Chapter 111 Hou Yong sells mines The next day, a joke spread in the capital.
"Have you heard that Qin Hanzi plans to buy those mines filled with water in Xishan!"
"Why haven't you heard of it? I bought it at once. It is said that it cost 8 to [-] taels!"
"What a prodigal son. The Duke of Qin has great military exploits and a lifetime of wisdom. How could he give birth to such a fool!"
In the streets and alleys, everyone was talking about it.
They were all laughing at Qin Mo for putting on airs.
Li Xin, on the other hand, was filled with envy.
How can this idiot be so rich?
It cost 1 to [-] yuan to buy an abandoned mine. He, the prince of the East Palace, could not even raise [-] taels of silver.
However, Li Xin hesitated when thinking about the Donggong Foundation. These days, the Donggong Foundation has absorbed more than 20 taels of silver.
He had never been so wealthy.
Money, food, and cloth were piled into mountains.
Those victims were divided among themselves.
Now, there are no disaster victims visible on the streets of Beijing.
The Duke of Qin's family managed 7000 people.
In addition, Li Yue has 4 to 1 people in charge, and he only has more than [-] people here.
Donations are still increasing these days, so can he embezzle them a little? Anyway, if the money goes into the East Palace, it belongs to him.
Thinking of this, Li Xin's heart surged. He could do many things with money.
But there was one more thing that made Li Xin particularly uncomfortable.
That is Li Zhi.
He begged his father to join Lao Ba's camp.
"Hmph, do you think you can compete with Gu in this way?"
Li Xin sneered and called Gongsun Chong and Hou Yong, "Let's go back to the palace and ask for credit for you!"
Gongsun Chong looked at each other, full of surprise, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
"But Your Highness, I think it is not the best choice to ask for merit from Your Majesty now. At tomorrow's small court meeting, His Highness will hand over the merit request form. Not only will His Majesty praise His Majesty, but even all the officials will be able to see His Highness's governance." This is the way to go!" Gongsun Chong cupped his hands and said.
"You're right!"
Li Xin smiled and nodded, then I'll do as you say!
"By the way, Your Highness, the Qin family came to our house today!"
Hou Yong sneered: "They want to sell our coal mountain!"
"I heard that the price offered by the Qin family is quite high!"
"Our family has a hundred acres of coal mountains and dozens of mines. I didn't sell it. I always felt that Qin Hanzi didn't hold it in!" Hou Yong hated Qin Mo to the core, but he was willing to sell it! "Is Qin Hanzi crazy? What's the use of the abandoned mines? And the coal mountain. What else can the coal be used for besides making iron?"
"Is it used for heating?" Li Xin frowned.
"Your Highness does not know that the coal for heating has an extremely unpleasant smell, and even a beggar will not use it. Moreover, the coal is extremely difficult to light, and there is a risk of charcoal poisoning.
Besides, ironware is the exclusive domain of the imperial court. Who dares to make iron openly? " Gongsun Chong said.
In fact, everyone is secretly smelting iron, but they just don't say it openly.
Excavation of coal and iron-making on a large scale would be a violation of national law.
"Then why does Qin Hanzi want an abandoned mine?"
The three of them looked at each other, a little confused.
"Qin Hanzi has a weak brain and can do anything." Hou Yong said sarcastically. "Why don't you go and ask Qin Hanzi, doesn't he want the coal mine? Selling it to him at a high price and making a huge profit from him is worse than holding the waste mine in his hands." Gongsun Chong smiled sinisterly.
Hou Yong also felt that it made sense, "Brother Gongsun's words make sense, I must kill the fool today!"
"I won't show up anymore."
Li Xin smiled and said, "Don't be too cruel, after all, he is a good sister-in-law who is alone!"
The two of them sneered tacitly, the prince's implication was to kill him! In the palace of the Duke of Qin, Qin Mo was blowing ink.
I don’t know why, but the more I chatted with Chai Jinglan, the more I got into trouble.
The feeling of 'online dating' in Daqian is quite interesting. Although Qin Mo has never been in love, he has never eaten pork. Hasn't he seen pigs running away? However, his cheap father would not agree to marry a young widow, right?
Thinking of this, Qin Mo was extremely annoyed.
"Xiao Liuzi, come in and deliver this letter!"
Xiao Liuzi ran into the study room and said helplessly: "Master, it's so cold today. Can you write a few more letters at once? I can't bear the cold running around!"
Qin Mo slapped Xiao Liuzi on the back of the head, "If you beep again, send it over quickly!"
"Oh!"
Xiao Liuzi responded aggrievedly, took the envelope, and thought to himself: "Why can't we meet and talk about it? We have to send letters. Are you tired?"
After Xiao Liuzi left, Yang Liugen and the housekeeper hurried in, "Master, we have almost purchased the coal mountains and abandoned mines in Xishan. We spent a total of more than 9 taels of silver!"
"Not bad, lower than I expected."
Qin Mo sat in the rocking chair, "Is there anything missing?"
"The mines and mines owned by one company have not been sold yet."
"Whose family is it?" Qin Mo frowned.
"It belongs to Duke Lu, but the prince of Duke Lu has said that we can buy it if we want to. He wants to see you by name!"
"Young monkey want to see me?"
Qin Mo rolled his eyes and curled his lips, "No, I can see at a glance that he didn't hold back anything. You said that I don't have time to see him. If you want to sell, just ask for the price. If you don't sell, I will pull it down. It doesn't matter if I miss him or her family!"
Yang Liugen nodded and came to the main hall.
"His Majesty Hou, our young master has important matters right now and we cannot meet each other!"
Yang Liugen cupped his hands and looked apologetic, "If Prince Hou sincerely wants to sell, why not quote a price!"
When Hou Yong heard this, he immediately felt unhappy, "If I hadn't sold my business sincerely, would I have come all the way to the Duke of Qin's residence? Qin Fool doesn't take me seriously, right?"
Gongsun Chong also chimed in, "I guess you don't want to buy it?"
"Prince Gongsun has misunderstood. It's not that we don't want to buy it, but that the young master can't spare the time!" Yang Liugen said with an apologetic smile.
"In that case, forget it, I won't sell it!"
Hou Yong stood up and was about to leave. Gongsun Chong looked at Yang Liugen and said, "Now that we're gone, your begging will be useless next time!"
Yang Liugen thought to himself, the young master guessed right, there is no such thing as a quick deal, these two people must have bad intentions when they come to the door! He smiled and said: "Our young master said that the most important thing is your willingness to do business. If Prince Hou is unwilling to quote the price, then the matter will be dropped.
But Prince Hou, please think carefully. Your family's mine is right in the middle, and it is surrounded by our Qin family's territory. Otherwise, the area around Xishan will be fenced off in two days. If you want to go in then, you may have to borrow a way! "
Hou Yong gritted his teeth angrily, "He dares!"
Yang Liugen just smiled and said nothing.
Gongsun Chong frowned and lowered his voice and said to Hou Yong: "Qin Hanzi is impulsive and doesn't even give the prince face. Do you think he won't dare?"
"Then what should we do? Is that the way to go?"
(End of this chapter)