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Chapter 47 Open Pit Coal Mine, Large-scale Iron and Steel Smelting

Xia Hao sat in the main seat and looked at everyone in the audience.

There are as many as ten rank eight warriors alone.

Six of them had achieved breakthroughs by using the great cultivation medicine he had refined.

"Lingju County is the northern gate of Liangzhou. It is close to the grassland beyond the Great Wall. We must treat it with caution and guard the city. If the barbarians come to attack, the most important thing is to defend."

"I will obey my lord's order!" Guo Yin and others immediately expressed their stance.

Xia Hao thought of the previous report by Guo Yin and others, so he asked: "You said that a kind of flammable black ore was found here. Where is it? Let me have a look."

According to the descriptions of Guo Yin and others, the combustible black ore is likely to be "industrial food" - coal.

Although this world has extraordinary power, at the bottom level it is still very similar to ancient Chinese society.

If the coal mine can be discovered, it will have a huge impact on his future military plans.

Whether it is steelmaking, smelting, or heating the people, coal mines can be used.

"Master, please wait a moment, I will send someone to fetch it." Guo Yin said hastily.

After a while,
Some soldiers put a basket of black ore in a bamboo basket and sent it to Xia Hao.

"Sure enough, it's coal. It looks very high-quality. It smells like no impurities such as sulfur are mixed into it. It's the highest quality."

Xia Hao looked surprised and asked again: "Guo Yin, where did you get these coals?"

Seeing Xia Hao's happy face, Guo Yin heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly replied:

"My lord, these black ores were found from a mountain thirty miles southeast of the city. When we went to fetch stones and came to build the city wall, we discovered the black ores buried underground..."

"It might even be an open-pit coal mine, so lucky!" Xia Hao was even more surprised.

"Come on, let's go take a look together."

Xia Hao immediately led Guo Yin and others, galloping towards the location of the open-pit coal mine.

There are many lofty mountains in Liangzhou. In Jincheng County, although it is a basin, there are also many hills and low mountains.

After Xia Hao arrived, he went directly to the place where the coal mine was discovered.

Immediately, he drew out the blood drinking knife, and the huge blood energy in his body circulated, attached to the battle knife, and slashed towards the ground.

Whoa!

In front of them, a crack that was one foot wide and several feet deep appeared in front of Guo Yin and the others.

Guo Yin and other eighth-rank warriors were shocked and trembled.

With such a random knife, he directly split the stone layer, exposing the coal mine buried in it.

Xia Hao narrowed his eyes slightly. His bold display of "force" was also a deterrent to Guo Yin and others.

After all, most of them are "surrendered generals", so it may not be impossible for them to disagree, even if he has been favored and rewarded.

"My lord is invincible!" Guo Yin and the others were shocked and congratulated quickly.

Xia Hao smiled lightly, and picked up a piece of coal that started to burn because of the flames and blood energy.

After the coal is burned, it is smokeless, tasteless, and the quality is indeed extremely high.

Next, Xia Hao went to various places to check the area of ​​the coal mine.

According to preliminary measurements, the surface area of ​​the coal mine under this rock layer is at least more than [-] square meters. If the thickness of at least ten meters is added, the reserves are still amazing.

Of course, this is only his preliminary measurement, and the specific number should be far greater than this number.

"Guo Yin, I want to give you a credit. This coal mine is really good, and it will be of great use to our army." Xia Hao laughed.

Seeing Xia Hao attaching so much importance to it, Guo Yin heaved a sigh of relief, and then asked: "My lord, this coal is extremely flammable, and it is very good for heating. We in Jincheng County will not suffer from the cold this winter."

Liangzhou is located in the north. In winter, there is often heavy snowfall, and dripping water turns into ice. It is extremely cold, and many people and animals freeze to death.

Xia Hao nodded slightly, using coal for heating, it can affect the livelihood of the people in the county and light thousands of homes.

But in addition, the greater role of coal is to make steel.

When he was in Yuzhong City, Xia Hao went deep into the market to check the blacksmith shop. The materials used for iron smelting were firewood and charcoal. The temperature for the fire was far lower than that of coal, and the iron smelted was not ideal.

If there is a large amount of coal available, blast furnaces can be used to smelt steel and iron ore, which can solve the military's future weapon needs.

In the era of cold weapons, there is a huge demand for steel.

The output of steel can also represent the reflection of comprehensive national strength.

Steel, population, food, war horses.

If the four major elements of war are complete, the army will naturally be capable of fighting.

Xia Hao stared at this coal mine, there was only a layer of rock on it, and it was very easy to mine.

In Monster Canyon, there is also a water source, and the elements for iron smelting are already complete.

Iron ore exists near Haomen County and has been mined for hundreds of years, but it is not easy to mine.

In his heart, a preliminary military industrial system was formed in Xia Hao's mind.

Haomen, Lingju, and Yuzhong form a steel triangle, and a military industrial base can be built in the middle.

"Guo Yin, send me an order to gather all the blacksmiths from the seven counties of Jincheng County in Lingju County." Xia Hao has made up his mind. This matter cannot be delayed and needs to be done immediately.

According to reports from spies, the situation in Liangzhou has become a situation in which four pillars stand on opposite sides.

In the south is Li Zhi, a family in Longdi, a big family in the border county, with a large number of people and strong strength. After the integration of the other party is completed, the throat "Tianshan County" must be taken.

And Xia Hao's next attack direction is also the strategic highland "Tianshan County", and there must be a large-scale conflict between the two sides.

To the west of Jincheng, there are two counties, Yuequan and Beihai, which were occupied by Zhou Yu. It is said that he was quite famous and his soldiers died in his service.

On the east side, outside the Tianmen Pass, is under the control of Zhenbei General Dong Yue, who is attacking Mengzhou, Youzhou and other states. Once he turns back, he must first take down Jincheng County, the "blocker".

As for Jincheng County, which is nearly a county away, its population has dropped sharply due to the war, and its subordinates are mixed with good and bad, and they are all mobs.

Except for Xia Hao's super strong personal force, among the four forces, it is undoubtedly the weakest.

After all, if he hadn't crossed to this point, Jincheng County would have been captured by Cao Yuan, the bandit general under the command of General Zhenbei, as a bridgehead to attack Zhou Yu and Li Zhi.

It can be said that Jincheng County is facing enemies from all sides, and if one is not careful, the flying ash will be wiped out in an instant.

After receiving Xia Hao's order, Guo Yin immediately sent out twelve cavalry, riding fast and whipping, to convey the order to the other six counties.

"My lord, I don't know what to do with gathering blacksmiths?" Guo Yin asked cautiously.

Xia Hao glanced at him, and said calmly: "At that time, you know yourself, and now just follow my orders."

Guo Yin's heart trembled, his body trembled, and he said yes.

Xia Hao thought for a while, and then said: "Currently, how many civilians are available in the city?"

Guo Yin knew about Lingju City, and immediately replied: "My lord, there are nearly [-] households in Lingju City, with a population of about [-]. Among them, there are about [-] young and strong who can be used for civil service."

For this figure, Xia Hao still quite recognized it, which was roughly similar to other counties.

In troubled times, the proportion of young adults is much higher than in peaceful times.

Some old, weak, sick, and disabled have already become bones on the roadside in this chaotic world.

Xia Hao asked again: "How many refugees are there outside the city? Can you gather them and take them for your own use?"

(End of this chapter)