Capital Datang

Hearing that it was Taiyuan Wang who was against him, Cheng Huailiang and the others were stunned, and the arrogance on their faces gradually faded, replaced by a rare solemnity.

"Taiyuan Wang again?" Li Yin also said to himself in surprise, the last time that Wang Kuang met him by chance, he never showed up again. He only heard from Wang Zihao that the other party once brought him I went to the message and told Wang Zihao to wait patiently, and he will immediately start what he promised when he returned to Taiyuan.

"What's the matter with the Taiyuan Wang family? With so many of us, are we still afraid that they won't succeed?" Seeing that everyone was silent, the young and energetic Li Yong stood up first and said.His words were supported by some people. These people were used to rampant in Chang'an City, and they would not be able to swallow this breath no matter what.

"You are talking about Chapter 84. The thousand-year-old family and the upstart of the Tang Dynasty coincidentally, the other party is one of the five surnames and seven Wangs in the world, and the place where we are looking for coal mines is already within the sphere of influence of the Wang family in Taiyuan, so they are not only local snakes, Moreover, it is an extremely powerful local snake, but the forces of our families are mainly around Chang'an, even if we want to trouble them, it is beyond our reach!" Cheng Huailiang looks rude, but in fact he is very shrewd and understands this matter Also very sober.

"In fact, if there is only one Wang family, we don't have to worry too much, but the five surnames and Qiwang are intermarried frequently, and the relationship is very close, and the other few are not very far from the coal mine. It would be a really bad thing if they got involved in the dispute if the dispute is over." Qin Huaiyu also analyzed very calmly.Capital Datang 84

Although the Taiyuan Wang family is one of the five surnames and seven Wangs, it has been going downhill over the years.The power of the family is also shrinking day by day, and now they can only be ranked at the bottom of Qiwang. The combined strength of these people may not be able to overwhelm each other.It's just that Ruo Wang asked the other Qiwang for help at that time.Even if only one family intervenes, the combined power of the two families is enough to make them retreat in despair.

"Cut~, how can it be so troublesome, why don't I organize the private soldiers and servants of the family in Chapter 84 and the upstarts of the Tang Dynasty, and drag them to the coal mine to grab the territory. Let me see who dares to do it right for me?" Li Yong This kid is simple-minded, and the only thing he thinks of when encountering a problem is to use force to solve it.Never considered the serious consequences of doing so.So as soon as his words came out, countless people immediately rolled their eyes, but a few guys with simpler minds agreed very much and were about to speak in support.But when they saw Cheng Huailiang's reaction, they immediately shut their mouths tactfully, and despised Li Yong together with everyone else.

Seeing everyone's unanimous stares, Li Yong also knew that his thinking was too simple, although his skin was thick enough.However, she still blushed a little, and sat down awkwardly.Li Yin sighed in his heart when he saw his good brother make a fool of himself, Li Yong's size has begun to grow.But the brain has not grown, and the head is full of violent thoughts.It is estimated that when he grows up, only the promising profession of robber is the most suitable for him.

"Liulang, you suggested the coal mine. Now that you have a problem, don't just listen!" Someone saw Li Yin sitting there without saying a word, and couldn't help shouting.Now that the Wang family is robbing coal mines with them, and they are on other people's territory, they can't grab them at all. Without coal mines, wouldn't their coal industry association become a joke?

Although Li Yin was a little surprised by the Wang family's robbing of mines, he was not in a hurry at all. When he heard someone mentioning him, he stood up with a smile on his face, and shouted to the chaotic crowd: "Brothers, everyone, be quiet!" Be quiet, be quiet!" Seeing Li Yin standing up, everyone also admired his intelligence, so they all fell silent, wanting to hear what solution Li Yin has to solve it?

Seeing everyone's reaction, Li Yin nodded in satisfaction, but he said something else first: "Brothers, do you know that a big event happened in the cement area?"

Hearing Li Yin's question, everyone was a little baffled. Although they are also shareholders of the cement factory, everyone is discussing the coal mine now. I don't understand why Li Yin suddenly mentioned cement?

"Hehe, depending on everyone's reaction, you may not know it yet, but as the president of the Cement Association, I already knew about this important event the day before yesterday." Li Yin glanced at the people around him and smiled.

