After answering Tang Jian correctly, Eunuch Gao came. Li Shimin was still very quick in doing things. Yesterday he promised to reward 1,000 taels of silver to buy a dowry, and today he sent it. There were also the clothing and edicts of the first-class imperial edict. After Li Mu brought Sun to thank him, he naturally stuffed another piece of silver into Eunuch Gao's sleeve.

Eunuch Gao smiled happily and told Li Mu that the Supreme Emperor could not wait and asked him to send the wine quickly. Li Mu agreed and kept sending Eunuch Gao to the door before returning to the lobby. In the lobby, Sun reached out to open a small crack in the red silk and was looking inside. Seeing Li Mu back, he said, "Son, come and count, is there a thousand taels? Don't let the eunuch be greedy, I think he is quite greedy for money."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Mom, this is your Majesty's reward. Who dares to be greedy? My son gave him some money just to make a good relationship. After all, he is a person who serves by His Majesty. If there is any news in the harem, we can know earlier. Don't worry, the silver must be logarithmic."

As he said that, Li Mu lifted the red silk and suddenly became a little confused. He saw that on the sandalwood pallet were not the silver ingots he imagined, but various silver utensils. He still recognized a few of them. Isn’t it the things in the treasure house of Dingxiang City? How could Li Shimin take these things out as a reward?

At this time, Li Bi happened to come to Li Mu and answered his doubts. It turned out that this reward was standardized. Gold and silver were required to reward the Duke. Now the treasury is empty and the emperor's treasury is not sufficient. This is thanks to finding Jie Li's treasure house. Otherwise, Li Shimin would not be able to reward the thousand taels of silver, and it should be replaced by land. Li Mu was worried that these vessels could not be spent as money, but Li Bi said it was okay. As long as it was silver, it would be hard currency in all shapes. Many of these vessels were very exquisite, and they would be worth more when taken to the market.

Li Mu didn't know what dowry he needed to get married, so he handed over all the silver utensils to Li Bi and asked him to buy them on his behalf. Li Bi agreed, and told Li Mu about the construction progress of the winery and left with his things.

As soon as Li Bi left, Sun slapped his thigh and said with a distressed feeling: "Silly son, just deal with the dowry. You have exchanged these good things for money and kept them for later use. When my mother arrived at the Tang Mansion, she had no shortage of food, clothing and expenses. Why do you want to bring so much dowry!"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Mom, this is your Majesty's reward, it is specially used to buy dowry, how dare you keep it privately?"

"Who can know if you hide it secretly?"

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Mom, my son said, I just hope you can live a comfortable and comfortable life. Money can make money, so there is no need for this. On the contrary, you arrived at the Tang Mansion. Although you have no worries about food and clothing, the servants and the like will always give you some rewards. How can you get out of money if you don't have money? Moreover, my son doesn't want my mother to marry so poorly. These dowry sons are still not worth it now, but now they are not well-off, so they have to pay for it. This morning, the Tang Mansion sent the bride gifts, and later I will ask my second uncle to help exchange them for copper coins and pack a box for you to take in case of emergency."

"Oh! My mother originally wanted to use the money for you and Qiaoqiao..."

"Mom!" Li Mu held Sun's hand and said, "My son has said it many times. Don't worry, if you can make money, Qiaoqiao is not the kind of greedy woman, so she won't mind these."

"You kid, you are too strong and have a stubborn temper." Sun sighed and said, "Then I will rely on you, but I want to buy some jewelry for my daughter-in-law. You can't keep it behind you, right?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "It's all up to you. It's getting late. My son has to go to the official office to report. You go back to the cross-yard to rest. My son is now leaving."

After saying that, Li Mu said goodbye to Sun, rode the horse prepared by Li Bi, and led them to the Ministry of Works together. Li Mu did not recognize the way, and Wang Hu had to take him to see the mansion given to him by Li Ji after Li Mu had finished reporting.

On the way, after hearing Wang Hu's words, Li Mu realized what Li Ji said yesterday that the Ministry of Works was far away. The six departments' official offices, except for the Ministry of Works, are all in the imperial city. Only the Ministry of Works, is located southwest of Chang'an City, next to Yanping Gate, and Cao Guogong's mansion is on Zhuque Street. It takes an hour to ride a horse to the Ministry of Works. If you walk on both legs, it may take a long time.

The imperial court placed the official office of the Ministry of Works so far. In addition to the fact that the Ministry of Works is not as good as the other five departments, another important reason is that the Ministry of Works is responsible for the construction of Chang'an City, which requires a large material preparation yard and also needs to place craftsmen from all directions to perform labor service. Every inch of land in the city is valuable, so there is no such a big place. The Yanping Gate is relatively remote, close to the city gate and the western market. It has a large place and is convenient to transport materials, so naturally I chose this place.

Walking along the way from Zhuque Street, the houses became shorter and thinner. When they arrived near the Ministry of Works, a large area of ​​shanty towns appeared. Looking around, it looked like a slum in later generations. Li Mu felt very uncomfortable. The good houses in Chang'an were built by these craftsmen, but they could only live in such shanty towns, which was somewhat ironic.

After passing through this shanty town, I finally saw several decent houses. In total, there was a warehouse in Duke Cao's Mansion. There was a stable on the west side, which was stocked with two yellow-faced and thin horses. Li Mu looked at Wang Hu next to him and said, "Don't tell me that this is the official office of the Ministry of Works, I don't dare to believe it."

Wang Hu nodded and said, "This is indeed the official deployment of the Ministry of Works. Did you see that stable? It is the home of Li Daliang, the Minister of Works. The mansion needs craftsmen when repairing it. I have been here once. The east wing is where he lives, and the west wing is used to handle official duties."

"Ouch..." Li Mu scratched his head, instantly pessimistic about his career prospects.

The two of them dismounted and came to the door to knock on the door. A woman came out of the east wing and saw them living together. She asked tentatively: "Who are you looking for?"

Li Mu quickly saluted and said, "Li Mu, who was named a doctor of the Ministry of Works by His Majesty, is here to report today. I wonder where the Minister of the Secretariat is now?"

"Ah, I know this. He is reviewing official documents in the west wing room. I am picking vegetables here, so you can do it yourself."

The two of them turned around and ran to the west wing room, knocked down the door, and someone inside opened it. When Li Mu saw this person, he instantly believed what Li Ji said yesterday. The person in front of him was indeed like a promotional video. He was not wearing official uniforms, dressed in an ordinary people, and looked quite clean, but there was still a patch on the hem of his robe. He looked like he was almost writing "I am an honest man" on his face, with dark skin and calluses on his hands. He didn't have the demeanor of being an official, but he looked more like a blacksmith.

"Secretary Li Mu, pay homage to the Minister."

"You are Li Mu!" Li Daliang was very enthusiastic and moved open the door and said, "Come on, come in quickly! Come in and speak!"
Chapter completed!