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

Chapter 300 Come quickly, the prince is here!
Jin Yong's return made many people certain of one thing: Su Chen does not only have these businesses in Chang'an City, nor does he only have Wang Xuance, Xue Li and other guards!
Su Chen must be holding many things in his hands that outsiders don’t know!

For many people, this is something they are unwilling to accept.

of course.

While many people lamented that Su Chen relied on his relationship with the prince to become bigger and stronger, there were also many people who were quietly waiting to see how he would die!
But Su Chen didn't take these to heart.

Brick factory.

Because of the Ministry of Industry, it attracted a large number of workers.

"Master Su."

"Master Lu."

Lu Yuanzheng smiled and waved his hand, "Who am I in front of Master Su?"

"According to Mr. Su's request, we have already started production. As of today, we have produced nearly a thousand cubic meters of red bricks."

Although Lu Yuanzheng is from the Ministry of Industry, aren’t the red bricks produced by this brick kiln also part of the Ministry of Industry?
Yes.

Su Chen proposed to Duan Lun that he hope Lu Yuanzheng could stay here and be responsible for the production and inspection of bricks.

Duan Lun was quite straightforward and kept Lu Yuanzheng at the brick factory, while also giving him certain privileges.

"But there is a problem at the moment. We are producing too many bricks, but the demand from the Ministry of Industry is very low. We need to expand our channels."

With the completion of the school and cotton-padded clothes workshop, the Ministry of Works' demand for bricks was greatly reduced.

At the same time, the engineering teams assigned by the Ministry of Industry had no work to do.

Su Chen smiled slightly, "This is not a difficult thing..."

"Mr. Su, Mr. Lu."

At this time, a laugh was heard, "Finally I found you."

Lu Yuanzheng frowned, "Boss Pei?"

As a successful example that has recently become famous, Lu Yuanzheng also knows something about Pei Mingli.

Seeing Pei Mingli come to him on his own initiative, he was a little surprised.

"Mr. Su, we meet again."

"Ah."

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "How's your business going recently?"

Pei Mingli: "Thanks to Master Su, my cotton clothing business has been doing well recently, but it is far behind Master Su's."

While opening a cotton-padded clothes workshop in Du He and making cotton-padded clothes, Pei Mingli also accurately saw the business opportunity.

But compared with Du He's big workshop, Pei Mingli's business is just a small one.

He invested only a few hundred taels of silver, hoping to make a small investment for a big return, but the bulk of the money was taken away by Du He's shop.

Otherwise, Pei Mingli would surely have a fruitful harvest this winter.

"What is Boss Pei doing at the brick factory?"

"Of course it's cooperation."

Pei Mingli said in a deep voice: "Although I have made some money, I don't have a stable place to stay in Chang'an City."

"I know that the construction of the school and the cotton-padded clothes workshop has been completed, but the construction team assigned by the Ministry of Works has no work to do."

"So I hope to ask them to help me build a house."

Lu Yuanzheng was a little surprised. Isn’t this a coincidence?

As soon as work was needed, Pei Mingli took the initiative to visit.

Su Chen smiled and said, "You picked a good time."

Pei Mingli smiled and said, "If it weren't for Master Su's help, I wouldn't have been able to achieve such results in such a short time."

"Nowadays, people still have some doubts about the construction team of the Ministry of Industry and the bricks from the brick factory. I hope I can dispel everyone's anxiety this time."

Lu Yuanzheng seemed to be thinking about something. Pei Mingli did not come to him on his own initiative, but chose the right time to show up at this time.

One reason was to build his own house, and the other was to take this opportunity to repay Su Chen's favor and expand the influence of the construction team.

"I wonder if Lord Lu could help me?"

"Of course!"

Lu Yuanzheng naturally would not refuse Pei Mingli's request.

Now that the construction team is in his hands, it is not an easy task to let them build a house.

"I wonder how big a mansion Mr. Pei wants to build?"

"It doesn't have to be too big. The estimated cost is around five thousand taels of silver."

Pei Mingli smiled and said, "I plan to build it in the orchard outside the city. I will definitely not let down the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works in terms of wages."

"it is good."

Lu Yuanzheng smiled and nodded.

Pei Mingli's fruit forest is on the side of the official road outside the city. If a house is built in the orchard, merchants and passers-by traveling in and out of Chang'an City will see it.

This is undoubtedly a good publicity for the construction team and the brick factory.

"Mr. Su, may I have a word with you?"

"You guys chat, I'll go arrange the construction."

Lu Yuanzheng nodded and left.

Pei Mingli bowed and said, "I came here for one reason, firstly to build a residence, and secondly, I heard that Master Su was here, so I wanted to try my luck."

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Pei Mingli: "I want to cooperate with Mr. Su."

"Cotton coat?"

"good."

Pei Mingli smiled, "Mr. Su has a unique vision, and cotton clothes are a must for the common people to survive the winter."

"Although I have set up a clothing workshop, it is still far behind Master Su."

"Plus, Young Master Su's furnace and coal business is booming, so I wanted to expand this business with Young Master Su."

