The shareholders of the world's giant companies will never be only three or five, and those who would rather die than hold on to their equity are afraid that it will be difficult for even the top 500 companies in China to enter.

The ancient system was not conducive to business, but it was the favorite era of some great merchants.

There is no anti-monopoly, no intellectual property rights, no fair competition, as long as you have the means, you can use it to your heart's content.

In later generations, any kind of technology will not be completely lost, but in the ancient era of family industry, once a war broke out, every time a part of the craftsmanship that was not passed on would disappear, and over time, China eventually declined.

As long as you keep the secret recipe in your hand and do a good job of confidentiality, with the strength of concrete, it will inevitably replace rammed earth, and the most important thing is to save trouble, which has a huge impact on national defense, people's livelihood and transportation.

Keeping the secret recipe, Li Yuanji is not worried, but the political pressure is the greatest.

That's right, political pressure.

When all eyes are on one person, you will understand what it means to be truly alone.

On the other hand, at this time, if there were one or two families, as well as a few upstarts on his side, Li Yuanji would not need to speak at all about this matter, and the strength of those families alone could solve this problem.

"Go and invite all the patriarchs with the five surnames and Qiwang, as well as Cheng Zhijie, Li Tao, Li Jing, Chai Shao, and Duan Lun, and the five people are also invited, and they say that this king is going to set up a banquet." I secretly calculated some suitable candidates in my heart.

Needless to say, the five surnames and seven wangs, in Datang, there is no family that can be more powerful than them, it can be said that the entire Datang is under the control of the five surnames and seven hopes, if the five surnames and seven hopes can be pulled into the car, whether it is the political pressure in the court, or the commercial pressure outside the court, it will become a drizzle, and no one dares to go against such a huge force, not even Li Shimin.

Chai Shao and Duan Lun don't need to say much, one is the third brother-in-law, the other is the fourth brother-in-law, the two of them also have the trust of Li Shimin, and they are also the objects that must be wooed, Li Jing and Li Tao are Li Yuan's favorite generals, because they remained neutral when they were in Xuanwumen, they were not liked by Li Shimin, and since then they have gradually faded out of the center of power.

Such a person is of no use to be a shareholder in business, neither can he provide support for himself in the court, nor can he help himself open up territory in business, but as long as Li Jing and Li Tao are still there, Li Shimin can rest assured, because everyone knows Li Jing's character very well, once there is any trouble, Li Jing will definitely be the first to remain neutral, this is a man like a weather vane.

Cheng Zhijie also belongs to Li Shimin's favorite generals, and letting them join in can also make Li Shimin more at ease.

Of course, except for the five surnames and seven hopes, the rest of the people who choose are all good in terms of character, and they are all the kind that can live a good life.

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Li Zhengdian, Li Shimin, who was frowning, was thinking about the reason in his mind.

Looking at the big names in the audience, if these people join forces, Li Shimin may not be able to resist.

The five surnames and seven wangs are the Li family of Longxi, that is, Li Yuan's lineage, and the patriarch is naturally the emperor Li Yuan, so Li Yuanji did not send an invitation.

Zhaojun Li's, Qinghe's Cui's, Boling's Cui's, Fanyang's Lu's, Xingyang's Zheng's, Taiyuan's Wang's, plus their five favorite generals.

Li Shimin trembled all over, and his teeth itched.

The Turks are not honest, and Li Yuanji is not honest, in this sensitive period, he set up a banquet to invite the world's heroes and powerful to gather together, what does Li Yuanji want to do?

One of the seven wangs was not invited, and the remaining six ignored Li Shimin at all, and for such a big matter, he didn't even send someone to inform him.

If it weren't for the five henchmen who entered the palace as soon as they received the invitation, I am afraid that they would still be kept in the dark.

"Your Majesty, General Wei Chi said that the purpose of King Qi's banquet this time is related to cement, but he doesn't know the specifics." I don't know how long it took, but a person hurriedly walked in from outside the hall and hurriedly reported.

"Cement?" Li Shimin was slightly stunned.

The eldest grandson Wuji slammed in his heart, and the secret way was not good.

