Capital Datang

The Chinese New Year will be one month away, and it has just snowed two days ago, and the whole of Chang'an has become extremely cold.Facing the Mingde Gate on Zhuque Avenue, most of the people coming and going hurried past with their necks curled up, trying to get home before dark, and the refugees from other places rushed into the city. , scrambling for every corner that can shelter from the wind, even fighting for it.

In Anyi Square next to the city gate, a small tavern has not yet closed. It may be because the weather is too cold, the inside of the tavern is very deserted, and there are not many customers in total.On the seat by the window, there are two distinguished guests, a young man and a young man sitting opposite each other. Both of them are dressed gorgeously, and there are guards behind them. It is obvious from a glance that they are noble sons from a wealthy family.

"Brother Wang, that day you 'met' in the Immortal Tower, but you didn't expect to meet again in front of the Mingde Gate today. It seems that you and I are really destined!" Said.

Hearing Li Yin mentioned the matter of going to the Immortal Tower again, Wang Kuang smiled wryly. At first he thought he was very smart, but he didn't expect that his identity would have been discovered long ago. The reason why he didn't look for Li Yin again was because One is that there is no chance, and the other is that I am too embarrassed to see Li Yin again.

"Last time, Wang Kuang pretended to be smart, and His Highness laughed at him." Although Wang Kuang was very embarrassed in his heart, his face was as usual, and he said very generously.Capital Datang 112

"Oh~ Brother Wang is coming to Beijing this time, but is there anything important?" Li Yin didn't answer Wang Kuang's words, but looked at him with a smile on his face.He has already sent people to inquire about this Wang Kuang, and he knows that he was born in the eldest family of the Wang family, and he has read poetry and books since he was a child. Suppression by forces.A few years ago, he was forced to give up the imperial examination.He can only associate himself with businessmen, but Li Yin admires his business talents and charisma.A person who can be praised by businessmen on the northern commercial road is definitely not a person who can be summed up by the simple word 'talent'.

"Your Highness, why do you need to ask questions? With His highness's intelligence, how could you not have thought of your intention?" Wang Kuang said with a wry smile. He found that in front of Li Yin, no tricks could be played, so it would be better to directly point out the fun.

Looking at the other party's candid eyes, Li Yin smiled without answering, took a bite of the dishes with his chopsticks, and praised with a smile: "Brother Wang, although this restaurant is small, the dishes are really good. You Try it too!"

"Your Highness, our Wang family was at fault for this charcoal incident, and I don't ask His Highness to be magnanimous and let us go. It's just that Wang Kuang wants to know. His Highness is willing to settle the matter at what price our Wang family must pay. ’” Wang Kuang looked at Li Yin and talked about it.Immediately, I was anxious and could no longer maintain my superficial demeanor.

Li Yin was not in a hurry at all, he tasted all the dishes on the table slowly, and then said with a smile: "Brother Wang, I don't know what you mean by 'finish', you want us to raise the price of charcoal to be like you?"

"Your Highness, you and I are both smart people, why bother playing these charades?" Wang Kuang said dissatisfied, "Cement is a very important industry for His Highness and the court, so His Highness definitely doesn't want to burn cement for it. The charcoal is controlled by others. When I came this time, I didn't intend to compete with His Highness for the cement factory market. I just wanted to ask His Highness to agree to grant us the patent of honeycomb briquette, so that our Wang's coal mine can have a way out. "

"Brother Wang is indeed a smart man. Now that you have seen my intentions, you must be ready to pay the price. After all, this patent is not my private property, but the common property of the entire Carbon Carbon Industry Association." Li Yin smiled. He looked like an old fox, although he didn't intend to kill the Wang family this time, if the Wang family wanted to get through this difficult time, they had to pay a heavy price.

"His Royal Highness Liang, please feel free to mention it. If I can agree, I will never refuse!" Wang Kuang couldn't help being ecstatic when he saw that Li Yin finally let go. He knew that Li Yin was the soul of the Carbon Coal Industry Association. As long as he agreed, everything else would be fine. manage.

"Hehe, the conditions are actually very simple. First, your Wang family has too many coal mines, and you must hand over some of them. Second, the patent of briquette coal can be licensed to you, but the patent fee is not a cent. Not much, and the honeycomb coal you produce must be sold in our designated area, these are the two most basic conditions, there is no room for negotiation!" Li Yin's eyes changed, and he stared fiercely into the other's eyes and said.

When Wang Kuang heard this, he immediately lowered his head in deep thought and remained silent. He had already been mentally prepared for the first condition. The mine, the opponent now has the upper hand, there is no reason why they will not want to go back.As for the second condition, Wang Kuang was a little surprised, so he had to think about it.

