"Tell the Emperor, what is the cost of this radio!"
Li Shimin looked at Li Tai excitedly and asked.
"Your son does not know. All these parts were provided by the Headmaster."
After hearing Li Tai's answer, Li Shimin's gaze immediately fell on Fang Er.
Fang Er quickly responded, "Ahem, all the current components have been given to Qingque. The cost to assemble one such unit is about ten thousand guan."
"As for how many more can be assembled, you should ask Qingque."
Li Tai spoke a number without waiting for his father to ask, "At most, twenty more units can be assembled."
Li Shimin asked Fang Er unwillingly, "Can you only build this many?"
Fang Er nodded, "It's a matter of materials. I can only build this many."
"I want fifteen units, one for each of the Six Ministries, one for each of the Eight Great Inspectorates, and one for the Two Grand Academies. Are there any problems?"
Li Shimin directly made a huge demand, asking for more than half. Fang Er shook his head like a rattle drum.
"Your Majesty, I need to keep at least twelve units."
"The ones built before, plus those that can be built in the future, will only be twenty-five at most, so I can only give you thirteen."
"The Skyfire Army needs at least three units, two to be stationed in Shenyang, and one to be sent to Ma Chao in the Western Regions."
"Furthermore, the five banks all need to be equipped, and the special forces require another one. The remaining three units are to be allocated to the Eastern Depot."
Li Shimin was conflicted. He still wanted to take Fang Er as his son-in-law, but he couldn't force a sale.
Finally, he could only agree, "Alright, then thirteen units."
He then looked at Li Xiaogong, "Go to the Prefect's mansion and get thirteen thousand guan from Liu Dacheng."
Li Xiaogong was stunned, "Your Majesty, Shenyang City is under curfew at this hour."
"What curfew! Let Sicang go with you! Now!"
Li Shimin wished he could seal the deal immediately, for fear that Fang Er would change his mind and deduct more units.
Sicang was Chai Shao's courtesy name. Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, the two, with bruised and swollen faces, walked out.
Fang Er waved his hand, wanting to call them back, but seeing Li Shimin's eager expression, he abandoned the idea.
"Fine, fine, fine. If he doesn't bleed a little for this kind of thing, he will never feel at ease."
Just as they stepped out of the main hall, Li Shimin called them back again.
"Wait!"
After calling the two back, he looked at Fang Er again.
"How much does one of your helicopters cost?"
Everyone looked at him with anticipation. If it was cheap, they could also buy one to play with. The feeling of flying was quite exhilarating.
Fang Er was not sure how much was appropriate. After all, compared to later generations, he had saved a massive amount in research and development costs.
Moreover, the helicopter was not equipped with any weapons; it was just a vehicle for the time being. Thus, he quoted a price he considered very reasonable.
"Five hundred thousand guan."
System: Conscience, do you have any?
Fang Er did not expect the long-silent system to suddenly appear and criticize him.
"Grandma, are you back to normal?"
System: Back to your grandmother's leg! I just felt extreme shame~~
Fang Er: ......
"It's as if you don't want to exchange earned money for points!"
To say something so righteous, was this still the same scrupulous system?
System: I'm your grandmother's leg! A hundred points for an aircraft carrier, do you have to be heartless to say such a thing?! If it weren't for me desperately protecting you, the things in your warehouse would have disappeared with the refresh module!
Fang Er was instantly speechless, but the system's words were also true.
Alright, compared to the aircraft carrier at one hundred taels of silver, a helicopter at five hundred thousand guan was indeed a bit expensive, but there was no way around it, as it wasn't redeemed from the system.
But speaking of which, why wasn't he electrocuted when he complained to the system this time?
It seemed like he was still a little disappointed~~~
At this moment, Li Tai's eyes were as wide as a bull's. He knew how high the cost of a helicopter was, as he had led people to build the first one!
"The Headmaster is too greedy!"
But why did he not feel angry watching the Headmaster fleece his own father, and even felt a tiny bit of pleasure?
It was truly inexplicable!
When Li Shimin heard the price, he was first stunned, then slammed his palm on the table.
"Give me a hundred of them!"
Fang Er: ???
"Holy crap, has the Emperor changed his ways? He didn't even bargain!"
However, upon careful calculation, a hundred units would be fifty million! This guy simply couldn't afford it. He was definitely planning to buy on credit. Nonsense, he hadn't even paid off the previous ones!
"Your Majesty, absolutely not! Absolutely not!"
Before he could speak, Fang Xuanling, who was beside him, could no longer sit still.
Fifty million guan, he almost fainted when he calculated this number!
After the Ministry of Revenue had paid all the major expenditures for the year, there were only a little over ten million left. Where would they get this fifty million from!
With Fang's temperament, if there was another "rolling donkey" situation, he wouldn't be able to pay it off even if he died.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant also thinks a hundred units is too many."
Wei Zheng, for once, stood on the same ground as Fang Xuanling and retorted to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin, however, decisively made the decision, "It's settled, one hundred units!"
"Sigh~~"
Fang Xuanling sighed and stood up to walk towards the door, but before he reached it, he retreated again.
"Your Majesty, forgive this old servant for not being able to witness this prosperous era with you!"
He looked at Li Shimin, let out a loud shout, and then directly charged towards Fang Er.
"Fang Anzhi, for the sake of the Great Tang, let us die together!"
Fang Er was stunned by this. What did this stingy old man mean? He could understand if he wanted to die, but why bring him along!
When Fang Xuanling exerted his force, he was only about two to three meters away from him. Fang Er immediately wanted to dodge, but the furniture in the mansion was all made of fine hardwood.
If he dodged, this old Fang would definitely crash hard, and he would need half a month to recover even if he didn't die.
It was precisely this hesitation that Fang Xuanling directly crashed into his embrace.
With a dull thud, Fang Er almost vomited his bile.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw the old Fang in his arms winking at him, "Kid, cooperate! I'll clear all my debts to you later~~"
"Heh heh~~"
This old Fang really knew how to play. When it came to cooperation, he was the best!
Fang Er immediately took out a large packet of tomato sauce from his pocket, squeezed it all onto the old Fang's head, and smeared himself evenly in his embrace.
He then took out a bottle of red wine, poured it all between them, and finally, quietly collected the packaging.
Fang Er: I heard that on Douyin, persimmons are being broadcast live...