Chapter 1141
Prospecting for Copper Mine
Chapter 1141 Prospecting for Copper Mine
"We've dug up the treasure so quickly!" Chen Yixin took the ore from Tian Yeyou, held it in his hand and looked around, tsk-tsk in his mouth: "With this thing, the daily expenses of the Zhifu Island base can also be solved. Part of it!"
"Not so fast." Tian Yeyou shook his head and poured cold water on Chen Yixin mercilessly: "Even if we know that there are copper mines buried under the ground, we must first build mines, smelting plants, and miners' living quarters. There are the most important transportation lines. In addition, all kinds of steam machinery required for mining copper mines have to wait to be transported from the south. Before these facilities are in place, the production capacity will not be very high. And the copper produced by Fushan Copper Mine in the future Ingots must be transported back to Hainan for storage before they can be converted into corresponding funds and transferred to your military. Don’t forget, mines are now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and the cost of mining is also paid by the Ministry of Industry. At that time, the income generated will also be shared first, and it will not be exclusive to your military."
Chen Yixin frowned and said, "This copper ingot has to be transported back to Hainan for storage? Isn't it too troublesome? Why can't it be settled on the spot and then processed?"
"Copper is now a strategic material, and its production and use are all arranged by the executive committee. At present, the copper on hand is basically used in industry, and the relevant production workshops are all in Hainan, and the colonies north of Guangdong do not have it." The corresponding processing capacity, of course, can only be put into storage after being transported back to Hainan." Tian Yeyou explained: "Including all kinds of copper ordnance and weapons used by the navy and army, they are all produced in Hainan, and Zhoushan, Zhejiang has already started An arsenal has been built, but it must be too late to start production this year, and maybe some copper ordnance can be produced nearby in the future."
For Haihan, the currently controlled copper mines are only the Shilu Iron Mine and the associated mines of the Jinguashi Gold Mine in Taipei. The existing copper production is far from meeting the needs of industrialization. Fushan Copper Mine The mineral deposits near the coastline must be a source of resources that Haihan must win.Subsequent mining will not be small-scale workshop production, but will be operated in an industrialized mode in order to increase the production capacity of this copper mine.
Determining the location of the copper mine is only the first step in formulating a mining plan. The information Tian Yeyou has is only paper data. Next, it will take a lot of time to determine the approximate range and burial depth of the vein, and then choose the corresponding mining method. Then calculate the number of materials and personnel required for the implementation of the plan, and formulate the schedule of related supporting projects.From exploration to official production of Fushan Copper Mine, it will not be as fast as Chen Yixin imagined.
The three of them camped on this mine vein that night. They were used to performing tasks in the wild all year round, so they didn't feel any discomfort.Moreover, there were nearly 200 army troops outside to protect them, so they slept quite soundly that night.
In the next two days, everyone excavated separately to collect ore specimens in this area according to the mining points marked by Tian Yeyou.However, Tian Yeyou gradually realized that something was wrong. More and more people began to gather around the area where they were digging ore.Tian Yeyou was on guard secretly, and informed Morgan and Chen Yixin of the situation.
"I guess they came to watch our treasure hunt and wait for the leaks." Chen Yixin was not too nervous, and comforted Tian Yeyou with a smile: "With our troops here, nothing will happen. Anyway, we will recruit miners in the local area in the future. Now let's It's okay for them to see."
Tian Yeyou was puzzled and said, "Do these people think we are digging some treasure here?"
"Gaoqiaonan's army just wiped out the remnants of the Wanjia Army two days ago, and captured the dog-headed army division who managed the accounts. According to folklore, the treasures of this group of bandits are buried in certain places in Fushan County, and the number is too large to estimate... ..." Chen Yixin pointed to the people who were watching from a distance and said: "They saw us digging the soil for several days in this barren mountain and wild ridge, of course they would mistakenly think that we are here for treasure hunting. If we withdraw now, it is estimated that They'll plan the entire area for miles around."
