Chapter 263 Unexpected(2/2)
Chang Jin thought about it and smiled, "This girl seems to have been with the general last time."
"I have a good memory. She is my sister-in-law. From now on, she will bring her friends to drink here and give her free."
"Sure! Sure!"
Chang Jin was extremely enthusiastic and stepped forward to salute Mingzhu, and quickly ordered Hu Ji and his friend to say, "Quick Leaf City on the third floor, and then get two bottles of Broaf Leaf Wine for Miss Dugu."
He said respectfully to Mingzhu: "Please go upstairs, girl!"
Mingzhu has never been respected like this before. Everyone treated her as a child. She was very proud of herself, pretending to cough, and turned back to Li Qing'an with her hands behind her back and said solemnly: "General, let's go up!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw her interesting. Li Qingan grabbed her braids lovingly and said with a smile: "You go first! I'll say a few words to Master Chang."
Mingzhu gave him a blank look and followed the two Hu Ji first. At this time, Li Qing'an said to Chang Jin: "Use all the power of the Han and Tang Association in Chang'an to investigate the assassination of King Di, the key is to pay attention to the every move of the King Di's mansion."
"Yes! My subordinates understand."
Li Qing'an nodded and said, "Send someone to find Li Huichun again."
After saying that, he walked upstairs. The city of Saiye was on the third floor. It was the best room in Rehaiju. It was decorated freshly and elegantly, with the most beautiful beard. Mingzhu had already sat down in her seat, and a beautiful beard was pouring her hot tea.
Li Qingan walked in, took off his coat and handed it to Hu Ji. She sat down opposite Mingzhu. Hu Ji smiled and said, "Give us wine first. This girl is Raw Leaf Wine, I am Gaochang Wine, so I need to use ice cold."
"Why do I want to drink sashiye wine? Is there any difference?" Mingzhu asked with some dissatisfaction.
"The wine of shaved leaves tastes better and is not easy to get drunk. It is suitable for women to drink. Otherwise, if you get drunk, your sister will come to me to settle the score."
Mingzhu smiled sly, "Hehe! Don't you just want my sister to come to settle the score with you?"
"You little girl, I'm for your own good. Do you want to be confined to your mother forever?"
Mingzhu glared at Hu Ji who was snuggling against Li Qing'an, and said, "That's not true! I'm going to drink with my brother-in-law, my mother won't be angry. If she doesn't worry about you, will she let me go to Beiting alone?"
When Li Qingan heard her say it with great reason, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay! All of them are replaced with Gaochang wine."
"That's right! I just like the kind of alcoholic spirit of Gaochang wine."
She saw Hu Ji snuggling in Li Qing'an's arms again, and acted coquettishly to feed Li Qing'an tea. She cursed in her heart, "Shameless!"
She finally couldn't help but say, "Hey! Can this Hu Ji be far away from my brother-in-law?"
Hu Ji's face turned red and she was slightly away from Li Qing'an. Li Qing'an took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Mingzhu, are you still there when I gave you the diamond last time?"
"It's gone, I'm giving it to someone!" Mingzhu said angrily.
"Oh? Such a precious diamond, are you willing to give it to others?"
"It's just a broken stone, what can I bear to bear?"
As he said that, Mingzhu took out the diamond that Li Qingan gave him from the inner bag around her waist and slapped heavily on the table: "I'll give it back to you!"
Li Qing'an picked up the diamond, squinted his eyes and smiled, "I heard from your sister in Xianyang that you fought with Cui Liuliu for this diamond, and insisted that she stole your diamond, but you found it in the crack of the bed. Is that true?"
Mingzhu blushed. That was the most embarrassing thing she had. It was said to be a laughing stock among her friends. She angrily said: "It's all your fault that you made me apologize to Cui Liuliu. You know her proud look, and it's so annoying to think about it."
"Broken stone?" Li Qing'an raised his eyebrows and smiled, "If you don't want it, then I'll send it to someone else?"
Mingzhu looked at Hu Ji vigilantly, and saw her looking at the diamond with envy. She stood up and took the diamond back from Li Qing'an's hand, saying, "Who is going to give it to you? This is my gem. I'll sell it tomorrow for rouge."
"Sell it to me! I'll give you as much rouge as you want."
Li Huichun appeared at the door, and he walked into the house to salute Li Qing'an: "See General!"
Li Qingan waved his hand and smiled, "Sir, please sit down!"
Li Huichun nodded, sat down, and smiled at Mingzhu again, saying, "Does the girl know how much this diamond is worth?"
"How much?" Mingzhu's eyes suddenly widened. At this moment, her mind was filled with copper coins. Her dissatisfaction with Li Qingan had already been thrown out of the sky.
"This diamond is called Rehai Elf. It is one of the three most beloved treasures of Tukshirweitler Khan. As his gratitude to General Li, he specially presented it to General Li. When the King of Stone wanted to buy this diamond, he once offered 150,000 dirhal silver coins and added 100 beautiful slaves, which would be equivalent to 20,000 guan."
"Twenty thousand guan!" Mingzhu exclaimed. She slowly raised the walnut-sized diamond in her hand. The diamond shone with a bright blue luster. She thought it was worth up to 1,000 guan, but she didn't expect it to be worth 20,000 guan.
Li Huichun stroked his beard and smiled and said, "In fact, it's more than 20,000 yuan. It's priceless. I advise the girl not to carry it with her. If she loses it, there will be no other one."
Mingzhu felt a little conflicted. She thought about it and returned the diamond to Li Qing'an, "Brother Li, its value is too expensive, I can't ask for it!"
Li Qing'an stuffed the diamond back into her hand and smiled: "It's just a stone. Our pearl is the real priceless treasure. If you accept it, it's the dowry I give you."
"I don't care about any dowry!"
Mingzhu muttered in a low voice and took the diamonds away. At this time, several friends brought wine and food with large plates, and filled the table in a moment.
Li Qing'an poured Mingzhu a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Drink it! Brother Li is drunk and sent you back."
With Li Qing'an's words, Mingzhu began to eat and drink with a smile. However, Li Qing'an asked Li Huichun: "How are the things in the cabin shop arranged?"
"Report to the General, the cabinets and shops in the East and West cities have been packed. We will prepare 50,000 guan of copper coins in advance for silver coins. In addition, the 5,000 guan of silver coins shipped from Beiting are already on the way and will be delivered to Chang'an in ten days at the latest. I would like to ask the General, should we wait for the money to be delivered to the back cabinets and shops to be officially opened, or should we open them first?"
Li Qing'an said with a deep thought: "It will be too late in ten days. I ask that it will be opened tomorrow. The Sogdian merchants have two thousand sprigs of silver in their hands and are eager to exchange them. They can be exchanged for them first. In addition, the emperor has agreed to circulate gold and silver coins in the Tang Dynasty. This is the opportunity I have won. We must seize it. The 50,000 sprig is still relatively small, and the two cabinets are far from enough. I hope that the Han and Tang Dynasties will completely control the circulation of silver coins in the Tang Dynasty. The silver coins I cast will be sent one after another in the future. There is only one task I have to give you, that is, to make silver coins as important as copper coins."
"General, I understand. According to your deployment, the East and West City Museum will open at the same time tomorrow. In the future, we will expand to all important cities in the Tang Dynasty."
"Brother Li, what are you talking about?" Mingzhu asked with a confused look on her face, "What money?"
Chapter completed!