Mermaid oil?

Yuchi Jingde didn't know what mermaid oil was, but he did know about Qin Shi Huang.

Qin Shi Huang was a great figure. If such a great figure used mermaid oil, it must have been extremely valuable!

Yuchi Jingde grabbed Li Jue and lifted him up, roaring furiously.

"You spendthrift!"

"Such a good thing, and you're using it to light a lamp!"

While Yuchi Jingde was shouting himself hoarse, Li Jing simply whispered a question in Li Jue's ear.

"Has it been presented to His Majesty?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue quickly replied.

"It's already being used by His Majesty; all the eternal lamps in his underground palace have been replaced with mermaid oil..."

Li Jing nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, then ignored Li Jue and followed the others into the post station.

Before the group entered the post station, Li Shimin had already toured the entire station and even had dinner there.

Therefore, upon seeing everyone file in, Li Shimin immediately transformed into a waiter, introducing the inn's dishes one by one.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the food here is similar to that of Chang'an Food City, and we even borrowed the chefs from there. Just order the dishes from there!"

"Oh, by the way, this braised chicken is delicious. I just ate a whole bowl of it in one go!"

"This pork rib stew with lotus root slices is also very delicious, you should all try it."

"There are also a few new dishes, like dried shrimp and seaweed, you can try them out!"

After hearing Li Shimin's introduction, everyone quickly bowed and expressed their gratitude. After Li Shimin walked away while picking his teeth, they transformed into gluttons and surrounded all the stalls.

The inn's canteen is similarly set up to the food court, using a semi-self-service format. Guests bring their own plates to select their dishes, and then the canteen staff serves them. As for rice, steamed buns, and flatbread, guests can take as much as they like, as long as they can eat.

After giving Li Jue a severe scolding, Yuchi Jingde finally arrived at the dining hall late. However, when he saw that several bowls of food were empty, he couldn't help but turn around and glare at Li Jue.

Li Jue dared not let Yuchi Jingde eat leftovers, so he immediately called out the chef and asked him to quickly cook some new dishes.

When Yuchi Jingde saw that Li Jue was taking such good care of him and giving him special treatment, he was overjoyed. He smacked his lips loudly while eating, as if afraid that others would not know that he was more important.

This infuriated the others, who wished they could shut Yuchi Jingde up.

Only Li Jing didn't care. Not only did he not care, but he also took his rice bowl and moved closer to Yuchi Jingde, picking food from the same plate as him.

When Yuchi Jingde saw that it was Li Jing who came to steal his food, he just glared at him with displeasure, and then continued to smack his lips frantically.

After eating for only a short while, Yuchi Jingde realized something was wrong.

"Old Li, that eldest grandson of yours is such a spendthrift! Building such a huge post station in this desolate wilderness, he'll be bankrupt and have nothing left!"

"pay?"

Li Jing forcefully tore off half of the flatbread, then gritted his teeth and said.

"Are you afraid he'll have to pay?"

"My only worry now is that he's making too much money and it'll kill him..."

"Uh?"

"Old Li, what do you mean by that?"

"I looked at the cemetery plots. Although they're expensive, they don't make much money. After all, all those mountains, rivers, and other scenic spots require a lot of money to create."

"I reckon that even if we sell all those cemetery plots, we'll be lucky if we can cover the losses!"

Li Jing sneered upon hearing this.

"What do you know?"

"This is the post station I'm referring to!"

"You see this post station as desolate now, but in a few years when we're all lying in the cemetery, won't our descendants come to pay their respects to us on holidays and death anniversaries?"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde thought for a moment and then said...

"It's time!"

"If they dare not come, I will transform into a vengeful ghost and bite them to death!"

Li Jing chuckled upon hearing this.

"Isn't that settled?"

“There are at least several hundred cemeteries on the south slope, representing several hundred families.”

"As long as the heads of our families don't all die on the same day, this post station will never lack business!"

"Uh...uh..."

Yuchi Jingde was taken aback when he heard this, but he quickly understood.

Yes!

When families come to pay respects to their ancestors, they always need a place to eat and rest. But looking across the entire Zongshan Mountain, only this post station offers a place to eat and rest!

"I understand now, so the eldest grandson is making money for the future..."

Li Jing smiled happily upon hearing this.

"That's right!"

“This is where the eldest grandson is truly brilliant. Selling burial plots may seem profitable, but it’s only temporary. Once they’re all sold, there’s no more money to be made.”

“Only this post station is a perpetual business. As long as our descendants continue to live on and people come to pay their respects to us, he will never lack business!”

While the two were discussing this matter, Li Shimin, having eaten and drunk his fill, was already resting in the main room.

In fact, he did have a palace in Zongshan, since he would come there once or twice a year and stay overnight each time.

After looking at the guest rooms at the Zongshan Inn, he decisively gave up on the imperial palace and chose to stay in the guest rooms at Zongshan.

The reason was simple: the inn's rooms were not only comfortable, but also had a variety of facilities he had never seen before.

For example, there are shower heads that can automatically spray hot water, and toilets that can flush away waste by pulling a rope.

Although as an emperor, he didn't need to worry about such trivial matters, he was still very happy to experience a simple hands-on approach.

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