"But before this matter could be reported to the court, one of my father's subordinates learned of it. To curry favor with my father, he told him about it."
"My father immediately shut down the mine, expelled the villagers, and sent his own people to guard it."
[Oh my god! Master Jiang is so brave!]
[All the mines in Daxia belong to the imperial court, yet he dares to claim them for himself!]
This part was not described in the original book, and Xia Miaoyuan only found out about it now.
When she learned that Master Jiang had secretly occupied the iron mine, she was stunned and her head was numb.
Everyone present was stunned with shock.
"Over the next decade, four more incidents of this kind occurred, and my father repeated the same pattern in each case."
Emperor Mingxi suppressed his emotions and pretended to be calm. He looked at the map carefully and saw that there were indeed five red circles on it.
In other words, one red circle represents a mine.
He asked in a deep voice, "Did Grand Tutor Jiang mine these five mines privately?"
Compared to the others present, Jiang Zhiyuan seemed remarkably calm. He said calmly, "Your Majesty, please allow me to explain everything."
"These five mines have always been my father's top secret. He never even told us mother and son."
"Everything my mother and I know is only known after repeated investigations. My father was greedy for money and wanted to mine illegally."
"He has hired miners and carried out mining. But these five mines are numerous, rich in minerals, and mining is not an easy task."
"So, my father's mining business has not been going smoothly."
"Later, my father and I were convicted and imprisoned, and I fell into a coma. The Jiang family was severely damaged, and even if my father wanted to mine, it would be impossible."
"But at this moment, my mother discovered a huge secret."
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