Zhejiang Cheng announced the Political Envoy Department, Chuzhou Prefecture, and Suichang County.

Huangyankeng Mine.

As a large pit mine that had been mined during the Tang and Song dynasties, it was still one of the main mining sites for gold in the Ming Dynasty.

As the end of the year approaches, the miners still have no rest and brave the cold to mine gold.

If you ask what you do to make money in this world, the answer must be mining.

What mine is the most profitable? Of course it is a gold mine!

Although gold could not be settled as circulating currency in the Ming Dynasty, it was well-deserved as the number one precious metal. The women of ordinary wealthy families were proud of having a set of pure gold heads, not to mention those high-ranking officials and nobles, and even the urgatory vessels used by the Duke and Marquis and Earls.

The amount of goldware has become a major criterion for measuring financial resources.

Of course, for these miners who mine gold, the gold they dug has nothing to do with them.

They can only get a meager income, barely enough to support their families.

All the gold collected must be sent to the manager sent by Mr. He to check and weigh.

Some people have also made some thoughts about taking gold on their bodies and taking it out of the mine. But without exception, they all failed.

In order to prevent miners from sucking gold, Mr. He formulated strict search methods.

All miners who want to leave must take off naked when they are searched, and even their hair must be broken.

Once a miner hid the gold in the manure sect and tried to get away with it, but was discovered by the thug sent by the He family and took out the gold from the manure sect.

The miner's fate was very miserable. He was beaten to death by the guards of the He family. Finally, he threw a straw mat into the wasteland and fed the wolf. He was gnawed by the wild wolf and didn't even have any bones left.

The miner's wife couldn't swallow her breath and went to the county town to report to the official position, but was directly put into prison by the Suichang County Magistrate and eventually died in prison inexplicably.

After this incident, no miner tried to carry the gold out of the mine.

The Huangyankeng mine is full of the eyes and eyes of the He family, so it is impossible for them to get through.

Not only will the matter be exposed, but they will not be able to escape death, but their families will also be implicated.

Reporting officials to complain about the wrongs? Why should the county magistrate offend the He family for the sake of these ordinary people?

You should know that the He family is like a local emperor in Suichang County. If you stomp your feet and the ground has to be shaken. If the county master wants to achieve good political achievements, he must get the support of the He family.

Not to mention anything else, more than half of the land in Suichang County is under the name of the He family. If the He family does not pay taxes, the county master will not be able to collect taxes, and the assessment will definitely be inferior. Not to mention the promotion, I am afraid that the black hat on my head will not be able to be kept.

A strong dragon does not suppress local snakes. The He family in Suichang County means that it is a unique existence.

The He family was a family of officials. The earliest one to become an official was He Gan, the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture during the Hongzhi period. Later, the He family had officials during the Zhengde, Jiajing, Longqing and Wanli periods, and the highest was the Minister of Personnel.

Now, He Quan'an, the father of He Rong, the head of the family, became an official in the Wanli Dynasty. He was first appointed as the magistrate of Tongshan County, and later transferred to the magistrate of Jining Prefecture. He was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and finally achieved the high position of Tongzheng Envoy.

Unfortunately, He Rong did not continue this good tradition. Although he was a Juren, he was difficult to go further and pass the imperial examination.

He Rong was unwilling to have a shortage of alternate office, so he simply stayed in his hometown to run his family business.

The He family has a great career and people have to do specific things. He Rong just needs to sit and collect money. He has nothing to do, so he devotes all his enthusiasm to hang out with women.

He Rong married eighteen concubines in total, each of whom was born like a flower and a jade, but He Rong was not satisfied with countless beauties hiding in the golden house.

In addition to hang out with women, He Rong's greatest pleasure was counting the gold and silver in his cellar. The gold and silver were cast into ingots by him. The feeling was so refreshing that it felt so suffocating.

The He family not only owns more than half of Suichang's land, but also controls the business of Suichang and even the entire Chuzhou Prefecture.

Brothels, teahouses, silk shops, grain shops, teeth shops...

Almost all industries are involved.

Not to mention the Suichang Huangyan Gold Mine, it is definitely a real gold mountain.

Although He Rong did not serve as an official, he had many connections with officials in the court, so he was definitely not something that could be moved by a scattered official.

In addition, the magistrate of Suichang County and the prefect of Chuzhou took the money given by the He family every year, and the butt was not clean, so he was more protective of the He family.

Those miners could only accept their fate. They would just be able to make a living every day. As long as the He family gave them a bite of food, they would make a living like this.

"Brother Chen, what do you want to celebrate the New Year?"

Wang Xiaochuan asked while gnawing on the vegetable buns.

From New Year's Eve to the 10th day of the first day of the day, the He family gave the miners eleven days off.

For miners, there are only a few days to rest throughout the year.

Wang Xiaochuan had already thought about it and went to Suichang County during the Chinese New Year to have fun. Needless to say, the lanterns and fireworks are enjoyable, and the sugar people you like had to ask them to put a few. The most important thing is to buy a new dress.

He said he had been changing into new clothes for three years, and he had to change one this year no matter what.

"Let's talk about it then. My wife is a spendthrift, so I must ask me to pull cloth to make new clothes for him. I can't make three or two dates a year, and I'm all ruined by this spendthrift."

Chen Luotuo took a sip of the vegetable soup and said angrily.

"Brother Chen, don't say such things. I can't even ask for a wife. You are really lucky and don't know how to be blessed!"

Chen Luotuo grabbed Wang Xiaochuan hard and said, "You guy is not even all your hair. You know nothing. If you want to marry a wife, you have to marry a thrifty family. Even if you give him a mountain of gold and silver, you will be defeated."

When Wang Xiaochuan heard the word "Share of Gold and Silver" and was shocked.

"Brother Chen, don't say anything. We are just guarding a mountain of gold."

After a brief pause, he continued, "Didn't you think about hiding some gold to take it out?"

Hearing this, Chen Luotuo suddenly rushed towards Wang Xiaochuan, covered his mouth and lowered his voice, "What are you talking nonsense? We can take this gold out of it too? Since I was hitting me into the mine, no one who wanted to take the gold out of the mine alive!"

Wang Xiaochuan whined a few times, dodged half of his body and complained, "I just said it casually. Why do you think the He family owns gold? This mine is not theirs."

Chen Luotuo almost passed away.

"What are you talking about? This mine belongs to the He family."

Wang Xiaochuan seemed to have a temper and said with a twitch on his neck: "No. I heard from the old man that when Emperor Wanli was sitting in the Longting, a mining supervisor sent to Suichang. The court sent people to mine this mine. Later, somehow the court stopped mining, which allowed the He family to take advantage!"

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Chapter completed!