The man who was captured for mining followed the guards out of the cave.
Ye Yutong said: "The Yao family is so brave and dares to secretly mine gold. Aren't they afraid that Li Yunhao will destroy his family?"
Li Yunze sneered, "Wealth and silk are very attractive, let alone a mountain of gold."
He looked at the steward hiding in the corner and said pointedly:
"Go back and tell Yao Jingli that the prince has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Now his money is a bit tight and he needs a lot of gold, silver and food. I will accept the mountain he gave me with a smile."
The steward didn't react at first, but after he figured it out, he immediately knelt down and said respectfully:
"Your Highness, this servant will go back and tell our lord that you need money and food to raise your troops."
Ye Yutong glanced at him appreciatively, smiled and praised, "You are real and interesting, and you are smart. No wonder the Yao family sent you to guard him."
Then he told the guard next to him, "Find a few people to escort this steward back to Jiangcheng. Make sure he is delivered to the Yao family safely."
"Yes, ma'am."
There were only two of them left in the cave. Ye Yutong asked with a smile, "Do you think Mr. Yao is willing to spit out the 700,000 taels of gold after spending so much effort?"
Li Yunze said with a smile but not a smile: "How can it be only 700,000 taels? He has no idea how much silver he has earned with this gold over the years. I want him to spit it out with interest.
Besides, are the lives of hundreds of members of the Yao family worth just this little gold? "
He snorted coldly, "Now I am giving him the opportunity to use money to buy the lives of hundreds of members of the Yao family.
He'd better be smarter, otherwise it depends on whether the Yao family can afford the crime of privately mining gold. "
Ye Yutong opened his mouth and then laughed, "This is a good idea. I have heard before that the Yao family has a third young master who is very good at doing business. No one knows how rich the Yao family is. I just want to take this opportunity to see their strength. ."
The couple smiled at each other and left the cave.
Several guards were paying wages to the men.
Ye Yutong walked over and told the leader of the guards, "Give them five taels of silver per month, and an additional ten taels for every year.
Those people who were exhausted to death were paid according to the time they came, and the wages were calculated until today, and each person was given another one hundred taels of silver as a pension.
Then he sent two men to follow them back to the village and hand over the money to their families in person.
Then tell the village leader and ask him to help take care of the wives, children and parents of the casualties.
If anyone dares to embezzle pension funds, His Royal Highness and I will not spare them. "
"Yes, ma'am."
Those men were even more grateful. I thought I would be grateful if I could let them go.
Unexpectedly, not only did they receive additional wages, but they were also given so much extra money.
Even if they can't work in the future, it will be enough for them to spend their whole life.
Everyone knelt down and kowtowed to her, "Thank you, madam."
A guard told them, "This is the Crown Princess."
"Ah, it turns out to be the Crown Princess. Thank you very much for making the decision for us."
Everyone kowtowed again and said they would provide longevity tablets to her and Li Yunze when they returned.
Ye Yutong quickly raised his hand to tell them to get up, "Go home as soon as you receive the money. From now on, you can live a good life with your family, take good care of your body, and don't worry about doing heavy work."
"Yes, the Crown Princess."
As soon as the arrangements were made, Song Rui and Ding Yi came up one after another with their people.
The two trails were rough and difficult to walk, so it took them a little longer.
And I also encountered people who were ambushing me on the road, and I only came up after dealing with those people.
"Ding Yi, Song Rui, you two will personally guard here with your people. Wait for the people I send to take over before you leave."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After making arrangements on the mountain, Li Yunze and Ye Yutong took the rest of the people down the mountain.
The two walked at the end, discussing who should take over the gold mine?
"Ping An, who do you plan to send to manage this place?"
Li Yunze thought for a while and said, "I'm going to let my uncle take over. What do you think?"
Ye Yutong nodded in agreement, "Okay, my uncle has been here for more than ten years, and he can talk in every way. It is perfect for him to manage this place."
"Well, when we get down from the mountain, I will send someone to Yuncheng to deliver the message, and ask my uncle to bring someone over immediately."
"By the way, Ping An, dad brought me food this time and also brought me the bills from the factory and shop.
