Change An Instance
Taiji Palace, the Hall of Political Affairs.
Just as Tang Jian said, Li Shimin had been paying attention to Gu Hao.
When he heard that Gu Hao had given away tens of thousands of gold in a fit of anger, he was stunned for a moment.
Then, he frowned.
"Twenty taels per person?"
Li Shi Min's face darkened.
Twenty taels was equivalent to twenty strings of coins, twenty thousand copper coins.
Two 'reward of ten thousand gold'!
Is this a silent protest to me? Do you think I'm too stingy?
The first thing that came to Li Shimin's mind was that Gu Hao had asked him about the 'reward of ten thousand gold'.
He felt that Gu Hao rewarding each craftsman with twenty taels of silver was hinting that he, the emperor, was too stingy.
After this thought flashed through his mind, he began to focus on the entire matter.
"Are you saying that Gu Hao wanted the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works to pay and reward each craftsman with ten strings of money?”Li Shi Min looked at the middle-aged servant who came to report the news.
Wang De was originally a servant of the Sui Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty, he had been following Li Shimin.
He could be considered Li Shi Min's personal attendant.
"Yes." Wang De nodded and said respectfully," The Minister of Works said that he wanted to seek His Majesty's approval before he could reward the craftsmen.
After that, Lord Gu decided to reward the craftsmen with his own money.
His 10,000 taels of silver ingots came from Hongwen Hall. It was Xiao Deyan, Lord Xiao, who personally brought him to retrieve them…"
Wang De told Li Shi Min everything that had happened in the Imperial City.
Li Shimin frowned and muttered to himself," I clearly said that the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works should cooperate with Gu Hao and satisfy all his needs.”
Wang De bowed slightly and did not answer.
As a qualified eunuch, he had to keep his mouth shut. Internally, he had to learn that silence was golden.
"Forget it, let's see how he performs tomorrow.”
Li Shi Min shook his head and didn't really take this matter to heart.
It was mainly because Gu Hao had yet to make any achievements.
His true weight was still not comparable to the Minister of Works, Duan Lun.
Imperial City, outside the military tent.
The group of craftsmen left.
The officials led by the Minister of Works, Duan Lun, also left.
Their mission had been completed, and the rest was basically up to the Ministry of Rites.
Tang Jian looked at Gu Hao with a smile and asked curiously,""Is it worth it? Offending a minister just to reward these craftsmen?”
"Offend the Minister?" Gu Hao looked at Tang Jian and raised his eyebrows." If the money I spent belonged to his family, you can say that I offended him.
The money I'm spending now is from Hongwen Hall. What does it have to do with him?”
Tang Jian paused.
He looked at Gu Hao and said,""It seems that you are very confident about tomorrow's matter.”
"This old thing is really stingy, but he's definitely smart.”
Gu Hao cursed.
"Very soon, Minister will know.”Gu Hao replied with a smile and led Tang Jian into the military tent.
After inviting Tang Jian to sit down, Gu Hao asked," Where do you usually go to receive foreign envoys? What was the process? Who do you need to accompany at the banquet?"
It was impossible for this welcoming party to be a grand open-air party according to Gu Hao's plan.
It was necessary to combine the traditions of the tribes of the Western Regions with the etiquette of the Great Tang's welcoming of foreign envoys.
Tang Jian smiled and said," There are many etiquette to welcome an envoy. I'm afraid it won't be clear even if I talk about it for a day and a night. His Majesty has asked the Ministry of Rites to fully cooperate with you. You only need to tell me what you want to do."
I'll do whatever you want to do as the core of welcoming this group of envoys from the Western Regions. All other etiquette will be at your service.”
Gu Hao understood.
What the Ministry of Rites needed was a finale performance.
"I feel even more at ease now that Minister has put it this way.”Gu Hao smiled.
Tang Jian chuckled and reminded him." I'll tell you in advance. If nothing goes wrong, someone in the envoy group will definitely ask about the crystal cup. You'll be the one to answer this question."
His Majesty meant that the crystal cup was given to the Retired Emperor and it was not convenient to give it away.”
"I don't think they will ask this question.”Gu Hao smiled faintly.
"Oh? How do you know?" Tang Jian raised his eyebrows.
"You treated me to breakfast the other day, yet you still have the cheek to keep asking me if it's delicious?" Gu Hao said.”
Tang Jian paused.
He didn't understand.
"Let's use another example." Tang Jian said.
" The princess treated me to lotus seed porridge, crispy pancakes, osmanthus cakes, and cherry bilo…" Gu Hao muttered," Do you still have the cheek to treat me to noodle soup and Hu pancakes?"”
Tang Jian's face darkened.
If he still couldn't tell that Gu Hao was calling him petty, then he wasn't fit to be the Minister of Rites.
After calming down, Tang Jian's heart skipped a beat. He asked,""You mean you prepared something better than the crystal cup?”
Gu Hao paused.
In terms of material, glass cups were inferior to crystal cups.
After all, in the future, a real crystal cup might be able to buy ten thousand glass cups.
And in this era…
Glass was an epoch-making product.
Relatively speaking, its value was not inferior to the crystal cup.
"I can't say it's better. It should be said that it's…almost.”Gu Hao organized his words and said.
"Almost?" Tang Jian frowned and reminded again," The Great Tang has many treasures that are as valuable as the crystal cup.
However, this crystal cup was a tribute from the Wusun Kingdom. It had an extraordinary meaning and could not be replaced by other treasures.”
Gu Hao nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Regarding this, Minister, you don't need to worry. I have my own ideas.”Gu Hao chuckled." My arrangement is actually very simple. It's a bonfire banquet.”
"Bonfire Banquet?" Tang Jian was slightly startled.
" I'll need you to discuss it with His Majesty," Gu Hao said." Tell me in advance who will be attending so that I can arrange the specifications of this bonfire banquet."”
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