On this side, Lu shi entered the palace and went straight to Li Zheng Hall. Her speech with Bai Ming today was all Empress Zhangsun's idea.
Only the royal family could afford to buy the surrounding coal mines, and this income must go into the palace treasury. Only the money from the palace treasury would go to Zhangsun.
"Niangniang, this concubine is here."
"Sister, come in quickly." Zhangsun quickly got up and saw the bun in her hand. He couldn't help but smile and say,"I'm in luck today. This child didn't even eat in the morning and was clamoring to eat buns.”
"That Little Brother Qin's craftsmanship is really amazing. I haven't eaten enough, so I came to disturb the Empress with steamed buns. I'm just mixing bowls and chopsticks."
Bai Ming wasn't present. If he were to watch the conversation between the two of them, he would probably understand how inexperienced he was. If the two women were so good at talking, what would the officials of the current dynasty look like?
"Men, send some over to the Retired Emperor. Tell him that the Lu family of Fanyang, Fang Xuanling's wife, is filial. Let's eat the rest together."
Lu shi smiled." The Empress is really filial. I'm so careless. I forgot everything when I saw the food."”
Zhangsun held Lu shi's hand and whispered,""Sister is blessed. She doesn't wear anything on her head and is light.”
The two women looked at each other and smiled.
He happily served the two children to eat. When they were full, Zhangsun asked them to go out and play. Finally, he asked,"Sister, what did that little shopkeeper say?”
"Little shopkeeper is truly a strange person. This kind of bearing is rare for ordinary people.”
After saying that, he told Zhangsun Bai Ming's thoughts. When he talked about the burn on the child's arm, Zhangsun felt sorry for him.
Lu shi then elaborated on her ideas about the stove and honeycomb briquettes. He even said that if the royal family took over, they could not set their sights on the capital. One had to know that Luoyang, Hangzhou, Jinling, and Shu Prefecture were all in his hands.
Lu shi added fuel to the fire and said that Bai Ming had no status and was afraid of being bullied.
He thought about how this child had nothing to do and relied on his skills to make a living. There were so many profligate sons in the capital. If he was bullied, he might not have anyone to back him up. This was equivalent to taking a large sum of money to beg the royal family for protection.
He had displayed his bearing, but where was the bearing of the royal family?
Zhangsun wiped his mouth and peeled another Herbal Tea Egg.""This little shopkeeper is really not easy. His eyesight is also better than us women.
We sisters only care about what's in front of us, but the little shopkeeper has even included the Great Tang in his calculations.”
After saying that, Zhangsun smiled and said,"Do you know that all the ministers came late for the morning court session today and were reprimanded by the Emperor?" Even Wei Zheng lowered his head in silence.”
Lu shi also smiled." I can't bear to part with it after tasting it. Who among those husbands would be willing to eat at home?"
Especially in winter, eating soup dumplings while waiting for the court session, the little shopkeeper would also find a place to go during the days of immortals.”
Zhangsun nodded." That's right. He can't even afford to offend the Imperial Army in front of the gate."
The other party has given us such a large sum of money. The royal family must show some magnanimity. He definitely couldn't let him be bullied. That would really be a slap to the royal family's face.
Sister, wait a moment. I'll go and see if His Majesty has gone to court.”
After waiting for four hours, Zhangsun returned with a huge gold medal and handed it to Lu shi."Give this to that little shopkeeper. With this, no one in the world will dare to bully him.”
Lu shi took the gold medal and looked at it carefully. She saw that this gold medal was one foot long and half a foot wide. It weighed a few pounds in her hand.
The entire gold medal looked like a token. On it were densely written words: "Shanhe Breakfast's shopkeeper, Bai Ming, is under my protection. No one is allowed to bully, beat, scold, or give credit. Bai Ming can enter the palace to see me at any time with the gold medal.”
Behind the gold medal, there were four big words: "Ruzhen personally arrives!"
Lu shi looked at the gold plate with satisfaction." With this, let's see who dares to bully this little shopkeeper. Aiya, such a big token, how much gold is it?"”
Zhangsun smiled." This is made from a whole gold brick. Let him hang it."
Today, His Majesty is in the morning court. BenGong couldn't wait any longer and specially told His Majesty about this matter. His Majesty also feels that it should be so.
He even specially told the court not to bully the little shopkeeper and not to give credit.
The child was right. How aggrieved would it be for His Majesty's neighbor to live in fear all day long?”
Lu shi smiled." It's still the Empress who has a way. This token is very generous." It would be even better if it was bigger."
Zhangsun smiled." Little Shopkeeper is a smart person. With this amount, it's not convenient to take it out."
We can ensure his safety and not be bullied, but we can't let him rely on this item to do evil.”
"Sister, help me think about it. Is there anything we haven't done right?" Zhangsun smiled.
The child didn't even want one floor. That was a huge sum of money. We only gave a gold medal and no reward. Isn't that a little outrageous?
But this palace treasury already had no money. Sigh, he still had to think of a way to buy the money for the coal mine.”
Lu shi nodded and said,"Your Highness is right. This matter is over. You owe the little shopkeeper a supplement."
But what should he do with the money to buy the coal mine? Even if these officials gathered together, they would not be able to gather so much money.”
Lu shi suddenly thought of Bai Ming and couldn't help but say,""Niangniang, why don't we leave the palace together to meet that little shopkeeper?
Just say that you are the Empress 'personal palace maid and give him this token on behalf of the Empress. Then ask him if he has a way?”
After all, there was still Fang clan's first level profit, who would not do their best?
Zhangsun thought for a moment and said," There are only a few considerate ministers around His Majesty. There is definitely not enough money. Moreover, this money cannot be taken by the aristocratic families. Even if the palace sells it, there will be nothing left."”
After settling Bai Ming, Zhangsun's biggest headache had just begun.
"This Turkic only recognizes gold, silver, and jewelry, and doesn't want any paintings. If the paintings in the Imperial Palace were to be sold, the people would probably start spreading rumors.
A good mine, a good business, BenGong also looks at it with envy, but can't eat it.
Forget it, I'll go and see the little shopkeeper. Let's not talk about what I can do. I'll just treat it as seeing a young genius. Meet our little neighbor."
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