The Chinese New Year will be in a month, and it has just snowed two days ago, and the whole Chang'an has become extremely cold. At the Mingdemonon Gate on Suzaku Street, most of the people who came and went hurried by with their necks curled, trying to rush home before dark, and refugees from other places rushed into the city, vying for every corner where they could take shelter from the wind, and even fought for it.

In Anyifang, which is close to the city gate, a small tavern has not yet closed, probably because the weather is too cold, the store is very deserted, and there are few customers together. There were two distinguished guests sitting by the window, a young man and a young man sitting opposite each other, both of them were gorgeously dressed, and there were guards behind them, and at a glance they knew that they were the noble sons of proud families.

"Brother Wang, that day you were all law-abiding people in the 112th chapter of Dengxian Lou 'chance encounter', but I didn't expect to meet again in front of this Mingde Gate today, it seems that you and I are really fateful!" Li Su waved away the very attentive shopkeeper and said to Wang Guo with a laugh.

Hearing Li Su mention the matter of Dengxian Tower again, Wang Kuang's face smiled bitterly, he thought he was doing very smart, but he didn't expect that people would have already recognized his identity, and then the reason why he didn't look for Li Su again was that he had no chance, and he was embarrassed to see Li Su again.

"Last time, it was the king who pretended to be smart, but it made His Highness laugh." Although Wang Guo was very embarrassed in his heart, his face was as usual, and he said very generously.

"Oh~, Brother Wang entered Beijing this time, but is there anything important?" Li Su didn't answer Wang Guo's words, but looked at each other with a smile on his face. He has already sent someone to inquire about this king's situation, knowing that he was born in the Wang family's long house, and since he was a child, he has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he was promoted before the age of twenty, which can be said to be a rare talent, but because of the suppression of the forces in the clan, he was forced to give up the road of the imperial examination a few years ago, and he could only humble himself as a businessman, but he showed business talent and personality charm. But it is a person who makes Li Su very impressed, and the person who can make the merchants on the northern trade road praise is definitely not Chapter 112, we are all law-abiding people, and we can summarize it with the simple word 'talent'.

"Why does Your Highness knowingly ask, with Your Highness's intelligence, how could you not think of the intention of your Highness?" Wang Guo said with a wry smile, he found that in front of Li Su, he couldn't play any tricks, so it was better to pick it up directly.

looked at the other party's honest gaze, but Li Su smiled and did not answer. picked up the chopsticks and tasted the dishes, and praised with a smile: "Brother Wang, don't look at this small store, but the dishes are really good." Taste it too! ”

"Your Highness, this matter of the coal is the fault of our Wang family, and I don't ask His Highness to be magnanimous and let us go, but the king wants to know what kind of price our Wang family will pay, and His Royal Highness is willing to end this matter." Wang Guo looked at Li Su and talked about it left and right, and he was anxious at the moment, and he could no longer maintain his superficial demeanor.

Li Su was not in a hurry at all, and tasted all the dishes on the table slowly. Then he smiled and said: "Brother Wang, I don't know what you mean by 'closing', do you want us to raise the price of coal to be the same as you?" ”

"Your Highness, you and I are both smart people, why bother playing these dumb riddles again?" The king said dissatisfiedly, "Cement is for His Highness and the imperial court. It is a very important industry, so His Royal Highness definitely does not want to burn the charcoal used for burning cement to be subject to others, I came this time, I did not want to compete with His Royal Highness for the market of cement factories, but I just want to ask His Highness to agree. Agree to license the patent for honeycomb coal to us, so that our Wang's carboniferous mine has a way out. ”

"Brother Wang is really a smart man, since you can see my intentions. I must be prepared to pay the price, after all, this patent is not my private possession, but the common property of the entire Carboniferous Industry Association. Li Su smiled like an old fox, although he didn't plan to kill the Wang family this time, but if the Wang family wanted to get through this difficulty, it would not be possible not to pay a heavy price.

"His Royal Highness King Liang, please mention it, I will never refuse if I can agree!" Wang Guo saw that Li Su finally relented, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart, he knew that Li Su was the soul of the Coal Industry Association, as long as he agreed, other things would be easy to do.

"Hehe, in fact, the conditions are very simple, first, your Wang's carcoal mine is too much, you must hand over a part, second, the patent of honeycomb coal can be authorized to you to use, but the patent fee is not less, and the honeycomb coal you produce must be sold in the area designated by us, these are the two most basic conditions, there is no room for negotiation!" Li Su's eyes changed, and he stared at the other party's eyes very sharply and said.

When Wang Guo heard this, he immediately lowered his head and pondered silently, for the first condition, he had already been mentally prepared, after all, when they seized the carboniferous mine, their Wang family used their influence around Taiyuan to grab a lot of mines from the hands of the Coal Industry Association, and the other party now has the upper hand, there is no reason why he will not go back. As for the second condition, the king is a little surprised, so you have to think about it.

