"cough!"
Hearing the other party's answer, Li Yuechen couldn't help but choked on his own saliva.
Although the word "操" has not yet become a verb in this era, in Li Yuechen's opinion, this name is really cultured!
After reporting his name, Lai Cao still looked terrified, and he even knelt down and kowtowed: "I was blind and offended Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Fu Lai, who was standing next to him, glanced at him, turned his head and said, "Your Highness, let me deal with this bitch. We can just find a place outside the city to bury her afterwards."
When he heard that he was going to be killed, Lai Cao became even more terrified. He kowtowed several times and said, "Your Highness, please spare my life! Your Highness, please spare my life!"
Li Yuechen, who was squatting on the bicycle frame, waved his hand gently and did not agree.
It was just a minor incident, not enough to kill someone for it.
"Let me ask you ," Li Yuechen said as he sat on the bicycle frame with one leg hanging down, "Are you familiar with this?"
Upon hearing this question, Lai Cao knew that his life was safe, and he nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice: "Cooked, cooked..."
Li Yuechen smiled and nodded: "Well, go ask around for merchants who are buying goods in Dongdu now. If you do a good job, I will not pursue today's matter, and I will also give you ten yuan as a reward!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll go right away!" After saying that, he stood up and was about to run, but suddenly stopped, "Then... after I've found out, how should I report back to Your Highness?"
"I will come here again in the afternoon three days later and report back then." Li Yuechen said.
Lai Cao bowed quickly and said, "As you command!" He turned around and was about to leave, but the gate guards surrounding the city were still staring at him blankly and did not open the encirclement.
"This... Your Highness?" He came back to his senses and looked at Li Yuechen, fearing that she would go back on her word.
Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hand gently, and the gate guard next to him made way for him to leave.
Lai Cao hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I'll take my leave now!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
Fu Lai leaned over and whispered, "Why did your highness let him go so easily?"
Watching his leaving back, Li Yuechen suddenly remembered a line from a movie: This kind of fucking worry will come in handy sooner or later.
"These street thugs are the most well-informed, so we can use this information!" Li Yuechen smiled, "Let's go in and take a look!"
…
On the other side, Lai Cao, who had already walked a long way, looked back and saw that the carriage had entered Jixianfang.
After taking a deep breath, he raised his hand and kept stroking his rapidly beating heart on his chest.
At the same time, she was complaining in her heart, why would a princess like you go out in such a low-key carriage? Not only is the carriage low-key, but there is not even a single soldier in armor around!
You have to know that this is the royal carriage. I wouldn’t dare to blackmail you even if you chopped off my head!
After calming down, he secretly wondered whether he should take advantage of the situation to escape? Leave Luoyang City and never come back!
But where could he run to? He didn’t know how to farm, and his family only had a small shop selling steamed buns, which was usually run by his wife.
If I offend the princess and run away, not only will my entire family be implicated, but I will probably have a hard time surviving.
The only way to survive now is to solve the princess's problems. Maybe this is an opportunity!
Laicao is a gambler and is very good at seizing opportunities. As long as this matter is handled well for the princess, he might be able to get a position in the future.
By then... hehe, not only will I not have to worry about the problems of the elderly and children at home, I might even be able to keep a few more concubines.
Thinking of this, Lai Cao decided to give it a try and get things done for the princess!
Anyway, it was just a matter of finding out something, and it was very simple for him.
As I thought about it, I couldn't help but relax my pace.
…
There is no problem in supplying Jixianfang's soap to Dongdu now, but it is definitely not enough to sell to other cities.
Fortunately, Li Yuechen had already told his father about building a production factory outside the city, and Li Zhi also agreed, so they could start.
After leaving Jixianfang, Li Yuechen instructed as soon as he got on the carriage: "Go to the market in the next few days and buy more people. At the same time, find a place near the imperial army station outside the city to build a workshop."
"Yes!" Fulai agreed, "How about we build it according to the standards here?"
"Yes." Li Yuechen nodded: "The most important thing is to make sure the toilets are well built, otherwise it will be very troublesome if an epidemic occurs!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness! I understand!" Fu Lai nodded, "Why not build a big toilet? Maybe we can even collect fertilizer..."
Li Yuechen turned her head, the dimples on her face flickering faintly: "Oh, you even know this now?"
