Chapter 30 Southerners Don't Use Stoves
"Li Gaoming!" Empress Eldest Sun's cold drink interrupted Li Chengqian's thoughts.
"The queen mother, the son is here." Li Chengqian responded as if he was mourning, and he no longer had the compassion that comforted Changsun Chong.
Looking at Li Chengqian's well-behaved and obedient appearance at this time, Empress Changsun only felt that her brain was broken: "In two days, two important ministers' mansions were demolished in a row. If you don't say a meridian today, beware of your good skin and flesh! ”
When she spoke, Queen Eldest Sun only felt that her head hurt from blowing up, this little bastard was really not worry-free. And if he hadn't been called back in time today, I was afraid that his uncle Gao Shilian's mansion would not have escaped his poisonous hands.
Li Chengqian's eyes rolled, trying his best to connect everything together, and after a little thought, he asked, "Queen Mother, do you say that the charcoal furnace and the fire pit are warm?" ”。
"Hmm." Speaking of the charcoal furnace and the fire kang, the eldest grandson's face softened a little and nodded slightly.
"Then the queen mother, do you think that my father will promote the charcoal furnace and fire pit in the territory of Datang?"
Empress Eldest Sun continued to nod, she also wanted to know how Li Chengqian said that Fang was round.
"My Datang domain is vast, if you wait for those officials to learn these two things well, and then spread them to the people, I'm afraid it will take more than 3 months, right?"
Keep nodding.
"But no matter how recommended by the government, it is not as important as the people themselves think it is good. And the important ministers of the court would rather tear down the house and install the things, is it good? In terms of the curiosity of the people of Chang'an City, I will definitely try it. Therefore, Erchen did this to promote these charcoal stoves! ”
Looking at the eldest grandson who continued to nod, Li Chengqian was also a little speechless, but seeing that the old lady didn't plan to let him stop at all, so he had to continue.
"My uncle's family is in the iron business, and the production of the charcoal furnace just needs a lot of iron tools, so it is also good for the business of my uncle's family."
After a series of three flat and four unrounded words, Li Chengqian is also sweaty, and the explanation is a bit far-fetched, but if you consider it according to the age of 8 years old in reality, it should be considered to be almost passable.
"So your uncle should thank you?" Empress Eldest Sun's voice was calm, and she couldn't tell if she was angry.
"Thank you, you don't need it, it's all from relatives."
"Huh?!" The eldest grandson, who was sitting in the rocking chair, sat up violently.
"No, Queen Mother, that's not what the sons meant." Li Chengqian also felt that what he said just now was wrong, and dared to make up for it.
"What does Erchen mean is that my uncle is only in the arms business? If the steel output problem is not solved, the profit will never be thought of, right?"
Seeing that Li Chengqian talked about business from people's livelihood, Empress Changsun also slowly sat back, waiting for him to continue.
"But the charcoal furnace is different, first of all, it can not be steel, it can be made of ordinary iron. The second is that the volume is large, I have 2 million households in Datang, which one does not need one? There are some large ones that even need many. ”
As long as it is related to money, the eldest grandson will be interested, and listening to what Li Chengqian said, he can't help but signal him to continue.
"Queen Mother, you think, even if a stove sells for 50 Wen, 10,000 is 500,000 Wen, that is, 500 Guan, and 1 million is 50,000 Guan, counting those rich households, how can you need 3 million, that is 150,000 Guan."
"150,000?" The eldest grandson was also taken aback by the number Li Chengqian said, just a stove can produce such a big profit?
At this time, the eldest grandson already had a plan to take the business of the charcoal stove to the palace to operate.
"Hmm. 150,000! This is just an ordinary stove, if you make some high-end ones and sell them to some wealthy people, you can sell them for about 160,000 yuan. Li Chengqian nodded in affirmation.
Of course, the smart Li Chengqian will not remind the shrewd mother that there is actually no need for a stove in the south of the Tang Dynasty.
"Okay, you go down, I have to think about your uncle again." At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it was the time when a hundred wastes were waiting to be rebuilt, although the imperial family got the country, but there was no accumulation of wealth, and the eldest grandson queen was in charge of the harem, and she was about to be suffocated by money.
"No, Queen Mother, the matter of the sons and daughters is not finished yet." Li Chengqian belongs to the typical type of selling when he gets cheap, seeing that the eldest grandson did not mention his demolition of the house, he immediately beat the snake with the stick, ready to make a request.
"What else is going on with you? Isn't it all explained? "The eldest grandson didn't have the heart to accompany him, he just wanted Li Chengqian to leave quickly.
"It's another thing, it's the money manager of the treasury, you send him to me."
"How did the money steward offend you? Just because last time he said a few words about Chunxiao? Are you going to take revenge on him? "The eldest grandson knows a lot about his son's temperament, and if the money manager is really remembered by him, he is afraid that he will definitely not be able to finish it without shedding his skin.
"No, as soon as he breaks the grassroots, what am I going to do to retaliate against him? Bullying also depends on the object. Li Chengqian was a little depressed, how could he leave such a bad impression in the heart of the old lady.
"And what do you want him to do?" The eldest grandson couldn't figure out Li Chengqian's motives, and kept asking questions.
"I just want him to help me run errands and run some errands."
"Tell me what to say, and I'll send him over if I can."
"It's about the carboniferous mountain on the outskirts of the city, and I'm going to buy it." Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li Chengqian simply confessed.
"Buy a mountain? What do you want the carbonous mountain to do? It's enough to buy it when you need it in the palace. The eldest grandson found that he was increasingly unable to understand what his son was thinking.
"Mother, the charcoal will soon be used in large quantities, and this is all money." Li Chengqian knew that it was useless to say anything to the eldest grandson, only to mention money.
But Li Chengqian didn't expect that he didn't wait for the eldest grandson's reply, but waited for a brain scoop behind him, and the voice of His Majesty Li Er, his son, sounded behind him: "You are competing with the people for profit, if you don't want to be impeached, it's best to dispel this idea." ”
"Huh?!" At this time, Li Chengqian was completely confused, how could he buy a mountain and open a mine by himself, how could it become a competition with the people? Can the mine be bought by ordinary people?
And when did this cheap daddy come in? I haven't heard the door knock just now, could it be that ......, the old man has been in the house all the time?
Seeing Li Chengqian's stunned appearance, the eldest grandson laughed out loud and said to Li Er: "The second brother scared Gao Ming." ”
"I've seen my father." was interrupted by the eldest grandson, Li Chengqian finally reacted and hurriedly gave Li Er a salute.
Comrade Lao Li pursed his lips, snorted, nodded at Li Chengqian with the book rolled up in his hand, and then said to the eldest grandson: "Guanyin, you have been deceived by this rebel!" ”
"Huh? Scammed? I don't know what the second brother said ......? The shrewd Empress Eldest Sun stared, glanced at Li Chengqian, and asked His Majesty Li Er.