History chat group: I just want to make money

That night, Li Chengjiu did nothing but drew drawings for half the night.

The crowd kept flashing around and he didn't have time to look at it. He stayed up until late at night, and finally went to bed because he was so sleepy.

Caught a late gathering the next day.

Xiaozhu and Li Shun followed Jia Youcai to the shop on Chengzhong Street early.

Jia Youcai has learned a lot from Li Chengjiu these days. He taught Lin Shun and his housekeeper one by one the tasks at hand, and soon entered a state of failure.

My conscience said that there was no one like this guy. I had been farting all night since I received the quilt and three warmers from Lin Shun.

No, I didn't even wear any crotchless pants, I just wore three layers of warmth and went out on the street.

This is because Li Chengjiu didn't see it, otherwise he would be blinded by the sight.

I stretched my waist hard, got up and went to the floor to brush my teeth and wash my face.

"You have to ask Li Shun to recruit some talents in the house. What's the big deal if there's no one at home?"

Muttering in his heart, he put on his clothes slowly and then picked up a large roll of blueprints and left the palace.

Paper, pens, erasers, and rulers were all given by Sister Na. They are much easier to use than a brush.

I wanted to call Chen Wu, but I forgot to ask for his home address, so I simply left the city alone.

Anyway, the USP is stored in the inner pocket of the down jacket, so it is absolutely safe.

Wandering all the way to my village.

I glanced around, and there was no one there.

"Isn't it right that everyone in the village has gone to Hutoushan to dig coal?"

He murmured in his mouth, feeling that things couldn't be done like this. Coal had to be dug, and the land had to be planted. How else could he go to work on malting?

He quickened his pace and headed straight to Lao Guotou's adobe yard.

There is no one at home, so he is probably supervising the work at the foot of the mountain.

When Li Chengjiu came to the foot of Hutou Mountain, as expected, he wished that all the farmers came here.

Old Guo Tou was holding a notebook and lowering his head to record.

After the recording was completed, the coal mine was moved to an empty field on the east side of Hutou Mountain.

This was a place that was cleared after the village was settled. In just one day, the trees were cut down and the grass was uprooted. It looked like there was an open space of several thousand square meters, enough to store a lot of coal.

Moreover, this place is on the edge of Hutou Mountain, so transportation is very convenient.

Li Chengjiu secretly inspected the factory and found that Old Guo Tou was quite obedient. There really was no child labor at all.

But there were many more women in the crowd, all helping their men pull the coal mine.

This is a good sign, but it also proves that the banker is really too poor.

In ancient times, male dominance was supreme, but it was not because the family really had no food to eat, and no man was willing to let the female family members show up and go out to make a living, because they could not afford to embarrass them.

Of course, as for when the relationship between men and women can be smoothed out, Li Chengjiu won't even think about it.

It won't be evened out even after a thousand years, so there's no need for him to worry about it.

At this moment, the little boy not far away discovered him first.

After taking a few long steps, he soon arrived in front of Li Chengjiu.

"My lord, are you here?"

This kid came from a poor family, so his family didn't teach him much etiquette, so he just stepped forward and shouted something without kneeling down.

Li Chengjiu liked it very much, "Have you grown up and come to work here?"

The little boy chuckled: "Hey, I'm not digging coal, I'm just helping Old Uncle Guo keep accounts."

"As far as you kid can tell, where is your father?"

"Here, it's over there." The little boy turned around and pointed.

At a glance, I saw the old man carrying a big bamboo basket full of coal and walking back with a smile on his face.

"Okay, go and call your father, I will talk to him later about something."

"okay."

The little boy responded and ran straight in the direction of his father.

Li Chengjiu smiled, and at this time, most of the dealers also saw him and hurriedly came forward to kneel down and salute.

He waved his hands and told everyone to do whatever they were supposed to do and not to worry about him.

Then he came behind Lao Guo Tou.

This old boy was waving a handful of counters on the ground, and from time to time he would make a mark in the account book. He was too serious and did not notice the prince behind him.

He took a sneak peek.

It had to be said that the notebook was crookedly filled with various symbols, and it was estimated that no one but himself could understand what was written.

Okay, it seems that I have to ask the group to get started with arithmetic. Arabic numerals must be spread from him.

"Old Guo Tou, you are very serious."

Li Chengjiu smiled and called out. The sound was not loud but it startled the old man.

Old Guo Tou turned around and saw the prince coming and was about to kneel down, but he was dragged up by the prince.

"From now on, if you stand and talk, if you kneel down again, go back and smoke your cigarettes."

After pretending to be angry, the old man straightened up.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you tell me that you were coming? I can go to Zhuangkou to pick you up."

"What do you mean? The whole village has come here to dig coal, and not a single soul can be seen."

Old Guo Tou scratched his head in embarrassment upon hearing this.

After all, the wages paid by the prince are too high. Who among the villagers would miss this job?

He hurriedly handed the account book in his hand to the person next to him, told him to record it carefully, and then took the prince out of the mining circle. There was not so much coal dust here, so the prince's clothes should not be stained.

Li Chengjiu didn't care at all, but he still accepted the old man's offer.

"How's it going? Is the coal mining going smoothly?"

Li Chengjiu waited until the two of them stood still before asking.

Lao Guotou frowned and seemed to be trying to organize his words. After a long while, he replied:

"Your Majesty, everyone in the village has been working overtime these days, but no one can dig enough 1,500 kilograms in one day."

"Ah? Did I say too much?"

Li Chengjiu was dumbfounded. What he thought at that time was still too simple.

Words give way to practice.

It is indeed a common problem for most people to have whims without understanding the truth.

Then I thought about it, in this era of rudimentary tools and scarcity, it may be difficult to mine coal by hand, even if it weighs more than 1,000 kilograms.

This doesn't matter, since he never wanted to exploit these bankers anyway.

"It's okay. I told everyone that there is no need to ration it. If we can, we will still settle at 3 cents per 10 kilograms. Those who can do more work, but we must pay attention to safety."

Lao Guo nodded.

Then Li Chengjiu continued: "When I plan a plan, this work will also enter the formal process. Not everyone is suitable for coal mining. I will tell you in detail later."

Old Guo Tou frowned, "Your Majesty, everyone is in high spirits right now. If we reduce the number of people, I'm afraid some people will be unhappy."

"It's my fault. I thought it was too simple, but don't worry, I won't leave everyone idle."

After all, the excavated coal still needs to be soaked in water, crushed, cleaned of impurities, and finally pressed into honeycomb briquettes.

These all require people to do.

In addition, we will try to cultivate crops such as potatoes and corn in the spring of next year, so people will be indispensable.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that the old man and his wife were already waiting aside, and then he and old Guo Tou exchanged a few words before turning to the two of them.

There was no nonsense, and the old man skipped a set of cumbersome etiquette and went straight to their home.

All areas of the home that were damaged last time have been repaired.

The old man quickly found a wooden stool for the prince to sit on.

There was no other way, his family was too poor, and he was afraid of mistaking the prince's identity.

Li Chengjiu didn't care at all, he just said a few words casually, then took out a piece of drawings from a pile and handed it to the old man and said:

"Look, can this thing be beaten?"

The old man took the drawing and looked at it carefully, "What is this?"

Li Chengjiu smiled, "Coal stove."