"Liulang, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't play charades!" Li Yong shouted impatiently.

"Ninth Brother, don't worry, you will know what I'm going to say after I finish talking about it." Li Yin laughed, "Actually, this matter is also related to everyone's interests, because just the day before yesterday, someone reported that Luoyang had a The merchant fired cement without permission. Now the Cement Association has reported this situation to the Supervision Institute, and the Supervision Institute has also sent people to investigate. If the report is true, we will not only confiscate it for patent infringement, but also confiscate it. Workshops and all illegal gains will also be punished with heavy fines, and half of the confiscated illegal gains will be rewarded to the whistleblower.”

Hearing Li Yin's narration, everyone was stunned. They have been busy with the coal mine recently, so they really don't know about it.Many people who reacted quickly understood what Li Yin meant by this matter. Seeing Li Yin's sinister smile, they all shuddered. This method is really poisonous. If it is done properly, Not only can they maximize the benefits of these people, but it can also ruthlessly cheat the Wang family.

"Liulang, your idea is good, but have you ever thought about it? Carbon charcoal is different from cement. This thing is dug out from the ground. If we are forced to mine it in the name of a patent, it would be a bit too domineering, and it would be too big. Tang law allows private mining without any major restrictions, so even if we jointly want to do it, I am afraid it will be difficult for His Majesty to agree to this matter." Yan Bei suddenly frowned and said.

Although Yanbei was shrewd, he obviously misunderstood what he meant, so Li Min could only explain again: "Brother Yan, you misunderstood, I didn't want us to monopolize the mining of coal, if they are willing to mine, I would love to Well, but after mining it~ hehe..." Li Yin smiled very sinisterly.

"Oh~, I see, Liulang, don't you want to use those two things?" Li Jingheng immediately came to his senses when he heard Li Yin's words.He slapped his head and stood up excitedly and shouted.Hearing Li Jingheng's reminder, Yan Bei also seemed to understand something, with an expression of sudden understanding.

"Hey, brother Jing Heng is really smart!" Li Yin laughed.Although Li Jingheng didn't say it clearly, he pointed out the most crucial point, which made Li Yin immediately understand that he already knew his plan.

"Hey, Liulang, what are you talking about? Why can't we understand?" Qin Huaiyu said with some dissatisfaction. Like Yanbei, he also thought that Li Yin was going to use patents to monopolize coal mining at first.But after hearing Li Yin's denial, he immediately became confused, and unlike Yan Bei, he basically didn't know much about business.So I couldn't understand what Li Jingheng and Li Yin were talking about.

Li Yin saw that most of the people had confused expressions on their faces, so he didn't try to pretend anymore, and told the solution he thought of. The more Cheng Huailiang and the others listened, the brighter their eyes became.Everyone was happy, laughing and scolding Li Yin for being too insidious.

At the same time, a group of people gathered in the conference hall of the Wang family's long house in Taiyuan to discuss matters.In the middle of the main seat sat a white-haired old man who was not angry and arrogant, and there were more than a dozen middle-aged people sitting beside him.The rest are young people in their 30s and [-]s.However, unlike the harmonious atmosphere of Li Yin and the others, the hall is now full of quarrels.The subject of the quarrel was also about coal mines.

"Uncle, I have always been in charge of the family's property. How could you order the people below to rob the king of Liang and others of the coal mine without my consent?" a man in a Chinese suit standing at the bottom The young man said in a deep voice, although he tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't hide the anger on his face.If Li Yin was here, he would definitely recognize that this young man was the Taiyuan Wang Kuang he had seen last time.Capital Datang 84

The long-bearded middle-aged man sitting next to the Patriarch's seat heard Wang Kuang's words, and immediately snorted angrily, "Hmph~, what do you mean by ordering without authorization? This is a decision jointly made by several of our elders. With your junior's consent?" The middle-aged people sitting beside him also glared at Wang Kuang when they heard Wang Kuang's words.

"The decisions made by the uncles naturally don't need to go through the nephew, but have you ever thought about the consequences of your actions?" Wang Kuang said with a sad face. Among them, he is just a junior who is not valued, otherwise he would not be allowed to give up the imperial examination, and instead deal with those businessmen every day, and take care of business and earn money for the family.

