Chapter 4: What else can I ask for if I get a wife like this?

"Will this exceed the system?" Chen Ying didn't know much about ancient architecture, but he knew one thing: what level he enjoyed and what treatment he had. Now he enjoyed a city. Although the scale was far less than that of Li Yuan's palace, it was not small anymore. The houses of ordinary ministers covered an area of ​​100 acres. Is this a bit of a big deal?

Hou Mo Chenxu smiled and said, "The fifth brother is worried too much, this house will never exceed the system."

Chen Ying and Hou Mo and Chenxu stood side by side on the gatehouse, looking at the Chen Family Fort destroyed by the lights, Chen Ying was even more imaginative. In later generations, although Chen Ying had an annual salary of six figures, he had never bought his own house. Now he not only had it, but also had a large mansion covering an area of ​​500 acres, which made Chen Ying feel deeply moved.

Chen Ying pointed to the fort and said, "It may not be easy to ask Yuwen Shu to come out and take charge of the work himself?"

"Fifth Brother, what are you talking about?" Hou Mo Chenxu smiled and said, "Fifth Brother is married, why don't I have any gifts that I can give? If I don't help this little, I'm still a brother!"

Although Chen Ying and Hou Mo Chenxu are cousins, Chen Ying is not the original Chen Ying after all. He feels a little alienated about Hou Mo Chenxu. However, seeing Hou Mo Chenxu so enthusiastic, Chen Ying's emotions were also involuntarily infected. He took Hou Mo Chenxu's shoulder and said, "Brothers settle the score clearly. How much have you spent in this? I will let Ma make trouble for you. Don't refuse, otherwise the brothers will not do it!"

Although Chen Ying did not read the account book, the project was completed nearly a year ahead of schedule, and the scale was more than three times larger than the original plan. If Chen Ying was not investing money in it, Chen Ying would definitely not believe it.

"Fifth Brother, you're just seeing each other!" Hou Mo Chenxu was about to continue persuading.

Chen Ying said: "I have said that my brothers can settle the accounts clearly. When it comes to money issues, the best thing is to calculate it clearly. Of course, Xiaoqi, don't underestimate me, fifth brother, I am not short of money now!"

Seeing that Chen Ying was determined, Hou Mo and Chenxu sighed helplessly and said, "Fifth Brother, you really don't treat me as your brother!"

Chen Ying did not get entangled in this issue, patted his shoulder and said, "Xiao Qi, what are you busy with now?"

Speaking of this, a hint of worry flashed in Hou Mo Chenxu's eyebrows and eyes.

However, Hou Mo and Chenxu did not say what official he is now, but it is conceivable that Li Shimin's situation is not good now. In history, he was brilliant in the Battle of Luoyang and the Guanzhong of Hulao Pass. However, in this time and space, because of Chen Ying's appearance, Li Shimin not only did not become famous all over the world, but instead became a dusty person.

Hou Mo Chenxu smiled bitterly and said, "He is currently appointed as the Shaoqing of the Honglu, and also the Dianke Order."

The Honglu Temple is one of the five supervisors of the Tang army's three provinces, six ministries, and nine temples. It is roughly equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This Dianke Ling is the chief official in charge of ethnic minorities. The key is that this official is not very high, even the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple who is the official of the Lu official is also from the fourth rank, while the Dianke Ling is the fifth rank.

Although his official position was a bit low, Chen Ying knew that there was absolutely no extra political action, so that Hou Mo and Chen Xu became the Dian Ke Order. In fact, the unpaid intention was not to make meritorious service for him. This shows that the next national strategy of the Tang Dynasty was dominated by Dian Ke. Looking at the loss that flashed through Hou Mo and Chen Xu's eyes, Chen Ying smiled and said, "Xiao Qi, are you very disappointed?"

Hou Mo Chenxu said with a quarrel: "No, no!"

"Xiao Qi!" Chen Ying patted his shoulder and said, "I want to congratulate you for my brother!"

If someone else said this, Hou Mo and Chen Xu might have turned against each other at this moment, but when facing Chen Ying, he said, "What are you congratulating me? Giving me such a small official is simply a cold bone for a wild dog."

"That's not what he said!" Chen Ying advised: "The Battle of Hebei has ended. In a short period of time, the Tang Dynasty will not launch a war on the outside world. It's not that she doesn't want to fight, but that she really can't afford it. At this time, it's time to start the alliance, and the target of the alliance will be places outside the Central Plains, whether in the southern part of the Central Plains, or in the Lingnan, or in the Western Regions. No matter which direction, this is the responsibility of the Dianke Ling. Now the opportunity is right in front of you. As long as you grasp it, your great achievements will be flown into you!"

