Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Tang Dynasty, Chang'an.

Su Chen had just returned from Sun Simiao and asked the old immortal about the cost and price of Ganmao Ling Granules.

It was finally determined that a bottle of Ganmao Ling Granules was enough for three days and the price was 18 copper coins.

Su Chen planned to wait until Li Shimin established the Drug Bureau and then add a patent protection law, and then hand over Ganmao Ling Granules to a special department for production.

The effect of Ganmao Ling Granules in treating colds has been confirmed. Yesterday, Princess Changle told Su Chen that three students who caught colds in the school took Ganmao Ling Granules and their symptoms were significantly relieved on the second day. On the third day, the cold was completely cured.

It is safe and effective, and has no side effects.

"Wang Chao, go and notify the village chief later. In the afternoon, organize the villagers to harvest sweet potatoes and potatoes. The manor will send 200 people to help."

There are not so many people in the manor, but you can contact the Jinwu Guards who are responsible for guarding the periphery of the manor.

There are hundreds of them.

The weather is very good today. The snow melted yesterday and the ground is basically dry.

Su Chen specifically asked someone if it would snow again, and the answer he got was that it might snow again.

Therefore, Su Chen wanted to collect the sweet potatoes and potatoes as soon as possible, otherwise they would be difficult to preserve if they were soaked in too much water.

In addition, yesterday evening, the villagers who went out to build roads returned to the manor, and only a dozen people were still building a kang at a service area not far from Chang'an.

There is a service area every fifty or sixty miles, usually built at the entrance and exit of the county town along the way.

"Okay, Lord!" Wang Chao did as he was told.

"Ma Han, what day is it today?"

"Lord, today is the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Thursday." Ma Han stepped forward and answered with a smile on his face.

"Tsk~tsk! Your smile is a bit abnormal. Did you get paid today?" Su Chen shook his head and joked.

He knew that the manor usually paid wages around the fifth day of every month.

"Lord, you are so good at predicting things. Today, Steward Wang just paid me my salary!" Ma Han gave him a thumbs up and flattered him without any money.

Zhang Long and his four companions were paid quite a lot. Their salary alone was more than twice that of a seventh-rank county magistrate.

The salaries of court officials are now divided into: salary, rice, official land and servants, etc.

This was the salary that Zhang Long and his companions had tried their best to refuse. Su Chen gave them a salary of 3,500 wen, saying that it was to let them save some money for their wives.

The salary of a seventh-rank county magistrate in an ordinary prefecture or county was only 1,500 wen, but it was different for a fifth-rank county magistrate in Jing County.

Zhang Long and his companions' salary had always been kept by the housekeeper. They had no place to save money, and the most important thing was that Zhang Long and his companions did not need to spend money on weekdays.

Su Chen punched Ma Han in the chest and said with a smile, "Haha, save money well! I'll find you a marriage partner another day."

"Okay, thank you, Lord!"

Su Chen nodded and said to himself:

'I heard that there are nearly 10,000 palace maids in the palace. Isn't this a waste of time? Lao Bai has a poem, "Three thousand resentful women left the harem." It seems to be about His Majesty releasing three thousand palace maids from the palace after he ascended the throne. ’

‘Well, let’s arrange it another day and let Zhang Long and the others go to the palace for a blind date. ’

“Has Li Tai come back?”

“My Lord, the King of Wei came back a quarter of an hour ago and should be in the study now.” Ma Han replied.

“Okay!”

Su Chen nodded and walked towards the study.

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“Are you done?”

Su Chen sat down opposite Li Tai with a swagger.

“Well, more than 100 kilograms of white sugar have been produced, and they are also proficient in the refining techniques.” Li Tai paused for a moment, looked at Su Chen and asked, “Will white sugar not melt or deteriorate if stored in a pottery jar?”

Li Tai believed that white sugar was made of crystallized sugarcane juice, and the storage time should not be too long.

Su Chen thought for a while, “White sugar is not easy to expire. As long as it is properly stored, it should be fine to store it for a year.”

