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Chapter 257 The Little Princess Wants to Grow Cotton Candy!

Upon hearing that Xiao Ran had more valuable items, Li Shimin immediately became wary.

"Never mind, we'll talk about it later if I don't have the money!" Li Shimin added. "It's the court that's short of money. You should know more or less about the court's situation."

"Sigh!" Xiao Ran sighed. "That's a pity. There's a good thing that can be used to contact the border from Chang'an. But since we don't have the money, let's just forget about it!"

Even Li Shimin couldn't remain calm when he heard Xiao Ran mention contacting the border.

"You little brat, speak up!" Li Shimin stopped what he was doing.

Li Lizhi didn't know either, and looked at Xiao Ran curiously.

"We can't use mobile phones and computers here in the Tang Dynasty because the supporting facilities are lacking. But telegraph machines don't need these things; you can't make direct calls, but you can transmit information."

Li Shimin became excited, "How far is fine?"

“There’s no problem here in the Tang Dynasty,” Xiao Ran briefly explained the situation of the telegraph machine to Li Shimin and the others.

Li Shimin had previously considered expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty as much as possible because of Xiao Ran's arrival.

However, with a larger territory, the cost and difficulty of governance also increase exponentially.

One of the biggest problems is communication.

Depriving local governments of autonomy can easily stifle their development and leave them feeling restricted.

Granting local autonomy, yet fearing that local areas might grow too powerful and escape the control of the imperial court.

If communication costs are low and communication is convenient, then these are not problems.

"How much is this!" Li Shimin couldn't refuse such a thing; it was too useful for the Tang Dynasty.

"Two hundred strings of cash each!"

"Are you crazy! Why don't you just rob it!"

"Telegraph machines are cheap, but solar panels require a complete set, which is more expensive."

Xiao Ran and Li Shimin began to haggle.

After some discussion, we agreed that a set would cost 150 strings of cash, and we could pay part of the amount upfront.

Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi were also present, but they did not speak.

Li Lizhi was quite happy. Previously, Xiao Ran hadn't been very interested in money and thought it was about right.

Now, however, he is arguing with Li Shimin on reason, which shows that Xiao Ran wants to develop in the Tang Dynasty.

Once the greenhouse was set up, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun returned to the Lizheng Hall, leaving only Xiao Ran, Li Lizhi, and the three little princesses outside.

The greenhouse isn't big, but it can be expanded to grow other things.

Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi loosened the soil while discussing what to plant.

"Strawberries look good, let's plant some!" Xiao Ran suggested.

"That's a good idea," Li Lizhi agreed. "Could we plant some watermelons?"

"This space is a bit small; only one watermelon plant can be grown here."

"There will be lots and lots of juicy gossip going on in the future!" The little princess gestured with her hands.

"Yes, what does Sizi want to plant?" Xiao Ran asked.

The little princess thought about it carefully, "Little Nangjun~ plant cotton candy~ and rock candy gourd~"

The little princess was very excited, "And there's milk tea too!"

"Hahaha!" Xiao Ran couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You little rascal, these things won't grow up."

"My older sister is so annoying~"

"Humph~"

"I just want to grow cotton candy!" the little princess shouted loudly.

As soon as Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun sat down, Li Shimin said, "Anan, bring me the map!"

"It's your Majesty!"

Empress Zhangsun brewed a cup of tea for Li Shimin.

Zhang Anan brought over a map of the territory and spread it on the table. "Your Majesty!"

"Ananda, go find some literate people, the clever ones, to learn telegraph operation later."

Zhang Anan had overheard Xiao Ran's words earlier. Li Shimin needed a batch of telegraph machines, and naturally, he also needed a group of people to send and receive them.

"Yes, Your Majesty! This servant will make the arrangements immediately."

Li Shimin picked up his teacup. "Establish a telegraph office in Chang'an to receive telegrams from all over the country. Every major military town should have a telegraph machine."

After Xiao Ran explained the function of the telegraph machine, Li Shimin had a plan in mind.

Empress Zhangsun nodded, "In this way, the 800-li urgent dispatches will no longer be needed, and the expenses of the post stations will be greatly reduced."

"Yes! According to Xiao Ran, as long as there's a telegraph machine, you'll know what happened within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I never even dared to imagine that before."

Li Shimin became more and more excited as he thought about it.

"This little rascal has really been a great help!" Li Shimin smiled.

"Ananda, go and tell Dalang about this, and ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to prepare the money. If they don't have enough, they can borrow some from the money shop."

Xiao Ran returned with a hoe, speechless upon hearing Li Shimin's words, "Your Majesty, are you trying to get something for nothing? You even borrowed money from a bank, that's outrageous!"

"It was the imperial court that lent the money, and it's not like the imperial court won't pay it back. Besides, it was agreed before that the imperial court would be responsible for the security of the money shop, and the money shop would lend the money to the imperial court."

Li Shimin spoke with righteous indignation.

Xiao Ran was too lazy to care anymore.

The little princess ran to Empress Zhangsun with a pitiful look on her face and threw herself into her arms, crying, "Mother~"

"Sizi, what's wrong?" Empress Zhangsun could tell that the little princess's voice was off, a little choked up.

"Sister, you're so annoying~"

With Empress Zhangsun around, the little princess could accuse others without fear.

"What's wrong, sister?"

"She won't let the cotton plants in the nest produce sugar."

Upon hearing the little princess's words, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were stunned and did not react.

"This little girl insists on growing cotton candy, candied hawthorn, and milk tea in the greenhouse." Li Lizhi was both amused and exasperated.

"We can only grow fruits and vegetables. These are not allowed!" Empress Zhangsun said softly.

"Sizi, if you want milk tea, go find Sixth Sister and ask her to buy it for you," Xiao Ran said.

"Really~" The little princess smiled through her gloomy face.

"Well, let's go!"

"Brother, I want to drink too," Princess Chengyang said.

"And I!"

"Yes, we have everything. Go ahead!"

With Xiao Ran's permission, the three little princesses held hands and went behind the screen.

Inside the villa, Princess Yuzhang chatted with Li Tai and Li Ke about many things.

Although Princess Yuzhang's understanding of this era was not as great as that of the two natives, Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying, it was greater than that of the others.

"Sizi, Second Sister Seventeen, only the three of you have come back!" Princess Yuzhang called out.

"Mmm-hmm~" The little princess ran up to Princess Yuzhang, "Sister Niu~ Little Nangjun, buy me some milk tea~"

"And there's also Second Sister, Little Nangjun."

The two little princesses nodded repeatedly.

Princess Yuzhang knew that Xiao Ran must have agreed, otherwise the little princess wouldn't have said that.

"Okay, let me see." Princess Yuzhang took out her phone and opened the food delivery app.

I did the math, and there are a lot of people, so we'll have to buy a lot of cups.

The three little princesses were not in a hurry to return to the Tang Dynasty; they waited at the villa.

The milk tea arrived shortly after.

Li Ke and Li Tai also wanted it, as well as Xiao Ran, Li Lizhi, Empress Zhangsun, and others.

The three little princesses happily took their milk tea and returned to the Tang Dynasty.

The little princess forgot all the unpleasantness before drinking the milk tea.

(End of this chapter)