No Regrets In Flourishing Tang

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After traveling one day one night, in the early morning of the second day, the train has entered Xiazhou, and it is very close to the state city of Xiazhou.

However, Xiazhou City ’s government offices are definitely not only one of the Xiazhou Yamen, but also many government offices in Shuofang and Yunzhong. However, the Xiazhou Yamen is the most core one, and the remaining several governors manage the minority in the north The political power of the nation is the Imperial Court management institution established with the attachment of the nomadic people in the north.

Generally speaking, the government offices of various places should be located near the regional center, but in the huge area north of Xiazhou, the natural conditions are too bad, and the clansman mouth of the attached nomads is not too much. If you need too much resources, you need to build a city wall and a government office, and the nomadic 100 surnames do n’t like to settle. So, if you set up such a city to manage, there will be no who mouth in it. Such a great price is not in vain. Therefore, these attached areas are not at all built in the city, but the government gates of multiple states are selected and placed in the same city to save administrative resources.

This situation is only applicable to the nomadic people in the north. In the inland with a large population, it is unthinkable to put the government of one state at the seat of the governorship of each and everyone state, just like the Great Tang Empire put The capital is located on the island of Malacca, how can this be, absolutely not.

Not only has Xiazhou City undertaken government offices in several states and counties, in the northern and northwestern and northeastern border areas, many new state and county government offices have no independent city of their own. They all set government offices in the vicinity. In some cities, or a number of new states and counties jointly build a city to serve as the seat of these states.

This unique phenomenon is the strategy of the Great Tang Empire ’s rule and was designed to quickly adapt to the expansion of the territory. Among them, it also means to take care of the surrounding surname of 100. After all, many areas set up as states and counties are large The population and economic scale simply do not meet the minimum standards of the state and county, and even the county-level standards are not met. However, in order to take care of these attached forces, the state and county are often set up to give the region an identity The person is a state-level official position, which makes them feel that they are valued by the Great Tang Empire, and then more willingly follow the Great Tang and become the 100 surname of the Great Tang.

Because these counties have vast land and lack sufficient population, therefore, county-level units are not set below the counties, but each and everyone small tribes, that is, nomadic communities, a group of several hundred people gather together , Even if it is a small tribe, in order to protect the interests of these small tribes, the local tyrants who were consulted as state officials will enter the designated city to set up a government office, where they can get in touch with the Great Tang Imperial Court. What do the tribes need? If there is anything that needs to be communicated, they will coordinate to ensure that the 100 old people of their own ethnic group can live a normal life and their interests can be effectively guaranteed.

And because there are not many people to manage, these special state counties are generally not large, and they are very different from the official state counties of Great Tang. They are not a grade at all, they are just a name.

Even within the Great Tang, different states and counties are very different. Chang’an County and Wannian County of Chang’an City are more powerful than most of the country’s counties and counties, regardless of economic strength or population strength. Spike most of the counties and counties in the country. After all, the counties of the capital belong to Jingxian County, and the strength is the strongest. It is not difficult to kill ten ordinary counties and counties.

The rail that has been extending north from Chang’an in the capital, after passing Xiazhou, turned to the west. Because it is not far north, it is a vast desert. There is really no need to open to traffic, and there are many along the west. The county town, as well as the city of Yanzhou, the state of Yanzhou, the final destination is the residence of the Shuofang Jishou, Ling Martial City of Ling State, and near Ling Martial City of Ling State, there are many cities, here Relatively prosperous, the reason is because here is the upper reaches of the Yellow River, these cities are arranged along the Yellow River, with plenty of water, the city will naturally form easily.

In addition, although the Ling State area is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the river surface of this section of the Yellow River is wider and much wider than some of the Yellow Rivers, and this is very conducive to agricultural irrigation.

Li An this time, I will not go to Lingwu. I will go back after playing in Xiazhou for a lap. This is what I said to Emperor. I cannot easily change my schedule.

“Minister Li, it is less than ten and a half miles from Xiazhou City. In front of us is the coal mine we are going to.”

A subordinate ran in to report.

Li An saw a coal mine in the distance, and at a long distance, he could see a high pile of coal gangue, which is a large coal mine.

“Stop! Let’s go to the coal mine now.”

Li An spoke ordered.

Because the best means of communication is also faster than trains, and Xiazhou City does not have Telegraph, so, Li An ’s news to Xiazhou City, the officials of Xiazhou City are impossible know in advance, so no one will specialize Waiting for the meeting, there is no need to rush to Xiazhou City. It is also good to go to the coal mine where the incident happened first.

After the vehicle was parked, Li An got off with a group of people, and there was not much distance from the coal mine to Xiazhou City. So, after getting off, Li An did not plan to get on the vehicle again and let the vehicle go to Xia directly The station in Zhoucheng, of course, the necessary supplies and horse carts have been unloaded, so that it will be more convenient when going to Xiazhou City later, there is no need to run, although there are only a dozen or more li roads, use legs Running is also tiring.

For the convenience of transportation, there is a newly repaired road from the railway to the coal mine. This road is still very good. It is a hard road. Even if it is rainy, it will not be a problem.

The tyrant of the mine originally expected the coal mine to make a fortune, but unexpectedly, the coal produced in the coal mine contained too much sulfur, which caused many people who used this coal to have poisoning accidents, which brought this tyrant The bad influence came, which directly caused the price of this kind of coal to drop sharply, and even fell below the cost price. Even more serious is that some people claim that the smoked people will naturally ask the coal mine for a statement. Can’t give a satisfactory statement, others will not easily forget it.

Such a serious incident even aroused the attention of Imperial Court, so that Li An could learn about it and used it as an excuse to come to Xiazhou.

