That night, Lin Sanqi and his friends were camping at Jingde Temple. There was a strong wind blowing all night, which made Lin Sanqi doubt his life.
At dawn the next day, everyone climbed over several mountains and finally arrived at Antai Fort between the mountains.
The area of several hundred kilometers around Antaibao was not the plain that Lin Sanqi had imagined before, but a series of hilly areas with varying heights, the kind that made it difficult for airplanes to land.
The Golden Corps is a professional force. They immediately noticed some problems with the soil and vegetation here, because there are very few plants here, soil erosion is very serious, and ditches left by water impact can be seen everywhere.
Captain Xu looked at Lin Sanqi at this time:
"Lieutenant Colonel Lin, we've brought several sets of drilling equipment, and our superiors have ordered us to follow your instructions at all times. Now, where do you think we should unload the drilling rig?"
Lin Sanqi waved his hand:
"You won't need to drill this time. Since I previously determined this is an open-pit coal mine, let's use another method to confirm it. Captain Xu, do you have enough detonators?"
"I have brought enough, Lieutenant Colonel Lin, what do you mean?"
"Find a spot around here to plant detonators in the ground. Plant plenty of them and try to blow it up completely."
Dean Shen was amused when he heard it: "Xiao Qi, do you mean to blast out the coal?"
Lin Sanqi looked at the open area in front of him and explained:
"If the data is correct, all we need to do is blast away the dirt and gravel on the surface, and underneath is all coal. Mining it is very simple. That's why I think all we need to do is use explosives."
This was not Lin Sanqi's original invention, but he saw a video introduction when he visited the Antaibao Coal Mine Museum in another time and space:
Before mining coal, just put some explosives, and with a bang, the coal seam will loosen. Then the excavator comes in and digs randomly. All you dig out is money... bah, it's all coal.
Otherwise, what is the point of open-pit coal mining? It's so easy to make money.
Captain Xu was a soldier, and a soldier's duty was to follow orders in all actions, so he saluted Lin Sanqi:
"Yes, concentrate on planting the detonators and ensure the mission is completed!"
The golden troops began to move, and Lin Sanqi quickly moved away. He didn't want to be blown up into the sky, so he also put two extra hot packs on himself.
The soldiers acted quickly, and two hours later they received the news that the detonators had been buried.
Lin Sanqi, Dean Shen, and Political Commissar Hu found a place to hide before issuing the order:
"Fire~~~"
Dean Shen said with some disdain: "This is called blasting, not firing artillery. Where do we get the artillery?"
Lin Sanqi thought, I am imitating Li Yunlong, firing at Ping An City~~~
Boom, boom, boom, boom~~~
Bursts of explosions followed, shaking the mountains like the small earthquake in Hefei.
Captain Xu listened carefully, trying to identify any duds, as the consequences would be dire. After a while, he heard a soldier shouting on the shortwave radio:
"Wow, there's coal, black coal~~~"
"Captain, there's coal. The ground is full of coal~~~"
Dean Shen and Political Commissar Hu stood up in a hurry, then stumbled towards the blasting site.
When Captain Xu heard this, he ran over as fast as he could and left Dean Shen and Political Commissar Hu far behind. Young people have good physical strength.
Only Lin Sanqi stood up slowly, dusted himself off, and then hummed a little tune as he walked towards the blasting site, instead of running...
Everything is under control, the small Pingshuo Antaibao open-pit coal mine is under control!
The first blasting point created a pit of about 50 square meters. After the soil and gravel on the surface were blown away, all that appeared in front of everyone was a black coal seam.
Captain Xu was the first to jump into the pit and took out a piece of black stone-like ore.
Dean Shen and Political Commissar Hu had already come running over at this time, not caring about breathing heavily, and asked anxiously:
"Well, well, is it coal stone?"
"Black, black like asphalt, and heavy."
After Captain Xu finished speaking, he took out a small hammer and knocked the black coal in his hand, and it cracked into several pieces.
Captain Xu was a professional prospector, and by this time he was certain that this was coal, so he picked up a few pieces of coal from the bottom of the pit.
"President Shen, Political Commissar Hu, look, this is coal, and it's high-quality coal."
To judge whether coal is of high quality, you can actually tell just by its color. The color should be black and uniform, with a metallic luster, and the weight should be light. Another way to judge is the calorific value.
Dean Shen and Political Commissar Hu naturally recognized coal. After taking it in their hands, they laughed out loud as if they were holding a big gem.
