Chapter 57 Making things difficult
Bailizhou Bamu Beach.
The Baili River Dike is finally about to be completed. The river dike is crowded with people, and the sound of gongs and drums resounds throughout the sky. The river dike is three meters high and the base is four meters wide, making it look thick and solid. The river dike is covered with grass. Looking around, the towering long dike is like a green dragon, bounding the surging river water.
Xiao Daizi's skin became much darker, no longer as green and tender as before, his lips were no longer fine fluff, and his black and thick beard made him look more calm. He looked at the long dike and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, it was really not easy to organize the river dike. Some people were slacking off and some escaped, and they had always lacked labor, and even faced the difficulties of shortage of food. Moreover, they had insufficient experience at the beginning and had problems with planning, so they reworked and worked hard. They worked for more than half a year.
Now the river embankment has finally ushered in the completion moment, and it is about to face the test of the Yangtze River flood in the fifth year of Chongzhen. Xiao Daizi has enough confidence in his masterpiece. He believes that the river embankment can handle the flood peaks that are constantly coming in summer. Xiao Daizi mixes with a group of water conservancy experts every day and learns a lot of water conservancy knowledge. Looking at the Ming Dynasty, there are no people with rich water conservancy knowledge than him. This guy is also good at learning and almost ruins Pan Jixun's "River Defense List".
"170,000 acres of fertile land!" Xiao Daizi couldn't help but be proud of the project he organized. He looked at the alfalfa spread all over the sand and felt a lot of emotion. The transformation of the sand was carried out simultaneously with the river embankment. Teng Yuhao was also very capable. He planted alfalfa on the sand and raised a large amount of livestock. Finally, the entire group could eat meat every day, which made Lin Chunhong highly appreciate it.
As Lin Chunhong placed the last shovel of soil on the river embankment, the crowd who watched the ceremony gave a deafening cheer: After three years, the Baili River embankment was finally completed! Lin Chunhong raised the shovel and roared: "Fighting with the sky, there will be endless joy! Long live!"
"Long live..." A more intense roar broke out from the crowd like a tsunami. The civilians who built the river embankment may have complained, they may have slack work, and they may have done some minor damage... But now, seeing the huge project changing reality, all of them feel proud, and some people even burst into tears.
No wonder these civil servants were excited. Lin Chunhong stipulated that those who participated in the construction of the river embankment for more than two years could rent and plant fifteen acres of land. Civil servants believed that from the beginning of renting and planting land, Lin Dianshi treated them as his own people.
Bao Zhedong and Tan Jiexi on the viewing platform were a little jealous and couldn't help asking Zheng Tiancheng who was sitting beside him: "Master Zheng, when will the Jingzhou Warehouse be part of the market?"
Zheng Tiancheng was smiling at the cheering crowd. When he heard Bao Zhedong's question, he couldn't help but curse in his heart: Damn, 170,000 acres of fertile land cannot be inserted, and now he is thinking about getting a piece of the pie in the warehouse! But he is so kind of cultivation and said with a smile: "Danyou's parents and Master Tan, don't be anxious, how much money can the warehouse earn? Dianshi has more money to make, and needs the support of both of them!"
"What's the matter?" Bao Zhedong and Tan Jiexi couldn't help but lean their heads towards Zheng Tiancheng's sitting, and pricked up their ears to listen to Zheng Tiancheng's revelations. You know, if Zheng Tiancheng reveals a little bit of information, they can make the two of them earn a full pot of antimony pot.
"Iron ore that burns fire!"
Bao Zhedong and Tan Jiexi were shocked and asked, "Did Weng Zhizhou agree to be converted to a private procurement?"
Zheng Tiancheng nodded heavily, which made Bao Zhedong and Tan Jiexi ecstatic. Mining is indeed more profitable than making money in the warehouse, and the two of them know exactly how much Guan Renmei earned in Ma Lian.
It was not easy for Lin Chunhong to get the mining rights from Yu Yan. Although Yu Yan promised to hand over the Huoshaoping iron ore to Lin Chunhong because of Cui Yu'er's incident, it was impossible to establish a document on this matter. Yu Yan really wanted to repent, and Lin Chunhong could not roll Yu Yan into round and flatten it.
After seeing Yu Yan, Lin Chunhong went straight to the point and said, "I wonder how the progress of the mining transfer of Huoshaoping mining officials to the public?"
Yu Yan smiled bitterly and said, "The approval has not been issued, and I can do nothing!"
