"Your Highness, do we really want to give up cement?" Wang Zihao asked with a look of unwillingness. After eating and drinking, Li Min was pulled by Wang Zihao and proposed to build a cement plant, but Li Min refused.

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"Haha, Zihao, the overall prospect of cement is indeed very broad, but it is not suitable for us. The initial investment in opening the factory is too big. We don't have that much capital now, and cement is destined to be a product with small profits but quick turnover. The cost

Recycling is a bit slow, and with so many people opening cement plants, competition will definitely be fierce in the future. I don’t want to invest all my energy in it, so no matter how good the prospects of cement are, I will not participate," Li Min said with a smile.

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The sales of fried tea in the first quarter did not bring him any income, but after paying off the previous debts and the daily expenses of the palace, there was not much left. Summer tea had just started selling, and the money was not there yet.

Get it. Not to mention the winery, there is a lot of wine brewed, and there are a lot of orders. However, the newly brewed wine needs to be blended before it can be sold. It is estimated that it will take a few days. So it seems that Li Min can use it

There is basically no capital, let alone investing in a cement plant.

Hearing Li Min's words, Wang Zihao was also discouraged. In fact, not only did Li Min have no money, but he also had little money. All the money he earned some time ago was invested in the restaurant, and the restaurant had just opened. Although the production

I made some money from Huobao, but it was far from enough to invest in a cement factory.

"Hey, Zihao, don't be too discouraged. We can't run the cement factory, but we can do some other business. I can guarantee that the profit will be no worse than selling cement." Li Min suddenly laughed evilly, his eyes

It's all about the triumph of a successful conspiracy.

Wang Zihao's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said excitedly: "Haha, I knew that with His Highness's wisdom and martial prowess, there must be another way forward!"

"No, I just thought of it accidentally." Li Min laughed proudly. In fact, when he decided to use cement to attract investment, he already had a way to make money in his mind.

After laughing, Li Min asked Wang Zihao again: "Zihao, do you know that there is a kind of black stone in this world, which is usually found underground. It is very brittle, but it can burn, and the flame is yellow and blue."

Li Min is actually talking about coal. Calcining cement consumes fuel. Nowadays, charcoal is used. The price of charcoal is not cheap. Nearly one-half of the cost of cement is consumed by charcoal. Li Min has long wanted to use coal.

To replace charcoal, firstly, coal has a high combustion value, and secondly, no one has used coal on a large scale yet, so the price must be cheap. If Li Min can find a coal mine and develop it, he will not be afraid that those who open cement plants will not buy it.

. You must know that coal mining is a huge profit. Have you ever seen those Shanxi coal bosses in later generations, all of them are eager to spend money every day. In his previous life, Li Min was only jealous. Now that he can travel to the Tang Dynasty, of course he will not let go of such a huge profit.

industry.

"Your Highness should be talking about charcoal, right?" Wang Zihao was a little unsure. After listening to Li Min's description, the first thing he thought of was charcoal.

"Yes, it's coal." Li Min said happily. He just asked casually. His intention was just to let Wang Zihao remember the characteristics of coal, and then ask others to find out more. After all, coal was already used in the Han Dynasty.

Yes, many people must know it, but I didn’t expect that Wang Zihao was one of them.

"Since you've heard of it, Zihao, do you know where the coal is produced?" Li Min pulled Zihao eagerly, his eyes almost glowing red.

"Uh~" Wang Zihao was startled by Li Min's look. He was stunned for a moment before replying: "Your Highness, charcoal is not uncommon. There is a black stone mountain in the northwest of Chang'an. You are talking about it all the way up and down the mountain.

Some poor people around Chang'an use charcoal for heating in winter. However, it is difficult to ignite and easily poisoned by charcoal, so few people use it. Most people still prefer to use firewood or charcoal, and I have never heard of anyone using it.

They sell coal for money."

"Hahaha~, it's so good! Black Stone Mountain! This is simply a golden mountain given to us by God!" After listening to Wang Zihao's introduction, Li Min laughed happily. Originally, he was worried that the coal seam was too deep.

If it is too deep, the cost of mining will be too high. According to Wang Zihao's description, it is an open-pit coal mine. It just needs to be loaded into a truck and transported to Chang'an. What is this if not Jinshan?

"Your Highness, can this charcoal really be sold for money?" Wang Zihao still didn't believe it. He had also seen charcoal. It was black and unremarkable, and had no other use except being difficult to burn. However, there were many trees around Chang'an, which were bright and light.

If we can’t run out of firewood, who would use those inconvenient charcoal?

"Of course!" Li Min was still immersed in excitement and turned to give instructions to Zihao, "Zihao, I will ask Gao Zhong to come to you tomorrow. You take him to the Black Rock Mountain and explore the surrounding areas.

