Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 156 Feudal superstition is somewhat harmful
At that moment, when Ma Chao learned from Han Feng that there was actually an open-pit coal mine in Xinping County, he almost jumped up for joy, and was about to rush to Xinping County immediately.Unfortunately, as soon as I went out, the first snow of this winter began to fall.And it was getting worse and worse, so Ma Chao had no choice but to return to the Sheriff's Mansion with Han Ying, and stayed anxiously for a day.

On the second day when the wind and snow subsided, Ma Chao couldn't wait to go to the coal mine to have a look. He dispatched a team of soldiers, plus Ma Chao's own two hundred personal guards, and the group set off in a mighty manner.

"Young master, the function of the animal charcoal is nothing more than pouring saltpeter into it to make it smoke after it is ignited. Why do you have to go so far to take a look yourself?" The ugly brother Huang Yuan chatted endlessly along the way, asking repeatedly this problem.For him, Ma Chao always has some fantastic ideas that he doesn't know about. The more he can't figure it out, the more he wants to break the casserole and ask the bottom line.

"Not only did the animal charcoal not increase the smelting temperature, but it also burns much longer than firewood. If it is used for heating, this winter will no longer be cold. These benefits are not just related to one county. Therefore, we I have to go there myself." Ma Chao sat on Xianglong's back, explaining to Brother Chou whether he had a relationship or not.

"However, the animal charcoal is poisonous, the world knows it, and you should avoid it like a tiger. Even if it has great effects, it will be exchanged with your life, so it's not worth it."

"This coal, oh, animal charcoal. It's not poisonous in itself, but it will produce a poisonous gas during the combustion process!" Ma Chao glanced at Brother Chou, and explained impatiently: Why is this Chou Brother almost like Cai Yan? , almost into a hundred thousand why?

"Isn't this still poisonous?" Brother Chou didn't know what Ma Chao was thinking, and replied dissatisfied.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the ventilation is good and you don't inhale a lot, it won't cause any harm to the human body at all. Moreover, compared to the huge benefits it can bring, what is this trivial thing? If it is true as Han Feng said, there is an open-pit coal mine there. , then you don’t even have to mine, just go digging directly!” Ma Chao became happy when he said this: he knew that even though there was a war in Iraq, the number of deaths was not half of that of the coal mine accident in China.Especially in this impoverished ancient times, the black gold would definitely cost the lives of countless people!But if it is an open-pit coal mine, there will be no death rate in a short period of time.

"Really?" Brother Chou stared and asked in disbelief.

"Really!" Ma Chao nodded and replied with some disdain.

"How did the young master know?"

What troubled Ma Chao the most was Cai Yan, Brother Chou, and other people asking him this question.So, when he heard Brother Chou bring up the unopened pot again, he said angrily, "I dreamed about it in my sleep!"

"Could it be that the young master is the reincarnation of the gods, and the fairy family entrusted a dream to rejuvenate my horse family?" Brother Chou immediately fell into those unheard of crops, such as bellows, wine making, fried tea, paper making, and peerless swords. I feel that my thinking is correct.

Ma Chao glanced at him again, but ignored him: Think whatever you like, anyway, your young master will not tell you this secret.

After half a day's work, the group arrived at the Yazikou that Han Feng mentioned. It is more than ten miles away from the inner city of Xinping County. There is no major road, only a rugged mountain road that winds and circles among the mountains, and the snow is overwhelming. The road was also covered up. If it weren't for the guidance of a guide who is familiar with the mountain road, Ma Chao and his party might not be able to get here at all.

"Young master, this is Yazikou. We also know that there is animal charcoal here. It is everywhere, but almost no one here dares to pick it up and burn it." The guide said, after receiving Ma Chao's reward , and resigned.After walking half a mile, he kowtowed in Ma Chao's direction: God bless the young master of the Ma family, and keep Xinping County safe from now on!
Ma Chao jumped down like a dragon, knelt down and scraped away the top layer of floating snow with his hands, but the snow below was already frozen hard, so he pulled out the dagger and chopped it in disorder, causing snowflakes and ice chips to splash everywhere. They also used the weapons in their hands to push away the snow, finally revealing the solid ground.

