Li Ke naturally appreciated Li Jing's words.
"Hahaha, please don't worry, Duke Dai. Since I have accepted them, to be exaggerated, if I, Li Ke, can eat in one bite, they can eat in one bite." Li Ke said, patting his chest.
People in ancient times didn't understand that talent is the greatest wealth.
Can’t create value? Why is there no way to create value? When they come, Li Ke has a lot of things waiting for them to do, and when they are done, Li Ke will pay them wages, right? After paying and taking the salary, Li Ke did more research, developed good products, and then earned back the salary in their hands, perfect!
Li Jing was a little worried when Li Ke was like this, mainly because Li Ke didn't seem to be reliable.
However, both His Majesty and Li Ke are willing, and the court is currently unable to arrange it, so this is the best choice.
"Then when will I let them gather at your place?" Li Jing hesitated and decided not to say more. His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a bit younger, but this is indeed a good thing. A year and a half will be a year and a half. , Besides, His Highness the King of Shu is quite capable of making money.
There is a shopping mall that he has heard about a little bit, how can he not hear about it? The housekeeper took away a lot of copper coins from his home in a car, and all of the money was used to buy things at Li Ke's place.
"If possible, we can come tomorrow." Li Ke thought for a while and realized that he had to start arranging some things, so he might as well let them start tomorrow.
"Okay!" Li Jing was straightforward, but after hesitating for a moment, Li Jing said again: "Your Highness, some of them are missing arms and legs. If Your Highness cannot arrange for them, you might as well give them back to me. After all, His Highness arranged most of it, and we can take care of the rest.”
"Don't worry, let them come, as many as they want." Li Ke waved his hand. He needed a lot of manpower for the next work, five thousand people was a drizzle.
In modern times, five thousand people may be a lot, but in ancient times, in this industry that was mainly based on manpower, five thousand people were not many at all.
Moreover, Li Ke is still in a monopoly industry.
After discussing with Li Jing, Li Jing also said goodbye. Li Ke did not insist on staying, and there was no need to make any connections. People like Li Jing were all human beings and would not get too close to any prince. Almost none of these generals were like this. .
That is to say, Hou Junji followed Li Chengqian, and was eventually killed by Li Shimin directly for treason. He can be regarded as one of the few heroes who were killed following Li Shimin.
Everyone, including Changsun Wuji, knew how to avoid suspicion. Changsun Wuji also resigned from office, but he came back only after Li Shimin repeatedly requested him.
Li Jing left, and Li Ke thought for a while and directly summoned Tian Meng.
"Your Highness."
"Is there enough food in the village?" Li Ke asked.
"How many people does your Highness need to eat?" Tian Meng asked instead without saying much.
"Tomorrow there will be five thousand retired elite soldiers from the Tang Dynasty. They will definitely have more food than ordinary people. Prepare in advance." Li Ke nodded.
"Our standing food supply is enough for five thousand people. There is no need to use the reserve food." Tian Meng nodded.
"Continue to buy food. The number of people we will be responsible for next is not just 10,000 people. There are quite a lot of refugees and beggars." Li Ke shook his head and said. Yesterday, Tian Meng gave Li Ke a simple report. In Yang When An Ning popularized underwear for Changle and the others.
Li Ke also didn't expect that there are nearly a thousand beggars in Chang'an City alone. These are beggars, that is, children under the age of 12. If all beggars are included, the number is about two thousand. people, and when including refugees, the number soared sharply to nearly 13,000 people.
And this number is still increasing by dozens and dozens every day.
More than 10,000 refugees in Chang'an City, a city with a population of one million, may not seem like a big deal, but the security problems caused by these refugees are actually very serious.
They have no choice but to take risks because they don't have enough to eat. Moreover, these people who can come to Chang'an City will know some people at least. Over time, if they are not handled properly, it will trigger civil unrest. Moreover, the environment where refugees live is not good, and they often gather in piles. , once a person is found dead and not dealt with in time, plague will easily breed.
Plagues in this era are not so easy to deal with.
Therefore, refugees have always been the most troublesome problem in Wannian and Changan counties.
Think about it, a city with a population of one million in modern times has a lot of things going on, let alone ancient times?
"Yes, your Highness, don't worry. The Tang Dynasty has had good harvests in recent years, so the price of food is stable and it is not difficult to buy food. As early as ten days ago, when Your Highness and Your Majesty negotiated this matter, I had already ordered Yuelai Trading Co., Ltd. to Various grain-producing areas have begun to purchase and transport grain to Chang'an." Tian Meng said respectfully.
"Well, let the merchants in the grasslands and the Western Regions also pay more attention to buying more sheep and rushing to Chang'an without affecting the situation in these two places." Li Ke confessed.
"yes!"
It has to be said that Yuelai Trading Company, which was created accidentally, helped Li Ke too much and saved him too much time.
"By the way, how's the gathering of blacksmiths and masons going?" Li Ke asked again.
"Everyone has been summoned."
"Take this." Li Ke took out a map from his arms and handed it to Tian Meng.
This is a distribution map of mineral resources in Shaanxi Province in later generations. In fact, Shaanxi is a province rich in resources, and many resources have not been discovered in this era.
For example, there is a coal mine in Xianyang, 150 kilometers away from Chang'an, with reserves of 5.5 billion tons. Even if the technology of this era cannot mine all of it, it is enough to mine only the surface part.
Similarly, iron ore and copper mines are found near Chang'an.
It's just that the detection technology of this era is underdeveloped, but for future generations, these mineral resource distribution maps are firmly placed in the warehouse of the National Strategic Reserve, including all mined and unmined minerals.
Tian Meng took it and when he opened the map, he was completely confused.
There were maps in this era, but compared to modern professional maps... they were thousands of miles away!
"Your Highness, what is this?" Tian Meng was dumbfounded.
Fortunately, the administrative units on the mineral distribution map are not as dense as ordinary maps, but they are enough to explain many problems.
Fortunately, although some nouns are different, as a province with a very rich cultural heritage, many place names in Shaanxi Province in later generations are actually the same as in ancient times.
"These words are simplified Chinese characters that I researched, mainly to keep the information confidential. This map is absolutely confidential. Just know it yourself. There are minerals marked on it. Don't leak it." Li Ke confessed.
Tian Meng is an absolute loyal minister. He is probably the type of fanatical follower of Li Ke. He basically believes in what Li Ke says.
"I understand, Your Highness." Tian Meng took a deep breath.
"I will keep this picture in mind and compare it with the terrain near Chang'an."
"Well, there are two main purposes. The first is to find a large iron ore. We will start making iron and steel next. The second is to find this limestone mine. These are the two most important minerals. Of course, copper ore and the like , if they are easy to mine, buy them all." Li Ke confessed.
"yes!"