"Hahaha~~~It's really coal~~~"
"I can't believe this! It's a treasure! The country is desperately short of coal right now. This is truly a timely help. Xiaoqi... Hey, where are you?"
At this time, Lin Sanqi was still walking slowly on the road.
"Xiao Qi, come here quickly. Look, this is coal. It's high-quality coal. Are you saying that all the land here is covered with coal?"
Lin Sanqi took the coal stone and thought about it, thinking that his hard work had not been in vain.
A giant open-pit coal mine is so important and timely for the entire country and all ordinary people in this difficult winter.
"Uncle Shen, don't worry. The higher-ups will definitely need to understand the situation before they can make a judgment. Captain Xu, have the soldiers spread out further. Within a radius of more than ten kilometers, have everyone blast several more breaches."
Captain Xu was also a little excited:
"Lieutenant Colonel Lin is right. We must disperse immediately and make sure to determine the distribution of the coal seams."
During this day, explosions continued to occur in the deep mountains of Antaibao, scaring the hibernating animals into fleeing and moving away.
After confirming that there was a coal mine here, Political Commissar Hu rushed back to the Jinbei Military Sub-district as quickly as possible despite the difficult mountain road. He made a phone call to the provincial government, and the provincial government also called the capital as quickly as possible.
That night, all senior officials received a piece of news that a giant open-pit coal mine, the largest in history and with a potential coal reserve of 10 billion tons, might have been discovered in Shuo County in northern Shanxi.
That night, Lin Sanqi and his friends continued camping behind a backpacking hill in Antaibao.
Captain Xu specially lit a pile of coal for heating and found that the coal stones burned fully and provided sufficient heat, without any obvious odor or smoke, which once again confirmed that this batch of coal was of very high quality.
This made everyone very happy, and Dean Shen almost slapped Lin Sanqi's shoulders to pieces.
The next day, Lin Sanqi was still sleeping when he heard a rumbling sound in the sky above Antai Fort.
Lin Sanqi, who couldn't sleep because of the noise, opened the tent with sleepy eyes and stuck his head out. He was surprised to find that there were at least a dozen helicopters descending from the sky.
Lin Sanqi knew that this was an emergency action by the relevant departments, not an enemy attack, so he quickly put on his military coat and crawled out of the tent.
When he arrived at one of the coal mine gaps that had been blown up the day before, he found that it was already surrounded by a lot of people.
In the coal pit that was blown out, there were several old men wrapped in military coats "digging coal" themselves, and hearty laughter could be heard from time to time.
"Okay, okay, I dug half a meter deep, and it's all coal!"
"Lao Qi, go away and let me dig some more. With this coal, our army's heating problem will be solved this year!"
"Don't be too happy too soon. The central government has already sent emergency personnel here and they will be arriving soon. I guess they will supply the people first."
Lin Sanqi looked around and found that none of them knew him, so he quietly came to Dean Shen's side:
"Uncle Shen, who are these people?"
Dean Shen whispered in his ear:
"These are all local bigwigs in Shanxi."
Lin Sanqi shrank his neck after hearing this. He had no right to speak in front of the boss.
After a while, many helicopters flew in the sky, and one of them jumped out of the plane surrounded by a crowd of people.
Yes, Lin Sanqi saw with his own eyes that before the plane even came to a complete stop, the old man jumped out of the plane and quickly ran towards the coal mine.
As soon as he reached the gap in the coal mine that had exploded, the old man jumped down decisively and lay on the ground to observe carefully.
Lin Sanqi grabbed a young man who had just gotten off the plane and asked:
"Hey, comrade, who is that daredevil?"
The young man looked at Lin Sanqi in surprise, then said softly:
"That's Zhang, our leader from the Ministry of Coal Industry. He flew to Datong early in the morning on a special plane and then came here by helicopter, without stopping for a moment."
"Oh, it's Leader Zhang, hey, great, great!"
Lin Sanqi was relieved. It would naturally be the best choice to hand over the Antaibao open-pit coal mine to the central government. If it was handed over to the local government, the local limitations would be too obvious. If it was intercepted midway, it would be a contribution to the Shanxi people.
After a while, someone in the crowd shouted, "Lin Sanqi, where is Comrade Lin Sanqi from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
The onlookers were all surprised to hear that a doctor from a traditional Chinese medicine hospital was actually looking for coal. This was an embarrassment to many people.
Lin Sanqi quickly ran over, raising his hands as he ran: "I am Lin Sanqi!" (End of this chapter)
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