I was afraid that if I pretended too much, my attempt would go awry.
But they never thought that when they tried, they lowered the standard and lowered the load of the mine car, and then raised the load later. What if there was an accident?
Therefore, Handu would rather test according to the maximum load when trying, even if the test fails, rather than leaving hidden dangers until later.
Since Han Du gave the order, the craftsmen had no choice but to continue loading the coal. When the mine cart was full, Han Du nodded with satisfaction and asked: "How many kilograms are loaded in total?"
"Nearly three thousand kilograms, sir." Huang Lao kept calculating on the side.
Three thousand kilograms may seem like a large amount, but in fact it’s not much in terms of volume. If the coal had not been dug out, three thousand kilograms would be less than a total of cubic meters. Even if it was dug loose, it would only be a little more than one cubic meter.
"Put it down." Han Du waved his hand.
Several craftsmen pushed the mine cart slowly along the track. When they reached the place where the mine cart was placed, they stopped and looked back at Mr. Huang.
Mr. Huang secretly gritted his teeth. Success or failure depended on this. He waved his hand fiercely and said, "Let go."
After hearing this, several craftsmen released their hands almost at the same time.
The minecart that was freed from its restraints began to slowly slide along the track under its own gravity, getting faster and faster. In just a few breaths, the minecart began to fly down the track, rushing toward the concrete road at lightning speed. When it hit the flat ground, the speed of the mine cart began to slowly decrease due to frictional resistance. Finally, it rushed past the designated location and slid for dozens of meters before coming to rest on the track.
When Han Du saw the mine cart sliding down, he felt nervous for a while. He was so frightened that the mine cart would fly off the track. Fortunately, the final result was good, and the minecart slid steadily on the track from beginning to end.
Climbing high and looking into the distance, Han Du clearly saw that when the mine cart turned, a little bit of the coal loaded with it was thrown out.
"It's not bad, the car didn't roll over. It's just that the coal ore was spilled a little. Mr. Huang, please remember not to load so much in the future. Just load two thousand kilograms at a time. If you load less, there should be no problem."
"Oh, also, the stopping place is farther than we expected. Then you can find two people to hold the rope below to stop it."
Mr. Huang nodded and kept Han Du's instructions in mind. I couldn't help but sigh: "Your Excellency, your ideas are really wonderful and amazing."
"What's wrong?" Hearing this, Han Du turned to look at Mr. Huang. I feel a little strange about what happened to him today. Everyone is so familiar with him, but you still flatter me and praise me like this, which makes me feel a little embarrassed.
"Two thousand kilograms of coal, if it had been carried down the mountain on people's backs in the past, it would have taken more than twenty people at least half an hour. Now it comes down in a hurry and is delivered in the blink of an eye. It is really amazing." Although. Mr. Huang has already seen many things in Handu that talented people cannot do, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he still couldn't help but admire it.
Just such a track, how many manpower can be saved in the banknote bureau? And now is the time when the banknote bureau is short of manpower, which is even more valuable.
In the past, when Han Du decided to cast steel rails for laying, although Mr. Huang did not object because Han Du was a Shangguan, he actually had some complaints in his heart.
After all, steel is too expensive. To build such a road, based on the current market price, the rails alone would cost 120,000 taels of silver. This is like silver turning into water and then pouring to the ground.
Of course, if you only count the cost, the cost is not large, and it doesn't even cost much to build the blast furnace. Moreover, Mr. Han also reached a deal with the Ministry of Industry. All in all, this alone has earned back all the money invested, with tens of thousands of taels of silver left.
Han Du blinked and did not answer Huang Lao's words. Han Du heard this kind of words too many times. Huang Lao said it in his ear, and he felt nothing in his heart after hearing it. He was as calm as an ancient well.
Instead, he did not forget to warn you: "I would like to remind you that this mine cart can only be loaded with ores, and it must not be used for people. You have also seen that if you go down at such a fast speed, if you fall out, it will be worse than falling off a horse." It will be miserable when you come down, you will either die or be injured!"
Without Han Du's words, perhaps none of these craftsmen would have reacted. Since this mine cart can hold so much ore, wouldn't it be possible for people to squat in it? After all, this mine cart can only hold seven or eight people, but it is much lighter than the mine cart.
Huang Lao also didn't react for a while. When he saw Han Du looking at him with burning eyes, he quickly replied: "Okay, okay, sir, please rest assured. I will definitely take good care of them and will never let them." Up."
Huang Lao's smile was full of simplicity and seemed extremely sincere.
Han Du saw it and nodded with relief.
