A prince, in this era, is actually the most unstable one. The generals and ministers of the court, doing something bad or something, as long as it is not a major crime of rebellion, may be able to save their lives with meritorious deeds, and even not be dealt with once or twice.

But the prince is different, as a stubborn stone that hinders the progress of some people with intentions, he will only be uprooted or smashed to pieces.

In fact, everything in the world is like this, fantasy and reality are always different.

It wasn't until he put the last piece of letter paper into the brazier that Li Chengqian smiled.

In the end, I am still not mature enough, although I have lived two lifetimes, I am still trapped in Ah Q's spirit and can't escape. The difference between smart people and ordinary people is probably here. Smart people will always deal with things from the worst angle, while ordinary people will always can't help but think in a good direction, even if they experience the trajectory of things going bad again and again, they don't have a long memory.

It was originally very rude to laugh out loud in the mourning hall, but after Li Anren saw the prince laughing, he couldn't help laughing.

What Grandpa was most worried about before he left was that the prince was immersed in grief and couldn't get out, but now it's okay, it seems that the suicide note is very effective. He couldn't help but walk over, he still hoped that the prince could go back to the house so as not to catch a cold.

"Your Highness, it's cold at night, why don't you go back to your room and rest?"

"No, Mr. Anren, why don't you join you in keeping filial piety for the old man?"

Li Anren smiled bitterly: "It is enough for Your Highness to have this heart, not a close relative, you are too much like this." ”

Li Chengqian nodded, respect a person as long as you keep it in your heart.

After a night of vigil, at dawn, looking at the motionless coffin, Li Chengqian finally completely accepted the fact that the old man was gone.

It is rumored that the mortuary is buried for more than three days to prevent people from being buried alive before they are completely dead. Since the old man didn't lift the coffin, it seems that he really left.

When he stepped on the rising sun and left the mourning hall, Li Chengqian suddenly found that his current thoughts were so ridiculous.

Rubbing his face blown by the cold wind, he went back to his yard.

Xiuxiu has a sample of things, and that is to always do something just right when you need it most.

For example, now, when Li Chengqian returned home, she had already prepared warm bath water. temperature, just jump right in.

Li Chengqian is not used to the rich and noble way of living by women, and insists on taking off and taking a bath by himself.

After soaking for a while, I didn't wear underwear, and I dried my body and got into the bed.

The older ones are gone, and the younger ones still have to live.

When his thoughts are chaotic, it is not suitable to deal with other things, so Li Chengqian is ready to sleep well before thinking about other things.

When I woke up, it was already the next night, and there was a small table next to the bed with a warm meal on it.

He didn't wear any clothes, but sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt and began to eat.

Although he was still an emotional idiot in later life, Li Chengqian still knew that if there was a woman who could know what you needed when and when, she must hurry up and marry home.

But Xiuxiu doesn't need him to pursue her, she is now the woman she has set into.

The door was pushed open, and to Li Chengqian's surprise, it was Ashina Xue and Xiuxiu who walked in.

"Just get up, if you go to sleep again, maybe I'll wake you up."

"Sister Xue, His Highness has kept vigil all night, how can you wake him up."

"Xiuxiu, let me tell you, men's laziness is habitual, once they are lazy, they will get used to being lazy the second time, and finally they will slowly become a waste who can only eat, drink and have fun. Don't look at me, many of our Western Turkic nobles are like this, the more comfortable they are, the lazier they are. ”

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Looking at the two people who were discussing at the door, or the two women, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile while pulling the rice into his mouth.

Two women can put together a show, and sure enough, I don't know how these two women talked, but now, they are obviously like sisters.

Seeing that Li Chengqian looked indecent eating, Ashina Xue opened her mouth, but she still didn't say anything.

When he had finished, the two of them put away the plate and the table. Since she learned that her younger brother lived a very free life in a newly opened horse farm and was not mistreated, Ashina Xue was like a different person, and even Xiuxiu taught her court etiquette, she did not resist it.

Li Chengqian naturally didn't have the energy to pay attention to these, so he shouted, and Zhang Yun, who had been waiting at the door of the house, walked in.

