On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Lin'an still has a strong New Year's atmosphere. With the opening of all walks of life, there are far fewer people on the streets who enjoy leisure. Of course, Qi Rong didn't have time to relax, and according to the candidate recommended by Liang Kang, Qi Rong went to visit a person named Zhuo Fengxiao again.

Sitting in the donkey cart, Qi Rong thought about the world described by Liang Kang in his heart. In a place like a mine, the mode of making money is naturally to use a lot of manpower. However, Qi Rong was a native of Fujian, and there were silver, copper, and iron mines in Fujian, and riots often broke out in the counties where the mines were opened. The miners accumulated countless anger under the harsh labor conditions, and the government was particularly oppressive of this lucrative industry. This is the reason why Qi Rong wants to use the miners, they all need to be forcefully suppressed anyway, so they simply abandon the miners who have a certain autonomy and choose to be completely deprived of all the miners.

But the miners would resist, and so would the miners. If the miners were shackled, they would be much less efficient. As the investors in Jianxian Qian Zhuang said, 'shackles also cost money'.

Just thinking about it, the donkey cart stopped, and he lifted the curtain and said, "The shopkeeper has arrived." ”

It's a not bad yard, and the gate looks a little old. After knocking on the door, someone came to open the door, and as soon as they talked, they knew that it was Zhuo Fengxiao who opened the door. Hearing that it was Liang Kang who introduced him, Zhuo Fengxiao had a surprised expression. However, he still let Qi Rong into the house.

This courtyard feels like Qi Rong feels like the courtyard where Liang Kang is located gives Qi Rong, the house is good, but the people in the house obviously haven't lived for long. Of course, he wouldn't say that. If that's the case, is Qi Rong going to give people furniture next?

The two sides sat down, and Qi Rong briefly told him what he meant. Zhuo Fengxiao listened quietly, and did not show a fierce reaction like Liang Kang. After Qi Rong finished speaking, Zhuo Fengxiao asked tentatively: "But I don't know why the shopkeeper Qi came to me." ”

"Uh...... Isn't Mr. Zhuo an expert in mining operations? Qi Rong used the newly learned vocabulary.

"I've never learned to mine." Zhuo Fengxiao said with a smile.

"Huh?" Qi Rong was stunned, he didn't expect Zhuo Fengxiao to answer like this.

"However, I am in charge of logistics on the island, and when I was on Warship Island, I said that something would definitely happen if I did this. Because he was disgusting, he was driven away. Zhuo Fengxiao said self-deprecatingly.

After listening to such an introduction, Qi Rong was sure that he was not played by Liang Kang. However, he didn't dare to get his hopes up too much, a guy who was disliked was probably arrogant and had very incredible abilities. But it's more likely that you can see the problem, but you will only respond to it by complaining. Qi Rong will also unceremoniously fire his subordinates who only complain.

After sorting out his thoughts, Qi Rong Zhengse said: "It's so hard to open a mine, and it's cheap to use a mine slave." That's why I'm looking for people who can do it well. I heard that Mr. Zhuo is a talent in this area, so I came. ”

"Shopkeeper Qi, I won't tell you, I'm just thinking about it. It is indeed not suitable to do so on Gunkanjima. If you really want to use a mine slave, you have to be in an open place......" Zhuo Fengxiao said as he considered the words.

Seeing that Zhuo Fengxiao turned out to be a more cautious guy, Qi Rongden was a lot more relieved. He is not against fierce people, but he still likes cautious people.

The next night, Qi Rong ran to Qi Ye's house. When he saw his tired brother, he immediately said, "I just want to ask you something, if I want to get some places to open mines, will the coal hall give me news?" ”

"You go and ask first. We'll talk about it after that. Qi Ye immediately gave an explanation, he would definitely not do anything else to talk about himself now.

Qi Rong didn't talk nonsense, and immediately left. For the next two days, Qi Rong walked around the coal hall, seeking plain mines outside of Fujian. To Qi Rong's surprise, Taiwei Zhao suddenly sent someone to ask Qi Rong to meet him.

When the old friend met, Qi Rong was not particularly restrained, he first greeted the salute and then asked bluntly: "Taiwei, Jianxian Qianzhuang has been doing things according to Taiwei's requirements. I don't know what else the captain commanded. ”

"I heard you're working on the coal mine?" Zhao Jiaren asked straightforwardly. In addition to the abundant Poyang Lake Plain, there are also a large number of coal mines, and Zhao Jiaren has always been very sensitive to coal mines.

Qi Rong knew that Taiwei Zhao was not a person who could be deceived since he was young, so he simply made and revealed what he had already started. Looking at Taiwei Zhao's expression, Qi Rong immediately knew that he was not wrong, just like he was proficient in other things, Taiwei Zhao was not an amateur in coal mines.

After Qi Rong finished speaking, Zhao Jiaren said, "Have you heard of Zaozhuang?" ”

"Zaozhuang? Haven't heard of it. Qi Rong hurriedly replied.

Zhao Jiaren explained: "Zaozhuang is in Shandong, and it was taken from the Mongols during this counteroffensive. ”

"Oh. Is it difficult that Zaozhuang has a coal mine? Qi Rong followed Zhao Jiaren's words.

Zhao Jiaren replied: "Zaozhuang is by the canal, it is a plain. There are not only coal mines, but also iron mines. Many of the mines over there are still open-pit mines. Since Shopkeeper Qi wants to open a mine, I think you might as well go there and try it. ”

Qi Rongden was stunned, he didn't expect that what he wanted to do could actually alarm Zhao Jiaren. Although he and Taiwei Zhao were also old acquaintances, they didn't come up with a reason for Zhao Jiaren to work so hard for Qi Rong. So Qi Rong hurriedly said: "Taiwei Zhao, but I don't know what Taiwei wants me Qi Rong to do." ”

"I also think it's a waste to feed so many Mongol captives, but it's also a waste to kill them all. Since you're willing to use a miner, I think you can give it a try. In addition, you are only a private person after all, even if you do too much, you will never damage the dignity of the court. Many of the laws of our Great Song Dynasty are not wrong in themselves. In the end, Zhao Jiaren was completely sighing.

Even when the laws of the Great Song Dynasty were founded, they could not be regarded as very right-leaning and conservative, and they could even be said to be quite humane in many places. However, this also made Zhao Jiaren feel embarrassed. For example, to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreigners in the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiaren himself did not oppose these laws, although he himself was somewhat dissatisfied. And these laws led to the problem that the state could not directly use mine slaves under any circumstances.

Looking at Qi Rong, who was a little confused, Zhao Jiaren smiled and said: "There must be someone to do a lot of things in this world. Shopkeeper Qi, I can trust you. ”

These words are Zhao Jiaren's sincere words, so when he learned that there were black-hearted capitalists who wanted to engage in slave mines, Zhao Jiaren felt very reliable. In the 21st century, the brick slave incident in Shanxi. In the 20th century, a contractor in Shanghai. In the 19th century, slave labor in Europe and the United States. In the 18th century, the flesh and blood factories of the industrial countries.

The capitalists themselves are not born with all kinds of cruel perverts who have lost their conscience, but the capitalist system itself must be forced to do all kinds of things that have lost their conscience. Judging from the introduction of Qi Rong, he has obviously found the right direction.