This semi-open-pit coal mine is a new mine contracted from Xujiazhuang by miner Hu Wenting at a preferential price of 150,000 silver dollars.
Its total reserves of high-quality anthracite exceed 100 million tons, and the average burial depth is about a hundred meters, but there are also reserves of more than millions of tons. The burial depth is only ten to twenty meters, or even shallower, so the value of mining is very high.
, the cost of digging out can be very low.
As for the Fengmingshan Coal Mine in Yixian County, Shandong Province, although its potential reserves can still be mined for another 30 to 50 years, mining is becoming more and more difficult, accidents occur more frequently, and the price/performance ratio is no longer very high. This forced Hu Wenting to
Part of the energy was transferred to Wolonggou, and a large number of manpower was mobilized.
Even so, Wolonggou Coal Mine still has a disadvantage, that is, it is located inland and the transportation is not convenient. It must first have a transport fleet load the coal and stone through the more than 200 miles of Taihang Mountains, send it to the Yellow River, and finally pass through.
River and sea transportation bring these high-quality anthracite coal to Xujiazhuang Harbor City.
The transportation distance increased by more than a thousand miles.
The cost increased by more than 40%.
Even if it is still profitable, the profit margin is still not high, not as high as that of Fengmingshan Coal Mine.
Fortunately, the stone road that Xujiazhuang paid to build through the Taihang Mountains has been built in Jincheng County, not far from the Wolonggou Coal Mine. It will be accessible in a few days, which can greatly save land transportation costs.
Secondly, it is to use explosives to mine, expose the coal seams buried in shallow layers, and then conduct open-pit mining directly, which can greatly save mining costs.
Combine these two items.
The coal dug out of the Wolonggou Coal Mine is not only profitable, but can also earn huge profits and make a fortune.
It was just an explosive mining test. Hu Wenting had led the technical staff to conduct it for almost two years, investing no less than 500,000 silver dollars, but the results achieved were very limited, and the return was less than 30,000 silver dollars. It can be said that it was a blood loss.
The reasons are mainly two-fold. One is that the cost of bombing a mountain each time is very high, ranging from five thousand silver dollars to tens of thousands of silver dollars. It will be burned with a bang. Even though Hu Wenting invested a lot, he only made four
There were only fifty explosion tests, and the data collected was limited.
Second, using explosives to mine is a highly technical job. How to accurately control the amount of explosives, how to bury the explosion point, how to calculate the explosion range, and how to achieve the best explosion effect all require a lot of mathematical calculations.
If you are not a real master of mathematics, it is impossible to use the least amount of explosives to achieve the best mining results.
Hu Wenting is proficient in liberal arts, but obviously not good at mathematics. The mining experiments he designed and arranged personally were always unsatisfactory and failed to achieve the most desired results.
That's when he discovered a genius.
Li Dingguo.
This 15-year-old boy has a very high talent in mathematics.
Some of the simpler mathematical problems assigned to him by Hu Wenting were always solved quickly and well, with an accuracy rate of 100%.
Later, I gave him some complicated quadratic and cubic formulas, and he was able to solve them quickly.
Gradually, Li Dingguo became the little assistant beside him, and even handed over some problems encountered in actual work, such as the calculation of explosion range, to Li Dingguo to deal with, and Hu Wenting was not disappointed every time.
It reduced a lot of his mental burden.
satisfy.
Hu Wenting became more and more satisfied with this smart and motivated young man, and planned to give him some performance opportunities after he matured and gradually cultivate him into a talented person.
It was only when a large-scale mountain bombing test failed, burning more than 30,000 silver dollars, and Hu Wenting was in an extremely bad mood.
This smart young man jumped out unwisely, pointed out several major mistakes in this experiment, analyzed the specific reasons, and said that if the explosive points could be laid out according to his method, he could spend up to 20,000 silver dollars.
Achieve ideal results and mine underground coal seams...
"What do you know?"
Hu Wenting was irritated and shouted at him: "You are still young and your wings have not yet hardened, so you dare to talk nonsense here? How do I usually teach you to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, do not rely on your talents and be arrogant, and consider the problems of the world
It’s too simple... You don’t have to say it anymore, and don’t come here again. If you continue to talk like this, I will send you back to Shandong and continue mining in the mines!”
"Teacher, there is a saying that ambition does not depend on your age. Only by having the courage to question can you discover the truth. I think your mathematical model has certain problems. If you don't make improvements at the principle level, you will spend another million silver dollars.
I can't get the results I want, teacher. I, Li Dingguo, am insignificant, but I have already burned a lot of money. And this money was not brought by the strong wind, but by the sweat and sweat of countless miners. If I can reduce the losses, I will suffer even more.
I am willing to be punished."
Li Dingguo did not back down and spoke sternly.
"What you said is very righteous. Do you want the whole world to know that I, a teacher, am not as good as you, a student? I am also narrow-minded and suppress you at every turn, denying you a chance to stand out?"
Hu Wenting sneered and shook his head in his heart. He was extremely disappointed and useless. This young man is considered useless. His concentration is so poor and his temperament is so out of control. He is impatient at the age of fifteen. How smart is this person?
A little cleverness without great wisdom will not go far.
It can be said that as a Confucian businessman, Hu Wenting also has the Confucian characteristic of suppressing geniuses. Of course, he does not think this is suppression. It is because the time has not come yet, because the opportunity is not mature yet. Confucianism pays attention to moderation, and there is a saying that wisdom dies young.
, there are many people who are too smart and end up miserable, so it seems like suppression, but it is actually a kind of protection. Geniuses who have never suffered setbacks are not called geniuses.
