Chen Chu looked up and saw Cheng Biting Jin's smile, and asked with some puzzlement: "Fourth brother, what do you mean by this?" ”

Cheng Yanjin said with a smile: "Fifth brother, I have learned that Your Majesty has decreed that from now on, the iron slag in this world will no longer be given to you for free, but will be sold to you. ”

Chen Chu frowned, nodded and said: "Fourth brother is right, I am worried about this matter right now, although I have already announced that the construction of this mansion has been completed, but there are still a large number of projects that require cement, which means that the only way for me now is to give the imperial court a sum of money, otherwise I can't solve the cement matter." ”

Of course, the raw material for cement production is not only iron slag, but also many substitutes.

But Datang's technology is backward, even if Chen Chu has mastered the method of cement manufacturing, without technical support, it is in vain.

Chen Chu understands a truth: if the steps are big, it is easy to talk nonsense.

At the moment, only iron slag is the most suitable cement raw material.

It is estimated that those ministers in the court and the central government also grasped this point, so they unscrupulously persuaded their father to collect money from iron slag.

Chen Chu thought in his heart, but saw Cheng Yanjin waving his hand indifferently, and said: "Fifth brother, if you want to say that it is iron slag that has been used for several years, I can't help it, but if you want to say that the cement used in your mansion will need iron slag, perhaps, I have solved this trouble for you!" ”

Well?

Chen Chu was stunned.

He was surprised: "Fourth brother, don't joke with me!" ”

Cheng Yanjin waved his hand and said, "Old Cheng, I won't joke with you...... Chu Mo, come over and tell your uncle about the situation. ”

Cheng Chumo stepped forward, showed a sincere smile, and said: "Brother Chen Chu, at the beginning, my father knew that you might need a large amount of iron slag, and the iron slag of the imperial court did not cost a penny, so he asked me to send people from the eldest grandson's family to collect iron slag in various places. ”

Hundreds of thousands of catties?

Layout ahead of time?

Chen Chu was dumbfounded.

!

Which bastard said that Cheng Biting Jin is a stupid big black, isn't this thick and fine?

Chen Chu laughed: "Fourth brother, if this is the case, then you will help me a lot, these hundreds of thousands of catties of iron slag, even if the production is expanded in the later stage, it is enough to be used for more than a year...... That being the case, how about we do this business together? ”

Cheng Yanjin didn't understand what Chen Chu meant, and stared at Chen Chu with some consternation.

Chen Chu smiled and said: "Fourth brother, do you know, at the beginning, in order to transport the stones of this gate, I pried the Chunming Gate, in order to calm the anger of my father, I used cement to repair it, who knows, my father and the ministers all believe that this cement is a weapon for building the city wall, and it is also a weapon for building a mansion. Now that the mansion has been built, I plan to ask Zhu Neng and others to expand the scale of the cement factory, which is to sell cement to the outside world...... This is a huge business, at least five years can make money with peace of mind, fourth brother, it is better for the two of us to cooperate, what do you think? ”

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chubi listened, and their eyes lit up.

Follow Chen Chu, you will definitely not suffer.

And definitely make a lot of money.

But Cheng Biting Jin shook his head: "Fifth brother, this cement was invented by yourself, I can't help much, why don't you make this money yourself, why do you need to bring it to the Lu Guogong Mansion." ”

In the face of Cheng Yanjin's refusal, Chen Chu insisted: "Fourth brother, you don't have to say it, the cement business is very big, with my ability alone, I'm afraid that it will only be a small fight in a short time, you and I cooperate is a win-win thing, there is no one who suffers, in a word, I am responsible for production, you are responsible for selling, and the profits are divided into three or seven." ”

"Good!"

Cheng Yanjin was no longer pretentious, and readily agreed.

Next, it's time to discuss the details of the cooperation.

In order to avoid confusion, Chen Chu drafted a detailed cooperation agreement.

The next day, the expansion of the cement plant began.

At the same time, the Ministry of Rites and Yousi of the court have already obtained the birthdays of Chen Chu and Changle Princess Li Lizhi and began to prepare for the wedding.

……

A month later.

The expansion of the cement plant was completed.

What started as a small cement factory has become 20 times the size of its previous size.

After three or five days of training, the newly recruited craftsmen have mastered the corresponding skills and are ready to put into production.

At the gate of the cement factory, Chen Chu and Cheng Yanjin walked in side by side.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chubi followed.

Walking under the gate, Chen Chu suddenly took out a cloth mask and handed it to a few people.

The entire cement plant, whether it is a craftsman, a supervisor, or a foreman, Chen Chu has ordered all to wear masks.

Cheng Yanjin looked at the mask and asked, "Isn't this something that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was running for?" Why do you want this? ”

Chen Chu pointed to the gray air not far away, full of suspended matter, and asked, "What does the fourth brother think of this environment?" ”

Cheng Yanjin laughed and said indifferently: "It's very good here." ”

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chubi looked at it, but they didn't find anything wrong.

