There were only about twenty guards at the Chiyanshan Iron Mine, and Luo Zhiyuan did not put all the more than a thousand people there.
Only a few troops, that is, a hundred people, were sent for a surprise attack.
Luo Zhiyuan told Ma Ming, the pioneer who led the team, not to kill everyone but to let the two guys protecting the mine escape.
The battle was lackluster. A hundred regular troops attacked an iron mine with only a dozen ordinary guards, and they were prepared and unprepared. It couldn't be too easy.
There were so many miners digging, and not even a single one helped to resist. They were eager for someone to kill all the guys in the mine protection team.
In the eyes of the mine protection team, the miners are simply not human beings, even worse than animals.
Either hit or scold.
No food is given at all times.
Don’t even think about the wages. Just be thankful if you can eat half full!
What, why do you still do it for them?
The person asking this probably doesn’t know what a black coal kiln is in later generations.
Even thousands of years later, there are bullies who treat people like cattle and horses. Why is it strange for the backward Dawu Dynasty to capture some people as slaves?
As for what happens when the miners are exhausted?
Of course it's salad.
Four-legged mules and horses are hard to find, but two-legged ones are plentiful.
If someone is exhausted, just catch him again. The most important thing in Dawu Dynasty is people.
Therefore, when Ma Ming told the miners that from now on, they would be paid three full meals a day and two liters of grain, the miners immediately cried with joy and kowtowed on the ground.
As soon as the miners got excited, the two mine guard guys who were hiding in the mine were unlucky and were pulled out by them.
Ma Ming announced on the spot that the two guys from the mine protection team would be mine slaves from now on, and would be handed over to the original miners to take care of them. They would only take care of food and receive no wages.
The same goes for the guy I caught before.
I believe that with the care they took of the miners in the past, the miners will take good care of them in the future.
Before coming, Luo Zhiyuan told Ma Ming not to show his poor kindness and let the miners go.
Although the matter of the iron ore is not a top secret, it is not known to everyone below a certain level.
If so many miners are released, it won't be long before word spreads, and Yunchao will have to deal with even more pressure.
Luo Zhiyuan was ready to let them go home after stabilizing the situation.
Knowing the benefits of working for Yun Chao, even if they are not allowed to come back, they will beg to come back.
These days, the wages for three full meals and two liters of grain are really great!
After receiving the news that Ma Ming had captured the iron mine, Luo Zhiyuan immediately deployed and led his troops to bypass the iron mine and lie in wait on the only road leading to Changshen County, preparing for an ambush.
Yun Chao did not follow Luo Zhiyuan and took his bodyguard to the iron mine.
Looking at the reddish-brown hills in the distance, Yun Chao couldn't help laughing, quite like the demeanor of Prime Minister Cao after the Battle of Chibi.
Fortunately, there was no sudden killing of a group of troops, otherwise Lieutenant Yunxian would have really wondered whether Mr. Wolong had also been reborn.
yes!
Yun Chao suddenly slapped his forehead.
Mr. Kong Ming was born in Wollongong, so he can be called Mr. Wolong. I traveled to Wolong Village, why can't I be called Mr. Wolong?
Okay, okay, from now on I won’t be called Yun Cunzheng, Yun Xunjian, or even Yunxian Lieutenant. How unpleasant it sounds. How can Mr. Wolong sound cool!
"Wu Er, what do you think of me calling you Mr. Wolong from now on? Does it sound more pleasant to you than County Lieutenant Yun?"
Wu Er: "..."
"Young fool, what do you think?"
Er Lunzi: "..."
"Three Rakes, what do you think?"
Three Rakes: "..."
Asked around.
It seems that no one is interested in the title Mr. Wolong.
Although most people said it was nice, Yun Chao could tell that they were all perfunctory and no one was sincere.
Hum, what kind of aesthetics is nothing!
The reason why Yunchao is happy is that the Chiyanshan Iron Mine is an open-pit mine and is very convenient for digging.
The reddish-brown mountains are one of the signs of hematite.
It is rich in ferric oxide, and the iron content is generally more than 50%. It is a properly rich iron ore!
Rich iron ore is iron ore that can be directly used to make iron. It does not require any processing, and the ore can be put into a blast furnace to make iron. It is so awesome that I can’t explain it. Who can I ask to explain it!
"You idiot, don't be stunned. Go back to Wang Shitou and ask him to start recruiting helpers. I'm going to start mining by killing the goose and seizing the eggs!"
Er Lengzi was startled: "Brother Chao, isn't this good? Killing a chicken to get eggs, why not raise a hen and let it slowly lay eggs, so that the water will flow?"
Yun Chao glared: "You know what the hell, have you ever seen anyone whose iron mine produces small iron deposits? That's what I said, you really thought it was a hen!"
"oh oh……"
The stupid guy curled his lips. He couldn't lay eggs. Why did you say that you had to kill the chicken to get the eggs? You used the wrong words. You should go back and copy books!
…
Wang Shitou stayed in Wangjiaji and was in charge. When he heard that Yun Chao asked him to recruit helpers, his head suddenly got bigger.
Wangjiaji is different from Waniu Town, let alone Sanshui Town.
Yunchao has no mass base here, and the people do not have enough trust in Yunchao.
It’s okay to let them open up wasteland and build roads, but it’s okay to let them work as miners.
The Chiyan Mountain Iron Mine is close to Wangjiaji. Even if it is kept secret, ordinary people have heard some of its terrifying legends.
How about people in the mines grabbing people's hearts and eating their flesh at will, about how there are a group of cannibal demons in the mountains, etc.
In Wangjiaji, Chiyanshan Iron Mine is a dangerous place that can stop children from crying at night.
Wang Shitou wants to recruit miners. It cannot be said that it is very difficult, but no one will sign up at all.
Not to mention voluntarily, even if corvee force was imposed, it is estimated that not many people would go.
In the eyes of ordinary people, it is dangerous to go to the battlefield, but after all, there is a possibility of coming back.
However, going to the Red Flame Mountain to mine would definitely mean a narrow escape from death... no, a tenth chance of death!
Knowing that they will die, no matter how honest the people are, they will rebel.
Even if you don't rebel, you will always escape, right?
However, Yun Chao's order was so ruthless. He only told Wang Shitou to recruit helpers, but did not tell him how to break the situation at all.
This time, Wang Shitou was in trouble.
The second brother is really too much. He tests others at every turn. Aren't you afraid of roasting them?
Facts have proved that Yun Chao still knows Wang Shitou well and knows that he has the ability to stand alone.
Before recruiting miners, Wang Shitou directly sent a group of guys who needed labor reform into Chiyan Mountain.
This group of corrupt officials and landlord bullies from Wangjiaji have grown fat and strong. They need to be trained by the original miners to ensure that they are good at mining.
What, what should I do if someone refuses to accept the reform?
It's easy to handle. Yun County Lieutenant doesn't raise idle people, he just throws them into the mountains to feed the wolves.
…
Just when Chiyanshan Iron Mine was vigorously engaged in production, in Changshen County to the west of Qingyang County, the county government office and county Weitan were shaken and exploded!
