PS: Laoyu made a big mistake yesterday. The reminder of 9,000 yuan was to be updated today. Laoyu was so excited that he updated it to 9,000 yuan yesterday. But it doesn’t matter. Even if it happened yesterday, today

I finally coded out two chapters of 6,000 words, and 9,000 words is unlikely. In addition, there is a reminder of 12,000 words, which makes it even more out of reach for the old fish. I am really embarrassed. This is the first chapter.

, Chapter 2 before nine o'clock.

It was a rare trip out of the palace. Li Shimin was in high spirits and stayed in the cold drink shop until noon. Because of the ice making, the cold drink shop was very cool and it was a good place to escape the summer heat. Qinghe, Gaoyang, and Xueyan

The little girl was a little tired after playing all morning, and Sizi had already fallen asleep. Li Shimin was heartbroken for his daughter, so he had Qinghe and the others sent back to the palace first, but Li Min and Li Zhi were left behind.

"Uncle, Xue Yan is also tired. My nephew will leave first and send my sister back to the house to rest." Li Jingheng was very naughty. When he saw Li Shimin leaving his two sons behind, he guessed that he might have something to say, so he was ready to leave.

"Well, when Xue Yan is tired, let someone send her back first, and you can stay too!" Li Shimin glanced at the little fat man and said calmly.

Li Jingheng had no choice but to do as he was told. At the same time, he also complained about Li Min in his heart. He kindly invited him to come and sit with him, but he didn't expect that he would invite such a great man as Li Shimin. Now he has also been captured. Although he doesn't know what they will get if they are left behind.

It's something, but judging from his intuition, it's definitely nothing good.

"Liu Lang, I heard that you have opened several coal mines outside the city?" After sending the little girls away, Li Shimin suddenly turned to Li Min and asked.

Li Min was stunned. He didn't know why Li Shimin suddenly asked this question. On the other hand, Li Jingheng next to him changed his expression and had a look of panic on his face. Unfortunately, Li Min didn't see it and just answered honestly.

: "For the record, I have indeed opened several coal mines, because the coal can be used as fuel for burning cement. It not only burns longer than charcoal, it is also cheaper, and the waste residue after burning can even be used for repairs.

For road purposes.”

"Well, you, the cement supervisor, are very attentive to your work." Li Shimin said calmly after hearing this, with a very calm expression on his face, "I am very interested in your coal mine, please take me to see it!"

"Now?" Li Min asked in great surprise. It was noon now, and the sun outside was very hot. Why was he, the emperor, so crazy that he wanted to go so far to see the coal mine?

"Rokuro, I also want to know how your coal mine works. After all, we are also preparing to open a coal mine. It just so happens that my uncle is also interested. Why don't you take us to see it and let our brothers learn a few tricks?"

At this time, Li Jingheng also suddenly said, and while speaking, he winked at Li Min, and he didn't know what he meant?

Li Min felt that there was something fishy about this, but he couldn't figure it out at the moment, and looking at Li Shimin's appearance, he seemed to have made up his mind to go to the coal mine. Coupled with Li Jingheng's strange behavior, Li Min had no choice but to agree.

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Seeing that Li Min agreed, Li Shimin immediately stood up, and the group went downstairs and got on the carriage, and started driving towards Heishi Mountain outside Chang'an City. There are several coal mines, but this one is the closest, only about twenty miles away from Chang'an.

The carriage was extremely fast, and the guards it brought were also on horses, so they arrived at Blackstone Mountain in less than half an hour.

The road in Blackstone Mountain is not easy to walk. Li Min has asked people to build a road from Chang'an to here with cement, but it has not been repaired yet. Now the road is simply paved with cinders and crushed coal. Datang's

The carriage did not have shock absorbers, so Li Ming almost vomited during the journey. In addition, the weather was hot. Although the windows on both sides of the carriage were open, the hot wind blew in, and he was covered in layers of sweat.

No risk even if I drink herbal tea.

When they finally got out of the car, Li Min and Li Zhi didn't look good. Li Jingheng was even worse. He was fat and his whole body was soaked with sweat. His exposed skin was also red. He looked like he had been beaten.

It looked like it was cooked. However, Li Shimin's face looked as usual. Except for a slight trace of sweat on his forehead, there was nothing unusual about it.

Blackstone Mountain and the surrounding dozens of miles were bought by Li Min, and outsiders were prohibited from entering. This was the largest of several coal mines, and the largest number of royal soldiers and Tubo prisoners of war were sent here. Among them, there were probably

There were about two hundred people, and there were more than a thousand prisoners of war.

As soon as Li Min and the others approached the coal mine, they were immediately stopped by the new soldiers in charge of guarding them. When they saw Li Min in the car, they immediately let them go and sent someone to notify Lord Dianjun.

Li Min accompanied Li Shimin to park the carriage in a flat square at the foot of the mountain. There were many brick and cement houses on one side of the square, which were the residences of the royal soldiers. Behind the row of houses, there were some wooden houses.

Work sheds made of thatched grass, in which Tibetan prisoners of war lived.

In the center of the square, there is a pile of freshly mined coal, forming a small mountain of coal. Some specially-made carriages are loading the coal next to it. The coal is to be transported to various cement factories in Chang'an. The carriages are provided by the car dealership run by Wang Zihao.

