Chapter 543 Shi Lu’s Trouble
Due to technical problems in the train dispatching process, the current train density on this railway line is still difficult to achieve the freight level originally designed by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Transport. Although this situation is caused by many reasons, the responsibility does not lie with a certain person. He is the head of a department, but as the official in charge of Changqulu Industrial Zone, the pressure of steel production is really on Qiao Zhiya. You must know that the main criterion for the Executive Committee to consider whether he has fulfilled his duties in this position is steel production. As for other people's livelihood, public security, production safety, etc., those are secondary issues.
However, secondary issues cannot be easily ignored. While Qiao Zhiya was still racking his brains for arranging railway trains, some situations also occurred on the construction site of Shilu Iron Mine.
Qiao Zhiya hurried to the mine after receiving a phone call from Tian Yeyou. Just half a month after the start of mining, a landslide occurred in Pit No. 1, burying workers working at the bottom of the pit. The number of casualties is still unknown. . For Qiao Zhiya, this is simply a leak in the house and it rains all night. Before the railway capacity problem has been solved, new troubles arise at the source of production here.
Qiao Zhiya's office is not far from the mining area, just over a hillside. When he arrived here, he happened to see a group of disgraced workers withdrawing from the work area, including many injured people with head injuries and bleeding bleeding, who were being carried out on stretchers.
Qiao Zhiya stopped a foreman he recognized and asked: "Where is the field and mine manager?"
"Report to the chief, Director Tian went down to the mine to check the situation." The foreman responded with some fear.
"Hurry up and call him up!" Qiao Zhiya said anxiously: "The mine just collapsed, what if something happens again!"
The foreman responded and trotted all the way to find Tian Yeyou. The mining method here in Shilu is the same as that of Tiandu Iron Mine, which is open-pit mining. The mine pit is continuously expanded and dug in a spiral mining method. This method is certainly much less dangerous than tunnel mining, but it does not mean that it is much safer. Collapses and landslides are common mining disasters that occur in such mines, but I don’t know how many there are this time. The unfortunate guy was buried underneath.
Not long after, Tian Yeyou came up from the mine. He did not forget to put on the safety helmet he brought from before the time travel, as well as the pair of Mechanix full-finger protective gloves that Qiao Zhiya gave him.
"Old Tian, have you forgotten how valuable your own life is? The executive committee has repeatedly emphasized that in any situation, your own safety should be considered first. How dare you go down into the pit? Who will bear the blame if something goes wrong?" Qiao Zhiya took a look. When Tian Yeyou arrived, he couldn't help but complain to him first.
How many workers died in the pit was a minor issue for the executive committee, but if something happened to the time traveler, it would really be a major liability accident. In the three years since time travel, although several people have died due to various illnesses, there has never been a precedent of a time traveler dying from a production safety accident. Moreover, Tian Yeyou is now the number one expert among the few professionals in the mining department. His value to Haihan cannot be compared with that of cheap labor. If something happens to Tian Yeyou, it can be said that Haihan's mining industry will be negatively affected in the next few decades. This is why Qiao Zhiya is so nervous about him.
Tian Yeyou waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I didn't go down to the bottom of the pit, nor did I go down from the landslide. I looked at the situation below and was called up."
"How is the situation now? How many casualties are there?" After confirming that Tian Yeyou was safe, Qiao Zhiya asked the real question.
"When the accident happened, a total of three teams were carrying out mining operations below. Some injured people ran out after the landslide. According to the statistics of survivors, there are about 33 people buried below." Tian Yeyou sighed. Said: "Judging from the situation of the landslide, there should be no survivors. There are more than a dozen injured, and some of them had their hands and feet broken by rocks rolling down. The medical conditions here may not be able to support them." Gotta get there.”
"What was the cause of the accident?" Qiao Zhiya breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the casualties. This number was basically within a controllable range, which would not affect future mine production, nor would it reach the level required by the Executive Committee. Difficulty communicating. Of course, the most important thing is that the laborers who died at the bottom of the pit were all working in the hard labor camp, and were not informally naturalized naturalized people, and their value was not the same.