Buy them all. In addition, you can ask around to see where else there is coal production around Chang'an and buy them all together. If you don't have enough money, you can first misappropriate the deposit from the winery order. I will send people to the emperor's uncle and brother.

Just to say hello."

"Yes, I obey!" Although Wang Zihao couldn't understand why Li Min valued charcoal so much, since Li Min had already made up his mind, he could no longer object and could only agree.

Li Min asked some more about the situation of the Chamber of Commerce, and Wang Zihao answered them one by one. Li Min was very satisfied with all aspects, especially since they received millions of orders alone. Now the Chamber of Commerce receives many businessmen from all over the world every day.

Transaction volume is also continuing to rise, but Wang Zihao is a little worried that the winery's output cannot cope with such a large number of orders.

Li Min was overjoyed after hearing this and told Wang Zihao to go pick it up boldly. The winery will be shipping the goods in the next two days. Then he can pay for the more urgent orders first and wait for the others. Anyway, he has him

With the names of Li Xiaogong and others, I am not afraid of others making trouble.

After Li Min finished giving instructions, he left the Dengxian Building. After seeing off Li Min, Wang Zihao told the restaurant to close, and checked again that there were no hidden dangers before getting up and going home. It was already midnight, and the curfew had already started.

, the gate of the square has also been closed, but Wang Zihao has the sign of the Supervision and Construction Institute given by Li Min on his body, so he can pass through without any obstruction.

The Wang family's house is located in Xinghuafang, which is only one Guangdefang away from the West Market where Dengxian Tower is located. It's just a short carriage ride away. Turn right after entering Xinghuafang, and you'll find Wang's house two blocks away.

Wang Zihao entered the house and returned to the back house. His wife, Wang Yang, had already fallen asleep. After hearing the report from the maid, she resisted her sleepiness and made a simple supper for her husband. Wang Xijun, who was sleeping with his mother, was also disturbed.

When I wake up, I might as well get up and help my mother make midnight snacks.

"It's so late, why is your husband back again? Isn't the door closed long ago?" Mrs. Wang quickly arranged the dishes and chopsticks and sat next to Wang Zihao and asked. Wang Xijun rubbed his eyes and picked up the table.

Just eat the bread.

Wang Zihao glanced at his daughter lovingly, and then said: "Haha, His Highness gave me a sign for supervising the construction of the courtyard. The guard guarding the gate of the workshop let me go. Are Wei'er and Yun'er asleep?"

In addition to Wang Xijun's daughter, she also has two sons, but they are both underage, one is eleven years old and the other is only eight years old.

"I've gone to bed a long time ago. That King Liang caused so much harm to our Wang family. Now it's better. You still have to work from dawn to dusk for him. I really don't know if our Wang family owed him in the previous life?" Mrs. Wang said with some dissatisfaction.

, since taking over the tea-making business, Wang Zihao has been so busy every day that he neglects his family, even leaving her and her children in the cold.

"Mom, dad wants to restore our Wang family's business. It's normal to be busy. And I think that King Liang is a man who does big things. Since dad has decided to follow King Liang, he must work hard to do things. Maybe in the future

We can also get official status for our brothers, and we no longer have to worry about others. We are a merchant family." Wang Xijun is worthy of being a person who has followed his father in managing the family business since he was a child. His vision is to take the long view of his mother, who has grown up in a deep boudoir.

"Haha, Xijun is right. Prince Liang is no longer the former Liang Prince who only knew how to fight cocks and lackeys. Now he is extremely shrewd. It is impossible to do things under him without showing some ability." Wang Zihao touched him dotingly.

He held his daughter's head and said. This is the inner hall, and there are only three of them in the family, so there is less care in speaking.

"Okay, okay, you two, father and daughter, know how to collude to bully others." Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "By the way, the Zhou family sent someone here again today and brought a lot of things. I think they are quite sincere.

Yes, or..."

"No!" Wang Zihao and Wang Xijun shouted almost simultaneously.

"Mom, why did you let that Zhou family in again? Have you forgotten what they did to our Wang family? Not only did they cancel the arranged marriage, but they also insulted my father, which almost made him run away.

It's a dead end, and now we see that our Wang family has just started to get better, and they are shamelessly trying to remarry. How can you bear to let your daughter marry into this kind of family?" When the Zhou family was mentioned, Wang Xijun, who was still sleepy, said,

He stood up, his big eyes widened, and said angrily to Mrs. Wang.

