Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 291 Are we too deeply influenced by Su Chen?
County Prince's Mansion.

Li Tai looked at the stove in front of him with a puzzled look.

Is this the kind of thing that caused such a stir in Chang'an City?
He looked left and right. This was just the most ordinary earthen stove in the kitchen, except that it was made of iron sheets. What was so special about it?

Did I underestimate Su Chen, or did I overestimate him?
“How many of these did they sell?”

“Nearly a hundred.”

Liu Tao said in a deep voice, "If the profit accounts for half, it will be about 500 taels of silver."

Li Tai smiled and said, "I only make 500 taels of silver if I sell 100 of them, which is far less than the soap."

Du Chuke reminded: "Your Majesty, don't forget that they still have honeycomb coal."

Li Tai: "Isn't honeycomb briquettes worthless?"

Du Chuke nodded, "Although honeycomb coal is not valuable, each piece of honeycomb coal still costs a penny."

Li Tai was so happy that he shook his head. "How much money can you make from a one-penny business?"

Seeing Li Tai's look, Liu Tao said in a deep voice: "We sold almost a thousand pieces of honeycomb coal today."

Li Tai pointed at Liu Tao and said, "Did you hear that? I only made a thousand coins from a thousand pieces of honeycomb coal. If you exclude the cost, I'm afraid it will be less than five hundred coins."

"What use can such a business be to us?"

At this time, Wei Ting slowly said: "Your Majesty, honeycomb coal is a consumable, just like charcoal, it will burn out quickly."

“Subsequent purchases are when they make money.”

Li Tai nodded and said, "You are right, but the profit here is too low."

Wei Ting: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about one thing?"

Li Tai frowned and looked over. Wei Ting said slowly, "The weather is getting colder now. It will be winter in a few days."

"In previous years, many people died of freezing due to the cold weather. Now that there is such a cheap way to heat the house, the sales of honeycomb coal is definitely not a small amount!"

"Secondly, today we only sold less than a hundred stoves, but what about in the future?"

“The colder the weather, the better their business!”

Liu Tao nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, Lord Wei is right. The colder the weather, the better their business will be. If we can capture some of the profits from it..."

Li Tai pointed at the stove thoughtfully and said, "Light the fire and let me see the wonderful use of this thing."

Liu Tao stepped forward and picked up the firewood to start the fire. Then the fire rose and was discharged through the chimney.

Liu Tao then picked up a piece of honeycomb coal and put it into the stove.

"Is that all right?"

"good."

“It’s much easier to use.”

Li Tai smiled, and Liu Tao pointed at the air inlet and said, "You can also perform subtle operations here to control the size of the flame."

It was just a little thought, Li Tai didn't take it seriously, but ordered someone to notify the kitchen and send a pot of water.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

"Tell the kitchen staff to boil water and see which one is faster."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

For an instant.

Everyone present understood what Li Tai meant.

Whether this stove is easy to use or not can be seen at a glance by simply comparing it with an earthen stove.

Under the burning flame, the clear water in the iron pot gradually emitted wisps of hot steam and some bubbles appeared.

Liu Tao frowned and looked at the iron pot, then looked at the hourglass. It seemed that the efficiency of the stove was a little slower than he had imagined.

Maybe there wasn't enough fire?
Liu Tao added another piece of honeycomb coal.

Seeing this, Li Tai immediately laughed, "You also think the stove is not as good as the kitchen, right?"

Liu Tao: "I just feel that I don't understand the true use of this thing."

Tough talk.

Li Tai smiled and waited quietly with the teacup in hand.

Soon, news came from the kitchen that the water had been boiled.

On the other hand, in the big pot in front of the audience, the water just showed signs of boiling, but the speed was obviously slower.

Li Tai: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing."

"As you can all see, the effect of this thing is far inferior to the stove in the back kitchen."

Faced with Li Tai's conclusion, Wei Ting and others also began to murmur.

The newspapers clearly praised this item highly, saying it is a must-have item for home and travel during the winter.

How come it’s not as good as an earthen stove?

Were they so deeply influenced by Su Chen that they felt that everything Su Chen took out were extraordinary?
"It seems that not everything Su Chen makes is good."

"This……"

Liu Tao was a little speechless, as if he really overestimated this thing?

Li Tai smiled and said, "Although he has good abilities, he can't be good at everything, right?"

"This product doesn't make much profit, but it is easy to carry and may have a certain future."

"Liu Tao."

"exist."

"If you want to try it, then explore it yourself."

"Yes."

Liu Tao nodded, and when he looked at the stove, he was somewhat puzzled.

When he came to the palace with great interest, bringing honeycomb coal for the stove, Li Tai was also very curious about it.

But now that I have seen the effect of the stove, I suddenly feel that there is nothing special about it.

Will stoves really be a big seller this winter?
"Okay, get this thing out."

"Yes."

The stove was carried away by the servants. Li Tai's smile faded and he looked more serious. "Su Chen is doing business, so let him do it well."

