People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

"Your Highness the Prince of Qi, what happened today..." Wu Yang bit her lip, her face full of desire and hope.

"Madam, you don't want to... ahem... ahem..." Li Wenbin cupped his hands and said, "Oh, don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who gossips."

"In that case, I would like to thank Your Highness." Wu Yang bowed and expressed her gratitude.

It was already evening, and Wu Yang was wearing a soft and fluffy evening gown, which could not hide her beauty at all. When she bent down, her light silk shirt hung down close to her body, and the wide-open chest revealed her breasts as white as jade. A small part of her scarlet bra was exposed, creating a deep and attractive cleavage on her chest.

Under that slender waist that could be held in one hand, a pair of slender, round, plump and straight thighs were stretched out under the tulle, revealing curves and faintly revealing the flesh color. Those beautiful jade feet were stepping on the soft carpet, and she was not even wearing clogs.

"Gululu..." Li Wenbin swallowed his saliva involuntarily, "Madam, please stand up quickly."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and helped Wu Yang up.

God has mercy on her. It has been who knows how long since Wu Yangshi last touched a man's body. At this moment, Li Wenbin supported her arm. Feeling the strength and heat coming from him, she couldn't help but have a thought in her mind that she would never dare to have in her dreams -

If I were held in such a pair of strong arms...

Wu Yang subconsciously tightened her legs and her face flushed.

Maybe it was because he drank too much, plus he had a beauty in his arms, Li Wenbin didn't know why, but he said something out of nowhere.

"Ma'am, you don't want anyone to know about this, do you?"

Wu Yang was stunned. When she looked up, she saw the handsome face of the young man in front of her, his young and tall figure, and his sunny and energetic look. Her eyes gradually narrowed like a cat.

At this moment, in a quiet room under the lamp, a man and a woman were alone, and a strange feeling was quickly fermented, released, and spread by her drunkenness.

A feeling of pleasure made her body tremble uncontrollably.

This kind of pleasure is not only the desire of a mature woman for love after being alone in her boudoir for more than a year, but also a kind of pleasure of revenge.

That's right, revenge.

Wu Yang wanted to take revenge on her husband, the Duke, who had abandoned her and her daughter in Chang'an while he ran off to take office and lived a life of debauchery and extravagance.

Her eyes gradually brightened up, and they were charming and watery, rippling with a sense of seduction.

Those plump and sexy lips make people want to kiss them at first sight.

She was wearing a bright red chiffon pajamas, with her hair hanging down and her slender neck, and her graceful and charming figure was captivating.

Gently squeezing into Li Wenbin's arms, the mature woman pressed against him softly, putting her hot lips to his ear, and with a sigh-like moan, she whispered softly: "Your Highness Prince Qi, what do you want in order for you to let me go?"

Her spring clothes were thin, and when she hugged Li Wenbin, the feeling of her plump and soft body was immediately transmitted to him clearly through every point of contact between the two of them.

Although he was no longer a virgin, it was the first time that Li Wenbin was so close to a mature woman.

For a moment, his heart was beating like a drum and his mouth felt dry.

Wu Yang whispered in Li Wenbin's ear, her lips slid over his lips and kissed him gently.

Then she opened her arms, took a step back, smiled at him shyly, and gently pulled the knot at her waist with an impeccable and graceful gesture...

She slightly shrugged her shoulders, and the fine silk robe, which was smooth and soft, slowly fell down like a light cloud, and a graceful and charming body appeared in front of Li Wenbin.

Fourteen words appeared in Li Wenbin's mind——

When you are young, you don’t know the goodness of other people’s wives, and you mistakenly treat young girls as treasures

Of course, it’s not that young girls are bad, but the mature charm of married women is what is most attractive to men.

The woman in front of Li Wenbin is already a mature and mature woman.

Chapter 131 Your Highness, Is This Okay?

An extremely perfect body appeared in front of Li Wenbin.

The delicate and round lines exuded an enchanting and charming glow, and under the light, they appeared before him alone, fragrant and charming.

