Chapter 83 If you want to be rich, build roads first
"A bunch of trash!"
That day, the Goguryeo envoy was in his residence.
The third prince slammed a cylindrical object on the ground, his facial expression even distorted because of his anger.
The briquettes shattered into a handful of black ash under the impact.
Under the smoke, no one in the hall dared to speak.
Everyone knew that the third prince was in an extremely bad mood at the moment.
In order to eliminate the threat of Muchuan, he dispatched half of the shadow guards, but when the news came back, half of the shadow guards had turned into corpses.
"The kingdom has invested so many resources into you, but you can't even solve a small Muchuan?"
The third prince kicked the guard who was kneeling in front of him on the head, venting his anger wantonly.
The guards said nothing and silently endured the ravage.
When the smoke from the briquettes dissipated, the third prince also took a deep breath and slumped on the seat as if he had lost his soul.
"Your Highness, I think the plan to assassinate Muchuan is unwise."
The guard lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "According to the reports from the spies, Muchuan has an extremely private connection with the Imperial Family of the Tang Dynasty. The failure of this assassination is enough to show that the Royal Family of the Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to Muchuan."
Hearing this, the third prince glanced at the guard coldly, his eyes full of displeasure and irritability.
"Even now, are you still justifying your incompetence?"
"Someone, drag this trash out and behead him!"
"Here!"
Soon, someone picked up the guard and planned to drag him out and kill him.
As the biggest plagiarist of Chinese culture, Goguryeo had learned a lot about imperial power.
"etc!"
Pu Shujun just stepped into the door and saw this scene and quickly stopped her.
"Third brother, what happened? Why did you kill Guard Jiang?"
Pu Shujun looked at the crushed briquettes on the ground and the annoyance on the third prince's face, and already guessed something.
As expected, the explanation given by the third prince was also the same.
"Third brother, it's no wonder that Guard Jiang is responsible for this."
"You mean it's my fault?"
The third prince's eyes widened, and he was so angry that he also yelled at his sister.
Pu Shujun shook her head, pointed to the briquettes on the ground and said: "Third brother, you must have a general understanding of the magic of this thing. In addition, the soap, perfume, and colored glaze are also rare things."
Hearing this, the third prince opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out, and he just snorted coldly.
Why doesn't he understand how valuable these things are?
"The identity of Muchuan is not that simple. For the Tang Empire, he is undoubtedly a cash cow. If we hurt him, I am afraid that the kingdom will suffer the wrath of the Tang Empire. This is absolutely unwise." Pu Shujun.
He persuaded with earnest words.
The third prince remained silent, and finally just let out a long sigh.
During his several days as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, he saw with his own eyes how powerful the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were.
In terms of military comparison, Goguryeo does not have the ability to go to war with the Tang Dynasty.
"Forget it, just listen to my sister."
The third prince slumped in his chair, just looking at the briquettes in a daze.
Since Muchuan cannot be killed for the time being, the briquettes and other items must be transported back to the country on this trip.
The third prince thought this way.
"Ah sneeze!"
In the Hongwen Hall, Muchuan, who was telling a story to Li Zhi, sneezed inexplicably.
"Teacher, are you catching a cold? I'll call the imperial doctor to take a look at you."
After these few days of interaction, Li Zhi has developed a lot of affection for Muchuan.
Muchuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, I guess someone is thinking about me."
"Missing the teacher? Could it be the teacher's wife?"
Seeing Li Zhi's gossipy face, Muchuan couldn't help but have a black line.
This royal child is really unusually precocious, knowing so much at such a young age.
"What are you talking about? I'm a teacher and I haven't married yet."
"Teacher is not married yet?"
Li Zhi even looked surprised.
"Teacher, how about I talk to my father and help you get married?"
"Go, go, do you still want to hear the story?"
"Think about it!"
Li Zhi nodded desperately and never mentioned the matter again.
However, Muchuan has been thinking about this matter in his heart.
It's not that he really had the idea of marrying a wife, he just thought about Princess Changle.
By the way, it has been so long, but I have never seen this princess whom I have never met before.
Inexplicably, he thought of Miss Li again, and Muchuan felt helpless again.
Why can't he feel that this Miss Li is so concerned about her affairs, she must have a different kind of sentiment.
However, princes-in-law throughout the dynasties were unavoidable from strict control over their wives, and in the end they had to pay by mistake.
Thinking of this, Muchuan planned to reveal a little bit to Miss Li if she had the opportunity in the future, so as not to get her into too deep.
After leaving Hongwen Hall, Muchuan went directly to Longliqi.
Nowadays, the reputation of soap, perfume and colored glaze has been fully established, and the business here is booming every day.
"Master, this is this week's flow."
Browsing through the ledger, Muchuan couldn't help but frown.
Daily profits are still very large, but there is an obvious downward trend.
Also, the city of Chang'an is only so big. No matter how large the population is, there is an upper limit. Things like soap and perfume cannot be used up in a day or two.
In other words, the marketing volume will soon reach saturation, and it may be difficult to maintain such huge profits.
Isn't the young master not satisfied with making so much money every day?
"Uncle Zhao, how is the contact with the Chamber of Commerce going?"
Muchuan put down the account book and asked.
Uncle Zhao was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Reporting to the young master, I have contacted all the major chambers of commerce, but they are not willing to purchase large quantities. Only soap has a certain demand."
"Why is this?"
Muchuan was also confused.
Logically speaking, perfume and briquettes should be the most popular items of the Chamber of Commerce.
"Master, according to the shopkeepers of Shanghui, the damage of perfume and briquettes on the road is too great, so"
Hearing this, Muchuan's mind exploded.
Only then did he remember that this was the Tang Dynasty, and the roads at that time were miserable.
Not to mention the long distance, I am afraid that when the perfume is transported from Chang'an to surrounding towns, a bottle will become half a bottle.
As for the briquettes, it goes without saying that their structural characteristics make them unable to withstand continuous bumps.
"I understand, I will find a way to deal with this matter."
Waving his hand, Muchuan left Longliqi.
Looking at the solemn look on Muchuan's face, Uncle Zhao couldn't help but scratch his head.
From what the young master means, is it possible that this guy is going to invent something again?
"Building roads. This is a big project."
After returning to Mu Mansion, Muchuan was still thinking about this issue.
With Datang's current financial resources, even if it provides financial support, it may be difficult to carry out large-scale road renovations.
Is it possible to open branches in various places?
But this will also face the problem of technical plagiarism.
While he was thinking hard, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Gao Kan rushed in eagerly.
"Master, the details of the killer have been found out!"
