Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 1001 Mining slave yearning for freedom

The captain put down his teacup, looked at the person in the wooden cage with a murderous look in his eyes and said slowly: "In these days, we must never go back to the past."

The other people also stared at the person in the wooden cage with unfriendly eyes.

"It's not the first time we've done this. We've tortured them until they're convinced, and then let them go out to constantly test and try different methods. As long as there is a little bit that dares to come out of the mining area, we will pull them back to make their life worse than death. I’ve never seen a stubborn one, if there is one, let him die without any injuries.”

"Very well, I'll ask my boss for instructions on this matter, and see if I can allow some of them to be killed to make an example to others."

After finishing speaking, the captain threw a package of things on the table: "For your reward, say it again, use snacks."

Everyone sent the captain to the door before returning to open the small bag. Inside were bundles of cigarettes from Qiandao Road. The sales volume of this thing is not very large at the moment, and it is a luxury in the mining area, but it is very popular among the men in the mining area.

As soon as the captain left, more than a dozen pairs of eyes were fixed on the wooden cage.

One said, "Why don't we use irrigation?"

"Yes." Everyone agreed.

Soon, funnels were inserted into the mouths of the five Goguryeo officials one by one, and buckets of water were poured into them.

In the hinterland of Maoshan Iron Mine, there is a fortified castle built in the middle of the mountain.

Five teenagers sat at the bottom, and a young man with a beard sat at the top.

The five young men are the sons of Chai, Fang, Du, Cheng and Pei, with Chai Lingwu as the head.

The one sitting first was Yuchi Baolin, who was transferred from Quanzhou a year ago to serve as the order of Maoshan.

"Brother Baolin, the Yuan family sent someone to deliver a letter, hoping to increase the output of ore by [-]%. Fang Er has already rejected it three times, but Yuan's still wants to increase the output by at least [-]%. We can't make up our minds about this matter." The letter is on the table.

Fang Yiai stood up: "Brother Baolin, I reported mine accidents to them, and I sent people to find out the death rate in various mining areas in Goguryeo. This time, the number reported to them was nearly doubled. Sending another [-] mining slaves will also increase production, and the population of the mining area has reached the upper limit."

Du He also said: "Brother Baoling, there is no grain production here, and the transportation of grain has reached the upper limit."

Yuchi Baolin kept beating his head with a fan, complaining while beating: "I'm just a military officer leading troops, and I'm really powerless in this mining area."

Du He went on to say: "We have falsely reported nearly a hundred mine accidents, and the death toll has exceeded 1000 people in the past few years. If this data is placed in Datang, the local state capital may have to chop off several heads. But Yuan would rather send another [-] miners to increase production, do they really not care about the dead miners, or are they just in exchange for more coins?"

Cheng Chucun, the bastard son of Cheng Yaojin, also known as Cheng Xiaosi, also said: "It is true that manpower mining has reached its limit, and it is useless to increase manpower."

"I have a plan." Pei Xiaowu, Master Pei said at this moment.

"What's the trick?" Everyone asked together.

"Send 5000 people to Fusang Road for rotation training. We have secretly trained [-] soldiers. These soldiers are definitely not good enough under our training, so some of them will be sent to Fusang Road, or..." Master Pei did not continue. , because there are some taboos next.

But Yuchi Baolin understood, and said, "You mean to send it to the Indochina Peninsula to fight the Six Edicts."

"En. Or send over 3 people. These people can only be considered excellent soldiers if they have truly experienced the battlefield, and we can also accumulate some merit for them, and we will reward them."

"The method is feasible, but this matter is quite troublesome. The sage had a strict order, and the central government strictly ordered the discussion of the Liuzhao war, and it is forbidden to let officials below the fifth rank know the secret of the Liuzhao war anywhere. Right now, everyone in the world only thinks of me Tang is attacking Liuzhao, but no one knows that the main part of the attack on Liuzhao is only one-tenth of the Tang army."

After Yuchi Baolin finished speaking, he stared at Master Pei: "I'm afraid your next suggestion will be a steam engine?"

"Yes, without the steam engine it is impossible to increase production."

Yuchi Baolin slapped the table fiercely: "You are stupid, if Datang Zhenguo's important weapon is lost, how do you ask our elders to explain it?"

"The most important thing in the country is right. Fukuoka Steel Works No. 70 Machinery Workshop has a daily output of more than [-] thirty-horse steam engines, thirty one-hundred-horse steam engines, and one five-hundred-horse steam engine. A new batch of blast furnaces has just been put into use. Larger-scale New blast furnaces are starting to be built again, and they don't need iron ore."

Master Pei's words made Yuchi Baolin unable to find the words to refute.

Yuchi Baolin signaled not to say any more, and after thinking for a long time, he ordered: "Fang Er, go and have a private discussion with a few senior managers to see what their attitudes are. I will go to Fukuoka in person, and Pei Xiaowu, you can go to the Yamen of Huating Donggang Tell the Bosi envoy about the matter, Cheng Xiaosi, you go and watch it yourself, if that Goguryeo has the slightest disobedience, you should reason with them and let them understand the reason."

"Yes." Several teenagers all stood up and hugged Xin vigorously.

Yuchi Baolin said again: "Cheng Xiaosi, you are allowed to see blood this time, but don't leave too serious wounds. Du Xiaoer, take care of the house for us, and any troubles will be your fault."

The two clasped their fists together again.

Let's talk about Chang'an.

In Chang'an City, Liu Mu only rested for three days before going to the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry is organizing a very large-scale meeting. Except for the two servants of the Ministry of Industry, all the participants are small officials below the sixth rank.

These officials have a unified logo, they all have the badges of craftsmen on their bodies, and two have the badges of ghost workers.

"Qin, unified the six countries. The Great Wall, straight roads, and galloping roads were built to prevent foreign enemies from recruiting hundreds of thousands of military workers and migrant workers. This project is a manifestation of our Tang's national prestige. From Chang'an to Shuofang City, a total of [-] miles .”

A huge map was pulled open and hung in the hall.

The minister in charge of this project stepped aside after speaking, and a sixth-rank official wearing a ghost work badge stepped forward. This person was over 60 years old and was the general manager of the construction of the Huayuan-Changan Railway. A very good plan is coming.

"Everyone, we don't know much about national policy, and we don't know much about being an official, but we know how to build railways. The cabinet and the Ministry of Ministers have issued instructions to build this road, so let's discuss it. The old man's idea is, Relying on [-] laborers, fifty iron oxen, four giant crushing stones, and two trains, we will build and advance along the way."

"The specific method is as follows..."

Liu Mu sat in the back and listened quietly.

The method proposed by the Ministry of Industry is to gather all materials at the Jinghe Wharf by water transport, and then transport them northward by railway, repairing them while transporting them. This solves the transportation problem of important materials such as rails, especially.

(End of this chapter)