"Yes!"

"Of course!"

The two nodded like garlic, they followed Li Mu, and they were apprentices and cattle and horses, didn't they just learn his skills? Li Mu suddenly wanted to share his experience, and the two couldn't help but be overjoyed, how could they not listen?

Li Mu was drunk, knocked on the table, and said, "If you want to succeed in doing things, you must first cultivate yourself." Of course, my so-called cultivation does not mean that you should learn alchemy, but that you should be good at observation, diligent in studying, and not ashamed to ask questions. The point is to be willing to do it. ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "After I came to Chang'an, most of the people I saw gave me a very 'lazy' feeling. What you can do without your own hands, you basically don't do it yourself. How can it be done if it is done by human hands? Many of my inventions are based on observation, finding a need, and then in order to solve this need, I invent a thing. I use my own eyes to discover and my own hands to solve problems, and only in this way can I succeed. ”

"Take the horseshoe as an example, will a boy like you go to study the horseshoe?" Li Mu looked at the two of them and said, "It won't be right, right?" Because there are people who raise horses for you, and there are people who lead horses for you, and you don't have to do it yourself, you can't find out. Even if you find a problem, you will find someone to solve it, and you will not use your own brain, and this is the fundamental point. ”

Seeing that the two of them were stunned, Li Mu stood up, patted the shoulders of the two of them, and said: "I have already told you what I have learned, and in the future, Datang Mining and Datang Salt Industry will rely on the two of you to support me, and I will retire and retire to the mountains and forests......

Hearing this, the two of them realized what Li Mu meant.

The eldest grandson hurriedly grabbed one of Li Mu's arms and said, "Master, don't! The apprentice has only been under the master's door for a day, and he has not learned any skills, so he may not be able to take on the big responsibility, and the master must be in charge. ”

Wang Pu also said: "What the prince said is, Master Hou, whether it is Datang Mining or Datang Salt Industry, they are all millions of businesses, and the stakes are too big. This business is led by you, and we don't know the doorway, if you make a mistake, you really can't afford it. Master Hou, can you return. ”

Li Mu had no choice but to sit down again and said, "How is this good, I have promised Mrs. that I will no longer let her be afraid." Do a little business, don't fight or grab, just make ends meet...... You have to pull me into the whirlpool, it's really harmful! ”

Wang Pu hurriedly said: "How can this be harmful? Now that Master Hou is willing to help us, it's too late for us to be grateful, who dares to say a word? I think who dares him?! I, Taiyuan Wang, the first one not to agree! ”

"Master, don't worry, with my eldest grandson here, whoever wants to be presumptuous has to weigh it!"

Li Mu ignored their loyalty, and said to himself: "Now that Datang Mining and Datang Salt Industry are just starting, if I quit at this time, whether I make money or not, I will not complain." If I don't retreat and make money, it will inevitably damage the interests of the Shandong Shi clan, and you have also seen those imperial histories, so it is impossible to let me go. If you lose money...... Of course, this possibility is very low, but it is not excluded that among the shareholders, there are some people who only look at the small profits in front of them, do not think about the overall situation, and are unwilling to listen to my arrangement. In this way, if I lose money, I will still bear this black cauldron. ”

Li Mu sighed, waved his hand and said, "That's it, it's too risky, and I don't have any good inside and out, so I can't do it......"

Wang Pu and Changsun Chong glanced at each other, winking at each other, hoping that the other party would stand up and speak. But the two of them, who is the fool? Who is willing to take this responsibility? Li Mu is obviously blackmailing now, and the meaning couldn't be clearer. If you want me to make a move, you have to listen to me, and listen to the meaning of his words, and you will probably have to lose something in front of you. Although in his words, the long-term interests are still guaranteed, but as long as the word 'loss' is involved, it is a headache, who dares to bear this guarantee?

Also, Li Mu named that if Datang Salt Industry and Datang Mining make a profit, it is bound to lose the interests of the Shandong Shi clan who did not participate in it. When the time comes, if there is trouble, these shareholders will have to top the cylinder. This time the incident is the same, Li Mu had an accident and no one supported him, he was very dissatisfied, and in the end, didn't everyone go to splash feces together? What five surnames and seven hopes, from the ministers of the dragon, all swept away.

The meaning that Li Mu wanted to convey in and out of his words was not understood by fools. I can help you make money, but don't take me for a fool. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and if you want to get it, you have to pay. The interests are shared, the risks are shared, no one can run away if something happens, and you want to take me alone? I'm sorry, I won't play with you!

Li Mu looked at the two of them and winked their eyes, no one had the intention of speaking, knowing that the two of them couldn't be the master of this matter.

