In the next court, after Li Ke left the palace, he was going to ask Tian Meng to go to all the dental shops immediately to buy back all the non-registered households in Chang'an City. However, as soon as he left Hanguang Gate, an armored man appeared outside. The military general came up to meet him, bowed directly and said: "I have met His Royal Highness the King of Shu, Su Lie, Su Dingfang, the general of the left guard."
"General Su is coming?" Li Ke was a little curious and looked Su Dingfang up and down. This was also a famous general in history, but he had never seen Su Dingfang since Li Ke traveled through time.
Zuowei Zhonglang will be a military general, but he will be under the fourth rank and will not have to go to court. This does not mean that officials of the fourth rank will not have to go to court. There are many civil servants of the fourth rank in the court, but Zuowei Zhonglang will have the important position of guarding the capital and is not necessary. Not going to court.
"According to His Majesty's decree, during the renovation of Chang'an City by His Majesty the King of Shu, I will obey His Majesty the King of Shu's instructions, including the actions His Majesty the King of Shu said today. I will cooperate with His Majesty the King of Shu and can freely mobilize the 2,000 people from the left guard to assist His Highness in performing tasks." Su Dingfang He said, "This is your Majesty's handwriting."
Su Guangfang handed an unopened handwritten letter to Li Ke.
Li Ke was a little curious, but he still reached out to take it and opened it directly in front of Su Dingfang.
"Su Dingfang followed Dou Jiande's old general Liu Heitai in the sixth year of Wude. After Liu Heitai's defeat, Su Dingfang returned to seclusion. In the second year of Zhenguan, I issued an edict to enable him. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, he followed Li Jing to raid Jieli. He was quite brave, but in the battle against the Turks During the battle, he carried out troops and looted, so he has not been promoted to any important position for five years, but has sharpened his character. Today, he is handed over to your hands. You can make your own decision whether to use him or not."
There were only a few sentences in the handwriting, and Li Ke was speechless. Li Shimin's idea of training his son came back again.
However, Li Ke's impression of Su Dingfang was that Li Shimin didn't use him not just for five years, but for many years, but he couldn't remember it. It was just after Li Zhi came to the throne that Su Dingfang became famous. His temper is really ruthless, or in other words, it is reserved for the next emperor.
"You're welcome, General Su. Then follow me first. I will send you to do anything." Li Ke thought for a moment and said.
"Here! Your Highness, this is my student, Pei Xingjian, whose name is Shouyu. He is sixteen years old this year. He is currently joining the army with Cang Cao. He will also follow your Highness for the time being. Sometimes I may not be able to follow His Highness all the time. He can be an errand boy. Use it." Su Dingfang introduced Li Ke to a young general behind him.
"I have met His Highness the King of Shu." Pei Xingjian saluted again.
Good guy, this is also a celebrity. Li Ke looked at this famous general who was born in the same year as him with some curiosity. He was the same year as Li Ke, but he looked more immature. Su Dingfang's words can be said to be recommending Pei Xingjian to Li Ke, and everyone understands the implication.
"How old is General Su this year?" Li Ke looked at Su Dingfang and asked. Su Dingfang was not that big in appearance.
"I was born in the 20th year of Renshou." Su Dingfang replied immediately, and Li Ke nodded. The 20th year of Renshou is also the 20th year of the founding of the emperor in the Sui Dynasty. But now is the Tang Dynasty, and many people no longer have the title of emperor. The name was changed to Guo Renshou after the founding of the Emperor, and now most people call him "How many years of Renshou".
Li Ke calculated in his mind that it was exactly 600 AD. Su Dingfang was already thirty-five years old this year, which was quite a lot.
"Let's go, I just have something important to do today." Li Ke smiled and nodded.
"Yes!" Su Dingfang was shocked and stood up straight.
"Hey, Your Highness, wait, Your Highness, wait." Li Ke was just about to leave when another rough call came from behind.
Li Ke was speechless when he heard this voice. It was that old guy Cheng Yaojin.
Turning around, sure enough, Cheng Yaojin had already stalked up to catch up with him. When he arrived in front of Li Ke, Cheng Yaojin complained with a look on his face: "Your Highness, you are looking down on me. I have already said that I would treat you to a meal. You are like this." Why did you just leave?"
"I've met Mr. Su Guo." Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian both saluted.
Cheng Yaojin glanced at them, ignored them, and just waved his hand. It's not that Cheng Yaojin is arrogant, but that he knows whose order these two people appeared here, and he never says anything he shouldn't say.
"Aren't you just asking about your blacksmith shop? You don't need to eat. Anyway, let me tell you that in my blacksmith shop, a plowshare will sell for 300 cash in a while, and a kitchen knife may only sell for 100 cash, or even lower. ." Li Ke said lightly.
The price has dropped a lot. Now in the Tang Dynasty, a plowshare is almost the same price. The cost of making iron is about 900 Wen, and the profit is about 100 Wen. This profit is controlled by the imperial court, because the plowshare is related to Land farming in the Tang Dynasty. Even so, demand exceeds supply.
People's plowshares often last for many years, but because today's plowshares are not made of fine steel, they wear out seriously.
In many households, several households use one plow. This price is very expensive for the people, but there is no way. Although the iron-making technology of the Tang Dynasty has made great progress, it is still not popular. People have to buy things like plowshares for food no matter what. Many people's families have fled. When traveling, always bring a plowshare and kitchen knife, which are the most valuable items in the house.
As for other parts of the plowshare that can be made of wood, these can be found everywhere.
All the costs of Li Ke... It costs about 10 yuan to build a plowshare. It is mainly labor and transportation costs. The cost of iron-making... is also basically labor cost. Most of the labor cost is because of iron ore, coal mine, etc. It's not far from Chang'an, so the transportation cost is not high.
Nowadays, after many people's plows are worn out too much, they take the old ones to the blacksmith shop and have them melted, and then add some new ones and recast them, which can save some money.
Cheng Yaojin's eyes almost bulged out, so low? What profit does their blacksmith shop have? Doesn't that mean losing money?
"So, are you selling it or not?" Li Ke shrugged and looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked.
"Your Highness, I really need to eat and support a large family. If you sell it at such a low price, pig iron must not be expensive. Otherwise, you can just sell me the pig iron and I will build it myself and sell it at your price. Give me a chance to support my family?" Cheng Yaojin cried.
Li Ke: "..." Damn it, you know that there is no fool like this kind of old guy who can live for several dynasties in ancient times.
"Yes, but there is one thing. If you can't recruit the right person, don't blame me." Li Ke said lightly, "I can sell you a plow's pig iron for 150 Wen."
"Thank you, Your Highness, King of Shu. Don't worry, Your Highness. I will keep some master craftsmen, and then send other skilled apprentice craftsmen to your Highness. I will find some more servants at home, or buy some... Eh? Your Highness, you Have you calculated these accurately? So I bought all the non-registered households in Chang'an City Dental Store in advance..." Cheng Yaojin discovered Hua Dian.
Li Ke glanced at him: "Is your Highness that kind of person? If I buy it back, won't I still have to pay a high salary?"
Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and suddenly whispered: "Your Highness, what if someone buys a large number of unregistered households from big cities such as Luoyang, sends them to Chang'an, and sells them at a higher price?"
Li Ke glanced at him and couldn't help but ask: "Do you think Mr. Wu is really stupid or is he just pretending like you?"
"From what you said, I'm not smart either. He's probably a bit stupider than me. Smart people are people like you, Your Highness, King of Shu. How can I, a rough old man, understand those twists and turns." Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said .
Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian: "..."
