Back at the old mansion, Li Yin went online to check on the information of jade. At present, 95% of the commercial grade jade in the international market came from Myanmar, so jade was also called Myanmar jade. According to statistics, the turnover of jade was extremely high, reaching 8 billion US dollars in just one year. With the depletion of the Myanmar jade raw stone mine, the price of jade rose steadily. At a jade raw stone auction in Myanmar last year, A 112 kg piece of jade with green flowers on the bottom of the ice set a single transaction price of 500 million yuan.
When he saw this, Li Yin was stunned when he thought of the raw jade in the ring that was three meters tall, five meters wide, and weighed dozens of tons. Once this raw jade appeared, wouldn't it cause a sensation in the world?
The next day, Li Yin arrived at the Tang Auction House before dawn. The receptionist, Xiao Zhao, was shocked when he saw Li Yin. He hurriedly hid his half-eaten breakfast. When Li Yin saw this scene, he smiled.
"Call Director Yang over!" Li Yin said, then added,"Continue eating. It's not time for work yet.”
"Yes, Chairman!" Little Zhao, her name was Zhao Yuanyuan. She had just graduated from school this year and had been working at the auction house for three months. She would be able to become a full-time employee in a few days. Looking at Li Yin who was going upstairs, she let out a soft sigh, hoping that she had not left a bad impression on Li Yin.
Yang Suxin lived in a neighborhood not far from the auction house. When she received a call from Zhao Yuanyuan, she put on some light makeup and rushed over. It was rare for this elusive chairman to come to the auction house a few times.
"Chairman!" She knocked on the door and entered. Yang Suxin sat opposite Li Yin." You're really mysterious. You're always the one looking for us, but we've never been able to find you!"”
"Only a mysterious person is called the chairman. Those who are in the company all day long are professional managers."”
"Yeah, people like us who work for the boss have a hard life!”Yang Suxin and Li Yin could be considered acquaintances, so they could speak freely.
Li Yin smiled and said," Don't be so humble. No matter what, you're still the second boss. Right, let's talk about business. Contact an internationally renowned auction house and say that they're auctioning the raw jade. These are some photos of the raw jade. Find some authoritative jade appraisal experts to come over.”
"Chairman, why did you start the jade business?!" Yang Suxin was stunned.”，She picked up the photos and looked at them. She covered her mouth in shock." Such a big raw jade!”
"That's why I asked you to find a large international auction house!”
After recovering from her shock, Yang Suxin calmed down. After all, she had seen the world. She said,""Chairman, you didn't fall for it, did you? The risk of stone gambling is very high now. You must have spent a lot of money to buy this stone!”
Li Yin didn't know either. He only saw a corner of the stone that revealed jade. How could he know what the other parts were like? However, he believed that the Biao Kingdom wouldn't specially pick this raw stone for no reason. Li Yin said,"Stone gambling is of course a gamble. Spend money to get both Chinese and foreign media to come over and create a bigger commotion. Then, we'll cut open the original in front of the media at the auction house. If it's fake, we'll treat it as a joke. If it's real, it'll be enough to become famous all over the world!”
Li Yin was the boss. Since the boss had spoken, Yang Suxin did not say anything else. She reported the company's operations to Li Yin again. Yang Suxin followed Li Yin's words and went to the SH City International Auction House first.
It was not a matter of a day or two to organize the media and experts. Li Yin returned to the palace to explain some things and then returned to the auction house. Li Shimin gave him the task of building the underground pipeline, so he had to put in some effort.
Holding the Chang 'an underground pipeline map that he had drawn, Li asked the company's driver to drive him to an engineering design company and asked them to design a set of drawings according to the actual situation. After all, he was only a second-hand dam. He didn't understand it, so he still needed professionals to do it.
The engineering design company was located in a business district in SH City. After telling the design company his requirements, Li Yin was too lazy to wait and went shopping on the street.
Walking on the street, Li Yin looked at the goods in the shop and thought about how to get these things to the Tang Dynasty. After living for a while, the lack of living materials in the Tang Dynasty made him miserable. It was time to think of a way. When he passed by a watch shop, Li Yin stopped and had a flash of inspiration.
"Boss, can you customize watches here?”
"Of course, but we can't do one or two!”
"Is a hundred okay?"
"This is fine. What style do you want?”
"I want an old automatic watch. The time on it can be replaced with the traditional Chinese time, is that okay?”
"No problem!"
After leaving the watch shop, Li Yin bought some snacks and went back. He really couldn't eat Tang Chao's food anymore. One day, he had to educate the chef of the prince's mansion and let him cook dishes from the 21st century.
The design institute was very efficient. In the afternoon, Li Yin received the blueprints. Looking at the time, he should report to the Ministry of Works.
The Minister of Works, Lu Shang, was also an old acquaintance of Li Yin. Li Shimin's decree had already reached the Ministry of Works. Li Yin received his official uniform and officially became a sixth-grade Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Works.
"Your Highness, the emperor has instructed that you will be in charge of the underground pipes. You can tell me how much labor and silver you need!”Lu Shang pulled Li Yin aside and whispered,"It's just that Your Highness has to be more careful. This matter is not only being watched by the Emperor, but also by the Crown Prince.”，After saying that, he glanced at an official in his twenties sitting in the northwest corner.
Li Yin did not know the official, but Lu Shang's meaning was clear. He was the Crown Prince's man." Minister, since Li Yin has received the official position of Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is your subordinate. Here, you don't have to address him as Your Highness anymore. Just treat Li Yin as an ordinary official.”
Lu Shang understood that Li was putting on an act and smiled."Your Highness is really approachable. Then Lu Shang will be bold!”
The construction of the underground pipeline could not be delayed. After exchanging pleasantries with the officials of the Ministry of Works, Li opened the blueprint and began to explain the construction to these officials. At the same time, he also knew that the official's name was Zhao Jie. He was the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works and his immediate superior. In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Prince Li Chengqian rebelled. There was also a person named Zhao Jie, but he did not know if it was him.
"The construction method is very simple. Dig a trench, bury the pipeline, and finally refill it. The most important thing is the slope. This slope must be grasped well, or the water won't be able to be discharged.”
Li Yin couldn't just be a commander without any soldiers, so Lu Shang sent two ninth-grade officials to Li Yin. One was called Kong Chi, and the other was called Wang Shen. They were both new officials of the Ministry of Works.
"Sir, these are not problems. The difficult part is how to make this pipe.”Kong Chi asked.
Li Yin was already prepared. He took out the blueprint of the pipe designed by the design institute. On it were the specific shapes and sizes of the pipe." Give this to the official kiln and let them fire the ceramic pipe according to this size and shape. Tell them that it doesn't have to be gorgeous and good-looking, as long as it's durable.”
"Yes, my lord!" The two of them accepted the order and left.
After leaving the Ministry of Works, Li Yin's mood was a little gloomy. He had always been unwilling to participate in court affairs to avoid attracting the attention of some people. He still understood the principle that there was no kinship in the imperial family. Although Li Chengqian was now firmly in the position of Crown Prince, he still did not let down his vigilance against his younger brothers. This was evident from the moment Li Yin took office in the Ministry of Works, he had placed his confidant in.
"It's time to prepare for a rainy day!" Thinking of the tragic fate of Li Ke and Li Yin after Li Shiming's death, he felt an uneasy crisis for the first time." Li Yin died yesterday, and today, Li Yin will not repeat the mistakes of history!”Li secretly swore.
As if sensing the change in Li Yin's heart, Red Boy let out a high-pitched neighing and ran forward happily.
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