Although the brothels in the Dachu Empire were government-run, the taxes were extremely high.
To enter a brothel, the entrance fee is 600 yuan. If you want to stay overnight, you need at least a lot of money.
Fei Yundu couldn't afford such a heavy expense and could only go there once or twice a month.
But it was different now. Fei Yun rolled his eyes and looked at He Lin.
"He Lin, I don't need you to pay for the three hundred coins."
He Lin raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that Fei Yun must have different thoughts.
He pretended to be confused and asked: "Fei Yun, what do you want to do?"
Fei Yun was angry that this kid He Lin dared to call him by his name.
This is extremely disrespectful.
However, Fei Yun was not angry. Instead, he showed a lewd smile, rubbed his hands and said:
"You let your woman accompany me for ten cents a night. These accounts will be wiped out in a month."
When Xi Zhihui heard this, her expression suddenly changed.
All the women looked at He Lin, and some women even began to accumulate tears in their eyes.
If He Lin agrees, they have no choice but to comply.
Otherwise, according to Dachu law, they will all be sent to prison.
Seeing He Lin's silence, Fei Yun said earnestly:
"He Lin, when will you exchange these three hundred coins? Now is the best opportunity. There is no shop like this after passing this village."
Fei Yun looked at He Lin condescendingly, stroking his mustache with an arrogant look on his face.
The girls held hands at this time and stared at He Lin.
They don't want to be delivered to someone else's mouth as soon as they enter the door of their husband's house.
If this were revealed, how would they behave?
Fei Yun was already bubbling with excitement.
After spending a few pennies, you could only taste some scraps in the brothel, but now you can play with new tricks for only ten pennies.
This kind of deal is very cost-effective when you think about it.
He Lin's face was cold and he squeezed out the words from between his teeth:
"Go away, I won't miss you a cent of the three hundred cents."
The smile on Fei Yun's face suddenly stiffened, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes:
"What did you say? That's three hundred coins, and the repayment is due in two days."
"You have to think carefully about it."
He Lin took a step forward, bursting out with a powerful aura, his eyes as bright as stars:
"Don't you have ears? Get out of here right now."
Fei Yun was frightened by He Lin's momentum and took several steps back.
He discovered that today's He Lin was completely different from the cowardly He Lin before.
Although the clothes He Lin was wearing were still shabby linen, his whole person was full of vigor, standing like a sword, making people afraid to move forward.
Fei Yun pointed at He Lin and shouted in a strong and powerful manner:
"Okay, okay, He Lin. Then give me the interest of thirty yuan, otherwise I will find someone to educate you."
He Lin gave Xi Zhihui a look, and Xi Zhihui took out thirty coins from her purse.
He Lin threw the money in front of Fei Yun and said disdainfully:
"In two days, I will pay you the full amount of three hundred coins. If you have any objections again, don't blame me for being rude."
He Lin's arrogant attitude made Fei Yun full of anger.
He picked up thirty coins and nodded angrily:
"You're fine He Lin, don't let me catch you."
In the Great Chu Empire, men were few in number, and every one of them was a treasure.
Even Fei Yun, as the largest landowner in the village, did not dare to lynch He Lin.
If he were caught by the government, Fei Yun, a landlord, would no longer be able to do anything.
But if He Lin fails to pay the debt, that's another matter.
Fei Yun turned around and left, leaving behind a cold sentence:
"He Lin, you still have three days. After three days, I want to see if your mouth is still as hard as it is now."
After Fei Yun left, the girls gathered around him.
Xi Zhihui spoke first and said with care:
"Ms. sir, are you okay?"
He Lin waved his hand slightly and said gently: "It's okay."
Xi Zhihui pondered for a moment, bit her silver teeth, and said seriously:
Otherwise, if I look for the little money from home, my husband will be gossiped about. I wonder if my husband can handle it?
Shui Qingxin also stood up, with sorrow in her eyes:
"Ms. sir, I can also ask for some from home."
"Ms. sir, I can do that too."
"...."
When the girls saw that He Lin did not hand them over, they were very moved.
They were all thinking of ways to help He Lin.
He Lin shook his head slightly. After several women entered his home, they asked their husband's family for money.
Isn't this a pretty boy?
He is not this kind of person!
He Lin said firmly: "Madams, don't worry. My husband has already found a way."
He Lin focused his attention on a dark mass in the corner of the courtyard.
That's where He Lin stores loose coal.
The girls looked at He Lin and frowned.
Xi Zhihui asked in confusion: "Mr., loose coal is not valuable and is everywhere in the suburbs. What do you want to do?"
He Lin had a smile in his eyes. He already knew how to get the first pot of gold.
Yongkang County is surrounded by coal mines, and most of the men in Yongkang County serve as corvees and dig coal in the coal mines.
No one wants loose coal except lumps.
No one even uses it to make fuel.
After all, the thermal efficiency of loose coal is horribly low.
If that's all, it doesn't matter. Thermal efficiency can be compensated by quantity.
On top of that, loose coal has an insurmountable barrier to use.
That is, burning loose coal will release toxic gases.
There are many magazines in loose coal, and as long as it is burned, various poisonous gases will evaporate.
Many poor families in Yongkang County who had no choice but to use loose coal for heating died of poisoning.
In Yongkang County, bulk coal is even cheaper than wood.
If you are willing to use labor, you can transport as much loose coal as you want to the countryside and back home.
How could He Lin let go of such a good opportunity?
He Lin smiled mysteriously: "Ladies, please watch the performance for your husband."
After saying this, He Lin picked up the shovel and dug a lot of loess outside the courtyard.
He crushed the loose coal with stones and mixed it with loess.
Finally, mix the loess and loose coal with water.
Feeling the viscosity of the mixture, He Lin shaped the mixture into a cylinder with his hands, and then drilled several holes up and down through the branches.
Xi Zhihui looked at the strange-shaped thing with several holes and asked in confusion:
"Husband, what is this?"
He Lin put the strange-shaped object in his hand and laughed:
"When you look at the holes in things, do you think they look like honeycombs?"
"There are definitely some similarities."
He Lin's eyes were shining brightly:
"I named this thing briquettes!"
"briquettes," everyone was very surprised, "what's the use of this?"
He Lin introduced again: "Briquettes can be of great use. The most important thing is that as a fuel, they will no longer produce poisonous gas and burn more fully."
"The business of briquettes is a huge profit. We are going to start a business with this!"
