Taipingfang, which is still a large construction site, is a large construction site, and the workers recruited from Chang'an City are busy, repeating the same actions over and over again.

The new way of building a house is not complicated, it can even be said to be very simple, there is no need to worry about the rammed earth that may collapse if it is not done well, and a few concrete pillars can support the whole house very well, although the concrete is not mixed with steel bars.

But it's just a two-story building, and the use of steel doesn't make much of a difference.

In Li Yuanji's temporary courtyard, the five daughters are playing wantonly under the care of the Yang family, and the terrifying scene two months ago is gradually dissipating.

The loss of the most important person also deepened the relationship between the five daughters and the Yang family, especially as if they were their own children.

And with the pregnancy again, the smile on Yang's face once again increased, but he was wronged by Li Yuanji, and he had no concubine, so he could only live a monk-like life again.

None of that matters, though.

Today, Taiping Fang has been transformed into an arch fire party, with a huge arch fire in the middle of the venue, next to ten new ovens.

Li Yuanji, who couldn't stand the boring eating habits of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, happened to take this opportunity today to hold a barbecue party.

There was no separate table, a large rectangular table was on the side of the arch fire, but considering the eating habits of the Tang people, a plate was prepared for every visitor.

It was getting dark, and the invited guests also arrived at the temporary Qi Palace, of course, there was no one who came empty-handed, after all, everyone is a person with status, and he can't afford to lose this person.

But the gift is not expensive, at least it won't make Li Shimin think that they are currying up with King Qi, after all, it seems that these families are more of Li Shimin's allies.

For the new tricks made by Li Yuanji, these old guys who can make Datang tremble for a few days by stomping their feet, naturally they don't have the heart to care about those irrelevant things, eating and arranging it seems to have nothing to do with them, what they care about most is the purpose of this banquet.

These old fox-like guys, although they didn't notify Li Shimin in advance, they won't cause them to stand on Li Yuanji's side, if the situation is not right, these people will definitely turn around and leave without hesitation.

What the? Will the King of Qi take revenge? You take revenge on one and I'll see.

There is no chili pepper, it can only be replaced with dogwood, cumin still belongs to traditional Chinese medicine, but it is not important, it is glued into powder and sprinkled on it, the new style of mutton skewers taste much better than what the Tang people often eat, although it is not so perfect in Li Yuanji's opinion, but it is still delicious.

Looking at a black figure outside the courtyard wall, the corners of Li Yuanji's mouth rose slightly, and asked Yu Ren to take out some mutton skewers and send them over.

It's really hard for Wei Chigong, who protects himself day and night, not to mention, and doesn't even have time to eat and sleep.

The taste of the food is very good, but the atmosphere of the banquet is a little dull, and everyone is absent-minded.

"Presumably you should know the cement in the king's hand, right?" The banquet was only part of the lively atmosphere, and when it had already proved to be a failure, Li Yuanji didn't plan to count on the banquet anymore, so he spoke directly.

Everyone nodded one after another, whether cement is in the civil or high-level, it has been a hot topic recently.

Many people have inquired about everything about cement, but in addition to learning that cement is extremely powerful, hard, enough to defend against the attack of ballistas, and the construction speed is fast, and a city can be built in just a few months, which is a good example of Taipingfang, six of the seven hopes are material suppliers of Taipingfang, and they can't believe that this will be true when they look at everything in Taipingfang today.

The speed of construction of the Taiping Fang has far exceeded their knowledge of architecture, and this thing is not afraid of water, so it is impossible to find any weaknesses at all.

If no one is tempted, it is purely a liar, everyone is a smart person, how can they not see the business opportunities here? It's just that this thing belongs to King Qi, and their methods don't work, and they don't dare to use it.

"Very good, since everyone knows about it, then this king won't bother to explain it again." Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction.

"But this king has been very poor recently, which everyone should know, and cement is a thing that can make a lot of money, but it is subject to the problem of funds, so it has not been able to expand the scale of production.

The king's financial resources are limited for the time being, but if he is not in a hurry, he can develop slowly, and with only three or five years of effort, the king can also expand the scale on his own. But this king can wait, but Datang can't wait. With such a powerful weapon for building a city, how can Datang wait for three or five years?

The king also wanted to discuss with the second brother and let the court take out some of the money, and the king and the court each accounted for fifty percent, but then I thought that it was a little inappropriate for the court to participate in business, and for a long time, it would make the court lose itself, so I dispelled this idea. Li Yuanji said in a decent manner, and quietly probed everyone's reactions.

When it was said that there was something inappropriate about the participation of the imperial court, several families nodded frantically.

It is indeed not suitable for the imperial court to do this, but their position is not from the face of the imperial court, but from their own perspective.

If the imperial court also goes into business, there are so many resources in the world that can be used, what do they eat and drink? It doesn't take too long, one or two decades can make all the family fall, at most a hundred years, there will be no more family in the world, and the court at that time will be extremely rich, which is not in the interests of the family.

"This king thinks about it, and still thinks that you are more suitable, if the cement is handed over to you, it will definitely increase the sales of cement."

"The cost of cement is so high, ordinary people are afraid that they can't afford it, and how much can the wealthy eat?" Zheng Shanguo raised an objection, Zheng Shanguo is the secretary of the Criminal Department, and now in his later years, he is quite a bit of a posture of relying on the old and selling the old, so he didn't go to Li Shimin to talk about this matter before.

However, relying on the old and selling the old does not mean that the head is not good, on the contrary, Zheng Shanguo's head is smart.

A bag of cement costs three hundred yuan, weighs one stone, and a city gate tower needs two hundred yuan, that is to say, at most, less than seven hundred bags are used, ordinary people can't afford to enjoy it, even if it is a family, it is difficult to accept this price, and if the imperial court wants to repair the city, it is natural to go directly to the king of Qi to buy, and will not go to them as dealers.

Therefore, it seems to be raising doubts, but in fact, he is also telling King Qi his dissatisfaction, don't treat the family as fools, when we play tricks, you are not even a tadpole.

"Hehe, the purpose of this king this time is not to let everyone help this king to sell cement, as the saying goes, the blessing and the hardship are the same, and the rich are earned together, and the king is not the kind of person who likes to eat alone. And this king is very confident that if all of you present join, with the strength of our people combined, at least half of the people in the world will use cement. Li Yuanji directly stated the purpose, it seemed that he was cutting the cake, but after cutting the cake, he found that even if he divided the cake, he still got more than before, and he had less to worry about.

"Your Highness, don't play with the old man, it's easier to be honest when you're older." Cui Zong smiled and stripped his beard.

"This king has recently improved the formula of cement again, and if this king is personally responsible, the cost of a stone of cement is only 30 yuan, which is 10% lower than a month ago, and this is almost the lowest price. If you can join in, each family is responsible for the supply of a raw material, so that you can specialize in everything, although the price cannot continue to decrease, but the production will increase several times.

It's just that the raw materials you provide can only be purchased at cost price. However, you are not at a loss, as long as each family pays 5,000 yuan, you can get half of the shares, and you can return the capital in two years at most, and from the third year onwards, the money that will be distributed to you every year is not less than 3,000 yuan, or more. ”