Take the mall to Datang

Then go back to the centralized warehouse in Lantian County to see if anyone hires a vehicle, and then collect a certain amount of remuneration. This is the work of the Yuanjia convoy for short-distance transportation. It is very normal for Yanbei to personally escort the vehicle today. Run away when you are tired from long-distance running The short distance is just that Yanbei is really restless, and he runs out to work whenever he has time.

"Master, why are you here?" Yan Bei asked curiously.

"I just came here to check on your situation. Didn't I give you a vacation? Why can't you be idle? Last time, it seems that old man Lu has a niece who wants to find a husband. Why haven't you met yet?" Yuan Shan said. .

When Yan Bei heard this, he immediately felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Young master, I don't want to start a family yet."

"I'm asking if you can't get married anymore. I'm asking if you've met other girls. You have to learn from others. Liu Lizheng heard that this old man married another concubine to increase the popularity of the family. You can't either. Always go on as a bachelor." Yuan Shan said.

Yanbei is speechless. He used to be a low-level ranger. By chance, he met Yuanshan's father Yuanliang, and then he took care of Yuanshan at Yuan's house. Regarding women, Yuanshan didn't talk to him too deeply, but men? Getting married and starting a business is just like everyday life, but I always feel that Yan Bei is not so good at emotional support. There is no way that as the master of the Yuan family, he must be considerate of his subordinates.

"You are a hero of the Yuan family. You are in charge of all the commercial projects in the south. My boss will not be short on your food and clothing, but it is better to have a woman to help you in this life." Yuan Shan Said.

"Brother Yan Vegetables, hurry up and check the goods." At this time, someone in front of the carriage shouted towards Yan Bei.

"Here we come." Yan Bei immediately responded, feeling relieved that he was finally able to escape the clutches of the young master.

"Master, I still have things to attend to." Yan Bei ran away after finishing speaking.

Haha Yuan Shan's forced marriage is so interesting, no wonder so many people like to do it, Yuan Shan did a very boring thing today but found it very interesting and decided to go back to the manor to talk to Yan Bei.

The servant who was driving the car for Yuanshan had cold sweat on his forehead, and said to himself, why have I never heard that the young master has such a habit, and this matter must not be spread, this famous servant secretly made up his mind.

Sitting back in the car, Yuanshan began to calculate the investment and income of vegetable greenhouses. He wanted to let more people eat fresh vegetables not only in winter, but also in daily life, so he needed to know how to promote glass greenhouses Can this project be realized.

The price of light glass is a bottomless pit. How long will it take to earn back hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Chapter 424 Iron Mine Matters

Now that Li Shimin is firmly seated in the Taiji Palace, he doesn’t have to go to court when he has nothing to do. During this time, Yuan Shan was idle at home and no one in the military department came to bother him. Pei Ji unexpectedly made another moth.

As soon as he returned to Puzhou, someone said that he was the destiny. This time Pei Ji still failed to report the results and was reported. Originally, such a crime should be executed, but Li Shimin did not kill him and sent him directly to Jingzhou (Guangxi) Over there), the good times didn't last long, and Shan Jiang made an incident and directly wanted to capture Pei Ji.

This matter is very intriguing. There are kidnappers for blackmail, and Shanjiang really wants to take everyone who is kidnapped as the leader. The old man Pei Ji is also stubborn enough, but he disagrees, and then the leader of the family fights with the Shanjiang people. .

It should be said that Pei Ji was a man of great fortune and won after fighting with the Shanjiang people. After winning a small-scale fight, he reported the matter to the court. Li Shimin was very moved and thought that Pei Ji was still very happy. So he was called back to Chang'an.

"Yuan Shan, have you heard that old man Pei Ji really has the guts to beat the thieves from Alpine Ginger?" Li Chengqian said while eating candied haws.

Listening to what Li Chengqian said at the moment, Yuan Shan had nothing to say. Many of these things in Jingzhou were caused by some contradictions, but the officials there couldn't make good adjustments. Don't think that Datang It can be said that all the land in the country can count, and some forces in mountainous areas and other areas are not all newcomers to the government.

Moreover, there are at most dozens of servants like Pei Ji, and a battle of this scale can be regarded as a brawl at most, plus a task at the level of a former prime minister, can there be some effective guards, plus the superiority of weapons and some barbarians who are defeated in a fight? It's a novelty.

"His Royal Highness is really a person who enjoys kindness and hatred." Yuan Shan said flatteringly.

"Of course it should be like this for foreigners." Li Chengqian said.

"A nation that knows how to tolerate is the most powerful. His Royal Highness's idea is really straightforward. After all, he is a child." Yuan Shan said heartily.

"Is the prince here today for something?" Yuan Shan asked.

"I heard that you have built a public bathing place in Xinfeng County. Why don't you invite me? Can the prince invest in it?" Li Chengqian said.

Yuan Shan was very speechless, but he didn't expect that the first ministers and princes who wanted to get involved in this project were not businessmen but court officials, but Yuan Shan still said: "His Royal Highness and investing in people's bathhouses cost a lot of money, and it takes a long time to recover the cost." It’s actually not a very good project if it’s for making money.”

