Wang sighed and said: "Anyway, promise him first! Go to him tomorrow and tell him that Datang Mining has the full power to make the decision. You will listen to him in everything and we will get over the current difficulties!"
"But he said that he is not allowed to go to him these days and he wants to have a good rest..."
"Do you believe this?" Wang said angrily: "He said this because he asked you to pass it on to me and Changsun Wuji! He knows that you can't take the lead, so he asked you to take the message and give us a few days to think about it.
You can’t even understand this, you are really stupid! Okay, you go to bed early and go early tomorrow, I’m sure you won’t be kicked out!”
Wang Pu was scolded a lot, but he agreed honestly. He rested at the Wang Mansion that night, and went to Li Mu's Mansion early the next morning.
Li Mu had just finished washing and was about to have breakfast. When he heard that Wang Pu had arrived, he asked the maid to move his breakfast to the front hall and invited Wang Pu to join him. Wang Pu was flattered and sat down tremblingly. After the incident of throwing excrement, he felt
Li Mu regarded him more and more as a person, and this feeling actually made him a little arrogant. You know, Li Mu is famous for his arrogance, and there are not many people he can like.
Li Mu picked up his chopsticks, pointed at something on the plate, and said: "This thing is called a 'leek box'. It is stuffed with leeks and eggs, rolled out and wrapped in dough, made into a crescent shape, and then fried.
It’s very delicious, come and try it.”
Li Mu put a leek box for Wang Pu and put it on the plate. Wang Pu looked at the leek box in front of him. He had never seen such food before. It smelled very fragrant and smelled of butter. He couldn't help but twitch his index finger, but he was eating it.
Before, he didn't forget to flatter him: "The extraordinaryness of the Marquis is evident in every gesture. Let's talk about food. It's winter now, and green vegetables are almost extinct. They are very expensive. I'm afraid they can only be found in Zhulu Hou Mansion."
Only now can I eat leeks. Moreover, no one has ever thought of mixing leeks with eggs to make stuffing and then deep-frying them. Only the Marquis has such ingenious ideas..."
He took a bite and praised again: "It's fragrant. It tastes extremely fragrant. Could it be fried in butter?"
Li Mu said: "Brother Wang is indeed a gourmet, it is butter. But it is not the cow I slaughtered. That's what happened. The cow raised by a tenant of Su Guogong was not so careless and broke his leg.
.You also know that this cow is the life of the farmer. The cow broke its leg and will not be able to farm next year. This farmer has seniors and juniors, and they all have the heart to die. Mr. Su Guo is kind-hearted. I heard that this
So I gave him a sum of money and asked him to buy another cow to live on. This cow with a broken leg had no choice but to be slaughtered. Isn’t it that I’m sick, so I sent some over. Actually, I don’t
If you like beef, it’s not interesting..."
Wang Pu grinned in apology, but thought to himself, I believe you are a big fool!
He knew what was going on with this cow, and of course he would not find it uncomfortable to expose it. He had not forgotten that he came to Li Mu's house today to ask for something.
After eating two boxes of leeks, Wang Pu cleared his throat and said slowly: "Master Hou, to be honest, I came here today because I have something to trouble Master Hou."
When Li Mu heard this, he quickly put his hand on his forehead and said: "Brother Wang, it's not that I don't want to help. It's just that the brain disease has not healed yet and the body is weak. It is really beyond my power. Otherwise, it will take a while.
I'm feeling better, let's talk to the government about it, and we'll talk about it then?"
Wang Pu pursed his lips and said: "Master Hou, I was chatting with my brother yesterday... When we talked about this company, my brother meant... In this business, there must be a principal, especially for such a big business, there is no one
The person who makes the decision will definitely have problems. When it comes to doing business, who in the world dares to compare with Mr. Hou? Therefore, my brother intends to leave all the affairs of Datang Mining in the hands of Mr. Hou. I don’t know Mr. Hou. "
"How can this happen?" Li Mu said in shock: "The company has a company system. Didn't we already say it when everyone gathered together that day? How many shares, how many words to say, who has more shares, who says
Forget it. How can I, Li Mu, be the master of the Wang family in Taiyuan if I don’t have any shares?”
"Master Hou!" Wang Pu's tone became more sincere and said: "Brother doesn't want to change the system. Brother just wants to hand over the power of the Wang family in Taiyuan to the Marquis. Of course, the Marquis cannot waste his efforts.
...My brother means, more or less, I want to express it."
