Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 31 I heard there will be a murder tomorrow?
"indeed so."

This information was spoken by Cao Zhengchun, so naturally he was the one to answer it.

Seeing that Concubine De heard what she wanted to hear, the other two also shut their mouths tacitly. But in their hearts they were secretly annoyed that they had neglected to inquire and collect information in the past.

"What kind of mine is it?"

Li An asked, and then stared at Cao Zhengchun with dissatisfaction, "Are you a toothpaste?" He asked one question after another, "Tell me everything in detail."

"To answer your Majesty, it is iron ore!"

"iron ore!?"

Li An's expression changed.

During the feudal dynasties, due to different demands, mines were divided into metal mines, non-metal mines, coal mines, salt mines, etc.

As far as Li An knows, in the ancient times, people were allowed to collect cinnabar, coal, lime, jade, etc., but they would never include metal minerals such as iron ore, silver, copper, tin, etc.
Not only will it be strictly controlled, but iron ore is a state monopoly!
From the tone of voice, this Minister of War actually owns a private iron mine?
Who will die if you don’t die?
We are helping His Majesty and sharing the country's worries!
Cao Zhengchun lowered his eyelids slightly and continued to speak: "It is a coincidence that this matter can be regarded as an interesting matter, and it is also known to all the people in the capital."

"Around the Dragon Boat Festival last year, the eldest son of the Rong family gambled for a few days at the Hongyuntang Casino, but in the end he almost lost all his pants. He had no choice but to use a large piece of land including the Xishan in the suburbs of Beijing as capital to repay his gambling debts."

"In this case, the West Mountain will be in the hands of the Wang family."

"It caused quite a stir at the time. I don't know if it was because Lord Wang Lin was very lucky, but when the servants in the mansion were counting the assets in Xishan, they unexpectedly discovered a large amount of iron ore on this land, and they have been mining it ever since."

Several people remained silent as they listened to Cao Zhengchun's story.

There were too many points to complain about, and Li An didn't even want to complain. Seeing that it was getting late, Doudou was afraid that he would come back, so he picked up the key points and asked, "Wait a moment, who is this young master of the Rong family?"

"The son of a wealthy businessman."

Cao Zhengchun knew a lot about this matter. He was in charge of the manor land, and he knew the land owned by each family in Shangjing City in detail. "Although the eldest young master of the Rong family lost a lot, there are not many good farmlands in the West Mountain area, and the value is not high. But the owner of the Hongyuntang gambling house reluctantly accepted the gambling money for the sake of the other party's father, and the two were considered even."

Li An did not dwell too much on the identity of the eldest son of the Rong family. He was limited by the previous level of the original owner, but he was curious about the iron mine.

“Can iron ore be mined privately?”

Cao Zhengchun expressed his doubts with clear and silly eyes, blinking cutely.

Why does your Majesty ask this?

vomit~
Ang Lee shifted his gaze slightly, probably realizing that there might not be such a concept here. Isn't this his chance?
"This is treating everyone in the world as fools!"

There was anger in his tone, and Li An slammed the table.

The teacup on it jumped a little, and a little amber tea in the cup spilled out.

"Who is so bold as to anger my beloved concubine and treat her as a fool?"

Zhan Doudou walked slowly towards them, with a step that showed no regard for his relatives. Gao Zhongxian, who was behind him, almost put his head into the ground, thinking carefully about why there was not even a crack on the ground of Yonghe Palace.
"His Majesty."

Li An stood up and bowed, then sat back on the cushioned chair at the little emperor's gesture.

An arm was wrapped around his waist, causing Li An to take a deep breath and look at Zhan Doudou in surprise.

Zhan Doudou sat down beside him and calmly asked the reason, saying, "Tell me, who did something wrong to make my beloved concubine unhappy? I will definitely punish them severely."

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I am currently handling some matters."

Zhao Gao and the other two lying on the ground lowered their heads even lower.
Sweat has soaked my back.