Although the investment in the people's bathhouse is large, the part invested by the Yuan family is only a prototype, and even if they are short of money, they can't deceive these people, so Yuan Shan tells the truth to those who want to invest.

"It's okay, the prince just wants to see if this bathing place for common people will look as big as Huaqing Palace after it is built." Li Chengqian said indifferently.

Li Chengqian's approach can definitely become the number one dude in the Tang Dynasty. Being rich is self-willed and just wants to see what the people's bathing place will look like after the completion of the construction. How can Yuan Shan say this.

"Since His Royal Highness is investing in this project, I welcome it, but this bathhouse has a large investment." Yuan Shan said.

"Tell me how much it will cost." Li Chengqian said.

Yuan Shan saw that Li Chengqian was so straightforward, so he immediately said: "It is estimated that 30 guns will be needed before the completion of the project, and the later maintenance costs may need a lot every year."

"Why does such a large bathing place only need so little money?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

Because the price of building a three-story pavilion is about 50 million and the construction is very luxurious, even if the cost of cement works is added now, it can save some, so Li Chengqian has doubts.

"This common people's bathhouse doesn't have many buildings, so it doesn't look like it costs too much, but it actually costs a lot." Yuan Shan said.

Yuanshan said that the price of building a house is different from building a pool. Building an artificial lake will require more manpower, so the overall cost of 50 yuan for an open-air bathing place is not a lot at all.

"So that's how it is. So far, there are several shareholders." Li Chengqian asked.

"Currently, His Royal Highness has one share." Yuan Shan said.

Li Chengqian was in a very good mood after hearing this, and then said: "The amount of iron ore mining is still not enough. I came here today to ask if you can add a steam mining machine to me."

"This is not difficult but it will take some time." Yuan Shan said.

"Then make it clear that I want ten steam mining machines this time." Li Chengqian said.

"His Royal Highness, is this going to put all ten steam mining machines into use?" Yuan Shan asked curiously.

Yuanshan, the mine owned by Li Chengqian, knew that so many mining machines would not be needed based on the current reserves, so he wanted to ask if ordering so many at one time was too much spare money.

"At most, I can add one more machine, and I will buy the rest for the Ministry of Industry." Li Chengqian said.

"Oh, that's how it is. There aren't many more than ten units, so I'll tell people to hurry up and produce them." Yuan Shan said.

Why did the imperial court buy so many mining machines at once? Yuan Shan wondered in his heart, Li Chengqian saw that Yuan Shan might be confused, so he said softly: "I just want to tell you that my father has asked me to ask me for all the iron reserves. The mines are used to make weapons in exchange for the old weapons in the Tang army."

With this information, Yuan Shan found that the price of iron seems to have increased slightly recently. Thinking that the imperial court used so much iron to make weapons, it must not be as simple as changing clothes, but these are just guesses that Yuan Shan is not in Li Shimin's stomach. Roundworms can only look at problems from the perspective of objective things, such as the Turkic matter mentioned by Yuchi Jingde, if it is related to this, it must have something to do with Turkic.

"Don't disclose this matter, my father will not let me speak about this matter." Li Chengqian said.

Don't let you say that you still say that you are really cheating, thinking so in your heart, but you have to think about his next plan early, because if Li Chengqian's ore can't be supplied in time, his workshop will be short of iron, and the price will be high when it happens. It is very troublesome to go out and buy.

"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Yuan Shan said.

When the prince left, he also took a bag of candied haws, Yuan Shan was also speechless.

The propeller of the Li family's steam engine has been completed and is now in the debugging stage. It is expected that the test can be carried out after the ice water is boiled. Yuan Jingai doesn't need to buy high-priced iron for this.

Thinking of Yuan Shan, the brother of the Li family, he hasn't been to see them for a while. He invested a lot of money in them before. Yuan Shan didn't want the money to go to waste, so he just went to see them. After all, they are under his name. of students additionally see how their work is progressing.

Chapter 425 Steam Powered Ship

The old residential area of ​​the Yuan family is now the most important core area of ​​the Yuan family. The glass workshops and blacksmith workshops here are still in production. There is a bearing factory on the back mountain, but there is only the factory building of the bearing factory. It is agreed. The blacksmith's workshop has not yet been completed.

The people from the old house of the Yuan family have no place to transfer. The glass factory was first independent and only responsible for the production of glass. During this time, a lot of it has been stored and has not been put on the market. Now there is a glass greenhouse in Xinfeng County. It is also possible that the glass after the sample can be sold better.

When I came to the workshop, Yuanshan saw a group of people busy. The temperature in the blacksmith’s workshop was still so high that the blacksmith basically didn’t need to swing the hammer to strike the iron, because the uniform strength of steam suppression is better than that of manual forging. Evenly, only some special parts will use labor. Now these people are fully cooperating with the Li brothers to transform the steam power on the wooden boat.

Before I came in, I heard the sound of jingling inside. When I entered the yard, I saw a ship. The hull was quite large, but it was not the huge ship as imagined. It was just a medium-sized ship. There are about five small boats that are relatively small, and the entire hull has been remodeled in order to strengthen the load.