Zhu Biao is also a resolute person like Lao Zhu. Without any delay, he took the people to the place where the coal mines were mined the next day.
Seeing the mine carts speeding down the mountainside in an endless stream, Zhu Biao couldn't help but marvel at Han Du's whimsical ideas. It is this carload of coal that is speeding down, supporting the living expenses of the people in the entire capital.
Now this place is no longer what it was at the beginning. Except for the two bright silver tracks that have not changed, the other changes around it are really too great. The work sheds used for mining workers only stretch out for an unknown distance from the left and right sides. Anyway, from where Zhu Biao stands, it is impossible to see the end.
There are more than a dozen people unloading coal. Working in groups of two, each time a fully loaded mine car arrives, the two people step forward and pry open the locked car door with their iron picks, and the coal will pour down like a tidal wave.
Zhu Biao came out in casual clothes today, but even his casual clothes were made of the finest silk. Seeing that he was dressed in an unusual way and followed by his entourage, the guard thought he was a young master from some family, so he didn't dare to stop him and allowed him to walk inside.
When Zhu Biao saw an older man resting with a shovel, he stepped forward and asked, "Dare I ask this old man, is it hard for you to do this job?"
"Bitter, why isn't it bitter?" Visitors also saw Zhu Biao's extraordinary bearing and did not dare to neglect him.
"With all this hard work, how much money can you get every month?" Zhu Biao watched others sweating as they quickly loaded the coal onto the bullock cart, shovel by shovel. Han Du converted the two-wheeled ox cart into a three-wheeled cart. He originally wanted to convert it into a four-wheeled cart, but without power steering tools, the four-wheeled cart was not easy to turn when it was fully loaded. On the contrary, although the load capacity of a three-wheeled vehicle is not as good as that of a four-wheeled vehicle, it is larger than that of a two-wheeled vehicle, and its steering is also very convenient.
"We can get a total of 500 coins every month. Those who are new here can only get 800 coins, while those in charge can get a total of 500 coins." Seeing that Zhu Biao was very curious, the man simply started a series of I told him everything.
The most you can get is 500 coins? Zhu Biao's face couldn't help but darken, although his coal mine butt had never been removed since his mother forcibly removed it.
Focus on coal again. But even in the few months he held the coal mine, the money he received every month was not less than 3,000 guan. The current scale is much larger than that then, and the profits should naturally be greater.
As for the people unloading and loading trucks, there are at most fifty or sixty people here. In other words, with so many people combined, they can only earn a hundred guan a month at most.
"Don't you think it's too little to earn the same amount of money every month?" Zhu Biao asked again.
But the man shook his head and said, "It's quite a lot."
"How come it's so much? As far as I know... I know that if you work for someone in the capital, it's only fifty cents a day. Calculating this, you can earn a regular five hundred cents a month, and But you can only earn so much."
But the man laughed, shook his head and said: "That's not how the young master settles the accounts. The young master also said that this is the capital. In our county, it is considered good to earn forty cash a day. Usually, it is only thirty cash." . And it’s just a day’s work to get a day’s profit. If you don’t do it, you won’t have any money. But it’s different here. No matter how much we do, we can get an unbeatable amount of money every month. . Even if we only worked for half a month because of the rain, we were still able to get the same amount of money. Moreover, food and accommodation are included here. Although the place we live in is just a shed, it is not bad, and the food is better than at home. "
"I dare to ask, Master, who wouldn't want to do such a job? Who would think that the wages are less? To be honest, Master, just because this coal mine is in our county, all the people employed in this mine are people from our county. People from other counties want to come, but we don't agree. The young master doesn't even know, but just for this reason, there are countless good girls from other counties who want to marry us."
Zhu Biao was speechless for a while. He obviously felt that Han Du's wages were too little and thought that these people were suffering. But the reality slapped his face until it hurt. Judging from this person's tone, they were clearly enjoying themselves.
"How did you eat?"
When it came to eating, the man became even more excited and said with a smile: "Young master came at the right time. Dinner will be served in a while. You'd better go and see it yourself."
Zhu Biao heard this and had no choice but to wait.
When dinner was served, Zhu Biao went to see it with his own eyes. Take a big pot, put all kinds of vegetables in it and stir-fry it for a few times, then add water and boil it. To be honest, Zhu Biao had no appetite for such a big pot dish. Let alone eating it, just looking at it made him frown.
But he saw other people eating very happily.
Can you be unhappy? What this big pot dish pays attention to is enough salt. Although it is stewed randomly, there is still meat in it. Even if there is only three or four kilograms of pork in a large pot, each person can eat more than a dozen slices. It is not easy for ordinary people to eat meat on weekdays. Usually they can only eat a little bit of meat during the Chinese New Year and festivals. This is all only possible in good years. For example, if we encounter a drought like this year, it is common for us not to eat meat even once throughout the year.
Zhu Biao saw with his own eyes that everyone was eating extremely sweet food and no one paid any attention to him. He couldn't help but sigh and left here feeling a little lonely.
Seeing that he looked wrong, the guard couldn't help but stepped forward and asked with concern: "Your Highness?"
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "It's okay for Gu. I just think Han Du is right. For the common people, it is enough to have food, clothing and warmth. It's just not easy to do it."
Keeping people fed and clothed is easy to say, but Zhu Biao knows how difficult it is.
The next day, Zhu Biao invited Han Du to the East Palace because he wanted to treat Han Du to dinner.
When Han Du received the message from the chamberlain in the East Palace, he didn't even raise his head to look at the sun in the sky to make sure that the sun was not rising from the west.
When did many people from Lao Zhu's family come to his house to eat and drink for free, and now it was his turn to eat and drink for free?
Han Du followed the chamberlain to the East Palace in a hurry. Seeing that Zhu Biao had been waiting at the table for a long time, Han Du smiled and hurried forward to pay his respects, "I pay my respects to Your Highness."
"Sit down." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand expressionlessly.
Han Du was not polite. Since he was here to eat, of course he had to sit down and eat comfortably.
Zhu Biao didn't hesitate. Seeing Han Du sit down, he directly ordered people to serve the food.
