When these members of the Mexican Party were preaching the principles and prevention of gas safety in the coal mines, several coal mine owners in Nan'an County received an invitation from Chen Jian. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is no longer the contempt of the glass workshop when it was first established, and the owners of these coal mines attach great importance to it after receiving the invitation this time.

When the workshop was first built, it was just a small workshop for small people.

But now it is different, Chen Jian can already talk and laugh with most of the big businessmen in Mincheng.

The largest shareholder of the largest and only glass factory in Mincheng, the vice president of the Mincheng Soda Association, half of the soy sauce industry in Mincheng, the person behind the charity trading company, the initiator of the Moxican Party, the disciple of the Xue Palace, and the general of the Sage Temple......

When all kinds of halos are shrouded in a person, coal mine owners have to pay attention. The glass factories and chemical workshops consumed a lot of coal, and the soda guilds were closely related to the rest of the textile guilds, which were large consumers of coal.

In particular, the glass factories in the entire Fujian City ordered coal in a unified manner, which made these coal mine owners have to pay attention to the relationship with Chen Jian.

At least in Nan'an, he can already be regarded as a local figure, and even some mine owners took the initiative to show favor to Chen Jian.

When these coal mine owners arrived, they found that Chen Jian had not only invited them, but also invited many people from other industries in Nan'an.

For example, iron mines, quarries, lime mines, etc., and some carpenters who were not famous before but are now becoming more and more prosperous because of Chen Jian, such as Huang De.

After the meeting, the mine owners first praised Chen Jian.

"You people from the Mo Party went to our coal mine with safety lights, and I have to say that Mr. Chen has done a great thing. In fact, we don't want to have an accident in the coal mine, there was really no way before, and people would always die when digging coal. Mr. Chan is also in the glass business, and he knows that without coal, nothing can be done. ”

"Yes, of course we will not refuse such a good thing. Mr. Chen is not worried that we will not be willing to give this money, right? You're thinking about it wrong......"

"Do we want to die? It can't be helped. The reason why the dead people were hiding before was actually because they were afraid that people would not come to mine. ”

"That's right, I donate a lot of money to the school every year. So in fact, we are half of the Mexican party...... You say, don't you? ”

Everyone laughed, and Jian Chen also responded with a smile: "Everyone, I invite you to come today, there are other things besides this matter." Seriously, I never thought you would say no to safety lights. Not to mention anything else, it is the compensation for the dead and the fact that the mine cannot be mined after the explosion...... That's a lot more money than a few small safety lights. ”

"I'm here today to help you make money."

Everyone laughed and said, "The rumor in Mincheng is that Mr. Chen will fall apart in any line of work, and before we came, we were worried that you wouldn't tell us that you were going to do coal business, right?" ”

"Hahaha...... Yes, our group of iron smelters heard that Mr. Chen had made a few new iron smelting furnaces, and it was also difficult to sleep. ”

"But when it comes to making money, we still like it. Isn't Master Huang a living example, and now this carpentry factory is thriving......"

After joking, everyone followed Jian Chen to the expanded glass factory.

As soon as they entered the factory gate, the mine owners were all stunned.

Behind the door, there are two odd logs, which lead to the factory area.

The wood is carved into a shape that looks like a bump, and some hardwood is padded underneath to prevent it from sinking into the earth.

There is some sand piled up between the hardwoods, which is almost level with the hardwoods.

A large cart was loaded with a lot of coal, and a horse easily pulled the oddly shaped cart forward, and walked very fast and saw that the horse was not trying too hard.

The amount of coal loaded into the truck has frightened the mine owners beyond their imagination. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have imagined that a horse-drawn cart could hold so much coal.

In the surprise of everyone, Jian Chen waved his hand and shouted, "Stop first and unload the horse." ”

A few hired men ran over to unlock the horses, and Jian Chen invited a few people around him: "Everyone, come and try." Let's see if a few of us can push it. ”

Seeing Marat's situation just now, these people were already eager to try, and their hearts were beating wildly.

They were very nimble, and it only occurred to them for a moment that if they installed such strange wooden rails in their mines, wouldn't they save a lot of manpower? The amount of coal that a person can transport in a day is several times or even dozens of times that of today!

Jian Chen took the lead, and several people hurried to the back of the minecart, shouting and pushing hard.

It's extremely strenuous at first, but it's also easier than a normal cart. Once pushed, the minecart rolled forward as if it had become lighter.

After just a few pushes, everyone stopped and said directly: "Mr. Chen said that making money, that's it, right?" ”

"Sort of, what do you think?"

"Good stuff! One person is worth one horse! ”

Looking at the next few people, the rest of the people also mean the same thing, and there is no doubt about it, and I think this evaluation is very appropriate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it would be much easier for the miners to build such wooden rails from the tunnels of the mines. Of course, there will be a lot more coal mined every day, and I am afraid that many mines nowadays are mined more but less are transported, right? ”

Seeing everyone nodding, Jian Chen said again: "Then I am not satisfied with you, I have already spent a lot of money to apply for a patent for this thing." And how to shape the wood, how to stabilize the wheels, and how to turn the fork in the road are probably not easy to learn. ”

When the mine owners heard that this was a business, they already had an idea in their hearts, as long as the price was right, it was completely acceptable, and they would not offend Jian Chen because of this trivial matter. Besides, it's a good thing, a refreshing thing.

