Henry wasn't exactly ecstatic about the discovery of the silver mine, but he was quite pleased. For his fiefdom, it was undoubtedly a good start.
Once he had industry and production, he could start to snowball things step by step.
Henry immediately summoned Claude to draft detailed legal documents clarifying ownership of the silver mine. The moment the imperial office was established, it would be officially recorded.
'The emperor granting you a tax exemption is one thing, but harboring thoughts of tax evasion is another entirely.'
Next, the experts who had been left behind to conduct the survey requested a batch of serfs to act as laborers.
The direction and depth of the veins, as well as the quality of the ore, all needed to be determined. They had to map the mining area, marking the location of the veins and the planned sequence of excavation.