"All three of you, get up and tell His Majesty the situation in detail." Li An glanced at Gao Zhongxian, took a sip of tea slowly, and stopped moving.

Gao Zhongxian understood, bowed to the little emperor and walked out of the palace. After Zhan Doudou understood the details of what happened, he looked at Li An thoughtfully, and his meaning was also very clear. He wanted to hear how his beloved concubine planned to deal with it?

"I think your majesty will understand."

Li An placed the teacup on the table. Zhao Gao immediately stepped forward to fill it up, then turned around and served tea to the little emperor.

"How can there be so many coincidences in this world?"

"I don't even need to ask around to know that this Rong family's eldest young master never had any gambling addiction before. How could the son of a wealthy businessman who could maneuver between the various mansions in Shangjing City be such a fool?"

What he meant was that the Rong family was giving benefits to Wang Lin in this way!

Wang Lin had been in Beijing for three years and had served as the Minister of War for three years.

He was truly familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of War and completely controlled them, and established a firm foothold in Shangjing, probably around the time he joined Shangshan Hu. It just so happened that the Rong family sent the benefits during the Dragon Boat Festival last year, and then the servants of the Wang Mansion happened to discover the mineral deposits.
Doesn’t this series of coincidences make everyone in the world look like fools?

A general holding military power is already feared by the royal family, what if there is also a Minister of War who controls iron ore?
Zhan Doudou has his own judgment and considerations in his mind.

"Huatian."

"The slave is here!"

Li An said: "I heard that there will be a murder at the Xishan Mine tomorrow?"

"This"

Yu Huatian looked up in shock, first looking at Empress Defei stupidly, then turned his gaze to the little emperor, observing her reaction.
My queen!
Can these things be said in front of Your Majesty?
Since you are the Defei, maybe it will be okay, but I can’t say for us!
After a long time, when he saw that Zhan Doudou didn't show any abnormality, he finally had a new understanding of Li Ang's importance in his heart.

"What's wrong? Can't you hear what Concubine De said?" Zhan Doudou frowned and asked earnestly.

Yu Huatian: Don’t cue! I understand!
"I just heard about this, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty is so sharp-eyed that she saw the problem at Xishan Mine at a glance!" Yu Huatian clasped his hands together, speaking righteously, his expression becoming more and more excited, "The man who was killed was the manager of Xishan Mine."

"Ok?"

The voice squeezed out of Li An's throat, as if he was amazed at the richness of the tea in his hand. Yu Huatian immediately changed his words and said, "I remembered it wrong! The person who was killed was actually a deacon."

There was no sound.

This time it seems that I have grasped it correctly. "Yes! It is a mine steward! This man is corrupt and treats human life as worthless. He does not regard the miners as human beings and often beats and scolds them. In my opinion, although he deserves to be put to death, he must not be allowed to go unpunished!"

"It's better for the dead to be as you said"

Li An nodded with satisfaction, thinking that this young man was indeed teachable. "Go and do your work."

After Yu Huatian got up and left, Li An asked Cao Zhengchun, "Master Wang is still running a casino? I don't know about this, and I don't know what new tricks this casino has."

Cao Zhengchun's face turned pale at this time. He listened to the empress asking about the casino. After weighing the pros and cons, he still remained silent.

Li An knew in his heart that although this world was different from ancient China in some details, officials were reluctant to open these places for profit.

This is not a good thing to say out loud, as it may be suspected of competing with the people for profit and will not benefit the reputation of the officials.

The second reason is to despise the imperial power and disrespect the emperor: What? Is the imperial salary not enough for you to spend? Do you want to open a casino to earn a living?
Most people try to avoid this as much as possible. Even if they set up a business, they would register it with distant relatives or servants and try their best to distance themselves from it. Although everyone knows that it is your family's business, people must be low-key, and officials even more so!

Seeing that Cao Zhengchun didn't answer, Zhan Doudou became impatient. He stiffened his neck, tilted his head, and shouted sternly:

"Say!"

(End of this chapter)