Seeing that the two were still in a daze, Mo Lan was not in a hurry. There is a process of accepting any new thing, as long as they can understand it.
With this coal mine, the village's future won't be so bad.
Hua Yifei watched as his daughter calmly sat behind the tea table and began to arrange her tea set. Uncle Lin once said that some people would awaken some hidden intelligence after experiencing a great calamity. Although it was very slight, once it was awakened, it would definitely be extraordinary.
My daughter is one of those millions.
The father and son exchanged a glance, having finally accepted the outcome.
Otherwise, how can we understand these things in front of us?
"Honey, is this coal really that good?"
“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to all this trouble.” Mo Lan nodded and poured tea for the two of them. “I found it by chance while hunting in the back mountains. This is what I wanted to talk about last time. In chaotic times, the land has no owner, so whoever finds it owns it.”
"That being said, wouldn't it be dangerous if people found out?"
After all, they were mountain bandits. If coal was really that good, sooner or later those feudal lords would covet it, and someone would inevitably lead troops to attack the mountain stronghold. How could they possibly fight against the government troops?
"Father, don't worry. We'll just follow Lan'er's arrangements. We've been entrenched in Qinglong Village for years and everything has been fine. As long as we keep this secret and don't let it leak out, there won't be any problems."
Hua Fengyu knew his father's concerns; wasn't it just that he felt the mountain stronghold was small and weak?
Ultimately, this situation is caused by a lack of sufficient funds to support it.
Hearing Hua Fengyu's tone, Mo Lan glanced at him and smiled.
“Brother is right. If we can keep the secret of coal for three years, we won’t have to worry about it anymore. Three years is enough time for us to recruit soldiers and consolidate our power. Even if those feudal lords raise troops to attack us, we will not sit idly by and wait to die.”
"In chaotic times, as long as you have military power and money, everything will be fine."
Hua Yifei listened to his daughter's domineering tone and her radiant expression, which were reminiscent of his wife from back then. He had initially thought she resembled her by about 50%, but now he thought she resembled her by about 70 or 80%.
“My dear daughter, that is true, but we can’t just declare ourselves kings, can we? We’ll be laughed at by the world.” There has never been such a precedent since ancient times.
“If necessary, it is not impossible to raise an army and revolt, and declare oneself king.”
If no one forces you, becoming a wealthy merchant isn't impossible, but there's always a chance of something going wrong.
Hua Yifei: "..."
Looking at his younger sister's serious expression and her slightly furrowed brows, Hua Fengyu couldn't help but want to laugh.
"I never imagined my sister would have such lofty ambitions. I admire you. If it really comes to that, Father and I will definitely support you as Queen."
When the Queen was mentioned, Hua Fengyu suppressed another laugh. To avoid upsetting his sister, he quickly picked up his teacup, took a sip, and used the opportunity to cover his grinning lips.
Hua Yifei looked speechlessly at his two children, one who dared to speak and the other who dared to respond.
"Ahem... It's too early to talk about these things now. Let's resolve the coal issue first."
Mo Lan nodded. Consider today's chat as a heads-up. As for where things will lead in the future, who can say for sure?
“Father is absolutely right. We need to choose a place in the back mountains to store raw coal. We can build houses there, or we can dig caves. But this place must be convenient for transportation, and it can't be too far from the mountain stronghold…”
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