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Then, he was forcibly dragged into the house by Li Lizhi.
boom.
The door closes.
Chen Chu lay down directly and lived a fairy-like life.
……
The next day.
Chen Chu went to Chang'an Dada Dada Restaurant early in the morning, and invited Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda, and Li Jing.
They were all Chen Chu's best buddies.
When they saw the match and learned that Chen Chu was going to lead everyone to make money, they signed the agreement on the spot without saying a word, and then according to Chen Chu's arrangement, they all went to recruit people to prepare for a big fight.
at the same time.
Royal Palace.
Ganlu Temple.
Li Er is reviewing the memorial.
Empress Changsun sat aside and fed him lotus seed porridge.
Gao Chen walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the son-in-law Chen Chu sent someone to deliver something to His Majesty himself!"
"Something from Chen Chu?" Li Er put down the memorial and said with a smile, "This kid has been busy growing potatoes and selling coal recently, I thought he had forgotten me, okay, bring it here and let me see what it is ..."
Gao Chen stepped forward with a plate.
I saw a box of matches and a piece of paper on the plate.
Li Er first picked up the odd-looking matchbox, played with it carefully, then opened it and took out matches one by one.
But I don't know what this thing is for.
Li Er looked at the two words written on the box: matches.
He scratched his head and said, "This thing should be related to fire. Could it be made of coal? It doesn't look like it either!"
Out of curiosity, Li Er took a match and took a bite.
"Bah! Cough cough cough..."
It is a spicy taste.
Definitely not edible.
Li Er looked carefully again, and it turned out that there was a small note in the matchbox.
Simple gestures are used on the note to demonstrate the operation of matches.
Concise and clear, even illiterate people can understand it at a glance.
So he picked up a match and struck lightly at the flint flakes on the matchbox.
puff.
And the flames appeared.
Li Er was stunned.
Empress Changsun was taken aback: "Second brother, this...this match can actually start a fire out of nothing?"
Li Er was also a little shocked: "Yeah, I didn't expect Chen Chu to give me this kind of thing... This thing is simply a god... When I was young, I often went out to fight, and I know the hard work of those scouts." , They often go to the enemy's territory to inquire about news, and the fire pockets they carry with them will soon be extinguished. If there is no fire, they can only eat raw... I think this match is very delicate and easy to carry. When you need to start a fire, you can just pull out one, and a box of matches seems to be able to light a fire twelve times... If there are matches in the army, you don't have to worry about the source of the fire when you go to fight in distant places..."
Empress Changsun said excitedly: "Second elder brother talked about Huozhezi, and I also remembered it. Now the world uses Huozhezi to make fires. Huozhezi is carried with you, but it is easy to stain your clothes and even burn them. , matches are much more convenient.”
Everyone sees the problem from a different angle.
When Changsun Wuji saw the match, he thought that the Changsun family was about to prosper.
When Cheng Yaojin and others saw the matches, they thought that they could take out a batch first to compare.
When Li Er saw the match, he thought of the army.
When Empress Changsun saw the match, she thought of convenience.
Li Er rubbed his hands excitedly, then picked up the piece of paper again.
Only then did they discover that it was a share contract, and Chen Chu, his eldest grandson's family, Duke Lu's mansion, etc., planned to do the match business.And Li Er can take [-]% of the shares without paying any money or effort.
In other words, Li Er can sit and collect money in the future.
Empress Changsun looked at the share contract and said movedly: "Second brother, there are many people in the court who slander Chen Chu all the time, saying that Chen Chu is not doing his job properly, but from my own point of view, the civil and military affairs of the whole court are not as good as Chen Chu alone. Ah, Chen Chu is a good boy..."
Li Er nodded: "Chen Chu will not let me down... He has such a mind, how can I take advantage of him, when the matches start to be produced, let the army buy a batch first, and use the treasury Money, the royal family will all switch to matches in the future..."
Empress Changsun's eyes lit up.
The second brother is going to use the power of the court to support Chen Chu's career.
Li Er has always been a magnanimous person. Of course, this kind of magnanimity is aimed at people who will not threaten his interests. Otherwise, I will kill you as a brother.
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Chapter 289
With the admission of the eldest grandson's family.
With the participation of Duke Lu's Mansion and Duke Yi's Mansion.
With the support of His Majesty Li Er.
The construction speed of the match factory was very fast, and it was put into production in only half a month.
The most critical raw material for the match factory is actually phosphate rock. This technology is firmly in Chen Chu's hands, and no one else can know the refining and extraction methods of phosphate rock.
In order to facilitate production, Chen Chu simply built the match factory in Meishan.
The match factory also successfully achieved mass production before the Chinese New Year.
The first batch of matches consisted of [-] boxes.
The eldest grandson's family was responsible for the sales of the matches, and they were sold out within half a day.
The price of each box of matches is a consistent price, which is not affordable by ordinary people, but for the rich people in Chang'an City, a consistent price is not expensive at all, because this match is not superior to the old ones. How many times, the most important thing is that in a short period of time, matches have become a symbol of identity and status. On some important occasions, whoever can take out a box of matches and light a lamp for everyone will be the focus of the audience and will be welcomed by everyone. sought after and welcomed.
And if someone can take out a city-level box of matches at once, Na is Datang's most popular scalper.
As matches became more and more popular, many scalpers appeared in Chang'an City.
The price of a box of matches is [-] yuan, and once the scalper changes hands, they can sell them for [-] yuan.
……
As matches became more and more popular, the relationship between Qi State Mansion and Nanshan Mansion became closer.
Changsun Wuji ran to the Nanshan mansion whenever he had something to do, and got close to Chen Chutao, wanting Chen Chu to quickly start a new business.
Because Changsun Wuji has already tasted the sweetness from the coal business and the match business.
