It seems my master isn't incapable of understanding money, he's just too biased towards himself...
He spent lavishly in front of the sand table, clearly treating the Zongshan Imperial Mausoleum as his own property, hoping to use this method to help himself and make more money.
Thinking of this, Li Jue felt his eyes well up with tears. When he looked up at the glass lamp in the post station again, he saw that the glass lamp emitted bursts of scattered light.
What merit do I have to deserve such protection from Master Yuchi!
“Master Yuchi, these glass lamps are all property of Sanglin Garrison Commander's Office. They're considered to be produced by our own people, so they're not worth much…”
"Oh oh oh..."
"Where's the lamp oil?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately tugged at Yuchi Jingde's sleeve. Yuchi Jingde understood and quickly bent down to listen.
"I dare not hide it from Master Yuchi, but I have secretly trained a navy in Goguryeo. They recently caught a big fish and dug tens of thousands of catties of whale wax out of its belly, enough for us to burn for several generations!"
"A big fish?"
"How big must this fish be to produce so much wax?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue pondered for a moment and said...
How so?
"Just think of it as mermaid oil!"
Li Jing was already standing right next to Yuchi Jingde, and when he saw Li Jue and Yuchi Jingde whispering to each other, he pricked up his ears and immediately heard the words "mermaid oil".
"Mermaid oil?"
"You've acquired such a treasure, why don't you present it to His Majesty?"
Yuchi Jingde asked, his eyes full of confusion.
"Old Li, what is mermaid oil?"
"Mermaid oil..."
Li Jing sighed when he thought of Yuchi Jingde's limited education.
"Yuchi, do you know Qin Shi Huang?"
"I know that!"
"Qin Shi Huang was a great figure who unified the six kingdoms and was also the first person in Chinese history to become an emperor!"
"It's good that you know Qin Shi Huang..."
"It is said that the mausoleum built by Qin Shi Huang used mermaid oil for lighting, which could last for ten thousand years..."
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