As soon as Fang Xuanling left, Li Min looked at his retreating back.
Yuan Tiangang appeared beside him.
"Mr. Zili, when Wei Guogong returns, will he really talk to His Majesty about the tram? Will he really help us?"
He was full of doubts. Will Li Shimin really help? Will you join?
"He must really want to join. After all, this is something that is good for people's livelihood! Let's wait and there will be news soon!"
It turns out that all of this was directed by Li Min himself.
He did it on purpose.
Yuan Tiangang also acted in a play with him.
The purpose is to get Li Shimin into the trap and contribute money and effort.
Let him fall into the trap!
And your money will be used elsewhere.
This is called leveraging strength.
In the whole world, only Li Shimin has so much money. His year's taxes plus bank dividends at the end of the year make the court even richer!
Having said that,
It feels like other people’s money is not money.
"Then what else do I need to do?"
"What you have to do is find the location of the coal! This is a map. The marks on it indicate the approximate location of the coal, but it is not clear. What I want you to do is to find them and submit them for approval. A large number of Mining! This is very important!”
According to research by archaeologists, we are the first country to discover and use coal. Our ancestors first called coal "stone", and later called it "graphite" and "coal".
The ancient book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" once wrote: "The mountains of women's beds are full of rocks." It can be seen that coal, as a mineral, has been discovered and utilized by the working people of ancient my country as early as the Warring States Period.
This is clearly recorded in ancient Chinese books, such as "Historical Records: A Family of Wife and Family": Empress Dowager Dou's "brother Dou Guangguo, Zi Shaojun... went into the mountains to make charcoal for his master. More than a hundred people were lying on the bank in the cold. The bank collapsed and they were completely crushed." Kill the one lying down, and the young master will be able to escape alone."
Archaeologists have discovered that in the iron smelting sites of the Han Dynasty in my country, there are various fuels used in smelting, including briquettes (ie briquettes).
During the Tang Dynasty, although this coal was used, it was not mined in large quantities.
According to the information Li Min found, coal is distributed dozens of miles north of Chang'an. And there are a lot of them!
That’s where Tongchuan is!
As for coal being a mineral, if Li Min wanted to mine it, he would have to go through the review process.
This is a small matter. If Li Shimin is involved, wouldn't these things be easy? Just a word, or even a sign, and no one will check! That is a great convenience!
In order to make it more convenient in the future, he directed this play.
Let Li Shimin be deeply involved.
Yuan Tiangang took the map.
Looked carefully.
The accuracy of the drawings is very high, within a hundred meters, so just start the exploration.
In the future, Li Min will pull a wire there.
Use electricity to dig. Even thermal power can be used to generate electricity. Just wait for the steam engine to be modified.
Now he does things in a coordinated manner, doing the first thing and thinking about the next.
Yuan Tiangang then said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zili, I will take care of this matter! I will definitely handle it! Then I'll go first!"
After finishing, he went downstairs with the drawings in hand.
At the same time, Fang Xuanling entered the Daming Palace with great interest.
He went directly to face Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was very curious.
Fang Xuanling almost blushed with him because of the map.
Now I am so happy.
Is there any good thing?
Didn't Li Min scold him for sending the map to the Shengtang Group?
At the same time, Li Shimin turned his attention to Fang Xuanling's hands.
Did you get the map back?
What is this operation?
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Fang Xuanling said after saluting.
"Fang Xuanling, what's going on with you? What makes you so happy!"
"Your Majesty, I have great news to report!"
"Huh? What's the good news?"
Fang Xuanling's words are very puzzling.
"About the traffic in Chang'an City!"
"Oh? How about the traffic?"
Li Shimin was very puzzled. Transportation, isn't it just carriages and the like?
"I just arrived at the Shengtang Group and received a new concept!"
Li Shimin was deceived.
"Tell me, I'm listening. What ideas make you happy!"
"The Sixth Prince is planning to set up a tram in Dongshi! It will be used by the workers of Shengtang Group!"
"What kind of new idea is this? Wait, what did you say, rails? Trolleys?"
"Your Majesty, please listen to me!"
Fang Xuanling swallowed.
Then he said: "The Sixth Prince is planning to build a railcar near Dongshi. This is a car driven by electricity, just like our electric car. However, it has wires on the top of its head, so it does not The battery doesn’t need to be charged.”
"Does Shengtang Group still have such a thing?"
"That's right, this is the benefit that Shengtang Group gives their workers. The key lies in this! I think that if this concept can be extended to Chang'an City! Then the transportation in Chang'an City will become very convenient, extending in all directions, so far away It will not be an obstacle to businessmen! Business will be completed faster, and the economy will continue to improve! It can be said to be a good thing!"
Fang Xuanling then told everything Li Min told him.
"Really? Li Min really said that? Is the tram really that useful?"
"It's absolutely true, I dare not lie to you!"
"How much does one tram cost? If the entire city of Chang'an has to be decorated, how many trams will it take? That guy's tram might be expensive, and the court might not be able to buy too many!"
Li Shimin could guess everything Li Min was going to do.
And there is another point, that is, before the train is finished, the tram will be built.
Li Min has a lot of time.
But in fact, the two do not conflict.
The first is the interior of Chang'an, and the second is the transportation between Chang'an and other places.
It can be done synchronously.
When Chang'an's economy improves, the court will be richer.
Shengtang Group will naturally become richer.
Only in this way can we have more money to invest in railways.
"Your Majesty, regarding this, I have discussed this with the Sixth Prince, and our court can become a shareholder in it!"
Fang Xuanling said this, but Li Shimin hesitated.
“Let’s talk about this after the train is built!!”
It seems that Li Shimin also wants to take a look at the railways and trains after they are built. If he really wants to invest, he wants to invest in both.
"Can the approval of this drawing be..."
"Just deal with it impartially!"
This was something that was beneficial to Datang, and Li Shimin didn't want to stop it.
Therefore, it is best to handle everything fairly.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Fang Xuanling then went to look for Dai Zhou.
As for the approval, it will come soon.
Li Min didn't wait for anything and started construction directly.
The railway is also in progress simultaneously.
Compared with railways, tram tracks are faster to build and smaller in size.
Just about ten days later, the first tramway was repaired.
