Chapter 20: I'll do the business
"Uncle Cheng, just say anything!"
"Alas......"
Before he said this, he kept sighing, what is that?
When did Cheng Yanjin become like this?
If you have something to say, let it go if you have a fart, don't ink.
"Uncle Cheng, you weren't like this before. Let's talk about something. ”
He wanted to say, don't be like a!
"Alas, His Majesty signed an alliance with the Turkic Khans in Weishui that year. Your Majesty has always been ashamed of this, and our army has been stepping up its training all these years, thinking that one day we will be able to capture and kill the Turkic Khan. In addition, Goguryeo in the east is also eyeing the tiger, so we must train our troops even more. ”
"I know this, and then what? What do you have to say, just say it, we're all so familiar. ”
Li Su didn't know what Cheng Biting Jin was going to do.
Why go around in such a big circle.
"Okay, then I'll get it straight. The soldier didn't care, but the consumption of war horses was too great, and the horse's hooves were too badly worn, and there were hundreds of thousands of war horses lost in a year alone. How can you train without a war horse? ”
It turned out that Cheng Yanjin was worried about the problem of horse hoof wear, which was not worth mentioning in later generations, but for a long time in ancient times, this problem has not been solved.
Li Su naturally has a way, as long as he searches, there is something he won't know.
But he still deliberately said:
"Uncle Cheng, are you looking for me to borrow money? The household department has no money, where do I have it? Your Majesty has to settle this matter. ”
Cheng Yanjin stared at Li Su for a while, what did he think? How could you ask him to borrow money?
"No, I'm thinking, since it's okay for you to beat the prince, you can still calculate the big water in Shandong and Henan, and you can squeeze Wuji out of Chang'an, this matter of horse's hooves must be solved, right? Is that right? ”
It turns out that this thing is thinking about this.
Not to mention, he's looking for the right person.
Yes, he has a way to fix it.
Hear here.
At the same time, he also thought of a way to make money.
Why not start with this?
So he said:
"Uncle Cheng, how much money is the household department going to spend to deal with this matter?"
This is the key, if the household department is unwilling to spend money, then everything is in vain.
"A tenth of the value of a war horse at most."
As far as Li Su knows, the price of a horse is now around thirty taels.
One-tenth is three taels.
In fact, his method is a horseshoe, and he doesn't need so much money at all.
It is more practical than the original, and it is possible to earn it.
Otherwise, it will be superseded at any time.
People are not stupid and will spend so much money to buy a few pieces of iron. Even if it's good, there is always a way to find a replacement.
That's why pricing is important.
"It's that easy, I have a way! And the price is one-third of the original. ”
"Really? What's the solution? Need only a tael of silver? Can't? ”
Cheng bites Jin Daxi.
Li Su said: "There is a way, but ......"
"But what, I promise you no matter what!"
Just waiting for his words.
"You have to promise me one condition, though."
"Just say!"
"I have to do the business of this horseshoe, and I have to collect the money! And I can't let Your Majesty know that I did it! ”
There are more than 100,000 war horses in a year of wear and tear alone, and it costs a lot of money to solve the problem of one horse alone.
Just repairing it is much more cost-effective than buying a war horse.
According to his calculations, 100,000 taels of silver would solve the problem.
After deducting the cost or something, it is easy to earn seventy or eighty thousand silver.
These words are enough for Li Su to live an excellent life.
So, this time, no matter what, he has to grasp it.
And he can't let Li Shimin know that he did it.
Otherwise, something will happen.
Li Shimin's heart is broken!
Cheng Yanjin thought about it.
"What's that method? Can you tell me first? Is it feasible for me to assess the assessment? ”
"Well, if you come here tomorrow morning, I'll give you something, and you can show it to Your Majesty. By the way, give me Wen Ce by the way. ”
Things have changed, so Li Su also wants to get Wen Ce as soon as possible, so that he can move on to the next step.
"It's as simple as that? Can you tell me how that works? ”
Cheng Biting Jin, that's very curious.
He doesn't even have to do it.
Principle? Absolutely.
"A simple question. Why do people wear shoes? ”
"Because I'm afraid of grinding my feet."
"Isn't that what you need?"
"Huh? What do these shoes have to do with horses' hooves? ”
Cheng Yanjin was very puzzled.
"Wouldn't the problem of wearing out the horse's hooves be solved by putting on a set of shoes for the horse?"
Hearing this, Cheng Bitingjin's eyes lit up.
Why didn't you think of it before?
But new problems arise.
"How can this horse put on shoes, it can't be a set of mille-feuille soles, right? That might not be durable, right? And how to wear it is still a question. ”
"You'll find out tomorrow. Now that I've told you, you don't understand either. ”
It's almost said that Cheng bites Jin stupidly.
Cheng bit Jin and scratched his head when he said this.
"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow!"
The two were talking, and suddenly.
Li was stunned.
"Come out, Zhu Shan!"
It turned out that Zhu Shan had been listening outside just now.
When Zhu Shan heard his name, he trembled with fright.
Cheng Biting Jin's temper came up directly.
"Boy, you dare to eavesdrop on us, die!"
Li Su stopped him.
"Uncle Cheng, I'll take care of him, you go back first!"
"Cheng, then I'll go first, and I'll come back tomorrow!"
Cheng Yanjin glared at Zhu Shan, and then went out from the main gate, this time it made everyone wonder, what happened inside?
As for Li Su inside, he walked to the edge of Zhu Mountain.
"Sixth prince, the little one didn't hear it on purpose!"
He felt remorse for his previous actions.
It turned out that the person in front of him was the son of the current emperor.
Such an identity made him a little scared.
"Zhu Shan, since you know everything, then I'll give you two choices."
"Yes, yes, yes"
"First, follow my instructions and do things, and the benefits are indispensable. Second, death! ”
After understanding, Zhu Shan is very reliable.
He can be regarded as a typical businessman.
He had also searched for the introduction of this man, and he was absolutely faithful about the future.
And a businessman is a thousand times better than a villain.
So Li Su wanted to reuse him.
There are some things that he can handle better than himself.
After all, he didn't want to face Li Shimin directly, so he could let this guy do it.
"I choose first, choose first!"
"Excellent! I just like people like you. In the future, you will still call me Mr. Zili. And now there's one thing for you to do. ”
"Yes, yes, the sixth prince commanded, I will definitely do it."
Then he began to search for the horseshoe structure diagram, and immediately integrated it.
He drew the structure and size of the horseshoe like a flying pen, and also wrote down the method of smelting the horseshoes.
This is the most important thing, because the shape can be imitated, but the material cannot.
"Take this diagram and go to the blacksmith to build a set of this."
Then Zhu Shan did as he said.
And he himself went to the door again, as if it was fine, and continued to sell poetry for a living.
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