Hearing Eunuch Lin's words, Li Yuan picked up his tea and took a sip. He looked at the white smoke rising from the lake.
"Ma Zhou has great talent, but it's useless to raise horses in the marketplace. He's not even as focused as others.”
"But in terms of talent and learning, there are only ten people in Chang 'an who can go out.”
"Tell me, is it worth it for me to use a fish to subdue Ma Zhou?”
Eunuch Lin stood at the side and smacked his lips. He looked at Li Yuan and said,""Your Majesty, if Ma Zhou is really like what you said.”
"This deal is too worth it."
"Your Majesty, you're really far-sighted. This old servant is a little short-sighted.”
Li Yuan didn't mind. He looked at Eunuch Lin and said,"Pei Ji has his uses, Ma Zhou has his uses, and you have yours.”
"I'm born with talent.”
"You can find some clever and obedient inner servants. Zhen will put you in an important position in the future.”
"Leave first. Zhen has some things to think about.”
Eunuch Lin's face lit up with joy and he quickly retreated.
As a slave, he should not have been so talkative, but he really felt a little anxious these days. Li Yuan seemed to have changed a little.
He had followed Li Yuan for many years, and he had no other use other than serving Li Yuan.
He was afraid that he would not be able to follow Li Yuan.
That was why he said that today.
When he heard Li Yuan say that he was still in an important position, a stone in his heart was lifted. At the same time, he thought that he would go and see which internal attendants were available when he returned to the palace.
Li Yuan naturally didn't care what Eunuch Lin thought.
The map of Chang 'an appeared in his mind again, and the empty space outside the city was exposed.
The Royal Glazed Tile Factory occupied a piece of land.
The iron-smelting plant rewarded by the system had not been built yet.
Wherever Li Yuan looked, the map in the system would rapidly enlarge, allowing him to see it very clearly. These were all ownerless lands.
The Land of No King was his territory.
Li Yuan looked at the marked places. There were two iron mines.
He rubbed his chin and muttered,""I've long heard that Zhangsun's family has a mine. So it turns out that there's iron ore here. However, there seems to be another mine with a storage capacity that's almost ten times larger.”
"Then we'll build the factory here.”
Li Yuan tapped his finger lightly.
The factory changed in an instant. The foundation was solid, and the factory was built.
The signboard of the Imperial Ironmaking Factory was also hung up.
Li Yuan opened his eyes.
He looked at the place where the factory had been built. To be honest, he was still a little curious as to why the Zhangsun Clan had abandoned such a huge mine.
In the Great Tang, Zhangsun Wuji and Li Shiming had a close relationship.
The imperial court did not know about this place, so it should be possible to buy it privately without anyone noticing.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan tapped his foot lightly.
Like a bird, he floated on the shore.
Eunuch Lin looked at Li Yuan, who he was protecting, with a dumbfounded expression. Li Yuan's lightness skill was so good that he swallowed his saliva and landed on the shore in a rather sorry state.
Then, he jogged over and said,"Your Majesty, I'll die a thousand deaths. Did you find an assassin?"”
Li Yuan glanced at him and said," Do you know how to get to the iron mine of the Zhangsun Clan? Bring me there to take a look. I want to go to the mountains to see the scenery."”
Eunuch Lin was puzzled, but he quickly said,""Your Majesty, please get on the carriage. This old servant will bring you there now.”
"The mine is not too far from here. You should be able to reach it after resting for a while.”
Li Yuan boarded the carriage.
Eunuch Lin wiped the sweat off his forehead. Why was Li Yuan's martial arts better than when he was young?
He was so well-hidden.
He began to doubt whether he and Li Junxian could really protect the Emperor.
Eunuch Lin's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts. He was even more determined to do what Li Yuan had arranged this time. Otherwise, he might not be able to continue working for Li Yuan the next time.
The carriage sped forward.
Li Yuan sat in the carriage, watching the scenery on both sides of the road.
Finally, he saw a building rising from the ground among the lush trees. This was his iron-smelting factory.
Eunuch Lin's eyes were also dazed as he drove the carriage. When was this building built? Could it be that they had run past this place? He looked around carefully.
This was the place.
The Zhangsun family's iron mine was still here.
Eunuch Lin stopped the carriage and lifted the curtain.""Your Majesty, something strange has appeared in front of us. This old servant has never seen it before.”
"This servant has already instructed the Golden Guards to go.”
"Your Majesty, do you think we should stop for a moment or something?”
Li Yuan waved his hand and said," Let's go there directly. That's my iron-smelting factory. We should be at the mine by now, right?"”
When Eunuch Lin heard Li Yuan's words, he was stunned for a moment. However, he immediately nodded and said,"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the mine."
Li Yuan got off the carriage and walked towards the mine.
He looked at the exposed iron ore on the ground. It could be seen everywhere. He finally understood why the Zhangsun Clan valued such a small iron ore.
It turned out that the Great Tang's mining was basically all about the surface.
However, the ones in the depths of the mine were almost invisible. Or rather, even if they knew, they did not have the technology.
Li Yuan felt his heart ache.
No wonder the Great Tang was so poor.
Guarding the golden mountain was impossible.
Li Yuan walked towards his mine and looked at the rocks around him. Although there were not many exposed mineral veins, he knew what was underground.
That was a massive reserve of ore that could last the Great Tang for thousands of years.
Even after more than a thousand years, it was still being mined.
Li Yuan looked at Eunuch Lin and said,"Lin Cheng, from today onwards, the Zhangsun family will not take out the mine for now.”
"Order people to hire migrant workers for Zhen. The wages will be paid according to Chang 'an's wages.”
"From today onwards, mine with your life!”
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