"Hmph, what consequences can there be? It's just a group of ignorant boys who dare to act wildly on our Taiyuan Wang's territory. It's just that they didn't know the use of coal in the past, but now those cement factories are clamoring to buy coal every day. , how can such a good opportunity be cheap for others?" A young man about 30 years old in front of Wang Kuang snorted coldly. The eldest son.

"Brother, the profit of charcoal is indeed huge, but have you ever thought that just because of this little profit, you will offend almost all the upstarts in Chang'an City. Is it worth it?" Wang Kuang looked at his ignorant Wushu's big cousin, angry and hated in his heart, he has already received reliable information, the first to grab the coal mine with Li Min and the others was the short-sighted big cousin in front of him, and his father only persuaded him a few times in order to cover up for his son. The elders of the family ordered the large-scale acquisition of coal mines. Although this matter would offend many people, it could also bring huge profits to the family, so not many people opposed it.

"Wang Kuang, this matter is not as simple as you think!" At this moment, the old man who had been sitting in the master's seat with his eyes closed and meditating suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at Wang Kuang and said.This old man is the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan. His name is Wang Tong. He also served as an official for many years in the former Sui Dynasty. However, since the Tang Dynasty won the world, this Wang Tong has never been an official and has always been the head of the family. Handling family affairs, the prestige in the family is extremely high.

"Grandson is stupid!" Hearing Wang Tong's words, Wang Kuang was also startled, and immediately bowed and saluted.These years, Wang Tong is also getting older, and has seldom managed the affairs of the clan. Although he usually sits on the main seat, it is like a decoration, and he seldom expresses his opinions. Kuang's uncle came to take care of it, but he didn't expect him to speak suddenly today.In fact, not only Wang Kuang, but other people around were also very surprised.

"Yeah!" Wang Tong suddenly stood up from his chair, glanced at the people in the hall, and finally put his eyes on Wang Kuang and said, "Since you know that those people who buy mines are the new rich in Chang'an City, don't they?" Still don’t understand the intentions of your uncles? We, the aristocratic families with the surname of Wang Qiwang, are the targets of His Majesty’s all-out suppression, and those new aristocrats formed by the founding heroes and the Li royal family are precisely him. The sharp weapon used to suppress us, if they are allowed to enter the borders around Taiyuan, and then use those mines as a base to slowly infiltrate into Taiyuan City, although our Wang family has been operating here for a hundred years, we are in line with the upstarts backed by the imperial power. However, we are still at a disadvantage, so no matter what, we must prevent the tentacles of the upstarts from extending around Taiyuan City!"

After all, Wang Tong was old, and he was extremely forceful when he spoke the last few sentences, so he had to stop to take a breath, and then he continued: "Besides, since you are in charge of the business operations of the clan, Wang Kuang, you must be very important to the clan. I am very familiar with the property situation in the family. With the current management of the Western Regions by His Majesty, the business in Taiyuan has no longer been as grand as it used to be, and the income of our royal family has also decreased by several percent. Now, no matter what the family does, it is very tight. If we can get more income from the mine, it can also alleviate the distress of the clan."

Hearing the old patriarch's words, Wang Kuang was also shocked. He only wanted to build a good relationship with Li Yin and the others so that they could cooperate further in the future, because he saw a huge wealth potential from Li Yin. Li Yin's cooperation will definitely bring a lot of benefits to their Wang family, and he did this to alleviate the increasingly serious financial crisis in the family.But what he didn't expect was that the scramble for coal mines around Taiyuan involved the struggle between the old family represented by Qiwang and the new Tang family, and even related to Taizong Li Shimin's suppression of these aristocratic families.

Although Wang Kuang was smart, he had been busy with the family business these years, so he was used to looking at things only from the business side, and never thought that there was such a deep meaning.From this point of view, ever since Li Yin and the others decided to mine coal near Taiyuan, they had been on the opposite side with their Wang family, and the scramble for the mine seemed to be caused by the temporary greed of the cousin Wang Xi. From the perspective of the general trend, this is a kind of necessity.

But what worries Wang Kuang is that based on his understanding of His Royal Highness King Liang, he will never let others snatch things from him. It's in your hands, but you don't need to think about it. After the other party suffers, they will never swallow their anger, but I don't know how they will take revenge? ! ! !