my wife is a consul

Chapter 216

Four coal mines, about a hundred acres of land, highlands and hills, surrounded by two-person-high barbed wire. Although they are not built like bunkers like large coal mines, miners have to search their bodies when they enter and leave, and not a single cinder can be found. take it out.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, hundreds of coal sunspots gathered in front of a row of wooden houses in the mining area. The wooden houses are the office area for managers.

More than a dozen inhuman black workers who have been tortured have been sent to the health center. These miners have faintly felt that something terrible is about to happen.

The gray-haired old man wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shouting hoarsely on the half-stake is Liu Sili's father, Liu Jingtang.

"Mr. Lu is committed to building a civilized and humane mining area! Implement a safe underground system! Distribute enough safety labor protection supplies!"

The miners were all confused and didn't know what accountant Liu was talking about.

Lu Ming, who was standing on a higher stake, was also helpless, but it seemed that although the miners couldn't understand, they still ate it. Civilized people like Mr. Liu spoke inscrutablely, they were too stupid to understand, but everyone Everyone respects Mr. Liu.

Liu Jingtang's speech finally came to an end, "Come on, we welcome Mr. Lu to speak to us! Everyone applaud!"

The miners immediately applauded enthusiastically. The new boss at least seemed to be more friendly than Brigadier Hu.

"Manager Liu has said everything I want to say, so I'll just say a few words!" Lu Ming slightly raised his voice, "After I came, there will be a change. Everyone's income will definitely be higher than before. Every month, If you are over 14 years old, you will get a two-yuan bonus, and if you are under 14, you will get a one-yuan bonus.”

Lu Ming doesn't want to use child labor, but the current situation is that if you don't use child labor, many people's livelihoods will be cut off, some families will go bankrupt beyond their means, and even younger children will starve to death.

Just take it slow.

"What is a bonus, that is, as long as you are the same as before, do not leave early or be late, and complete the normal workload, you can get a bonus of two yuan, and there is also a floating bonus to reward workers who perform well every month , ranging from 1-3 yuan."

Seeing the confusion on the faces of most of the miners, Lu Ming smiled and said, "To put it simply, if everyone works hard as before, the salary will be increased by 14 yuan per month for those over 2 years old, and 14 yuan for those under the age of 1!"

"Good!" "Good!" The miners immediately applauded excitedly, "Mr. Lu is a good man!" "Mr. Lu is a good man!"

"Mr. Lu, be merciful!" The one who took the lead in shouting this should be the foreman with a bit of ink and a bottle half shaken.

Liu Jingtang shouted again in a slightly hoarse voice: "Okay, the section chiefs stay here, the rest of you should disperse, and don't leave the mining area. Mr. Lu will officially open the mine tomorrow. He will invite many dignitaries from the county and release Firecrackers, everyone, come, the more lively the better, tonight, there are mining dishes, pork stewed vermicelli! White steamed buns! Enough!"

"Okay!" "Okay!" Cheers erupted immediately, and the eyes of miners big and small turned green.

If it is about salary increase, many big bosses will write a bad check, and it may not be what happened in the end, but the mining meal, pork stewed vermicelli and big steamed buns are enough, this is not fake, the bosses are all good luck, Will not cheat on mining vegetables.

Lu Ming looked at this scene with a wry smile. It might be a salary increase or something. It would be better to give them a catty of pork every month to make them feel more at ease and happy. Although it costs only 2 yuan, in Longgang, they can buy more than 10 catties of pork up.

……

In the wooden house, Lu Ming and Liu Jingtang drank tea and chatted casually.

"Mr. Lu, those black workers, you really want to pay all the medical expenses?" Liu Jingtang looked at Lu Ming in surprise and admiration.

"Payment in advance!" Lu Ming smiled: "The county will not issue a warrant, and all of Hu Ergou's property will be confiscated? At that time, just reimburse me from the confiscated property."

Liu Jingtang nodded, saying in his heart that there are people beyond people and others beyond heaven.

A bully like Brigadier Hu didn't think that he would become a wanted dog within a day of meeting this Mr. Lu.

In the morning, he also instructed his subordinates to encourage the miners to besiege Mr. Lu. By the afternoon, the county office had issued a warrant for his arrest, together with official documents to seize his property.

Now Si Li is leading people to seal up his house.

"Mr. Lu, will you leave after presiding over the opening ceremony tomorrow?" Liu Jingtang hesitated to speak.

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Yeah, I can't do without me in the East China Sea. Come back after a while, and I'll work hard on you, Uncle Liu. I don't worry if you're here. In addition, ten muskets will be delivered tomorrow. , the blackheads will stay, train our miners and their families to use guns, choose loyal and reliable ones, and usually maintain a ten-man mine guard team, so there shouldn’t be any trouble.”

