strictlysupreme Chapter 1877 Reward Gold Card
Chapter 1877 Reward Gold Card
Yan Liben's eyes lit up when he heard Prince Ji's opinion. Although he was an official appointed by the court, he was not good at business.
He lived on that little salary, and it was only later that he met Prince Ji. Every time he designed drawings for Prince Ji's palace or did some private work, Prince Ji would give him some rewards, which were labor fees.
This allowed him to live a better life, but this amount of money was far from enough to support his architectural research.
He would probably starve to death by then.
Now that he heard King Ji say that he wanted him to go to the institute to do research and would give him money, Yan Liben was naturally grateful.
"I thank His Royal Highness Prince Ji for his grace. I am willing to go to the research institute. All the research results will belong to His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
Without the permission of His Royal Highness Prince Ji, I will never reveal a single word."
Yan Liben saluted solemnly.
Li Shen waved his hand and said indifferently:
"That's not necessary. Only researched things can better benefit the public. I also hope that you can bring out a group of outstanding architectural talents.
However, the research institute is quite far from Chang'an City, so it is not very convenient for you to travel there, and you also have to be on duty on weekdays.
How about this, you get a piece of land near Chang'an City, build a yard yourself, and do research there. The expenses will still be paid by my Ji Wang Mansion.
This way you won't be delayed from your duty, and you can go there to study in your spare time. What do you think?"
Everything Li Shen said was for your own good, but actually Li Shen didn't want Yan Liben to go to the research institute.
There are too many secrets in the institute, and Yan Liben is not his man. If the news leaks out, he will regret it.
Especially military things like gunpowder, which have not yet appeared in the world.
Hearing that Prince Ji was so considerate of him and was willing to build him a house outside the city for experiments, Yan Liben felt even more grateful and bowed repeatedly:
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. I will never disappoint Your Highness and will research and produce results as soon as possible."
"No need to be so polite, this is all for the Tang Dynasty. By the way, how is the football field I asked to be built?"
I asked this question because I suddenly thought of it.
“Your Highness, it is estimated that it will be completed in two months. This football field is not a difficult task. If there were enough materials, it could have been completed long ago.
The construction was delayed because most of the cement had been transported to the west. ”
Yan Liben quickly responded when he heard the question.
“That’s good. Finish it as soon as possible. I need it urgently. But it must be sturdy and cannot collapse.
If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible, do you understand?"
Cutting corners is what Li Shen fears the most. Originally, his cement was a semi-finished product, although it has been improved after years of improvements.
But if you cut corners, it will easily collapse.
“Don’t worry, Your Highness Prince Ji, Shopkeeper Wang has someone watching it every day, so there won’t be any problems.
Besides, we have recruited quite a few corvée laborers this time, so it is normal for the construction to be faster." Yan Liben assured immediately.
"Recruiting corvée labor?" Li Shen frowned after hearing this, but he didn't care. Instead, he said to Yan Liben:
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave the palace. You can choose a piece of land and tell Wang Hongfu to find someone to build it for you.
If you need anything, just ask Wang Hongfu for it."
"I obey your command and respectfully send off His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Li Shen turned around and led his men to continue walking out of the imperial city.
"Your Majesty actually knows how to build one. You are truly knowledgeable. I admire you."
As they walked, Pei Mingli spoke with admiration. He had been listening for a long time and never expected that the Junior Supervisor of the Ministry of Works would actually ask questions to Prince Ji.
You have to know that Yan Liben’s elder brother is the chief craftsman of the Imperial Household Department, so if you want to ask someone, you should ask him.
Since you asked Prince Ji, it proves that Prince Ji knows more than Yan Liben.
"Haha, I don't know anything about this. I only know how to make money.
With the money, I can support their research. If one year doesn’t work, then two years. One day they will succeed.
Isn’t it said that where there is a will, there is a way? "
Li Shen burst into laughter when he heard the compliment. Pei Mingli also felt that what King Ji said made sense.
The group left the imperial city and got on a carriage. As an official, Pei Mingli naturally had a carriage entourage.
We followed Prince Ji's carriage all the way to the Flavor House in the East Market.
On the way, Pei Mingli was once again shocked by Li Shen's pomp, although he had long known that Prince Ji was allowed to go out with guards.
But today, when he saw these guards up close, he felt the wealth and power of Prince Ji's Mansion.
Each guard rode a Dayuan horse of the same color, which was fat and strong, with shiny fur.
It seems that they are well taken care of and eat high-quality fodder.
There was also the armor covering the guard's entire body, which emitted a cold light under the sunlight.
The point is that you can’t see the faces of these people. All of them are wearing steel masks, and there is not a single sense of humanity.
Pei Mingli sighed inwardly, it seemed that His Majesty's favor towards Prince Ji was beyond others' imagination, and he actually allowed such an elite force to walk around in the city.
Li Shen led his group into the restaurant through a side door and went to his own private room.
"Your servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Ji." A shopkeeper came in personally and saluted Li Shen.
"Well, go and serve the most expensive dishes, and get a high-end VIP gold card. Go ahead."
Li Shen gave a simple instruction.
This was already the property of his sister, Princess Linchuan, and was originally given to Princess Linchuan as a dowry.
The shopkeeper was also sent from the Princess's Mansion and is very familiar with Prince Ji's Mansion.
Upon hearing King Ji's order, the shopkeeper quickly bowed, agreed, and stepped out.
Chunxiang Dongmei had already started preparing tea without being told.
After a while, the shopkeeper came back with a tray in his hand and placed it respectfully in front of Li Shen.
There was a gold card on the tray.
"Mingli, take this gold card. You can use it to eat here for free in the future. It is also a benefit of Prince Ji's Mansion. We call it welfare treatment."
Li Shen picked up the gold card and handed it over.
"Benefits?" Pei Mingli stood up and took it, muttering this new word in his mind.
In such a short period of time, he was always able to hear some words from King Ji that he had never heard before.
Very novel and practical.
"There are now three restaurants in Chang'an City, Pingkangfang, East Market, and West Market. All three are owned by Princess Linchuan.
The flagship store of the Flavor House in the Industrial Park was jointly opened by the King and Princess Linchuan.
But you don't have to worry, you can use this gold card to eat without paying, and the Ji Wang Mansion will settle the bill with the Princess Mansion at the end of the year." Li Shen said shamelessly.
Only the shopkeeper standing by thought to himself, it sounds nice, but you haven’t settled the bill in all these years.
Pei Mingli was delighted when he heard this. Those who could come here to eat must be rich or noble.
Flavor House has become a symbol of the powerful and wealthy in the Tang Dynasty. Eating here has nothing to do with the food itself, but to show off one's status.
Especially those who have the opportunity to dine on the third floor, each of them is a powerful and royal relative, and ordinary people cannot go up there.
The Prince Ji’s Mansion is indeed wealthy and powerful.
"I thank Your Highness Prince Ji for the reward." Pei Mingli bowed.
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