After eating, Wang Zihao thought about the charcoal again, and it happened that his daughter was also there, Wang Xijun had a very high talent in business, and he might be able to see what Li Su was going to do, so Wang Zihao interrupted the mother and daughter who were gossiping, and told Li Su about his own acquisition of the coal production area tonight.

"Xijun, what did Your Highness do when you buy those useless coals, I haven't figured it out all the way for my father?" Wang Zihao looked at his daughter who was thinking about it and asked, he really wanted to know Li Su's intentions, otherwise he might not be able to sleep again tonight.

"I see!" Wang Xijun, who was thinking hard, suddenly frowned, and said excitedly, "This Li Su is really cunning, throwing out a cement for others to rob, but he is ready to make a fortune in a muffled voice." ”

After hearing the words of the female Chapter 46 to integrate funds to build a cement factory, Wang Zihao was also shocked, and said very eagerly: "Xijun, do you really want to understand His Highness's intention to purchase charcoal?" Speak quickly to the Father! ”

"Hehe, father, you are in the game, so you can't see the connection clearly, in fact, with your intelligence, as long as you can jump out and think about it, combined with some previous news, you will definitely be able to guess the little trick that King Liang played!" Seeing that his father was so eager, Wang Xijun instead sold Guan Zi and said with a smile on his face.

Although Mrs. Wang didn't care about business matters, but seeing that her husband was so anxious, her daughter deliberately didn't say anything, so she stepped forward and patted Wang Xijun's head and reprimanded: "I know that you have a lot of ideas, hurry up and tell your father, what is the idea of that King Liang?" ”

"Mother, your daughter is so smart, what if she is beaten stupid by you and can't marry in the future?" Wang Xijun rubbed his head and said very dissatisfied.

"Go! You can't marry because of that King Liang, what's the matter with Guan Weiniang? ”

"Okay, you two don't quarrel, Xijun, hurry up and tell your father, what is King Liang's idea?" Wang Zihao stopped the bickering between the mother and daughter, Mrs. Wang usually integrates funds to build a cement factory in Chapter 46, only Wang Xijun accompanies her, the biggest hobby of the mother and daughter is bickering, and the quarrel is endless, he doesn't want to listen to them quarrel in the middle of the night.

"Seeing that you are so sincere, my daughter will tell you." Wang Xijun smiled mischievously, no longer paid attention to Mrs. Wang, and turned to his father and said, "Actually, this matter is very simple, just think about it, why did Li Su suddenly have such a great interest in coal after the cement was introduced?" There is only one answer, that is, this charcoal must play a very important role in the production of cement. ”

Although it was only a short sentence, in Wang Zihao's ears, it was no less than a bright light in the dark, which suddenly illuminated a corner of the fog in front of him, making him vaguely seem to have caught something, but he couldn't say it clearly for a while.

I only heard Wang Xijun continue: "Although the production method of cement has been rumored to be very mysterious, now I am sure that the cement must be calcined by fire, which is similar to the method of burning lime, at most it is different in the proportion of ingredients." ”

Wang Zihao, who had already suddenly realized it, listened to his daughter's words, but he had new doubts, and couldn't help asking: "Xijun, it is not difficult to guess that the cement is burned, after all, the biggest role of charcoal is burning, His Royal Highness is now so eager to acquire the origin of coal, which also proves this from the side, but how do you know that the method is similar to that of burning lime?" ”

"Father, have you forgotten what the new cement factory in the suburbs was for?" Wang Xijun said proudly again. The new cement factory she was talking about was the new cement factory established by Bai Qing, the craftsmen who would be the supervisors and the craftsmen transferred from the Ministry of Industry after the establishment of Li Su's Supervision Institute, and the cement used on the main roads in the eastern and western cities was produced there. However, Li Su was very strict with the guards there, the craftsmen ate and lived in the factory, and there were seconded Jinwuwei patrols within a radius of several miles, and no one was allowed to approach, so people outside could not know the situation in the factory at all.

"There? Wasn't it the Ministry of Works' lime workshop? Yes~! I understand! Wang Zihao was confused at first, and then slapped his thigh, and finally figured out the key to it, so many workshops under the Ministry of Industry are not used, why did he choose a lime workshop, and both things have to be calcined, in addition to the different colors, the appearance of lime and cement is actually similar, although this does not prove anything, but it is enough to show that Wang Xijun's guess has a great possibility.

After thinking about all this, Wang Zihao was in a happy mood, especially for Li Su's acquisition of charcoal, his heart was even more admired, because charcoal is difficult to ignite, and it is not as convenient to use as firewood and charcoal, so ordinary people rarely use it, but it is very suitable for large-scale calcination in the workshop, and compared with firewood and charcoal, charcoal is also more resistant to burning, plus the cost is low, not afraid that those who plan to build a cement plant will not buy.

