Although the coal business will indeed be a gold mine once it spreads, this is not An Jingzhi's ultimate goal.
The early morning rain came quickly and went away quickly, leaving a sweet scent in the air.
An Zhongyi was sitting in a carriage. Early in the morning, he received an imperial edict from the palace, urgently summoning him to the palace.
He hurried to the palace, tidied his clothes, and went into the main hall.
He went in and bowed respectfully, "Your servant greets His Majesty."
Although he was the factory manager and the awe-inspiring Nine Thousand Years Old, he was still a slave in front of the emperor.
The emperor ascended the throne at a young age, only in his twenties at this time. He glanced at An Zhongyi who was kneeling respectfully below and said calmly, "Zhongyi, many people have reported you to me recently. You are so powerful outside."
An Zhongyi's eyes flashed with emotion, and he was terrified. "Your Majesty, why do you say that? No matter how powerful I am, I am still your servant, right?"
The emperor did not continue to talk about this topic, but instead changed the topic.
"I heard you found your son? I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to ask you."
An Zhongyi said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have indeed found my son, and he is currently living in my mansion."
The emperor nodded. "That's good! From now on, you will have an heir."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." An Zhongyi said.
The emperor then chatted with him for a while, expressed his appreciation for his current work progress, and rewarded him with many good things.
After An Zhongyi left, the emperor kept looking at his back, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Will the mind of a eunuch who has descendants still be as pure as before?
It’s a pity that there is no one to replace him at the moment, so he will have to be used for a while longer.
The emperor's thoughts were unknown. He called the eunuchs around him and asked, "What do you think of An Zhongyi's attitude towards me?"
The eunuch was terrified and lowered his head, "Eunuch An, Eunuch An is naturally loyal to His Majesty."
The emperor glanced at him calmly, then smiled and said, "You are right. Zhongyi is indeed loyal to me and has solved many problems for me."
The eunuch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and cautiously returned to his original position.
Back at the palace, An Zhongyi's face was not good. Zhang Baotian looked at the gifts sent by the emperor with great joy. What was important was not the gifts, but the emperor's thoughts. What did this prove? It proved that their factory was in the emperor's heart!
The eunuchs who came to deliver gifts put down the things, congratulated An Zhongyi respectfully, and then said goodbye.
"Eunuch An, I will take my leave now."
An Zhongyi smiled and said, "Go back and serve His Majesty well for me. If His Majesty feels uncomfortable, please tell me and I will help him deal with it."
After the young eunuch understood, he left respectfully, and before leaving, he took the silver note that Zhang Baotian had stuffed into their hands.
Returned to the palace satisfied.
It can be said that all the eunuchs and palace maids inside and outside the palace are headed by An Zhongyi. Although Zhongyi is not working in the palace all the time, every move of the palace cannot escape his eyes and ears.
After sending the person away, An Zhongyi's face immediately turned gloomy.
Zhang Baotian was shocked when he saw what was happening. "Master, what's wrong with you?" Didn't His Majesty just send a gift to commend the Master? Why was the Master so unhappy?
"Your Majesty has grown up." He has learned to hide his thoughts.
Although there was nothing wrong with their communication today, An Zhongyi clearly felt that the other party was distant from him and no longer trusted him as much as before.
Considering that the emperor asked about his son as soon as he arrived, An Zhongyi quickly figured out the key point. The other party was worried that he would not work as hard for him as before after he had a son.
Asking him to go was more like a knock.
Zhang Baotian didn't understand what An Zhongyi was saying, but seeing the other party's expression, he didn't dare to ask more questions. He stood respectfully aside, watching An Zhongyi fall into thought.
"Since Your Majesty has misunderstood us, we will ask Your Majesty to clear up the misunderstanding."
"Basuda."
"The villain is here."
"Go and get all the coal you can." The world is bustling with people, all for the sake of profit. Even if you are the emperor, you still lack money.
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An Jingzhi is preparing for the opening of the coal factory. The construction site is bustling with activity. Most of the workers are villagers from Zhou Dynasty, and all the tenants from Heishan Village, which is under the name of An Jingzhi, have come.
When I heard that there were jobs here and food was provided, I came here without even asking about the salary.
Money is not important to them. As long as they can save some food for their family, it is fine. They eat on the construction site, and the food saved is enough for the old and young in the family to have one more bite to eat.
They had not originally planned to make any money, but after arriving they heard that they could earn ten cents a day!
This was already considered a very high wage. For a 30-day month, that was 300 wen. Even the long-term workers in the city only earned 100 or 200 wen a month.
Everyone rushed to sign up, fearing that they would be left out.
Moreover, the construction site is right at the entrance of my village, so it is convenient for me to go home. I don’t have to walk five or six miles to get home after work.
An Jingzhi also wanted to take care of them, so he gave priority to recruiting his tenants. Basically, everyone who could come signed up.
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After receiving An Jingzhi's instructions, Uncle Qiu, who had talked with An Jingzhi at the beginning, returned to the village and began to implement it.
Since so many people are hired on the construction site and food is provided, naturally someone has to be responsible for cooking.
"Qiu Laoer's family, you have good cooking skills. The young master said that he wants to find someone to help cook for the people on the construction site, and you are one of them."
"Fifth Uncle, my mother's craftsmanship is also good, so count her as one!"
"Fifth brother, my daughter-in-law's cooking skills are quite impressive."
Everyone was arguing over the chance to cook.
Originally, they thought that it was a great thing for men to have a job, with food provided, high wages, and the work place not far away. Where can they find such a good thing?
They didn't expect that women could also find work, so they all recommended their relatives.
"An Jing, since Master An has given this job to an old man like me, I will not let Master An down. I know exactly which of your families cooks the best and what your skills are. So, the second family of Qiu, the third family of Lin, the Qiu Tian family, and my old woman, all of you can cook together."
After selecting the right person despite all the opposition, Uncle Qiu Wu warned, "You have to do this job well. If you mess it up, you will not only destroy yourself, but our entire village!"
"I'm sure everyone knows that Master An took pity on us. Other villages only recruited a few people, but our entire village went. Why? Because we are all Master An's tenants. Master An is kind-hearted and pities us, so he wants to give us more work."
"Even if you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people out there who want to do it. Old man, let me put this on hold. Anyone who dares to be careless and try to cheat and muddle through will be kicked out of the village!"
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