"See Father, Your Majesty!" Li Su didn't expect Li Shimin to come, so he hurriedly bowed down to give a salute, although Li Yifu had never seen Li Shimin, he reacted very quickly and followed Li Su to salute together.

"Hehe, get up!" Li Shimin strode to the middle of the hall and sat down and said with a smile, "Su'er, I didn't expect you to move so fast, that 'cement industry association' is about to start recruiting?" ”

"Yes, father, I have already asked people to post the notice just now, and it is estimated that someone will come to consult this afternoon." Li Su said very confidently, he not only asked people to post notices, but also sent letters to the houses of some acquaintances, explaining in detail the prospects of cement, under the temptation of such great interests, Li Su was not afraid that they would not be moved.

"Your Majesty, what is the matter with the Cement Industry Association Chapter 43 of the hot investment promotion, the old minister is really confused when he hears it?" Fang Xuanling asked with a puzzled face, as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't understand what Li Shimin's father and son were saying, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's up to Rokuro to talk about this, he only told me a little bit about it last time, and as for how it works, I actually don't know much about it." Li Shimin smiled after hearing this, pointed at Li Su and said.

Li Su smiled, took the charter written on the table and handed it to Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others: "Father and lords, please see, this is the operating charter of the Cement Industry Association that I have written, and you will know it at a glance." Of course, these charters have been transcribed by Wen'er several times, otherwise no one would really be able to understand what Li Su wrote.

"Huh~, this ...... How can this cement still operate like this? The more Fang Xuanling looked at his face, the more shocked he became, and he couldn't help but say when he saw the end. Datang still attaches more importance to craftsmen, some craftsmen can also be officials with exquisite skills, in this enlightened attitude, craftsmen in the Datang government also have new inventions from time to time, these new inventions are generally organized by the Ministry of Industry craftsmen production, and then promote the world, but no one has ever been like Li Su, with a new model to push Chapter 43 of the hot investment promotion.

Li Jing and Cheng Biting Jin are just military generals, and they don't care much about political affairs, so they just looked at it but didn't react. However, the eldest grandson Wuji is different, if you talk about talent, he is not under Fang Xuanling, but unfortunately the identity of his relatives has limited his power, but his vision is very vicious, at a glance he can see the benefits of Li Su's cement industry association, compared to the slow promotion of the Ministry of Industry's money and effort, Li Su's method not only works quickly, but also costs very little, and can bring a lot of benefits in the future, which is good and bad is naturally self-evident.

However, the better Li Su's method, the more gloomy the eldest grandson Wuji's heart becomes, he and Li Shimin have been friends since childhood, Li Shimin knows best what he thinks in his heart, but now Li Su's performance is becoming more and more outstanding, and Li Shimin also attaches more importance to this son, which is definitely not good news for him.

"Good way, don't spend a penny to let others produce cement for us, and then choose the best, those manufacturers in order to win orders for road repair, will definitely try their best to improve the process, used to reduce costs, Liulang, you just need to do a good job of supervision and do not let them be shoddy, it is really a good way to count in one fell swoop!" Li Shimin read the charter in detail, and although he had already learned some general information before, he still couldn't help but admire.

"Hey, but what is this 'ton', it seems to be calculating cement production?" Li Shimin suddenly frowned, pointed to the ton of cement output calculated on the charter and asked, just now he heard this ton word outside the door, and he had a question in his heart, and now he asked it.

"Father, the cement output is too large, and it is really inconvenient to calculate it with stone, so Erchen invented a new unit without authorization, with 2,000 catties as a ton, so that the amount will be smaller, and it is not easy to make mistakes in calculation." Li Su replied, Datang calculates the weight is generally calculated in stone, a stone is only one hundred and twenty catties, that is, sixty kilograms, the unit is too small, so Li Su borrowed the tons of later generations, although there are some differences between the current catties and the catties of later generations, but Li Su can't manage so much, anyway, they are all artificially stipulated, and one ton is two thousand catties in the future.

After hearing this, Li Shimin nodded again and again, he was able to break the old rules and dare to break the routine, and he admired this son more and more.

