From the gate of heaven

Chapter 50 [The folk customs are simple, command is a kind of ability]

After a while, Zhang Dayu came back.

There were a few strong young men by his side, and he excitedly said to Lin Ze: "Just now, I conveyed your words to the relatives and neighbors in the village. Everyone supports your ideas very much. Please see if there is anything we can do to help you."

"We country people have nothing but strength."

"Don't worry, since we can go to work after the coal mine is built, now we all bring our own dry food to help, and we don't charge wages."

The thoughts of these villagers are simple, and the nobles in the city are highly credible in their eyes.

Since the nobles in the city have said that the correct use of coal will not cause poisoning, and they must be brought to work to make money, of course everyone must show their support.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Lin Ze's face.

His previous judgment was correct, the people here are quite simple, and there is no such obvious troublemaker.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty is now in its heyday, as long as the big guys work hard to farm, they can live well, and naturally there are not so many troublemakers.

When he was worried about the lack of labor force, someone came to his door here, which saved him the trouble of looking for someone everywhere.

"Elders don't need to call me a nobleman. In Xia Linze, I'm called Ziyi."

"The family has some land properties, and this coal mine is one of them. Since the folks want to help, I will accept it."

"It's just that you can't let the folks do it for nothing. The wages still have to be paid."

Lin Ze agreed.

The purpose of his words is to tell the village chief that he is a rich man, and it must be beneficial for you to follow me.

Turning his gaze to the servant Da Zhuang, Lin Ze ordered: "Da Zhuang, go and ask the master craftsmen how much labor is needed to finish this mining area as quickly as possible."

These master craftsmen are civil engineers in terms of occupations in the main world, and engineers are in charge of design and some difficult construction work.

As for the pure physical work such as moving building materials, anyone can do it, so Lin Ze plans to recruit many local people to help speed up the construction of the coal mine living area.

Da Zhuang ran over to ask the craftsmen, and Lin Ze said to Zhang Dayu, the head of Heishi Village, "It will take time for the craftsman to count the laborers needed. Elders, you can count how many young and strong people can come out of every household in Heishi Village to do the work."

"Besides, in other villages in Fenglin Township, if you have any relatives who are willing to come and work, you can also call them."

"Don't worry, everyone will take care of the food and wages."

Zhang Dayu half understood what Lin Ze said, but he still understood some key words.

Let him call all the people who are willing to work, not only take care of the food but also pay the wages.

"Okay, my lord, please wait a moment, I'll go right away."

Zhang Dayu answered with a smile, turned around and went to call someone.

Naturally, not many people can come out to help for free, but if the food is paid and the wages are paid, there will be more people who can come.

In the vicinity of Fenglin Township, it is not a big problem to gather hundreds of young and strong.
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Time passed, and soon it was close to noon.

Although it hasn't been long since I came to Fenglin Township, it took a lot of time on the way here.

"Mr. Lin, we have finished our preliminary exploration."

Zhao Cai, the ink master, came back and reported the work progress to Lin Ze.

Seeing that Lin Ze's attention was on himself, Zhao Cai began to point to various places in the mining area, telling Lin Ze which building he planned to build here.

Lin Ze doesn't know much about civil engineering, so his evaluation criteria are also very straightforward, that is, whether it is easy to use.

He followed the words of Master Zhang Mo, imagining the role of these buildings with the operation of the coal mine, and found that these masters did have something, and understood his meaning well, at least he did not find any obvious problems for the time being.

"Heishi Village has gathered [-] young men who can help with the work. Zhao Zhangmo, how long will it take to finish all these tasks?"

Lin Ze passed on the information he had received from Zhang Dayu, the head of Heishi Village, to Zhao Cai.

Before asking Da Zhuang to ask how much labor was needed, these civil engineers said that they had not yet completed the exploration and could not give an accurate answer.

Now that the exploration is complete, it is time to know how many people are needed.

"With 300 people, at most three days, all the required buildings and roads can be repaired."

Following Lin Ze's instructions, Zhao Cai soon saw hundreds of young and middle-aged people gathered near Heishi Village outside the mining area.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Cai gave an accurate answer.

For master craftsmen like them, counting is a compulsory subject, and counting such a little thing is of course not difficult for Zhao Cai.

"Can you direct so many people to work?"

Lin Ze asked.

Coordinating and directing hundreds of people to work is not an easy task, it is a talent beyond ordinary people.

It is normal for a craftsman not to know these things.

If Zhao Cai can't, then only Lin Ze will personally direct.

He has been trained in previous and present lives, and his ability to point and point is quite strong.

"I definitely can't command so many people by myself, but there are many master craftsmen in the other three craftsman teams. After we negotiated, one person will lead a dozen people to work, and it will be easy for everyone to play a role. Just look at it, Mr. Lin."

Zhao Cai believed in himself.

"Okay, then you can direct these people to do things."

Lin Ze nodded and decided to trust him.

Then I saw Zhao Cai went to find the other two artisan teams. The three families discussed together for a while, and then went to communicate with Zhang Dayu, the head of Heishi Village.

After a while, I saw hundreds of young and strong people each holding tools and starting to work under the leadership of scattered craftsmen.

Some fell trees nearby, others leveled the ground, and others dug ditches
Although the scene was a bit chaotic at first, everyone soon began to concentrate on their work.

"It does have some abilities."

When Lin Ze saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This saves a lot of trouble.

"Elder, please help me call ten quick-witted women over to prepare meals. I need to borrow your steamer, pot and bowl for the next three or four days."

"These cooks don't get paid, but they can bring family members to eat together."

Lin Ze spoke to Zhang Dayu who was beside him.

While waiting before, he had already sent a family member to run back to the city, and took his seal to several food, vegetable and meat suppliers in the city to deliver supplies to Fenglin Township.

It is estimated that it will be delivered in a while, and people will be needed to help make these materials into meals for the people who are currently working.

At present, the canteen of the mine has not been fully opened, so we can only temporarily find someone to cook from the vicinity of Heishi Village.

Anyway, most of the people who eat are locals near Heishi Village, and Lin Ze is not afraid that these cooks will cause trouble, and he will not be the one who will suffer.

(End of this chapter)