Living Leisurely in Tang Dynasty - Chapter 162

Li Yuanying ran to Xiangzhou for a stroll, and finally returned to Chang’an obediently.

Because they were there, it was impossible to walk too fast on the road. When Li Yuanying and her group returned to Chang’an, the weather started to turn cold. He returned the Sizi to His Majesty Li Er, expressing that he did not humiliate his mission and brought them back well!

Although His Majesty Li Er would receive letters from them from time to time, he was still very dissatisfied that Li Yuanying ran across the border to Xiangzhou to play, and gave Li Yuanying a slap in the face. He prefers both sides, and he won’t be happy no matter who hurts.

Li Yuanying obediently took the training, and after her Majesty Li Er had enough scolding, she asked whether the mine in Taiyuan was big, and if it was big, could he give him points.

His Majesty Li Er glanced at him and said: “You still have the idea of ​​iron ore?” Iron has been a controlled substance since ancient times. After all, iron can be used to make armored weapons, and it can also be used to fight farm tools. Can’t live without it! Therefore, the iron ore can only be controlled by the court, and no one is allowed to touch it privately.

Li Yuanying didn’t have any thoughts about Bingjia weapons. The court used whatever the people around him were, and there was no need to specialize them. He and His Majesty Li Er shared a very extravagant idea: “I want to make a batch of pots, and I have to use a lot of iron!”

His Majesty Li Er asked: “What kind of pot?”

Li Yuanying gave his Majesty Li Er a gesture, which was round and sunken in the middle. He told His Majesty Li Er about the usefulness of this kind of pot: “This pot is thinner than a copper pan. Put it on the stove, and it will be ok to braise and stew. The most important thing is that it can be fried! Put it in the pan with hot oil and stir fry for a few times, and the vegetables are ready to cook, which is convenient! The cooked dishes are particularly fragrant, and the smell will make one’s index finger move.”

If there was no chance, Li Yuanying would not have this thought, but now that he ran into it, Li Yuanying wanted to try his luck to see if Li Er’s Majesty could not agree.

He saw this cooking method in “Qi Min Yao Shu”. After reading it, he was greedy, and begged Liu Baolin to try to make it for him. As a result, the copper pan was not very convenient to use. Liu Baolin tried it several times before making it. Li Yuanying asked if there was anything more convenient for cooking in the system, and quickly asked the man to try it out.

This time Li Yuanying came back and ate all kinds of stir-fries made by Liu Baolin. It was delicious!

But if you want to use an iron to hit the pot, you can hit as many as you want, if you have more, you can’t help it.

Li Yuanying was afraid that His Majesty Li Er would not believe it, and vowed to say that His Majesty Li Er could ask the person in the dining room to try the pot, and he could ask Liu Baolin to send two people to guide the scene!

His Majesty Li Er was aroused by Li Yuanying, and he really made people go to fetch the pot, leaving Li Yuanying to eat a freshly fried lunch. Afterwards, Li Yuanying asked someone to carefully build the pot for Liu Baolin and was detained by His Majesty Li Er in the dining room and confiscated!

Li Yuanying went back and complained to Liu Baolin: “I asked someone to make it for my mother. The emperor ate it and thought it was delicious. It was too much!”

Liu Baolin said: “It’s rare that your Majesty likes it. What’s too much? Others can’t give it to your Majesty if they want to.”

Li Yuanying felt that he was not the one who wanted to give things to His Majesty Li Er, and he didn’t need to please Li Er in that way. Fortunately, His Majesty Li Er agreed, if the iron ore is really big, he can make a batch of pots for him to use for the semicolons of Fengtai Building!

This is of course not because His Majesty Li Er prefers Li Yuanying’s younger brother, but Li Yuanying said that it is about their Taishan plan.

You must know that there are few such iron pots outside, and there are not many people who do cooking. Then this cooking business is unique. Now they secretly make some pots for reserve, and wait for him to investigate where they can be divided on the way to the fief. At that time, I will open the business and do the cooking business and make fresh money!

With money, roads can be repaired. Fengtai Building along the way has a firm foothold, business is booming, and places to eat and stay are also available. It won’t be long before the road to Mount Tai will be smooth!

Under Li Yuanying’s hard work, His Majesty Li Er reluctantly let go. However, there are many people staring at the new iron ore, and it is not easy to operate the black box. His Majesty Li Er said that someone would choose another iron ore to even out some iron for him.

After the two brothers conspired to make a big pot, they felt that there was a kind of secret happiness, and it felt very good to be secretly engaged in things!

As for whether Dong Chuang will be sprayed by Wei Zheng and others after the incident, Li Er and Li Yuanying feel that it is not the first time to be sprayed anyway, it is completely okay, they can handle it!

Because of the conspiracy, Li Yuanying didn’t even say Liu Baolin, but only told Dong Xiaoyi to find a group of trusted blacksmiths to learn and practice pot making skills, and strive to punch out the iron pots used along the semicolon all at once.

Li Yuanying arranged everything and waited eagerly for Li Er’s Majesty to let him go to the fief, but Li Er’s side did not move.

Li Yuanying went to inquire with Wei Zhengyi and found out that Wei Zhengzheng and other civil servants were torn to darkness with His Majesty Li Er and a military commander. The reason for the tearing was simple: whether or not it could beat Korea.

