The Moyuhe Coal Mine is one of several large coal mines in the southeast of the Beihai Governor's Region. Different from the other open-pit mines, this is an underground coal mine mined in tunnels.
Under the dim light, dark figures were working hard in the mine tunnel. The wind cannon made a "dongdong" sound to cut through the black coal wall. Yacha struggled to hold the wind cannon rock drill, and the impact drill hit the rock formation, constantly moving towards the mine.
Drill deep.
Although the weather was very cold, he was only wearing a shabby thin cotton-padded jacket. His face was covered with sweat, and a cloth that had long since turned black hung around his neck. The light emitted by the electric lamp on the side and behind cast his shadow on the coal seam.
Elongated figure.
Finally, after drilling a blast hole, Yacha finally grew a mouth. The air in the mine was foul and smelly and full of rock powder. Although the environment was very harsh, he had to work here for a long time every day. Sixteen? Or
For seventeen hours, I even ate in the mine.
How long have you been here?
Yacha had long since forgotten. Of course, he didn’t know how to calculate how many days had passed. He only knew that it was already the third winter. In addition, there were more than 600 people who came with him.
There are only a few dozen tribal workers left.
Three years ago, like many men in the tribe, he signed a contract with the company and became an "indentured laborer." According to the company, after becoming an indentured laborer, they no longer need to bear the servitude of the tribe, and "indentured laborers"
"There was a salary to be collected. After they pressed their fingerprints on the contract, they paddled a canoe to the city of the Ming Dynasty. From there, they took a train. The train took them to the seaside, where they boarded a boat that was bigger than a hundred people.
A boat larger than a canoe.
There were many, many people who got on the boat together, from various tribes in the rain forest. Most of them were like him and had signed contracts. They had no other choice, either to sign a contract to become a laborer or to serve every year.
Labor, logging in the rainforest, digging tree roots, building roads, railways, and cities, there is endless work to do there.
After getting on the boat, Yacha knew that he was going to a far away place, but no one knew where they were going. The days in the boat were very difficult. I don’t know how many days passed. One day, they got off the boat.
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After setting foot on this land, when they were shivering in the cold wind, some golden-skinned Ming people took over them. Yacha couldn't understand what they said, but he probably knew that this place was called "Beihai".
The laborers who came off the ship were placed in a detention center. They were given clothes and finally no longer had to endure the cold, and they had something to eat every day. After living in the detention center for more than ten days, they were driven down to the mine.
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The overseer told them that as long as they could complete the work, there would be additional rewards - food such as wine and meat. But if the factory was not completed enough, of course there would be no rewards.
It sounds good, but digging black rocks in the mine is a very hard job, and it is also an extremely dangerous job. According to the people of the Ming Dynasty, the job of digging coal is "meat wrapped in stone" - there are often landslides there.
, someone will always be killed.
Yacha has been with the people in the tribe. They took care of each other and finally survived. But there were fewer and fewer people in the tribe. In the end, he was the only one left together. He gradually
I can also understand some Ming Dynasty people and can talk to the supervisors a few words.
It was precisely because of this that he came to this new mine and became the squad leader of the wind gunners. Compared with ordinary workers, he could receive 2 taels of liquor a day.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
This was superior treatment. Of course he was grateful for this, grateful for the kindness of his masters. Of course, he was even more grateful for the trust in him.
You must know that only those who gain the trust of their master will become a squad leader like him, so he works very hard.
No matter what kind of work his master arranges for him, no matter how dangerous it is, he will try his best to complete it. After all, only in this way can he let his master know how loyal he is.
"Okay, load the explosives, load the explosives..."
Under Yacha's command, they loaded tubes of explosives into the cannon holes, and then they hid in the distance. After a while, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from deep in the tunnel.
Just when he was about to get up and call the people behind him to load coal, he felt something fall on his shoulder.
"What's this……"
Raising his head through the dust, Archan saw stones and sand falling down.
"It's about to collapse..."
The people in the dust shouted loudly, and people ran toward the tunnel exit in fear.
Yacha was also running desperately, and then he heard the loud noise of the rocks collapsing. He raised his head and saw a stone falling directly, and then Yacha was hit below along with many others.
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The sudden coal mine landslide will have no impact on the coal mine.
Although he has only been here for two weeks, Zhao Qihang seems to be able to accept it all. When he first arrived at the coal mine, he witnessed a mining accident. He was surprised at that time, but now?
All he needs is a little entry in his notebook.
"On February 4, 1875, a tunnel collapse occurred at the working surface of Moyuhe Coal Mine, killing nine people and injuring 21 people."
A landslide accident was just a few words recorded in the record book.
What else needs to be done besides this?
Of course it was solved, and then he picked up another form, which was a labor demand form, and casually wrote down the labor demand.
Thirty people.
Why are there thirty people? Because... Zhao Qihang didn't know it until he came here, and he understands everything.
If nothing else happens, the new indentured workers will arrive at the mine within half a month and will definitely not affect the coal mine's output.
Compared with the ice and snow outside, the heating in the office is very sufficient, even a little too hot. The mercury column of the indoor thermometer always stops at 28 degrees. It is precisely because of the heating that "southerners" like Zhao Qihang can
To adapt to the severe cold in the north.
"It's almost too hot..."
Zhao Qihang, who felt a little stuffy, muttered to himself.
While he was talking, he cast his eyes on the calendar on the table. He had been counting the days there since the first day he came here.
What day is it?
Of course it's three weeks.
Three weeks, a total of 21 days. After completing 21 days of work, he can return to Beihai for 14 days of rest.
"sister……"
Looking at the photo of the two people on the table, it was a photo they took in the photo studio. After he came to work here, he put the photo frame on his desk so that he could see her every day.
"She is your sister! How can you think so wildly?"
When that thought came to his mind, Zhao Qihang quickly pushed the photo frame down, but after a moment, he lifted the photo frame up again. Looking at his sister who was taking care of Qiao Xiaoran, he felt even more irritated. This time
The room also seemed to be getting hotter.
Damn it, this is really a coal mine, coal is free, right? The heating is so hot!
Complaining in his heart, Zhao Qihang walked out of the office.
Pushing open the thick wooden door, Zhao Qihang didn't feel much chill despite the biting cold wind outside.