"Hey, with such a good spirit, why don't you go to open up wasteland and grow food? Or come and work for us!" Tian Yeyou said with emotion: "Why don't you find someone to ask them if they would like to help us with a few days of work? ? Just say that if you dig up gold and silver treasures, you will give them a share."
Of course, this kind of joke can only be said on the lips. Even if these people are willing to accept this false exchange condition, Haihan will not trade his reputation for a deal.It is difficult to gain the trust of the local people, but it is easy to lose this trust. Since Haihan entered Fushan County, he has acted more cautiously, trying not to conflict with the interests of the local people.Even the location of the Fushan Copper Mine, Haihan had already inquired first, and after confirming that there was no ownerless wasteland near the mine veins, he directly sent troops to occupy it.
The next day, more and more people came to watch nearby, and there were already over a hundred people in sight, and many of them came with hoes on their shoulders. It seemed that they really planned to plan food here .It's just that a lot of Haihan soldiers with live ammunition were deployed on the periphery of the exploration site to maintain order. Frightened by Haihan's prestige, these people did not dare to get too close and could only wait and see from a distance.Whenever Tian Yeyou and others dug out the ore in the ground and held it in their hands to observe carefully, the spectators in the distance would give out a burst of admiration, as if what was dug out of the soil was not a stone, but a shining gold ingot .
That night, the sentinels on duty captured several people who tried to enter the security zone. Chen Yixin got up from the tent and interrogated him overnight, but the result made him dumbfounded. These people just wanted to come in at night to see what the Haihan people were digging. Honey, I plan to go into several excavated mines to find if there are any "treasures" that have been missed.
In fact, these people have no bad intentions, they just want to make some windfall money, but they are afraid of offending the Haihan people, so they can only do some tricks secretly.However, these small actions are difficult to be effective in the face of the vigilance of the professional army. These people were discovered by the sentries as soon as they came in.
The few people who were caught also knew that they were wrong, and knew that Haihan dealt with the local bandits very cruelly, and worried that they would be taken away as criminals, so they kowtowed desperately to beg Chen Yixin to forgive their momentary confusion.They also knew that the Fushan county government turned a blind eye to the behavior of the Haihan people and did not interfere much. If the Haihan people really wanted to take people, the government would probably pretend to be deaf and dumb and would not come forward to stop them.
Now that things have happened, Chen Yixin also feels that this matter has to find a way to curb the bad momentum, otherwise it will lead to trouble sooner or later if it continues to develop.He remembered Tian Yeyou's joke before, and decided to teach these more and more courageous guys some lessons.
"Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. If you do something wrong, you must be punished!" Chen Yixin glanced over the faces of these people one by one, seeing their expressions of panic or panic, he was not in a hurry He said: "Don't worry, we won't make boards, and we won't fine you. We will only fine you to work here for three days. After three days, you will be free. Don't you really want to dig here? Then dig a Good enough!"
So after dawn, there were a few more migrant workers on the construction site, and these people still used the tools they brought with them.It didn't take long for them to know that the Haihan people were not digging for gold and silver treasures, because even if they dug inconspicuous stones, they had to be picked out from the mound and shown to the Haihan people.The Haihan people are obviously very interested in these stones. After getting them, they will clean up the floating soil on them and observe these unremarkable stones over and over again.If there were really any treasure buried in this place, the Haihan people obviously would not pay so much attention to the stone.
The crowd of onlookers soon discovered that several companions who were among them yesterday had actually appeared at Haihan's excavation site today, and were still helping the Haihan people dig the ground, and they couldn't help talking about it for a while.
Chen Yixin sent two soldiers to announce to the onlookers the mistakes they made and the punishments they received.At the end, he told the onlookers that no gold or silver treasures were buried here. Interested people can submit their own applications to join the digging team, but they must obey Haihan's command and arrangement.Participants can decide whether to take away the dug things, but Haihan will not pay any compensation for this.