Think about who is in the list invited by King Qi, if these people stand with King Qi, then what else is going on in the court?

The eldest grandson Wuji instantly understood the meaning of Li Yuanji's move, and this move was clearly to deal with them.

In my impression, the old fox eldest grandson Wuji has not yet been cultivated, and the current eldest grandson Wuji can't do the calm and ruthless character that he later had, but after getting Tian Da's confession, the eldest grandson Wuji knew that something bad was going to happen, but he still didn't expect that Li Yuanji's actions would be so fast.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is a good thing, and maybe the king of Qi feels that it is a little difficult to support himself, and wants to pull some people to make a fortune together? Why didn't His Majesty send five generals to the banquet, and if possible, make a fortune with the King of Qi, and as long as one of the five generals successfully joined, wouldn't the true cost of cement be clear at a glance? Or could the court know the composition of cement? The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly spoke.

"Don't do it, that's going to be scolded by someone pointing at your backbone, you have to do it yourself, anyway, I don't do it." A rough voice rang out.

"You old horseman, I don't know what to do if I gave you a copy of creation for nothing, which means that the king of Qi did not invite the old man, otherwise, the old man will definitely not say a word, and he will go to Taipingfang to find the king of Qi to discuss the matter of the senders." The eldest grandson Wuji retorted sharply.

"Who do you say is the old horseman? The eldest grandson of the dog's day, the old thief, is there a kind of you say again? "Roll up your sleeves, do it if you don't accept it, dare to call me an old horseman on a dog day, it's really arrogant.

"Just do it! Who's afraid of whom? Cheng Biting Jin's arrogant appearance made the eldest grandson Wuji very angry, and he also rolled up his sleeves, looking unconvinced.

The atmosphere of the court in the Sui and Tang dynasties was not so severe, and it was not surprising that they would do something without saying a word, perhaps it should be said, but whenever it involved the civil and military officials themselves, which time did the court not scold and roll up their sleeves to do it.

Although the eldest grandson Wuji is a civil official, he was born in a military attache family, and he also has a certain strength, although he can't know the process.

"Enough!" Li Shimin rubbed his temples with a headache, the style of civil and military affairs is very good, but the court also came like this, Li Shimin felt that he couldn't bear it. "Auxiliary, how do you know that Yuanji wants to pull them into the ginseng?"

"Guess! Since the five generals have concerns, why didn't His Majesty order the five generals to go to the banquet? When participating in the group, how much money each person needs, the court pays half, and the part is divided equally with the five generals, so that the generals also earn money, and the court can also have some excess income. The eldest grandson Wuji suppressed the anger in his heart, and the real special brew was not going well.

At this point, how could Li Shimin not understand what the eldest grandson Wuji meant?

can only nod temporarily, and then let the five of them go back to prepare for the affairs of the participants, leaving only the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Auxiliary, how's that going?" Although he was already aware of the result, Li Shimin still asked unwillingly.

"Hey!" The eldest grandson Wuji looked helpless, and shook his head with a strong sense of embarrassment: "Failed, and the minister didn't expect that King Qi would be so cunning." The minister sent someone to stare at it for a few days, and finally saw the opportunity and forced a workshop worker to come back, but the minister never expected it......"

"What didn't you expect?"

According to Nada, he was just a worker in the firing workshop, and he only knew how to fire the raw materials in the furnace and then ignite them, but the raw materials were almost glued to powder, and many things were not visible at all.

Said that the king of Qi divided the workshop into many small workshops, each small workshop is only responsible for one process, which workshop is responsible for what, Tian Da did not know, the king of Qi ordered the workshop to prohibit free movement, and there are guards to patrol non-stop.

This time, we have already scared the snake, and if we want to go again, it is not realistic for all the workshops to bring one person, so the minister thinks that it is better to take this opportunity to let the court also control some parts, so that the king of Qi can be responsible for such a business, and the court only needs to collect the money on time. ”

"According to what you say, how much income can the imperial court have in a year?"

"This also depends on the cost of cement, and the specific figure is not clear, but the preliminary estimate, let alone a year, there must be 10,000 yuan."