Fengping County Ya, Lin Ze's arrival was welcomed by three officials.

"Ziyi is here."

Li He greeted with a smile.

Liu Pei, who rushed over after hearing the news, also greeted him with a smile.

Gao Fei personally reached out to Lin Ze to take a teacup and pour tea.

With the passage of time, the coal mine operated steadily according to the mechanism set by Lin Ze, and millions of catties of coal were produced every day.

These days, with the fermentation of the influence of coal, the surrounding areas of Fengping County have begun to use coal in large quantities, and the coal produced by the coal mine has been continuously put into the market and has become a real money.

And many of the benefits created by these coal mines belong to the three officials.

This means that the big pie that Lin Ze drew for them not long ago has now begun to slowly cash in.

Seeing the actual benefits, they naturally became more and more kind to Lin Ze, the God of Wealth.

"The recruitment results of the miners on my side have come out, and if you count the family members of the government servants and the existing miners, the number of miners can be expanded to tens of thousands in one fell swoop."

After a few words of greeting, Lin Ze put down the teacup in his hand and began to talk about business with several officials.

Tens of thousands of miners?

Hearing this, Li and the three of them frowned.

"With so many young people gathered together, if someone with a heart stabs them to Shangguan, saying that the coal mine is gathering people with the intention of rebelling, there will be trouble."

Li He said worriedly.

"Even if there is no problem as Master Li said, so many young and strong people are strong, if they are not managed well, it is easy to make trouble."

On the side, Liu Pei was also worried and put forward his professional opinions.

A group of young miners gathered together, everyone was a strong person, and fights were just ordinary.

If someone spreads rumors and causes a mutiny, it will be a big trouble.

"Ziyi, there are only a few hundred miners at the moment, and the daily coal output is as much as one million catties, if the number of miners is tens of thousands, wouldn't the daily output exceed ten million catties, so much coal will not be used up even if everyone in Fengping County burns coal."

"So, we don't need to recruit so many miners."

"Even considering that many young people can't dig coal when the spring plowing and autumn harvest are busy, the coal dug up by more than 1,000 miners is enough to supply the entire Fengping County."

Finally, Gao Fei put forward his own opinion from an economic point of view.

The daily consumption of firewood in Fengping County is 1.23 million catties, plus the fuel consumption of rich families is more abundant, and the fuel consumption of some commercial facilities such as restaurants will not exceed 2 million catties of firewood consumption in a day.

One pound of coal tops three pounds of firewood, which means that even if everyone in Fengping County uses coal, they can consume more than 600,000 pounds of coal every day at most.

The reason why Gao Fei did not object to Lin Ze's expansion of the number of miners to thousands was that people could not run out of fuel every day, and the excess coal could be used to smelt iron, and most of the coal mining operations had to be stopped when the farming was busy.

But now if Lin Ze expands the number of miners to 10,000 people, it is estimated that the coal produced will not be used up even if it is supplied to the entire Myeongguang Prefecture, and it will be smashed in his hands to consume so much manpower to dig coal.

In fact, to dispel Shangguan's worries, these problems of orderly management of miners are all minor problems, and this last problem is the biggest problem.

In coal mining, after all, it is still necessary to make money.

——

Lin Ze listened quietly to the three officials before speaking.

"I have a way to make honeycomb coal, which is more durable than just using coal, which helps people to accept coal more quickly."

Lin Ze described to the three officials how honeycomb coal was made.

It is nothing more than mixing pulverized coal and yellow mud in a ratio of eight to two, and then pressing and forming it with a simple mold.

Without any technical content, it can also be made manually in batches on this side of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"A pound of honeycomb coal, the coal content in it is only eighty percent, but we can sell it at the same price as coal, even if we put aside the labor, our cost can be reduced by more than one percent."

After a pause, Lin Ze continued:

"After the honeycomb coal is made and dried, it can be packed in batches and sent from the wharf along the canal to many cities and counties along the way.

"If these merchants can still ship in large quantities at a higher price than firewood, then they may be able to transport honeycomb coal farther away."

"Roughly estimated, at least the fuel market between the canal from Linhai County to Lanjiang City can be completely occupied by us, and almost all of our production can be digested."

River vessels of this era carried between twenty-five and thirty tons.