When a smart person hears these conditions, he naturally knows that it is impossible to dig out anything valuable from under the noses of the Haihan people. I am afraid that there are no valuable treasures in this place. The real purpose of the Haihan people digging here is probably also It's completely different from what I imagined.But there are also people who admit death and take chances, thinking that the Haihan people may deliberately come up with such conditions to coax everyone to give up, and there are still more than a dozen people who have the courage to sign up.
So Tian Yeyou's previous jokes also became reality, and there really are such a small group of people who are volunteer laborers.But Hai Han had already spoken before, clearly stating that there is no treasure buried here, but it can't be said that he was deliberately deceiving.What's more, most of the onlookers chose not to make such a stupid attempt, and in the end, not many people would think that Hai Han's measures were a kind of deception.
This wasteland, which no one has paid attention to for a hundred years, has been dug into potholes in just a few days, and there are pits half as deep as people everywhere.And after working as free migrant workers for Haihan for a few days, these petty and cheap people naturally knew that they could not get any benefits here, and they all left the construction site one after another.However, some knowledgeable people have already guessed that the Haihan people should be prospecting here, but they don't know exactly what kind of ore the rocks they dug out are.
After confirming the mineral veins here, Tian Yeyou has already notified Zhifu Island through the radio. In the past few days, migrant workers have begun to bring in a large amount of building materials and labor tools, and they have begun to build the necessary infrastructure here.
I want to follow the example of Changhua here and build a railway from the sea to the mine. At present, it seems impossible to realize it, but at least there must be a loess road to ensure the various building materials, tools, and living materials needed for the early construction. , can be transported to the location of the mine relatively smoothly.Therefore, while building living facilities, a road construction team of about 500 people also began to build a dedicated mine road leading to the nearest coast in sections. The amount cannot be completed in a short period of time.
Since the labor force that can be mobilized is not at the same level as that of Haihan, the progress of the initial infrastructure construction of this mine will be relatively slow.In the eager anticipation of the Haihan people, the first batch of more than [-] immigrants transported back from Pidao finally ushered in.
Pidao still keeps its word. According to the previous agreement, the selected immigrants are mainly young and strong. After arriving in the local area, they only need to recuperate and rest for a few days before they can start working on various construction sites.According to the terms of the transaction agreed by the two parties, it is expected that three to 4000 people can be exported from Phi Island to Zhifu Island before winter.
This also puts forward relatively high requirements on the capacity of Zhifu Island. According to the current situation, it is estimated that the number of Haihan personnel and immigrants who will spend this winter on Zhifu Island will be about 5000.With so many people, just the supplies needed to keep warm and cold in winter is not a small amount.At present, there are not enough barracks on the island, and they are still under construction and expansion.
On October [-]th, Haihan received an official document forwarded by the Fushan County Government. The sender was the Dengzhou Government Government. All resources in the county, including underground minerals, belong to Daming, and outsiders are not allowed to get involved. If you don't listen to the advice and continue to act recklessly, you will be regarded as encroaching on the territory of Daming and will be punished accordingly.
The wording of the official document is rather fierce, contrary to the previous ambiguous attitude of the Terengganu government, which also makes the Zhifu Island Command feel a little confused about the change in attitude of the Terengganu government.The security department didn't get the news of a large-scale personnel change in Terengganu Prefecture, and this sudden change in political attitude also made Haihan a little unable to deal with it.
"Did this prefect Chen take the wrong medicine or something? It was fine before, but it's a turn of events!" Tom Wang was also very dissatisfied after reading the content of the official document, and patted the official document on the table. : "It's too good to think about taking over our mine with a piece of paper!"
"Speaking of which, they are quite well-informed, and they even know about our mining in Fushan County." Sun Changmi said with a smile: "Why don't you let the magistrate also come to buy a stock, as long as it is beneficial to take it, don't be afraid of him Refuse to give the green light."
Hao Wanqing said: "The eating looks so ugly, I think it is a bit like the practice of the Dengzhou Ming army. Ever since we came here, we have been singing against us. Do you think that if we are easy to talk, it means easy to bully? I think there is a way to give These guys just hit the nail on the head and let them know what they can and can't do."
