"A super iron mine!"
Soon, the news of the discovery of a super iron mine in the southwest of Sichuan spread, and the whole city of Chang 'an was boiling again.
"It's the sum of all the iron reserves!"
"It's enough for the Mo Family to use for a hundred years!"
Such a large iron mine made everyone stunned. Iron was more and more widely used in the Tang dynasty, and this super iron mine was probably worth a fortune. Now that it was owned by Mo Jiazi, the Mo Family would not have to worry about the shortage of iron anymore.
"Not only will the Mo Family Village no longer lack iron, the Great Tang will no longer lack iron either."
"The Mo Family invented the secret skill of stainless steel, the Taoists discovered the secret skill of restoring iron, and the geography discovered the super iron mine. Now the iron produced by the Tang dynasty will not rust easily, and even if it does, it can be restored, and the loss of iron will be greatly reduced. Besides, the super iron mine and all the iron mines are constantly producing iron, so the Tang dynasty will have more and more iron in the future, and there will be no shortage of iron anymore."
Sure enough, as the news of the super iron ore came out, the craftsmen in Chang 'an cheered. This time, the fight between the Zhangsun Mansion and the Mo Family did not hurt the Mo Family's village. Instead, it made the craftsmen suffer. The sharp rise of the iron price doubled their cost, and some of them even stopped production directly. Now that the iron price had plummeted, the entire craftsmen heaved a sigh of relief. It could even be said that they were wild with joy. With the iron price plummeting, their cost would be reduced, and their products would be more competitive.
"It seems that I bought too early. According to this trend, the iron price will still fall." A blacksmith stamped his feet and regretted. When he saw the iron price fall to 70% of the price before the New Year, he thought it had reached the price limit, so he took out all his money to buy a large amount of iron. But he did not expect that Mo Jiazi still had a backup plan. The super iron mine was bound to drive the iron price down further.
"70% is already good enough. The Li Family's blacksmith shop bought the iron at the price before the New Year."
"Who do you think you are? What's worse is that the people who follow the iron trade will probably lose everything this time. "
The group of craftsmen gathered together and discussed animatedly. Back then, the iron trade was very popular and there were probably many people who wanted to follow suit. They wanted to make a small fortune, but who would have thought that Mo Jiazi would reverse the situation. What was even worse was that the price of iron had plummeted. Now, it was less than a quarter of its peak price.
"Serves you right. That's because you didn't believe in Mo Jiazi. Think about it, when has Mo Jiazi ever lost?" A young blacksmith said proudly.
The group of craftsmen nodded silently. Mo Jiazi's battle achievements had won everyone's admiration.
"The way I see it, the worst are still the iron shops!" A carpenter said with a laugh.
The group of craftsmen couldn't help but smile and reveal expressions of hatred for a common enemy. No matter when they bought iron, they could use it for themselves, but the loss of the iron trade was the benefit of the entire craftsmen. All the craftsmen were happy to see the iron trade suffer this time.
Sure enough, the iron trade was howling in grief. The appearance of the super iron mine was good for everyone, but for the iron trade, it was like a bolt from the blue. The most direct effect of the discovery of such a large iron mine was that the price of iron, which had been stabilized with great difficulty, plummeted once more. It had fallen below fifty percent of its peak price, and this wasn't even the lowest price.
"Could this be fake news deliberately released by Mo Jiazi?" The Huainan Dao mine owner was burning with anxiety and disbelief.
A mine owner shook his head and said, "No, if it was released by Mo Jiazi himself, we could still be suspicious. However, the news of the super iron mine was brought back by His Highness Emperor Wei from Sichuan. It can't be fake."
Li Tai was Emperor Wei, and the imperial family's reputation made it impossible for him to lie for Mo Jiazi. Not to mention, Li Tai was a master of geography, and finding ore veins was a professional for them. This news was beyond doubt.
"Who would have thought that Mo Jiazi would have two backup plans!" The Huainan Dao mine owner said regretfully.
All along, they had known that the Mo Jiazi was indifferent and had guessed that Mo Jiazi would have a backup plan. However, they hadn't thought that Mo Jiazi's backup plans would be more powerful than the one before. Any one of them could beat them, let alone two at the same time.
Now they recalled that they had vowed to make Mo Jiazi yield and hand over the secret skill of stainless steel. They couldn't help but feel that they had picked up a stone and smashed it on their own feet. They regretted it very much.
It was really a circle of karma and retribution. In order to build the new Sichuan Road, Mo Jiazi proposed to cast iron coins to raise money. As a result, the iron company seized the opportunity and made the Mo Family's village fall into the crisis of iron shortage. However, the Mo Family found a super iron mine in Sichuan, which completely solved the crisis of iron shortage.
"May I ask who is Mine Owner Liu?" Suddenly, a young boy's voice came, and then a boy walked into the Huainan Dao mine.
"I am." The Huainan Dao mine owner stood up slowly and frowned.
