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    Two months passed in the blink of an eye. In Chang'an in October, the weather had begun to turn cold. The leaves on the trees first turned from green to yellow, and then were blown off by the bleak autumn wind.  People also took off their thin summer clothes and began to put on thick autumn clothes.

    In the past two months, a lot of news happened in Chang'an City, such as Yan King Li You being imprisoned again; fireworks flying all over the sky on August 15th; perfume that attracted countless wealthy ladies has also begun to be sold; and  The briquette stove just launched two days ago, etc., but the most discussed thing at the moment is the marriage of Li Min, the king of Liang.

    It is now late October, and in two days it will be the wedding day of Liang Wang Li Min. This year, Li Min can be said to be the most popular figure in the entire Tang Dynasty. He suddenly transformed from a dandy to a humble and polite man.  A gentleman, and he also invented many things that benefited the country and the people.  For example, the original fried tea has now been promoted by the Patent Department. As long as a patent fee is paid, anyone can make fried tea and sell it.  This year's autumn tea and winter tea have already been made into fried tea by many merchants. Although this new tea has a small market share, it has already begun to compete with traditional tea.

    In addition to fried tea, there are also two emerging industries: cement and coal. Not to mention the significance of the emergence of these two new products, these two industries alone directly or indirectly feed hundreds of thousands of people, and even many  People became rich because of this, and the merchants or wealthy nobles who were the first to invest in these two industries also made a lot of money. Therefore, regardless of the Tang Dynasty, as long as Li Liulang's name was mentioned, everyone would praise him.  , and of course his wedding has attracted the attention of countless people.

    Now in Prince Liang's Mansion, everyone is busy from top to bottom. The mansion has been thoroughly cleaned several times in the past two days, and now the wedding scene has begun to be decorated with lights and colors. As the head of the palace's internal affairs, Gao Chong  Now I am so busy that I want to transform into Nezha, who has three heads and six arms.  He can be seen everywhere in the palace.

    In fact, Gao Zhong didn't have to be so busy. As early as a few days ago, the stewards assigned by Prince Liang's Mansion had returned, such as Liu Hu who managed the tea frying business, Yang Jiu who managed the winery, and various stewards who managed the coal mines, etc.  These people can stand alone outside, and it is no problem to deal with some wedding affairs. However, as an old man who has watched Li Min grow up, Gao Zhong is not at ease with Liu Hu and Yang Jiu, and has to personally deal with everything.  OK.  As a result, not only was he tired, but the servants who were doing the work were also complaining endlessly.

    "Compared with Gao Zhong's busy schedule, Li Min, who was the most central figure in the wedding, seemed very leisurely. A month ago, he finally satisfied the three plague instructors from the Ministry of Etiquette.  After passing the etiquette training, Li Min will have nothing to do next. Other matters related to the wedding will naturally be handled by other officials and servants of the palace.

    Compared with other places in the palace, Li Min's study seemed very quiet. The room was close to the window. Li Min had some modifications made and added a briquette stove with a long chimney, which not only provided warmth, but also  You can also boil water to make tea.  The fire outlet is covered with a lid when not in use, and the gas is discharged from the chimney to the window, so there is no need to worry about gas poisoning when staying inside.

    Not far from the stove, there was a large lounge chair covered with thick fur. Li Min was dressed in single clothes.  Lying on it very comfortably, holding a copy of the Three Kingdoms that had just been compiled in his hand, with Wen'er and Hua'er waiting beside him, he looked indescribably comfortable and carefree.

    "Your Highness, are you listening to your servant's report?" It seems that Li Min's mind is focused on reading.  Wang Xijun, who was sitting aside and was working for him during this period, glared at Li Min and shouted dissatisfied.

    "Ah~oh~, you say it, you say it. I'm listening!" Li Min stared at the book and said absently without raising his head. He was now watching the critical moment of the Battle of Chibi, and his mind was focused on it.  He didn't care at all what Wang Xijun said.  Although the content of Three Kingdoms has long been familiar to me, every time I watch it again, I will have some new feelings. This is the most attractive part of Three Kingdoms.

    "Hmph, forget it if you don't listen. Next time I'll try to steal tens of thousands of dollars so that you can't even find the accounts!" Seeing that Li Min still refused to put down the book, Xi Jun angrily threw the accounts in his hand at him.  Throw it down, he said bitterly.

    At this time, Li Min finally broke away from the plot in the book. He was not angry. He picked up the account with a smile, then stuffed it into Xijun's hand, and said shamelessly: "Hey, I'm so good at Xijun,  I know I was wrong, I won¡¯t read this book, and I will listen to you attentively from now on!¡±

    Seeing Li Min's rogue look, Wen'er and Hua'er covered their mouths and snickered. Although Wang Xijun was angry, seeing Li Min's lazy look, he only felt angry and funny, so he had no choice but to sit down again.

