Zhu Jiahui did not dare to waste time and hurried out of the door to follow the plainclothes spy who came to pick him up.
I thought I was going directly to the hotel, but I didn't expect to enter the teahouse opposite.
As soon as he got to the second floor, he was searched first. Zhu Jiahui cooperated with the inspection and was released only after confirming that he did not bring any sharp objects.
When they arrived on the second floor, they saw Chen Ze and Li Yuankang sitting and drinking tea.
When Zhu Jiahui saw it, he immediately walked over and knelt down to salute.
Chen Ze didn't say anything. He took a sip of tea in silence and said in a neutral tone: "Do you know what the crime of selling private minerals is?"
Zhu Jiahui had already thought about his response and said hurriedly: "His Royal Highness, the common people know that they are guilty, and we sincerely ask His Highness to give me a chance to redeem myself and make meritorious deeds."
"Do you deserve to be punished and make meritorious service?" Chen Ze narrowed his eyes: "How do you want to be punished and make meritorious service?"
"I will do whatever His Highness asks me to do! I just ask His Highness the Crown Prince to give me a way out."
"Very good." Chen Ze said slowly: "I want ore, high purity and cheap iron ore, can you transport it?"
Zhu Jiahui immediately nodded: "If you are lucky, how much do you want from the prince?"
"You will be lucky as much as you have. I can eat them all." Chen Ze said again: "Beyond the eight southern states, you can make your own decisions. Once you enter the eight southern states, I will send someone to follow up and let you pass unimpeded."
"Young master, I understand." Zhu Jiahui hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, we need cash over there."
"It's easy to talk." Chen Ze said: "I will send someone to your home after the curfew tonight. If the matter is settled, let's forget about it. You will be responsible for this matter from now on."
Zhu Jiahui hurriedly said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Chen Ze waved his hand and asked Zhu Jiahui to retreat, feeling very good.
The Heishui River area in Nuzhou is almost full of high-quality iron ore with abundant reserves.
Chen Ze guessed that the private mines in the Heishui River area are currently in a state of slow sales.
Linjiang burst its banks and the waterway was cut off half a year ago.
Traveling by land is extremely costly and risky, and there is no way to make large transactions.
Moreover, Zhu Jiahui has not left Qingzhou for almost half a year, which proves this speculation.
Three people were transferred from the special service team to follow up and study, and also solved the checkpoint problems on the road.
Don't expect it to be fast if you take the overland route. It takes at least a month to start the round trip.
Zhu Jiahui returned home and immediately called his guards.
As he expected, the prince came to him to buy a private mine.
"I will send money after the curfew tonight." Zhu Jiahui thought: "If we do this well, we will have the support of the prince in the future."
"Is there such a good thing?" One person said dubiously: "What if the donkey is killed? This kind of thing is common."
"He wants to send someone to follow him because he wants to know the way around him." Zhu Jiahui said solemnly: "It can be seen from this that he wants to keep the water flowing smoothly and has a long-term plan. He doesn't have to worry about killing the donkey. But don’t expect to get much benefit from it.”
"It's not a loss." One person said: "With people from the palace protecting the road, we can save a lot of silver."
"Well, we have to figure out which way is suitable." Zhu Jiahui couldn't help but have a headache: "I have mostly taken water routes before, but this is the first time I have taken the land route."
"Going from the direction of Luzhou?"
"No, there is an army over there. Although the distance is much shorter, the risk is too great. Besides, the imperial court has put so many people in Luzhou to take over the power of the palace. Don't go up."
"But from Luzhou, go around from Qing'an to Baozhou. Once you enter Baozhou, you will be the territory of Zhennan King..."
A few people made a careful calculation and tentatively decided on the way to transport the goods.
Shortly after curfew that night, there was a knock on Zhu's door.
Chen Ze selected three spies from the special service team who were originally assigned to Qingzhou to follow up, and took a thousand taels of silver notes with them.
We set off directly early the next morning.
This matter must not be delayed. The sooner the steel-making technology is revealed, the better chance of settling down in Dachu.
Currently we can only use the expensive government mines, so we should let Qin Boyang order them through private channels.
Cement workshops and large water mills have been built, but the living conditions are a bit crude, all made up of straw sheds.
Qin Boyang saves money better than himself.
Anyway, we will make do with what we can, and after we actually get the cement, we can directly build new houses with cement to replace them.
The conditions are a little more difficult, but the wages are quite a lot. The monthly salary of 5 taels does not include food money, so the master craftsmen are naturally very hardworking.
Ningyu has already entered the second wave of momentum building.
After some previous deliberation, Ningyu has successfully entered the attention of various states and regions.
Most people know that there is such a thing.
But it is not enough. To break into the elite market, we must continue to build momentum.
It seemed that the time was almost up, and the second wave of funds continued to pour in.
The SWAT team was dispatched.
This time, I specialize in brothels, and they are the highest-end ones.
Hezhou's Purple Smoke Pavilion is no less famous than Wanhua Pavilion.
Two days later, at night, the Purple Smoke Pavilion came first, picking up the rich kids.
When you get to a place, you should drink and drink, find girls when you need them, spend your money extremely generously, and give any reward you want with banknotes.
Zi Yan Guan’s mother was smiling from ear to ear.
The group of rich kids who came today are really rich. They are one man and two girls, and they are both the top names in the Ziyan Pavilion.
Immediately afterwards, a second wave of rich kids came to the Purple Smoke Pavilion, asking for the girls ordered by the previous wave of rich kids by name.
Zi Yan Guan’s mother suddenly had a headache and said she had been ordered away.
Naturally, this second wave of rich kids were not happy when they heard that. We came to Purple Smoke Hall just for that group of girls!
Who was so ignorant that he took the girl away! ?
A group of people went over to look for trouble noisily. When they met two groups of people, they were ready to fight after they disagreed.
Ziyanguan’s mother quickly dissuaded her, and someone said that the one with the highest price would get it! You can’t afford it, right? ?
He shouted from a hundred taels to a thousand taels without stopping.
Zi Yan Guan’s mother was so excited that she wished the price could be even higher!
At this time, one of them took out a gold silk bag and threw it on the table, with a proud look on his face: "I've reserved the venue!"
"What the hell? Banknotes!?"
"A country bumpkin like you only knows about banknotes!" As soon as the other party opened the gold silk bag, he sneered: "Open it yourself and see what it is, and you will know what it is?"
When they opened it, everyone was shocked.
"Could it be... Ning Yu!?"
"You have a keen eye, yes, this is Ningyu, the royal tribute of the Great Li Dynasty, a rare treasure in the world that only the emperor's relatives are entitled to enjoy!"
"Isn't this thing only available in the royal palace!? Where did you get it!?"
"Don't ask, I won't tell you if you ask!" The other party suddenly said proudly: "No matter how rich you are, you can still get Ningyu!? You've never seen it, right? You are a country bumpkin, and you're robbing a girl from me. Don't be embarrassed here. Show your eyes!"
The other group of rich kids who had been clamoring just now fell silent and left the scene with a guilty conscience.
The rich kid who owned Ningyu suddenly became the target of everyone's praise.
And such dramas began to appear in various forms in brothels and high-end establishments across the eight southern states...
Cheesy, but it works.
