Shen Zhoujin woke up near dinner time. When he opened his eyes, he saw two secret guards standing on the left and right.
Shen Zhoujin was about to speak when he heard voices outside.
Qin Yunchiao said with a smile: "Why didn't Ling Jue tell me earlier? If I had told you earlier, I would send you two people as envoys. Although they are useless, they can still do these paperwork."
Shen Zhoujin: “…??”
Lu Zhiji coughed and smoothed things over: "Everyone should show their talents. Anyway, if you ask me to do this, I won't do it."
Huo Lingjue said calmly: "For some things, ability is not important, but identity is."
Shen Zhoujin said again: "..."
What kind of conversation is this?
She stood up silently, and the two secret guards hurriedly said: "Master, you're awake."
"Well," Shen Zhoujin said, "bring me water, I want to take a bath."
The secret guard responded urgently, and then went out. It was quiet outside. After a while, he brought the bathtub in. Shen Zhoujin took a bath, wrapped his wet hair in a scarf, and went out to the hall.
It was a quiet time in the hall at the moment, and there was no tit-for-tat exchange between them.
As soon as they saw her entering, several people stood up.
Shen Zhoujin asked: "How is it?"
Qin Yunchiao walked a few steps quickly and was the first to meet her. He poured tea for her with his own hands and said with a smile: "The land has been bought, and it was bought as wasteland. One acre is one and a half. Because we bought a lot, we finally bought it as wasteland." The one or two collected fell into the name of Divine Doctor Xue..."
Wasteland is cheap in border towns, but at this moment, the county magistrate "doesn't know" there is coal down there, so there is no problem in buying it as wasteland.
Shen Zhoujin nodded.
Lu Zhiji was troubled by his reporting posture, so he subconsciously put down his legs and said sarcastically: "Liancheng and I went out for a walk. There are no big sects here, no small sects, and there are not many beggars." , divided into several groups, not gangs and factions..."
Just listening to his words, I knew that he only regarded this matter as "understanding the local situation" and did not think about how to organize them and use their questions in the future. Even understanding the local situation was only a rough understanding.
But Shen Zhoujin didn't say anything.
In comparison, Lu Zhiji was the real "young man", and his intelligence was pure intelligence without calculation. Neither she, Huo Lingjue nor Qin Yunchiao disliked such a person.
Shen Zhoujin looked at Huo Lingjue.
Huo Lingjue stood up and walked over and put a piece of paper on the table.
Shen Zhoujin looked down.
The notice was written in great detail, including what kind of long-term and part-time workers were recruited, what the requirements were, whether food and accommodation were included, etc. The focus was on "wage".
For example, a craftsman who builds a road can earn thirty cash per day, which can be converted into six kilograms of rice.
If you work for ten days, you will get a small furnace, or if you work for a month, you will get a medium furnace, and if you work for two months, you will get a large furnace. In addition, for every month of work, you will get a cotton coat, a hundred briquettes, etc.
Road construction is a laborious job. Calculated as river work, the wages are generally sixty cents a day (Ming Hongwu's "Tang Ming Lv Compiled"). The wages may not seem much, but if you add the extra money later, it will be very, very cost-effective.
Food in Yongzhou is relatively expensive, with a stone of rice costing about one tael of silver. Wheat costs about eight coins per stone. Today, one stone costs one hundred and fifty kilograms, and one kilogram of rice costs sixty-seven cents.
Cotton is even more rare, costing at least 3 yen per kilogram; cotton cloth costs about 5 yen per piece; today's long cotton robes cost at least two kilograms of cotton.
As for coal, if it is in a coal-producing area, it is actually very cheap, less than ten cents per pound. Now it is considered a coal-producing area. Briquettes are not real coal. If they can account for 50 to 60 cents, they are considered good briquettes. They cost five or six cents. One kilogram is enough. A piece of briquettes weighs about two and a half kilograms. A hundred briquettes can be combined into one or two, which is definitely a big bargain for workers.
