Li Shimin

Chapter 66 The Coffin

"Thank you king!"

Li Xuan cupped his hands slightly at Li Shimin, thanking him.

In fact, seeing so many copper coins at once shocked Li Xuan.

However, in this small mountain village, there are too few ways to spend money.Therefore, Li Xuan was so calm.

After a while, Li Xuan said again.

"My lord, I wonder if I can help the boy build some more objects?"

"Young master, just say it!"

Li Shimin couldn't say it quickly.

"The boy wants to build some iron furnaces and some iron pipes!" Li Xuan said.

"Iron stove?"

Li Shimin was startled.

Li Chengqian, on the other hand, was full of curiosity.

"Exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly, then stood up, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, he went to the bedroom.

Seeing this, both Li Shimin and Li Chengqian couldn't help but look forward to it.

Fortunately, Li Xuan did not disappoint the two of them. When he came out of the bedroom, he was holding a stack of hemp paper in his hand.

"Look, Your Majesty, this is the iron furnace that the boy needs, and this is the iron pipe that the boy needs. The wall of the iron pipe needs to be very thin, with openings on both sides, and it can be closely connected with the chimney of the iron furnace! "

After unfolding the drawing and placing it in front of Li Shimin, Li Xuan explained it in detail.

It is the iron stove used by people to burn coal in later generations.

In fact, as early as last year, Li Xuan wanted to build such an iron furnace.

It's a pity that in this era, ironware is strictly controlled by the government.

In those blacksmith shops, at most, they could only make some iron tools such as kitchen knives or hoes.If there are more, not to mention that the government will strictly investigate, even the blacksmith shop does not have so much pig iron in stock.

Therefore, Li Xuan has kept this picture in his bedroom for almost a year.

Only after meeting Li Shimin did Li Xuan dare to take it out.

"May I ask my little master, what is the use of this iron furnace?"

But this time, Li Shimin also learned to be smart.

After putting away the drawings, he asked Li Xuan.

"Back to Your Majesty, this iron furnace is for burning coal in winter!" Li Xuan replied.

"Carbon?"

Li Shimin was startled.

Immediately, his face changed slightly, and he quickly dissuaded him. "Little master, burning charcoal can indeed keep warm. However, the smoke from charcoal burning is poisonous. If people smoke too much, they may faint or die in severe cases!"

"Little master, if you feel that winter is not easy to survive, you can buy and cut more wood to keep warm in winter!"

"Thank you King for letting me know, but for the poisonous smoke of charcoal, I have my own solution!"

Li Xuan cupped his hands and didn't explain too much.

"I see!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin didn't stop to dissuade him, but he secretly reminded himself that when he returned, he asked Li Wei to arrange manpower to keep an eye on this little master.

"I don't know how many iron furnaces my little master needs?"

"Three pieces are the best! As for the iron pipe, I hope it needs to be at least six feet long!"

After thinking about it, considering the school in the village, Li Xuan lengthened the iron pipe a bit.

"Don't worry, little master, it will be built in a few days!" Li Shimin replied.

"May I ask Your Majesty, how much does it cost to build these iron furnaces and iron pipes?"

Li Xuan asked again.

"Make utensils for the little master, how can you talk about money!"

Hearing the money talk, Li Shimin was startled.

There has never been such a situation where someone pays and asks him to build an object.

"Besides, the little master is still a wise master? These are the right to be respected by the wise master!"

"That's it, Li Xuan, thank you, Your Majesty!"

After listening, Li Xuan was not polite, but slightly arched his hands towards Li Shimin to express his gratitude.

"The master is polite."

Li Shimin replied, hesitated for a moment, and spoke again.

"Little Master, I have something to do here this time, and I want to ask Master to teach you!"

"Please speak, Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan glanced at Li Shimin and said.

"May I ask Master, can the sofa be sold?"

"Your Majesty wants to sell it?"

Li Xuan was taken aback.

He thought it was such a big deal, but he didn't expect that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to sell sofas!
"Exactly!"

Li Shimin also blushed when Li Xuan looked at him, but when he thought of the two books yesterday and earned more than 1000 copper coins, his eyes were fixed.

"Master, don't think that this king is a great king, but the family needs to support a large number of people, and the family is short of money!"

"Your Majesty wants to sell it, just sell it!"

Li Xuan smiled lightly.

"Thank you little master!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

"If the king wants to sell the sofa, the boy will draw some blueprints some other day, and the king can also sell it together. Moreover, the king can also sell the dining tables and chairs!"

"So, thank you little master!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin was even more delighted.

Immediately after chatting for a while, Li Shimin took Li Chengqian and hurried back.

As for Cheng Chusi and others, they were also taken away by Li Shimin.

He can't worry, Cheng Chusi and these bastards are running around in Li's village.

……

"Your Majesty, how is the situation?"

When Li Shimin returned to Tai Chi Hall, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others were already standing in the hall waiting.

"The master allows the sale!"

Li Shimin said.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate him.

Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also followed closely behind.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how you plan to sell these sofas?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin was taken aback.

"Your Majesty, opening a shop is a cheap business for merchants. The Ministry of Industry is willing to add a furniture department to manufacture and sell sofas!"

Duan Lun cupped his hands and said.

"Your Majesty, what Duan Shangshu said is justified!"

Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Household Department, also hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.

"Hmph! I won't let the two ministers worry about this matter!"

Li Shimin didn't know what the two of them were paying attention to, "This sofa is what the prince worshiped to his master, and he allowed the prince to sell it. I can't make decisions without authorization."

"Your Majesty, the national treasury is now empty, and there is no penny. And the year is approaching, and the food and miscellaneous expenses of all the officials in the Tang Dynasty have not yet been settled."

"Your Majesty, it's been a long time since I sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border gates of Tang Dynasty!"

"His Majesty……"

With Duan Lun and Dai Zhou taking the lead, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others also hurried forward.

Seeing this, Li Shimin's eyebrows jumped, he frowned tightly, and kneaded hard.

"I allow the money earned from this sofa to be supervised by the household department!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After listening, Duan Lun, Dai Zhou and the others bowed their hands with joy on their faces.

……

Another day.

Taking advantage of nothing, after school.

With a small medicine basket on his back and a sickle in his hand, Li Xuan headed towards the depths of Zhongnan Mountain under the greetings of all the villagers.

Along the way, except for some particularly precious medicines, Li Xuan didn't stop for a moment.

After walking for a full hour, they came to the depths of Zhongnan Mountain, on top of a steep mountain.

"here we go again!"

After slowly looking around, Li Xuan was relieved when he found that there was no trace of anyone coming, a flash of memory flashed in his eyes.

Then, following the direction in his memory, he found the hole he smashed out and walked in.

Inside, is a cave about the size of a room.

However, the most eye-catching thing is the coffin on the stone platform in the middle of the cave.

……

(End of this chapter)