Chapter 674: Money-minded

Emperor Mingpei listened to his granddaughter leisurely and was not in a hurry.

Fang Wuyou came in to report: "Your Majesty, the ten pills of the Rangshan Guard have all been taken. There are still more than ten pills of the Longxiong Guard left, and the others have been distributed. One of the captains, Fei Ping, did not gain any strength after taking the pill."

Liu Lizhi shuddered again.

Less than a quarter of an hour after they came in, the emperor had already found out who was here. It was obvious that someone had been watching him the whole time... How could he be so obsessed? !

Liu Lizhi burst into tears and regretted deeply.

The tragedy of Liu Lizhi was that he was the first one, so in order to deter those who came after him, he could not let him off lightly.

So he was demoted to the lowest position on the same day and sent to a remote small county to serve as a county magistrate.

It was somewhat similar to Liang Ruoxu's situation back then, but there would no longer be a prince among the small county magistrates who would share weal and woe with him.

Of course, the captain named Fei Ping, who accepted two thousand taels of silver from Liu Lizhi, was also demoted and expelled from the Longxiong Guard.

This really made those who had similar ideas break out in cold sweats.

And most importantly, the little princess said that if people who don’t meet the requirements eat it, it will not only do them no good, but will actually cause harm!! So why bother fighting for it!

Afterwards, Emperor Mingpei promoted Li Zhizhi to be the Minister of Personnel.

Yes, it’s the unlucky Yue family of the rubbish fake prince.

Li Zhizhi is actually very smart and capable, and has sufficient qualifications. It's just that he was implicated by the fake crown prince before and had never been promoted. Now Emperor Mingpei has shown him a favor and promoted him again. Apart from anything else, his loyalty is very high.

Moreover, since Li Zhizhi's daughter was chosen as the Crown Princess, she must be very beautiful. Li Zhizhi was also a thin and handsome old man, much better looking than Liu Lizhi. He spoke softly and was never startled, so Xinbao was quite happy.

Before the beginning of Laba Festival, the first batch of glass was finally delivered.

The craftsman is very clever and I don’t know how many times he tried it privately, but the first batch he delivered was very beautiful. The small bottles had many different shapes and were very cute.

Xinbao said to Mingpeidi: "Yeye can replace the window with a glass window, it will be much brighter, and writing will not tire your eyes, and it won't be damaged."

Emperor Mingpei nodded, and Yuan Shenjue asked, "Will it be unsafe if it breaks?"

Xinbao thought for a moment and said, "Then we can make inlaid wires, that is, embed some metal wires in the glass to make landscape paintings, or flowers and birds. That way, even if it breaks, as long as it is not broken too badly, it will not shatter all over the floor."

Emperor Mingpei knew what Yuan Shenjue meant: "Don't worry, if I have to worry about this, then I am sitting on the throne in vain."

He looked back and forth and said, "Try asking them to switch some other time."

Xinbao said, "It can also be used as a mirror. If you apply a layer of silver or something, it can be used as a mirror."

The image reflected by the copper wall is actually no worse than that of later mirrors. It is also very clear, but it is slightly yellowish. However, the image reflected by glass is definitely clearer, easier to make and cheaper.

Emperor Mingpei smiled and said, "It's OK to make some ornaments. They look no worse than gemstones. Let the craftsmen try and see what they can make."

Yan Shirong smiled and said, "Yeah, if you want to say that, it's better to let folk craftsmen do it. Maybe they can make something unexpected."

"For money!" Xinbao said immediately, "Of course I will charge money! Whoever wants to learn, I will charge him a share, and then I will teach him."

Yan Shirong thought for a moment and said, "It's possible... We are not competing with the people for profits. We are benefiting the people. We can go back and give out some ornaments and have the local officials report it. We can just say that we encourage private merchants to come and learn skills, and people will come naturally."

Emperor Mingpei stroked his granddaughter's chin and said, "I learned this from Xinbao. You're obsessed with money!"

Yan Shirong smiled and said, "Why not take this ready-made money? Xinbao has worked hard to come up with this idea, and it can't be for nothing. There are many wealthy businessmen in the private sector who are as rich as a country. Why not ask them to contribute some money and rice to the national treasury?"

He added with a smile: "My grandson will definitely make it beautiful."

Emperor Mingpei didn't care and nodded: "Yeah."

Xinbao lay on the table and watched his brother talking. Fang Wuyou came over and whispered something to Mingpeidi. Xinbao vaguely heard something and turned around: "Yeah?"

Emperor Mingpeidi hummed, and she looked at him in confusion, then at Fang Wuyou: "Manager Fang, what are you talking to Yeye about?"

Fang Wuyou smiled awkwardly, and Emperor Mingpei said seriously, "I said I made your favorite dishes for lunch."

Tuanzi: “…”

She lay back down depressed.

It's just a secret, so if you don't want to tell it, then don't tell it. You're lying! ! So they continued talking. When it was almost lunch time, Xinbao washed his hands and waited for lunch while leaning over to talk in Yuan Shenjue's ear.

Emperor Mingpei called her, "Xinbao, what are you doing?"

Tuanzi was just pretending to be happy and waiting for these words. When he heard them, he immediately turned around impatiently and said, "Xinbao won't tell you! Xinbao doesn't lie to people!! Not like Yeye!!"

"Okay," Emperor Mingpei said, "Let that guy go back. I don't want to see him anymore."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Fang Wuyou smiled and replied, "Yes, I'll go right away."

Xinbao always felt that something was wrong. The next moment, he heard someone talking outside. Xinbao was startled and ran out as fast as he could. As soon as he got around the screen, he saw the door open and a tall man walked in.

Xinbao screamed in surprise, jumped over with his hands open.

Yan Shifan smiled and opened his arms, taking his sister into his arms. Xinbao held his head with both hands and kissed him all over the face. He couldn't express his longing for his brother enough, and Awu bit his face.

Yan Shifan was not surprised at all. He smiled and hugged her, then walked around the screen to greet Emperor Mingpei and his father.

Xinbao bit his face with saliva, Yan Shifan switched her to his other hand, while answering Yeye's words: "It's been almost four days since he left. Uncle is very good, but he talks about Xinbao every day."

Xinbao paused, tears welling up in her eyes: "Xinbao misses her uncle too, she misses him so much."

"Oh, little darling," Yan Shifan said, "Uncle misses you too, come and ask uncle to hug you." He rocked her.

This sentence really captured the essence of Xiao Tai's way of speaking, which was both bold and naive. Xinbao was stunned, and the tears that had just appeared disappeared immediately. He laughed out loud twice, and even Emperor Mingpei couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Yan Shifan immediately straightened his expression and said, "I'm saying this on behalf of my uncle."

Tuanzi laughed out loud.

Emperor Mingpei asked, "How long do you plan to stay?"

Yan Shifan held his sister's head with one hand to block her view, winked at Emperor Mingpei, and replied: "Stay for a while and play with Xinbao for a few days."

"Yes," Tuanzi didn't notice her brother's little move, and rubbed against him and acted coquettishly: "Play with Xinbao, Xinbao misses you every day..."

Yan Shifan silently responded in his heart: I can’t eat, and I can’t sleep well.

Tuanzi said: "I can't eat, and I can't sleep well. Xinbao has lost weight!!"

Yan Shifan was used to his sister's three-pronged attack, but he couldn't help but take a closer look. Then he frowned, held his sister a little further away, and took a closer look: "Xinbao, why has she lost so much weight? Her little face has become pointed!!"

Yan Shirong said: "Hey, she misses her big brother. She doesn't eat, drink or sleep. How can she not lose weight?"

Yan Shifan: “…”

(End of this chapter)