Chapter 145 Mine Road
Lin Yan told Kuitu about his idea. Heitu was the person in charge of building the road this time.
Kurotsuchi thought about it for a while, nodded in agreement, and immediately arranged for someone to do it.
By early April, when the wheat in the fields was gradually turning yellow, road construction was coming to an end. Only the last section was left to be completed.
Everyone worked hard, and although they were exhausted every day, they were excited to see their results, adding a smooth section of road every day.
As long as this road is opened, it will be very convenient to get to the mine in the future.
In order to reward everyone, Kurotsuchi slaughtered all the dozen sheep that he bumped into yesterday and made soup and stew, adding fungi such as wood ear mushrooms. The smell will make people itch.
They also asked people to make noodles, and everyone was fed. They had a very rich meal that day.
While working on roads outside, they ate steamed buns most of the time. There were too many people and noodles were difficult to make. In the past few months, they could only eat one meal every ten days.
This time the road construction was in charge of food, and the government financed the purchase of flour, etc. Just feeding so many people for a few months was a huge expense.
As the person in charge, Kurotsuchi was shocked when he saw the budget. Therefore, he saved as much as he could when building roads. After all, there was no money in the budget.
Thinking that it would be completed in a few days, Kurotsuchi breathed a sigh of relief.
In mid-April, the wheat in the fields was ripe, and people in Sun City began to rush to harvest it.
This season's wheat is very important, related to everyone's food rations.
In order to build roads, last year's grain reserves were almost used up, and we were waiting for new wheat to come down.
Alan asked the remaining members of the military and those who could work in Sun City to go to the fields to harvest.
All fifteen rack trucks are in use, and you can see full rack trucks walking on the road at any time. Such a grand occasion brings smiles to the faces of both adults and children.
Just as the people in Sun City were busy scrambling to the end, the road builders went home.
On April 20th, Kurotsuchi led hundreds of people and carried tools back to Sun City. At this point, all the roads leading to the mine were opened and the wooden houses on the road were built.
Seeing the people working in the fields, they had no time to rest and joined the harvesting team. After being busy for several days, every family had to take back their wheat before they dared to rest in peace.
Every harvest is the most tiring time, with people working in the fields from dawn to dusk. But people are in a good mood, and the joy of the harvest can dispel all fatigue.
While everyone else was resting, Alan convened a meeting with people from the arbitration tribunal, and the topic was road construction.
As the person in charge, Kurotsuchi reported his work and met a pair of expectant eyes. He said slightly excitedly: "The road to the mine was completely built and it took eighty-five days. The total road length is 323 miles.
At the foot of the mine, fifteen wooden houses were built along the road, with a total cost of about 1,300 yuan, including labor, food money and the loss of various tools."
This figure alone shocked everyone. They had already expected that it would cost a lot of money, but they still underestimated the cost, which was several hundred yuan more than expected.
Seeing everyone's shock, Kurotsuchi said: "This money is well spent. Now the road has been built, trucks can pass, and people can walk easily. People who want to go to the mine can go together and see the outside world."
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"You're right, it's worth the money spent." Alan praised, "I even want to go there in person. Wait a minute, let's go and see the mine together. I called everyone here today just to let you all know about this visit.
The details of building the road, and then giving the road a name. This is the first major road leading to the outside that we Sun City people worked together to build, and it has a different meaning."
Mrs. Shui said quickly: "Why don't you give it a name? If you go to the mine, it's called Mining Road."
Others also agreed that it was indeed a good name, and you would know where it came from as soon as you heard it.
No one had any objections, and Alan said: "Okay, let's call it Mining Road. Tomorrow, put out a notice clearly stating the conditions of Mining Road and post it outside."
The road has a name, and Alan mentions mining again. Now that the road has been repaired, mining must be arranged.
The mines are managed by the Ministry of Materials and Resources. They are public resources and cannot be mined privately by individuals.
Minglan immediately said: "In that case, I think we should build houses and build walls in the mine. In the future, the mining people will also have a place to live, so they don't have to worry too much at night."
"This proposal is very good, I agree." Alan thinks this is feasible.
Baiyun said: "Transporting ore is cumbersome, so why not build an iron-making factory in the mine, and we will only transport the refined iron back."
Kurotsuchi was the first to agree: "This is the best way. The refined iron shipped back has less impurities. There is no need to haul some scraps back all the way."
After a few hours of meeting, the matter was discussed and everyone was in a good mood.
The mine matter is over, and we no longer have to worry about it.
Moreover, there was a bumper wheat harvest this season, and every family had a surplus of grain, which solved the problem of eating.
After the wheat was recovered, every household had no time to thresh, so they were busy plowing and preparing the land to sow the second season wheat at the end of April.
I am usually busy weeding and deworming the wheat fields to prevent them from being destroyed by birds and wild beasts. It can be said that I have no free time.
Since wheat was planted last year, no one is idle in every house. People can be seen busy in every field.
Lin Yan, who came back from road construction, slept hard for a whole day before feeling that his fatigue was gone.
Huahong looked at her distressedly, "In the past few months, I have become darker and thinner, and I look even thinner. My mother-in-law has made delicious food for you. Get up and eat it quickly. Take a good rest."
For this reason, Huahong also cut a few pieces of wild ginseng and put them into the soup, just to give Lin Yan a big meal.
There is nothing better than at home, where I can't eat well, sleep well, and have more worries. Hua Hong is often worried these days.
When the road was built, the family couldn't walk, so Hua Hong and Jin Zai didn't go.
The two of them were always worried about Lin Yan at home, and they didn't let go until they saw her come back intact.
Lin Yan looked at Hua Hong with a smile and said lazily: "Mom, I'll get up in a moment, you go and do your work first."
Huahong looked at her worriedly, "You haven't recovered yet? What's wrong with you?"
Lin Yan shook his head, "There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just lazy and don't want to get up. I'll get up to eat later. Don't worry, Mom. I'm really fine."
The road was repaired and a major event was solved. Lin Yan felt much more relaxed and felt as if a big stone had been lifted off his shoulders.
Hua Hong didn't persuade her anymore and went out to do some work.
Jin Zai was also preparing the ingredients in the kitchen. Seeing that Hua Hong was alone, he worriedly asked, "What's wrong with Lin Yan? Why don't you come to eat?"
Huahong shook his head, "It's okay, she's just lazy. Let her rest and get up when she's hungry. You said, she has a lot of things to worry about at such a young age. What's the point of working herself to death?
Woolen cloth."
Jin Zai smiled naively, "As long as she's happy."
The two of them chatted while working, mostly with Hua Hong and occasionally with Jin Zai.
Chapter completed!