"Lao Zhang, how is Master Li's funeral?"

"Your Royal Highness, the will of the imperial court has been issued, and the old gentleman is posthumously named Sikong, nicknamed 'Wenzheng', which is already very remarkable."

Li Chengqian nodded, Sikong's posthumous title of drinking Wenzheng is indeed very good. Although this thing is just a person's mourning after death, it is also an excellent evaluation of a person's life to be able to obtain a good nickname and posthumous official position.

The old gentleman's life can be said to be upside down, from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the present, I don't know how many things he has experienced. But no matter what age they are, the old man always abides by the word "Fangzheng", and the brightness has fallen to the extreme. In this era when officials generally have their own little ninety-nine, it is a clear stream.

After sleeping all day, my spirit was still a little sluggish, needless to say, it must be a precursor to a cold.

"You go to Mr. Sun, get some cold medicine for Gu, and call Li Dahai over by the way."

After sending Zhang Yun away, Li Chengqian stretched his waist and put on his clothes, already thinking about what to do in the next period of time.

People's negative emotions will go wrong if they hold back for a long time, and in the later generations, he can persist in the post of a delivery boy for so long, thanks to his means of dissolving negative emotions.

Or play games, or play the guitar, when you can't hold back, go to the swimming pool to vent.

It's the same now, since you feel uncomfortable, it's good to find a channel to vent. It's not appropriate to play the piano or something during the funeral, and it's no problem to use the Wang family as a punching bag.

Li Dahai was also in his new home, and when he heard the summons of the prince, he came over with a thick account book.

The bookkeeping methods of Tang Dynasty merchants were messy, at least as Li Chengqian seemed. With the presence of a printing shop, the forms can be produced, and with the addition of credit and debit accounting, the accounts look much neater.

"Your Highness, the coal we have hoarded is almost 10 million catties, and now that the Wang family has not started selling it, do we have to wait?"

"People don't sell it, they just want to raise the price when it's cold, and how to sell it at a good price when it's not time to use coal." Since the Wang family is still holding back, let's wait, only when they start selling, let's sell it at a low price, and then we can slap them in the face. What if we sell it early, and people follow suit? ”

"What Your Highness said is that only when they sell coal at a high price can we show our kindness. It's just Your Highness, in this way, don't we make too much money? The old slave calculated, according to the price you set, even if we sell all of this coal, we won't make much, and after deducting the wages for the workers, we can have a profit of 20,000 yuan to burn high incense. ”

20,000 yuan....

20,000 yuan is 20 million copper coins, and for ordinary people's families, 20 million copper coins is about the same as 20 million yuan, and it has to be said that it was a few years old. Bastard Li Dahai, when did he not even pay attention to 20,000 Guan 1?

"Shut up, let's clean up the Wang family this time, as long as they make less money, Lone will be happy, if they can make them notorious, don't say that they earn less, Lone can suffer a little loss! By the way, the Ministry of Industry, you've been there! ”

Li Dahai nodded and said, "Naturally, I have already been there, Li Shangshu read your letter and immediately chose to ask for our coal." The contract signed between the Ministry of Industry and the Wang family is set once a year, and as long as this year passes, it should be our supply. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, in this way, even if the Wang family has a large amount of coal resources and can't sell it, they can only keep it and burn it themselves!

Nowadays, the use of coal is very small, some blacksmiths can use it, people who use coal stoves can use it, and the most used ones are fire kilns and cement workshops. Now that the cement workshop has been handed over to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, although Li Daliang is a military general, he is as shrewd as a fox, and when formulating the contract, he would rather set it once a year than extend the deadline too long.

As for the blacksmith and the coal user, they will definitely choose coal of similar quality, but the price is low.

As a result, the Wang family's coal, except to keep it for himself to burn, Li Chengqian really can't think of any other channel to sell.

