The king of Yan commanded in front,

Even if Zhang Yuzhu and others are unwilling, they can only act according to orders.

Fortunately, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, did not take into account their feelings, and transferred a group of prisoners on death row as the main force of mining.

As for the three guards of Yanshan, they were stationed in the depths of Xishan, on the one hand, to maintain order in the mine, and on the other hand, to continue training.

Su Yang didn't have any opinion on this, or didn't dare to have any opinion.

He was really afraid that these martial artists would dig out their skulls under their rage!

And the people are already very cooperative, giving him Su Yang's face.

However, in view of the small number of prisoners on death row, Su Yang recruited the people near Xishan.

For example, Xishan Village at the foot of Xishan Mountain is a large village and town with hundreds of households, and the population has been a tenant of Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

After all, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the land is only a lot more, and the main income of the Yan Wangfu before was to rely on tenants to cultivate these fields under his name, so as to obtain income.

This kind of field is called "Wang Zhuang", and there are many of them under the name of the Ming vassal king, and there are similar "Huang Zhuang" belonging to the emperor, which is far more large and quantitative than the Wang Zhuang of the vassal king.

To put it bluntly, the biggest landlord in this big tomorrow is actually his old Zhu family.

And in the old Zhu family, the landlord who occupies the most land is the Ming Emperor.

Wang Zhuang's tax depends on the mood of Yan Wang Zhu Di, if he is in a good mood, he will charge a little more tax grain, and if he is in a bad mood, he will charge a little more.

Although the people of Yixishan Village do not have to pay taxes and grains to the imperial court, the taxes and grains that should be paid to the Yanwang Mansion are a lot, and they are actually not much better than ordinary people.

Knowing that Yanwangfu was going to open a mine in Xishan, and offered very attractive conditions, the people of Xishan Village suddenly heard the news, hoping to be selected.

After Su Yang said hello to Zhu Gaochi, he got the nod of Yan Wangfu's approval, and simply transformed Xishan Village into a small anthracite production workshop.

Xishan Village has also become lively, and temporary workshops have sprung up everywhere, such as coal washing ponds, mixing areas, drying areas, compression molding areas, coal furnace building areas, etc., in each area, the villagers of Xishan Village are in full swing one by one.

Thanks to the full support of the three forces of Xishan Coal Group, the anthracite production work has been carried out very smoothly.

The Yan Wangfu went out of the coal mountain and tenants, and even sent three guards from the private army of the royal palace to maintain order.

And Guo You and Lu Xiong are also very attentive, and after getting the approval of their father, they took out a lot of money and invested in the construction of Xishan.

Just for mining coal, crafting tools, building workshops, etc., Guo You and Lu Xiong had already spent almost five thousand taels of silver, which was an astonishing amount!

In the end, Guo Zi and Lu Zhen have a rich family background, otherwise they would not be able to withstand Su Yang's toss.

So much so that Guo You and Lu Xiong are now eating and sleeping in Xishan Village every day, constantly patrolling in each area, and they are waiting for this anthracite to be pushed into the market as soon as possible to make money and make some money, otherwise their family will start eating bran vegetables!

However, Su Yang himself is not idle, although he did not pay money, but he was annoyed by Guo You and Lu Xiong every day, plus he also had his own shares, so he became very diligent.

This honeycomb coal, from mining to crushing, coal washing, mixing yellow mud, honeycomb coal mold manufacturing, pressing, drying, coal furnace building, etc., Su Yang is personally involved from beginning to end, instructing craftsmen to do a good job in every step, and it is strictly forbidden to make any mistakes.

Moreover, Su Yang referred to the production mode of the assembly line in later generations, and divided all the work in detail, and each post and each process had a separate person in charge, so as to be able to practice makes perfect to improve efficiency and push anthracite into the market as soon as possible.

After another busy morning, Su Yang was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

Since he came to the Ming Dynasty, it was the first time he was so busy, so that he hadn't been with his little daughter-in-law for a long time.

"Brother Su, even if we want to benefit the people, there is no need to give them food so much, right?"

As soon as Guo You saw Su Yang, he immediately complained.

"Serving white noodles and steamed buns every day, and coming to a meal of broth from time to time, this treatment is almost catching up with the soldiers of the three guards!"

"That's right, my brother Su, when I came home yesterday, my father warned me, there is really no silver in the house, and I am so poor that I can't even open the pot!"

Lu Xiong also immediately followed, pretending to be pitiful.

Seeing the appearance of these two people, Su Yang was immediately laughed at angrily.

"Okay, why are you poor crying with me!"

"You only spent five thousand taels of silver before and after, so you can't open the pot?"

"I've heard that Master Guo and Master Lu have a lot of money! Could it be that what I've heard is a rumor? ”

As soon as these words came out, Guo You and Lu Xiong's faces suddenly changed.

Even if this Nima Land really has thousands of family wealth, it can't withstand your tossing, right?

Of course, the two of them will definitely not be stupid enough to admit it, after all, the Ming officials' fortunes are notoriously low, if this is heard by someone with a heart, the two of their fathers will be peeled off if they don't die!

"Ahem, Brother Su said it was funny, it's all rumors, rumors!"

"But Brother Su, you have to give us an account, how long will it take to start making a profit!"

"Our two brothers are really under a lot of pressure now, if we can't earn back this silver, I'm afraid my father will beat me to death!"

Guo You sighed again, pitiful to the extreme.

Su Yang explained with a smile: "The process has been almost arranged, I have looked at it in the past few days, and there is no problem with the anthracite briquettes produced!"

"As long as the convicts on death row in the mine can keep up with the mining speed, we can continue to produce anthracite."

"But now is not the time to push anthracite into the market, after all, the weather is not too cold, there is no need to be in such a hurry."

"You must know that once anthracite coal opens the market, the order will be soft, so you must reserve some in advance to avoid a shortage of supply in the future!"

Hearing Su Yang's words, Guo You and Lu Xiong finally had a bottom in their hearts.

Winter is coming soon, and there are about ten days left, so it's not too late.

After a pause, Guo You picked up a briquette and sighed thoughtfully.

"What good fuel!"

"It's not much better than that charcoal!"

"It's a pity that this briquette is only sold for two cents, and the price is too low!"

As soon as he heard Guo You's insinuating complaints, Su Yang's face immediately changed and he slammed his rice bowl on the desk.

"Guo You!"

"I'll remind you one last time!"

"This price was set by the Yan Wangfu, and it was also approved by me!"

"We do not produce anthracite coal for personal gain, but for the benefit of the people!"

"If you really dare to do anything on this price in the future, don't say that your father can protect you, I will definitely use all my connections to make you a life and death dilemma!"

Su Yang's tone was extremely harsh, so frightened that cold sweat directly overflowed on Guo You's forehead.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Lu Xiong hurriedly got up and softened and said, "Brother Su is serious, he is serious, they are all his own brothers!"

Taking advantage of this step, Guo You also immediately confessed: "Brother Su, don't worry, I will never do such a stupid thing, two pennies is two pennies!"

Hearing this, Su Yang's face softened slightly, and he continued to bury his head in eating.

At this moment, a three-guard armor soldier walked over and looked at Su Yang coldly.

"Master Su, the general wants to see you, please come with us!"

"Which general?" Su Yang was a little puzzled.

"General Zhang Yu!"