Chapter 630: Li Ke also sent someone to Gyeongju
Chapter 630 Li Ke also sent someone to Qingzhou
After discussing these two aides, there was nothing they could do. Who made them pretend to be generous and actually pretended to be a sky-high price for wine? The capital is the capital, and the price is too expensive!
The aide named Lu stayed in the medicinal food workshop, while the aide named He was responsible for going back to ask for money and asking for money from the butler of the Wu Wang Mansion.
Aide He went out of the medicinal food shop, ran all the way back to the Wuwang Mansion, found the butler, and told the story. The butler was furious, what a joke, the 60-yuan wine money was, even if the Wuwang Mansion was held, it would be the only price. They actually invited guests to offer such a sky-high price. Could it be that they wanted to blackmail the Wuwang Mansion together?
Aide He could not do so, so he had to say that he had heard of important news, which was definitely worth the price. The housekeeper could not do so. The expense was a bit too high. He could not make the decision. He had to ask Li Ke for instructions and took Aide He to see Li Ke.
Aide He had no other skills, but his ability to exaggerate was quite good. As soon as he saw Li Ke, he said, "Prince, the villain found out a huge news tonight, which was about Wang Ping'an, and he also spent a lot of money on alcohol for this."
Li Ke was upset about Gao Wanquan's incident. Suddenly, he heard about Wang Ping'an and asked, "What's wrong with Wang Ping'an? Tell me quickly."
Aide He said: "The villain went to the medicinal food shop opened by Wang Ping'an and saw a group of guards drinking and having fun. It seemed to be practicing for the two people. It seemed like a pair of guard generals named Meng. Meng Ren's Meng. These two guys are particularly not something, so we are drinking and eating..."
Li Ke waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about if you don't have any wine? Why do you mention these things? Tell us about Wang Ping'an's news quickly!"
Aide He hurriedly said, "Yes, yes. The villain invited them to drink and found out from their mouths. It turned out that the general named Meng was going to Qingzhou. I don't know what to do, but I was very happy anyway. Because it was the first time we met, they were very wary, so there was too much news that it was really hard to find out."
Li Ke whispered and said, "There are two people with the surname Meng? The two brothers with the imperial guards in the palace only have the East Palace. They are Meng Datian and Meng Xiaotian who recruited Wang Ping'an to Beijing!"
He was not familiar with the imperial guards in other palaces, but he could recite the reputation of the imperial guards and eunuchs in the Eastern Palace. If you want to kill Prince Li Zhi, you must first understand his subordinates!
Aide He didn't know if it was, but nodded, "I just didn't know that the guards of the Eastern Palace were going to see Wang Ping'an. Why did they celebrate first? It's unreasonable. It's not that they are promoted and made a fortune, but that they just went to meet someone. Could it be that Wang Ping'an would give them any benefits?"
Benefits? Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed through Li Ke’s mind, illuminating every corner. Many things that he didn’t understand were suddenly understood!
He thought to himself: "The death of Gao Wanquan at the back door of my house means that he had never left Chang'an, but was imprisoned in a place in Chang'an. It is very likely that he was imprisoned by the Meng brothers. Wang Ping'an knew that Gao Wanquan was sent by me, and Li Zhi would naturally know that Li Zhi was confused and asked the Meng brothers to kill him, warning me not to have any unfair thoughts. The Meng brothers did this matter, in fact, not only for Li Zhi, but also for Wang Ping'an, so Li Zhi sent them to notify Wang Ping'an. Of course they were happy. Wang Ping'an was so generous, how could he not give a special reward!"
Li Ke said to himself: "It seems that the foundation of Li Zhi is still with Wang Ping'an. If Wang Ping'an is not destroyed, Li Zhi will not collapse!"
Aide He said, "That's right. Wang Ping'an is the prince's favorite minister. Wang Ping'an has to do anything shameful. As long as Wang Ping'an is finished, the prince will not be far from the end!"
Li Ke nodded and thought to himself: "I should send someone to Qingzhou to collect evidence of Wang Ping'an's illegality. I will pick bones in the eggs. Even if I can't pick bones, wouldn't I have to break the eggs first!"
Aide He cares about what he is planning in his heart. His troubles have not been resolved yet. He said, "Prince, look at the money for wine?"
Li Ke waved his hand impatiently and said, "I will tell you such a small matter, go find the butler to settle the account!"
"Yes, that villain is gone!" Aide He ran and went down to find the housekeeper, and asked for money to redeem the mainland staff immediately. Don't be taken to the kitchen to wash dishes...
Li Ke thought about it all night, and his head hurt. In the end, he decided to destroy Wang Ping'an. As long as Li Zhi lost his right-hand man, it would be easier to deal with him. Maybe he could pull up the radish and bring out the mud, and he could also cure Li Zhi!
The next morning, Li Ke went to the morning court. He didn't have to think about it anymore. He immediately knew the answer as soon as he went to the court. Wang Ping'an sent the memorial back, saying that he wanted to build water conservancy in Qingzhou and asked for support from the Ministry of Works.