"I am Di Renjie, a disciple of Han Zheng in the court of the Mo Family's village. I am specially entrusted by the Mo Family's village to discuss the violation of the contract of the Huainan Dao mine owner Liu." Di Renjie said loudly.
Mine Owner Liu's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Merton, please have mercy on me! I was blinded by lard. I will send iron materials to the Mo Family's village at once. No, I will send iron materials to the Mo Family's village for free. "
According to the contract between the Huainan Dao mine and the Mo Family's village, once the contract was breached, the Huainan Dao mine owner would have to pay a high penalty. In order to besiege the Mo Family's village, the Huainan Dao mine had hoarded a large amount of iron materials and finally used up a lot of funds. There was no money left to compensate the Mo Family's village.
Di Renjie looked at the terrified Mine Owner Liu, but he didn't have any sympathy for him. He knew how much this person's breach of the contract had affected the Mo Family's village. If it were not for Mo Jiazi's excellent means, the Mo Family would have been ruined. Now he wanted to beg for mercy after his failure. What was the use of the law of the Tang dynasty?
"Once the contract is signed, it will be enforced by the law. Anyone who violates the contract will be punished, let alone Mine Owner Liu. If the Huainan Dao mine owner doesn't abide by the contract, I will see you in court." Di Renjie said and handed over a piece of paper.
Mine Owner Liu took the paper and read it. His face turned pale at once, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Di Renjie looked around and looked at the mine owners who gathered together. He said, "I have some papers here. I wonder if Mine Owner Ma and others are here."
As soon as Di Renjie finished his words, several mine owners suddenly became weak and fell to the ground.
"Young man, please escape from us!" A mine owner begged for mercy. If it were ordinary people who sued them, they would not be afraid because they were rich and powerful. However, this time it was the Mo Family's village who wanted to sue them. Besides, they had the evidence in black and white. What's more, they were the loser now, and no one would help them. This time, if they were not obedient, their family would be ruined.
"Legalists don't act based on emotion. They act according to the law. But since I am here instead of the government runners, it means that the Mo Family's village still wants to reconcile with you. You just need to pay according to the contract." Di Renjie said loudly.
"Reconcile! We are willing to reconcile with the Mo Family's village! But we don't have so much money now! "Mine Owner Huainan Dao mine said repeatedly.
"That's right! Please give us some time. "The mine owners smiled apologetically.
Di Renjie shook his head and said, "Although you don't have money, you have more valuable things, such as mines."
"What? The Mo Family's village wants to annex us?" The mine owners were shocked and looked at Di Renjie vigilantly.
Di Renjie shook his head and said, "No, I'm saving you. You have seen the iron price now. For a long time in the future, the iron output of the Tang dynasty will be far excessive, and the price will only go down. I'm afraid that it will be difficult for you to make money in the iron mine, not to mention that you have to bear so much debt. Today in the Tang dynasty, I'm afraid that only the Mo Family's village can afford to buy your mine at a good price."
Mine Owner Huainan Dao mine frowned and said, "With all due respect, the Mo Family's village already has the super iron mine in Sichuan. Why do you still insist on our small mine?"
Many mine owners came to their senses and looked at the young man in front of them suspiciously. If he hadn't taken away the contracts signed by the Mo Family's village and the major iron lines, they would have doubted that he was a liar.
Di Renjie had already expected this. He smiled and said, "Since you ask, I'll make it clear. Although the super iron mine reserves are amazing, it is located in the deep mountains and forests. It will take some time for it to be put into production, not to mention that the Sichuan Road is difficult to travel and transportation. I'm afraid that it will be several years later when the Sichuan Road is built. Otherwise, how can the Mo Family's village take a fancy to your barren iron mine?"
"In a few years, the iron price will continue to go down, and the debt will be high." The mine owners suddenly became nervous. There was not much time left for their iron line. Instead of that, they would rather sell it to the Mo Family's village at a good price.
"Of course, you can ask the Zhangsun Mansion for help. But by then, there will be no room for you and the Mo Family's village. We will meet in the court." Di Renjie said in a formal way.
The mine owners who breached the contract couldn't help sighing. The most unwise thing they did was to intervene in the battle between the Mo Family and the Zhangsun Mansion. Now they were the losers and could only accept the punishment. Suddenly, they couldn't help but lower their heads.
In the end, the mine owners who breached the contract could only accept the offer of the Mo Family's village. The Mo Family's village could buy the mine with full capital or accept the investment of the Mo Family's village.
"Welcome to the Mo Family's village." Di Renjie smiled knowingly.
The mine owners were relieved at once. They found that it was not a bad thing to join the Mo Family's village. At least, they didn't have to worry about the sales of their iron materials.
So far, the Mo Family's village had the super iron mine in the center of Sichuan, the Scrap Iron Mill, and the iron ore bought by the Mo Family's village. In a short time, the Mo Family's village owned 80% of the iron reserves of the Tang dynasty.
In a short time, the Mo Family's village owned 80% of the iron reserves of the Tang dynasty and became the iron industry of the Tang dynasty.
The Mo Family's village had mines! Capricious!
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