According to the minimum carrying capacity of 25 tons, the cost of buying a shipload of honeycomb coal is 10 taels of silver, and the cost of transporting it to the destination is 50 taels of silver according to the price of firewood, and the profit is about 30 taels of silver after deducting the transportation and taxes along the way.

If there are connections to tax exemption, and then use their own slaves to save labor costs, they can even make a profit of forty taels of silver.

If it is sold at a higher price according to the degree of burn resistance, a shipload of honeycomb coal can be sold for 100 taels to 120 taels of silver, and the profit will definitely be higher.

In this case, there will definitely be some shipowners who specialize in reselling honeycomb coal to make money, and no matter how large the output of the coal mine here in Lin Ze is, it is estimated that these second-class dealers can eat it.

After the market is fully cultivated, Lin Ze can increase the price of coal and honeycomb coal, compress the income of these second-tier dealers, and then be able to grab greater profits.

After listening to Lin Ze's words, the three officials present suddenly burst into tears.

If all the output of tens of thousands of miners can be sold, then it is true that all problems are not a problem.

Lin Ze didn't care about the change in the expressions of the three of them, and continued to speak:

"If we can sell all the coal produced by tens of thousands of miners every day, then the profits we can get will skyrocket tenfold, and after everyone gets the habit of using coal in the future, the price of coal will rise, and the profits will continue to skyrocket several times."

"If this continues, coal mines will become the largest taxpayer in the county, and it will also be the industry that provides the most jobs, and will be a place for the people to live and need."

"Some of the taxes generated by the coal mine before, it is already the limit for Lord Liu's soldiers to patrol between Fengping County and Heishi Village, and after the scale is expanded tenfold, it is reasonable for Lord Liu to move the military camp to the side of the coal mine to be stationed for protection."

"This is not to protect the business industry, but to protect the vitality of the people, even if it is up to heaven, there will be no blame."

"In addition, the scale of the coal mine has swelled to this point, and the profits generated are becoming more and more abundant, and when the time comes, the uncle will make the money to the officials, and it will be too late for them to be happy, even if someone goes into slander, who will listen to it?"

"And with this merit, the official positions of several adults may also be raised."

As soon as he spoke, the three officials nodded their heads one after another.

They are deeply aware that what Lin Ze said, as long as all the coal produced by the coal mine can be sold, it can really become a reality.

Governing one side is fruitful, and this is the greatest confidence and talisman of an official.

"Without further ado, I'll go and arrange for the barracks to change their station."

Liu Pei slapped the table and stood up.

"I'm also going to arrange experiments to make honeycomb coal."

Goofy couldn't wait to get up.

"I'll write a letter to the post station and explain the matter of the coal mine."

"No, no, in order to prevent someone from picking peaches, I will first report the current situation of the coal mine and invite credit, and when I turn back, I will really complete the mine of 10,000 people, and then it will not be too late to say that Shangguan is not too late."

Li He spoke.

He originally planned to write an official document to the capital to invite merit when he reported on his work at the end of the year, but now it seems that he needs to pave the way in advance, so as to deepen the impression of Shangguan.

If someone picks peaches now, Li He may not be able to protect them.

But if he has made achievements and someone wants to pick peaches, then he can go to his classmates and teachers to help him get ahead.

Of course, in Li He's official document, he will definitely explain as much as possible that the coal mine is not profitable, but only charity to benefit the public, but under his leadership, everyone is doing very well.

If you say that you make money, isn't it clear that you are seducing others to come and pick peaches?

——

Several people performed their duties, and Lin Ze was also ready to leave.

"The concubine is holding the qin, Lin Gongzi, my eldest lady is invited."

However, as soon as he left the study, he was stopped by a maid with a good face wearing a light blue dress, and the other party saluted and spoke.

Lin Ze recognized the other party, and it was indeed Li Yunhua's personal maid.

"There is a girl who holds the qin to lead the way."

Lin Ze bowed slightly in return and spoke.

Then, he followed the maid to the garden behind the county office.

I saw Li Yunhua, who was still covered with a light veil, with a flower like a stamen in the center of her eyebrows.

The last time I came to propose, Lin Ze met Li Yunhua.

However, at that time, the two only knew each other preliminarily, and Lin Ze listened to Li Yunhua playing the piano and chatting casually.

