In fact, when Wang Ze knew the benefits of the briquette stove, he had an idea, but he hadn't figured out how to talk to Gao Ming.

What he didn't expect was that before he could speak, Gao Ming directly gave him the briquette stove, so at this moment, his face was not only a little surprised, but also a little incredulous.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, did you really give me this briquette stove?"

Seeing his surprised look, Gao Ming smiled and nodded again.

"Yes, I'll give it to you, as long as you can popularize this thing, then it's no problem to make a little money!"

Money?

Although Gao Ming said that this was a small amount of money, Wang Ze didn't think so.

The Wang family is a big family in Taiyuan, and its influence can radiate from Taiyuan Mansion to more than a dozen surrounding states and counties, and almost occupy half of Hedong Road.

If the briquette stove can be popularized in such a large area, then even if each household only burns a few dollars of coal every day, it can also bring more than 100,000 yuan of income to the Wang family in a year.

This is not a small amount of money, you must know that now their Wang family only has tens of thousands of yuan a year, and the so-called "small money" of Gao Ming is enough to become an important income for the Wang family.

And as Gao Ming said, the steam engine wants to burn coal, and when the steam engine shipyards of the Lu family and the Cui family are built, then the fuel for these ships will still have to be bought from themselves, and when the time comes, this will be an income, and it will definitely be less than 100,000 yuan a year.

Thinking of this, Wang Ze's voice couldn't help but tremble a little.

"Too ...... His Royal Highness the Prince, this coal ......"

Gao Ming knew what Wang Ze wanted to say, so before he could finish speaking, he interrupted him with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"The coal is yours, I won't share it with you, and when the time comes, you will remember to pay taxes, this is indispensable!"

"Understood! This Wechen understands! ”

Wang Ze nodded again and again as he spoke, looking like he had picked up a big bargain, seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Lao Wang, you believe me, with the application of the steam engine, the price of coal will be higher and higher in the future, and it is not impossible for the Wang family to become the first in the family with coal, but I only hope you can remember one sentence, don't always limit your eyes to your own family!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze first frowned and thought for a while, and then bowed to Gao Ming.

"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make it clear!"

"Okay, then I'll change the story."

Seeing that Wang Ze didn't understand, Gao Ming nodded with a smile again, and said: "I once heard someone say a sentence before, called 'There is no thousand-year-old dynasty, only a thousand-year-old family', have you heard of this?" ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze only felt a pang in his heart, and his mood became a little nervous.

What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean by this? Are you going to bang me? Or does it mean something else?

Thinking of this, Wang Ze hurriedly shook his head.

"No, such a rebellious word, Wechen has never heard it, and the person who says this should be punished with a car split!"

Looking at Wang Ze's indignant appearance, Gao Ming shook his head with a smile.

"There is no point in finding out who said it, I tell you what I mean by saying this, I want to say that it is ridiculous, and the reason why it is ridiculous is not that it despises imperial power, but that he does not understand what the country is at all!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming's face suddenly flashed a trace of helplessness, and then he let out a long sigh.

"Alas, the country is a country, there is a country to have a family, and personal gains and losses are insignificant in front of national interests, including the family, including the royal family!"

"Uh......"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze was stunned for a moment, looking at Wang Ze's expression, Gao Ming suddenly shook his head at him again.

"Do you think the country I'm talking about is our Li royal family? No, even if we are the Li royal family, we are actually a member of the family, but the most powerful family! ”

The royal family is the most powerful?

Gao Ming's explanation was obviously beyond Wang Ze's expectations, and as soon as Gao Ming's words fell, he stared at him again, his expression full of surprise.

"Then according to His Royal Highness the Prince, what is the country?"

Hearing Wang Ze's question, Gao Ming suddenly laughed.

"When I say the country, I mean all the territories of our Tang Dynasty, and all the people in the territory, as well as the court that manages these people, 'the people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the king is light', Mencius has made it very clear hundreds of years ago, the people, the land, the king, these three elements make up the country."

"Uh......"

As a minister, Wang Ze naturally read "Mencius", and what Gao Ming said was even more familiar to him, so he was most touched.

"So this can also be understood in this way!"

Thinking of this, Wang Ze couldn't help but nodded, and seeing that he recognized his words, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Therefore, if a country wants to prosper for a long time, it must first let the people live well, and at the same time, it must also make the country stable and eliminate all unstable factors.

Hearing Gao Ming's explanation, Wang Ze suddenly showed a look of sudden realization.

"I have understood what His Highness said, Your Highness, rest assured, from now on, what do you say, what do our Wang family do, our Taiyuan Wang family, will never become an unstable factor for the country and the Tang Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Wang Ze suddenly bowed to Gao Ming with a serious face, and when he saw this scene, Gao Ming's face also showed a satisfied expression.

"It's easy to talk to smart people, that's right, that's what I mean, whoever is not good for the country, who I bring down, who is good for the country, then I will make him prosperous and prosperous, as long as it is a smart person, he knows that he should choose so."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming patted Wang Ze's shoulder again.

"Okay, I won't say more, come with me for a trip, I'll write you a handwritten message, and you go back to Liu Tao with it, and he will naturally give you what you need when the time comes!"

After speaking, Gao Ming turned around and left, but after walking a few steps, he found that Wang Ze did not follow, he looked back and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that Wang Ze was moving the briquette stove, but because the briquette stove was too hot, he moved it several times without success, and he had a feeling of "dog bites a hedgehog and has nowhere to eat".

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming could only smile and shake his head.

"Lao Wang, come with you first, and I'll have someone deliver the briquette stove to your house when I get back!"

"Uh......" Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze blushed again, and hurriedly bowed to Gao Ming, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"Okay, you're welcome, come with me!" After saying that, Gao Ming turned around and left.

Seeing this scene, Wang Ze didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly followed.

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