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Chapter 163 Mining

This is what Song Qingyou was waiting for!

"We really need your help, but this is not a suitable place to talk. Let's move to another place." Song Qingyou said and winked at Wang Hang.

Wang Hang immediately understood and introduced himself: "I am the new magistrate of Kushui County. The suppression of bandits is related to the livelihood of the people in the county. It is better to go to the county government to discuss it in detail."

When they arrived at the county government office, everyone sat down.

Xiao Qishu said, "At present, we only know that the third family and his party often haunt the Yixian Valley, but we don't know where they settled after the looting, and how many people there are. I wonder if the second family knows about this?"

Ran Ji thought for a while and replied: "In the beginning, the third child took away the younger ones in the village, but there were only a hundred people, and then he gathered a group of rogues from somewhere, and he would come back to make trouble every once in a while. , about 400 people. I just don’t know where they will end up.”

Cheng Yuxi, who had a general understanding of the whole incident, thought of a way, "Just now the second boss also said that they will make trouble every once in a while, why don't we take advantage of the opportunity when they retreat after they go to the stockade to make trouble?"

Cui Xizuo slapped the table, "What a great idea!"

After discussing the matter, Wang Hang was about to invite Ran Ji to rest in the prepared room at the back, but he brought up another matter, "If you want to suppress the bandits, do you have enough troops? As far as I know, there are only a few dozen yamen servants in Kushui County. The three guys are all ruthless."

"Hehe!" Cui Xizuo smiled and said: "Don't worry, second boss, today's Kushui County is different from the past. More than 1000 county soldiers have been recruited, so the camp has been expanded. Besides, I, Cui Xizuo, None of the soldiers we brought out were brave enough to defeat anyone!"

"Is that so?" Ran Ji seemed surprised, "No wonder just now in the camp I saw some people behaved differently from ordinary people, but they didn't wear uniforms, so their eyesight was dull."

This... Cui Xizuo was a little embarrassed, and suddenly remembered the purpose of their outing, and asked, "Did you gain anything from going out this time?"

"Of course there is!" One second he was proud, and the next second Song Qingyou had a bitter face, "I have found the ore vein, but how do I mine it?"

"Someone in the village used to trade in minerals, but was seized by the dog officer and came to the village."

There has finally been progress in finding the bandit's lair, and the next step is to finally take the first step in the matter of armor and weapons. This time it is really a blessing in disguise!

Ran Ji figured it out, it's been a while since they made trouble in the stockade last time, and it is estimated that the next time will be in the next few days. After discussing everything, they are going to leave and go back.

"That's right!" Before leaving, Ran Ji suddenly took out a pigeon from nowhere and handed it to Song Qingyou, saying, "It's inconvenient to run back and forth all the time. This is a homing pigeon trained in the village. It can be used for communication in the future. use."

The most inconvenient thing in this era is information exchange, and Song Qingyou accepted it with joy.

Old doctors, mine owners, pigeon trainers, I didn't expect that Qingfeng Village would have so many capable people.

Back at his residence, Song Qingyou tried hard to recall the location where the mineral vein was discovered. He took out the mineral resource detector and played with it, and accidentally discovered a hidden function.

There was actually a button hidden on the side of the detector. Song Qingyou pressed it out of curiosity. A square light curtain rose up on the next side, with a small hoe sign on it, and then a very detailed route. picture.

If you really feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow!Song Qingyou immediately found paper and pen to draw the route.

After Ran Ji went back, not long after that, the man he mentioned who used to be in the mineral business came here, and he never thought he was an acquaintance—the second brother Liu, and besides that, there were seven or eight young people behind him.

After a detailed chat, I found out that after Ran Ji returned home, he told the relatives who were still in the village what the third master had done. These young people were their elected representatives, hoping to persuade them to turn back and give up when the bandits were suppressed. So as not to lose your life.

Second brother Liu is also an honest man, and he asked directly where the mine veins were without taking a break when he arrived in Kushui County.

Song Qingyou took the map and led people to the location of the mineral vein. Brother Liu walked around in the deep ditch and finally selected a place that was most severely affected by the water flow. He took out a small hoe from the small cloth bag behind his back and started digging. .

After digging a few times, a crisp sound was heard, and Second Brother Liu began to dig around again. Gradually, a large black stone appeared in front of everyone.

Brother Liu changed another set of tools, took out a hammer and chisel, carved out a small piece from the big stone, and held it in his hand for a closer look.

Suddenly, he excitedly pulled Song Qingyou and sighed: "Good stuff! Good stuff!"

Song Qingyou was at a loss, "Can you explain in detail?"

"Look!" Second Brother Liu placed a small piece of the chiseled piece in front of Song Qingyou, "The surface of this mine is tinted, and the inside is brownish red. It is impenetrable in the sun, and the powder is also dark red when you rub it in your hands. , and even the best hematite!"

Song Qingyou couldn't understand the previous things, but she understood the last sentence, hematite, ah, is a relatively valuable mineral resource in Blue Star.

Then Second Brother Liu asked someone to mark the surrounding area. Song Qingyou guessed that it should be the estimated area of ​​the ore vein. At first glance, the area is not small!
After that, they officially entered the mining process. I watched Brother Liu orderly directing everyone to clear away the surface soil first, then expose the ore deposits, and dig out the ore bit by bit...

Song Qingyou had to sigh, indeed, there was a specialization in surgery.

Ding--

The sound of points credited into account sounded.

Song Qingyou found a deserted corner to enter the space, and immediately opened the points. This time there were as many as [-]!This points rule is really a mystery.

But it is still far from the ultimate goal.

The ore was finally found. Song Qingyou dug out the notes given to her by the old blacksmith from the corner. It not only recorded how to forge, but also how to smelt it, which was very comprehensive.

Smelting iron requires a large number of manpower. Fortunately, many refugees also came during this time. Find them a job and avoid trouble. Moreover, some of them can read and write, so Song Qingyou transcribed the smelting part and distributed it.

Soon, furnaces needed for iron smelting were built near the mines, and the corresponding blast equipment was also manufactured.

As for the forging part, Song Qingyou originally wanted to copy and distribute it, but Xiao Qishu reminded: "The matter of soldiers and armor is of great importance and needs to be carefully considered."

Only then did Song Qingyou realize that she was living in a feudal dynasty, and privately forging armor and weapons was of the same nature as smuggling arms on Blue Star!
(End of this chapter)