Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 310
The first batch of 120 Japanese laborers have been working in Kunzhou for more than a month. Their first task is to cut wood, open a passage [-] steps wide and [-] miles long in the endless lush forest, and then clear the ground It is compacted so that no grass grows on the ground, and an official road connecting Tang County and Han County is formed.

Of course, the construction plan is to first open a narrow passage ten steps wide, and then gradually widen it. It is planned to spend two years to complete this road.

The narrow passage about ten steps wide has been opened, which is relatively easy to do, and Japanese laborers are now widening the passage.

More than a month after the construction, the first Japanese laborer who died in the road construction appeared. He did not die from exhaustion, but was killed by a huge pine tree falling down.

Work-related injuries are inevitable, but no matter what, if someone dies during the construction, the chief officer still needs to rush to the scene.

The casualty scene was located forty miles northwest of Tang County. Fan Ning rushed all the way with more than a dozen officials and soldiers, and arrived at the casualty scene at noon.

Logging has not stopped, and it is still going on. The laborers do not cut down the trees with axes and axes, but first pull the big trees by the roots with ropes, so that the stumps will not be left as obstacles to road construction, and then saw the stumps. The stumps and branches were used to cook fires in the camp, perhaps for warmth, and the thick trunks were excellent materials for building houses.

If you encounter amber wood, you need to store it separately.

Fan Ning and the others stopped in their tracks. Not far in front of them, more than a hundred laborers were pulling a huge pine tree. They tied five thick ropes to the trunk, 20 people with one rope. Yingtou shouted and pulled together, the soil on the roots of the tree was gradually rising, and the tree began to tilt. At this time, Yingtou shouted.

The crowd dropped their ropes and fled to both sides. A large pine tree more than ten feet high suddenly fell down, its roots were completely uprooted, and a large pit appeared on the ground. Several snakes ran away in panic and were stoned to death by laborers.

More than a dozen workers immediately stepped forward to decompose the tree. Four workers used a large saw to saw back and forth at the root of the tree, while other workers used small saws to cut off the branches and collect them.

The pit was also quickly filled by two workers, and the target of the hundred workers turned to another big tree. They worked together with great efficiency.

Fan Ning came to a large tent, and the official in charge of logging in this area was Su Liang, who hurried forward to salute.

Fan Ning got off his horse and asked, "How many laborers died?"

"One died and one was injured. The injured had his left arm broken, and the deceased was hit on the head, his brain burst, and he died on the spot."

"Is the body still there?" Fanning asked again.

"The body has been cremated by several of his fellow villagers, and the bones are packed in clay pots, ready to be taken back to his family."

"What about other labor sentiment?"

This is what Fan Ning cares about. Work-related accidents are normal, but he doesn't want any incidents to affect the progress of the logging project.

"The subordinates can't see any abnormal emotions. The laborers are still working. It should be a relatively common accident. Logging is still relatively dangerous. Especially when a tree falls, it is necessary to accurately judge the direction of the tree falling. This dead man is the judge. He made a mistake and ran to the side where the tree fell, and was hit by a big tree."

"How many loggers are there here?"

"About seven hundred people!"

Fan Ning immediately said: "Gather them together, I have something to say!"

Fan Ning is well versed in the fact that details determine success or failure. Many turmoil stems from some inconspicuous little things, especially when dealing with labor casualties. It will trigger a huge labor wave and force Kunzhou to no longer use Japanese labor, which will seriously affect the development of Kunzhou.

Therefore, by properly handling the first labor casualty accident and making it a system, many unnecessary troubles and disputes can be avoided.

Not long after, more than [-] Japanese laborers were gathered. Fan Ning stood on a tree stump, and on the rough table in front of him was a large clay pot, which contained the ashes of the laborers who were crushed to death.

Fan Ning said loudly: "There was an accident this morning. A worker named Oda Ki was hit by a falling tree and unfortunately died. We express our deep condolences for this!"

The official interpreting for Fan Ning was Cheng Qing from the Jinglue Mansion. Cheng Qing was the son of Cheng Dexing, the leader of the Song merchants in Nagasaki Port. Annihilate Hirano Yoshi's fleet.

