"Liulang, why are you bringing the map up?" Looking at the things Li Yan brought up, Li Yong and others asked in confusion. The so-called map is actually an ancient map. The Tang Dynasty was not like later generations. You could buy a national map for a few dollars. The map at this time was a very rare item, and it was usually only found in government departments or military departments. This map was embedded on a wooden board and was similar to a screen. Li Yan borrowed it from the Ministry of Works.

Li Yan smiled mysteriously and said, "I heard that all brothers have bought a lot of slaves?"

"Uh~" Cheng Huailiang and the others were stunned when they heard Li Yan's question. Some time ago, they heard someone falsely accusing Li Yan of treason. Although they were not qualified to plead for Li Yan, they bought the remaining nearly 10,000 Tubo slaves together to help Li Yan share some pressure. Didn't those people say that Li Yan bought slaves for rebellion? Then they would just buy a lot. Are they all planning to rebel?

Of course, this action was really reckless. Many of them were scolded by their elders for this. Moreover, after the slaves were bought, they had no place to resettle them. There were some dirty and tiring jobs in the cement factory, but they could only use a thousand people. In addition, some people found some coal mines, but they were not as big as those of Li Yan’s mines, so there were not many slaves at all, so most of the slaves were still left in the suburbs to raise them.

Looking at these brothers, Li Yan was also very moved. Since she learned about this situation from Xiao Yu, Li Yan made up her mind that since the brothers were trying to help him, he could not let his brothers suffer losses. These nearly 10,000 slaves may be a burden in the eyes of others, but in Li Yan's eyes, it is a rare treasure.

"Liulang, just say whatever you have. Everyone is brother. Don't say anything you have if you have anything to say!" Li Yong said first. He was the most active in buying slaves and bought the most, but now he has all lost his hands.

"Haha, you misunderstood by your brother," Li Yan smiled. He did not thank you for your kindness, and he didn't want to say anything that was unpalatable. "I just heard that after all the brothers bought the slaves, they raised them like pigs. This is really a waste, so I thought of a way to use all these slaves."

"Oh? Liulang, do you really have a way?" Hearing what Li Yan said, Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye and others immediately became energetic. It would be fine if these slaves didn't work, but they had to use food to raise them every day. Although the cost was not much, it was a loss-making business.

"Hehe, actually, this method is very simple. That is, just open a few more mines?" Li Yan smiled. Datang encouraged private operations for mining, but because the official mines are strong, private mining is not mainstream now, and it is still mainly in the official business.

"Tsk~ Liulang, you said it easy, but mines cannot be opened if someone has money. The most fundamental thing is to have mines. For example, the carbohydrate you created. If there weren't a few carbohydrate mines in Heishishan, how could your mine be opened?" Li Jingye said with some dissatisfaction. Li Yan took the lead and bought all the carbohydrate mines found around Chang'an, so they could only go to other places to find mines. Others were despair when they heard Li Yan's words. They thought Li Yan had any good solutions, but they had to make everyone happy for a long time.

"Aren't it just a few carbonite ore? I dare not say anything else, but I can make as much as you want in this carbonite ore!" Li Yan said with a thumping voice. This is not his boast. He knows the distribution of coal mines better than anyone else. For example, in Shanxi, there is nothing but no shortage of coal, and there is no need to dig the coal buried underground at all. Just those open-pit coal mines are enough for them to dig for hundreds of years.

"Liulang, you're not kidding, are you dare to brag about this kind of thing?" Cheng Huailiang obviously didn't believe it. If Li Yan knew the location of several carboniferous mines, he wouldn't be too suspicious, but Li Yan's tone was very loud, and he actually said that there were as many as possible. Carboniferous was not a stone on the ground, so he felt that Li Yan's words were not trustworthy at all.

"That's right, Liulang, your brothers admire your abilities, but carbonite is not cement, they all grow from the ground. Unless you are a god, it is impossible for you to know these things." Li Yexu was also diverted and said with disbelief.

"Tsk, I know you don't believe it." Li Yan looked disdainful, and then he pointed to the map and said, "That's why I asked someone to bring the map and point it to you now."

Seeing that Li Yan didn't look like he was joking, Cheng Huailiang and the others were stunned. They always thought that Li Yan was very impressed, and they always felt that Li Yan was covered with a mysterious veil, making people wonder what he had to show up. So seeing Li Yan's confident appearance made them feel a little unspeakable expectation of Li Yan's "absurd" words.

Li Yan said, pointing to the map with his hand, then drew a small circle and included Shanxi and some Henan areas in later generations. These places are one of the main coal-producing areas in later generations. Although the map of the Tang Dynasty and the map of later generations are very different, it is still very easy to distinguish because the Yellow River is used as a reference.

"Did you see this? In the circle I have drawn, it should be the area with the richest carbonite minerals in the entire Tang Dynasty. As long as we send people to find it here, we can definitely find the carbonite minerals in a very short time." Li Yan said confidently. Of course, he could not remember the specific mine location, but as long as we circle a region, the coal mines in this area are so rich that it is impossible to find them.

