Before Liu Heng and the others could walk over, a group of people had already approached them aggressively.
The few who were walking in front had sinister faces and knives on their bodies. At first glance, they were not good-natured people.
As soon as they met, one of the arrogant-looking men said, "Who asked you to set up a stove here? Don't you know that Dongshan doesn't allow you to set up a stove casually?"
"Yes, demolish all your houses. No stoves are allowed to be erected here without permission."
A group of people bared their teeth and claws, looking very fierce. Liu Heng knew that these people were just minions, and the real owner did not show up at all.
Chen Hongtao and Huang Huai were sent to the iron yard by him for a period of time. They did a lot of preliminary preparations and had nothing to do. As soon as he, the proprietor, came, someone immediately came to make trouble. This was deliberately done to him. I want to give him a blow.
Yang Yuan, who was standing next to him, said with a sullen face: "We have a furnace in our own iron yard, so we don't need anyone else to take care of it."
"Fart, this is Dongshan. No one is allowed to set up a stove here without the permission of Mr. Xu and several big proprietors." The big man with a sinister face said viciously, "Now pack your things and get out."
When the more than thirty miners hired by Chen Hongtao saw the troublemakers coming, they hid early and watched from a distance.
They haven't signed the employment documents for the iron yard yet, so they can't be considered as people from the iron yard.
These people have stayed in Dongshan for half their lives, and the iron farm buildings are really going to be knocked down. This proves that the people in Hutou Village cannot afford to offend these iron farm owners in Dongshan. In the future, they will not even think about erecting furnaces in the iron farm. They might as well go as soon as possible. Looking for work elsewhere, there is no need to stay in such an iron farm that is destined to be left behind.
Liu Heng came to Dongshan without a spearman, and these gunmen were not slow to react. As soon as the troublemakers appeared, they blocked the entrance to the iron field.
The match ropes of half of the dozens of firecrackers were ignited, and the remaining firecrackers drew their swords and stood in front of them.
If the gunman hadn't reacted in time, the troublemakers would have rushed over.
Liu Heng grabbed a firecracker from the hand of the firecracker beside him. It was already filled with gunpowder and lead.
Breaking open the faucet, he lit the fire stick, put it on the match rope and lit it. He aimed the gun at the left leg of the big man with a fleshy face who was speaking, and squeezed the machine.
Bang...a puff of green smoke came out, accompanied by the pungent smell of gunpowder.
The firecracker was fired, and the lead shot out.
From taking the blunderbuss to firing it, Xingyunliushui didn't hesitate at all. Before the man with a cross-faced face could react, he had already been hit by a lead on his left leg.
The area hit by the fire gun became pulpy and bloody, and with a cry, the person fainted from the pain.
In this era, there is no effective treatment for being hit by a fire cannon. If you are hit by a fire cannon on your limbs, you still have a chance to survive. If you are hit by a fire cannon, you will basically die if you hit the other parts.
Liu Heng returned the gun to the gunman beside him, looked coldly at the people in front of him who came to make trouble, and said coldly: "Tell the people behind you, if you dare to come to my iron yard to cause trouble again, you will no longer have a leg." , take him and get out!"
Except for a few rough-and-tumble people, most of the people who came to the iron yard to cause trouble were ordinary miners. Seeing this scene, they were so flustered that the timid miners began to sneak away.
The people who took the lead in making trouble were all thugs from the iron field. They had seen blood and were fierce.
But they didn't hesitate at all when they saw the young proprietor of the iron factory in front of them who had knocked them down with a single shot. He was so ruthless that they felt chilled.
Unlike ordinary miners, they have some knowledge. Although this fire blunderbuss did not take away lives, it also disabled a leg. Even if the person survives, the left leg will become disabled. The iron yard will not raise a disabled person. In the future, this person will be disabled. They could already foresee the tragic fate of people.
The troublemakers came and left just as quickly, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.
