Looking at the formation, Zhu Shan realized that Kong Yingda had already recognized Li Min.
So, I didn’t feel particularly shocked.
"Zhu Shan, give Kong Yingda the iced honey water to drink."
Zhu Shan was puzzled.
Why do this?
A lot of money!
But it was still as he wished.
"yes!"
Kong Yingda was flattered and looked at the honey water in the bowl with ice cubes floating on it.
"Is this really okay?? This is valuable."
What's more satisfying than drinking a bowl of ice-cold honey water in the summer?
"Of course, you can drink it."
Zhu Shan is shrewd,
said:
"I'll get another bowl."
Kong Yingda was stunned and asked to get another bowl?
It seems that the financial resources of this small shop are quite good.
You know, you can’t buy ice now even if you have money.
Some time ago, the entire ice in Chang'an was almost exhausted.
There isn't much left.
It is even more impossible to get some.
Even the stock in the palace is not much.
"This ice seems to be rarely sold in Chang'an. A small piece can be sold for twenty cents or more. This bowl is full of money! Every sip is worth money! And this honey is also a rare thing.
Ah, if you put these two things together, I won’t be able to drink them more than once in my life!”
As he talked, he drank iced honey water, and his whole expression became very enjoyable.
Sweet and refreshing.
It makes people forget the heat of summer.
As for Zhu Shan, he quickly got another bowl.
He carefully placed it next to Li Min.
Li Min picked it up gently and took a sip. It was indeed very refreshing.
As for Kong Yingda, he had already finished his bowl.
"Kong Yingda, please get up and don't drink while kneeling. It doesn't look good!"
"Yes...oh no, the Sixth Prince hasn't agreed to my request, so I can't get up."
This old guy is really stubborn.
"Didn't you promise me something?"
"this……"
If I want Kong Yingda to help me, it seems that just not selling poems is not enough.
So, he continued: "If you are willing to help me, I can give you ten pounds of ice cubes to cool you down. How about that?"
As soon as these words came out.
Kong Yingda showed a shocked expression.
Ten pounds...
That's a lot of money.
Even Li Shimin couldn't give that much at once.
"However, the mining rights of this saltpeter mine belong to the state-owned industry. I'm afraid...your identity...Your Majesty, I'm afraid..."
In the final analysis, I am afraid that I can't help, and I have taken the ice again, what should I do?
Li Shimin would definitely not agree if he knew what he did.
It's okay to help.
But he was willing to help, and everything was much easier to handle.
So, Li Min said again:
"Of course, state-owned industries must play their value. Go and tell His Majesty that Zhu Shan wants this mining right."
"Oh? In this way, maybe."
Zhu Shan was convinced, but immediately returned to normal.
After all, Li Min is not a prince now.
Li Shimin hated him and could not possibly obey him.
It's different if you are a civilian.
"Of course, the mining rights are determined in the form of rent. How about I rent it for three thousand taels of silver a year?"
If the first conditions are not tempting enough, then the latter ones are definitely quite attractive.
Rather than leaving a useless saltpeter mine, it is better to maximize its benefits.
Li Shimin is not stupid and can definitely weigh the pros and cons.
He will definitely agree!
"That way, it seems possible. But it depends on His Majesty's wishes and his pricing will be the main factor."
"Kong Yingda, I will give you a minimum price here. If it exceeds five thousand taels, then there is no need to rent the saltpeter mine. I hope you can negotiate."
"By the way, there is also a way to pay. I can pay off one year in advance."
Kong Yingda wondered, does he have so much money?
As everyone knows, he really has it. As long as a period of time passes, the five thousand taels will be easily obtained?
Li Min thought for a while and then said: "Tomorrow, at this time, I want to hear your good news."
"So before that, are you still selling poetry?"
Kong Yingda felt that this matter should be discussed.
"Don't worry, I won't sell it."
He doesn’t want to sell it. There is a better industry, but he won’t go into it?
What poems are still being sold there?
How much money can you make in a day selling poetry?
Making ice, you can earn a day's money with just a few breaths, right?
"Okay, it's settled!"
"By the way, don't forget to produce the official document! I only recognize that! Oral documents are not allowed!"
"Don't worry, I understand!"
Kong Yingda is in a good mood
"Okay, you go back!"
"Then the old minister resigns!"
I was about to get up, but I couldn't get up because I had been kneeling for too long.
In the end, it was Zhu Shan who helped him get up.
"Zhu Shan, prepare some ice for Kong Yingda to take back."
"yes!"
The two went downstairs.
Li Min, on the other hand, was leaning on the window sill comfortably, watching the people coming and going below.
From tomorrow onwards, his fortune will begin.
First set a small goal to earn him 90,000 taels of silver.
At this time, the emperor, the crown prince, concubines and others were still frugally living in the palace, and their lives were very unsatisfactory.
Thinking of this, he smiled knowingly.
After a while.
Zhu Shan is back.
He said cautiously: "Sixth Prince, we really have to spend five thousand taels of silver to rent a saltpeter mine."
"What do you know, trading five thousand for fifty thousand or more? Don't you make this kind of money?"
fifty thousand?
Zhu Shan thought he heard wrongly.
How could there be 50,000?
A bowl of ice costs 20 taels of silver, which is 50 million taels of silver.
How many bowls will it take?
Many, many... He can't count them!
This is Zhu Shan's narrow vision.
If you only rely on ice, you will definitely not be able to make money.
What if it is something else?
Doesn’t that mean you have to make a lot of money?
"Is this really okay?"
"You do not believe?"
"Believe it, believe it...how can you not believe what the Sixth Prince said!?"
"Follow me, there is nothing you can't do. Work hard, and your achievements will not stop there."
"Yes! Then I'll go down first."
Zhu Shan was very happy and went down. The waiters below were all puzzled.
There seems to be something wrong with their shopkeeper.
He actually obeyed a young man's words.
They can't think clearly and don't understand, so it's better not to think about it.
Speaking of Kong Yingda, he quickly returned home.
The servant took out ten kilograms of ice cubes and said, "Come here, prepare sugar water, add ice, and give each child at home a bowl. Everyone has a share."
When he said this, the entire Kong family was immediately shocked.
It's been a long time since I've seen ice.
Mrs. Kong asked: "Husband, Your Majesty finally gave me ice?"
Kong Yingda smiled.
About to reply.
But I heard someone shouting: "Your Majesty is here!"
What! Li Shimin came to find him at this time.
The ice was still around, and there was no time to clean it up. Li Shimin had already walked in.
He was shocked.
Li Shimin came at the wrong time!
"Old minister, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
The Confucius family was shocked, the emperor actually came to visit!