After a while, Wang Kuang raised his head and said to Li Min: "Your Highness, you can give the coal mines to you, but we have also invested a lot of money in those coal mines, so if you want them, you must Spending money to buy it in the name of buying, of course, the price is negotiable. In addition, you can’t designate the sales location of the briquette at will, otherwise if you let us only sell it in Longyou, we will lose the optical road fee.”

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this, Brother Wang. The designated area must include Taiyuan and its surrounding areas. As for the coal mines, we are all law-abiding people, and we will definitely not do that kind of trickery."

What Li Yin said was righteous, but Wang Kuang smiled wryly when he heard it. Now that their Wang family is at a disadvantage, the reason why they insist on letting them pay for coal mines is mainly a matter of face. It is really embarrassing to give it up, and let Li Yin and the others pay some money to buy it. Although everyone knows what is going on, at least their Wang family can live with their face.Of course, the Wang family shouldn't expect Li Yin and the others to pay much money, after all, the other party is not a fool, so it would be nice to give some money to make sense.

"Your Highness, since neither of us has any objections, what do you think is the time to arrange for me to discuss specific matters with people from your association?" Wang Kuang asked anxiously. He persuaded the people in the clan to add the time spent on the road, It has been spent for a full month, and now their Wang Family Mine has almost no sales because of the high price of coal produced by it. Therefore, a day of delay is a day of loss. The economic situation of the family can never afford such consumption.

"This is easy to handle. Brother Wang, you just came to Chang'an. You can rest for a few days. I will send someone to notify you when the arrangements are made." Li Yin is not in a hurry anyway, and it is better to let the Taiyuan Wang family suffer more. See Will they dare to steal their own things in the future?

"Your Highness..."

Wang Kuang wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Yin: "Brother Wang, you see that there are so many disaster victims outside. As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I really can't bear to see it!" Li Yin said, pointing Refers to the victims outside, many of them have already spread out the tattered quilts brought by the corners, and they are going to spend the night there.

Wang Kuang was taken aback, he was really speechless to Li Yin, he was talking about their Wang family, why did he suddenly turn to the victims?

"The shopkeeper!" Li Yin ignored Wang Kuang and called directly to the boss behind the counter.Capital Datang 112

"My nobleman, what are your orders?" The fat shopkeeper with a shrewd face immediately rushed over and said flatteringly to Li Yin.

"Let me ask you, do you have food in your store?" Li Yin asked.

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

"Okay, I'll pay four times the price for your stored grain, and the condition is that you will make porridge and donate it to the refugees outside. Do you do this business?" Li Yin asked with a smile on his face.

"Do it! Of course do it!" The fat boss was overjoyed when he heard that, and the food he bought increased four times. He would be a fool if he didn't do such a good deal.And he wasn't afraid that Li Yin would lie to him. After all, with his status and bearing, he would definitely not make fun of him as a small boss.

"Okay, you can do it now. Together with today's meal, all the money will be paid by this Prince Wang Kuang of Taiyuan." Li Yin pointed at the other party's Wang Kuang, then stood up and clasped his fists and said: " Brother Wang, this is the end of our chat today, I will arrange a time some other day, and we will talk in detail." After saying that, he cupped his hands and left with his people.

When Wang Kuang reacted, Li Yin had already mounted his horse and left in the dust.Now he couldn't laugh or cry, he thought that this king of Liang was really narrow-minded, he still couldn't forget the last time he went to the fairy tower, but it didn't matter if he cheated the Wang family today, even he had to calculate himself for such a trivial matter.

Seeing the fat boss' earnest gaze, Wang Kuang couldn't be bothered to renege on his debt, so he had no choice but to ask someone to withdraw the money for him, and then took him away.The fat boss also kept his promise. That night, he made porridge from his stored food and gave it to the refugees. As a result, he not only made money, but also gained a good reputation for himself.

The influx of refugees has brought a lot of troubles to Chang'an City, such as the increase of vicious cases such as theft, fighting, and even murder. The various departments that manage Chang'an's security are in a hurry, and the residents of Chang'an City are also troubled by these refugees.But at this moment, the Carbon Coal Industry Association suddenly came forward to recruit these refugees. As long as they are willing to go to the coal mines to mine, they will immediately provide food, drink and accommodation, and the wages will be settled every month.

Upon hearing such a good thing, those refugees flocked in. Within a few days, none of the thousands of refugees who fled from the south were left, and it was not the turn of the court to come forward. After Li Shimin knew about this, he was very concerned about the situation. The Charcoal Industry Association appreciated the "benevolence" very much, and personally inscribed a plaque of "concern for the country and the people" and gave it to them.

After Li Min knew what his father's actions were, he laughed out loud. Li Shimin didn't even know how short the coal mine was.As soon as these refugees entered Chang'an, the Carbon Coal Industry Association immediately followed them. If it hadn't been for several days of quarreling over the distribution issue, they would have been snatched up by all the refugees on the first day.Therefore, in Li Yin's eyes, the act of the emperor's father presenting the plaque was pretentious.