Li Chengqian was meticulous in his heart. Not only did he give him rewards in a few moments, but he also tried his best to give him an official position.

He is a musician who is a lowly person. Logically speaking, he is not qualified to be an official. Even the Taichang Temple, which governs them, is not allowed to be a official. They can receive rewards, but they cannot be an official. To a certain extent, the treatment of a musician is worse than being a eunuch. Although the eunuch has been cut off, eunuchs have an advancement level, and internal officials also have a rank system, which can climb up one by one.

The actors, who entertain people through their emotions and emotions, are still inferior to others. They have not advanced to the level of life and face the risk of old age and deterioration. Therefore, when many actors are young and beautiful, they want the most is to find a good man and have a support for the rest of their lives.

If you cannot find a good person, you will probably have a meal in Pingkang after leaving the palace, and there are many people who have a miserable evening.

Li Chengqian worked as an urban manager in Chang'an City, and was very clear about the fate of these musicians. In order to guarantee her, he had been planning for a long time. However, Li Chengqian was still too tender to master the essence of this kind of thing. He could not directly order appoint a official as the prince of the state. If he really did this, he would inevitably be drowned by the censors of the Censorate headed by Wei Zheng. Before leaving, Li Shimin gave Li Mu an imperial edict, granting him the position of Jiangnan governor and waterway chief, allowing him to take action first and then report, and appoint officials of the sixth rank and below. Such authority had never been seen in this dynasty.

Li Mu originally wanted to refuse, but Li Shimin's attitude was firm. With the long road in Yangzhou and it took too much effort to ask for instructions when encountering problems, most people in the court did not understand what Li Mu was dealing with now, and they could not discuss anything. Giving him authority was also a matter of cheapness.

Li Mu had no choice but to accept it.

An interesting thing is that, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Li Shimin did not mention the army brought by Hou Junji, nor did Li Mu not mention it, and both the king and the minister seemed to have forgotten it.

...

Hou Junji's army was stationed ten miles away from Mingzhou Port. This place is still deserted, but in the future, it is planned to establish a military camp. However, the engineering team is still unable to take action, and the project here has not started yet. Twenty thousand people are living in tents. Although it is a habit to have a hardship in the military camp, if the conditions are better, who would not want to live better?

After saying goodbye to Li Shimin, Hou Junji followed Li Mu back to Guyuan, sat down and looked at the tea. Li Mu looked at Hou Junji who was a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "The general said it directly, why bother? It's not like the general's personality!"

"Oh, I really can't open my mouth." Hou Junji was not a lie. He has been troubled by Li Mu a lot. Last year's budget, the part of the Ministry of War was the smallest part of Li Mu, who found a way to make up for the deficit. Every time he spoke, Li Mu never let him keep his mouth shut. This time he was troubled, and he was indeed a little thin-skinned.

But if he didn't want to say it, he wouldn't come. After a while, he said, "The 20,000 garrison troops are still living in tents. It's not that they can't live, but the tent is next to the tent. It's a little rainy and the moisture is very strong. Sometimes it can't be taken care of, and sometimes it can't be taken care of. "Hou Junji sighed and said, "I wonder if I can distribute a group of craftsmen to drive the barracks first. I know that the construction in the port is tight now. Do you think this is OK? I'll distribute you 3,000 soldiers to act as laborers. This will not delay the progress. Think of a solution in the barracks?"

"This is easy," Li Mu smiled. "In fact, bricklayers and carpenters are not very difficult to learn. The general went back to select some clever and smart sergeants and let them learn for a few days. They can basically get started. After all, they are barracks, not carved beams and painted buildings." After pausing, Li Mu said again: "It would be better to simply set up a battalion dedicated to infrastructure and promote Zhechong Mansion across the country. It is also a great benefit. When the army can save a lot of money, when these sergeants return, they also have a skill to take care of themselves. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Hou Junji clapped his hands and said, "It's good, I'll go back and arrange it now."

Li Mu sent Hou Junji to the door, watched him walk away, and said to Dugu Jiu beside him: "Go and notify the heads of the 12 families in Jiangnan and ask them to come over tonight. I have something to explain to them."

