Chapter 138 Truth 2

After listening to Zhou Maocai's explanation, Wang Weidong did not turn around and left immediately. He smiled and said to Zhou Maocai: "You must be over fifty years old. I'll call you Uncle Zhou. Can the two of us go out to find a restaurant? I'll invite you to sit down."

Come down and talk slowly?"

The two of them came to a restaurant in the mine. It was noon and there were a lot of people eating in the restaurant. Almost all of them were captains of the coal mine and people from the department.

Seeing Zhou Maocai come in with a young man, many people who knew Zhou Maocai greeted him one after another.

Wang Weidong found an empty table in the corner and the two of them sat down.

There was a small blackboard on the wall with the menu and prices written in chalk. Wang Weidong pointed at the small blackboard and said: "Uncle Zhou, order whatever you want, don't be polite to me!"

Zhou Maocai is a thin-skinned person. He ordered four hot and cold dishes, which were nothing more than eggs, meat and stir-fried bean sprouts. Wang Weidong added a chicken stewed with mushrooms and pork belly, cabbage and frozen tofu soup.

While waiting for the food to be served, Wang Weidong first introduced himself and briefly told what he had done since he was an educated youth until now.

Then Wang Weidong asked Zhou Maocai: "Uncle Zhou, which school did you graduate from?"

"Fushun Coal School" Zhou Maocai replied.

Fushun Coal School can be traced back to the coal school established in Fushun during the Riben rule in the Northeast. Not many people outside the coal system know about this school, but many old coal people know it because this school has trained the first

They represent Chinese coal technicians, who are distributed in coal mines all over China.

"Are you still a technician when you retire?" Wang Weidong asked softly.

Zhou Maocai said with a face of shame: "Yes, I didn't do it well."

It is rare for someone like Zhou Maocai to graduate and work as a technician in a coal mine, and then retire as a technician. That is, in terms of seniority, being a department-level cadre is a small job. Normally, one should reach the level of deputy general manager of a coal mine, become a chief engineer, or enter the mining industry.

It is also normal for the bureau to be the chief engineer or deputy chief engineer.

"How much did Shi Guozheng and the others give you per month when they invited you to Tuanjie Coal Mine?" Wang Weidong then asked.

"One hundred and fifty yuan," Zhou Maocai replied.

"Uncle Zhou, if you do me this favor, I will give it to you if Shi Guozheng and Shi Dali don't give it! You first tell me about the actual situation of Tuanjie Coal Mine that you know." Wang Weidong said.

"The state is also very strict on township coal mines. At the beginning, Shi Guozheng and others also looked for mine designs from the Mining Bureau, otherwise it would be impossible for them to open the mine. If you go to the coal mine and take a look, the two inclined shafts and the exhaust system are very

Standard, but then they started to mess around. In order to make money as quickly as possible, they only care about their own eyes. They will pick wherever the coal is good and wherever it is easy to pick. I have persuaded them many times, but they don’t listen at all. They think I am an eyesore and refuse to give.

My salary has a lot to do with this matter." Zhou Maocai said.

"But yesterday I went to the coal mine and saw that the coal mine is still producing coal continuously." Wang Weidong asked puzzledly.

"During coal mining, for safety reasons, certain protective coal pillars must be left to play a supporting role. They are now mining these protective coal pillars. This is something that can only be done at the end of coal mining. But Tuanjie Coal Mine has been doing this for just two years.

Damn it!" Zhou Maocai said angrily.

"Now they are looking for your cooperation to transfer the coal mine to you. Be careful if you throw a lot of money into it and you may not get it back. In the end, they may put the responsibility on you!" Zhou Maocai warned.

"So I can't work in this coal mine?" Wang Weidong asked.

Zhou Maocai shook his head.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou. Since this is the case, I don't have to go back to Tuanjie Village. I didn't bring that much money with me today. I will come again tomorrow. I will give you the wages Shi Guozheng and the others owe you!" Wang Weidong picked up the wine glass and said.

Zhou Maocai finished his glass of wine and was silent. The young man in front of him was very angry. He just did such a small thing and Wang Weidong said that he would pay him the wages owed to Tuanjie Coal Mine.

"Actually - actually Tuanjie Coal Mine is not without coal. There are still nearly 200,000 tons of geological reserves left." Zhou Maocai said.

He put a pair of chopsticks on the table.

"There is a large fault that traverses the entire mining area from southeast to northwest, which is at least hundreds of kilometers long. The fault passes through Datonggou Coal Mine and the underground coal seam of Tuanjie Coal Mine. There are 200,000 tons of coal in that triangle area," Zhou Maocai said.

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"Since there is still coal and stone underground, why don't they mine it?" Wang Weidong asked in confusion.

"This fault fracture zone is very long, and it is very difficult to pass through it. If you just work to build money in it, if you don't produce coal, you will have no money. They are unwilling to do it, and they don't have the courage to do it." Zhou Maocai replied.

"People like Shi Guozheng will not let go of the interests they can see in front of them, and they will fight with anyone who fights with them! But those who cannot see it, even if you talk nonsense, they will not listen at all. This matter I

I told Shi Guozheng and Shi Dali to draw a picture and explain it to them, but people like them don't believe in technology at all!" Zhou Maocai said angrily.

"What needs to be done to cross the fault?" Wang Weidong asked.

“During the mining process of Da Tong Gou Coal Mine, the excavation team crossed this fault twice. The crushing zone is more than 100 meters long. The mud and water in the crushing zone are difficult to handle. The excavation speed is very slow. The pressure on the roof and both sides of the tunnel is very high.

It’s so big that even the bottom plate bulges upward, which can be said to be receiving force from all sides!” Zhou Maocai said.

"The tunnel is more than 100 meters long, and the material and labor costs are very high, and it is not like digging a hole in the coal seam to extract coal. This kind of excavation only throws money in, and it costs tens of thousands. Shi Guozheng is like this

It’s impossible for a short-sighted person to do this,” Zhou Maocai continued.

Wang Weidong rubbed his chin and said nothing for a long time. He believed that Zhou Maocai would not lie to him, but he was still not sure.

"Can you get a drawing for me to see?" Wang Weidong asked.

"The Tuanjie Coal Mine is right next to the Datonggou Coal Mine. If you want to see the drawings, I can think of a way, but you have to wait until tomorrow." Zhou Maocai replied.

"Okay, I will wait until tomorrow. After drinking, I will go to Hedong City to stay, and I will come back tomorrow." Wang Weidong said.

"No, there is a guest house in Da Tong Gou Coal Mine. You stay in the guest house today, and I will go to the guest house to find you tonight." Zhou Maocai said.

"Okay, Uncle Zhou will do as you say!" Wang Weidong said and picked up the wine glass again.

After drinking, Zhou Maocai took Wang Weidong to stay at the Datonggou Coal Mine Guest House, while he turned around and went to the production department of the coal mine.

At around five o'clock in the evening, Zhou Maocai came to the room where Wang Weidong lived in the guest house. After closing the door, he took out a folded blueprint and unfolded it on the bed. The light blue blueprint was as big as a desk.

Zhou Maocai pointed to the corner at the bottom of the drawing and said to Wang Weidong: "This side of the boundary of the mining area is the mining area of ​​Tuanjie Coal Mine. Do you see it? This long line is the fault I am talking about!"

Eight thousand today, ten thousand tomorrow
Chapter completed!