Cheng Qing did not return to Nagasaki, but was invited by Fan Ning to stay in Kunzhou to work in the Jinglue Mansion, responsible for translation affairs, which can be regarded as stepping into politics from business.

Fan Ning then added: "We try our best to ensure the food and lodging of the workers, so that all workers have sufficient physical strength to engage in logging. We also hope that everyone can go home safely in three years, but the dangers in the logging process are unpredictable. Everyone We will all encounter the danger of fallen trees or attacks by poisonous insects. Since the danger is unavoidable, we need to do two things. One is to do a good job of protection to avoid the danger as much as possible. The family will be compensated."

All the workers did not speak, and they all listened to the answers given by the translator with full attention. Of course, they were concerned about compensation for casualties, which involved everyone's vital interests.

"Next, I will announce how to compensate the casualties. We will pay everyone according to the standard of compensation for casualties in the Dasong Mine. If those who die due to labor, each person will be compensated with one hundred guan, that is, one hundred taels of silver. Those who are injured due to labor , Depending on the situation, the compensation will range from 50 to [-] taels of silver, but the premise is that the injury is due to labor, but if it is due to personal reasons, such as the two people’s own enmity and fighting to death, the government will not compensate one tael of silver.”

"We will hand over all the compensation money to his family and not to the Japanese government."

Although the convening of the workers to announce the compensation plan was short, it played an important role in stabilizing people's hearts and eliminating worries. It quickly stabilized the emotions of the workers, without any worries, and the workers returned to the heavy and dangerous logging work. .

After dealing with the accidental work-related injury, Fan Ning led the people along the narrow path and hurried northward. When it was dark, the group arrived at the northwest coast.

On the top of the Kunnan Peninsula, there are two bays, one south and one north. The south bay is Kunnan Bay. The first county town, Tang County, is located on the north shore of Kunnan Bay. The northwest bay has not yet been officially named, but Everyone calls it Kunbei Bay, and the future Zhihan County of Kunzhou Prefecture is going to be established here.

The location where Han County is going to be established will be the location of Sapporo later. It will also be the third largest pasture in Kunzhou. Unlike other hilly pastures in the north and east, this pasture is a plain pasture, a very vast flat grassland. Covering an area of ​​[-] square kilometers, although the winter here is cold and covered with heavy snow, the horses can transfer to the warm eastern pastures for the winter.

Fan Ning called this grassland Youyun Grassland. This is actually the best agricultural area, but Kunzhou will not have a large population in the future and will not need much agriculture. The agricultural area of ​​Kunnan Bay is enough to feed all the soldiers and civilians in Kunzhou. It mainly focuses on fishery and smelting, producing a large amount of dried fish and gold and silver and transporting them back to Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Youyun Grassland will become the third largest horse breeding base in Kunzhou. At present, the Cao family intends to take over this pasture and raise war horses for Song Dynasty.

Under the reflection of the setting sun, the crowd galloped on the grassland. Fan Ning's war horse was called Blizzard, which was the horse king given to Fan Ning by Jian Meizi. It had slender limbs, strong muscles, and galloped as fast as a shadow. far behind.

In front of you is the deep blue sea of ​​whales. The setting sun has already set on the sea surface. Under the afterglow, it seems that there are pieces of flames burning on the sea surface. If you walk forward, you will see a cliff tens of feet high. Go north for more than ten miles, the terrain gradually decreases, and a natural good harbor will appear. This is where Han County was built. Currently, there is an engineering camp with [-] soldiers and dozens of craftsmen stationed here.

At this time, everyone chased after him, Cao Shi laughed and said, "We are afraid that the governor will not be able to control this horse king, and everyone is worried all the way!"

Fan Ning scolded with a smile: "You bastard, how dare you say that I will fall off a cliff?"

"We're just worried!"

"Bah! Even if I can't control the horse, will it jump off the cliff by itself? The king of horses doesn't even have the ability to distinguish?"

Everyone laughed, and Fan Ning said again: "Hurry up and go to the camp!"

He turned his horse's head around and led the crowd towards the camp more than a dozen miles away.

(End of this chapter)