King Yan’s order is in front of you,
Even if Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others were unwilling, they could only act according to the order.
Fortunately, King Yan Zhu Di did not take their feelings into consideration and transferred a group of prisoners on death row to serve as the main force of mining.
As for the three Yanshan guards, they are stationed deep in the west mountain. On the one hand, they maintain order in the mine, and on the other hand, they continue to drill.
Su Yang didn't have any opinion on this, or rather he didn't dare to have any opinion.
He was really afraid that these warriors Qiu Ba would dig out his skull in a rage!
Moreover, they were already very cooperative and gave him Su Yang's face.
However, in view of the small number of prisoners on death row, Su Yang recruited common people near Xishan.
For example, Xishan Village at the foot of Xishan Mountain is a large village with hundreds of households. Its population has been previously owned by the tenants of King Zhu Di of Yan.
After all, King Zhu Di of Yan was the prince of the Ming Dynasty and had only a lot more land. The main income of the Yan Palace previously came from tenants cultivating the land in their name.
This kind of land is called "Wangzhuang", and there are many of them under the names of the feudal lords of the Ming Dynasty. Similarly, there are "Huangzhuang" belonging to the emperor, which far exceeds the size and number of the Wangzhuang of the feudal kings.
To put it bluntly, the biggest landlord in the world today is actually his family, Lao Zhu.
In Lao Zhu's family, the landowner who occupied the most land was the Ming Emperor.
The taxation of Wangzhuang all depends on the mood of King Yan Zhu Di. If he is in a good mood, he will collect more taxes and grains, and if he is in a bad mood, he will collect more.
Therefore, although the people of Xishan Village do not have to pay taxes and grains to the court, the taxes and grains they should pay to Prince Yan's Mansion are quite a lot. Compared with ordinary people, they are actually not much better.
After learning that Prince Yan's Mansion was going to open a mine in Xishan and offered very attractive conditions, the people of Xishan Village immediately came after hearing the news, hoping to be selected.
After Su Yang said hello to Zhu Gaochi and received the nod of approval from Prince Yan's Mansion, he simply transformed Xishan Village into a small anthracite production workshop.
Xishan Village has become lively because of this. Temporarily built workshops have sprung up everywhere, such as coal washing pools, mixing areas, drying areas, compression molding areas, coal furnace building areas, etc. In each area, Xishan Village All the villagers were working enthusiastically.
Thanks to the full support of the three parties of Xishan Coal Group, the anthracite production work went very smoothly.
Prince Yan's Mansion sent out tenants and tenants from Meishan, and even sent three guards from the royal family's private army to maintain order.
Guo You and Lu Xiong were also very attentive. After getting approval from their own fathers, they spent a lot of money on the construction of Xishan.
Just for mining coal, making tools, building workshops, etc., Guo You and Lu Xiong have spent almost 5,000 taels of silver, which is an astonishing amount!
After all, Guo Zi and Lu Zhen had a rich family, otherwise they wouldn't be able to withstand Su Yang's troubles.
So much so that Guo You and Lu Xiong now eat and sleep in Xishan Village every day, patrolling every area, eagerly waiting for the anthracite to be launched into the market as soon as possible to make money back and forth, otherwise their family will start to Eat bran-pharyngeal vegetables!
However, Su Yang himself was not idle either. Although he did not contribute any money, he was annoyed by Guo You and Lu Xiong every day. In addition, he also had his own shares, so he became very diligent.
Su Yang personally participated in this briquette from the beginning to the end, from mining to crushing, washing, mixing yellow mud, making briquette molds, pressing, drying, building coal stoves, etc., guiding the craftsmen to do every step well. Any mistakes are strictly prohibited.
Moreover, Su Yang referred to the assembly line production model of later generations and divided all the work in detail. Each position and each process has a separate person responsible for it, so that practice makes perfect, improve efficiency, and push anthracite into the market as soon as possible.
After another busy morning, Su Yang was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.
This was the first time since he came to the Ming Dynasty that he was so busy that he had not been able to relax with his young wife for a long time.
"Brother Su, even if we want to benefit the people, there is no need to feed them so much, right?"
As soon as Guo You saw Su Yang, he immediately complained.
"Served with white noodles and steamed buns every day, and a meal of broth from time to time. This treatment is almost as good as that of soldiers like the Third Guard!"
"Yes, my brother Su, when I came home yesterday, my father warned me that we really have no money at home. We are so poor that we can hardly open the pot!"
Lu Xiong followed immediately, pretending to be pitiful.
Seeing the looks of these two people, Su Yang suddenly laughed angrily.
"Okay, why are you crying after me?"
"You only spent five thousand taels of silver before and after, so you can't open the pot?"
"I heard that Mr. Guo and Mr. Lu are extremely wealthy! Is it possible that the news I heard are all rumors?"
As soon as these words came out, Guo You and Lu Xiong's expressions suddenly changed.
Even if this Nima Di really has a fortune, he can't stand up to your troubles, right?
Of course, the two of them would not be stupid enough to admit it. After all, the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were notoriously low. If someone with a heart heard about this, their biological fathers would have to peel off their skins even if they didn't die!
"Ahem, Brother Su is joking, it's all rumors, rumors!"
"But Brother Su, you have to explain to us how long it will take before we start making profits!"
"We two brothers are really under a lot of pressure right now. If we can't make back the money, I'm afraid my dad will beat me to death!"
Guo You sighed again, extremely pitiful.
Su Yang explained with a smile: "The process has been almost arranged. I have looked at it in the past few days and there is no problem with the anthracite briquettes produced!"
"As long as the prisoners on death row in the mine can keep up with the mining speed, we can continue to produce anthracite coal."
"But now is not the time to push anthracite coal into the market. After all, the weather is not too cold yet, so there is no need to be so anxious."
"You have to know that once the anthracite market opens up, orders will be soft, so you must reserve some in advance to avoid shortage in the future!"
After hearing Su Yang's words, Guo You and Lu Xiong finally felt confident.
Winter is coming soon, with about ten days left, so there is not much time left.
After a pause, Guo You picked up a briquette and sighed thoughtfully.
“What good fuel!”
"Compared to that charcoal!"
"It's a pity that these briquettes only cost two cents. The price is too low!"
As soon as he heard Guo You's insinuations and complaints, Su Yang immediately changed his expression and slammed his job on the desk.
"Guo You!"
"I remind you one last time!"
"This price was set by Prince Yan's Mansion and approved by me!"
"We produce anthracite coal not for personal gain, but for the benefit of the people!"
"If you really dare to tamper with this price in the future, let alone whether your father can protect you, I will definitely use all my connections to put you in a dilemma of life and death!"
Su Yang's tone was so harsh that Guo You was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Lu Xiong hurriedly stood up and softened his words: "Brother Su, you are serious. If you are serious, we are all our brothers!"
Taking advantage of this step, Guo You also immediately gave in: "Brother Su, don't worry, I will never do such a stupid thing, two cents is only two cents!"
After hearing this, Su Yang's expression softened slightly and he continued to eat.
At this moment, one of the three guardsmen came over and looked at Su Yang coldly.
"Master Su, the general wants to see you, please come with us!"
"Which general?" Su Yang was a little confused.
"General Zhang Yu!"
