Chapter 403 A recipe for trouble Ⅲ
Li He had documented Zhu Qiang's affairs, intending to hand them over to Zhou Ge or the crown prince of Shaowen Kingdom when the opportunity arose. How they would be investigated in the future was beyond their concern. Li He next destination was a bit farther, Jinshan Prefecture, northwest of Hongshi Prefecture. As its name suggested, there were gold mines outside the prefecture city, and not just one. Hence, the land was quite wealthy. Needless to say about the city, the prefecture governor, Xiao Dongshan, was a local. Besides mining gold for the Shaowen Kingdom to mint coins, he owned a mine himself, making him virtually the richest man in the area. The wealthy families in the city were worth tens or even hundreds of times more than those in ordinary cities. Local small merchants could earn rewards in a day that were equivalent to half a month's earnings for others. With a royal decree for gold mining, the wages earned by everyone involved were sufficient for other craftsmen to live on for years. Liv
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