Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 178 Hot Pot Banquet
Sunset on the west mountain, the sky is smudged with red clouds.

On Chang'an Avenue, there was a hustle and bustle of carriages and horses.In the cooler weather, many people took their children to walk through the streets and wander the streets.

Two horse-drawn carriages passed through the bustling crowd, and the gold thread tassels hanging from the ceiling swayed and swayed with the slow movement of the carriages and horses.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, such luxurious carriages are very common, and the people are no strangers to it, and have not attracted much attention.

A chorus of shouts faintly came from the fork in the street, and a corner of the car curtain was lifted to take a look.

Probably because he didn't see the parade procession, he lowered the curtain, and then the powerful and peaceful voice sounded in the carriage.

"The son of a literati paraded through the streets to announce that Li Xian's coal stove might not be able to enter the imperial city."

"Eunuch Rong, from your point of view, how can such a business be started?"

The person who spoke was Li Shimin. After inspecting the horseshoe in the Ministry of Industry, he found that Li Xian, who was supposed to supervise the work, had disappeared.After careful questioning, I found out that Li Xian had gone to the workshop.

Thinking of the current farce in the imperial city, Li Shimin suddenly became interested, and decided to pay a private visit in a micro-service to see what tricks this kid has to break the deadlock.

Seeing being asked, Eunuch Rong, who was in plain clothes, wiped the sweat from his brow and raised his chubby face.

"Your Majesty, you are embarrassing this old slave."

"The old slave was originally from a family of officials and eunuchs, and he was born in a wealthy family. He has never been involved in the art of merchants, and he knows nothing about business."

When he looked up, he saw Li Shimin with a warm smile on his face, and his face was full of joy. Eunuch Rong didn't want to spoil Li Shimin's interest, so he changed the subject.

"But right now, because of a small coal stove, there are many wooden boycott signs in the city, and the streets and alleys are full of wind and rain. I'm afraid even Mr. Li, who is extremely astute, will have to use his brain this time."

Hahaha.

Li Shimin smiled heartily and shook his head.

"I'm afraid this time it's not just a quick-witted solution."

"I'm very curious, the outside world is so noisy, but this kid is like a normal person."

"The workshop is operating as usual, and they have not come forward to clarify, what is the situation?"

Eunuch Rong accepted the quarrel, and a look of worry appeared on his fat cheeks.

"Mr. Li is just a child who is not as good as a weak crown. He must be flustered to be able to stir up such a situation."

"Oh, it's embarrassing for the child, but he made it like this with a kind heart."

"Maybe being in the workshop is just avoiding such disasters."

The chariots and horses swayed forward, and Li Shimin, who was dressed in plain clothes, didn't say much, and his mood was also affected by the words of this Eunuch Rong, and there was a little fluctuation.

Yes!

In the final analysis, Li Xian is just a young man who is still young and has a weak experience.

In such a situation, a certain merchant cannot turn things around in such an environment, let alone such a mere young man?
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Suburban workshop.

In the spacious courtyard, dozens of coal stoves are burning red, and all kinds of cooking utensils such as clay pots and steamers are set up.

Amidst the bursts of rising white air, the strong aroma of hot pot filled the courtyard.

A group of people dressed in sackcloth didn't think the coal stove was hot, and their dark cheeks leaned against the orange flames of the coal stove, discussing non-stop.

"This coal stove is so good. Just a piece of coal can burn a pot of water without adding firewood. It's amazing."

"I think it's convenient for the official to light it just now. I really don't know what those people in the imperial city think, but they reject such a good treasure."

"Hey, what do those people in the imperial city know? They said it was charcoal poisoning. What is this charcoal? Let's stand here for a long time, and it may not be possible for anyone to be poisoned. It's all just talking."

Originally, some villagers came to ask for advice on how to use the coal stove, but as the number of people increased in the past two days, Li Xian also felt the trouble of demonstrating it over and over again, so he called on the villagers to come and observe.

Thinking of the sincerity of the villagers in giving chickens and ducks, Li Xian simply slaughtered the chickens and ducks that the villagers gave in the past, and held a feast together with those wild vegetables.

