Li Chun nodded when he heard this, and then led everyone out of the yard.
After leaving the main entrance of the workshop, Li Chun led everyone around the workshop for a half circle, and soon came to the side entrance of the workshop. He pointed to the smooth and clean cement pavement in front of the side entrance and said:
"Please see, Your Majesty, this road is paved with cement. Not only is it smooth and strong, but it will not be muddy even if it rains."
After speaking, Li Chun pointed to a concrete road monument on the side of the road and said:
"The road monument there is also made of cement. Your Majesty can send someone to test the strength of the road monument."
This road was built the day before yesterday. It is specially used to connect the cement workshop and several nearby brick kilns. This is also the first cement road in Qinjiazhuang. It has only been built for about 100 meters so far.
Li Shimin and his party looked at the road monuments and cement road in front of them with shocked expressions.
They were really dumbfounded at this time. After all, they had only seen stone roads at most before, and even stone roads could not be as smooth and flat as the cement road in front of them.
I can't help but think
"It turns out that roads can still be built like this."
Qin Ming saw Li Shimin and others in a daze, so he walked over to Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling, cupped his hands and said:
"Uncle, this cement road has been dried. You can let the carriage go up and try it, or you can have someone try it to see how strong the stone tablet is."
Only then did Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling come to their senses. Without saying a word, they walked onto the concrete road. As they walked, they asked the guards to lead the carriage and carry water.
Less than half an hour later.
A few people got on the carriage back home. In the carriage, Li Shimin patted Qin Ming on the shoulder with a smile on his face and said:
"My dear nephew, you are a great talent. This cement is really good stuff. My uncle has decided to invest in this cement business. Tell me, my dear nephew, how much money will my uncle invest in to get a 50% share? Is five thousand guan enough?"
Fang Xuanling on the side lit up when he heard this, rubbed his hands and said:
"Good nephew, although my uncle is not rich, he is still willing to invest some money. He doesn't want to take too much, so how about he just invests a thousand guan to get a share?"
This time it was Qin Ming's turn to be dumbfounded.
"Why did you just invest? Did I say I wanted to do this business? Do you want 50% of the five thousand dollars? Are you robbing me?"
When Li Shimin saw that Qin Ming was silent, his smile suddenly faded. He stared at Qin Ming with a pair of tiger eyes and asked word by word:
"What? My nephew, you don't want to?"
Qin Ming was a little flustered by Li Shimin's glare, and quickly waved his hand and said:
"Uncle, where are you thinking? My nephew was just thinking that your five thousand strings are too much. Three thousand strings will be enough."
Li Shimin laughed when he heard this, patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. As I said, I've agreed on five thousand guan. It's five thousand guan. No matter what, I can't let my nephew suffer a loss."
Qin Ming forced out a smile and said:
"Then nephew, thank you very much for being here, Uncle Li."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
Seeing this, Fang Xuanling on the side looked at Qin Ming expectantly and said:
"Good nephew, let's make an agreement. Uncle will send someone to bring you a thousand guans tomorrow."
Qin Ming complained in his heart about the shamelessness of this pair of monarchs and ministers, but said:
"Okay, okay, just follow what the prime minister said."
Fang Xuanling nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, thinking that Qin Ming is a good kid and can handle it.
Li Shimin was in a good mood when he saw that the cement business was finalized. He leaned on the carriage, stroking his beard and said:
"If all the roads in our Tang Dynasty were cement roads, why would I worry about not coming back to the prosperous times!"
Fang Xuanling on the side echoed:
"Yes, yes, I am also looking forward to such a day."
Qin Ming heard this and thought to himself,
"It's not dark yet, and you two are already dreaming? And all the roads in Datang are cement roads. Isn't this just a daydream?"
"Without a modern cement factory or large-scale construction machinery, it would not be possible to complete the repairs just by relying on manpower. Besides, even if the repairs can be completed, who will pay for the labor?"
Thinking of this, Qin Ming poured cold water on the two of them at an inappropriate time.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please calm down. This is a good idea, but it is too unrealistic to say this now. Not to mention how much cement needs to be produced, even the labor cost is ridiculously high."
Li Shimin: "...."
Fang Xuanling: "...."
After a basin of cold water came down, the carriage fell into silence, and soon the carriage arrived at the door of Qin Mansion.
The three of them got off the carriage, and Qin Ming walked towards the gate. He was pulled by Li Shimin after taking only two steps.
Qin Ming turned around and heard Li Shimin ask:
"My dear nephew, is there anything you can do?"
Qin Ming said with a confused look:
"A way? What way?"
Fang Xuanling grabbed Qin Ming's other sleeve and asked:
"Of course it's a way to build cement roads in Datang?"
Qin Ming said without thinking:
"What can be done about this? Of course the court will pay for the road construction."
Fang Xuanling looked disappointed when he heard this. Of course he knew that the imperial court had paid for the road construction, but the problem was that the imperial court had no money. Otherwise, how could he have asked Qin Ming to seek medical treatment in a hurry like His Majesty? It seemed that he was still the one Think of ways to.
Li Shimin also let go of Qin Ming's hand and murmured in a low voice:
"Yes, the court still has to pay for it. I'm confused too. What's the use of asking this kid about this kind of thing?"
Qin Ming didn't hear Li Shimin's words clearly, and saw the two letting go of him, so he said:
"Uncle, it's getting late, let's go into the house quickly, shall we?"
Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at the sky, only to realize that it was already time. Time flew by so fast.
A few moments,
The three of them returned to Qin Ming's study. They originally thought that since it was already this hour, Queen Changsun and several princesses would have been waiting anxiously in the study, but when they entered the study, they found that there was no one inside.
Seeing this, Qin Ming quickly called the maid in the courtyard and asked:
"Where are Butler Xiao and the distinguished guests in the house?"
The maid heard this and immediately replied:
"When we return to the young master, Butler Xiao and the guests are all in Qingxinyuan. Do you want to see Butler Xiao? I will go to Qingxinyuan to call Butler Xiao over now."
Qin Ming heard this and said to the maid:
"Go and tell Butler Xiao that Mr. Li is going back home and ask her to invite all the guests over."
"Yes, sir, wait a moment, I will go and deliver the message right away."
....
The three of them waited in the study for nearly a quarter of an hour, but no one came. At this time, even Li Shimin couldn't sit still. He stood up and said to Qin Ming:
"My dear nephew, is Qingxinyuan far away? Why does it take so long? Please take me there to have a look."
Qin Ming was also puzzled and couldn't help but feel worried. After all, under normal circumstances, Xiao Changxi should have come back long ago.
Thinking of this, Qin Ming hurriedly got up and took Li Shimin out of the courtyard. Unexpectedly, the three of them had just walked to the entrance of Qingxin Courtyard when they saw Queen Changsun holding Xiao Changxi's arm and walking out of Qingxin Courtyard.
Behind them were a large group of beautiful young girls. Queen Changsun walked and said with a smile:
"Sister Xiao, your card skills are really good. This time we are in a hurry. Next time my sister comes over, I will have a good time with you."
Xiao Changxi smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, you are too praised. I just learned a few days earlier. I will definitely not be your match in a few days."
Empress Changsun smiled when she heard this. Just when she was about to say something else, she saw Li Shimin and others at the entrance of the courtyard. She quickly let go of Xiao Changxi's arm, saluted Li Shimin first and said:
"Concubine, please see Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been kept waiting for a long time."
The girls behind also saluted and said:
"See Father."
"Meet the saint."
....
