In another time and space, the Changguang Coal Mine, located at the junction of Changxing County and Guangdezhou, is an important coal base in Zhejiang Province. At its peak, it could supply one-third of Zhejiang's coal.

Moreover, Changguang Coal Mine is also a typical gas and fertilizer coal mining area. This coal is best suited for high-temperature dry distillation to make gas, and can also be used for coking coal blending. Moreover, it can be coking alone, but the strength of the resulting coke is not as good as that of specialized coking coal. But for Zhao Hao, it is enough.

The most important point is that although the Changguang Coal Mine is located surrounded by mountains, it has a canal and waterway that leads directly to Taihu Lake. The coal ship arrives in the morning and evening, and the transportation is even more important than taking stones from Xishan to build the Wusong River embankment.

Zhao Hao took great pains to choose Xishan Island as the main base, to a large extent, because of the existence of Changguang Coal Mine.

Of course, Changxing County is under the jurisdiction of Huzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang, and Guangde Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Zhili. It is not easy to settle between the two places, not to mention that the coal mine is just at the junction of the two places? So at the beginning, Zhao Hao wisely started with the inferior coal on Xishan Island, and waited until his strength was enough to get involved.

That seems to be enough for now......

Therefore, the next stop of Zhao Hao's trip is Changxing County, and he has to conduct an on-site survey to get the Changguang Coal Mine into his bowl.

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Early the next morning, when Zhao Hao set off, Jinke rushed back.

Although he came to see him after taking a shower, the security chief's face still couldn't hide the weather.

"Why is Brother Jin bothering with a bunch of rookies?" Zhao Hao is still very satisfied with his number one commander.

"You have to see it with your own eyes to know the catties and taels of these newcomers, so that you can teach them according to their aptitude." Jin Ke stood upright, looking at Zhao Hao's eyes with blazing and firm, it seemed that his loyalty had greatly improved.

Zhao Gongzi was a little embarrassed to look at.

This is certainly not due to his increased personal charisma, but because he has turned his boast into reality......

In Zhao Hao's overall planning for Xishan Island, the entire Xishan Island is divided into three parts. The North Island is a major producer of limestone for cement and is zoned as a factory contamination area. The island is home to pyrite and coal mines, which are planned as core research areas.

The South Island is the smallest in area and has no ore resources, so it is planned as a conference and recuperation area, and the Jiangnan State Guest House is located in the South Island.

In addition to holding group secret meetings and training new employees, this area also has an important function, which is to house the Qi family army that was disabled in the anti-Japanese war.

This was Zhao Hao's original commitment to Qi Jiguang, and it was also a key measure for him to gain the loyalty of the Qi family soldiers before Jinke, Wang Rulong and others.

What's more, the reverence for the heroes of the anti-Japanese war itself is immersed in Zhao Hao's soul, of course he will not break his word, nor will he discount it.

In the past six months, he has built two large-scale rest homes next to the Guanyin Temple, housing more than 300 families of disabled veterans and the bereaved families of soldiers who died in the war.

In addition to providing them with free food rations, they were also given a considerable amount of mountain land, so that their families could raise chickens and grow tea on the island in exchange for expenses, and the whole family could easily live and work in peace and contentment.

Zhao Hao also regularly arranged for doctors from Jiangnan Hospital to come to the island to check the bodies of the disabled soldiers and treat the injuries.

Those disabled soldiers were very grateful to Zhao Gongzi, and they really treated him as if they were new parents. None of them were embarrassed to eat rice, but everyone who could move asked to do their part for Zhao Gongzi. Zhao Hao couldn't help it, so he had to let Jinke watch the arrangement.

Most of these disabled veterans joined the training team to help Jinke train new recruits...... Cross it out and change it to 'New Security Recruit'.

There are also some people with leg and foot injuries and difficulty in moving, who are arranged by Jinke to serve as security team leaders in key departments on the island such as summer resorts, guest houses, and cement yards. Although they are disabled, their sense of responsibility, vigilance, and especially loyalty are far beyond the reach of newly trained security guards.

Jinke's gratitude to Zhao Hao is here.

He followed the commander to resist the Japanese for six years, fought in the south and the north, and the biggest regret in his life was not that he was wronged by the imperial history, and he was impeached and went to the official position of the commander of the three products, but that he saw so many brothers in life and death injured and disabled, and had to be demobilized and returned to his hometown.

What is sad is that these heroes who have won all battles are treated far worse than those bear-like soldiers after returning home. Military families have been soldiers for generations, and they are well protected by guards for birth, old age, sickness and death, and they will never starve to death.

But the Qi family army is a recruit! They took off their uniforms and were ordinary people. What about disabled soldiers who are able-bodied and able to support themselves, but who are unable to work? Nobody cares......

Although the marshal has tried his best to give them a return fee, how can that little money be enough for them to support their families? As soon as the money is spent, they will completely become a drag on the family, and if they are unlucky, they will suffer a lot. Many people couldn't stand this humiliation and committed suicide directly.

After learning about this, Jinke took out all his savings to support his former comrades, but his ability was limited and there were too few people to help, so he has always deeply regretted it.

At the beginning, he agreed to Zhao Hao to join the gang, although it was a helpless move, but he did not have the idea of selling his life for his brothers.

But even if he had followed Zhao Hao to Xishan Island, he still had doubts in his heart, and always felt that it was no problem for Zhao Gongzi to recruit retired brothers with sound hands and feet. But people may not really take all the wounded and killed soldiers to Suzhou as promised.

How much does that cost, and it's every year. How long will I take responsibility, maybe I will still be suspicious. This kind of loss-making thing can only be done by a fool, right?

But this fool ...... Oh no, this son, he really did it. And without compromise, beyond expectations. All the disabled brothers they found, or the bereaved families, Zhao Hao was all properly settled, and the good treatment made people feel like they were dreaming.

What else is there to say about Jinke? can only dedicate his loyalty to his son without reservation.

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Although the water bandits in Taihu Lake have been basically wiped out by the security team, Jinke still insists on escorting Zhao Hao to Changxing.

Zhao Gongzi couldn't refuse, so he happily agreed.

The two sat on the deck, enjoying the warm sunshine of early spring, drinking tea and talking.

"It's only been more than half a year, and the water bandits on Taihu Lake have become extinct." Zhao Hao praised Jin Ke with a smile and said: "This is all the credit of Brother Jin." ”

"In fact, most of the water bandits are just scared and scattered." Jin Ke said modestly: "I only captured 3,000 prisoners on the island as coolies, and I can't satisfy President Hua's appetite." ”

Of course, a large company like Jiangnan Group will not be illegally detained and illegally employed. All the captives had already been sentenced to hard labor in Kunshan County and Wu County before they were sent to Xishan Island...... Although they have basically never attended the church, they are all complete with all the paperwork.

Yang Chenglin and Cai Guoxi also received a commendation from Nanjing for their meritorious service in suppressing bandits - each of them has a son for 100 households in brocade clothes, which is really pie in the sky.

Of course, Zhao Shouzheng also has it, but it's a pity that he has a son, and he already has a civilian job. I can only keep this qualification for now, and wait until I have another son in the future.

But then again, even if he has a son, it is unlikely that he will be able to look at a hundred households.

At least the commanders are worthy of it!

ps. The second more ask for a monthly pass!