Era: Starting from cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 103 There is actually... a coal mine?
  [Correction: Regarding the population of Shapingba, it should be 575 people. In the previous chapter, it was written as more than [-] people. It was wrong and has been corrected. 】

Sun Xiangyang remembered clearly that last time he spent 1 experience points and found a total of three level [-] resource points within Shuangshui Bay.

They are the water veins, the barren yellow land being cultivated, and the 72 acres of black land in Chagouzi. These are the three.

According to the nature of the system, if there are other level 1 resource points, they will definitely be searched directly at that time. In other words, there are only three level 1 resource points in Shuangshui Bay.

But this does not mean that Shuangshuiwan does not have level 2 or even level 3 resource points.

After all, after searching for level 1 resource points last time, he felt like he still had unfinished business.

But he didn't have much experience points at that time, and he couldn't bear to waste it, so he didn't continue.

Summoning the panel, Sun Xiangyang took a look at the remaining experience points: 6622.

The last time Mrs. Qian was possessed by evil spirits, Sun Xiangyang counted the points, and it was 4730 points.

Later, when he visited Longshi, the people from Shuangshui Bay provided him with several hundred more points. Then, on the day when two hundred people from Shapingba became temporary team members, and later when they pumped out water, as well as the gratitude these days, they provided him with almost two hundred points in total. More than a thousand points of experience.

Then there are the sporadic offerings here in Shuangshui Bay.

However, Sun Xiangyang first upgraded his Dragon Seeking Ruler skill, and then upgraded his pile skill, which consumed a thousand experience points in total.

One plus one minus, that is the current number: 6622 points.

Compared with the last time Sun Xiangyang searched for resource points, his pockets were obviously bulging now.

Thinking of his next plans, Sun Xiangyang no longer hesitated.

"Search for level 2 resource points within Shuangshui Bay."

On the system panel, the remaining experience column silently subtracted one thousand experience points.

Before Sun Xiangyang had time to feel distressed, he stared at the prompt that appeared.

[Discover a small coal mine at level 2 resource point. 】

"Coal, coal mine?"

Sun Xiangyang was a little in disbelief, and even neglected to search for level 2 resource points, which were ten times more expensive than level 1 resource points.

Last time, when he was searching for resource points, the old party secretary was thinking about the coal mine.

To be honest, coal is not very valuable now. Like the coal wells in Jinjiagou, the coal dug out is sent to the commune, and then a note is issued to you with a certain date, month and year written on it. How many kilograms of coal should be handed over in Jinjiagou? How much will it cost?

The key is that the money will not be given to you immediately, because the commune has no money and is extremely poor.

Usually, they wait until the public grain is paid, then take the notes to settle the accounts, and they can even redeem the public grain.

This alone is enough to make people jealous.

Because when digging for food in the ground, no matter how hard you work, there is a limit.

So mining coal is better than farming.

Moreover, over there in Jinjiagou, every household burns coal for free. Even if the production team is bolder, they will sell coal secretly, as long as they are not caught by the commune, otherwise they will definitely be punished.

In the past, when winter was approaching, the old branch secretary would often go there and bring back coal in the middle of the night.

Because of this, the old party secretary was thinking about the coal mine, and it even became a knot in his heart.

But last time, what Sun Xiangyang found was Heilong Land, which gave the old party secretary another big surprise.

Even in the opinion of the old party secretary, this black land is better than the coal mine.

It’s not that Heilong land is more valuable than coal mines.

But in the opinion of the old branch secretary, having land and having land that can produce a good harvest means having roots.

No matter how difficult it is outside, as long as you work hard, crops will grow in the fields and you can harvest food.

And what about coal mines?

Like in those years, even if you guarded the coal mountain, you couldn't get food in exchange for it. How could you eat coal?

"Small coal mine?"

Sun Xiangyang didn't know how many small ones the system defined. After all, they were also small ones, with an annual output of tens of thousands of tons versus hundreds of thousands of tons. The difference was huge.

But one thing is certain, Sun Xiangyang is sure, no matter how small a coal mine is, it is a cornucopia.

If he can contract it, he will immediately become the richest man in Shuangshui Bay.

The only problem is that there is no such thing as contracting now, especially for resources like coal mines, which are different from farmers contracting land. You can’t just press your thumbprint secretly and allocate the land.

Only with complete permission can you enter.

Otherwise, under the premise of all plans, the coal you dig out will not even have a place to sell it, and you will be finished with any report.

So we have to wait until the mid-[-]s, when the country allows it, before we have the chance to end things.

