Ancient Fortune Records

"Teacher, hurry up! Are these amber?"

Shen Li was a little surprised that the mining actually dug up amber.But think about it, coal comes from trees!In ancient times, forests were buried underground, and because of high pressure and lack of oxygen, coal was formed.So it's really not surprising that there are resins and gums that gradually petrified in coal seams to form amber.

He is not interested in amber, but throughout the ages, there have always been people who have been interested or even obsessed with amber.Unfortunately, His Majesty the Emperor is one of them.

However, the emperor of this dynasty is not fatuous, and his hobbies have always been hidden. He is afraid that the officials below will find ways to exploit the people and offer "treasures" to himself after learning about it.Only a few people know about some of his hobbies, among them His Highness King Rong.

Of course, His Highness King Rong never thought of giving his father some rare amber.On the contrary, he is also very fond of amber, all the amber in his mother's inventory were searched by him, and all the treasures that his father coveted for a long time, but he was embarrassed to ask his concubine, were all taken away by him , It can be called "bringing a filial son".

So, he was ecstatic at the dug out amber, like a mouse falling into a rice bowl!

"Look quickly, this piece—" King Rong glued his eyes to the piece of amber he held in his hand. Under the sun, this piece of complete amber is indeed so beautiful that it makes people dizzy. It is the kind of It was golden and transparent amber, and there was a whole bee wrapped inside.

Shen Li was secretly surprised, seeing that it turned out to be a rare gem in amber.

When these coals were first dug out, they were just black lumps of coal. However, a worker seemed to accidentally cut half of them with a shovel, and found that there were a lot of yellowish brown or wine red transparent crystals mixed in.

What is even more gratifying is that there are not a few such lumps of coal. Basically, if you dig five meters deep, you will encounter a coal mine wrapped in beautiful amber.

King Rong exaggeratedly held the piece of amber, stared at Shen Li with sparkling eyes and said, "Teacher! You are going to get rich!"

Although this place was still unowned before, Shen Li has already purchased this land in the name of the government, because when he bought the mountain, he personally invested 500 taels and enjoyed 100% of the mountain's profit.In other words, if a piece of 20 taels of amber is sold, he doesn't have to do anything, and he deserves [-] taels.

Of course, the value of the amber in King Rong's hand can no longer be estimated.Because, if it is seen by people who love amber in Beijing, even if they pay a thousand taels of silver, they will definitely get it.

If it is processed into Buddhist beads, it will be even more serious. The Rong people in the north and those barbarians in the south all believe in Buddhism. Chest of gold!

Shen Li nodded, so, that is indeed going to make a fortune.

Now that Youzhou is in a wasteland, the previously neglected piece of land is hurrying to develop, but the lack of funds has also worried Shen Li for a long time.If a place does not have its own source of income, then once any natural or man-made disaster occurs, it will starve and die everywhere.

Those workshops are not in the mood for the time being, but the folks are waiting for their meals, and the arrival of Amber seems like a timely rain.

Shen Li looked up at the sky, it was God helping him!

He thought that the worker was lucky.Looking thin and small, he seemed to be a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was inconspicuous, but he actually brought him such a big surprise!

"What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? How did you find Amber?" Shen Li gently asked the little worker who was standing stupidly aside.

Seeing Mr. Shen asking him what his name is so kindly, and he is so good-looking, his eyes are more magnificent than Amber, and he is wearing an official uniform. The most handsome fairy official in the picture, he stuttered.

He couldn't help but want to kneel down, but Shen Li waved his hand, asking someone to help him.

"Little man, my name is Li Hu. I live in Xinli Village. I am fifteen years old. When I picked up the scattered coals on the ground, I found coals of about the same size. As a result, some were lighter and some were heavier, so I was curious. I wanted to open it to have a look, I thought there would be stones inside..."

Shen Li smiled, sure enough, he had just reached the age of recruitment, young and curious.Looking at his thin body, you can tell that his family's conditions are not good.The work of mining is not easy. Although the wages are high, the work intensity is also high.If I hadn't had to take on family responsibilities at a young age, I wouldn't have thought of doing this hard work.

"Do you think mining is hard?"

But the child shook his head and said proudly: "I can be regarded as doing things for the adults! I can also support my mother and sister! The adults pay more, and the villains don't feel bitter!"

"In the future, I will ask the steward to teach you more. You are lucky, and you can learn how to read well. Your life will get better and better in the future! You have made a contribution today. It is true that you work hard. What reward do you want?"

The child thought about it, "I just want to be able to eat enough every day, not to be frozen in winter, and my sister can grow up well..." Don't be frozen to death and starve to death like my brother, that's fine.

Shen Li touched his head, as if he didn't care that there were some fleas and dust on his head.Shen Li took out a purse from his cuff, which contained about a few taels of silver.

"Good boy, I will."

King Rong also gave him a few golden melon seeds with a smile. This child was remembered by Taifu Shen, and he would not have a hard time in the future.Such a young man was given a lot of money, and he was worried that someone with ulterior motives would attack him, so he only rewarded him with a little money. The Tai Tuo is a soft-hearted person, and it is estimated that the young man's family will be well arranged.