West Hill Mining Area.

An old mine, originally due to groundwater problems, caused this mine to be abandoned for many years, overgrown with weeds, and deserted.

Today suddenly became lively.

A group of more than a dozen people pointed at this place, walked around, and talked for a long time before leaving.

Day 3.

Another group of people came, and they also walked around for a long time.

A few more days passed.

More than 20 people came, carrying shovels, hoes, baskets, and even horse-drawn carriages up the mountain, digging in a clearing.

A few days of hard work.

The originally potholed ground was leveled and tamped, and several sheds were built.

Then there were more workers.

"Hey...... Hey......"

On the flat land, he shouted slogans rhythmically, and took advantage of inertia with ropes to smash the high stone piers on the ground.

At noon, the shed began to put food.

Workers hold large bowls the size of washbasins and pile up pots full of rice, topped with oily soup made from pigs and beans.

The workers who ate a meal were satisfied, and they were full of strength.

Finished eating.

Some of the workers lay on the grass to take a nap, some gathered together to chat, but there was no gambling.

This matter can be strictly controlled, and whoever takes the lead will go to jail.

"Cuckoo, cuckoo."

The environment in the mountains is nice, and the sound of birds is soothing.

"Foreman, I heard that the woman who just dined with us is a widow?"

Someone couldn't help but stare at the women and children who were cleaning up the dishes, chopsticks, pots and pans in the shed, and one of them was a woman who had been observing for a long time.

When the foreman heard the worker's inquiry, he immediately saw through the thoughts of the people in his own hands and warned sternly: "Don't mess around." ”

"How dare I, although it is good to us, the rules are also big."

The worker hurriedly explained, and then said embarrassedly: "I still don't have a mother-in-law, anyway, I have a crush on the widow." ”

"If you want to marry someone, I can help you inquire."

The foreman laughed.

He has been a foreman for a period of time and is familiar with the character of the workers under him, and the workers in front of him are honest and can be relied on.

But the character is honest and can't be eaten.

The family has no ancestral land, and there is no skill, so they rely on working part-time jobs everywhere to support themselves, and talk about marrying a mother-in-law.

But that's different now.

The nobleman set up an engineering team, and the wages were sufficient, and the environment was stable.

The steam engine factory next door is also noble.

The hot sale of the steam engine also made the workers of the engineering team feel at ease.

The bigger the nobles' business, the more they will not lose their livelihood.

The main thing is that the nobles are too good to them, and they also look forward to the nobles being good, with the character of the nobles, the more the nobles make money, the less they will lose them.

Workers have a place to settle down, they have spare money in their hands, and they are not allowed to gamble, so it is natural for them to want a wife.

If you have a mother-in-law, you will have a baby, and if you have a baby, you will have to feed a family, and you will become more obedient.

The foreman can become a foreman, which is naturally a sensible person, so he is willing to fulfill the workers and find an opportunity to run for the workers.

"If the foreman can help me do it, I will kowtow to you, and as long as the foreman says it in the future, I will never say anything."

The worker swore excitedly.

"Don't be too anxious, you haven't been in a position to do anything, wouldn't it be uncomfortable if it doesn't work."

"She is a widow, with children, and her salary is low, will she dislike me?" The worker said unconvinced.

The wages of the engineering team were very generous, except that the handymen were different from the handymen in the factory next door, and the wages were very low.

Therefore, the handymen of the engineering team recruited women, children, the old and the weak.

Of course.

It's something they can do.

For example, laundry, cooking, and so on.

At this time.

Several people came to the construction site.

"Who is the man with the little shopkeeper?" A worker asked curiously.

"I guess it's the owner of this place."

The companion said hesitantly.

"It's the mine owner."

Someone looked at him with envy.

The mine owner is very powerful, rich, and deeply connected, who doesn't want to be a mine owner.

"It's not the steam engine in the factory next door, the owner of this mine can lose a lot of money, and it has to rely on our owner."

A worker said proudly.

"That's it."

Who are their owners? That's the little prince of Beiping Mansion.

The little prince is benevolent.

The wages are high, and the daily food and water are sufficient.

According to past experience, it is already customary to eat pork for lunch today, and braised pork for lunch tomorrow.

When the workers talked about the little prince, everyone was proud.

They've seen the little prince.

The little prince also said to them, telling them to do things well, work hard to earn money to support their families, and live a prosperous life in the future.

Rich or not, they don't know.

But I have a stable salary to support my family, I can eat well every day, and I can eat freely when I have a full stomach.

There is no better owner than the little prince.

……

"Shopkeeper Xiao Xu, the wages and food of your engineering team are famous far and wide." The mine owner looked at the workers in the distance and sighed.

Where does business do that?

The eldest prince can not treat money as money, they can't learn.

It's not that they can't afford the money, but there is no reason for it, and it is already enough, so why pay more.

Anyway, Da Ming is a lot of people, so why worry about not being able to recruit people who are willing to work.

Although the situation today is better than that of the previous dynasty, there will always be the poor, and they will never stop.

Xu Ning smiled.

I didn't expect to be able to climb up to the nobleman, I just wanted to be the deacon of the outer cabinet of China Heavy Industry, but I didn't expect the nobleman to take a fancy to him and let him cooperate with the big shopkeeper to take care of the engineering team.

"A noble person is not a person who doesn't care about money and doesn't understand business." Xu Ning took the initiative to explain to Zhu Gaochi.

"When people have money, they are willing to buy things, and as the proprietor, they can sell more goods and make more money, such as honeycomb coal, the more they use, the more prosperous the coal mining business of the Zhou Dongjia family is."

The coal yard owner suddenly realized, and his heart was not impressed.

The whole world is doing this, and the noble person does the opposite, isn't it not immeasurable, although the noble person is a noble person, he can't change the world.

"What the noble man said is good, keep it in mind."

After some casual conversation, the two got down to business and talked about the steam engine.

"It looks like the land has been trimmed, and eight steam engines can be brought in tomorrow."

Hearing Xu Ning's words, Zhou Dongjia nodded and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper told me that the craftsmen will arrive tonight, and tomorrow when you transport the parts, the craftsmen will start building." ”

"The engineering team will definitely pump out the groundwater in the mine, and the road will be repaired before the start of your mine, so as not to delay the business of the owner." Xu Ning knew what the businessman cared about, and took the initiative to reassure.

The merchant sighed. "If it weren't for the steam engine, the mine I spent so much effort on would have been lost."