Da Qin: At the age of six, I beat Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 85 Iron Ore Is Hard to Find, Li Si Sighs

Li Si didn't dare to refuse Zulong, so he shook his head and destroyed the prime minister's mansion.

iron ore?

No matter what kind of quarrel between Zhi Su Nei Shi and Shao Fu, he actually doesn't care.

Isn't it just to find an iron mine?

How hard can this be?
Daqin's copper prospecting technology is very mature.

After detailed exploration, the accuracy rate can reach [-]%.

Even if iron ore has no technical reserves, but the experience is interlinked!
Looking for copper mines is nothing more than looking for malachite, toothbrush grass, and purple red grass. When you see one of these things, you find someone to dig it.

If several characteristics are present, there must be copper deposits.

Looking for iron ore, it must be similar.Not malachite, maybe swan stone, not toothbrush grass, maybe comb grass.

In short, in Li Si's view, this is a job that can be done quickly with enough hands.

He summoned Wei Yu and Zhisunai Shilangda, and explained his thoughts.

After the two expressed their hope in Li Si, the dispute was temporarily subsided.

The prime minister's mansion showed its strong mobilization power, and a series of government orders were issued, and the entire city of Xianyang took action.

In addition to a large number of government officials, officials, and army soldiers, there are also a large number of ordinary people who were motivated by the high reward offered by the prime minister's mansion and began to act.

In a very short period of time, tens of thousands of people acted collectively, and their footprints covered every inch of land within a radius of [-] miles in Xianyang.

The properties and special features of each mountain were recorded and submitted to the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion at an extremely fast speed.

Li Si and the doormen of the prime minister's mansion didn't sleep a wink for three days and three nights, and finally found that this road would not work.

After three days, eight copper mines were found, but none of the iron mines.

Li Si and his disciples reflected and found that...

They don't know the characteristics of iron ore, special plants, special terrain, special minerals, nothing at all.

So they have no way at all to sort out iron ore sites from the material.

After screening all the plants in the existing iron mine in Xianyang, they are basically plants that can be seen everywhere, and there are no special varieties at all.

Since it was not the right way to sit in the prime minister's mansion, Li Si began to arrange for the diners to go out for on-site inspections.

Even he himself picked a few key areas where iron ore might exist to check.

"Li Xiang, this is here. Xianyang ordered the government to report, saying that there are always iron mines here!"

The doorman lifted the curtain of the carriage and paid Li Si down.

This is a bare wild mountain, with a deep red color overall.

There is not even a single piece of grass on the entire mountain.

The surrounding people named this mountain "Red Mountain".

It is because there is nothing on this mountain, it can only be called Red Mountain.

Li Si frowned. Although it was the beginning of autumn, the sun was still vicious.

He looked around: .

"There are iron mines in this place? How do you know?"

The doorman said with a smile: .

"A small official fell down while investigating and accidentally gnawed a mouthful of dirt.

He said the soil here smelled like iron. "

Men Ke bent down and moved closer to Li Si:.

"Li Xiang, I asked someone to dig a few shovels on the mountain, but nothing came of it."

Li Si said displeased: .

"It's urgent, don't waste my time with such dispensable things!"

The doorman smiled meaningfully: .

"Li Xiang, how can iron ore be so easy to find?
You have to run a few times before you can go back to His Majesty! "

Li Si was noncommittal, hurried into the car and rushed to the next location.

After running more than a dozen places in a row, the blisters on the soles of Li Si's feet were worn away, and his socks were stained with blood.

He asked his followers to drive to the palace.

In the hall, Zulong frowned.

Li Si knelt on the ground, cupped his hands and said: .

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I have tried all kinds of methods, but I still haven't found the iron ore."

Zulong had a headache.

Li Si is a person with obvious advantages and disadvantages.

The disadvantage is that there is too much desire for power, and for the sake of his own power, he will reject dissidents.

Han Feizi, who was also a representative of Legalism with him, was imprisoned in Xianyang Prison by him.

The advantage is that the ability to handle political affairs is extremely strong.

Many low-rent dragons would frown on the problems, but Li Si was able to overcome all difficulties and handle them properly.

Seeing Li Si's heartbroken look, Zu Long knew that he had probably really tried his best.

The little eunuch behind Li Si moved his eyes, walked up to Zu Long and said something in a low voice.

Zu Long cast his eyes on Li Si and said slowly: .

"Li Xiang, why did you hurt your foot?"

Li Si bowed his head and said: .

"Today, within a hundred miles of Xianyang, I inspected seventeen mountains suspected of having iron mines.

The servants of the prime minister's mansion of the minister have searched the entire Xianyang area of ​​[-] miles. "

Li Si continued calmly: .

"Your Majesty, over the past few days, people from all over Xianyang have been looking for iron ore, and at least tens of thousands of people have personally participated.

Including those who assisted in the investigation across the country, the total number is no less than one million!

only……

The ministers are incompetent. I, Daqin, have never had a way to search for iron ore, so I found nothing. "

Li Si presented these data not to claim credit for Zulong, but just to let Zulong know the difficulty of finding iron ore.

He touched the ground with his head, calmly said: .

"Your Majesty, the matter of the iron mine is definitely not a matter of ten days!
The minister thinks that even a hundred days is difficult to determine!
The Southern Expedition to Baiyue is imminent. The minister believes that the matter of iron mines can be postponed, and the three-piece cavalry suit can also be temporarily replaced by bronze.

In the future, the Shaofu can send craftsmen to strengthen the search! "

Zulong pondered for a while: .

"The three-piece cavalry suit is a trivial matter, but if there is no iron ore, the Daqin army's weapons will not be replaced, I am afraid that the casualties will be great!
If I don't know the benefits of this iron, it's fine. If I know, how can I let my Daqin disciples cause unnecessary casualties!

Li Xiang, is there really no other way? "

Li Si gave a wry smile and said: .

"Your Majesty, if you must want this iron mine, there is only one way to go. It's just..."

Zulong's eyes lit up: .

"But it doesn't matter!"

Li Si said in a deep voice: .

"The Mohists are proficient in the art of copper and iron organs, and the Mohist masters, maybe there is some way..."

Before he finished speaking, Zu Long's face darkened.

The Mohists, apart from the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, are the biggest anti-Qin forces.

They advocate universal love and non-aggression, so they have great hatred for the Great Qin, which unified the six countries and conquered the world.

Zu Long was silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

"Forget it, I know, someone must have a way."

Li Si was taken aback. As the Prime Minister of the Great Qin Dynasty, he mobilized millions of people but failed to find the iron ore. How could anyone?

His mind turned, and he immediately thought of the expert behind Zulong.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zu Long say: .

"Li Xiang, come with me!"

Li Si quickly followed.

The carriage rushed to Qin Mu's house at an extremely fast speed.

Li Si felt like sitting on pins and needles in the car.

Soon, the car will arrive.

Before entering the door, Zu Long specifically told Li Si not to be surprised.

Li Si didn't understand why, but he nodded anyway.

In the yard, a child in plain white clothes was already waiting.

(End of this chapter)