The stone was dark all over and there was a luster on the side. Qian Xiaoxing pinched it with his hands and also drenched a lot of black powder on his fingers.

Sima Chuchu came over and looked at it and asked, "What kind of stone is this?"

"This may be coal, which can be burned." Qian Xiaoxing guessed.

Sima Chuchu asked without comment: "Can stones burn?"

"Let's burn it for you later." Qian Xiaoxing looked at it. There was a hillside in front of him. The stone was probably rolling down from the top. After climbing up, he knocked on the wall and fell a lot of black stones. Qian Xiaoxing and Sima Chuchu picked up a few pieces from their hands and walked back to the original road. Seeing that there were already soldiers from the guards and company looking for them at the intersection, everyone should be more cautious about road blindness like Qian Xiaoxing.

Under everyone's leadership, Qian Xiaoxing returned to his original place and saw the bonfire still burning and threw the stone in. Hu Suoyuan asked in confusion when he saw it: "Chief of Staff, are you going to roast the stones?"

"Your stones can be eaten, look at them well." Qian Xiaoxing cursed.

Everyone also opened their eyes wide and looked at the stones in the fire. After burning for a long time, they had no reaction. Sima Chuchu couldn't help but smile and said, "I also said that the stones can also burn. I think you have a broken brain."

Qian Xiaoxing scratched his head in confusion. Did he misunderstand these stones were not coal? But they were no different from modern coal. After thinking for a while, he said, "Maybe the temperature is too low and it can't be burned. Add some firewood to me and fan it hard!"

The soldiers of the guard company started as Qian Xiaoxing asked. The wind blew into the bonfire, and the bonfire suddenly started to burn, and the middle burned red. Seeing the black stone gradually turning red, Qian Xiaoxing shouted: "Look, it's burning!"

Ling Yi was also staring at it. It was indeed the stone had turned red. But he asked: "Brother-in-law, is this the reason for firewood? Can firewood still be burned after it is removed?"

"After lighting, the coal can be burned by itself." Qian Xiaoxing asked someone to pick up the coals and pile them together, but they were still burning.

Ling Yi said in surprise: "Wow, stones can burn, they are so amazing."

Qian Xiaoxing couldn't help but say excitedly: "This is coal. I didn't expect there would be an open-pit coal mine here. In the future, steel, iron, fire and cooking will be used. This is a big treasure."

Ling Yi said happily: "Really, it seems that he has made money again."

"Hu Suoyuan, please record the location here and arrange excavation at that time." Qian Xiaoxing said that, after lunch with everyone, he found a way out to Yubi City.

With the help of the compass and maps, everyone finally found the main road and arrived at Yubi City at around 3:00 in the afternoon.

From a distance, Qian Xiaoxing saw that Yubi City was not big, and the city walls were also broken and old. Sima Chuchu had been stationed in Yubi City before, so he was naturally familiar with it and led everyone into the city.

While riding a horse on the street in the city, Qian Xiaoxing saw that the people's houses were dilapidated. It was indeed a relatively poor city. However, there was an open-pit coal mine next to the city that didn't know how to use it. It was like guarding the golden rice bowl and having to go to beg for food. That was a pity.

When the people saw a stranger coming, they stopped to watch. Suddenly someone shouted: "It's General Qian, General Qian of the Siguo is here!"

These people were forced to attack the city by the Hu army, but later rescued by Qian Xiaoxing to Qingyu City. Naturally, they had seen Qian Xiaoxing, and everyone surrounded him when they heard it.

It was the old man I had seen in Qingyu City last time. He came to Qian Xiaoxing and said, "General Qian came to our Yubi City, which really made the Yubi City shining brightly, making everyone very happy."

Qian Xiaoxing greeted everyone with a smile and said, "I said that as a commoner in our company, you should make you eat delicious food and fill. Today I am here to fulfill my promise."

After hearing this, the old man refused and said, "General Qian, we can all support ourselves, and we don't need Si Jun to distribute food to us."

"It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. I am not giving you food, but a way to make you rich." Qian Xiaoxing replied.

The people asked one after another, "What's the way?"

Qian Xiaoxing and Ling Yi discussed it for a while, and then said to everyone: "I am going to open a coal mine here. Are there many black stones near you?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, we have it around the city. Is this stone useful?"

"Of course it's useful. This stone can be burned. Let's settle it first and we will make detailed plans tomorrow." Qian Xiaoxing replied.

Qian Xiaoxing and his group arrived at the county government office in Yubi City. The county government office was also in pieces. After settling down, everyone took a short rest.

Qian Xiaoxing heard the noisy voices outside and walked out of the county government and saw that the people were gathering here. The old man walked up and said, "General Qian, the people of Yubi City are very happy to come to us. They also remember General Qian's life-saving grace. We have nothing to repay. These are the wishes of the people. General Qian should not be too little, please accept them."

Qian Xiaoxing glanced over and saw that the people were holding chickens, ducks, bacon and other items, and someone was holding goats. He said to everyone: "I have taken your wishes. Our army has good food and often has meat to eat. You should take these back and eat them yourself."

After hearing this, the people shook their heads one after another, and the old man advised: "General Qian, you saved us and gave me food. We are all real people. Whoever treats us well will be nice to him. If you don't want these things, you will make everyone sad."

"This..." Qian Xiaoxing didn't know what to do, and the people shouted: "General Qian, please accept it."

Ling Yi and Sima Chuchu also walked out. Ling Yi looked at the people and said to Qian Xiaoxing: "Public opinion cannot be violated. Brother-in-law, you should accept it."

Sima Chuchu said to Qian Xiaoxing softly: "I am usually very smart, but now I am stupid. You can't accept it, and then I will exchange it for money to return it to them."

"I thought of it a long time ago, and I want you to say it." Qian Xiaoxing glanced at Sima Chuchu, and then said to the people: "Okay, I will accept it, but our Si Jun has regulations that whenever we accept the people's things, we must record the names of the people. You all come and register, Chuchu, this matter will be left to you."

"Hmph, you will be able to call people." Sima Chuchu agreed helplessly.

The people handed over the things one after another, and piled up into a pile. Looking at the pile of chicken, duck, fish and meat, Qian Xiaoxing was not polite, so he asked the guards to kill even the soldiers and had a good meal.

After resting for a night, Qian Xiaoxing and Ling Yi found the old man and asked, "What is the salary of a strong laborer here who works for you? "

The old man replied: "It's usually fifty or sixty cents."

Qian Xiaoxing calculated that it was only about 30 yuan, which was still quite low, so he replied: "Digging coal is a heavy physical job, so I will give you three times the salary!"

Ling Yi also said: "At that time, many wooden track lanes will be built here. Once they are dug, I will send someone to transport them."
Chapter completed!