Soon, Xiao Ran understood.
"It's indeed a little too much. These aristocratic families are taking advantage of the situation!”Xiao Ran said.
"Is there a way?" Li Lizhi looked at Xiao Ran expectantly.
Xiao Ran smiled." Of course, there is a way. Since the aristocratic families are willing to lend, then let Your Majesty lend as much as possible.”
Li Lizhi frowned." We can't afford it at all. Isn't this a vicious cycle?"”
In the future, the hole would only get bigger and bigger.
"Normally, that's the case. But if that's the case, would I ask His Majesty to borrow it?”Xiao Ran said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Li Lizhi grabbed Xiaoran's arm excitedly.
Only then did Xiaoran say,
"You can borrow, but you can't borrow money. You can only borrow charcoal.”
"As for the interest, let's follow the rules of the aristocratic families. If you can't pay it back in a month, you can start to accumulate interest.”
"I can use this opportunity to rip off the aristocratic families!”
"What do we do?" Li Lizhi still didn't understand.
"Ask His Majesty to borrow as much as possible. After we get the charcoal, we can sell it directly to the aristocratic families.”
"The aristocratic families are not stupid. How can they buy back what they borrowed?”Li Lizhi asked.
"He must buy it!"
Li Lizhi thought for a while but still didn't understand." Why?”
"If they borrow it, they will sell it. When His Majesty sells it, it will be slightly cheaper than the aristocratic families. In order to raise the price, they will definitely buy it back. Otherwise, the price will drop.”
Li Lizhi nodded." I understand. What's the benefit of exchanging charcoal for money?”
"Next, we can wait for the charcoal to drop in price.”
Li Lizhi's eyes lit up and she said excitedly,""I understand. When our coal enters the market, the price of charcoal will be lowered. When the price is low enough, we can buy it back at a low price and return it to the aristocratic families with interest!”
"That's right, that's what I mean!"
"Will they fall for it?" Li Lizhi was a little worried. The aristocratic families were not easy to fool.
If they messed up, then the Great Tang would be in huge debt.
"Our coal must be kept a secret before this. This way, the aristocratic families won't be able to think of this and naturally have nothing to worry about. When they had nothing to worry about, they naturally had a chance.”
No one would have thought that Xiaoran would find a substitute for charcoal. The quantity was huge, and the quality was not inferior to charcoal.
It was even more cost-effective than charcoal.
The people from the aristocratic families were definitely not stupid. They were all smart people, but they would not think of such a thing.
The technology of using coal was like a downsizing blow to the Great Tang.
To be honest, it was a little bullying.
The more Li Lizhi thought about it, the more excited she became. She said,"The key is that we have to get enough coal into Chang 'an Fortress.”
"That's right! Yujiagou is an outcrop coal mine. Mining is very simple. You've seen the process of washing coal. It's not difficult.”
Li Lizhi nodded." It's killing two birds with one stone! Ask Imperial Father to send someone to help dig the coal!"
"No, no, no! There's no need!" Xiao Ran hurriedly waved his hand.
"The people sent by Imperial Father are definitely reliable.”
"That's right. It's not enough to kill two birds with one stone. We want to kill three birds with one stone!”
"What else?"
"There must be a lot of refugees in Chang 'an, right?”
Li Lizhi nodded." A lot, and more and more."”
"The gathering of too many refugees is also a huge hidden danger. They don't have enough to eat or wear. There were too many refugees. If they were not handled properly, there might be a riot in the end.”
Li Lizhi nodded." That's right!"
"So, we're going to use work as a form of relief and solve some of the refugees 'problems at the same time. Don't you think this is killing three birds with one stone?”
Li Lizhi nodded hurriedly and admired Xiaoran a little.
Li Lizhi hadn't thought of this problem before.
"That's a good idea! This also relieved some of the pressure on the Imperial Court.”
Xiao Ran nodded." The wages can be lower. Take care of food and accommodation, and try to recruit as many refugees as possible.”
"I understand!" Li Lizhi said with a smile.
Li Lizhi couldn't wait to tell Li Shiming.
"I have to go and tell Imperial Father so that he won't worry.”Li Lizhi stood up immediately.
"It's too late. Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"No, I can't sleep if I don't tell you!”Li Lizhi was determined!
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