"Your Highness, is this okay?"

Wu Yang looked at Li Wenbin, her eyes full of tears were quietly covered with a layer of crystal clear and moving mist, which was a silent invitation.

The graceful body further stimulated Li Wenbin's desire through clever twisting.

The smooth and hot lips kissed from the tip of his nose and lips to his earlobe inch by inch, and bit it lightly, making him shiver.

"Your Highness, Prince Qi, my husband has been in Jiannan Road for some time. And before that, he hadn't touched me for a long time..." Wu Yang murmured softly, "He would rather bring those Hu concubines home and drink and have fun with his friends than touch me. Your Highness, Prince Qi, can you understand that kind of pain?"

"Madam Wu..."

"Please call me Peony, Your Highness. You saved my daughter, and I don't know how to repay you. All I have is this body..."

If Li Wenbin remained indifferent at this time, he would not be considered a man.

It turned out that Li Wenbin not only understood Yang Mudan's troubles, but also knew how to resolve them.

As a result, the troubles that had troubled Yang Mudan for many years were perfectly solved by him overnight...

……

It was not until dawn the next day that Li Wenbin quietly left Duke Ying's Mansion and returned to his own palace.

However, he hadn't slept for long before he was called to the Prince of Qin's Palace - Li Shimin had something to discuss with him.

When he met Li Wenbin, Li Shimin said straight to the point: "I have decided that even if my father disagrees, I will build the cement workshop. I will leave this matter to you first. How about it, are you willing?"

Cement is related to Li Wenbin’s next major strategy. He was naturally excited about the news and quickly agreed.

After leaving the Prince of Qin's Palace, Li Wenbin went out of the city again and went to the place designated by Li Shimin as a cement workshop.

When he got there, Li Wenbin realized that this new workshop was also a lime workshop of the Ministry of Industry.

Li Shimin heard that Li Wenbin was using a lime workshop to refine cement in the General's Office, so in order to make it convenient for Li Wenbin, he marked out this large-scale lime workshop, which also provided some convenience for Li Wenbin.

This made Li Wenbin sigh that it is easier to get things done if you have someone in the court!

The new workshop is located in the northwest corner outside Chang'an City, close to the Wei River, and covers a very large area.

This place can accommodate up to a thousand people working together. After all, the Ministry of Works sometimes has to do some large-scale projects, and the demand for lime is huge. There are several lime workshops of this scale in other parts of the country.

As soon as Li Wenbin entered the door of the new workshop, he saw Bai Qing, who was wearing the uniform of an eighth-rank official, directing the craftsmen to transform the cement kiln. Although the lime kiln could also burn cement, after research and improvement by Bai Qing's craftsmen, a new cement kiln was invented that could improve the efficiency of cement calcination.

"Your Highness, you are here. The lime workshop in the Ministry of Industry is different. It even has a large waterwheel specially used for crushing."

When Bai Qing saw Li Wenbin coming, he ran over and said excitedly. Because of his contribution in assisting Li Wenbin in making cement, Bai Qing, a ninth-rank official, was finally promoted to a higher rank. He is now an eighth-rank official, but he was transferred from the director of the works to work under Li Wenbin.

"Oh, there's a waterwheel? Take me to see it!"

Li Wenbin was also very excited when he heard it.

The ingredients of cement must be crushed before calcination.

However, due to insufficient conditions, the limestone was crushed by manpower, which was very inefficient. Li Wenbin discussed this issue with Bai Qing. Bai Qing mentioned that some large lime workshops used water power to crush limestone.

But he had never seen it before, and he didn't expect to find it in the new workshop.

"Yes, Your Highness, please follow me!" Bai Qing agreed and turned away in a hurry.

After passing several rows of lime kilns, Li Wenbin saw a row of tall water wheels standing by the Weishui River, slowly turning under the impact of the water flow. The sound of heavy objects hitting each other kept coming from under the water wheels.

Li Wenbin walked quickly to the waterwheel and was amazed by the scene before him.

