Li Er, Cheng Yaojin, and Fang Xuanling were indeed Li Chen's elders according to their ages. It was normal for them to address him as an elder.
"So expensive!"
A small box that was not even the size of a palm cost ten strings of money!!
Cheng Yaojin almost bit his tongue. However, when he thought of the free gift, he immediately beamed with joy." You're kind and know how to respect your elders. Alright, since you're brothers with Chumo and the others, I'll acknowledge you as my eldest nephew."”
You old vixen, how can you be any more shameless?
I may be Cheng Chumo's brother, but when did I become your nephew? How shameless.
Fang Xuanling shook his head with a bitter smile. Looking at the tea in front of him, he didn't know whether to accept it or not, because the name of this tea was taboo!
Tie Guanyin, Tie Guanyin. Li Er called his wife Empress Zhangsun as Guanyin. Li Chen was good. He came up with Tie Guanyin. Although the tea was good, the name... Can't you change it?
Li Er looked at the small pot of tea in front of him and was lost in thought." Tieguanyin."
Seeing Li Er like this, it was obvious that he was recalling the past with Empress Zhangsun. Cheng Yaojin suddenly felt that the tea leaves in his hand had become a hot potato and hurriedly put it down.
Li Chen smiled slightly, but he did not care too much. Would Li Er be so pedantic?
Obviously not, although they did do a lot of pedantic things. For example, carp was not allowed to be eaten because of the Li family's surname.
The most important thing was that the name did not matter. It was just a form of address. Li Chen would not change the name of Tie Guanyin just because Li Er called Empress Zhangsun Guanyin.
"Good, good, good."
A moment later, Li Er suddenly stood up and said three words in a row. He smiled and accepted the tea leaves impolitely." I'll accept these tea leaves. Top them up!"!”
What happened?
Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, not understanding why Li Er was laughing so heartily. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the name of Tie Guanyin and did not mind at all.
His heart was filled with a hundred thousand questions. Cheng Yaojin hurriedly filled Li Er's cup with tea. Li Er leisurely tasted the taste of the first pot of Tieguanyin in the Tang Empire.
Not bad. At least he didn't pester her and mess around with her because of his identity. Li Chen raised his teacup and took a sip. He frowned. To be honest, he didn't like the taste of tea. He would rather drink some plain water.
Everyone had their own preferences. Li Chen did not like this kind of aftertaste that was sweet first and bitter later. Although it was wonderful, but... It was better to drink plain water.
After drinking three cups of tea in a row, Li Er put down the cup in satisfaction and returned to the previous topic." Are you sure you can't lend me this craftsman?”
Li Chen smiled and didn't beat around the bush with Li Er. That would be too tiring." Your Majesty is interested in cement, right? Although the craftsmen were important, the cement was the most important. I heard that His Majesty wanted to build a villa, but when I heard about it, I only heard the wind and didn't see the rain.”
Using the excuse of building a house to get cement, as for what the cement was used for, was there even a need to say?
Chang 'an Fortress was magnificent enough, but you didn't see the traces left by the war on the city wall. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you to express such feelings.
Li Er wanted cement, not to build houses, city walls, or roads. This was Li Er's ultimate goal.
Li Er's expression was natural. He did not feel embarrassed after being exposed. To become a qualified emperor, the emperor's mind was important, but being thick-skinned and acting shamelessly was also important.
To him, it didn't matter if his intentions were exposed, as long as Li Chen could understand what he meant.
Among the many things in Li Chen's hands, there were three things that Li Er liked the most. The secret technique to refine good steel, the seeds with extremely high production, and finally, the cement. As for the others, he could postpone them. Only these three things, Li Er wanted to snatch them immediately.
"You can borrow it."
Suddenly, before Li Er, Cheng Yaojin, and Fang Xuanling were mentally prepared, Li Chen suddenly smiled and said," The cement is beneficial to the country and the people. Building roads, building cities, building roads and benefiting the people, and building cities to stabilize the Tang Empire and prevent foreign invasions. Why wouldn't I agree to such a beneficial thing?"”
"However, this small shop does not allow credit. A bag of cement costs fifty copper coins and is only sold to the royal family. If I find that it is used elsewhere, cement will never appear in the Great Tang again.”
It was not difficult to live a good life, but there were certain rules to how to live a good life. Li Er was very envious of the things in his hands. The conditions Li Chen proposed were also harsh, making Li Er waver and unable to make up his mind.
People would go crazy if they were forced into a corner. Li Chen would not completely cut off Li Er's path, so it was inevitable that he would give him some benefits. With Li Er relying on him, he could live a more carefree life. Don't forget that other than Li Er, there were other forces in the Great Tang that could not be ignored.
Among them, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs were the most powerful. For the sake of benefits, these large families would do anything. Even if no one could do anything to Li Chen, some shady methods were enough to disgust people.
What Li Chen wanted was for Li Er to suppress everyone. To put it simply, he wanted Li Er to be the door god!!!
Since you've gained benefits from me, you have to solve my problems, right?
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