Changsun Wuji and Ma Zhou strongly supported this proposal. Wang Ping'an explained in the document that he would not need the court to pay for the canal repair costs. How could such a good thing not be supported?
Li Shimin immediately issued an order, asking the Ministry of Works to send officials proficient in water conservancy to Qingzhou, set off on a date, and sent someone to pass the order to tell Wang Ping'an to make various preparations. However, the eunuch who passed the order was recommended by Li Zhi, Mi Xiaomiao, and the guard was not someone else, but the Meng brothers!
The situation suddenly became clear. It was true that Wang Ping'an had another big move. As long as he made a big move, Li Zhi would definitely benefit in the end!
Li Ke could no longer bear Li Zhi's success. If this continues, his hope of becoming the prince will be even more slim! He made up his mind. Anyway, I can't make political achievements, and I can't let Li Zhi do it. If I can't do it well, can't I do it badly!
After the dynasty was dispersed, Li Ke immediately asked someone to find documents about Qingzhou, especially about water conservancy. It doesn’t matter if he didn’t investigate. After investigation, he actually found that he had also built a canal in Qingzhou during the former Sui Dynasty, and it failed!
Li Ke was overjoyed. It would be great if he had failed. Then Wang Ping'an could not be able to be cultivated this time! He immediately found a few new staff members, including the two yesterday. He didn't know that He Lu and the other two were embarrassed at the medicinal meal shop. If they didn't say that, they would not know how to go there.
He told his aides what to do, and sent many talented people with the same new faces to ask these people to go to Qingzhou together to make some congestion for Wang Ping'an!
Gyeongju.
Wang Ping'an and Boss Du discussed with him, while drawing the drawings of Lanzhou water trucks. He knew the rough appearance of Lanzhou water trucks and also knew the working principle, but the specific details and how to make them have to be discussed with the carpenter.
Although the condition of Boss Du’s wife could not be improved, fortunately, it was a little stable. Moreover, Wang Ping'an gave him a good job as a water truck and could be withdrawn in advance. He was grateful to Wang Ping'an, as he was like the water of the big and small rivers, and he was very hardworking when he worked.
On that day, Wang Ping'an sat in the study of the governor's mansion, looking at the drawings on the table, with Boss Du accompanying him. Wang Ping'an pointed to the drawings and said, "It's almost done, it's just like that. If you want to improve it, you can only slowly improve it after it is made."
This drawing has the hard work of Boss Du. He has never seen such a water truck in his life. He said, "Mr. Governor, this kind of water truck is very huge. If it is built, it will probably take at least 500 guan per water truck. If it is built as large as possible, the cost will not be increased a little bit, and it will be doubled. If it does not have a thousand guan, it will be impossible to create the largest one."
Wang Ping'an said: "Money is not a problem. We only need to have the money to build a water truck. We don't have to spend money on the future water truck, so we must build the first one well and build the largest one."
Boss Du said, "Just need the money of a water truck?"
Wang Ping'an smiled and said, "Yes, this first water truck is a sample. Do you understand what the sample is? It's like a city merchant puts it on the cabinet shelf for customers to see. Only when the customers look at it will sell it. So this first water truck must be made beautiful and sturdy!"
Boss Du murmured: "You have to sell water trucks, but how long will it take to sell them? It's too long, and this year may pass. Then you can only wait next year to use water trucks to irrigate the fields!"
Wang Ping'an yelled and said, "Who told you that you can only sell it after you build it? Well, you don't understand these things, and there is no need to understand them. Just build a water truck and build the first...the first Ping'an water truck will be done!"
He has decided to name this new type of water truck Ping An Water Truck, which is both good and nice, and can spread quickly, and the people are willing to use this water truck with the name Geely.
Du naturally agreed, and he went to look at the drawings again and said, "Grandmaster, if a villain comes to build this first water truck, it will be a month for a while. If you find a helper, it will take half a month. From the perspective of a villain, the key is to assemble it, and putting it on the riverside is also a troublesome thing. In this way, it is actually a carpentry work, which is the best thing to do!"
Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "Of course I know this. But you don't need to build a big bus directly. You first create a small model, just like a child's toy, just as big as a child's toy. It's finer, and it looks good!" He gestured with his hand and signaled Boss Du to create a washbasin-sized model first.
Boss Du thought for a while and said, "It would be very simple to build such a big water truck. There are three or four good carpenters in our village, and their skills are no worse than those of villains. We can do it together and we can make it in three days."
Wang Ping'an said: "Okay, you all work together to build this model quickly. Be careful to find reliable people. Before this year, this drawing cannot be leaked. We are also counting on selling water trucks to build water canals for Qingzhou. If it is leaked, it will be worthless."
Boss Du agreed repeatedly, saying that everyone in their village was grateful to the governor's kindness and that the drawings would not be leaked from their hands. He put away the drawings and wanted to say goodbye and leave.
But Wang Ping'an asked, "Where is Mrs. Du, is her illness better?"
Boss Du showed a happier look on his face, but he shook his head and said, "Mr. Governor's medicine is very effective, and his condition has been relieved."
Chapter completed!