"It's probably related to the rainfall in the past few days." Tian Yeyou explained: "After the surface soil here was excavated, the bottom was filled with gravel. Once it was soaked by rain, the stability was very low. I heard from the escaped workers, At that time, a mine truck collapsed a section of the road at the top of the pit, which caused a chain reaction. When the earth and stone slid to the bottom of the pit, it was no longer beyond the capabilities of human beings.”
"How long will the production of Mine No. 1 be interrupted?" This question is what Qiao Zhiya really cares about.
"That's why I specially called you over to see the scene." Tian Yeyou gestured and said, "Come with me to the edge of the mine to see the situation."
Qiao Zhiya followed Tian Yeyou to the edge of the mine. It could be clearly seen that there were no circles of mine car conveying channels on one side of the mine. Instead, they were replaced by a slope formed by gravel, leading to the bottom of the mine. Since there is currently no steam-powered ore transport truck installed in Shilu like the Tiandu Iron Mine, for the time being, we can only use a more primitive method, with a cart pulled by animal power to go around the circular road on the wall of the mine. . Once the landslide buries the road, it will be impossible to transport the ore from the lower part of the mine.
"It will take at least three to five working days to re-excavate the transportation channel." Tian Yeyou pointed to the mine and gave a timetable: "Of course, this is if everything goes well. If it continues to rain in the past few days, it is difficult to guarantee that it will The next landslide will not occur during construction.”
"That means we will lose almost half of our production capacity during this period?" Qiao Zhiya couldn't help but frown: "It's a small matter for us to be delayed for a few days, but the impact on Changhua will be huge. "The coal-iron composite industrial base designed by the Ministry of Industry takes full consideration of the distribution of raw materials and energy. The coal produced in Annan Black Tu Port and the iron ore produced in Shilu are concentrated in the Changhua area, and then steel is produced. Changhua has built several blast furnaces for iron and steelmaking as well as a large number of charcoal kilns in advance since last year, and has already started on-the-job training for industrial workers.
After the Shilu Iron Mine here came into operation, the furnaces in Changhua began to operate day and night. If these furnaces for making iron and steel are shut down due to interruption in the supply of raw materials, it will be a huge waste of financial, human and material resources for the metallurgical department. Currently in charge of the work in Changhua is Liu Xingli from the Ministry of Industry. Haihan is currently the most skilled metallurgical expert, and he is also a very strict person. Qiao Zhiya has a headache when she thinks of how seriously he checks the ore supply with her every week. One or two tons of ore is like cutting off his flesh. If the supply is reduced by half, will this guy take a train to the Shilu Mining Area to tear himself apart?
Of course, it is a trivial matter whether Liu Xingli will get angry because of this. If it really affects the production arrangements of the metallurgical department in Changhua, then Qiao Zhiya and Tian Yeyou may not have an easy time when they return to Sanya to report on their work next time. .
Qiao Zhiya shook his head and said without waiting for Tian Yeyou's answer: "This won't work. Time is too slow. Production must be resumed as soon as possible. Is there any other way?"
Tian Yeyou spread his hands and said: "We don't have any construction machinery available now. The only solution is manpower. If you want to be fast, you can only invest more manpower. Now there are only about 300 workers left in the No. 1 mine. Every day You should know how many square meters of earth and rocks you can dig.”
Qiao Zhiya frowned and thought for a while, then responded: "I will assign another five hundred people to you, working in three shifts, don't stop work at night, and get this place taken care of as soon as possible!"
The number of hard laborers employed in the Changfulu construction project has been at least three to four thousand, and the elimination rate has remained at an astonishing 20%. On average, one out of every five people is buried on this land. The total number of hard labor camp workers currently deployed in the two pits of Shilu Iron Mine is about a thousand. Qiao Zhiya now wants to transfer people, so he can only find a way from other construction sites, dig the east wall to make up for the west wall, and start with the iron mine. Let’s talk about it after the problem is solved.
"If you give me another five hundred people, the construction period should be shortened by half." Tian Yeyou nodded and said, "I will keep an eye on it."