What Liu Jingtang was worried about was the safety of the mine. At this time, he smiled, "Mr. Lu has thought of everything. The old man has nothing to worry about except helping Mr. Lu with his heart."

Lu Ming glanced at Liu Jingtang, and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu, I heard that when the Jingyang Mine was first discovered more than 20 years ago, you helped the first mine owner manage it? You should also know the current Jingyang Mine very well. Bar?"

Jingyang Coal Mine is the largest coal mine out of the four major coal mines in Longgang. The coal seam is extremely shallow, and it was discovered the latest. It started mining more than 20 years ago, and now it has adopted open-pit mining.

Jingyang Town is also a town system established just ten years ago in Longgang County. It is located in the easternmost part of Longgang, and further east is the steep Heishan Mountains.

After several decades, bandits appeared again in the Montenegro mountains.

Just like the Jingyang Mine today, for the sake of safety, it pays monthly tribute money to bandits.

When Liu Jingtang heard Lu Ming talk about the Jingyang Mine, he sighed deeply, "My old club was good, and our guests and hosts were very harmonious back then, but later on when a new major shareholder came in, the accountant must let him go. That person and I I had to quarrel every day, and I knew clearly that I was trying to run me away, but at that time I couldn't hold back, so I resigned angrily, and speaking of it, I blame my employer for being sorry."

His eyes flickered, as if he was recalling many past events, and he sighed again: "Now I still have occasional correspondence with him. Five years ago, when the governor was changed in the province, the major shareholder who had invested heavily in the company withdrew his shares, and my owner almost went bankrupt. The major shareholder's shares are redeemed, but it's not enough if you don't redeem it, you say, alas..." Liu Jingtang shook his head.

After a pause, he continued: "Now my old friend hasn't calmed down yet. In the past two years, he has to give half of his income to bandits. My old friend's health is not very good. Last time he communicated like That is to say, most of the affairs of the coal mine are taken care of by the younger daughter-in-law, who is very capable and maintains all aspects, and can barely survive."

"His daughter-in-law's name is He Mojun. She has a very bookish name. She has been to school at first glance, so I remember it. I hope that there will be someone who succeeds my old friend!"

Lu Ming nodded, then was slightly taken aback, He Mo-jun?It has the same name as my former sister-in-law. Four years ago, after my eldest brother fell into the lake drunk, my sister-in-law remarried, but she should have married to Lin County.

Nowadays, when new women in the north choose their names, they all love Jun or something, and the name Mo Jun is also very common.

Over there, Liu Jingtang hesitated for a moment, and said carefully: "Mr. Lu, next time you come, will you settle in the county? The old man is lying, just listen to it. I think you should have a foothold in this town. Are you Boss, you should come back often to see it."

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Uncle Liu is right. I originally thought about buying a house in this town. Now it's just right. Isn't Hu Ergou's house being seized? I saw Si Li later and told him that the house will be sold." Just give it to me, according to the market price, so that when he pays the fugitive's property to the county treasury, he can still be commended and do things cleanly."

Liu Jingtang was stunned, it was a good idea, that is, "Mr. Lu, you have nothing to hide..." Liu Jingtang admired.

Lu Ming smiled: "What is there to be taboo about for such a small crime!"

"Oh, just say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be there!" Lu Ming raised his head and smiled.

Outside the wooden house, Liu Sili was striding over. Looking at his walking posture, he has become more confident than in the morning.

……

Brigadier Hu's house is very prominent among the earthen huts in the town. It is a large courtyard surrounded by high green brick walls. The black wooden door on the stone steps has a huge knocker. On both sides of the steps are two ferocious stone lions. .

There are two wing rooms in the east and west, and six in the main room. Going in is the main room, and there is one room in the east and west. Going in from the main room, there are three inner rooms.

Today, the high-hanging tile lamps in the courtyard are bright, and many women and children are cleaning each room and washing it with clean water.

Lu Ming wandered around inside, followed by a buck-toothed woman, Zhang Agou's wife, also surnamed Zhang.

Heitou will live here temporarily, and Mrs. Zhang will cook for her and clean up her room for 6 yuan a month, which is the same salary as the previous adult workers.

These women and children who came to clean up the house were all found by her. She cleaned up in one night and found more than a dozen women and children, each with 1 yuan. Where can I find such a generous job?So everyone worked extremely hard, and when they saw Lu Ming, they all stood aside and bowed their heads in silence.

It's just that in the firewood room in the west wing, women's curses could be heard from time to time, but no one paid any attention to them, but they seemed to be a little afraid of the people inside, so they hid far away.

It was Hu Ergou's concubine, the Wang family, who was the top name of a prostitute in Longgang, but he was getting old, and it happened that Hu Ergou had made a fortune, so he brought him to Sansha Town.

