After chatting until late at night, Li Shimin finally let Li Mu go and asked him to go back to his room to sleep.

But even after Li Mu returned to his room, he couldn't sleep. Wang Pu had been waiting for a long time. Li Mu was not surprised that he would be here. What he had in Taiyuan was coal. Taiyuan Wang was the major shareholder of Datang Mining. He could not let go of the magical thing like honeycomb coal.

Li Mu signaled him to sit down, Wang Pu hurriedly poured tea for Li Mu. Li Mu took a sip and asked with a smile: "How about it, is this coal lotus root okay?"

"It's so good!" Wang Pu raised his thumb and said, "This thing can even cover up anthracite, almost like charcoal."

"I still can't compare to the good charcoal." Li Mu smiled and said, "At least I like the smell and sound of silver charcoal."

"Well, there is indeed a difference. But the people cannot afford silver charcoal. For the people, coal lotus root is more practical."

"Haha, that's right." Li Mu smiled and said, "Stop going around, what do you mean? Tell me."

Wang Pu swallowed and asked with a whisper, "Mr. Marquis, I don't know if the Marquis intends to transfer or rent the patent for this coal lotus root?"

Li Mu was stunned and looked at Wang Pu in surprise. He didn't expect that Wang Pu would speak from this perspective.

Patent?

Li Mu asked without answering the question, saying, "The production process of coal lotus roots is very simple, so simple that there is no recipe at all. You can tell what's going on at first glance. You can copy it as you like, so why ask me?"

Wang Pu said sincerely: "Marty, don't tell lies in front of the Ming people. If it weren't for your invention, you would probably have done this way. But since it was the solution that the Marquis came up with, even if he gave a few orders to the Wang family in Taiyuan, he would never dare to treat you like this. The official just thought that you set up a patent office just to resolve similar disputes? Why not follow the Marquis' rules so that everyone can be happy. The Wang family in Taiyuan is very happy and share half of the benefits of coal lotus roots to the Marquis-" As he said that, he paused for a moment and changed his words: "Marty 70% of the Marquis, and the Wang family in Taiyuan only needs 30% of the Marquis."

Li Mu laughed, patted Wang Pu on the shoulder, and said, "I finally learned a little smarter and knew what this marquis is about." Wang Pu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue speaking, but suddenly he heard Li Mu say, "But you regard me as a profit-oriented villain, why is that?"

Wang Pu quickly said, "Marty, how dare you do this? But, I just don't know how to express it-"

"Short one shock." Li Mu waved his hand, letting Wang Pu, who almost knelt down, rise up, and said, "You have made great progress and can see the huge market for coal lotus roots. But there is a saying that a gentleman loves money and takes it well. If you can take it, you should not give it. For some money, is it the wise who do it?"

Wang Pu's face changed for a moment. He knew that his little thoughts could not be hidden from Li Mu's eyes.

At this time, the unnecessary explanation had become a quibble. Wang Pu knelt on the ground, pested his head with his head, waiting for Li Mu's hair to fall.

"It doesn't have to be said that, you are seeking calculations for your family, which is reasonable. If this marquis doesn't see it, it deserves it. If you see it, there is no reason to blame you." Li Mu helped Wang Pu up and said, "You Wang family in Taiyuan can do the coal lotus business. But there are two conditions, you must agree to me first."

"Mr. Please give me instructions."

"This marquis requires that this business cannot be done by the Wang family in Taiyuan. If you want to do it, it is the Tang Dynasty Mining. This is also for your own good. Eat alone since ancient times, but it has not ended well."

"What the Marquis admonished me." Wang Pu agreed without thinking. Now he is not qualified to bargain with Li Mu. Although coal lotus roots are easy to imitate, as long as Li Mu lives for one day, he said no, no one can make them.

"Another requirement is that 10% of the profits of coal lotus per year will be donated to the Sales Bureau."

Wang Pu was a little surprised, but he agreed without hesitation. Compared to the price he planned to give Li Mu in his heart, it was only 10%, which was equivalent to not giving it to him.

When Li Mu saw that he knew each other, he was very happy and said, "Then I will tell you how this coal lotus root makes money."

When Wang Pu heard this, he almost died. Li Mu taught business step by step. What is the difference between this and the arrival of the God of Wealth?

"Do you think this coal lotus is suitable for selling?"

