Back at the old house, Li Yan searched the Internet for information on jadeite. Currently, 95% of the commercial-grade jadeite on the international market comes from Myanmar, so jadeite is also called Myanmar jade. Statistics prove that the transaction volume of jadeite jade is extremely high, reaching 8 billion US dollars in just one year. With the depletion of the Burmese jadeite raw stone mine, the price of jadeite has been rising steadily. At a jadeite raw stone auction in Myanmar last year, a 112 kilogram ice-bottomed green flower jadeite raw stone hit a single transaction price of 500 million yuan.

Seeing this, Li Yan thought about the jadeite rough stone in the ring that was as high as three meters, five meters wide and weighing dozens of tons, and it was stunned for a moment. Once this rough stone appeared, wouldn’t it cause a sensation all over the world?

The next day, Li Yan arrived at the Tang Dynasty Auction House before dawn. When the receptionist Xiao Zhao was shocked when he saw Li Yan, he hurriedly hid half of the breakfast. When Li Yan saw this scene, he smiled.

"Call Director Yang to come over!" Li Yan said, and then added: "Continue to eat, it's not yet time for work."

"Yes, chairman!" Xiao Zhao, named Zhao Yuanyuan, just graduated from school this year and has been working in the auction house for three months. She will be able to become a regular in a few days. Looking at Li Yan who was heading upstairs, she let out a sigh of relief, hoping that she did not leave a bad impression on Li Yan.

Yang Suxin's home lives in a community not far from Paikanxing. When she received a call from Zhao Yuanyuan, she put on some light makeup and hurried over. The chairman, who saw the dragon, rarely came to the auction house several times.

"Chairman!" When he knocked in, Yang Suxin sat opposite Li Yan, "You are so mysterious. You have always been looking for us, and we have never found you!"

Li Yan said: "The mysterious person is called the chairman, and the professional manager who is in the company all day long."

"Yes, those who work for bosses like us are suffering from life!" Yang Suxin and Li Yan are also acquaintances and can speak freely.

Li Yan smiled and said, "Don't be humble. You are also the second boss. By the way, when you talk about the serious business, you can contact an internationally renowned auction house and say you are auctioning jadeite rough stones. These are some photos of that rough stone, and then find some authoritative jadeite appraisal experts to come."

Yang Suxin was stunned and said, "Chairman, why did you start the jade business?" She picked up the photos and covered her mouth in surprise, "Such a big jadeite rough stone!"

"That's why you're going to find a large international auction house!"

After being surprised, Yang Suxin calmed down. After all, she was also a person who had seen the world. She said, "Chairman, you won't be fooled, right? The business of gambling stones is very risky now. You must have spent a lot of money to buy this stone!"

Li Yan was also unsure. He just saw that the corner of the stone was exposed with jade. How could he know what other places were like? But he believed that the Piao Kingdom would not specifically pick the raw stone for no reason. Li Yan said: "Gambling stones is of course a gamble. It costs money to find all Chinese and foreign media to make the momentum bigger. Just cut the original in front of the media in the auction house. If the fake one is just a joke. If it is real, it is enough to make a name for the world!"

Li Yan was the boss. After the boss spoke, Yang Suxin stopped talking and reported the company's operation to Li Yan. Yang Suxin went to SH City International Auction House according to Li Yan's words.

It was not a matter of one or two days to organize the media and experts. Li Yan returned to the palace to explain the matter, and then returned to the auction house. Li Shimin handed over the task of building underground pipelines to him, and he had to have some snacks.

Taking the Chang'an underground pipeline drawing he drew, Li Yan asked the company's driver to take him to an engineering design company and asked them to design a set of drawings based on the actual situation. After all, he was just a second dam, and he had to take action by some professionals.

The engineering design company is located in a commercial district in SH City. After telling his requirements to the design company, Li Yan was too lazy to wait and went to the street to stroll.

Walking on the street, Li Yan looked at the goods in the store while thinking about how to get these things to the Tang Dynasty. After living for a while, the lack of daily necessities in the Tang Dynasty made him miserable. It was time to think of a way. Passing by a watch shop, Li Yan stopped and a flash of inspiration.

"Boss, can you customize your watches here?"

"Of course, but we won't do one or two!"

"Is one hundred okay?"

"This is OK, what style do you want?"

"I want an old-fashioned automatic mechanical watch. Is it OK to replace the time on it with the traditional Chinese Zishi Mao era?"

"no problem!"

After leaving the watch shop, Li Yan bought some snacks and went back. The Tang Dynasty couldn't eat any food. One day he had to give the chef from the royal palace a try and let him make the 21st century dishes.

The design institute is very efficient. In the afternoon, Li Yan got the drawings and looked at the time. It was time for him to report to the Ministry of Works.

The Minister of Works, Lu Shang, was also an old acquaintance of Li Yan. Li Shimin's decree had already arrived at the Ministry of Works. Li Yan received his official uniform and became a sixth-rank official.

"Your Highness, the emperor has given me that you are responsible for all the underground pipelines. Just talk about how much labor and money you need!" Lu Shang pulled Li Yan aside and whispered: "Your Highness must be careful. Not only the emperor is watching this matter, but the crown prince is also watching it." After saying that, he glanced at an official in his twenty years sitting in the northwest corner.

Li Yan did not know that official, but Lu Shang's meaning was obvious. That was the prince's man. "Sir Shangshu, since Li Yan has taken over the position of Yuanwailang, he is your subordinate. Here, you don't have to call him Your Highness the Lord and treat Li Yan as an ordinary official."

Lu Shang understood that Li Yan was doing a show and said with a smile: "Your Highness is so approachable, then Lu Shang is brave!"

It was urgent to build underground pipelines. After greetings with officials from the Ministry of Works, Li Yan opened the drawings and began to tell these officials how to construct. At the same time, he also knew that the official's name was Zhao Jie, who served as the Minister of Works, and was his immediate superior. In the 17th year of Zhenguan, the Crown Prince Li Chengqian rebelled, and there was also someone named Zhao Jie, but I don't know if it was him.

"The construction method is very simple. Dig trenches, bury pipes, and finally backfilling. The most important thing is the slope. This slope must be well grasped, otherwise the water will not be discharged."

When Li Yan took office, he could not be a commander without a single commander, so Lu Shang sent two ninth-rank work department heads to Li Yan, one named Kong Chi and the other named Wang Shen, both of whom had just entered the work department officials.

"Sir, these are not problems. The difficult thing is how to make this pipeline?" Kong Chi asked.

Li Yan was prepared and took out the pipe section drawings designed by the design institute, which were covered with the specific shapes and sizes of the pipes. "Leave this to the official kiln and let them fire ceramic pipes according to this size and shape, and tell them that they don't have to burn them to look gorgeous and beautiful, and they just need to be durable."

"Yes, sir!" The two of them took the order and left.

After leaving the Ministry of Works, Li Yan felt a little gloomy. He had always been reluctant to participate in the government just to avoid attracting the attention of some people. He still understood the truth that there was no affection in the imperial family. Although Li Chengqian is now firmly in the position of prince, he still did not let go of his vigilance towards his younger brothers. This is enough to show that Li Yan had just taken office in the Ministry of Works.

"It's time to prepare for the future!" Thinking of the tragic fate of Li Ke and Li Yan after Li Shimin's death, he felt the unsettling crisis for the first time. "Li Yan was dead yesterday, and Li Yan will never repeat the mistakes of history today!" Li Yan swears secretly.
Chapter completed!