Otherwise, such a passionate thing would not work, and Magistrate Zhao was carried away by the imperial edict from the capital.
Coal mining is a project that requires a lot of effort, let alone today, even in modern times. It is not as simple as it sounds.
"County Magistrate Zhao." Yun Miaomiao stared at him, "Coal mining is not a trivial matter. If you are not careful, people will die."
She was not exaggerating. There are advantages and disadvantages to coal mining. The advantage is that it is resistant to burning and heat, but the disadvantage is that it is easy to cause accidents and cause landslides.
"When you find people to dig coal, finding all the people is the first factor. This is true, but..." Yun Miaomiao picked up the mustard greens in her hand and began to cut it. "In addition to coal and people, in our Jiangning Village, there are no other
There is nothing."
"For example?"
"For example, if you don't have a suitable place for people to rest, coal will not be damaged when exposed to water, but it will be washed away if it encounters heavy rain. If you dig coal and make holes, you can't let water get in and drown people.
Just be inside."
He really knows nothing about these things. Magistrate Zhao has been an official for so long, and the biggest thing he encountered was the last flood. Other than that, he didn't do anything major. At most, he looked into the secrets of murderers and found nothing.
He has made great achievements, otherwise he would not have been a county magistrate forever.
Although he boasted that he was well versed in poetry and economics, he still had no clue when it came to such a thing.
County Magistrate Zhao walked over, clasped his hands, and said with a humble attitude, "Please ask Miss Yun to help me think of a way. I really don't know anything about this. For the sake of the people, I have to dig up this coal. If Miss Yun has a good way,
, please feel free to teach me.”
"It's serious to say that the lesson is serious. Can County Magistrate Zhao know how to make dumplings?"
"ah?"
The topic changed so quickly that Magistrate Zhao didn't react for a long time and stared at Yun Miaomiao with his mouth open.
Yun Miaomiao couldn't help laughing, "It doesn't matter if you don't, I'll teach you, the magistrate, go and wash your hands."
County Magistrate Zhao asked Yun Miaomiao for help. After hearing this, he obediently went to wash his hands. When he came back, he saw that Yun Miaomiao was already rolling out the dumpling wrappers. The dumpling fillings were very fragrant and contained three kilograms of pork and mustard greens.
This portion is really not small.
After Yun Miaomiao taught her twice, Magistrate Zhao managed to make a dumpling shape. Yun Miaomiao just looked at it and made sure it didn't leak out.
"County Magistrate Zhao, regarding coal mining, you write a notice tomorrow and ask your attendant to go to the county town to announce it. Of course, you will not only recruit strong men, but also women."
"Women?" Magistrate Zhao didn't understand. "I don't look down on women, but Miss Yun should be very aware of the huge disparity in power between men and women. Are you looking for a woman to come in?"
"Time is tight now, and we can't go further to recruit suitable people. We also recruit women because we want those who dig coal to live there and don't have to go back every day and waste time and energy. What we are doing
Build a big shed next to the living area, and the big guys can live in it. It doesn’t have to be very good, it just needs to be able to hold it for three or four months.”
"With a place to live and food already taken care of, you have to put some thought into selecting people. Not everyone can be hired, and opportunists and lazy people cannot be hired. This requires some thought.
When recruiting people, avoid having relatives bring in relatives. We will recruit 100 people in the first batch, and we will use a registration lottery method, and whoever wins the lottery will enter."
"We want to recruit a hundred people? Is it enough?" Magistrate Zhao's plan always requires at least five hundred people.
"enough."
With people who know how to work and reasonable arrangements of time, as long as these are well planned and arranged, it can be completed within the specified construction period.
"Please listen to me explain the specific steps to you in detail."
The two of them finished talking about everything while making dumplings. Magistrate Zhao looked at the dumplings that went into the pot and admired Yun Miaomiao even more.
After the family finished eating, Yun Miaomiao returned to the county town again and found the old shopkeeper.
When the waiter saw Yun Miaomiao coming, he took him directly to the backyard, "The old shopkeeper has been in the room since you left. He didn't come out. I brought all the food in. He gave orders. As long as it's you,
When I come, I will take you in."
Yun Miaomiao looked at the old room, raised her hand and knocked on the door, "Old shopkeeper, it's me."
"Enter."
Yun Miaomiao said hello to the waiter, then opened the door and walked in. The dust inside had been swept away, and there were drawings scattered around on the long table.
"You're here, come and take a look. The drawings you gave are really the most exquisite jewelry I've ever seen. I rushed them out overnight. I haven't made them in a few years. They are very handmade and the workmanship is not very fine.
"
The old shopkeeper picked up a red plum hairpin from the table. There was a touch of stunning red on the cold white jade, and the tassels dotted with it swayed, making it charming and beautiful.
"Although the carving and polishing are not very precise, the shopkeeper has grasped the essence of the drawings, which is very good."
"It's your drawings that are good, otherwise how could I, an old man, make such beautiful things?" the old shopkeeper said sheepishly.
"By the way, the material used for this hairpin is not good, so I gave it to you, girl. I used the girl's drawings, so this first hairpin should be given to you."
Yun Miaomiao rubbed the red plum on the hairpin with her thumb, "Thank you very much, shopkeeper. Then I will talk to the shopkeeper about the next thing?"
The old shopkeeper was a little more lively than the cold demeanor when we first met him. When he heard Yun Miaomiao said that he wanted to cooperate, he immediately asked someone to sit down and talk.
"As you can see, what I want to do is not limited to just one hairpin. I am afraid that what I want to do will exceed your cognition, old shopkeeper. So, old shopkeeper, do you dare to do this with me?"
"Old man, I am so old, am I still more timid than a little girl like you?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Yun Miaomiao said all the words she had prepared. The purpose was to turn this pawn shop into a jewelry store.
"Although your method is good, how many people in this small county who have money will come to buy jewelry?"
"Old shopkeeper, have you ever heard of the term "come here because of its fame"? What if you make this into a unique piece of jewelry in the world?"
The old shopkeeper looked at the purple jade in her palm, "Do you mean to make this into jewelry and sell it?"
"No." Yun Miaomiao shook her head, "I'm sending it out."
The old shopkeeper looked confused and didn't quite understand what she meant. Seeing the confusion on his face, Yun Miaomiao explained, "You can make this piece of purple jade look like the drawing in my hand. As for how to use it."
It's my business, don't worry, if I have the guts to propose this deal, I have the ability to make it famous throughout the world."
There was a perseverance and determination on that young face, an expression of injustice that he had also had before but had not realized.