The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Yan Rang was shocked when he thought of this.

Instantly, he understood what Li Fu meant.

This bill is not small.

Without even looking at the account book, he knew that this was a sky-high bill.

After all, Yan Rang had seen the decorations and furniture inside the Da'an Palace, which were unique in the entire Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the furniture workshop business in Chang'an City has been booming recently, and many wealthy families have rushed to send money to the furniture shops and waited for custom furniture. They are still queuing up now.

How much money is recorded in these three thick account books?

Yan Rang dared not think about this amount.

"Actually, the matter of Da'an Palace was also a coincidence." Li Fu said: "When I set up this workshop in Chang'an City and recruited carpenters from the entire Chang'an City, the court did not discuss the matter of moving the emperor, let alone changing Hongyi Palace to Da'an Palace and renovating it with great fanfare."

What Li Fu said was true. In history, when Li Yuan moved from Taiji Palace to Hongyi Palace, the palace was still the original palace and had never been renovated like this. It was probably just cleaned up and Li Yuan moved in.

Hongyi Palace was originally a newly built palace, but it was built according to the specifications for a prince.

And Li Yuan, an emperor, lived in a palace of that specification, and just cleaned it up and moved in...

No wonder it is said that Li Shimin was not right in this matter.

However, in that case, Li Shimin still had to face the extortion of the Turks. Even if he wanted to do things more beautifully, the treasury did not have the strength.

Otherwise, why would he hate the Turks so much? After the Tang Dynasty recovered its national strength, it immediately sent troops to the grassland.

"Later, the workshop was established. I originally thought that it would be a small-scale operation, and there would be a lot of income in the house. Unexpectedly, it happened." Li Fu smiled and said, "It seems that it is time and fate."

"Yes, it seems that this matter is also a coincidence, and it is also suitable for Your Highness to participate in this matter." Yan Rang smiled.

The account book matter is safe in the Ministry of Works.

After all, even the officials of the Ministry of Works who work together have no excuses.

And the home decorations in Da'an Palace, except for Li Fu's workshop, no one else can calculate the value.

After a meal, Li Fu took Yan Rang to Pingkangfang. Lao Zhao had already arranged everything in Tianshui Pavilion in Pingkangfang.

Talking about things also needs to be divided into the first and second rounds.

The first round was a success before the second round, and the second round was a success before the deal was done.

The next day, Li Fu treated Pei Ju and several other officials from the Ministry of Revenue to a banquet, following the same routine.

There was no communication between Li Fu and Pei Ju, and they were not close, but he still had some face as a prince, after all, he was a favorite of the two majesties. After the invitation was sent, Pei Ju had to give Li Fu some face.

So, he brought several officials from the Ministry of Revenue to the banquet.

It was still the same old routine, and Li Fu also talked to Pei Ju about the account book.

"If everything recorded in the account book is true, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will naturally allocate money according to the approval of your majesty." Pei Ju said.

As early as when the renovation of Hongyi Palace was mentioned in the court, the Ministry of Civil Affairs knew that the national treasury had to pay for it, and the specifications of the renovation of Da'an Palace were comparable to those of Taiji Palace, and the money spent was not a small amount.

Now the Prince of Jingyang is hosting a banquet for this matter. Everyone present knows that the money is not a small amount. As long as His Majesty agrees, no matter how much, they have to pay.

However, one thing that makes them feel comfortable is that when the Turks came, His Majesty signed a new alliance with them and did not make any more concessions to send money and food to the Turks.

This saves a lot of money.

But now, if you say you don’t feel bad, it’s a lie.

Anyone who works in the Ministry of Civil Affairs is a stingy person.

In the court, money is spent here and there. It seems to be a lucrative job, but in fact... it is just a lucrative job.

It can only be said that some have lost money.

Fortunately, the money was saved and used for what it should be used for.

The ministers in the court have heard about the situation in Da'an Palace, but they have not had the opportunity to see the situation there for the time being. However, there will be opportunities in the future.

They knew what the furniture situation was like. After all, some of them had their families ordering furniture from furniture shops, but they hadn't gotten a number yet.

Li Fu treated guests to dinner for two consecutive days, and after dinner he went to Tianshui Pavilion and asked the officials to personally take care of the fallen ladies. Finally, the matter was settled.

Next, he took the account book to the palace to ask Li Shimin for approval.

As long as Li Shimin agreed, he summoned the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to discuss, and the money would be delivered to Li Fu's Jingyang Prince's residence soon.

After meeting with the people of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, the next day, Li Fu entered the palace with the account book.

He entered the palace in the afternoon, knowing that Li Shimin discussed important matters with the court officials in the morning, and Li Shimin handled state affairs in his side hall in the afternoon. Even if there were people, they were Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others.

When Li Fu came, Li Shimin was the only one in the side hall, with a eunuch serving him, and other palace people were waiting outside the hall.

The eunuch beside Li Shimin whispered to him that the Jingyang County Prince had arrived.

"Let him in." Li Shimin responded.

Then, the eunuch came outside the hall and brought Li Fu in together.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Li Fu bowed his hands.

"No need to be polite, find a place to sit by yourself." Li Shimin did not raise his head, his eyes were still on the scroll in his hand.

"You have been staying at your farm for quite a long time this time." Li Shimin said, "Have you arranged everything at the farm?"

"How can everything be arranged? There are so many things to do. Even if the current things are solved, there will be new things in the future." Li Fu smiled and said, "It's just that it's the twelfth lunar month now, so many things will stop for the time being. It's winter, so it's good to spend the winter at home."

It's cold in winter, and even the soil is frozen. If you do things at this time, you will get half the result with twice the effort. Why bother?

And the main things have been solved for the time being, and the rest can be done slowly.

People should always take a breath.

"You, if you have nothing to do, you won't come to me. You are afraid that I will find something for you to do." Li Shimin raised his head and looked at Li Fu: "Tell me, what are you doing this time."

"I'm here to give you the account book." Li Fu said, and took out three thick account books.

Seeing this, the eunuch hurried forward and took the account book from Li Fu.

"Let me take a look." Li Shimin also looked at the three account books.