The servant of the Liu family was so frightened that he staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Lin Fan randomly found a seat and sat down, looking indifferently at the people sitting around him.
Some people got up and wanted to leave, but were stopped by the servants of the Lin Mansion.
Liu Haoran's expression changed slightly, but after a moment he looked as usual. He went downstairs, walked in front of Lin Fan, and saluted respectfully: "My Excellency, Liu Haoran, I have met Mr. Wuhou."
"You're just a lowly person, but you don't kneel down when you see me, Lord Wu?"
Lin Fan looked at Liu Haoran indifferently.
In the Ming Dynasty, the household registration system was very strict. No matter how rich and powerful the Liu family was, their business registration was still a lowly one.
"you!"
Being scolded by Lin Fan for being a lowly person, Liu Haoran was immediately furious. Then he thought of something and said, "Master Wuhou, please remember that you are also a merchant."
Naturally, he did not dare to say that Lin Fan was a lowly person in front of Lin Fan, but he also dared to speak out about his business background.
"Haha! This sharp-tongued boy actually dares to say that I am a businessman. Open your eyes and take a closer look. I am an authentic farmer."
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
That boy Chongzhen has never bought any property for the Lin family. Moreover, he is a member of the royal family. Even if his identity cannot be exposed, he cannot be registered as a merchant.
"Impossible! If Mr. Wuhou is a farmer, how come the Lin family has so much money for you to squander?"
Liu Haoran said in a deep voice.
"Are you questioning this Lord Wu?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"I don't dare!"
Liu Haoran said hurriedly.
"Hmph! I have heard outside that your Liu family spends a lot of money to treat these people to dinner, but I don't believe that your Liu family is so kind."
"Tell me! What's going on!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
Hearing Lin Fan ask about this matter, Liu Haoran's expression turned very ugly again. He said solemnly: "Master Wuhou, this is a private matter of my Liu family. When these people are recruited, our Liu family will give them sufficient salary."
"Master Wuhou, we can testify that the eldest son of the Liu family did give us enough money, and it was three times as much!"
"Hey, thank you Lord Wuhou for caring about us. The Liu family gave us three times our salary, but you really saved us!"
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Some people said with a smile that Liu Haoran's complexion looked much better. With the people speaking for him, Lin Fan should not embarrass him anymore.
Unexpectedly, Lin Fan's expression became even colder, and he said in a deep voice: "When other people recruit workers, they are paid normal wages. Even if they work overtime, they will not be paid twice. Why are you paying three times?"
"Also, Marquis Wu heard about what happened in the Liu family mine. So many people died at one time, why didn't he report it to the official?
Let the government organize manpower to rescue as soon as possible?"
"You dare to hide this kind of thing. You are too brave. Doesn't being a government official exist?"
this……
Liu Haoran was stunned. He didn't expect that Lin Fan was talking about this matter. However, aren't these the routine operations of those wealthy families?
Normally no one would care about such a thing.
"You guys are also stupid. These people were buried in the mines, and the Liu family recruited them again just like the normal people. What if you were buried in them too?"
"The same is definitely true for the Liu family. They will not let anyone from the government rescue you at all. They will even open a new mine and you will turn into withered bones!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
When the three hundred people heard what Lin Fan said, they were immediately alert. They realized that in Liu Haoran's eyes, their lives were no different than a piece of grass.
"Master Wuhou, this matter is indeed something our Liu family did wrong, but it seems to be none of your business, right?"
Liu Haoran said in a deep voice.
"Why is it none of my business?
As long as it is related to the people, it is related to this Wuhou!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"So, how do Lord Wuhou want to solve it?"
Liu Haoran said in a deep voice.
"I will solve it myself. I will send Jin Yiwei to take you to Baihu Division in a while. At that time, I will interrogate you clearly."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
After that, he stood up and left. If only a few hundred people were buried in the mine, he would just let the government investigate this kind of thing, and he would not take action.
However, there is definitely something fishy about the Liu family being so eager to recruit people and offering such high salaries.
Moreover, the Liu family was so powerful that it would be too slow for the government to investigate. Only my identity as Marquis Wu would make the investigation much easier.
Liu Haoran watched Lin Fan leave, snorted coldly, turned around and walked into Qixia Pavilion. After a while, the Jin Yiwei rushed into the Liu family and took the head of the Liu family, his concubines and family members away.
Liu Haoran was naturally not left behind, but Lin Fan was not in the White Tiger Division at this time, and instead asked the White Tiger Division's Jin Yi guards to interrogate him on his behalf.
Lin Fan himself went to the location of the Liu family's mine.
"Sir, this is Asahi Mountain. The Liu family has three mines here. According to the information the villain has, all three mines here have collapsed."
Jinyiwei reports.
“All three mines collapsed?
This is interesting, do you know what the mines here produce?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Sir, these three mines produce iron ore, and the Liu family is also a merchant designated by the government to provide iron ore, and their iron ore is of high quality!"
"Moreover, some time ago, the Ministry of War ordered a large amount of iron ore from them. They must be so anxious because of the lack of supply."
Jin Yiwei replied.
"Haha! If it were just because of the order from the Ministry of War, the Liu family wouldn't have offered three times the salary, and wouldn't have killed so many people without reporting to the official!"
"Find some people who know about iron ore to take a look. I suspect these are not iron ore at all."
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
Jin Yiwei did not dare to refute Lin Fan's opinion and hurriedly went to find workers who knew about iron ore. Not long after, Jin Yiwei brought over a dozen people, who were conducting a careful inspection in a mine.
"Lord Wuhou, judging from the external conditions of this mine, it is undoubtedly an iron mine."
A worker came over and said.
"Then go to the next place and take a look."
Lin Fan said.
The workers were taken to the next mine. Immediately afterwards, some workers discovered something was wrong: "No! This is not an iron mine. The debris scattered on the ground looks like a copper mine!"
"Sir, this seems to be chalcopyrite!"
kindness!
Chalcopyrite!
No matter in any period, chalcopyrite is definitely a very precious resource, because it is the main raw material for casting copper coins!
Moreover, the ancient emperors rewarded officials with hundreds or ten thousand gold. In fact, the reward was not gold, but brass. This shows how high the status of brass was in ancient times!