Gu Yunqiu's small plate, "Look at what you scared the child in?!" ”

King Ning pursed his lips, and took a pair of chopsticks in his hand to give the braised pork he brought back to Gu Yunqiu, "Isn't it ...... to study and practice martial arts." That's a good thing. ”

"No matter how good it is, it has to be gradual! He's not even healed! The little guy in the courtyard said that he got up when he was young, what? Are you still going to ask your child to give you a top score in the exam, but you can't come back?! ”

"Where do I have?" King Ning shouted loudly.

They quarreled and quarreled, Gu Yunqiu's plates and dishes were not idle, and when his father and mother were arguing with each other, they were full of tacit understanding and piled up the most fragrant and delicious food on the table in front of him.

Gu Yunqiu looked at them, bent his eyes and hugged the small bowl, just smiled and picked up the rice-

The meal was full of gunpowder, but it was also pleasant.

When the tea fruit was used after the meal, the princess remembered to care about her husband, "Your Majesty is still bothered about the affairs of the Yuan Palace?" ”

King Ning nodded and sighed helplessly.

Gu Yunqiu was listening, and an idea turned upside down in his heart-

The matter of repairing the Shangyuan Hall caused a lot of turmoil in the previous life.

The tiles were eventually transported from Jingxian County, Taizhou, but it rained not long after the craftsmen put up the shelves, and the original decaying main beam collapsed before it could be replaced, and it still hurt people.

After the repair was stopped and tossed for more than half a month, a heavy rain in the summer, and a big flood was launched in the Shangyuan Palace, which washed away the statue of the Heavenly Master enshrined in the hall, not to mention, and damaged several pieces of the god card.

The emperor sent someone to investigate thoroughly, only to find that the construction period was too rushed, and the craftsman made a mistake in his busyness, and he actually missed two bags of mortar plaster at the drainage outlet of the Shangyuan Palace.

In the end, this matter was funded by the Marquis of Xiangping, who was far away in the southwest, and personally sent someone to purchase tiles and transport them to the capital, which was only in the autumn, and finally completed the repair of the Shangyuan Palace.

Gu Yunqiu thought about it, the current predicament of the imperial court was the lack of construction materials and the construction period was too urgent.

There are funds in the household department and craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, but there are no tiles in the kiln factory in Beijing, and there are tiles in various places, but the water far away cannot save the fire.

Thinking that the Marquis of Xiangping could buy it in his previous life, Gu Yunqiu looked at King Ning and suddenly said, "Daddy, since there are no tiles in the kiln factory and the palace, why don't you try to borrow them from the common people?" ”

"Borrow?"

"Last month, there was a strong wind in the city, and every household was repairing the house," Gu Yunqiu said very seriously, "To repair the house, you need to buy roof tiles and waist eaves, counting the loss, everyone buys tiles is not a fixed number, there will always be a few more." ”

"We can send soldiers to take the money to various houses and shops in the city, and ask them to borrow tiles to use first, and then return the glazed tiles to them after a month."

King Ning was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head with a smile, "Although this method is good, it ...... There were not so many officers and soldiers in the DPRK and China, and even if there were, they mobilized officers and soldiers to come to the door, and they were promised to be impeached by the imperial history. ”

"Moreover, the repair of the Shangyuan Palace is considered a royal internal affair, if the officers and soldiers are used, it is inevitable that the people will talk about it, saying that we are competing with the people for profit, saying that the royal family is borrowing on the surface, but in fact it is robbing."

"Then there is no need for officers and soldiers," Gu Yunqiu still had a way, "Ask someone to put up a sign in the market, and write on it, 'Anyone who borrows 20 tiles will give 100 yuan, and those who wish to bring the tiles to the craftsman's office within two days' are limited.'" ”

The craftsman's office is a small yamen made by the royal family in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and the yakou is at the west city gate.

This time, King Ning's expression changed, and even the princess sitting on the side looked at Gu Yunqiu with a little surprise.

"Isn't that a competition with the people?"

After Gu Yunqiu finished speaking, he lowered his head and counted with his fingers:

After March, the tile in Beijing is expensive, and a tile can be sold for two or three yuan. The price he gave was five cents per tile, which was more expensive than the market price, but it was far less than the cost of transporting it from all over the world.