Dugu Jiu said: "Gu Sizhi is sick in bed, so he may not be able to come. His two sons cannot make decisions."

"Haha," Li Mu laughed and said, "I can't come, so don't come in the future. Tell them that the matters discussed today will determine their future destiny. Whoever dares not come will bear the consequences."

Dugu Jiu nodded and conveyed it. Li Mu looked at the clouds in the distance and turned into his studio. He just came out in the evening. There was already a yellow tip in his hand, which contained something that was bulging.

...

All the heads of the twelve families were absent. Gu Sizhi also came, and he was carried. In fact, although he was sick, he was just a heart disease and would not be carried over. However, he pretended to be too devoted before and claimed that the disease was serious. It suddenly got cured, which was a bit too fake, so he carried over.

There is no banquet, only tea.

Li Mu asked the servants to put a pot of tea in front of everyone. With the tea swelling, he observed everyone's expressions. Except for a few who dared to face him calmly, most of the others, including Gu Sizhi, were dodging his gaze.

Li Mu raised a smile on his lips, took a sip of tea, and said, "I was surprised and disappointed by some of you."

As soon as he said this, someone immediately choked on the tea. Everyone looked at it and it was Gu Sizhi who was "stricken in illness".

"But there are some people, which satisfy me." Li Mu looked at Wang Rui, and Wang Rui immediately raised his chest.

"Mr. Marquis—" Gu Sizhi wanted to speak, but was blocked by Li Mu for a moment. He continued, "There is no need to say anything else. This Marquis didn't want to pursue you either," he snorted and said, "After all, the trouble you can cause to this Marquis is limited. If I can affect you, it's better not to do this."

The tone was full of disdain and domineeringness.

Li Mu took out the tips and poured out the things inside.

"There are twelve colorful glass seals here." Everyone looked at them and it was indeed colorful glass, which was dazzling against the backdrop of the moonlight. There were not many glasses in the world, and their value was positioned as "color". The more colors, the more beautiful they were, and the higher the value. Colorful glass has always been a legendary thing, and there is no place to buy them if you want to buy them.

Such neat colorful glass does not exist at all. Li Mu was able to take out twelve pieces at once, which invisibly confirmed the rumor that Li Mu would create glass.

Li Mu gave Wang Rui one of the glass seals first. Wang Rui hurriedly took them with both hands and looked carefully. He saw that there was the word "Dinghai" on it. In the upper left corner of the word "Ding" there was a very small word "Wang". If you didn't look closely, it seemed to overlap with the pattern. Wang Rui couldn't help but wonder what the use of this Dinghai seal with his surname was. But he didn't ask, because he knew that Li Mu would definitely explain.

"This seal is called the Dinghai Seal. There are twelve in total, and there are only twelve. Each seal has a slight difference, not only by surnames, but also by secret engravings. It is not my marquis who boast that no one can reproduce the craftsmen of the world."

"This seal was not issued by the court, but was privately carved by me. In the future, when I see this seal on the sea, I must watch over each other and help each other to the outside world. On the vast sea, I can recognize people by using the seal. You can understand that the court's laws govern the sea port and this seal on the sea. This seal will not increase again in the future, but it will decrease and can be passed down from generation to generation. Regardless of whether this seal is here or not, this seal is a covenant. Do you all understand?"

As he said that, Li Mu distributed the seal to everyone. Everyone held the Dinghai Seal in their hands and felt mixed feelings.

Especially Gu Sizhi, he didn't expect that Li Mu could give him a seal if he did this. Everyone here is smart, who can't understand the meaning of this seal? This is equivalent to a threshold. In the future, the twelve families will divide the cakes for sea transportation. And the sentence Li Mu emphasized that the number of seals will not increase, but will decrease, which even points out this point. It also implies that if anyone violates the rules or does not do well, there is a possibility of being removed from the list.

But what if you don’t make mistakes and don’t break the rules? With this seal, you will always have a meal at sea for generations. With this guarantee, what is the loss now? No matter how much money you have, can you buy stability for your descendants? Which one is more or less, unless you are a fool.

