If you talk about the earliest place in the world to mine coal, it is Hongnong (right team county).

There is also a slightly sad story in this: Dou Guangguo, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Dou of Xiaowen in the previous dynasty, was abducted by traffickers when he was young, changed hands more than a dozen times, and sold to Hongnong Yiyang as a slave, and went into the mountains to mine coal for his master. He worked during the day and slept at night by the coal cave with other miners. One day, the coal cave collapsed, and except for Dou Guangguo, who escaped by chance, more than 100 people were crushed to death.

Compared with the right team, the coal reserves of Liewei County in Xianyang City in later generations are slightly inferior, but it is still the county with the richest coal resources in Sanfu, and the ore veins are distributed along Jingshui to the south, and the further south you go, the less there are.

The small coal kiln of the fourth family, probably the tail end of this vein, is located in the north of the dry Jingshui Old Road, and only more than 30 people mine on weekdays, except for the subordinate farmers who drill into the mine to mine coal, few people patronize it.

In late October of the fifth year of Tianfeng (18 AD), the small coal kiln was particularly lively, not only the fourth Xian came in person, but even the principals of the first and fifth clans also came.

Seeing the fifth tyrant with a dove staff getting out of the car, the fourth Xian immediately went over to make a gesture, not forgetting to thank him for his kindness.

"If it weren't for Boyu saying that he moved the Ma Du Post, the first and fourth families would have been counted as self-confessed, and the punishment would have been slightly reduced, I am afraid that I would have been reduced to a subordinate and would have been punished."

Fourth Xian touched his scalp that was almost suffering, and couldn't help but sigh, it would be good to have a Lang official to be a backer in the court, if he still relied on the first clan as in the past, I am afraid that he would not be able to get rid of the crime this time.

Anyway, I already owe Ma Yuan a big favor, and the fifth Lun simply owes it to the end, and he fished out the first willow regardless of the previous suspicions. It's just that this old man has no face to see people, and he is sick at home, so today his eldest son came to the first pass to meet the Kun father and brothers of the clan.

They gathered here, but they responded to the call of the Fifth Lun to discuss "the matters related to the survival of Linqu Township"!

As far as the first and fourth are concerned, the family is indeed on the verge of extinction, and surrendering can only avoid punishment and humiliation, and four-fifths of the family property is still confiscated by the government to help the border emergency.

The granaries and money of the first clan were almost emptied, and most of the industries operated by the fourth clan as merchants were confiscated.

Fortunately, the fifth Lun asked the fourth Xian to hurriedly write a deed and "gift" the house in Chang'an Xuanming to him. The total family industry has decreased slightly, and the government has collected a little less money and grain, and it can also make the fourth salt choose between the lime mine and the coal kiln.

"Stay in the coal kiln!"

Fifth Lun told Fourth Xian like this, which made him a little puzzled.

"Charcoal" is the bottom of the chain of fuel contempt, the people do not like it, and it will lead to a great decrease in quality when it is used to make iron, so it will be used when burning lime, pottery, bricks and tiles and other cheap things. More people only use coal in granaries and burial chambers to protect them from moisture.

But the fourth Xian did not dare to disobey the fifth Lun, and this small coal kiln became the only remaining industry of his family.

Everyone arrived half an hour first, and the fifth Lun was late, and it was the fourth day of rest in October. He went out of Chang'an before curfew last night, came here early in the morning, and had to rush back in the night at night.

He didn't sleep well in the carriage, and Fifth Lun's eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't say anything, and handed over a deed to Fourth Xian.

"Uncle Zong, I sold the house in Xuanming for you, and with this deed, you can go to the Changping Pavilion in the north of the county to find the Qiongcheng Marquis Mansion to get some money and grain."

"So fast?" The fourth Xian was overjoyed, and pretended to be ashamed and said: "In this way, Boyu is going to find another place to live in Chang'an." ”

In fact, Wu Lun just sold the house to Wang Long, who was old and old, and changed the identity between the landlord and the tenant. Anyway, for the Qiongcheng Hou family, this amount of money is just a dime a dime, and the bid is a little higher than the market price.

