Starting from scratch is often talked about.
But building a home from scratch is rarely done.
At this time, the six people under Lu Yu leaned on a pair of hands and a pile of waste materials, and they were building Lu Yu's room with difficulty and pain. It could be described as a pound of stone and a pound of blood, and it was miserable.
So Lu Yu sent someone to Lu Feng the next day, and asked Lu Feng to find the meat ball, and let the meat ball bring the best medicine from home. Together with the earth spirit pill that Lu Yu had made himself, they sent it together. Only barely saved the lives of those six people. But the incredible work continues.
At the same time, compared to Lu Yu's madness, His Majesty was full of joy.
Business travelers really have black coke alive. Your Majesty wants to buy it. Naturally, he will sell all of them. They dare not increase the price at all, so the price can be said to be low to a certain extent.
His Majesty ordered people to set up an indoor stove above the hall, and watched the black coke put into the stove with a few veterans in a nervous mood, watched the stove burn red, and felt the rapid increase in indoor temperature, but did not see it with his own eyes. It burst. Not only did it not burst, but after a period of burning, the stove became more solid.
In this way, several elderly people who were hundreds of years old stared straight at the stove for at least seven or eight hours. Not only did they not feel tired, but they all looked excited.
"This is the blessing of your majesty, the blessing of the great jade country!"
An old official said sincerely, he even bowed to the ground and bowed to his Majesty.
Your Majesty can naturally understand his excitement, because he also knows clearly that if this thing can be promoted in the Great Jade Country, then... How can the winter in the Great Jade Country be called cold
Withered houses, frozen bones, smoked slaughter, these majesty all know, but there is no way, so he can only pretend not to know, he also knows how many tragedies will happen to the big jade country because of the cold weather throughout the winter. Even in the palace, at least one person will die every year due to smoking.
So looking at this stove, His Majesty saw'An Ning'.
He can even see that there will be a description of him in the future history of "Li Zhe Qianqiu". Since ancient times, it is difficult for emperors to be named, and the history of the people has been lost for the people's livelihood. But if he can make and promote this kind of stove, then he will become an existence that even himself envy.
An old minister saw His Majesty’s excited face, thought about it for a while, and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty must not promote this thing quickly. This way, although your Majesty can keep his name in history and have more Great people’s voice, but..."
Hearing this, His Majesty's brows really trembled, and his face turned blue, obviously extremely unhappy. It may be the thing that your Majesty hates to see things that are directly expressed in this way.
"Why does Aiqing say this?"
The veteran sighed silently, knowing that he had offended his Majesty completely. If there is such a thing next time, I am afraid that his Majesty will not come to him.
But he still had to say.
"Your Majesty, although the war in northern Xinjiang has been eased for more than ten years, the defense in northern Xinjiang has never stopped, which is extremely costly. Not long ago, the floods in the south were even more serious for our great jade country, and the treasury was almost exhausted... The ministry has been in a hurry again and again, and even the once-in-a-lifetime Beijing Metropolitan Tournament has had to act frugally. It is really...stretched. But now this thing is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Your Majesty was stunned, pondered for a while, and then asked: "Let's talk and listen."
The old official hurriedly said: "Today, this furnace is only made by your Majesty's Ministry of Forensic Engineering. There is no imitation in the market, and the original...this thing is not in circulation among the people. It can be said that there are very few people who know it. This is one of them. How cheap is black coke? It’s cheaper than ordinary charcoal, almost one to three. The combination of these two is an opportunity! If your majesty makes a large number of stoves, he can sell a large amount of silver, and the profit is considerable. Later, he will purchase a large amount of money. Black coke is only sold at the cheapest price of charcoal. Excluding transportation management and other expenses, it has at least twice the profit, which can be described as a huge profit! At this time, it can bring benefits to the people, demonstrate your majesty’s prestige, and enrich The national treasury can save you from the bitter cold. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone. Your Majesty... Why not do it?"
"Ok?"
His Majesty's eyes lit up, and then he asked: "Is there any certainty about this...?"
The old minister said: "The furnace was assigned by your majesty and manufactured by the Ministry of Industry. It took several months for the elites in the Ministry of Industry to imitate it. If it is placed in the private sector, it will take longer to imitate, at least within a year or two. It cannot be produced in large quantities, and if you want to buy the stove, you can only use the royal channel... Just because of the many powerful and powerful people in the capital, too many people are willing to pay a big price to buy this stove. At this time, as long as your majesty speaks, the old minister will If you don’t care about your face, buy one to your majesty, so that at least your grandson will no longer have sores on his hands and feet, and you are afraid of smoking poison. Besides, black coke, this thing is bought at a low price, and it can be... No one can recognize it as it is. The stove is sold once, but black coke needs to be refilled from time to time. A stove alone consumes hundreds of catties of black coke in a winter, and this thing cannot be copied by the folks... On this trip, constipation is like Mithril on the corner of the house, so you only need to bend to pick it up.
"Hahahaha!"
After hearing this, His Majesty suddenly laughed, but his eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Are you asking me to work as a merchant? To earn money from my own country by cheating and deceiving? Do that despicable thing? ?"
