Tibet

Chapter 342 The lion speaks

At the same time that Li Xiu knelt down and begged Li Dai for help, Li Ye was selling gems for money at Baoji Jewelry Store.

He planned to keep only some precious gems, and sell all other gems and natural gold, and leave the money to his mother before he left.

"Excuse me, Steward Wu, how much are these gems of mine worth?" Li Ye looked at the pile of gems on the table and asked the steward with a smile.

Baoji Jewelry Shop is also under the jurisdiction of Baoji Cabinet Workshop. The manager's surname is Wu.

"Li Dudu's gemstones are of good grade. Those in the small box are precious gemstones. I can't say, but the other gemstones are top-quality, and the price is around a hundred guan. For recycling, they buy gemstones at about [-]% of the market price, but our Baoji Jewelry Store recycles at the market price without discount.”

"Why don't you make a difference based on the market price?"

Steward Wu chuckled, "Dudu Li doesn't know that, we also buy gems at the market price, but after we make jewelry, it is another price, such as the top-quality ruby ​​and gold pendant, the price of jewelry is 100 guan , But what about gems and gold? At most 150 guan, plus wages, no more than [-] guan, think about the huge profits inside."

"Is it so profitable to make jewelry?"

"Making jewelry is very profitable, but not everyone can do it. The key is to have a source of customers who can afford jewelry. We have a lot of customers, almost all of whom are dignitaries and wealthy businessmen."

Li Ye nodded, he thought of a sentence from later generations, "Channel is king!"

"Okay! The jewels are for you."

"Thank you, Commander, for your trust!"

Manager Wu laughed again: "I weighed the dog's head gold, and the total is 740 taels. I'll exchange it for gold at a price of [-]:[-], okay!"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment. He thought that the natural gold would be recycled at a discount?

Guanshi Wu said with a smile: "That thing is a collectible. Many dignitaries like to collect this kind of natural gold, so it is more valuable than ordinary gold. It mainly depends on its appearance. It is large and resembles animals. valuable."

"It seems that there is a piece that looks like a horse. There are more than 100 taels. If you make a base, it will be a natural golden horse."

"The governor is right. That piece is very rare and expensive. I dare not give a price. I suggest you to collect it yourself."

Li Ye nodded, that natural golden horse can be given to his father.

"Let's settle together!"

A pile of precious stones and natural gold were exchanged for a total of over 2000 guan, plus 200 dinar gold coins, [-] taels of silver, and [-] taels of gold. Li Ye only left [-] dinar gold coins. Copper coins, silver and gold he left to his mother.

When he got home, Li Ye handed over a certificate of deposit and half a jade pendant to his mother.

"Keep these money for me, don't think about keeping it for me, I have it myself!"

Pei Sanniang was taken aback. She calculated that she had thirty-five thousand coins. She didn't care where the money came from, it was just that it was too much.

"Ye'er, there are too many!"

"Mother, don't ask so many questions, just accept it! Originally, after the end of the war, I had accumulated more than [-] guan in wealth, but most of it was distributed to the soldiers, and I only kept a little bit for myself. If mother doesn't want , donate it to the monastery.”

"Bullshit!"

Pei Sanniang snatched the certificate of deposit and the jade pei, "Your old lady is not that generous, she doesn't have enough money for herself, and she also supports monks, so I won't give it to you. That's fine, the money belongs to me, and I will use it for retirement!"

Pei Sanniang pointed to the secret room next to her and asked in a low voice, "Tell mother, how many are there?"

"Tens of thousands of taels of gold, and some treasures, but there are very overbearing hidden weapons inside, so don't try to open it."

"I just want to know, so I won't touch it!"

Li Ye handed the two boxes to his mother again, "There are more than [-] precious gems in the small box, mother put it away, the big box is a gift for father, a natural golden horse, let him put it in the study .”

"If you put them in the study room, they will be stolen by thieves. Give them to me together. I will dig a hole in the dormitory and bury them!"

Li Ye couldn't help laughing. This is probably the most down-to-earth county lady in Datang, and she still wants to dig underground to hide treasures.

"Mother, there is no need to dig a hole. There is a big copper box at Xiaopang's place. It weighs several thousand catties. A thief can't steal it. I'll ask him to give it to my mother later. He doesn't need it anyway."

"That's okay, a copper box of several thousand catties is a good way!"

At this time, Li Dai came back with a heavy heart.

"Officer, have you eaten yet?" Pei Sanniang stepped forward and asked.

Li Dai nodded, "We ate together."

He glanced at Li Ye, "Ye'er, come to my study!"

