Looking at the straight road, Qian Yuanwai said to Shi Dalang: "It is really a skill to build a field business. In such a short time, such a road was built. Although it is not as wide as the road passed down from ancient times, it is flat but far away. Without such a road, it is really inconvenient for us to transport coal."

Shi Dalang said: "If iron smelting is used, coal must be used. If the road is not built, how can the iron supervisor dare to open the furnace? The imperial court will build roads and the official will benefit from it."

Ye County is a major transportation road between north and south. The Chidao built in the Qin Dynasty is still a 50-step wide road. The most important thing about this kind of road is military use, which is conducive to the passage of the army. The newly built coal transportation road has different purposes and different requirements. It is naturally far inferior to the Chidao than the width, but it is also close to thirty steps, which is equivalent to the six-lane in two-way direction in later generations. The most important thing is that it is flat and wide, and its quality is better than that of the Guandao.

After turning over the horse, Shi Dalang said, "This road is not simple. I heard that the Yingtianfu built an extremely large road roller, which drove through the road like a small hill, which was stronger than the ones that had been rammed. Now the machine is in the Iron Supervisor, and the road to the mine is being built."

Qian Manwai nodded repeatedly, did not answer, turned around to look at his convoy. He had ten large trucks, and he had transported coal here and prepared to transport it home to smelter. After two months of busyness, the iron furnace was finally built, and it was not delayed for a day. First, he was fined 700 guan by the yamen, and then borrowed 100 guan from He Manwai. Now Qian Manwai has a high debt. He cannot make money as soon as possible. He has to pay the land by the Li River to He Manwai and can never be redeemed.

Next to Qian Yuanwai's convoy is the convoy of the Iron Supervisor. According to the rules of canal transportation, the convoy of the Iron Supervisor also runs in an outline. Thirty large cars are a one-pointed plagiarism, and there are more than a dozen outlines a day.

Seeing the iron supervision convoy boarding the road, Qian said, "Dalang, our small business is to be ahead of the iron supervision, so let's go."

Shi Dalang said: "What's the matter with the help of the official? I've inquired about it. The iron supervisor's furnace has not been built, and now it's just a coal storage."

Mr. Qian nodded and suddenly asked, "Dalang, I saw that the coal pulled by the Iron Supervisor is different from ours, but what is the statement?"

Shi Dalang said disdainfully: "There is no rules for doing things in the yamen. The officers below who do not know how to smelify iron do it. The charcoal used to smelify iron must be hard, and they are all large pieces, otherwise the ore will sink below and the charcoal floats on it. How to smelify iron? Another thing is that the firepower must be strong, and there will be no residue after burning, and the iron refined can be pure. The charcoal we bought is the best. The cross section is like a mirror, with a large and hard block, and it will be smokeless and fire-free when burned, and there will be no residue. On the other hand, the coal in the Iron Supervision Bureau is just about cheap, like mud. How can it be used?"

Qian Yuanwai nodded repeatedly, not knowing whether what Shi Dalang said was right. But in theory, this should be the case. The Iron Supervisor actually bought good coal like its own, but the quantity was not large. I heard that it was burned as firewood when it went back.

In fact, Du Zhongxiao thought at first that good coal, such as anthracite, should be used to coking. Tao Shiqi collected various coal samples, but after he actually tried it, he realized that it was not the case. The coal that can be coking should be bituminous coal, a special type of coal. After trying it many times, he also had to use multiple coals to combine them.

Shi Dalang said it right. The characteristics he mentioned are the advantages of coke. However, using coal directly is that there are too many impurities, the second is that the hardness is not enough, and the temperature is still lower. These private small furnaces are actually unable to coke, and even if they know how the iron supervisor does it in the future, they will not be able to compete. Therefore, Du Zhongxiao left the money alone and lost all the money, and they will naturally be stable.

At night, Qian Yuanwai and his party were resting at the Junshui Post. This was the imperial station. Not to mention ordinary people like Qian Yuanwai, the railway trains transporting coal in the railway supervision were not qualified to enter the station. They could only stay in the civilian car shop next to the station.

The coachman hummed a little tune and picked up the black beans he brought to feed the horses. Mr. Qian said to the servant carrying a big pot: "It's not too late. Have you not been to the room here? Just stay in a room for the two of us."

The servant greeted him with a big smile: "Customer, we are a carriage shop, where do we get the upper room? This is the place where the coachman lives. You officials can go to the town not far away, where there is an inn."

Qian Yuanwai said unhappily: "I follow the convoy. If I walk a few more miles, there will be many inconveniences tomorrow."

The servant said, "Then there is nothing to do, the guest officer has to spend only one night."

Qian Manwai looked at Shi Dalang with displeasure. He went in and looked at the guest rooms of the Chema Shop. It was all big bunk shops. Not to mention here, the bedding inside smelled moldy. I don’t know how long it took to wash it, so how could I sleep?

