he village. I beg you to punish him, Your Honor. I am sincere in my request."Two consecutive pieces of silver, that's twenty taels!Even an ordinary family would struggle to save this much money in a l..."Coal"

Li Yuyao curiously looked at the black stone.

"Can this black stone really be used to start a fire"

She looked at Yang Lin.

This was the first time she had heard the strange name "coal".

The rest of them all looked curious too.

"Yes! I can make a fire!"

Yang Lin was very excited.

He could be sure, this was coal! And the glossiness was high, the quality was quite good as well.

In Yang Lin's original memory, there was no such thing as coal in this world.

It is not that it doesn't exist, but coal mines are generally deep underground. Currently, Dayi also lacks mature mining technology, so no one knows about it, let alone its application.

But since the bandits could get coal blocks, it means there's a high probability that an open-pit coal mine exists nearby!

As an engineer, Yang Lin understands the importance of coal too well!

Coal is the downstream product of the steel industry and the source of industry.

Let's not talk about things far away. Just take his ironworks, after pounding for so long, he only managed to hammer out wrought iron.

If you want to smelt steel, the temperature is not up to standard. The main reason is that there is no coal.

"Where did you find it" Yang Lin asked hurriedly.

“Oh, it was found on a bandit. I thought it was strange, how could anyone carry stones He said this black stone can leave black marks on other stones, they use it to mark things and also start fires,” Zhong Tao said.

"Hurry, go take a look!"

Yang Lin quickly led his men to find the bandit and inquire about the coal.

Seeing Yang Lin care so much about this black stone, the bandit also unleashed his survival instinct and told everything he knew about it in detail.

After hearing the bandit's account, Yang Lin was even more delighted!

These bandits came from Old Black Mountain, twenty miles away.

Laohēishan, as its name suggests, is a pitch-black stone mountain. However, the entire mountain is not made of coal.

According to him, most of the mountain was composed of black rocks that couldn't be burned. These burnable black rocks were only found in a depression at the back of the mountain slope, and they were everywhere!

"You don't have to die."

Yang Lin let out a long sigh and said.

According to the bandit's description, it really was an open-pit coal mine.

Open-pit coal mines are simply a blessing from heaven.

The bandit was overjoyed as if granted amnesty!

However, Zhong Tao and others didn't seem to understand.

Isn't it just a kind of stone that can be burned There are plenty of trees on the mountain. Even if the stone can be used to start a fire, it's just a stone. Could it be as good as wood for burning

"Brother Zhong, leave five people here to guard them. You take the rest to the back mountain and bring everyone back!"

"Let everyone come here! I have something important to tell you all!" Yang Lin said solemnly.

Zhong Tao hurried to leave.

>More than half an hour later, the villagers finally returned cautiously.

As more and more people gathered at Yang Lin's doorstep, they were all shocked to see bandits tied up in the trees nearby.

When they first heard that Yang Lin had captured the bandits, they didn't believe it.

Who wouldn't be astonished by what they see with their own eyes right now

That's a bandit! In the past, they would have run away as fast as they could when seen. Now, they were actually captured alive

At this moment, the villagers looked at Yang Lin with admiration in their eyes, in addition to gratitude.

"Oh my goodness!"

Zhao Fugui ran over from afar, and when he saw the scene before him, his eyes widened in astonishment.

"You actually wiped out the bandits"

Zhao Fugui swallowed hard. He really couldn't imagine how Yang Lin had done it.

Wang Tiezhu had also found his father and told him what had happened.

Old Wang, after hearing this, immediately kicked Tiezhu twice, his eyes filled with tears as he scolded: “You child, why are you so thoughtless! Is a chicken more important, or your life”

After finishing his scolding, Lao Wang hurriedly led Tiezhu to kowtow to Yang Lin.

"Tie Zhu, you owe your life to Yang Lin. Bow down to him and show your gratitude!"

Tie Zhu didn't hesitate, he stepped forward and hammered Yang Lin repeatedly, his forehead turned red from the blows.

"Yang Lin, thanks to you, from now on, my life, Lao Wang's, belongs to you!" Lao Wang said with choked sobs.

They are all just ordinary farmers, they can't express themselves well, but every word they say comes from the heart.

"Uncle Wang, don't be polite. We are all neighbors. How could I just ignore this kind of thing"

Raising the iron pillar, Yang Lin saw that most of the villagers had arrived. He climbed onto a large rock and, looking at their curious gazes, cleared his throat.

"I believe everyone knows that there have been quite a few things happening these past two days."

"The day before yesterday, my tofu shop was smashed. Yesterday, Liu's family sent people to kill me. And today, bandits came... It's really one disaster after another!"

"However, I'm excited to announce some good news!"

"I guarantee that everyone who hears this will be happy!"

Yang Lin smiled and looked at the villagers.

Everyone stared blankly at Yang Lin. They really couldn't think of anything good that could possibly happen.

"The first thing, Liu the landlord's land deeds, are all in my hands now!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the originally quiet villagers erupted in an uproar.

Everyone stared in shock at Yang Lin.

Although I don't know how Liu landlord's land ended up in Yang Lin's hands, but if this is true, it proves one thing!

The new landlords of Koushan Village have arrived!

A look of apprehension now flickered in the eyes of those who looked upon Yang Lin.

Yang Lin gave a faint smile: "Aren't you all wondering if I, Yang Lin, am going to be the host here"

"No!"

"Today, in front of everyone, I Yang Lin can clearly tell you all, I am not the host!"

"I, Yang Lin, have a way of making money and I will never suck the blood out of everyone!"

"Therefore, I will divide these lands among all of you!"

As soon as Yang Lin said this, all the women behind him stared at him in disbelief, dumbfounded.

Where are you from

That's over two thousand mu! Worth several thousand taels of silver!

The villagers were also completely shocked.

Especially those who sold their land and were only able to work as tenants on the landlord's land, their eyes were now filled with tears.

Unless forced to, who would sell their land

And once the land is sold, not only will this generation be lost, but also all future generations will be doomed forever!

As for getting back their own land

No one dared to imagine!

A piece of land sold to the landlord for one or two silver coins, would cost at least five or ten silver coins to buy back.

They may become tenants, working for the landowner and struggling to even eat. How could they possibly save enough money to buy back their land

As for the division method, it's very simple. Originally, whoever owned the land gets it back.

Of course, I can't just give this place away for free.

"When you sold it to Landlord Liu, how much did you sell it for Just redeem it for that amount."

"If you have no money, you can work to pay off your debt."

"From today onwards, the fields belong to you!"

From now on, you won't have to pay rent or taxes. All the harvests will belong to you!

After Yang Lin finished speaking, the villagers erupted in excitement once more.toreroom. Furthermore, everyone was armed with a sword, claiming it was for tax collection, but it was clearly a ploy to kill!However, events soon took an unexpected turn.After entering the village,...