God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 561 Choice
Yuan Tiangang rushed in front of Du He, holding a piece of pig iron in his hand, and said excitedly: "We have made a fortune, Du He, look, this is the iron smelted from the iron ore dug from the Beast King Mountain. The quality of the iron we bought from the imperial court was even better!"

Lao Yuan has always been very calm, with the aura of a mountain collapsed in front of him without chaos.

But now holding that ugly piece of iron, he was as excited as a child.

Before Du He could speak, Yuan Tiangang began to say again: "I heard from Yuchi boy that the coal reserves in Beast King Mountain are not large, and it may be hollowed out in a year. It just so happens that we can build an iron mine there to make iron. , if the storage capacity is large, there will be no need to buy iron from Dream Group in the future, and even the help of the court..."

Yuan Tiangang's eyes lit up, as if a huge iron mine had been built.

Du He smiled and asked, "Old Yuan, what will happen if we let others know that we have an iron mine?"

"I'm sure I'll be jealous!"

"What if the court knows?"

Yuan Tiangang's eyes widened at once, and after a while, he suddenly realized and said: "The imperial court has a rule that salt and iron are monopolized. We can make iron quietly, but we can only help the imperial court make wedding dresses. All the iron will be handed over to you at that time." The imperial court... Could it be that such a good iron ore will be confiscated by the imperial court?"

Du He pondered and said: "That's right, that's the reason. So, my young master is very conflicted now. Do you think I will keep the iron ore for private use, or report the iron ore to His Majesty in exchange for a credit?" ?”

As he spoke, he looked at Yuan Tiangang without blinking.

Not far away, Lu Bu suddenly stepped forward and blocked Yuan Tiangang's retreat.

Xu Zhengdao jumped in from outside the wall, seemingly walking, but he was holding a dagger in his hand.

Standing on the cedar branch, Cheng Yiyue seemed to be one with the pine tree.

Swish.

Beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Yuan Tiangang's forehead.

Two bean-sized beads of sweat slid down his cheeks.

It was clearly the twelfth lunar month of winter, but Yuan Tiangang felt very hot and dry.

He looked at Du He's eyes.

Those were a pair of calm eyes.

At last it was time to make a decision.

Yuan Tiangang's chapped lips parted slightly, and he uttered two words with difficulty: "For personal use!"

After speaking, he began to gasp heavily.

"Huhuhu..."

Du He waved his hand.

Lu Bu and the others disappeared without a sound.

Just now, as long as Yuan Tiangang makes another choice, then what awaits him will be another ending.

Du He patted the shoulder of Yuan Tiangang, who was about to collapse, and said, "Old Yuan, from now on, you are one of your own!"

"Yes, yes, my own... my own..." Yuan Tiangang showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

Although Yuan Tiangang has always been the director of the R&D center of the Dream Group, he also knows that he is not a direct descendant of Du He. Not to mention the Dream Group, he has no chance to know many high-level secrets of the R&D center.

The reason is very simple. Others followed Du He all the way up, but Yuan Tiangang became a monk halfway. Before following Du He, this guy had a very close relationship with Li Er, and was even called a national teacher at one time.Du He didn't dare to use such a person casually.

Until this moment, Yuan Tiangang made a choice.

Du He invited Yuan Tiangang to sit down, and said: "Old Yuan, your idea is correct at all. There are so many iron ores that can only be used by oneself. We are following the road of industrialization, and the demand for steel is too great. Just relying on buying is tantamount to putting our necks under the knife of others, and we are in danger at any time... So, we have to make wool and make iron by ourselves."

"That's right, Du He..." Yuan Tiangang felt relaxed at this time, "It's just that it's not easy to deceive people about this matter. The tree attracts the wind, and I don't know how many people are staring at our Dream Group."

Du He said with a smile: "Of course I am very clear about this matter. The first step is that we must acquire all the land around the Beast King Mountain and make it our private land. The second step is that it is easy. Just release the news that The coal in the Beast King Mountain is endless and cannot be mined in 100 years, when the time comes, we can use the opportunity of mining coal and making coal pellets to quietly smelt iron."

Yuan Tiangang's eyes lit up.

"It's high, it's really high."

……

Sikong House.

Changsun Wuji waved his hand weakly and said, "Chong'er, are you sure what you said is true?"

Chang Sun Chong nodded hastily, and said: "Father, it's absolutely true. I personally took people to check it out. There is indeed coal in the mountains behind the Beast King Mountain. Now we sold the Beast King Mountain to Du He, but the coal balls The business is so good, now not only Chang'an City, but the surrounding Gyeonggi counties have started to buy briquettes like crazy, all the money has been earned by Du He, Dad, I am not reconciled!"

Changsun Wuji said depressedly: "Do you think you are willing to be your father?"

"Father, give me one more chance. I'll take someone to check it out. If there is coal, we can continue to make briquettes."

Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said, "You go, remember, don't make trouble anymore, otherwise I won't be able to spare you."

"Yes, Dad, don't worry, I will definitely think twice this time, and I won't add trouble to our Sikong Mansion." Changsun Chong promised, patted his chest.

In the afternoon of the same day, Chang Sun Chong took more than 20 people, all of whom were coal mining craftsmen, and a few guards, took equipment and supplies, set off in a mighty way, and arrived at the Beast King Mountain.

When we got near the Beast King Mountain, we saw thousands of people at the foot of the mountain mining coal to make briquettes from a distance.

Chang Sun Chong sneered and said, "Hmph, Du He, just wait for me, the coal briquettes here will be mined in a year at most, and you will cry when the time comes, and it won't be too late to deal with you when my young master finds more coal." ……drive!"

A group of people quickly came to the depths of the Beast King Mountain.

Chang Sun Chong made arrangements: "Set up camp and start investigating tomorrow morning. If you don't find coal, you don't even think about going back."

Everyone was in a hurry and settled down.

The sky was gloomy, and the earth was submerged in the night in a short time.

More than 20 people were divided into four big tents, and Chang Sun Chong enjoyed one big tent by himself.

The firewood on the ground made a beeping sound, and in the deep mountains, the howling of wild wolves came from time to time, which made people feel hairy.

Chang Sun Chong quickly wrapped his clothes tightly and cursed a few words.

dong dong.

At this moment, there was a sound from the door curtain.

Chang Sun Chong felt excited, raised his head and asked, "Who, do you want to die? Dare to interrupt my young master's rest?"

No one answered.

dong dong.

The noise reappeared.

"Who?"

Still no answer.

The eldest grandson got angry, pulled out the long knife on the shelf with a swish, and walked towards the door curtain with the shining long knife in hand.

He walked behind the curtain, held the knife in his right hand, and stretched out his left hand just as he was about to open the curtain.

Swish.

In an instant, the door curtain opened by itself.

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(End of this chapter)