"Please excuse me, it's Liu Rengui..."
"Liu Rengui!"
Li Shimin had some impression of this person and knew that he was a capable minister who got things done.
"That's quite a talent!"
"Summon him here and have him accompany me for a stroll along Vermilion Bird Street!"
"promise!"
Before long, Liu Rengui was brought before Li Shimin.
"Your humble servant Liu Rengui greets Your Majesty!"
"Liu Rengui, did you renovate this road?"
"Please excuse me, Your Highness, the renovation was carried out under the guidance of the Crown Prince..."
Li Shimin smiled slightly upon hearing this, very satisfied with Liu Rengui's answer.
"Get up and tell me how the renovations were done!"
"promise!"
“Your Majesty, please look… these bluestone bricks are all original. Your humble servant simply ordered people to turn them over and then re-seamlessly glue them together with mortar.”
"oh?"
"That's a brilliant idea!"
"Even so, it still cost a lot of money and food."
Tell me more!
"Your Majesty, the bluestone bricks of Zhuque Avenue are quite heavy, requiring two or three people to lift them. Moreover, the constant flow of people on Zhuque Avenue every day has slowed down the construction schedule. In addition, many bricks are no longer usable, so we have to order people to quarry and carve new ones..."
"All of this cost 100,000 strings of cash, 50,000 dan of grain, and 500,000 jin of salt."
"Oh oh oh..."
"not much!"
"The rest is yours as a reward from me!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Rengui quickly replied.
"Your Majesty, you are too late. The remaining grain and salt have already been distributed by your humble servant to the people along both sides of Zhuque Avenue."
"Of course, I'm not giving them to them for nothing. They need to come out every day to clean Suzaku Street and keep it clean..."
"oh?"
"There's more to this than that?"
"Your Majesty, I acted without authorization and humbly request that you punish me!"
Li Shimin laughed heartily upon hearing this.
"You've done so well, why would I have any reason to punish you?"
"Please rise quickly!"
"If all my ministers were as diligent as you, how could I worry that the Tang Dynasty would not prosper or become wealthy..."
"I have seen the renovation of Zhuque Avenue, and I am very satisfied. I intend to promote you to the Secretariat..."
Just as Li Shimin finished speaking, a fast horse galloped towards them.
"Your Majesty, an urgent report from Zhaoling!"
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