Chapter 433
After Zhang Hao arrived in Datong, he saw Ding Yizhong, the prefect of Datong, and the King of Dai and his crown prince Zhu Naixuan. Zhang Hao immediately got off his horse and bowed to the King of Dai and said, "Dai Wang forgives his sins, why are you still here to welcome me?"
"It should be, by the way, I've already held a banquet at my mansion at noon. What about the meal at my mansion? In addition, Prefect Ding and all the adults are here together!" Zhu Yansai immediately bowed to Zhang Hao and said.
"King Dai, this may not work. We have also held a banquet in the government. So many of our officials are waiting for Mr. Lu An!" Ding Yizhong immediately bowed and said.
"It's not that troublesome to have a meal. Find the last restaurant and treat me. I'm here to the treasure land for the first time, but I need to establish a good relationship with you!" Zhang Hao said with a smile.
"That's not possible. No matter what, Prefect Ding is the prefect, and my fief is here. We both can say that we must fulfill the friendship of the landlords. In this way, Prefect Ding, look at going to your place for lunch and going to my mansion to have dinner in the evening. What about? In addition, Lu An Hou lives in my villa this time, and I have already packed up my villa. This way, it is convenient for adults to enter and exit. What do you think?" Zhu Yansai immediately said to Ding Yizhong.
Ding Yizhong was very hesitant. He received a letter written by the emperor last night. No matter what, he would cooperate with Lu Anhou and at the same time, regarding local changes, especially those targeting Zhang Hao, he should tell Zhang Hao as soon as possible not to hide it. If something happened to Zhang Hao in Datong, his head as the prefect cannot be kept.
"We also built a small courtyard. Although it is not big, Lu Anhou lived there and invited him in. Lu Anhou is a minister of the court and it is a man here. It is logical that our place will arrange the residence!" Ding Yizhong said as he looked at the King Dai and bowed his hand.
"This, then I'll listen to Mr. Lu An?" When King Dai heard Ding Yizhong say this, he knew that Ding Yizhong was right and there was no reason why he arranged his residence.
"Well, so, go to the prefect for lunch and stay in the villa of the King of Dai, okay?" Zhang Hao said to them with a smile.
Of course, Zhang Hao knew that King Dai wanted to show kindness to him. If he didn't know this, then what else could he do? If he rejected him this time, it would probably cause him to misunderstand. It would be bad if he had an unnecessary incident.
"Okay, then that's it!" Zhu Yansai said happily when he heard this. Ding Yizhong was still a little worried. He knew what it meant to write a letter to him. He could not believe anyone except the government officials, but now Zhang Hao has already said that he could not refute it.
Soon, the group arrived at the Datong Prefecture Office, and Zhang Hao asked King Dai to sit in the main seat. After all, he was a vassal king, and there was no reason to let him sit in the main seat. This rule cannot be overcome. Otherwise, there would definitely be impeachment from ministers, so there was no need to cause such trouble.
Zhang Hao was drinking and chatting with them at the dinner table. After almost an hour of eating, Zhang Hao was going to rest. Soon, he arrived at the side of the Daiwang's villa. Now that this place has been taken over by Zhang Hao's Jinyiwei. Zhu Yansai was very smart and did not leave any servants because he knew that Zhang Hao could only use his own people.
"Come on, have the tea table been put down?" Zhang Hao greeted with a smile.
"Sir, you have already done it. You have put one in your study and one in the wing room next to you!" Li Mingdan immediately bowed to Zhang Hao and said.
"Okay, go, go to my study and talk!" Zhang Hao said to Zhu Yansai with a smile, and Zhu Yansai also took Zhu Naihyun in with him.
"Come on, sit down, I'll boil water here, very quickly!" Zhang Hao said to them with a smile.
"You brought this here. I saw this from the emperor before, but I don't know how to do it?" Zhu Yansai looked at the tea table and said happily to Zhang Hao.
"I'll give you one in the next two days. I'll send someone to send you a message back later and get a few of them. This is a worthless thing!" Zhang Hao said to Zhu Yansa with a smile.
"Then I'll thank you in advance!" Zhu Yansai bowed to Zhang Hao and said.
"Well, come on, sit down, the prince will sit down too!" Zhang Hao said to Zhu Naixuan with a smile.
"Hou Lu An, my son, I have seen few people in the market. Look, can you keep it next to you to do something?" Zhu Yansai asked at Zhang Hao.
"Let me go? Haha, don't worry? Do you know how many people are trying to kill me? Not to mention how dangerous it is to stay by my side. If I am in danger, he will be in trouble!" Zhang Hao said with a smile and pointed at Zhu Naixuan.
"This, sir, I know, but this child is very arrogant and just wants him to see the market, otherwise he would go to the well to see the sky!" Zhu Yansai said with a wry smile at Zhang Hao.
