Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

You must know that the houses built in the Tang Dynasty now generally use wood as beams, columns and frames. The better conditions are brick walls, the general ones are stone walls, and the worse ones are earth walls.

The bricks used in this era are all blue bricks, but the production process of blue bricks is complicated and the output is low, which makes it difficult to compress the cost and the price is higher.

Generally speaking, it is only used by aristocratic families when they are building, and ordinary wealthy people also find it difficult.

That's why Duan Lun used cement when he thought of repairing his ancestral house.

One reason is that the cement is easy to use, and the other reason is that the price of green bricks is too high, which makes him feel heartache even if he is the son-in-law.

Compared with the blue bricks that cost 100 yuan, the price of cement is really too cheap.

"King Chu, is this cement really worth 200 Wen a bag?"

Duan Lun's voice was a little hoarse with excitement.

Li You didn't expect Duan Lun to be so excited, and thought he thought it was too expensive and said, "Well, that's the price, it can't be any cheaper."

"Now that the workshop is in the city, the raw materials have to be transported outside the city, and the cost is indeed a little higher."

"The price will drop again when I make use of the Hexi fief."

Li You explained patiently, but Duan Lun in his eyes seemed to be getting more and more crazy.

Duan Lun said excitedly: "King Chu, I don't think it's expensive, but it's too cheap."

"At such a price, the construction budget of the Ministry of Industry will basically be reduced by [-]%. If you encounter a place where a lot of masonry was used before, it may be reduced by [-]%."

"King Chu, the workshops in your fiefdom must be built, and they must be built quickly. By then, our Ministry of Industry will be able to carry out large-scale construction projects in various places!"

Hearing Duan Lun's words, the other four sons-in-law at the side finally understood.

Dou Dan, who was the most active immediately, said, "Little nephew, I never thought that your cement is so powerful."

"Just one workshop in your fief is not enough. I said, if you want to build it, you can build more, and every big city will build one. Isn't it convenient for the Ministry of Industry to use it?"

Li You rolled his eyes inwardly.

[You think I don't want to do more, I have only two or three kittens in Shence Mansion, how can I manage so many workshops. 】

Speaking of the current Shence Mansion, although there is Liu Ji, the big housekeeper, and Mou Bin's Jin Yiwei outside, there is still a shortage of manpower.

Li You looked Li You up and down again and said, "Duke Shen, look at my nephew's small body, can he really manage so many properties?"

"Let's talk about the expansion after the nephew's crowning ceremony."

The coronation ceremony in Li You's mouth means coming of age.

As soon as these words came out, Dou Dan quit. Although he had no skills, he was the most enthusiastic.

"Little nephew, you are not even 8 years old now, and it will be five years before you perform the crowning ceremony at the earliest."

"Even if you can wait, Brother Duan can't wait."

"Even if you can wait, the Ministry of Industry and the people of Tang Dynasty cannot wait."

The more Dou Dan talked, the more excited he became, and he said directly at the end: "Little nephew, if you can trust your uncle, I will leave the construction of cement workshops across the country to me."

"Although my Dou family is not as powerful as the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, they have a lot of land and properties in various places. It can definitely be used to build workshops!"

What Dou Dan said made Li You's heart skip a beat.

Cement can also be regarded as the cornerstone of infrastructure construction, and it is a good thing that it can be rolled out quickly.

If the person who spoke now was not Dou Dan, but any other person present, Li You probably nodded in agreement immediately.

But thinking of the tricks that Dou Dan did in the past, he hesitated again.

[There are so many people present, how could you be the one who spoke? 】

[After cheating the Supreme Emperor, I cheated Li Er again, and now I want to cheat me again, don't I! 】

[How can this be good. 】

If others don't know, how can he, Li You, not know.

Don't look at this Dou Dan is still Tai Changqing, but he won't sit in this position for long.

A few years later, Li Shimin invited him to question him, but Dou Dan lost his mind.

Li Shimin cursed angrily: "If you choose people for officials, the country will be governed, but if you choose officials for people, the world will be in chaos."

Then he let Dou Dan suspend his post as Doctor Guanglu and go home, completely becoming an idler.

If it weren't for the guilt that Nian felt towards Li Tang when he founded the country, it is estimated that his sentence of exile would be light.

This person, who can't see any advantages no matter looking forward or backward, volunteered, which made Li You hesitate.

At this time, Feng Shaoshi, who had been observing calmly from the side, said: "King Chu, Lord Shen is also sincere, why don't you let him go to your workshop for a while, and make a decision after you understand it."

Someone helped to make a rescue, and Li You naturally agreed immediately.

When Dou Dan heard Feng Shaoshi's opening, he stopped pestering him. Instead, he asked Duan Lun about the cement situation.

There is very little written about Feng Shaoshi in history, except that he is Li Shimin's confidant.

Originally, Li You didn't have much impression of this eldest uncle who hadn't had much contact with him, but this encounter made Li You pay more attention to him.

It was not easy to be Li Yuan's son-in-law before Li Yuan founded the country.

Dou Dan was born in the Dou family of Henan Province, and was also the nephew of Li Yuan's wife, Empress Taimu. His father, Dou Kang, had a strong family life and served as the general manager of Liangzhou, Qizhou, and Binzhou, and he succeeded Chen Guogong.

Not to mention Chai Shao, a famous general in the Sui and Tang dynasties, the son of Chai Shen, the Duke of Julu County, was not only born as a general, but he himself was famous for his "agility and courage, restraining the strong and supporting the weak" since he was a child.

The fourth and fifth daughters of Li Yuan had two marriages respectively. Princess Gaomi first married eldest grandson Xiaozheng and later remarried Duan Lun. Princess Changguang first married Zhao Cijing and later remarried Yang Shidao.

These four people are all from famous families, and their own conditions are even more superior.

Especially Zhao Cijing Tianshui Zhao, the son of Zhao Huaina, the governor of Guangzhou, was handsome, and Li Yuan decided that he wanted him to be his son-in-law just after seeing him.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, all four of them were reused.

Dou Dan served as Minister of Taichang Temple.

Duan Lun just took up the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Chai Shao paid homage to General Youwei and sealed off [-] households.

Although Yang Shidao is only the servant of the Ministry of Officials, the other servant of the Ministry of Officials is Prince Li Chengqian.

Yang Shidao can be said to be a prince and a master in another sense.

Only Young Master Feng does not have any official position.

Before Li You thought that this person had no ability and was ignored by Li Shimin, but after meeting him now, Li You found out that this was not the case at all.

Although Feng Shaoshi does not have the aura of conquering the world like Chai Shao and Duan Lun, he is definitely dozens of times stronger than Dou Dan.

Such a person was actually rare in the early Tang Dynasty.

From this point of view, Li Shimin didn't reuse Master Feng, but put him in a very important position.

It is precisely because of this that Feng Shaoshi, who is not an official in the court, can gain the respect of several other people.

Li You guessed for a moment, but shook his head with a smile.

[Why do I think about this, since this person is not well-known in the history books, it means he didn't do anything bad. 】

[Good guy, why should I worry about this. 】

[An ordinary person is not my uncle, but a family! 】

Although in this era, father and son can fight each other for power, brothers will also turn against each other.

But Li You was different in his heart. He took power lightly and family affection very seriously.

Thinking of this, Li You suddenly became enlightened.

【Dou Dan is also my uncle, he really wants to help me, but I think he will mess it up. 】

[I'm thinking about something, isn't it just a cement workshop, what are you afraid of! 】

Thinking of this, Li You suddenly smiled and said, "Uncle Dou, I will leave the cement workshop to you!"