"Tell me what you think."

Seeing that Su Chen was interested, Pei Mingli explained his intentions in detail.

Although Pei Mingli's cotton-padded clothes business was good, the scale was too small after all. Even if Du He had never thought of getting rid of him, the influx of a large number of high-quality and low-priced cotton-padded clothes into the market still had a certain impact on his business.

If this continues, Du He will have to close his shop even without him doing anything.

Since you can't beat them, you might as well join them and become a member of the cotton-padded clothes workshop, buy goods from Du He, and make his shop a sales point.

Su Chen was immediately happy. He didn't expect that Pei Mingli's idea was a little ahead of the times.

"What do you think, Mr. Su?"

"It's a good idea, we can give it a try." Su Chen said with a smile: "But do you know why we want to do this business?"

Pei Mingli's expression gradually became serious: "With Mr. Su's financial resources, he is naturally not interested in ordinary cotton clothes."

"I think the reason for doing this is that every winter, too many people freeze to death, which arouses Mr. Su's sympathy."

Su Chen raised his eyebrows, "Do you really think so?"

Pei Mingli nodded heavily. "Otherwise, why would Master Su spend so much time on cotton clothes, stoves, and coal?"

"So, I'm still a good person?"

There was something strange on Su Chen's face.

Pei Mingli: "If Mr. Su is not a good person, there won't be many good people in this world."

"Hahaha……"

Su Chen smiled, patted Pei Mingli on the shoulder and said, "If that's the case, then go and discuss this with Du He later, and tell him that I agree."

Pei Mingli: "Thank you, Mr. Su."

Su Chen waved his hand, "It's just a mutual fulfillment."

……

royal palace.

The meeting is over.

Li Chengqian called Li Tai, "Second brother, please stay."

Li Tai stopped in confusion, and many ministers turned to look at Li Chengqian and the others, wondering why the prince kept Li Tai here at this time.

"What did the prince call me for?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The weather is getting colder now. I have asked people to prepare some cotton clothes to send to the poor families in the city. I hope you can go with me."

Li Tai smiled and nodded, but he was worried.

Li Chengqian's behavior was obviously intended to win people's hearts, so why did he bring him along?

With doubts, Li Tai followed Li Chengqian to Du He's shop.

Du He seemed to have received the news long ago and was waiting in the store.

"Meet the prince, Your Majesty."

"Du He, are all the things ready?"

"Replying to the prince, the things have been prepared."

Du He smiled and nodded, and ordered his men to hand over all the prepared clothes to Hegan Chengji who was accompanying Li Chengqian, "Here are a total of 3,000 pieces of clothes."

"There are thin cotton-padded clothes suitable for early winter, and there are also warm cotton-padded clothes for late winter. Please have a look, Your Highness."

"No need."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Of course I trust you."

After saying that, Li Chengqian took everyone away.

Du He scratched his head, feeling a little strange. Since the prince was going to deliver cotton clothes, why did he bring Li Tai with him?
Li Chengqian and others went out without blocking the streets.

Therefore, many people felt very strange when they saw Li Chengqian and Li Tai walking side by side, talking and laughing.

What are the Crown Prince and the King of Wei going to do?
Why are the guards behind them carrying so many clothes?
For a while.

Many curious people followed Li Chengqian and others.

"Please give way."

"Jiang Yang?"

"You're not at the newspaper office, what are you doing here?"

"Hey, the Crown Prince and the King of Wei are traveling together, shouldn't we report this properly?"

Jiang Yang patted his bag and said, "As a newspaper employee, I have to record these things."

Everyone nodded.

As Li Chengqian and Li Tai stopped outside a private house, Jiang Yang knew that the opportunity had come.

Duo duo.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and knocked on the gate. "Is anyone there?"

"Who?"

"Hello, father-in-law, I am Li Chengqian..."

Li Chengqian introduced himself with a smile, but the old man in front of him changed his expression!
"Prince?"

"Someone come quickly, the prince is here!"

For a while.

Hegan Chengji and other guards stepped forward and saw the father-in-law's family members running out.

"His Royal Highness?"

"Why did His Royal Highness come to us?"

"Is it really the prince?"

"..."

Li Chengqian pulled away his pride, introduced himself helplessly, and handed over the winter clothes he had prepared.

"This is something I prepared for you to keep warm. Please accept it."

"really?"

"Oh my god, am I losing my mind?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is sending us some clothes?"

"Thank you, thank you Prince."

My father-in-law's family was extremely excited and knelt down to express their gratitude.

Li Chengqian hurried forward to help him, "No need to do this, no need to do this."

"Prince, please come in and have a cup of tea or a meal..."

"No, no."

Li Chengqian waved his hands repeatedly and refused with a smile, "My second brother and I came here to give everyone clothes. We still have a lot."

"You guys go back, bye."

With the warm farewell from his father-in-law's family, Li Tai followed Li Chengqian to the second house.

"Second brother, you are the one who will take care of this family."

"???"

(End of this chapter)