Chapter VII
Qiu Yuanba and wealthy and powerful individuals in neighboring counties and cities, as well as some heads of government agencies and units, openly and secretly participated in this gold digging tide with the situation of investing in shares and dividends.
The entire poplar dam is brightly lit, the machines are roaring, and the voices of people are boiling. Twenty tents were lined up on the ridges or on the sand and rocks, and figures swayed everywhere.
Now, however, the method of digging for gold has changed significantly: the river has a large opening, and the excavator goes directly down to the trough to dig the sand layer by layer, and then uses a truck to pull the sand and gravel to the ground. The tools for gold laundering have also undergone earth-shaking changes, and Erwa Tuoren bought two iron lumps from the outside and came back, don't look at this iron lumps, which are extremely efficient. It is divided into two layers, the first layer filters the larger stones, the second layer filters out the smaller stones, and finally the rest is the golden sand. Then the golden sand is washed into the so-called 'chute' and 'gold cloth' that have been improved, so as to achieve the purpose of removing sand and storing gold. The so-called 'gold cloth' is the kind of carpet densely arranged with many plastic nails, and it is also made up of large pieces of spliced together and spread on the 'chute'. Its purpose is that when the water washes the sand gold on it, because of the large proportion of gold, the sand will be washed away by the turbulent water, leaving behind gold and a small amount of things commonly known as black sand. The iron sieves on both floors are driven by motors, constantly shaking from side to side, coupled with the sand on the loader and the water pump pumping and washing, the site may not even be able to hear the loud roar.
The gold digging process has undergone a fundamental change, not only reducing the number of employees, but most importantly, increasing the efficiency dozens of times.
The living and resting conditions of the workers have also been greatly improved. Now I have meat for a while, and I eat all kinds of meat, and I often find people to buy some wild meat to eat. Quilts and mattresses are piled up, and newcomers can take them casually. Everyone's income has changed a lot, and it has increased a lot. It seems that overnight, Qiu Yuanba has become a paradise for the rich, and the consumption level has greatly improved.
Anyone who has a shop on the street to do business has a feeling, and now business is much better than before, as long as the people of Jinheba come to buy things, they are generous, and the ordinary workers smoke good cigarettes, drink good wine, and order good food in restaurants.
The deserted streets were bustling with activity, and people seemed to be talking about the same topic.
As long as it is the leader who can manage the river dam and gold digging, the second baby will have shares or benefits, so no matter how big the matter, there is no one who can't be uneven in this place.
Nowadays, compared with the 'carriage', the technical difficulty of mechanized gold digging is greatly reduced, the construction period is greatly shortened, and the rate of return on gold is constantly refreshing the record. It is not too much to describe that money is entering the second baby's pocket day by day like flowing water.
So as long as you start things, you won't have to worry about no one to follow.
Although it is a poor and remote area, there are many people who have contacts with the outside world, and many of them are rich and powerful.
Wu Ming of Xiaoheba Village contacted his uncle, who now seems to be working in the local bureau, and is ready to dig for gold. You can't just know anything, and there are many people who understand. What's more, semi-mechanized gold digging only needs to be smashed into it with money, and there is not much technical component in it.
There is a worker named Little Mosquito who worked as a worker in the second baby's trough, he and Wu Ming are old watches, because he has a foundation, he became Wu Ming's first partner.
Wu Mingnai was born as a soldier, tall and tough, shrewd and capable.
Their lot is Caojiaba, which is close to the boundary of Erwa, which is said to be next to each other, but there is still an obvious natural boundary. When the river reached this point, it suddenly narrowed, and it turned out to be a huge crustal rock mountain that was exposed to the outside. The rocky mountain is exposed, and the part that blocks the river is dozens of meters in circumference, which is the main reason for the formation of the Caojiaba dam.
Wu Ming also made a huge noise on the day of the start of work, his uncle brought several cars of people, big names from all walks of life, and in general, the people who came were not ordinary. No one is stupid, and the meaning is obvious: don't make trouble for me.
There is no impermeable wall, although Erwa and Bald Zhang have done it very secretively and cautiously, but the information is still spreading. After word of mouth, the gold was no longer calculated in catties, but tons, and it was said that Erwa had pulled a cart of gold to the city.
The mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, and Qiu Yuanba, who is about to move, is no longer as quiet as in the past. Immediately after Wu Ming started construction, several more in different sections of the same river started.
For a time, there were excavators and trucks on the highway from time to time, and the originally small township streets were full of large and small machines, power supply stations, police stations, and protection stations, and the number of people in and out of the country has increased a lot compared with the past.
At no time will people's yearning for gold and money wane, let alone the Qiujiaba people, who have been constrained and suppressed by the environment for hundreds of years. When one day, there is an opportunity to change their fate, they will not hesitate, even if they are broken.