Li Mu was displeased and frowned: "Wang Shizhong is insulting me. Am I, Li Mu, a man who is short of money? If you talk like this, I can't control it!"
Wang Pu was really at his wits' end. Nothing worked. This was just a piece of meat on a hob! There was really nothing he could do. Wang Pu sighed and said, "That's good. The Marquis said, whatever the Marquis says, it will be so."
"
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Li Mu put his arm on Wang Pu's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, actually you and Wang Shizhong have misunderstood what I meant. You all think I want something, but in fact I don't think anything. What if
Yes, it's just a case of 'mutual respect' and 'mutual understanding'. Why do you think I have to go through such a thankless effort to organize a company? Isn't it just to make a deal in front of His Majesty? Why don't I own a share? Isn't it just to avoid suspicion?
Well! Of course, the most important thing is that I am not short of money and I don’t like to partner with others.”
Wang Pu listened honestly and thought to himself, let you say, who can make you money? Whatever you say is reasonable, and I will listen to whatever you say.
"Let's not talk about what I want first. Let's talk about the problems you encounter first. I'll see if I can solve them. Then we can mention other things."
I finally waited for this sentence!
Wang Pu let out a sigh, worried that Li Mu would regret it, and said hurriedly: "Master Hou, the current situation is like this. The coal was dug out and the process went smoothly, but there were difficulties in transporting it to Chang'an. First, the truck was not working.
It cannot withstand the weight of coal. Moreover, the road is not good and rugged, and the coal trucks are all in ravines. The places with solid roadbed are better, but in some places, it is impossible to walk at all. Once the coal is transported, it is basically impossible.
How about making money?"
Li Mu looked like he couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "What do I think this is? It's easy to handle!"
"Is it easy to handle?" Wang Pu thought there was something wrong with his ears, and kept saying: "How to handle it easily? Please tell me how to handle it easily!"
"If the car doesn't work, build a car! If the road doesn't work, build the road!"
"..." Wang Pu was stunned. This answer sounded like that, but if you think about it carefully, it was like farting! Who doesn't know that cars can't be built and roads can't be repaired? The key question is, who will pay for it!
It is not profitable to transport coal in this way. If you invest money in building cars and building roads, do you think that the shareholders of Datang Mining are all fools?
Seeing Wang Pu in a daze, Li Mu laughed and said, "I know what you are thinking. Who will pay for it?" Li Mu patted his chest and said, "I'll do it."
Wang Pu was overjoyed and said: "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!"
"Find a way!"
Wang Pu's expression suddenly froze when he was out of breath, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Master Marquis, you are really dazzling me. I thought you were going to pay for road construction."
Li Mu sighed: "I think it's not that I don't have money, but I'm afraid that if I do this, people will hate me!"
Wang Puqi said: "Building roads is a good deed. It's too late to be grateful. Why are you hated by others?"
Li Mu lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "There are huge profits here." He glanced around and said in a lower voice: "I have never mentioned this matter before. We have a good relationship, so I will give it to you first.
Reveal a little bit.”
Wang Pu nodded fiercely and said: "Master Hou, please tell me!"
"You also know that now the treasury is empty and there is no money to build roads. Your Majesty is worried about this. A few days ago... just before I fell ill, His Majesty summoned me again. He told me, Li Mu, you always have some unexpected ideas.
.Now that the national treasury is empty and we want to build roads, what can you do?"
Wang Pu said blankly: "What can I do?"
Li Mu spread his hands: "What can I do? There is no money in the treasury. Is it possible that I can make money?"
Wang Pu was immediately disappointed: "Then what else can you say..."
"Don't worry." Li Mu continued to say mysteriously: "Otherwise, people are forced to come out. When your Majesty asked me, I can't say I don't know. I just thought and thought, and suddenly!" Li Mu
He increased his volume in vain, and Wang Pu was startled: "You just came up with a brilliant idea for me!"
Wang Pu said anxiously: "Master Hou, you are right, but it makes me anxious to death!"
"Let me ask you, if the court has no money, who has the money?"
Wang Pu said blankly: "Who can be richer than the imperial court? I, I don't know."
"Me!" Li Mu pointed at himself and then at Wang Pu: "You, the Li family in Zhaojun, the Cui family in Qinghe, the rich families in various places, all of them are rich!"
Wang Pu rolled his eyes and almost rolled himself to death. After talking together for a long time, he still asked us to take the money. Isn't this fooling a stupid boy? Wang Pu felt that he was being fooled and said angrily: "Master Hou, please don't
You're making fun of me. Even if we have money, haven't we all been plundered by you? How can we still have money now?"
