Li An explained the benefits of the solar cooker and the huge role it can play in the military and civilian fields to Li Longji in detail, and suggested that it be promoted as soon as possible. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After Li Longji saw the powerful functions of the solar cooker with his own eyes, he was naturally very tempted, and he had already made up his mind to promote it in Datang.

However, the solar cooker was invented by Li An, and only Li An completely grasped the technical details of the solar cooker, so even as an emperor, he had to listen to Li An's high opinions.

"How does Li Shilang think it is more appropriate to promote?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the imperial court needs enough financial resources, and Your Majesty also needs to have its own small treasury, so it is better for Your Majesty to personally appoint the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Office to be responsible for the business of this solar cooker, and the profits are all owned by Your Majesty alone."

Ang Lee opened his mouth to suggest.

He originally thought that the core technology of the solar cooker would be spread and made by craftsmen from all over the Tang Dynasty to increase the progress of popularization, but in this way, this promising business would soon be controlled by the family, and the craftsmen could only be reduced to poor labor that was squeezed, and the emerging wealth projects would be carved up by the family again, and the gap between the rich and the poor in the Tang Dynasty would further widen, which was very detrimental to the stability of the empire.

And let the emperor's cronies be in charge of this business, no one dares to rob it at all, no matter how awesome the family is, they dare not go against the emperor, the emperor has a small treasury in his hand, and it can be more convenient to reward concubines in the future, and there is no longer a need for funds in the treasury, so as to appease those ministers who want to hit their heads against the wall at every turn.

Of course, Ang Lee did this for another purpose, which was naturally to please the emperor and make the emperor happy.

Sure enough, Li Longji's face showed joy, and he said softly: "The whole world is mine, do I still need to set up a small treasury for myself?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government have their own industries in private, Your Majesty as the king of a country, of course, must also have their own industries, so that it can be used more smoothly, Wei Chen has heard of it, many ministers have made irresponsible remarks about His Majesty's queen and court expenses, and they also hit their heads on the pillars in the main hall, threatening Your Majesty, if they really hit the death, they will definitely leave a name in history, and Your Majesty's prestige will be damaged, these ministers only care about their own ability to leave a name in history, where to understand the hard work of Your Majesty's governance, will Your Majesty always be subject to these ministers?"

Li An followed Li Longji's thoughts and said intimately.

"If it weren't for the fear that future generations would say that I am harming the virtuous, I would have exiled these sour Confucians to Lingnan a long time ago."

Li Longji mentioned the ministers, he was angry, these ministers never looked at the emperor's face when they spoke, and often blocked the emperor, even a measured emperor like Li Shimin was killed by Wei Zhengqi, not to mention an emperor like Li Longji, who was greedy for enjoyment?

"If Your Majesty wants to get rid of the harassment of these advisers, he must have his own financial resources, which are specially used to maintain the back and court, so as to reduce the pressure on the treasury, and even more so to silence the mouths of these advisers."

Li An persuaded again.

Li Longji was moved, looked at Li An, and said excitedly: "Li Shilang is really loyal?" Those conceited ministers, how can they know my hardships and difficulties, just as Li Shilang said, I have transferred henchmen from the Internal Affairs Office to be responsible for promoting and selling solar stoves, and if they have anything to do badly, Li Shilang can only teach a lesson. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Wechen knows what to do."

Ang Li nodded in agreement, and proposed that the location of the assembly line production of solar cookers should be placed around the corner of the R&D center to prevent the leakage of core technologies.

Of course, Li Longji's decision to put the henchmen of the Internal Affairs Office in charge of the solar cooker business was done in private, and he would not tell the world, after all, the Internal Affairs Office should not have done this.

But even if it is known, it doesn't matter much, because, according to the system of the Tang Dynasty, government officials at all levels are not allowed to engage in industry and commerce, but so many ministers, and a few people have complied, and they are not secretly engaged in industry in private, since almost all ministers do not abide by the system, of course the emperor can not comply, in this way, the minister and the emperor are tacit, no one will take the initiative to accuse anyone, is there money for everyone to earn together?

