Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 112 111. Three Mines
The blind date lasted for a whole week, and there were more than 2000 newlyweds in the royal court.

And these newlyweds who received Zhang Qi's congratulatory gifts also made many families in the royal court who were originally husband and wife feel envious.

Although there are not many things, they are all real necessities. Fortunately, fur can be used instead of cloth, but oil and salt are very valuable things on the grassland.

Especially salt. In the past, herdsmen did not have many ways to obtain salt. They could only follow the herds to find bitter clods to absorb salt.

But now, just by getting married, you can get as much as two or three taels of salt, which can be eaten sparingly, and it is not a problem for the whole family to use it for a month or two.

So now there is a very festive scene in the royal court. People line up at the gate of the Department of Justice every day to receive marriage certificates.

In this regard, Zhang Qi felt very good. Firstly, the registration information of the royal family population could be refined. Secondly, the increase in the rate of starting a family meant that the birth rate of newborns in the coming year would also increase.

At present, the total population is only nearly [-], and there are still more women than men. Even if Zhang Qi distributes congratulatory gifts to each couple, at most it will not exceed [-].

It is only [-] feet of cloth, [-] catties of oil, and [-] catties of salt.

Since it can increase the number of newborns and improve the current happiness of the royal court, Zhang Qifa will send out some resources. The sum of these things is only 40 million dinars.

And in the future, he can receive dozens or even hundreds of times the feedback from these herdsmen.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, and Lu Mu, who has opened up wasteland for more than ten days, also returned to the royal court today to report the recent results to Zhang Qi.

Inside the yurt.

"These are the results obtained by the little old man and the herdsmen in thirteen days."

Lu Mu bent down respectfully, and handed Zhang Qi the writing written on the blackboard.

A female soldier beside Zhang Qi took it and handed it to Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi took a few glances and nodded: "That's right. In thirteen days, nearly a thousand acres of land have been reclaimed. You, the hundred and ten people, have worked hard."

"Being able to use horses to plow, we didn't use much effort, and even though the little old man is far away, he has also heard about the actions of the Lord these days. Being able to act under the protection of the gods and the Lord is like a blessing to us. For ordinary people, this is nothing but a fluke."

"Besides, the little old man also wants to bring more people when he comes back this time. Dare I ask you, can those Xianbei people use it with confidence?"

Lu Mu looked into Zhang Qi's eyes and asked carefully.

Zhang Qi laughed twice, and put the writing on the blackboard on the table: "Available, how many people do you want?"

Lu Mu was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Lang Jun gave me a hundred new plows, and now they are all put into use, and there are still thousands of curved plows in the warehouse. Now that the weather is getting warmer, the earth is not as frozen as before. The little old man thinks about this. Quyuanli should also work normally."

"Based on our current experience in plow control, more than 100 people and [-] plow horses are needed for [-] curved plows. In this way, [-] to [-] mu of Susukida can be reclaimed in one day.

Looking at the weather, the little old man will be able to sow seeds in a month or so, so the little old man thinks that in this month's time, [-] mu of land will be reclaimed for cultivation to ensure that there will be enough grain for the autumn harvest . "

Zhang Qi nodded. Only with the land can he have a fixed grain income. In this way, the subsidy Zhang Qi needs to provide for logistics will be greatly reduced.

Although this is a newly cultivated field, there will definitely be a decrease in production, but Zhang Qi has no intention of planting sorghum as soon as it comes up, and the new field must be fertilized first.

Phosphate and potassium fertilizers can be replaced with bone meal and plant ash, while Zhang Qi can only apply other fertilizers through crops.

Beans are a good choice. Now there are bean seeds that have been selected and bred in the experimental fields in the world of riding and cutting. Zhang Qi only needs to let the wolf cubs change the sorghum in Suotai Village into beans in advance, then there will be enough bean species used.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Qi looked at Lu Mu: "Okay, go to Hui Coordinator, and then find Bo to mobilize manpower. Within a month, I hope you can lead people to reclaim [-] mu of land."

"promise!"

Lu Mu bowed, took the cloth with Zhang Qi's seal on it, and left the yurt.

Not long after Lu Mu left, someone came in again from outside. After the female soldier gave a pass, Liu Chai hurriedly came to the yurt.

"See Your Majesty!"

There were also three sentries who came in with him. These people were all wind servants, and their faces were covered with frostbite.

Looking at them, Zhang Qi was a little expectant. Others didn't know what Liu Chai and the others were doing after they disappeared for more than two months, but he knew.

"found it?"

Zhang Qi's brows and eyes were full of anticipation.

Liu Chai, who was kneeling on the ground with one knee, also had a smile on his face, nodded his head, and presented a map and three animal skin bags in his arms to Zhang Qi.

"Your Majesty, within two months, Baxia and the others carried out investigations within [-] miles around Daxianbei Mountain according to the methods you mentioned. Meng Tianshen hung the curtain, and the six groups of Baxia and others discovered three mineral deposits in total. It is a sampled soil product, please have a look at Junshan."

Zhang Qi excitedly stood up from the table. He knew that the mineral resources in the Northeast were well developed, covering almost all the mines in the entire Huaxia region, but he did not expect that Liu Chai and the others found three mines in just two months.

Putting the map aside, Zhang Qi knew that it was a map recording the distribution of minerals without looking at it. What he cared about now was the things in the bag, to see what minerals they were.

Three bags of sampled ore were dumped on the table, and green, black, and red piles of three different colors were poured out of the bag by him.

He didn't know the mine ore, so he could only guess first. The green piles looked rough, but the color was good. Based on his knowledge, all he could think of was malachite, that is, copper ore.

copper?Zhang Qi was a little disappointed. It wasn't that the copper mine was bad, but that he already had a mature iron smelting process. Steelmaking is already a project that can be carried out as long as there are materials. Now if this kind of ore is copper, then he can only Can be used to mint coins.

"Record it in the book first, and fused it later."

Zhang Qi pushed aside the green pile and looked at the black pile. This thing is easy to recognize. It is the coal mine that Zhang Qi has been thinking about. Zhang Qi is overjoyed. With coal, there are more things that can be done. Honeycomb coal , Coking coal and steelmaking, all need the support of coal mines.

"How far is this mine from the royal court?"

Zhang Qi asked Liu Chai directly.

Liu Chai looked at the black pile of pieces pointed by Zhang Qi on the table, thought quickly in his mind, and then said loudly: "It's not far, it's only a hundred or twenty miles away."

"Okay! Ignore the rest, go to Hui, ask him to gather herdsmen, bring tools to mine this kind of ore, and let your people lead the way!"

"promise!"

With orders, Liu Chai got up and left to go out. Zhang Qi waited for him to leave and then looked at the last pile of reddish mineral materials.

You can't see it either, but it doesn't matter, you will know what it is when you melt.

(End of this chapter)