My house's electrical wiring dates back to the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 29 Li Shimin's Agarwood

"What?"

"I've thought of a few things that can make money, things that don't need to be national treasures like the calligraphy and paintings mentioned earlier, but can be bought and sold directly," Li Mingbo said.

"What is it? I'll have someone find it for you." Li Shimin was satisfied as long as it was something.

"Ginseng and agarwood," Li Mingbo said. "Ginseng is very expensive where we live, especially wild ginseng, which becomes more valuable the longer it's grown. Agarwood is sold by the gram and is more expensive than gold."

"These two belong to different departments. Ginseng is a precious medicinal material, and both the Imperial Pharmacy and the Imperial Medical Bureau have it. However, the Imperial Pharmacy belongs to the imperial court, and the ginseng there is all imported from foreign countries and is of a higher grade," Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, how much is there? I'm afraid if I take it all, there won't be any left here," Li Mingbo said.

"Go get it yourself," Li Shimin said.

"I'm not going, it's too hot," Li Mingbo said.

"Hmm?!" Li Shimin saw Li Mingbo leaning against the golden nanmu pillar without getting up.

Dare to defy the imperial decree?

"Your Majesty, I've traveled such a long way and I don't want to move anymore. Have them send over five or six medium-sized ones. I'll give one to the doctor who treated the Empress last time. I'll also need to trouble him with the Duke of Yi's illness this time."

"There's no need to use offerings when giving gifts," Li Mingbo said.

After saying that, Li Mingbo wondered if he had been asking for an exorbitant amount.

do not care.

Just say it.

"Tell me all at once, how much agarwood do you want?" Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Li Mingbo, ignoring his act of defying the imperial decree.

"Of course, the higher the grade of agarwood, the better."

"Then let's start from Shangshe Bureau," Li Shimin said.

The Shangshe Bureau, under the Palace Secretariat, was the agency in charge of the emperor's daily life.

The agarwood used by Li Shimin himself was supplied by the Shangshe Bureau.

"That's wonderful. The agarwood used by the First Emperor of All Time must be the finest of the finest." Li Mingbo said, looking at Li Shimin.

"How much agarwood do you want?" Li Shimin asked.

"Hmm, how about ten jin?" Li Mingbo asked for an exorbitant amount.

"Guards!" Li Shimin shouted.

Soon a eunuch from the Inner Palace Department walked in.

This is the imperial harem; it only has eunuchs.

The first time I saw the Thousand Ox Guardian, it was gone.

It's unclear whether Li Shimin silenced them.

The eunuchs were safer; without Li Shimin's orders, no one could leave the inner palace.

An elderly eunuch with gray hair walked in.

Li Shimin instructed, "Be quick."

"This servant obeys the decree," the old eunuch said.

The sound was deep and resonant, unlike the duck sounds I had imagined.

TV dramas have misled me.

The old eunuch turned around and went to get ginseng and agarwood.

"The medicine you brought is very effective. Last night, the Empress had a relapse and was having difficulty breathing. She used your little bottle of nebulizer, and it worked immediately," Li Shimin said with satisfaction.

"If this can be of help to the Empress, then my hard work has been worthwhile. It wasn't a wasted trip after all." After saying this, Li Mingbo instructed, "The Empress's diet must be strictly in accordance with the recipes I have provided."

"Rest assured, it concerns the Empress's life, I will remember it, I have already instructed the Imperial Kitchen," Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin was reviewing memorials when he suddenly felt the fan behind him disappear. He turned around and saw Li Mingbo spreading his arms to block out all the wind.

"Get out of my way!" Li Shimin cursed.

"Your Majesty, don't be stingy. I'll just blow around for a bit and then go back. I've traveled such a long way, and look how soaked I am. It wasn't easy for me, running back and forth like this. Even if I haven't done anything great, I've still put in the effort." Li Mingbo ignored Li Shimin's words.

"Hmph, only you dare to defy the imperial decree." Seeing that he had not frightened Li Mingbo, Li Shimin stopped arguing with him.

"Your Majesty is wise." A flattering remark followed.

Li Mingbo did this because he saw that Li Shimin was in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, I don't even have any servants in my household, not even a steward. Your Majesty, does the Inner Palace have any eunuchs with excellent martial arts skills? Please bestow a few upon me to be my stewards. I'm afraid of what happened today. Once it happens, it will happen again, Your Majesty," Li Mingbo said.

He spent six taels of gold to buy a few servants, but within a day, four of them had been lost.

Three assistants and one old housekeeper.

Instead of going to the shop to buy it, it's better to ask Li Shimin directly.

I want the kind that teaches how to cultivate the Sunflower Manual.

This way I can sleep soundly at night.

"I'll discuss this with the Empress again. We'll talk about it when you return."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Li Mingbo said.

Qin Shubao has now given those four family retainers to himself.

They also brought the indenture.

However, Li Mingbo did not want to bind everyone with a piece of paper. He returned everyone's contracts to them. Considering that the four were not slaves, he spoke to Li Shimin.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin agreed to change the four people's social status to that of good citizens.

About half an hour later, the old eunuch came in carrying a pile of boxes.

"The people at the Imperial Pharmacy said that these two ginseng roots are tribute ginseng, two of them are 500 years old, and there are four others that are 4 years old."

"I heard from the people at the Imperial Household Department that this is the best agarwood, the kind His Majesty uses. I've asked for ten catties, but I don't know if that's enough."

The old eunuch opened the antique box as he spoke.

Li Mingbo quickly took out his phone to record the scene and took a picture with annotations.

After the old eunuch finished speaking, Li Shimin waved his hand to let the eunuch leave.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will return now," Li Mingbo said.

"Go early and come back early," Li Shimin said.

"Yes." Li Mingbo gave Li Shimin a reassuring look.

Only then did he move the screen aside, draw back the curtain, and walk over.

I checked the time and it was a little after 2 a.m. on the 23rd.

Open the refrigerator and grab a Sprite to drink first.

Modern technology is still more convenient.

Damn it, in the Tang Dynasty, drinking a bottle of Coke was like it would cost Li Shimin his life.

If it weren't for the beautiful women in the Tang Dynasty, I wouldn't want to stay there.

But the thought of having a girlfriend who is a martial arts master is quite wonderful.

That physique, wow, no wonder he's a martial artist.

Oh, and I need to buy some underwear, panties, and black stockings for my girlfriend.

Li Mingbo thought of Lianhua's figure, imagining what such a perfect figure would look like wearing black stockings... just thinking about it made his blood boil.

Open Dong Ge's shop.

Find the most expensive one.

Rich people never buy the best, they buy the most expensive.

That was indeed true.

I bought twenty of each style, plus socks.

Shoes... I don't know what size Lotus wears. Oh well, I'll just have to measure her next time. But I'll still buy a few pairs of women's slippers.

I'll buy some makeup too... Hmm, I should get one for the Empress too. Okay, I'll just buy ten sets. They'll be good for gifts in the future.

I also need skincare products, and they have to be imported.

They were all selected from official self-operated products.

The main advantage is fast transportation.

I'm rich now, extremely rich.

No one even looked at the amount.