Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 254

Everyone used hands and feet together, and it took almost three hours to reach the top of the mountain.Looking out from here, all you can see at a glance are high and low hills, with tropical savannah vegetation nearby, and lush forests in the distance.

We carefully observed the surrounding soil and vegetation.In some places, we tried to excavate the exploration method.The soil on the hillside is relatively typical southern red soil, and there is no special ore outcrop.Although this iron mine is called open-pit, it is still covered with several meters of soil.They have to determine which points of iron ore are worth mining-travelers do not have powerful machines like modern mining, which can remove the covering soil on the surface of the mine on a large scale.

After digging a few prospecting squares, Cui Yunhong was still not satisfied and decided to use modern geophysical prospecting equipment to find it.He showed his most precious transient electromagnetic instrument, and after a long time with the anchor detector and ultrasonic detector, he finally delineated a few sites that could be developed, and went down to explore the square, and dug less than 1 meter. Magnetite was discovered.He knocked down a piece and inspected it visually, and it was indeed a rare rich iron ore.

Li Benqing saw that the leading shopkeeper was tossing about with a few weird things, so he started digging a hole, dug out a stone, and put it in his pocket like a treasure.But this stone is neither gold nor silver, nor is it the favorite green stone of the Han people, so I can't help but bewildered.

Cui Yunhong led the team to walk down the mountain for more than ten miles, and found many suitable mining spots one after another, as well as an associated pyrite ore. Unfortunately, the transportation is inconvenient, otherwise it would be a good fertilizer for the agricultural sector.

As for the fabled malachite mine, they have never been found, but Cui Yunhong didn't take it seriously—compared with iron, their demand for copper is very limited, and the Japanese red copper imported from Guangdong is almost enough.

Several people trekked all the way on the hillside with their equipment on their backs, and from time to time they had to dig pits to set up equipment for drawing.Everyone was sweating profusely under the scorching sun, and the pieces of miscanthus stuck to the skin, which was painful and itchy.

Finally, when it was time to eat and rest at noon, he drank the salt water prepared by He Ping in the morning. As for the rice cakes that everyone agreed was too difficult to eat, he ate them all.Physical energy consumption is too great.

"Should we continue to explore in the afternoon?" Jiang Muzhi, the representative of the industrial port, asked pantingly. His physical fitness was relatively poor, and he had a lot of fat.

Originally, Cui Yunhong didn't want to take him to join the expedition team, but Bai Guoshi left with the boat and planned to lead another expedition team to Tiandu for investigation. There was no one in the team who knew more about biology, animals and plants.

"Of course, it's not easy to come here once. We need to collect as much information as possible to go back."

"God, let me go back to the 21st century, when will this day end!" Someone finally couldn't bear it anymore and wailed.

"It's like eating KFC." Someone looked at the sky blankly, "There are also kebabs, chicken bones, and corn in front of our school..."

"It's too late to think about it now, so you should work honestly." Cui Yunhong smiled.

"Isn't it difficult to mine such a big mountain?" Jiang Muzhi asked.

"Mining is not difficult," Ye Yuming said. "If you completely ignore the laws and regulations of mine safety production, just give me 2 workers. The operation is purely manual, only one shift during the day, and each person produces ore every day." 100 tons is no problem. One day can produce [-] tons of ore, which is almost [-] tons of iron ore throughout the year.” He used to work in mine safety supervision and knew a lot about mine blasting and mining.

"Aren't you engaged in a black coal mine?"

"It's not black, but it's at an average level. Besides, this kind of open-pit mine doesn't need to dig a tunnel at all, just remove the covering soil." Ye Yuming looked around the mountain, "Actually, the earth and rock volume of this mountain is not high. It's too big, and if there is enough explosives, it can be completely blown up—"

How many people gasped and exploded as a whole?Obediently, it's really a big deal to directly lift off a mountain.

However, Cui Yunhong knew that this was not an exaggeration. In open-pit mining, it is very common to blow up a mountain as a whole, and it is not difficult technically. Whether or not the Crossing Group has this ability is another matter.

"With [-] tons of iron ore a year, Ji Wusheng couldn't stop laughing."

"Such a good iron-rich ore can be directly made into steel."

