In the next dynasty, after Li Ke left the palace, he was ready to ask Tian Meng to go to all the Yaxing immediately and buy back all the non-woven households in Chang'an City, but as soon as he left Hanguang Gate, a military general in armor outside greeted him, bowed directly and said: "The minister Zuowei Zhonglang General Su Lie Su Dingfang has seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu." ”

"General Su is coming?" Li Ke was a little curious, and looked Su Dingfang up and down, this is also a famous general in history, but after Li Ke crossed over, he really never saw Su Dingfang.

Zuo Wei Zhonglang will be a military general, but he is under the fourth grade, and he does not need to go to the court, not that the officials of the fourth rank do not need to go to the court, there are many civil officials in the middle of the court, but Zuo Wei Zhonglang will have the important position of guarding the Beijing division, and he will not go to the court unless necessary.

"According to the will of His Majesty, during the renovation of Chang'an City by His Royal Highness the King of Shu, he will obey the dispatch of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, including the actions that His Royal Highness the King of Shu said today, and the ministers will cooperate with His Royal Highness the King of Shu, and can mobilize 2,000 people from the left guard to assist His Highness in carrying out the task at will." Su Dingfang said, "This is Your Majesty's handwriting. ”

Su Di handed an unopened handwritten letter to Li Ke.

Li Ke was a little curious, but he still reached out and took it, and opened it directly in front of Su Dingfang.

"Su Dingfang, Wude followed Dou Jiande's old general Liu Heimin for six years, after Liu Heimin's defeat, Su Dingfang returned to seclusion, Zhenguan two years I issued an edict to enable, Zhenguan four years with Li Jing raided Jieli, quite brave, but in the Turkic war, the army plundered, so five years have not been promoted and reused, but grinding its heart, today to your subordinates, whether to use, you decide."

There were only a few sentences in the handwriting, Li Ke was a little speechless, and Li Shimin's idea of teaching his son came again.

However, Li Ke's impression of Su Dingfang and his person, it seems that Li Shimin has not only not used him for five years, but it seems that he has not been useful for many years, but he can't remember, but Su Dingfang became famous after Li Zhi ascended the throne.

"General Su is welcome, then you follow me first, I will send you to do anything if there is anything." Li Ke thought for a while.

"Whoa! Your Royal Highness, this is a student of the minister, Pei Xingjian, the word abides by the covenant, this year is sixteen, and the current Cangcao joins the army. He also follows His Highness for the time being, and sometimes the minister may not be able to follow His Highness all the time, so he can be used as an errand. Su Dingfang introduced Li Ke to a young general behind him.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu." Pei Xingjian also saluted again.

Good guy, this is also a celebrity, Li Ke looked at this famous general who was born in the same year as him with some curiosity, he was the same year as Li Ke, but he looked more immature. Su Dingfang's words can be said to recommend Pei Xingjian to Li Ke, and everyone understands the implication.

"How old is General Su this year?" Li Ke looked at Su Dingfang and asked, Su Dingfang was not big from his face.

"Chen was born in the twentieth year of Renshou." Su Dingfang immediately replied, Li Ke nodded, Renshou for twenty years, that is, the twenty years of Kaihuang of Sui, but now it is the Tang Dynasty, and many people no longer call the name of Kaihuang, and after the name of Kaihuang, it was renamed Renshou, and now most people call Renshou for how many years.

Li Ke converted it in his heart, that is, in 600 AD, Su Dingfang is thirty-five years old this year, which is not young.

"Let's go, I have something important to do today." Li Ke nodded with a smile.

"Yes!" Su Dingfang's spirit was shocked, and he stood up straight.

"Hey, Your Highness, wait, Your Highness, wait." Li Ke was just about to leave, when a rough call came from behind him.

Hearing this voice, Li Ke was a little speechless, it was Cheng Biting Jin's old goods.

turned around, and sure enough, Cheng Yanjin had already caught up with him, and when he arrived in front of Li Ke, Cheng Yanjin also complained: "Your Highness, you look down on the old minister, the old minister said that he invited you to dinner, why did you leave." ”

"I've seen Su Guogong." Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian both saluted.

Cheng Yanjin glanced at them, ignored them, and just waved his hand. It's not that Cheng Biting Jin is arrogant, but he knows whose order these two people appear here, and he never says what he shouldn't say.

"Didn't you just ask about your blacksmith's shop? Anyway, I tell you, in my blacksmith shop, a plow will sell for 300 yuan, and a kitchen knife may only sell for 100 yuan, or even lower. Li Ke said lightly.

This price Li Ke has dropped a lot, and now a plow in Datang is almost the same money, the cost of ironmaking is about 900 Wen, and the profit is about 100 Wen, this profit is controlled by the imperial court, because the plowshare is related to the land cultivation of Datang. Even so, it is in short supply.

The common people's plowshares often take many years, but because the current plowshares are not cast in steel, they are seriously worn.

Many of the common people have several families with a single plowshare. This price is very expensive for the people, but there is no way, although the iron-making technology of Datang has made great progress, it still cannot be popularized, and the plowshare is a thing to eat, the people have to buy it anyway, and many people have to bring the plow and kitchen knife when they flee, which is the most valuable thing in the family.

As for the rest of the ploughshare, which can be made of wood, these can be found everywhere.

All the costs of Li Ke...... It is about 10 yuan to build a plowshare, mainly in the cost of labor and transportation, and the cost of ironmaking...... It is also basically labor costs, and labor costs are the majority, because iron mines, coal mines, etc. are not far from Chang'an, so the transportation costs are not high.

Nowadays, many people take the old ones to the blacksmith shop after the plows wear out too much, let the other party melt them, and then add some new ones to recast them, which can save some money.

Cheng bites Jin's eyes almost bulging out, so low? What profit does their blacksmith shop have? Isn't that a loss?

"So, do you sell it or not?" Li Ke shrugged his shoulders and looked at Cheng Yanjin and asked.

"Your Highness, the old minister really wants to eat, a large family feeds, in this way, you sell at such a low price, presumably pig iron is definitely not expensive, otherwise you will sell my pig iron directly, and I will build it myself and sell it at your price, giving the old minister a chance to support his family?" Cheng Yanjin cried.

Li Ke: "......" Nima, I know that this kind of old goods that can live for several dynasties in ancient times is not a fool.

"Yes, but there's one thing, don't blame me if you can't find the right person." Li Ke said lightly, "I can sell you a plowshare's pig iron for 150 Wen." ”

"Thank you, His Royal Highness the King of Shu, His Royal Highness the King of Shu can rest assured, the old minister will leave some masters, and then the other skilled apprentices and craftsmen will be sent to Your Highness, and I will find some slaves at home, or go and buy some...... Hey? Your Highness, have you calculated these things correctly? So I bought out the non-editorial households of Chang'an City Dental Store in advance...... "Cheng Yanjin discovered Huadian.

Li Ke glanced at him: "Is His Highness that kind of person?" Won't I still have to pay a high salary when I buy it back? ”

Cheng Yanjin thought for a while, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Highness, what if someone buys a large number of non-editorial households from Luoyang and other big cities, sends them to Chang'an, and sells them at a higher price?" ”

Li Ke glanced at him and couldn't help asking, "Do you say that Wu Guogong is really stupid or is he pretending to be like you." ”

"Look at what you said, I'm not smart, he's probably a little stupider than me, a smart person is a person like You, Your Royal Highness the King of Shu, how can I, a big boss, know those twists and turns." Cheng Yanjin shook his head and said.

Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian: "......"