Nanming Engineer

Chapter 105 Unequal Treaties

Xu Tiezhu's and Zhou Cheng's eyes were suddenly wider than a copper bell, their mouths were opened wide, but they couldn't even make a sound. They looked at the stream of sand leaking down like a fool, as if they were blinded by the shining golden light in it. His eyes were blinded and he stood frozen in place, keeping his posture of bending over and staring, motionless.

Wang Huan held an hourglass in his hand, straightened up and looked at the two of them with a smile, without saying a word, just waiting quietly.

There was no sound in the meeting hall, and a strange atmosphere emerged spontaneously. Whether it was Xu Tiezhu and Zhou Cheng who were standing, or the leaders who were sitting and leaning over to watch, they all had expressions of shock beyond words, staring at the pretending On the cloth bag in the back sling, the wolf-like gaze, as if seeing an old bachelor who is as beautiful as a flower and a beautiful lady with a naked body, is almost about to burst into flames.

For a long time, Xu Tiezhu licked his lips and gasped: "Sir, is this golden sand produced by my stone pillar?"

Wang Huan turned back to his armchair, sat down leisurely, took a sip of tea, and said, "Of course."

The eyes of the leaders lit up, they became excited, and they all anxiously wondered in their hearts whether this gold sand was found on their own territory. , who cares about Yinshan.

However, Wang Huan immediately poured a basin of cold water on the crowd, which made his heart feel cold: "But this golden sand is just for you to see. It's fun, but it can't be mined now, and I can't even tell you where it is."

Everyone was stunned, and then unwilling to accept it. Seeing gold turning into water was something no one wanted to do. The hall suddenly exploded. Everyone spoke out one after another, saying anything. Some people said that everything in Wanshou Valley uses money. It is necessary to open up financial avenues; some people say that Shizhu is poor and needs a large sum of gold and silver to restore his glory; others simply point out that with gold and silver, there will be strong capital in this troubled world, and then he can do whatever he wants. If it is possible, Mr. Wang has lofty ambitions and would not want to occupy the position of a feudal official who dominates one side.

Everyone chattered and talked for a long time. The central idea was to try to persuade Wang Huan to get rid of the stupid idea of ​​not picking up money, and lead everyone to make some money together, so as to embark on the road to a well-off life.

Wang Huan listened quietly, holding the teacup with a smile and not speaking, listening for a while to take a sip of tea, like a spectator listening to a cross talk.

When everyone said they were tired and realized that they had been talking for a long time without making any main voice, the hall fell silent and all their eyes were on Wang Huan, the young and mature Wanshou City Lord slowly put down his teacup and asked a few words.

"Silver mines have been mined for less than a month, and the Chongqing government has attracted Zeng Ying, tigers and wolves. If another gold sand mine is opened, think about it, what will it attract?"

"The wolf is coming, the lion is coming, they are all ruthless characters who eat people without spitting out their bones. How can we resist? How much combat power do you have at your disposal? One hundred or 200 people?"

"Going to open a gold mine under the current situation is equivalent to wearing a beautiful jade and walking in a land of robbers at night. Apart from being robbed by others, people die and property perish, there is no other result. Do you think so?"

When everyone heard this and thought carefully, cold sweat broke out on their bodies. Yes, although the stone pillar was remote, it was not an inaccessible place. In the past, Zhang Xianzhong did not come to move the stone pillar. It was not that he could not move, but that he was unwilling to move. He was poor. What's the use of robbing this savage wasteland?But if gold mines and silver mines are opened, the situation will be different. A large army will be sent to attack gold and silver, and the white soldiers will be empty-handed. Can they stop them?
"Furthermore, the Tubaozhai silver mine yields a lot, which is enough for our daily expenses. We will keep this gold mine for the time being. We will mine it later when the time is right. Anyway, no one except me in Longevity City knows where the ore lode is." Huan said calmly.

After hearing this, Xu Tiezhu and others thought that it was indeed the truth. Once they figured it out, they understood everything. Lord Enlightenment King was indeed far-sighted and thoughtful. They looked at Wang Huan with even more admiration and bowed together. Said: "Your Excellency's words are very true, I'm waiting to be abrupt."

