The days when I fished in Daming

"Oh, is this true?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Biao became excited.

The method of making steel that came from Zheng Xiong was unexpected.

Turn around.

Zheng Xiong's anxious mood turned out to be unexpected.

"Really, it's more real than real gold!"

"I wonder if His Highness can promise enough for tens of billions of catties?"

Zhu Biao smiled widely, his eyes almost narrowed into slits.

Lian Lian assured.

"Of course, I keep my word and I will never do anything that is not true to my word, don't worry!"

Only a devil will let your heart go.

But Zheng Xiong had no other choice but to continue.

"There are two most important steps in making iron, one is mining, and the other is heat."

"For mining, I can provide money and hire people. Of course, it would be even better if the guards can help."

"I obtained an iron ore map from a foreigner in my early years, and I should also hand it over to His Highness."

How can this be a capable minister?
This is a real treasure!

The iron ore map has been obtained. If it were not one of our own, Zheng Xiong would be the first to be killed.

Zhu Biao's eyes were no longer straight, but instead showed a horrified expression.

"You really have?"

"Well, it's just a little bit not very detailed. After all, it's from the early years. Now times are changing, so it may not be accurate, but it should be useful."

After Zhu Biao heard this, he slapped his thigh fiercely.

"It doesn't matter if it's accurate or not, as long as you donate it, I will remember you for your great contribution."

"Your Highness, please allow me to go back and look for it. I haven't looked at it for many years. I don't know if it has been eaten by rats. But Your Highness, don't worry. I have a photographic memory. I remember everything. I will hand it over to Your Highness tomorrow."

This is not false. After all, Zheng Xiong is a person with an eight-core processor. He also searched for books he had read in his memory.

But teaching from strangers is completely unheard of.

Believe it or not, I have already explained it myself.

believe it or not.

You can’t dissect yourself!

There is another advantage. After strengthening the vague impression of the stranger this time, my own abilities can also have some sources, so that they will not be abrupt.

It's like getting vaccinated in advance.

Sure enough, Zhu Biao's expression softened, and he nodded with deep understanding.

"The doctor is willing, I will wait for your good news tomorrow, but even if I can recruit people to mine, the source of fire is still a problem, and it is not easy to solve."

"In this way, if the map is accurate, I will give you one billion catties. What do you think?"

Don't worry!

Zheng Xiong said quickly.

"Your Highness, please be patient. I also have some thoughts on the source of the fire. It won't be too late until I finish speaking."

After the shock, Zhu Biao was almost numb at this moment.

Forget it, just listen to you!
"Mr. Doctor, please speak!"

Having said so much, Zheng Xiong was no longer in a hurry. He took a sip of the tea he just refilled and said slowly.

"Before that, I have a question: Is Your Highness interested in making some money to spend?"

Another trick came, and Zhu Biao, who was in high spirits, was shocked when he heard it.

Make money?
Of course I am interested.

Don't do this again!

"Of course I am interested in making money, but what you said has to do with making money!"

"Yes, you can make a small fortune while smelting iron. Are you interested, Your Highness?"

I have convinced you.

It seems good to make a little money.

Ok!

"Gu agreed, how do you think we will get a share?" "I am planning to set up a mining group, with Your Highness taking [-]% and Ying Tianfu taking [-]%. What do you think of it?"

"What is a group?"

"This is not important. Your Highness just needs to know that it is a mining company?"

"What's that? There are some things you shouldn't touch, you should know that!"

"I know this and will never touch it! Does Your Highness agree?"

Zhu Biao tilted his head and thought for a moment. As long as he didn't touch controlled substances such as salt and iron, there wouldn't be any other problems.

Hearing this, he nodded.

"can."

Zhu Biao's attitude gave Zheng Xiong reassurance, and he continued.

"Since His Highness has taken a share, there are a few things that His Highness needs to communicate with. The first is to allow our mining group to enter mining without local interference!"

At the last moment, he didn't expect Zheng Xiong to be so ink, so Zhu Biao had no choice but to continue.

"Row!"

"What I want is the locations of Fengyang Mansion, Xuzhou and Shanxi Governor's Office. I wonder if it will be difficult for Your Highness to do so here?"

No difficulty, no difficulty at all

Zhu Biao hardly hesitated.

"It doesn't work in the capital of Fengyang Mansion, but it works in the other two places."

"Not in Zhongdu, your Highness, don't worry."

Since he was not in Zhongdu, Zhu Biao didn't say much.

"But, you can say it now!"

Finally getting the benefit, Zheng Xiong stopped trying to sell things and said.

"There is something in the north. I call it coal, also called stone nirvana."

"Coal is everywhere in the sky for the purpose of tempering metal and stone. If there is no vegetation in the bare mountains in the south, there will be coal underneath, regardless of the north.

There are three types of coal, namely open coal, crushed coal and ground coal.

The large pieces of coal in the Ming Dynasty are like Dou Xu, and they were born in Yan, Qi, Qin and Jin.No bellows or fans are used, just a little charcoal is used to ignite it, and it burns brightly throughout the day and night.

If there are debris on the side, use clean loess mixed with water to make cakes and burn them.There are two types of broken coal, mostly Wu and Chu.

Those with high inflammation are called rice charcoal, which is used for cooking; those with low inflammation are called iron charcoal, which are used for forging.

When entering the furnace, first wet it with water, then use a drum to make it red, then add it later.The coal at the end of it looks like face, which is called the coming wind.

The mud and water are mixed into cakes and put into the furnace. After burning, they are the same as open coals. They last day and night, and half of them are used for cooking.

The other half is for melting copper, fossils, and vermilion.As for the burnt stone consisting of ash, vitriol, and sulfur, all three coals can be used.

Anyone who has been collecting coal for a long time can distinguish the color of the coal from the surface of the soil, and then dig to a depth of about five feet before getting the coal.

When you first see the coal tip, the poisonous gas is burning.There are those who chisel off the middle section of a giant bamboo, sharpen the ends, and insert them into charcoal. The poisonous smoke penetrates from the middle of the bamboo, and people pick it up from underneath.

Or when you go down a well, you will find charcoal lying widely in length and breadth, so you can take it from the left and right.The upper branches are plated to prevent the ears from collapsing due to pressure.

Whenever the coal is emptied out and the well is filled with soil, after 30 to [-] years, the coal will grow back under it and it will be inexhaustible.

The bottom and surrounding stones are made of pebbles, which the natives call copper charcoal, and burned soap alum and sulfur are taken out.

When sulfur is taken from stone eggs alone, the fumes are very fumes, which is called smelly coal. It can be found in Fangshan, Gu'an, Yanjing, Jingzhou, Huguang and other places.

After the coal is burned, its quality will be transformed with the fire god, and there will always be no ashes.

Between the gold and the earth and stone, this kind of cloud appears.

In a land where coal does not grow lush grass and trees, we can see the wonder of Heaven's heart.

Its function as a cooking pan is beyond its reach, but it is just a kind of rot. "

This paragraph is Song Yingxing's description of coal in "Tiangong Kaiwu".

Zheng Xiong recounted it almost completely.

Then Zheng Xiong continued.

"These are my understandings of coal. As far as I know, many people in the north are already using it, and there is a large amount of coal in the Shanxi Governor's Office. It is easy to mine and is excellent as a fire source."

"Nanfang Chen knows of three places, two in Xuzhou and one in Fengyang Prefecture."

"Considering the inconvenience of transportation, I thought we could separate the north and south, smelt the iron separately, and sell it nearby!"

(End of this chapter)