"You know how to make iron?"

Wang Siqi's talent is obviously beyond Zhu Di's cognition, if the previous deeds of doing business in the capital and making alcohol, making allicin, etc. are bizarre enough, then now Wang Siqi has taken the initiative to build his own workshop for iron smelting, which is even more beyond Zhu Di's expectations.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will have some... The main purpose is to ensure that the production of the iron furnace can be guaranteed on time this time. ”

"As long as the iron road can be produced in sufficient quantities and the coal can be supplied in time, the minister believes that the people of Daming can live a warm winter."

"Well... All right! ”

Immediately, Zhu Di seemed to think of something, looked at Wang Siqi and said: "If this iron furnace is not profitable, then will it be difficult for you to make a fuss about this coal?" ”

"It has to be the emperor... It's like God! ”

The charcoal was excavated from the ground, and if it could not be put into use, then Wang Siqi would really be holding the mountain of gold for food.

Naturally, he would not do such a stupid thing.

Therefore, expanding the sales channels of charcoal is the first thing he wants to do. Otherwise, relying on the current consumption of coal by the Ming Dynasty, if you want to sell all the amount of coal mined by the entire Jurong Coal Mine every day, it will undoubtedly be a fantasy.

Therefore, the first thing Wang Siqi did was to think of the approaching winter.

Zhu Di asked with some curiosity: "If you follow your kid's plan, have you calculated how much silver you can earn in a year in this coal mine?" ”

"May. It's not much, 1.8 million taels.."

"Oh . . . 100,000 taels is not much. Wait a minute? Zhu Di, who was surprised, turned his head suddenly, looked at Wang Siqi deadly, raised his tone and asked again in disbelief: "How much do you say?" 1,800,000 taels. Can this charcoal earn a million taels of silver? ”

"Uhhh It should be about the same, maybe a little less... The main reason is that the manpower and material resources required to mine coal are not a small number, and they can earn these in a year, and the minister is already very content! ”

"What? One year! A million taels a year? ”

If he could add one million taels of silver a year to the existing imperial court income, could Zhu Di feel that the problem of the cost of the Northern Expedition that had been bothering him could still be regarded as a problem?

With so much silver, I didn't want to go on the Northern Expedition as much as I wanted.

As long as you have enough money, what about living in the grassland?

"I want seventy percent!"

"What?"

"I said. I... Seventy percent.." Although it is the emperor facing the courtiers, it stands to reason that Zhu Di should not be a little embarrassed, but at this moment, he still feels a little sorry for Wang Siqi, and the tone of his speech is also a lot weaker in an instant.

"Your Majesty! Why do you want seventy percent? The ministers have already thought about it. I will give you the emperor, and I will keep eighty percent, and the rest of the ministers will only be one percent... The rest are counted as ministers to His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

In those constantly flashing eyes, there is a strong sincere friendship.

Even Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned.. Incredulously, he said, "You mean? You've already left eighty percent of your kid for me? ”

"Yes! Emperor.. The ministers can have today, not all rely on the emperor's wisdom and the prince's recommendation of the ministers, otherwise where are the ministers today! ”

That expression.

It's like some sales companies in later generations, those social animals who obviously created more profits for the boss, but only got a small part of them... At the company's annual meeting at the end of the year, I burst into tears at the boss, as if the boss was my reborn parents and recreated my father.

This scene completely made Zhu Di feel a little at a loss.

Lian Lian said: "This... I am very pleased that you can have such a heart. But this eighty percent plus the one percent taken by the prince, our father and son will account for ninety percent of the profits of this carboniferous mine, isn't it not good?"

"Good! Absolutely.."

Can it be bad?

Didn't Wang Siqi know that all he had to give out at the moment was all white money? But people are floating in the rivers and lakes, and if they don't have a backer, they have to be stabbed... Although Zhu Laosi is not very authentic, are there any thicker thighs than him Zhu Laosi these years?

In addition to this thigh, is there anyone else who can teach Zhu Gaoxu a lesson?

Wang Siqi can't think of another one, so the compromise at this moment is where Wang Siqi is the smartest... What's more, it is the profits that are divided, not the coal mines.

As long as the mine is still in your own hands, there are many things that can be used to make a fuss!

"Good.. All right! I have a will."

As soon as the words fell, a little eunuch outside the door hurriedly rushed in with a pen and paper in his hand, and hurriedly took charge of the recording work, only to hear Zhu Di take a deep look at Wang Siqi.

Today's drama of deep affection between monarchs and ministers made Zhu Di very useful.

The most important thing is: Zhu Di saw the silver! I saw the silver that could solve the battle of the Northern Expedition in one fell swoop, the silver that I didn't have to scrape together for the "Yongle Canon" every year, and the silver that the Ministry of Industry wanted to control the rivers across the country.

"Wang Siqi, the superintendent of the Baoyuan Bureau, has both talents and remarkable merits, and has been promoted to the title of supervisor of the Baoyuan Bureau and the director of the Ministry of Industry, and has been given six official products! In addition, with its self-raised iron-making workshop, it is fully in charge of the mining affairs of Jurong Coal Mountain, and it is not allowed to interfere unless it is intended! ”

As soon as the words fell, Wang Siqi's heart was already smiling.

....

The next day, the capital.

With the "Beijing Daily" in hand, it only took an early morning for the people and officials in the capital to know that the imperial court had discovered a mine with huge reserves in Jurong.

The coal mined in it will be sold to all the people at a fair price for heating in winter.

"Good thing! Meddlesome! It's a good thing, now that a mine has been discovered near the capital, the coal reserves in it are said that even if you dig for a hundred years, you can't use it up! ”

"I'm worried that the price of firewood and charcoal this year is higher than in previous years, and this winter is not going to be easy. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, coal could be used! ”

Just when the people were cheering, in the corner of the teahouse where they drank tea and read newspapers on weekdays, a cold male voice came: "I'm afraid it's too early to be happy.."

"Not to mention that winter is about to begin, and not to mention when this coal will be sold! No matter how cheap this coal is, you can all afford it! What happens when you buy it home? Which of you would dare to use it? ”

"Don't forget... This thing is going to kill people! ”

As soon as this statement came out, it seemed that a basin of cold water was poured on everyone, and the charcoal can be used, but it must also be used for life.. Who doesn't know that the poisonous smoke emitted by this charcoal can easily kill people without them knowing.