"Guanyin, you have to know that the climate in the south of my Tang Dynasty is mild, and the people don't need to heat their homes." With a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth, His Majesty Li Er looked at this overly slippery son, intending to see how he explained this matter for a while.

"That's true, it's a shame that the second brother is smart, or he was really confused by this kid. Gao Ming, you can also talk about it. The eldest grandson looked at the smile on the corner of Li Er's mouth, and naturally understood that his husband just wanted to make some trouble for his son, and of course he was willing to cooperate.

"Well, this ......" finally happened, which caught Li Chengqian a little off guard, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"What, you're going to admit that you're bullying the king just now?" His Majesty Li Er was deeply touched by Li Chengqian's sophistry ability, and he didn't give him more time, so he asked directly.

"No, Queen Mother, this matter is wronged." Li Chengqian tried his best to think of a solution while dragging him in.

"Hurry up and make it clear, otherwise you won't be able to drag on this board today." The eldest grandson queen also had a bad taste, and her husband sang and the wife followed step by step.

I have to say that the potential of people is really unlimited, Li Chengqian really thought of an explanation under the oppression of the emperor and the queen's mother, and said loudly at the moment: "The queen mother, the father's statement and the sons and daughters dare not agree. ”

"Oh?" The eldest grandson sighed lightly, glanced at Li Er, and said, "Then let's say it." ”

"Father, mother, and son thought that this charcoal stove was not only used for heating, but also for cooking food. Compared with wood, the charcoal that can be burned is cheaper, so this charcoal stove will inevitably enter thousands of households. ”

"My Datang is so vast, how can you get everyone to buy a stove?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"It doesn't matter who buys the stove and us, we collect taxes, and the people buy one stove into three, and it makes no difference to us at all." In terms of economic matters, no matter how smart Li Er and his wife are, they can't catch up with the people who have been sorted out by the Internet in later generations, this is a matter of vision, and it has nothing to do with status.

Li Chengqian's answer made His Majesty Li Er obviously stunned, and he found that he had just been led astray by this kid, and asked a particularly stupid question.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "On what basis do you say that charcoal is cheaper than wood?" ”

"Because the way we burn charcoal now is wrong, it will only cause waste." Li Chengqian replied confidently. The use of coal in later generations has been developed to the limit, and he still knows the simplest way to make briquettes.

Therefore, in the puzzled eyes of Li Er and the eldest grandson, Li Chengqian broke and kneaded the method of making briquettes, and finally concluded: "The flame resistance of charcoal is much better than that of wood, so even if it is the same price, the people will definitely choose charcoal and give up wood." ”

"That's why you want to buy the Carboniferous Mountain and compete with the people for profit?" His Majesty Li Er brought up the old matter again, and once again talked about competing with the people for profit.

"Father, the son did not want to sign Shitanshan under his name, but planned to sign in the name of my palace." Li Chengqian firmly believed that he did not participate in the struggle for profit with the people.

He just envied those central enterprises in later generations, so he also wanted to build a central enterprise belonging to Datang, a group central enterprise, and the acquisition of Shitanshan was only the first step in the long march.

"Then you want to pull my entire royal family into the water and participate in the competition with the people?" His Majesty Li Er asked in a deep voice.

Li Chengqian almost wailed in his heart, can't this old Li say a word less to compete with the people.

"Father, what does our royal family represent? It's Datang, so what we operate can also be said to be run by the state, right? Li Chengqian tried his best to express his meaning clearly, but because he was born from the grassroots, he couldn't explain it in a simple sentence.

At this time, the eldest grandson saw that Li Chengqian was arguing with his Lao Tzu, so he didn't intervene, just sat on the rocking chair on the side with a smile and prepared to watch the battle.

After Li Chengqian finished half of his words, he saw that he didn't speak, so he asked himself and said: "What are the benefits of state management?" It is conducive to regulation. When it's cold, we can lower the price of carbon, and when it's hot, we can increase it. Where there is a disaster, we can even supply it for free. ”

"You mean to think of coal as salt and iron?" Li Er was not a fool, and he soon understood what Li Chengqian meant.

"No, the state is better at managing than salt and iron. First of all, we can provide a certain amount of work to the people, so that they can also have an income when they are not working. The more Li Chengqian spoke, the more engaged he became, and he didn't notice the more and more solemn gaze of the second comrade.

"Secondly, the state can operate with unified pricing, planned production and sales, and organized mineral mining. This is far better than the mine falling into the hands of the family and letting them do whatever they want. ”

As a country manager, there are many things that don't need to be said too clearly. The meaning that Li Chengqian tried to express, His Majesty Li Er had already heard and understood, even if he didn't know some words well, he could guess eight or nine.

At this time, seeing that Li Chengqian was a little short of words, and knew that there was no oil and water squeezed out of him, the great Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said: "Okay, I know what you mean, go back, remember to copy "The Mean" five times." ”

"Huh?" His Majesty Li Er's reaction made Li Chengqian a little confused, and he couldn't figure out what this cheap old man thought.

"Go ahead, tomorrow's palace will let the money steward look for you." The eldest grandson grew up with Li Er since he was a child, and he was very familiar with his temperament, and when he saw him like this at this time, he understood that he had agreed to Li Chengqian's request.

Li Chengqian left a little depressed after saluting, and the eldest grandson looked at Li Er, who had been pondering, and didn't bother him, just got up lightly and poured a cup of tea and brought it to him.

"Guanyin, do you say that this child is too demonic?" Taking the tea handed over by the eldest grandson and taking a sip gently, Li Er asked with some puzzlement.

Empress Eldest Sun thought about it quietly, and then said with a light smile: "No matter what, he was born to a concubine, even if he is a monster." ”

The eldest grandson's words made Li Shimin shake his head and smile bitterly, and sure enough, whose son was distressed: "Guanyin, I just talk about it casually, if it is really based on my heart, it is my royal fortune to have a son like this, at least the next generation of my Li family can stabilize the country." ”

"The concubine knows the second brother's thoughts, but in the concubine's opinion, Gao Ming, this kid is just afraid that he doesn't take the throne to heart." The eldest grandson gently shook the rocking chair that Li Er was sitting on and said slowly.

"Hey, I remembered what you said, how about I go to his palace to participate in political affairs in the next year?"

"No, according to what the concubine sees, I'm afraid that kid will pretend to be sick."