Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 24 Who is the Richest?

Chapter 27 Who is the Richest?

Li Chengqian scratched his head, "If you don't know how to make ice with saltpeter, then how did the ice come from?"

Su Han looked worried, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying all these strange things?"

"These ice cubes are stored in the ice cellar by big families in winter, and they can be used in hot weather."

"That's right...no wonder this ice cube has a smell."

"Just be content!" Su Han pouted, "Use a little less ice. Even in Chang'an, ice is scarce in this kind of weather. I didn't expect there to be so much ice in Qianzhou."

"Is ice cubes expensive?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Let me tell you this, ice cubes in summer are worth more than rice!" Su Han said.

Li Chengqian touched his chin, his eyes shone with golden light.

Yes, that's the look of getting rich...

"Your Highness, what are you thinking?" Su Han waved his hand in front of him.

"It's nothing, just keep eating."

Li Chengqian continued to eat the carefully prepared meals, but he was thinking about another thing.

...

After returning from Qianjiang Wharf, Li Chengqian called more than 20 wealthy households from Qianzhou over again.

"Grandpa Li, the 500 taels of silver that I lent you have already been sent to the Governor's Mansion, and now..." A rich man looked puzzled, "You don't want to borrow it again, do you?"

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to borrow money this time!" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

call!
More than 20 wealthy households breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and then someone asked: "Then Mr. Li, there are still a few days before the food can go back to Qianzhou, and you don't have any food."

"No, no, I called you here this time to discuss a business with you." Li Chengqian said, "Please ask me, among you, who is the richest?"

"he!"

More than [-] people stretched out their fingers in an instant, pointing at three of them.

"... "

Your uncle's!

Those three people almost couldn't help but curse at their mothers. This was so unfaithful, they were a bunch of bastards!

Li Chengqian looked at the three of them and asked, "Are the three of you the richest people in Qianzhou?"

The three of them drooped their heads and said dejectedly, "Grandpa Li, if you say yes."

Li Chengqian nodded, "Okay, I want to discuss a business with you, do you agree or not?"

"About business?" The three of them were taken aback.

Li Chengqian looked at the others, "Well, it doesn't matter, let's go back first."

"Yes, yes, the villain is leaving!"

The rich families all smiled, and after saying something, they rushed to leave.

They were really afraid that if they stayed any longer, they would be gnawed to the bone by Mr. Li.

As for talking about business... Forget it, Mr. Li may have some skills, but doing business is not so simple. I'm afraid he is using the guise of talking about business to make money.

After all the wealthy households had left, Li Chengqian looked at the three of them, "What's your name?"

"Back to Lord Li, the villain's name is Yu Shui."

"Little Xu Cong..."

"The villain Ren Qing..."

Li Chengqian said: "This morning, my father-in-law went to the boat at the Qianjiang Wharf. After staying on it for a while, he felt that the boat was pretty good..."

The expressions of the three of Yu Shui changed at the same time, "Grandpa Li, that building... was built by villains with a lot of money, you..."

"Oh?" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, "The building boat belongs to the three of you?"

"Go back to Mr. Li, yes."

"Let me ask you, how many ice cubes are left in you?" Li Chengqian asked.

Yu Shui was stunned for a moment before replying: "Mr. Li, there really isn't much ice in the boat."

Xu Cong also said: "At the beginning, the three of us used ice cubes for our business, so we dug a larger ice cellar and stored more ice cubes. However, building ships use a lot of ice cubes every day. The current estimate is that it will take at most three or four days for the stored ice to be exhausted, and by then the ship will have to suspend operations."

Ren Qing also said: "During the year, only winter can open the building for a longer period of time. The weather in Qianzhou is very hot in spring, summer, and autumn. If there is no ice, the inside of the building will be hot and stuffy. Nobody wants to come in."

"Alas!" Yu Shui sighed, "Back then, I went to Chang'an. There were many flat boats beside the Jing River there. It was because I saw how prosperous the flat boat business was in Chang'an that I came here and found Ren. Qing and Xu Cong, and then the three of them partnered up to open this building, but they didn’t expect... Well, the income is not enough for the expenses. "

"You didn't open in spring, summer and autumn, isn't it because there are no ice cubes..."

Li Chengqian looked at them with burning eyes and said, "What will happen if I tell you that I can provide you with ice cubes all year round?"

"Four seasons?"

The three of Yu Shui were stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief: "Grandpa Li, don't be joking, building ships consume a lot of ice every day, such a huge consumption, it is impossible to provide them every day."

"Come on guys, let me show you something nice."

As Li Chengqian said, he took out a basin from the side, and in the basin, there was a large piece of ice emitting a cold air.

"Isn't this just an ordinary ice cube?" the three people asked doubtfully.

"Taste it."

The three of them hesitated for a moment, then each knocked off a small piece of ice and put it in their mouths.

"Ok?"

The three chewed for a while, and suddenly their eyes lit up.

"This ice cube doesn't seem to have any peculiar smell?"

Ordinary ice cubes will inevitably have a rancid smell because they have been stored in the ice cellar for a long time.

But the piece of ice they ate just now didn't have any taste...

"Your Highness, where did your ice come from?" Yu Shui asked.

"I just got it, how about it?" Li Chengqian said.

"Just made it?"

The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

Could it be…

"Grandpa Li, do you really have a way to get ice cubes?"

"That's right!" Li Chengqian looked at them with a smile on his face, "And as many as you want!"

"Okay, Mr. Li, what kind of business do you want to discuss?" Yu Shui and the others now corrected their attitude.

In fact, their thoughts were similar to those of the wealthy households before, and they all thought that Li Chengqian was trying to cheat them of money under the guise of negotiating business.

As a result, it is now discovered that Li Chengqian actually has the capital to negotiate business!

"Ice cubes, how much do you want, I can provide as much as you want, but the profit after the building ship is opened, you have to divide it into three levels!" Li Chengqian said.

"what?"

The three of them stared wide-eyed, "Grandpa Li, aren't you stealing money?"

"Don't rush to refuse!"

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Actually, ice cubes are not only used to cool down, they also have other uses, like iced sour plum soup."

"The iced sour plum soup, I know, is indeed a good way, but the profit of the third floor... this..."

Yu Shui and the others still couldn't make up their minds.

Because the profit of the third floor is too much, even if there are enough ice cubes, the final profit is not much, so the three of them can divide it up, and now they have to give Li Chengqian a big head.

"Come on, try this..."

Miraculously, Li Chengqian took out a bowl from the side, and there was also a piece of ice in the bowl.

But the color of the ice is very strange, and there are fruits such as watermelon in it.

"Come on, try again..."

Li Chengqian said, and handed over a spoon.

Yu Shui dubiously scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth.

"Well... this... this thing, it's really... so delicious..."

(End of this chapter)