Fulai smiled a little embarrassedly: "I learned this from His Highness."
This was a good flattery, Li Yuechen just smiled and didn't say much.
After returning to Anfu Hall, he began to draw the design of the toilet.
In fact, it is the simplest toilet in the countryside when we were young, with a pit in front and a big pit in the back.
While drawing, she shook her head regretfully. It was a pity that she didn't know how to build a septic tank, otherwise she could have purified the biogas.
After the blueprint was completed, it was handed over to Fulai, who was asked to select a good location outside the city and start construction.
At the same time, the workers' dormitories also had to be built, with bunk beds in the same style.
In the future, the area outside the city will be used as a production factory, and Jixianfang will be used as a transshipment warehouse, allowing merchants from all over the country to purchase goods here and then sell them all over the country.
Fu Lai agreed, took the blueprint and left the palace, and at the same time asked Wang Xiang to start buying slaves all over the city.
While the factory has not been built yet, we should buy a group of slaves to go to Jixianfang to learn how to make soap. Once the factory is built, they will be able to start work officially.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Li Yuechen went to Jixianfang again.
When I arrived at the door, I saw Lai Cao already waiting there, but after seeing the soldiers on duty there, I didn't dare to get too close.
I saw the carriage I had seen last time, approaching from a distance.
Li Yuechen opened the curtains and waved to him: "Come in first!"
After entering the courtyard, Li Yuechen jumped off the carriage. Fulai brought a folding chair for her to sit on.
Lai Cao stood in front of him, rubbing the sweat from his palms on his clothes in a somewhat reserved manner.
"Tell me, how did you find out?"
"I have already found out everything, Your Highness, as I have entrusted you." Lai Cao answered cautiously.
Li Yuechen nodded: "Fulai, please remember this, and then give him ten...twenty coins. He may need it in the future. Let him buy some new clothes!"
"Yes!" Fu Lai agreed.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness!" Laicao kept bowing. Although the money was not much, his life was definitely saved.
Moreover, the princess also said that my skills might be useful in the future, so I should perform even better.
Lai Cao was a qualified gambler who knew how to seize opportunities. He immediately bowed and said, "If Your Highness needs anything in the future, please let me know. I am willing to die for Your Highness!"
Li Yuechen smiled: "Oh, you've also read "Records of the Grand Historian"?"
Lai Cao quickly shook his head and said, "I have never been to school. I just studied with my father for a few years when I was a child, and I can barely read."
"Okay, go ahead." Li Yuechen waved her hand, "I'll find you again if there's anything else."
After Fulai took him away, Li Yuechen couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Nowadays, being literate is already better than most people, so how did he end up becoming a street thug?
After shaking his head with some regret, Li Yuechen stood up and went to take a look inside the glass workshop.
Now the manganese ore is gone and the new batch has not arrived yet.
But Li Yuechen did not let them rest, but continued to practice blowing skills with green glass.
Try to make more glass products such as glass cups or other glass products of various shapes.
As long as you have mastered the skills, you can at least reduce the waste rate of materials by using transparent glass in the future.
You know, these craftsmen are not slaves, but good people. This means that Li Yuechen not only has to take care of their food and lodging, but also pay them wages.
Although Li Yuechen had no intention of exploiting them, at least they had to work hard after receiving the money. I can't support them for nothing, right?
Coming out of the glass workshop, passing by Wu Da's house, I happened to see Wu Gouzi practicing boxing in the yard.
There was already a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and a wet spot on the back of his clothes. It looked like he had been practicing for quite some time.
Wu Da just came out of the house and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Your Highness!"
"No need to be polite!" Li Yuechen raised his hand, "Have you found a new teacher?"
"Your Highness, I have found it." Wu Da looked a little happy. "The teacher who came this time is really amazing. He not only taught him to read and write, but also taught him boxing. He also said that if conditions permit, he should learn archery in the future..."
Li Yuechen nodded: "Well, that's good. Practicing martial arts is good for your health. If you have talent, you may be able to fight in battle and achieve great things in the future."
Wu Da looked a little embarrassed: "I am the only son in the family, or..."
Seeing his expression, Li Yuechen understood what he meant. She nodded without saying anything, waved her hand, and turned to leave.
It just so happened that Fu Lai also took note of the foreign merchants who came to report. When he saw Li Yuechen coming out, he immediately got on the carriage with her and returned to the palace.
