"Your Majesty, I'm currently thinking about these two questions. As long as I can figure them out, I believe that this blackstone can be used by the people of the Great Tang.”Of course, Li Chongyi wouldn't tell them the answer directly. Besides, even if he did, they wouldn't understand. It would be strange if they could understand carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. Even the Heavenly Book wasn't that difficult for them!
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were disappointed. He had not thought of it yet!
"No, you must have already thought of it.”Li Lizhi exposed Li Chongyi." You didn't say it because you were worried that Father wouldn't sell these two mountains to you. That must be the case."”
Li Lizhi's words made Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun 'enlightened' and almost fooled by this kid.
"Alright! If it wasn't for your beauty, I would have been fooled by you again.”As Empress Zhangsun spoke, she came over and wanted to pull Li Chongyi's ear. He even dared to lie to her. This was not the first time!
Li Chongyi quickly dodged and glared at Li Lizhi.""Princess, I have no enmity with you. You ruined my plans twice. If I don't earn enough money in the future and can't get a wife, you'll be responsible!”
"You…What does it have to do with me whether you can get a wife or not? Father, mother, he was deliberately pestering them, which proved that he must have thought of the use of the black stone.”Li Lizhi said with certainty.
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were both puzzled. Their daughter was usually gentle and virtuous. She never argued with others when things happened. Even when she treated the eunuchs and maids in the palace, she was also amiable. Her personality was so indifferent that it seemed that she was not interested in anything.
But what was going on these two days? First, he 'tricked' Li Chongyi yesterday regarding the perfume workshop. Today, he kept exposing Li Chongyi. She even said that Li Chongyi was pestering her, but she was a little pestering today. Could it be that these two really had a grudge against each other?
However, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were the kind of people who were busy every day. They only felt a little strange, but they didn't take this matter to heart.
Especially after Li Chongyi's next words, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun's attention was instantly diverted.
"Your Majesty, this lowly one has indeed mastered the usage of black stone. In fact, in this subject's opinion, the importance of this black stone is not inferior to iron.”" I can tell you all of this, Your Majesty," Li Chongyi said." However, you have to give me Black Rock Mountain and Old Man Ridge."”
Coal and steel could be said to be the two most basic raw materials for industrial development. Blackstone was the name of coal in the Great Tang.
As for Black Rock Mountain and Old Man Ridge, these two coal mines were both open-air coal mines. As long as they could take them down, they could earn money all day long. As for teaching Li Shi Min how to use it? This was what he had planned before. The coal market was still blank, but if he were to rely on himself, he might not be able to open up this market. However, with Li Shiming's participation, it would be completely different. He could make this market bigger and stronger in the shortest time possible. At that time, he would have two open-pit coal mines that were extremely easy to mine. Only then would he be able to make a lot of money.
As for long-term benefits? Li Chongyi didn't care. As long as the Great Tang could continue on the path of industrialisation under his lead, there were many ways for him to make money.
The world was so big, he would not be constrained by the gains and losses of a city or a place.
"It can be compared to iron?" Li Shiming's expression changed. A few days ago, Li Chongyi had just created gunpowder, a weapon that had put him in a difficult position. Now, he was saying that this black stone was comparable to iron.
One had to know that this was the era of cold weapons. Iron was the raw material of weapons!
Food, iron, horses, and population. These four indicators determined the strength of a country.
Although the Great Tang traded with other countries, iron was something that was strictly controlled. Even if the people of the steppe wanted to buy a pot, they could only rely on smuggling. On one hand, the Great Tang's iron production was insufficient, and on the other hand, this was a policy of restriction on the people of the steppe.
"Your Majesty, Lizhi and I will make some pastries for you. You talk to Chongyi first." Empress Zhangsun winked at Li Lizhi and the two women walked out together.
After the door was closed, Empress Zhangsun gave Li Lizhi a look. Then, the two women eavesdropped at the door. The reason why she came out was a matter of principle. The aspects involved in this matter were no longer something that women could interfere with. However, if she didn't continue listening halfway, she would feel itchy in her heart.
However, perhaps because she felt that eavesdropping was a little inappropriate, Empress Zhangsun gave Li Lizhi a look, meaning to tell her to listen here and tell her later. Then, Empress Zhangsun left first.
Li Shiming and Li Chongyi naturally didn't know what had happened outside in this short period of time.
Li Shi Min spoke first," Chongyi, do you know that if you marry the princess, it will have a huge impact on your future?" Now that you have lost your title, if you can't even enter the court in the future, even I will feel pity.”
"Your Majesty, the title of nobility and the court are nothing to me compared to a single finger of hers," Li Chongyi said without thinking. I must marry her. Even if I have to make everyone my enemy, I, Li Chongyi, won't care!”This was related to a man's promise. Since he had promised Gao Yang, he must do it. Moreover, he could not tolerate the person he liked marrying someone else in the future.
"Good! Do you know why I can always tolerate you? It's because you and I value relationships! Otherwise, if it was someone else who did what you did, I would most likely not keep him alive! Unfortunately, if she hadn't already been betrothed to someone, I would have agreed to it right now.”
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Friends who like the history of the Tang Dynasty series can read my old book," Bringing a Farm to the Tang Dynasty." The first 700,000 to 800,000 words are still okay, but don't read the rest. I can't understand it myself!!
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