Wang Pu thought for a while and said, "The practicality of coal lotus roots is similar to Taiyuan coal, but better than anthracite. If I were to do this business, I would have priced according to the comparison."

Li Mu had already calculated the actuarially, and when he said that, he naturally had a clear idea: "A hundred kilograms of good Taiyuan coal can be sold for 170 to 80 cents in winter... If we are cheaper, we will only 160 to 100 cents and 100 cents."

"One hundred kilograms..." Wang Pu asked, "How many coal lotus roots are there?"

"The weight of the coal lotus can be customized. My suggestion is two and a half pounds. It is too small and not resistant to burns, too big, and it is inconvenient to carry."

"That's four cents a coal lotus!" Wang Pu's calculations were pretty good, and he gave the answer quickly, but this answer could not satisfy him. It was too cheap. How could he get to his eyes on a few cents a thing? How could he accumulate huge wealth?

When Li Mu saw Wang Pu's appearance, he knew that his calculations were not good enough and he would not be able to calculate the account.

"One four cents." Li Mu brought a piece of rice paper, and Wang Pu hurriedly ground the ink. Li Mu wrote on the paper: "One coal lotus is two and a half kilograms, two and a half kilograms of coal powder, and half a kilogram of loess... It's done with the most ordinary coal."

"The cost of that coal lotus root is..." Li Mu listed the cost of coal powder next to him, and Wang Pu silently calculated in his heart, looked at Li Mu with shock and said, "It can't exceed three cents?!"

"Not bad!" Li Mu nodded. Before he arranged the deal, he had made strict cost calculations.

Under the premise that the initial investment is not included, the cost of each coal lotus root generally includes three parts: raw materials, labor and miscellaneous expenses.

Among the raw materials, loess and water are free of money, and they are inexhaustible on the river beach. Lime and sawdust are extremely cheap things, and the amount is extremely low. When each coal lotus is spread, it is even less than a cent, which is almost negligible.

Therefore, the raw material cost is basically two cents of that two kilograms of coal. In a coal mine production site like Taiyuan, it can be as low as two cents!

As for labor, Li Mu is preparing to pay a cent for every ten coal lotus workers. There is also coal powder, and transportation workers basically refer to this standard, so the total labor cost for each coal lotus is 0.3 cents.

The last miscellaneous expenses, including the remuneration of sales personnel, 30 taxes and one in the city, the workers' food, and labor insurance costs, are quite a lot. However, it is definitely more than 7 cents per piece of coal lotus.

So as Wang Pu estimated, the cost of each piece of coal lotus will not exceed three cents.

With a price of four cents, you will make a net profit of one cent for every coal lotus sold, and the profit margin is as high as one third!

A 4-month profit seems not much. It’s like a 4-month profit, not much. But what if you make 40,000 and 10,000, and 40 million, it’s enough to make 10 million? Such a high profit is enough to make people take risks!

Some people may think that to put it nicely, how to ensure shipment volume?

Please, don’t forget that this is coal. In winter, this is a necessity! Do you still need to worry about the volume?

This business is a kind of iron rice bowl, the kind that can be served every year!

...

Wang Pu's math is still good, but he just didn't think about it. Li Mu made a point of this, and he could immediately clearly calculate how broad the prospects of this deal were...

He secretly thought in his mind that Chang'an City had to use two or three million kilograms of coal every day. Nowadays, coal mines are specialized in Datang Mining. There are no competitors in this industry. The so-called opponents are just those who buy firewood and charcoal. Under the squeeze of coal, their proportion will decrease day by day. If they are changed to cheap honeycomb coal, it should not be a problem to sell three or four million yuan a day. In this way, the net profit every day is three or four thousand jin.

In one month, it’s almost 100,000 yuan!

One hundred thousand a month, and three hundred thousand a thousand in three months. This is just a city in Chang'an. How many cities in the Tang Dynasty? Even if it is not as easy to mine as Taiyuan coal, the key is that the production of coal lotus roots can be dug without picking coal, it is a mine!

A big city like Chang'an and Luoyang earns 340,000 yuan a year, but a small city is not a problem, is it? As long as there are people, you can sell it. The territory of the Tang Dynasty is so vast. How much does it cost if it is promoted?

Hundreds of thousands, no, isn’t this a few million coins?

Wang Pu's mouth opens his mouth, what kind of business can make such a profit?

When Li Mu saw his expression, he knew that he had reacted and thought to himself that this was because of my charity, which increased the cost a lot, otherwise he could earn more.