Li Mu's face turned red, he cleared his throat and said, "If we don't have money, we still have food!"
"You also want food?" Wang Pu didn't expect Li Mu to be so thick-skinned, so he said helplessly: "I've given you the money, and you still want to take advantage of our food. Aren't you just inciting His Majesty to rob us..."
"No, no!" Li Mu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Robbery? What is robbery? Taking it away and not returning it is called robbery. But the method I came up with is definitely not robbery. This is a business!"
"I didn't hear it."
"This is how it works. I'll explain it to you and you'll understand..." Li Mu snapped his fingers, and Wei Yingluo came up and took away the leftovers on the table. Li Mu then ordered her to get the pen and paper.
Coming up, Wei Yingluo helped Li Mu spread out a piece of rice paper, and Wang Pu helped grind the ink. Li Mu dipped some ink and drew a road on the paper. At both ends of the road, another city gate was drawn, with the words "
The word Chang'an and the word Shuozhou are written on the right.
"Look at this picture, assuming that the road I drew is the road from Chang'an to Shuozhou. The road is now muddy and needs to be repaired." As he spoke, Li Mu divided the road into three sections and said: "Taiyuan Wang's
One section, the Cui section of Qinghe, and the Li section of Zhaojun, you each built the road."
"No money, Lord Marquis!"
"You have food! Isn't food just money?"
"Master Hou, we no longer make any money. If we continue to use money to build roads, this..."
"I haven't finished yet, why are you so anxious!" Li Mu brushed his hand, made a few more strokes, and said: "You paid for the road to build it, so naturally you can't lose money. Suppose you spent 100,000 yuan to build the road.
, you set up a card on this road, and whoever walks this way has to pay. You spend one hundred thousand yuan to practice, and let you collect two hundred thousand yuan to walk, double the profit, and you are not satisfied? The business in this world
, how can you double your money!"
Wang Pu was stunned. When he said that, it was really a good deal!
etc!
Wang Pu was deceived and had paranoia. He always felt that Li Mu could not let others take advantage, and there must be a trap. He stared at the picture and thought about it for a long time, and said: "Master Hou! I have a question. Let's
If you spend 100,000 guan to build a road, how many years will it take to earn back 200,000 guan?"
"It takes...seven or eight years?"
"Seven or eight years?" Wang Pu was so angry that he almost lost his breath and said, "Master Hou, aren't you bluffing? Seven or eight years... this time is too long."
"What's wrong... Yoyoyo, you seem to be very dissatisfied." Li Mu said with disbelief on his face, "Are you making me stupid? Let me tell you, since I can come up with this method, it will
It must be feasible. For a wealthy family like you, the Wang family in Taiyuan, the grain hoards at home are going moldy, right? Is it useful for you to keep it? Sell it out? Who will buy it? Those who have no money can't afford it, and those who have money are just like you.
We all have food, and others don’t need it. If you take out too much, the price of food on the market will fall, and you will be the one who suffers!”
"But if you use it to build roads, it will be different. How many homeless people are there between Chang'an and Shuozhou who don't have enough to eat? Do you need to pay them? If you give them a mouthful of food, they will come and work for you.
After the road is built, all you bring out is food waiting to go moldy. What do you get in exchange? In the next five, seven, or even ten years, all the carriages and horses that use this road will have to pay for it.
Money. You are equivalent to converting grain waiting to mold into money in this way! And the interest rate difference is double or triple! It’s just that the money is collected a little later, but the money is guaranteed! In this world, the five
Can chaos last for ten years? No? As long as there is no chaos in the world, there will be people walking on the road, and if there are people walking, you will make money every day! Isn't that a good thing?"
Wang Pu was a little confused. He couldn't keep up with Li Mu's thinking. He didn't dare to speak until he fully understood.
Li Mu changed his tone again and said sincerely: "Brother Wang, you come from a thousand-year-old family like the Wang family in Taiyuan, so you should know better than me the key to keeping the family alive. Isn't it better than making quick money if a long stream of water spreads to descendants?
Your generation is full of talented people, and the Taiyuan Wang family is safe. What if the next generation fails to live up to expectations? What if he loses his family? With such a steady stream of income, he can't lose his family even if he wants to. How great! Believe it or not, wait.
Your Majesty and I have finalized this matter. If the news is released, you, the Wang family of Taiyuan, will not be able to snatch it away even if you want! Are there many wealthy families in the world who have enough food?"