"Your Highness, although this cement association has many advantages, it is not without disadvantages." Fang Xuanling thought carefully and soon discovered the shortcomings, "If the production method of cement attracts businessmen to invest in the workshop, then the production method of cement will inevitably spread, so who will participate in the cement association?" After all, no one wants to pay an extra royalty. ”

In Li Xuanling's view, the reason why Fang Xuanling asked this is that he still didn't understand what a 'patent' is, so he explained with a smile: "Fang Xiang doesn't know, the so-called patent, in fact, refers to the exclusive right, the cement supervision institute is in charge of all cement-related matters, only through the authorization of the supervision institute, the business has the qualification to produce cement, if someone produces cement privately, then my supervision institute has the right to punish it, generally confiscate the workshop and illegal gains, and impose a heavy fine, but also encourage others to report, If the report is true, then half of the confiscated illegal gains will be rewarded to the whistleblower. ”

Listening to Li Su's answer with a smile, Fang Xuanling and others felt a little cold, Li Su's punishment for those who produce cement without permission is fine, but the reporting system is extremely ruthless, and half of the confiscated illegal gains will be rewarded to the whistleblower, which does not mean that the larger the scale, the greater the possibility of being reported. Rather than taking such a big risk to produce cement privately, it is better to pay the patent fee honestly, after all, it costs a penny to produce 100 catties, which is nothing compared with the profit from cement sales.

"Good way, after all, cement is owned by the imperial court, and it is already my mercy to take it out and let others produce it for profit, how can it be cheaper for those who want to get it for nothing." Li Shimin also expressed his support on the spot, and at the same time he also had some regrets in his heart, after the new inventions promoted by the imperial court were produced by the Ministry of Industry for a period of time, they were very profitable at first, but then the production methods would inevitably leak out, and then businesses around the country rushed to follow suit, and the workshops organized by the Ministry of Industry could not compete with these merchants at all, and in the end they could only barely survive by relying on the orders of the imperial court, and some even closed their doors directly.

Li Su's patent method is much better, not directly involved in production, but to provide technology to collect patent fees, although the profit is not as large as the exclusive operation, but it is very stable, and it can also be involved in the production of businesses for unified management. If the operation of the cement industry association is successful this time, then the court can promote new inventions in the future, and all of them can follow this model.

With Li Shimin's support, the last bit of worry in Li Su's heart was also put down, and he wanted to explain the operation process of the Cement Industry Association to them in detail, but Li Shimin looked at Li Su's red eyes and felt a little heartache, and told him to rest well, don't be too tired, and then left with Fang Xuanling and others.

Seeing that even Li Shimin also supported the establishment of the Cement Industry Association, Li Yifu, a guy who saw the wind and steered the rudder, immediately patted his chest and promised that he would definitely live up to Li Su's expectations and handle the affairs of the Cement Industry Association properly.

At noon, I hastily ate some food in the superintendent yard, and I didn't have a good rest for a few nights, Li Su was really tired, anyway, with Li Yifu staring, there must not be any big deals, so Li Su returned to the resting place and planned to sleep well, but unfortunately there were not long eyes to disturb the situation.

"Rokuro, what do you sleep in broad daylight? I'm pulling my brothers to cheer you on! Li was about to fall asleep in a daze, when suddenly a familiar voice shouted outside, and then the door was kicked open, and a group of people entered at once.

Li Su jumped up from the bed in fright, his brain suddenly sobered up, and when he saw the person clearly, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ninth brother, it's really time for you to come!" "It was Li Yong, Li Jingheng, Yan Fei and more than a dozen fox friends who came, it seems that this sleep can't be done.

"Hey, Liulang, you are really hard at work, why are you tired of dark circles after not seeing you for a few days." Although Li Jingheng is fat, his eyes are very sharp, and he can see at once that Li Jingheng's spirit is not good.

"Hmm~" Li Su stretched his waist greatly, and then said, "I don't know how hard it is to be an official, I have really tired me these days, but Brother Jingheng, you haven't seen you for a few days, it seems that you have gained weight again, be careful that your uncle forces you to lose weight!" "King Jiangxia was born in the army, and he can't see his son fat like a green worm the most, and he has asked Li Jingheng to diet and lose weight more than once, but unfortunately he is losing more and more weight.

