"There is a coal mine here, stone coal." Li Yi returned to the car and gave his apprentice, the little fellow, and Li Tan a stick of candied haws each.
He unfolded the map and drew a line on it with his finger. Coal mine.
As he spoke, he drew another line with his finger. "The mine just now was on the north side of the Yellow River. Now it's on the south side of the Yellow River. It's also stone coal."
"How deep is it from the surface?" Li Longji was worried that it would not be easy to dig.
"It's on the surface of the mountain, but it's not very good at burning. The advantage is that the burnt ash is very suitable for making cement."
Li Yi had been to two mines, no, passing by. There was too much environmental pollution. One was a tourist area and the other was a medicinal herb planting area.
The Tang dynasty didn't need to make the local area green at this time.
If it weren't for the Fengs who picked and processed herbs here and lived here in turns, there would be no sign of people here.
Even the woodcutters didn't come so far to cut firewood. There was a pile of mountains nearby.
Li Yi thought of the woodcutters, and Li Longji also thought of the same thing.
"The woodcutters can dig coal. They can still make a living." Li Longji now considered the problem more comprehensively.
"They can make more money. These two mines belong to the Tang dynasty's Chaotian Fund. The villagers will be paid according to the number of people.
Those who are less than 15 years old don't count. Those who are 15 years old and under 60 years old pay three yuan a month.
The money earned will be put into the fund, and a few cement factories will be built to provide jobs for the local people. "
Li Yi directly arranged for the fund to be managed by Li Chengqi.
The woodcutters worked hard to make money. They needed to form teams to cut wood from the mountain and carry the wood down to the county.
The village didn't need the woodcutters to sell firewood. They could go to the mountain to collect firewood.
Every family had their own firewood pile. In autumn, the family took time to go to the mountain twice, and a big firewood pile would appear.
It was enough to burn through the winter, and they would pick it up in the summer.
"How do the woodcutters collect firewood?" Li Tan asked timidly. As a child, he shouldn't interrupt when the "adults" were talking.
"The forest with woodcutters usually grows better. The woodcutters use axes and choppers. When they use axes …"
After Li Yi finished talking about business, he began to 'popularize' Li Tan.
Woodcutters were responsible for maintaining the forest, not cutting down every tree they saw.
In the winter, they would go into the mountains to gather dead branches, tie them with ropes, pierce them with poles, and carry them back.
When they entered the mountains in spring, they would use a hatchet and an axe to prune the branches. They would see which tree had a large branch that needed to be cut down and then deal with it.
In the summer, they needed to form teams. In the spring, they observed well. If some trees couldn't hold on any longer, they would chop them down and carry them back.
In autumn, he would look at the trees again. If there was a pine tree, he would use a rake to hug the pine branches and bring a sack into the mountain to install the pine tree tower.
The woodcutter was very familiar with every tree on the mountain he was in charge of.
For example, if a tree grew crooked and took up too much space, it would affect other trees. The woodcutter would first peel off a two-inch circle of bark, and the tree would die. Then, he would chop it down.
If anyone wanted to make a coffin or a beam for a house, the first person they would look for would be a woodcutter.
The woodcutter took them up the mountain and chose a useful tree for them. They gave him money.
The woodcutter would never chop down a tree that could be used as firewood and sell it.
Li Yi explained in detail. Other than the people from the Feng family, no one else knew about this.
It turned out that the woodcutter didn't go into the mountains to chop wood and sell the firewood?
"Master, you know so much. When we see the medicinal herbs, we will remember some of the medicinal herbs that are not old enough. In some places where there are seedlings, we will also help to fertilize and water them."
The little girl talked about herself along with the woodcutter. The people who picked the medicinal herbs also did the same.
"Yes, there are also hunters. They will take good care of the places they are in charge of." Li Yi opened his mouth as he spoke.
The little girl quickly passed the tanghulu to her master and asked him to take a bite.
Li Yi was satisfied. This disciple was too smart and sensible.
"Master, since there is a coal mine, does it mean that the woodcutter only needs to collect some soft firewood?" The little girl knew the situation.
Firewood could be divided into soft firewood and hard firewood. Hard firewood was chopped wood. Soft firewood was made from small branches and pine needles.
"He also needs to collect some hard firewood. Otherwise, he won't be able to ignite the coal. However, the demand is small. People in the mountainside villages still like to burn firewood except in winter."
Li Yi touched the little girl's head and explained with a smile.
The little girl showed a puzzled expression. "Isn't it good to burn coal?"
"The stove is different. Do you have a kang at home? There is a grate under the coal burning stove, and the firewood burning stove is close to the ground.
The stove with a grate can only be directly put in the firewood and then added from the top when adding coal.
Then, use the stove hook to penetrate the ashes, and by the way, let the coal in the stove burn more fully. "
Li Yi swallowed the tanghulu that made him frown and said while gesturing.
The little girl's eyes were bright, and she nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes. I have a brick kang at home. Some people even use mud to make the kang. They say that they put glutinous rice juice in it."
She lived in the social stratum and followed the adults to treat others' illnesses, so she came into contact with many things.
"I'll release another batch of coal." Li Yi hesitated and decided.
Pine Tree opened his box. Without looking at it, the cub went out of the tent and went to another place to look for a big map.
When he came back, everyone was looking at a big map, the same kind as the one he brought back.
Li Yi began to point on it, and the four Taohongs were trying hard to remember.
The location of the coal mine, the quality of the coal, the depth, and so on had to be written down.
The people of the Feng family were only the little girl's grandfather and parents, and they did not dare to make a sound.
They still did not speak and just stood behind in shock.
Qing Dai's master was simply heaven-defying. What exactly was there that he didn't know?
"It's under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court of the Tang dynasty. The local officials are not allowed to interfere, including the price of mining and the sale of coal."
Li Yi emphasized the issue of ownership.
If the local government had power, they would have rights.
Li Yi actually knew that the officials sent to the local government to manage the coal mines would still have problems when the time came.
Coal was money. There was so much money in charge, and the key was that there was no specific amount. How many people would not be tempted?
Knowing was one thing, but the system and laws had to be perfected so that there would be laws when dealing with people.
Of course, there were no laws. Did the emperor need laws to deal with people?
Li Dan was holding a candied hawthorn in his hand and sharing it with Noble Consort Lu. Hearing Li Yi's words, he said, "Coal washing can solve the problem of employment. Good!"
He learned all kinds of new words and operation methods. He was also thinking about what kind of business or fund he should start.
Of course, he asked Li Yi to find a way. He did not know how to do it himself. Li Yi gave him the specific operation methods, and he found someone to manage it.
Including management, he asked Li Yi to perfect the rules and regulations. It would be best if there were no loopholes. Otherwise, he would have to kill people. It would be troublesome and infuriating!
"The key is to study mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Now, they are all basic labor jobs and manual labor.
The population of the Tang dynasty is not large. It's normal to increase it by ten times.
After next year, we will occupy more uninhabited land, and the population will not be controlled. "
Li Yi did not have any sense of accomplishment. There was a comparison.
At that time, he did manual labor because he could not find a suitable job.
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