After calculating it several times in my mind, Wang Pu smiled bitterly and threw admiration at Li Mu, saying, "The villain actually thought that the marquis had made a mistake this time, but I didn't expect that I was a good guy! Now the villain understands why the marquis said it was for the Wang family in Taiyuan. With such a big business, the Wang family in Taiyuan really couldn't afford it, and they didn't dare to eat it!"

"Hahaha..." Li Mu laughed loudly, "You are also very good. You can control your greed, which is much better than your elder brother!"

Li Mu asked Wang Pu to come over and said, "It is definitely a good idea for everyone to make money. If you keep this sentence in your heart, I will teach you the details of how to make coal lotus roots."

"The coal lotus mixed with sawdust is used to ignite fire. There is no need to produce too much. There are ten ordinary lotus roots and one fire-induced coal to ignite fire."

Wang Pu nodded and was about to record it. Li Mu photographed him and said, "Can this thing be written on paper?" He pointed to his head and whispered, "It's safest to exist here. I can't remember this thing. You'd better stop scrambling in the future!"

Wang Pu nodded vigorously, indicating that he could remember it.

"The most important thing is to slag lime. Only by mixing this thing can the quality of the coal lotus roots be good. Its ratio is like this-"

"Don't worry, the villain will not be revealed even if he dies!" Wang Pu couldn't help but feel grateful for Li Mu's trust, and immediately came up with a confidentiality plan and said: "The villain recommends taking soil from another place, mixing loess and slurry lime before transporting it in."

"Yes, you are expert!" Li Mu nodded in approval and said, "But do you think you can hide it in this way?"

"It's not easy to hide it." Wang Pu thought for a while, and then said bitterly: "It's okay at the beginning. When the transaction becomes bigger, I don't know how many people start to think about us, and sooner or later we can understand this section."

"Of course." Li Mu nodded, but said beyond Wang Pu's expectations: "You don't need to be careful, let's know, just imitate it, it's okay."

"Ah?" Wang Pu's heart had just been at ease for a while, and then he was full of question marks again. "What does the Marquis mean? Our family is the most comfortable to make money, right?"

Wang Pu's math is still good, but he just didn't think about it. Li Mu made a point of this, and he could immediately clearly calculate how broad the prospects of this deal were...

He secretly thought in his mind that Chang'an City had to use two or three million kilograms of coal every day. Nowadays, coal mines are specialized in Datang Mining. There are no competitors in this industry. The so-called opponents are just those who buy firewood and charcoal. Under the squeeze of coal, their proportion will decrease day by day. If they are changed to cheap honeycomb coal, it should not be a problem to sell three or four million yuan a day. In this way, the net profit every day is three or four thousand jin.

In one month, it’s almost 100,000 yuan!

One hundred thousand a month, and three hundred thousand a thousand in three months. This is just a city in Chang'an. How many cities in the Tang Dynasty? Even if it is not as easy to mine as Taiyuan coal, the key is that the production of coal lotus roots can be dug without picking coal, it is a mine!

A big city like Chang'an and Luoyang earns 340,000 yuan a year, but a small city is not a problem, is it? As long as there are people, you can sell it. The territory of the Tang Dynasty is so vast. How much does it cost if it is promoted?

Hundreds of thousands, no, isn’t this a few million coins?

Wang Pu's mouth opens his mouth, what kind of business can make such a profit?

When Li Mu saw his expression, he knew that he had reacted and thought to himself that this was because of my charity, which increased the cost a lot, otherwise he could earn more.

After calculating it several times in my mind, Wang Pu smiled bitterly and threw admiration at Li Mu, saying, "The villain actually thought that the marquis had made a mistake this time, but I didn't expect that I was a good guy! Now the villain understands why the marquis said it was for the Wang family in Taiyuan. With such a big business, the Wang family in Taiyuan really couldn't afford it, and they didn't dare to eat it!"

"Hahaha..." Li Mu laughed loudly, "You are also very good. You can control your greed, which is much better than your elder brother!"

Li Mu asked Wang Pu to come over and said, "It is definitely a good idea for everyone to make money. If you keep this sentence in your heart, I will teach you the details of how to make coal lotus roots."

"The coal lotus mixed with sawdust is used to ignite fire. There is no need to produce too much. There are ten ordinary lotus roots and one fire-induced coal to ignite fire."
Chapter completed!