"Wow, why did your mother-in-law take away 90% of our family's coal mine?" Sister Jingyun felt aggrieved.
Liu's beautiful phoenix eyes glanced at Jing Yun, "What? Do you think the emperor took 90% of it, which is a lot?"
Seeing Sister Jingyun nodding, Mrs. Liu reached out and tapped her forehead, and continued, "I tell you, it's not much at all. Even if the emperor took it all away, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Instead, he left it for our family.
10%, which makes my mother feel a little surprised."
Seeing Sister Jingyun nodding, Ms. Liu stretched out her hand and tapped her forehead, and continued, "Tell you, 90% is not much at all. Even if the emperor took it all, my mother would not be surprised at all. Instead, it would be given to our family.
I left 10%, which surprised my mother."
Sister Jingyun suddenly flashed her big eyes to express that she didn't understand. She still felt sorry for the 90% of the coal mine that was taken away by Lao Zhu. She was just a little money fan.
When Mrs. Liu saw that Han Jingyun didn't understand, she had to explain to her, "We, the Han family, can't handle things like coal mines." Mrs. Liu shook her head as she spoke, "Don't say that your father has been dismissed from his official position, even if he is
Your father is still the Minister of Household Affairs, and our family cannot keep this wealth. This is the first coal mine discovered around the capital, and I am afraid it is also the only one. Think about how many thousands of households there are in the capital? Into millions
With a household population, the amount of coal consumed every year will be a terrifying figure, and this does not include the prefectures and counties around the capital. If coal begins to be mined and sold, it will definitely affect not only the areas around the capital, but even the surrounding areas.
Every government official who has promised will come to buy coal. The money earned from selling coal every year will reach millions. What a huge fortune is this? By that time, this coal mine will no longer be our home.
He is rich and noble, but he is also a life-warning talisman for the Han family."
No matter how Mrs. Liu explained it to her daughter, Han Jingyun always had an unhappy look on her face, her mouth pouted and she felt unhappy. She always felt that her family had suffered a big loss.
"You stupid girl," Mrs. Liu sighed helplessly when she saw that her daughter was still struggling with the 90% of the coal mine that was taken away by the royal family. "Money or people are more important? If people are gone, no matter how much money you have, it will not be given to you."
It's just a wedding dress for someone else. Since the Emperor took away 90% of the coal mine from our family, he will definitely compensate our family. Your father and your brother are still in prison. Since the Emperor took away 90% of the coal mine, then he will also compensate our family.
It means that the Han family will no longer be held accountable for their crimes. Even if your eldest brother cannot take the blame and make meritorious service, our family will be in peace."
"Really?" Han Jingyun asked in surprise.
The experience of those few days in the prison was a nightmare for Han Jingyun. Although his eldest brother single-handedly pulled the whole family out of the nightmare at the last moment, the nightmare did not completely disappear, and
It follows her like a shadow. Once her brother fails to make the treasure, this nightmare may envelope her again at any time.
These days, although Han Jingyun appears cheerful and carefree in front of her mother and elder brother, in fact, when she dreams back at midnight, she often wakes up, full of confusion and fear about the future, for fear that she will be taken away again when she wakes up.
Return to the prison.
Although it hurt that the Han family had lost a large amount of wealth, Han Jingyun still reluctantly nodded and agreed compared to being able to completely get rid of that nightmare.
"Oh well."
Seeing that the girl looked a little pitiful, Han Du couldn't help but interjected, "Let's do this, the elder brother has made the decision. From now on, the elder brother will leave half of the 10% of the stock to you, and it will be regarded as your dowry."
Reaching out to lift the girl's hair covering her forehead, Han Du couldn't help but thought to himself that a girl should be rich and raised.
Although my sister is young, she has a bit of heavenly beauty between her eyebrows and eyes, but her brain seems to be not very smart. If she doesn't raise her rich, she might be deceived by a poor boy one day.
, that was the thing that made him heartbroken. In comparison, Han Du really didn't care about the five-cent coal mine stock, which was a small amount of money.
"Really, brother?" Han Jingyun smiled broadly, grabbed Han Du's arm and shook it.
"of course it's true."
"No," Han Du did not object, but was opposed by Mrs. Liu, "You are from a girl's family, why do you use so much money? As for your dowry, my mother will prepare it for you, so don't mine coal.
idea."
"Mom..." Han Jingyun's face suddenly became depressed, and he shouted feebly, like a kitten about to starve to death.
"Mom, just give half to my little sister." Han Du said. Seeing that Liu was about to speak again, he waved his hand to stop her, "Mom, listen to me. Due to the amount of mining, there will definitely be no early profit from the coal mine.
You said that. And with your son here, are you worried about the lack of money at home?" Han Du puffed up his chest. He had so much advanced knowledge. If nothing else, at least he was confident in making money.