Each waterwheel drives five metal hammers through simple machinery. When the hammers reach the highest point, they will fall down suddenly, using their own weight to smash the materials in the groove below.

There are two craftsmen standing on both sides of the groove. One is responsible for stirring the materials in the groove so that the heavy hammer can pound the materials more evenly. The other is responsible for shoveling the pounded materials onto the cart next to it. When the cart is full, a special worker will push it to the front for mixing and calcining.

Although the scene was filled with dust, the craftsmen seemed to have a clear division of labor and everything was in order.

When the foreman in charge of the waterwheel saw Li Wenbin and his companions arriving, he hurried forward to salute. Although he did not know Li Wenbin, he knew Bai Qing and knew that Bai Qing was Bai Qing's immediate superior, so he worked very hard to introduce to them the working principle and work flow of the waterwheel.

After all, Li Wenbin is a person who has received comprehensive education in the future, and his theoretical knowledge is better than anyone else. So after reading for a while, he found that the application of mechanical principles in some places was not very reasonable. Unfortunately, there is no time to improve it now, so he can only wait and see.

After visiting the waterwheel, Li Wenbin, under the guidance of Bai Qing, took a rough look at the entire workshop. He was satisfied with most of the things he found, and Bai Qing was currently rectifying some unsatisfactory aspects, so Li Wenbin didn't need to worry about them at all.

Before leaving, Li Wenbin instructed Bai Qing to prepare the previous cement stock and speed up the production of cement as much as possible because he would need it soon.

Bai Qing immediately promised that there would be no delay. Li Wenbin then asked him to go and get a group of craftsmen to build the road and have it done today. He also took the order and went to do it.

It was already late, and Li Wenbin was riding his horse with a proud look on his face as he watched the sun set.

Making cement is just a small matter; how to maximize its functions is the big matter.

Now everything is ready and we can start taking action in the near future.

By then, he would use cement to build a few long advertisements, so that everyone would first understand what cement was used for, and then he would announce his plan, and then...

"Hahahaha!"

Thinking of his proud moment, Li Wenbin couldn't help laughing out loud, attracting the attention of passers-by around him.

If Li Wenbin hadn't been dressed in fancy clothes and surrounded by a number of guards, someone would have rushed up and arrested him as if he were a mental patient.

Chapter 132 Coal

As a result, the next day, Wang Hexuan came to the door and proposed to jointly run a cement factory, but was rejected by Li Wenbin.

"Haha, Hexuan, the overall prospects of cement are indeed very broad, but it is not suitable for you. The initial investment in opening a factory is too large, and we don't have that much money at hand now. Moreover, cement is destined to be a product with small profits but quick turnover, and the cost recovery is a bit slow."

Li Wenbin said with a smile.

After hearing what Li Wenbin said, Wang Hexuan felt discouraged. In fact, not only did Li Wenbin have no money, but he himself didn't have much money either. All the money he earned some time ago was invested in tea.

"Hehe, Hexuan, don't be too discouraged. We can't run a cement factory, but we can do some other business. I can guarantee that the profit will be no less than that of making cement." Li Wenbin suddenly laughed wickedly, his eyes full of pride of having succeeded in his conspiracy.

Wang Hexuan's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said excitedly, "Haha, I knew that with Your Highness' wisdom and bravery, there must be a trick up his sleeve!"

"No, no, I just thought of it by chance." Li Wenbin laughed proudly. In fact, he already had a way to make money in his mind.

After laughing, Li Wenbin asked Wang Hexuan, "Hexuan, do you know that there is a kind of black stone in the world, which is usually found underground. It is very brittle, but can burn, and the flame is yellow-blue."

He was actually talking about coal.

The calcination of cement requires fuel, and now charcoal is used. Charcoal is not cheap, and nearly half of the cost of cement is consumed by charcoal.

Li Wenbin had long wanted to use coal instead of charcoal.

First, coal has a high calorific value, and second, no one is currently using coal on a large scale, so the price must be cheap.

If only a coal mine could be found and developed...

