Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

In the next court, after Li Ke left the palace, he was going to tell Tian Meng to go to all the dental shops immediately and buy back all the non-registered households in Chang'an City. The general came up to meet him, bowed directly and said: "Chen Zuowei Zhonglang General Su Lie Su Dingfang has seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu."

"General Su is here?" Li Ke was a little curious, and looked Su Dingfang up and down. This is also a famous general in history, but after Li Ke traveled here, he had never seen Su Dingfang.

As a general, Zuowei Zhonglang is only a fourth-rank general and does not need to go to the court. It does not mean that officials of the fourth-rank Zheng do not need to go to court. Do not go to court.

"According to His Majesty's will, during the renovation of Chang'an City by His Majesty the King of Shu, follow His Majesty's orders, including His Majesty's words and actions today, all ministers will cooperate with His Majesty, and can freely mobilize 2000 left guards to assist His Majesty in carrying out tasks." Su Dingfang He said, "This is His Majesty's handwriting."

Su Fang handed an unopened handwritten letter to Li Ke.

Li Ke was a little curious, but he still reached out to take it, and opened it directly in front of Su Dingfang.

"Su Dingfang, in the sixth year of Wude, he followed Dou Jiande's old general Liu Heita. After Liu Heita was defeated, Su Dingfang retired. During the battle, troops were looted, so they were not promoted and reused for five years. Instead, they sharpened their minds and handed them over to your subordinates today. It is up to you to decide whether to use them or not."

There were only a few sentences in the handwriting, and Li Ke was a little speechless, and Li Shimin's idea of ​​training his son came again.

However, Li Ke's impression of Su Dingfang seemed to be that Li Shimin hadn't used him for five years, it seemed that he hadn't been used for many years, but he couldn't remember, but Su Dingfang became famous after Li Zhi ascended the throne. His temper is really ruthless, or it is reserved for the next emperor.

"You are welcome, General Su, then follow me first, I will send you to do anything." Li Ke thought for a while.

"Here! Your Highness, this is a student of the minister, Pei Xingjian, who keeps the promise. He is sixteen this year and is currently serving as a member of the Cangcao army. He also follows the minister and follows His Highness for the time being. Sometimes the minister may not be able to follow His Highness all the time. He can be an errand. Use." Su Dingfang introduced a young general behind him to Li Ke.

"I have seen His Highness the King of Shu." Pei Xingjian also saluted again.

Good guy, this is also a celebrity. Li Ke looked at this famous general who was born in the same year as him curiously. He was the same age as Li Ke, but he looked younger.Su Dingfang's words can be said to be recommending Pei Xingjian to Li Ke, and everyone understands the implication.

"How old is General Su?" Li Ke looked at Su Dingfang and asked, Su Dingfang was not very old from his appearance.

"I was born in the 20th year of Renshou." Su Dingfang immediately replied, and Li Ke nodded. The 20th year of Renshou is also the 20th year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty. After the emperor's year, it was renamed Renshou, and now most people call it Renshou for how many years.

Li Ke calculated it in his heart, that is, in 600 AD, Su Dingfang was 35 years old this year, and he was not young.

"Let's go, I just have something important to do today." Li Ke nodded with a smile.

"Yes!" Su Dingfang was shocked and stood up straight.

"Hey, wait, Your Highness, wait, Your Highness." Li Ke was just about to leave, when another rough call came from behind him.

Hearing this voice, Li Ke was a little speechless, it was that old guy Cheng Yaojin.

Turning around, Cheng Yaojin had already chased after him with strides, and when he arrived in front of Li Ke, Cheng Yaojin complained: "Your Highness, you are looking down on the old minister, the old minister said to invite you to dinner, you Why did you leave?"

"I've met Mr. Su." Both Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian saluted.

Cheng Yaojin glanced at them, ignored them, and just waved his hands.It's not that Cheng Yaojin is arrogant, but he knows who ordered these two people to appear here, and he never said what he shouldn't say.

"Didn't you just ask about your blacksmith shop? You don't need to eat. Anyway, let me tell you that in my blacksmith shop, a plowshare will sell for 300 Wen, and a kitchen knife may only sell for 100 Wen, or even lower." .” Li Ke said lightly.

The price Li Ke has dropped a lot. Now a plowshare in Datang is almost the same money. The cost of making iron is about 900 renminbi, and the profit is about 100 renminbi. This profit is controlled by the imperial court, because the plowshare is related to the Datang's land farming.Even so, it is in short supply.

People's plowshares are often used for many years, but because the current plowshares are not made of fine steel, they are severely worn out.

Many households have several households with one plowshare.This price is very expensive for the common people, but there is no way. Although the iron-making technology of the Tang Dynasty has made great progress, it is still not popularized, and the plowshare is something that the common people buy no matter what, and many common people flee their homes. When you are in the house, you have to bring a plowshare and a kitchen knife, which are the most valuable things in the house.

As for the other parts of the plowshare, it can be made of wood, which can be found everywhere.

All the costs of Li Ke... It costs about 10 renminbi to build a plowshare, mainly labor and transportation costs, and the cost of ironmaking... It is also basically labor costs, most of which are due to iron ore, coal mines, etc. It is not far from Chang'an, so the transportation cost is not high.

Nowadays, after many people’s plows are too worn out, they take the old ones to the blacksmith’s shop, let them melt, and add some new ones to recast them, which can save some money.

Cheng Yaojin's eyeballs almost protruded, so low?What profit does their blacksmith shop have?Isn't that a loss?

"So, are you selling it or not?" Li Ke shrugged and looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked.

"Your Highness, the old minister really wants to eat and feed his family. In this way, the price you sell is so low, so the pig iron must not be expensive. Otherwise, you can sell me the pig iron directly, and I will make it myself and sell it at your price. A chance for the old minister to support his family?" Cheng Yaojin cried.

Li Ke: "..." Nima, I know that this kind of old man who can live for several dynasties in ancient times is not a fool.

"Yes, but there is one thing, if you can't recruit the right person, don't blame me." Li Ke said lightly, "I can sell you the pig iron of a plowshare for 150 Wen."

"Thank you, Your Highness, King of Shu. Don't worry, His Highness, the old minister will keep some masters, and then send other skilled apprentice craftsmen to your Highness. I will find some servants at home, or go buy some...Huh? Your Highness Did you calculate these correctly? So I bought all the non-registered accounts of Chang'an Chengya Bank in advance..." Cheng Yaojin discovered Huadian.

Li Ke glanced at him: "Is your highness such a person? Will I still have to pay a high salary when I buy it?"

Cheng Yaojin thought for a while, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Highness, what if someone buys a large number of non-registered households from Luoyang and other big cities, sends them to Chang'an, and sells them at a higher price?"

Li Ke glanced at him, and couldn't help asking: "Do you think Wu Guogong is really stupid or just pretending like you."

"Look at what you said, I'm not smart either. He's probably a little bit stupider than me. A smart person is someone like you, His Highness the King of Shu. How can I understand those twists and turns." Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said .

Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian: "..."