Li Chengqian shrank his neck when he was scolded by the old man, although he wanted to say that he had more than 400,000 taels of silver in the inner treasury and got it back by himself, but seeing Li Er's somewhat 'hideous' face, he finally swallowed the words back into his stomach, and decided not to set himself on fire, and to find himself uncomfortable.

But when he thought about it, he didn't give up, so he had to come back to the old man and cross the table: "Father, the son raised his own funds, can you send some people to help the head office?" ”

"Self-funded? You mean you have to figure out the money yourself? ”

"Yes, I'll figure out the money myself."

"That's fine, you can get it." As long as he didn't mention the money, Li Er's attitude immediately returned to normal, and he said with a pleasant face, but asked at the end: "It's just where are you going to get it from?" It won't violate Tang Law, right? ”

"No, the last time Erchen printed scriptures for the monks, they haven't given the money yet, and Erchen plans to ask them for the final payment." Li Chengqian said with a thief smile on his face.

"Oh? What do the monks still owe us? Li Er frowned and asked in a deep voice.

We? Li Chengqian wailed again in his heart, this is not what happened, this money is remembered by the old man again?

However, since the old man asked, he couldn't help but say it, so after hesitating for a moment, Li Chengqian still nodded and said, "I owe a lot, and it will be about fifty or sixty thousand." ”

Because the cost of movable type printing is very low, after removing the wages and the cost of printing Sanskrit fonts alone, there will be about ninety percent of the surplus, and then removing Li Xiaogong's share, what Li Chengqian can finally get should be about sixty percent of the total.

After all, the monks gave a part of the deposit first, and Li Chengqian didn't ask for any of the money, so this time he would take sixty percent of the remaining money.

Li Er silently calculated Li Chengqian's harvest in his heart, and said with a deep sigh: "Do you think that those monks can give you the money if you go with red mouths and white teeth?" ”

Although I know that the monk's money is not easy to ask, but if the old man's power is moved, it is really impossible to say whose pocket the money will end up in, if Li Er takes the money, it is estimated that it will be more difficult than asking for money from the monk.

So Li Chengqian decided not to give the old man a chance, and immediately took over the conversation and said: "Don't worry, father, the monks are not even allowed to say nonsense, how can they not keep their promises, this Qian Erchen will definitely be able to come back." ”

"Really? Then I'm waiting for your good news, the money is coming, don't forget to invite me to dinner to celebrate. Regarding Li Chengqian's confident state, Li Er raised the corners of his mouth, and didn't say anything, just sent a blessing that was not a blessing.

If the monk's money was really that good, wouldn't it?

The old Comrade Li, who was full of ambition, was already waiting for Li Chengqian to come and beg him in a few days, and then he would be able to justifiably peel off a layer of skin from the tens of thousands of dollars.

But what Li Chengqian was thinking about at this time was what conditions to threaten those monks to give him money, and whether it was better to allow them to go to the grassland to preach? Or is it better for the squire to pay for the grain in one piece? Or write another "Journey to the West"?

The father and son each had their own plans, and they were silent while smoking tea, which made the atmosphere in Li Er's entire office strange and abnormal, and even the Empress Taisun, who had just come in, was a little stunned, and couldn't understand what the father and son were nervous about.

"Second brother, Qian'er, what are you doing here?" After Li Chengqian saw the ceremony, Empress Eldest Sun asked curiously.

"Well, my son is figuring out with my father what to do with the members of the 'seed'." Under the silent gaze of the old man, Li Chengqian reluctantly shifted the topic from money to the secret organization.

Obviously, Li Er didn't want his wife to know his thoughts, and it was not a glorious thing to always make money on his son, which would damage the majesty of His Majesty the Great Emperor.

It's just that Li Chengqian's painful expression made a trace of clarity flash in the eyes of Empress Eldest Sun, although she didn't know what the hell was going on between Li Er and Li Chengqian, but it was obviously not discussing the issue of the 'seed' members.

However, since Li Er did not speak out against it, it proves that this was personally instructed by Comrade Li, and if he spoke out and exposed it, it would be obviously boring.

So Empress Eldest Sun just smiled faintly, brushed aside the question just now, and came to Li Er's side as if nothing had happened: "Second brother, but are you still worried about the incident in Daming Palace?" ”

"Guanyin, those guys are so hateful, you say, I don't use the money in the treasury, what right do they have to stop me from repairing the palace! It's not that the people don't give money, and it's not that they don't give food, so why are the people miserable? ”

The anger in his heart was poked by the eldest grandson, and Li Er immediately threw Li Chengqian aside, and began to complain to his wife, complaining with a depressed face.

"Father! Father! Seeing the old man's 'fragile' side, Li Chengqian had to interrupt with words, he really couldn't stand this scene, because he was afraid that the old man who came back to his senses would be 'killed'.

"Huh? Why are you still here? Sure enough, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, the old man glared at Li Chengqian angrily, and it seemed that he had forgotten about him just now.

took a step back slightly, and found that Li Er didn't grab something from the table and throw it over, Li Chengqian was a little relieved, "Father, son, son, son, there is a way for the ministers, you don't need to levy people's husbands." ”

"Then speak quickly!" Seeing the other side of himself by his son, Li Er was a little annoyed and angry.

"How did my father forget those prisoners of war! Those guys can build roads, and naturally they can build palaces......"

"Prisoners of war? Prisoner of war ......" Li Er's face was indescribably ugly.

Prisoners of war had long been given out as trophies to those soldiers who had made meritorious contributions, and now in his hands were a large number of Turkic nobles in addition to the Jieli family. If you really expect those guys to repair the Daming Palace, even if they repair to death, they won't be able to build a foundation.

Thinking of this, Li Er began to regret that Li Chengqian had said that he would use prisoners of war to build roads, but after the battle, he found that the treasury was empty and could run mice.

How could there be money to pay pensions and reward soldiers under such circumstances, so someone came up with the idea of giving prisoners of war to the soldiers as slaves, so that a lot of money could be saved.

Now that the money is gone, the prisoners of war are gone, the palace cannot be repaired, and the soldiers who are afraid that the prisoners of war will not be satisfied, but there will be more than 100,000 prisoners of war at once, and the slave market will be saturated all of a sudden, and they can be sold for one-tenth of the original price, and they have to thank the traffickers.

Li Eryi's stomach was depressed and there was no place to say, Li Chengqian innocently stared at a pair of big eyes and was selling cuteness, as for the eldest grandson...... She was hiding behind Li Er's back, with a sly smile on her face, and she was secretly snickering.

This father and son dare to deceive her, how can they do it without teaching her a lesson, the power of the Tang Dynasty Queen is not just as simple as talking!

(End of chapter)