"Send someone to investigate those businessmen to see if they have the ability to be agents." Li Yuechen advised.
“Yes!”
…
A few days later, it was time to go to court again. Li Yuechen, as usual, stayed behind the screen in the corridor, leaning against the wall and listening to the news quietly.
There hasn't been anything big happening recently, just a bunch of odds and ends.
The only thing worth noting is that the famine in Guanzhong was indeed very serious. The Censor Wang Shishun submitted a memorial requesting the opening of the granaries in Jinzhou and Jiangzhou and the transportation of grain to Guanzhong for disaster relief.
Li Zhi thought about it and agreed, and immediately ordered Wang Shishun to handle it with full authority.
Now Li Yuechen’s experiment to increase grain production has been successful, and next year will be a bumper year, so the stored grain can now be used for disaster relief.
Li Yuechen, who was behind the screen, was relieved to hear the news. In this way, he couldn't say that everyone in Guanzhong could survive this year, but at least fewer people would starve to death.
Seeing that the court meeting was almost over, Li Yuechen was about to leave when he suddenly heard Lu Chen's voice.
"Your Majesty, in recent days, most women have taken off their veils when going out on the street. This is really immoral. I beg you to order a halt to this!"
Li Yuechen, who was about to leave, stopped when he heard this. He poked half of his head out from behind the screen and looked at Lu Chen who was making a request in the court.
What a pity! Are you crazy? Isn't it good to see beautiful women on the street?
Seeing his daughter's unhappy expression behind the screen, Li Zhi wanted to laugh, but this was the court after all, so after clearing his throat, he controlled his expression.
"Well...what does the Queen think?" Li Zhi asked, turning his head slightly.
"In my opinion, this is actually a good thing." Wu Zetian replied from behind the pearl curtain, "Women can go out on the street alone, without wearing veils, fully showing themselves... without having to worry about being abducted. Doesn't this just show that our Tang Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous? Which of the surrounding countries can do this?"
Hearing her mother's words, Li Yuechen smiled and raised her hands to make a heart shape above her head.
Behind the pearl curtain, the corners of Wu Zetian's mouth curled up slightly, but soon became serious again.
"Hmm!" Li Zhi nodded, indicating his agreement: "That makes sense! What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Although this sounded like he was asking for the ministers' opinions, the ministers knew the emperor's attitude by looking at the satisfied expressions on their faces.
So they pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not express any opinions.
Those who supported Wu Zetian all shouted 666 in unison to express their attitude.
Seeing such a reaction, although Lu Chen was unwilling, he could not say anything else. He could only sigh helplessly and return to his seat.
Li Yuechen was quite satisfied with the result. After letting out a long sigh, he put on a cute smile again.
Although he knew that there were many reasons involved, Li Yuechen still couldn't help but complain in his heart, there are more and more beauties on the streets, shouldn't you take care of your eyes?
Today's court meeting ended here. Li Yuechen waited in the corridor for his father and mother to come and go back together.
As soon as the two entered the passage, Li Yuechen ran between them, holding their hands, one on the left and one on the right, and walked towards Renshou Hall.
Wu Zetian lowered her head and said, "Chen'er, you have already entered the court as an official. In the future, try not to act like a little girl."
"Why?" Li Yuechen raised her head. "In front of my mother, I am the little girl!"
"That's right!" Li Zhi nodded, "Chen'er is not someone who doesn't know the importance of things. There will be no problem outside. At home, she should act like a little girl!"
Li Yuechen nodded: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will always be your little girl!"
"That won't do." Li Zhi chuckled, "Willn't that mean you'll never grow up?"
"It's better not to grow up. I don't want to grow up!" Li Yuechen replied.
"Why is that?"
Li Yuechen tightened their hands and slowed down her pace: "Because when I grow up, my parents will get older, and I don't want you two to continue getting older."
Hearing her words, the couple stopped and fell into silence for a moment.
But then Li Zhi smiled and squatted down, pinching her cheeks: "Birth, aging, illness and death are the normal state of the world. It is for this reason that inheritance has its meaning, isn't it?"
"I understand the reason, but..." Li Yuechen lowered his head and did not continue.
Li Zhi smiled and reached out to pick her up, but when he did, he found that she was so heavy that he could hardly hold her!