The second baby is young and energetic, and no matter how tired he is, he can get through it. The key is that there is a fire burning in his heart, and he keeps running forward. He has greater desires and higher goals, and he knows that only by seizing this once-in-a-century opportunity can he accumulate more wealth and accomplish things that others can't accomplish!
The second baby knows very well in her heart that only with money can she explain everything; If you don't have money, you can't explain anything. Now his wealth is growing exponentially every day, and in order to keep this wealth and continue to move forward, Erwa feels that she has to do something.
The fourth baby told the second baby that something seemed to be wrong in the second half of the night last night, and someone should tread water to cross the river, faintly and mysteriously.
The second baby said to the fourth baby, call him in the second half of the night, he wants to get up to see what the hell is.
As long as you fall asleep, you can fall asleep there. The second baby has long been accustomed to the deafening sound every day, and now it will not affect sleep at all, but without this sound, she will not be used to it.
At about 3 o'clock, the second baby woke him up: go, there seems to be movement.
As he walked out of the tent in a daze, his eyes were a little dizzy from the glare of the light. He steadied himself, and when he lifted his head, it was pitch black except for the dam, which seemed like daylight. Occasionally, there was a dog barking or two, but it was instantly drowned out by the roar of the machine.
He came out of the back of the tent, so it was not easy for people outside to see. He and Siwa turned around a sandbag, which was the place where the gold was washed, and looked at the workers working as usual. When they bypassed the loader that kept loading sand back and forth, they saw two people struggling to carry something, and the second baby suddenly realized something, and quietly said to the fourth baby: Go back and find a few more people.
The second baby stared at the two people without blinking, it seemed that the things were very heavy, and it was a little difficult for the two of them to lift up. Are they going to get this thing there? Erwa asked herself. It took a lot of effort for the two of them to move that thing to the river, and they were going to cross the river. Only then did the second baby understand.
Sanmao and the others were sleepy-eyed, almost crawling over next to the sandbag. Then he saw the two men come back again, holding a piece of gold cloth in their hands. Only then did Erwa and the people present understand that they had replaced the gold-stained cloth full of sandgold...... Erwa seemed to understand a lot of truth at this time, and gritted her teeth. Said fiercely: Go, arrest him both.
In the tent, everyone could see clearly that this was none other than an electrician and a handyman who had just been transferred from home by the bald Zhang.
Who told you to do it? The second baby didn't speak loudly, but it was very weighty.
We, Boss, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, we're also confused, Boss...... Before he could finish speaking, Erwa interrupted him, he knew that it was the same as an endorsement, and he didn't know how many times he had memorized it in his heart.
Erwa motioned to Sanmao to call Bald Zhang over, this was his person after all.
The bald man came over and looked at it, and without anyone saying anything, he understood what was going on.
Erwa, you can do it yourself. Leaving this sentence, the bald head turned and left.
Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, you see, there are no rules, you say yes. The second baby took a step forward and planned to pull the bald head.
Okay, chop your hands off. Erwa said fiercely.
Just look at the two of them and knelt down with a plop: Boss, spare us once, don't dare again, your head is like pounding garlic.
Sanmao couldn't hold it anymore, in the past, it was just one person and one foot, and he was still chattering:
Tell you to steal, tell you to steal.
What a smart person is Bald Zhang, can he leave the person he found alone? After a spin and he came back.
Erwa, look at this, this is the first time this has happened, even if it is a warning to everyone. Let them get out tomorrow, and we'll find someone to come over, and we won't have a penny in salary!
Bald Zhang stared at the two of them, tearing them up with hatred. The heart said: Your mother forced it, stealing some gold can be caught, and you don't have the ability to ask for it.
In fact, Erwa also thought about it, this was not instructed by the bald head, but at least he acquiesced or knew about it, otherwise, they just came, and they haven't figured anything out yet, so they shouldn't be so bold. It is said that there is a relationship with the bald Zhang.
Well, since Brother Zhang has said it, then so be it. But guys, if something like this happens in the future, chop your hands. After saying that, the second baby threw down these words and her back and went out.
This incident spread throughout the entire river dam as soon as dawn, and the air in the entire river dam was very tense, some people were worried about something, and some people were brewing something. Digging for gold is destined to be too peaceful.
This history of Qiu Yuanba will be talked about for many years to come. This is a page in history, but it must be admitted that it is a historical failure, and it seems that this is true today. Although the local economy has developed by leaps and bounds for a considerable period of time, it has activated the underground treasures that have been hidden for a long time and brought people a rich material life. However, it is not sustainable and short-lived, and it causes permanent damage and irreparable damage to the environment......