The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu rubbed his forehead, then stood up, found the box for the account book from the bookshelf behind him, took it down, and put it on the table.

Inside was a copy of the account book for the expenses related to the renovation project of Da'an Palace. There were two copies in the house, and the other one had been stored. When the time came, this one would be used to reconcile accounts with the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money. If the emperor also wanted to see it, Li Fu would bring it to the palace to show it to Li Shimin.

Looking at the three thick account books, you can know that this amount of money is not a small amount.

Li Fu can please Li Yuan, so he is really capable. He is willing to spend money to renovate Da'an Palace.

Anyway, it is not his money that is spent in the end, and he can still make a lot of money.

Mainly the treasury pays, and the treasury pays, which involves the Tang Dynasty sending money and food to the Turks.

The Turks went south to pick Li Shimin's pocket.

Would Li Fu be willing to do this? He hasn't paid yet, how could he let the Turks pay?

Fight the Turks to protect the national treasury.

Protecting the national treasury means protecting the project funds.

Now the Turks have gone back, the money in the national treasury has been saved, and the emperor is very satisfied with Da'an Palace. With multiple goals achieved, the project funds should be collected by the end of the year, right?

On the 27th, Yan Rang arrived as promised.

He entered the private room and sat down.

"Thanks to your kindness, Your Highness, the Prince, to be honest, this Ke Yue Lou is well-known in Chang'an, and this is my first time here." Yan Rang bowed and smiled.

Because of Bian Dan, Ke Yue Lou once surpassed other restaurants in Chang'an City, and its business was so good that it was hard to get a table during that period.

Many restaurants now have Bian Dan, but his family's name has been spread out, so business is still good.

But who is Li Fu? As the owner of the egg-changing workshop, it is easy for him to book a private room here.

"After the work of Da'an Palace is done, both the emperor and His Majesty will be very happy. Yan Shaojiang will definitely be rewarded and commended by His Majesty. This Da'an Palace is also a filial piety of His Majesty to the emperor. In the future, Yan Shaojiang's Keyue Tower will be ready whenever he wants."

The two brothers of the Yan family are different from other officials from aristocratic families in Chang'an City. They are not so rich.

Yan Rang made his fortune in the Qinwang Mansion and then gradually rose step by step. However, in the Ministry of Industry, he did all the work that required brains and labor, and was a technical talent.

Most technical talents have a characteristic, that is, when they sit on a lucrative job, they will not focus on making money.

"By the way, Yan Shaojiang, I brought you a gift today." Li Fu smiled, and then he asked the stone that came with him to take out the gift prepared in advance.

"Master Yan, here are some gifts for the colleagues from the Ministry of Works who have been working hard in Da'an Palace these days." Li Fu said with a smile: "This one is for you, please keep it."

"In addition, the Ministry of Works has a lot of work to do, and most of it may require Master Yan to do it himself. So, in order to make it convenient for Master Yan to have someone to help him with his work in the future, I asked the housekeeper in the house to specially select two Kunlun slaves. When you go back, the two Kunlun slaves will be delivered directly to your house."

Yan Rang heard this, how could this be possible, this is simply a generous gift.

He had never seen such a scene.

His Royal Highness, the Prince of Jingyang, is he so generous?

"Your Highness, this, I am ashamed to accept it."

Yan Rang hurriedly declined.

"Master Yan, please don't refuse. Although I participated in the renovation of Da'an Palace, it was just a formality. My colleagues in the Ministry of Works worked the hardest. Now that the dust has settled, I feel relieved that I can make the emperor happy. If this small gift can make Master Yan and his colleagues in the Ministry of Works happy, it will be worth my effort. Master Yan, please accept it."

Yan Rang saw Li Fu's words and couldn't refuse his kindness, so he smiled and accepted it.

The waiters of Keyuelou brought people to bring the dishes one after another.

"The first thing that made Keyuelou famous was this cold-mixed egg." Li Fu smiled and said, "Among the gifts I gave to my colleagues in the Ministry of Works, there is also this thing. It was made in the workshop on my farm. I hope Master Yan will not dislike it."

Yan Rang waved his hand quickly.

"How could it be, this is a good thing. Apart from the dishes served in the restaurant, I haven't seen any other place selling this egg." Yan Rang said with a smile.

After three rounds of drinks, Li Fu and Yan Rang talked about the cost of repairing Da'an Palace.

He took out the account book he had prepared.

"Master Yan, it's the end of the year, and the work of Da'an Palace is done. Before the end of the year, I still have to give the workshopThe carpenters were paid wages and bonuses. The workshop is different from the Ministry of Works. Although they both have to go to the Ministry of Revenue, the allocation of funds has not been discussed yet. Before the twelfth lunar month, I plan to talk to your Majesty about this matter. This is the account book for that period. I asked Yan Shaojiang to come today, in fact, I also want Yan Shaojiang to help me look at this account book to see if there are any omissions.

After all, halfway through the work, I went out with General Yuchi. "

Li Fu smiled and handed the three account books to Yan Rang.

As for what he left Chang'an for, everyone in the court knew that he went to fight.

Hearing this, Yan Rang carefully took the account books.

He felt confused. If he really wanted to read the account books, this was not the place to read them. What's more, it would take some time to read the three thick account books.

The account books have been compared with the Ministry of Works since the recording.

Your Highness, are you going to let me read the account books?

Yan Rang forced a smile on his face.

"Your Highness, you are joking. This account book has been checked many times when I was in Da'an Palace. With such strictness, there will definitely be no mistakes. "Yan Rang put down the account book and pushed it back in front of Li Fu.

"I am really unsure about such a large sum of money. After the Ministry of Works confirms it, it must be shown to His Majesty, and then it will be finalized, and the Ministry of Revenue can allocate funds." Li Fu smiled.

"Is that so?" Yan Rang also smiled and said: "Speaking of which, it is the first time that craftsmen outside the Ministry of Works have participated in the renovation of the palace."

The palace needs people to repair the palace, basically conscripted labor, and the officials of the Ministry of Works are busy for other people who don't work hard.

But this time, the interior decoration of Da'an Palace was all done by craftsmen in Li Fu's workshop, and they were all labor and material.

The Ministry of Works has no way to calculate this expense, so it can only depend on how Li Fu calculates it.