But now Han Du was suddenly willing to give up 90%, which made Han Du's image of integrity and selflessness rise like a star in Zhu Biao's heart.
"Are you really willing to give me 90%?" Lao Zhu also came back to his senses, smacked his lips and looked at Han Du playfully.
"I am willing. If I don't need pebbles to make treasure banknotes, I am willing to donate all the pebbles to the emperor." Han Du said sonorously and forcefully, without any hesitation.
She was so moved that she cried with a rich expression, "The emperor's kindness to me is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. Even if I offer all the coal mines, it will not be enough to repay the emperor's kindness..."
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills!
The officials of the Ming Dynasty still had the character of scholars. They often pointed at the emperor and scolded them, but rarely patted the emperor's horses. It was almost impossible to see people like Han Du who were shamelessly engaged in "dog-licking" mode.
Even in the Hongwu Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang killed hundreds of officials, the officials were only afraid of Lao Zhu. No one's knees were so weak that they would kneel down when they saw Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu has been the emperor for so long and has never had the opportunity to see a Shiba Sanshou like Han Du. He was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to say.
After a long time, Lao Zhu coughed twice and said: "I am rich all over the world, how can I covet your little bit of coal? Since I have made the rules, if you can buy them according to the rules, then it is yours. Take back your land deeds."
Bar."
After a pause, "Of course, if you want to repay the favor, that's a different matter. But you don't have to give 90%, just give 50%." Lao Zhu brushed the imperial case with his palm and said lightly.
Han Du smiled bitterly in his heart when he heard this. I would like to take 50%, but I am afraid of taking the Lifeless Flower.
"The Emperor's kindness can only be repaid with only 50%. I must offer 90%. Please accept it with His Majesty's approval."
Lao Zhu waved his dragon robe and said, "I have a golden saying. If I say 50%, it will be 50%. This matter is settled, don't say it anymore."
Seeing that Lao Zhu had made up his mind, Han Du felt anxious and wanted to stamp his feet on the spot, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
If he really takes 50% of the share today, when Lao Zhu later learns about the reserves of the coal mine, he will definitely gnash his teeth with hatred towards him. Maybe that day, he will be punished by Lao Zhu for stepping into the hall door with his left foot first.
Zhu was beheaded.
This is no joke, Lao Zhu really did such a thing.
Historically, Fu Youde's son Fu Rang was killed because he did not wear a sword pouch as required.
Han Du was anxious to get angry, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of Prince Zhu Biao sitting beside him, and an idea suddenly flashed in his heart.
"Since the Emperor has rewarded me with 50% of my share, I have no choice but to give it to my subordinates. However, I am willing to give 40% to His Royal Highness to repay His Highness for saving my life." After Han Du finished speaking, he bowed to Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in surprise when he heard this. His body, which was half leaning on the chair, involuntarily sat up straighter from the chair.
After listening to Han Du's words, Lao Zhu really smiled on his face. He was satisfied with Han Du's performance.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang promised only 50%, it does not mean that he really only wanted that much. Money is a good thing for everyone, including the emperor. After several conquests against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court's wealth had long been consumed
Once it's empty, otherwise he wouldn't be printing treasure banknotes.
The emperor was also short of money, so Lao Zhu was naturally moved when faced with the 90% of the coal ore presented by Han Du.
But he is the emperor after all, and the news about the coal mine is spreading all over the city. If he takes 90% of it from Han Du at once, it will give a bad impression to the court officials and make him appear to be a greedy emperor.
Therefore, no matter what, Lao Zhu would not take 90% directly from Han Du, he would only take half at most.
The current situation is very good. Han Du sensiblely gave 40% to the prince. In this way, no one would say that the emperor was greedy.
After all, the emperor is the emperor and the prince is the prince.
Moreover, this is still equivalent to him getting 90% of the coal mine. After all, the prince is now assisting the government, so what is the difference between father and son?
Seeing that Han Du was so righteous, Lao Zhu didn't mind being generous and said, "Forget it, give the prince 30%, and keep 20% for yourself."
Zhu Ben never thought about asking for Han Du's share, and was about to refuse, but he didn't want to hear what Lao Zhu said. He raised his eyes and glanced at Lao Zhu, and knew that this was what his father wanted, so he had to suppress the unspoken words.
Went back.
Unexpectedly, Han Du prostrated again, "I thank the emperor for your kindness, but the 20% share is too much, and I would never dare to accept it."
Seeing Han Du's strong refusal, Lao Zhu noticed something was wrong after a moment, and asked Han Du blankly, "Wait a minute, I never asked you how much coal you found. Did you buy the coal from these mountains?"
a lot of?"
At this time, although people already knew how to use pebbles and had preliminary mining methods for pebbles, no large pebbles had ever been discovered. The pebbles discovered in the past were often just sporadic veins. Small pebbles were only mined.
