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After Village Chief Han finished speaking, he bowed to Zhou Chenli again and ran home to sleep.

Village chief Han was really tired. He was so old and had been busy for several days. He was anxious and angry, so he got a fever as soon as he got home.

Zhou Chenli ignored Village Chief Han who had left, and followed Xu Miao around the dug pit, looking at it and asking Xu Miao carefully.

He picked up the shiny black coal piled on the ground, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then asked Xu Miao: "Is this the coal you mentioned that can burn?"

Xu Miao nodded in agreement

Zhou Chenli picked up the coal and said to Xu Miao, "Let's go to your house and light this thing so I can see it."

Xu Miao then took Zhou Chenli to his home.

At this time, Zhou Chenli also had the leisure to observe Hanjia Village.

He immediately spotted Boss Han standing not far away, and turned to ask Xu Miao, "Is that Village Chief Han's son?"

Zhou Chenli looked back and forth at Boss Han, thinking to himself, "These two look quite alike."

Boss Han felt a little embarrassed when Zhou Chenli looked at him like that. He scratched his head and bowed to Zhou Chenli from a distance.

Seeing Boss Han standing not far away looking at them, Xu Miao quickly stretched out his hand to call Boss Han to come and greet Zhou Chenli.

While greeting Boss Han, Xu Miao explained to Zhou Chenli, "This is the eldest son of Village Chief Han. Many things in the village are now managed by the eldest son of the Han family."

Boss Han came to Zhou Chenli and bowed to him while saying, "Duke, my father asked me to serve here."

"The people from Han Village, I'm temporarily notifying them to stay away. Everyone is at home right now. If you want to meet the people from Han Village, I'll ask them to go to A Miao's house and show you."

After Boss Han finished speaking, he stood aside with his hands hanging down, waiting for Zhou Chenli's instructions.

Village chief Han went home and told Boss Han to go and serve Xu Miao. He also asked Boss Han to settle all the people in Hanjia Village and not to offend the noble people from the capital.

Boss Han thought about it and quickly asked the two brothers and the eldest sister-in-law to go out and inform the villagers of Hanjia Village. He told them to stay at home and not go out, saying that a big shot had come to Hanjia Village.

They came to discuss the coal mine matter and asked the villagers not to go out and wait for news at home.

Zhou Chenli thought to himself: Why should I meet people from Hanjia Village? I don’t plan to live in Hanjia Village for long.

Zhou Chenli thought so in his heart, but didn't say it out loud.

He simply replied, "The people from Han Village are gone for now. We'll talk about it when we have the chance."

Zhou Chenli followed Xu Miao to Xu Miao's house. As soon as they entered the yard, Chun'er saw Zhou Chenli and quickly knelt down to greet Zhou Chenli.

Chun'er learned from Commander Ye that Zhou Chenli came to Northern Xinjiang, but she didn't expect that Zhou Chenli would come to Hanjia Village and even to Xu Miao's house.

Chun'er just heard Han Laoer come to inform her that Xu Miao brought some nobles from the capital to Hanjia Village.

Chun'er thought that it was the Duke who came to Hanjia Village in person. When she saw Zhou Chenli, Chun'er cried with joy.

When Zhou Chenli saw Chun'er kneeling on the ground, he smiled and joked with her: "What's wrong, little girl? Are you not happy to see me? Why are you crying?"

Chun'er felt embarrassed by Zhou Chenli's words and quickly replied, "Chun'er was so happy to see the Duke that she cried. Are the Madam, the Young Master, and the Young Miss all doing well?"

"It's all good. You've grown up and become a big girl."

Zhou Chenli chatted with Chun'er for a few words, then asked Xu Miao to light the coal he had brought back.

After Zhou Chenli saw the whole process of coal burning with his own eyes, he sat in Xu Miao's yard and told Xu Miao his thoughts on the coal mine.

Boss Han took Chun'er and hid aside, listening quietly.

"A Miao, when I left the capital, I told the current emperor about this coal mine."

Zhou Chenli held the tea poured by Xu Miao in his hand and spoke slowly.

When Xu Miao heard Zhou Chenli say that the matter of the coal mine had been reported to the emperor, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

I thought to myself: Is this coal mine going to be lost? If the coal mine is controlled by the government, what will the villagers of Hanjia Village do?

Zhou Chenli ignored Xu Miao's thoughts and continued, "Once this coal mine is under government control, the villagers in your village will probably be relocated. Do you want to go somewhere else in Northern Xinjiang?"

After hearing Zhou Chenli's words, not only Xu Miao was anxious, but even Chun'er and Boss Han who were hiding quietly nearby were also anxious.

Chun'er bit her lip anxiously, her eyes filled with worry. Boss Han kept rubbing his hands together, twisting his fingers together, as if that could ease his anxiety.

They had finally discovered such a good business that could make money for free. If all the people in Hanjia Village moved away, where would they go to make money?

After hearing what Zhou Chenli said, Xu Miao was instantly panicked.

His eyes were filled with anxiety and uneasiness. He looked at Zhou Chenli eagerly and replied, "Duke, we don't want to move out of Hanjia Village. Can you think of some way to prevent the people of Hanjia Village from moving out?"

After listening to Xu Miao's answer, Zhou Chenli did not respond directly. Instead, he asked Xu Miao, "What do you think? How do you want to mine and sell these coal mines? Tell me your ideas."

When Xu Miao heard that Zhou Chenli wanted to hear her thoughts, she calmed herself down and replied, "Duke, I want to mine these coal mines and supply them to the military camp first."

"There are many people in the Northern Xinjiang military camp, and even for daily consumption, a lot of coal mines are needed."

"After ensuring the use of the military camp, we will sell some to Dingzhou City and the state capitals nearby."

"Originally, this coal was used by wealthy families and some merchants. Ordinary people probably wouldn't spend money to buy it."

For ordinary people, they can just pick up some firewood for daily use. Besides, people in northern Xinjiang don’t have spare money to buy coal. Having money to buy food is the serious matter.

From the outset, the coal business cannot rely on the purchasing power of the people.

After Xu Miao finished speaking, he looked up at Zhou Chenli. Seeing that Zhou Chenli didn't say anything, Xu Miao continued, "If we want to mine these coal mines on a large scale, the villagers in Hanjia Village are definitely not enough. I want to recruit a large number of laborers from outside Dingzhou City to come to Hanjia Village to work."

"Even if there are people in Dingzhou City who are willing to come to Hanjia Village to work, we are willing to hire them."

"As long as the coal can be sold, wages will definitely not be a problem."

The coal is buried underground and can be exchanged for silver when it is dug out. As long as the coal can be sold, the wages are not a problem.

"If there are more laborers coming to Hanjia Village, the houses in Hanjia Village will definitely not be enough."

"Hanjia Village will also build some new houses to provide these laborers with daily use."