A burly, fat, and fussy steward stepped forward.
After taking a look at Zhao Hao and the others, he asked, "Who... are you? Why did you come to the mine?"
It is strictly forbidden for outsiders to enter the mine.
Seeing this, Shanjia was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Hao who raised his hand.
Zhao Hao looked at the manager and asked, "Where is your supervisor?"
The manager knew that Zhao Hao and his men must have extraordinary origins, so he immediately bowed to Zhao Hao.
"This... noble man, our supervisor is not here at the moment. Please leave your name and we will let you know when our supervisor comes back."
"Not here? Then go find him!"
"Then... may I ask your name?"
Zhao Hao reached into his arms, took out a gold medal, and gestured to the manager.
"My name is Zhao Hao. I am here at the order of His Majesty to manage all matters concerning the Qinzhou Mine."
"I'll give you half a day now. Tell your supervisor to come over. Otherwise, tell him not to come again!"
As soon as they saw the gold medal, all the managers were shocked and immediately knelt down in panic.
Zhao Hao said calmly: "Get up, I want to go into the mine now, who is willing to take me there?"
The bloated steward said quickly, "Sir, I am willing to do so."
Zhao Hao smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll trouble this steward."
The steward quickly shook his head and said, "It is my humble honor to lead the way for you, sir."
Everyone dismounted, and the steward hurriedly said, "Sir, you have come a long way, so you should rest at the foot of the mountain, drink some water and eat something before going up the mountain."
"This mountain is rugged and difficult to travel. If you don't have enough energy, it will be dangerous."
Zhao Hao's eyes moved and he said, "There's no need to be so troublesome..."
Before he could finish his words, several other stewards came up to persuade him, "Sir, it is indeed necessary. You are a precious person and you cannot afford any mistakes. You should eat some food and rest for a while before going up the mountain!"
Seeing this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile, "Since you are so kind, then fine."
Seeing that Zhao Hao agreed, everyone was overjoyed and quickly invited everyone into the cave.
Not to mention, this cave is very spacious and cool.
In the cave that Zhao Hao entered, there were several beds and two tables, all of which were covered with gambling cards.
At the innermost part is a long table, which is filled with wine and food.
That wine is dry wine.
After Zhao Hao was ushered in, the stewards quickly cleared the card table and brought out the untouched food.
Zhao Hao, Wang Mengyu and Zheng Zhiqian sat down. Before Zhao Hao could speak, Wang Mengyu started eating with relish.
Zhao Hao and Zheng Zhiqian rolled their eyes when they saw this.
This stuff.
Zhao Hao didn't eat. Instead, he got up, walked to the bed and lay down on it.
After resting for about half an hour, a middle-aged man, sweating profusely, hurried in.
"Where is Shangguan?"
"Where is it?"
"Who is the official from the capital?"
The middle-aged man rushed in, stood still, and looked around, then he saw Zhao Hao lying on the bed.
Then he quickly ran to the window and knelt down with a plop: "I am Hong Ziyue, your humble servant, here to see you, my superior."
"I didn't know your Excellency was coming. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you. I hope you'll forgive me!"
Zhao Hao then turned over, opened his eyes sleepily, and glanced at the man named Hong Ziyue.
Slowly getting up and sitting up on the bed, Zhao Hao asked, "Master Hong is the manager of this mine?"
Hong Ziyue said quickly: "Yes, I am the mine manager. I didn't know your superior was coming..."
Zhao Hao said directly: "Manager Hong, I have slept here three times just to wait for you."
Hong Ziyue hurriedly said: "I admit my crime, please punish me, sir!"
Zhao Hao stood up and patted Hong Ziyue's shoulder gently: "Manager Hong is too polite. Now that Manager Hong is back."
"Now, can we go to the mine and have a look?"
"Sir, of course you can!"
Zhao Hao smiled and led a few people out of the cave. Qingniao immediately stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "Master, there are two managers, one of whom went to the town where pig iron is refined."
"We found this Hong Ziyue in a brothel."
"Another manager went straight into the mine. I'm afraid he won't be able to see the real situation now."
Zhao Hao nodded slightly, indicating that he knew, but didn't take it to heart.
The group followed the path up the mountain and after walking for about half an hour, they finally entered the mining area.
Hong Ziyue led the way and said, "Sir, there are a total of 5,700 people in our mining area."
"These miners dig ore every day and then transport the ore down the mountain to Shenglian Valley."
"In Shenglian Valley, all the ore is refined into pig iron and then shipped to the Imperial Capital, or to the border troops according to the order of the court."
Zhao Hao nodded: "Manager Hong knows the mine very well. It seems that he manages it in an orderly manner!"
Hong Ziyue hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Your Excellency, I am too kind. I am just eating your salary and sharing your worries."
When he arrived at the mine, Zhao Hao saw many miners working, some putting ore into baskets and preparing to transport it down the mountain.
Several others worked together to cut the large pieces into small pieces using iron rods.
There are also some people further up who are setting fire to the mountain.
Using fire is also a common method of mining.
Looking around, everything is in order.
There is nothing wrong with it.
Hong Ziyue said, "Sir, this is one of the mining areas, and there is another one on the other side."
"However, they all look similar, and it is very dangerous to go over there, so you better not take the risk."
Hearing this, Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Okay, His Majesty asked me to come and take charge of all the affairs of the mining area. I do need to see it, but I don't have to see everything."
"Okay, let's go back."
Hearing what Zhao Hao said, Hong Ziyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to support him.
"Sir, this road is difficult to walk on. Let me help you!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "I don't need my legs yet."
Hong Ziyue smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I never thought that His Majesty would entrust you with such an important task at such a young age."
"The future is limitless!"
Zhao Hao smiled and turned to go down the mountain.
Back in the cave, Zhao Hao asked Hong Ziyue, "Manager Hong, when we were on the mountain just now, I didn't see any problems."
"But I still want to ask, is there any problem with this mine?"
"If there is any, Director Hong should tell me, and I won't blame you."
"But if Director Hong doesn't say anything now and problems arise later, I can't just ignore it."
Hong Ziyue was startled and said quickly, "You are joking, sir. Our mine is governed by the court rules. We are all following the law, so there is naturally no problem."
Zhao Hao nodded: "That's good, since Director Hong said so, there is no problem!"
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