After the meal, Li Su asked Rongda to prepare 10,000 yuan for Li Yuanchang, and after playing in Yizhou for a few days, Li Yuanchang went back satisfied, and Li Su also asked Tong Nian to lead the fleet to Hedong Road, from the Yellow River through the canal to transport the coal from Hedong Road, the price of 20% is simply for him to pick up, and those stolen coal Li Su is only equivalent to paying a low labor price.

Back to Chang'an, Li Yuanchang told the news to those businessmen, he was secretly scolded by the businessmen, and swore never to mix with Li Yuanchang's affairs again, but two percent is better than nothing, after the arrival of the black smoke transport ship of the Tang Chamber of Commerce, these businessmen rushed to sell the piled coal to the Tang Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time, the black smoke of the Tang Chamber of Commerce also aroused the curiosity of these merchants, because whether it was the cargo capacity or the degree, The ships of the Tang Chamber of Commerce are much stronger than those that rely on manpower.

Taiyuan, one of the most prestigious restaurants, the coal merchants of Hedong Province invited Tong Nian to gather here, although Tong Nian did not like this kind of occasion, but the people were sophisticated, this business still had to be done, and they could only be invited to go, after these glasses of wine, a businessman said; "Steward Tong, why is the ship of your Shengtang Chamber of Commerce emitting black smoke and running so fast."

Everyone else pricked up their ears when they heard this, and in this era it can be said that whoever masters transportation will master the business, and these people don't understand the reason, they are all thinking about whether they can buy one or two ships.

"This ......" Tong Nian sold Guanzi, and he didn't intend to be a treasure to the steamship Li Su, and he had also discussed with Tong Nian about the production of steamships for sale, otherwise their shipyard would have been in a state of loss, and they could only get in and out, which was very unfavorable to Yizhou's finances, but Li Su also did not plan to sell the most advanced steamships to these merchants, according to his ideas. He was going to have the shipyard produce a batch of paddle steamers instead of turbine steamers, and at the same time limit the power of the steam engines, and generally sell low-end steamships for high profits at low costs.

A table of businessmen all looked at Tong Nian with blank eyes, and after Tong Nian dragged out the old man's voice, a businessman finally couldn't help but say; "Steward Tong, you said, we are in a hurry."

Hehe chuckled, Tong Nian said: "He called this kind of ship a steam ship, and there is a thing called a steam engine inside this ship." By burning coal, the boat can be driven without the need for a boatman to swing the boat, even if it is against the current. ”

Eyes widened in astonishment, and the merchants exchanged words with each other, not understanding what a steam engine was, and one merchant said, "I've only heard of pheasants." I haven't heard of steam chicken, it's really strange in this world. ”

"It's just that since it's a chicken, it's strange how it relies on coal to burn. Odd! ”

"That doesn't make sense......"

“……”

Faced with the strange discussions of the merchants, Tong Nian almost squirted out the food in his mouth, but when he first heard about it, it seemed to be a reflection of this, he said: "Everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, do not talk about it, tomorrow. I'll take you on the boat for a visit, so that you can solve the doubts in your heart, how about it? ”

"That's great!" The merchants were all smiling, "It's just that this ship is for sale!" The businessmen have another key question.

"Well, I have to go back and discuss with His Highness!" Li Su didn't make a clear statement, so Tong Nian didn't dare to make an arbitrary decision.

"Then I hope that Steward Tong will come back and help us inquire." A businessman said.

Tong Nian arched his hand and said: "Certainly, definitely!"

……

At the same time, in the palace of the Han Dynasty, Li Yuanchang was surrounded by a group of famous gentlemen in Chang'an, although the affairs of the coal mine caused a group of businessmen to grit their teeth against him, and he also lost a lot of money, but the new interest made him quickly forget about these unpleasant things.

"Do you know what it's called?" Li Yuanchang put the playing cards on the table, and with a slight wipe of his hand, the pokers were lined up in a straight line on the table, revealing the true face of the playing cards.