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When Mrs. Liu saw her eldest son insisting, she could not stop him. Moreover, what his son said was not unreasonable. Wasn't he the one who created this coal mine? If it weren't for his insistence on buying those barren mountains, this coal mine would not have existed at all.
It has nothing to do with the Han family.
Helpless, I had no choice but to sigh, "It's up to you. Anyway, now that your wings are strong, you don't listen to me as your mother anymore. It's in vain that your mother raised you up since you were a child, wuwuwu..."
Han Du saw that his mother had already used her trump card, and if she dared to continue sitting here, it would be wise to find a reason to run away.
"Mom, since nothing happens, my son will resign."
Ignoring Mrs. Liu's fake cries, Han Du turned around and fled out the door.
"Mom, I'm going to see my eldest brother..." Although Han Jingyun was not smart, she still knew where she was standing when she saw such a situation. She casually gave Liu a perfunctory sentence and followed suit like a breeze.
Han Du goes out.
When Mrs. Liu saw that her trick failed, she stamped her feet angrily and cursed in her heart: "My daughter is just here to collect debts, and she doesn't show any filial piety."
Han Jingyun was the last to go out and waved to Han Du.
"Brother, wait for me."
Han Du stopped and turned around to look at Sister Jing Yun, and said with a joking smile: "What? You think big brother means what he says? Don't worry, I'll give you five points if I say I'll give you five points."
When Han Du saw Jing Yun chasing after him in a hurry, he thought she was worried about her dowry.
"Brother, it's not like this." Sister Jingyun's face turned red and she waved her hands. "It's because the family doesn't have much money. Brother, look at my mother, she's like this again." After a moment of hesitation, Han Jingyun lowered her head and said slyly.
As if ignoring Han Du, "So, brother, do you still have money on you?"
Han Du still had some money. He reached out and took out the treasure banknotes in his arms. These were the ones left when he bought Huangshan. If he had known that he would be robbed by the girl here, when he was in the East Palace today, he would have
It's time to trick some out from Zhu Biao.
When Han Jingyun saw his elder brother taking out the money, he immediately smiled and reached out to take it.
He pulled it but didn't pull it. He raised his head and looked at Han Du doubtfully.
"Brother, you can't be reluctant to part with it, right?"
"No way," Han Du said with a flattering smile, "It's just that I can leave some for my eldest brother."
"Okay, brother." Han Jingyun greeted him with a smile, "Ah, what is that?"
What?
Han Du couldn't help but look back, but didn't see anything, so he felt his hands loosen. When he looked back again, he could only see the girl disappearing from the round door quickly.
"This girl is here to collect debts." Han Du stood there blankly, looking at his empty hands, and couldn't help but feel the same as his mother.
The next day, Han Du came to the banknote bureau yawning.
The work and rest schedule set by Lao Zhu was really inhumane. At the beginning, Han Du was able to persist, perhaps because he escaped from prison. But as time went by, his body seemed to have returned to its previous state.
, I feel sleepy every morning when I wake up.
Fortunately, he is the biggest in this banknote bureau, and no one else dares to say anything about him.
Huang Lao, who had been following Han Du for a long time, saw everything in his eyes, "This gentleman is good at everything. He is considerate of the craftsmen and pays everyone's salary, and he runs a canteen in the banknote bureau so that everyone can eat for free. But
I'm just a little too tired." Huang Lao looked up at the sky. It was already the sun going up, but he looked like he hadn't woken up at all.
Seeing that Han Du seemed to be much more awake than before, Mr. Huang stepped forward and said, "Sir, everything you want is ready. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Are the raw materials for firing cement ready?
When Han Du heard this, his spirits were shaken and he sobered up a lot. Let's go and have a look. The sooner he makes the treasure banknotes, the sooner he will no longer be an official, and the sooner he gets out of this sea of suffering of having to get up before midnight every day.
"Let's go and take a look."
Lime, clay, and carbon residue are the most basic raw materials for making cement.
When Han Du and Mr. Huang arrived at the lime kiln, the place was already full of craftsmen. The three large barrels in front of everyone were the raw materials Han Du asked the craftsmen to prepare.
Han Du stretched out his hand to pick up a little bit of the snow-white lime and rubbed it on his fingertips. The lime was snow-white, delicate and smooth, and did not feel uncomfortable at all. "It's not bad."
"That's right, the little old man followed the adults' instructions exactly. After washing the stone jar clean, he released it bit by bit. He also used a sieve to sift it carefully."
"Huang Lao is interested." Han Du smiled with satisfaction.
Han Du was very happy that Mr. Huang could follow his own requirements 100%. What he feared most was the perfunctory attitude towards doing things.
Although Han Du knows the materials for making cement, he does not know the exact ratio of the various materials. To make cement, he needs to try little by little. If the quality of the raw materials cannot be guaranteed, then the next step is to find out
Accurate proportioning is undoubtedly more difficult for yourself, and you don't know how much manpower, material resources and time will be wasted.