Daming: I was exposed by Zhu Di's Sims life!

Chapter 139 "Civil Castle God of War"

The rolling peaks, like a large herd of livestock, are immersed in the yellow mist.The east wind is like a seal, with head held high and chest high, quietly gazing at the mountains in the east, layer upon layer, hugging together like cloud heads.

Kongshan, located in the outskirts of Beijing, is very close to Songlushan where the guards of Zhu Gaoyi's palace are located.This piece of land belonged to the royal family, but the inspectors of the royal family really didn't think that Kongshan had anything to squeeze out. The land was not suitable for planting, and it was sparsely populated. There were no tourism projects to develop in the Ming Dynasty, so it was abandoned.However, Kongshan still has a certain value, because there are large-scale open-pit coal mines in this mountainous land.

Surface coal mining, that is, coal deposits deposited on the surface or shallow layers due to geographical changes, through direct open-pit mining of coal.When the royal family discovered that there are a lot of coal mines here, they have been hesitating whether to start construction.This place is very close to the capital, if mining, wouldn't it hurt the foundation of the dragon's veins?
Of course, this is only part of the reason. The more reason is that after the imperial court sent people to investigate, they found that the coal here is extremely poisonous if used for heating.If it is used for ironmaking, the quality is extremely poor.And Kong Shan is like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away.

However, now this mountain range has been planned into Prince Qi's Mansion.

The old man was very happy, and immediately sent someone to complete the formalities, and Zhu Gaoxuan did not hesitate, and asked Su Wen to go to Kongshan with dozens of guards to investigate.

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Zhu Gaoxuan inserted the saber into the wide plain, and picked up a piece of muddy grass, revealing the dark and shiny coal ore underground.He bent down and picked up the ore. He didn't think it was dirty, so he held it in his hand and observed it carefully.

"The open-pit coal mine in Kongshan really has astonishing reserves, and some of it has even penetrated beyond the topsoil." Zhu Gaoyi couldn't help admiring.

Su Wen sighed: "It's a pity that the quality of this Kongshan coal is too low, and the poison is too high. If ordinary people use it for heating, they may be poisoned directly. But if it is used for iron making, the steel produced The quality is poor and useless. If you mine ten pieces of coal ore, there may not be one that is usable.”

Zhu Gaoyi shook his head: "No, I think this is not a big problem."

The quality of Kongshan coal is inferior, mainly due to the lack of a washing process, and the sulfur content in the coal varies from high to low, and the low one can be ignored.The poor quality of Kongshan coal is mainly due to too many impurities.

Generally speaking, the main purpose of coal washing is to reduce ash content, remove impurities and improve quality.Simply put, coal washing is for coking, that is, combining various coals with different composition contents for coking. The process of coal washing is the process of washing out different grades of coal according to the original composition content of coal.

Coal has a smaller specific gravity than water, and the buoyancy of water is used to separate coal from gangue. This process is called coal washing.Washing coal with water can remove [-]% to [-]% of the ash and [-]% to [-]% of the total sulfur in the raw coal, which can greatly improve the utilization rate of coal.

It's just that the process of washing coal with water consumes a lot of fresh water resources. However, Kongshan is located in the north of Jinling City and relies on the Yangtze River, so there is no need to worry about water use.

Kongshan, an open-pit coal mine, contains terrifying reserves. If it is used properly, the benefits it will generate are self-evident.The world regards Kong Shan as wasteland, which is really a waste.

Of course, ordinary people don't have the energy to turn Kongshan coal into treasure.Just relying on the fact that "Kong Shan belongs to the royal family" can make people daunting.

"I still need to find some helpers..." Zhu Gaoyi rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

He is ambitious and wants to build a complete flow industry on Kongshan, from raw coal to clean coal, to coke, and finally to apply coke to steelmaking to produce high-quality steel.Although the benefits are huge, the financial resources that need to be invested in the early stage are also huge, and it is difficult for even Prince Qi's Mansion to support it.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyi immediately decided to return to the capital.

Find two partners to invest first!

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Duke Cheng's Mansion
"Haha, Lord Qi, why do you want to ask me for a drink today?"

Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong laughed and invited Zhu Gaoxuan into the room. He had already prepared a table of delicious food and wine, and entertained him warmly.

"The last time Cheng Guogong spoke for the king in the court hall, I said a long time ago that I would drink a pot with you. However, I am busy with errands, so I have procrastinated until now." Zhu Gaoyi sat down, raised his glass and respected, "Come on , go first!"

"My lord is flattering me, that's fine, let's go first!" Zhu Yong was also very forthright, he raised his glass and drank it down.

Zhu Gaoxuan looked at the red-faced and bearded Zhu Yong, feeling a little melancholy.

Among the second generals of the first Yongle dynasty, Zhang Fu and Zhu Yong were probably the most outstanding.Zhang Fu shined in the Yongle Dynasty, and Zhu Yong performed on stage in the Xuande Dynasty.

When Emperor Xuande quelled the rebellion of the King of Han, Zhu Yong believed that the speed of soldiers was precious and that the battle should be advanced at full speed. Zhu Zhanji recognized and adopted his ideas.When the army arrived at the city of Qingzhou, the vassal of the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu directly admitted his cowardice and left the city to surrender.Later, Zhu Zhanji lifted the military power of Zhang Fu, who was also a hero of Jing Nan, and the person who accepted his military power was Zhu Yong.