Hearing Li Su ridiculing Li Jingheng, Yan Bei and the others also burst into laughter. Li Su knew why these people came, and after everyone laughed, he said again: "Presumably all the brothers have received the letter from the younger brother, they must all have come for cement today, right?" ”

"Hehe, Liulang, you are really a brother, and if you have good things, don't forget to give your brothers points, don't everyone come to you, the cement superintendent, and want to build the cement factory you said as soon as possible." Yan Fei shook his fan very coquettishly and said.

"Isn't this easy? Isn't there a person in charge of the front hall, you go to get a contract, and then sign it, I will arrange it for you in the front, and it must be built in advance than ordinary people. Li Su said with some dissatisfaction, don't you need to bother him now for this little thing.

"If we could squeeze in, we wouldn't come to you?" Li Yong grabbed the teapot at the bedside and poured a few sips and said, Li Yu realized that this kid was covered with sweat.

"Squeeze in? Are there a lot of people out there? Li Su blinked, the notice was only posted this morning, and it has only been two hours now, could it be that the news has spread so fast.

"I'm dizzy, you don't know yet, now the front of the Superintendent is almost crowded, you can still sleep here? Brother, I really admire you! Li Jingheng stretched out his thumb to Li Su with admiration.

"This ...... That's too fast, isn't it? Li Su looked shocked, "No, I have to go to the front to have a look, don't have anything wrong." Li Su hurriedly jumped out of bed, put on his shoes and ran out, this cement supervision institute is his territory, there are so many people at once, he has to go and see it no matter what.

Li Yong didn't notice any of them, and as a result, Li Su ran out all of a sudden, but their business hasn't been done yet. After staring at it for a long time, Yan Fei screamed: "What are you still doing in a daze, chase after you, you must let Liulang do our business first today." ”

This woke everyone up, and they all ran out immediately, but Li Su had already disappeared. When they finally ran to the front hall, they found that the disheveled Li Su had been surrounded by people, and they also knew those people, who were old acquaintances such as Cheng Huailiang and Li Jingye.

"Brothers, rush me, don't let the surname Cheng take the lead!" As soon as Li Jingheng saw this situation, he rushed forward with a wave of his fat hand, and the other people behind him also followed fiercely. Although they have reconciled with Cheng Huailiang, but the competition in the open and in the dark is still indispensable, everyone is mixed in Chang'an City, who can be the first to build the cement factory, it means that if you win someone else at the starting line, you will have a greater chance to occupy more market share, not to mention friends at this time, even if you are brothers, you have to fight.

Li Su, who was located in the center of the whirlpool, was secretly complaining, he ran to the front hall to take a look, only to see that there were crowds of people here, and there were ten offices he set up, all of which were crowded by people, and the people who were crowded in the front were some domestic servants or men dressed as subordinates, and their masters were staring anxiously at the back, and from time to time they shouted two sentences to cheer for their servants and men. The clerk at the back of the office was also very busy, and after answering this and that, he had to push people off the table from time to time, so that no one would be squeezed to their side.

Before Li Su found Li Yifu and asked what was going on? As a result, they bumped into Cheng Huailiang's gang head-on, and they all received Li Su's letter, and they all came for the same purpose as Li Yong, they all wanted to build the cement factory first. So as soon as he saw Li Su, he immediately stepped forward and surrounded him. Before Li Su struggled a few times, Li Jingheng and the others rushed in again, and a group of people were crowded together and shouting, and Li Su's ears were almost deafening.

In the end, Li Su couldn't stand it anymore, and desperately shouted loudly: "Be quiet!" Give me a moment of silence! ”

Fortunately, these people finally gave their brothers some face, and they all came down honestly, staring at Li Su in the field with eager eyes, and the scene was eager to eat him alive. Li Su expelled Ling Ling and shuddered, and said with some embarrassment: "Everyone is brothers, what is there to fight for, can I have less of everyone with me?" Let's have something to say, there are too many people here, let's talk about it later. ”

Everyone also knew that it was not a way for them to be so noisy, so they all followed Li Su to the backyard. This is a place to rest, and there is no living room, Li Su didn't care about this, so he found a pavilion and sat down, and Cheng Huailiang and others all squeezed in, either sitting or standing.

"Can anyone explain to me, the investment list has only been posted for two hours, why so many people come?" Li Su didn't care about tidying up his messy clothes, and asked very eagerly. !!