King Ning was leaning on the circle chair, thinking about Gu Yunqiu's words, he gradually sat up straight, and after a while, he stroked his palms and laughed, and then slapped his thigh and stood up-

He didn't look at Yunqiu, only looked at the princess, "I'll go to the palace!" ”

The princess chuckled, "Be careful on the road." ”

When King Ning walked away, the princess scratched the tip of Gu Yunqiu's nose, "My family Qiuqiu is smart." ”

In such a night, early the next morning, several markets in central Beijing were hung high on the imperial list.

Half a day later, the entrance to the craftsman's office was filled with tiles like a hill. Although the color of the tiles is somewhat uneven, it is enough for emergency use.

When the rainy season in Beijing passes, the three kiln factories in the suburbs of Beijing can also be repaired, and then there is no need for Xiangpinghou to transport them from the southwest, and directly take the official tiles from there to reorganize them.

The building materials were complete, and the craftsmen started work immediately, and the construction period was just right.

The emperor was very happy for this sacred heart, praised the people who handled the matter, and finally sent his father-in-law to go to King Ning's mansion, in addition to the holy decree, he also brought a delicate small box.

It's a pity that the eunuch, the leader of the Mingguang Palace, didn't meet the prince of King Ning, and it was Princess Ning who came out to thank him on his behalf.

The princess pulled her father-in-law to drink tea and eat snacks, and said apologetically that Gu Yunqiu was still sick.

That father-in-law is an old man in the palace, and he knows more or less about Gu Yunqiu's beating.

He shook his head and smiled, "The prince is still young, and so is the prince, so it's not a big deal." ”

"Not really!" The princess snorted, she didn't treat her father-in-law as an outsider at all, and after complaining about King Ning, she didn't explain that Gu Yunqiu didn't get up because she was beaten.

- It's a shame to say that.

When the princess and her father-in-law were chatting, Gu Yunqiu was wearing a bed clothes, lying on the bed sullenly and being massaged by the old doctor.

He is ambitious and thinks well, but he ignores his own qualifications:

Reading and practicing calligraphy, practicing martial arts and practicing arrows for a day——

His wrists are so sore that he can't lift them, he can't even hold chopsticks steadily, and he eats with a spoon these days. Not to mention the lower waist and lower legs, which were sore, swollen and spasmodic, and couldn't take a step after getting out of bed.

He studied hard for a day and a half, he was dizzy, his waist was weak, his hands were shaking, and he couldn't get out of bed, not to mention, and the personal guy next to him was also pierced by him.

……

Gu Yunqiu whimpered and buried his head in the pillow:

It's outrageous.

Isn't he born with a stubborn life, and he can't be diligent?

He felt sorry for himself in this shrinking bed, but the princess had already sent her father-in-law and brought the royal gifts.

Inside the small wooden box is a delicate little wooden finch, with a trap box at the bottom, and a handle attached to the outside of the box, which can be turned in a circle to make the finch on it spread its wings and make a chirping sound.

"It's a treasure from Xijiang," the princess explained, "Your Majesty said that the princes in the palace are all old, and it's just right for you to play." ”

This delicate little wooden sparrow was seen by Gu Yunqiu in his previous life.

Your Majesty's words are of course an excuse, the eighth prince born by the queen is only one year older than him, and this bird was originally used as a birthday gift to reward this prince.

Gu Yunqiu was holding the little wooden sparrow, and Princess Ning read the holy decree to him again.

Gu Yunqiu didn't listen to the good words next to him, but he heard a key sentence:

Buying and selling drill camps is quite ingenious.

He was stunned, and in an instant, he was enlightened, and he almost stood up in bed.

- Your Majesty!

Why didn't he think of it?

To be a gentleman and a good man, he is not the material for reading and practicing martial arts.

In the previous life, King Ning told him about the political situation of the court, and he didn't understand it for a long time, but he could see at a glance that the old account room at home had a bad account and the ancient paintings sent to the door were fake copies.

He really doesn't know anything about the six arts of the gentleman, but he has been in the market since he was a child, and when he grew up, he wandered around more than a restaurant card game, and he came into contact with all kinds of people, and he also heard a lot about business.

Gu Yunqiu's eyes lit up:

Who loves this Li Congzhou...... Ahh

In this life, he wants to do business, make a lot of money, and live happily.

- How to be happy, how to live.

But......

Gu Yunqiu was excited for a while and then went back again:

To do business, you have to have capital.

Where is he going to get this first money?