The next morning, the heavy snow that had been falling for a day and a night finally stopped. The snow on the road was one foot deep, and the road was full of people who cleaned up the snow. Li Shimin also woke up early, and rushed to Chang'an City with his cavalry in high spirits. He did not look painful after a hangover at all, which made Li Xiu call him magical.

However, when Li Shimin left, Cheng Yaojin deliberately left behind, and then reminded Li Xiu again not to forget about him. Li Xiu also patted his chest and promised that he would never delay his financial plan. This made Cheng Yaojin feel relieved and followed Li Shimin to kill Chang'an City, where there was a war where there was no smoke of gunpowder waiting for them.

After seeing off Li Shimin and his group, Li Xiu was about to go to Ma Ye to talk about Cheng Yaojin, but unexpectedly Ma Ye came to find him. He saw him stomping the snow on his feet after entering the gate, and then looked up at Li Xiu and said, "This first snow this year is so heavy. The villages in the east have crushed many houses, injured several people and several livestock. How about it, your farm should be fine, right?"

"It's okay, my house in my village has been reinforced before. I have already visited the village before. The house is safe and sound. Now it's shoveling snow." Li Xiu replied with a smile. Before dawn today, he went to the village first to take a look. What he was afraid of was that heavy snow would crush the house. After all, the houses of this era are far less solid than those of later generations. Many farmers' houses are dirt houses, and they are still disrepaired, so they may collapse in a heavy snow.

When Ma Ye nodded when he heard this, he entered the living room with Li Xiu. He sat by the stove for a while before he spoke, "The King of Qin has left, did you say anything yesterday?"

"I'm leaving, I guess there will be a lot of disputes when entering the city!" Li Xiu said with some emotion again at this time.

"Hehe, they are fighting for them, but they won't affect you anyway, but the King of Qin attaches more and more importance to you. Yesterday he came back and didn't even go to the princess, but came straight to you. If he was a person who didn't know the details, would he think you were the King of Qin?" Ma said half-jokingly at this time, and at the same time reminding Li Xiu not to get too close to Li Shimin.

"Uncle Ma, don't worry, I'm apt to do it, but the prince suddenly asked to split the Tiance Mansion is a bit too impatient? Uncle Ma, do you think Your Majesty will really agree with this matter?" Li Xiu asked again at this time. Mr. Ma is a Chang'an everyone knows, and he also has an intelligence agency that directly serves Li Yuan. His opinions also represent Li Yuan's views to some extent.

If someone else asked this, Ma Ye would definitely not answer, but Li Xiu was different. He was silent for a moment and finally said slowly: "The prince's proposal to split the Tiance Mansion seems reckless, but in fact he seized the opportunity. Over the years, the King of Qin has been leading troops to fight and made countless contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Although he is the prince, as His Majesty grows older, he is more and more stable in his actions, and he has become a little afraid of the military power in the hands of the King of Qin."

When he said this, Ma Ye paused for a moment before continuing: "After all, the King of Qin is different from the Prince. Most of the power in the hands of the Prince is given to him by His Majesty. You only need one word from His Majesty to take back. However, the King of Qin's prestige in the army is real and gradually breaks away from His Majesty's control. Even if the King of Qin is His Majesty's son, the father-son family affection cannot resist the temptation of power, so His Majesty has long wanted to weaken the military power in the hands of the King of Qin."

Li Xiu couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression when he heard this. After a while, he murmured: "So that's it. Splitting off the Tiance Mansion seems to be the act of the prince to weaken the King of Qin, but in fact, the one who really wants to do this is His Majesty. No wonder the King of Qin yesterday..."

Li Xiu suddenly shut up when he said this. Yesterday, Li Shimin not only complained about Li Jiancheng, but also complained to Li Yuan. He was so scared that Cheng Yaojin was drunk. It seemed that Li Shimin was already very clear about this matter. Just facing the attack of his father and brother, could he really protect his military power?

"Hehe, King Qin is smart. He should have seen this, but in my opinion, no matter how hard he tries, I am afraid that the best result will be to protect part of the military power. There will always be a part of the military power to hand over!" Ma Ye smiled again at this time. Ma Ye and Li Xiu's attitude towards the fight between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. Anyway, no matter how much he made a fuss, they would not be able to burn them.

Hearing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but ponder again. As Li Shimin's military power was divided, he might have to be suppressed by Li Jiancheng next time. In the end, there were only two results. The first one was to give up his desire to fight for the throne and be an ordinary prince. Then it depends on whether Li Jiancheng could tolerate him? As for the second one, the original historical type, Li Shimin fought hard in the end and successfully seized the throne, but he set a bad example for his descendants of later generations, which also led to the transfer of power after the Tang Dynasty accompanied by bloody human tragedy.

