"Liu Lang, why did you bring up the map?" Looking at what Li Min asked people to carry up, Li Yong and others asked in confusion. The so-called map was actually an ancient map. The Tang Dynasty was not like later generations, casually

You can buy a national map for a few dollars. Maps at this time were very rare and could only be found in government departments or the military. This map, which is inlaid on a wooden board and looks like a screen, is still Li Min's.

Borrowed from the Ministry of Industry.

Li Min smiled mysteriously and said, "I heard that brothers bought a lot of slaves?"

"Uh~" Cheng Huailiang and the others were stunned when they heard Li Min's question. Some time ago, they heard that someone had falsely accused Li Min of treason. Although they were not qualified to plead for Li Min, they bought the remaining nearly ten thousand yuan together.

The Tubo slaves were just to help Li Min share some of the pressure. Didn't those people say that Li Min bought slaves to rebel? Then they might as well buy a lot of them. Could it be that these noble families were planning to rebel?

Of course, this move was a bit reckless, and many of them were scolded by their elders for it. Moreover, after the slaves were bought back, they had no place to place them. There were some dirty jobs in the cement factory that could use them.

Slaves, but the top of the sky can house a thousand people. In addition, some people have found some coal mines, but together they are not as big as Li Min's mines. There are not many slaves at all, so most of the slaves are still raised in the suburbs.

Still sitting.

Looking at these brothers, Li Min was very moved. After learning about this situation from Xiao Yu, Li Min made up his mind. Since the brothers were trying to help him, he couldn't let the brothers suffer.

Slaves may be a burden in the eyes of others, but in Li Min's eyes, they are a rare asset.

"Liu Lang, just say it if you have anything to say. We are all brothers. If you have any objections, don't say anything!" Li Yong said first. He was the most active in buying slaves and bought the most. However,

Now it's all in my hands.

"Haha, Ninth Brother, you misunderstood." Li Min said with a smile, saying no thanks for the great kindness, and he didn't want to say any innocuous nonsense like thanking you, "I just heard that after you bought those slaves, brothers,

But raising them like pigs is really wasteful, so I thought of a way to make use of these slaves."

"Oh? Liulang, do you really have a way?" After hearing what Li Min said, Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye and others immediately became energetic. It's okay if these slaves don't work, but they still have to be fed with food every day, although it doesn't cost much.

It's a lot, but it's still a losing business.

"Hehe, actually this method is very simple, wouldn't it be enough to open a few more mines?" Li Yin said with a smile. Datang encourages private operations in mining, but because the government-run mines are strong, now

Private mining does not account for the mainstream; it is still mainly government-run.

"Tch~, Rokuro, it's easy for you to say that, but a mine cannot be opened by someone with money. The most fundamental thing is to have a mine. For example, the coal you made, if it weren't for the coal mines in Black Rock Mountain,

"How can your mine be opened?" Li Jingye said with some dissatisfaction. Li Min took the lead and bought all the coal mines that could be found around Chang'an. As a result, they had no choice but to go to other places to look for mines. Others

When people heard Li Min's words, they felt frustrated. They thought that Li Min had some good ideas, but he did it for a long time and made everyone happy in vain.

"Isn't it just a few coal mines? I dare not say anything else, but I can get as many coal mines for you as you want!" Li Min said in an awesome voice. This is not his boast. For coal mines,

He knows the distribution better than anyone. For example, in Shanxi, everything is lacking but there is no shortage of coal. There is no need to even dig the coal buried underground. Just those open-pit coal mines are enough for people like them to dig for hundreds of years.

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"Liu Lang, are you kidding me? How dare you brag about this kind of thing?" Cheng Huailiang obviously didn't believe it. If Li Min knew the locations of several coal mines, he wouldn't be too suspicious, but Li Min's

But his tone was very loud, and he actually said that he could get as much as he wanted. Coal was not a stone on the ground, so he felt that Li Min's words were not credible at all.

"That's right, Liulang, my brothers all admire your ability, but coal is not cement, it grows from the ground. Unless you are a god, it is impossible to know these things." Li Yexu was also impressed.

He shifted his attention and said with a look of disbelief.

"Tch~, I know you don't believe it." Li Min looked disdainful, then he stretched out his hand and pointed at the map and said, "That's why I asked someone to bring the map and point it out to you now."

Seeing that Li Min didn't look like he was joking, Cheng Hualiang and the others were stunned. They had always admired Li Min, and they always felt that Li Min was shrouded in a mysterious veil that made people confused.

They didn't know what talents he had yet to reveal. So seeing Li Min's confident look, they all couldn't help but have some unspeakable expectations for Li Min's "absurd" words.

As he spoke, Li Min pointed at the map with his hand, and then drew a small circle, including Shanxi and part of Henan in later generations. These places were one of the main coal-producing areas in later generations. Although the map of the Tang Dynasty

It is very different from the maps of later generations, but because the Yellow River is used as a reference, it is still very easy to distinguish.

"Did you see that this circle I have drawn should be regarded as the area with the richest coal deposits in the entire territory of Datang. As long as we send people to search here, we will definitely find coal in a short time.