After discussing some details, Li Longji asked Yu Chaoen, who was serving closely, to follow Li An away, this kind of thing that should not be publicized, of course, must be handed over to the most trusted and reliable person to be responsible, although Gao Lishi is more reliable, but he is too old, in addition, Li Longji still has a lot of things to help Gao Lishi, he can't do without Gao Lishi, so he can only let the younger Yu Chaoen be responsible for this matter.

"Li Shilang, whether the little slave can do this errand or not depends on Li Shilang."

Yu Chaoen followed Li An's side with a flattering face, but he was always half a body behind, after all, all the technology was in Li An's hands, and he didn't know anything about the assembly line production and the scientific management of craftsmen, and everything depended on Li An's strong assistance.

"Don't worry about the fish, the technology of the solar cooker has matured, and the production and manufacturing will be handed over to the official, you only need to be responsible for the work of selling and collecting money, this is a fat difference!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"Understood, understood, thank you Li Shilang."

Yu Chaoen was grateful to Dade with a face, the emperor was able to hand over such an important property to him to manage, which was his trust and support for him, and Li An took such good care of him, which made him very relieved and walked bumpy.

The large-scale production and manufacturing of solar cookers is not very difficult, as long as there are a certain number of craftsmen, it is not difficult to publicize and sell, and only need to hire people.

Yu Chaoen didn't leave the palace alone, he still had more than a dozen subordinates under him to drive, and these dozen subordinates were proficient in accounts and management, so he wouldn't be very tired when he started to do things.

Due to the decline in the price of iron, the cost of iron products has also been greatly reduced, and the price of a large pot that can cook three buckets of rice on the market has dropped from 700 wen to 500 wen a mouthful, and the cost is less than 300 wen.

However, the solar cooker developed by Ang Lee requires a better casting process and advanced polishing and grinding technology, so the cost is higher, even if it is produced on a large scale, the cost of a single will not be less than 500 Wen, or even as high as 800 Wen.

However, the price of firewood in Chang'an City has been as high as 300 wen a car, a car is a thousand catties, enough for a small family of three or four people to use for three months, but in ancient times, large families lived together, and the demand for firewood was relatively large, so a car of firewood can only consume for two months at most, or even only one month.

In this way, even if it can last for two months, it will need six truckloads of firewood in a year, totaling 1,800 yuan, and it may actually take two or three thousand yuan, that is, two or three yuan, which is equivalent to the income of a laborer for more than half a year, and the burden is still very heavy.

That is to say, as long as the price of the solar stove is about two or three times, ordinary people can still accept it, especially a large family with a large population, it is more acceptable, after all, one or two years down is enough.

The cost of the solar cooker is only 500 to 800 yuan, and the price of selling it for two or three times is also several times the profit.

After discussing with Yu Chaoen, Li An decided to set the price of the solar cooker at three times, although it is a little expensive, but it is definitely cost-effective in the long run, and the reason why the price is not set lower is to prevent the family from buying a large number of people at a low price, and then selling it at a high price, so that most of the profits of the solar stove will go to the hands of the family, and the emperor only makes a small amount of money, but let the family profit, which is not Li An's original intention.

If the family buys a large number of people at the price of three times, and then sells them at the price of four or five times, there will definitely not be too high sales, and it is very likely that it will not be sold, and the mind of hoarding Juqi will naturally be gone.

Thinking of being able to make four times the profit, Yu Chaoen couldn't close his mouth happily, and immediately informed Li Longji of the good news, so that Li Longji was also happy.

After the craftsmen are ready, the assembly line production soon began, and achieved a great output, three days can produce a batch, and a batch is enough to have as many as 500, according to this speed, a year can produce more than 100 batches, a year can produce 50,000, two or three years, in order to meet the needs of Chang'an City a city, of course, in the future, it is possible to increase production capacity, after all, the army also needs this kind of solar cooker.

