Chapter 29: The End of the Father-in-Law
Zhou Kui really jumped up, "Twenty percent of the shares, what do you want? Five hundred taels is still acceptable!"

Wang An smiled slyly and said hastily, "It's a deal, but you have to pay first!"

Zhou Kui then realized that he had been tricked by Wang An and became angry.

Come to think of it, although there are countless mines in Xishan, a coal mine that can mine coal normally and has no downward trend in production will at least be sold for more than ten thousand taels, even if it is sold to a prodigal son of a noble family.

This is just the average output. The price of high output and abundant reserves will be even higher.

A 20% share would be at least two thousand taels of silver. It is obvious that someone like Zhou Kui would never agree to this.

However, selling the allicin extraction technology and coal briquette production technology for only 500 taels was actually a huge loss no matter how you looked at it.

But who can blame him for being the emperor's father-in-law, while Wang An is just the owner of a herbal medicine shop.

They didn't beat Wang An up and force him to hand him over right away because they were concerned that their son-in-law had just ascended the throne, so they didn't dare to use too harsh means.

Of course, if Wang An refused to accept the offer, the dozen or so servants he brought with him would not be just for show.

Wang An also knew this very well. Didn't he also want to be as decisive and fierce as the male protagonist in the time-travel novels he had read in his previous life?

The situation is stronger than people. Without the system's golden finger to support me, I have to live in fear and strive for limited benefits within the maximum scope.

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Just wait and see, I will use these five hundred taels to expand and become stronger and create greater glory!
When the time comes, I’ll find a way to deal with you!
But Zhou Kui was not stupid. He smiled and said, "The efficacy of the coal balls and secret medicine has not been verified yet. There is no reason to give them silver first."

"I'll give you half first, and the other half a month later."

Wang An was so angry that his nose was crooked. What a pity you idiot!

Moreover, it is still unclear whether you can get the final payment after a month.

So he shook his hand and said, "Give me four hundred taels first. If you don't agree to this deal, forget it."

Immediately, a servant jumped out, baring his teeth and looking as if he was about to bite someone.

Wang An was startled, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "I can't learn these two skills just by saying it. The father-in-law will definitely ask me to personally guide the craftsmen, right?"

Zhou Kui sucked his teeth with his tongue and waved his hands distressedly: "Three hundred and fifty, forget it if it doesn't work."

As soon as these words were spoken, several servants grinned with ill intent.

If you don’t know, you might think it’s a new breed in the dog world.

Wang An knew that this was the biggest concession he could get from Zhou Kui, so he nodded and agreed to the deal.

Carrying the heavy silver bag, Wang An opened it and took a look. There were both gold and silver silver inside.

It’s not that Zhou Kui suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and puts gold into the silver bag without realizing it.

It is just because in ancient times, apart from official silver, the quality and purity of silver circulated among the people varied.

The good ones are naturally 90% silver, while the bad ones are 70% to 80% or even 50%.

The purity varies and the color is different.

Fortunately, Wang An had been the owner of a herbal medicine shop for more than half a year, and he had developed the ability to judge the quality of the goods, so he did not let Zhou Kui take too much advantage.

I estimate that after conversion, there are still about 320 or 330 taels of pure gold.

"Damn it, earn so much money to buy a coffin!"

Looking at Zhou Kui's receding back, Wang An cursed.

I don't think I am a nobody. After all, although Zhou Kui lived until the Qing Dynasty, he died in poverty in the end and didn't even have a coffin.

Wang An felt that this was a kind reminder, even though Zhou Kui couldn't hear it.

…………Returning to the father-in-law’s residence, Zhou Kui felt both happy and distressed.

Zhou Kui was happy that he could see the benefits that honeycomb coal and allicin could bring, but he was sad that he had to spend more than three hundred taels of silver for the sake of considering the influence of the emperor's son-in-law.

This money could have been saved, but Zhou Kui silently recorded the account on Chongzhen and secretly decided that he would make a fortune by taking advantage of his status as the father-in-law of the emperor, as compensation from his son-in-law.

Although Zhou Kui was born into a family of students, commonly known as a scholar, he did not have the arrogance of a scholar at all.

On the contrary, before he became rich, he roamed the streets, cured people's illnesses, and told fortunes for others. Of course, he was just cheating people and had no real skills, but he had developed a keen business eye, was a master at speculation, and could seize every opportunity to make a fortune.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have made a fortune just by being the father-in-law of the emperor for more than a decade.

When Li Zicheng was looting, he seized 570,000 taels of silver (some say 800,000 taels). This was just the silver, not including the fields, real estate, shops, coal mines, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold, etc.

All in all, there is always a fortune of one or two million.

You should know that at the end of Chongzhen's reign, the annual fiscal revenue was 4 million taels.

It is no exaggeration to say that the father-in-law is as rich as a country.

After making up his mind, Zhou Kui picked up his teacup and began to think, what is the price of allicin? How many copper coins does honeycomb coal cost?
Just as he was enjoying the business blueprint with great anticipation, a quarrel suddenly broke out in the yard.

"Do you know where this is? This is the father-in-law's residence. You are blind!"

"Get out of here if you know what's best for you, or else... ah!"

"How dare you hit someone!"

After a while, several servants tumbled in in a panic, saying, "Master, something bad has happened. I don't know what's wrong with Luosha from the Jinyiwei. He wants to arrest you and beat up our people!"

"Wuwuwu, please help me, sir!"

"Master, I am the father-in-law of the emperor. Who dares to arrest me?" Zhou Kui slammed the table and stood up.

At this time, a group of factory guards rushed in through the courtyard gate, including both imperial guards wearing flying fish uniforms and their subordinate strongmen.

The leader held a sword in his hand and sneered, "Come here, take down the prisoner Zhou Kui!"

"promise!"

Several Jinyiwei clasped their fists and accepted the order, then stepped forward and pressed Zhou Kui on the table with his backhand.

When several servants saw that the Jinyiwei actually did not take the emperor's father-in-law seriously at all, they were so scared that they trembled.

"What are you doing!" Zhou Kui saw that the other party was serious, and he began to get scared. "Zheng Shiyi, don't think that you can be so arrogant just because Wei Zhongxian revived your factory guards. The emperor is my son-in-law!"

Zheng Shiyi walked up to Zhou Kui with a smile, slapped the imperial edict and said, "Father-in-law, look carefully, isn't it your son-in-law, the Emperor, who asked us to arrest you?"

"This... this is impossible, there must be some misunderstanding!" Zhou Kui struggled hard, "Let me go, I want to see the emperor, I want to see my daughter!"

Zheng Shiyi just said coldly: "If the father-in-law wants to see the emperor and the empress, I'm afraid he can only wait until the emperor visits the prison!"

After saying this, he waved his hand and shouted, "Take the traitor Zhou Kui to the imperial prison and wait for your punishment!"

"promise!"

"Li Shi, listen up, confiscate all the property of the Zhou Mansion, don't let go of a single penny!"

"promise!"

He watched as the Jinyiwei warriors in front of him methodically drove away the Zhou family members, interrogated them about the whereabouts of their property, and carefully searched for gold, silver and valuables in the house.

(End of this chapter)