Si Xian was ready to be privately swallowed by the fifth Lun, but now he was greatly moved when he saw him return all the profits, and wanted to give 10% of the money and grain to the fifth Lun to express his gratitude, but he was refused.

"It's better to hurry up and discuss the important matters related to the survival of the three families."

Then, Fifth Lun showed Fourth Xian and First Level that when he was resting last time, he asked everyone in Fifth Li to make small briquettes, stuffed a few and burned them in the earthen stove.

One of the main reasons why people are not happy to use raw coal for heating is that it is not easy to burn, the density is the same as that of stone, and it is difficult for air to enter the void, so it has to be knocked into small pieces.

The briquettes do not have this disadvantage, the coal is completely smashed, and the water is in harmony with the loess, and the fire is greater than that of charcoal, the only problem is that it is not as durable as charcoal.

But from the fourth salty point of view, it is enough to sell money like this, and the heart that has been carrying it fell slightly, and after gritting his teeth, he said to the fifth Lun: "My family is willing to follow the strategy of Boyu!" ”

In the past, the fourth salt would never take risks, but now that the family has been injured, it will be difficult to endure this winter, so he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

On the way to the Fifth Lun, they had already laid out their tasks for each family: "The Fourth Clan only needs to let the subordinates of the family go to the mines as in the past, but the number of people must be doubled, and in addition to send a few eloquent sons to take charge of the final sale." ”

The first clan sent thirty or forty people to take charge of mashing the coal into the end, and then took advantage of his family's many livestock trucks to complete the transportation link.

"This is the reason why Boyu asked my family to pay for food and be exempted from crimes, and I must keep livestock and carts?"

The first level should be that my father has fallen, and Linqu Township is now the fifth Lun horse, and if we don't cooperate, the most powerful first clan in the past will be completely marginalized.

Fifth Lun looked at the fifth overlord and said: "Father, there are dozens of people in my family, and the people of the clan have nothing to do during the slack time, so it is better to come here to work for a month before the harsh winter of the lunar month." The fifth clan is in charge of digging loess and briquettes, and many people should be happy. ”

"Now that the world is not peaceful, pick a dozen or so strong clansmen and escort the convoy with bows and knives."

The fifth tyrant was holding the dove staff and smiling, he was now happy to listen to his grandson's command.

The fourth salt asked again: "Boyu, I don't know where to sell this briquette after it is made?" ”

"I've found a good place, it's Zhulu in the north of the city!"

This is a decision made by the fifth Lun after taking a turn around Chang'an on his last day of rest.

The first level didn't know much about buying and selling, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why don't you go to Chang'an East and West Market?" ”

"You have to pay taxes when you enter and leave the East and West Cities, and you have to pay a lot of money when you enter the city, and the prison gate and the chief will drive them away, and they won't let them sell at the door." The fourth Xian understands this middle doorway, and the fifth place is really good.

Of the 160 Lu in Chang'an, at least 12 are in the "Guo District" outside the city, and more than 30 miles north of the city, with thousands of households, and the demand for fuel is huge.

Second, it is also close to Changling, and the ox cart pulls the briquettes for dozens of miles, and you can reach it by crossing the bridge. Cattle and horses have to graze, and the carts will be damaged, and one mile less will mean a lot of savings.

Fifth Lun showed his greatest confidence: "The one who manages the thirty Lu in the north of the city is the captain of the city gate, Xiuyuan Bo Liang Rang, he and my teacher Yangxiong are old acquaintances, I entrusted the relationship to visit, Liang Xiaowei has promised my family that the car in and out of the thirty Lu is not restricted, and can also rent a house near the north city as a warehouse." ”

"It deserves to be the fifth officer!"

Everyone was overjoyed, the fifth Lun actually found a good relationship, which made the fourth Xian more assured, in his opinion, the goods are not important, and the best contacts are the most critical part of the goods.