Once the wooden rails are installed in their own mines, some mines that originally needed to be carried by miners can be pushed away by trucks, and the manpower saved can be used to dig more mines.

Stone quarries, mines, basically all the people who are invited to see this kind of thing.

"Mr. Chen, how are you going to sell this kind of minecart and wooden rail?"

"As you know, I also have a construction team in my hands, and I have brought in all the idle laborers of our Nan'an. A few days ago, I repaired the school and the house, but in fact, it is also possible to repair these wooden rails by practicing and practicing. I'm not familiar with your mines, but you yourself are. I came to you today in the hope that you will roughly draw a map of your mine and quarry when you go back, and if you need this thing, you can draw it with a line and plan it. I'll arrange for someone to build it. ”

Chen Jian smiled: "You have also seen that this thing needs wood, cement, and rammed earth. So the price won't be low. Therefore, the people invited here today are all big miners, but there are no small miners. In the short term, the price is not low; In the long run, it can save a lot of money. ”

"There is a way to ask for a sky-high price, and pay back the money on the spot. I invite you here today for these eight words. We can talk slowly over a warm wine and talk while drinking. What do you think? In addition, the environment of each mine and stone quarry is different, and there are differences in high and low, rugged, soft and hard, and the price will definitely not be the same. Today, you can talk about the maximum price you can accept, and I will see if I can take this business. ”

The mine owners all laughed and said: "That's right, the price is sky-high, and the money will be paid on the spot." Let's talk about this today. If the discussion is completed, Master Huang's carpenter workshop will make a lot of money. ”

Huang De also smiled: "This is also thanks to Brother Chen." My Nan'an Wood Factory can come to this day, where did I dare to think a year ago? I don't know how many people envy it now. The wooden shelves of the glass factory alone are the envy of many carpenters. At the beginning, I was still timid and didn't dare to expand the workshop, if it wasn't for the money invested by Brother Chen, where would I be able to eat so much work? ”

"If the negotiation is completed, Master Huang is afraid that he will have to bother."

Hearing this, Huang De shook his head and said, "I don't care about these apprentices now, I just pay them to contribute." Speaking of bothering, it's still really bothering. Brother Chen entrusted me to make a piece of wood, and since he commissioned it, where did I dare to let the apprentices do it, so I had to do it myself. ”

Everyone wondered, "What good thing?" Could it be that Mr. Chen has made some strange utensils again? It's meant to open our eyes. ”

Huang De shook his head and said: "Strange is weird, but new artifacts may not be." Brother Chen asked me to carve a piece of wood, and he said it was a toy. You don't know how complicated this thing is, and how much it takes to make a twelve-step log, and you can't bend it in the slightest. When the wood was dried, a groove had to be carved, and he gave me a small ball that he asked to be able to roll down. ”

"If only it were a groove. After the groove, a layer of vellum paper is applied, and it is smoothed with wax...... Tsk, they all look at me now, but I'm just as busy as I was when I was a carpenter. At the beginning, Brother Chen said well, saying that it would be good for me to lie down and count the money. But I see, I can't move until I'm old, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill my wish to count the money while lying down......"

"Hahahaha......"

A group of people laughed, and someone had already arranged a dinner party in a newly built brick and stone house in the factory area.

The words were sometimes fierce and sometimes tactful, and the agreement finally gave a price acceptable to both Chen Jian and the mine owner in the middle of the night.

By the way, all mining areas and quarries were unconditionally open to the people of the Mexican Party, and Chen Jian found people to go in to survey, map and arrange routes.

During this period, Chen Jian repeatedly reiterated that he would not engage in coal smelting, iron mining and quarrying business, and everyone could interact with each other with confidence, and there was no interest in each other. By the way, with the oral gentleman's agreement between the two sides, all the coal, ore, lime and other raw materials of Mincheng Glass Industry and Chen Jian's workshop were also purchased from Nan'an.

The people at the banquet were basically drunk, and the only one who was not drunk was Huang De.

As a carpenter, he had to keep his hands steady. Although he was joking with Jian Chen, he was very grateful in his heart, so he was very attentive to what Jian Chen requested.

Chen Jian told him that he was going to the capital in the spring, and he must get the grooved wood out before going to the capital.

Huang De naturally got started himself, selected a good piece of wood, and polished it himself little by little.

With years of craftsmanship and experience, his eyes are so vicious that he can feel the subtle bends and bumps, and the final waxing and polishing is not the hand of a fake apprentice, and he is completely on his own.

Looking at this piece of wood more than ten meters long, looking at the smooth grooves without a single burr on it, Huang De was puzzled to the extreme.

He couldn't figure out what the grooved wood was for...... Is it really just like what Jian Chen said, just a toy that puts a small ball and rolls down?