(End of this chapter)
"We've dug up the treasure so quickly!" Chen Yixin took the ore from Tian Yeyou, held it in his hand and looked around, tsk-tsk in his mouth: "With this thing, the daily expenses of the Zhifu Island base can also be solved. Part of it!"
"Not so fast." Tian Yeyou shook his head and poured cold water on Chen Yixin mercilessly: "Even if we know that there are copper mines buried under the ground, we must first build mines, smelting plants, and miners' living quarters. There are the most important transportation lines. In addition, all kinds of steam machinery required for mining copper mines have to wait to be transported from the south. Before these facilities are in place, the production capacity will not be very high. And the copper produced by Fushan Copper Mine in the future Ingots must be transported back to Hainan for storage before they can be converted into corresponding funds and transferred to your military. Don’t forget, mines are now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and the cost of mining is also paid by the Ministry of Industry. At that time, the income generated will also be shared first, and it will not be exclusive to your military."
Chen Yixin frowned and said, "This copper ingot has to be transported back to Hainan for storage? Isn't it too troublesome? Why can't it be settled on the spot and then processed?"
"Copper is now a strategic material, and its production and use are all arranged by the executive committee. At present, the copper on hand is basically used in industry, and the relevant production workshops are all in Hainan, and the colonies north of Guangdong do not have it." The corresponding processing capacity, of course, can only be put into storage after being transported back to Hainan." Tian Yeyou explained: "Including all kinds of copper ordnance and weapons used by the navy and army, they are all produced in Hainan, and Zhoushan, Zhejiang has already started An arsenal has been built, but it must be too late to start production this year, and maybe some copper ordnance can be produced nearby in the future."
For Haihan, the currently controlled copper mines are only the Shilu Iron Mine and the associated mines of the Jinguashi Gold Mine in Taipei. The existing copper production is far from meeting the needs of industrialization. Fushan Copper Mine The mineral deposits near the coastline must be a source of resources that Haihan must win.Subsequent mining will not be small-scale workshop production, but will be operated in an industrialized mode in order to increase the production capacity of this copper mine.
Determining the location of the copper mine is only the first step in formulating a mining plan. The information Tian Yeyou has is only paper data. Next, it will take a lot of time to determine the approximate range and burial depth of the vein, and then choose the corresponding mining method. Then calculate the number of materials and personnel required for the implementation of the plan, and formulate the schedule of related supporting projects.From exploration to official production of Fushan Copper Mine, it will not be as fast as Chen Yixin imagined.
The three of them camped on this mine vein that night. They were used to performing tasks in the wild all year round, so they didn't feel any discomfort.Moreover, there were nearly 200 army troops outside to protect them, so they slept quite soundly that night.
In the next two days, everyone excavated separately to collect ore specimens in this area according to the mining points marked by Tian Yeyou.However, Tian Yeyou gradually realized that something was wrong. More and more people began to gather around the area where they were digging ore.Tian Yeyou was on guard secretly, and informed Morgan and Chen Yixin of the situation.
"I guess they came to watch our treasure hunt and wait for the leaks." Chen Yixin was not too nervous, and comforted Tian Yeyou with a smile: "With our troops here, nothing will happen. Anyway, we will recruit miners in the local area in the future. Now let's It's okay for them to see."
Tian Yeyou was puzzled and said, "Do these people think we are digging some treasure here?"
"Gaoqiaonan's army just wiped out the remnants of the Wanjia Army two days ago, and captured the dog-headed army division who managed the accounts. According to folklore, the treasures of this group of bandits are buried in certain places in Fushan County, and the number is too large to estimate... ..." Chen Yixin pointed to the people who were watching from a distance and said: "They saw us digging the soil for several days in this barren mountain and wild ridge, of course they would mistakenly think that we are here for treasure hunting. If we withdraw now, it is estimated that They'll plan the entire area for miles around."