Mine." Li Min said very confidently. Of course he couldn't remember the specific location of the mine, but as long as he delineated an area, the coal deposits in this area were so rich that it was impossible to find it.

"Liu Lang, is this not a joke?" Qin Huaiyu asked with a serious expression. Although Li Min looked like it didn't look like a joke, the circle he drew was not small. If you want to find someone in this circle,

For a coal mine, it will definitely cost a lot of manpower and material resources. But if the mine cannot be found by then, even if they don't care, the family behind them will definitely have a bad impression of Li Min, and even they will have a bad impression in the future.

The friendship with Li Min will also be affected.

"Yes, Liu Lang, are you really sure?" Yan Bei also expressed some doubts.

But at this time, Li Yong was the first to stand up and said loudly: "I believe in Liulang. Everyone knows what he is like. Although he likes to make some jokes sometimes, he has always been reassuring when it comes to these big things. If you don't believe it,

Then I will look for it alone, and if I find the last coal mine, don’t regret it!"

Li Yong had the best relationship with Li Min, and of course he was the first to support him at this time. Moreover, Li Yong was telling the truth. Whether it was the brewery or the cement factory, the income of their Hejian Palace increased greatly. In addition, he was very interested in Li Min.

Min also admired him the most, so he was the first to believe Li Min's words.

Seeing Li Yong's statement, everyone else couldn't sit still. Li Min wanted to help them deal with the big burden of slaves, and they bought those slaves to help Li Min. Now Li Min obviously wants to repay everyone.

Express your gratitude. It is impossible to joke with everyone about Wuying.

Thinking of this, Li Jingye, Qin Huaiyu and other people closest to Li Min immediately followed Li Yong to express their stance. Others also slowly thought of this. After a while, almost everyone was right.

Li Min no longer doubted what he said, and began to discuss the development of coal mines in this area.

Seeing that everyone was no longer doubtful, Li Min immediately became excited and suggested that everyone simply imitate the Cement Industry Association to form a Tang Dynasty Carbon Industry Association. However, unlike the Cement Association, this Carbon Industry Association is a completely private organization and does not have

Officials like the Cement Supervision Institute got involved.

Li Min also introduced to everyone the benefits of establishing a Carboniferous Industry Association. After establishing this association, as long as each family contributes part of the manpower or material resources, they will then be integrated together to find minerals, and the mineral deposits found will be allocated to everyone for mining according to the contribution of each family.

, In this way, not only will the risk be smaller, but the power of everyone can be better utilized. If there are any problems in the future, everyone can sit down and negotiate together to avoid hurting feelings due to interests.

After hearing Li Min's introduction, everyone who was still a little hesitant immediately cheered loudly. Everyone knew how to choose if they could get the greatest benefits at the lowest cost and risk, so everyone immediately drew up an agreement to transfer the coal

The Industrial Association was established, but when it comes to assuming the position of president, everyone is not far behind, and they are rushing to be the first president. The people here are young and energetic, and no one wants to lag behind.

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Everyone argued for a long time, but in the end the position of the president was still not selected, but the deacons were selected, namely Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye, Li Jingheng, Qin Huaiyu, Yan Bei, and finally Li Min, a total of six

Deacon, during the period when there is no president, the affairs in the association are temporarily left to the six of them to negotiate and take charge. As for the position of president, because no one is convinced by the other, it is temporarily vacant until the coal industry develops.

Finally, whose industry develops the fastest and strongest at that time, then this position will belong to him.

"Eh? Liulang, I suddenly remembered a question." After finally getting everyone to quiet down, Li Jingheng, one of the deacons, suddenly frowned and said.

"Oh, Brother Jing Heng, please speak!" Li Min said with a smile. He had no regrets about not taking the chairman's seat. After all, he was too lazy. Although the Cement Association held the title of president

, but he left everything to Li Yifu and didn't want to care about those messy things. So for this emerging coal industry, he just wanted to make a fortune silently and let others do the hard work. Originally, he couldn't even

He didn't want to be held the position of deacon, but it was him who proposed this matter after all, so at the suggestion of several other deacons, he was forced to take the name of deacon.

"If so many of us dig coal, it will definitely increase the production of coal. However, due to freight and other issues, our coal can only supply cement plants from Chang'an to Luoyang at most." Li Jingheng said on the map.

After some pointers, Li Min’s coal-producing area was not very far from Chang’an and Luoyang. Li Jingheng saw this very accurately, “But in this way, the sales area of ​​coal will be very narrow, and there may even be

The excavated coal cannot be sold, so we will definitely lose money, not to mention making money."

Li Jingheng was influenced by his money-grubbing father and was quite knowledgeable about business. He knew the importance of the market to a product. He was only focused on being happy and competing for the position of chairman, so he didn't think of this for a while.

Now that I calmed down, I immediately realized this big problem. After hearing Li Jingheng's analysis, others also understood the seriousness of this problem. If they did not solve this problem, then they would have dug out the coal. In the end,

It can only be a vain attempt to draw water from a bamboo basket.
Chapter completed!