Chapter 176 Gold Mine
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It is not just gold stored in the underground vault, but also beautiful jade, Tianhuang and Chicken Bloodstone collected through various channels are stacked on the shelves against the wall according to different sizes and types.
In addition, there are some objects with simple and elegant shapes, which are antiques even in the Tang Dynasty. The reason why they have not been modern is that they are afraid of trouble, and the other hand, there is a technology in modern technology called Carbon 14 Testing.
With this technology, although it is not possible to specify the existence time of the item to a very small range, it is still very useful within a certain range, so it has become a very effective scientific method to identify the authenticity of antiques.
After inspecting his gains during this period and asking Wang Youde to share half of the output from the gold mine to Chang'an City, Li Anran then took the other party back to the ground and then turned to another warehouse.
Compared with the "fortress" just now divided into above and below ground, the warehouse I went to this time was obviously much more normal. Apart from the larger scale, larger capacity, and the steel frame structure, there was nothing unusual.
In this semi-open warehouse on the ground, it is not gold, silver, jewelry, or daily necessities, but wood. Thick and long wood are piled in different areas according to different types.
Some of these woods were cut directly on Taibai Mountain, while others were collected from timber dealers and official channels. The varieties were not large, but the quantity was placed there. The breast diameter and length were large enough.
When the trees were cut down, all the ordinary wood was disposed of for the development projects of commercial streets and academies. All the ones that could be left were varieties with more economical value, such as yew.
As for the woods bought through official channels, they are naturally of higher value. Such as rosewood, sea sandalwood, flower plow, etc., they have all been brought with them a lot through Li Shimin's light, but they have not been sent to modern time and space.
Li Anran plans to sell these wood through his own registered bag companies, offshore companies, transit warehouses and trading companies, and through legitimate channels. Moreover, the business of selling wood will be used as a fixed business of trading companies to some extent.
Compared with the previous items such as gold, jade, antiques, yellow, and chicken bloodstone, the sensitivity of wood is significantly lower. Anyway, the quantity of similar wood imported from abroad is very large every year, so there will be no problem as long as you are careful.
Just after Li Anran inspected the wood that had not accumulated enough for the freighter to transport, he asked someone to invite Cheng Chusi in front of him.
"Young Master, what are you going to give me?" Cheng Chusi, who was already used to the current identity of the hospital guard, bowed and said.
"Come on, sit down and say." Li Anran said, pointing to the cushioned stone bench opposite.
The wooden pavilion built outside the villa has been blocked by the people with screens, and the fire has also risen in the pavilion. Although it is far less comfortable to stay in the air-conditioned room, for Li Anran, who has extraordinary physical fitness and Cheng Chusi, who has rolled on the battlefield, such conditions are already very good.
What's more, on the stone table, not only are there wine and food, but there is also a hot pot that has boiled the soup. Even though it is in the cold spring season, it is enough for people to have the heart to enjoy the scenery in the mountains and fields.
"That's right, I plan to take over the job of Mr. Wang Dalang. I don't know what Cheng Guardian wants." After sending him off, he poured the other party a glass of boiled sake, and Li Anran said.
"When you take over the job of Butler Wang Dalang?" Cheng Chusi asked for a moment.
Cheng Chusi, who is the one who is doing the job of Mr. Wang, is naturally not unclear about what kind of job Dalang is doing, to observe the entire trend of Xiaoyao Villa. However, he never expected that the other party would ask him to take over the job.
You should know that after the gold mine was discovered in Zhouzhi County, the news was found out by the secret spies below. As Director Cheng, who was in charge of the matter on the surface, he only learned about it afterwards.
As for this gold mine, Li Shimin, as His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, had no intention of returning it to the country. At the request of the minister in charge, he still retained it and rewarded someone with the land. Then the mine belonged to the other party's decision.
It is precisely because of this that after seeing that Li Anran uses the magical machines and means of the upper world to mine and refine gold, the process of producing and refining gold has become much easier, and even the output has been much higher, no one dares to have any bad intentions.
But now the other party proposed to let him take charge of the affairs there. Is this a change of direction and want to return the vault to the Lord, or is it that he wants to use the Lord's grace to instruct himself and those inner guards to work for the other party?
"That's right, it's just taking over the management work of Mr. Wang Dalang. After you take over, you will handle all the mining, refining, accounting and other matters." Li Anran, who guessed something about the other party was thinking, nodded and said.
"I wonder what the young master is doing?" Cheng Chusi, who knew that this matter was not something he could do, asked.
"My idea is very simple. Although this vault is on my cover, the old saying goes, "Is it under the sky that is the king's land? I think after taking over this job, Cheng Huyuan will hand over half of the gold generated every month to the inner treasury as taxes." Li Anran, who knew that the other party was not useless to nod in this matter, said.
"Half of the gold generated every month is handed over to the inner treasury as taxes?" Cheng Chusi, who thought the other party would hand over the gold mine directly, was a little stunned, but then he thought about it but felt relieved.
Since the other party has even thought about the reason to hand over the gold, why should I be this villain? Anyway, I can't make the decision on this matter, so it's better to report it directly and let the above decide.
"Young master, it's important to be a big deal, I have to think about it." Cheng Chusi, who was almost unable to make the decision, said seriously.
"It's okay, Cheng Kuang Hospital can think about it slowly, I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, I'll go to take over one day later, and the tax can be paid one day later. If you don't agree, I can save the money, which is not a bad thing." Li Anran, who knew what the other party's so-called consideration was, smiled.
"Since that's the case, please Shaorong, please think about it first." Cheng Chusi, who had not moved his chopsticks after drinking the wine in front of him in one sip.
"Go and go, remember to come back to have a drink later, think about it slowly, no hurry." Li Anran, who knew that the other party was going to deliver a letter to Chang'an, raised the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile.
Just a few minutes after Cheng Chusi left the wooden pavilion, he saw a fast horse carrying a man dressed in a hospital guard running towards Chang'an City.
When the latest news was delivered to Li Shimin, the Emperor Li, who had read the content twice, couldn't help but smile. Then someone called Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde over.
"Let's take a look." After everyone arrived, Li Shimin, who had approved some memorials, passed down the previous secret report and said with a smile.
Although I don’t know what the secret newspaper said, looking at the smile on Li Shimin’s face, the four ministers led by Changsun Wuji couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"What do you think about this matter?" After the four others passed the secret report, Li Shimin asked.
"I think this matter is great." Changsun Wuji, the head of civil servants, took the lead in expressing his opinions.
"Oh? Tell me about the auxiliary machine." Li Shimin, who was unquestionable, said.
"I think that although this Chunyang Zhenren did not submit the gold mine as soon as he discovered it, he did not hide it. It also explains that this gold was collected to supply the sect's magic weapon to refine magic weapons. Now he is willing to submit half of the total amount of gold, and he also actively proposed to be taxed. I really can't think of anything wrong with this move." Although he has always been wary of someone, this time Changsun Wuji failed to see what the disadvantage of this matter would be to the Tang Dynasty.
"Well, Xuanling, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked again, who nodded.
"Sage, I also think that there is nothing wrong with this matter." Fang Xuanling, who had expressed his opinion, had a look of desire and silence on his face.
"Xuanling, what's wrong, but it's okay." Li Shimin, who knew the temper of this minister, said.
"Sir, I have something to report."
"What's the matter, say."
Chapter completed!