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Xu Miao took Zhou Jicheng to the open-pit coal mine, picked up some coal from the ground, and took Zhou Jicheng home, where he lit the coal for Zhou Jicheng to see.

Xu Miao explained to Zhou Jicheng, "We discovered this burning stone by accident. I originally wanted to dig that area to build a house, but the more I dug, the more these black stones came out."

"We brought these stones back and wanted to burn them to see what they were. We just found out that these stones can burn, so we thought we'd tell you about it."

Xu Miao had already discussed the explanation with Village Chief Han, otherwise it would be difficult for them to explain to others that the black stone could burn.

"Han Bo said that this stone mine is the same as the iron mine. Maybe the government will regulate it. Let me talk to you first."

Zhou Jicheng stared at the roaring flames without blinking, while listening to Xu Miao's explanation.

After Xu Miao finished talking to him, Zhou Jicheng was still immersed in what he had just said. It took him a while to come back to his senses. He hummed and seemed to be thinking about something.

After a while, Zhou Jicheng turned around and asked, "A Miao, what do you think? If these stones are minerals, we really need to report them to the authorities."

"You want to mine it yourself?"

Just now on the way to the open-pit mine, Xu Miao talked to Zhou Jicheng about wanting Hanjia Village to mine these minerals themselves.

Zhou Jicheng didn't care at first, but now, he really needs to think carefully about what to do about this matter.

The Great Zhou has strict management of minerals. If this stone mine is reported to the government, it is hard to say whether the villagers of Hanjia Village can continue to live here.

Xu Miao: "Acheng, I want to write a letter to the Duke to tell him about this matter first. I will decide what to do after he replies."

"This mine matter is no small matter. No matter what, we must talk to the Duke about it."

"Wait until there's a reply from the Duke before we decide whether to report it to the authorities."

Xu Miao told Zhou Jicheng what she and Village Chief Han had discussed. Zhou Jicheng also felt that he really needed to tell Zhou Chenli about this matter, in case Zhou Chenli had other plans.

After Xu Miao and Zhou Jicheng finished their discussion, Xu Miao took out the letter he had written to Zhou Chenli and handed it to Zhou Jicheng: "Acheng, I would like to trouble you to deliver this letter to the Duke as soon as possible."

"We have to ask Ah Cheng to keep the secret for our Han Village for a while. We will discuss the mine matter after receiving a reply from the Duke."

Xu Miao wanted to wait and see what Zhou Chenli would say.

After Xu Miao sent the letter, he started digging the coal mine with the villagers of Hanjia Village.

Village chief Han and his men only allowed the people of Hanjia Village to dig. People from other villages, including those from Kangzhuang, didn't know that there was a coal mine in Hanjia Village.

Before mining, Village Chief Han strictly prohibited the people of Hanjia Village from talking about the coal mine to people from other villages.

"Everyone in Hanjia Village, listen up! This coal mine incident is of great importance. No one can tell anyone about it without solid information."

"Especially those families with children, tell your children not to tell anyone about this."

"This coal mine is a lucrative business. If more people know about it, someone might come and snatch it from us. By then, you won't even have time to cry."

Why did Village Chief Han forbid the people of Hanjia Village from talking about the coal mine?

Village chief Han had his own little plan in mind.

This coal mine is a treasure. If outsiders knew about it, they would flock to it.

By then, Hanjia Village will have no peace.

Maybe it will attract some people with bad intentions to fight for the coal mine.

Village chief Han didn't want to see such a chaotic situation, so he immediately forbade the people in Hanjia Village to tell anyone about it, and ordered them to keep the treasure secret.

"Hehe, it's fine for our Han Village to just keep it to ourselves, but we can't let outsiders mess around."

When the people of Hanjia Village saw that the coal mine was related to money, they all kept their mouths shut. They thought that if there was a business that could make money, it would be best for them, Hanjia Village, to do it.

If more people knew about this, this business would not be able to continue.

Village chief Han first took the young and strong men from Hanjia Village and dug the big pit that Xu Miao and others had dug before deeper to more than one person's depth.

They started digging around the big pit. The deeper they dug, the better the quality of the coal looked.

After these high-quality coal blocks were dug out, Village Chief Han taught the people of Hanjia Village how to use them.

Now the villagers in Hanjia Village have started to use these coal blocks for cooking, which is much easier than burning wood before.

In the capital, Duke Dingguo Zhou Chenli received a letter from Xu Miao. After opening it, he learned that Xu Miao had discovered minerals in the northern border.

In the letter, Xu Miao described in detail the process of discovering the coal mine and its purpose.

They asked Zhou Chenli if they could let Hanjia Village mine on their own for a few years.

Zhou Chenli took Xu Miao's letter and sat quietly in the study. After thinking carefully for a while, he got up and went back to the backyard to talk about this matter with his wife.

"Madam, it's Xu Miao who sent a letter from Northern Xinjiang, saying that something called a coal mine was discovered in Hanjia Village."

"The letter said that this coal mine is probably similar to the iron mines in our Great Zhou. If it is reported to the government, it will probably be regulated by the government."

"I want to go to the northern border and take a look. If it's really like what Xu Miao said, Hanjia Village has really become a treasured place."

Lady Dingguo took the letter Zhou Chenli handed her and, while staring at Xu Miao's letter, asked Zhou Chenli, "Master, if Hanjia Village really has a mineral, will our Dingguo Mansion become rich again?"

The wife of Duke Dingguo didn’t know what the mine was, but a business that could make Zhou Chenli personally go to the northern border could definitely not be a small business.

Lady Dingguo was very fond of the mink coat that Xu Miao gave her last time.

No matter how much the things are, at least Xu Miao still misses them often.

During the New Year, the wife of Duke Dingguo often wore the clothes sent by Xu Miao to show off.

Everyone knows that the goddaughter of Duke Dingguo's Mansion did not forget to send gifts back to the wife of Duke Dingguo when she arrived in the Northern Frontier.

She also praised Xu Miao as a loving and loyal goddaughter.

Half a year later, Xu Miao sent another letter saying that there were minerals. Something big must have happened in Hanjia Village.

After Zhou Chenli discussed with his wife, he took Commander Ye and several guards and set out from the capital to the northern border.

Before Zhou Chenli went to the northern border this time, he went to the palace and mentioned this matter to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, our goddaughter from the Duke of Dingguo Mansion sent a letter from Northern Xinjiang, saying that a mineral deposit was discovered in Hanjia Village."

Zhou Chenli briefly recounted to the current emperor what was stated in Xu Miao's letter.

Of course the emperor knew who Xu Miao was. In the past year, Xu Jingyi had been a favorite of the emperor.

In addition to Xu Jingyi's good job, there is also the relationship with Xu Mingzhu.

Xu Jingyi is also a royal relative, and the emperor is quite satisfied with him.

The emperor was also surprised after hearing Zhou Chenli's words.

The emperor had heard from his ministers before that there was a substance called black elixir, but he also wanted to know whether the coal in the northern border that Zhou Chenli mentioned was the same thing as the black elixir.

Zhou Chenli, accompanied by a few followers, set out from the capital to the northern border in a very low-key manner.

Before the coal mine matter is finalized, the fewer people who know about it, the better.