Water Margin farming to become powerful

After a series of experiments, Sun Xin and Tang Long had already mastered the technology of coking and iron making.

Although it is estimated that the equipment used in the production of the iron and steel plant is only an improvement on the steel-making equipment of this era, even the technology of later generations is just a small blast furnace in a township iron factory in the 60s and [-]s. This is the most advanced iron-making technology that Sun Xinneng has mastered. up.

But after experimenting, they still have the confidence to produce competitive steel with low-grade ore. The sharp weapon is not the small blast furnace, but the coal transported from Yishui.

The place of Yishui was called Zaozhuang in later generations, known as the coal city.

The coal mines in Zaozhuang have been mined as early as the Tang Dynasty, but the main method of use is to make loose coal for heating, and even once supplied some markets in Tokyo, but the sulfur content of the coal mines in this place is too high. The technology of this time and space is completely useless for iron smelting.

After finishing Liangshan, Sun Xin took a special trip to Yishui and selected some coal mines in the local area to check. After checking, he found that the main source of sulfide in the coal mines here is the mixed impurities, not the associated inside the coal mines. , so rest assured.

From Sun Xin's point of view, the quality of these coal mines is actually quite good, as long as the coal washing tanks in the coal preparation plant can basically be used for coking.He had actually done the coal preparation plant business in his previous life. If he hadn't withdrawn early due to strict environmental protection inspections later, he would still be able to call himself a coal boss.

The key is that the distance between Yishui and Laizhou is very close, and the cost of using the coal here to supply Laizhou's iron works will be greatly reduced.

The equipment of the iron factory in Laizhou is not complicated, because the ironmaking equipment in this era is too simple, so even if the iron factory is built, it will mainly make iron in a scattered form in each household. The existence of the supervisory committee can make the court Don't dare to come to check the tax, and Sun Xin will naturally deal with the rest.

The coal preparation plant, coal washing plant, coking plant, and small iron-making workshop in Laizhou were established almost at the same time, and it is estimated that the initial production capacity will be achieved within half a year at most.

Just when the iron workshops in Laizhou broke ground one after another, news came from Dengzhou Mansion that the imperial court had sent someone here.

Sun Xin immediately sent people to the state capital to inquire. At this time, Zong Ze had already left the office, and the new general judge had not yet arrived in Dengzhou. Dare to say, Sun Xin knew after a little inquiry that the person who came was Zhao Ji's mission.

Sun Xin instantly understood that it was Zhao Ji who was moved by watching Liao and Jin discussing peace again, and wanted to negotiate a maritime alliance with Jin.

Sun Xin knew that the imperial court's attitude towards him was not as good as it appeared on the surface. In the first month, he went to Liangshan, and then Sun Xin gave Zhao Ji a full [-] guan of gold and silver. Not a lot.

But more than 2 taels of silver were only exchanged. Zhao Ji didn't speak for a while. Soon after, news came from Jie Bao that someone in Tokyo was already discussing the matter of expropriating Dengzhou.

Sun Xin allocated several thousand guan coins to Jie Bao to use him to make connections in Tokyo. At the same time, the officials in Dengzhou were also eager to move, and there were too many horses and horses just going to Tokyo to write letters through the official route. few.

The current situation is that the Tokyo side has not yet made a decision on how the supervisory board will handle it. After all, the supervisory board did not pull its rebellion.

But when the whip will come down is only a matter of time.

Wu Song entered Sun Xin's office and said to him, "There is an eunuch from Dengzhou who sneaked into our village. He should go to find Du Cai."

Sun Xin nodded: "Call Du Cai here."

Several months have passed, and now Du Cai is completely in his pocket, especially this eunuch has a very deep understanding of the Bank of the Supervisory Committee, if he reveals something wrong, he will bring him a lot of trouble.

Even if Sun Xin wanted to have a showdown with the imperial court, he had to finish building the iron factory in Laiwu.

"Master, let's take a look at this first."

Wu Song took out a letter and handed it to Sun Xin. Sun Xin felt that the letter was still cold, probably not long after he took it, and then glanced at the cover, but there was no name written on it. .

"Du just wrote it?"

Wu Song said with a smile: "We have just received the news that the eunuch has come to the village. Du Cai has already sent a letter, saying that everything has been arranged by him, and I want to tell the owner of the village first."

Ma Chong, who came from Tokyo, looked quite refined after wearing a fake beard, so he asked his servants to ask all the way, and finally came to a colorful building on Sunjiaji Street.

Looking at the magnificent building, Ma Chong nodded secretly.

"It seems that Du Cai's stay in Dengzhou is not bad."

Let the boy go up and knock the knocker on the door for a long time, but no one inside responded, so Ma Chong had no choice but to wait at the door.

At dusk, I saw a chubby young man leading a child back from the street, accompanied by a woman who was shopping for vegetables. Seeing him from a distance, Ma Chong hardly dared to recognize each other. Surprised: "Du Cai."

When Du Cai saw Ma Chongzhi, he also had a look of surprise on his face.

"How did you come?"

"Are you asking me instead? Didn't I inform your subordinates earlier?"

After Ma Chong said something, he looked around. There were many people on the road, and he felt that it was not easy to talk here. Du Cai immediately understood, and quickly took out a key from his pocket, and locked the door.

He took the child all the way in, told the woman to buy more food, let the child do homework, and poured water for the horse himself.

Ma Chong was quite surprised to see that the fat man was so flexible in his hands and feet, and his appearance changed drastically.

Originally, Du Cai was like Ma Chong, and he also liked to wear brocade gowns to look like an eunuch, but now Du Cai is wearing a strange bunt, and he looks like a simple farmer. The original eunuch's imposing manner was no longer seen.

At this time, Du Cai poured water on Ma Chong again, and Ma Chong realized that this man seemed to have only one servant besides the child.

Both of them were originally eunuchs in the West City Office, so Ma Chong couldn't help but wondered, "How did you become like this?"

Du Cai smiled while brewing loose tea for the horse: "You don't know the rules in this supervisory committee. They are generally not used to using servants. I work together under Sun Xin like this, so I don't want to learn from them. I'm afraid I can't eat it if I get used to it."

After brewing tea for a while, he filtered out the tea with a white porcelain teapot made in Dengzhou, and brought a bowl of clear tea to Ma Chong.

"I'm afraid you told the official under my command in the west of the city about your arrival. Now that we don't live together, even if you have notified him, he can't come to me in a hurry even if I'm away on business. , how can I know?"

"If I had known you were coming today, I would have come back earlier and asked the maid to cook some good food for you, so I wouldn't be in such a hurry like now."

Ma Chong just clicked his tongue when he heard the words, never thought that Du Cai would be like this in Dengzhou, and his subordinates would not talk about it alone, and he still had to go out to work on weekdays?

(End of this chapter)