Wang Huan chuckled, took out a folding fan from behind his buttocks, spread out one hand, fanned the wind in an unpredictable manner, and sat upright like Zhuge reincarnated. , Immediately flattering and offering.

"Master is brilliant!"

"Adults are wise!"

"grown ups……"

"Okay!" Wang Huan stopped the tide of flattery, and said loudly: "Heads, I invite you all back to discuss the acquisition of minerals in your territories. There are many things to do and time is tight. We cannot delay , let’s begin.”

The leaders cheered up when they heard the sound, and knew that the business was coming. Mining and getting rocks was closely related to their own interests, so they had to think carefully about it.

The negotiation process went smoothly. After all, there was a precedent for the Tubaozhai Silver Mine. Just follow the example. Within one day, Wang Huan signed a contract with the leaders and signed the pledge.

In all mines, local leaders are responsible for digging mountains and building roads, and building a short road large enough for carriages to connect to the official road leading to Wanshou Valley to facilitate the transportation of ore.At the same time, a thatched hut was built near the mine for the miners to live. Wang Huan did not need to pay any fees for the first year's output. The ore obtained from the mine was provided to Wanshou City unconditionally. One year later, Sell ​​it to Wang Huan according to the seasonal price by weight, but you must not sell it to anyone other than Wang Huan, otherwise the Xuanwei Envoy will be severely punished.

The security guards of the mine are also in charge of the leaders. Except for the transport team sent by Wang Huan, the ore can be taken away, and other idlers will not wait to approach the mine.

This treaty was unfair to the extreme and squeezed the leaders' blood. However, it was much better than living a hard life guarding the barren mountains. After all, no one cared about these ores in the past, and there was no need to let them rot in the mountains. People want it, and the silver mine in Tubaozhai also has such a rule. The leaders happily signed and pressed their fingerprints, without any awareness of being deceived.

Wang Huan, who had deceived people and asked others to help count the money, dried the ink on each contract and carefully handed it over to Zhou Cheng to put it away. He laughed with satisfaction, looked at Xu Tiezhu and said: "The mine has been agreed, the miners can Ready?"

Xu Tiezhu hurriedly said: "According to your instructions when you left, six battalions of 6000 people are ready to enter the mountain at any time. Take these people away, there are nearly 1 people left in Longevity Valley, and the city will not be delayed." construction."

Wang Huan was overjoyed: "Okay, the six camps will be divided into five mines, lime mine, pyrite, saltpeter mine, asbestos mine and iron ore. Once the road is opened, we will start driving into the mountain."

Xu Tiezhu made the calculations and said strangely: "There are six camps and five mines, one more."

Wang Huan sighed, and said with some heartache: "The extra battalion is used to raise pigs. I have already told Ma Chongming to buy a thousand fat pigs and breeding pigs when I return from the grain shipment. Alas, it can be spent It cost me a lot of money."

Xu Tiezhu and Zhou Cheng were stunned. 1000 people came to raise pigs?Is this to improve food for everyone?Mr. Wang Huan is so generous, and he deserves the reputation of a great benevolent man.

With a bitter face, Wang Huan walked out at a slow pace, muttering to himself as he walked: "The price of a pig is enough for me to buy ten buckets of grain. Why is meat so expensive these days? If there is no Urgently, I won’t take advantage of those boys.”

His voice was very low, only he could hear it, and Xu Tiezhu and others behind him couldn't hear it at all. He only felt that Mr. Wang's steady steps, tall stature, and image of loving the people like a son immediately became popular in the hearts of the people.

The news that Master Wang was going to give meat to everyone spread quickly in all directions like the autumn wind on the grassland. People worked more happily and praised one after another that it was a pleasure to live under Master Wang. Master Wang is really a living Bodhisattva. , even if I die for him, I am willing to do so.

Wang Huan didn't know that his unintentional move had such an effect. At this moment, he was concentrating on studying another thing.

In the tall official office of Longevity City, there is a large square tens of feet long and wide, which is used for martial arts exercises. At this time, in the middle of the square, an earthen stove was built, which looks like a brick kiln. On the other side near the edge of the square, a circular forbidden area was drawn, and no one else could approach it. Wang Huan and a few people were laying a layer of branches and dry firewood in it.

(End of this chapter)