For a person like Li Xian who was born in the Duke's Mansion, perhaps these meats are nothing, but in the hearts of the villagers, this is a family treasure.

Therefore, by doing this, Li Xian can be regarded as asking the villagers to live a good year in advance and repaying the favor.

A man took off his straw sandals, knocked off the gravel embedded in the soles of the shoes, looked at the chattering women in front of the pot and opened his mouth.

"You have long hair but short knowledge. What do you know? The officials are kind and kind. Some people in the imperial city must not be used to it."

"The price of charcoal has doubled this year. If coal stoves enter the city, how much less will they sell?"

"The smoky atmosphere in the city is the trick of those dignitaries to make money. These people have pus on their heads and sores on their feet. They are bad!"

Ah Hu, who had finished killing a piece of good meat, placed the pottery plate on the long table, and smashed his chest with his oily fist.

"Hmph! Those profiteers are trying to ruin the reputation of our official everywhere, thinking of ways to ruin the reputation of our official."

"If you try coal stoves, you can't enter the city. I will be the first to mobilize the people in the surrounding villages to buy our official's coal stoves!"

"They don't want it, there are plenty of people who want it."

After all, he was young and energetic, and when he spoke, he was full of blood, his fists were clenched, and his veins were popping out.

The old man on the side knocked off the straw sandals, raised his head and nodded Ahu, and shook his head slowly.

"You baby, you are still too young."

"The craftsmen, the officials, the charcoal piled up are all made of tinkling copper plates. Do you really think how much our chickens, ducks and wild vegetables are worth?"

"The official sold us out of kindness. You call some people. This kind of thing that noble people can afford. How many copper coins can we poor villages pay?"

Putting on his shoes, the old man glanced at Li Xian who was sitting under the shed with his eyes closed and resting his mind, and continued.

"We need to know how to be grateful. The things we sent were cooked by the officials and returned to us to eat. It's like picking up coal stoves for nothing."

"This kindness that takes care of our food and clothing is a kindness that will never end in a lifetime."

The rambling words continued, Cheng Chu walked around silently, and sat down beside Li Xian.

With a smile on his wheat-colored cheeks, he opened his mouth and said.

"It's good to buy people's hearts, but as the old man said, it's not enough to pay back the kindness of the poor folks, and we can't enter the imperial city, what should we do?"

The closed eyelids moved, and the corner of Li Xian's mouth curled into a slight smile.

"What are you panicking about?"

"At the beginning of the coal stove, I only thought about having hot pot to eat in the cold winter. If I didn't meet that rich businessman, I would still have the idea of ​​making money in spring."

"Isn't this the best now, look at this fresh chicken, duck and wild game, it saves a lot of money to buy vegetables,"

Opening his eyes, Li Xian sat up slowly, and pouted towards the group of people.

"Didn't you also say that we are buying people's hearts?"

"Thousands of powerful and wealthy people in the imperial city don't believe us. Only these simple people have no doubts. This sincerity is worthy of the feast in front of them."

Looking back, Li Xian smiled easily.

"I also said in front of the noodle shop before, justice is in the heart, so what is there to be afraid of?"

"No matter how bad it is, let's replace a yard of chickens, ducks and lambs. If you have nothing to do, let me take care of you. It's not bad for me to be a Datang farmer."

At this moment, Li Xian can still make fun of himself, Cheng Chumo admires the young man in front of him, and curls his lips.

"It's up to you to do what you want. I haven't seen any son of a prince who raises chickens and ducks."

Pointing at Cheng Chumo, Li Xian nodded slightly.

"you said?"

"Then this may be your last hot pot meal, I hope you eat and drink well."

After speaking, he picked up the spoon and opened it, the rich aroma rushed to his face, Cheng Chumo's Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed.

"Brother Li, you are good at everything, but there is one thing that needs to be changed?"

"Which point?"

"Speaking needs to be discussed. After all, this is the will of the people. It is not impossible to discuss it for you..."

(End of this chapter)