Ten days later, a group of people came to Nanyang and stayed at the villa rented by the family. Qin Huaidao couldn't take a rest. He inspected cement manufacturing and other matters, put forward some suggestions and requirements for rectification, and ordered to purchase a large amount of grain in the near future and transport it to the Qin family.
Banker reserve.
After resting at the villa for two days, the team regained their strength and continued on their way. They walked through Nanzheng and Hanzhong and arrived at Mian County. Mian County is not big and is indeed a traffic fortress. To the north, you can take the Qishan Road to Tianshui, and to the south, you can take the Jinniu Road, passing by the later generations.
Guangyuan, Jianmen, Zitong and Mianyang arrived in Chengdu, which was called Yizhou in the Tang Dynasty.
The salt mine presented by Mr. Song, a Sichuan merchant, is in Guangyuan, nearly a thousand kilometers away from Chengdu. The road is difficult to travel and the cost of mining is huge. Although the area is large and the mineral content is high, it is a bit useless to Mr. Song, so he did not hesitate to give it away.
Gave it to Qin Huaidao.
However, Guangyuan is only about 200 kilometers away from Mian County via the official road, and there is Ningqiang County in the middle. The official road along the way is barely passable by vehicles, so walking is not difficult.
At dusk a few days later, the team arrived at Guangyuan. It was called Lizhou in the Tang Dynasty. It was a medium-sized city with tens of thousands of households living there. Because of the official roads, the city looked quite prosperous. The team did not cause a sensation after entering the city. Likewise,
It’s no wonder that everyone has seen so many fleets of this size.
The group stayed at an inn, had something to eat and then went to sleep.
Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao got up to have breakfast. As soon as he sat down, Su Dingfang came over in a hurry: "Young Master, I have found out clearly that the governor of Lizhou is surnamed Wu, and his name is Samurai Tong. However, the daughter Wu Mei entered the palace and became a talented person."
"oh?"
Qin Huaidao's expression changed. This name was so famous that it was difficult not to know it. However, Qin Huaidao really didn't know that his father was the governor of Lizhou, but it had nothing to do with him. He thought about it and said, "This time we are doing it as a private person."
If you are traveling under your identity, don't alert the government. After breakfast, go find the stronghold of Mr. Song's family in Lizhou. Their business is so big and they often run this route, there must be a stronghold in Lizhou."
"Understood." Su Dingfang agreed.
The two of them had something to eat, and Qin Huaidao went back to his room to wait for the news. Not long after, Su Dingfang led a middle-aged man in. The man already knew who he wanted to see, so he bowed and saluted when he entered the door: "Song Li, a common man, the Song family is stationed in Lizhou.
The shopkeeper has met the Protector."
"Thank you, shopkeeper Song. I'm here this time to see the salt mine."
"Song Lao told me about the salt mine. It has been given to the Lord Protector. It was previously managed by the common people. If the Lord Protector has anything to ask, just ask him. The common people will tell you everything they know."
"Tell me about the recent situation."
Song Li did not dare to neglect, organized his words and replied seriously: "Back to the protector, the family stopped mining the salt mine after it was donated. It has been abandoned for a long time. It is said that some local people sneaked in to mine at night, and the grassroots sent people to stay guard for a while.
, but to no avail, we reported it to the officials for a period of time and found no clues, so we reported it to the family, and the family asked the grassroots to send people to station for a long time to ensure that it would not be stolen, and it is still there today."
"Thank you." Qin Huaidao said politely.
"I don't dare. Since it was given to the Lord Protector, it should be taken care of. If it is destroyed, the family will not be able to deal with it when the Lord Protector comes to receive it. Now that the Lord Protector is here, why not go to the Yamen to handle the handover? How about changing it?"
"That's what I wanted to do. Let's decide on the recipe. Let's go and go through the relevant procedures. After everything is done, let's go up the mountain to have a look. Does shopkeeper Song have time?" Qin Huaidao asked calmly.
"Yes, it is the common people's honor to be able to lead the way for the Lord Protector." Storekeeper Song said quickly.
Qin Huaidao waved his hand.
Su Dingfang and Shopkeeper Song left and went straight to the Yamen to complete the formalities.
The procedure is not difficult, just change it, change the land deed, change the new land deed to the name of the Protectorate, the old land deed is invalid, and the county government makes a backup copy for future inspection.
After completing the formalities, Su Dingfang and Shopkeeper Song returned to the inn. Qin Huaidao left the convoy and brought fifty members of the village protection team with him. After leaving the city, he went south along the official road. After riding for about half an hour, a small road appeared in front of him.
The road leads towards the valley.
The valley is densely forested, and the ground is full of traces left by wheels. Obviously, there was a lot of mining in the past. The team walked forward for a while, and suddenly it opened up. It was a hillside, overgrown with weeds, without a big tree, and the view was good. A series of mountains
The wind came out and it was extremely cool.
