Cui Zhang's mood is very complicated now, some are happy, some are happy, and some are depressed.

Fortunately, because Cui Zhang didn't expect the Lu family to be interested in steam engines, if he hadn't started first, then maybe the shipyard might have been the Lu family.

After all, the Lu family had already cooperated with Gao Ming once in the salt field, and the second cooperation would inevitably be smoother.

And the happy thing is that no matter what, now that the qualification of the steam engine shipyard has been obtained by himself, he can go to the Ministry of Military Industry to take away the shipbuilders after the next dynasty, and the take-off of the Qinghe Cui clan is just around the corner.

As for depression, it comes from Wang Ze.

You said that the Lu family is also facing the Bohai Sea, backed by the Grand Canal, and it is normal for people to fight for shipyards, but your Wang family is located in the inland of the Central Plains, and there is not even a river at the door, why do you want to fight for shipyards with us?

In line with the mentality of "one less family is one family", Cui Zhang immediately bowed to Gao Ming and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive Weichen for bluntly saying that Taiyuan doesn't seem to be suitable for shipbuilding, right?" What do you think, Lord Lu? ”

"Well...... this"

Hearing Cui Zhang ask himself, Lu Zhi knew what the other party had in mind as soon as his eyes rolled, but it was also beneficial to the Lu family to be able to reduce a competitor.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi immediately nodded.

"That's true, Taiyuan is indeed not suitable for shipbuilding, if it is forced to work, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses, Lord Wang, or forget about it!"

Looking at Lu Zhi and Cui Zhang's good expressions of "I am for you", Wang Ze's face suddenly stiffened, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Is Taiyuan suitable for shipbuilding, is it a matter of the two of you? Even if Taiyuan can't build ships locally, can't Lao Tzu find a place where you can build ships? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already agreed, and you guys are still talking about hair, what a dog is nosy with rats!

Just when Wang Ze scolded Lu Zhi in his heart, Gao Ming, who was sitting above, spoke.

"Listening to what Lord Lu and Master Cui said, I also found that Taiyuan is indeed not suitable for shipbuilding."

"Huh?" Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze immediately became anxious, and hurriedly explained to Gao Ming, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, listen to me, although Taiyuan is not suitable for shipbuilding, it ......"

"Haha, Lord Wang, don't worry!" Seeing Wang Ze's anxious appearance, Gao Ming immediately waved his hand at him, and said with a smile: "Taiyuan is not suitable for shipbuilding, but it is suitable for others, you will come to the East Palace after the next dynasty, and I will tell you the specific things later!" ”

"Wechen understands!"

Since Gao Ming said so, Wang Ze naturally didn't say anything else, and bowed his hand towards Gao Ming and retreated.

Looking at this scene, a trace of curiosity flashed in the eyes of Lu Zhi and Cui Zhang.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Wang Ze to go to the East Palace, what would he tell him?

However, since Gao Ming didn't say it, they naturally couldn't ask, so they could only suppress the curiosity in their hearts for the time being.

Soon, Gao Ming, who had finished handling political affairs, announced the dissolution of the dynasty, and after Gao Ming left, the ministers also left the hall one after another.

Lu Zhi and Cui Zhangxing rushed towards the Ministry of Military Industry, while Wang Ze came to the East Palace according to Gao Ming's instructions, and then met Gao Ming in the imperial study.

"Weichen Wang Ze has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" After seeing Gao Ming, Wang Ze saluted him respectfully.

"Haha, Lord Wang doesn't need to be polite, sit down!" Gao Ming said with a smile.

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

After Wang Ze sat down, the waiter also brought tea and snacks, Gao Ming took a sip of tea first, and then smiled at Wang Ze again.

"Lord Wang must have a lot of doubts in his heart at this time, but it doesn't matter, I can explain it to you slowly, but before that, I will ask Lord Wang a question!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please ask, Weichen must know everything!" Wang Ze saluted Gao Ming again, his expression was very serious.

"Hahahaha!" Looking at this scene, Gao Ming laughed again, and waved his hand at Wang Ze while laughing, "Lord Wang doesn't need to be so serious, it's just an ordinary question, Lord Wang, what do you think is the most valuable thing in Taiyuan?" ”

"This ......" Gao Ming's question was obviously a bit unexpected by Wang Ze, and after thinking for a while, he replied tentatively: "Is it iron?" ”

At the beginning, the Li family chose to start troops from Taiyuan, in fact, because Taiyuan has iron, and with iron, it can make weapons, and the Wang family can have today, to a certain extent, it also has the advantage of resources, so Wang Ze's answer can be regarded as decent.

"Haha!" Hearing Wang Ze's answer, Gao Ming suddenly laughed, and nodded while laughing, "This answer is correct, but only half of the answer is correct!" ”

"Only half right? So what's the other half? ”

Now it was Wang Ze's turn to be strange, so he first frowned, and then arched his hand towards Gao Ming again.

"Please also ask Your Highness to clarify your doubts!"

Gao Ming smiled slightly and said, "It's coal!" ”

"Coal?"

"Yes, it's coal!" Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately nodded, "Coal is coal, Taiyuan Mansion is a place where the output of coal and iron is very large, enough to meet the needs of my Datang for hundreds of years in the future, if Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, then Taiyuan is the hometown of coal and iron in my Datang!" ”

"Coal? Coal? ”

Looking at Gao Ming's excited appearance, Wang Ze couldn't help but feel a little proud, but at the same time, the doubts in his heart were even greater, and he hurriedly arched his hand towards Gao Ming again.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive Weichen for being blunt, this charcoal you are talking about...... Coal, it's not really worth much! ”

"Worthless?" Hearing Wang Ze's words, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth suddenly curled, "Since you said so, then I will give you 100,000 yuan to buy all the coal in the Wang family's fiefdom, and in the future, the coal in the entire Hedong Province will be mine, and no one else, including the people of the Wang family, can mine it, are you willing?" ”

"Huh?" Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze was shocked again.

In Wang Ze's understanding, coal is indeed not a valuable thing, everyone uses firewood for fire, and charcoal for heating.

The people of the Tang Dynasty did not know about carbon monoxide poisoning, so they knew that it was caused by burning coal, so that there were naturally fewer people who used coal, and coal was naturally worthless.

Only those who are very poor, who do not have the money to buy charcoal in winter, use coal, and because of the use of coal, some people die every winter.

Now he suddenly heard that Gao Ming was willing to buy these worthless things with 100,000 yuan, so Wang Ze was shocked.

Although 100,000 yuan is nothing in the eyes of the Wang family, if this money is used to buy land, it is enough to buy tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, but now Gao Ming is using this money to buy worthless coal in his eyes, which immediately makes Wang Ze stunned.

"Is there any benefit to this coal that I don't know about?"