"Hey, with such a good spirit, why don't you go to open up wasteland and grow food? Or come and work for us!" Tian Yeyou said with emotion: "Why don't you find someone to ask them if they would like to help us with a few days of work? ? Just say that if you dig up gold and silver treasures, you will give them a share."
Of course, this kind of joke can only be said on the lips. Even if these people are willing to accept this false exchange condition, Haihan will not trade his reputation for a deal.It is difficult to gain the trust of the local people, but it is easy to lose this trust. Since Haihan entered Fushan County, he has acted more cautiously, trying not to conflict with the interests of the local people.Even the location of the Fushan Copper Mine, Haihan had already inquired first, and after confirming that there was no ownerless wasteland near the mine veins, he directly sent troops to occupy it.
The next day, more and more people came to watch nearby, and there were already over a hundred people in sight, and many of them came with hoes on their shoulders. It seemed that they really planned to plan food here .It's just that a lot of Haihan soldiers with live ammunition were deployed on the periphery of the exploration site to maintain order. Frightened by Haihan's prestige, these people did not dare to get too close and could only wait and see from a distance.Whenever Tian Yeyou and others dug out the ore in the ground and held it in their hands to observe carefully, the spectators in the distance would give out a burst of admiration, as if what was dug out of the soil was not a stone, but a shining gold ingot .
That night, the sentinels on duty captured several people who tried to enter the security zone. Chen Yixin got up from the tent and interrogated him overnight, but the result made him dumbfounded. These people just wanted to come in at night to see what the Haihan people were digging. Honey, I plan to go into several excavated mines to find if there are any "treasures" that have been missed.
In fact, these people have no bad intentions, they just want to make some windfall money, but they are afraid of offending the Haihan people, so they can only do some tricks secretly.However, these small actions are difficult to be effective in the face of the vigilance of the professional army. These people were discovered by the sentries as soon as they came in.
The few people who were caught also knew that they were wrong, and knew that Haihan dealt with the local bandits very cruelly, and worried that they would be taken away as criminals, so they kowtowed desperately to beg Chen Yixin to forgive their momentary confusion.They also knew that the Fushan county government turned a blind eye to the behavior of the Haihan people and did not interfere much. If the Haihan people really wanted to take people, the government would probably pretend to be deaf and dumb and would not come forward to stop them.
Now that things have happened, Chen Yixin also feels that this matter has to find a way to curb the bad momentum, otherwise it will lead to trouble sooner or later if it continues to develop.He remembered Tian Yeyou's joke before, and decided to teach these more and more courageous guys some lessons.
"Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. If you do something wrong, you must be punished!" Chen Yixin glanced over the faces of these people one by one, seeing their expressions of panic or panic, he was not in a hurry He said: "Don't worry, we won't make boards, and we won't fine you. We will only fine you to work here for three days. After three days, you will be free. Don't you really want to dig here? Then dig a Good enough!"
So after dawn, there were a few more migrant workers on the construction site, and these people still used the tools they brought with them.It didn't take long for them to know that the Haihan people were not digging for gold and silver treasures, because even if they dug inconspicuous stones, they had to be picked out from the mound and shown to the Haihan people.The Haihan people are obviously very interested in these stones. After getting them, they will clean up the floating soil on them and observe these unremarkable stones over and over again.If there were really any treasure buried in this place, the Haihan people obviously would not pay so much attention to the stone.
The crowd of onlookers soon discovered that several companions who were among them yesterday had actually appeared at Haihan's excavation site today, and were still helping the Haihan people dig the ground, and they couldn't help talking about it for a while.
Chen Yixin sent two soldiers to announce to the onlookers the mistakes they made and the punishments they received.At the end, he told the onlookers that no gold or silver treasures were buried here. Interested people can submit their own applications to join the digging team, but they must obey Haihan's command and arrangement.Participants can decide whether to take away the dug things, but Haihan will not pay any compensation for this.