"Well, that's it, don't follow me, then do something in Tiefang. It's better to be less risky?" Zhang Hao said to Zhu Yansai.
"Okay, listen to Mr. Lu An!" Zhu Yansai said happily.
"Well, I'll come here this time, and tell you the truth. It's not that I want to investigate you, I don't have the time to investigate you, and you haven't offended me, so you can rest assured that I'm just making pig iron this time. I know that you have also controlled some pig iron in your hands. If I don't check these, it's meaningless.
But what I want to remind you is that once my pig iron is made out, you will lose money when you continue to make pig iron. It can be said that it will cut off your financial path, but there is no way to do this. The emperor asked me to do things, so I still need to make it clear!" Zhang Hao looked at King Dai and said.
"I know, it's okay. You've said so clearly. If I don't understand it, it's mine. Don't worry, the pig iron business will be gone if it's gone, it's okay!" Dai Wang immediately bowed to Zhang Hao and said.
"That's good. Your output is nothing. Then let you see the output of the Iron Floor I made!" Zhang Hao nodded and said to the Dai Wang.
"I'm really looking forward to it, but if you have the chance to get rich in the future, don't forget me, I can give you any conditions, and I hope you can give me more opportunities." King Dai bowed to Zhang Hao and said.
"It's easy to make money. At that time, there are opportunities. I have no choice but to not come to the emperor to deal with me. Otherwise, I will not be an official. I will definitely be the richest person in the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, I am a general! Hey, you say I am a general, but the emperor just asked me to do the work of a civil servant. Sometimes, I am also helpless!" Zhang Hao looked at King Dai and said with a wry smile.
"That's because the emperor trusts you, this is a good thing!" The King of Dai said with a smile immediately.
Zhu Naixuan was always despised. He always thought that Zhang Hao was Cui Bragniu. If it weren't for the emperor's trust, Zhang Hao could still be on an equal footing with his father. Who is he?
However, what King Dai said last night made Zhu Naixuan dare not show any dissatisfaction in front of Zhang Hao.
Then Zhang Hao sat there to make tea and asked about the iron ore here. Zhu Yanxi didn't dare to hide it. If he didn't say it, the government would also say it, so he told Zhang Hao about all the iron ore in Datong. Zhang Hao continued to ask about coal. There were still many coal in Datong, but now the people don't know how to use it, just let them bury it underground. No one took this seriously.
Zhang Hao and Dai Wang chatted for about an hour before they left. Zhang Hao took a break and rushed for a whole morning. In addition, he had drunk lunch and was a little sleepy. Zhu Yansai went home to arrange the banquet. After the arrangement was made, Zhu Yansai returned to his study, and Zhu Naihyun also followed him.
"Oh, okay, Zhang Hao really has no intention of dealing with us this time!" Zhu Yansai sat there and said with relief.
"Dad, he also said that our pig iron business will not be completed by then!" Zhu Naixuan said to Zhu Yansai.
"What do you know? Pig iron is a material controlled by the court. Now Zhang Hao is here, and he is still the imperial envoy who supervises the iron. If Zhang Hao and we make pig iron, we will just stab the emperor, and then we will not be able to take care of it. Now, Zhang Hao pretends that he has not seen it, which is the greatest kindness to our family. Don't be confused!" Zhu Yansai immediately scolded his son and said.
"Yes, but! If he doesn't come, we can continue to do such a business!" Zhu Naixuan said unconvincedly.
"Bastard, we do this business secretly. If the emperor finds out, it will be troublesome. If you dare say that, no one will find out in the future. Once it breaks out, it will be a catastrophe of our Daiwang! What does it matter if we lose this money now? Our family still has so many industries, and it is still a shortage of this?" Zhu Yansai said to Zhu Naixuan.
Zhu Naixuan didn't listen at all. He was still dissatisfied. The main reason was that Zhang Hao was younger than him, but now he was holding such great power and still negotiated terms with his father. He felt uncomfortable when he thought about it! In the evening, Zhang Hao came to the banquet as promised, and there were local officials with him. Zhang Hao still drank with them until the curfew was about to come, and they went back.
The next morning, Zhang Hao went straight to the mine, looking at the terrain, the content of the iron ore, whether it was easy to dig, etc., Zhang Hao also needed to see the mines before, but he still saw a large number of absenteeism and digging the mines very hard, and sent them out with difficulty.
Zhang Hao observed there and saw that the absentee workers were mining too slowly. If they used explosives, it would probably be much faster. Moreover, their transportation tools were also underground, and most of them were carried by people. How much can a person carry in a day? If it continues for a long time, people can't bear it, so those mining tools also need to be improved.
Chapter completed!