Two months after spring ploughing, the exterior wall and internal facilities of the R&D center have all been built, and the railroad tracks leading to the hot spring palace in the north of Daming Palace have also been laid, which can be described as a double happiness.

Of course, there is also a joy, that is, Yu Chaoen is in charge of the solar cooker business, which is going very smoothly, and the products produced in advance are almost all bought by the family and hotels, twelve batches of 6,000 solar cookers, a total of 15,000 yuan of profits, according to the price of one tael of gold and six guan, a total of 2,500 taels of gold, and one or two of Datang is 42 grams of later generations, so that according to the weight unit of later generations, it is more than 100 kilograms of gold, heavier than people.

In such a short period of time, he obtained such a huge profit and collected it into his own small treasury, Li Longji's mood can only be described as ecstasy, and there are very few people who know about this profit, only a few people such as Li An and Yu Chaoen know, and others don't know anything, that is to say, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and all the concubines don't know how much money Li Longji has in his small treasury, let alone how much the cost of the solar cooker is.

With his own private money, Li Longji can wake up with a smile when he sleeps, from now on, he no longer has to look at the faces of those ministers in order to allocate money from the treasury for the back and court, this is everything that an emperor should enjoy, if you have to look at the faces of the ministers everywhere, then what does it mean to be an emperor.

"Everyone, today is really a happy day!"

Yu Chaoen was reporting the profits of the solar cooker, and when he saw Li Longji pursing his lips and snickering, he echoed.

"Three joys? That's right, it's indeed three joys, the R&D center and railroad tracks have been laid, and my unique business has also reaped a bumper harvest, three joys, three joys! ”

Li Longji laughed happily.

"Everyone, it should be Sixi, Li Shilang is here."

Colliers hurried over and reported with a smile.

"Well, that's right, as long as Li Shilang comes, there must be good things, and it can indeed be called a joy, then it is really four joys, and Li Shilang will meet you."

Li Longji was in a good mood and shouted loudly directly.

Li An strode into the main hall, first explained the situation of the R&D center, and then talked about the railroad tracks, and brought out his newly built new head and five carriages, wanting Li Longji to experience it.

"Li Shilang, I have experienced all the iron wheel carriages you made, but this time it is only four more cars, is there any big difference?"

Li Longji asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, this time, the new front designed by Weichen has not changed much, but the five carriages are completely new, far more than the previous single carriage, and now, the front and carriage have been transported to the north gate of Daming Palace, and the craftsmen have completed the adjustment and can set sail at any time."

Li An did not say the specific situation, and there was no need, as long as Li Longji went to inspect and see it with his own eyes.

After all, the railway line has just been completed, and all the ministers and relevant officials have already passed, and he, as the emperor, must also go over to take a look, and praise the officials in charge of paving the road to show that he attaches great importance to the railway.

"Swing the heavy Xuanmen."

Li Longji sat on the dragon chariot, surrounded by a large number of palace maids, eunuchs and guards, and went straight to the northernmost Chongxuanmen of Daming Palace.

At this moment, the Chongxuan Gate is open, and outside the Chongxuan Gate, the ministers headed by Li Linfu, the right minister, are visiting the five carriages made by Li Anxin.

Although their task is to celebrate the completion of the rails, there are only two lines on the rails, and there are only two lines from beginning to end, and there is nothing to look at, and the five carriages newly built by Li An, the internal facilities are extremely perfect, and they have a high value for visiting.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

With a high-pitched shout, Li Longji arrived outside the Chongxuan Gate, and slowly stepped out of the carriage with the support of the little eunuch.

"Your Majesty, Ministers."

The ministers led by Li Linfu immediately knelt on the ground, and the craftsmen and people around them knelt on the ground, looking extremely respectful.

"Flat, all of you Aiqing are flat, everyone is flat."

Li Longji waved his hand to get everyone up, and looked at the five carriages in amazement, and strode over.

"Li Shilang, this car window is all made of medicinal jade, it's so beautiful! Hey, five carriages, how come there are only three doors. ”

Li Longji sighed at the beauty of the carriage and raised the question in his heart. (To be continued.) )