"What's your name?" After drinking and eating, Ling Xin'an asked, looking at the man with a slightly rosy face.

This is a Hu slave. After washing, he looks handsome. He is only in his early twenties, with messy hair and a pair of terrifying and fierce brown eyes.

"You can't speak the Great Zhou dialect?" Ling Xin'an asked again.

The man looked at him. Because of drinking, his eyes were a little confused, but he was not drunk, and there was a warm current all over his body. This was the effect of wine.

"If you tell us what you know, you can leave!"

"Ah? Young Master, he is a Hu slave, so he shouldn't have let him go!" Yan Shikuan said anxiously.

"It's his luck and destiny that he can survive in the coal mine. Let him go!"

"But, young master, you know too..." Yan Shikuan said.

Ling Xin'an reached out to stop him. As for what he said, he naturally understood.

After knocking the man out, everyone went inside to search for if there were any survivors, but when they saw the scene inside, everyone was shocked.

This is a scene they have never seen or wanted to recall, but it actually happened.

Hearing Yan Shikuan's words, the man's face changed, his whole body retreated and became extremely frightened, his lips trembled, as if it was a nightmare. After a long time, he slowly said: "I didn't eat..."

The five people looked at him and then realized that he could speak the Great Zhou dialect.

Ling Xin'an said: "Those have passed, do you know who was chasing you?"

"No, I don't know..." the man replied.

"How did you escape?"

"We are... digging, digging... and killing people. They come in and killing, and we run. We run deeper. We are afraid, so we put out the torch and bury ourselves in the ditch!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Later, the entrance of the cave was buried. They were still here for so long. Have you heard anything?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"No..." the man said.

"How did you hear us without you?" Ling Xin'an suddenly said with a stern look.

The man was frightened and dodged, looking at Ling Xin'an and said, "I heard them say that they were waiting for a marquis and killing him. They also said that they had been waiting for a long time, but they didn't wait!"

"There was no sound later!"

Ling Xinan looked at him and said lightly: "You can leave now!"

The man looked at him, and an incredible look flashed across his face. Seeing that the five people ignored him, he stood up and walked outside.

He is free!

But when he walked out dozens of feet, he stopped.

He was confused.

Yes, he was free, but in this world, he didn't know where he could go. This is the Great Zhou, not the endless grassland outside the border, where there is abundant rain, fertile land and the loud and singing lover.

But there is no more, only painful memories that cannot be looked back on.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind. In the mine, he would rather become the demon in the dark, but still did not choose to be a beast because when he felt that he was not as good as death after becoming a slave, he heard about Lord Ling from Jiangzhou. It is said that as long as he works properly, he would have clean clothes and food to eat.

Later he was transported to the coal mine. There was no clean clothes here, but there was really clean food. I didn't see Lord Ling, but he was not as unhealthy as before.

By the way, everyone called that young man the senior manager. It turned out that he was not Lord Ling! He thought to himself.

He was disappointed but not desperate, so he was very obedient and worked hard, and then looked for an opportunity to escape. He wanted to go back and go back to the prairie.

But now I am free, but I don’t know where to go.

"Please take me in!" He knelt in front of Ling Xin'an and begged.

Everyone was silent, Ling Xin'an frowned and said, "Why?"

"My name is Hahaqi. The words of the Hu people are where the sun rises, but all my tribe members have been killed by the Hu people. All the men in our tribe were captured as vanguards, and then they were captured by the Great Zhou and became slaves, and then they came here." Hahaqi said kneeling and said, "In the Great Zhou, although I was forced to work, I can eat enough, but in the Jin Kingdom, I have nothing, and I only have hatred for the Jin Kingdom!"

"What can you do for me?"

"You saved my life, you can do whatever you want me to do!"

"You are free and need not do anything for me. I said it was your destiny."

"Please keep me, I will do anything!" Hahaqi said kneeling: "Please let me go with you for ten years, and in ten years, please let me leave."

Ling Xin'an said: "Why ten years?"

"I don't know who you are, but I have heard those people say they want to kill a marquis. You will come while waiting for the day of being rescued. Then your master must be that marquis. I want to follow him and I want to become stronger."

"Why do you think that following the marquis will become stronger?"

Hahaqi was stunned, lying on the ground, unable to raise his head.

Yes, why would you become stronger by following him? It is because you think the other party is the marquis and can give what you want? But why? Maybe in his eyes, he is just a slave who will not even look at him even if he is killed by the guards.

Dongdongdongdongdong...

Hahaqi continued to kowtow and said, "I just want to live. Even if I return to the Jin Kingdom, it will be a dead end. But in the Great Zhou Dynasty, I can only ask you to take me in. I don't want to die, I still have to take revenge and avenge my people."

Ling Xinan smiled: "Why ten years?"

Hahaqi lowered his head and gritted his teeth, saying, "Because the martial arts I practiced will take ten years to achieve success before I can challenge my enemies."

"Okay, from now on, you will be with me for ten years. In these ten years, your life is mine!" Ling Xin'an said.

"Then do I want to listen to your master, that marquis?" Hahaqi said.

"I am the marquis you mentioned!" Ling Xin'an said.

Hahaqi was stunned and raised her head to look at Ling Xin'an.

