The next morning, the heavy snowfall finally stopped, and the snow on the road was a foot deep, and the road was full of people who spontaneously cleared the snow. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Li Shimin also woke up early, and rushed to Chang'an City with his cavalry in good spirits, without any pain after a hangover, which made Li Xiu also call it magical.

However, when Li Shimin left, Cheng Biting Jin deliberately left behind, and then reminded Li Xiu again not to forget about him, Li Xiu also patted his chest and promised that he would never delay his plan to make a fortune, which made Cheng Biting Jin put his mind at ease and followed Li Shimin to kill Chang'an City, where there was an invisible war waiting for them.

After sending Li Shimin and his party away, Li Xiu was about to go to Ma Ye to talk about Cheng biting gold, but he didn't expect Ma Ye to take the initiative to come to him, only to see him stomp off the snow on his feet after entering the gate, and then looked up and said to Li Xiu: "This year's first snow is so big, a few Zhuangzi in the east have been crushed a lot of houses, injured a few people and a few livestock, how about it, your Zhuangzi should be fine, right?" ”

"It's okay, my Zhuangzi's house has been strengthened before, I have been to Zhuangzi to see it before, and the Zhuangzi is safe and sound, and now I am shoveling snow." Li Xiu replied with a smile, before dawn today, he went to Zhuangzi to take a look, what he was afraid of was that the heavy snow would collapse the house, after all, the houses of this era are far less solid than the houses of later generations, and many peasant houses are mud houses, and they are still in disrepair, and a heavy snow may collapse.

Ma Ye also nodded when he heard this, and then entered the living room with Li Xiu, and sat by the stove for a while before he spoke: "King Qin has already left, did you say anything yesterday?" ”

"Let's go, it is estimated that this entry into the city will inevitably lead to a dispute!" Li Xiu said with some emotion again at this time.

"Hehe, they fight for them, and they can't affect you anyway, but King Qin is paying more and more attention to you, he didn't even go to the princess when he came back yesterday, but he came straight to you, if you are someone who doesn't know the details, will you think that you are King Qin's person?" Ma Ye said half-jokingly at this time, and at the same time, he was also reminding Li Xiu not to get too close to Li Shimin.

"Uncle Ma, don't worry, I am measured, but is the prince a little too anxious to suddenly ask for the splitting of Tiance Mansion, Uncle Ma, do you think Your Majesty will really agree to this matter?" Li Xiu asked again at this time, Ma Ye is a know-it-all in Chang'an, and he also has an intelligence agency that directly serves Li Yuan, and his opinion also represents Li Yuan's opinion to a certain extent.

If someone else asked, Ma Ye would definitely not answer, but Li Xiu was different, I saw that he was silent for a moment and finally said slowly: "The prince's proposal to split the Tiance Mansion seems to be reckless, but in fact, he seized the opportunity, over the years, the King of Qin has been leading troops to fight, and has made countless contributions to the Tang Dynasty, although he is the prince, but as His Majesty gets older and older, his actions are becoming more and more stable, and he has become a little jealous of the military power in the hands of King Qin." ”

When he said this, he saw Ma Ye pause for a moment before continuing: "After all, King Qin is different from the crown prince, most of the power in the hands of the prince is given to him by His Majesty, and it only takes His Majesty's words to take it back, but King Qin's prestige in the army is real, and it is gradually out of His Majesty's grasp, even if King Qin is His Majesty's son, but the relationship between father and son cannot resist the temptation of power, so His Majesty has long wanted to weaken the military power in the hands of King Qin." ”

Li Xiu couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard this, and after a long while, he muttered: "I see, splitting the Tiance Mansion seems to be the crown prince's move to weaken the King of Qin, but in fact, it is Your Majesty who really wants to do this, no wonder the King of Qin ...... yesterday."

Li Xiu suddenly shut up when he said this, yesterday Li Shimin not only complained about Li Jiancheng, but also complained about Li Yuan, and at that time Cheng Biting Jin was scared and pretended to be drunk, it seems that Li Shimin is already very clear about this matter in his heart, but in the face of his father and brother, can he really keep his military power?

"Hehe, King Qin is shrewd, he should have seen this, but in my opinion, no matter how hard he tries, I'm afraid the best result can only keep part of the military power, and there will always be a part of the military power to be handed over!" Ma Ye smiled again at this time, Ma Ye and Li Xiu had the same attitude towards the fight between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, anyway, no matter how much trouble they made in the end, they couldn't burn them.

Hearing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but ponder again, with Li Shi's militia power being divided, I'm afraid he can only be suppressed by Li Jiancheng next, and in the end there are only two results, the first is to give up the heart of fighting for the throne and be willing to be an ordinary prince, and then it will be up to Li Jiancheng to see if he can tolerate him? As for the second type, it was the original kind in history, Li Shimin fought hard in the end, and as a result, he successfully seized the throne, but he set a bad example for the descendants of later generations, and it also led to the bloody human tragedy after the transfer of power after the Tang Dynasty.