The old official was frightened with cold sweat by this sentence, but he still insisted: "The old official didn't dare, but... this move is indispensable."
"Huh! What a must! You, you, this is to make me lose my last face!"
"The veteran dare not..."
The old official knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this move..."
"Naturally do it."
"Ok?"
In a word, all the veterans were stunned.
His Majesty sneered, and then sighed again: "Face? Huh, what is my face for this great jade country? Full treasury? Warmth in winter? People's well-being? Oh, just for this, every year. You have to worship the heaven and worship, but now you just lose face and do the business of that merchant. What's the point?"
The kneeling old official trembled suddenly, and suddenly the old tearful said: "Your Majesty the country, it is the blessing of the people of the world!"
What is the most important thing about the prince of a country? It is the face, because it is the face that makes him admired by the people and supported by the army, and all this is not something that can be obtained by'good deeds'.
This is the so-called "orthodox", it is the face.
But if there is really a country leader who is willing to put down his face for the benefit of the people... it is the most rare. The veteran's words were not slapped, but from the bottom of his heart.
…
In the next period of time, when the state apparatus is rapidly operating in one direction, it naturally exerts an inestimable power for ordinary people!
Lu Yu's six men built the room with bare hands, naturally, it was very slow, but the construction of the stove was extremely fast.
In less than a month, there were already tens of thousands of stoves that officially passed the inspection and were transported to the treasury. But this is not the most, led by a few humeral veterans, the most talked about in the capital at this time is the stove, and countless orders flow to the palace like a tide. It seems that as long as it slows down, it will last forever. Like not getting this stove.
And the reason for this is actually... also the credit of Lu Yu. After all, many big families know about the stove in Linjiang City through their own means. They also know that the Lu family only sells a few, so it is really difficult to have money. Buy, so once you let go, they naturally flock to them for fear of falling behind.
Lu Yu would often stand on the third floor and look down, watching the scene of making a stove in full swing. He wanted to laugh a little.
"Although it was later than planned and many days later, the result was good."
Xiao Ruan asked curiously: "Master, the slave and maidservant never understand..."
Lu Yu laughed and said: "I know, you think I'm a money greedy guy, um, yes, I want to live a comfortable life, but also to feed you, naturally need a lot of money. Xiao Hei also costs money, black bird... There is no bottom line for people who eat and drink. Xiao Ling is so qualified and has the opportunity that Blackbird favors. Inevitably, he has to spend a lot of treasures, which is not money? So I want to make money, but the reason is that I don’t use the stove. This business makes money... Hey, Xiao Ruan, you won't forget the previous assassination, right? It's because of this stove. The most dangerous thing in the world is to hinder one's livelihood and cut off people's wealth. People will work hard! So Anyone who can do this kind of thing can only be the kind of lofty guy, the lord... is a good choice. As for making money... Hehe, how can I not make it?"
…
For more than twenty days, everything seemed to be going very smoothly. His Majesty looked at the money that would fill the treasury every day, and he was delighted in his heart. Seeing the warmth of his baby daughter's room, the little princess's little face showed lovely sleepiness, which made him secretly relieved.
Stove... He thought he was one of the fairly correct things he had done, and he even thought it was something he was proud of all his life.
But the good times didn't last long.
The admonishing veteran went to the palace again, but without the arrogance before, he appeared a little trembling, and his face was full of sorrow and regret, and the heavier one was a wave of anger.
Your Majesty is in a good mood and will not change because of an old official's face.
So he asked happily: "Ai Qing, why is it sad?"
The veteran felt bitter in his heart, thinking about the title of "Aiqing", fearing that it would never appear to him again after today.
He wanted to say it straight, but in order to save his life, he still chose to tactfully.
"My Majesty, veteran... The veteran now has two news, one good news and one bad news. I don't know your Majesty... which one would you like to hear
"Hahaha!" His majesty's eyes twitched twice, and he said patiently: "It turns out that Aiqing can also laugh, but... it's a bit out of date. Okay, let me listen to the good news first, how about?"
The old official breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Your Majesty, since a dozen or so days ago, furnace production has been very smooth, and all transactions have been prosperous. Now there are thousands of taels of mythril in the account, and the household department is now considered to have sufficient money."
His Majesty beamed his eyebrows and smiled: "This is indeed good news, but... Can Aiqing tell me something I don't know?"
The veteran did not speak anymore.
Your Majesty said helplessly, and said with a smile: "No matter, I will come to listen to the bad news from Aiqing, let's talk, what is the bad news?"
He looked happy and didn't think he would hear any bad news at all, especially in this thriving scene.
The old minister took a deep breath and said concisely: "Black coke... has increased in price, and the merchant of origin has increased its price by more than ten times, and now it has a trend of skyrocketing. The old minister ordered people to inquire and discover... this There are many black coke in the world, and it is made of iron wood. Its iron wood is full of mountains and plains, enough for today’s needs. But... all the iron wood belongs to one person, and all the black coke naturally belongs to one person. He is now raising the price. … The old minister really has no choice, Your Majesty!"
Wow.
The cup of tea that your Majesty was drinking was splashing hot on his clothes, but he didn't realize it.