Datang: An eight-year-old master of the bar, he gave everyone a blow at the beginning

Chapter 257

Liu Rengui is on duty tonight at the Zhongzhou Governor's Mansion!

Moreover, the wall of the Zhongzhou Governor's Mansion is three meters high. In order to protect Yuchihuan, Liu Rengui set up a secret sentry nearby!

Once an assassin approaches Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion, these secret sentries will immediately send a signal to Liu Rengui!

There are also government officials standing guard outside the Zhongzhou Governor's Mansion. They are officially a security force.

From time to time, patrolling yamen servants walked past the gate of the Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion, which also made the killers who attempted to attack Yuchihuan at a loss what to do!

At this moment, Hou Fu led a dozen men in black lurking near the Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion, and they were looking for an opportunity to sneak into the Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion!
It's a pity that they watched for an hour, but they didn't find a chance to sneak into the Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion.

Even the carriages entering and exiting the Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion were inspected by the officials from top to bottom!
Some killers who tried to hide in the bottom of the carriage and sneak into the Zhongzhou Governor's Mansion failed!

"Everyone go to rest tonight, evacuate!" Hou Fu finally had to evacuate near the Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion.

A dozen men in black scattered around like mice and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

……

Early the next morning, Yuchi Huan got up, washed up, had breakfast, and then followed Chu Suiliang to inspect the coal mines in the Bauhinia Mountains!

The local magistrate and county lieutenant of Xi County also went together.

In fact, the Bauhinia Mountains are not far from the county seat, so Yuchihuan and the others soon came to the bustling coal mining site!

The Bauhinia Mountains were originally a primeval forest, but now all the trees at the foot of the mountain have been cut off, and then the ground is being dug for coal mines!
Two thousand captives are working hard to dig coal, they put the coal in the back basket, and then transport it to the nearby ox carts and horse carts!

These ox carts and horse carts will finally transport the coal to Xi County Ferry Wharf for shipment and sale.

However, there are also many carriages transporting coal to the official iron-making workshop in Xi County!

The mined coal is transported away as soon as it is loaded into the truck!
There is a lot of activity around the Bauhinia Mountains!
"Chu Suiliang, how much coal can be mined in a day in the Bauhinia Mountains?"

Yu Chihuan was very satisfied with Chu Suiliang's ability to handle affairs.

"Little Governor Yuchi, the coal mines in the Bauhinia Mountains can now mine [-] shi of coal a day, of which [-] shi are sold to local iron workshops and shops, and [-] shi are sold to foreign merchants!"

Chu Suiliang thought for a moment before answering Yuchihuan's question.

"How much is the income of these coals today?" Yuchihuan was very curious about the price of ancient coals!
"Little Governor Yuchi, coal in Zhongzhou is cheap now, only ten cents a stone, and it only sells for 50 cents a day. After excluding the food and lodging expenses of 2000 people, the profit is less than a hundred cents!"

Chu Suiliang quickly answered Yuchihuan's question.

"So, this coal mine can make a profit of more than [-] yuan a year?"

Yuchihuan is very satisfied with the coal mine profits in the Bauhinia Mountains!

"Little Governor Yuchi, you are right. We are a large coal mine, and we can make at least thirty thousand guan in profit every year!"

Chu Suiliang was filled with emotion. The local county government didn't know that there was such a large coal mine in the Bauhinia Mountains!

"Well, Chu Suiliang, if you continue to expand the coal mines in the Bauhinia Mountains, you need my help, but it's okay!"

Yu Chihuan is now the governor of Zhongzhou, of course he hopes that Zhongzhou's economy can develop.

"Young Governor Yuchi, there are only a limited number of merchant ships transporting coal in Xi County. No matter how much we dig, there are still no ships to transport it out?"

