Chapter 201: Fight for the Cake

In the past few days, Li Shan has temporarily put down Wu Jieyu's matter, the palace is not something that you can enter if you want to, even if you do, you can only do what you have to do. Thinking about the meeting between Li Shan and Wu Jieyu before, it was really a rare encounter once a year.

So Li Shan doesn't care anymore, anyway, the child can't run away there, Wu Jieyu is also taken care of, Li Shan doesn't need to worry about it at all.

This child is his own, that's not bad, Li Shan even has the heart to help this kid become the emperor, so wouldn't he become Lu Buwei of the Tang Dynasty? This thought still made Li Shan a little excited.

The most important thing is that if you extrapolate according to history, this child should be Shouwang Li Mao, so many people may know him, but in other words, everyone will know that he is Yang Yuhuan's husband.

I have to say that Li Shan is still very sensitive to various celebrities in the Tang Dynasty. He already vaguely felt the shift of the wheels of history, and now it was even more obvious. This Shouwang Li Mao is likely to have become his own species, and it has nothing to do with Tang Xuanzong.

But it doesn't matter if it's Tang Xuanzong's son, Li Shan won't let Tang Xuanzong have the opportunity to see Yang Yuhuan, this is a matter of principle, Li Shan doesn't want history to repeat itself.

But these are just fantasies, and everything is still unknown.

Now he has to think about whose invitation should he accept?

There are two invitations on the table, one is Wang Yuanbao's and the other is Yang Chongyi's. The content of this invitation is also surprisingly consistent, that is, I want to invite Li Shan to be a guest at home.

Li Shan is very clear about the intentions of these two people, as the newly appointed secretary of the arms department, Li Shan has a big cake in his hands, that is, the supply of raw materials for gunpowder.

No matter what Li Shan needs in the future, it is not very likely to simply go to the treasury, and officials and businessmen are the best choice. Whoever can win the right to supply raw materials from the Arms Department will be equivalent to getting a long-term meal ticket. And the value of this meal ticket is hard to estimate, but one thing is certain. It's going to be very profitable.

Li Shan naturally knew about this, in fact, he knew better than anyone else. He was very clear about the future of gunpowder, and he was also very clear about what he would need in the future. Even in the coal mines in the future, oil will be a necessity. This kind of wealth can really make a businessman rich.

The first people Li Shan thought of were Zhang Yanzhao and Zhuo Cheng, but although these two were his cronies, they were not in Beijing. And Li Shan also wants to avoid suspicion, if Zhang Yanzhao is really allowed to do this, first of all, the strength of the Heaven and Earth Society is limited, and I am afraid that he will have more than enough heart and not enough strength. Secondly, the situation in the capital is still too complicated. Li Shan is afraid that one mistake will become a thousand years of hatred.

And the most suitable candidate at the moment seems to be among these two, Wang Yuanbao or Yang Chongyi.

"Ah Fu, you went and sent someone back to Yang Chongyi, and said that you won't go to the banquet today because the official is busy with official business. In addition, someone was sent to inform Wang Yuanbao that the official would go to the banquet tonight. Li Shan handed Yang Chongyi's invitation to Ah Fu.

After thinking about it, Wang Yuanbao is still more suitable. First of all, the two have cooperated, and secondly, compared with Yang Chongyi, Wang Yuanbao's financial resources are more abundant, and it is easy to do things with more money.

In the royal mansion. The atmosphere is quite hot,

"Master, Master Li has replied, I'll be here tonight."

Wang Yuanbao is trying on the tailor's newly made clothes. I was very happy to hear the news, threw the robe aside and said with a smile: "Okay, the God of Wealth has been invited to the door, whether we can get the cornucopia in our hands depends on our ability." You hurry up and get ready. Tonight's feast must be sumptuous. Also, you go and call Ah San. ”

The subordinates hurriedly went down to prepare, and Wang Yuanbao sat down with a smile. I took a sip of wine, not knowing what I was thinking.

On the other hand, Yang Chongyi was not so happy.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Yang Miaoling came back from her shop and looked at Yang Chongyi's frowning appearance, and stepped forward to ask.

Yang Chongyi threw the name card on the table, sighed and said, "Today, I invited Master Li to come to our house for dinner, but I was rejected.

"Which Lord Lee?" Yang Miaoling didn't know about Li Shan's affairs yet, she was busy dealing with a batch of goods that had just been shipped back from the Western Regions these days, so she didn't have time to care about these things.

"Li Shan, it's the same Master Li I saw in the auction house last time."

Yang Miaoling's face turned red when she heard this, and she said with a smile: "It turned out to be him, but he is just a position of major general, and real power can't bring us much benefit?" Why does Dad pay so much attention to him? ”

Favors belong to favors, business belongs to business, Yang Miaoling's calculation in her heart is very clear.

Yang Chongyi smiled bitterly and said, "Will you be a major general?" That was a few days ago, and now Master Li is the Shangshu Order of the third grade, and he is in charge of the production of gunpowder, which is a fat difference. It's just that Wang Lao'er gave him a quick start. ”

Yang Miaoling's small hand lightly covered her delicate lips, and she exclaimed, "So fast? He was only in his early twenties, how could he become a scholar? ”

In addition to being surprised, Yang Miaoling was also a little ashamed, such a talented and young person is admirable.

Yang Chongyi shook his head and said, "I didn't expect it either, why don't you say that Wang Yuanbao's eyes are poisonous?" How many opportunities he has seen over the years, otherwise I wouldn't have been pressed by him all the time. It's just that this time the losses are a bit bigger. ”

The corners of Yang Miaoling's mouth turned up slightly, and said, "Dad, that's not necessarily, even if you buy something, you have to shop around." I don't think Master Li will hand over this fat job so easily, and we have to see how we bid. Since he didn't have time to come today, then we'll invite him tomorrow, and Dad will invite him personally. As long as this errand is not handed over for a day, then we have a chance. ”

Yang Chongyi looked at his daughter, seemed to have an understanding, and said with a somewhat sly expression: "Daughter, you tell your father the truth, do you have a crush on Master Li." ”

Yang Miaoling's face turned red, and she said coquettishly: "My daughter is kind enough to find a way for her father, but your father is joking with that daughter." ”

Yang Chongyi laughed and said: "The female is not the same, you are not the oldest, and my father still thinks that your arrogant temperament can look at the son of which family." It's just that Master Li already has a wife, and he is in a high position, and now even if you marry him, you will be too wronged. ”

Yang Chongyi's wife died early, and he had no children under the paint, only Yang Miaoling was a daughter, who was regarded as a treasure. Yang Chongyi meant to let Yang Miaoling recruit a son-in-law into the Yang family. It's just that although Yang Miaoling is young, her heart is high. The son-in-law in the capital is not in her eyes, and what she likes is a husband who stands up to the sky.

And there are a few sons-in-law who can insert the door upside down and don't eat soft rice. So Yang Chongyi was also very worried, but he didn't expect Yang Miaoling to fall in love with Li Shan. It's just that Li Shan already has a wife, Yang Miaoling is the daughter of a businessman, and her status is low, if she is a concubine for others, she is afraid that she will also be bullied, how can she stand it with Yang Miaoling's character.

Yang Miaoling stomped on her embroidered shoes and said angrily: "When did my daughter say that she was going to marry him, Dad, don't think about it." (To be continued.) )