Villager of Daming

Chapter 1142: Industrial Reliance Has Flaws

"How's it going over there?" Everyone left the mining area and went to the outermost coal washing position. Ling'er stepped forward.

Most people don't wear clothes in the mining area, and it's not suitable for women to go there. Even if you can't tell who is who, your face is all black, and you wear a mask with the mask on.

"The working environment still needs to be improved! That's it for now!"

The fifth child, Zhu Rui, imitated an adult and said.

Liu Sheng next to him: "..."

When he heard King Wu talk about the environment, he thought he had not done a good job! Is this the result?

"Compared to those who used to mine, they are much better. Who would have thought that working in the mining area requires wearing masks?"

Xu Da believes that wearing a mask is the kindness of the Ming Dynasty. It has been known throughout the ages that mining people will eventually get tuberculosis, and only a few people can escape it.

It’s just that there is no way to change it. I think it is fate and it depends on when God will take the person away.

The locals want to mine coal, which is not affected by the season. They have to dig out coal even when the weather is cold. There are many places that need it.

At the moment, the last thing Ming Dynasty has to consider is industrial costs, but output.

Now I understand that you can just wear a mask, but this mask has a cost. The cotton needs to be degreased first, then woven into gauze, and the gauze can be overlapped before it can be used to protect the craftsmen.

Let the craftsmen buy this kind of masks themselves, and most of the money they earn is spent on buying masks.

Now there is an additional source of income, working in greenhouses, but only for a small number of people.

The topic suddenly turned to finding jobs for the Jurchens. People from Dingliao Duwei had jobs.

In the northern region, affected by the production environment, people can only do very little work in winter.

Especially for the steam engines of the Ming Navy, the best coal is selected. The coal selected from local open-pit mines can reach a calorific value of 8,000 calories per kilogram.

"The other one is to store ice." Zhu Xi added: "They can store ice from the river and sell it when the time comes. Then there are people with hunting skills who can make money by hunting."

Since there are eight thousand, naturally no one will use seven thousand. The coal needs to be loaded on the ship. The higher the calorific value, the more space it saves.

When there is good coal, there is no need to blow coal slime to save costs.

The head of the village agreed with Xu Da’s statement: “Once the harm caused by mining is reduced, more people will naturally choose to do this job, and there will be more employment options.

one more……"

Masks are a financial subsidy of the imperial court, and the imperial court does not lose money. The imperial court has new technological applications. Whether it is mining efficiency or utilization efficiency, there is a lot of residual value after paying for the mask subsidy.

Those with relatively low calorific value in coal mines are sold to others. Coal slime is free of charge, and anyone who wants it can ask for it, otherwise it would be a waste to pile it up there.

Planting has been stopped, and firewood collection has also been stopped. We are all trying to stock up on firewood for home use in autumn.

Steam engines, other steel parts, gunpowder, bullets, and firearms can only develop the economy with peace of mind when they are protected by force.

What is really consumed by work is food. As long as this is provided in sufficient quantities, there is no problem. After all, the amount of food is different when working and when resting.

When people work to make money, they use the goods sold in department stores to circulate money. The goods in the stores have many high-tech contents. The premise of everything is that there are no problems with the officials. If there is no official in a state government who is not corrupt from top to bottom, the economic development will not be accelerated even if it wants to.

When every official clearly knows which method can make the people make money, he considers how much money he can get from it. If he can't get it, he won't promote it. If he can get it, he will promote it even if it brings small economic benefits. If the economy is not good, that's the fault of the court. What does it have to do with yourself?

If an official earns one million guans for the court, he can only get a few dozen guans. When he does another thing, he can earn 100,000 guans for the court, and he can get a thousand guans. So why do he still have to choose? Naturally, I have to get dozens of strings, otherwise I will be beheaded.

"Our place is prosperous thanks to the cooperation of the sergeants sent by the imperial court and the unremitting efforts of Zai Ming." The head of the village looked at Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng clasped his fists before the chief finished speaking, and then said: "The chief is so complimentary. Sheng doesn't dare to take any credit. It all depends on your majesty's ability to select and recognize people."

"Let's stop flattering each other and find a place to rest first. It's all ashes here." Ling'er said, she hated so much coal.

Everyone went to another road, but there was still a lot of dust. This road was the main road for transporting coal.

The washed coal blocks were transported on the track in mine carts, and someone else came with sacks to load the coal slime.

Coal slime is wet, and the dry one has a low density, so the people who carry the coal do not want to dry the coal. The wet one contains water, but it can make the coal powder more compact.

This kind of slime looks like mud, the kind of yellow mud, which can be used to make dough balls, but it will make your hands dirty.

There are people carrying it back and forth there, and they are not allowed to use the minecart unless they spend money.

"They are all hard-working people! Come here and carry coal slime for free, and then find others to sell it."

Zhu Di appreciated it, even though the waist of the person carrying coal was almost bent to 90 degrees.

Then he remembered something: "Coal is also washed in winter. The freshly washed coal has not yet frozen. At this time, the road is frozen. Pull it with a sledge, and you can transport a lot at a time."

Zhu Di felt that winter was better than summer. The sack of coal that the people carried on their backs looked small, weighing two hundred kilograms.

There are also those carried on carrying poles, and the feet mark each step as they walk on the road.

The ground is frozen hard in winter, and when it snows again, there is a lot of water here, and a layer of ice forms on the road, so I use the simplest sledge to drag it along, weighing five to six hundred pounds easily.

"Fourth brother, it's troublesome to make coal in winter. It's not easy to do and your hands hurt. The ones left there are waiting to be sublimated. It will take many days to burn."

Zhu Ru rubbed his hands and the back of his hands as he spoke. In winter, it is more uncomfortable to hit coal with your hands than to put it directly in ice water.

"Use this convenience to transport and store the coal in the winter, and then make the coal in the summer. Why not prepare the coal in the autumn? Why not wait for the winter to beat it with your hands?" Ling'er said.

"Okay Sister Ling'er, we find that what you say always makes sense."

Zhu Rui didn't look like he was hopeless, because he was used to it. Sister Ling'er was knowledgeable and had already learned a lot from her.

"The Jurchens have sledges, both horse-drawn and deer-drawn. Deer ones are the best in winter, but ordinary people can't own them. We will also need deer in the future. After all, this river has places where it breaks. Wherever it breaks, it must be the source of the mountain. "

The head of the village changed the topic back. Since the sledge was mentioned, it was natural to use the sledge.

Cold-resistant animals are most suitable. Horses are cold-resistant, and the elk here are also cold-resistant. Hanhan said that dogs can also be used to pull, but what kind of dogs must they be?
I heard from Hanhan that there are big long-haired dogs in the northwest. They are relatively stupid, but when they are well raised, they are very ferocious because of their large size.

Some of the monks there are different from those in the Central Plains. Others are slave owners. Yes, they are slave owners, just like the Jurchens.

(End of this chapter)