Chapter 101 Industry Report
Two months passed in a blink of an eye, and in Chang'an in October, the weather had begun to turn cold, and the leaves on the trees first turned from green to yellow, and then were blown off by the bleak autumn wind. People also took off their thin summer clothes and began to change into thick autumn clothes.
In the past two months, a lot of news has happened in Chang'an City, such as Li You, the king of Yan, being imprisoned again; fireworks flying in the sky at 15 o'clock on August; Perfumes, which have attracted countless wealthy ladies, have also begun to be sold; and the honeycomb coal stove just launched two days ago, etc., but the most discussed thing at the moment is the marriage of Liang Wang Li Su.
It is now late October, and in two days it will be the wedding day of Li Su, the king of Liang, this year Li Su can be said to be the most popular figure in the entire Tang Dynasty, from a gentleman to a humble and courteous gentleman in Chapter 101 of the Industrial Report, and he has also invented many things that benefit the country and the people. For example, the original roasted tea has now been popularized by the patent office, and anyone can make roasted tea and sell it as long as they pay a patent fee. This year's autumn tea and winter tea have been made into roasted tea, although this new style of tea occupies a small market share, but it has a tendency to compete with traditional tea.
In addition to roasted tea, there are also two emerging industries of cement and charcoal, not to mention the significance of the emergence of these two new products, these two industries alone directly or indirectly feed hundreds of thousands of people, and even many people have made a fortune because of this, and the first to invest in these two industries of merchants or wealthy nobles, all of them are making a lot of money, so no matter the Tang Dynasty, as long as the name of Li Liulang is mentioned, all of them are praised, and for his wedding, of course, it has attracted the attention of countless people.
Now in the palace of King Liang, up and down are busy, the mansion has been thoroughly cleaned several times in the first two days, and now it has begun to arrange the wedding scene with lanterns, and as the chief of internal affairs of the palace, Gao Zhong is now busy and eager to transform into a three-headed and six-armed Nezha. He could be seen everywhere in the palace. Chapter 101 Industry Report
In fact, Gao Chong didn't have to be so busy, as early as a few days ago, the stewards sent by Liang Wangfu had already returned, such as Liu Hu who managed the affairs of roasted tea, Yang Jiu who managed the winery, and the various stewards who managed the coal mine, etc., these people can stand alone outside, and of course it is okay to deal with some wedding affairs, but Gao Chong is an old man who watched Li Su grow up, and he is not at ease with Liu Hu and Yang Jiu, so he has to ask about everything in person. As a result, not only did he get tired, but his subordinates also complained bitterly.
Compared with Gao Zhong's busyness, Li Su, who is the core figure of the wedding, seems to be very leisurely, and a month ago, he finally satisfied the three plague instructors in the Ministry of Rites. The etiquette training can be regarded as passing, and then Li Su will have nothing to do, and other matters of the wedding will naturally be handled by other officials and people from the palace.
Compared with other places in the palace, Li Su's study is very quiet, and the room is close to the window, Li Su has people do a little renovation, adding a briquette stove with a long chimney, which can not only keep warm, but also boil water to make tea. When not in use, the fire outlet is covered with a lid, and the gas is discharged from the chimney to the window, so there is no need to worry about gas poisoning if you stay inside.
Not far from the stove, there was a wide chaise longue covered with thick fur, and Li Su was dressed in a single dress. Lying on it very comfortably, holding a book of the Three Kingdoms that had just been sorted out in his hand, and there were Wen'er and Hua'er serving beside him, looking indescribably comfortable and leisurely.
"Your Highness, are you listening to your servant's report?" It seems that Li Su's mind is all on reading. Wang Xijun, who was sitting on the side and was working for him during this time, glared at Li Su and shouted dissatisfiedly.
"Ah~oh~, you say, you say. I'm listening! Li Su stared at the book with both eyes, and said absentmindedly without raising his head, he was now seeing the critical moment of the Battle of Chibi, and his mind was on this, and he didn't care about what Wang Xijun said. Although the content in the Three Kingdoms has long been familiar to me, every time I re-read it, I will have some new feelings, which is also the most attractive part of the Three Kingdoms.
"Hmph, don't listen to it, next time I'll be greedy for tens of thousands, so you won't even be able to find the account!" Seeing that Li Su still refused to put down the book, he threw the account in his hand on him with pity, and said hatefully.
This time Li Su finally got out of the plot in the book, he was not angry, he picked up the account with a smile, and then stuffed it into Xijun's hand, and said facelessly: "Hehe, I know it's wrong, I won't read this book, I must listen to you attentively from now on!" ”
Looking at Li Su's scoundrel appearance, Wen'er and Hua'er covered their mouths and snickered, although Wang Xijun was angry, but seeing Li Su's lazy appearance, he only felt angry and funny, and had no choice but to sit down again.