...

"Young Master, can he find the capital with your token?" Zhao Yunzhi asked in a forest.

"If he can't accomplish this, then all he says is empty words!" Ling Xin'an said.

Now the five people go to another mine, a place for aluminum mine. But they are not taking the right path, but taking the detour, hoping that there will be no more surprises.

Fortunately, it is still very safe here. When the miner under Goldman Sachs managed heard Ling Xin'an and others arrive, he immediately ran out.

Ling Xin'an watched, these prisoners of war who became slaves were working in an orderly manner, and there was no random beating or scolding in the entire mine, and the guards were also keeping their posts, so Ling Xin'an walked into it.

The little miner supervisor was also a thin young man with a sharp look and respectfully saluted: "Where is the Marquis, where is the senior supervisor?"

"What happened to him is there. Someone has discovered the coal mine. From now on, you can guard the periphery and design traps. Just in case, all the staff will rest at night and don't have to work. Let's talk about it when Goldman Sachs comes back."

"Yes, Marquis!"

"Don't transport the ore during this period!" Ling Xin'an instructed.

After staying for one day, Ling Xin'an left, and then went to the copper ore and nickel ore. Nothing happened in these mines. They also ordered and stayed for a day or two before leaving.

Nearly a month later, Ling Xin'an returned to Ling's Mansion. At this time, Goldman Sachs had recovered from eight or ninety-nine years. Seeing Ling Xin'an back, he hurriedly said, "Young Master, what's the situation?"

Ling Xin'an stopped him and said, "Only the coal mine has an accident, the others are all very good at the moment!"

Goldman Sachs finally let go of his heart and said, "Young Master, I see that the ore vein we bought before can be removed!"

Ling Xin'an nodded: "Yes, you have to distribute some personnel to go out to find mines and then transfer the positions. I have sent a message to the other side and asked them to look for ore overseas. If they can find them, gradually transfer the personnel here."

"Do those should be taken away?"

Ling Xin'an nodded: "Take it away, manpower is never enough. Over time, those prisoners of war and slaves cannot be dismissed from their slavery, as long as they are willing to truly become ours."

Goldman Sachs' expression changed and he nodded.

"After all, they are all humans. During the period of great Zhou/strong, we have never been hostile to the Five Barbarians. All the world is in the Great Zhou, so as long as we are strong, there is no need to be afraid of their rebellion."

"I understand!" Goldman Sachs nodded.

"After going here, Wu Yan will send some people to protect you. If you want to learn martial arts, you can let them teach you, just say what I said."

"Yes, young master!"

"In the future, when transporting mines, try to go to the Yangtze River. Most of the Yangtze River area is under our jurisdiction. I have already told Feng Cai that he knows our code, so don't worry, try to stagger the time period as much as possible, and do not have any rules to let the enemy discover it."

"In order to avoid this problem, I have asked someone to set up a new ship gang. From now on, they will be your cooperative ship gang. It is better to do business openly than to transport secretly."

"What materials are needed in the future? They will directly give them to the ship owners. They will solve the problem. The information is still the same as before." Ling Xin'an said.

"Yes, young master!" Goldman Sachs immediately understood.

Before, Goldman Sachs had to dig holes and arrange transportation to Jiangzhou City for smelting, which greatly reduced efficiency and increased risks.

Now Ling Xin'an is not sure that the He family betrayed him or that he was accidentally followed and discovered that he made up his mind to destroy Ling Xin'an's coal mine.

But no matter what, Ling Xin'an minimizes the risk of exposure as much as possible, even if the cost increases.

Goldman Sachs left, Ling Xin'an and Ling Xue had a discussion and saw Xiao Jiang'an in the yard. The little guy was almost one year old and staggered. When he saw that it was Ling Xin'an, he was not afraid. He shouted to hug him, and his saliva kept flowing out.

Ling Xin'an hugged him and played in the yard, making him laugh, and she fell asleep in Ling Xin'an's arms until she was tired of playing.

Ling Xin'an sighed. Jiang Tao can be said to have been trained by him and sent out by him. Xiao Jiang'an has never seen his father since he was born. It is precisely because of this that when Ling Xue got married, Ling Xin'an gave him a necklace, which was hand-painted with portraits of Ling Xue and Jiang Tao. When she missed Jiang Tao, she could see the painting and think of others, so that she could teach Xiao Jiang'an who his father was.

If Ling Xue didn't leave, then Jiang Hui and Jianghai would naturally not leave. They moved into Ling Mansion. Now they have begun to take over all the business in Jiangjia Village, that is, shipbuilding.

"Sir, our boat gang has been registered and we will start using it right away." Jiang Haidao.

"I'll work hard in the future!" Ling Xin'an said.

"That guy Mu Sheng couldn't sit still after giving birth to a son and said he wanted to be the head of the boat gang!" Ling Xue said.

Ling Xinan smiled and said, "Since he likes it, let him go. Maybe with his management, it will be even better!"

"Yes, then do that!" Ling Xue nodded.

In the next few days, Ling Xin'an met the local shopkeepers of the three major chambers of commerce and asked about the development of each state again. When he learned that it was much better than he had imagined, he felt relieved and embarked on the journey back to Beijing.
Chapter completed!