The problem between the two sides is still stuck on the goods at hand, and Andezhou said: "There is no need for so much coal here for the time being, and it can be put down, and it can be used after all." ”

Steam power requires fuel, and the best fuel is naturally coal.

In Andezhou's opinion, there is no harm in storing more things, as long as you take care of them, those coals can be stored for a long time.

Xiong Ding said: "No, it can't be put outside, it's easy to get into trouble, you can set up camp here in a few days, unless you say you can build a coal bunker, otherwise I won't agree to unload the coal on the ground." ”

Xiong Ding is an official first, and then a businessman, he pays more attention to stability, and does not want problems with this batch of materials.

Dongfang Wei didn't want to be too troublesome about this kind of matter, and wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, so he said: "Okay, I'll let the people from the Construction Division take care of this later." ”

Chen Youcai of the Taxation Department quickly said: "My lord, now the people of the construction department are so busy that they have no time to rest, in addition to building a wedding house for Lord Wang, they also have to build the east embankment that was washed out, there are dozens of people in total, and if they are divided, they will have to delay other things." ”

Although Dongfang Wei and Guo Juli are the principals of the county, they don't understand the hard work of the people below at all, and some things are not something that can be done by the people below with a word from above.

If you go all out in everything, you can't do anything well, and there must always be a priority for everything.

Moreover, the finances of the empire are allocated by the superiors, and under strong supervision, whoever gives more taxes to the upper level will give more financial subsidies to the lower ones.

Only what the emperor gave was legal income, and all departments of the county government relied on the appropriation of funds from the higher authorities to pay salaries.

This kind of thing is the head of the tax department, so Chen Youcai is more sensitive than the rest of the people in this kind of thing.

The upper echelons of the empire have been rewarded with a lot of wealth, and this pressure will settle down step by step, and the final impact will be on those who earn hard-earned money at the bottom.

People with inherent assets are the ones who are the least affected, and these people are basically upper-class people.

Now that the pressure has settled down to the lower levels, the people of the construction department are gradually starting to disobey the call.

Although Chen Youcai is not the director of the Construction Department, he is also clear about the affairs of the Construction Department.

Dongfang Wei frowned, "How long can it take to build a warehouse?" ”

Wang Lanling knew how long it would take to build a warehouse, and at this time he took the initiative to say: "Even if the wedding room is over there, it's basically about the same at present, it doesn't matter if you stop for a few days, it just so happens that I will hire some people to dig up some river sand and prepare materials for building a house." ”

Dongfang Wei felt that he couldn't get over his face, "Then let's leave it at that, free up some people and build a coal bunker quickly!" Fix it in three days! ”

An Dezhou said cautiously: "This can't be done, it will take at least half a month, it is difficult to find some wood, there are not many good wood near the county, it is estimated that you still have to spend some money to buy some wood." ”

Although this matter is a matter of the Cangdian Institute, the craftsman department of Andezhou must also be involved, so it is not for Wei Xueli to speak, but on his own side.

There is a shortage of wood in Heishui County, which is something that many people should be aware of.

Wang Lanling took the initiative to explain: "When I first set up camp, I mainly used bamboo and cloth, and later used bricks, stones, cement and iron bars. ”

In fact, in Wang Lanling's view, since there is coal at home, then the coal mines in Shanzhou are not needed, so why bother to build coal bunkers?

But there may be political factors in this, and Wang Lanling didn't want to speak casually, so he kept quiet, and did not take the initiative to answer questions, but mostly explained some things related to himself.

The scene was dull for a few seconds, and soon Dongfang Wei said slowly: "Then deal with it first, no wood." ”

It doesn't work without wood, the cement and sand in the county have long been used up by Wang Lanling when the water is controlled, and Wang Lanling is not a little tossed.

But this kind of thing is a matter of the Construction Division and the Cangdian Office, Chen Youcai and An Dezhou both kept silent, anyway, they tried their best, and the rest is someone else's business.

Xiong Ding nodded and said: "That's it, you say a place, I will let people unload things, this time a total of 20,000 tons of coal, one ton is a piece of two cents and seven cents." ”

His caravan was huge, and it was a hassle to transport so many things, so he could sell a little less, and sell a little bit to free up steam wagons and maintenance time.

Dongfang Wei was taken aback, "Why are there so many?" ”

Xiong Ding said: "It's not much, the county order you have also been an official in the army, and the procurement in the army is hundreds of tons and hundreds of tons, and we will send a year's worth of goods one after another, 20,000 tons and even a pile of coal mountains are a bit less, not much." ”

When Xiong Ding said this, Dongfang Wei thought about the amount of 20,000 tons of coal.

Xiong Qing held back for a few minutes, and then quickly said: "Any mine over there has a monthly coal output of more than 100,000 tons, except for the coal directly pulled away by the imperial court, the coal pulled to Yunzhou is the output of several small mines for half a year. ”

These should be considered confidential, but Xiong Qing and Dongfang Wei don't care, and there is no leakage among officials.

Wang Lanling pondered the value and use of these goods, and said, "Lord Chen, is there so much money in the county now?" ”

Chen Youcai said crampedly: "It's not much, there is still a lot of time until the next spring salary, and I don't know what's going on this year, the money is especially not spent." ”

Xiong Ding said directly: "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, it's okay to give us something else, it's not to make money, it's mainly to buy something back, such as bicycles, watches, tea, salt, cloth, sauce and vinegar, these can be." ”

"Women can too!" Xiong Ding happily added.

Wang Lanling frowned.

Xiong Ding explained embarrassedly: "When I arrived in the state capital last year, the people in Muzhou couldn't sell the cow and sheep skins, so they used some women to pay off the debt. ”

In terms of wealth, Yunzhou, Shanzhou, Shanzhou, Muzhou, and Lanzhou not only border Yunzhou, but also border Tongzhou, so in addition to political tasks, they rarely come here to show off their wealth.

And Shanzhou is different, these people are very dragged and very reluctant to integrate into other people's circles.

Even if they learn official dialect, except for Wang Lanling, who are officials, they still speak their native dialect.

Muzhou is the poorest, and it is also the place where internal hatred deepens.

The people there not only have a blood debt with Shanzhou for generations, but also have a strong hatred with the empire for generations.

If the world is in chaos, then the people of Muzhou will definitely fight back.

Wang Lanling said coldly: "This is not Muzhou, and Heishui County has not reached the point where it needs to sell women. ”

Xiong Ding smiled and said, "This is a natural thing, the county order, this matter is so decided, please also arrange ships, we also have to send coal mines and metals and other things to the county." ”

Taking the road of Heishui County is to take the waterway to go to other places, and the rich coal mines in Shanzhou can only be exchanged for money if they are sold, and most of the coal mines that are given to the imperial court cannot receive money.

Since the imperial court allowed officials to do business, these officials and businessmen also conspired with some officials.

The officials and businessmen in Yunzhou are all in the county and state cities, and Wang Lanling can't reach them, so he naturally misses this good opportunity to make a fortune in the country.

Dongfang Wei agreed and said, "Wait a minute, I'll let someone from the Water Affairs Department be in charge of this." ”