It was specially used to transport coal. Li Min accounted for the huge profits from coal mining, but the surrounding related industries were all handed over to Wang Zihao. Although the profits were not as good as those of coal, they were still very considerable.

In the mined deposits on the mountain, countless Tibetan slaves in rags are working hard under the whips of the overseers. These slaves work in groups of ten, with iron shackles on their feet. They wield sharp picks to dig out large chunks of coal, and then

It was placed on a special trolley and transported by specialized personnel to the large square where Li Min was.

"Father, please see, this is Black Rock Mountain. The mountain and the surrounding area for dozens of miles are covered with coal. The mining cost is very low. However, in order to further reduce the cost, I bought a lot of Tibetan prisoners of war to use as coolies." Li Min followed.

Li Shimin jumped off the carriage and pointed at the busy scene in front of him.

Li Shimin looked around at the scene around him and nodded with some satisfaction, with a smile on his face. He also walked to the small coal mountain in the middle of the square with great interest and watched the loaders throwing it onto the car.

Lump charcoal.

Not all the work in the coal mines was done by Tubo slaves. They were only responsible for the most painful and tiring work of coal mining. In addition, they also carried out tasks such as transporting coal to squares and loading trucks, as well as cooking, boiling water, and sewing.

He hired the poor people around him to do work such as mending. This was Li Min's compensation for them after he occupied Black Rock Mountain. After all, after he bought this place, these poor people could no longer use charcoal for heating in winter. In addition, Li Min

The wages paid to them are also relatively generous, enough to support a family of several people.

At this moment, two loaders, an old man and a young man, finally loaded up a car. It was now noon. Both of them were so hot that they were sweating all over, and their dark skin was covered with black soot.

After being soaked with sweat, a layer of black sludge forms, making it look very dirty.

The young and old couple were planning to take a break when they walked to the nearby pool, picked up a towel of indistinguishable color, wrung it out and wiped it randomly on their face and body. This was not for cleaning, but just to take advantage of the evaporation of water.

Just to cool down, I rushed to a simple shed on the right side of the pool, scooped out a bowl of water from a large bucket and drank it.

Li Shimin strolled to the pergola and greeted the forty or fifty-year-old man: "This old man has invited me. Do you have some free time now? I want to talk to him about something?"

"Oh! You're so polite, noble man!" When the old man saw Li Shimin's demeanor and clothes, he immediately knew that he was not a mortal, so he said very respectfully, "I wonder what's wrong, noble man? The old man has just finished loading the car and is about to take a rest before doing anything else.

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"Haha, it's actually nothing serious. I just want to talk to my brother about home affairs." Li Shimin laughed, and then asked, "I don't know what I call you. What did you do for a living this year?"

After the old man asked Li Shimin to sit down, he replied: "Oh, the old man's name is Zhang Dashan. He is exactly fifty years old this year. He used to live next to the Black Rock Mountain, guarding the few acres of thin farmland at home, and ate a lot of food.

Fortunately, someone took a fancy to this place and opened this coal mine, so my grandson and I were able to find a job here, and our family was much better off." The old man said, pointing to the seventeen or eighteen-year-old man.

The boy may be malnourished. Although this boy is seventeen or eighteen years old, he is not as tall and strong as the fourteen-year-old Li Min.

"Oh? You are so old, why don't you let your son come to work?" Li Shimin asked strangely.

"Well, I feel bad talking about this old man. In fact, we are not from Chang'an. Because we came here to escape famine a few years ago, our son and daughter-in-law were separated on the road. Only this grandson followed me. The government here still treats us.

Not bad, they allotted some fields to our grandfather and grandson, but because there are so many people and little land around Chang'an, the stipulated land allocation can only allocate a small amount. The little food produced in the fields every year is not enough to eat, so the old man works odd jobs here and there.

I have raised my grandson to such an old age. It is a pity that he is seventeen this year, but he has not even found a wife." The old man couldn't help but shed tears when he talked about the sad things, but the young man next to him opened his mouth to comfort his grandfather.

"My condolences, brother. Didn't you just say that your family is much better off? When you save some money later, you can find a wife for your grandson. Besides, you and your son just got separated. Maybe you will meet again one day, so you must look away.

Some." Li Shimin did not expect that the experience of the old man in front of him was so rough, so he could only comfort him.

"The noble man said that the owner of this mine is generous and the wages are higher than other places. After a period of time, when he has saved enough money, the old man will propose a wife to his grandson. However, the old man was impolite for a moment, which made the noble man laugh."

Suddenly he realized that the other person was a stranger after all, and it was really rude to be so rude in front of others, so he quickly wiped away his tears and forced a smile. Li Shimin didn't mind at all, and smiled and said it was okay.

Li Min and Li Zhi were waiting outside, not daring to disturb Li Shimin's mood. However, Li Jingheng kept complaining to Li Min, saying that he should not have taken Li Shimin to the cold drink shop, and as a result, he also suffered this unnecessary disaster.

He came to this mine to suffer on a hot day. Li Min was also aggrieved. He was also captured by the emperor's father, and he was also suffering. Besides, where the emperor's father wanted to go, how could he, his son, stop him?

live?
Chapter completed!