About a hundred meters ahead of the hillside was a huge pit. A shed was built next to the pit. Four people came up to it and stared at everyone warily. Song Li was worried about a misunderstanding, so he hurried up and said, "It's me."
"Hello, shopkeeper." The four of them saluted quickly.
"From today on, you don't have to stay here anymore. You will have other arrangements when you go back."
"Thank you, shopkeeper." The four of them were overjoyed. They had long been tired of standing guard in this deserted mountain.
Song Li waved his hand to step aside and turned to look at Qin Huaidao: "Guo Guo Gong, the salt mine is under this tiankeng. It is difficult to mine, but the content is not low and there are few impurities."
Qin Huaidao came to the edge of the pit to observe. It was more than 30 meters deep. There was a rope ladder to go down. It was made of hemp rope and wood and fixed on the stone wall. It looked unsafe and asked: "Song Manager, how did you mine in the past?"
"Returning to the Protector, I asked. In the past, people went down to mine. The caves inside were huge and there was an underground river. People mined directly underneath. After refining, they carried baskets on their backs. Food and accommodation were all inside."
There is no machinery, purely primitive mining, manual backing, and the rope ladder. Once it rains, it is easy to slide down. Thirty meters is enough to kill someone. Qin Huaidao looked at the bottom of the rope ladder and saw that it was full of hard rocks. He didn't know if anyone had ever fallen to death.
It was not easy to ask for an exit, so I started thinking about ways to mine it.
Primitive mining methods definitely cannot be used. Long-term mining must be done in one step.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Huaidao looked at Shopkeeper Song: "Shopkeeper Song, I need to build at least ten thatched houses nearby. It can be completed within two days. The cost is not a problem. Is it possible to complete it?"
"There is no shortage of craftsmen in Lizhou. It can be done in a day and a night. It is so urgent. The wages are indeed higher, but it does not need to be too high. It is enough to be 20% more than usual. Normally, the craftsmen are ten cents a day, so just give them twelve cents.
It requires one hundred skills and one thousand two hundred Wen. As for the materials, there is no shortage of clay, weeds and wood on site." Shopkeeper Song is a local snake in Lizhou and knows a lot about business matters.
Qin Huaidao knew very well that if he wanted the horse to run, he had to provide enough fodder. He smiled and said: "I will give you three pieces of silver. It doesn't matter what you do. After one day and one night, I will see ten thatched houses."
"No problem, I guarantee it will be completed." Shopkeeper Song agreed when he heard that there was still profit.
"In addition, the food, salt, oil, soy, vinegar and other daily necessities required for three hundred people for three months were also brought to me at market prices. Then ten carpenters were hired to bring their tools. The carpenters were paid double the usual wages, and then the original price was paid.
Call the mining workers and ask for a hundred people. If you don't have enough, you can think of other ways. I will give you a ten-gun reward of silver when the job is done."
"Thank you Lord Protector for the reward. The common people will go and take care of it now. Food is easy to handle and there are shops. There is no shortage of carpenters and mining workers. They will all be in place within two hours." Butler Song vowed, not to mention giving a reward of silver.
The silver reward must also be dealt with, otherwise the family will not be able to explain it, not to mention that if you are rewarded with ten pieces of silver, you can work for half a year.
"Find someone who can cook, and ask him to bring some helpers to be responsible for the food and drink for three hundred people every day. Materials are not included. It doesn't matter how many people there are, as long as they can cook well, will ten guan of wages per month be enough?"
"Enough, enough. If Shi Guan can find someone with good skills, the common people will definitely handle it." After Song Li finished speaking, he saw that Qin Huaidao had no other instructions and hurried away with four people in charge of guarding.
"Sir, what should we do?" Su Dingfang asked.
"Leave one team of guards while the other four teams each look for a direction to clear out all the ferocious beasts within fifty miles around me to prevent the ferocious beasts from coming out at night to hurt people and bring back meat for extra meals."
"Follow the order." Su Dingfang clasped his fists and quickly made arrangements.
The team that came over to protect the village had been personally trained by Qin Huaidao and carefully selected by Xue Rengui. They were all the best among the best. They had done a lot of hunting and killing beasts during the training in Chashan. They had work in their hands and courage in their hearts.
As soon as they heard about hunting, their eyes lit up and they all left.
Su Dingfang didn't know why, and everyone was a little surprised. They knew that wild beasts in the mountains can hurt people, but they didn't ask, because they were worried about Qin Huaidao's safety and didn't leave.
Qin Huaidao did not explain, but walked around the pit to observe the terrain and plan the mining plan.
The rope ladder definitely won't work, it's too dangerous, so we have to find another way.