Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 582 Excited Wang Ze
In fact, when Wang Ze knew the benefits of the briquette stove, he had an idea, but he hadn't figured out how to talk to Gao Ming yet.

What he didn't expect was that before he could open his mouth, Gao Ming gave him the briquette stove directly, so at this moment, he was not only surprised, but also a little disbelieving.

"His Royal Highness, did you really give me this briquette stove?"

Seeing his surprised expression, Gao Ming smiled and nodded again.

"Yes, I'll give it to you. As long as you can popularize this thing, then it's fine to make a little money!"

Small money?

Although Gao Ming said it was small money, Wang Ze didn't think so.

The Wang family is a big family in Taiyuan, and its influence can radiate from Taiyuan Prefecture to more than a dozen surrounding counties, occupying almost half of Hedong Road.

If briquette stoves can be popularized in such a large area, even if each family only burns coal for a few pennies a day, it can bring 10,000+ yuan of income to the Wang family in one year.

This is not a small amount of money, you know, now their Wang family only has tens of thousands of guan in a year, Gao Ming's so-called "small money" is enough to become an important income for the Wang family.

And as Gao Ming said, the steam engine wants to burn coal. When the steam engine shipyards of the Lu family and the Cui family are built, the fuel for these ships will still have to be bought from him. At that time, this will be an income. In the next year, 10,000+ points will definitely be indispensable.

Thinking of this, Wang Ze's voice couldn't help trembling.

"Too...His Royal Highness, this coal..."

Gao Ming knew what Wang Ze wanted to say, so before he finished speaking, he interrupted him with a smile and waved his hand.

"The coal is yours. I won't share it with you. You just need to remember to pay taxes. This is indispensable!"

"Understood! This humble minister understands!"

Wang Ze nodded repeatedly as he spoke, as if he had picked up a big bargain. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Old Wang, believe me, with the application of steam engines, the price of coal will become higher and higher in the future. Even if the Wang family becomes the number one family with coal, it is not impossible, but I only hope you Can remember a sentence, don't always limit your eyes to your own family!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze frowned and thought for a while before bowing to Gao Ming.

"Please make it clear, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Okay, let me put it another way."

Seeing that Wang Ze didn't understand, Gao Ming smiled and nodded again, and said, "I once heard someone say a word called 'there is no dynasty with a thousand years, only a family with ten thousand years', have you heard of this? ?”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze felt his heart tremble, and his mood became a little nervous.

What does His Royal Highness mean by this?Are you going to hit me?Or is there another meaning?
Thinking of this, Wang Ze quickly shook his head.

"No, I have never heard of such outrageous words. Those who say such words should be punished with a broken car!"

Seeing Wang Ze's righteous indignation, Gao Ming smiled and shook his head.

"It doesn't make any sense to find out who said it. What I mean by telling you this is that it is ridiculous, and the reason for its absurdity is not that it despises imperial power, but that he doesn't understand what a country is at all! "

Having said this, a trace of helplessness flashed across Gao Ming's face, and then he let out a long sigh.

"Hey, country and country, there is a country, there is a family, and personal gains and losses are insignificant in the face of national interests, including aristocratic families, including the royal family!"

"Uh……"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze was stunned. Seeing Wang Ze's expression, Gao Ming shook his head at him again.

"Do you think the country I'm talking about is our royal family of the Li family? No, even our royal family of the Li family is actually a member of the family, just the most powerful family!"

The royal family is the most powerful family?

Gao Ming's explanation was obviously beyond Wang Ze's expectation. As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, he widened his eyes again, his expression full of surprise.

"Then according to His Royal Highness, what is a country?"

Hearing Wang Ze's question, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"The country I'm talking about refers to all the territory of our Tang Dynasty, all the people in the territory, and the court that manages these people. 'The people are the most important thing, the society is the second, and the king is the least'. Mencius said hundreds of years ago It is very clear that the people, the country, and the king, these three elements make up a country."

"Uh……"

As a civil servant, Wang Ze has naturally read "Mencius", and what Gao Ming said is familiar to him, so it touched him the most.

"It turns out that this can also be understood in this way!"

Thinking of this, Wang Ze couldn't help but nodded his head immediately, Gao Ming laughed again seeing him agreeing with his words.

"So, if a country wants to be prosperous for a long time, it must first let the people live well, and at the same time make the country stable and eliminate all unstable factors. Only when these two things are guaranteed can the king rest easy."

Hearing Gao Ming's explanation, Wang Ze suddenly showed a look of enlightenment.

"I already understand what your highness said. Don't worry, your highness. From now on, our Wang family will do what you say. Our Taiyuan Wang family will never become an unstable factor for the country and the Tang Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Wang Ze bowed deeply to Gao Ming with a serious expression. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming also showed a satisfied expression on his face.

"It's easy to talk to smart people, yes, that's what I mean, whoever is bad for the country, I will bring him down, and whoever is good for the country, then I will make him rich and prosperous, as long as he is a smart person We all know the choice."

Having said that, Gao Ming patted Wang Ze's shoulder again.

"Okay, I won't say too much, come with me to the study, I will write you a handbook, and you can take it to Liu Tao later, and he will naturally give you what you need when the time comes! "

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming turned around and left, but after walking a few steps, he found that Wang Ze hadn't followed. He looked back and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that Wang Ze was moving the briquette stove, but because the briquette stove was too hot, he failed to move it several times.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming could only smile and shook his head.

"Old Wang, follow me to the study first, I will send someone to send the briquette stove to your house later!"

"Uh..." Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze blushed again, and quickly bowed his hands to Gao Ming, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Okay, you're welcome, come with me!" After finishing speaking, Gao Ming turned and left.

Seeing this scene, Wang Ze didn't dare to delay, and quickly followed.

(End of this chapter)