met free Chapter 761 Hush Money
Chapter 761 Hush Money
The reason Lin Ping and Zhu Xiaoji became friends was because they shared the same bad taste.
Not only do they enjoy spending money recklessly, they also love making money. As for things like benefiting the people, they're probably completely out of the question.
"I'll go back right away and order people to ramp up production," Zhu Xiaoji said excitedly, not wanting to wait even a second longer.
It's late autumn now, and the weather is bitterly cold, making it the perfect time to sell glass. Zhu Xiaoji doesn't want to miss out.
Bang!
With a sharp crack, the glass shattered into pieces by Lin Ping, startling Zhu Xiaoji.
"Brother Lin, what do you mean by this?" Zhu Xiaoji was puzzled. Glass was their best commodity for making a fortune, and it shouldn't be wasted like this.
"Brother Ping, haven't you realized yet? Glass is fragile and not suitable for long-distance transportation. We need to carry out production within Shuntian Prefecture," Lin Ping explained.
In ancient times, there were no modern highways. Even the wide official roads were somewhat rugged and uneven, making them unsuitable for transporting glass.
The best solution was not to improve transportation efficiency, but to carry out production within Shuntian Prefecture.
"Brother Lin, do you mean we're going to set up a workshop here?" Zhu Xiaoji became more and more excited as he thought about it; this was going to be a big deal.
The other party shook his head: "In the coming period, we will be selling all kinds of goods in Shuntian Prefecture, which has already affected the interests of many wealthy merchants. If we build our own workshops, it may incur the dissatisfaction of the imperial court."
Leave room for maneuver in all things, so that you may meet again in the future.
Lin Ping can make money in Shuntian Prefecture, but he can't drive everyone to despair.
If he were to amass all the wealth in the world, it would be disastrous, unless he became the son-in-law of the Great Ye Dynasty…
"You don't need to worry about the workshop; I'll take care of everything. For now, this place is only for storing raw materials," Lin Ping continued.
Zhu Xiaoji also understood this principle and couldn't help but admire Lin Ping's steady approach to things.
“But firing glass requires extremely high temperatures, and ordinary charcoal fires can’t meet the requirements. I don’t have many coal briquettes left.” Lin Ping shook his head, wishing he could immediately go and mine coal from the coal mines in Shanxi.
Before he has absolute wealth and power, he cannot buy a mountain stronghold in the Daye Dynasty, otherwise people will easily misunderstand that he wants to become a mountain king.
"Has no coal been mined in Xuzhou yet?" Lin Ping asked anxiously.
As a qualified time traveler, Lin Ping has some knowledge of economics.
Even though gold and silver are hard currencies, they are merely a medium of exchange and have no real value.
In other words, even though Lin Ping was incredibly wealthy, possessing mountains of gold and silver, he was merely aggregating the wealth of other rich merchants; he hadn't truly increased the wealth of society. Ordinary people still had no food and no firewood.
To gain real wealth, we must increase productivity, increase food production, and extract underground energy resources.
Therefore, Lin Ping had already devised a three-step method for mining.
The first step is to mine rock salt and earn some wealth.
They then used this wealth to buy oil mines and earn even more wealth.
That's what it looks like now.
The final step was to buy coal mines in Shanxi to completely solve the ancient energy problem.
Of course, with current mining technology, it's impossible to deplete all the resources underground, so he doesn't need to worry about energy depletion.
If that's the case, Lin Ping wouldn't mind taking over all the oil fields in the Middle East.
He thought the second and third steps would connect perfectly, but that wasn't the case.
Coal had become an essential way for him to make money, and he needed to obtain some coal in advance, so he added another step before the third step.
Fortunately, he became a great general and won over Mu Yanran, gaining supreme power in the Wu Kingdom, which enabled him to mine the coal mines in Xuzhou.
Zhu Xiaoji shook his head. "We've dug to a depth of over a hundred feet, but we still haven't found the coal mine you're looking for."
"Keep digging, we'll find it eventually," Lin Ping said firmly.
He had seen the situation in Xuzhou; the coal was mostly buried four or five hundred meters below the surface. Compared to the open-pit coal mines in Shanxi, it was much more difficult.
He wouldn't have gone to Xuzhou to mine coal if he hadn't been so eager to acquire a batch of coal mines.
After discussing their lofty ambitions, Zhu Xiaoji suddenly changed the subject.
"Brother Lin, when do you plan to marry that Miss Meng?" Zhu Xiaoji asked gossipily.
"Huh?" Lin Ping was taken aback. He had never mentioned Meng Qingge to Zhu Xiaoji, let alone the fact that the two were betrothed since childhood.
"Stop pretending. I've been bored these past few days and I've been gathering some information. You've helped the Meng family quite a bit, all for the sake of that young lady from the Meng family," Zhu Xiaoji said with a sly smile.
Zhu Xiaoji wasn't stupid; of course he knew Qingfeng Tower's purpose in helping the Meng family, and it must be related to Lin Ping.
"Hehe..." Lin Ping chuckled innocently, "Let me ask you, what would happen if Linglong found out about this?"
"You will be dismissed from your position as Grand General," Zhu Xiaoji nodded with unwavering conviction.
"What if my wife finds out?" Lin Ping continued to ask.
"I'm afraid she'll be beaten to death, after all, the princess has a volatile temper," Zhu Xiaoji said, stroking his stunted beard.
Lin Ping's question implied a sense of submission, clearly indicating that he had been caught red-handed.
"So what are some ways I can prevent this from getting out?" Lin Ping's laughter gradually turned eerie.
"Of course, it's hush money." Zhu Xiaoji patted his chest, meaning, I won't ask for more.
Lin Ping shook his head, his gaze sharp as frost. "They can even kill to silence witnesses!"
Zhu Xiaoji was immediately terrified. He knew Lin Ping was ruthless and regretted using this as a blackmail.
"Huh? What did I just say? Is there a Meng family in Shuntian Prefecture? How come I didn't know?" Zhu Xiaoji scratched his head, his expression very serious.
"I don't know if the Meng family exists, but if this matter is leaked, you will be held responsible!" Lin Ping said coldly.
Zhu Xiaoji felt a chill and never dared to bring up the topic again, or even allow others to mention it.
After nightfall, Lin Ping chose the most luxurious room. This wasn't a case of someone taking over someone else's place; the department store originally belonged to him.
"I wonder if that woman is still heartbroken." Lying in bed, Lin Ping gazed out the window, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
Although his reasons for leaving were reasonable, it would still make the other person sad, upset, and even feel extremely guilty.
Lin Ping felt even more heartbroken when he thought about the slap Huang Jiayu had given him.
But he couldn't go back, lest he put the Meng family in danger.
Men need to be ruthless in their actions, including towards themselves.
Although there's no cute little girl to keep him company, he still has his eighth brother. Shake hands and make peace, okay?
Inside the Meng residence, the lights were on, but it wasn't particularly lively; the lights were left on for Meng Qingge.
After Lin Ping left, she stood blankly beside the thick stack of account books, as if she had lost her soul.
Perhaps she was exhausted, Meng Qingge returned to her room like a walking corpse, and took out a stack of envelopes hidden in a box. They were replies from the young master of Wu Kingdom.
"I'm sorry..." Meng Qingge muttered to herself as she burned each envelope, her mind filled with Lin Ping's image. Unconsciously, she had become inseparable from Lin Ping.