It seems that it is almost impossible to get a capital fund from the imperial court to start a coal mine. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Zhang Ji and Yan Tixing may take out one hundred and eighty taels of silver to enter the shares of our coal mine for the sake of their colleagues, but which one is a fart, they have to find another way. Lin Yi thought about it for a long time, then returned to the table and drank a few glasses of stuffy wine, and returned to the mansion in a sedan chair.

Walking into the bedroom, Liu Xinyi greeted him, saw that he was drunk, raised his eyebrows, and said in disgust: "Husband, have you drunk?" How can you drink like this, don't say drink less! And he sat down on the edge of the bed, and took off his shoes, and told him to lie down on the bed.

Lin Yi lay on the bed for a while and asked, "Madam, how much money do we have now?" ”

Liu Xinyi pinched her fingers and calculated, and said with a worried brow: "I don't have much to spend, and now it's only five hundred taels at most." ”

"Take it all out and use it for me." Lin Yi commanded.

"What are you doing with all the money? Your salary is not high, even enough to support Yahuan and your family, this money is spent for you, how will we live in the future? Liu Xinyi asked.

Lin Yi smiled and said: "Madam, I take this money to invest, build a coal mine, and make a fortune when the time comes!" ”

Liu Xinyi laughed unconsciously, and sneered: "This coal mine, at most eight or nine workers are employed, and you can't dig much charcoal in a year, how much money can you earn from this?" ”

Lin Yi drank a little wine, his words were relatively straightforward, and he said nonchalantly: "Madam, hire eight or nine workers, at most it is a small kiln, and it doesn't make much money, but the coal mine I opened this time is planning to hire thousands of people, and it produces more than 100,000 catties of charcoal a day, so naturally I make a lot of money and invest a lot, is this a good opportunity to make a fortune?" ”

"More than 100,000 catties a day?" Liu Xinyi's eyes widened and said, "How is this possible?" Husband, don't coax me, could it be that you found an open-pit coal mine outside? ”

Lin Yi said with a smile: "What kind of ability is mining open-pit coal mines, is this mining underground coal mine the real ability?" Do you know what I used to do? Let me tell you, my uncle is a coal mine, and I myself studied mechanical engineering and automation, which is one of my strengths! ”

"Husband! What did you just say you studied? Why can't I understand? Liu Xinyi pushed his body and asked.

Lin Yi's snoring sounded, but he fell asleep, and no matter how Liu Xinyi pushed him, he ignored it.

"Humph! Damn it! You must have something to hide from me, and one day I will ask you about it! Liu Xinyi pushed Lin Yi angrily, blew out the light, and went to bed.

On the second day, Liu Xinyi put five hundred taels of silver in front of Lin Yi as promised, and there was no distress on her face.

Lin Yi asked with a smile: "Madam, aren't you afraid that I will lose all the money?" So you don't have anything to eat? ”

Liu Xinyi smiled: "I'm very curious about which coal mine you want to open and want to see it with my own eyes." Besides, there is still industry in our capital, so we can't go hungry. ”

Lin Yi took the money and said with a smile: "Don't worry, madam, your husband and I have some unique skills that others don't have, this coal mine is easier and more familiar than the two of us when we printed books, you just wait to get the silver at home!" I'm afraid that you will get bored and use the silver of the white flowers as a dirt and dirt? ”

"Phew! Pure bragging, don't let me follow you to beg for food, I'll burn high incense and worship the Buddha! Liu Xinyi reprimanded disdainfully.

In the morning of this day, Lin Yi took Zhu Zi and Archie, as well as seven or eight officials, and a team of officers and soldiers from the Tizhi Division went to Taihang Mountain in the west, and walked around the mountains for a whole day, and in the evening, they returned to the government office exhausted!

"Husband, have you found a coal mine?" Liu Xinyi asked with concern.

Lin Yi said with a smile: "I found it, there are three locations in total, and the coal seam is one zhang high, just mining." Then he sighed: "There is a lot of coal on this Taihang Mountain, you can find a lot of it no matter how you look for it, I have already chosen a good point, and I will find a way to raise money tomorrow, and strive to set up the coal mine as soon as possible." ”

The way to get money is, of course, part of the court and part of the personal raising, Lin Yi set his sights on the gentry in Zhengding Mansion again, these landlords and old money, only know how to buy land, and are unwilling to engage in industry and commerce, he will pull them in this time, give them some sweetness, and if there are any good policies in the future, they will support them.

"Go! Send this invitation to Squire Zhang in the house immediately! Tell him that it was the master of the mansion who invited him to tea! Early in the morning, Lin Yi sat in the government office, ordered the scribes to write many invitations, and asked the officials to send them out quickly.

"Ouch! This Governor Lin invited him to drink tea again, this time I don't know what tricks he is going to play again, so that we will break the fortune! After the squires received the invitation, they all looked bitter and were so anxious that they went around in circles in the house.

It is sure to be a Hongmen banquet, but the prefect invites you to tea, who wouldn't dare not go? Didn't you see that the Anping County Gongdu gave him death, which onion are we counting? Let's go for it! The squires had to sit in a sedan chair, ride a donkey and horse, and sigh and go to the mansion to drink tea.

Lin Yi bowed hands to them, and after seeing the salute, he politely invited them to sit down and instructed the officials to bring tea.

After everyone received the tea, Lin Yi glanced at the squires who were frowning, and said with a smile: "Fellow villagers, this mansion is coming to you this time, not for anything else, but to think of a good idea to make a fortune, I hope to share it with you!" I don't know if everyone is interested. ”

The gentry glanced at each other, and an old squire with a lot of prestige in the countryside stood up, arched his hand at Lin Yi, and said: "Lord Lin, don't sell anything, let's talk about how much we want to spend this time, say it early, and we should be mentally prepared!" ”

Lin Yi clapped his hands and smiled: "This old gentleman is quick to talk, and he is very appreciated by this government." Since you don't want me to sell Guanzi, let me make it clear that this government plans to open a coal mine at the foot of Taihang Mountain in the west, but what? There is also a lack of money, so I want to ask everyone to invest in shares. ”

Sure enough, it's a Hongmen feast! This coal mine doesn't seem to make money! Otherwise, the common people would not have bought firewood to burn! One by one, the gentry stretched their bitter gourd faces, and they were speechless for a long time. The room was very quiet, even if a needle dropped, it could be clearly heard.

Lin Yi said with a smile: "This time to open a coal mine, the government started with a capital of five hundred taels of silver into the shares, in addition to the technology and management shares accounted for thirty percent, and the rest of the imperial court with land and which caught the bandits of Qinglong Mountain also accounted for thirty percent, and the remaining forty percent had to be funded by you, the government apportioned 10,000 taels, please make up for it, and when the time comes, you will earn money and dividends according to the shares!" (To be continued.) )