Chapter 111: Mining (2)

Two days later, Shi Bin convened a special meeting - coal mining.

The problem of mining is also Yi Jun, who has a little experience in digging people's ancestral graves, and others estimate that they can't even tell the difference between the quality of the soil and the quality, so sitting on the side, the old monk is settled and does not say a word.

"Brother Yi Jun, you have been dealing with land all year round, so you must know something about minerals, right?" Shi Bin asked with a smile.

These words made Yi Jun's heart warm, and he said that he was as noble as a mining expert, and he replied with a little shame: "Big brother, little brother... The younger brother does deal with the land all year round, and he has some experience. It is still possible to explore the soil quality and minerals that are not deep on the surface, but if you want to explore deeply, it is estimated that the younger brother's ability is not enough. However, as long as the eldest brother commands, the younger brother will do his best to fulfill the eldest brother's orders, because the younger brother still has some friends who deal with the land, and their Taoism is much deeper than that of the younger brother. ”

Seeing that Yi Jun also knew how to be a man, everyone smiled at him with great satisfaction.

"I don't know if the person I'm asking below is guilty of your taboo, but I still want to know, how do you know that there is a treasure underground?" Shi Bin asked with a smile.

"Big brother, we are also a bit particular about robbing tombs. It can also be regulated as looking, smelling, asking, and cutting. Yi Jun said with some shame.

Tomb robbers are just as likely to be as inquired as doctors? Although I was very surprised, I also felt that it was not unreasonable, otherwise wouldn't anyone be able to rob the tomb, but this statement was a little interesting.

It turns out that this "hope" is to look at feng shui. Because the ancients believed in Feng Shui very much, those who were rich and powerful must have believed even more. Therefore, where feng shui is good, there are many tombs of large families, and naturally there are many treasures.

"Smell" means to smell a smell. This is a skill that tomb robbers must practice, and after opening the soil layer, they will use their nose to sniff the smell of the soil to know if there is a good tomb. The filling of the tombs throughout the ages is different, and the smell emitted will be different.

For example, the tombs of the Qin and Han dynasties were often filled with mercury, cinnabar and other embalming, and the outside of the tombs of the Tang and Song dynasties was used to apply green plaster mud, and these special substances would produce some odors. Therefore, once there are these special smells, there are most likely good graves.

"Ask" is relatively simple, you can guess from the name of the place, and you can also guess one or two from the stories told by the old people in the village.

"Cut" is to take the pulse. After discovering the ancient tomb, how to find a good position to dig a hole and enter the coffin at the shortest distance, this kung fu not only requires rich experience in tomb robbing, but also has a keen sense of observing things.

Those who are good at this way often cut the position of the coffin as quickly as if they were giving people a pulse according to the direction of the terrain and the leylines, and then make a hole from the slope to the head and tail of the coffin in the tomb.

It can be seen that an experienced grave robber is actually a mining expert.

When Yi Jun said this, everyone was shocked, and they all looked at him with admiration, according to this, Yi Jun, a tomb robber, is still very valuable and very useful, after all, the more valuable a person is, the more important he is.

Shi Bin immediately made up his mind that Yi Jun would be fully responsible for the task of discovering the minerals in Tanzhou, and that he and Wang San would be responsible for those matters that were negotiated with the boss of the coal kiln.

"Big brother, we talked about how to invest in shares last time. I think we can give them some convenience, such as using our livestock and boats to help them transport, and only collecting symbolic taxes in Xiangtan. What do you think? Wang San proposed.

It seems that this guy has come to bad water again and instigated the eldest brother to use his power for personal gain, but this is also something that cannot be helped, and the rest have no better ideas, so they can only accept it.

"Big brother, in fact, things won't be so difficult, these businessmen don't have much background. With your identity and strength, how can they compete with you before they have time to tie up? As long as we don't overdo it, they won't say anything. Li Chao said it more bluntly, and said his proposal to collect a "security deposit".

Just now, he was still despising Wang San for using power for personal gain, but now Li Chao simply took it by force and did not hide it. I can only laugh at him, he really doesn't change.

After thinking about it again and again, Shi Bin decided to "discuss" with those coal kiln owners about the shareholding according to Wang San's opinion, or not to collect those harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. After all, his reputation is not easy to come by, and he can't give up because of a little profit.

The invitation was sent out the next day, and the famous coal kiln owners in Xiangtan were invited, thinking that this was the county order to summon celebrities from all over the world to come to the party, and he was just a companion, but he didn't expect that all the merchants who came were coal mining.

These shrewd businessmen immediately understood the truth, and they all had their own calculations in their hearts, ready to deal with the situation of the meeting.

Looking at the various merchants who entered the mansion, there were fat heads and big ears like fat pigs, and some skinny like monkeys, and there was no guy with good facial features.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Shi invited you to come today to discuss something, please forgive me if it affects your schedule." Shi Bin said with a smile.

Although the smile on Shi Bin's face was very sincere, none of the people in the hall believed his words. I only think this is the opening sentence of the routine, and the real show is yet to come.

Although I think so in my heart, there will never be anyone who can't open his eyes to say this, and he is also a very sincere response, saying that it is a great honor to come to the county commander's house for dinner.

Shi Bin, who hates beating around the bush, went straight to the topic after saying these polite words, saying that he hoped to invest in coal mining in Xiangtan.

"Stake"? This name is a cocooned word in the ears of businessmen, and saying that it is a shareholding is actually collecting protection money.

As soon as Shi Bin's words fell, these businessmen immediately expressed their position, saying that they could let Yicheng profits support the county finance, and it would definitely be the case every year.

was really said by Li Chao, it was not difficult at all, and he immediately said that he could donate money as soon as he opened his mouth, but this situation was unexpected by Shi Bin, which made him react a little sluggishly.

Seeing that Shi Bin didn't respond for a long time, everyone thought that Shi Bin was dissatisfied with Yicheng's profits, so he said bitterly that he could donate one-half of his income to the county every year.

"You misunderstood, I do want to take a stake, and I am out of land and water transportation and transportation support." Shi Bin said with a smile.

Lest the less literate merchants could not understand, he carefully explained the meaning of "land and water transport and transport security".

Coal mining has been around since ancient times, and most of them cannot be fully digested by themselves, and many of them are sold to places where energy is scarce. In this troubled world, the cost of hiring a dart master is very high, and the safety of the goods cannot be fully guaranteed.

Now that this anti-Yuan hero is willing to give them a porter and a dart master, everyone in the hall is overjoyed, and they all say that they must donate 20% of their profits to Shi Bin.

Shi Bin was very happy with this result. After calming their hearts, Shi Bin then said that he also wanted to mine coal, so he asked these old miners how to mine coal.

The businessmen elected a veteran of the mines to give a speech:

First, coal mining includes open-pit mining and mine mining.

Second, open-pit mining is for coal mines that are not deeply buried, while pit mining is for mines that are buried deeply.

Third, open-pit mining is the safest, and the mining technology content of mine mining is high, which is not very cost-effective.

Fourth, the coal mines in the Tanzhou area are much shallow and can be mined in the open pit, so if Shi Bin wants to be his own boss, then use the open-pit mining method to mine the coal mine. And said that if technical support is needed, they will fully assist.

The banquet ended successfully in a harmonious atmosphere, although everyone lost some profits, but the good relationship with the county order and the safety of the goods was guaranteed, it can be said that the gains were too much to lose, and they were very happy; Shi Bin not only received funding and technical support, but also was very happy, which was a win-win situation.