Chapter 16 Buy Mountain

Zhu Ye was carrying more than 100 taels of silver bills, and when he walked, he felt like he was stepping on the clouds.

In just a few days, I became a rich man worth 100 taels. Hahaha, if this hadn't happened to me, it would have been unimaginable.

You should know that in the early Ming Dynasty, an ordinary official's annual salary was only forty-five taels of silver.

This still requires officials above the seventh rank.

Zhu Ye earned almost three years of salary in just a few days.

Sure enough, salt trading was a huge profit-making industry in ancient times.

The more Zhu Ye thought about it, the more excited he became, and his eyes kept flashing, and people were almost catching in the eyes of money.

However, when Zhu Ye calmed down, he had to consider reality.

Now my raw materials are all picked up from the poisonous salt mine, and it’s okay if the time is short.

Over time, it will inevitably attract other people's attention.

At that time, the owner of the poison salt mine will definitely not let himself get free stones from these poison salt mines.

When Zhu Ye thought of his unmovable random system, he felt a headache.

Since you have already entered the business department, it is better to have a big ticket.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ye turned around and headed in another direction.

Jinyu Manor, this is a famous back garden for officials. Many high-ranking officials and nobles of the dynasty like to settle down in this manor surrounded by mountains and rivers...

At this time, in a yard in Jinyu Manor, a fat man with big heads and big ears was sitting on the soft couch in the yard teasing the koi in the pool.

"Master, in recent days, a young man has always picked up stones in the salt mine in the West Mountain."

Wang Defu is the manager of Tian Ren's family. At this time, he was reporting his recent daily life to Tian Ren who was feeding the bait.

"The salt mine, a place where birds don't poop, is there anything to pick up? Maybe there is a poor scholar who has no money to buy salt and takes it home to refine poisonous salt."

Tian Ren didn't care and didn't even raise his eyelids.

The salt mine was a reward given to Tian Ren as the director of the Guangchu Department and gave him a lot of good things to the palace.

Although it is a large mountain, as a poisonous salt mine, it cannot farm or sell money. Tian Ren has been very sad about Zhu Yuanzhang because of this.

Of course, he just muttered in his heart that he would give him thirty bravery, and he would not dare to say anything to the emperor to others.

"No matter if he gives up, if you have this idea, you might as well think about how to give His Highness King Huai some good things."

As a faction that supports Zhu Yunwen, Tian Ren often sent the good things he had plundered to Zhu Yunwen's palace.

"Master, it's better to avoid suspicion now.

That day, Lord Zhou was punished by the emperor for kneeling for a day for the purpose of becoming a crown prince, but he could not get up for two days."

"Now the emperor is not thinking about it. Master should not be too obvious. It would be bad if someone caught the handle and sued the emperor."

The housekeeper was a loyal servant who had been with Tian Ren for more than 40 years, so he naturally thought about Tian Ren from the bottom of his heart.

Tian Ren rolled his eyes without denying it, obviously disagreed with the butler's words. He was about to refute it, but was interrupted by the servant's report.

"Master, there is a young man named Zhu Ye outside the door asking for a meeting."

The servant knelt on the ground and preached.

"I don't see you, what kind of man is not a man? Are you very idle?"

Tian Ren waved impatiently.

"Master, that man said he wanted to buy the mountain in Xishan."

The servant dared not delay and told Tian Ren about Zhu Ye's purpose of asking for a meeting.

"What?

Buy salt mountain?

Can your head be burned?”

Tian Ren laughed angrily when he heard the servant's words: "Let him come in and I'll see what this fool looks like."

The servant retreated and soon brought Zhu Ye to Tian Ren.

"That's the land you want to buy in the West Mountain?"

Looking up and down at Zhu Ye, Tian Ren's small eyes rolled around.

“That’s right.”

Zhu Ye was respectful and polite.

"Do you know that this mountain is a place where birds don't poop, what did you buy to make?"

Tian Rensheng looked at Zhu Ye with his eyes fixed on him, as if he was looking at a fool.

"Of course there is a reason to be given up. I wonder if the adults can give up and sell the mountain to be given up?"

Tian Ren's eyes made Zhu Ye feel a little uncomfortable, and his body twisted.

"Hahaha, how much do you plan to buy it?"

Tian Ren asked Zhu Ye.

“…”

Zhu Ye was unsure and didn't know how to speak.

Unexpectedly, Tian Ren continued: "I will not sell it if I am less than one hundred taels..."

"One hundred taels?"

Zhu Ye's heart was slightly moved. He originally thought that the more than 100 taels of silver he had on him were not enough to buy the deposit, but he didn't expect that Lord Tian said that the salt mine was only sold for 100 taels!

Seeing Zhu Ye's stunned look, Tian Ren thought that the price was too high, so he spoke again, "Eighty taels are not impossible..."

Tian Ren had already made a rumor to sell the salt mine, but his colleagues and businessmen were as smart as monkeys, and no one was willing to take over this hot potato.

Yes, who would want this broken mountain without any grass?

I had already forgotten this incident, but Zhu Ye's arrival made Tian Ren have thoughts again.

Tian Ren frowned, thinking that Zhu Ye was still expensive, so he snorted coldly.
Chapter completed!