As for Changsun Chong, he had been oppressed by Changsun Wuji time and time again, so he had to bow his head to Chen Chu and admit Chen Chu as his godfather squarely.
Princess Gesang, on the other hand, would bring steel hammers and hammers to Nanshan mansion to visit Chen Chu and Li Lizhi every now and then.
In the middle of the court, after the new year, Li Er looked at the income of the inner treasury, and before he had time to be happy, a report from the border made him frown.
In the Hall of Ganlu.
The Minister of the Ministry of War, Hou Jun, reported: "...Your Majesty, General Li Shiji sent a report. After the Tang Tianjun defeated Tuyuhun, we stationed 20 troops and approached some cities. We wanted to threaten Tubo and let Songtsen Gampo return. Who knows, Songtsan Gampo refused to surrender, and gathered [-] iron cavalry and [-] troops to set off from Luoxie City to confront our heavenly army. Now it seems that Tubo has no choice but to fight."
Those present were all big shots like Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui.
Hearing Hou Junji's words, everyone was in an uproar.
Originally, Li Shiji and Duan Zhixuan quickly took down Tuyuhun, and both inside and outside the court thought that they could use this as a warning to Tubo to surrender.
Looking at it now, Songtsen Gampo was not a vegetarian either, he was not afraid at all.
Instead, we will start with Tang Jun.
Li Er frowned at once, pondered for a while, and asked: "My dear friends, judging from Li Shiji's report, the battle between my Tang Dynasty and Tubo is inevitable. What do you dear friends think?"
His meaning is clear.
That is, to fight, or to fight?
Fang Xuanling took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, I think that now, since Songtsan Gampo doesn't know what is good or bad, he should fight. I just defeated Tuyuhun in the Tang Dynasty, and this is a good opportunity to take down Tubo in one go. Tubo has repeatedly provoked Tang. Even when the soldiers came to Shanzhou, they almost took down the Hexi land of our Tang Dynasty. If we still make peace with Tubo at this time, I am afraid that all the countries in the Western Regions will see the jokes of my Tang Dynasty... The most important point is that the ministers from the Tang Dynasty The merchants learned that today's Tubo is not as cold and arid as it was in the previous dynasty. Instead, it is full of water and grass, and cattle and sheep are everywhere. If you give Tubo a few more decades, I am afraid that there will be more and more war horses and more and more troops. The stronger it is, the greater threat it will become to my Great Tang..."
Fang Xuanling's words won everyone's approval.
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Fang said makes sense. As the saying goes, if you work hard at one stroke, you will decline again, and then you will be exhausted three times. Now, when our Tang army is in full swing, we should take down Tubo in one fell swoop. Don't hesitate, this is a huge blow to the morale of the frontline fighters."
Wang Gui also said: "There is no deep hatred between Tubo and Tang Dynasty. On the contrary, Tang Dynasty has always been courteous to Tubo before, but Songtsan Gampo dared to attack Shanzhou without knowing what he could do. This matter is tolerable. It’s unbearable. If we ignore this, Tubo will become the overlord of the Western Regions in the future, and it will not be good for our Tang Dynasty to establish a prestige in the Western Regions.”
Qin Qiong, Li Jing, Niu Jinda and others were even more impatient, and asked Li Er to allocate the army immediately to reinforce Hexi, and they were all willing to lead the army in person.
Li Er hesitated.
Although the Tang Dynasty is now in peace and prosperity, the pacification of the Turks a few years ago has already emptied the family, and it has not fully recovered until now.
The bed of the couch does not allow others to snore.
Of course, Tubo is Li Er's biggest worry.
It's just that he didn't want to start a war with Tubo so soon.
……
at the same time.
Nanshan Mansion.
Princess Gesang came to visit Chen Chu with a steel hammer and a hammer.
I saw Gesang frowning.
Chen Chu asked curiously: "Gesang, why do you look sad? Is it because my godson-in-law bullied you again? Or is someone in the Duke of Qi's mansion making things difficult for you?"
Gesang shook his head, glanced at Peach Blossom Island not far away, and said, "Godfather, my sorrow has nothing to do with my husband, nor with Duke Qi's mansion, but because of my elder brother."
Chen Chu was taken aback, "Songtsen Gampo?"
Gesang nodded, "Before, my godfather asked me to write a letter to persuade my brother to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. A few days ago, I received a letter from my brother. My brother said that he had made up his mind and that he would not return. Tubo will fight to the death. If you think about it, the news will come soon. It seems that the war between Tang and Tubo is inevitable. Godfather, I don’t know what to do now. Once the war starts, those poor people will suffer. ...During this time, I dreamed that my people were killed and plundered..."
Chen Chu frowned.
Songtsan Gampo is a little flustered, and he wants to declare war with Datang?
However, he does have the capital to go to war.
For one thing, all the tribes in the current Tubo area are unified, and there is no internal resistance.
Second, the current climate in Tubo is very good, with sufficient soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass.
But Gesang was right.
Once a war breaks out, it is the common people who will suffer.
Xing, the people suffer.
Death, the people suffer!
Chen Chu looked at Gesang and asked, "Gesang, tell me honestly, what kind of Zanpu is Songtsan Gampo, does he have people in his heart?"
Gesang said affirmatively: "Godfather, my elder brother is the best Zanpu to the tribe. When he sees the tribe hungry, he can't eat or sleep."
if so……
Chen Chu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Suddenly an idea popped up.
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Chapter 290 Chen Chu's Strategy
Thinking about it, Chen Chu stared into Gesang's eyes and asked, "Gesang, do you want to stop this war? Do you want to save your people?"
Gesang was stunned for a moment, showing a troubled expression: "Godfather, I, of course I want to, it's just... I have more energy than I want."