Li Ye followed his father to the study, Li Dai waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"

Li Ye sat down, and Li Dai handed over a house deed to Li Ye, "Your uncle gave it to me today, your grandfather's house in Xuanpingfang, he went back to move, and handed over the house to me the day after tomorrow."

Li Ye sneered and said, "What about the property? Three restaurants and one manor are considered separate families!"

"The property needs to be recalculated. At noon today, the 22nd Uncle Li Lan and the 23rd Uncle Li Yu came to see me. They want to come to my side. I guess someone else will come."

"Li Lan and Li Yu are both Li Xiu's people! They also betrayed?"

"No! The two of them originally followed the fourth brother Li Min. After the fourth child was sent to Hanzhong, they switched to Li Xiu. This time Li Min came back, and Li Xiu wanted them to follow Li Min again. If you don’t do it, come and rely on me.”

After a pause, Li Dai said again: "The matter of Li Yu, the eldest grandson, is still being kept secret. Except for us and Li Xiu, no one in the clan knows about it."

Li Ye sneered, "Did he go to Zhang Jun for help? Didn't he say that Zhang Jun was wooing him? He also promised his daughter to his son. Speaking of which, Zhang Jun is Li Yu's prospective father-in-law. Zhang Jun will not help him." prospective son-in-law?"

Li Dai sighed and said, "If you want to ridicule him, go ahead and ridicule him! Speaking of which, he deserves it. Do you know Zhang Jun's attitude towards him?"

Li Ye said coldly: "Of course I know. I also know that the Yang family will not come forward in this matter. Zhang Jun will be the vanguard in attacking Li Xiu and his son. It is very likely that Li Xiu and his son will be exiled to Lingnan."

"Why?" Li Dai was shocked.

"Because Zhang Jun failed in the last court meeting, and the nomination certificate was not successful, the Yang family must be dissatisfied with him instead. He was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. The matter of Li Yu came. This is his new nomination certificate! If Li Linfu's eldest son and grandson kill their father and son, and then drive Li Linfu to death, Zhang Jun's nomination will be successful."

Li Dai sat down dejectedly, and said for a while, "The father and son really have nothing to do? What about grandfather?"

"Of course there is a way!"

Li Ye pointed to himself, "The only person in the world who can save their father and son is me."

"Ye'er, Daddy, I beg you, let it be for your grandfather! Don't let him go away in such pain."

Li Ye put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "I said before that it is okay to save his son, but I want to see his sincerity!"

"He already gave me the second house, and said he would publicly apologize to you in the ancestral hall!"

Li Ye shook his head, "The second house is not the sincerity I want, and I don't care for such vain things like public apologies, and there is no need for them."

"Then what do you want, tell me, I'll talk to him!"

Li Ye said slowly: "I know that there is a Lancui Pavilion in my grandfather's back house, so my father should know about it too!"

"Ah! You mean grandfather's treasure house?"

Li Ye nodded, "Grandfather told me that he would hand over this treasure house to me after a hundred years, and I will inherit it. I guess, even if grandfather left a will, Li Xiu would not admit it, and neither would I. Don't let him give it to me in private, I hope he will handle it according to his grandfather's true wishes."

"Okay! I'll tell him in the afternoon."

Li Dai hesitated and said, "Did grandfather really say that he would inherit Lancui Pavilion for you?"

Li Ye nodded, "You can go to grandfather to confirm together, I believe grandfather must have written down the decision."

If you don't count the emperor's internal treasury, Chang'an has three famous treasury pavilions. One is the Ningwang Pavilion of King Si Ning, which is the treasure house of the old King Ning.

The second is Gao Lishi's Wanbao Pavilion. Li Ye's two weapons come from Wanbao Pavilion, and the third is Li Linfu's Lancui Pavilion. Li Linfu has been the prime minister for 20 years, and no one knows how many treasures he has collected.

Although the Yang family also has several treasure houses, they are relatively scattered and cannot be compared with the three major treasure houses.

According to the usual practice, except for a small part of the owner's collection to be left to the descendants, the rest are buried with the owner. In history, Li Linfu was dragged out of the tomb by Yang Guozhong shortly after his death, and all his burial wealth was finally returned. Emperor Li Longji.

In fact, whipping the corpse was an excuse, and searching for Li Linfu's wealth and collections was the real purpose.

Since Li Linfu regards Li Ye as his heir, his Zangbao Pavilion will also be handed over to Li Ye, but the eldest son Li Xiu is the biggest obstacle, and Li Ye decided to take this opportunity to remove this obstacle.

(End of this chapter)