You know, coal mining is a very profitable business. Haven’t you seen those Shanxi coal bosses in later generations, each of them can’t wait to spend money every day?

In his previous life, Li Wenbin could only be jealous, but now that he can travel back to the Tang Dynasty, he will certainly not miss out on such a lucrative industry.

"Your Highness, you should be talking about coal, right?" Wang Hexuan was a little unsure. After listening to Li Wenbin's description, the first thing he thought of was coal.

"Yes, that's coal." Li Wenbin said happily. He had just asked casually. His original intention was just to let Wang Hexuan remember the characteristics of coal and ask others about it later. After all, coal had been used since the Han Dynasty, and there must be many people who knew about it. He didn't expect that Wang Hexuan was one of them.

"Hexuan, since you have heard of it, do you know where the coal is produced?" Li Wenbin grabbed Wang Hexuan anxiously, his eyes almost glowing red.

"Uh~" Wang Hexuan was startled by Li Wenbin's appearance. He was stunned for a moment before answering, "Your Highness, coal is not rare. There is a Black Stone Mountain in the northwest of Chang'an. The mountain is full of coal. Some poor families around Chang'an use coal for heating in winter. However, it is difficult to ignite and easy to get carbon monoxide poisoning, so few people use it. Most people still prefer to use firewood or charcoal. I have never heard of anyone selling coal for money."

"Hahaha~, that's great! Black Stone Mountain! This is simply a gold mountain sent to us by God!" Li Wenbin laughed happily after listening to Wang Hexuan's introduction. He was originally worried that the coal seam was too deep, which would cause the mining cost to be too high, but after listening to Wang Hexuan's description, it turned out to be an open-pit coal mine, and all they had to do was load it onto a truck and transport it to Chang'an. Isn't this a gold mountain?

"Your Highness, can this coal really be sold for money?" Wang Hexuan still had some doubts. He had seen coal before, it was black and inconspicuous, and had no other uses except that it was difficult to burn. However, there were many trees around Chang'an, and there was not enough firewood. Who would use the inconvenient coal for no reason?

"Of course!" Li Wenbin was still immersed in excitement, and turned to Wang Hexuan and instructed, "Hexuan, I will let Gao Chong come to you tomorrow. You take him to the Black Stone Mountain and buy all the land around it. Also, you can ask around to see if there are any other places around Chang'an that produce coal, and buy them all. If the money is not enough, you can embezzle the deposit from the winery order first. I will send someone to greet the emperor's uncle and brother."

"Yes, I obey your command!" Although Wang Hexuan couldn't understand why Li Wenbin valued coal so much, since Li Wenbin had made up his mind, he couldn't object and could only agree.

……

Wang Hexuan returned home to the backyard. His wife, Wang Yang, had already gone to bed, but when she heard the maid's report, she resisted her sleepiness and got up and personally made a simple midnight snack for her husband.

"It's so late, how did Alang come back? Wasn't the gate closed a long time ago?" Mrs. Wang quickly put the dishes in place, sat down next to Wang Hexuan and asked.

At this time, Wang Hexuan's daughter Wang Wanrong also came, greeted her father, picked up the bread on the table and started eating.

Wang Hexuan looked at his daughter lovingly, and then he said, "Haha, His Highness gave me a note, and the guards at the gate let me in. Are those two brats asleep?"

In addition to his daughter Wang Wanrong, Wang Hexuan also has two sons, but they are not yet adults, one is eleven years old and the other is only eight years old.

"He went to bed a long time ago. Alang, ever since you took over the tea-frying business, you have been so busy every day that you neglected your family and even the children." Mrs. Wang said with some dissatisfaction.

"Dad, the prince you are talking about, is he the Prince of Qi?" Wang Wanrong asked curiously.

"Yes, it is the King of Qi."

"Wow——" Wanrong's eyes were sparkling with stars.

You know, the most popular person in Chang'an now is His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi.

"Haha, Madam, don't worry. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is very shrewd. If you work under him, you have to show some ability."