"It's just 14 excavators on the basis of 8 hours per person per day." Ye Yuming said, "When the Japanese opened the mine in Shilu, each worker worked 300 hours per shift, and the quota was 15 tons. At that time, there was not much mechanized mining in the mine except for a small number of wind picks. With the ability of our crossing group, it is no problem to maintain a mining team of [-] people and mine [-] tons of iron ore a year. .”

Cui Yunhong said: "Actually, this kind of open-pit mining is not a big deal, but it needs to be matched. The workers have to build small villages to eat and drink. It is not good if the arrangements are not good. Mining and transportation are intensive labor, and the quality of life is too high. No, the death rate will be very high. Unless it is like the Japanese who engage in death-style mining and fill it with human life, the mine will collapse in a few months."

Yellow Claw said boldly: "From now on, we will catch men from Japan to mine!"

"No matter who will do the work, the amount of work will not be small." Cui Yunhong said, "The difficulty of Shilu lies in the difficulty of ore transportation." He opened the map, "Originally the Changhua River provided a convenient passage to the sea, but it is a pity that Shiluling did not Not on the banks of the Changhua River, the only feasible passage is still the same as the route chosen by the Japanese back then, building a railway from Shilu to Basuo, and then going out to sea from Basuo.”

However, the construction of this route is quite difficult, and the terrain along the way is complex. When the Japanese army laid the 55-kilometer railway line, tens of thousands of workers were employed, and it took 5 months to complete.

The terrain between Basuogang and Beili on this line is flat; the area between Beili and Baoqiao is hilly; the east of Baoqiao is mountainous.The valley and hilly area between Beili and Baoqiao is 15 kilometers long, and the project is particularly arduous.A total of 17 bridges were built along the line, including 3 large bridges, 3 medium bridges, 11 small bridges, and 178 culverts.All are reinforced concrete or iron frame structures.A tunnel was built between Baoqiao and Shilu, with a total length of 250 meters.

Basuo was originally a small fishing village. In order to accommodate ore ships of over 14 tons entering the port, it was expanded into an artificial port.The entire development of Shilu includes mines, railways, ports and power plants, employing a total of [-] workers.Tens of thousands of workers were killed or injured.

After hearing this number, everyone felt that it was not feasible to mine here. Jiang Muzhi said in a low voice: "If this is the case, we are here for nothing? The executive committee will definitely not develop Shilu."

"I also think that, at least in the first five-year plan, I won't use this kind of thinking." Ye Yuming said, "If you want me to say, it is better to build a man-made port in Basuo than to build a railway in Basuo. Simply repair it directly to Tiandu, connect the two major mining areas, and ship them out of Yulin, a good natural port."

"The line is about 180 kilometers long, and it is not easy. The Japanese did not complete it until 43."

After the discussion on the development prospects of Shilu Iron Mine ended, the expedition team, who had regained their strength, continued their investigation activities on the mountains. During this period, Cui Yunhong collected other types of ores, and only malachite remained Refusing to show up -- is it bad luck?Cui Yunhong really wondered, Shilu has been famous for copper mines for hundreds of years, which means that malachite exposed surface should be very common.This search did not end until it was getting late down the mountain.

On the second and third days, the expedition team conducted continuous investigation and exploration around Shiluling. During the period, they encountered a certain black bear unexpectedly. I am addicted to shooting, but it is not easy to deal with such a behemoth, it is pure waste.

Cui Yunhong saw that there would be no new discoveries if she continued to investigate, so in the early morning of the fourth day, all the camps turned back.Nothing to say on the road, back to the Sancha River, the bamboo raft is still in place, after a night's rest, board the boat and turn around, get off the boat quickly along the water, and have returned to Lizhai in the afternoon.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered Li Village, he was surrounded by more than a dozen Li Ding, all of whom were armed with swords and guns, with serious faces.Standing far away, many ordinary people in the village were watching.This posture startled Cui Yunhong, thinking we did nothing bad?

"Xiao Mu, what do you think your compatriots are planning to do?"

Mu Min said helplessly, "I'm from Li nationality, but I can't speak Li language—"

While panicking, one of the leading figures bowed and spoke to them again, with a very respectful expression.But still can't understand a word

Fortunately, Li Benqing was there. It turned out that this person was Oya from the village, who said that the owner of the cave in the village was very sick. I heard that these Han traders had magic medicine, which cured Li Benqing of cold and fever in one go. I want to ask them to give some magic medicine to save Dongzhu.