    "Xijun, now that the briquettes have been rolled out, how is the effect?" In order to make up for the mistake just now, Li Min asked proactively.  But after Wang Xijun heard it, he gave itShe rolled her eyes, because she had already mentioned this question just now, but Li Min was just reading and didn't hear it at all.

    It was rare for Li Min to cooperate so actively, and Wang Xijun couldn't bear to be angry with him again, so he said patiently: "Your Highness, since the introduction of briquettes and supporting stoves, although some people are still afraid to use them because they are not familiar with them, but in  Motivated by the members of the Carboniferous Association, many people took the lead in using briquette stoves. Now many people have seen the benefits of this kind of stove and began to take the initiative to buy a stove and install it at home. I believe that in another month, it will be  As the weather gets colder, most people in Chang'an will use our briquette stoves."

    "Good! Xijun, you did a great job!" When Li Min heard that briquette stoves were popularized so quickly, he immediately praised him. He left all the affairs of the Carboniferous Industry Association to Wang Xijun, and it was Li Min who proposed the briquettes.  So the promotion of this matter fell on Wang Xijun. I didn't expect that she did such a good job.

    "Haha, actually it doesn't matter. Our briquettes burn cleanly and are economical and cost-effective. Coupled with the cooperation of various companies in the association, if I can't even do this well, wouldn't I be living up to His Highness's expectations?" Wang Xijun  Hearing Li Min's compliment, he said with a hint of shame on his face.

    "Haha~, no matter how good things are, they can't cover up your contribution, Xijun!" Li Min laughed, and then asked with some pride: "By the way, what's the reaction from the Wang family in Taiyuan?"

    When Li Min asked this question, Wang Xijun was also shocked. Although the Wang family was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, Wang Xijun did not have any good impression of the Wang family of Taiyuan because of his grandfather's affairs, so he did not like the use of coal mines to attack the Wang family of Taiyuan.  Seems very positive.

    "Your Highness, it is estimated that the Wang family in Taiyuan has received the news about briquettes, but because the time is too short, we can't see any action yet, but I think the subsequent plan we have prepared should be implemented." Wang Xijun said  Face said excitedly.

    "Well, how is the plan prepared? How do you plan to do it?" Li Min said with some worry. When Wang Xijun saw his plan for the Wang family in Taiyuan, he was immediately thrown aside and said that he didn't understand anything.  He called it Shang Zhan, and then personally drew up a plan, the contents of which Li Min only knew roughly.

    "Don't worry, Your Highness, Mr. Li of Li Yifu of the Patent Department has already submitted a memorial. I heard that the matter has been approved. In addition, all the companies in the association are also ready and people have been sent out. As long as Mr. Li is in trouble,  , the news will be spread immediately, and then we will wait to see the excitement of the Wang family in Taiyuan!" Wang Xijun said fiercely, she is a woman, and has never received favors from the Wang family in Taiyuan. Her father, Wang Zihao, was favored by his grandfather.  Instead, she suffered a lot in front of the Wang family in Taiyuan, so taking revenge on the Wang family in Taiyuan was indeed a very satisfying thing for her.

    "Okay, I'll be waiting for your good news then!" Li Min also said excitedly. It was the first time he faced such a thousand-year-old family. Even though he was a prince, he still felt an uncontrollable nervousness.

    "Yes!" Wang Xijun nodded. She was not nervous at all, but very excited. Then she paused and said, "Your Highness, the sales of perfume are very hot these days. Should we expand production?"

    Since the last time Li Min produced the perfume and gave it to his mother, Concubine Yang, the name of the perfume has spread throughout the Tang aristocratic class, especially those women who love beauty, through the mouths of several eldest princesses and princesses who attended the banquet.  They were extremely thirsty for perfume. For example, Princess Jiangxia and Princess Hejian visited Li Min in person and asked for perfume. As a junior, Li Min did not dare not to give it, so he only offered it to him obediently.

    For luxury goods such as perfume, Li Min didn't want to spend too much energy, so she handed over the matter to Wang Xijun and asked her to set up a small perfume workshop based on the original craftsmen. The perfume produced was also priced extremely.  High, but he still underestimated the madness of women. The perfume produced in the perfume workshop could not meet the market demand at all. Wang Xijun had asked to expand the production scale more than once.

    "Okay, you can expand production, but you must control the quality, don't produce any inferior perfume, and try to separate it into three grades: high, medium and low. Since you want to do this, you must follow the rules of this industry.  Set it down." Li Min thought for a while and said, it's not that he doesn't want to make this money, it's just that he doesn't have much time now, so he doesn't want to be distracted by such things that have nothing to do with the overall situation. But judging from the current situation, he  It won¡¯t work if you don¡¯t do it.

    "Your Highness, don't worry, your servant understands!" Wang Xijun said happily after hearing that Li Min finally relented.  As a businessman, the most painful thing is to watch countless money without making any money.

    Speaking of perfume, Li Min suddenly thought of something he had told you a long time ago, so he asked: "Xijun, last time I askedHave you found the person you were looking for with a reward of thousands of dollars?  "(To be continued)

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