Datang: At the beginning, I wanted to rebel against my father-in-law

Chapter 34 Coal Mine?

Even Zhou Ping's eyes widened when he saw the dry land now being irrigated with water.

He has been here for more than ten years, and he also thought about helping the people improve these problems.

But no matter how hard he tried, the end result was the same.

In the end, Zhou Ping chose to lie flat, like other officials, eating and waiting to die.

"Now that the land is irrigated with water, those places that were not favored by people before will soon become treasured land, and the people will have land to plant again!" Seeing this scene, even Su Feng couldn't help feeling emotional.

"All this depends on the means of the son-in-law. On behalf of the people of Yan County, I would like to thank the son-in-law!" Zhou Ping flattered.

Zhou Ping's actions were noticed by many people. This being who was usually aloof and they could only look up to before, now flattering in front of his son-in-law is enough to explain the problem.

"Master Zhou, with the water source, a lot of land can be planted, but how to distribute it to the people is a troublesome matter. You have to do these things yourself!"

"There is a lot of interest involved here, and it is inevitable that some people will be distracted!" Su Feng said seriously.

"Don't worry, son-in-law, I understand all these things!" Zhou Ping nodded seriously.

What Su Feng said is correct. Things like land distribution contain huge benefits. Even if it doesn't exist today, it doesn't mean it won't exist tomorrow.

Once there are interests involved, the distribution will naturally be unfair.

If something goes wrong in this matter, it will definitely cause chaos.

This is not just a matter for the common people, but also involves their prestige.

Once the matter got to that point, all the efforts Su Feng had made before were in vain.

"very good……"

Looking at the water flow, Su Feng fell into deep thought, he was thinking about what to plant.

Now they have a lot of land, and they can harvest whatever they plant.

Su Feng thought for a while and decided to plant potatoes.

After all, it is already late autumn and it is no longer suitable to plant other crops.

Potatoes do not have high temperature requirements. If it is sweet potato, it may not be harvested until the next spring.

Although potatoes are not as adaptable as hybrid rice, most of the land can still be planted as long as the land is moist.

This is also the reason why Su Feng built a dam.

Without water, none of his crops can continue.

Under the irrigation of water, the large expanse of sand has become fertile soil. Even Su Feng can't imagine what kind of scene it will be like when potatoes are planted on a large scale.

Since coming to the north, Su Feng has never forgotten one of the most important things, that is, there are a large number of coal mines in the north.

This is a very precious and rare resource. In this day and age, no one knows the value of coal. In other words, before everyone notices that Meitan gets off the bus, he owns the entire coal mine in the world.

Therefore, since coming here, Su Feng has been secretly looking for coal mines.

The winter in the north is very cold, and there has been a drought before, so the vegetation is sparse. If there is no coal, many people may not be able to survive this winter.

What's more, coal can be used to make iron.

It is difficult for ordinary charcoal to raise the temperature of the boiler. Only coal can raise the temperature to the level of melting steel.

For the sake of safety and confidentiality, Daniel has always been in charge of this matter.

Although Daniel is simple and honest, his IQ is not low, and he quickly learned how to identify coal beds.

Just two days ago, Daniel came to see Su Feng in person and told him the results of his recent investigation.

According to Su Feng's method, he found a large number of coal mines nearby. Although Daniel didn't know what it was, he knew very well that it must be unusual for Su Feng to be so nervous.

With the whereabouts of the coal mine, what Su Feng will do next is very clear...

……

this day.

Zhou Ping gathered the main responsible persons among the common people. This is the management system formed according to Su Feng's proposal since the common people came to do things in a steady stream.

The common people who come here to work now are very similar to the management model of the army.

People with different abilities manage everyone from top to bottom.

Therefore, no matter what happens, all you need to do is call these few principal persons in charge.

"There is an important thing to call you here today..." Su Feng came to the crowd with his hands behind his back, and said calmly.

After a series of recent incidents, Su Feng's prestige here has reached its peak.

Everyone didn't speak, they just stared at Su Feng, waiting for his next words.

"Daniu, come here..." Su Feng waved to the side.

Several people led by Daniel came over, holding several masks made of cloth and helmets woven from bamboo in their hands.

"The next thing you are going to do is very hard and may be dangerous. When doing things, you must wear a mask and a helmet!" Su Feng said while showing how to use the mask and helmet.

"What you have to do is actually very simple, just use the tools I gave you to dig down. Of course, this is hard work, and anyone who is willing to do it will be well rewarded!"

Su Feng briefly introduced the tasks and how to use the tools.

Mining is not an easy thing. If there is no tempting temptation, no one will be willing to try it easily.

Sure enough, when Su Feng mentioned that there was a generous reward, the expressions on the faces of many people present became better.

"There is another point that must be paid attention to, that is, with the depth of the excavation, open flames must not be used, otherwise it will be very dangerous!" Su Feng thought for a while, and said seriously again.

"But... how can we see clearly if we don't need an open flame?" Zhou Ping asked in confusion, even without the need for anyone who came to speak.

Before that, he had a rough idea of ​​what Su Feng wanted to do.

According to the other party, they are going to keep digging down, and as the depth drops, it will be very dark below.

He couldn't figure out how to light it if he couldn't use torches!

"You don't have to worry about this matter, just follow what I said, and I will naturally solve the lighting problem!" Su Feng had expected this a long time ago, and explained casually.

Afterwards, the gathered people left slowly, but Zhou Ping was not in a hurry, he hesitated for a long time before coming to Su Feng's side again.

"Prince-in-law, it seems that you don't need to ask them to do this today, you just need to talk to me!" Zhou Ping looked at Su Feng in confusion and asked.

He also figured it out, for what he said just now, it is enough to just explain to himself, there is no need to waste time inviting them here.

"You don't understand this. Since you have arranged for them to do what they should do, they should be summoned in a situation like this!"

"Regardless of whether you think they are useful or not, if we don't even value ourselves, how can we convince the public in the future?" Su Feng glanced at Zhou Ping and said meaningfully.

There is another thing he didn't say, that is, the reason why Zhou Ping couldn't do anything before was because he didn't care about these details.

Many of his subordinates have no real power!
"So that's how it is..." Zhou Ping nodded half-understanding.

Su Feng could see that this guy probably still didn't understand what he meant, but it didn't have much impact.

What he is concerned about now is how to solve the problem of lighting. There are ways, but he needs some help from his father-in-law...

Hmm, the money-losing kind.

Changan.

in the palace.

Li Shimin looked at the letter in his hand, and his expression was a little uncomfortable.

Since Su Feng took Li Lizhi to the north, he asked Cheng Yaojin to follow Su Feng's every move, wanting to know Su Feng's specific actions.

Unexpectedly, it took two full months before he received the news about Yan County. The most important thing is that the information sent back is no different from nonsense.

Because the person in charge of inquiring about information had no idea what Su Feng was doing.

The only useful information is that Su Feng did not know what method he used to irrigate the barren land on a large scale.

Let these originally deserted lands be usable now!
Li Shimin has been with Su Feng for a long time, so he naturally knows that the other party cannot have such a little means.

This kid is going to make a big move again.

……

(End of this chapter)