Fifth Lun asked everyone not to worry about the rent: "Previously, Brother Kun sent me to Chang'an, and I made up 80,000 yuan of money, 40,000 yuan as righteous money, and I must not move lightly, I am frugal, and there are more than 30,000 yuan left, and now I take out 30,000 yuan to rent a warehouse." ”

In this way, from raw materials, production, transportation to sales, every link is properly implemented, and the most critical question remains: how to distribute profits.

Fifth Lun Dao: "The coal kiln is owned by the fourth clan, plus the coal mining and sales depend on Uncle Zong, and the profit should be thirty and a half." ”

Fourth Xian quickly calculated the account in his heart, feeling a little loss, but there was no way, this business was definitely not something that his family could do.

The fifth Lun said to the first pass: "The cost of cart and horse trafficking is not small, and with the labor of crushing coal, the first clan can make half of the profit." ”

The first level did not dare to object, he resolutely disobeyed his father's order, and tried his best to cooperate with the fifth lun, hoping to let his family recover from a desperate situation. But if you have doubts about whether you sell briquettes or not, anyway, the fifth Lun patted his chest and said that if there is a loss this year, he will bear it.

"My family takes forty percent of the profits."

Fifth Lun glanced at everyone, and they didn't dare to have any opinions, although Fifth Lun only provided ideas, and asked the Fifth Clan people to do the easiest work of digging loess and briquettes. But the connections and relationships that ensure the smooth completion of this business are in the hands of Wu Lun. In addition, he is the hope of the whole clan, and he is only missing the name of a "sect master", so he should indeed take the lion's head.

"The remaining 10% will be used to pay customs duties, and if there is any surplus, it will be put into Yicang, so that the clansmen who come to work in the coal kiln will be given priority to borrow on credit, how about it?"

"Just as Boyu said!"

In the low and dilapidated thatched hut of the small coal kiln, the three families signed their names on the three silk books drawn up by the fifth lun in the dim light, dipped them in the ink clay, and pressed the red handprints heavily.

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In the blink of an eye, it was October 30, the fifth day of the Lang Administration, and the fifth Lun rushed back overnight again, and found that only five days later, the plate of their "family business" had been spread out in the coal kiln.

The small coal kiln is almost open-air, the roadway is obliquely downward, no need to dig too deep, the fourth salt has made a bloody investment, doubled the manpower, fifty or sixty subordinates, clansmen with pickaxes, shovels and hard work, the black coal that has just been chiseled down is twisted by manpower with a wheel, knocked into pieces on the ground, and then transported to the stream with a basket to wash.

This is the "coal washing" link of the fifth lunga, which cannot be as fine as that of later generations, and the effect is not great, and it is better than nothing.

The stream here was full of baskets, but Wu Lun saw that there were people drawing water not far downstream, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly took someone over to stop it, and found that it was two and a half children, dirty and messy, with messy hair, squatting at the water's edge, and their bare feet were red from the cold.

"Draw water and go upstream." Fifth Lun waved at the two children, trying to persuade them to leave, but the slightly older, extremely thin-looking child looked up at Fifth Lun and said, "Gentleman, but there are no reptiles to catch it." ”

There are no fish in the stream, but they come to the stream to turn over the stones, catch those ugly-looking reptiles to satisfy their hunger, the fifth Lun later generations in the countryside when they ate fried, don't you say, it looks disgusting, but it is really fragrant in the mouth, and the protein is quite high.

But in this era, how can there be such conditions, but the pottery boils the water, throws the reptiles into it, and burns it into the mouth, and there is not even salt. Looking at the swollen belly of a younger child, I don't know how many parasites are born in it.

Seeing that they were pitiful, Wu Lun sighed, asked someone to bring a few corn balls, handed them to the two children, and turned around for a while, only to find that the brothers were not leaving.

"What are you doing with my family?" The fifth blessing scolded and scolded to drive away.

