That night, a fierce quarrel broke out in Prince Kang's palace. The reason for the quarrel was also because of Gao Shaoyi's suppressing army. Of course, Gao Shaoyi had already left by that time. No one knew who won the quarrel in the end. Anyway, there was a rumor in the capital.
As a result, Prince Kang took his whole family to a villa outside the city.
As for Prince Kang's Mansion in the capital, only Prince Kang and the Second Young Master's family are left.
Gao Shaoyi only heard the news the next morning. He also knew that this was a normal political operation, but Wenqing didn't know it and was clamoring to go to a courtyard outside the city to see his parents.
In desperation, Gao Shaoyi could only arrange for someone to send him there. He promised to go there for lunch at noon, but he couldn't make it in the morning because Gao Shaoyi had more important things to do, which was the coal-to-oil machine.
If it weren't for the wedding night, I'm afraid Gao Shaoyi would have started the wedding that night. It would have been quite difficult for him to endure it until now.
After the husband and wife separated, Gao Shaoyi went directly to the Suppression Army barracks in the south of the capital as quickly as possible.
"Is everything blocked?"
Along the way, Gao Shaoyi saw many open and hidden sentries nearby. The coal-to-oil machine must be the top secret of the Suppression Army, and others must not be allowed to pry into it.
"When I return to the Marquis, an infantry regiment has been transferred. All people within ten miles have moved away. No one is allowed to enter or leave without your order."
Although Wang Laosi didn't know what Gao Shaoyi wanted to do, he only knew how to execute the order.
"Is Chen Jiade here?"
Gao Shaoyi thought of the coal businessman from before.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
A guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came over not far away. Gao Shaoyi knew that this guy was Chen Jiade.
"If I give you enough money and enough support, how much coal can you transport to me every day?"
Faced with such a small person, Gao Shaoyi didn't have the time to go around in circles and get to the point.
This guy can be considered a person who has seen the world, so after hearing Gao Shaoyi's question, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he started calculating from the side. Gao Shaoyi did not rush this guy.
After all, we need to get an accurate figure. If there is not enough coal to be transported from Haikou now, it will be a troublesome thing then.
"If you go back to the Marquis, if you give me 10,000 silver coins, you can get about 500 tons every day. If you give me 18,000 silver coins, you can get 1,000 tons. But the money is only enough to support one year. If you are more conservative, it will take ten months.
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Chen Jiade is a businessman, and his brain works very fast. He can write all this down with just a pen and a piece of paper. Of course, this figure does not make any profit.
One thousand eight hundred silver coins a month, this should be what he spent, and Gao Shaoyi could still afford such a cost.
"Go to the logistics department and withdraw 18,000 silver coins. Do this immediately. The sooner the better. I know your property is gone. From now on, I will pay you the monthly salary of the second manager every month.
Go all out to acquire all the surrounding coal mines."
Chen Jiade also couldn't believe his ears, but this was indeed said by the young Marquis himself.
He didn't have any good impression of this young marquis. It turned out that he was also a wealthy businessman, and he was brought into this state by the young marquis.
"I won't do it."
What made Gao Shaoyi depressed was that this guy actually refused.
"Chen Jiade, what did you say?"
Wang Laosi next to him immediately became unwilling. They all knew each other in the past. Although Mr. Hou was more ridiculous in the past, he has begun to correct himself now. You are going downhill.
"The second manager in the house earns fifteen silver coins a month. My original business can earn one hundred silver coins a month. Why should I choose these fifteen silver coins? The worst case scenario is that I will be cut off."
Chen Jiade was sitting next to him. He looked down upon Gao Shaoyi with all his heart.
It turned out to be for this reason.
Gao Shaoyi has looked at the servants below. Although there are others who are more suitable, Chen Jiade has been in the coal business and has an idle exploration team at home, so this person is the best choice.
"As long as you can guarantee the delivery of a thousand tons of coal every day and persist for a month, your salary will become one hundred silver coins per month. If you can't do it..."
"Cut off the head and use it as a ball for the Marquis to kick."
This guy is waiting for Gao Shaoyi's words. He has the gene of a businessman in his bones, so he must maximize the profit in everything. Fifteen silver coins are a lot for ordinary people, but for him, this money is not enough at all.
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He waved his hand and asked this person to go down and make arrangements.
At the core of this secret base, all are instructors arranged by Gao Shaoyi. These people were redeemed by Gao Shaoyi from the system, so there is no need to hide in front of them. After Gao Shaoyi entered the core position, he immediately redeemed them.
a device.
This equipment is about four meters high, has a radius of about three meters, and is in the shape of a cone.
To be honest, Gao Shaoyi has never seen such a strange thing in his two lifetimes, but the system has never caused Gao Shaoyi to suffer losses, so Gao Shaoyi also believes in the capabilities of this thing.
"Load coal."
Hundreds of tons of coal have been transported here, so Gao Shaoyi gave the order and dozens of people started loading coal.
The speed of manual work was really too slow. Even if these dozens of people were working enthusiastically, it still took ten minutes to fill the big iron bucket.
It can hold about ten tons. Once full, it will be swallowed directly into the machine.
Then something magical happened. The three pipes next to it began to leak oil. Gao Shaoyi set all the gas.
There were no iron cans in this era, so they had to be stored in large containers made of wood.
Everything had to be done slowly. Gao Shaoyi had already asked the blacksmith to make some iron buckets, each of which weighed about forty kilograms.
"Are all those people inside reliable?"
Gao Shaoyi can use exchanged instructors to perform security missions, but he cannot let them load coal, otherwise they will be exhausted sooner or later.
"When I return to the Marquis, they are all death row prisoners, and the youngest ones have been sentenced to more than twenty years. According to the Marquis's instructions, I have already agreed to them. They will work here for two silver coins a month, and they will be responsible for food and housing.
We will send the money to their families and give them freedom after fifteen years."
Gao Shaoyi did not dare to use others casually, so he could only use these death row prisoners first.
"We must strictly pay attention to fire prevention and tell the people below to be careful. There must be no open flames in the work area."
Gasoline is no joke, a spark can destroy the entire base.