"Xijun, now that honeycomb coal has been launched, how is the effect?" In order to make up for the mistake just now, Li Su took the initiative to ask. However, Wang Xijun gave him a roll of his eyes when he heard it, because she had already said this question just now, but Li Su only cared about reading the book and didn't hear it at all.
It is rare for Li Su to cooperate so actively, and Wang Xijun can't bear to be angry again, so he said patiently: "Your Royal Highness, since the launch of honeycomb coal and supporting stoves, although some people are not familiar with it or dare not use it, but under the mobilization of the members of the Coal Association, there are still many people who take the lead in using honeycomb coal stoves, and now many people have seen the benefits of this kind of furnace and began to take the initiative to buy stoves to install at home, I believe that in the next month, as the weather is colder, Most people in Chang'an will use our honeycomb coal stoves. ”
"Good! You've done a great job! As soon as Li Su heard that the honeycomb coal furnace was promoted so quickly, he immediately praised that he handed over the affairs of the Coal Industry Association to Wang Xijun to deal with, and the honeycomb coal was proposed by Li Su, so the promotion of this matter also fell on Wang Xijun, I didn't expect her to do so well.
"Hehe, in fact, it's nothing, our honeycomb coal burns cleanly and affordably and saves money, plus the cooperation of all the families in the association, if I can't even do this, wouldn't I have disappointed His Highness's expectations?" Wang Xijun heard Li Su's praise, and said with a hint of shame on his face.
"Haha~, no matter how good things are, they can't hide your merits!" Li Su laughed and said, and then asked a little proudly: "By the way, what is the reaction of the Taiyuan Wang family?" ”
As soon as Li Su asked this question, Wang Xijun was also shocked, although their Wang family was born in Taiyuan Wang, but because of his grandfather's affairs, Wang Xijun did not have any good feelings towards Taiyuan Wang, so he was very positive about using coal mines to attack Taiyuan Wang.
"Your Royal Highness, it is estimated that the Taiyuan Wang clan has received the news of honeycomb coal, but because the time is too short, there is no action for the time being, but I think the plan we prepared should be able to be implemented." Wang Xijun said excitedly.
"Well, how's that plan going, how are you going to do it?" Li Su said with some worry, after his plan for the Taiyuan Wang family was seen by Wang Xijun, he was immediately thrown aside, saying that he didn't know what business war was, and then personally formulated a plan, the content of which Li Su only knew a rough idea.
"Your Highness, rest assured, Master Li of the Patent Department has already been on the stage, I heard that the matter has been approved, and all the families in the association are ready, and the people have been sent out, as long as Lord Li is in trouble, the news will be spread immediately, and then we will wait to see the excitement of the Taiyuan Wang family!" Wang Xijun said fiercely, she is a woman, and she has never received the favor of the Taiyuan Wang family, her father Wang Zihao because of her grandfather's affairs, but she suffered a lot in front of the Taiyuan Wang family, so revenge on the Taiyuan Wang family is indeed a very hateful thing for her.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for your good news then!" Li Su also said excitedly, the first time he faced this kind of thousand-year-old family, even if he was the prince, he still felt an irrepressible nervousness.
"Hmm!" Wang Xijun nodded, she didn't have a trace of nervousness, but was very excited, and then stopped and said, "Your Highness, the sales of perfume are very hot during this time, do we want to expand production?" ”
Since the last time Li Su took out the perfume and gave it to his mother Concubine Yang, through the mouths of several eldest princesses and princesses who participated in the banquet, the name of perfume has spread throughout the Tang Dynasty aristocracy, especially those women who love beauty, and they are extremely eager for perfume, such as Princess Jiangxia and Princess Hejian, who personally went to Li Su to visit and ask for perfume.
For the luxury of perfume, Li Su didn't want to spend too much energy, so he handed over this matter to Wang Xijun, and asked her to set up a small perfume workshop based on the original craftsman, and the price of the perfume produced was also extremely high, but he still underestimated the madness of women, and the perfume produced in the perfume workshop could not meet the needs of the market at all, and Wang Xijun had asked to expand the scale of production more than once.
"Okay, it's okay to expand production, but you must control the quality, don't produce any inferior perfumes, and try to divide the high, medium and low grades, since you want to do it, you must set the rules of this industry." Li Su thought about it and said, it's not that he doesn't want to make this money, it's just that he doesn't have much time now, so he doesn't want to be dragged away by this kind of thing that has nothing to do with the overall situation, but judging from the current situation, he can't do it anymore.
"Your Highness, rest assured, the servant understands!" Hearing that Li Su finally relented, Wang Xijun said happily. As a businessman, watching countless amounts of money without making it is the most painful thing.
Speaking of perfume, Li Su suddenly thought of something he had already confessed, so he asked: "Xijun, did I let the person who offered a reward for thousands of times find it last time?" (To be continued) RQ!!