Li Yuanying was speechless: “It’s been so long, haven’t discussed the results yet?” He remembered that the court had been discussing this topic for a long time before he went to Taiyuan to see his grand nephew.

Some time ago he also received a letter from Silla, not from Dai Ting, but from Jin Shengman.

Jin Shengman said that Dai Ting did not go back immediately after sending her back to Silla, nor did he stay in Silla. Dai Ting went to Goryeo.

Jin Shengman didn’t know what Dai Ting was doing, but Dai Ting would ask people to come to her from time to time and ask her to order someone to meet her somewhere. Hearing from the people below, Dai Ting seems to be doing business in Korea, and he often gets back one ship after another cargo, doing a lot of work.

But although the news has not been interrupted, Jin Shengman has never seen Dai Ting’s face again. She was a little worried, so she wrote to Li Yuanying to report it, so that Li Yuanying had a good idea.

Li Yuanying didn’t know how Dai Ting was playing freely, but she was a little excited to hear the cargo of one ship after another. When Dai Ting went to Gaochang, it was also full of loads. If it is loaded by ship, wouldn’t it be possible to get more treasures back?

Thinking that he was going to Tengzhou soon, Li Yuanying asked someone to reply to Jin Shengman, asking Jin Shengman to tell Dai Ting that the things don’t need to be shipped back to Chang’an, but directly to Tengzhou. Henan Province, where Tengzhou is located, and Silla face each other across the sea. It is very convenient to transport things back across the sea!

At this time, the fighting on Silla’s side had ceased, and the three parties were in a state of truce for the time being. There was no big problem with sending a letter, so they randomly sent someone to rush to Silla and pass the news early.

Li Yuanying heard Wei Zheng talk a lot about the disadvantages of conquering Korea at this time and was persuaded. He volunteered to persuade His Majesty Li Er, and in Wei Zheng’s suspicious eyes, he went back to the palace and begged to see His Majesty Li Er go down.

His Majesty Li Er was sulking, just like Gaoli, he wanted to kill its prestige himself, and move his muscles and bones by the way, but he didn’t expect so many people to stop him from going!

Hearing that Li Yuanying was here, His Majesty Li Er felt that he must be talking about going to the fief, and he was even more unhappy, but he still let Li Yuanying in.

Li Yuanying ran to her Majesty Li Er and sat down, and said straightforwardly: “Brother Emperor, are you still arguing about whether or not to fight Goryeo?”

His Majesty Li Er glanced at him and replied: “Yes.”

Li Yuanying said: “According to me, it must be beaten! They simply don’t put Datang in their eyes, so shameless, how can they not teach them a lesson!”

His Majesty Li Er hummed: “Wei Zheng didn’t think so.” Wei Zheng saw the sky blocking him in the past few months, saying that he should not conquer Goryeo, and it would be unwise to conquer Liaodong by himself! He is only in his forties, can he never show his glory on the battlefield anymore?

Li Yuanying said: “If you want me to say that this year’s spring should be over, it’s not suitable right now.”

His Majesty Li Er looked at him.

Li Yuanying said: “I just set off right now. It’s winter in Liaodong. Soldiers must not be frozen? If you want soldiers not to be frozen, you have to prepare thicker winter clothes for them. That’s not a small amount. I heard from Lao Li that it is convenient to guard the city in winter in the north. Just pour water on the city wall and the water can freeze. Not only does the city wall rise a lot, it is also slippery, making it difficult for people to climb. Climbing. It takes a lot of effort to siege the city! After such a calculation, it would be a shame to beat them in winter.”

It was the first time that His Majesty Li Er listened to someone to analyze him from this perspective, and he felt quite reasonable!

Li Yuanying told His Majesty Li Er not knowing that, she also brought a pen and paper to the Majesty Li Er on the spot to calculate the various costs, how much does it cost to thicken the clothes, how much does it cost to eat and drink in winter, and how much does it cost for Miyagi in winter. The final result is a very huge number!

His Majesty Li Er looked at it and felt that if this budget was seen by the householders, he would definitely oppose the conquest of Goryeo more firmly.

His Majesty Li Er said: “It seems that you can’t fight anymore.” He also went around the circle and said that he could fight. This kid is really capable!

Li Yuanying said: “I don’t think we can fight in winter, but it is best to fight in summer.” He analyzed to His Majesty Li Er, “Think about it, when the spring is blooming, everyone doesn’t need to wear winter clothes. How easy is the march? In Goryeo, it was summer, in such hot weather, maybe even the clothes were saved, they didn’t want to wear it at all!”

His Majesty Li Er cursed: “No matter how bad it is, the armor must be equipped!” How can people go to the battlefield shirtless? He had been in the army for so many years, but he couldn’t do such a thing as treating soldiers harshly.

Li Yuanying mumbled: “I’ll just say that.” He analyzed to His Majesty Li Er, “When spring starts, meat and vegetables are cheap. For the same amount of money, soldiers can eat better, have more energy, and fight wars. It must be more exciting to come! So I think we should start the spring next year. Anyway, in a small place like Goryeo, it will definitely be over after a summer. Just come back before winter, and winter clothes don’t need to be thickened!”

His Majesty Li Er feels that although Li Yuanying’s starting point is all money, it is also of reference value. He nodded: “Okay, I know what you said.”

It means you can go now.