Tens of thousands of tons of charcoal were mined, and even the largest ones could only mine a million tons.
Originally, Lao Zhu also thought that the barren mountain coal mines that Han Du bought would not be very large, maybe just a few hundred thousand tons or a million tons. But when he saw that Han Du kept refusing, he suddenly thought that it was because of this discovery.
The coal ore reserves are huge.
Han Du didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. He nodded towards Lao Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, I estimate that the carbon reserves discovered this time may be in the millions..."
"A million dan?" Lao Zhu interrupted before Han Du could finish speaking, his voice rising a few degrees.
"I'm afraid there are millions of burdens."
hiss!
Lao Zhu and the prince's chests rose and fell violently at the same time.
Even an emperor like Lao Zhu, who was used to seeing shocking scenes, couldn't help but feel shocked after hearing the numbers Han Du said.
What is the concept of millions of dans? Even if a load of pebbles is sold for ten cents, it can be sold for a full ten million taels of silver.
What is the concept of ten million taels of silver?
Lao Zhu conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty several times, each time using an army of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, and each military expenditure reached three to four million taels of silver. Expenditures that occurred only once every few years became a serious burden on the court.
So much so that Lao Zhu had to make up for the fiscal deficit by issuing treasure banknotes.
But now a mountain of silver suddenly fell. In Lao Zhu's opinion, ten million taels of silver is just a mountain of silver. If the coal can be turned into silver immediately, then he can go to the north as much as he wants and never have to do it again.
Worried about empty treasury?
Of course, this is impossible.
But even if it cannot be realized immediately, this cannot stop Lao Zhu's excitement.
"Are you sure?" Lao Zhu's voice started to go out of tune, and he asked Han Du in disbelief. He hoped to get a definite answer from Han Du, but he was also afraid that Han Du was exaggerating and making him happy in vain.
"I'm sure." Han Du was confident about the reserves of the coal mine.
According to his memory, the reserves of this coal mine are close to one billion tons. He said that one million tons is a very conservative figure, and the real reserves should be close to two million tons.
Of course, Han Du couldn't tell Lao Zhu that he had traveled through time, so he knew the reserves of the coal mine.
If he said that, I'm afraid Lao Zhu would immediately regard him as a monster and drag him out to behead him.
So Han Du pretended to popularize the triangulation method of measuring mountain height with Lao Zhu and the prince. By calculating the volume of the mountain, he then estimated the carboniferous reserves.
Lao Zhu looked at the line data drawn by Han Du on the paper, nodded and praised, "I didn't expect you to be proficient in arithmetic."
"Chen, I like to read some leisure books on weekdays. I also like arithmetic and study more." Han Du's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know what the level of triangulation was at this time. Anyway, he was in middle school.
It is a question that can be calculated at will.
It's a good excuse to love reading Xianshu. Anyway, anything can appear in Xianshu. Han Du made up his mind that if he leaks the knowledge of future generations in the future, he will blame it all on Xianshu.
In fact, Lao Zhu didn't pay much attention to Handu's triangulation method. He was only interested in the reserves of coke ore, as long as Handu could produce evidence to prove the reserve of coke ore.
Continue to ask Han Du, "Then who do you think I should hand over to mine this coal mine?"
"This will naturally be decided by the Emperor." Since Han Du got a 10% share, he didn't want to worry about other things.
Wouldn't it be better to hold 10% of the shares and wait for the money? Why should we bother to care who Lao Zhu arranges to mine?
"Pass Xue Xiang." Lao Zhu ordered the old eunuch.
"Pass, Xue, Xiang, come to see me." The old eunuch raised his voice, lengthening the last sound of each word, so that the sound could be heard far outside the palace.
An old man wearing a first- and second-grade official uniform walked up to Han Du and bowed to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, Xue Xiang, pays homage to the Emperor."
"flat body"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The old man's tone was calm and calm, not as submissive as when he was scolded by Lao Zhu. When he straightened up, he showed Han Du a chrysanthemum-like smile.
Han Du was confused. He was sure that he didn't know this old man and didn't know why he was smiling at him.
"Xue Xiang, please assign a group of capable craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and hand them over to Han Du." Lao Zhu casually ordered, then looked at Han Du, "I will leave the coal mining to you. You have to find a way.
Mining as much coal as possible as soon as possible. This is a major matter concerning hundreds of thousands of households in the capital and cannot be ignored."
"I obey the order." Xue Xiang answered simply. For him, it was just a matter of recruiting some craftsmen. There were tens of thousands of craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, so this was nothing but a trivial matter.
But for Han Du, he was a little reluctant and said bravely, "Your Majesty, I still have the affairs of the Treasure Note Collection Department. I'm afraid I don't have the skills to take on this important task."