Chapter 62 The iron mine in Shangzhuang Village belongs to Mr. Zhu!
Chapter 62 The Shangzhuangcun Iron Mine belongs to Zhu Laosi!
Author: tree on tree
Chapter 62 The Shangzhuangcun Iron Mine belongs to Zhu Laosi!
"Your Highness, maybe those officials have their own concerns!" Guo An said slowly.
Zhu Di said angrily: "This is their duty, what are they worried about? A group of officials who are lying on their backs and eating nothing!"
"Then I don't know what to do!" Guo An replied honestly.
Zhu Di said again: "Humph, I will give advice to the emperor tomorrow!"
Guo An was startled and quickly tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Many officials should advise your Majesty on such a major matter.
The reason why His Majesty did not agree was because of His Majesty's consideration.
If Your Highness gives advice rashly, you may be reprimanded by His Majesty.
Your Highness might as well wait until the iron-making workshop has achieved initial results, and then it is not too late to give advice!"
"good!"
Zhu Di pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.
Guo An felt a little relieved.
"Your Highness, how about one tael of silver for each craftsman in addition to the monthly food supply? One tael of silver is enough for their family to eat, and there may even be some left over."
Guo An didn't wait for Zhu Di to get angry and continued: "It only takes two months, at most twenty taels of silver.
If these skilled craftsmen cannot increase the speed of iron smelting for His Highness, it will not be too late to remove one tael of silver from his salary!"
Zhu Di nodded slowly, "For the sake of that barbecue shop, I will trust you this time!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, I will definitely live up to your high expectations!" Guo An responded quickly.
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the next day.
Guo An had just been promoted to the morning office when Zhu Liang walked in with ten old men in tattered clothes and even some skinny old men.
"The last general has met Mr. Guo County!"
"Common people see the county magistrate!"
As Zhu Liang saluted, the ten old men in tattered clothes quickly knelt down towards Guo An with excitement on their faces.
"Elders, please rise quickly!"
Guo An quickly stood up from his chair and said to the old men.
He was a little worried, fearing that the bones of these old men would be broken by kneeling like this!
"Thank you, Lord Guo!"
When he saw all the old men getting up, Guo An breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhu Liang aside with unkind eyes.
"Zhu Baihu, I wonder why you brought these old men to the Yamen?"
Zhu Liang felt confused for a while, but it was His Highness King Yan's order to bring the craftsmen to Guo An, so he had no choice but to reply honestly: "Go back to Guo County Lord, these old men are the skilled craftsmen that Your Highness asked the general to bring to the County Lord!"
"them……"
Although he had had a premonition, Guo An was still furious when he heard what Zhu Liang said.
"Zhu Baihu, these old men are obviously malnourished. Can they do heavy work?"
This time, before Zhu Liang could reply, all the old craftsmen looked anxious and hurriedly bowed their hands to Guo An.
"Please rest assured, Lord County, Cao Min and others are the best craftsmen under His Royal Highness King Yan. They can do any kind of work."
"In this way, I will trouble you old men in a while!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
All the craftsmen looked frightened again. They had never received such respect from officials.
"I wonder if you guys know the treatment this time?"
"treatment?"
All the old craftsmen looked puzzled again.
Guo An asked with some confusion: "You will work with me for two months. Your food will remain the same every month, and you will be given an extra tael of salary. Haven't you received this month's money?"
"this……"
The eyes of all the old craftsmen suddenly widened, and their whole bodies were trembling with excitement.
Immediately, he realized something, and his eyes were full of pain.
On the side, Zhu Liang's eyes trembled slightly, and he said hurriedly: "Reporting to the county, the one tael of silver salary will be distributed to all the craftsmen along with the monthly food!"
"I see!"
Guo An nodded slightly and said again: "Please Zhu Baihu tell His Highness that he hopes to pay these old craftsmen their salaries in advance, otherwise the promise I made to His Highness will be delayed by a month!"
After hearing this, Zhu Liang's expression became serious, "I will definitely tell His Highness the exact words in time!"
"Thank you!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
The ten old craftsmen next to him looked at Guo An with gratitude, but none of them dared to say thank you to Guo An.
Zhu Liang said again: "Master Guo County, the carriage has been prepared and is waiting outside the door. I wonder when I will set off?"
"Where to go?"
Guo An asked subconsciously, but he quickly responded.
"Let's go now!"
"The county invites you!"
Guo An left the county government office, and sure enough, two carriages were waiting outside the county government office.
Guo An, Guo Erniu, and Zhu Liang got on one, while the ten old craftsmen sat on the carriage behind and walked slowly out of the city.
Half an hour later.
Two carriages stopped at the foot of an iron mine.
"Is this the Shangzhuang Village Iron Mine?"
Guo An asked with some uncertainty.
Zhu Liang was surprised, "Has Mr. Guo County been here before?"
Guo An shook his head slightly and explained: "No, but this is Wanping County, so I can probably guess it!"
“The county magistrate really knows Wanping County well!”
Zhu Liang's face was filled with admiration.
"So this is where His Highness Prince Yan's iron smelting workshop is?"
Looking at the dozen or so huge houses in front of him, Guo An had a strange look on his face.
He never expected that the Shangzhuangcun Iron Mine, which he thought was the imperial iron smelting institute, actually belonged to the Yan Palace.
"Exactly!"
Zhu Liang nodded and added again, "His Royal Highness, King Yan, only has one iron smelting factory!"
"No problem!"
Guo An nodded slightly and looked inside.
I saw a middle-aged man with a strong build, wearing a linen garment with exposed arms, walking out quickly.
"The villain Zhong Huo, as the steward here, has met Zhu Baihu and this noble man!"
As Zhong Huo saluted, Guo An could clearly see that there were a group of strong men on each side of them, quietly disappearing.
Zhu Liang did not introduce Guo An's identity, but nodded slightly towards Zhong Huo.
"His Royal Highness has ordered me to take this noble man and the ten skilled craftsmen from the palace behind me to come to this iron smelting plant to stay for two months.
During these two months, this noble man can go wherever he wants! If you have any questions, you will answer them with all your heart."
These words made Zhong Huo glance at Guo An in surprise, and then he saluted again with a smile on his face.
"I will obey the king's order!"
"Um!"
Zhu Liang nodded with satisfaction and led Guo An and others inside.
As for Zhong Huo, he followed him very obediently. Unless Guo An and Zhu Liang asked questions, he was responsible for never saying a word.
He is a smart man!
Seeing this, Guo An felt a little relieved.
He asked Zhu Laosi for ten skilled craftsmen in order to study the iron-making methods of this era.
Then, give it a good makeover.
And if you want to complete this kind of thing smoothly, you will definitely need the help of the manager of Tieye.
Walking, walking, Guo An found that Zhu Liang and Zhong Huo wanted to go to the lobby, so he said directly: "Go directly to the iron-making place!"
A trace of surprise flashed in Zhong Huo's eyes, but seeing that Zhu Liang had no objection, he quickly responded.