Age of Empires: Beginning Reincarnation as Prince of Qin

Chapter 15 We have mines in Daqin.

Fusu is sitting in front of the Longshu case and dealing with official affairs. Fusu feels that dealing with the official affairs of the imperial court is even more uncomfortable than the ninety-six in the previous life.

Fortunately, the original owner of this body has real talents and knowledge. After inheriting everything from the original owner, Fusu can also handle these official affairs in an orderly manner.

In fact, at least half of Daqin's official affairs were handled by Prime Minister Li Si.However, after Li Si's death, no one could take Li Si's place for a while.

As for the right minister Feng Quji, he studied Confucianism, not a legalist, and he could not replace Li Si at all.

Let's put it this way, in Fusu's eyes, Feng Quji is the No. 1 in what he can do.

Looking at the memorials piled up like a hill on the table, Fu Su suddenly felt a headache.

"I have to find a helper for myself, otherwise I will be tired and die young sooner or later." Fusu thought to himself.

While thinking, Fusu counted with his fingers.It seems like today, it has been a month since I summoned Bai Qi.

If it is calculated in this way, wouldn't it be possible for him to summon a helper today.

Thinking of this, Fusu took out the imperial decree of Fengchan, and made a gesture to unfold it.

At this moment, only the sound of footsteps came from outside the imperial study room.

"Please also report to Your Majesty, Bai Qi begs to see you!" At this time, Bai Qi's voice sounded outside the imperial study.

"Mr. Wu An later, this servant will report to you." The little eunuch standing outside the imperial study spoke respectfully.

"Please come in, Mr. Wu An!" At this moment, Fu Su's voice sounded in the imperial study.

"Squeak."

Outside the door, the little eunuch opened the door of the imperial study for Bai Qi, only to see Bai Qi walking in from outside.

Bai Qi came to Fusu, hesitant to speak.

"Mr. Wu An, is there something wrong?" Fu Su asked Bai Qi with a smile.

For Bai Qi, Fu Su respected him very much.This is the military god of Daqin, and he has made great contributions to the rise of Daqin.

"Your Majesty, there is no iron ore in Daqin. Why does Your Majesty want Tang's method of refining refined steel? Could it be that Your Majesty knows the whereabouts of the iron ore?"

"If Your Majesty knows where the iron mines are, I will certainly send troops to take down this place!" Bai Qi's words were full of expectations.

The armies of the Seven Kingdoms all used iron as their standard equipment, but Daqin used bronze as their standard equipment, precisely because Daqin had no iron mines.

Although Daqin craftsmen have been perfecting the manufacturing process of bronze wares, due to the material, no matter how well you cast bronze wares, they cannot compare with iron wares.

Great Qin has an army of one million, and the fighting will and fighting quality of the Great Qin army are the strongest among the Seven Kingdoms.

Among the Seven Kingdoms, if the troops of Sui, Song, Tang, and Yuan lost more than half of their troops, their morale might collapse.Even if the Han and Ming countries lost [-]% of their troops, they would inevitably collapse.

Only the great Qin, the old Qin, fought endlessly to the death.In the Great Qin army, no one surrendered even in the last battle.

But now, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of Daqin's million-strong army, the only way is to carry out a comprehensive change of equipment, replacing the bronze equipment with iron equipment.

However, it is impossible to complete the transformation of a million-strong army just by trading with Datang.

There is only one possibility to change the equipment of the million-strong army, and that is to smelt iron tools by yourself.Compradorism cannot make Daqin stronger. If you want Daqin to be stronger, you can only rely on your own efforts.

This is why, Bai Qi proposed in the court hall that in the deal between Daqin and Tang Dynasty, war horses were only exchanged for Mingguang armor and Modao.

Since it is impossible to complete a full outfit change, forming an elite force is the best choice.

Just when Bai Qi thought that the soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty would not be able to replace their iron equipment in this lifetime, Fusu proposed in the court hall the method of refining the refined steel from the Great Tang Dynasty, which rekindled hope in Bai Qi's heart.

Therefore, as soon as the meeting was over, Bai Qi immediately chased after him to inquire.

From Bai Qi's point of view, if there are iron mines around Daqin, troops must be sent to grab them wherever Daqin soldiers can reach.

Fusu looked at Bai Qi, this is Da Qin's most loyal minister.Throughout his life, he has been working hard for the strength of Daqin.

"Mr. Wu An, this iron mine is within the territory of our Great Qin!"

"As long as we get Tang's Hundred Refining Techniques, our Great Qin soldiers will be able to use excellent iron cavalry within five years." Fu Su said firmly.

"what?"

"Is the iron ore in the territory of my Great Qin?" Bai Qi was shocked.

You know, there have been bronze wares in the Daqin army since ancient times, precisely because there are no iron mines in the Daqin territory.Iron mines are extremely precious, and they are also extremely conspicuous.If there were iron mines in Daqin, it would be impossible for no one to discover them now.

Among the Seven Kingdoms, the Song Kingdom has the most iron mines, with a total of thirteen iron mountains.Next is the Tang Kingdom, which has a total of eight.

There were five Iron Mountains in Han, five in Sui, six in Ming, and three in Yuan.But only in the territory of Daqin, there is not a single iron mountain.

The lack of iron ore, an extremely precious strategic material, can be said to be the pain of Great Qin.

Fu Su nodded, and explained to Bai Qi: "Mr. Wu An, the world is so big, in fact, it is far more than the iron mountains that all countries have discovered."

"The iron mountains that have been discovered in various countries are called open-pit mines, which means they are exposed outside the surface of the earth."

"In addition to these open-pit mines that are exposed outside, more iron ore is buried deep below the surface."

"For the same acre of land, the harvest of Song State is twice as much as that of my Great Qin, and the harvest of Tang State is [-]% more than ours. The reason why my Da Qin's land is barren is precisely because there are mines underground."

"My Great Qin is a place rich in minerals. What is lacking is not minerals, but open-pit mines. Most of the minerals in Great Qin are buried underground and are not easy to mine."

"Ha ha!"

"My Daqin really has iron mines. As long as my Daqin has iron mines, I will be able to dig them out." Bai Qi laughed loudly.

The people of Great Qin are definitely the most hardworking and hardworking people among the Seven Kingdoms.For the people of Daqin, as long as there are mines underground, even if the earth is dug through, the ores must be taken out.

"Your Majesty, I don't know where I have mines in Daqin?" Bai Qi asked impatiently.

Fusu thought about it, and smiled slightly: "Where the ground is red, there must be iron ore underground."

"Good! Good!"

"I'll send someone to look for it!" Bai Qi said excitedly.

"Mr. Wu'an, don't make a fuss, just search in secret!" Fusu urged.

If Fusu wanted Datang's method of refining refined steel, he had to make Datang think that Daqin had no iron mines.Since then, Datang will not sit on the ground and raise prices.

(End of this chapter)