The business that Chema Shop does is to pay attention to small profits but quick turnover, and there is basically no service in the store. Anyway, it is just a coachman who is on the road, and it will only be cheap at night. Not only is the living conditions simple, but the customers bring their own rice to buy firewood from the store, and the store only provides hot and cold water.

I went out of the carriage shop with Shi Dalang and saw the newly built iron prison carriage shop next to me. Qian said, "Dalang, how can I live in such a lush place? Let's go to the place where the iron prison rests there, give more money, and rest there."

Shi Dalang said: "Sir, when you go out, that's how it's the case. Why do you pay attention to so many places? How can you live for us by carriage and horse shops in the Iron Supervisor only live in their own people? Besides, there may not be much better there than here."

Qian Yuanwai was not willing to listen, so he pulled Shi Dalang and quickly walked outside the door of the Iron Supervision Carriage and Horse Shop.

When I entered the door, I saw a large yard with stables beside the walls, and hundreds of horses and mules were tied inside, which was very popular. Several large sheds were set up in the yard, with countless tables and chairs, and the grooms who were driving the car gathered inside, eating, drinking, and making noises.

There are more than 300 large coal transport trucks in the Iron and Steel Corps a day. If you stay in a hotel at the same time, the required places will be too big. According to the Iron and Steel Corps' plan, they are divided into schedules and time periods, and they are rushing here day and night. At this time, nearly 100 cars gathered in the carriage shop.

Mr. Qian walked around and saw no one he knew. He saw a hall at the main entrance and pulled Shi Dalang into it.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw someone sitting in the middle. I knew him. Qian Yuanwai was overjoyed and stepped forward and bowed: "Shen Jie, it turns out that you are escorting the car today. I haven't seen you for many days, how are you doing recently?"

Shen Jiexie was drinking with several subordinates, O'Gangjun generals. He looked up and saw that it was Qian Junwai, and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be a Junwai. I haven't seen each other for many days, and I miss you very much. Come and drink a glass of wine and talk some gossip."

Qian Man Wai felt reluctant, so he hurriedly pulled Shi Dalang, stepped forward to sue, and sat down at the table.

Shen Jiexie said: "Now the railway supervision has started transporting coal. The road is extremely prosperous. It is difficult to find inns and is inconvenient for pedestrians. Why did the official's outsourcing come?"

Qian Yuanwai said: "We explored iron ore here, which is a way of wealth. I invited Shi Dalang to come and opened a furnace to smelter iron."

Chen Jiejie smiled and said, "The official is indeed a person who does big things. No wonder he has made a lot of money over the years. Since the mines were discovered in the mountains, many of the official outsiders have opened furnaces nearby. However, most of the people from other places are in the area of ​​Qingliang Temple, and they opened furnaces along the mountain. There was originally a boundary of Wuyang County. They have only been placed at the Iron Prison in recent days. They thought there were room for drilling. They didn't expect that the iron Prison was imprisoned to log forests and burn charcoal. People patrol day and night, but those people were cheated. However, the official's family was nearby and occupied the light of this road, so they could buy charcoal."

Qian Yuanwai said: "That's true. Today I went to the mine to buy coal and rest here. But the carriage shop next to me was already full and had nowhere to rest. I came here to catch my luck and didn't want to encounter the festival level."

Chen Jiejia smiled: "If I weren't here today, the official's house would have to run for a free time. The Iron Supervisor built this carriage and horse shop, which was originally owned by his own carriage driver, and outsiders were not allowed to move in. However, in order to prevent rain and snow, the carriage and horse shops had free rooms, but there was a place to live."

Qian Yuanwai was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you for the holiday level."

Chen Jiejie waved his hand: "Don't thank me. This is not my own business. The official wants to live here, but the money must be paid as required."

Qian Yuanwai said: "This is a matter of duty. If you have a place to rest, it is already a low-level dough, so the store's money will naturally not be less."

Chen Jiejie nodded with a smile and said loudly: "Supervisor Huang, I am familiar with this Qianwai. If you have a free room, you can collect two for them."

A supervisor behind the counter came over, smiling. He saw Chen Jiewei winking at him and understood it. He said to Qian, "There are empty rooms, but the small ones cannot make decisions on the matter in the yamen. Daily money in the store is calculated separately."

Chen Jiejie waved his hand and said, "This Qian Man Wai is my old friend. I will use the food and drink with me. The supervisor should not charge any additional money."

Manager Huang said yes.

Qian Manwai said: "As long as the room is clean, it is nothing."

In fact, the chariot shops in the Iron Supervisor are not open to the public. According to the system formulated by Du Zhongxiao, the chariots and horses in the Iron Supervisor are preferred. If there are leftovers as empty rooms, outsiders can be allowed to stay. The store money is based on ordinary inns. However, now that it is now open, how can outsiders know the rules? The officials and servants below just think that this is not the case. Nowadays, inns are scarce. When outsiders come to live, they not only charge more money for the store, but also have to bear their favors.
Chapter completed!