The next day, at noon.

The county government backyard knows the county residence.

In the quiet garden, a group of four people sat as guests and hosts.

Today, as the governor of the county, Li He is the east, and he is invited to the banquet of Lin Ze, the chief bookkeeper Gao Fei, and the county Cheng Liupei.

Among the several officials present, Lin Ze already knew each other, and Liu Pei saw him for the first time.

Unlike the two civil officials with a relatively mild temperament, Liu Pei is completely dressed as a stubborn general, and his height is 1.9 meters tall, and he looks brave and extraordinary.

This county man was born in the army, the county is only his part-time job, the school captain is his main position, there are 500 elite armor soldiers under his command can be mobilized, and they are usually stationed on the outskirts of the city.

Now that a group of four people have gathered, of course, it means that the matter of the coal mine has been decided.

And the fact is also the same, after the preliminary decision to open the coal mine last night, Li He went home and called someone to get coal and two big roosters to test Lin Ze's method of using coal correctly.

Then it was found that the correct use of coal is really non-toxic, which laid the possibility of large-scale shipment of coal.

After confirming this, Li He completely settled down and began to contact Liu Pei, the county governor, to draw him into the coal business.

Because I was going to talk about business next, I didn't do any singing and dancing, but just ate and drank.

The chicken essence that Lin Ze gave to Li He yesterday has come in handy at this time, so that the chef who knows that the average chef in the county has the level of a restaurant chef, and the taste of today's banquet is much more delicious than the last time Lin Ze came.

"Ziyi is worthy of being a young hero, he has made such a good career at a young age, compared to my brother, I am only a few years older."

After a few glasses of rice wine, the atmosphere of the banquet became warm.

Liu Pei pulled Lin Ze's arm, and began to call the brother and brother to push the cup and change it.

He had already learned about the opening of a coal mine through Qi with Li He, the magistrate of the county.

also knew that as long as he supported himself, he could share a lot of benefits, so at this time, Lin Ze's eyes were extremely warm, and he didn't despise him at all because of his age.

"My brother has five hundred warriors under his command, and his bravery is extraordinary, how can he be arrogant and stupid for a long time, in my opinion, my brother is also a rare hero in the world."

Lin Ze was also smiling and toasting, and the words in his mouth were warm, not at all like meeting each other for the first time.

"Hahaha, come and drink one, salute everyone."

Liu Pei laughed and raised his glass.

Others also followed, and these three officials in Fengping County were originally only amiable on the surface, but at this time, because of the influence of interests, they really became familiar with each other from the heart.

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After being full of wine and food, he came to Li He's study, and began to talk about business.

"Ziyi, this is the title deed of the wasteland in Fenglin Township, valued at two hundred taels of silver, which has been recorded in your name."

"However, for the sake of the next imperial examination, the coal mine should not be listed in its own name, and the coal mine can be placed on the head of the domestic servant in the name of leasing it to others for mining."

Gao Fei took out a contract and handed it to Lin Ze.

On the surface, the Great Zhou Dynasty did not allow officials to do business, and the children of merchant families were not allowed to take the imperial examination.

Therefore, in order not to give people a grip, these powerful people generally hang their properties in the names of their family servants.

"yes, okay."

Lin Ze agreed, took out two hundred taels of silver prepared in advance from his sleeve, and put them in front of Gao Fei.

This is the money for buying land, which should be included in the income of the county government.

"Waiting for the coal mine to open, General Ben will arrange for his corporal to patrol the official road from Fenglin Township to Fengping County to ensure the smooth transportation of coal mining."

Liu Pei took the initiative to speak.

If you want to make a lot of money, of course, you have to do things, otherwise you will definitely be disliked, and you can only eat some leftovers.

There are elite armor soldiers patrolling around the mines, as well as official roads, which can ensure a stable order so that coal can be mined and sold smoothly.

"If you want to open a mine, you will inevitably need a lot of manpower, in addition to the standing miners, you can also levy forced labor in the name of the county government smelting iron and need coal, so that the people in the county can go to the mine to mine."

"In addition, those criminals who have committed crimes are not a matter of squatting in the prison every day to eat prison food, and they can be sent to mining to serve their sentences."

At this time, Li He, the magistrate of the county, gave his own suggestions.

“6。”

Lin Ze glanced at the magistrate.

When it comes to white prostitution, I would like to call you the strongest.

Otherwise, how can someone else be the magistrate of the county, this pattern is completely different.

Li He opened this head, and Gao Fei's courage suddenly became bigger.

At this time, Gao Fei added with a smile: "Ziyi said yesterday that he would pay the mining tax as a political achievement of the county government, but in fact, we have provided a lot of work, so that everyone in the county can have food and clothing, and reproduce the population, which is already a huge political achievement." ”

"Yes, there is no need to pay the mining tax at all, and the accounts of the mine can be directly made into a loss, and then the symbolic payment of some coal as a mining tax for iron smelting can be done, so that you can have a few more profits."

Lin Ze looked at Gao Fei, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt that he was greatly shocked.

This one is a heavyweight moth.

On the side, Liu Pei's train of thought was also opened.

He opened his mouth and proposed: "Anyway, the sons and daughters under their command have nothing to do except training on weekdays, so it is better to organize and go to various parts of the county to suppress bandits, arrest those mountain people who live in the mountains and do not want to settle down and pay taxes, and send them all to the mines for mining." ”

Lin Zegao glanced at the captain and looked at the consciousness of others, even if he wanted to do something useful by the way, even if he wanted to seek personal benefit for himself.

The three of them thought for a moment, and felt that they had nothing to add for the time being, so they looked at Lin Ze.

Li He, the magistrate of the county, said: "Regarding the matter of the coal mine, does Ziyi have anything to add?" ”

At this time, Lin Ze asked a soul question: "As far as I know, there are supervisors in the county who will visit and check the actions of officials from time to time, and the magistrate will be transferred away every few years, what should I do if the next magistrate comes to thoroughly investigate our actions?" ”

"According to my estimates, there are trillions of catties under this wasteland, and more than 10 trillion catties of coal, even if you do all the power of the county, I am afraid that you can mine it in 10,000 years."

"If the matter is revealed, I am afraid that a few of us will not be able to escape the responsibility of the family in three or five years, and how can we pass on this family business to future generations?"

People are short-sighted, and it is easy to lose their minds in the face of huge interests.

Even as an official, his knowledge reserve and vision are stronger than ordinary people's, but they are also limited.

As a result, there was a short-sighted proposal put forward by several people in the county that could be called careless.