On the fourth floor of Yanlai Building, the prince and Luo Zhang exchanged glasses and chatted passionately.
After the initial downturn, with Luo Zhang's encouragement, the prince cheered up again.
After having another drink, Luo Zhang talked eloquently: "After I leave, I will say hello to the Dugu family, Yuwen family, and Xiao family in advance and ask them to fully support you. The three families also have a grudge against Changsun Wuji. , naturally they will not collude with him, and they also have interests entangled with me, so they will definitely help you, you can rest assured of this!"
"Okay, okay, with the Dugu family, the Yuwen family, and the Xiao family helping each other, even if you leave, you won't be fighting alone!" the prince said, clenching his fists.
"In addition to this support on the surface, I will also send people to help you secretly. If you are always at a disadvantage and are being bullied by Changsun Wuji, you can send someone to Luo Mansion to inform you, and someone will help you then. But, this I can only help you once, and you have to rely on yourself from now on. If nothing else, as long as you persist until I come back, even Changsun Wuji won't be able to become arrogant!" Luo Zhang said confidently.
"Seriously?" The prince said with bright eyes. He did not expect Luo Zhang to have such a back-up plan. With such a back-up plan, he was confident that he would have no problem competing against Changsun Wuji.
"Of course I take it seriously, why should I deceive you about this!" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, with your help Luo Zhang, great things can be expected!" The prince happily clapped his hands and laughed.
"However, Your Highness, I want to help you, but I also want your help with something!" Luo Zhang said, putting down the drained wine glass.
"Whatever it is, come and I won't refuse as long as I can help!" the prince said boldly.
"This matter is not difficult. There is a mine outside Luoyang City. That mine originally belonged to the Changsun family. In order to cure diseases, the elder of the Changsun family donated it to me. This mine is of great use to me. I I'm afraid that after I leave, Changsun Wuji will use any means to take away the mine. To this end, I have ordered people to build fortresses around the mine and contain them. There is no problem with safety. No matter how many people Ji sends, I can't take it down, but things in the court are beyond my control. If I'm not here, Changsun Wuji will use the power of the court to take away the mine. If I'm not here, there's nothing I can do. I implore Your Highness the Crown Prince, if Changsun Wuji mentions this matter in the court, you must stop him at all costs and never let him obtain this mine, otherwise it will be extremely detrimental to us if Changsun Wuji gets this mine!" Luo Zhang cupped his fists and saluted.
"Huh? The mine in Luoyang City? What kind of mine is this? Why do you and Changsun Wuji pay so much attention to it? He even didn't hesitate to rob it in the court, and you even built a fortress?" the prince asked doubtfully.
Luo Zhang thought for a while and said: "The name of this mine is siliconite. The ore itself is not very useful, but its function is not like iron ore. After melting, iron tools can be made. Its function is to fuse with the iron ore and become It becomes a new kind of ore. If this ore is used to make weapons, it is ten times harder than iron and can be said to be indestructible. Do you think that if this thing is obtained by Changsun Wuji and he is asked to make a batch of such weapons, what will happen? What are the consequences?"
"What? Fused with iron ore to become another kind of ore? The weapons made are more than ten times stronger than iron? How is this possible?" the prince exclaimed.
"Nothing is impossible. I discovered it by accident. Changsun Wuji has been there for a while. I'm afraid that he will discover this matter soon. Then there will be a fight between dragons and tigers. I'm not here. This matter We can only ask His Majesty the Crown Prince to never let it succeed!" Luo Zhang said solemnly.
"Since this mine is so important, why don't you report it to your father? If your father knew about it, Changsun Wuji would be in vain!" the prince asked in return.
Hearing this, Luo Zhang rolled his eyes and told His Majesty, told him, does he still have his share in this mine? His majesty will definitely take it back to the royal family by then. His wish to build artillery with silica ore is simply impossible to realize. Even if it does come true, I am afraid there will be many constraints. He does not want to be bound by too many things.
"Your Highness, I cannot let Your Majesty know about it at this time, otherwise this thing will have nothing to do with you and me. Don't you want to make a fortune from the things made in this mine? Even if you give it to Your Majesty in the end, we won't be at a loss anyway. No!" Luo Zhang said deceptively.
"This..." The prince was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile, agreeing to Luo Zhang's request.
Except for the troublesome matters at this mine, Luo Zhang has basically arranged everything else. Now, the prince is helping to keep an eye on the mine, so there won't be any big problems.
After discussing some details with the prince, Luo Zhanggong sent the prince away, but he did not leave. Today he still has to go to the basement to exchange ingredients for storage. After today, Luo Zhang will not come again. The underground ingredient warehouse has been occupied by him. It was full, Luo Zhang made a rough estimate, it was enough for Datang Barbeque Shop to use for more than half a year, enough to support him until his return.
As for the money received, Luo Zhang also told Zhao Tianhu that except for leaving the necessary money, all the rest was transported to the underground treasury of Luofu. After all, there was a heavy iron gate there, and the gold and silver were placed there. The big iron gate At first level, it was impossible to open it. In addition, Wu Shaobin was in charge of the house, so he felt more confident about leaving his money at home.
He has been gone for such a long time, and the amount of silver sold is not tens of millions of taels, but tens of millions of taels. Who can rest assured that such a large amount of money is left in Yanlai Tower.
While Luo Zhang was doing business in Yan Lai Tower, a pigeon flew into the palace from the far south and was caught by some eunuchs who specialized in raising pigeons. A piece of folded white silk was removed from its feet.
When the eunuch opened the silk cloth and saw the news on it, he was so shocked that he stumbled towards the residence of their immediate boss, Eunuch Huang.
When Eunuch Huang saw the news on the silk cloth, he was also shocked and did not dare to neglect and entered the palace to go to find his Majesty.
In the Imperial Study Room, Li Shimin was awakened by Eunuch Huang not long after he had just taken a break. He was very unhappy about this, but Eunuch Huang was not such a reckless person. Since he woke him up, something important or important must have happened.
"Your Majesty, something happened, something big happened!" Huang Eunuch saw His Majesty coming out and hurriedly walked up the first few steps.
"What are you doing in a hurry? Could it be that the Goguryeo people sent troops?" Li Shimin frowned slightly.
"No, it's not this, but something big happened in the south!" After saying that, Eunuch Huang respectfully placed the silk cloth he had received on His Majesty's desk, then stepped aside and waited for His Majesty to speak.
