freenovelworld Chapter 205 Mutual calculation
Chapter 205 Mutual calculation
Chapter 205 Mutual calculation
The moon and stars were scarce, and apart from Zhi Jinwu who was patrolling on the streets of Chang'an, there was no one to be seen in the streets and alleys.
A carriage drove out from Yongxingfang, as if knowing the time and route of Zhijinwu's patrol, the carriage did not meet Zhijinwu along the way, and came to Shengyefang.
At this time, the square door was closed, and it could not be opened according to the principle. However, the coachman whispered a few words to the inside at the entrance of the square, and the square door opened.
The carriage entered Shengye Fang silently, and Fang Zheng did not register.
The carriage came to the back door of a house, and the coachman knocked lightly on the door. Not long after, the courtyard door opened and the carriage was welcomed in.
"Didn't you say that our meeting would alert His Majesty? Why did you come here?" Hou Junji looked at Changsun Wuji and said.
Changsun Wuji said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty won't find out if the old man comes here."
"You are here now, is there something wrong?" Hou Junji asked.
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "It's nothing, the old man came this time just to tell you that His Majesty told the old man to leave tomorrow!"
"So fast?" Hou Junji was a little surprised.
It seems that Li Shimin is very concerned about this matter, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry to send his eldest grandson Wuji there.
Changsun Wuji said: "There is no need to think about this matter. I also know that border generals will be involved. Can Your Majesty be in a hurry?"
"This old man has been puzzled. This matter was done very secretly. How did His Majesty find out?" Hou Junji asked.
If Li Shimin noticed something abnormal after doing it for a long time, it would still make sense.
But not long after they started working, Li Shimin noticed something, could it be that there was a traitor?
But Hou Junji thought about it carefully, and dismissed this idea.
Changsun Wuji originally wanted to tell Hou Junji about Li Shimin sending people to sell salt on the grassland, but when he thought of Lin Xuan, he suddenly changed his words and said: "This matter should be related to Lin Xuan. Before His Majesty summoned the old man, he had seen Lin Xuan."
"Lin Xuan? How did he know about this?" Hou Junji was a little puzzled.
"This is just the old man's guess. How did he know? The old man doesn't know." Changsun Wuji shook his head. He said that this matter was related to Lin Xuan, and he wanted to use Hou Junji's hand to get rid of Lin Xuan.
He has no grievances with Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan is still his nephew and son-in-law.
But as Lin Xuan became more and more valued by Li Shimin, he felt a great threat.
Changsun Wuji didn't know, he hit and hit by mistake, but guessed the truth of the matter.
This matter is indeed related to Lin Xuan. If Lin Xuan and Li Shimin hadn't told him to sell salt to the grassland, Li Shimin really wouldn't have known about it.
"If the old man has a chance, he must be killed." Hou Jun said coldly.
What happened last time has already caused the head to be ridiculed by many people.
Regardless of whether Lin Xuan did it or not, if given the chance, he would never let Lin Xuan go.
Changsun Wuji knew that Hou Junji had murderous intentions, he was happy in his heart, but his expression remained calm.
"Brother Auxiliary Machine, I have always wanted to ask you a question." Hou Junji said.
Changsun Wuji said, "What's the problem?"
"Why did the auxiliary machine brother choose to cooperate with the old man? Although [-]% of the profit is huge, but the auxiliary machine brother should not take it seriously?" Hou Junji asked.
The eldest grandson's family is the empress's family, not to mention Li Shimin's reward, the eldest grandson's business alone earns a lot of money every year.
The most important thing is that Changsun's family also has an iron workshop, which is the most profitable.
Changsun Wuji said with a wry smile: "If the old man doesn't cooperate with you, you can get the old man back on this border patrol? Besides, who thinks it's too much money?"
"Haha~, Brother Auxiliary Machine was joking." Hou Junji laughed.
Changsun Wuji smiled, but did not speak.In addition to the reason he said, another reason was to win over Hou Junji, so of course he would not say this with a nod.
"Brother Auxiliary Machine, since I like money, I have an idea to make more money. I don't know Brother Auxiliary Machine, are you interested?" Hou Junji said.
Changsun Wuji asked, "What business?"
"Changsun's family has an iron workshop, and what the grassland lacks most is iron. Compared with salt, iron makes more money." Hou Junji said with a smile.