It was quite difficult for everyone to hear it.If it's just malaria, it's easy, just give a few more chloroquine.But He Ping is just a half-baked health worker, and if he is asked to see a doctor in a serious manner, it's fine if he happens to be right. If someone is put to death—this is the family member of the head of the village! Chinese people in the 21st century still chase doctors and nurses in the hospital after their loved ones die, let alone in the primitive cottages of the 17th century.

He Ping said, "Let's go and have a look."

"Are you really going to treat the master of this cave?" Mu Min was really worried.

"It's even worse not to go. I think these people are quite sincere."

"But you don't even know what kind of disease he has!" Mu Min said anxiously, "This is the master of a cave, if he dies, the whole village will be angry at you, and it's too late for us to save you—"

"Don't worry, I have been educated by Dr. Shi for a few months, and I am still sure of the basic medical skills, and I can always handle it. Besides, if we really want to leave, they may not be able to stop us."

Huang Zhuozhao nodded: "Indeed, the big deal is that we'll kill them out. If we're afraid of getting involved, we can take Li Benqing away too—"

"Don't worry, I'll give you some placebo if you find that it can't be cured. At most, you will be driven away, and you will never be put to death."

So they agreed to treat Dong's illness, and the group went back to Li Benqing's residence first, and checked the medicine box in the luggage, because it was used by the expedition team, and there were various bandages, dressings, commonly used medicines, and anti-inflammatory drugs in it. Classes are readily available.There are also simple surgical instruments and disinfectant medicines.

Everyone was cleaning things, Li Benqing walked around outside and came back quietly, with a worried look on his face, he said to Xiong Buyou: "Shopkeepers, the disease of this cave owner may not be cured by medicine—"

Xiong Buyou hurriedly asked what was going on?Li Benqing quietly told them:

It turned out that Dongzhu had been ill for seven or eight days, and he also used Li people's herbs, but he still couldn't recover.The people in the village suspected that he had been "banned".The so-called "ban" is similar to the meaning of ghosts and gods in Han Dynasty. It is generally believed that some people with magic spells summoned "ghosts" to harm people.Dongzhu invited Daogong to be a ghost to lift the ban, but he couldn't solve it anyway.It is said that the summoned "ghost" is very powerful.So that no one dares to provoke this matter now.

"You are Han people, why bother to provoke the Li family's affairs." Li Benqing kindly advised, "If the person who imposed the ban is angry at you for meddling, he will also impose ban on you, wouldn't it be a disaster!"

People naturally don't care about these things, but they can't say "we are atheist fighters" fearlessly. This set of words probably won't be convincing.

"Don't worry, old man," Xiong Buyou comforted, "We have science—"

"Your science ghosts are very good?" Li Benqing's rhetorical question made everyone dumbfounded.It turns out that the Li people's primitive religious beliefs do not have the concept of gods, and supernatural forces are called "ghosts".

While talking, Mu Min suddenly stepped forward and asked: "Since it is said that someone has been banned, is it the forbidden father or the forbidden mother?"

"I heard that it's the forbidden mother. Auya and others have ordered someone to arrest this girl." Li Benqing shook his head and said, "Good girl, I don't know what happened to her."

"This is bad." Mu Min was a little anxious.

"What's wrong?" Everyone was puzzled.

Mu Min explained that whenever there is a so-called "forbidden" thing, Daogong will call someone "forbidden" by name, and the male is called "Jonggong" and the female is called "Forbidden Mother".

People who are declared "forbidden fathers" and "forbidden mothers" are somewhat similar to the "wizards" and "witches" in medieval Europe. Everyone fears and hates them, and thinks that banning may harm people at any time.In this way, once someone in Lizhai is accused of being a "forbidden father" or "forbidden mother", the masses will often kill him. In some places, it is slightly more relaxed, but such so-called torture and forced to bathe naked are unavoidable. "Exorcism" means.This phenomenon was not eliminated until the people's government vigorously intervened in the 50s.

Now that someone is considered a forbidden mother, the life of this woman is in danger.

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The materials about the "forbidden" Li nationality in Hainan, including all the folk customs and social customs of the Li nationality in this book, come from the social survey data of the minority nationalities in Hainan by the government after liberation.Many of the phenomena, customs and habits mentioned in this book actually only existed in the Qing Dynasty or even at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Currently, there are few materials of the Li people in the Ming Dynasty.

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