"What we need to prepare now is to collect evidence against the crown prince, and then impeach him in person after Your Majesty returns to Chang'an City."

"Has there been any news from Landi?" Du Chuke shook his head. "Since A Luohan and his men led their troops to Persia, Landi has sent people to deliver the news to the Arab Empire."

"It's just that the journey to the Kingdom of the Arabs is long, and it takes too long to go back and forth, so Randy didn't receive any news from the Kingdom of the Arabs."

Li Tai sighed, it would be great if Randy still had some men available.

Then.

There is no need to wait until A Luohan and others enter Persia, we can arrange troops to intercept them halfway!

"Forget it, all good things come in vain."

"Now that the message has been sent, let's wait quietly for good news."

"Your Majesty is wise."

……

Persia.

Khorasan.

Yazdegerd III was restless in the magnificent palace.

Since the army of the Arab Empire defeated his troops several years ago, resulting in the occupation of Ctesiphon and Seleucia, he led his men to flee to Khorasan.

Unexpectedly, just a few years later, the army of the Arab Empire once again reached Khorasan!
The Arab Empire wants to kill everyone!

"king!"

"Prince Arohan is back!"

At this time, a guard ran in hurriedly and reported with a happy face: "He also brought the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty to help us deal with the army of the Arab Kingdom!"

"Really?"

"Absolutely true!"

Saved!
Yazdashi III was overjoyed and hurried forward, "Where are A-Luo-han and the others?"

"Already entered the city."

"well!"

"Come here, call all the ministers, and follow me to welcome the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty!"

At this time, A Luohan brought reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty. Aren’t they the heavenly soldiers and generals?

The power of the Tang Dynasty had long spread throughout the West.

No matter how powerful the Arab Empire was, how could it be a match for the Tang Empire?
soon.

Officials in Persia received the news and followed Yazdegerd III to welcome the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty!
However, when they followed behind Yisizhi and saw the troops brought by Aluhan, they all widened their eyes.

Just these few people?

Enough for what?

Is it to fill the gaps in the teeth of the elite soldiers and generals of the Arab Empire?
"Aroha!"

"Father!"

A Luohan was very excited and hugged Yashizhi III.

Yisizhi III patted A Luohan on the shoulder, turned his gaze to Wang Xuance and others and said, "Are they the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty that you brought with you?"

A Luohan nodded heavily: "Yes, they are the most elite team in the Tang Dynasty!"

Yisizhi's face was somewhat embarrassed. He had originally called all the officials to welcome the generals from the Tang Dynasty, but...

"Father, don't underestimate me!"

A Luohan saw through Yi Siqi's thoughts at a glance and said in a deep voice: "This is Captain Wang Xuance, who is leading the troops this time. The 800 men under his command are all top-notch elite soldiers!"

After all, they are the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, and it is better to have them than not.

Yisizhi comforted himself in his heart and stepped forward to greet him: "Foreign King Yisizhi III greets the General of the Heavenly Dynasty."

Wang Xuance bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, you are so polite. I, Wang Xuance, am here to see you, Your Majesty."

"Okay, General Wang, please follow me into the palace!"

Yisizhi held Wang Xuance's hand with a smile on his face, and held A Luohan's hand with the other, and the three of them walked side by side.

See this.

Many officials in Persia shook their heads at this.

There are only 800 of them, so what can they do no matter how strong they are?
This time, the Arab Empire dispatched an army of 30,000!
Eight hundred versus thirty thousand?
ridiculous.

"I'm afraid I'll have to flee early this time."

"Why would the Celestial Empire send such a young general?"

"That is, with only 800 men, is this arrogant or conceited?"

"After all, they are elite soldiers sent by the Tang Empire. Even if the Arab Empire is powerful, it would not dare to attack the Tang Empire, right?"

"If we kill these 800 people, how will the Tang Empire know?"

"Ugh……"

A group of officials were discussing quietly, and they couldn't help but worry about the situation of the war.

As they entered the palace, King Yazidi III welcomed Wang Xuance and others with the highest courtesy.

But at the banquet, Wang Xuance clearly felt that these so-called ministers were not in a good mood.

Perhaps it was because he brought too few soldiers this time, or perhaps it was because of the elite soldiers and generals of the Arab Empire...

After the banquet was over, Wang Xuance immediately asked A Luohan to take him to his residence.

"General Wang, do you have something to say to me?"

"The prince is wise."

After Wang Xuance praised him, he whispered, "Prince, have you noticed the attitudes of the ministers?"

A Luohan took a deep breath and said slowly, "General Wang, please rest assured. You are in charge of the army of the Arab Empire, and I will take care of the traitors in the country!"

Wang Xuance looked at A Luohan with some surprise. No wonder the young master valued him so much.

Just from his few words and the attitudes of many officials at the banquet, many things were wrong.

"it is good!"

"Then I won't disturb General Wang's rest. Goodbye."

(End of this chapter)