And this time, it was the first official meeting date after the two eliminated their strangeness.

"Yunhua, are you going out to play? I'll take you to see my property. ”

Lin Ze asked with a smile.

It's hard to refuse a beautiful woman's invitation, but only talking about Fengyue delays business, so there is this invitation.

"Good!"

"Huqin, you inform the housekeeper to prepare the carriage and horse guards."

Li Yunhua's eyes lit up, and after agreeing to Lin Ze, she instructed the maid on the side.

When she heard that Lin Ze was arriving today, she was overjoyed, and after dressing up, she met her fiancé who was about to be married on a date.

Li Yunhua thought that today's meeting would be to stay in the garden and enjoy the scenery, talk about Fengyue and deepen their understanding of each other.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ze directly invited her out.

The Li family has a strict family education.

Under normal circumstances, Li Yunhua basically wants to ask her father and brother to take her out, and she can't go out at will, but the opportunity is rare now.

Mrs. Li heard that Lin Ze invited Li Yunhua to go out, so naturally she didn't stop her.

It's just that there are plenty of guards and housekeepers to follow.

Next, Lin Ze informed Jiading to go to some places in the city to run errands with his own seal.

Then he rode a carriage towards the coal mine, and Li Yunhua's car followed behind.

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The road from Fengping County to Heishi Village, Fenglin Township is still the same, but compared to the previous desertion, it is now much more lively.

Along the way, you can see soldiers patrolling along the official road.

In addition, there are carts of oxen, horses and donkeys on the road, which are either empty or full of coal.

It is not difficult to see from these cars and horses that the business of coal mines has begun to boom day by day.

Seeing this scene, Lin Ze's expression was very pleased, which was a symbol that his career in another world was gradually on the right track.

Soon, the village of Blackstone arrived.

It's even more lively here, and there are people who come and go to buy coal and transport coal in the coal mining business area.

On the other side of the mining area, many coal miners are working hard.

In the direction of the canteen, there is smoke rising from the cooking stove, preparing dinner for the miners, and of course those who come here to buy coal can also pay fifteen cents to eat in the canteen.

Lin Ze got out of the car, and suddenly there were sharp-eyed family members who greeted him with several half-grown children from the mine protection team.

"Sir!"

The bench shouted.

"It's been a hard work, how are you doing in the mine lately?"

Lin Ze asked casually.

He didn't come for a few days, although every day a family member sent the accounts and payment to Lin Ze, and it can be seen from the accounts that the coal mine is running very well.

But there are some details that he doesn't know.

"Everything is fine, there are some people who have bad intentions and want to steal coal, and we also caught them and sent them to patrol sergeants to take to the county government for detention."

"Everything else went wrong, the food in the canteen was delicious, the miners worked hard, and then the coal was selling more and more every day."

The bench replied.

"Well, in a moment, the things I bought and the people I invited are coming, and you are responsible for welcoming them to the conference room."

Lin Ze commanded.

Then he took a few steps forward, welcomed Li Yunhua off the frame, and placed him in the factory director's office with a relatively better environment.

After arranging snacks and tea for her, Lin Ze said with a smile: "I have some things to order here, Yun Hualing and rest here for a while, and I will accompany you later." ”

After speaking, Lin Ze said goodbye and left, and went to the conference room on the side.

Next, the coal mine will be expanded, from the predetermined scale of 1,000 people to 10,000 people, so the supporting facilities on the coal mine side also need to be updated.

For this reason, Lin Ze invited several master teams that he had cooperated with last time.

Next, the construction of a new batch of miners' dormitories, canteens, toilets, bathrooms, and the expansion of the warehouse in the commercial area, these jobs are estimated to take these masters and people to do for a long time.

arranged for these people to go directly to work, and Lin Ze began to talk to some other people again.

This is a middle-aged man dressed as a warrior in a strong suit, followed by two young men in their early twenties, a man and a woman.

The identity of these people is the head of Zhangjiaquan, the largest martial arts gym in Fengping County, and the purpose of Lin Ze inviting them over is to train the mine protection team and teach them fist and foot martial arts.

Next, the coal mine will be expanded to 10,000 people, and the mine protection team will also be expanded to hundreds of people.

(End of chapter)