I, the patron saint of the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to rebel

Chapter 68 Economic Development, Neighbors Suffer

In just a few days, pressurized water wells swept across the north.

Because it is simple to make, it is easy for blacksmiths to imitate it, and some people want to take advantage of the drought to salvage a fortune.

Unfortunately, the next day, the virtuous king ordered that the price of the pressurized well should not be higher than [-] Wen.

This amount of money is nothing to the people of Wuzhou today.

At the same time, the emergence of pressurized water wells has spawned more new occupations.
Well explorers, drillers.

Combined with the popularity of the assembly line production method, the tools are also divided into three parts and produced in different workshops, and then assembled in the assembly workshop.

The people have enough groundwater for irrigation and daily use, and they are also grateful to the virtuous king.

To the south, an iron mine.

The mine is pitch-black, and only a few oil lamps can be used to see the situation clearly.

It was muddy everywhere, one foot deep and the other shallow.

The contractor of this mine is a firm, and it is also the only merchant in Lingzhou that can supply ore to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Buyer, I got it"

The shopkeeper was frowning, and suddenly there was a shout from behind, and he was immediately refreshed.

"How many did you buy?"

"Thirty, enough for now!"

The boy was so excited. It can be said that it is very difficult to buy a pressurized well during this period.

I bought these [-] from "scalpers", and the price has doubled!
But it's worth the money compared to the delays in iron ore mining.

"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and distribute it, the water in this mine is too strong!"

The shopkeeper's can't wait is not just for making money.

The contract signed with the City Lord's Mansion clearly states that a three-day delay in delivery will result in a fine of 1000 taels of silver, and so on!
The mining of Nanshan Mine has driven thousands of people to work.

Here, there are no cooks, restaurants, or transporters!
Just ten days ago, a cement road was built directly from the mine to Lingzhou City, and it was built according to four lanes, and it could accommodate two-way carriages.

Only the shopkeeper knows that this road is not just for transporting ore.

When the road is fully connected, it will start to extend to other places, such as coal mines!
In the past, the ore was transported to Lingzhou City and passed the inspection, but could not enter the city because there was not enough storage space.

A large warehouse will be built in the center of this road for transit, solving the dilemma of nowhere to store long-distance transportation in one fell swoop.

And this is only the initial planning, and large-scale beneficiation and crushing workshops will be established later.

It is foreseeable that in the future, more than tens of thousands of people will work here, which will bring an amazing leap to the economy within a few miles of this road!
In the suburbs outside the city, no one is waiting to be seen.

Now, it has become a key development area, with countless businessmen and capital investment, and the population has begun to become dense.

The real estate industry has also started to skyrocket!
The price of a small courtyard in Lingzhou City is about one hundred taels of silver. The price has doubled in just one year, and the price is still rising.

More people affirmed the virtuous king's war capabilities, believed that the outside of the city would not be in danger, and all of them ran out of the city because of the low housing prices.

This not only solves the congestion in the city, but also solves the problem that the inherent area cannot be expanded.

However, during this period.
It can be said that the flesh on Lin Quan's smiling face was squeezed together!
"Good! You guys did a great job!"

"It's all under the guidance of adults." A group of subordinates are good at flattering, and they are also sincerely happy.

Buy an abandoned mine and give ten taels of silver as a reward.

In this world, where to find such a good thing!
Ever since Qin Mu told him about the power of the Drainage King, Lin Quan immediately thought of the mine.

Water seepage, water gushing, the most serious problem is the coal mine.

Countless mine owners are unable to continue mining because of serious water seepage, and good mines can only be abandoned.

He thought of using a pressurized well to drain water, and then ordered people to start wandering around overnight to buy waste mines.

"How much did you charge in total?"

"My lord, there are a total of 750 wells. Most of them are deep wells, and there are also shallow ones, but the coal dug out is already soaked!"

Two thousand 750 mouths!

With such a huge number of mines, as long as the manpower and material resources are sufficient, how much coal can be produced?
unimaginable!

"There are so many. There are only a few coal mines in this area. How can there be so many mines?" Lin Quan thought of another question and fell into doubt.

"My lord, this problem is also due to the operation of the bank."

"say clearly."

The boy looked happy, and responded respectfully: "The bank proposed a joint-stock system, whether it is a merchant or a store, it can be a joint venture. It existed in the past, but it is not standardized now."

"This method is most used in large investments such as coal mines. Dozens or even hundreds of people invest in a coal mine at the same time, and then divide into countless mines for mining, and one-third of them are abandoned."

"So, when we announced the news that we wanted to buy the abandoned mine shaft, these people came to the door and begged to sell it to us, and they were rushing to lower the price for fear that we would refuse."

"There are still more than [-] taels of the funds given by the adults, and only four-fifths have been used!"

Lin Quan was also stunned, he didn't expect this to happen at all.

Think about it carefully, how important first-hand information is!

If you are a coal mine owner and have the news channel of the virtuous king, why not make money?

"You pay attention to the situation first. It is estimated that those people have reacted now. If the price is not suitable, stop the acquisition. I will go to the King Xian."

In the afternoon, the City Lord's Mansion.

From the outside, it looked peaceful, but inside the mansion was extremely busy.

Dozens of officials, task teams from various places, and even military personnel gathered here to discuss issues.

There is only one theme, fund allocation!

Qin Mu has long been annoyed by this question.

This group of people will never say that the money is enough, no matter what they talk about, they can talk about crying poor.

"King Xian, at present, the population of several counties under Langzhou has migrated to Lingzhou, Qingzhou and other places to work. My Langzhou population was originally 70, but now there are only less than 30 people left. Survive?"

Governor of Langzhou, Mazhu!
This person can be said to be the youngest, only 32 years old.

He was originally an ordinary scholar who passed the exam for three consecutive years, but because of Qin Mu's chance meeting on a trip to Langzhou, it took him three months from a young county magistrate to become the governor.

At the same time, the bigger reason for being able to achieve such a position is the lack of manpower!
However, he did a very good job, but his temper was a bit big and he was very stubborn.

"Isn't there a road in Langzhou? What can 30 people do?" Qin Mu frowned slightly, and looked at Zhuge Liang while talking.

The latter, nodded without words.

Without saying a word, Ma Zhu took out the materials he had prepared long ago.

"Langzhou promotes bank loan business and encourages business. Almost all silver taels are absorbed by banks. The government's inventory is less than 3000 taels, and it also borrows more than 10 taels of silver from banks, which are used for disaster relief, road construction, water conservancy, agricultural subsidies, and refugee resettlement!"

"Because of the previous war, all eight large warehouses were burned down, and the remaining grain left was less than one warehouse. We had to borrow silver taels to buy and measure grain to stabilize market supply and demand."

Speaking of this, he sighed: "It seems to be stable, but countless people behind it are thinking of leaving Langzhou to work. If this continues, Langzhou will become an empty city!"

hiss!
Around, a group of people gasped.

Such a situation is not a small problem!

(End of this chapter)