All the gentlemen shook their heads.

"It's called poker! It is a gambling tool, higher than you usually play crickets, dog fights, and elegance, this is the game that nobles play, understand? Li Yuanchang showed an exaggerated expression, and his tone was full of disdain for the previous gambling methods.

A gentleman said, "Is it so powerful?" Isn't it just a pile of paper? ”

"A pile of papers? Vulgar, vulgar, do you know where this poker came from? ”

The gentlemen shook their heads again.

With a sneer, Li Yuanchang said, "Yizhou, do you understand?" This is from Yizhou, can things in Yizhou be bad? Sue you, this poker card is the most popular in Yizhou, the emperor is playing, and it is played every day, and it is uncomfortable if you don't play for a day! Li Yuanchang shook his head and sighed, "If it weren't for some things that I had to come back, I really wanted to stay in Yizhou and not come back." ”

"The Emperor Taishang is all playing, it's so magical, then His Highness will teach us!" Such a gentleman suddenly became interested.

Li Yuanchang showed a very unhappy expression, hesitated for a while, and said, "Okay, okay, I'll reluctantly hand over this stunt to you." ”

……

At this time, Li Suhun, who was in Yizhou, did not know that although Li Yuanchang gave him a bad thing behind his back, he also gave him the opportunity to kill three birds with one stone, one was to buy coal cheaply, one was that the business of steamships had a start, and the other was that Li Yuanchang brought playing cards to Chang'an, and soon brought him a group of rich gamblers.

However, this will be a matter of the future, what he really cares about now is the huge impact that intelligent people have on him after participating in the construction of Yizhou, first in agriculture, Rongda was replaced by intelligent people not long after taking over the management of the manor, this is a decision made by Li Yu under the measurement, because both in terms of technology and management, Rongda belongs to the primitive level, can not be the same as them, and because of the participation of intelligent people, the cultivation of high technology and vegetable greenhouse plans began to be implemented, Li Su is also free from the endless Baidu search, sometimes in order to consult these technical information, he doesn't know how many cells to die, and compared to his sluggishness, intelligent people in the restoration of high technology and vegetable greenhouses at the same time also taught a large number of technical personnel in this area, which makes Li Su really embarrassed, and truly understands the sentence that science and technology is productivity.

And in order to cooperate with the vegetable greenhouse, Li Su also got a new thing, because it can't be done without it in the vegetable greenhouse, hatching chickens also need it, and stir-frying and cooking also need it, he is the briquette stove that has accompanied the people of country Z for decades.

"Your Highness, this is the first batch of briquette furnaces, this is briquette." In the palace, Rongda asked a few family members to put the briquette stove transported from the peach orchard in front of Li Su, this simple thing does not require much technical content, Tong Yu made it himself, and a complete set of production machinery for briquettes with the help of Li Jie Shun lì down the production line, so that the Tang Chamber of Commerce can start mass production of briquettes.

Li Yu looked at the briquette furnace and coal, basically no different from the one he used before, in the absence of liquefied gas and natural gas, this is the best heating tool, "How much does this one cost?" Li Su asked, his plan is naturally civilian, and the price is too high.

"Tong Yu said that one costs twenty yuan." Rongda replied.

"Twenty Wen!" Li Su weighed it, and it was still very easy for an ordinary person to buy it, and he said: "Then you contact the Chamber of Commerce and tell them to sell thirty Wen." Tong Yu only calculated the cost of materials and labor, and definitely did not include the transportation cost, so Li Yu added another ten yuan, so that each briquette furnace can also earn five yuan, the profit of the briquette furnace is limited, he mainly relies on the follow-up briquette to make money, because a briquette furnace can be used for a few years, but the briquette is constantly consumed, and it can be regarded as a thin and quick turnover.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Rong Da answered, and took someone to take away the briquette stove, this batch of things belongs to the palace, and it has always been Li Su's rule to try new things in the palace first. (To be continued......)

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