(Note: The price of rice is based on the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It comes from "Records of Taizu" "Cotton and Coal Private Settlement" Ming Hongwu: Silver is one tael and a thousand coins, and the currency is consistent. The conversion of jin taels is based on modern times)
Of course, in addition to manual work such as road construction, mining and making briquettes, and technical work such as weaving frames and making stoves, the lack of strong labor at home was also taken into consideration.
Therefore, we also recruit cooks, garment makers, and children between the ages of eight and fifteen to do some work such as running errands and spreading news. In this way, the flavor of doing good deeds comes out.
Shen Zhoujin said: "There is no problem in general. The conditions can be relaxed a little more, and the flavor of doing good deeds should be stronger. For example, for each road, 30 to 50 percent of the craftsmen who work can be selected for good performance, and one more can be rewarded. There are one hundred briquettes for the stove. In short, I mainly recommend stoves and briquettes. At least one person must have one stove. If you make more, you can give it away or sell it. Anyway, it is to emphasize the "severe cold" and let everyone remember this every day. You should also make preparations at home, don’t just treat it as an ordinary job to make money.”
Huo Lingjue nodded, and Qin Yunchiao said gently again: "Ling Jue, do you want my help?"
Huo Lingjue responded very calmly: "Thank you very much. Since Yun Qiao is so enthusiastic, I will trouble Yun Qiao to contact the government and spread the word about the employment of workers as widely as possible and as soon as possible. In addition, please ask Yun Qiao Help find a place for a workshop. It would be more labor-saving if local embroidery workshops could be requisitioned directly..."
Qin Yunqiao choked.
But he said it himself. In front of Shen Zhoujin, he could only respond dullly: "Okay."
Huo Lingjue turned to look at Lu Zhiji.
Holding a halberd to Lu, he looked like "I am cold-faced but warm-hearted" and explained in detail: "Brother Lu, Brother Cu, we need you to worry more about the news. We are not here to make money." ,The reason why the mining operation is so urgent is because it will be extremely cold this winter. If we leave it alone, countless people will die of cold and hunger..."
He explained in detail.
Lu Zhiji was a naturally warm-hearted person, and when he heard about the serious consequences, he immediately became concerned.
When Chu Liancheng knew the seriousness of the matter, he would naturally take it seriously. The three of them got together and quickly discussed how to spread the news as quickly as possible and how to make everyone believe it.
Then Huo Lingjue said again: "Brother Qin and the people in the government have already discussed the matter of relocating the village. The people involved are less than a hundred households and less than three hundred people. The place to stay is almost ready. .The specific area, according to the terrain, has been expanded outward for about three or four miles. It should be safe. Once the mining reaches the edge, it can be further expanded. Qin Mu will purchase some oxcarts and carriages today, and plans to move them all within one day tomorrow. Jin'er, will it be possible the day after tomorrow...?"
Shen Zhoujin knew he was talking about mine blasting, so he nodded.
Huo Lingjue said: "What about noon the day after tomorrow? Will it be loud?"
Shen Zhoujin nodded: "It will be very loud, much louder than thunder, and the ground will feel like an earthquake, which will be very obvious."
"Okay," Huo Lingjue said, "Then it will be noon the day after tomorrow. I'll trouble Yun Qiao to inform the government by the way. I'll also trouble Brother Lu and Brother Chu to spread the word among the people, so as not to cause panic among the people..."
He spoke very calmly and made arrangements in a clear and logical manner. Qin Yunchiao really couldn't get a word in, so he could only respond with a suppressed voice.
Huo Lingjue asked again: "Do I need to find a coal mine owner?"
Shen Zhoujin said: "No, I'm going to open-pit mining, but I have to buy tools and stuff in advance."
She paused for a moment, as if she had just remembered: "Well, starting from noon the day after tomorrow, there will be an explosion every hour and a quarter, four times in a row."
She is not a professional in explosives and cannot calculate the explosive points, so she can only use stupid methods.
The largest rotary drilling rig in space can only drill to a depth of 100 meters, which takes about an hour.
Therefore, a depth of more than 300 meters requires at least three or four explosions, so it is necessary to dig about 100 meters, put in explosives, detonate, and blow up a big pit. Then put the rotary drilling rig at the lowest point in the pit. Then dig again, then detonate... until you get close to the coal seam, and then you can let workers clean it up.