"Liulang, is this a joke?" Qin Huaiyu asked with a serious expression. Although Li Yan's appearance should not be a joke, the circle he drew was quite large. If he wanted to find a carbonite mine in this circle, it would definitely cost a lot of manpower and material resources. But if the mine could not be found by then, even if they didn't care, the family behind them would definitely have a bad impression of Li Yan, and even their friendship with Li Yan would be affected in the future.

"Yes, Liulang, can you really be sure?" Yan Bei also expressed some doubts.

However, at this time, Li Yong was the first to stand up and said loudly: "I believe Liulang. Everyone knows his character. Although he sometimes likes to make jokes, it has always been reassuring for these major events. If you don't believe it, then I will go and find it alone. If I find the last carbonite mine, don't regret it!"

Li Yong and Li Yan had the best relationship, so of course they were the first to support him at this time. And what Li Yong said was the truth. Whether it was the brewery or the cement factory, they greatly increased the income of the Hejian Prince's Mansion. In addition, he admired Li Yan the most, so he chose to believe Li Yan's words first.

Seeing Li Yong's statement, the others couldn't sit still. Li Yan wanted to help them solve the big burden of slaves, and those slaves bought them to help Li Yan. Now Li Yan obviously wanted to repay everyone and express his gratitude. It was impossible for him to joke with everyone about the loss of shadow.

Thinking of this, Li Jingye and Qin Huaiyu and several other people who were closest to Li Yan immediately followed Li Yong's statement, and others slowly thought about this. After a while, almost everyone stopped doubting Li Yan's words and began to discuss the issue of carbonite development in this area.

Seeing that everyone no longer doubted, Li Yan immediately became excited and suggested that everyone simply imitate the Cement Industry Association to form a Datang Carboniferous Industry Association. However, unlike the Cement Association, this Carboniferous Industry Association is a completely private organization and does not have any official participation like the Cement Supervision Institute.

Li Yan also introduced the benefits of establishing the Carboniferous Industry Association to everyone. After the establishment of this association, as long as each family contributes a portion of manpower or material resources, then integrates them to find minerals. The minerals found will be distributed to everyone according to the amount of efforts each company has to do. In this way, not only will the risk be smaller, but the strength of everyone can be better utilized. If you encounter any problems in the future, everyone can sit down and negotiate together to avoid hurting their relationship due to interests.

When everyone heard Li Yan's introduction, the people who were still a little hesitant immediately shouted loudly. The minimum cost and risk could be exchanged for the greatest benefit. Everyone knew how to choose, so everyone now planned an agreement to establish the Carboniferous Industry Association. However, in the position of president, everyone was not willing to fall behind and rushed to be the first president. Everyone here was young and energetic, and no one was willing to fall behind.

Everyone quarreled for a long time, but the president was still unable to be selected. However, the deacons were selected, namely Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye, Li Jingheng, Qin Huaiyu, Yanbei, and finally Li Yan, there were six deacons in total. During the period when there was no president, the affairs of the association were temporarily handed over to the six of them to negotiate and take charge. As for the position of the president, because no one obeyed each other, it was temporarily vacant. After the carbide industry developed, whoever had the fastest and strongest industry would develop, then this position would be his.

"Huh? Liulang, I suddenly remembered a question." After finally calming everyone down, Li Jingheng, one of the deacons, suddenly frowned and spoke.

"Oh, Brother Jing Heng, please tell me!" Li Yan smiled. He had no regrets about not being the president's seat. After all, he was too lazy. Although the Cement Association had the title of president, he threw everything to Li Yi Mansion and didn't want to care about those messy things at all. Therefore, for this emerging carbonifer industry, he just wanted to make a fortune in silence, and let others do the hard work. Originally, he didn't even want to do the position of this deacon, but this matter was proposed by him after all, so at the suggestion of several other deacons, he forced him to have the name of a deacon.

"If so many of us go to dig carbon, it will definitely increase the output of carbonite. However, due to freight, our carbonite can only supply cement plants from Chang'an to Luoyang at most." Li Jingheng said as he pointed out on the map. The carbonite production area designated by Li Yan is not very far from Chang'an and Luoyang. Li Jingheng looked at this very accurately. "But in this way, the sales surface of carbonite will be very narrow, and the carbonite may even be unable to be sold. In this case, let alone making money, we will definitely lose money at that time."

Influenced by his greedy father, Li Jingheng is quite insightful about business. He knows the importance of the market to a product. He just focused on being happy and fighting for the position of the president, so he didn't think of this for a while. Now, as soon as he calms down, he immediately notices this big problem. Others heard Li Jingheng's analysis and understand the seriousness of this problem. If this problem is not solved, even if they dig out the carbonite, they will be in vain in the end.
Chapter completed!