It would be two thousand years before the term "coal boss" would even come into public view.

In the intervening fifteen years, it was naturally a different story.

Involuntarily, Sun Xiangyang patted his head in happiness and distress.

Seeing that the opportunity to make a fortune is right in front of us, do we still have to wait for six or seventy-eight years?
  But at this moment, Sun Xiangyang discovered something was wrong.

Because the red dot where the coal mine is located is not the same place as he is now, and is even a little far away.

In other words, when he used the Dragon Searching Ruler to sense something underground, it was not the small coal mine.

Sun Xiangyang lowered his head, first looked at his feet, and then looked around.

The position where he is standing now is almost at the highest point of Shuangshui Bay. Even the distance between him and his cave dwelling is less than a hundred meters in a straight line.

Lowering his head, under his feet were scattered cave dwellings, and on the opposite side were the terraced fields.

The left side is basically flat land, while the right side is the long ditch, where the black land is.

A few dozen meters behind him was another ravine, bare and void of anything.

So what is hidden under his feet?
  It can actually cause the Xunlong Ruler to react.

Involuntarily, Sun Xiangyang became interested.

However, he did not dig out immediately because he had a vague feeling that there should be some secret hidden underneath.

But at this moment, there was someone in the terraces opposite, and the position he was standing at was the highest point, which was more conspicuous.

If he digs here, coupled with his identity, it will definitely attract the attention and curiosity of others.

Maybe someone will come forward to ‘help’.

That way, even if there is any treasure hidden underneath, it will be exposed.

Therefore, Sun Xiangyang planned to wait until night and then come quietly to dig.

After marking the location, Sun Xiangyang came to Chagouzi, but this time it was not to harvest experience, but according to the red dot marked by the system, the coal mine was upstream of Chagouzi.

The cave dwelling where everyone lives in Shuangshui Bay is just below the herringbone of the pond where we went to fetch water.

The black land in Chagouzi is located between the source of Na and the Shuangshuiwan cave dwellings.

And the small coal mine is right at the top of the herringbone, even about a hundred meters higher.

Here, because it has been washed away all year round, there are small ditches three to four meters deep on the ground, and you can see the gravel layer exposed underneath.

From the surface alone, no one would have thought that there was a small coal mine hidden underneath.

"You want to tell the old branch secretary?"

Sun Xiangyang couldn't make up his mind for a while.

From a fundamental point of view, he wanted to make this coal mine his own. No matter how small it was, it would be no problem for him to become a multi-millionaire in the [-]s. With this fund and the memories of later generations, he can do a lot of things.

But at the same time, this small coal mine is also a hot potato.

Even if he has the patience to wait for a few years and want to directly contract it, it will not be easy.

Because this is related to the interests of the entire Shuangshui Bay.

No one will let it go easily.

That contracting fee is insignificant compared to the value of this small coal mine.

This is different from those coal mines in the wilderness that are uninhabited for dozens of miles. This small coal mine is right under the nose of Shuangshuiwan, and anyone can reach it.

Even with the old party secretary's prestige in Shuangshuiwan, if he wanted to occupy this small coal mine, he would have to offer enough benefits to appease everyone.

Moreover, if you count those who contracted small coal mines in the early days, which one was just based on kindness?

If you dig coal mines, if your heart is not dark, it will not be your turn at all.

After thinking for half an hour, Sun Xiangyang still couldn't make up his mind.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary worker. He even had to take out a loan for his house, which even ended up being unfinished.

And in this life, even with the system, it has only been more than a month to fully calculate, and the mentality and certain thoughts have not been completely changed.

It is obviously unrealistic to expect him to be as selfless as the old party secretary and work hard for the development of Shuangshuiwan.

In fact, the reason why he stayed in Shuangshui Bay was because of the system.

Otherwise, even if he cannot enter college because of his family background, he will find other ways to go to the city and take another road.

What he said to Su Huiwan could only be regarded as half sincere and half false.

No matter what his original purpose was, it is an indisputable fact that Shuangshui Bay has developed.

Thinking of this, Sun Xiangyang couldn't help but ask himself, what exactly did he want.

Without coal mines, he wouldn't be able to make money?

Shuangshui Bay is his foundation and currently the only source of experience.

He hid it and waited a few years to find a way to contract the coal mine and make a fortune himself. The relationship with Shuangshuiwan was so tense.

Or for the sake of experience, wait for a while and when the time comes, announce the news, gain experience first, and then accelerate the development of Shuangshui Bay?
  Thinking of this, Sun Xiangyang also had the answer in his heart.