Considering the sugar-making process and storage methods, Su Chen said less about the storage period.

"Have you made the explosives?"

"I'm planning to teach them how to make explosives tomorrow." Li Tai replied.

"Then you have to make it clear to them. They must pay attention to safety and prevent fire and moisture." Su Chen reminded solemnly, and then thought of something, "By the way, the person in charge of making explosives. I heard that he is the chief craftsman. What's his name?"

Yesterday, Su Chen went to various workshops and met the chief craftsman who helped him make copper pipes last time. At that time, Su Chen didn't know that he was the chief craftsman.

When Su Chen went to the chief craftsman, he took the initiative to receive Su Chen, and neither of them asked each other's identity.

Hearing this, Li Tai glanced at Su Chen, "Why are you asking about this person?"

"Just asking casually! I think he's a good person. What's his name?" Su Chen continued to ask.

"The chief craftsman's name is... Yan Lide!"

Li Tai hesitated and answered with a bow.

Bowing is not a salute to Su Chen, just like when other people mention the saint of the day, as a sign of respect.Meaning.

"Yan Lide? Isn't that your father-in-law...!" Su Chen said in surprise.

Li Tai did not deny and nodded.

Yan Lide, the brother of Yan Liben. Good at architecture, sculpture and painting,

Su Chen immediately stood up and walked around the desk, came to Li Tai's side and leaned over Li Tai's shoulder, saying: "I said, are you a little stupid? Your father-in-law doesn't invite people to the manor as a guest?"

"You don't know etiquette, and then others will think that I don't know the rules!"

"In this way, let your father-in-law eat and live in the manor in the future!"

After thinking about it, Su Chen added, "It's better to bring your girlfriend to the manor for everyone to see."

Li Tai pulled Su Chen off his shoulder and pointed to the seat opposite.

Su Chen slowly sat back, "I'm talking to you about business, do you think I'm joking?"

Li Tai thought about it and nodded gently, "Okay, I'll tell you after I discuss it with him tomorrow." As for asking him to go back to the palace to bring Yan Wan to the manor, Li Tai did not respond.

"My Lord, the harem sent a batch of sweaters." Ma Han came to the door of the study to report to Su Chen.

Su Chen didn't think much about it. It was just a sweater. Who didn't have a sweater? Just find a suitable one to wear. "Oh, just let Wang Xi accept it!"

"Replying to the Marquis, the sweaters were sent by the imperial concubines in the harem and the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace."

Those sweaters were knitted by Concubine Yang, Concubine Yin, and Concubine Wei for their sons. The ones sent by the Crown Princess were all knitted by the palace maids, adding up to more than 20 pieces.

Empress Changsun wanted to continue knitting sweaters, but Li Shimin didn't let her do these hard work anymore.

So Li Chengqian and his five brothers and sisters were unable to wear the sweaters knitted by Empress Changsun herself. This treatment was only enjoyed by Li Shimin and Su Chen.

"Is that so? Let's go and take a look!" Su Chen called Li Tai out of the study together.

When they came to the living room, there were more than a dozen palace maids waiting with packages in their hands.

"Your servant greets His Royal Highness Su Hou and His Royal Highness the King of Wei!" The maids saluted when they saw the two men coming, and then explained who the sweaters in the packages in their hands belonged to.

"Okay, I'll have someone write it down and give it to them when they all come back."

Su Chen told Wang Xi to mark the packages that the three imperial concubines sent to his son, and give them to Li Ke, Li You, Li Shen and others when they came back for lunch.

The Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace asked the maids to send more sweaters, which were suitable for both men and women in different sizes and colors.

Afterwards, the maids who sent the sweaters saluted and left the manor.

"Fatty, you have sweaters to wear, go pick two!" Su Chen said to Li Tai with a smile.

Li Tai stepped forward without hesitation.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation, and the following items are specially rewarded:

Medium calligraphy attainments, proficiency in riding.

A special material scale-patterned iron stick, weighing thirty pounds.

Physical cough syrup, lung-relief granule formula. 】

Su Chen: “-^…”

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