thefictionvixens Chapter 374
Chapter 374
After dinner, Empress Changsun, Concubine Yang and others gathered together to continue studying wool.
"Lizhi, you will have a good time after your marriage. With Su Chen here, you will definitely taste all the delicacies in the world!" Concubine Yang looked at Princess Changle with ill intentions and joked.
Empress Changsun rolled her eyes at Concubine Yang when she heard this.
"Auntie, Su Chen doesn't cook much. He only cooks when he thinks of it occasionally." Princess Changle answered seriously, not hearing the hidden meaning of Concubine Yang's words at all.
"Lizhi, the delicacies in the world are not only in the kitchen! For example, the bedroom..."
Princess Changle was confused and didn't understand what Concubine Yang meant. She was thinking seriously about what delicacies could be in the bedroom.
Empress Changsun shook her head helplessly, and Concubine Yin and Concubine Wei smiled softly with their mouths covered.
"Yang Fei, don't lead Li Zhi astray." Concubine Wei was a good person and immediately criticized Concubine Yang, then looked at Princess Changle and asked about her well-being, saying:
"Li Zhi, it's winter now. Do you feel cold sleeping alone at night?"
Princess Changle's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said excitedly: "No, Su Chen gave me a quilt not long ago, and it's very warm at night."
"It's like the sun shining on me during the day, and my whole body is hot."
Concubine Wei didn't care about quilts, let alone heard of quilts, and continued to guide, "Li Zhi, even if there are quilts, it's still unbearable to sleep alone in the twelfth lunar month."
"If two people sleep in each other's arms, their body temperature will be transferred to each other, which can warm people's hearts."
Princess Changle nodded in agreement, "Auntie is right, now I sleep with Xiao Sizi, it's indeed a lot warmer."
Princess Changle also asked Jin'er to sleep with them, but Jin'er disagreed.
Empress Changsun couldn't listen any longer. The more she listened, the more stupid Princess Changle seemed to her.
"You two stop saying these dirty words. She's still young."
"Lizhi, tell me about the quilt in detail."
Seeing Empress Changsun speak, Concubine Yang and Concubine Wei smiled awkwardly. They wanted to give Princess Changle a strong dose of medicine. They didn't believe that she wouldn't take the bait.
Princess Changle didn't understand why this was dirty talk.
"Mother, quilts are made of cotton..."
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"Brother-in-law, how are the operations of the two patients with intestinal abscesses at Master Sun's place going?"
If Li Chengqian didn't mention this, Li Shimin would probably have forgotten about it.
"The first one recovered well after the operation two days ago and has returned home. The other one seems to have had an operation today, so there should be no problem."
Li Shimin was a little excited when he heard Su Chen say this.
"So, in the future, intestinal abscess is no longer a terminal illness? Can surgery cure it?"
Su Chen thought for a moment and said, "If it can be discovered and treated in time, there will be no problem. What I am afraid of is other complications caused by intestinal abscess, which is the most troublesome."
After a moment, he continued, "Wait for these two intestinal abscess patients to have surgery one month later, and send someone to visit them again. If there are no sequelae, I plan to publish this news in the newspaper.
In this way, if the people unfortunately get intestinal abscess, they will know where to get treatment."
Li Shimin immediately applauded.
"Great, there will be no more innocent people who die from intestinal abscess in the Tang Dynasty in the future."
The population of the Tang Dynasty is small now, and once intestinal abscess is contracted, it is certain to die. At least hundreds or thousands of people die from intestinal abscess every year.
Afterwards, Li Shimin asked Li Tai about the recent progress of his research on explosives.
Su Chen told Li Shimin that the research on explosives has been temporarily slowed down, and it will be prepared after sugarcane is made into white sugar.
"Oh? White sugar should be a sweet food and can be used as explosives?"
Su Chen nodded and answered casually: "That's what the book says. I'm not sure about the specific effect."
Su Chen didn't dare to say too much. He had never seen anyone add white sugar to gunpowder, let alone know the power of explosives after adding sugar.
"In the book? What book?" Li Shimin was full of disbelief.
"A rare copy, that book can't be found."
Li Shimin didn't want to listen to Su Chen's nonsense anymore, so he glanced at Li Chengqian and looked outside the hall.
Li Chengqian understood, got up and walked outside the hall to call Wang Defa in.
"Old Wang, tell the Ministry of Rites to send people to pay more attention to the tribute of sugarcane from Lingnan, and report as soon as there is any news."
"Your Majesty, I have arranged it, and there will be news soon." Wang Defa replied respectfully. While Li Shimin and others were having a meal, the old king sent his men to the Ministry of Rites to urge the matter.
Wang Defa was about to leave the hall when Su Chen called him.
"Old Wang, do you know how the template for printing money is being made?"
"Marquis Su, this... I don't know!" Wang Defa looked at Li Shimin for help. Usually, without the emperor's order, Old Wang would not take the initiative to ask about these things.
"Go ask!" Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"Yes! I'll go right away."
Li Shimin felt a littleStrange, why did Su Chen suddenly think of asking about paper money.
Su Chen saw the confusion in Li Shimin's eyes and said, "Your Majesty, look. There are seven denominations of paper money below 100 Wen. The number of paper money required is at least one million, otherwise it is inconvenient to change money in transactions."
"These need to be printed one by one using templates, and the number of templates determines the output of paper money.
The more templates, the better, and Atana will return to Chang'an in about two months when he brings cotton back from the Western Regions next time.
So we have to prepare here first, and when the cotton arrives, we can print a large number of paper money.
Only with a large number of paper money can we open a bank."
Su Chen said slowly.
"You are right, I will send more people to encourage the craftsmen to cast a large number of templates." Li Shimin nodded in approval after listening to Su Chen's explanation.
Su Chen looked at the time, and it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, so he looked up at Princess Changle.
Princess Changle and Empress Changsun seemed to be chatting enthusiastically, and he didn't want to go over and disturb them.
"Boy, are you in a hurry to go back?" Li Shimin asked calmly.
Su Chen smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I'm not in a hurry."
"Boy, have you ever thought about moving to Chang'an?" Li Shimin asked suddenly.
"Move to Chang'an? That won't work!" Su Chen shook his head without thinking, and his earwax was about to come out.
What a joke?
If he moves to Chang'an, will he have a good life in the future?
"What's the reason, you bastard? The Prince of Qin's Mansion is worthy of you, the Marquis?" Li Shimin immediately got angry.
However, Li Shimin didn't realize that the Prince of Qin's Mansion was only what he wanted to give to Su Chen, and no one else had ever heard of it.
Su Chen was surprised and looked unbelievable.
"Qin Wang Mansion? The house you lived in before you became emperor?"
"Asshole! Qin Wang Mansion is more than a house, it is a hundred times more magnificent than your broken manor!" Li Shimin was annoyed by Su Chen again. He actually called Qin Wang Mansion a house.
Su Chen timidly muttered: "You also gave me the broken manor."
"Have you ever seen Hongyi Palace?" Li Shimin found that it was not worth it to be angry with Su Chen, and asked after calming down a little.
Su Chen shook his head, "Except for the East Market and Wang's house, I haven't been anywhere."
"Oh, there is also this place and the old man's palace, and the other is Taiji Hall."
Li Shimin turned his head and snorted coldly.
"Humph, you have no knowledge!"
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