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As soon as Huang Huai entered the house, the first thing he saw was Fatty Xu's fat body.
The other party sat behind the square table, facing the door of the room.
There is a square table in the middle of the room, with four sets of bowls and chopsticks placed on it. On the left and right sides of the square table and on the seats in the back, three iron farm owners, Yang Dongzhu, Li Lidong and Xu Fatty, are sitting.
After leading Huang Huai into the house, Manager Xu said, "My boss, you two bosses, Huang Zhangshuo has arrived."
Fatty Xu, who was facing the door of the room, nodded.
Manager Xu bowed and walked out of the house. When he went out, he lowered the cotton curtain in front of the door to block the door.
Huang Huai was left in the room with three owners of the iron yard and two servants standing by to wait on him.
"Huang Zhanglu, you don't have to be polite. There are no outsiders here. Sit down and say." Dongzhu Yang sat on his seat and waved to Huang Huai, "They are all the food and wine sent from Yanbin Tower. Huang Zhanglu must not have eaten them yet. Sit down and try them." Taste it and see if it suits your taste."
The words were affectionate, but there was no intention of standing up to greet him.
The other two owners of the iron yard at the table sat motionless in their seats, looking at Huang Huai up and down.
This was also the first time they saw Huang Huai.
Looking at the table full of dishes, Huang Huai swallowed his saliva and said humbly: "The three proprietors are here, how can there be a seat for the villain."
"Haha, you Huang Huai is also the number one person in Dongshan, there is no need to be modest." Dongzhu Yang said with a smile, but did not mention letting Huang Huai sit down. He was just polite when giving up his seat before.
They are all famous owners of large ironworks in Dongshan. Huang Huai is just a small furnace manager, and he used to be a lowly miner. How can he be qualified to eat at the same table with them.
Huang Huai also knew this, and said with a smile on his face: "It's all luck, I don't deserve such praise from Boss Yang."
He knew what was going on with him. The so-called improved iron-making technology was just a start for him. The main reason was that his boss knew better and taught him.
Fatty Xu, who was sitting opposite Huang Huai, said: "I called you here because of the coke ironmaking in your iron yard. Please give me a price!"
"This..." Huang Huai didn't answer for a while.
Fatty Xu raised his eyelids and said calmly: "One hundred taels, hand over the regenerator and coke ironmaking technology."
One hundred taels is enough to buy a two-bedroom house in the city, and for Huang Huai, who is still working as an ordinary miner, it is enough for him to work without food or water for decades.
Even for him now, one hundred taels is still a big windfall.
Huang Huai lowered his head and said nothing.
He would have agreed before, but now his monthly salary is fifteen taels, and one hundred taels is just over half a year's salary.
Dongzhu Yang, who was sitting on the left hand side, said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if Huang Zhang Stove doesn't like a hundred taels of silver. If you are willing, you can come to my iron yard to be a master stove."
Huang Huai was still speechless.
Li Lidong, who was sitting on the other side of the square table, said: "Okay, I don't have a salary of fifteen taels a month, so I can go to your place to earn three melons and two dates."
The average furnace manager at the Dongshan Iron Works is paid 2,25 to 30 taels, but the Yang Family Iron Works is known to be stingy, and the furnace manager's salary is only 1,25,00 cents.
"You have to live to get fifteen taels of wages." Fatty Xu suddenly said.
Huang Huai's heart trembled when he heard this.
The reason why he agreed to come to the Xujia iron yard with Han San was that he was afraid of the power of these three people in Dongshan. The other reason was that Han San's words "Liu Dongjia is finished" touched the worries he had always had in his heart.
Boss Yang said with a smile: "Huang Zhanglu should know the background of the boss behind him. With such a boss, it is easy to get involved. Being a gangster is a serious crime and you will be beheaded."
He raised his right hand and made a gesture on his neck.
Li Lidong, who was sitting opposite, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and said, "I heard that the government is preparing to suppress bandits."
Dongzhu Yang answered: "Is this happening or is it the governor's personal order?"
"Our Lingqiu is not as good as the Daliang Mountains on the East Road. There is only a group of bandits hiding on the Hutou Village Mountain." Li Lidong picked up the vegetables and put them in his mouth to chew.
The conversation between the two fell into Huang Huai's ears, and his legs were shaking with fright.
He stayed in Hutou Village to work in the bandit's iron yard. Although the wages were high, the matter of colluding with the bandits was always a worry for him. He lived in fear every day, worrying that one day the government would send troops to suppress the bandits.
Fatty Xu picked up the wine glass, looked at Huang Huai and said: "For one hundred taels, you can also go to any of our three iron yards to be the stove master. You will have no worries, as long as you hand over the regenerator and coke ironmaking technology."
Li Lidong and Yang Dongzhu also stopped talking and turned to look at Huang Huai.
Huang Huai looked hesitant.
Although the wages paid by Xu Liyang's three ironworks masters were not as high as the wages offered by the current ironworks, the advantage was stability. He had agreed long ago, but now he was afraid that if he agreed, Hutou Village would send people to hunt him down.
As the deputy manager of the iron yard and having lived in Hutou Village for a few days, he knew the situation in Hutou Village better than most people in Dongshan.
On Hutou Village, there are not at all the more than 400 bandits rumored outside. There are more than a thousand bandits. Among them, there is a bandit team that specializes in activities outside Hutou Village. Not many people know about it. They are responsible for the six dice thing. .
He was worried that after he had promised the three proprietors in front of him, his body would be thrown into the iron yard before he could get the money.
"You think you don't have enough money?" Fatty Xu put down his wine glass and said, "Two hundred taels, as long as you hand over the regenerator and coke iron-making technology, we will ensure that you are safe and sound and will not be implicated by the bandits in Hutou Village."
Huang Huai rubbed his rough hands, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Several proprietors, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's that I really don't dare!"
Li Lidong's face sank and he said, "Why don't you dare? Maybe they can eat you."
Hearing this, Huang Huai smiled bitterly.
The three proprietors here are not stupid, and they have guessed what he is afraid of, but they don't care about the life or death of a Huanghuai at all. What they want is the regenerator and coke ironmaking technology.
After another long while, Huang Huai said humbly: "Can the proprietors give me some time to go back and think about it?"
The power of the three proprietors in Dongshan before him was too great, and he did not dare to offend them, but he was also afraid that one of them could kill him in the iron field of Hutou Village, and the other could kill him immediately.
Dongzhu Yang said with a smile: "Huang Zhanglu, it's not that we don't give you time to think about it, but the government will send troops to suppress the bandits at any time. If it's too late, we won't be able to save you."
"I understand, I will definitely give the three proprietors a satisfactory answer tomorrow." Huang Huai looked humble.
Dongzhu Yang turned to look at the other two people, then looked at Huang Huai and said, "Okay, just tomorrow, we'll stay here."
"The little man won't disturb the proprietors anymore." Huang Huai bowed to the three people in turn and exited the room.
Manager Xu, who was guarding outside the house, saw Huang Huai coming out and personally escorted Huang Huai away from the Xu family iron yard.
When they walked to the gate of the iron yard, Manager Xu said: "Our Xu family iron yard is short of a furnace master. If Huang Zhang furnace is interested, you can come. The salary will be compared with the highest price of the furnace master in Dongshan."
Of course, this does not include Liu Heng, the iron manger in charge.
Huang Huai didn't say anything, he just cupped his hands towards Manager Xu, turned around and left.
When leaving, Huang Huai's face became paler and paler.
Hearing such big news for the first time, his own safety was in danger. He needed to think carefully before making a decision, but the iron yard in Hutou Village must not be left behind.
