"Thank you so much for your help, Attendant Zhao!!"
Realizing that Zhao Zhong had easily solved the two biggest problems, Zhen Yu finally felt relieved.
With the support of the government and the engineering college, he could quickly expand the scale of construction and, with the help of coal furnaces, restore the Zhen family to its position as the number one wealthy merchant in Jizhou.
And so, Zhao Zhong and Zhen Yu, with their different interests and needs, came together in perfect cooperation.
Early the next morning, amidst the warm farewell of the Zhen family, Zhao Zhong led a group of people carrying coal stoves and coal towards Luoyang.
North of Liaoxi, in the border area between the Han and Wuhuan people, in a temporary market town, despite the cold weather, many people were still coming and going.
Every now and then, a few carts of coal would be hauled out of the market and transported to Liaoxi City.
Zhang Rang and Yang Biao, along with several constables, wandered through the market, checking the transactions of each household. They saw a dozen or so dark-skinned Wuhuan people surrounding Yuan's stall not far away, so they walked over.
"Hey...! You've brought a total of six thousand catties of coal this time, and here's thirty catties of grain, here you go...!"
At the stall, a middle-aged man who looked like a steward checked the weight of the coal they had brought and then weighed out fifteen catties of grain and handed it to them.
"Thank you... thank you!!"
The Wuhuan people, beaming with joy, repeatedly thanked the Yuan family after receiving the grain.
"If you want to thank me, hurry back and find more people to dig more coal. We have plenty of grain here!"
The steward of the Yuan family waved his hand impatiently at the few Wuhuan people, whose dirty appearance was really annoying.
"No problem! Mining coal for a day can earn you two kilograms of grain, which is much more profitable than raising cattle and sheep all year round!"
The dozen or so Wuhuan people agreed with smiles, then drove their carriages away.
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