Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

But now, there is really no place to live in the refugee camp, and every shack is packed.

In the half month after the beginning of winter, nearly ten thousand people arrived one after another, and this was even when the mine was full. The road construction team expanded from one team to five teams, and they continued to build the road in the east and west directions.

The Blackstone Guard Pier and the pier in front of the Qionglou Pavilion are almost completed.

The manager of the refugee camp was also an experienced person. He knew that most people would rather stay in the refugee camp than take advantage of a good opportunity. But of course they would not let anyone take advantage of them.

"Everyone, take your ID card. It has your own name on it. You will rely on it to get paid when you work. If you lose it, it will cost you five grand to get a replacement."

As soon as the word money was mentioned, everyone put the wooden signs in their hands into their inner pockets with a solemn look.

"This ID card is unique to each person and is kept for your records. It is best to learn your name and the number at the end. If you forget and lose it, you will not get paid."

The refugees immediately began to whisper to each other, the importance of this identity card was self-evident. And some people began to look around the crowd.

"For those of you who have bad intentions, I warn you first. You are not allowed to bring your ID cards. If you are suspected of stealing or claiming them by false pretenses, once discovered, you will be directly sent to the mine to work for three months without pay."

Although the steward had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold. He hated things that disrupted the rules. "If you want to survive, then keep your neck down and remember the rules."

Those who had some complaints about the arrangement of learning to read at night suddenly understood that the rules of this refugee camp were linked together, and if they did not listen carefully, they would have to pay for it out of their own pockets later.

The manager was experienced in doing things, and he knew what these people were thinking. Just like the management course that Nujun taught in primary school, he also put his knowledge into practice about the weaknesses of human nature.

“Newcomers are only provided with three days of free meals. After three days, all things must be purchased with work points. Of course, you can go find a job, earn work points and then exchange them for food, but please note that work points cannot be traded.

If you break the rules, you will also lose work points, which can be converted into money at the end of each month. "

In order to prevent theft, some elderly people in the camp would rather use work points than exchange them for real money. There were too many types of money in that era, and many of them were privately minted, short of weight, and some copper coins had different ratios of lead and copper.

The chaos in the currency market has brought great inconvenience to the circulation of goods. Some remote mountain villages still use barter to exchange daily necessities.

This era where minting coins depends entirely on the conscience of those in power was an eye-opener for Xie Xian.

Therefore, in order to facilitate the circulation of her own materials, Xie Xian also began planning the production of iron coins, and a new mint was planned to be built near Qionglou Pavilion. Xin Sanniang returned to this place after half a month.

"Madam Xin, let's go quickly! The reconstruction of the Qionglou Pavilion has been almost completed. I heard that there is a fire channel in the cave, which will be very warm." said the young woman who was recruited to work in the kitchen with her.

"Coming, coming." Xin Sanniang started looking for a new job the day after she learned the rules of the camp. As a woman, the scope of work she could do was limited, and she also had a son to raise, so naturally she had to consider more than others.

"I heard that this place used to be a bandit den, and it was conquered by the Xie family's daughter."

"Ah."

"My husband told me there is a salt mine here, but we can't dig it because of the flood in winter. We have to wait..." The young woman seemed to be trying to cover up her nervousness, so she kept talking to Xin Sanniang, whom she was not familiar with.

When you walk to the foot of the mountain, the originally steep mountain road has been built into regular steps, winding upward. Halfway up the mountain, it passes behind a waterfall, adding to the scenery.

In order to speed up the construction, Xie Xian specially approved a batch of gunpowder to be used for cutting through the mountain and digging roads. The corridor they came out of at the beginning was at the top of the mountain and was not friendly to the mountain, so they specially found another passage, widened it, and led directly out of the mountain.

This time, Xin Sanniang and her companions entered through the main gate halfway up the mountain. The bluestone under their feet was smooth. Compared with half a month ago, the interior of the corridor had undergone more changes. Both sides were built flat and wooden pillars were built on the top.

Many wooden towers have been built along the rock wall, which add a unique flavor to the tiankeng scenery.

Now the salt mining has come to an end, but inside the pavilion is a busy scene.

This place is a major transportation hub, easy to defend but difficult to attack. After renovation, it can be turned into a warehouse fortress for storing supplies.

Moreover, the mechanisms of the two corridors were specially designed by people from the Mohist school. With the thousand-jin stone doors lowered, no matter how many people there are, they cannot get in.

Therefore, Xie Xian planned to transform it into an important stronghold, and this place was also chosen for the production of iron coins. The blast furnace for iron smelting does not need to be too large, there is no shortage of water at the bottom of the sinkhole, and the coal for iron smelting can be transported here continuously.

The iron coins designed by Xie Xian are a whole circle larger than copper coins. Nowadays, copper is expensive and iron is cheap. After Taozhuang’s mixing, a lot of carbon was added to it, so the hardness is much stronger than ordinary iron.

Low carbon iron is silver-gray in color, has low strength and hardness, and is prone to rust. But is rust a disadvantage for Xie Xian?

This is obviously an advantage, okay? Money is meant to be spent, and if it is not spent for a long time, it will easily rust. It makes sense, right?

Moreover, this iron coin has the word "Xie" on the front and the face value in capital letters in the middle of the back, with different bird, deer, and animal patterns next to it for distinction.

The edges are jagged, so if they are damaged they can be easily spotted.

Therefore, Xie Xian's goal is to ensure that the weight and value of my iron coins are similar, so that the same iron coins will not cause much loss if they are used to process farm tools.

In the past six months, due to the promotion of coal, iron furnaces have been widely praised, so the price of iron ore has doubled.

Xie Xian had a lot of iron ore, and someone also gave her two mines, which gave Xie Xian the idea of ​​minting iron coins.

There was no other way. She wanted to boost the economy, but work points were only on paper. If she issued copper coins, the various currencies in the world would be comparable to the exchange rates of various countries, making it extremely troublesome to exchange them.

So grit your teeth and forge your own iron coins. There is nothing wrong with your iron coins except one word: heavy.

Its weight is almost equivalent to the iron ingot that can be bought at face value. The main feature is that the shape of the iron ingot has been changed, which can be said to be quite affordable.

The materials used by the lower-class people are of low value, and iron coins of ordinary denominations can be used to complete the value exchange very well.

Moreover, Xie Xian is not afraid of counterfeiters. The carbon content in her iron is fixed in a fixed ratio, and it is difficult to make the weight and color exactly the same when holding in the hand.

Moreover, the value of these iron coins and iron ingots is not much different, so there is basically no profit margin.

Xin Sanniang finally made up her mind to exchange her work points for coins. She felt at ease holding the heavy iron coins in her hand.