Take the mall to Datang

The next day, Li Chengqian sent someone to send money.

"His Royal Highness is really efficient in handling things. I sent the money today." Yuan Shan muttered after sending the money sender away.

"Caiyi, tell Yan Bei to go to Yuan's Manor to pick up the goods." Yuan Shan said.

"Yes, Lord Hou, let's go now." Caiyi replied.

When Yan Bei came back this time, Yuan Shan didn't let him go back to Cangzhou with the car. There were still many things to do in Chang'an, especially after Chen Hua's incident. He felt that it would be safer to leave a bodyguard at home. The value is not close, but it is much better than the Yuan family maid and others who have no power to restrain the chicken.

In case something really happens, I should be able to take care of it as soon as possible.

In the East Palace.

"Rumble!" The sound from the cylinder of the steam engine was quite loud, and I saw Li Chengqian driving a steam car around the East Palace this morning.

After several days of getting acquainted, Li Chengqian finally learned to drive at Jiading in Yuanjia Workshop.

I drive at the slowest speed every day. In fact, it is very difficult to drive like this, because there are no road markings on the ground at all, so I drive according to my personal preference. It is better to say that in a larger open space, But once the bend is too large, it will not turn or it is easy to bump into something. Li Chengqian has been patient these days.

The daily contact is to adapt to these. Regarding the matter of the prince learning to drive, the employees of the Yuanjia Workshop are also very active. In order to prevent the dandy dragon prince from getting into a car accident, all kinds of car accidents are erected in the open space of the East Palace. Plant bamboo poles.

But even so, those bamboo poles have been replaced several batches. I don't know if I was lucky this morning, but I passed all the driving tests in one go. Li Chengqian screamed happily on the steam locomotive.

"Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince for passing the driving test, and it's time for the villains to go back." The person in charge of Yuanjia Workshop said.

"Haha, come and watch." Li Chengqian generously gave everyone some money.

So this morning Li Chengqian drove around in the open space of the East Palace, and the guard on the co-pilot helped to add coal to the boiler from time to time.

In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin was reading the memorial when he heard movement outside the hall, and asked casually, "What's going on outside, why is it so noisy?"

Ma He immediately ran out to check, but when he came back, he saw Li Chengqian following him.

"Father, it is my son who learned to drive a steam car today. The sound is exactly the sound of the steam engine cylinder. It is my fault to disturb my father." Li Chengqian came here to admit his mistake.

Ma He was waiting on the sidelines, he didn't even think that Li Chengqian came in to admit his mistake, he thought he was here to present treasures.

Li Shimin looked sideways at Ma He, and Ma He nodded immediately.

"Is the steam car the one that could replace the carriage at the auction on the first floor last time?" Li Shimin asked.

At that time, the emperor was also very interested in this thing, but he let his son take pictures of it willfully. If he didn't mention this matter, he might have forgotten it. Today, he is also interested in talking about it.

"Follow me to see what can replace the carriage." Li Shimin said.

Li Chengqian wanted to admit his mistake and leave, but he didn't think his father would be interested, but he could only grit his teeth and follow out of the Tai Chi Hall.

"Father, this is the steam locomotive." Li Chengqian said.

"Father, please get in the car." Li Chengqian continued.

Li Shimin looked at it and sat in it. When this car drove away last time, it was driven away by someone. Li Shimin saw it at that time, so he followed suit and got into the car.Li Chengqian then sat in the driver's seat, and then the steam car started to move slowly.

The little eunuch Ma He shouted from behind: "Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body!"

No way, the speed of the steam car cannot be kept up by running, even if the speed of the steam car is not fast.

The body of the car looks wobbly from the outside, but the people sitting in the car really experience a different sense of novelty.

"The steam car is indeed a very good thing." Li Shimin found that the car was covered with iron sheets, and the windows were all made of glass. The only downside was that the car was too hot. It's hot.

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Chengqian was a little nervous, but he still responded: "Father, with this car, you can quickly reach various places in the palace, which is much faster than driving."

Then, in order to find a topic, Li Chengqian began to talk about how to operate the steam car. Li Shimin seemed very interested in this, and he really followed Li Chengqian to learn it carefully.

After a while, Li Chengqian took out a pair of sunglasses from a box in front of the car and put them on, instantly looking more energetic.

"Father, the sun at noon is too dazzling, it will be much better if you wear these sunglasses..." Li Chengqian said casually.

After driving around the palace for a few laps, I returned to Tai Chi Hall and stopped the car.

After Li Shimin got out of the car, he said: "Ganer, let's leave this steam car here. I just want to study it. Is it true that the military inspector can't do it?"

As a result, Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace with a helpless face.

Chapter 528 Coal Competition

A few days later, Li Chengqian came outside the Tai Chi Hall and saw his father Li Shimin driving a steam car around.

But I was very depressed in my heart, because judging from this situation, the steam car might not come back.

Li Chengqian waited outside the Tai Chi Hall for a while, Li Shimin got out of the car and said: "Here comes the god, what's the matter?"

"I do have something to report to my father today." Li Chengqian said.

"Let's talk about something." Li Shimin and Li Chengqian walked into the hall and said.

"It's about coal." Li Chengqian said.

"Coal, what's the matter." Now most of the buildings in the palace have built ground cages, and the heated kang is no stranger to coal, but he didn't expect Li Chengqian to tell him what it meant.

"Father, my son has sent people to search for several coal mines in recent days. These things can be used to replace woodcutters. Therefore, once the court masters these coal mines, they can turn coal into money and fill the treasury at that time." Li Chengqian said.

"Coal mine!" Li Shimin said.

"You are responsible for this matter. I will send you two thousand Beiya imperial guards. If you have any problems, please report to me." Li Shimin said immediately.

Li Chengqian was a little excited to mobilize two thousand Beiya troops.

"By the way, Gan'er, the expenses of this matter are all paid by the internal treasury, remember not to say anything." Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin is not Li Chengqian, he doesn't know much about coal mines, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to measure value, besides, Changsun's family runs a coal business, and at that time they all needed to burn wood charcoal, not to mention the trouble, but it was still profitable , and coal has been very popular since the rise of the kang.

What's more, one of the main expenditures of the military inspector is to buy coal. Li Shimin knew about these things, but he didn't use the coal. It can be said that he only saw its function and didn't see its benefits. .

The last time Yuan Shan told Li Chengqian, although no specific project was mentioned, but now Li Chengqian focused on coal. Originally, the Yuan family's coal was regarded as a monopoly industry, but later coal was widely used. Get up, there will always be some who discover these things.

Coincidentally, after Li Chengqian was taken away from the iron ore industry, he felt that mining was the most profitable, and his goal happened to be in coal mines.

It may be a lot of coincidences, but after Li Chengqian brought up this matter, Li Shimin paid more attention to it. Linking the application of coal into money is like a small gold mountain. It's all because after Li Chengqian's introduction, he realized It is impossible to leave coal for many projects.

Even their steam locomotives use coal.

And Li Shimin said that the money was paid by the internal treasury, and it was all his own money, so the royal family definitely got the most benefits. If the imperial court intervenes, the money will be charged to the treasury, but it is not easy to spend it. that's it.

After some research, the two father and son immediately took action.

At the same time, Li Chengqian's people began to promote stoves, and even more directly let some restaurants directly purchase coal for use. As a prince, he didn't have to do it himself when dealing with these things. will do it for you.