My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 111 Disaster on Xiao Qiang
As "coal" is in full swing entering thousands of households, the twelfth lunar month of another year has arrived.

Prince Yong, who was far away in Jiangdong, came to Beijing again, and on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, he married Miss Cui Wu of the Zhenguo Palace with a high profile.

After seeing coal and other items appearing in Shengjing, Wei Xiang was horrified. He secretly ordered someone to buy a batch from the people at a high price, mixed with the wedding convoy, and hurried back to Jiangdong.

The wedding was held in a hurry, and on the second day after the bridal chamber, Wei Xiang couldn't care less about rubbing hands with his new wife, so he knocked on the door of King Yong's room with the secret reports recorded along the way and the "divine thing sent from heaven" by the people.

King Yong looked at the secret report in his hand and the coal and other items that his eldest son had brought back all the way, and sighed in his heart.

"God is so blessed by Wei Laowu that he can be helped by this 'sacred object'. Soon after, this object will spread to every inch of land in the Yong Dynasty. You can imagine how popular he will be at that time."

"Chen'er, you should also take a look at this secret report."

King Yong casually threw the zhezi to Jiang Chen aside, as if he didn't see his eldest son's instantly gloomy expression.

Jiang Chen's expression did not change, he read the entire article at a glance, and said calmly: "Emperor Qianyuan is really lucky. Prince Qin is both civil and military, and he is truly an outstanding person. However, my subordinates believe that the most important thing is to find the coal. As long as we also have this thing, It’s like sitting on a golden mountain, and you may not be able to resist in the future.”

King Yong looked at him with admiration, "Chen'er's thoughts coincide with my own. A few days ago, spies came to report that there was a group of mysterious people who appeared frequently in the Hejian County area. They seemed to be searching for something secretly. Treasure. Later, local garrison troops entered the mountain to seal the road, and in the name of the government, they recruited laborers to mine in the mountain. It seems that these people were the royal guards sent by Wei Laowu, and the treasure they were looking for must be coal. "

Jiang Chen picked up a piece of coal and thought thoughtfully, "In this case, this coal is probably an ore, similar to gold ore, iron ore, etc. It should be easy for our people to find these samples along the mountain. many."

King Yong looked solemn, "Then let's move faster. I heard that Wei Laowu has issued a secret order to officials in various places to search for coal mines with all the strength of the country. If a coal mine is found in the area under his jurisdiction, he will be promoted to one level and found. If there are more than two, the official will be promoted to the second level. If there is a major discovery, it is also possible to be promoted to the third level. With such a huge reward, I am afraid that officials everywhere will go crazy."

Jiang Chen frowned deeply, his intuition was wrong.

If these briquettes, coal and other materials were only used for heating and cooking, although they were beneficial to the people and could enrich the national treasury, then Emperor Qianyuan would not attach such importance to them. They must have other more important uses.

So Jiang Chen told King Yong his guess.King Yong also fell into deep thought.

That's right, Wei Laowu is very scheming, and he is by no means a random person. If he just wanted to earn people's hearts and money, he wouldn't be so crazy.

"We can slowly find out the secrets in this. The top priority is to send people out to search for minerals first. As long as we control the mines in our own hands, we are not afraid that they will be useless in the future. In addition, we can also secretly study the coal carefully. What’s so magical about it, maybe I’ll find a more important use for what you’re talking about.”

"What the prince said is true, and it should be so." Jiang Chen echoed respectfully.

When Wei Xiang saw that the two of them were talking happily and working together in a tacit understanding, as if they were a real father and son, Wei Xiang couldn't understand the feeling in his heart, and his jealousy and dissatisfaction with Jiang Chen increased day by day.

Could it be that the rumor in the mansion is true?Wei Xiang was a little restless and became more and more irritable.

But because King Yong was present, he didn't dare to act recklessly, so he had to endure all the unhappiness and suspicion in his heart.

After the secret conversation ended, Wei Xiang and Jiang Chen went out one after another.

"Don't think that because you have gained the appreciation of your father, you can pass over this eldest son. You must know that this eldest son is the future owner of the Yongwang Palace. You, a nameless outsider, don't have wishful thinking."

After bumping Jiang Chen's shoulder hard, Wei Xiang sneered and walked away.

Jiang Chen rubbed the painful area with an expressionless face, a cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)