The last time Zhang Guoquan went down the mine, he only had a general glance at the situation underground. He didn't know the specific distribution and operation matters.

During this period of time, I held books to acquire relevant knowledge about coal mines. But after all, it is theoretical knowledge. Theory must be combined with practice to play a better role.

The cage landed on the ground. According to Ryoko, there was a depth of about five hundred meters from the top of the well to the bottom of the well, which was much deeper than he had previously expected.

Yangjiazhuang Coal Mining Area originally had only one mining area. Later, in order to expand production and when there were sufficient personnel, another mining area was added. It is now divided into No. 1 Mining Area and No. 2 Mining Area.

The squad leader, or person in charge, of mining area No. 1 is Zhang Guoquan.

As for the squad leader of the No. 2 mining area, his name is Fang Wanyi. He is about thirty years old and is Wei Guangming's right-hand man. It is said that he has been following Wei Guangming's coal mining job since he was young.

This person is very capable, has excellent skills, and is Wei Guangming's confidant, so he will hand over the newly opened mining area to others in case of any eventuality.

With the addition of Zhang Guoquan, the squad leader, there are now twenty-four people in mining area No. 1, all local villagers of Yangjiazhuang. There were originally thirty-six people, but because of the last landslide, some villagers were afraid of the danger underground and chose not to come.

There are about 20 people in the No. 2 mining area. Unlike the No. 1 mining area, the No. 2 mining area that Fang Wanyi is responsible for is basically the workers originally brought by Wei Guangming, as well as seven or eight villagers from other villages.

Mixed together, they formed the No. 2 mining area.

The county gave Wei Guangming three months to complete the order for the power plant and transport 120 tons of coal to the power plant for testing.

The county wanted to provide electricity to all villages, towns, and villages, so it expanded power plants, and the demand for coal was high.

One hundred and twenty tons of coal were limited to three months. It was originally a task that could be completed easily, but now nearly one and a half months have passed, and the scheduled time has been reduced by half. Therefore, it seems that this one hundred and twenty tons of coal,

It became a difficult task.

After finishing this order, the mine will expand its recruitment of personnel. There is no time to fiddle with these things now. The production must be completed in one and a half months. This is a dead order.

This is the current basic situation in the mine. Liangzi is walking next to Zhang Guoshen. Under the mine, the light is dim, as if he is working at night.

Darkness, humidity, and sultry heat are the feelings that underground brings to people.

"Guoquan, this is the mining surface of our No. 1 mining area. This is a small coal cutter. It is not as big as the new coal cutter in No. 2 area. Therefore, we have a few more people in No. 1 than in No. 2 area.

, far less than the coal output of District 2.”

"Oh, Mine Manager Wei should be considering the cost issue. Such a coal cutter is not cheap."

"Yes, this little coal cutter has made great contributions. From the time when the mining area first started producing coal, it has been working hard until now, producing more than 600 tons of coal. If only Mine Manager Wei could have the funds to buy a new one.

The coal cutter is fine now, and we, the old hero of District 1, are no longer welcome."

"Not welcome?"

Liangzi sighed and said: "Yes, now we mainly rely on District 2. Therefore, Fang Wan of District 2 has always been unfriendly to the villagers in District 1. Now that there is a new coal cutter, he is even more unfriendly."

See you."

"Maybe because of this strike." Zhang Guoquan thought, as Fang Wanyi was Wei Guangming's confidant, he would definitely not like the villagers who went on strike for no reason.

Liangzi nodded and said: "That's right, but fortunately mine manager Wei understands that within a month and a half, it is stipulated that the No. 2 mining area must produce 80 tons of coal, and our No. 1 mining area only needs to mine 40 tons of coal."

"How much coal can be produced in a day?"

Liangzi thought for a while: "First of all, there should be no problems with the machines in all aspects, and then if we work overtime, we can produce one and a half tons of coal a day, which will not be a problem."

"So, even one and a half months is enough time."

Unexpectedly, Liangzi shook his head: "It's not as simple as I thought. If you work for a long time, the machine will inevitably have problems, and you will have to stop for repairs. Once repaired, it will take at least a day. If the machine has serious problems,

There are things that can cause delays of five or six days. If you think about how many repairs there are, how many days will be left, so time is still very tight."

Zhang Guoquan recalled the knowledge in the book and asked: "Why don't we always conduct advance inspections?"

