Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Chapter 790 - 790 698 This is Our Mine (Seeking monthly

?Chapter 790: Chapter 698: This is Our Mine! (Seeking monthly tickets at month-end) Chapter 790: Chapter 698: This is Our Mine! (Seeking monthly tickets at month-end) “Damn bastards, don’t even think about taking our mine!”

Beside the stone water trough on the east side of Chebiny Town, the old miner Wicha raised his gun and fired at the Austrian soldiers wearing gray-white military uniforms in the distance.

He had been a miner for over 20 years and never thought he would one day take to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

But he and his fellow workers were doing exceptionally well.

It had been more than half a month since the Austrian Army entered Krakow, and still, a significant part of Chebiny Town remained in the hands of Umyan Mining Company.

If anyone doubted the fighting will of these armed miners, reality would surely slap them hard across the face.

In fact, the miners were even more determined to defend Krakow than the military.

Previously, they could barely maintain a subsistence living, and if they fell sick or got injured, their families would go hungry.

But after the French investors brought in the most advanced steam engines, the silver mine’s output increased manifold, and their wages rose substantially. The mine also provided decent benefits.

Now, not only were they free from worrying about food and drink, but they also managed to eat meat two or three times a week, and new clothes and furniture were no longer just a fantasy.

Had they always been suffering, it might have been acceptable, but once people taste the sweet life, they would rather die than go back to the past.

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