When Lin Chunhong heard this, he really wanted to beat Yu Yan up. Damn, what he said was like a fart, and he also pushed the blame to the superior's approval documents. Yiling had the right to decide the transfer of official titles to the people's education, and the superior was just a record. He barely suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Yes, the superiors are procrastinating in their work, and I have enough experience." After that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and swayed in front of Yu Yan.
He continued: "Ten days ago, Zhijiang received a complaint against the inspector of Gujiang Pass of Yidu, Li Ruxi, who swallowed up good goods."
Yu Yan's expression changed and he immediately returned to normal. He sneered: "I hope Lord Lin will enforce the law impartially and achieve the reputation of the blue sky." Li Ruxi was Yu Yan's confidant and took office as an inspector. Yu Yan made a lot of profits. Originally, Lin Chunhong's turn in the case of Yidu was not the turn of Lin Chunhong to intervene, but because the victim was from Zhijiang, he handed the paper to Lin Chunhong. However, Yu Yan had been an official for many years and the Yue family had a deep roots. How could he be afraid of this small matter?
Seeing that Yu Yan didn't take it seriously, Lin Chunhong couldn't help but secretly admire Yu Yan and was so calm. Admiration was admiration. What should I do about my own affairs? Yu Yan, the old fox, did not agree to the official and the transfer of the civilian and the official. Lin Chunhong was a little annoyed and said unscrupulously: "Mr. Xie is instructing me, and the officials have benefited a lot."
Yu Yan looked at Lin Chunhong's expression clearly and laughed in his heart. He wanted to see Lin Chunhong to see what tricks he could do. Seeing that he was so tough, Lin Chunhong thought of using soft methods, hoping to impress Yu Yan with profits. His eyes rolled and said, "If you want to say that the fire burns the floor, the iron ore is really rich, and the surrounding forests are dense, and there is no shortage of charcoal at all. The official mining has been struggling with the difficulty of transporting the ore. The ore a year is only 30,000 stones. The official always thinks about how to transport the ore, and later came up with a way to increase the annual mining volume to 500,000 stones!"
This statement finally aroused Yu Yan's interest and couldn't help asking, "What's the solution?"
“Cable car!”
Yu Yan laughed loudly, almost burst into tears, and said, "Mr. Lin is really good at joking. Guan Cai has thought about this method. If it can be done, wouldn't it be used long ago?"
Lin Chunhong also smiled and said, "Xiaguan has also thought about this problem. It is difficult to use a cable car on the mountain road. It is indeed difficult to build the mountain road to fit the cable car. Some huge rocks cannot be avoided at all. However, when Xiaguan repaired the fiber path along the Yangtze River some time ago, he had some experience in digging mountains and carving stones."
Yu Yan then realized that the boy had done this long ago. He said suspiciously: "Did you use gunpowder to open the mountain?"
Lin Chunhong nodded.
Yu Yan then felt a little convinced that the annual output of 500,000 stones was really possible, and he felt a little itchy. But he thought about it and suddenly realized, and shouted that Lin Chunhong was in danger, almost scammered: Since Lin Chunhong had all told all the methods, it would be the same for whom he gave the iron ore that burned the floor to mine? Guan Renmei was good, why bother asking Lin Chunhong?
So he shirked: "But the above approval has never been released."
Yu Yan was very clear about Lin Chunhong. He sneered in his heart: I haven’t told the most critical solution yet. Why are you anxious? It’s not like to use gunpowder to dig a huge rock. If you spend more manpower, can you still succeed?
Lin Chunhong continued: "Sir, I understand that there is a four-wheeled carriage in Xiaguan's cargo warehouse. It runs very smoothly, and even in the wild, it is not bumpy. This is what the people below have figured out. Xiaguan wants to make more, but the iron material is not enough, so he has to give up. Once Huoshaoping can produce iron, Xiaguan will eat them all. From this point of view, Huoshaoping's mining prospects are bright!"
"Haha, I've tried to sit on this carriage. It's so comfortable to handle. Lord Lin has many skilled craftsmen. Why don't you buy some iron with Guan Renmei?"
"Officer Guan has been caring about delivering iron to the Nanzhili Military Weapons Bureau, how can he care about a small role like me?"
"Why would I say hello to Guan Renmei and order it evenly for you?"
"Thank you, sir, but the official believes that it is better to meet the needs of the military weapon bureau first. It is a crime to mislead the court!"
"Haha, it's all about public and private affairs. That's it. How should Lord Lin thank me?" After Yu Yan said that, he picked up the teacup and took a sip. The meaning was very obvious. You guy should get out of here!
Chapter completed!