"Is this? Mine Director Wei refused to let it go, saying that the early inspection would also take up to half a day. If inspections were carried out every two or three days, it would waste a lot of time, and the mine cannot afford the delay."

Zhang Guoquan took a breath: "But it is a normal process to conduct advance inspection, otherwise safety accidents will easily occur. Besides, if it breaks down, the delay will be longer. Can't Mine Manager Wei even settle the account?"

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Liangzi smiled and said: "Of course he can figure it out. Machine inspection is a waste of half a day, and people will be idle. And once the machine breaks down, it will break down for several days. We can't let it be idle these days, so we use manual digging."

"I know about manual digging. If you dig directly with a pickaxe, you will be in direct contact with the mining surface. Not only is it tiring, it is also very dangerous."

"There's nothing you can do about it. You can't rest until you finish the production. No matter how dangerous it is, you have to go up. You go down the well just to make money."

Zhang Guoquan patted Liangzi on the shoulder: "Don't worry, since I am the monitor now, I will be responsible for everyone's safety."

There was a buzzing sound in the dark alley, which was the sound of the coal cutter running. Zhang Guoquan gestured: "Let's go, let's get to work quickly."

In the dark underground, time seems to have stopped. If it weren't for the swaying headlights, the roar of machines, and the shouts of workers, you would feel as if you were in another world.

In this underground world, there is only endless darkness, black coal seams, and black men.

After working for several hours, Zhang Guoquan asked everyone to take a break and drink a sip of water.

A group of more than 20 workers stood and sat, leaning against the wide alley.

After sitting down, Zhang Guoquan was finally able to get to know every villager. He knew most of them, and a few of them looked familiar, but he didn't know their specific names. Fortunately, they introduced each other.

Everyone sat in groups. Smoking was strictly prohibited underground, and you couldn't go to the ground to smoke during off-duty hours. You had to endure the urge to smoke. During the workers' rest time, they could only chat.

Chatting will not be so depressing. Of course, they are all a group of men, and their only pleasure in chatting is that they like to talk dirty.

Tell me about the new daughter-in-law who recently got married. She has a good-looking figure.

Dalin said, you can still tell that they are wearing cotton-padded clothes.

Jiefang said, I have very sharp eyes and can still see through my cotton-padded clothes. If you don’t believe me, just wait until summer to see. You need to have breasts and a butt.

A group of workers laughed and said that when someone was getting married, Jiefang must have held up the window to watch.

Jiefang disagreed. He said that he had indeed taken a peek and found a mole on his butt.

The workers said he was bragging.

This is everyone's only fun, and Zhang Guoquan doesn't need to stop it. It's good to relieve the tension.

As we chatted, we started talking about Zhang Guoquan.

"Squad leader, they say you spent 50,000 yuan to build a shuttle bus?"

As soon as he got the money, Zhang Guoquan paid back the money he had borrowed before. The villagers knew it, which was not surprising, and he didn't want to hide it.

Under Zhang Guoquan's nod, a worker asked: "Hey, the bank really dares to lend us so much money all at once? He's not afraid that we can't pay it back."

Zhang Guoquan said honestly: "Recently, the county has a policy to encourage the reclamation of wasteland. If we carry out breeding and planting on the basis of wasteland, we can basically get loans."

"Even if that's the case, no one would dare to borrow so much money all at once. Anyway, even if it's given to me, I wouldn't dare to ask for it. If I can't pay it back, I'll have to go to jail."

"Look what you said, it's not that serious. Guoquan is engaged in big business, and I heard there is money coming in, right?"

Zhang Guoquan smiled: "It's not as good as everyone said. I just make a little money. I just go down the well to make money."

Seeing that he had almost rested enough, Zhang Guoquan stood up and said, "Let's start working."

Jiefang sat there with no intention of getting up: "Squad leader, let's take a break. Anyway, our output is small, so there is no need to rush to work."

Workers get paid for one day's work, which is dead wages. No matter how much coal is produced every day, they will not be paid more. Even if they work overtime, they will not be paid. If the coal produced is too little, they will at most receive a few words of reprimand from the squad leader.

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Now the squad leader is Zhang Guoquan, and Zhang Guoquan is one of our own and will not discipline them. It is relatively easy for everyone to work.
Chapter completed!