Liu Heng did not go back to the house, but looked at the miners who chose to stand by and said, "I don't blame you for what happened today. If you didn't sign the document, you are not considered a person in the iron yard. After you sign the document, you will not be able to see me again." In this situation, if you are still the same as you are today, get out immediately."
Most of the dozens of miners were trembling with fear.
At this time, they remembered again that the owner of the iron farm in front of them was not an ordinary owner, but also the head of Hutou Village.
After scaring him, Yang Yuan knew it was time to give him a sweet date, so he said: "From now on, the miners in my ironworks will be paid six hundred taels per month, one tael for the big workers, one tael for the boss, and five taels for the stove. Fifteen taels for the deputy steward and steward."
Dozens of miners' eyes widened when they heard such high wages.
Ordinary miners in other ironworks are paid up to 400 yuan a month, and those who are less are only paid 300 yuan. The wages of big workers and ordinary miners are the same, but the work is easier. The boss of each process is only paid 700 yuan, and the leader of the furnace is only paid 30 yuan. .
Compared with other iron yards, wages here are twice as high, which makes some miners who originally wanted to leave hesitate.
With such high wages, they are willing to continue working as long as the furnace in the iron yard is not knocked down.
Chen Hongtao beside him whispered: "Boss, are the wages too high?"
Although he earns fifteen taels of wages, ordinary miners also earn such a high salary. He is afraid that his iron yard will be jointly targeted by other iron yards in Dongshan.
"It doesn't matter." Liu Heng waved his hand.
It is not easy to hire miners as the head of Hutou Village. He can only attract miners through high salaries. Moreover, miners do not just need to hire a bunch of farmers, they need a certain level.
After waiting for a while, when no one asked to leave, Liu Heng said with a smile: "Since everyone is willing to stay, let's sign the paperwork now. From now on, we can get paid as I said every month."
"Everyone, come with me to sign the employment documents." Yang Yuan greeted and took the lead to sit down at an empty table on the other side of the room.
He put all the documents in a cloth bag, took them out and put them on the table, pressed them down with stones, and placed a piece of ink pad next to them.
"Line up and come one by one." Huang Huai assisted from the side.
There are thirty-seven miners in total, most of whom are big workers and leaders of various processes.
Each ironworks has its own chief workers and bosses, and rarely uses outsiders, especially process bosses, so it is not easy for these people to find work, which is why they are willing to stay.
The top of Dongshan Mountain is bare, with some sparse trees that are not old. The sun above your head warms you, without the coldness of the early morning.
Chen Hongtao came to Liu Heng and said in a low voice: "My boss, it's almost noon, would you like to go to the Yanbin Restaurant to order some dishes?"
Yanbin Tower is in the city. Dongshan is less than ten miles away from Lingqiu. It is also a highway, and it takes less than half an hour to go back and forth.
Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "No, just eat together."
The iron farm provides two meals a day. There is meat and fish at noon. Sometimes it is pigs and sheep, and sometimes it is meat and bones to make soup. Each person can share a meaty bone.
The meals at the iron farm are cooked in large pots. The miners hold a large teapot full of meat and vegetables, take two pancakes, and sit on the threshold or simply sit on the ground to eat. .
Liu Heng did not sit with the miners, but sat at the table used to sign documents, accompanied by Chen Hongtao and Huang Huai.
A homeless gangster brought food to Liu Heng.
"You don't have to stay here with me, let's all eat!" Liu Heng said to Chen Hongtao and Huang Huai.
After taking the two people away, Liu Heng whispered to Yang Yuan: "Go and find out who is behind these people who are making trouble."
Yang Yuan nodded solemnly, this was originally a member of their intelligence team.
Liu Heng held the pancake in one hand, turned his head and said to the bandits behind him: "Go ahead and divide our people into two teams to eat. Half an hour after one team finished eating, the other team was eating."
The reason for this order was to prevent someone from poisoning the food. Even if it was his own iron farm, he still needed to be on guard before he was on the right track.
