hsntnovel Chapter 2178 Arrival at Wang Wencheng's Villa
Chapter 2178 Arrival at Wang Wencheng's Villa
When Li Shen heard that those people from aristocratic families sold cotton to merchants from the Western Regions, he became furious.
Even in later generations, cotton was listed as a strategic material.
In the Tang Dynasty, cotton was not yet widely used, and most of the people still did not use cotton.
It's not enough for myself, but I give it away to others. It's true that the son doesn't feel sorry for selling the father's land.
Looking at the vast tracts of cotton fields, Li Shen was very excited. These cotton fields should belong to the nobles and aristocratic families who followed him here to grow cotton.
Due to manpower shortage, Prince Ji's palace did not plant cotton this year.
After looking for a long time, Li Shen came back to his senses.
"Let's go, settle down in the villa first, and then we'll go to the workshop." Li Shen said, and the team headed towards the fork in the road leading to the villa.
Li Shen secretly decided that he must get the cotton, as it was worth money.
As you get closer to the villa, the area becomes somewhat desolate. This is the land belonging to Prince Ji’s Mansion, but it is all abandoned this year.
The place was overgrown with weeds and looked desolate.
Seeing this scene, Li Shen kept cursing Wang Wencheng in his heart. It was all because of this guy, otherwise why would it be like this.
And that little jerk Li Zhi, just wait and see how I'll deal with you when I get back.
As Li Shen walked, he cursed Li Zhi for giving birth to a child without a penis.
Half an hour later, we finally arrived at the villa, which had been abandoned for more than a year.
Standing in front of the gate, Li Shen looked up at the plaque, which actually had the words "Princess's Palace" written on it.
"Tear it down!" Li Shen frowned and gave the order. Wasn't Wang Wencheng a little too bold to actually dare to call it a royal palace?
Or he was just a commoner, yet he dared to call himself a lord. If he had been in Chang'an City, he would have been beheaded long ago.
With a clang, the plaque fell to the ground and the guards knocked it down violently.
"Your Highness, there is no one inside. It is safe." Xue Rengui walked out of the villa.
He had just brought people in to conduct a carpet search, fearing that someone was hiding there and might do something bad to Prince Ji.
"Well, send someone to clean up the courtyard and the rooms. This is a big house and we should be able to accommodate the guards if we squeeze in."
Li Shen nodded and gave the order, then walked inside with his men. The guards removed the threshold and drove the carriage in.
Arriving at the back house, Li Shen asked the servants to clean out the largest bedroom, and Li Shen took this opportunity to walk around the villa.
Although it has been abandoned for nearly a year, one can still see its former luxury.
"This bastard Wang Wencheng actually used my money to build such a luxurious villa."
Li Shen cursed as he looked around. What he was looking at was not the villa, but the gold and silver.
More than 2,000 people cleaned up the villa very quickly. It took the guards just over an hour to clear the weeds and clean the rooms and courtyard.
The entire villa looked brand new, except that the paint was a little old.
Li Shen entered Wang Wencheng's study. The furniture inside was all made of top-grade rosewood and was extremely luxurious.
All the books inside had been moved out by Wang Hongfu at that time, and there was nothing left now.
Chunxiang and Dongmei placed writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone for Li Shen, and used stones to set the tea table.
Not long after, Xue Rengui came in:
"My Lord, everything has been arranged."
"Okay, sit down and have a cup of tea." Li Shen nodded slightly and pushed a cup of tea over.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Rengui, how far is this place from Tiele in the north?"
After Xue Rengui sat down, Li Shen asked.
Xue Rengui thought for a moment:
“Your Majesty, if we continue eastward, we will probably enter Tiele’s territory after a few hundred miles.
If we go north...about three or four hundred miles."
Xue Rengui made a rough estimate.
“Send a squad to explore northwards to see how far away Tiele is from the north, and have them disguise themselves as defeated rebels.
Find out the rebels' movements." Li Shen needed to know the rebels' exact location before he could figure out the next plan.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Xue Rengui stood up immediately.
"Okay, go get ready. Tomorrow the King will leave for the workshop to check on the situation."
Li Shen nodded.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Li Shen was woken up early and got on the carriage with a little grumpiness.
He did not go to the market to check it out. It was not a market built by Prince Ji's Mansion and had nothing to do with him.
Maybe he will build a bazaar later.
I don't know how long I walked, but when Li Shen was half asleep, he was awakened by Shitou's voice:
"Your Majesty, we are here."
"Hmm~~~Are we there yet?" Li Shen got off the carriage and looked around. The carriage had already stopped in front of the gate of a large courtyard.
The guard is knocking on the door at this moment.
"Which workshop is this?"
"Your Highness, this is a textile factory." Shi Tou replied quickly.
Soon the workshop door was opened and several people walked out, led by a young man, followed by a young girl.
There were a few people behind him who looked like ordinary people.
When a few people saw Li Shen, they came closer tremblingly:
"I, Ma Wenchang, pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
"See His Highness Prince Ji."
"No need to be polite, Ma Wenchang... I heard Wang Hongfu talk about you. You did a good job."
Li Shen put on a friendly expression.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for your praise." Ma Wenchang immediately thanked him. Hearing the praise from Prince Ji, Ma Wenchang was flattered.
This is the King Ji who has always been high and mighty.
"Take me in for a look." After the polite words, Li Shen gave the order.
Ma Wenchang did not dare to delay and took Li Shen into the workshop.
Li Shen checked the production workshop and some facilities and equipment. They were well maintained and would not be affected by the continued use.
Otherwise he would have to rebuild it again, which would be time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly.
Finally, Ma Wenchang brought Li Shen to the office area.
"Are there only a few of you guarding here?" Li Shen asked after turning around and sitting down.
"Your Highness, yes, Shopkeeper Wang saved my life, so I am willing to guard the workshop here for Prince Ji."
Ma Wenchang nodded in reply.
"Haha, you are a person who knows how to repay kindness, that's good." Li Shen smiled lightly after hearing this.
"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness Prince Ji. I am acting on my conscience and would not dare to let down the kindness shown to me by Shopkeeper Wang." Ma Wenchang bowed.
"Ma Wenchang, I have heard Wang Hongfu talk about your situation. You are also a miserable person and now you are homeless.
The fields were also occupied by others.
I don't know if you are interested in working for me. I think you are very suitable to be the manager of this textile factory.
You are very familiar with this place, and you know how to repay kindness. I don't think you are a person with bad intentions. I am in need of you right now.
What do you think? "Looking at Ma Wenchang, Li Shen said. He is in great need of recruits now. Every workshop is in need of a shopkeeper.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness Prince Ji, but I have never done it before, and I am still young, so I am afraid I cannot shoulder this important responsibility."
Ma Wenchang was delighted at first, but after thinking about it he declined. He was mainly afraid that he would not do a good job and would be blamed.