When a smart person hears these conditions, he naturally knows that it is impossible to dig out anything valuable from under the noses of the Haihan people. I am afraid that there are no valuable treasures in this place. The real purpose of the Haihan people digging here is probably also It's completely different from what I imagined.But there are also people who admit death and take chances, thinking that the Haihan people may deliberately come up with such conditions to coax everyone to give up, and there are still more than a dozen people who have the courage to sign up.
So Tian Yeyou's previous jokes also became reality, and there really are such a small group of people who are volunteer laborers.But Hai Han had already spoken before, clearly stating that there is no treasure buried here, but it can't be said that he was deliberately deceiving.What's more, most of the onlookers chose not to make such a stupid attempt, and in the end, not many people would think that Hai Han's measures were a kind of deception.
This wasteland, which no one has paid attention to for a hundred years, has been dug into potholes in just a few days, and there are pits half as deep as people everywhere.And after working as free migrant workers for Haihan for a few days, these petty and cheap people naturally knew that they could not get any benefits here, and they all left the construction site one after another.However, some knowledgeable people have already guessed that the Haihan people should be prospecting here, but they don't know exactly what kind of ore the rocks they dug out are.
After confirming the mineral veins here, Tian Yeyou has already notified Zhifu Island through the radio. In the past few days, migrant workers have begun to bring in a large amount of building materials and labor tools, and they have begun to build the necessary infrastructure here.
I want to follow the example of Changhua here and build a railway from the sea to the mine. At present, it seems impossible to realize it, but at least there must be a loess road to ensure the various building materials, tools, and living materials needed for the early construction. , can be transported to the location of the mine relatively smoothly.Therefore, while building living facilities, a road construction team of about 500 people also began to build a dedicated mine road leading to the nearest coast in sections. The amount cannot be completed in a short period of time.
Since the labor force that can be mobilized is not at the same level as that of Haihan, the progress of the initial infrastructure construction of this mine will be relatively slow.In the eager anticipation of the Haihan people, the first batch of more than [-] immigrants transported back from Pidao finally ushered in.
Pidao still keeps its word. According to the previous agreement, the selected immigrants are mainly young and strong. After arriving in the local area, they only need to recuperate and rest for a few days before they can start working on various construction sites.According to the terms of the transaction agreed by the two parties, it is expected that three to 4000 people can be exported from Phi Island to Zhifu Island before winter.
This also puts forward relatively high requirements on the capacity of Zhifu Island. According to the current situation, it is estimated that the number of Haihan personnel and immigrants who will spend this winter on Zhifu Island will be about 5000.With so many people, just the supplies needed to keep warm and cold in winter is not a small amount.At present, there are not enough barracks on the island, and they are still under construction and expansion.
On October [-]th, Haihan received an official document forwarded by the Fushan County Government. The sender was the Dengzhou Government Government. All resources in the county, including underground minerals, belong to Daming, and outsiders are not allowed to get involved. If you don't listen to the advice and continue to act recklessly, you will be regarded as encroaching on the territory of Daming and will be punished accordingly.
The wording of the official document is rather fierce, contrary to the previous ambiguous attitude of the Terengganu government, which also makes the Zhifu Island Command feel a little confused about the change in attitude of the Terengganu government.The security department didn't get the news of a large-scale personnel change in Terengganu Prefecture, and this sudden change in political attitude also made Haihan a little unable to deal with it.
"Did this prefect Chen take the wrong medicine or something? It was fine before, but it's a turn of events!" Tom Wang was also very dissatisfied after reading the content of the official document, and patted the official document on the table. : "It's too good to think about taking over our mine with a piece of paper!"
"Speaking of which, they are quite well-informed, and they even know about our mining in Fushan County." Sun Changmi said with a smile: "Why don't you let the magistrate also come to buy a stock, as long as it is beneficial to take it, don't be afraid of him Refuse to give the green light."
Hao Wanqing said: "The eating looks so ugly, I think it is a bit like the practice of the Dengzhou Ming army. Ever since we came here, we have been singing against us. Do you think that if we are easy to talk, it means easy to bully? I think there is a way to give These guys just hit the nail on the head and let them know what they can and can't do."
(End of this chapter)