A large number of conscripts were levied to dig coal in private coal mines, and public equipment was used for private purposes.

Make false accounts and embezzle the imperial court's mining taxes.

The commander called on the army for his own personal gain.

This article, once it is discovered by the imperial court, it is light to lose office and resign.

If the court is in a bad mood and wants to kill chickens and monkeys, then it will be the end of raiding the family and exterminating the family.

Hearing Lin Ze's words of pouring cold water, several people in the audience calmed down a little.

"The inspection officials don't have to be afraid, they can spend silver to buy, and as for the issue of Lord Li's transfer, they don't have to worry too much, they can communicate with Shangguan when the time comes, and the same year that Lord Li came here to serve as the magistrate of the county and give him coal mine dividends, which is enough to ensure the stability of the coal mine."

Goofy pretended to be confident.

"You're right, Lord Li?"

In order to find confidence, he also specially asked Li He.

"This official doesn't have so much face and connections to tie up with the angels of the Ministry of Officials, and let them decide the issue of appointment according to my wishes."

Li He poured cold water on him without hesitation.

Compared with the local heroes and strong backgrounds of the small officials, who don't know how high the sky is and how thick Gao Fei is, Li He knows how iron-faced and selfless those officials are in the inspection of the ministry.

Normal officials shepherd one side to collect taxes for the imperial court as a political achievement, but these officials can catch other officials for wrongdoing.

Even if it can be bought, it is not something that can be done with a little money, is it enough to invest all the proceeds of the coal mine?

And at this time, Lin Ze began to pour cold water again.

"Master Gao, you still have one more thing missing."

"I assumed that I could make a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, which was based on the fact that each miner dug at least 2,000 catties of coal every day, and if you want to dig so much coal, you must give them a good salary and provide sufficient food to replenish their physical strength."

"If they are conscripted and let them bring their own dry food to mine for free, first, they are unwilling, and second, they are not enough to eat and have no strength to work, then it will become inevitable that they will not work hard."

"In this case, even if the officials of the entire county government are sent to supervise the work, it will not help."

"If you can't dig up coal, even if you want to buy Shangguan, where will you get the money?"

The words of the seat were not only Gao Fei, but also made Li He and Liu Pei on the side speechless.

"On the contrary, in the normal operation of the coal mine, we do not have any illegal operations, and we can withstand anyone's investigation."

"A lot of jobs are provided, the people can steadily sell their labor to make money, the imperial court has more tax silver, and several adults also have more silver to operate and improve their official positions, everyone has made money, everyone has benefited, and this business can be done for a long time."

In the end, Lin Ze made a summary.

"Ziyi, what do you say should be done?"

At this time, Li He took the initiative to speak.

They also discovered at this moment that Lin Ze didn't look old, but he had a very correct idea.

What's even more rare is that he won't get carried away by huge benefits.

"As Master Li said, it is feasible to send the prisoners in the county jail to the coal mine for mining, and our mine can pay the prisoners' wages at the normal price, and this money can be used as additional income for the county government, and you can use this money to pay benefits to your subordinates."

"In this way, many officials will be mobilized more like a finger."

"We pay the mining tax normally, Lord Li can use the received mining tax to give an additional reward to the soldiers, and it will be very reasonable for Lord Liu to arrange sergeants to patrol at that time, this is called protecting the big taxpayers in the county, and no one can find fault with it."

"In addition, the county government can also buy more coal, which can be used to smelt more refined iron and make agricultural tools to improve the efficiency and scale of agricultural production, which is also a merit."

"Then there is Lord Liu's side, bandits can be done often, but there is no need to catch mountain people, after our mine is operational, we can pay high wages, if they want to make money to improve their lives, they will go down the mountain and settle down for our use."

Lin Ze selectively adopted the suggestions put forward by the three of them.

After the hot-headed stage passed, they also recognized Lin Ze's idea.

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"Then the next question is the distribution of benefits."

At this time, Lin Ze began to talk about the most critical issues.

In the next operation of the coal mine, Lin Ze is responsible for making the coal mine operation, the county magistrate provides policy and background support, the main secretary is responsible for coordinating merchants and various interpersonal relationships, and the county provides combat support, and everyone will play a role.

In order to make the operation of the coal mine continue for a long time and stably, it is necessary to give a distribution plan that satisfies everyone.

"I'm in charge of making the coal mine run and making a profit, taking half of the profits, and how about the rest being distributed by a few adults?"

Lin Ze spoke directly and first delineated the part he needed.

It makes sense to cooperate with the ground snake and go out in half.

Lin Ze's identity as a first-class master also gave him the confidence to talk to several officials on an equal footing.

His power may not be as strong as that of a few officials, but he is outstanding in personal force, has the ability to flip the table, and is responsible for the most important work of running the coal mine, and of course he must get the greatest benefits.

"I'm going to have two and a half."

The magistrate opened his mouth, but he didn't refute it, and he acquiesced to Lin Ze's fifty percent.

He was the highest status present, and he had thousands of servants to call on, and even Gao Fei was his subordinate.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party still has a layer of local powerhouse, it would be impossible to participate in the interests of the profit sharing coal mine, and it would be no problem to eat the majority of the remaining half.

The other two did not speak, acquiescing to Lin Ze's needs.

"I want 20 percent."

The county man opened his mouth, and he had 500 armor soldiers under him, which was the largest combat force in the county.

If it weren't for the logistics of the county magistrate stuck with him, he could be said to be the strongest force present.

"The rest of the work is mine."

Goofy did not comment.

He felt that this method of dividing interests according to their respective strengths and forces was very reasonable, and directly took the leftovers that were picked up by the bigwigs.

After all, he has neither a large army under him, nor too many officials to call on, and all he can contribute is the contacts accumulated in the local area for many years, so it is already good to take half of it.

Coal mine dividends plus you can also sell coal as a shareholder for profit, which is also thousands of taels of income a year, and there is nothing to be dissatisfied.

"Since everyone has no doubts about the distribution plan, the benefits will be distributed according to the agreement at this moment in the future."

Lin Ze spoke.

The next step was to write the contract, and Lin Ze distributed the shares of the coal mine to the other three people present according to the agreed profit sharing, and it was agreed that Lin Ze had the right to manage the coal mine and the right of priority to repurchase shares, of course, nominally they did not hold the shares.

"Then a few adults, the next thing is to cooperate happily."

Lin Ze smiled and arched his hand.

"It's a pleasure to work with."

Several people looked at each other and smiled, and laughed.