"You servant, the gentleman is not angry, what are you angry about? I see that there is a lot of work in the coal kiln these days, and it is repairing houses and digging soil, is there still a shortage of people? ”

The older child shrank away from a safe distance, his dirt-blinded eyes full of anticipation, and raised his thin arm: "This gentleman, I have the strength to turn over stones, and I can go down to the mines, so that we can stutter." ”

He glanced back at his weak brother and gritted his teeth: "It's really not good, it's okay for one person." ”

The Fifth Blessing said angrily: "There is no shortage! I heard that there are still people from our three clans vying to work! Hurry up, if you don't go, the prince will throw a stone at you! ”

Fifth Lun kicked the evil servant, turned back and asked the two children, "What is your name?" ”

"Zhang Yu."

"Brother Zhu."

"Different surname, not brothers?"

"It's a brother!"

The two children said in unison, but they amused the fifth lun, right: "Where do you come from, where are your parents?" ”

This time it was the turn of the older Zhang Yu not to squeak, as if he had been touched to the sore spot, and the young Zhu Di said: "In the north, the year before last, there was a famine, my mother walked a long way, took me to the plateau, asked me to stay here and not move, she went to find food, and then ...... I won't be able to find them. ”

Fifth Lun instantly understood that Jing Dan had mentioned to him when he was in Changping Pavilion that the year before last, when the Jingshui Yongchangping Pavilion was in trouble, there were tens of thousands of victims in Liewei County and Shiwei County. The court's relief was ineffective, and the able-bodied people were digested by Haoqiang and became tenant farmers, and the elderly, the thin and sick, and half-grown children were not wanted, so they could only be homeless.

And some families, who really have no livelihood and can't support their children, will lie to their children and say that they will take them to find food, and throw them away.

Although it is not as cruel as eating Yizi, it is also a tragedy in the world.

Zhang Yu probably had a similar experience, two children who were abandoned by their parents got together and became brothers who depended on each other.

What to say? Fifth Lun only felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and beckoned the two to get closer: "How old are you?" ”

They shook their heads, they couldn't tell how old they were, Zhang Yu was twelve or thirteen years old, and Zhu Di was in his early tens.

"Where have you lived these two years?"

Zhang Yu was pretending to be pitiful again: "Gentleman, we have been changing places to find food and going to Lilu to beg for food, but the dog there is too fierce, so we can only go back to the stream and live in the waste coal kiln in the north." ”

No wonder their faces are always black, like the vassals in the Fourth Clan's mines.

This makes it a little difficult for the fifth Lun, although he is a coal boss, he doesn't plan to recruit child labor, but if he doesn't care, these two children may die one day.

A voice in my heart said: "The new reckless and chaotic government, the people are not happy, how many such children are there in the world, 100,000, 100,000?" How can you manage it? How much ability to do a lot of things, or pay attention to the clansmen first, improve their own strength, the Virgin Mary is sick, they love to die. ”

Another voice said: "If you don't care, you just don't save you when you die, as a traverser, you can't save the two children in front of you, and you still boast that you are the only auspicious thing in this world?" Phew! ”

The two voices fought for a long time, and they didn't know who won, so the fifth Lun asked the two: "Wait...... Do you know how to rub mud pills? ”

Zhang Yu and Brother Zhu misunderstood, spit in the palm of their hand, and reached out to rub their dirty body, good guy, it's really a big "mud pill".

"The black coals are cleaner than you."

Fifth Lun couldn't cry or laugh, so he called the fifth blessing with disgust on his face: "Take the two of them upstream, press them into the stream to take a bath, wipe them clean, change into thick linen clothes, and then lead them to the edge of the mine and teach them to rub briquettes." ”

This means that he is willing to accept the two brothers, Zhang Yu immediately pulled Brother Zhu to bow down to the fifth Lun, and even kowtowed several times, and said what to do as a dog and a horse, and I don't know where I learned it.

Fifth Lun straightened his face again, restored the black heart of the coal boss, and said to Zhang Yu and Zhu Di: "You can remember it." ”

"My family, don't raise idlers!"

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