Gu Sizhi didn't care about pretending to be sick anymore, so he wanted to kneel down for Li Mu. Li Mu signaled Dugu Jiu to help him up and said, "I know what you think. I don't say anything, because you didn't threaten my goal, so it's nothing. But I would like to advise you not to be tempted. If you catch up with my bad mood and argue with you, you may not be able to handle it."

"I dare not, I dare not..."

Everyone said repeatedly, and Li Mu took out another golden jade seal, which was one size larger than their Dinghai Seal, and said, "This Panlong Seal is the seal on behalf of me, Li Mu. If you see this seal in the future--" Li Mu did not say anything, but everyone had no idea what happened, and they all expressed their opinions. When they saw this seal in the future, they would be executed unconditionally. They would never dare to hide their own private matters. If they violated this statement, they would be punished together.

Now, I took out the printed book and each company printed a copy for future comparison.

There is only one thing, and it’s over. Li Mu will naturally not keep them for dinner. Everyone got the Dinghai Seal today and were extremely excited, and their steps were floating. Who would have any dissatisfaction? The previous haze was also wiped out.

Before leaving, Li Mu urged the port again, and everyone patted their chests to ensure that the progress of the project would not be delayed during the Chinese New Year. Although the cost of various constructions was increased due to the depreciation of copper coins, everyone wanted to mention this matter, but because of Dinghai Seal, no one mentioned it. The loss of both sides was also a loss. Compared with the future profit, this was not much money.

Li Mu played with the seal in his hand, threw it away, and returned to the study. Wei Yingluo was sorting out documents for him, and Li Mu handed the seal to Wei Yingluo. Wei Yingluo looked at the seal in his hand, not quite understanding what Li Mu meant.

Li Mu told Wei Yingluo about the meaning of this seal, and Wei Yingluo wanted to put it away and put it in a safe place.

"We have to be safer. In the future, our sons will count on it to survive."

"Our sons?" Wei Yingluo's face appeared two blushings. Just as she was about to say something coquettishly, she suddenly realized something and said stunnedly: "Husband, are you saying that you want to leave this seal for our children?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"This is too..." Wei Yingluo refused. She followed Li Mu as his secretary and helped him handle affairs. She knew the value of this seal very clearly. According to the current development momentum, it would be no exaggeration to say that this seal is rich enough to rival the country in a few years.

"Don't worry about refusing, listen to me." Li Mu took Wei Yingluo into his arms and said, "The greatest happiness in my life is to marry you. I have always felt that children have their own blessings. But then I thought, I was very selfish to think so by myself. As a mother, I must have missed my children more than me, a father. I should leave something for my children, but I can't be fair, so I just rely on luck and give it something. As for you, you can keep this seal. If you need it, take it out and use it. If you don't need it, just treat it as a golden lock for your child. Don't worry about it."

Seeing that Wei Yingluo was still hesitant, Li Mu said again, "Qiaoqiao has never cared about these things and will not make things difficult for you. But if Zhien knows, he may talk about something that is not there, and you don't have to take it seriously, and she has no malice."

Wei Yingluo had been bullied by Li Zhien long ago. Knowing her personality, the more she cared about it, the more she succeeded, and it would be endless. If she ignored her, she felt boring and the matter would be over, and it would not be a stubborn personality.

Actually, it wasn't because she was afraid of her anymore. Wei Yingluo knew in her heart that in Li Mu's heart, she and Li Zhien were in similar positions with each other. She couldn't do anything to Li Zhien, and Li Zhien couldn't do anything to her. She gave in, but she just didn't want to make things difficult for Li Mu.

Besides, even if she doesn't look at Li Mu's face, there is Bai Qiaoqiao's side. With Li Mu, she can tie Li Zhien, but for Bai Qiaoqiao, Li Zhien must be the dominant one. Although Bai Qiaoqiao is all called sisters, there are still differences in closeness and distantness. Zhang Tianai and Li Zhien's status in front of Bai Qiaoqiao is greater than that of others.
Chapter completed!