Chapter 11: Wang Family
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“Your Highness, all the coal briquettes and iron ore on the market in Qingzou City have been purchased by me. The Wang family said the next batch will take some time.”
The last cart of coal briquettes arrived at the Armory, and Chen Wenlong reported the situation to Xiao Ming.
“How much silver was spent in total?” Xiao Ming asked.
“Two hundred taels.”
Xiao Ming winced in pain, as if a piece of his flesh had been cut off. Back in his dormitory days, his nickname had been “Xiao the Miser.” “Why are coal briquettes and ore so expensive?”
Chen Wenlong forced a bitter smile, not daring to respond.
In his opinion, this was entirely Xiao Ming’s fault.
When Xiao Ming first arrived in his fiefdom, the esteemed Prince of Qi quickly mingled with the local aristocratic youths.
He spent his days carousing with these privileged young men, indulging in debauchery and bullying the common folk.
These aristocratic youths, knowing that Xiao Ming was not favored by the emperor and was short on funds, generously showered him with money, earning his favor.
However, their intentions were far from pure. Soon, the mining rights of Qingzhou’s mountains were sold to these aristocratic families at dirt-cheap prices by Xiao Ming.