"When I got engaged to the Zhou family, I, Wang Zihao, was blinded. If His Highness Prince Liang hadn't lost all my Wang family's property, I still wouldn't be able to see the true face of the Zhou family. Speaking of which, we have to thank the prince, otherwise we would really

If you want to marry Xijun to the Zhou family, won't it harm our daughter for the rest of her life?" Wang Zihao was also furious. If Li Min were here, he would be very surprised. Wang Zihao has always been tolerant and kind to others, and it is rare to see him.

He looked so angry.

"Hmph, you always say bad things about the Zhou family, but in the final analysis, isn't it because of that Liang Wang who lost all our family property?" Mrs. Wang obviously hasn't turned around yet, and she has always been concerned about Li Min losing all the Wang family property.

Worried about it.

"Madam, why are you so confused!" Wang Zihao looked distressed, "The nature of the Zhou family is not good, and it has nothing to do with whether we have property or not. If my daughter marries that kind of family, she will only be miserable for the rest of her life, and she will be with Xijun for the rest of her life.

Compared with our happiness, what does our Wang family’s vast wealth mean?”

At that time, Li Min lost all the Wang family's property, and the Wang family was almost in a state of despair. But to make matters worse, the Zhou family, who had already been engaged to Wang Xijun, unexpectedly regretted their engagement. Wang Zihao was so angry at the time that he went to the Zhou family for comment, but he did not expect that he would be criticized by the Zhou family and his son.

Wang Zihao was so angry that he couldn't think about it for a moment and jumped into a river on his way home. Fortunately, he was saved. Afterwards, Wang Zihao calmed down and felt a little lucky in his heart. Although his family business had failed, he at least saw clearly the power of the Zhou family.

His true face will prevent his daughter from suffering when she gets married in the future. It is precisely because of this incident that the open-minded Wang Zihao's resentment towards Li Min has been reduced a lot. Now Li Min values ​​the Wang family and sells fried tea and Five Kings Drunk.

It was left to Wang Zihao to take care of it, but when the Zhou family saw it, they shamelessly wanted to repent. Last time, they had Wang Zihao send someone out, but they dared to come today?

Mrs. Wang saw that her husband and daughter were really angry, and she recalled that her husband couldn't think of jumping into the river, and she was a little scared. What if Wang Zihao really disappeared, how would they survive as orphans and widowers? Thinking of this,

He couldn't help but feel resentful towards the Zhou family, and immediately admitted his mistake and said: "Okay, I realize that I was wrong. I will have someone send the gift back to the Zhou family tomorrow, and I will never mention the remarriage again."

"Hehe, this is my good mother!" Wang Xijun saw that her mother had agreed, but was afraid that she would be unhappy about what had just happened, so she hugged Mrs. Wang's neck and said coquettishly, "Mother, look at how our daughter looks like this.

She is beautiful, and her father is favored by King Liang. Restoring the family business is just a small matter, and there may be greater development in the future, so your daughter has no worries about getting married, so just sit at home and wait for others to propose marriage!"

"Prince Liang, Prince Liang! You and your father know what Prince Liang is talking about. He has caused you to not get married until now." Mrs. Wang complained dissatisfiedly, and suddenly paused at this point, as if she thought of something.

, his eyes lit up and he continued, "I heard that Prince Liang is about the same age as you, and he is not married yet. I might as well marry you to him, even if he gives himself up to you as your husband!"

"As a woman, what is the identity of Prince Liang? How could he marry a merchant girl? Moreover, Prince Liang is already engaged. His Majesty personally issued the decree. The other party is Miss Xiao Wenxin, the granddaughter of Song Guogong. She is a well-known person in Chang'an City.

Such a beautiful woman." Wang Zihao couldn't help scolding his wife when he saw that she was having other whims.

"Tch~, he wants to marry me but he doesn't want to marry me yet." Wang Xijun looked dissatisfied, especially because her father actually thought that she was inferior to Xiao Wenxin, which made her even more angry. She argued forcefully, "Besides, although Xiao Wenxin is beautiful, in fact

It's just that the concubines of the Xiao family are not much higher than me." Wang Xijun's words do have some truth. In a big family, some concubines' status is not much higher than that of domestic servants.

"Hey, no way, that Prince Liang is a prince no matter what, how could he marry a concubine?" Mrs. Wang usually doesn't go out much, so she doesn't know the causes and consequences of Li Min's engagement.

"Mom, this is really interesting. Let me tell you about it. A few months ago..." When he talked about Li Min's original embarrassment, Wang Xijun immediately became very interested and told all the rumors he had heard.

Women like these gossips the most, especially at Mrs. Wang's age, so she was very excited to hear them and would add her own opinions from time to time.

Looking at the gossiping mother and daughter, Wang Zihao had no choice but to smile bitterly, shake his head, pick up the bowls and chopsticks and start eating his supper.
Chapter completed!