It is the most normal thing for coal mines to contain sulfur. However, under normal circumstances, as long as the content is not very high, then it is not a big deal, but if the sulfur content of the coal mine is too high, it will be more troublesome, which is very It is easy to cause poisoning.

However, there is also a good way to solve the problem of high sulfur content, that is, to extract the sulfur element in these coals. In this way, perhaps this coal mine can still get 2 products, and the price of sulfur by-product is higher than that of coal. The price is much higher.

Even if the technology is very mature in future generations, the price of sulfur is 2 3 times per day, and in the era of the lagging technology of Great Tang, the price of sulfur can easily exceed ten times that of coal, and even 100 times is possible.

After all, the general coal only needs to be dug up with tools, and there are few sulfur mines, and there are not many sulfur mines directly digging. However, if technology is used to extract, the cost is relatively high, which is the main reason for the high price of sulfur the reason.

There is also a large demand for sulfur, which was mainly required for pill concocting before, and after Li An invented black powder, sulfur has become one of the main materials for the manufacture of shells, and the firearms unit of Great Tang is getting more and more More, the demand for sulfur is definitely not a small amount, and under the premise of limited output, the price will naturally remain high.

At this moment, the coal mine is almost in a state of shutdown, because sales are blocked, prices have fallen sharply, and it has become meaningless to continue mining. In order to reduce losses, the coal mine ’s powerful Owner has to stop mining coal, so the loss will be smaller, but so The big coal mine also spent a lot of money to get it down. If you just give up like this, the loss is really unbearable.

Although the work has been stopped, there are still 2 people guarding the gate of the coal mine, and there are 3 rural dogs, in order to prevent someone from coming in to steal things!

However, these usually very fierce pastoral dogs, when they saw so many soldiers coming over, they were too scared to exhale with just a few calls, and their tails were caught between 2 legs.

“Several generals here, what’s your job.”

The gatekeeper looked at the soldiers who went up and asked.

“I heard that the coal here would smoke people, and the Imperial Court special personnel came to investigate, just two of you, and the rest?”

The soldier asked.

“General, no one has bought the coal here, so naturally, there is no need to continue mining. The employees have gone back, and we two are at the gate. There are still many machines here, afraid of losing them.”

The gatekeeper replied.

Talking and talking, Li An stepped up, looked at the coal piled in the yard, and walked over to take a closer look.

Picking up a piece of coal lightly, Li An smelled it, and then pressed hard with his hand to see the strength and other characteristics of the coal to determine what else was in the coal.

Through preliminary judgment, we can be sure that this coal mine is a sulfur-rich coal mine, and the sulfur content is not low. It should have the value of mining. Once qualified sulfur can be extracted, then the value of this coal mine is even greater Can provide more wealth for the Owner of the coal mine.

However, it is one thing to be able to mine. It is another matter to be able to mine. For Li An, this coal mine has the value of mining by-product sulfur, but for ordinary local powerhouses, they think Mining does not necessarily have this ability, because the extraction of sulfur from coal requires a certain amount of technology, as well as a lot of mechanical equipment and the purchase of various necessary materials.

In short, not only technology, but also machinery and materials are needed, that is, great upfront investment is needed, and how much benefit can be obtained. This is not good for anyone, and the market has been constantly changing. If the market becomes Better, it can make a lot of money, and if the market situation becomes worse, it may lose money, and the maintenance price of the machine must also be taken into consideration. After these machines are bought, they cannot always produce products. 10000 If it is broken, it is difficult to find people who can repair it. Most of the talents are concentrated in Chang’an, which means that it is necessary to go to the capital to find someone to repair it. This is very time-consuming.

Therefore, Li An also got into 2 difficulties. I do n’t know how to help this bad luck coal mine owner. 10000 will be in trouble as soon as I help.

This time north, Li An brought a lot of technical talents, they are also busy checking the situation of coal, and the inspection is more careful than Li An. After Li An’s cultivation over the years, these talents already have good technology. It is fully capable of carrying out the important task of research, but Li An is required to dial that’s all.

After getting off the train just now, the train continued to depart, and it didn’t take long to enter the station of Xiazhou City. As a result, the officials of Xiazhou City naturally knew the news of Li An’s arrival, such an important thing , They dare not delay, after meeting, they rode to the coal mine together, they did not know that Li An came over is one thing, but now that they are understood, they cannot pretend not to know, they have to come and visit to show their respect And value.

Regardless of the era, it is always inefficient for officials to work for the 100 surnames, and delays for a few months are very common. However, when officials go to see leaders, the efficiency is not much mentioned, almost all are able to As fast as you can, it’s almost gone.

“Minister Li, Xiazhou Provincial Governor and other officials are here, as well as local generals stationed in the army.”

A subordinate said.

Li An looked up and saw that they were indeed big officials. Although there were some distances between them, they all had official uniforms. As long as they saw the official uniforms, they could know the identity of the other party.

Throughout Xiazhou, there were many officials who knew Li An, but Li An did not know them, so he knew several people such as Guo Ziyi, and across a long distance, Li An saw Guo Ziyi.

This old Guo is also a slippery material. How could he not come to see Li An as a leader? What’s more, he wanted Li An. He wanted anything good from the Research & Development Center, and if Li An didn’t give it, he would get nothing.

However, at this time, all the other officials came on horseback, and Lao Guo was awesome. He drove the motorcycle that Li An had just sent him on the road, not to mention the draught.

“Haha! Look at the man who gave Lao Guo to the cow, and he came in a motorcycle. What a wind!”

Li An said with a smile.

“General Guo is different from the others. He is obviously an old man with a white beard, but he is like a child and is full of childishness.”

Li Hanlu said.