Large mines are expensive, and since food cannot be grown on the mountains, the prices are even higher.
Small mines are sufficient, so these large mines sit idle and no one buys them.
Hearing this situation, Li Min couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, your highness has bought these three mountains! Can you calculate how much it will cost?"
Lao Yi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, these three mountains are not small in this place. Added together, they require about 1,186 strings. This -"
Li Min said directly and cheerfully: "I will give you one thousand two hundred guan, and you will sign a contract with me immediately."
"Okay, Your Highness, please wait a moment, it will be ready soon!"
This time, Lao Yi didn't dare to be too harsh.
Lao Yi can probably figure out a little bit of Li Min's bad temper now. What is given to you is what is given to you, but if you lie, you will probably end up miserable.
Soon, Lao Yi completed the transfer procedures for the contracts of the three mountains and handed them over to Li Min.
As for money, Lao Yi is not afraid at all.
After the formalities were completed, Li Min took Xiaoliuzi and left. Someone would naturally bring the money.
Now that the largest saltpeter mine near Chang'an City is all in his own hands, it will be easier to handle.
Li Min ordered people to call Qin Huaiyu and decided to hand over the mining of saltpeter mines to Qin Huaiyu.
Because until next year, he will go to the fiefdom.
And his brother Li Ke will definitely leave too.
So, let's just leave it to Qin Huaiyu to mine it now.
Even if he goes to the fiefdom, this business can still be left to Qin Huaiyu.
After calling Qin Huaiyu, Li Min said to Qin Huaiyu: "Huaiyu, I bought several saltpeter mountains. This way, you can help me mine saltpeter this year. By next year, all these mines will be yours."
Hearing Li Min's words, Qin Huaiyu immediately said: "Your Highness, this is absolutely not okay! I can help you, but I will never take your mine. If you treat me as a brother, don't say such things again in the future.
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Li Min smiled slightly and said: "Huaiyu, listen to me, next year, I will go to the fiefdom. What's the use of keeping the mine if I'm not here?"
"What? You are going to the fiefdom tomorrow? Why so soon? Where is your fiefdom? Is it far from Chang'an City?"
Li Min smiled slightly and said: "The fiefdom has not been decided yet. Don't worry, I won't leave until next year. Besides, it's not like we won't see each other in the future. Okay, that's it!"
Hearing that His Highness was going to the fiefdom next year, Qin Huaiyu felt very sad and stopped arguing with Li Min about the mine.
However, Qin Huaiyu had already made up his mind. Even if His Highness leaves next year, the mine will still be his, but he will definitely help him take good care of the mine.
Although the Qin family has never mined saltpeter before, there is no shortage of manpower in their family.
Soon the Qin family organized a group of people to mine saltpeter mines in the mountains.
I believe it won't take long for the first batch of saltpeter to be delivered.
…
At this time, a major event occurred in Datang that shocked the whole country.
In almost all towns, cheap books began to be sold.
These books are all exam books and annotated editions.
The price of this kind of book is only one hundred cents.
This situation caused a sensation in countless places.
Those who got the news went crazy and started buying like crazy.
Some people even buy dozens or hundreds of copies at once.
They themselves are crazy, but they think the book seller is crazy for selling books at such a cheap price.
But in the end, these buyers discovered that the bookstore had so many books in stock that he couldn't finish them all.
In other words, the extra books he bought had no room for appreciation at all.
Although I don’t know why, the price of books suddenly dropped by more than a hundred times.
But under the current circumstances, it is obvious that books have lost room for appreciation.
Therefore, those who bought more had to lower the price before selling.
This situation directly led to the proliferation of books in the Tang Dynasty.
Even those poor families who really can't afford books don't have to worry about borrowing books.
Because there are so many books.
This time, the situation of having no books to read was finally broken.
Moreover, there is no need to ask someone for help when reading and breaking up sentences.
Because the sentences in these books have been broken up with punctuation marks.
However, there is nothing you can do if you encounter words you don’t recognize or places where you don’t understand their meaning.
These places can only be solved through the guidance of famous teachers.
However, with these books, the opportunities for those from poorer families have also been greatly increased.
At least, they can own books and study and recite them all day long.
All I know is that when you meet a famous teacher and give a little guidance, your memory will become stronger.
Although these books were actually written by Li Min.
But on the surface, those aristocratic families are selling it.
Therefore, it actually allowed the family to gain a wave of reputation among the people.
Of course, as for what they are thinking in their hearts, it can only be described as the baby is in pain, but the baby won't talk about it.
…
A few days later, a small amount of saltpeter was sent to Prince Liang's Mansion. Although the quantity was still a little small, it was definitely enough for Prince Liang's use for the time being.
At the same time, Yuan Tiangang from Yizhou walked into Chang'an City wearing a pair of cloth shoes with exposed toes.
When entering the city, Yuan Tiangang looked at the sky above Chang'an City and frowned tightly as he didn't know what he saw.
After entering Chang'an City, after he finished washing and changing into new clothes, he was summoned to the palace.
In Jiucheng Palace and Xiande Hall, Yuan Tiangang bowed and said, "I see you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that Yuan Tiangang's face was full of dust and dirt, but he had an air of immortality and a demeanor that could not be compared with the fireworks of the world, Li Shimin couldn't help but be convinced for the first time.
Li Shimin couldn't help but asked Yuan Tiangang: "In the Han Dynasty, there was Yan Junping, a master of magic, and now I have Aiqing. How does Aiqing compare with Yan Junping?"
Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yan is not at the right time in his life. But I am lucky enough to meet the Holy Emperor, so my luck is much better than his."
Hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing.
Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "Then my dear, you can predict the fortune of the Tang Dynasty and see how it goes?"
In fact, as early as in Sizhou, Yuan Tiangang had performed divination.
It's just that the hexagrams are not very good.
Because Yuan Tiangang calculated that the Tang Dynasty would have a queen after Li Shimin!
And this queen will massacre the royal bloodline.
But Yuan Tiangang didn't know how to remind Li Shimin of this hexagram.
If I tell the truth, I am afraid it will cause rivers of blood to flow and implicate countless innocent people.
These sins will eventually be placed on his head.
But now, since Li Shimin asked him to divine, he had no choice but to divine.