Changsun Wuji's expression changed, and he said, "No, this matter is absolutely not allowed. This is a capital offense!"
He dared to participate in the matter of salt, because he knew that even if Li Shimin finally found out about it, he and his eldest grandson's family would not be treated badly.
At most, he won't trust him as much as before.
And if he dares to sell iron to the grassland, if Li Shimin finds out.
Not only him, but also the entire eldest grandson's family will be doomed.
He did all this to make the eldest grandson's family stronger, how could he take risks with the eldest grandson's family.
"Brother Auxiliary Machine, isn't it a capital offense for His Majesty to find out about the matter of salt? It's a capital offense anyway, so what are you afraid of?" Hou Junji looked at Changsun Wuji and said.
Changsun Wuji said decisively: "I will definitely not sell iron to the grassland. If you insist on this, I will not participate in the matter of salt."
Hou Junji hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Brother Auxiliary Machine, the old man just wants us all to make more money, since Brother Auxiliary Machine disagrees, then forget about it."
"The old man is leaving tomorrow. You should look at the arrangement yourself. You'd better arrange it realistically. Otherwise, His Majesty won't believe it and send someone to investigate. Don't blame the old man." Changsun Wuji said.
Hou Junji nodded and said, "Brother Auxiliary Machine, don't worry!"
"It's getting late, the old man will go back first." Changsun Wuji said.
Changsun Wuji sat in the carriage with a gloomy expression.
Now he regrets participating in this matter a little. At first, he thought that with this matter, it would be easy to grasp Hou Junji.
However, things were beyond his expectation, and Hou Junji was not so easy to handle.
On the contrary, Hou Junji wanted to turn it around and control him.
He has wade into the muddy water now, and it is too late to regret it now.
"Then let's fight to see who is better." Changsun Wuji muttered to himself.
……
In the early morning of the next day, Li Shimin canceled the morning court and took the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to personally send off his eldest grandson Wuji at the gate of the city.
"Auxiliary machine, the soldiers at the border have worked very hard, this time you have to reward them on my behalf." Li Shimin said.
The name of this border patrol is to reward the soldiers, no matter what, you still have to pretend.
Changsun Wuji cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I must not forget Your Majesty's entrustment."
"It's getting late, let's go." Li Shimin said.
Li Shimin led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to send the eldest Sun Wuji off, but Lin Xuan did not participate.
He was at home receiving the steward sent by Li Shimin.
"Little He Xinmin, I have met Lord Hou!" He Xinmin saluted.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and asked, "How many people did you bring?"
"Back to Lord Hou, there are a total of 200 people, and they are still in Huangzhuang. Waiting for Lord Hou to dispatch!" He Xinmin said.
Lin Xuan nodded, and told He Xinmin the address, and asked him to arrange for these people to dig the pit first.
"Yes! I wonder if Master Hou has any other orders?" He Xinmin asked.
"When the pit is almost dug, arrange for people to buy more shrubs." Lin Xuan said.
"Yes!" Seeing that Lin Xuan had no other orders, He Xinmin resigned and left.
After He Xinmin left, Lin Xuan also got busy.
He needs to concoct a potion that can speed up the decay of plants.
Papermaking in the Tang Dynasty was already very developed.
If he wanted to make paper quickly, he had to make some improvements in the craft at first, and the most important thing was to rely on this potion.
……
"Sister, Lin Xuan took over a piece of land, and now he has asked people to dig a hole. He also arranged for some people to buy shrubs. I don't know what they want to do." Cui Zhifeng told Cui Yuxiu the news he had found out.
Cui Yuxiu said in surprise: "He prepared these, it seems that he wants to make paper."
"Paper making? He wants to make paper to compete with the Wang family?" Cui Zhifeng asked.
Cui Yuxiu said: "Looking at his current preparations, it really looks like he wants to make paper. I don't know if it is true."
"He doesn't think that the paper he made can compare with the Wang family's?" Cui Zhifeng laughed.
Papermaking is not a secret. Although not everyone knows it, there are quite a few people who know it.
Why can the Wang family take up the share of Datang?
It is because the paper made by the Wang family is better than other people's.
He didn't think that Lin Xuan's papermaking could be better than Wang's.
Cui Yuxiu said: "Whether you can compare with Wang's family, you will know after a while."
Thanks for the promised monthly pass.
Thanks for the 51 stone reward.
(End of this chapter)