A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 139 Road Construction

Qiqi was carried down the mountain by Zhou Jingze again. They soon returned to Fuxiangju. Zhou Jingze went to the government office to deal with some matters.

Qiqi and Master entered the room and then the space. The nurse was cleaning the main hall. When she saw Qiqi and Yunjizi come in, she served them food and went to the dining room to eat together.

"Master, as you can see, this mine is indeed rich in gold. It must have been thousands of years old to have accumulated so much gold. If we continue mining like they do, the mine will easily collapse. We need to build a mining rack to support the top. We also need to remove all the sand and gravel where there is sand and gravel. We can also use mining machines to mine faster."

"Qiqi, you mean the large excavators and bulldozers that you can use for mining. I think this cave is not deep. If we dig it all up, there may be gold nuggets on it. And then we can crush the gravel without gold nuggets into stone powder. It's a great way to kill two birds with one stone. But it's not easy to transport it out." Yun Jizi said.

"Master, I put the excavator and bulldozer at the foot of the mountain and built a road. The project is a bit big, so we will lay sand on it and the road will be easier to walk on." Qiqi said.

A few days later, the emperor sent a large number of soldiers, led by Wu Yueming from the engineering team to serve as the general manager and prefect of the mine.

Wu Yueming arrived at the government office and first met with the prince. He gave the prince the emperor's order, and the prince had the secret guard tell the new prefect Wu Yueming about the events of the trial and the confessions in the past few days.

A large amount of gold, gold bars, and other items were found in the government office. The prefect's entire family, his brother's family, and the martial artist were all imprisoned and executed in the autumn.

Qiqi ordered the secret guards to transfer excavator and bulldozer operators from the coal mine to Wulian Mountain to help with the road construction. This would give the new prefect, Wu, an explanation. If questioned, they would claim the machines were purchased from peddlers.

Qiqi had the secret guards rent a large courtyard in a village at the foot of the mountain. This courtyard would be useful for future trips, providing a place for those coming down the mountain to stay. Two excavators and two bulldozers were placed in the courtyard. Qiqi also left a large amount of diesel fuel in the house.

A few days later, the mine sent six young men who knew how to operate excavators. They were so excited to see the new machines that they climbed aboard and drove them around a few times. They were beaming with joy. They could finally drive new machines again.

Led by the secret guards, they arrived, along with Magistrate Wu and his soldiers. Zhou Jingze, Qiqi, and Yun Jizi also arrived in carriages at the foot of the mountain. They had arrived at the road construction site Qiqi had planned. Qiqi drew a map, and they began working, bulldozing the earth and building the road. The secret guards also set off firecrackers Qiqi had given them. The sound of the firecrackers signaled the official expropriation of the mine by the royal family.

In just a few days, several kilometers of road were built and mining began on the mountain, so road construction and mining were carried out at the same time.

Qiqi drew a diagram of how to set up the support and gave it to Zhou Jingze. Zhou Jingze asked the guards to personally demonstrate and help the soldiers who were mining.

Qiqi talked to Wang Yunchao, who also knew that illegal mining was a capital offense. Qiqi asked them to make amends and help the government to open a mine. This way, they could save their lives, have a job in the future, and earn money to marry a wife.

They knew they were saved, and they kowtowed to Qiqi until their heads bled. Qiqi didn't stop them. This was also saving their lives.

Qiqi quickly consulted the prefect about the matter. Wang Yunchao and his men had been mining for a year and were experienced. Keeping them would be helpful to the new soldiers.

Magistrate Wu obeyed the Crown Princess' orders. He was stunned when he saw the large machines. They could still run and work; one machine could do the work of many soldiers. The soldiers had never seen these machines before. They gathered around to see them in wonder.

When the prefect saw that the machine was quickly pushed out, he admired the prince and princess even more.

The prefect went up the mountain again and saw the glittering gold in the mine. He exclaimed, "The Great Zhou Kingdom has finally become wealthy. We no longer have to worry about being bullied by other countries. We have enough money to buy weapons and equipment."

The prefect knelt down and kowtowed several times towards the imperial city. He thanked Heaven, the Emperor, the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess. Prefect Wu had simple houses built on the mountain and several caves dug there to temporarily house the soldiers.

Qiqi took out a large number of quilts from the supermarket at the medical base and gave them to Zhou Jingze, who ordered them to carry them up the mountain to serve as bedding for the soldiers. Qiqi also brought out a large number of plastic basins for the soldiers to wash their clothes and faces. Qiqi noticed a stream at the foot of the mountain, which could provide them with drinking water and washing.

Magistrate Wu also released Wang Yunchao and the others. He asked them to go into the mountains to mine and see how they performed. When they arrived at the mining area, the manager had already been notified.

The manager assigned them accommodations. They all had brand new quilts and beds with mattress pads. Although simple, they were much better than sleeping on rocks. First of all, the cold wasn't cold anymore. The quilts were new to them and incredibly warm. They hugged each other excitedly.

"Brother Yunchao, can we all live like this in the future? We don't have to be sentenced. We don't have to die."

Wang Yunchao nodded heavily, grateful to Qiqi and the others. "That's great, brother. You don't know how scared I was in prison, afraid I'd die and not be able to explain myself to my deceased parents. This way, I have hope. Maybe I can get married and leave offspring, and even if I die, I can explain myself to my parents." He squatted down and burst into tears.

Several fellow villagers also shed tears. Wang Yunchao went over and hugged him to offer his comfort. He himself hadn't expected to survive.

The person in charge assigned them tasks and sought Wang Yunchao's opinion. He showed him the blueprint of the bracket that Qiqi had drawn. Wang Yunchao praised it highly. "Excellent! According to this blueprint, even the deepest hole can produce gold."

The manager gathered all the miners together, introduced Wang Yunchao and his group, and divided them into several groups. He appointed Wang Yunchao as their group leader, and the others as squad leaders. Wang Yunchao was experienced, and he knew that where he told them not to dig, they couldn't dig, lest the mine collapse and bury them.

The soldiers working the mines all shouted in unison. "Understood, Boss. We'll follow our leader."

Thanks to Wang Yunchao's participation, they avoided many accidents. But that's all for later. Soon they unearthed a batch of gold. The prefect saw several kilograms of gold nuggets and was so happy that he lost his prefectural image. Just then, the prince and Qiqi arrived outside the mine.

"Crown Prince, Crown Princess, look at all these gold nuggets! Keep digging. Our Great Zhou will become rich. There will be hope. I, an old minister, thank you, Crown Prince and Crown Princess, for bringing wealth to the Great Zhou. The prosperity of the Great Zhou is just around the corner. I thank the Emperor for his wisdom in choosing a wise crown prince for us."