"It will take at least three months to finish these things." Gu Qing said in a slight manner.

"Yes." Shangguan Yi nodded.

"Actually, my servant had no idea what you gave me at the beginning. I really can't figure out what it means when you gave me some lotus vegetables." Gu Qing said.

"I just want to give me some gifts." Shangguan Yi also said.

"I have never understood what the deep meaning of lotus vegetables has." Gu Qing was puzzled.

"I just want to give something, it's nothing else. I can't get anything valuable if I have such a small salary." Shangguan Yi simply threw it away, "Gu Qing, I know you look down on me, but you should understand the exchange of rituals."

"I understand." Gu Qing nodded to Fan Jian.

Fan Jian instead brought ten baskets of lotus vegetables.

Shangguan Yi was a little stunned.

"It's a reciprocity exchange." Gu Qing said, "I've given more."

"You!" Shangguan Yi said for a moment.

Fan Jian held his smile aside and said politely, and now he knew that Shangguan Yi wanted economics.

"Why are you not satisfied?" Gu Qing said to Fan Jian again, "Go and get ten more baskets."

"Slow down!" Shangguan Yi glared at Gu Qing, "What do you mean?"

"Reciprocity is exchanged!" Gu Qing said with serene pleasure.

"You know what I want!" Shangguan Yi said loudly.

There is a saying on the Tao that is good since ancient times, and it is always a trick that wins the hearts of the people. Gu Qing said with a sad face, "Brother Shangguan, just say it directly if you want economics. I will give it to you, but your gift makes me feel uncomfortable. Do you think you have to give gifts if you want something from me, Gu Qing? It really makes me embarrassed. Is our friendship worth the lotus dish?"

Shangguan Yi was also depressed when he looked at the ten baskets of lotus vegetables. He was indeed giving gifts first. Even though the whole thing about giving gifts has changed, it seems that giving gifts should be given gifts, and whether to give gifts or not is a profound knowledge. He is indeed very good at studying and being an official and handling political affairs. He is indeed not as good as Gu Qing, who was mixed with the hands of those nobles and grandpas in Chang'an.

Whenever you send something out, you will leave a stereotyped value to the other party, and the gift returns are also based on this value. If you don’t give gifts, you can really save a lot of trouble.

"I'm here to understand." Shangguan Yi bowed to Gu Qing, "Another day, I'm here to ask you Gu Qing for it. I'll accept these ten baskets of lotus vegetables. Thank you for the hospitality."

Gu Qing nodded, "Come, see off the guests."

As soon as Shangguan Yi left the Gu family, Li Zhi came to Gu Qing, "Do you have to make things difficult for Shangguan Yi so hard?"

"Your Highness King Jin is still young, and you will understand when you grow up." Gu Qing said with great thought.

"I don't care about that." Li Zhi followed Shangguan Yi with the economics he had just translated.

"Uncle Shangguan, wait!" Li Zhi chased forward with the booklet in his hand. "Actually, Gu Qing didn't want to hide this economics. He had already handed it to me, and I haven't handed it to the academy yet."

Shangguan Yi quickly took the booklet in Li Zhi's hand and turned a few pages, "Is this really what Gu Qing mentioned?"

"Yes." Li Zhi also said, "This knowledge is really interesting."

"Hahaha..." Shangguan Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I want to miss Gu Qing, but I am so kind to the gentleman. Gu Qing, you still have a good side."

Li Zhi looked at the cart of lotus vegetables pulled by the Gu family behind Shangguan Yi, with ten baskets, "These lotus vegetables are..."

"Gu Qing gave me a gift," Shangguan Yi said happily, "These lotus vegetables can be pickled at home, and it is also good to use them to serve them."

"Oh." Li Zhi nodded in a daze.

"In this case, please hand over the letter to the academy." Shangguan Yi said.

"Don't you leave it to the court?" Li Zhi was puzzled, "If the academy mastered this subject, would there be any concerns in the court?"

"No, don't worry. Even if there are any concerns in the court, if Li Chengqian has any other ideas, Chu Suiliang and I will agree to hand over this knowledge to the academy." Shangguan Yi looked at the academy, "At that time, in the debate in front of His Majesty, I understand in my heart that money cannot be put before the cart, and some things must be left to those who are good at it. The officials in the court will inevitably have bureaucratic anger. Many officials will still stick to Chen Gui, but the academy is different."

"I have been in the academy for a while and knew that the academy was a place for research and research. This economics could be better developed when staying in the academy. If I stay in the academy, I would be covered with the dust. Don't worry, even if His Highness King Jin handed over to the academy, I and Chu Suiliang were watching the matter in the academy."

"That's good, I'll leave it to the academy now."

In Ganlu Palace, Li Chengqian also received news that when Goguryeo was attacked by pirates this time, did the Tang Dynasty firearms use. How could pirates own the Tang Dynasty firearms? The court attaches great importance to firearms very strictly, including his father. In other words, the leak of firearms is the most intolerable.

However, this was also the best stone that suppressed Gu Qing. Li Chengqian was nervous and excited and immediately went to find Changsun Wuji.

Li Er also learned the news, and Wang Qin hurriedly found Gu Qing, "Master Gu, hurry up and see Your Majesty, things are getting big."

"I understand." Gu Qing nodded repeatedly and left the door.

Li Er sat at home and burned the superstition in his hand until Gu Qing came to him, "Gu Qing, you explain to me."

"Your Majesty!" Gu Qing said to Li Er, "In fact, the firearm is still in our hands, and the so-called pirates are also our own people."

Li Er narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Qing, "Owner?"

"That's right." Gu Qing said to Li Er, "Actually, this matter was arranged by His Highness King Jin and me, in order to control the dominance of maritime trade. This pirate is my person. Of course, our explanation to the court is a military exercise. People in the court cannot let the court know that this pirate is our person."

"So I still have to cooperate with you in acting?" Li Er asked.

"If possible, my grandfather will cooperate well." Gu Qing said Xingxing.

"You are so brave, why? You still want me to join you?"

"Anyway, we have not joined forces once or twice!"

"Hmph!" Li Er said again with a bad face, "Then tell me how to prove that this pirate with firearms is our own people, and how do you control them?"

"It's not difficult," Gu Qing said again, "This pirate is holding a firearm, but it's all backward firearms. More advanced firearms will not be handed over to them. And I can let them attack Goguryeo again to prove that they are my people."

Li Er looked at Gu Qing and said to Wang Qin, "Call Zhinu."

"Yes." Wang Qin left now.
Chapter completed!