Cheng Chumo was sleeping soundly in his room when he suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a cow.
The whole person rolled to the ground.
When he opened his eyes, he saw his old man Cheng Yaojin gnashing his teeth at him.
Cheng Chumo had a sudden thought, and secretly thought that he had been helping Zhao Chen supervise the ore mining for the past two days, and he had not provoked anyone's girl.
Why did the old man look like his clothes were swallowing him up so early in the morning?
"Little bastard, why didn't you tell me earlier the day before yesterday?" Cheng Yaojin yelled angrily, his hair and beard bulging.
He lost nearly half of the twenty-six and fifty coins.
Regarding this matter, he showed off the 100 kilograms of ice he bought to Qin Qiong and others in the court yesterday.
Thinking about it now, Cheng Yaojin felt that he had no face to see others.
Thinking of the old man Wei Zheng's half-smiling look yesterday, Cheng Yaojin felt that something was going on.
"What did you say?" Cheng Chumo was confused. He didn't know what Cheng Yaojin wanted to say.
"What did you say? I'll give you a good beating first!" Cheng Yaojin was furious.
I don't care what I think, I'll give my son a good beating first.
This is also a tradition in his family, beating his son if he is in trouble!
Poor Cheng Chumo was still in a daze, so Cheng Yaojin chased him all over the yard.
Everyone in Duke Lu's mansion was dumbfounded, secretly wondering which young lady this young master had gone to molest again.
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Also angry was Zheng He from the Zheng family in Xingyang.
As soon as he heard that a large amount of ice had appeared in the East Market, and the price was twenty-six cents per catty.
This made him very angry.
I just bought 8,888 kilograms of ice cubes a few days ago. I spent a lot of money on it, but in just a few days, I lost half of it?
Zheng He knew that he had been tricked, and that he was the kind who couldn't climb out after falling in!
The face of the Zheng family in Xingyang was also completely lost to him this time.
"Master, what should we do now?"
"In seven days, it will be the birthday of the great master. Now that the price of ice has been slashed, the words written on our invitation will definitely be laughed at by other clans." The butler asked with a panic look on his face.
In these aristocratic families, the family's face is much more important than money.
Now that things are going like this, who among the other aristocratic families will not say that the Zheng family of Xingyang is the one who has been taken advantage of?
Zheng He was angry, but he was not a fool, otherwise he would not be able to take charge of the overall situation of the Zheng family in Chang'an City.
"Have you found out who sells the saltpeter on the market and where it comes from?" Zheng He asked.
"I found out that it was sold by Li Ruoshuang from Duke Wei's mansion. The ore was mined from a mine in Lantian County."
"It seems that there are still shadows of Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu." The housekeeper said softly.
"So many people?" Zheng He looked a little ugly.
The people the steward mentioned were all the founding lords of the Tang Dynasty, and their statuses were also extremely high.
However, if they really wanted to compete with each other, the Zheng family in Xingyang would not be afraid of them.
"Send a message to Zheng Hai. It's time for him, the Minister of Industry, to help, and ask him to get me the mining documents for the saltpeter mine."
"These guys must be mining illegally. They have caused me so much loss. I will make it impossible for you to do business!" Zheng He said with a cold face.
If the saltpeter mine could fall into his hands, it would be a hugely profitable thing.
From now on, in summer, doesn’t he have the final say on the price of ice cubes?
And if you steal the business from those three companies, you can get your business back, right?
"Yes, sir!" the butler said with a smile on his face.
What is the status of the Zheng family in Xingyang? It took hundreds of years of accumulation to reach its current status.
Several warriors wanted to compete with the Zheng family in Xingyang, but they didn't know what to do.
The Ministry of Works was in charge of all the land resources in the Tang Dynasty, and the Minister of Works was the number two figure in the Ministry of Works.
Isn’t it easy to write a small mining document?
Seeing the housekeeper leaving, Zheng He stood up and wanted to take a look at the ice cubes, but before he had even taken two steps, a trace of uneasiness flashed through his heart.
Zheng He suddenly realized that the palace had just sold off all the ice, so why did a large amount of ice suddenly appear in the East Market?
Isn't this too coincidental?
A few hours later, the housekeeper came back with an ugly face. When he saw Zheng He, he hurriedly said: "Master, the second master said that the mining documents for the mines around Lantian County have been approved by a man named Zhao Chen."
"Zhao Chen?" Zheng He's heart suddenly suddenly asked, "When did it happen?"
"On the same day the palace sold off the ice."
"The second master said that Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, personally stamped the seal, and that all the seals of Chang'an Prefecture, Chang'an County Magistrate, and Lantian County Magistrate were stamped in one morning," the steward said.
After hearing this, Zheng He was furious to death.
What about Zhao Chen? He was clearly trying to trick Li Shimin.
Whose mining documents can be personally sealed by Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry?
He also visited Chang'an Prefecture, Chang'an County Magistrate, and Lantian County Magistrate in one morning?
Except for Li Shimin who gave the order, who has such great ability?
Zheng He had already secretly cursed Li Shimin in his heart.
"Sir, who would have thought of selling ice before the price of ice plummeted?" the steward asked curiously.
"Who else, except Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, could think of such a dirty method?" Zheng He cursed.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who were in the court meeting, suddenly sneezed, attracting the attention of all the ministers.
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"Your Majesty is truly a god. He actually knew that the price of ice cubes had plummeted and threw the ice cubes out of the palace in advance."
"Even when Fan Li was still alive, he would definitely be ashamed to see His Majesty's magical methods."
"I heard that Cheng Daheizi bought a hundred kilograms of ice cubes a few days ago. Huang Men reported back and said that he is now chasing Cheng Chumo at home and beating him up."
"Oh, it's really hard for that kid, he will be beaten at every turn."
At the meeting, we finally talked about the sharp drop in ice prices today.
All the court officials lamented that Li Shimin was so powerful that he had such methods.
He even brought out Cheng Yaojin, who did not come to court today, to tease him.
Li Shimin is happy.
All the ice cubes were sold yesterday.
Twenty thousand kilograms of ice cubes, fifty kilograms per kilogram, he made a full thousand kilograms.
Li Shimin didn't feel very excited before, but now when he heard that the price of ice dropped by half, he felt so excited!
"Hahaha, I just want to raise food and wages for the front line." Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile.
He couldn't pretend that he knew about it and sold the ice cubes on purpose.
Many people in the court bought ice cubes. If Li Shimin told the truth, it would cause a big problem.
Does His Majesty the Emperor design the people of the world?
Is that okay?
"Your Majesty cares about the people, and God will never let you down."
"Yes, Your Majesty is wise. The sudden drop in ice prices is definitely God's arrangement."
All the ministers agreed.
Even the minister who bought the ice cubes gritted his teeth and swallowed it.
Seeing the ministers acting like this, Li Shimin became even more happy.
Thinking that he was going to court today, he went to see Zhao Chen.