The eldest grandson Wuji still didn't get what he wanted in the end, and Li Chengqian didn't give an inch on the issue of mine ownership, even if the eldest grandson queen spoke in person, it didn't have any effect.

However, this old fox did not get nothing, at least he got the right to mine two mines for fifty years, which means that the eldest grandson's family at least until his grandson's generation no longer has to worry about money.

Don't underestimate the mining rights of this mine, you must know that these 50 years are not a short time, even if you have to report the mining plan to the Ministry of Civil Affairs every year, but there are still a lot of things to say.

But what can Li Chengqian say, after all, there is the face of the old lady there, and he can't abandon it.

……

Liaodong, Xuansu City, that is, Fushun in later generations.

It has become the largest open-pit coal mine in Datang, and although the quality of the coal is not very good, it is undeniable that the quantity is indeed not small.

The vast mining area was full of workers, some from Jeon, some from Goguryeo, and some from Silla and Baekje.

They were not prisoners of war, nor were they laborers, but they all worked very hard, not for anything else, because the wages were high, and they didn't have to go down to the mines, so they were safer.

"Boom ......" A series of violent explosions came from a corner, and a young man, wearing a hard hat made of rattan on his head, counted with his fingers one by one, and then breathed a sigh of relief after counting from one to ten, and then waved his hand behind him.

After a "hula", a large number of people poured into the square where the explosion had just occurred, and then baskets and baskets of coal were lifted out of it, loaded into a trolley with iron wheels, and then pushed outside along the track laid below.

Liu Hongji stood in a corner of the mine, holding a telescope in his hand, looking at everything that happened in the corner of the mine condescendingly, and said slowly for a while: "Very good, it seems that this year's indicators should be completed!" ”

"My lord, it's hard to say!" A guy who looked like a steward beside Liu Hongji said with a bitter face: "This year's mining volume has increased again, saying that it will cost 10 million catties, and there is still a difference of 3 million." ”

"Ten million pounds?" Liu Hongji cast a self-seeking look at the steward, but didn't say anything.

At this time, it is almost the end of the year, and it is impossible to dig out another three million catties of coal.

However, the steward can't take care of so much, if he can't dig out the coal he needs on time, then he won't have to be the mine manager in the future, he will be dismissed on the spot and then return to Chang'an to report on his work, and he won't know where to go to farm in the next few days.

So Ya followed behind Liu Hongji, and begged with a bitter face: "My lord, you can help, the little one doesn't dare to have too much luxury, just ask you to batch some more gunpowder, as long as there is gunpowder, the villain has the confidence to ensure that the task is completed." ”

"Gunpowder is the most tightly controlled thing at the moment, what do you use to ensure that this thing doesn't leak out?" Liu Hongji's face was slightly gloomy, as the person in charge of government affairs in eastern Liaodong, when it comes to some sensitive materials, he has always been strict with the checks, and he will never be careless because of some unclear things.

"My lord, you also know that after the gunpowder is retrieved, it is kept by a special person, and there is a strict storage system for each use, in this regard, you don't have to worry at all, if something really goes wrong, you can pick off the villain's head." The mine manager really has no choice now, and in order to ensure the year-end plan, he almost didn't make a military order.

"What do I want your head to do, you must know that gunpowder is the most important thing in the Tang Dynasty in the war, but if there is the slightest leakage, the consequences of success are unimaginable." Liu Hongji thought about it for a long time, but in the end he still didn't agree to the mine manager's request.

After all, this guy is just a mine manager, to put it bluntly, at best, he is a petty official from the eighth grade, for such a petty official, to risk his future future, this is obviously not something Liu Hongji can agree to.

The mine manager saw that Liu Hongji was very resolute, and knew that it was useless to say more, so he could only sigh and walk with him to the outside of the mining area.

At the beginning of the year, it was planned to produce 5 million catties of coal a year, but in October, he was suddenly told that he wanted 10 million catties. Do you think that the coal is loaded one by one? Just come up and push it?

The mine manager scolded in his heart, and after sending Liu Hongji away, he returned to his office and closed the door, scolding.

But there is no way, no one will help him at this time, everything can only rely on himself.

……

Of course, the change in the production plan was not actually given by Li Chengqian, but was conceived by the officials and men of the Ministry of Civil Affairs; after all, at the end of the year, everyone had to hand in the so-called work summary, and if everything was the same as last year, nothing changed could only show that they were incompetent.

So seeing that at the end of the year, they sent documents to all major mining areas to forcibly double their output, and all the mine managers in all mining areas were blinded, and they almost committed suicide without fear for this matter!

But what can be done about this, they have no more room to maneuver except for the last effort, after all, their officials are too small to have access to people at higher levels.

……

In addition, there is another point, increasing production capacity has been an inevitable trend, taking Xuanfucheng Coal Mine as an example, just one day ago, the annual output is only two million catties, which is enough to ensure the use of Liaodong region, and to a large extent there is a surplus.

But in the second year, two million catties were not enough, and the output was raised to three million, then four million, and then five million.

Until now, it has become 10 million catties.

And according to the current situation, 10 million catties obviously cannot meet the needs of next year, and the production capacity will be increased to 1,005 directly next year.

Why? It's simple, because Da'an City wants to build a steel plant, as long as that thing is built, it is completely a big coal eater, and 10 million catties of coal are likely not enough for it to burn in a year.

Therefore, the director of the Xuansucheng Coal Mine, who had already made this psychological preparation, had to drag Liu Hongji to determine this matter anyway, if there was no large amount of gunpowder to assist in mining, even if he was killed, it would be impossible to complete the output of 15 million catties.

And Liu Hongji naturally knows the doorway, but at this juncture, he doesn't dare to make any decisions at all, because gunpowder has always been a strictly controlled thing since it was developed, and if there is no certain certainty, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, it is impossible to let it be open to use. ()

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