Li Chengqian was completely confused when he was taken to the Liangyi Hall by his mother.

You must know that Empress Changsun usually doesn't look for him at all when she is fine, but this time she asked him to go to the Liangyi Hall in a panic, could it be that something happened?

With a suspicion in his heart, Li Chengqian stepped into the residence of Empress Changsun, but he didn't want to find the eldest grandson Wuji sitting on the side as soon as he entered, and he had already vaguely guessed something in his heart.

But now is really not the time to say this, so after greeting the old lady, I tried to ask: "Queen Mother, are you looking for a son?" ”

To tell the truth, when Li Chengqian said this, he was really afraid that Empress Changsun would answer: "Your uncle is looking for you and wants you to give him two mines." ”

But fortunately, Empress Changsun was not so direct, but asked him some recent trivial matters with a smile, and then said unhurriedly: "Qian'er, I heard your uncle say that the steel business is not easy to do during this time, can you see if you can think of a way?" ”

Well, if you say this, it means that there is still room for negotiation in the matter, Li Chengqian nodded secretly, and he also admired the old lady in his heart for being able to speak.

So he looked at the old grandson on the side and asked, "Uncle, isn't the steel business good?" I remember that 50% of the business on ships and railways was purchased from our homes, right? ”

"Gao Ming, you don't know, it's different now than before the trip, the more the family sells now, the more it loses, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that my uncle will only be able to sell his grandson!" The acting skills of the eldest grandson Wuji are really not covered, the tears are coming, and before they are good, they first picked up a handful of old tears, and Li Chengqian, who watched it, had a toothache.

But there is no way, in the end, it is still his uncle, and the old lady is still watching from the side, he can't pat his ass and leave, so he can only ask patiently: "Why did my uncle say this?" ”

"Gao Ming, the freight is ridiculously high, you know, since eight years ago, all the major families have invested in the steel industry, the price of steel has fallen again and again, and now it looks like it is only seven percent of the past."

"But what about the freight? The freight has not changed, it is still the previous ones, and sometimes it will be even higher, the current people are expensive, and if you give less money, he will go to someone else's house to do it, anyway, Datang needs to use people in more places than us. ”

"The railway is also, you said that the longer the railway is built, the farther the transportation distance of the finished steel, and then the freight rises.

The eldest grandson Wuji counted the cost of steelmaking to Li Chengqian with his fingers, from freight to source materials, from labor costs to machinery and equipment costs, which was said for most of the day, and Li Chengqian was dumbfounded.

Of course, this is not to say that he admires the eloquence of the eldest grandson, but he is really frightened by the number calculated by the eldest grandson Wuji.

After all, he is not like before, the economy will focus on one thing from beginning to end, and in terms of steel mills, he generally only cares about the distribution plan, such as how much steel to buy in state-owned steel mills every year, and how much steel to buy from private steel mills like Changsun Wuji.

So after this busyness, he forgot about the joint of cost accounting, and waited until the eldest grandson Wuji came to him, and then remembered that it seemed that the eldest grandson was not wrong, and there really seemed to be a problem in it.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian thought for a while and said, "Uncle, don't worry about this matter first, I have to think about it again." ”

And at this moment, Empress Eldest Sun also spoke: "Gao Ming, if you have any ideas, just tell me now, it just so happens that the queen mother also wants to hear it." ”

The queen who dared to love the queen of the world also heard that her brother was not making trouble unreasonably, but he really couldn't get by, so there was no prejudice in his heart.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to smile and say: "Queen Mother, this matter is not something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences, the cost accounting will only have organic results after investigation, and the child must wait until the results come out before he can draw conclusions." ”

"Qian'er, don't forget, it's your uncle, and he hugged you when he was a child." Empress Eldest Sun stared at Li Chengqian.

This is a bit heavy, and Li Chengqian is not embarrassed, as if he is not ready to do something.

But when I think about it, his cheap old lady has lived in Gao Shilian's house with her brother Xiangyi since she was a child, and if you talk about the relationship, the relationship between brother and sister will naturally not be bad.

If Li Chengqian really wants to pit the eldest grandson Wuji, unless the eldest grandson empress doesn't know, if he knows, he won't agree to anything.

Li Chengqian was obviously aware of this problem, but for now, he also knew that he didn't believe what the old lady said, so he could only sigh and say to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Uncle, if you have any ideas, just say it, if you can Cheng Qian, you can agree." ”

Hey, that's right, as soon as Li Chengqian said this, Empress Eldest Sun's face showed a faint smile.

And the eldest grandson Wuji was really not polite, and after a little silence, he continued: "Gao Ming, isn't this going to develop in the Northeast recently?" See if you can leave a ...... for your uncle."

"Impossible!" As soon as he heard that the eldest grandson Wuji actually asked for the mine, Li Chengqian was anxious at that time, shook his head and said: "Uncle, this matter is not my Li Gaoming stingy, I really can't be the master, you also know that now all the mines in the Tang Dynasty are owned by the state, and no one is allowed to mine privately, if I send one out, how do you think I should explain to the Manchu Dynasty?" ”

"This ......" Eldest Sun Wuji hesitated again, and looked at Empress Eldest Sun, obviously wanting his sister to speak.

But this time, Li Chengqian did not give the old lady a chance to speak, but said categorically: "Uncle, you don't have to look at it, if your idea is to ask for a mine, I can't agree to this anyway." ”

"Why?" Empress Eldest Sun interjected and asked.

"Queen Mother, at present, Datang's steel production is far the first in the surrounding countries, and the quality of our steel is much better than theirs, but you also know that this thing is prohibited from being exported, and the annual outflow of Datang's steel is controlled within a range."

"And the way to get this amount is to know that all the mines are controlled by the state, so we can calculate the approximate amount of steel production every year, how much is used, and how much is outflowed."

"But if the minerals are privately owned, then this is equivalent to losing control, and a large amount of steel will be lost abroad every year, perhaps in exchange for a part of the capital to flow back, but it is very unfavorable for the future of Datang, so the child will not agree to the private ownership of the minerals anyway."

Li Chengqian didn't leave any affection for the eldest grandson Wuji, and he didn't hide his suspicion of his smuggling at all, which made the old grandson's face somewhat unbearable, but the goal was not achieved and he didn't want to leave, so he could only rub his hands awkwardly and look at his sister again.

(End of chapter)