After a long while, Wang Guo raised his head and said to Li Yu: "Your Highness, it is okay to give you the coal mines, but we have also invested a lot of money in those coal mines, so if you want to, you must spend money to buy them in the name of buying, of course, the price is negotiable." In addition, you can't specify the sales location of honeycomb coal at will, otherwise if you let us only sell it in Longyou, the optical road fee can make us pay death. ”

"Hehe, this brother Wang, you don't have to worry, the designated area must include Taiyuan and its surroundings, as for the carboniferous mine, we are all law-abiding people, and we will definitely not do that kind of tricky and robbing thing."

Li Su said the righteousness of the awe-inspiring situation, but the king heard it but smiled bitterly, now their Wang family is at a disadvantage, the reason why they have to insist on letting them pay to buy the coal mine, is mainly a matter of face, after all, if they let the Wang family give up the coal mine in vain, it is really a loss of face, and let Li Su and them pay some money to buy, although everyone knows what is going on, but at least their Wang family is also faceless. Of course, their Wang family doesn't expect Li Yu to pay much money, after all, the other party is not a fool, and it would be good to give some money.

"Your Highness, since we have no objection from either side, what time do you see the arrangement, and I will discuss the specific matters with the people of your association?" Wang Guo asked anxiously, he persuaded the people of the clan to add the time spent on the road, it had already taken a month, and now their Wang family's mine has almost no market because of the high price of the coal produced, so a day of delay is a day's loss, and the economic situation of the clan is definitely not able to withstand such consumption.

"This is easy to do, Brother Wang, you just came to Chang'an, you can rest for a few days, and I will send someone to inform you when the arrangements are made." Li Su is not in a hurry at all anyway, let the Taiyuan Wang family suffer a little more, and see if they dare to rob their own things in the future?

"Your Highness......"

Wang Guo wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Su: "Brother Wang, you see so many victims outside, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I really can't bear to look at it!" Li Su said, pointing to the victims outside, many of whom had now spread out the broken bedding they had brought from the corner of the wall, ready to spend the night there.

Wang was stunned for a moment, he was really speechless to Li Su, and was talking about their Wang family's affairs, why did he suddenly turn to the victims?

"Shopkeeper!" Li Su ignored Wang Guo and shouted directly to the boss behind the counter.

"What do you command, this nobleman?" The fat shopkeeper with a shrewd face immediately rushed over and said to Li Su flatteringly.

"Let me ask you, do you have any food in stock?" Li Su asked.

"Enlighten the nobles, because these refugees entered the city, the villain estimated that the price of food would rise, so he saved some food." The fat shopkeeper didn't dare to lie in front of Li Su, and replied honestly.

"Okay, I'll buy your grain at four times the price, on the condition that you make it into gruel and give alms to the refugees outside, do you do this business?" Li Su asked with a smile on his face.

"Do! Of course you do! When the fat boss heard this, he was overjoyed, and the grain he bought was four times at once, and it would be a fool not to do this kind of good deal. And he is not afraid that Li Su will deceive him, after all, with his identity and bearing, he will definitely not joke with him, a little boss.

"Okay, you can do it now, together with today's meal, all the money will be paid by this prince of Taiyuan." Li Su said and pointed to the other party's Wang situation, then stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Brother Wang, let's talk about it today, I'll arrange the time another day, and we'll talk in detail." As soon as he finished speaking, he took the people and left.

By the time the king reacted, Li Su had already gotten on his horse and left. Now he couldn't cry or laugh, thinking that this King Liang was really cautious, and he still remembered the matter of ascending the immortal tower last time, but today he didn't count their Wang family, and even this little thing had to be calculated by himself.

Looking at the fat boss's eager gaze, Wang was not in a good situation, so he had no choice but to let people withdraw money from him, so he took people away. The fat boss also kept his promise, and that night he made porridge from his food reserves and gave alms to the refugees, which not only made money, but also earned him a good reputation.

The influx of refugees has brought a lot of trouble to Chang'an City, such as the increase in vicious cases such as theft, fighting, and even murder, and the various departments that manage Chang'an's public security are in a hurry, and the residents of Chang'an City are also suffering from headaches for these refugees. However, at this moment, suddenly the Coal Industry Association came forward to recruit these refugees, and as long as they were willing to go to the coal mines to mine, they would immediately provide food, drink, and lodging, and their wages would be paid monthly.

As soon as he heard that there was such a good thing, those refugees were swarming, and within a few days, there was not a single one left of the thousands of refugees who fled from the south, and it was not the turn of the imperial court to come forward at all, and after Li Shimin knew about this incident, he was very appreciative of the 'righteous act' of the Coal Industry Association, and personally inscribed a plaque of 'worrying about the country and the people' to them.

After Li Su knew about the actions of his emperor's father, he laughed, Li Shimin didn't know at all, to what extent is there a shortage of people in the coal mine now? As soon as these refugees entered Chang'an, the Coal Industry Association immediately targeted them, and if it hadn't been for several days of arguing over distribution, it was estimated that they would have been robbed by various families on the first day. Therefore, the emperor's father's act of sending a plaque was self-inflicted in Li Su's eyes. (To be continued)RQ!!