When people have been accustomed to something for a long time, sudden changes will make them uncomfortable.

That's it now.

This is true among the people, in the court, and in local areas.

Because these reforms will touch the interests of many people, there are also undercurrents surging privately...

This is a spacious hall with expensive carpets covering the floor. It is luxuriously decorated and has five or six people sitting here.

They all wore luxurious clothes and looked like wealthy people.

One of them, a fat man with a sinewy face, said: "At the meeting this morning, His Majesty has announced the abolition of the coal ban, allowing private ownership, and large-scale mining of Dongshan coal. In this case, is what we are doing necessary?

Was it detected?"

"yes."

"The imperial court also established the General Administration of Mining for supervision. Once investigated, it will inevitably be exposed. What should we do?"

"Are you thinking too much?"

Another old man in his fifties with meticulously combed hair said calmly: "Does this cover up what we have done?"

"The mine we operate is considered privately owned. Isn't this just an open and honest mining operation? There is no need to be sneaky."

"That's not the case."

The fat man next to him said: "Your Majesty has already said that he will let the General Administration of Mines intervene and send out special personnel to explore in advance. Then it will be discovered that Dongshan, which was originally under a coal ban, has actually not closed the mines.

Stop, you are still mining, isn’t this deceiving your Majesty?”

"That makes some sense."

Speaking of this, several people's expressions became more solemn.

And by talking to several people, you can also hear a lot of information contained in it.

In fact, the coal ban of the previous government was not always implemented. Instead, some people were mining coal secretly.

This is normal.

Although coal is not widely used, its demand is huge and it is mainly supplied to wealthy families.

Huge profits are enough to make people desperate.

In fact, these people are using the coal ban of the previous government as a barrier to their wanton mining.

They have made a lot of money from this, and now this layer of window paper is about to be broken.

"In my opinion, we'd better stop."

An Jitong, who is obese and has a fleshy face, is the timid one.

"It's still too late to withdraw at this time. If we continue to investigate, we will be in trouble."

"Stop?"

Deng Yimin, an old man in his fifties, said: "Now is the time to make money. The demand from the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry alone is enough for us to make a lot of money."

"The coal we mined this year has not been sold, and there is a lot of backlog. Once coal mining is carried out on a large scale, the price of coal will inevitably fall, and our profit will be much less."

Another person echoed: "Brother Wenbai is the one who got to the point!"

"After the coal ban is lifted, coal prices will inevitably fall. There is a trend now, unless we sell now."

"Why was the coal ban suddenly lifted? Really!"

Several people complained and argued endlessly, and then their eyes focused on a man in the main seat.

His skin is slightly white, his hair is meticulously combed, he is in his forties, he wears fine clothes and has an outstanding temperament.

"What do you mean?"

Yao Wenbai asked with his honorific title.

"The lifting of the coal ban will make us make too much less money. Not only will coal prices fall, but when Dongshan is mined on a large scale, more private companies will come in. Do you think this will have a big impact?"

Several people nodded subconsciously.

This is a very simple reason.

Originally, they mined Dongshan coal and it was a monopoly.

Now this situation is about to break!

"What should we do?"

"You must have a way."

They all asked anxiously.

Under the trend of interests, what they think about is not to stop, but how to continue to maintain or even expand their interests.

"It's very simple, just let the coal ban remain in place."

The man on the throne said calmly: "Only if the coal ban is maintained, can we make a lot of money!"

"Your Majesty has made it public at the court meeting, how can he take it back? Moreover, it's not like there was no one to advise at the court meeting, so nothing can be changed at all."

"yes!"

"Then continue to advise."

The man in charge said coldly: "Yao Wenbai, you went to talk to those people one by one and said that this was my intention and that you received so much money for nothing?"

"I heard that they didn't say anything at the court meeting. Your Majesty is interested in the army, especially those from the north. Their words still have weight."

"yes."

Yao Wenbai said: "I will go find them later. I have to do something after taking the money."

"Deng Yimin, you go visit the director of the General Administration of Mines and take the money to put up defense."

"Do you need to reveal your identity?"

"Need not."

The man in charge said calmly: "The capital is so big, do you think these people don't know?"

"If it weren't for the involvement of my Yang family, do you think we can be so stable? Coal is a huge piece of fat. Do you think others don't want to eat it?"

Several people nodded.

They all know that the main reason why they can eat this piece of fat alone is because of the participation of the Yang family.

The Yang family is the largest family today and a truly wealthy family!

Because, the Yang family are relatives!

The person sitting on the main seat is the uncle of the current dynasty.

He is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager and the uncle of Emperor Yuanwu, Yang Taihe.

With such an identity, even if others knew about it, they would not dare to interfere.

Only then can they make money so steadily.

Thinking of this, they stopped panicking.

Yes, with such a big tree here, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Besides, they all come from wealthy families in the north and have an excellent relationship with the former Zhenbei Palace. When His Majesty raised troops, they were very helpful behind the scenes.

What’s wrong with making some money now?

What's more, they are not alone, there are many people behind this huge profit.

This is a huge interest group.

No one can shake it, and no one dares to ask.

The more I think about it, the more at ease I feel.

"Hurry up and do it. Don't panic. What you should be thinking about is how to open more mines."

Yang Taihe looked unconcerned.

"By the way, I heard that because many people died in the mine, many family members filed complaints. Last time, they all went to the Ministry of Punishment. Fortunately, I asked Fu Jianye to suppress it. This kind of thing can't happen again, especially during this period."

"clear."

"Solve it cleanly, don't let the small gain lead to the loss."

"Don't worry, it will be taken care of."

Deng Yimin responded: "There is no one who can't kill people when mining coal. This is not normal. I made an agreement with them at the beginning, just to ask for more money!"

"I want to eat farts!"

"We haven't earned enough. If we give it back to them, our death will be in vain!"

"But the manpower shortage is severe recently, so we have to find ways to find people."

Yang Taihe said: "Go back to the north. There are many poor people there, and there will be no trouble even if you die."

"Uncle Guo still has a way."

"Haha, it seems we can continue to make money!"

The crowd laughed.
Chapter completed!