Laruk had heard of Huairen's foolery, and had also verified from what Amu had seen and heard in Chengdu Mansion that it was possible to make a lot of money by planting fairy fruits, but Nurwanke heard about it for the first time, and couldn't help but ask: "What Lord Yang said, is it more profitable to plant this fruit called fairy fruit than opening a mine?" ”

Since he himself has spoken about mining on his own, Yang Huairen can also persuade him to stop mining and release the villagers who have been taken back from other Zimo.

Instead of answering him directly, he asked, "What Nurwanzmo said about mining, but the copper ore that was mined?" ”

Nurwan nodded proudly, "Yes, I, Nurwanzmo, have been blessed by the heavens, and in my territory, I have found a copper mine, and this copper mine, for the next hundred years, can always bring us a great fortune every year for Nurwan." ”

Yang Huairen smiled, "Wealth? How much? Is it five thousand taels of silver a year? ”

Nurwan was shocked when he heard this, how did Yang Huairen know so clearly, and even reported the income of his family's copper mine from the sale of copper ore for a year.

In fact, Yang Huairen had already connected with his own soldiers on the way from Laluk's house to Nurwanjia, many of them were from internal guards, and they had already figured out some details of Nurwanzmo and the copper mines he mined in advance when Xiao Qi contacted them.

"This ...... How did the benefactor know? ”

Yang Huairen said, "In fact, it is not a big secret that Nurwanzimo mines copper ore in the territory, you spend a lot of manpower and resources, and you have to sell the ore to the Han people, how much money you can make in a year, naturally it is not difficult to calculate." ”

Nurwan was silent, but Larouk thought to himself that you used so many of my people, maybe the main force of the mine was from me, but you promised to give me five hundred taels of silver as the wages of the employer, and you Nurwan also said that I slammed the door, and you are black enough.

These five thousand taels of silver are in the mountains, even if it is a Zimo opinion, it is a huge income, but in Yang Huairen's eyes, it is really not worth mentioning.

"Nurwanzimo, let me say something you don't like to hear, you opened a copper mine, and you only earn so much silver in a year, I don't know whether to call you shrewd or stupid?"

Nurwan's face was a little ugly, and he said in his heart that you are a county prince of the Great Song Dynasty, and you naturally have a wide financial road, but if the Yi people in our mountains want to make real money, it is very difficult, and it is already very good to have such a business.

What Yang Huairen thinks is that under the special background of this era, even if copper ore is found in the mountains, it is not the kind of deep well rich ore, but a shallow surface mine, a poor mine, which cannot be sold at a good price.

Copper ore is mined, but it is sold directly after a simple washing and filtration, and the mining and transportation are limited by the technical conditions at that time, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the cost is high, so it sounds like mining is very profitable, but in fact, it is just that Nurwan earns money in his pocket.

Moreover, he sold the ore to the Han people, and the Han merchants also had to go through the smelting process before they could really turn the ore into copper and money.

Another point is that the profits of those Han merchants from smelting and selling copper are the main source of money, and Nurwan, who opened the mine, belongs to the downstream raw material suppliers in the entire business chain, and the ore is only one-tenth of all profits from being mined to being turned into copper ingots or copper products sold in exchange for money.

Yang Huairen told Nurwan about his theory again, which made Nurwan feel even more embarrassed.

Yang Huairen comforted him and said, "The business of mining is as you think, under the existing conditions, it is also a way for you to make money, but you have to pay too much for this, which is a bit uneconomical."

Just like the relationship between you and La Ruqu Zmo, it will only get more and more stiff, and even if you make some money, in the end, your imaginary wish to leave a fortune for your precious daughter and let her live a worry-free life will not be realized.

Do you think that you have offended the surrounding Zimo and the people in the mountains, and your daughter has inherited your Zimo's position, will you really be happy?

In addition, the natural environment in this mountain is beautiful, which is a good condition for your Yi people to grow and reproduce, but if you open a mine, it will inevitably destroy a large area of mountain forest, and the originally beautiful natural environment will also be damaged.

Even the children in a small mountain village in the Larrouk department that I met a few days ago know that you can't cut down trees close to the village when cutting firewood, in order to conserve water and soil, so that the mudslides brought by flash floods will not destroy the houses and fields in the village during the rainy season.

This mountain, this mountain forest, comes from the inheritance of your ancestors, what you have to do is to continue to pass on these beautiful mountains and forests, otherwise if you open a mine, others will follow suit, then these mountains will not become barren mountains in the future? How will your children and grandchildren survive then? ”

Although Nurwan didn't know the word environmental protection, he understood the meaning of Yang Huairen's words, and there was a guilty expression on his face.

Yang Huairen patted his thick shoulder, "Therefore, relying on the mountain to eat the mountain is not to destroy this mountain, there are more ways to use these natural resources to create more wealth, so that the clansmen and all the people can live a good life, so that you can get greater support." ”

Nurwan raised his head and said firmly, "What the benefactor said is so right, I, Nurwan, have decided, I will listen to you, and follow you to plant that fairy fruit!" ”

Yang Huairen nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it's good." What I want to tell you is that growing these new vegetables is definitely more profitable than opening mines. ”

Hearing such words, Laruk and Nurwan suddenly felt that their hearts were open, as for Yang Huairen's deliberate concealment of his identity before, they didn't care so much, and judging from his identity and ability, it must not be a big deal to say such a thing.

Nurwan and Larouk looked at each other again, this time their eyes were no longer disdainful and doubtful, but full of confidence, as if they had both begun to understand the truth of "cooperation is a win-win situation" expressed by Yang Huairen, and saw the scene of creating a better future together because of cooperation.

They said in unison as if they had discussed, "The two of us will listen to our benefactors, grow vegetables together and make money, so that our people can live a better life!" ”