The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 83 Raising 500 million taels of silver in one month

"I will fight to the death to serve the Emperor and the Queen Mother! But I do have a request!" Lin Hai said immediately.

"Just say whatever you want!"

"Whether he is mining iron mines to smelt iron, or making crossbows, armor-piercing arrows, and these two swords that cut iron like clay. He is the capable person I mentioned!"

"I originally wanted him to come to the imperial court to serve as an official! But this person refused and has no interest in being an official!"

"The only reward he wants is a title! He is willing to accept even the lowest title!"

"I hope the Queen Mother can reward this person with a title!"

Gong Yanwu suddenly fell silent after hearing this.

There was no immediate answer.

"I know that the Queen Mother is in trouble, but this person is definitely a great talent! What's more, for someone who has made such great contributions to the court, a title is not excessive."

Gong Yanwu sighed helplessly and said, "Just for being able to create armor-piercing arrows and such a precious sword, we should indeed be rewarded.

But the prince should also know my current situation.

If a common man is awarded a title, those powerful people will definitely oppose it desperately.

How will it end if the commotion breaks out? "

"When the late Emperor was alive, he always rewarded those who had merit! What's more, those so-called powerful people looked down on the common people. There is no need for the Queen Mother to take them to heart."

"As long as I can give him a title! I will definitely find a way to get him to come to the capital and let him serve as an official for the court."

"The queen can rely on this person to help suppress those powerful people!"

"How old is the man you're talking about?"

"It should be 21 years old!"

Gong Yanwu's face was full of disbelief.

"So young? How can this person be an official?"

I originally thought he was an old man with a white beard, otherwise he wouldn't know so many things.

Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a young boy.

Gong Yanwu suddenly lost a lot of hope.

So what if you are so young and capable?It is estimated that he only knows some blacksmithing skills, so he will never be able to become an official.

You must know that officialdom is extremely complicated, and if you are not careful, your body may be wiped out.

How can such a young person be allowed to deal with those old foxes in the officialdom?

Even if he has talent, he must first take the imperial examination.

At most, you can just seal a county magistrate and go down there to practice for a few years.

After figuring out the rules of the officialdom, we can slowly promote them one level at a time.

By the time he is promoted to an official position in the imperial court, he will probably be at least 40 years old.

This is despite performing particularly well in office and being promoted every time.

Lin Tiangui smiled and shook his head.

"The Queen Mother has never met this person, so it is not surprising that she has such an idea. To be disrespectful, the Queen Mother is only 23 years old this year.

Aren't you still able to control the power of the court? "

"How can these two things be compared? I am married to the emperor and can give birth to the only prince, so I can listen to politics from behind the curtain.

When Lin'er reaches adulthood, I will still hand over the power of government to him. "

Lin Tiangui said with a smile: "No matter how much I say, it's useless! Once the Queen Mother sees this person, she will know that what I said is not an exaggeration at all."

Gong Yanwu became even more curious after hearing this.

Lin Tiangui is the prince, and he is also a member of the royal family.

There is no doubt about loyalty to the royal family;
He actually respected a young man so much, he must have great abilities.

Gong Yanwu thought of this, nodded in agreement and said, "Since the prince said so, I will reward him with a baron."

"Thank you, Queen Mother! One day, Queen Mother will definitely be happy with today's decision."

"Since he has been awarded the title of Baron, we must ask him to work harder! Nowadays, many places in Daxia are affected by disasters, plus the food and wages at the border. We must collect 500 million taels of silver in a short time.

If it cannot be raised within a month, I am afraid that many of the people affected by the disaster will starve to death.

Once someone starves to death, it may cause unrest.When that happens, you'll be in big trouble! "

Lin Tiangui also looked sad when he heard this.

He believed that the iron ore would be able to make money, but raising so much money in one month was too exaggerated.

Although he could have raised more than [-] taels of silver.

But 10 taels of silver have already been invested in the mine.

Even if he empties his family's wealth, he can only donate another fifty or sixty thousand yuan at most.

Compared with 500 million taels of silver, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

Looking at Lin Tiangui's embarrassed look.

Gong Yanwu sighed helplessly, and all the surprise of seeing the weapon disappeared.

"I also know that this matter is too difficult for you! But if there is no money, once the victims rebel, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Then Wei Chen should write a letter to Lin Hai first and see if he has any good ideas!"

"In addition, my family can probably scrape together 6 to [-] taels of silver, so I'll donate it first, so I can save some victims first."

Lin Tiangui didn't have much confidence either.

Even with a mine, no one can be sure that so much refined iron can be refined within a month.

No matter how capable a person is, he can never change money.

What's more, after the iron is refined, it has to be sold.

Such a large amount of iron may not be sold for a while.

Now there is no other way but to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Who makes the current treasury so empty that I am afraid that even 10 taels of silver cannot be spent now.

I never expected that the imperial court would be so strapped.

He hurriedly bid farewell to Gong Yanwu and wrote a letter immediately after returning home.

Tell Lin Hai the situation of the court and ask him to find a way to raise 500 million taels of silver in a short time no matter what.

After writing the letter, I immediately sent it to him by express express at [-] miles.

Also sent was the imperial edict of being rewarded.

Lin Hai and his people are working in full swing and have already completed the construction of the second waterwheel and blast furnace.

Now, five thousand kilograms of iron can be produced in one day.

This kind of output is already quite exaggerated.

The key is that the quality of the iron is very good and can reach the level of refined iron.

This kind of iron is definitely a first-class material for making farm tools and swords.

Lin Hai planned to build another workshop to use these fine irons to make farm tools and kitchen knives used by the common people.

Today's carriage axles are all made of wood.

You can only wrap a layer of copper around the wheels to increase friction resistance.

Too few such carriages exist, and the axles are prone to wear.

Using fine iron to make some bearings can greatly improve the performance of the carriage.

The carriage was not fast to begin with, and even if it was made with poor craftsmanship, it was still useful enough.

A carriage using bearings runs more smoothly and can naturally pull more cargo.

You can definitely make a lot of money selling this kind of carriage in the future.

Lin Hai is planning his future business territory.

This kind of technology must not be let out, and we still have to hope to make money by making carriages!
(End of this chapter)