However, after sighing, Li Xiu could not stop this matter. He had to shake his head helplessly. Then he thought of Cheng Yaojin's incident and said, "Uncle Ma, someone is back with the King of Qin, and I will ask me to talk about something with you, Uncle Ma!"

"Oh? Who is it? What are you going to talk to me? Why don't you come to me directly?" Ma Ye asked in surprise when he heard this. Yesterday he only knew that Li Shimin was back, but he didn't know that Cheng Yaojin was back with him.

"Haha, the other party's surname is Cheng, and he said he wanted to discuss a business with you." Li Xiu smiled again.

"Hmph, who do I think it is? It turns out that it is Cheng Yaojin, this rogue. No wonder he asked you to pass the message. I guess he was afraid that I would just knock him away!" Talking to a smart person was a relief. Li Xiu only revealed a little, and Ma immediately guessed the other party's identity.

"Haha, Uncle Ma guessed well. He himself said he had a little misunderstanding with you, so he wanted me to pass the message from the middle. However, he really had a good business. If you are interested, you can chat with him!" Li Xiu smiled again. Although Cheng Yaojin was a little thick-skinned, the business he mentioned was a good way to make money.

"What business?" Ma Ye finally showed a little interested expression when he heard this. Perhaps he had made a lot of money after the previous victory in the Carboniferous business, which also made him more and more interested in doing business. If he continues like this, the descendants of Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang will not have to worry about money.

"Haha, you also know that General Cheng has been guarding the northern border. The most common ones deal with are tribes on the grassland. According to him, not far north of his garrison, there is a piece of black soil that does not grow in no grass. The locals call it the Black Prison, which is said to be a place cursed by the demons. General Cheng found that the so-called black soil there is actually charcoal. He heard that you were looking for a carbonite ore everywhere, so he wanted to cooperate with you to open the carbonite ore." Li Xiu said with a smile.

However, when Ma Ye looked at Li Xiu in surprise when he heard this, he said, "You kid is not sick, are you? The northern border guarded by Cheng Yaojin must be hundreds of miles away from us, and the road is not easy to walk. Even if there is charcoal there, it will be dug up and sold anywhere, and it cannot be transported to Chang'an from afar. The freight is unbearable when it comes to time!"

Mr. Ma has some research on doing business, so he can tell at a glance that Cheng Yaojin's method is not working. The transportation problem alone cannot be solved. This is also the reason why he only looks for carbonite ore around Chang'an. Cheng Yaojin only knows how to fight, and he also heard that he is looking for carbonite ore and is not considering it well in business, but Li Xiu should be able to see that it is.

"Haha, Uncle Ma, don't worry? I'm only half of General Cheng's words. The business he mentioned was not just carbonite mines, but what interested me the most was the back!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

"Oh? What did he say later?" Master Ma finally raised his spirits and asked after hearing this.

"General Cheng said later, if you want to buy the carbonite mine, he can be responsible for protecting you from mining, and can also buy cattle and sheep from the surrounding tribes to sell to you. Those tribes are so poor that they have nothing but cattle and sheep. A piece of coarse cloth can be replaced with three or five sheep, and transported to Chang'an will be several times the profit." Li Xiu said with a smile again.

"What kind of business is this? There are too many cattle and sheep on the grassland, but it is not easy to transport it to Chang'an alive. Half of it can die on the road alone. Moreover, the freight is also very high and it is not cost-effective. If you transport it after slaughtering it, the meat will not be preserved for a long time. It requires salt to make bacon or bacon. The salt there is more expensive than meat, and you can only get cattle and sheep skins, unless it is winter. However, the road is closed on the grassland in winter. So in the end, there is no way to do this business." Ma Ye's business level rose sharply, and in the blink of an eye, it listed the infeasibility of transporting cattle and sheep from the grassland.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, don't worry. I have a solution to the problems you mentioned. If this method is feasible, maybe it can open up a new source of wealth!" Li Xiu smiled proudly again at this time. When Cheng Yaojin talked about purchasing cattle and sheep, he just wanted to regard this matter as a bonus for Ma Ye's acquisition of the carboniferous mine, but he didn't know the huge profits contained in it.

"What solution, tell me quickly?" Ma Ye said very interested when he heard this. Whenever Li Xiu showed such an expression, he usually had an unheard of solution, so he was eager to know.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, don't worry. Although I have thought of a solution, I don't know if it is feasible. I still need to study it. It's not too late to tell you when it is successful." Li Xiu said the truth, and it also has a bit of a silence. (To be continued.)8

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