There is no shortage of coal mines on Yu Lin's side, especially the Shenmu side, which has created many myths.

There are also many small coal mines like Shuangshuiwan and Jinjiagou.

If he can make money by contracting small coal mines, he will have many opportunities in the future, and more importantly, he will need reliable manpower.

He can't just take care of the coal mine by himself, can he?

Nowadays, the third production team is his direct descendant, but the good times will not last long. Soon, the land will start to be contracted. At that time, the so-called production team will also disappear.

Without enough benefits, who would want to follow him?
  It just so happens that this small coal mine can win over those people and accumulate experience. Whether Zhao Fugui or Sun Qingbo, if they are well trained, they can become his right-hand man in the future.

After contracting is allowed, these people can spread out and take over small coal mines, while he will hide behind the scenes, sit in Shuangshui Bay, and do what he should do.

For him, these two years were the best time to quietly accumulate strength, and he should not waste it just for the sake of a small coal mine.

With this small coal mine, the development of Shuangshuiwan can also reach a new level.

Otherwise, if we just hope to farm, Shuangshuiwan will only be a small rural village in this life, and there will be no hope of development and growth.

But with coal mines, there's a lot more that can be done.

If you want stability, you must farm.

But if you want to develop a place, industry is necessary.

Only by expanding Shuangshuiwan's territory can Sun Xiangyang flex his muscles.

After thinking about this clearly, Sun Xiangyang felt that his mood suddenly became lighter, and he was no longer as confused about the future path as before.

The three hundred people in Shuangshui Bay provide him with experience every day, but how much can they provide?

As for Shapingba, there are still 575 people there. Now he has a foundation there. If there is an opportunity in the future, can Shapingba be merged into Shuangshuiwan?

When this area develops and factories are built one after another, attracting people with generous remuneration, will people around here come here to work?

Since people from Lian Shapingba have joined the third production team, they can provide him with experience.

Those who come to work can also use some form of experience to provide him with experience.

Previously, Sun Xiangyang promised the old party secretary that if he stayed in Shuangshui Bay, he might be able to turn it into a pearl on the Loess Plateau.

At that time, let alone the old party secretary, even Sun Xiangyang had no confidence.

Because Shuangshuiwan does not have any resources, transportation is not convenient, and the geographical location is not good. Do you want to farm and become a pearl?
  Unless what you sow is gold.

But now, the emergence of this small coal mine has undoubtedly opened up Sun Xiangyang's thinking, and his horizons have suddenly broadened.

The future can be expected!
  Although the decision had been made, Sun Xiangyang did not go to the old party secretary immediately. The people from Shapingba were still here, the Heicong land had not been reclaimed, and the third team could not spare any manpower. There was no one to prospect.

So at the very least, we have to wait until the Heilong land is completely reclaimed.

In this way, the third production team will not have to be idle this winter, and everyone will have something to do.

This is also an opportunity to win over people's hearts.

Let everyone see, there is hope after following him!

Wait for the evening and have dinner.

Sun Xiangyang did not forget another important thing.

He raised his head and, under the cover of darkness, quietly came to the spot marked during the day and began to dig.

It just so happened that the weather was beautiful tonight, with clouds covering the waning moon, so as long as Sun Xiangyang didn't light the lamp, he didn't have to worry about being discovered.

Half a meter, one meter, one and a half meters.

Just when Sun Xiangyang was exhausted, he made a loud sound, as if he had dug something.

He hurriedly started cleaning it with his hands, and vaguely discovered that it was a stone slab.

Lift up the stone slab and there is a box underneath.

Even though Sun Xiangyang's strength has greatly increased now, and he can easily carry two to three hundred kilograms of things, he still wastes a lot of energy just to get the box out and move it home.

The location where he dug up before also destroyed the traces and buried them again.

Not to mention that no one usually comes here at all. Even if someone finds traces of excavation and digs again, they can only find a pit and nothing else.

"What are you carrying?"

When he got home, Sun Xiangyang did not disturb Zhang Guihua and Dudu in the other room, but directly moved the box to the room where he slept.

Chen Shuting, who was sitting on the kang making a cotton-padded jacket, was shocked when she saw Sun Xiangyang carrying a big box covered in dirt and got off the kang in a hurry.

"I don't know, it was dug out of the ground."

Sun Xiangyang closed the small door and took a sip of water before speaking.

"Dug it out?"

"Correct."

After Sun Xiangyang finished speaking, he began to look at the box.

　I really have a cold, so let’s catch up on last night’s chapter first!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)