Chapter 138 She secretly picked the jade of Biyue County Master
Gu Zun, who was standing behind Hua Jin, was shocked when he heard this.
"Is this poisoning? Madam, please step back and let me come down."
He was afraid that if Hua Jin got too close to Leng Niu, he would be infected by Leng Niu's poison.
Hua Jin waved her hand, withdrew her hand from taking Leng Niu's pulse, and casually told the accompanying city guard a prescription for replenishing qi and blood, and asked him to take medicine for Leng Niu.
Leng Niu still couldn't believe it,
"How could the villain be poisoned? This, this, the villain thought he had lung cough."
“Have you ever seen a person with lung cough who can cough up blood within half a day of onset?”
Hua Jin stood up and said to Leng Niu:
"Starting from today, you will come to me every four hours to have my pulse checked until you feel better."
After she left the door, she called Gu Zun forward and ordered,
"The person who poisoned her is hiding in our village. You should keep a close eye on her, especially the one named Jin Shui. Leng Niu was poisoned today because of a conflict with her."
Gu Zun must have said so. Just as he turned around to retreat, a dozen strong men came from the opposite side.
The strong men knelt down in front of Hua Jin, kowtowed and said:
"Your Majesty, thank you for your life-saving grace. We all have wives, children, and children at home. We would like to ask for your grace and ask your Majesty to let us go as soon as possible."
Gu Zun scolded with a straight face and lowered eyes,
"What a shame, I've already said it. This impersonation case has not been investigated yet, so you can't leave here for the time being."
"But Captain Gu, isn't Ren Yazi dead? How can we investigate this case?"
"If we can't find out in our lifetime, then don't we have to spend the rest of our lives here?"
"My Majesty, I still have a sick old mother at home, waiting for me to make money to see a doctor. I can't stay here for the rest of my life, Madam."
The dozen or so strong men had anxious faces on their faces, and they knelt on the ground and talked about their difficulties.
One after another, many strong men came over after hearing the noise here.
Everyone was deeply touched when they heard the difficulties expressed by the strong men on the ground.
Wuni was among them shouting loudly, as if he was making a fuss,
"My queen, please take pity on us and let us get out of here."
Pleadings were everywhere, and when the relatives at home were mentioned, it was as if everyone was suddenly hit with a pain point, and the idea of leaving here became more urgent.
Behind Hua Jin, Leng Niu came out holding his lungs and said:
"How could you do this to your Majesty? Have you forgotten that it was your Majesty who saved us?"
Wuni sneered,
"Leng Niu, you can't say that. We are grateful to the empress for saving us, but the empress has locked us up here now. What's the difference from before?"
"Yes, we can't make any money either, and we can't take care of our children at home either."
"The only difference between us and before is that we don't wear hoods and don't have chains on our hands and feet."
The discussion became louder, not because they were disrespecting Hua Jin on purpose, but when they thought of the current situation at home, except for the man who had no father, no mother, no wife and children, everyone couldn't sit still.
He was so cold and arrogant that he wanted to go forward and argue with these people.
Hua Jin raised her hand to block him.
I saw her smiling and saying:
"That's right. I have decided not to leave here for the time being. Since you are here to mine jade, you should prepare yourself and go down to the mine today."
After several days of observation and exploration, a mine was opened in the village, and the tools for mining jade were all ready.
These strong men came here to work hard, but Hua Jin now takes over the job of this village and still makes them work hard to mine the jade mine in Yutou Mountain.
The discussion stopped for a moment, and Hua Jin pointed out a few fingers.
"The wages are paid daily, the amount per day."
The young men were immediately shocked, and even the indignant Leng Niu looked surprised.
For such a large amount of wages, one day is comparable to working in other small black mines for a month.
Wuni's face darkened, and someone next to him immediately raised his hand,
"The villain has done it, and the villain is willing to go to the mine!"
People kept changing sides, and slowly, no one wanted to leave the village.
Everyone began to queue up impatiently to receive the jade mining tools, and led by the city guards, they entered the mine one by one to mine jade.
Leng Niu couldn't help but feel itchy, and he also stepped forward to queue up to get the tools.
Hua Jin gave him a sideways look,
"You are almost dead, why are you still working in the mine?"
"This, this, so much money..."
Leng Niu felt a little sore. He didn't work for a day, but he lost so much money. He felt that he had some strength now. If he could make a day, he could pay for a month elsewhere.
"You can't make enough money, and your life is gone, so what's the use of making more money?"
Hua Jin waved his hand and asked the two city guards to carry Leng Niu back to his room.
Looking at Wu Ni again, Hua Jin couldn't help but laugh,
"What's the matter, you have so much money to burn, others have gone to the mines, why don't you go?"
Wuni stood there awkwardly, and all the people cheering disappeared at once, leaving him alone, which was quite unexpected.
He hurriedly handed over to Hua Jin, turned around and went to line up to receive the mining tools.
Soon, baskets of rough stones were transported out of the mine. Hua Jin sat under the eaves, eating grapes and looking at Jin Shui's house opposite.
Since the young men clamored to leave in the morning, but were lured into the mine by Hua Jin's high salary, Jin Shui has not come out of her house.
Hua Jin stood up, walked around the piles of rough stones in the open space, deliberately walked to Jin Shui's door, and said with a smile:
"These are my concubine's jade stones, and each one is filled with fine jade. Speaking of which, I can even build a jade factory to carve beautiful jade."
The first half of her words were meant for Jin Shui to hear, but the second half was her real intention.
Anyway, there is no shortage of people in the Northland now. A steady stream of refugees come to the Northland from all over Tianjing Kingdom every day.
Build a jade factory, hire skilled craftsmen with high salaries, and produce exquisite jade ornaments. You won't be afraid of not making money.
Jin Shui, who was sitting in the room, pinched the corner of her skirt fiercely, her eyes full of evil.
What is this? When did the jade from Yutoushan become Huajin?
Yutou Mountain has long been given to Princess Biyue by the Holy One, and Hua Jin is now being mined illegally.
The jade she secretly collected was Princess Biyue's!
However, people outside don't know that Huajin used the village that the Prince originally set up in Yutou Mountain. The mine was dug by the Prince's people, and even the mining tools were left behind by the Prince's people.
Unless the news about the stolen flowers and brocades is passed on, it will be difficult for outsiders to discover what is happening inside this small village.
As night fell, the first batch of coolies came up from the mine.
The city guard specially set up a small table at the entrance of the mine, which was filled with money. Anyone who came up would be paid a daily salary and would never be in arrears.
After Wuni washed up tiredly, he was about to go back to the house and lie down when his arm was pulled.
Looking at Jin Shui who dragged him to a secluded corner, Wuni sighed,
"Jinshui, we can't go out during this period. When we can go out later, I will buy you flowers to wear."
He still had a handful of wages in his arms, and as he spoke, he took out half of it and gave it to Jin Shui.
Jin Shui raised his hand and refused with a sneer.
"Didn't you see there were so many jade stones piled on the ground? What's the matter? How could you be so impressed by such a small amount of money? You're really worthless!"
She gave Wu Ni a hand and encouraged him,
"If a piece of rough stone is cut into a piece of inferior jade, if it is carved, a small piece can be sold for a sky-high price. Don't be blinded by the small profits in front of you. Look at the greater benefits. If
We can get one or two tenths of the annual output of this jade mine, which is an incredible amount of money."