"Now the weather is so cold, let the transport team stop transporting, this year is different from wartime, for victory, no matter how desperate it is, but in the peaceful years, it is a loss of conscience! The mining of the coal fields was also stopped, and all the workers, stewards, and welfare were paid. ”

Li Dahai nodded with a smile: "Your Highness, rest assured, it has been arranged." ”

Working under the crown prince is different, you will not get less than a penny, and you will have benefits to get during the New Year. Whoever works under him is not as comfortable working under the prince as he is.

Waving his hand to let Li Dahai leave, looking at the account book in his hand, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile.

Damn Wang, do you think you have a monopoly on the coal industry? There are many coal mines in the land of China, and what you have in your hands is only the part of the state. If you continue to sell your daughters to make money, you will only despise you, but you have nothing to do with the position of the crown prince, so you can grit your teeth and accept Lone's fist!

Put the account books in a drawer, drink the medicine brought by Zhang Yun, put on a cotton coat, and then go out.

The old gentleman's funeral was very solemn, so the college's mid-term parent-teacher meeting was delayed because of this.

The main entrance of the academy is facing Weishui, and it is not appropriate to build a cemetery on the other bank, so the cemetery of the academy is built on the hill behind.

The weather was cold, but Weng Zhong's carving did not stop. The so-called Weng Zhong is actually a variety of stone statues in front of the cemetery, no matter how the old gentleman said it, he is also an important minister, and he is qualified to establish Weng Zhong.

Li Daliang sent the top craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, Yan Lide also sent the best craftsmen of the general supervisor, plus Yan Liben, who had already understood the working methods of the assembly line, so the speed of the statue was very fast.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty said that you don't have the opportunity to keep filial piety for the old man, so then erect a monument for the old man. We have already made the tablet, as long as you write the inscription and give it to the lower officials. ”

After hearing Yan Liben's request clearly, Li Chengqian had a headache.

Writing an inscription, there is no way to plagiarize this, he can only rely on himself, and he can't write too badly, otherwise he will lose more than just his own face.

In desperation, Li Chengqian could only go home in disgrace, and from time to time went to Yang Du, Fang Xiaoquan and other old gentlemen for advice. Finally, on the day of the funeral, the inscription was finally written.

When the coffin was lowered to the grave, this amiable old man began his journey to another world.

The departure of the crown prince and master Li Gang only set off a storm in the imperial court, and perhaps there are some people of insight who do not forget to pay tribute to the old man when drinking. As for ordinary citizens, they just feel sorry for the death of an eighty-year-old man, and then what should they do. Don't say that the crown prince and the prince are dead, and the emperor's replacement has little to do with them. This year's winter will obviously be very cold, and it is a serious thing to store more firewood for the family.

As a new way of heating, coal stoves have been widely promoted, and blacksmith shops under the supervision of the prison have set different standards in terms of capacity and thickness. The high-end goods used by the dignitaries and nobles at home are naturally high-end goods with patterns and carvings, and the stoves that ordinary people can afford will not have quality problems.

The stove can be called a household start, but fuel, after all, is a big problem.

Past winters have proven that coal is a good fuel, more resistant to burning than charcoal, and a larger coal stove can burn until dawn as long as it is filled at night. Unlike charcoal and wood, it doesn't take long to burn it out.

However, only a few businesses have coal to sell, and the price is staggeringly high, not to mention ordinary people, even some merchants, are reluctant to buy, so they can only continue to hoard dry firewood.

One kind of person has a way of living, although he feels that those few businesses and the Wang family behind them are unconscionable, but no one directly accuses them.

Seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, and there were more and more people who couldn't stand the door-to-door inquiry, the Wang family's business finally began to sell.

Three catties of coal, the price of a penny, doesn't seem like much, but when you really buy it, you know how expensive it is. Where is this burning coal, this is clearly burning copper plates!

Many wealthy businessmen endured the pain and accepted the price, as for the noble family, as usual, they would not have any objections to the price, and the dignified noble family was entangled because of the price of a few pennies, which was not enough to be ashamed.

But when the noble family, who had bought a large amount of coal, learned that the prince had also started selling coal, and the price was still five catties a penny, they immediately began to complain.

The amount of money is not a problem, this little money can still be paid, but the price difference between the prince and the Wang family is almost double, which is strange!