The group of people slowly descended the mountain from the original path. Everyone came to the place where the coal was unloaded, and the mine cart filled with coal had been pulled back. Here, Handu specially built a two-meter-high platform. The mine car is parked on the track of the platform and can be opened directly from one side to easily unload the coal.
After watching the process of unloading the coal mine, Han Du nodded with satisfaction, achieving the desired effect.
Seeing that there was nothing for him to worry about here, Han Du said goodbye to everyone.
"I still have things to do, so I'll leave first. Now that the track is laid, Mr. Huang, you will let people fully exploit the coal mine. I will go to the capital to find a few shops and prepare for official sales."
"My lord, go well, my lord, walk slowly." Mr. Huang kept saying goodbye to Han Du.
Han Du didn't even look back, waved and left.
After Han Du left, Huang Lao and others returned to the mountain where they mined coal. The group of people who were chatting and laughing along the way, suddenly saw the empty mine cart on the track, and the atmosphere suddenly became silent for some reason.
Everyone looked at each other, and a different meaning filled the crowd.
After a long time, a voice came out of nowhere, "Master Han said that the mine cart is dangerous for people to get on. But there is one thing I don't understand, why this mine cart can only carry coal ore and not people. Could it be that , just because it has the word "mine" in its name, it can only carry ore?"
After hearing this, Mr. Huang's face suddenly changed and he glared at the speaker: "Didn't you hear Master Han's instructions just now? Didn't you hear Master Han say that this mine cart is as fast as a galloping horse? If something happens, Is it easy to be killed or injured? You are not allowed to fool around."
The craftsman who was stared at by Mr. Huang shrank his neck and did not dare to say anything.
After Huang Lao taught the craftsman a lesson, he said in a faint tone: "But I am different. A person who is half buried in the ground does not matter whether he is alive or dead. But it is the feeling of running as fast as a galloping horse that Master Han said. I can't even feel like a horse in this life." I’ve never ridden one, and if I can’t experience it before I die, wouldn’t my life in this world be in vain?”
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to touch the edge of the mine cart, trying to sit in it.
The craftsman who had been scolded by Mr. Huang just now with his head shrunken looked at Mr. Huang dumbfounded, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
But it's not that easy for Mr. Huang to climb in.
Just as Huang Lao's hand was resting on the mine cart, another hand held him down.
An old man with white hair, his clothes were shabby, gray and white in places, and he looked dirty. But the old man's eyes were exceptionally bright.
"Hmph! I only give you three points of thin noodles on weekdays. Do you really think you are a person? There is no need for you to try. You are not as old as me in terms of age, and you are not as good in terms of skills. It means that I don't want to be bothered by trivial matters. , or else you can be our leader?"
What the old man said was not polite at all, but there was no dissatisfaction on Mr. Huang's face.
With a smile on his face, he said: "What Master Cartman said is true. But Master Cartman, this mine cart is so big that you can't even take it by yourself, so there's nothing wrong with me going up there, right?"
As he spoke, he helped the old man Dajiang climb into the mine cart with both hands, and then Huang Laocai jumped in and squatted down.
In this case, how can other people still be polite?
The other old men seemed to suddenly have the skills of young people, and they jumped into the mine cart one by one.
Soon the minecart was filled with old men.
Several younger craftsmen, who were not qualified to squeeze in at all, stood outside and looked at the group of white-haired old men crowded into a mine car with strange expressions.
Seeing this, the old man who was called a master craftsman by Mr. Huang glared at the craftsmen unhappily, "What are you doing there with such a stupid stick like a piece of wood? Don't you know how to come over and give it a push?"
"Oh, oh, oh~"
Only then did a few people hurried forward, got on the mine cart with hands and feet, and slowly pushed it towards the place where it would be lowered.
When the push was in place, one of the craftsmen suddenly realized what they were doing. So, dumbfounded, he asked: "Master craftsmen, please come down. Since Mr. Han said that this is dangerous, there must be danger. If some of the master craftsmen make a mistake, the younger ones will have no way to explain to Mr. Han. .”
The master glared at him and said dissatisfiedly: "Let go if I ask you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"Don't let go!" The craftsman shook his head quickly and said decisively.
These old men are usually Mr. Han’s treasures. I was also in a state of confusion, and I just listened to them and pushed them here.
But I must not make the same mistake again and again, and I must not let go!
The craftsman held on to the mine cart tightly.
The old men's faces suddenly became dissatisfied. They clenched their fists with their fingers and smashed them down with a bang.
"Ah, ah, ah~"
Screams rang out, several people's hands suddenly loosened, and the mine car slid along the track.
As the speed of the mine cart became faster and faster, "Ouch, Ouch, Ouch~", the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling came from far away.