"Don't make any more mistakes. Five hundred people is the upper limit. If something happens again, I won't be able to find another five hundred people to fill the hole." Qiao Zhiya couldn't hide the fatigue on his face. The transfer of these five hundred people will inevitably affect the progress of projects in other places under his rule, and inevitably others will come to him to complain and argue.
In Danzhou, a hundred miles north of Shilu, the new local administrator Zhang Xin's life was much better than Qiao Zhiya. As the former director of the Residential Office in Danzhou, Zhang Xin's stay in Danzhou was not too short. He had a clear understanding of the relationship between people, things and things in the place, and was prepared in advance. After Haihan took over the place, he quickly Getting started soon.
Danzhou's losses during the "pirate" occupation can be said to be the largest among the states and counties in Qiongbei. This not only refers to the casualties caused by the pirate army during the siege of the city, but also the people and property plundered by the pirate army after Danzhou was captured. Of course, one thing that most residents in the city feel very lucky is that not long after the fall of Danzhou, the Haihan militia quickly arrived to regain the city and drive away those vicious pirates.
The Haihan militia that took over the place immediately announced the authorization letter from the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Qiongzhou Prefecture, and issued a notice to stabilize the people. Before the local government agencies that were destroyed by the war resume normal operations, Danzhou will be managed by the Haihan temporary agency. , and the exercise of various administrative powers. If there are people who cannot accept this, they can go to Fucheng to appeal on their own. Of course, what will happen if someone goes to Fucheng to appeal? The notice does not point out what will happen, and it is just waiting for restless people to jump out and throw themselves into the trap.
As the city in Qiongbei that was most deeply infiltrated by Haihan, the Resident Office under Zhang Xin had already removed some local people in Danzhou who were deeply prejudiced or even hostile to Haihan even before the implementation of the "Prairie Fire Plan". The personnel list was handed over to Sanya. When the pirates captured Danzhou, they used various excuses to purge these people, and by the way, their property was also confiscated.
After the militia army regained Danzhou, it was difficult for the local people to hear any opposition to Haihan. Even the gentry in Danzhou acquiesced to Haihan's temporary takeover of local government affairs.
For the ordinary people in Danzhou, the way of life has not changed much since the Haihan people took over the place. They still do whatever they have to do. It’s just that when something happens, they no longer need to go to the state government to file a lawsuit. The civil officials of the Han Dynasty came to administer justice.
The ones who really felt the pain were some large local landowners in Danzhou. They were quickly interviewed one by one by the interim management committee, and the content was very consistent, that is, to hand over the land in their hands. Of course, this kind of delivery is still paid. The interim management committee does not intend to seize their land by force, but the price offered by the Haihan people is indeed difficult to satisfy them.
The Haihan people also proposed another solution, which is for the landlords to treat the land as shares and hand it over to Haihan for management, and they will simply enjoy the annual dividends as shareholders. Although this method of income is not as good as the harvest they used to hire long-term tenants to grow crops, it is better than having to worry about it. If there is enough land, the income will be enough to feed and clothe the family. Moreover, Haihan people promise to ensure harvests despite droughts and floods, and the risks are much smaller than operating by themselves. The only disadvantage is that they have to give up the right to control the land, which means that they will only have nominal ownership. As for how the land will be used in the future, it is no longer something they can intervene in.
Of course, not everyone will be satisfied with this kind of exchange terms. Due to the power of the Haihan people, most small landowners have no choice but to accept it. At least the Haihan people have promised that they can join the Haihan native place at any time, and at least they have a way out of starvation. . Anyway, everyone knows that as long as you become a Haihan citizen, you no longer need to worry about basic survival needs such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. Haihan people will naturally take care of them one by one. Some landlords and gentry who own a lot of land are not very satisfied with this arrangement. After all, changes in the way the land is managed will have a much greater impact on their income than those of small landowners.
It’s not that no one tried to resist the Haihan people’s land policy with force, but these people often ignored a very simple fact – they couldn’t even stop the pirates, so how could they stop the Haihan militia who had beaten away the pirates?
(End of chapter)