"Young master, I found a piece!"

"Young master, I have it here too!"

After a flurry of fuss, a large pile of lump coal had piled up in front of Ma Chao. He picked up a piece and looked it over carefully. Jiashi with a bad appearance.

This kind of interbedded stone cannot be fully burned, and it is the most likely to produce gas. Thinking about it, Han Feng did not distinguish between lump coal and interlayered stone, so he picked them all up at once, and Pu Yuan was half-hearted, and in order to keep it secret, he specially forged it in an unventilated place. It was smelted in the house, which led to gas poisoning.

Regarding the secrecy, Ma Chao would not blame Pu Yuan at all, and even praised Pu Yuan for his awareness of secrecy.

Ma Chao shook his head, but he couldn't figure out who killed the four craftsmen.In the end, I can only conclude that the four craftsmen were really unlucky, and they died unjustly due to a combination of circumstances.However, it was their death that made me know that there are such good things in Xinping County.

Everything in the world is dependent on blessings and misfortunes. It is really unclear and unclear.

Putting aside these thoughts, Ma Chao pointed at the ground and said, "Give me the ground!"

The guards took out the pickaxes prepared in advance and began to dig the ground. Ma Chao smiled and said to Brother Chou, "Brother Chou, as far as I know, these animal charcoals are buried very deep in the ground, and it is extremely difficult to mine them. And it is easy to cause casualties. There are not many open-pit coal mines like this, but there is one in Xinping County. It is really beyond my expectation. I can imagine that in the near future, my Ma family will definitely take off because of it. .”

Brother Chou was not bewitched by Ma Chao's words. Instead, he said sullenly, "Young master, you'd better solve the poisonous gas problem first. Otherwise, no one would dare to burn these black stones even though they are treasures."

Ma Chao laughed, "Brother Chou, I'll make a bet with you, after I build the kang, do you dare to come in with me?"

"I dare not..." The man with the scarred face showed a look of fear at this time, and he waved his hands again and again: "Young master, you are a star in the world, and you have the protection of the immortal energy. I am just an ordinary person, so I dare not give it away for nothing. took his own life."

Seeing that Brother Chou was also afraid, Ma Chao couldn't help laughing, but Ma Chao couldn't laugh because of Brother Chou's last sentence.

"Brother Ugly is not afraid of death, he is afraid that death will not be worth it. He is unwilling to serve the young master for a few more years!"

Ma Chao suddenly heard Brother Chou talking to himself, and was shocked. He couldn't help feeling a surge of warmth in his heart, and quickly set his eyes on the soldiers who were concentrating on digging.

The ground was extremely frozen, and often a pickaxe could only dig a few inches deep. After a while, the soldiers began to sweat, and the ground was dug a few feet deep.

"Young master, I dug it out!" A soldier yelled, and then more soldiers yelled. Ma Chao stepped forward quickly and saw that the turned-up soil had been completely black. Among the powder, there were countless large or small lumps of coal. He stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful in his hand. Ma Chao slowly picked it up. Looking at the black coal, he was ecstatic in his heart. It is God's blessing that such high-quality coal is only a foot deep from the ground.

"Come on, everyone pack it up for me. It counts as much as you can pack. The more you pack, the more meat you will have for the night!" Ma Chao ordered loudly, and the soldiers and guards responded loudly.

Fufeng County, County Guard's Mansion, Han Feng was still a little uneasy when he saw the craftsmen who were busy non-stop, and asked Ma Chao who was supervising the work in a low voice: "Young master, are you sure there is no problem? Can you really solve this problem?" Beast charcoal poison?"

Ma Chao was confused by the repeated question, and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, I said that if there is no problem, then there is no problem. That's all right. After the construction is completed, I will try it out first. I will never go in during the trial period. good?"

Han Feng still nodded with some doubts, "This is the safest way. A body of a thousand gold will not fall into danger. The words of a saint must not be forgotten."

"Hey, feudal superstition is harmful to people..." Ma Chao sighed and said unwillingly.

(End of this chapter)