So Li Dingguo jumped out like this this time, which not only made him angry, but also extremely disappointing.
"Teacher, that's not what I meant. The Oriental Times said that now is an era of talents and an era of efficiency. Sometimes it is not feasible to follow the rules. You have to break the rules and have the courage to try... Teacher, please provide five thousand
Silver dollars, no, three thousand silver dollars of funding, let me lead people to do an explosion test. If it fails, I am willing to accept any punishment. If I succeed, I don't need any reward, as long as the teacher is not angry."
Li Dingguo lowered his head and cupped his hands, saying with a respectful look.
This attitude won the favor of other technical staff, who all spoke for him:
"Boss, what this guy said seems to make sense."
"It's better to give him a chance."
"I've already spent a lot of money. Another three thousand silver dollars won't be much."
But after hearing these persuasion.
Hu Wenting's face turned even darker. He didn't realize that Li Dingguo was so popular that so many people spoke for him.
"Okay, okay!"
He glared at Li Dingguo fiercely and said: "Boy, it seems that I still underestimated you. If your wish does not come true this time, I will never be able to get rid of the reputation of suppressing talented people. Okay, I will give you a chance.
You have a chance to prove yourself, and three thousand silver dollars is not enough, I will give you thirty thousand! If you are really capable, you can blow up this mountain and blow out all the coal below, but..."
Hu Wenting said with a murderous look on his face: "If you lose, just go back to Shandong and go down to the mines to dig for the rest of your life. You will never get ahead again."
this moment.
Hu Wenting really had murderous intentions.
Even he was very surprised. Didn't he always flaunt himself as a Confucian businessman? Why was he so harsh on a fifteen-year-old boy at this moment and wanted to throw him into the abyss?
He wasn't quite sure what the reason was. It might be due to deep love and deep responsibility, or it might not be the case. But at this moment, the young man Li Dingguo had reached a critical intersection again. There was heaven on one side and hell on the other. Of course, if he gave up immediately,
And sincerely apologize to him. This is also the correct answer. Hu Wenting will think that he is a rotten tree that can wither.
"Okay! Thank you teacher, I want to give it a try!"
Li Dingguo gritted his teeth and said, while Hu Wenting looked disappointed.
…
Boom~
The morning of April 13th.
There was a shocking muffled sound in Wolong Valley, and then the ground shook violently like an earthquake. Nearly a hundred tons of explosive materials detonated one after another like waves, blasting a piece of mountain soil and rock about three acres in size and seven or eight meters thick into pieces, making it soft and soft.
Let the workers dig away and easily remove the layer of soft soil, revealing the black coal seam below.
The experienced master analyzed the proportions of the rock formations and said with a face of surprise: "The coal seam in this open-air area is fully eighteen meters thick. Counting the area of nearly three acres, the amount of coal that can be dug out is eighty meters.
One hundred thousand dan, worth more than 300,000 silver dollars, a huge profit, this bomb exploded beautifully, it exploded extremely beautifully!"
The technical staff are also very excited.
"It's done, it's finally done this time!"
"The coal seam is eighteen meters thick. This is a good mine."
"It's feasible. The explosive mining method is feasible and profitable. This path is feasible!"
Take advantage of the technicians' opportunity to cheer and celebrate.
Li Dingguo walked up to Hu Wenting, bowed his hands and said: "Teacher, you will always be my most grateful and beloved teacher in the heart of my disciples. This experiment was a success by chance, but the disciples still know that they did something wrong. If the teacher is still here,
If you are angry, please continue to punish the disciple."
"Hmph, you are now a great hero in everyone's eyes, how dare I punish you?"
Hu Wenting still looked angry, but he sighed and said: "Hey, the "Oriental Times" is right, times have changed, many things are indeed outdated, you are not wrong, it is me who is wrong this time, this era is young
The age of man is the age of geniuses. Your blasting plan is far better than mine. This is a fact. It cannot be denied. From now on, I will leave all the blasting and mining to you. You can show me your skills and give them to me.
Explode more coal and rocks."
"Teacher, I'm only fifteen years old. This..." Li Dingguo was stunned. Can he bear such a big responsibility?
"In addition, for any coal you blast with explosives, I will give you 1% of the output as a reward. Master Wang said that this open-pit coal field is worth 300,000 taels, so I will reward you with 3,000 taels, minus your burden.
"If I receive 500 taels of atonement silver, I still have to give you 2,500 taels. In other words, you are free now and have made a lot of money." Hu Wenting said again.
"Am I free?" Li Dingguo was stunned. Just like that, he was free again?
"Of course you don't have freedom. I trained you as a demolition talent. You don't want to run away right away, do you?"
Hu Wenting glared at him and said, "You have to work in my mine for the rest of your life! Of course I won't treat you badly. At the end of the year, you come back to Xuzhou with me, and I will introduce my 12-year-old daughter Xuanxuan to
You, you are only three years apart, so you should be a perfect match."
"What?!"
Li Dingguo's eyes widened. What did the teacher mean? Although detonating nearly a hundred tons of explosives was very exciting, he had no intention of working in the mines for the rest of his life. He also wanted to see the outside world.
As for the teacher’s daughter, I, Li Dingguo, was born a bandit, do I deserve it?
But Hu Wenting was determined not to let this kid run away. He must be firmly bound and let him work hard for the Hu family's career for the rest of his life. It can be said that at this moment, Hu Wenting was finally no longer a Confucian businessman, but like a qualified businessman.
A profiteer.
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