Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 551 Xiqi Country

Xiqi Country, Liyang City.

This is the confluence of the southern end of the large open-pit coal mine and the branch of the Xinliao River.

Also, the location is perfect.

Because this is the nearest branch of the new Liao River to the east of the New Liaoyang City. What's even more rare is that there are large coal fields and coal mountains on both sides of the river here.

Therefore, Taichang did not hesitate to draw the capital of Xiqi Kingdom here.

As for the name Liyang City, there is actually no specific meaning.

It's just because this was originally the territory of the Rial Tribal Alliance, one of the seven major tribal alliances of the Apache tribe, and the nearby tribes all belonged to the original Rial Tribal Alliance.

Therefore, he simply chose a transliterated city name with Daming characteristics, Liyang, based on the name of the Rial tribal alliance.

However, the name and location of this city have only been determined, and construction has not started yet.

Because the time is too short, they haven't even finished exploring the mine lode yet.

To be honest, neither Taichang nor Peng Bin expected that the veins of this open-pit coal mine would pass through a tributary of the Xinliao River and continue to extend southward.

This kind of thing is really amazing.

Standing on a high coal mountain, Taichang held up his binoculars to scan the surrounding terrain, and then looked at the latest map of the mine veins, and couldn't help sighing: "The world is so big, there are so many wonders, I didn't expect , An open-pit coal mine can be as long as more than 1000 miles or even unfinished, as long as this coal mine can be developed, the entire Ming Dynasty may not be short of coal."

Alas, this is easier said than done.

Peng Bin couldn't help sighing slightly: "It's a pity, there are only about [-] people in the Xiqi Kingdom, and the two tributaries to the southeast of the Xin Liao River happen to be within the territory of the Xiqi Kingdom, and we have to build the northern tributary." A city. If these two cities are divided, the young and strong people who can dig mines on each side are only [-] to [-] at most, not to mention, they want to build farms and pastures, and such a small number of people may not be able to dig much coal."

Naturally, Taichang had already considered this issue.

He thought about it again, and then solemnly said: "Yan Ru, you have to believe in the power of machinery, we can develop all kinds of steam-powered mechanical equipment to replace manual coal digging, in that case, we don't need too many people gone."

Uh, of course Peng Bin knew it too.

Because Taichang had specifically discussed this coal mining equipment with him when he was prospecting for ore veins.

However, machinery is not his specialty, and he really can't think of any mechanical equipment for mining coal.

Hearing Taichang's words, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and said: "The emperor forgives the crime, I really don't understand machinery, I'm afraid I have to come to Master Song for this."

Seeing his appearance, Taichang couldn't help but reached out and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Yan Ru, I know that your specialty is in construction and water conservancy. It is impossible for a human to know everything. It's normal for you to not understand machinery. Leave it to Chang Geng, I have ordered people to pick up Chang Geng."

Hearing this, Peng Bin couldn't help being surprised and said, "Your Majesty, isn't Master Song building a train factory in the capital of Eastern Yin? If he comes over, won't it stop there?"

Taichang smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, it won't stop over there. The train factory over there has already been built, and the precision parts such as the steam engine are all processed and shipped over from Wubei City. You need to make some simple parts, and then assemble them. For such a simple job, it is enough to have a few directors of the Ministry of Industry over there to supervise the work."

It turned out to be the case.

Peng Bin himself is an official of the Ministry of Works, so he naturally knows the capabilities of the current head of the Ministry of Works. As long as the head of the Ministry of Works has been in charge of building trains, he can easily do this job.

It seems a little redundant for him to ask this question, can the emperor just randomly transfer people here without thinking carefully?
These days, he was probably a little too excited because he discovered this huge mineral vein, and he was talking nonsense in front of the emperor.

Thinking of this, he hastily cupped his hands and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, I am a little talkative."

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help smiling and said: "What's the matter, don't you know my temper?

Everyone chatting in private is not always thinking about what to say.

However, we really don't have time to chat right now.

Let's not talk about these for now, you should hurry up and plan, first build the port and the residences of more than [-] people here.

We have to organize people to dig some coal here and transport it to New Liaoyang City. Otherwise, Chang Geng doesn’t even have the coal to make iron, so how can we develop coal mining machinery?
By the way, you still have to arrange for someone to lead the guards in New Liaoyang City to renovate the work sheds after the civilians of Dongqi and Xiqi were moved out, and turn them into iron-making workshops and foundry workshops, otherwise even if there is coal and There is no place to smelt and cast iron ore. "

Well, there are indeed a lot of things at the moment.

Peng Bin thought about it carefully, and then asked: "Your Majesty, how long will it take for Mr. Song to come?"

Taichang reckoned: "I sent a fast boat to take the Xinliao River to Suda City, and then ordered people to go from Suda City to the capital of Eastern Yin to inform Chang Geng to come. Calculating the time, it is estimated that Chang Geng will be here in about a month."

a month?

Peng Bin calculated carefully, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are not enough manpower here. After all, most of the Apache tribe's young and strong are still fighting with the Cherokee tribe at this moment. I'm afraid Liyang City Ten thousand young and strong people can't get together, and most of them are novices who have never built ports and residences. With such a small number of people, the port and docks can be built in a month, and the residences may not be built. Finish."

This is indeed a problem.

Taichang thought for a while, and then said decisively: "If this is not the case, call back most of the prospectors, anyway, there are too many mines to dig at the moment, and it is enough to leave a thousand people on each road to explore slowly. In this way, there will be [-] more soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion, and it should be faster for them to bring the young and strong of Liyang City to build the port and residences?"

The soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion are naturally much stronger than those novices.

Peng Bin nodded again and again: "The emperor is wise, this way can at least double the speed."

Taichang nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said: "That's all right, hurry up and call people over, and prepare to start work."

Peng Bin originally thought of building small townhouses similar to those in South Lakota City for the common people in Liyang City, but he never thought that when he told others about his idea, they unanimously requested to build new work sheds like that in Liaoyang City !

There's no way, they're all used to living in that kind of work shed, and the weather is still hot now, living in that kind of ventilated work shed is the most comfortable for them.

As for what to do in winter, they will naturally find a way.

It is easy to build this shed. Everyone is an expert at digging the foundation and upside down columns. Moreover, more than [-] people here can build [-] large sheds.

Tens of thousands of people worked hard for three days, and even the pillars of all the work sheds were downturned.

This time, there is basically no need to take care of the work shed, as long as the columns are dry, the beams are installed, the eaves are erected, and the tiles are covered.

The old, young, women and children of the Apache tribe also learned to prepare timber, tiles, and bricks. There are even a lot of tools and mud pits in Xin Liaoyang City. Ready, just pull it over.

The two sides were busy, and in less than 20 days, the port and residences of Liyang City were actually built.

Of course, Liyang City has only built [-] large sheds at this moment, and the construction of the city wall has not yet started.

However, with this port, wharf and large work shed, more than [-] ordinary people can move here and prepare to start mining coal.

(End of this chapter)