Chapter 23: The Temptation of Gemstones

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Mengshan stretches for dozens of kilometers from east to west, and more than half a month ago, at the western foot of Mengshan Mountain, close to the west side of the Baihua Valley, there was a loud rumbling sound, a large area of bare gravel slope next to the mountain stream was carried out under the organization of Lu Hong, and the collapsed gravel or floating soil was piled up in almost all the open space on the right side of the entire valley.

After Lu Hong left the mining area, Wang Daosheng, Qi Kaiyuan and Chen Shuisheng took over the management of the mine, but the workers they carefully selected were obviously hard-working men, and they had no complaints about the heavy but not troublesome work in the mining area, because they knew very well that in the whole of Mengyin and even the whole of Shandong, perhaps they would no longer be able to find jobs with higher salaries than this job.

At this moment, Wang Daosheng's stern expression of the organizers of the wheelbarrow continues to pour a large amount of mixed mud and gravel into a long wooden trough, a large amount of mountain spring water is stored in the middle of the mountain with a bamboo pipe like a chute, and a primitive waterwheel power, which provides the power can make the whole chute slowly shake high and low, the mountain spring water washes away the mud and lighter density of gravel chips, leaving a thick layer of gravel.

This simple mineral shaker can easily separate materials of different densities by using the force of the water flow, and the only drawback is that it wastes water, but it is the best way to sort in this water-rich mountainous area.

The gravel was immediately transported to the other side of the house, where it was sorted by the workers at the core of the mine, and eventually, several brightly colored ores and a transparent crystal could be found in dozens of truckloads of mud and stone, and this was all the work of the 20-odd people in the Mengshan mining area.

"Brother Wang, I estimate that the gravel pile over there can still support the workshop for half a month, and I only have less than 10 catties of gunpowder on hand, you can let Chen Xiaoyu go back with the news!" Shi Xiuwen, who was relatively thin, ran over from the open-air shed to report to Wang Daosheng.

Wang Daosheng nodded, looked back at his robe from the past, and suddenly smiled, "Stone, you mentioned this matter to me yesterday, and Lu Ye had already made arrangements when he went back...... Don't you have anything else to say! ”

Shi Xiuwen was stunned when he heard Wang Daosheng mention this stubble, and smiled, "Brother Wang, I can't hide it from you with my careful thoughts...... That one...... I'm just wondering, how could Lu Ye find such a gem mine in this mountain nest...... I look at the gems screened out by Qi Kaiyuan, I'm afraid it's worth a lot of silver! ”

He almost mustered up the courage to say these words, if it weren't for the fact that he and Wang Daosheng were brothers who had a fateful relationship back then, he wouldn't dare to ask this question so directly...... After finishing speaking, he looked up at Wang Daosheng, but saw that the bronze-faced man didn't seem to react, just staring at the few machines that were slowly running in the flowing water in the distance!

This made him stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "Brother Wang, you can't tell that those things should be emeralds or rubies!" ”

Hearing Shi Xiuwen's words, Wang Daosheng raised his eyebrows, and turned his head to look at this guy, this Shi Xiuwen is indeed a guy with a lively mind, and he is also very solid, how could he not understand his friendship for more than ten years, otherwise, this guy would not come to tell him......

"Stone, we have been mixed in the army, and we have seen some of the world...... This Lu Ye's ability, to be honest, I admire the five-body casting, how long has he been in Mengyin, and now the entire county industry is built by Lu Ye, and the county master is also very polite when he sees Lu Ye, before I came, I just heard that the Shangyang Mountain Ma Heizi who was the head of the owl a while ago was also Lu Ye's handiwork...... Moreover, how does Lu Ye treat us, you and I have lived for more than 30 years, but there is a second person! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Daosheng suddenly sighed with emotion, and his words also showed a bit of vicissitudes, and Shi Xiuwen obviously felt the same way, they were not low-level soldiers in the Shuzi Army back then, and there were not a few officials who had seen it, but he had never seen such a kind person as Xiang Lu Hong, and he couldn't help but look more awe-inspiring: "Brother Wang, Lu Ye treats people really well, if my family didn't follow Lu Ye, it is estimated that it will be difficult to eat chaff now......

