Zhang Dongyun was not lying when he said that Mr. Dark Cloud would stay in the city to be in charge of the mine.
The matter of the Sirius Secret Cave was important, but the matter of the turquoise stone crystal vein was equally important.
The latter was related to the second expansion of Chang 'an City.
Blood Shadow had taken away most of the masters in the city. However, the people who were capable of handling government affairs in the city were still there. They did not affect Zhang Dongyun's deployment of the mine.
The simplest excavation work was given to a group of captives with cultivation bases.
The task of excavating and transporting the ore was the responsibility of the people in the city.
To be honest, this was also a laborious task.
In the end, Master Zhang did not flatten all the land in the mountains below the city. He did not let the ground in the city be "lowered" to the position of the mine.
Therefore, the mine was more than a thousand meters away from the top of the cave.
Even if Master Zhang designed some simple machinery, the miners still had to work hard.
Of course, with his guarantee, the mine accident would not happen.
Mr. Dark Cloud, who was temporarily in charge of government affairs, gave an order. Hui Tianyu and the others immediately got busy.
The recruitment of workers did not go well at first.
The people in the city were grateful that Chang 'an City took them in and provided them with food.
However, when they heard that they were looking for people to mine, everyone was scared.
"Back then, the Yuzhou Prefecture captured people and sent them to the mine. None of them came back alive. I heard that the person who lasted the longest only lived for three years."
In the market, an old woman's face was full of fear. "The short one didn't even live for a year."
"Yes, yes. Erniu from the neighboring village was captured a few years ago and died back then!
Erniu is a filial child. If he was still here, he would definitely be able to carry his blind mother out this time. Then, Erniu's mother would not have to wait for death! "
"I heard that the father and son of the Hai family in Dazhuang Village were also captured. The Hai family has no descendants …"
The people next to them also echoed.
Hui Tianyu, who was in front of them, sighed secretly.
It was no wonder that the people were terrified.
In the past, the death rate of the miners was indeed too high.
On the one hand, dangers such as mining accidents were unpredictable and difficult to guard against.
On the other hand, to put it bluntly, he didn't care about human lives …
Hui Tianyu was not sure about the situation in the mine in Chang 'an.
A group of cultivators had been thrown into the deepest part of the mine. This matter had to be discussed separately.
On the bright side, this was a labor force that sympathized with the common people, and the most important work was carried out by the captives.
Speaking of which, these cultivators could be used as miners. Their lives were worthless, let alone ordinary people.
A darker thought was that Chang 'an City had taken in so many refugees. Was it because of the mining?
Hui Tianyu shook his head.
He was willing to believe that Chang 'an was not such a dark place.
This was a paradise that gave people hope.
The one-eyed youth coughed and scanned the people around him.
Everyone gradually quieted down.
Hui Tianyu's voice was calm and unhurried.
"Under the rule of the Eastern Tang and other people, everyone had to flee because they didn't have enough to eat. What about after coming here?"
The people around him looked at each other, and the fear in their eyes gradually dissipated.
Hui Tianyu continued, "Those who have been given land to farm outside the city don't have to participate in the recruitment."
Hearing this, everyone completely relaxed.
However, Hui Tianyu continued.
"Those who have a legitimate business in the city don't have to participate in the recruitment.
However, all the idlers have to go to the mine. No one can be left out! "
As soon as these words came out, some people smiled happily, while others turned pale with fright.
Some people wanted to sneak away on the spot.
But how could they escape the eyes of Hui Tianyu and the others? They were immediately taken down.
Zhang Dongyun himself was standing in the crowd at this moment.
Seeing the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but hold his forehead.
Hui Tianyu and the others were really simple and crude.
In fact, it was no different from catching able-bodied men.
However, there were some people among the people who applauded.
Those idle scoundrels had been a nuisance for a long time.
Life in Chang 'an was rich, and there were few rules when it was first established. They soon reverted to their old ways.
Now that they were dragged to work in the mine, many people clapped their hands and cheered.
A few people who pleaded for mercy were the relatives of those people.
However, they didn't dare to stop them.
In the face of a cultivator like Hui Tianyu and the authority of Chang 'an, no one dared to go against them.
"You are abusing power! You are persecuting people! The City Lord of Chang 'an cares about the people. He will never let you do whatever you want. You will be punished for deceiving your superiors and deceiving your subordinates! "A person who was dragged away shouted loudly.
Then he was immediately hit on the back of his head, knocked out, and dragged away.
Zhang Dongyun sighed.
Strictly speaking, idling and slacking were not crimes at that time.
In his previous life, the great City Lord Zhang's dream in life was to sleep until he woke up naturally and count money until his hands cramped.
It would be best if he didn't have to do anything and could eat, drink, and play with plenty of money.
However, there were still few people in the city at the moment.
Otherwise, ordinary prisoners could almost meet the needs of the mine.
At the moment, he had to catch some of his fellow citizens to fill in the gap.
The mine would not mistreat them, nor would they overwork them. There would be no danger of mine accidents, and they would earn a lot of money.
When they realized all this and told other people in the city, people who took the initiative to work in the mine would also appear.
The City Lord alone was enough for the idlers in Chang 'an.
Zhang Dongyun coughed and straightened his clothes.
However, when it came to the problem of the prison prisoners …
Zhang Dongyun's heart skipped a beat. He walked to another corner of the city.
There, many people crowded in the dilapidated houses.
The common people in the city either avoided them or looked at them with hatred.
Some children threw stones at them, but the next moment, they were quickly carried away by their adults.
The people in the shacks were very numb to this.
They were still wearing the robes of the Tang Army.
A middle-aged man walked out of the shacks.
Some people around him bowed respectfully to him, while others looked at him indifferently.
The middle-aged man went all the way to the market and came up to Hui Tianyu.
"Sir, are you still short of manpower in the mine? We can help. "
The one-eyed young man looked at him.
A Fifth Realm martial artist was respectful to him, a Third Realm martial artist.
"Please wait for a moment, General Gao. I'm planning to go over to your place later," Hui Tianyu replied.
The middle-aged man nodded. "Okay, we'll wait for you."
Zhang Dongyun looked at this scene from afar.
The middle-aged man was the commander of the Tang Army in the first siege, Ferocious General Gao Qi.
He was the deputy of Xuanwu General Du Kun.
After the first and second batches of the Tang Army were captured, they took on a large number of laborers for the construction of Chang 'an City.
Naturally, their punishment was necessary.
However, Zhang Dongyun did not plan to continue wasting resources like this.
In terms of personal feelings, Zhang Dongyun did not have much ill feelings for the soldiers who took orders from the commander.
These people could also become citizens of Chang 'an City.
Therefore, when he considered the miners, Zhang Dongyun did not treat them as prisoners.
However, many Tang Army soldiers, including Gao Qi, were still willing to be prisoners.
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