Of course, Wang Zihao praised Wang Xijun's smart daughter, but it was already midnight, so after the family of three spoke, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

Knowing Li Su's plan, Wang Zihao was more concerned about the purchase of coal, and the next day after Gao Zhong, the two went to Heishi Mountain in person, because of the influence of the open-pit coal mine, this radius of dozens of miles is almost no grass, so it is simply an ownerless wasteland, the two went to the local county government to register, and then paid no more than 100 yuan, and bought all the land around Heishi Mountain for dozens of miles.

Next, Wang Zihao asked around to see where there were other places around Chang'an where charcoal was produced, and he asked him to find four places, but these places were a little far away from Chang'an, and the charcoal was buried relatively deep, not as good as the situation in Heishi Mountain, but he and Gao Chongyi still bought it for money, anyway, these are wastelands, and they can't cost a lot of money in total.

On the second day of the imperial list of the Supervision Institute's investment, Li Shimin officially agreed to Fang Xuanling's plan to build a road with cement in the court, and as soon as he started the construction of two main roads, one is from Chang'an to Songzhou on Jiannan Road, and the other is the main road from Chang'an to Luoyang, the first road is related to the safety of the southern border of Datang, and the other is the most frequent lifeline of commercial transportation in Datang.

As soon as the construction plan of these two main roads came out, Li Su's supervision institute became even more popular, and the merchants who were still suspicious rushed to the supervision institute like a swarm, and Li Su, who was harmed, had to borrow a group of manpower from the Ministry of Industry again, which alleviated the embarrassment of insufficient manpower.

However, with the increase in the number of registered cement merchants, Li Su issued a new notice, to the effect that because there are too many people, he has insufficient manpower to guide the construction of the cement plant, so the registered manufacturers are divided into three grades, which are divided by the investment funds, of which more than 200,000 yuan is the first grade, 100,000 to 200,000 yuan is in the second gear, and the lower than 100,000 is the third grade.

With the issuance of the notice, there are also registered merchants ranked by funds, among which the number of people who can enter the first grade is very small, only Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingheng, and Li Jingye, who have been instructed by Li Su in advance, and the three small teams they have united have reached the standard of the first gear. And there are not many people who can enter the second gear, and there are less than twenty together, and most of them belong to the third gear, after all, there are not many people who can take out 100,000 yuan at once.

As soon as this notice from the Inspectorate was issued, it immediately attracted the dissatisfaction of most of the franchised investment businessmen, after all, everyone took the money to invest, why should those powerful people enjoy the privileges? Originally, they were inferior to each other in terms of funds, and now let them build factories first, so how can they play with those who are almost strong?

Of course, the investment manufacturers will not accept this unfair regulation, and many people will go to the Supervision Institute to oppose it, demanding that they be treated equally, otherwise they will unilaterally tear up the contract and no longer invest in the cement plant.

Li Su first deliberately rejected the requirements of these people, and insisted on the decision to classify the funds according to the grade, although he was the superintendent of the five grades, but after all, he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he had the support of Li Shimin behind him, so he didn't have to pay attention to these people's 'unreasonable requirements'. However, after the people behind these businessmen came forward in person and showed favors to him, Li Su 'reluctantly' added a clause after the regulations, allowing those who had already signed contracts to add additional funds or carry out alliances, and it was up to them whether they could squeeze into the first two gears.

Seeing that Li Su, who had a tough attitude, finally relented to them, how could those investment businessmen have anything else to think about? Those who have the strength will add funds, and those who don't have the strength will pull the relationship around, find people they know and unite together, and strive to get to the top of the rankings. Before the cement plant was built, the cement investors had already begun the first round of reshuffle, and most of them chose the weak alliance, according to the geography or the relationship with each other, several or even a dozen of them joined together, integrated the capital, and competed with those strong businesses.

After this round of reshuffle, the number of businesses registered in the Supervision Institute has dropped sharply from a few hundred to less than a hundred, but the strength of each one is very strong, and the minimum funds are more than 100,000 yuan, and the number of businesses that have entered the first grade has suddenly increased to 25.

For this result, Li Su is very satisfied, this is originally a play he directed and acted in, the purpose is to let these investment manufacturers integrate capital, so that it is not only convenient for future management, but also more conducive to the development of the cement industry, he does not want to see that kind of small factories everywhere, management chaos into a mess of the scene.

After the capital integration was completed, the cement plant finally began to be built, most of the 25 in the first grade were built in the nearby Chang'an, Luoyang or the state capitals between the two places, and most of the second gear were distributed in the state capitals between Chang'an and Jiannan. The craftsmen of the new cement factory under the jurisdiction of the Supervision Institute guided the construction of 25 factories of the first grade at the same time, and these things were mainly supervised by Bai Qing, a petty official of the eighth grade, and Li Yifu assisted as a deputy. As for Li Su, the overseer, he finally has time to care about the property under his name!!