However, after sighing, Li Xiu couldn't stop this matter, so he had to shake his head helplessly, and then he thought of Cheng Biting Jin, and immediately said: "Uncle Ma, someone came back with King Qin, and asked me to talk to Uncle Ma about something!" ”

"Oh? Who is it, what do you want to talk to me about, and why don't you come to me directly? Ma Ye was also very surprised when he heard this, yesterday he only knew that Li Shimin was back, but he didn't know that Cheng Yanjin also came back with him.

"Hehe, the other party's surname is Cheng, and he said that he wanted to talk to you about a business." Li Xiu laughed again.

"Hmph, who should I be, it turned out to be a scoundrel like Cheng Biting Jin, no wonder he would let you pass the word, probably because I was afraid that I would blow him away directly!" Talking to smart people is to save trouble, Li Xiu only revealed one point, and Ma Ye immediately guessed the identity of the other party.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma guessed well, he himself said that he had a little misunderstanding with you, so he wanted me to pass the word from the middle, but he really has a good business there, if you are interested, you can talk to him!" Li Xiu smiled again, although Cheng Yanjin was a little thick-skinned, the business in his mouth was a good way to make money.

"What business?" Ma Ye finally showed a somewhat interested expression when he heard this, maybe after the big victory in the charcoal business before, he can now make a lot of money, which also makes him more and more interested in doing business, according to him, it is estimated that the descendants of Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang will not have to worry about money.

"Hehe, you also know that General Cheng has been guarding the northern frontier, and the tribes on the grassland are usually dealt with the most, according to him, not far to the north of his garrison, there is a piece of black land with no grass, the locals call it the black prison, it is said to be a place cursed by the devil, but the general found that the so-called black soil there is actually coal, he heard that you are looking for a carboniferous mine, so he wants to cooperate with you to develop the carboniferous mine." Li Xiu said with a smile.

However, Ma Ye looked at Li Xiu in some surprise when he heard this, and only after a while did he speak: "You kid is not sick, the northern Xinjiang guarded by Cheng Yanjin must be hundreds of miles away from our side, and the road is not very easy to walk, even if there is charcoal over there, where to dig it out and sell it, it can't be transported to Chang'an all the way, and the freight will be unbearable!" ”

Ma Ye also has a little research on business, so he can see at a glance that Cheng Biting Jin's method does not work, and there is no way to solve the problem of transportation alone, which is why he is only looking for carboniferous mines around Chang'an. Cheng Yanjin only knows how to fight, and he heard that he is looking for a carboniferous mine, and it is possible that he is not thoughtful in doing business, but Li Xiu should be able to see it.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, don't worry, I only said half of General Cheng's words, the business he mentioned is not only about carboniferous mines, what interests me the most is the back!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

"Oh? What did he say next? Ma Ye finally raised his spirit when he heard this, and asked.

"General Cheng said later, if Uncle Ma wants to buy the carboniferous mine, he can be responsible for protecting you to open the mine, and you can also buy cattle and sheep from the surrounding tribes and sell them to you, those tribes are very poor, there is nothing but cattle and sheep, a coarse cloth can be exchanged for three or five sheep, and it will be several times the profit when it is transported to Chang'an." Li Xiu said with a smile again.

"What kind of business is this, there are more cattle and sheep on the grassland, but it is not easy to transport them to Chang'an alive, half of them may die on the road alone, and the freight is also extremely high, it is not cost-effective at all, if it is slaughtered and then transported, the meat quality can not be preserved for a long time, and salt is needed to make bacon or bacon, and the salt over there is more expensive than meat, and in the end you can only get cattle and sheep skins, unless it is transported in winter, but in winter, the grassland will be closed by heavy snow at every turn, so there is no way to do this business." Ma Ye's level of business is rising in a straight line, and in the blink of an eye, he lists the infeasibility of transporting cattle and sheep from the grassland.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, don't worry, I already have a solution to the problems you said, if this method is feasible, maybe you can open up a new source of wealth!" Li Xiu smiled proudly again at this time, when Cheng Yanjin said that when he bought cattle and sheep, he just wanted to use this matter as an addition to Ma Ye's acquisition of the carboniferous mine, but he didn't know the huge profits contained in it.

"What's the solution, tell me quickly?" Ma Ye was also very interested when he heard this, whenever Li Xiu showed this kind of expression, he generally had an unheard of solution, so he was also anxious to know.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, don't worry, although I have thought of a solution, I don't know if it's feasible, I still need to study it, and it's not too late to tell you when it's successful." Li Xiu is also telling the truth, and at the same time, he is also a bit of a betrayal. (To be continued.) )