Determined that he would open a coal mine next, Lin Ze began to make a comprehensive plan around this goal.

"First of all, it is necessary to buy the barren mountain in Fenglin Township, according to the law of the Great Zhou Dynasty, after the people reclaim the wasteland, they can register with the government to obtain the land deed, and they can continue to plant or resell it, and the mountains and rivers that have not been reclaimed belong to the government."

"The barren mountain is not valuable, that wasteland is about the same size as the entire Fengping County, I can buy the title deed of this land from the government, even if I buy the whole land, it is estimated that it means to give a few hundred thousand taels."

"It is estimated that there are at least hundreds of millions of tons of coal in the easily mined part of this wasteland."

"In the future, the shares of some coal mines in Zhixian County will be paid, and then the taxes and fees will be paid according to 15 percent of the mining tax, so as to ensure that the government will not become an obstacle to the opening of mines, but can become a help."

"In addition, since the goal has been set, it is possible to expand the production and scale of coal mines in this other world in the future, and it is also necessary to consciously accumulate some knowledge of coal mines in the main world, and the follow-up work will be carried out."

"Actually, it's best to buy a mine in the Overworld, but it's a pity that it's too expensive to afford for the time being."

Thinking about this, Lin Ze was a little regretful.

The value of the minerals contained in a coal mine is extremely high, and the money needed to play a large coal mine in the main world is calculated in one billion, and the assets in Lin Ze's current hand are a little more than 200 million even if they add those precious metals that have not yet been realized.

It's even more pitiful when converted into cash, and millions of dollars can't even touch the edge of the coal mine.

And a large part of this money is unusable liquidity.

"Then there's the calculation of the cost and the selling price of the coal."

"At present, the value of an adult labor force is about 70 yuan a day, and digging coal is a heavy physical work, so it is necessary to ensure that the income of miners is at least 100 yuan or even higher per day, so that the job can be attractive enough."

"I remember knowing before that manual digging of coal can dig about 3,000 catties a day, and there is no explosives here in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it will be discounted, and the output will be 2,000 catties a day."

"If you recruit 1,000 workers, the output of a day is 1,000 tons of coal, and the labor cost is 100 taels of silver a day, and then you need to give these miners a meal, according to each person's three catties of grain, one tael of oil, one tael of meat, one catty of vegetables, and half a tael of salt."

"A thousand people need a total of 3,000 catties of grain, 100 catties of oil, 100 catties of meat, 1,000 catties of vegetables, and 50 catties of salt."

"According to the price of Fengping County, it is 8 wen a catty of grain, 160 wen a catty of oil, 40 wen a catty of meat, 5 wen a catty of green vegetables, 50 wen a catty of salt, a total of 51.5 taels of silver, counting the loss and extra seasoning money, about 52 taels."

"The operating cost of 152 taels a day, plus the occasional extra meal and bonus and mining tools, the consumption of a day is about 200 taels of silver."

"Then it is very reasonable for me to sell five catties of coal for a penny, even if the transportation cost is taken into account, in the end, the market can buy two to three catties of coal for a penny, which is very attractive compared to a penny a pound of firewood."

Lin Ze thought about this and began to calculate.

If it is sold at the price of five catties of coal for a penny, all the coal sold every day is 400 taels in the account, and the tax of 60 taels is paid, and then the cost of 200 taels is deducted, and there are 140 taels of silver left.

One hundred taels of silver is more than 20,000 yuan, and even if it is exchanged for silver and brought back to the main world to be sold, according to the gold price of 420 yuan per gram in the main world, it will be 210,000.

The coal mines in the Overworld make only such a small profit every day, and that's laughing to death.

However, considering that this is a different world, Lin Ze's main purpose is to provide more jobs and lay the foundation for future development, and this coal mine is worth opening.

During the career development period, if you don't lose money, you will earn blood.

Moreover, if you earn ten taels of gold a day, you can earn three hundred taels of gold a month, which is three thousand six hundred taels of gold a year, nearly 77 million yuan in income.

That's actually pretty good.

"It's no wonder that these landlords don't engage in coal mines, and they directly go out a few thousand taels of silver in the early stage of the processing workers' wages, and if the coal dug up can't be sold, it will be a loss."

"If I hadn't had the confidence to use coal furnaces and honeycomb coal to open up the market for coal use, I wouldn't have dared to invest in this coal mine now."

After calculating, Lin Ze had a clear answer to why coal had been unattended in ancient times.

In the Overworld, it was also after entering the industrial age that the use of coal skyrocketed, and these black stones gradually gained attention, and the price continued to rise.

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At this time, Shi Shanbao and Lin Ze had already entered Fengping County one after the other.

"Lin Gongzi, since you are sure to buy the land, then I will go to the county office to help you handle the contract, and I will come to your house to settle the account later."

After entering the city, Shi Shanbao greeted.

His words were not only a temporary goodbye, but also a reminder to Lin Ze to prepare the money first.

"You go."

Lin Ze responded.

These more than 300 acres of land still have to be bought, which is his move to settle down and integrate into the society of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He showed a strong interest in land before, but at this time he suddenly stopped buying it, and then went to the mine to collect a large number of young and strong laborers, doesn't it seem that he has ulterior motives.

Moreover, even if there is a coal mine, there is no need to rely on the fields to gather henchmen, and it is necessary to have some of your own fields, so that you can save some food for accidents.

In this agrarian society, don't look at the wind and rain now, but it is not impossible to have an accident and famine at any time, and some food reserves at home can solve many problems.

Anyway, the money for buying the land was all exchanged for worthless man-made gemstones, and rounding up is about equal to prostitution.

"These 317 acres of land, of which 120 acres of Shangtian have a total price of 6,000 taels of silver, 120 acres of Zhongtian 3,600 taels, 77 acres of Xiatian 1,155 taels, a total of 10,755 taels, and then I need to pay Shi Shanbao five thousandths of the intermediary fee, and one percent of the deed tax of the government."

"Therefore, a total of 10,916 taels of silver and 325 copper coins need to be spent."

Back home, Lin Ze calculated the cost of buying land, then entered the treasury, dismissed the servants around him, and then opened the Heavenly Gate and transported about 20,000 taels of silver from his trading base in the Two Realms.

also dealt with the news of the Overworld by the way, saying that he was not missing.

The small part of the 20,000 taels shipped over was obtained from the pawnshop, and the rest was the silver that Lin Ze spent money on in the main world.

The purity of the silver in the main world is ninety-nine percent, which is a slight loss compared to the ninety-eight percent of the official silver in this world, but this difference in purity Lin Ze will convert when he pays, so he will not lose money because of this.

On the surface, Lin Ze got 10,000 taels of silver and 9,000 taels of gold from the pawnshop, but outsiders don't know how much gold and silver he has, and whether he has exchanged the amount of gold and silver with others.

The 20,000 taels of silver, in addition to the land purchase money paid to Shi Shanbao later, the rest of the part was set aside as a reserve fund for the next period of time to open a coal mine.

"Help me carry this cash box out, and by the way, help me send this invitation to the magistrate and the chief bookkeeper."

After Lin Ze finished preparation, he ordered his subordinates to enter the warehouse to help him carry the box and deliver the letter.

In the evening, Lin Ze was going to discuss the matter of opening a coal mine with Li He, the magistrate of the county, and Gao Fei, the chief bookkeeper.