Chen Chu was speechless.

People in this era are not yet aware of the protection of the air.

Therefore, in the opinion of Cheng Yanjin and others, there is nothing wrong with the environment around the cement factory, but they feel very comfortable, because these things are all to make money, and the money earned is also part of the Lu Guogong Mansion.

Chen Chu threw the mask to Cheng Yanjin: "Fourth brother, let's bring it, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to drink with us in half a year." ”

Cheng Yanjin hurriedly put on the mask in confusion.

Walk through the door.

It's a huge, spacious square.

On the square, Zhu Neng gathered together with thousands of craftsmen.

Seeing Chen Chu, Zhu Neng and the others hurriedly ran over.

"Boss, these craftsmen are all trained to be qualified, and the unqualified ones have been sent away......," Zhu Neng reported happily.

Chen Chu glanced around and said: "Lao Zhu, let them quickly return to their workstations and start producing cement, from now on, they will work hard, produce as many raw materials as they want, and in the next few days, there will be a steady stream of iron slag transported in, your task is to use the fastest time to digest all these iron slags......

"Yes!"

Zhu Neng hurriedly agreed, then ran back and directed the workers to leave one after another.

Chen Chu and Cheng Yanjin introduced as they walked: "I asked Zhu Neng to calculate that the current cement plant can produce 2,000 catties of cement per day, while before, it was only able to produce 50 catties per day. At the beginning, I promised the eldest grandson Wuji that after the cement was officially sold, it would be all 100 catties of money. ”

A hundred pounds of cement is very expensive.

After all, cement is very cheap in later generations.

But Chen Chu set the price like this, but he has his reasons.

First, the technology is not mature, and the cost of raw materials and labor for the production of cement is relatively high.

Second, cement is a fresh commodity after all, if the price is set too low, it will inevitably be regarded as worthless garbage, and at the same time, it is not conducive to the cement factory to make money.

Cheng Yanjin didn't speak.

But I heard Chen Chu say: "However, this time is different from the past, and now, I plan to set the selling price of every 100 catties of cement at three yuan." ”

Three-run?

Cheng Yanjin was suddenly stunned, he was so excited that he grabbed Chen Chu's sleeve: "Fifth brother, if we do this, will we be regarded as treacherous and unruly, besides, although this cement is powerful, it will not be a hundred catties of money?" ”

Cheng Yanjin already knows that the cost of 100 catties of cement is only about 300 yuan.

Now it's going to sell for three dollars.

That's ten times the price.

It's so profitable.

But he was worried that no one would buy the cement!

That's why I was very surprised by Chen Chu's words.

"You know, the eldest grandson and the old goblin are all human spirits, since you promised them a hundred catties of money, but now you have changed your mind, with their temper, I am afraid that they will not let you go easily, especially Wei Zheng's officials, they can't say that you don't have credibility."

"Fifth brother, why don't we always make a hundred catties and earn less?"

Although Cheng Yanjin is not afraid of heaven and earth, he is afraid of damaging his reputation.

He could predict that once the news spread, there would definitely be many people slandering Chen Chu.

He was worried.

"Fifth brother, you are still young!"

When Chen Chu heard this, he laughed: "Fourth brother, you don't have to worry about me at all, don't worry, they don't dare to blame me for this matter." ”

"This ...... Why is that? Cheng Yanjin frowned, unable to figure it out.

Chen Chu smiled slightly: "You'll know then." ”

Chen Chu was confident, but the three fathers and sons of the Cheng family were confused.

……

The Mansion of the State of Qi.

Backyard.

By the quiet pond, there is the sound of frogs.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian sat next to them and drank tea.

Gao Shilian asked: "Wuji, this Tibetan princess Gesang married into the Duke of Qi for a long time, and I haven't heard you complain, it seems that you are satisfied with this daughter-in-law?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Uncle, in fact, I resented Chen Chu at the beginning of this matter, after all, the Tubo princess is very different from the people of the Central Plains, and she grew up in a barbarian land, how can she enter the door of my Qi State Mansion, but after Princess Gesang really married, I found out that although this Tubo princess is not good at speaking in the Central Plains, she has been studying Central Plains culture, poetry and etiquette, and historical books since she was a child. It seems that he is really unlearned. ”

After a pause, the eldest grandson Wuji continued: "There is one more thing, that is, Chong'er, since marrying Princess Gesang, the whole person seems to have changed as a person, becoming gentle and elegant, and no longer going to Chang'an City to do nonsense. ”

Hearing this, Gao Shilian was also dumbfounded.

As the saying goes, the nature of the country is easy to change and difficult to change, but the eldest grandson Chong has changed it?

……

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