Now that he has been arrested, the town office has no place to lock him up, so he is temporarily locked in the woodshed here.

When Liu Sili checked and seized the belongings and sorted them out, they would be escorted to the county together.

Lu Ming ignored her, and Thunderstorm and Heifeng stayed nearby. If Hu Ergou came to rescue his concubine, he would just catch her.

"Master, if you ask me, such a bitch should be stripped and paraded through the streets!" Aunt Zhang gritted her teeth and said, "Later, we'll go and clean up Wei Chunli's little hoof!"

Lu Ming was taken aback, but didn't say anything.

……

The opening ceremony of the mine the next day was grand and grand, and almost all the heads of the county office came.

It was reported that Mr. Lu Xiao, a relative of Director Gong, returned to the East China Sea after getting the Sansha Coal Mine. Many people were naturally relieved and happy.

Mr. Lu also left Sansha Town in the afternoon. What puzzled the townspeople was that Mr. Lu's entourage, Miss Hei, originally said Mrs. Zhang was his servant, but in the end, it was replaced by the dead Wei San. young lady.And just last night, this young lady of Wei San was cut off by a group of people and tied to a tree, and was thrown shit and urine. Just when people were clamoring to strip her naked, Miss Hei came. In order to save her, Mrs. Wei became Miss Hei's servant.

……

The private room of Friendship Hotel in Longgang County.

The middle-aged man in a long gown sitting across from Lu Ming was called Li Yulong, Li Yumei's distant cousin.

Working as a foreman in the Jotun Coal Mine is a pretty good job in Longgang County.

Lu Ming sipped his tea and sighed softly in his heart. When the people's wisdom is not yet developed, the upper ruling class often changes the soup instead of the medicine. In fact, sometimes, it is a last resort.

For example, Mrs. Zhang, who has no sense of propriety at all, and has been suppressed for too long, has really become a black-headed maid. In Sansha Town, even if she will immediately become one-sided, her brutal and domineering spirit may be stronger than that of Brigadier Hu's gang before. The old wives are even worse than that. The original wives were more or less educated and experienced some of the world, but Mrs. Zhang can only act according to her instinctive likes and dislikes.

Just say that Wei Chunli, who studied in the county school for several years and was occupied by Wei San, was originally a poor and docile person, but as soon as Wei San died, she became the target of arbitrary oppression, as if she was afraid of Wei San. , and now they have to vent their anger on her.

However, the Wang family, who is used to domineering, still has a lot of prestige, and many people are still afraid of her.

Although most of the time, the relatives of bullies and even some criminals are never completely innocent, at least they have been greatly benefited, and some of the ancient punishments are not without reason.

However, specific cases need to be analyzed in detail, not to mention that relatives and criminals are guilty of the same crime.

In Sansha Town, I have planned the construction of a primary school for miners' children, but many changes did not happen overnight.

Thinking about it, Lu Ming shook his head.

Li Yulong was talking about the situation of the Jordan Coal Mine.

In the letter from my cousin, it was said that this Mr. Lu was an upper-class figure in Donghai.

Then I also knew that when Mr. Lu saw him, he might be interested in the Jordan Coal Mine.

Today, the situation in the Jordan Coal Mine is really not very good. Within three or two days, the Black Mountain Mining Bureau was ordered to suspend work for rectification.

It seems that after Commander Hu in the provincial capital seized Nanping Mine, one of the four major coal mines, he set his sights on the Jordan Coal Mine.

The boss is also stubborn, but he does not agree with his investment.

Li Yulong sighed in his heart, and he didn't hide anything. He told Mr. Lu about everything in detail.

Lu Ming listened silently.

Footsteps could be heard outside the private room, and Uncle Sun said softly, "Master, the messenger sent by Director Gong."

Lu Ming responded, and Uncle Sun came in with a letter.

It was indeed Master Gong's handwriting, saying that Hu Dewang, the secretary-general of the Heishan City Government, called him and asked him to revoke the arrest warrant for Hu Ergou and re-investigate Hu Ergou's case.

Master Gong said that he had quickly written a formal reply letter and rejected the other party's request.

Lu Ming looked at the letter and nodded. It seems that Brigadier Hu and the Hu family can still have some relationship. Moreover, if his ears are soft, he will definitely think that Brigadier Hu is pulling a tiger's skin as a banner outside, but that is also Under the banner of the Hu family, he is now wanted by ransacking the house, and the Hu family's face is not good-looking.

He raised his head and glanced at Li Yulong, "Yulong, thank you for today, come and drink, and later, I will have to trouble you." Lu Ming raised his glass with a smile.

Li Yulong hurriedly held the cup in both hands, stood up and drank it down, "If Mr. Lu has anything to do in the future, just ask the younger one to do it."

(End of this chapter)