Chu Suiliang was dumbfounded, he never imagined that Yuchihuan would not be satisfied with the Bauhinia Mountain Coal Mine with an annual profit of [-] guan!
"The Zhongzhou Navy now has idle five-tooth ships that can carry coal, and I will arrange Liu Rengui to help you transport coal!"

Yu Chihuan felt that the five-toothed ships of the Zhongzhou Navy should not be idle, and hoped to contribute to the economic development of Zhongzhou!
"With Yuchi's words, the lower officials will feel at ease!"

Chu Suiliang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, no longer worried that the coal dug out of the Bauhinia Mountains would not be sold.

Yu Chihuan then went to inspect the meals of the prisoners of war, and after making sure that the coal-digging prisoners were well fed and well-lived, and had not been mistreated, he left the Bauhinia Mountains in peace.

Next, Yuchihuan went to inspect the iron-making workshop in Xi County!
As a result, Yu Chihuan was disappointed after inspecting the iron-making workshop!
The government-run ironmaking workshops in Xixian County, like the workshops of later generations, are completely open-air operations. If it is windy and rainy, production will definitely need to be shut down!
And there is not even a decent chimney in the iron workshop!
"Chu Suiliang, this iron-making workshop is no good!"

Yuchihuan decided to transform the iron-making workshop!
Although Yuchihuan has no way to copy the modern iron-making factories of later generations, there is still no problem in improving Datang's iron-making workshops!

"Little Governor Yuchi, what dissatisfaction do you have with the iron workshop?"

Chu Suiliang asked Yuchi Huan cautiously.

Yu Chihuan pointed to the craftsmen busy in the open air and said: "Chu Suiliang, ironmaking cannot be made in the open air. They need to build a greenhouse!"

"Little Commander Yuchi, iron smelting requires heat dissipation. If they smelt iron in a closed space, they will not only die from heat, but also be poisoned to death by poisonous smoke. There is no other way!"

Chu Suiliang helplessly stated the details of the iron-making workshop.

"Chu Suiliang, I will give you the design of the iron-making workshop today. Just follow my instructions!"

Yuchihuan didn't make things difficult for Chu Suiliang, and decided to redesign the iron-making workshop by himself.

"I obey orders!" Chu Suiliang was surprised and delighted, he wanted to see what new inventions Yuchihuan had!

Yu Chihuan then took Chu Suiliang and the others back to Zhongzhou Dudu's Mansion.

In the afternoon of that day, Yu Chihuan drew the design drawing of the iron-making workshop, and then handed it over to Chu Suiliang to prepare for the construction.

The construction cost of the iron-making workshop comes from the profits of the Bauhinia Mountains!

Chu Suiliang got the design drawing of the iron-making workshop and went to find the craftsmen to start work.

In fact, the design of Yuchihuan's iron-making workshop is the same as that of the small workshops of later generations. It is to build a small shed.
There is a chimney on the top of the shed to remove the toxic smoke from the coal, so that the iron-making workers will not inhale carbon dioxide.

……

Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace!
at dusk!

The memorial of Yuchihuan's great victory against bandits finally arrived at Ganlu Hall!
Wang Gonggong then showed Yuchihuan's good news to Li Er.

After reading Yuchi Huan's memorial, Li Er said happily, "I never thought that the water bandits that have plagued the Yellow River Basin for decades have all been annihilated by Xiao Yuchi!"

"I congratulate Your Majesty on winning a good general!" The prince immediately congratulated Li Er!
"Yuchi Huan obtained gold and silver jewelry worth [-] guan and [-] shi of grain during his suppression of bandits this time. According to Tang law, how should these seizures be distributed?"

Li Er stared at the booty that Yuchihuan had captured this time.

"Your Majesty, according to Tang law, these gains from bandit suppression belong to the local government revenue, and the imperial court only collects local taxes!"

The prince couldn't laugh or cry, he never thought that Li Er would once again stare at the gold, silver and jewels obtained by Captain Wei Chihuan's suppression of the bandits!

(End of this chapter)