Hou Mo Chenxu is not a stupid person either. No wonder Hou Mo Chenqian kept advising him to be calm. It turned out that Li Yuan had this idea.

Just when Chen Ying tried to persuade Hou Mo Chenxu.

In Chang'an City, in Princess Pingyang's Mansion, Li Yuan and his daughter were also doing their work patiently.

There are many things that make Li Yuan happy, such as the victory of Mingzhou, Hebei, and Dou Jiande was isolated in Zezhou and could not move. It is conceivable that Dou Jiande could not fly at this time, and Li Xiuning was also preparing for a wedding dress and preparing to get married.

Li Xiuning got married is a good thing, but what made Li Yuan most confused was Chen Ying.

Chen Ying had great achievements in fighting, so great that he didn't know how to reward him.

This is actually not important. If you are promoted to a grand official as a son-in-law, you will be able to give the Zhuguo from the second rank to Chen Ying.

If Chen Ying’s reward is a headache, it is a resource controlled by Chen Ying.

After more than half a year of development and operation, Chen Ying produced more than three million kilograms in the steel plant in Qinglinli in just over June.

Since the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Sang Hongyang proposed to Emperor Wu of Han that salt and iron are state-owned, so in the general environment, salt and iron are both state-owned. So the problem is that in the strategic position of iron and salt, no emperor will let a minister control the important weapon of the country.

However, Li Yuan is a person who cherishes his feathers. Chen Ying made such a great contribution and forcibly seized Chen Ying's property. If he did this, he would probably be criticized by the people of the world.

So, Li Yuan put his ideas on Li Xiuning's head.

"Sanniang, are you satisfied with the dowry prepared by my father for you?" Li Yuan smiled and said to Li Xiuning: "Look, what is missing and what is dissatisfied, my father will add it to it."

Li Xiuning had already read the dowry list, which was very rich. Compared with the Huainan Princess, it was more than ten times more than when she got married.

The fur alone includes twenty tiger skins, sixty black fox skins, sixty otter skins, sixty silver fox skins, sixty white wolf skins, ten volumes of big hair black grey squirrel skins, and ten volumes of sable fur. Any of these furs is worth more than 100 stale, and these furs alone are less than 30,000 stale.

There are also 200 silks of each color, 200 satin, 200 satin, 200 satin, 200 brocade, 212 brocade, and 212 brocades of Shu brocade. There are 212 silk yarns of each color, 212 velvet wool, 212 futon silks, 212 futon silks, 200 palace silks, 200 palace satin, 200 palace cotton, 400 cloud satin, python satin, makeup satin, gold flower satin, cicada wing yarn, soft smoke silk, pomegranate silk, etc., and 600 purses of each color.

In the Tang Dynasty, silk and cloth were actually money. An ordinary Shu brocade cost more than 3,000 yuan, and this batch of dowry was more than 100,000 yuan. In addition to these furs and silk, there were also various jewelry, which were as many as 20,000 yuan. Of course, if Li Xiuning wore a set of jewelry every day, even within ten years, Li Xiuning would not wear a double-shaped jewelry. These gold, silver, gems and jewelry, combined, would start at least 300,000 yuan.

Li Xiuning was naturally very satisfied with this, and she smiled and said, "Dad, I'm so nice to Sanniang!"

"It's good to be satisfied, it's good to be satisfied!" Li Yuan said with a smile: "The Prince Chen has a series of workshops such as casting money, smelting iron, making cars, making agricultural tools, making armor, bows and crossbows, weapons, salt, and military rations. These workshops are the lifeblood of the court and cannot be controlled by Mr. Chen alone, so my father wants to..."

Before Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Xiuning frowned and said, "Dad, are you biased in saying this? All major clans, major clans, and which one family does not own a complete industry, like iron smelting and building weapons, who doesn't have any?"

Li Yuan was stunned when he heard this.

Li Xiuning is not a nonsense, she said it is true.

As Li Xiuning said, all major families are actually metallurgical workshops, and they have steel reserves of no less than one million kilograms. Once formed, these families and families have a large amount of weapons and equipment.

The key is that Chen Ying and other families are not of the same magnitude at all. Chen Ying worked hard in the second half of the year and produced more than 3 million kilograms of steel. However, what Chen Ying produced was not iron at all, but steel. The quality was better than weapon monitoring. And most importantly, Chen Ying's steel output was too scary.

Li Yuan's face turned cold: "The court has laws from the court, and Chen Ying must hand over his property!"

"Father, are you snatching supplies and industries from your ministers?" Li Xiuning pouted: "If Father insists on doing this, his daughter has no choice but to do so!"

Li Xiuning's face was getting ugly at this moment.

Li Yuan said: "The court is also in great difficulty now. Sanniang must understand her father!"
Chapter completed!