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Xu Miao covered his mouth and smiled, "Don't worry, Uncle Han. I know the money issue. If I don't have enough money, I wouldn't dare ask for wages in advance."

In the afternoon, Village Chief Han called together the thirty or so workers who had arrived earlier.

Village Chief Han said with full energy: "The master heard that you all emptied your family's wealth to come to Hanjia Village."

"Outside the city, there are still many people who want to come into the city and work in Hanjia Village. They are waiting for you to take the silver back."

"The master understands that it's not easy for you all, so we'll give each of you two months' wages."

"Take your wages and go out of town to pick up people. Don't think you can just take the wages and run away!"

When the thirty or so workers heard they would be paid in advance, they excitedly shouted, "Don't worry, Village Chief Han, we'll take the money and go out of the city to pick you up."

"After we pick up the people, we will definitely come back. Working in Hanjia Village, we can get paid, and we can also live there for free for three months. This good thing can't be found in Northern Xinjiang."

"We will definitely bring back the people who can endure the most hardships!"

Xu Miao and Village Chief Han have formulated a preferential policy that any worker who comes to work in Hanjia Village can live in Hanjia Village for free for three months.

Wait three months before starting to pay the rent.

However, they have to pay for their meals themselves.

Hanjia Village only provides free accommodation for three months, which is considered a welfare for these people who come from other places to work.

Those people from Kangzhuang had already been taught a lesson by Village Chief Han.

Now, when they see Village Chief Han paying wages to these newcomers, they dare not ask for it.

Hanjia Village has no shortage of people to work in the coal mines. The people of Kangzhuang can earn some hard-earned money right at their doorstep, which is much better than those who come to Hanjia Village with nothing.

At least they now have houses to live in, even if they are not theirs.

But when they earn enough money later, they can buy it themselves, and Hanjia Village should agree.

When they have their own houses, they will rent them out to the workers who come to work, just like the people in Hanjia Village.

They can finally look forward to the day when they can get ahead.

Xu Miao and her friends waited for nearly a month before a middle-aged man who claimed to be Manager Hou came to Hanjia Village.

When the shopkeeper Hou saw Xu Miao, he bowed and said to her, "Miss Xu, I am the shopkeeper Hou sent by the Duke to help you. This is the letter that the Duke asked me to deliver to you."

As he said this, the shopkeeper Hou handed the letter to Xu Miao.

While Xu Miao was reading the letter, Village Chief Han politely invited Manager Hou to sit down and rest and drink tea.

Village Chief Han smiled broadly and asked Shopkeeper Hou, "How is the Duke? The last time he came to Han Village, he didn't have time to stay for a few days. He was in such a hurry."

Shopkeeper Hou also smiled and replied to Village Chief Han: "This must be Village Chief Han, right? Before I left the capital, the Duke specifically instructed me to do so."

"I've asked your third son, Village Chief Han, to learn accounting from me. I told him that when we go to the capital, all the errands will be done by this young master!"

Han Laosan served Zhou Chenli and was favored by Zhou Chenli, who felt that he was good at talking and doing things.

This shopkeeper, Marquis, was sent by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion to garrison Hanjia Village.

From now on, all the tasks of delivering banknotes and running errands to the capital will be assigned to Han Lao San by Manager Hou.

When Village Chief Han heard this, he thought it was a great thing that had happened to Han Lao San.

Han Laosan had always been clamoring to go out and explore the world, and this time he had a legitimate reason to go out.

Village Chief Han's face was full of smiles, and he was even more attentive in serving tea and water to the shopkeeper Hou.

Xu Miao carefully read Zhou Chenli's letter before looking up and asking Shopkeeper Hou, "Shopkeeper Hou, did the Duke give you the money to purchase the coal mine?"

Zhou Chenli mentioned in the letter that the emperor had already given him the first batch of money for purchasing the coal mine.

Zhou Chenli asked the shopkeeper Hou to give it to Xu Miao, and also instructed Xu Miao to take the first batch of money from the sale of the coal mine and go to find General Liu.

General Liu knew what to do about this matter, so he just asked Xu Miao to remember the quantity of coal sold.

When Manager Hou saw Xu Miao asking, he hurriedly took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket and handed it to Xu Miao.

"Miss Xu, this is the first payment the Duke gave me for the purchase of the coal mine. It's eighty thousand taels of silver. Count it and see if it's correct."

"The subsequent silver will be allocated to you from General Liu. The Duke has instructed us to just count the amount of coal sold to the military camp. General Liu will take care of everything else."

Village chief Han stood aside and heard that the Duke had sent Xu Miao 80,000 taels of silver notes all at once. This was only the first batch of payment for the goods, and there would be more to come!

Village Chief Han stood there, stunned for a moment.

Eighty thousand taels of silver! These words exploded in his mind like thunder, and like bright stars, illuminated his entire world.

This was a number he had never dared to imagine in his dreams, but now it was right in front of him.

If it weren't for this coal mine, he would never have dared to imagine how much eighty thousand taels of silver would be worth in his entire life!

In the past, people in the village relied on a few acres of thin land and some scattered skills to make a living, and they would worry about a few taels of silver until their hair turned white.

But now, these 80,000 taels of silver were like pie falling from the sky, making it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

Xu Miao put away the banknote and said to Shopkeeper Hou with a smile, "This banknote must be correct. Shopkeeper Hou, take a rest first. After you've rested, I'll take you to the coal mine to have a look."

Xu Miao and Village Chief Han settled Manager Hou in the house that Hanjia Village had specially repaired for him.

This house is near Village Chief Han's house, not far from Xu Miao's house and Village Chief Han's house.

After settling Shopkeeper Hou, Village Chief Han hurriedly asked Xu Miao, "Ah Miao, what did the Duke say in the letter? How will the money from the coal mine be divided among us?"

These days, they didn't know Zhou Chenli's specific arrangements, and they didn't dare to force the workers to dig coal.

Now, Shopkeeper Hou brought Zhou Chenli's letter, and Village Chief Han thought that the letter would definitely mention what they should do.

Xu Miao took out Zhou Chenli's letter and said to Village Chief Han, "Uncle Han, the Duke said that he would give Hanjia Village 30% of the silver from the coal mine sold, and he would make other arrangements for the remaining 70%."

"He also instructed us to send some of the profits from the coal mine to the government in Dingzhou City. It can be considered as a kind of benefit from the Dingguo Mansion to the government."

"The Duke is probably worried that the government might get jealous, so he wants us to take care of it."

When Village Chief Han heard Xu Miao say that Hanjia Village had 30% of the silver to be divided, he had already started to calculate in his mind.

This 30% of silver is a lot.

At first, Xu Miao and Village Chief Han thought that Zhou Chenli could give Hanjia Village 10% of the silver as a reward for their hard work.

Thirty percent is a huge sum of money.

"And more," Xu Miao continued, "Hanjia Village can mine this coal mine for five years. When that time is up, the imperial court will take it away. But the houses and facilities built by Hanjia Village will not be taken by the imperial court. They will still belong to Hanjia Village!"