Wang Daosheng patted Shi Xiuwen on the shoulder, "Stone, I thought about it carefully this time, Lu Ye is a hero-like character, do you believe that he will be at ease to do this gem trade in Mengyin?" I don't believe it, this is a rare opportunity for me, now this mineral, look at Lu Ye's attention, you know how important it is, you and I have done this matter properly, that is the greatest credit! ”

After Shi Xiuwen and Wang Daosheng talked, the other thoughts in their hearts were gone, in this era, he no longer had any chance of development, and now what was in front of him was a ...... Obviously, he didn't have a choice, but he had a choice, with this Lu Ye's character, he would only choose to continue to follow, he immediately nodded affirmatively, "Brother Wang, I know, then I'll go to work!" ”

Wang Daosheng saw Shi Xiuwen turn around and leave, his expression immediately became serious, the production here is by no means an ordinary ore, but a certain kind of gemstone, this, as long as people are not stupid, they should be able to see it, however, he naturally sees it more clearly than others, those transparent crystal ores with smaller particles, but he has a hunch, this should not be an ordinary crystal......

Now, Shi Xiuwen mentioned this matter, obviously, other workers must have similar thoughts, if anyone is confused, then it will be a big thing, thinking of this, he immediately went to Qi Kaiyuan, the two of them combined, feel that this is indeed a big deal, the workers in the entire mining area are carefully selected, and they have all worked in several mines and carefully investigated, but this kind of thing is obviously no one can pack a ticket.

The two discussed for a while, preparing to learn from Lu Hong's practice, and each went to talk alone to settle the subordinates he had recruited, and a little later, Chen Shuisheng, who brought people back to Huaguo Village to deliver supplies, brought good news.

After Lu Hong took the house, he immediately made a major decision, turning all the more than thirty rooms behind the house into the dormitory area of his own property, calling Lao Qin and asking him to arrange for each family to move in, anyway, he can't live in so many houses, and taking it out as an incentive will definitely play a far greater role than an empty house!

The diamond veins of Mengshan have been self-evident to their important surnames for a period of time, and this group of people has no intention of giving up, so now arranging a place for each family to live and give them a foundation is an excellent means of increasing the sense of belonging according to Marlos psychology.

Obviously, the effect of this initiative is very obvious, as soon as this group of guys was announced, these more than 20 men were excited at that time, such a benevolent and righteous owner, except for working harder, should really not have any other ideas!

On the afternoon of February 21, Wang Daosheng took Shi Xiuwen and another guy to ride back to Mengyin from Huaguo Mountain, in Lu Hong's new house, he took out a bag covered with fire paint marks from the horse's leather bag and handed it to Lao Qin, Lao Qin carefully checked the fire paint mark on it, and pointed to the side door of the east chamber with a smile, "Wang Daosheng, the house that the master gave you is in the east chamber, go and see, your baby is very clever!" ”

Wang Daosheng came back naturally not specifically to see the house that Lu Hong gave himself, the strict management system implemented by the Mengshan Mine, every loose diamond, olivine, and garnet particles that were sorted out had to be registered, however, this was a bit embarrassing Qi Kaiyuan, who was rough in pen and ink, but this record list was quite simple, and it was okay to do it, and every 10 days, the finished product had to be sent back, and the cloth bag sealed by the fire paint was used, and the transportation of such valuable things was naturally done by Wang Daosheng himself, and even carried a spear with him.

After the delivery of this thing, he was also excited to go to his own house in the East Chamber, but he was also stunned when he got there, in the small courtyard of the East Chamber, there were twenty-seven or eight people of all ages, and his mother-in-law, old mother and baby were also basking in the sun happily, doing household affairs in their hands, this is not what he wants to give his wife and mother!

When his mother-in-law Ah Xiu saw that the man was back, she screamed and jumped up and pulled her man, and the family members of the other mine guys in the yard were even more excited to come up and ask about their own man, after all, they have been in the mountain for more than a month.

Wang Daosheng is now the general manager of the mine, but he is obviously quite blunt about the matter of entertainment, just a happy nod, and only popped out two sentences after pondering for a long time, "Everyone is very bitter in the mountains, but eat well and sleep well, you can rest assured!" ”

However, this is obviously not enough to cope with the enthusiasm of these family members, and they all come together to ask a few more questions...... Fortunately, at this time, Ye Yuanliang ran over panting to relieve him, "Brother Wang, Lu Ye is looking for you, let you hurry up and see him in the study!" ”

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