Zhu Di also knew He Qiu's thoughts, and he didn't force He Qiu.

After ordering the troops, Zhu Di took Yao Guangxiao and led the guards to Fengtai.

He Qiu went to the place where the real estate he asked Zhu Di was located.

When he was selling sweet potato seedlings before, Zhu Di was quick for a while, and he was pitted by He Qiu for one million taels of gold.

With so much money, Zhu Di naturally couldn't come up with it, so he proposed to use land to offset the money.

He Qiu agreed, but did not say where he wanted the fief.

After a period of investigation, He Qiu finally made a request to Zhu Di!

He wants the land of Mentougou!

At that time, Zhu Di was stunned.

Mentougou is still a wasteland, and the fertility of the land is quite average, no matter what you plant, it is difficult to produce a yield.

Zhu Di really didn't want to use He Qiu's purpose of wanting that piece of land.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is that He Qiu acquiesced that the land could offset Zhu Di's debt, and Zhu Di naturally chose to agree without hesitation.

In fact, the reason why He Qiu wanted the land of Mentougou was precisely because he took a fancy to the coal buried deep under Mentougou.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, no one realized how terrifying the amount of coal in Mentougou was, and it could almost be described as inexhaustible.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that coal is not currently the mainstream resource.

At present, when the people of the Ming Dynasty burned the fire, they basically used firewood.

There are countless dense forests near Shuntianfu, and there is a lot of firewood.

In winter, if the people of the Ming Dynasty wanted to heat their homes, they relied on charcoal, and very little coal was used.

One is that it is more difficult to ignite coal.

Second, because a lot of coal has more impurities, high sulfur content, and a huge amount of smoke when burned, it is easy to make the house smoky.

However, the coal under Mentougou does not have the above problems.

Those are standard anthracites with low sulfur content, colorless and smokeless to burn, and they burn for a long time, making them very good materials for keeping out the cold and burning fire.

If anthracite can be used to replace charcoal, it will make a lot of money.

Especially He Qiu is still close to Zhu Di now, and with a big backer, it will be easier to make money.

Things like beer, instant noodles, and Kenda Chicken all take time to develop.

But anthracite only needs to wait for winter to arrive, and it can quickly spread all over Suncheon.

So in any case, the door head ditch must be wanted.

After Mentougou arrived, He Qiu also asked Zheng He to come over and asked Zheng He to help him recruit a group of miners.

Calculating the time, the miners should be recruited about the same.

He Qiu is planning to go over to inspect it today.

At present, the Mentougou Coal Mine is still a barren land, with only thatched houses built by the recruited miners.

Zheng He greeted He Qiu and got out of the carriage, and then reported: "Mr. He, now that the miners have basically been recruited, and the tools used for mining have basically been purchased, when do you think mining will start?" ”

He Qiu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this, let me ask you, how much did it cost to recruit miners?" ”

Now that Jin Zhong is buying broiler chickens on a large scale, He Qiu has not much money left in his hand, and he must be careful in his calculations.

Zheng He said with a smile: "Mr. He, don't worry, it doesn't cost much to recruit these people over, it's enough for each person to take care of two meals a day!" ”

"So cheap?"

He Qiu was surprised: "Who did you recruit to come over?" I'll check it out! ”

"Everyone is in the room, I'll take you to see it!"

After speaking, Zheng He took He Qiu and walked towards the thatched house.

Pushing open the door, a strange smell entered He Qiu's nostrils.

"Damn!"

He Qiu hurriedly retreated, waiting for the strange smell inside to dissipate a little before walking in.

There were hundreds of people in the thatched house, sitting or standing, all in ragged clothes.

He Qiu's face suddenly darkened.

No wonder it doesn't cost money to hire these people, Zheng He, the bastard, recruited a group of beggars to come over.

He Qiu even saw a "little beggar" with a height of less than one meter inside.

This is obviously still a child, and he was even recruited by Zheng He, what a beast!

Fortunately, there was no "Law on the Protection of Minors" in this era, otherwise this coal mine would not have been opened.

He Qiu turned his head and glared at Zheng He, then walked up to the "little beggar" and asked, "What's your name?" How old are you? ”

The little beggar was unkempt and his eyes were blank, as if he hadn't heard He Qiu's voice at all, and there was no response.

He Qiu's heart suddenly sank.

Nima is not only a child, but also deaf.

Zheng He's really black-hearted!

Just as He Qiu was about to ask Zheng He for guilt, Zheng He shouted at the little beggar: "Mr. He asked you, what is your name?" ”

Its voice was so loud that it almost deafened He Qiu's ears.

This time the little beggar finally reacted.

He looked up and said in a rather odd accent, "I...... My name is Pimple! ”

Zheng He immediately frowned and said, "Say your real name, don't say your nickname!" ”

The little beggar wiped his nose and thought about it for a long time, before he stammered, "My name is ...... It's called Li Feng! ”

Zheng He turned his head and smiled at He Qiu: "Mr. He, his name is Li Feng!" ”

", I can hear you!"

He Qiu glared at Zheng He, then looked at Li Feng and said, "Where do you live?" Is there anyone else in the house? ”

"Home?"

Li Feng was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly his face changed, and he got up and ran outside the thatched house.

He Qiu was stunned by this kid's operation.

Zheng He reacted relatively quickly, and shouted at the time: "It's not good, this kid is going to run!" ”

After speaking, Zheng He quickly chased out.

Li Feng's speed is obviously not as fast as Zheng He.

After a while, Zheng He grabbed Li Feng's collar and returned to the thatched house.

He threw Li Feng to the ground and said coldly: "You little bastard, you just want to run away after eating our meal here, when we are here in the cafeteria?" ”

After speaking, Zheng He raised his hand and was about to slap Li Feng in the face.

He Qiu grabbed Zheng He's wrist and said, "Speak well, what kind of hands to move!" ”

Zheng He's beating was also a helpless move.

Almost all of the men and women were in charge of Zheng He alone, and there were a few guards who were transferred from the Yanwang Mansion, and there were less than ten people when they were full.

And the number of miners recruited is hundreds.

If Zheng He wasn't ruthless, he wouldn't be able to suppress this group of people at all.

Don't look at these people who look quite pitiful, but if they really want to make trouble, they are also ruthless.

After all, most of them are beggars and have no worries.

However, it was inconvenient for Zheng He to explain to He Qiu in front of the miners.

In the end, he could only put down his hand and said to He Qiu: "I was so angry with this little bastard, a little impulsive!" ”

He Qiu didn't bother too much with Zheng He, and turned to look at Li Feng and said, "What did you run just now?" Don't want to work here? ”

Li Feng's eyes widened and looked at He Qiu......