Speaking of this, I have to whip the corpse of Zhu Qizhen, the "God of Civil War" who has not yet been born.

Zhu Qizhen's imperial conquest against Oirat was not successful, but the strength of the Ming army was far superior to Oirat. Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and let Zhu Yong's [-] elite cavalry go to fight Oara.But the leader of Wala was also more capable of fighting than Zhu Qizhen. He ambushed the main force of Wala in the mountains. Before Zhu Yong arrived, Wala had already occupied the high ground overlooking the Ming army.

The Mongolian infantry ambushed the Ming cavalry, and it always felt like the poles were reversed.But in fact, this is not the first time that the Mongolian army has turned into infantry to fight in mountain warfare. Genghis Khan used this trick to defeat the cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin in Yehuling.

Even so, Zhu Yong is also a veteran, and he knows this situation very well. This is a good place to lay an ambush, so Zhu Yong's army did not rush into the mountains to search for the enemy at first.

However, Zhu Yong understands, but it doesn't mean that all his subordinates understand like him.

Liu Seng, the supervising army, was afraid that others would take away his "deserved" credit, so he privately led his troops to charge, rushing into the pass to pursue the "vanguard" of Wala before the army's formation was set up.

Here I want to talk about the position of the supervising army. Because Wang Zhen, the head eunuch at that time, was deeply favored by Zhu Qizhen and had great power, this also caused Liu Seng to be a supervising army, but he did not pay attention to the orders of a state prince.

And this kind of behavior has induced a large number of non-commissioned officers who feel that "the law does not blame the public", and these people also rushed out with Liu Seng.In this way, the eunuch Liu Seng, who knew nothing about fighting at all, led a part of the Ming army into the narrow valley.

At this time, Zhu Yong had no choice but to continue to command the rest of the troops normally. As long as the front army got the first rank, these people behind must be eager to move and completely disobey the command.

Liu Seng's advance did bear fruit. He successfully caught up with Oirat's "pioneer" and cut off many heads.

But then the story goes like this:

"Sir and all the people have arrived" - the enemy army will arrive next

"The enemy ambushed four times, and the king died in a fierce battle"—the enemy ambushed everywhere, and Zhu Yong died in a fierce battle (Zhu Yong later posthumously named Pingyin King)
"Fifty thousand cavalry are gone" - the entire army of fifty thousand cavalry was wiped out.

The immediate superior (Zhu Qizhen) commanded blindly, and was beaten up by Liu Seng again, so Zhu Yong died in the hands of Wala so aggrieved.But although Zhu Yong died, he did not die in vain.He gave Zhu Qizhen one last chance to turn around and buy enough time for Zhu Qizhen to escape.

The ministers suggested withdrawing all the way to Juyongguan and dispatching troops to fight against Wala, but Wang Zhen was unhappy because the accompanying more than 2000 vehicles were his personal property.

So Wang Gonggong asked to wait until the luggage was ready before retreating. Zhu Qizhen really listened to such an absurd thing, and ordered the army to set up camp at the Tumu Fort, which wasted Zhu Yong's chance in exchange for his life. After that, " The Civil Fortress Change", the whole army of the Ming Dynasty was annihilated, and His Majesty the Emperor was "fortunately" to become a captive of Oala, enjoying Cha milk tea in the yurt every day.

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After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Yong blushed and asked, "My lord, do you have something to say?"

Zhu Yong is a smart man, of course he wouldn't naively think that King Qi came to him just to drink.

"Did Cheng Guogong know about Kong Shan?" Zhu Gaoxuan also began to talk about business.

"Of course I know, there are many coal mines in Kongshan." Zhu Yong smiled, "Your lord, is he trying to drag me to dig coal together? Then you may be disappointed, lord. Although Kongshan has a lot of coal, it's not too hard to collect it. But the quality of this coal is too low, it is really useless, I Cheng Guogong’s family only has such a fortune, and I don’t want to keep all of it in the coal mine.”

When King Qi said the word Kong Shan, Zhu Yong had already guessed the purpose of King Qi's visit—to attract investment.

If King Qi wanted him to invest in other projects, Zhu Yong would follow suit and sell his favors, and invested directly.But for Kongshan Coal, Zhu Yong really can't see any room for investment and development. It would be easier to invest money in Kongshan Coal than just throw money on the street.

Zhu Gaoxuan said with a smile: "But what if the king said that he just wanted to become a duke of the state and join the gang?"

Zhu Yong frowned slightly: "Your Highness is joking?"

"This king knows that everyone thinks that Kongshan coal is a loss-making business, and there is no prospect of excavation."

Zhu Gaoxuan filled the wine cup, and said in a neutral manner: "But I can tell you clearly, as long as you have the courage to spend money with me, within three years, Kongshan Coal will make you a lot of money." Bowl full!"

Zhu Yong was a little suspicious, and asked: "Your Majesty, I have the courage to ask, why do you think Kong Shan can make money in such a poor place?"

"Hmm... If the king's explanation is too detailed, you probably won't understand it." Zhu Gaoyi said firmly, "Duke Cheng, don't need to say more, just tell me the truth, do you believe me?"

(End of this chapter)