This can't be blamed on them, they are just representatives of their respective factions, and the ones who can really call the shots are the eldest grandson Wuji and Wang Qi. Even if they patted their chests and agreed, Li Mu might not dare to believe it. This is not something that can be forced, Li Mu hiccuped and said, "I am really full today, it is not early, I have to go home and drink medicine." The two of you are also at your own convenience, these days, don't go to my house if you have nothing to do, let me rest in peace for a few days. When I am better, I will take you to the suburbs, I bought a valley from His Majesty, it is rumored that it does not freeze in winter, I want to go and see what kind of wonder it is, and by the way, I will also survey it, and in the next year, I will return to the mountains and forests, to see if the valley is suitable, if it is suitable, I will build a few houses, and be a recluse, it is not bad to think about it. ”

What else did the two have to say, but Li Mu didn't give them a chance. got up and shouted, Li Chongyi drove the carriage over, Li Mu got into the carriage, and asked Dugu Jiu to call Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien, and the family went home in the sunset.

Wang Pu and Changsun Chong looked at the carriage of the Zhulu Hou Mansion in a daze, drowning in the afterglow of the setting sun, and each sighed.

It's a real headache to meet such a difficult master!

Changsun Chong said that Datang Salt Industry is still building workshops, and it will have to wait until the next year at the earliest to start making salt for sale. And Li Mu's salt-making method, the three of them have been put together and have been tested. The results of the test were effective, and it was indeed possible to produce fine salt. In front of him, it seems that there is no use for Li Mu, so he is not in a hurry.

But Datang Mining is different, and the trial mining of Shuozhou open-pit coal mine has begun. The first batch of coal has already been transported to Chang'an, but it has not been transported for a long time because of a problem.

The road is not good.

The roads in ancient times were not like those of later generations, with cement and asphalt, and in places where they were a little worse, there were also gravel mats. In ancient times, due to various conditions, there was no sand and gravel in most of the time. Even if the emperor goes out on patrol, it is just a 'loess mat', which means that the loess is relatively porcelain-solid, smashed and paved on the road. In the event of heavy rain, the same mud.

Coal, very heavy. It is unrealistic to transport it by manpower. Only animal power can be used, and animal power is not absent. Shuozhou originally had animal power, and after mining coal, there was no need to farm, and the saved livestock could be used to transport coal.

At the beginning, Wang Jue and others thought things simple. Thinking that there was animal power, I would build some more cars and dig up the coal and transport it. But when it really got dry, the problem arose. First of all, the problem of the car, the commonly used wooden car, can not withstand the weight of coal, less than dozens of miles, the wooden car will fall apart. Then there is the road, the coal trucks are very heavy, the ruts press the road out of deep ravines, and when encountering muddy places, people are struggling to walk, let alone cars?

Although it is not completely impossible to overcome the difficulties, but after overcoming these difficulties, calculate the accounts, minus the extra labor and forage, basically do not make money, and it is good not to lose money.

Compared with charcoal, the advantage of coal is that it is in large quantities, and the price can be lowered without burning charcoal. But in this way, even if the price is cheaper than charcoal, it is not much cheaper, and it will not form an advantage at all.

It can be said that if the problem of wooden carts and roads is not solved, this business will not be able to do it at all!

Wang Pu has been by Li Mu's side for the past two days, just to find an opportunity to tell him about the problems he encountered. But Li Mu never talked to this place, which made him very depressed. After coming out of Jingdong, Wang Pu did not go back to his home, but came to Wang Jue's mansion, told Li Mu what he meant, and the two brothers discussed countermeasures.

Wang Pu sighed: "Big brother, now I feel more and more that we have fallen for Li Mu." He said that he deceived us all, and gave him the money as soon as his head was hot, and now he is good, throwing such a mess, but he is going to be coerced, so that we can ride the tiger...... Alas, he has been led by the nose, which is too uncomfortable. ”

Wang Jue said: "There is no way to be uncomfortable, Li Mu uses Yangmou, Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to take the bait." Aren't we still coveting the benefits behind this business? Look at Wei Zheng, why didn't he fall for it? If you have no desire, you have to pay, and Li Mu's request is not too much. ”

Wang Pu smiled bitterly: "Big brother, why are you talking to Li Mu now." ”

Wang Qi blew his beard and glared: "Isn't there anything I can do about it?" Although this matter was brought up by Li Mu, our Taiyuan Wang clan took the lead, and it was I who persuaded the elders of the clan to fully support this matter. The Li family of Zhaojun and the Cui family of Qinghe were all coerced by us at the beginning, but now they have encountered problems, and they are looking for us! ”

Wang Pu was unconvinced and said: "This is too unreasonable, why don't they go to Li Mu?" ”

Wang Jue looked at Wang Pu and said, "Leave you on you, are you willing to find a madman?" You're not afraid of spilling manure? ”

When Wang Pu heard this, he hit a spirit, and today he went with Li Mu to splash dung, and saw the tragic situation of those imperial histories with his own eyes. Li Mu is crazy, he is really inhumane, such a big bucket of night incense is poured into the carriage one by one, and his stomach churns when he thinks about it.