I took a look two days ago, and the income is quite considerable, enough to cover our food and military expenses.
The gold mined here should be sent to Ding Beihou first to make up for the military pay and food and grass that the imperial court has owed him in recent years. "
Li Yunze looked at her and said helplessly, "The Marquis of Dingbei gave me everything, and the Prince of Liang also needs to give me something symbolic, otherwise I won't be able to justify it."
"Yes, Crown Prince Liang left us 50,000 troops this time, including more than half of the food and grass. He is really sincere, so you can't favor one over the other."
The couple both sighed and looked at each other with a wry smile.
Although they just got a gold mountain, they couldn't be happy when they thought about the various expenses that would follow.
Ye Yutong waved his hand, "But it's okay, it will be fine in the second half of next year.
When the high-yield grain comes out, the people will be able to have enough food and clothing, and they won't have to worry about food and grass problems.
The taxes collected, plus the income from factories and shops in various places, should be enough to pay the soldiers. "
Li Yunze smiled, and seeing that the guard in front didn't notice them both, he quietly held her hand.
Ye Yutong's face turned red and he wanted to break away, but Li Yunze didn't let go, and he held on tighter and tighter.
Ye Yutong glared at him and motioned for him to release his hands, but Li Yunze seemed not to notice and turned his face to the side with a smile.
"How childish." Ye Yutong muttered in a low voice and stopped paying attention to him, but the corners of his mouth turned up quietly.
Zhou Dasheng was looking at the account books in the shop. When he saw Yan Er appearing at the door, he immediately stood up and asked:
"Yan Er, weren't you following His Highness? Why did you come back? Did something happen?"
"Uncle Zhou, His Highness sent me here to deliver a letter to you." He took out the letter from his arms and presented it to him.
Knowing that the matter was urgent, Zhou Dasheng immediately opened the envelope.
When he saw the contents clearly, a big smile appeared on his chubby face, "God is really helping His Highness."
He threw the letter into the brazier and quickly collected the bills on the table.
"Yan Er, you go to the compound and ask Deputy Hall Master Yu to immediately gather two hundred brothers and prepare enough food for five hundred people to eat for a month. I will set off for Guolan County in an hour."
"Yes, Uncle Zhou." Yan Er rode to the main hall in Yuncheng.
Zhou Dasheng went to the government office. He wanted to say hello to Mr. Bai, and then he also wanted to find some masters with mining experience.
Because there is no suitable manpower, Mr. Bai is temporarily appointed as the governor of Yuncheng, and Ye Cheng and Dayuan are here to assist him.
After Qin Changan took office, Mr. Bai went after Li Yunze again. Ye Cheng and Dayuan stayed in Yuncheng and followed Qin Changan to learn how to be officials.
Zhou Dasheng brought 286 people with him. Except for the 86 miners, the remaining people guarded around the mountain.
Li Yunze left another team behind and officially handed over the gold mine to his uncle Zhou Dasheng.
Before leaving, Ye Yutong specifically told him.
"Uncle, mining is a manual job. Let these workers work for up to three hours a day. Don't treat them badly in life.
If you are in a hurry, ask them to work in different shifts, but each person should not work more than three hours a day. "
Zhou Dasheng discovered when he was in Yuncheng that the princess was kind-hearted and could not bear to see the suffering in the world. Especially for the lower class and women, he has great pity.
He said cheerfully: "Don't worry Tongtong, I will definitely do what you say."
Ye Yutong smiled and nodded, and then he and Li Yunze went after the large army.
Zhou Dasheng turned around and told the eighty miners about Ye Yutong's kindness.
"The Crown Princess said that mining is hard work, and she is afraid that everyone will be tired. She will only let you work for three hours a day. The wages will remain the same, you can eat dry food as you like, and you will have two meals of meat and vegetables every month."
Those people never expected that there would be such a good thing, and they quickly kowtowed in the direction of Ye Yutong and the others to thank them.
Ye Yutong and Li Yunze didn't know these things. They were rushing towards the large army with their guards.
At this time, on the official road, a man and a woman were riding horses towards Yuncheng.
These two people were Zhang Dayan, who was once famous in the world, and his wife Murong Wan.
