At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was a feudal town, but in Western Europe

Until this time, a trace of metallic luster appeared in the ore, and the crushed ore returned to the crushing yard again, and continued to be beaten with large and small hammers until the crushed ore turned into powder.

After the powder was sieved once, mineral powder was made. Two craftsmen put the mineral powder and lead into a vessel similar to a large tripod, and then threw a bunch of lead blocks into it.

"Why is this?"

"Jie Shuai, this silver is attached to the rock and soil, and it is difficult to refine, but lead and silver are smelted together, but the silver can be pulled out of the silver ore, and lead and silver are obtained. If you want purer silver, then You have to continue burning at high temperature until the lead completely disappears, then you can get silver with higher purity." Duan Wenchang walked to the edge of the furnace, "Generally speaking, if it is used to mint coins, one ordinary refinement is enough."

Since the Rammersberg mine was co-founded with the Duke of Thuringia, and the old Duke of Thuringia withdrew his shares completely, this silver mountain has completely become the coinage center of Saxony.

But as far as the silver production this year is concerned, it is 1.25 tons, which is equivalent to 19000 solida, and the so-called large gold mine in the Ramersberg Mine, after inspection, found that the average ore here contains only one gram of gold per ton.

In addition to silver mines, the Ramersberg mine also produces copper. This year's copper output is 3 tons, but this is the output after making way for refining silver mines.

Today there is a lot of copper ore that has not been smelted, but is just placed in warehouses.

At present, a total of five large and small mines have been successively developed in the Ramersberg Mine. Some mines are not only located in the Ramersberg Mine, but are distributed throughout the Harz Mountains.

In addition, some businessmen or Han Chinese landlords who participated in the mining in the early stage also obtained a charter from Feng Sen, allowing them to carry out private mining, but they either accepted the participation of a small government or had to pay heavy taxes.

But think about it, this is a real money-making business, who wouldn't want it?Even if it is such a harsh condition, the mine owners still accept it.

As a result, various large and small mines were opened on the Harz Mountains.

Unlike Feng Sen, these private mine owners do not have the ability to mine or explore large mines, so their approach is often to find abandoned mines and start mining again.

Of course there is a reason for this. Since the third century AD, various copper and silver mines have been mined on the Harz Mountains one after another. Some mines can even be traced back to BC, but most of them are now abandoned or have very little output.

These mines have not been mined. In some of them, there are still considerable reserves of ore. It is a pity that the previous people's technical level could not achieve a stable mine roadway, and it was impossible to continue deep mining. In the end, they had to be abandoned.

The emergence of a large number of ironware and triad cement, as well as the improvement relative to the previous construction technology, made up for this technical defect.

The most important thing is that Feng Sen invests in local resources regardless of cost, not only funds, but also manpower and policies.

If you pay more, you will get more rewards. This year, the Ramersberg Mine finally recouped the cost of building the mine, which brought more than [-] solidars of coinage profit to Shaofu.

"It's still not enough." Feng Sen murmured to himself. After all, although wool is good, it is just a helpless product. If there is metal currency, of course it is more convenient to use metal currency.

In Saxony in the later generations, 80 million tons of silver can be refined every year, but I am only in the early 1 ton, and the coinage income is only more than [-].

But the current difficulty is that Feng Sen's manpower is not enough.

In the past few years, the relationship between Feng Sen and the Frankish nobles has gradually deteriorated, and the number of silver hunters has declined rapidly. Although there are almost 5 slaves in this area, there is still not enough manpower.

The wages of laborers rose again and again, and the ore in the warehouse piled up into mountains, and some miners were pulled out to work as laborers, reducing the amount of mining.

In the final analysis, there is a more troublesome part in the smelting process of silver ore, which consumes a lot of manpower.

It is not smelting or extraction, but crushing and transportation. For large ore, it is very inefficient to smash the ore with a sledgehammer one by one. The transportation is even more difficult.

"Jie Shuai is thinking about the manpower problem here?"

"You know how to guess people's thoughts." Although he was guessed right, Feng Sen didn't show such suspicion, he just asked with a smile, "It seems that you have a way?"

"Yes." Duan Wenchang pulled Feng Sen's sleeve, as if to prevent Feng Sen from running away, "I just want to trouble Shuai Jie to walk a few more steps."

Riding a horse, he continued to transition in the gloomy cold wind, and soon, by the river, a huge waterwheel machine appeared in Feng Sen's vision.

"What is this? Is it a water pestle? Ah, I see. This is an ore crusher?"

"Excellent advice! It's an ore crusher. Its principle is similar to that of our water hammer in the Central Plains, except that the hammer head is replaced with a precious steel hammer head, and its output can be compared to ten big men." A Chinese craftsman introduced enthusiastically, "In addition to the hydraulic ore crusher, we also made a rinsing machine to wash away impurities. It doesn't need a dozen craftsmen to sift out impurities. Now it can be operated by only three craftsmen. In the future, some skilled laborers or slaves can even do it."

"Oh. Mo Qing did a great job in Yinshan." Feng Sen patted his thigh.

But Duan Wenchang continued: "If this kind of crushing machine can be popularized, after two years, I can guarantee that our minting income can even exceed [-] solida."

"Very well, I'm waiting for that day." Patting the shoulder of the craftsman in front of him, Feng Sen said with a smile, "It was originally out of joy, but unexpectedly it gave me a big surprise."

"Hahaha, thank you for the handsome reward."

"Reward?" Feng Sen was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "So you are waiting for me here? What do you want?"

"I heard that Beihai girls are beautiful and strong, but wild and difficult to train. I don't know if the commander-in-chief can give me one or two?"

Feng Sen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "A few days ago, a group of Beihai girls were sent here. I asked someone to pick one or two and send them to you."

"Thank you Jie Shuai!" Duan Wenchang smiled and cupped his hands, "You can't eat without meat, you can't live without women."

"People say that Mo Qing is bold and uninhibited, I have seen it today."

"Jie Shuai may wish to stay here for a few more days. Although the countryside here is not as good as Xichuan, there are still a lot of wild game. There is a black pig with extremely delicious leg meat. I am going to cook it in these two days."

"Next time." Smiling and rejecting Duan Wenchang's request, Feng Sen looked into the distance, "I'm going to go to war soon, and I'm afraid it will take a whole year to go. When I come back, I'll eat pigs again." Legs, until then, hope you don't let me down."

"We must not disappoint Jieshuai." Having said this, Duan Wenchang's previous frivolous and bold expression disappeared, and a gloomy and serious look appeared on his face.

In the winter of 789, the Duke of Saxony, the shogunate, and the envoy of the Jingnan Army, Fengsen Anthony Luoshan, led 5000 troops to Prague to join Han Shizhong.

Chapter 393 The Handsome Comes, Bomi Will Be Peaceful!

"Baojing Qingqing, seeing words is like hearing.

You are in good health recently, you are nine months pregnant, it is the time when you need rest the most, you don’t have to keep an eye on it all the time, if you don’t have the chief officer for a while, you won’t be able to function, what’s the use of raising so many people and spending so much money?

This is not to ask you to sit at home alone, that is not good, but I just hope that you can take care of your baby with peace of mind, otherwise, if it is difficult to give birth, it will be fine if the child is not born, but I can't implicate you, otherwise, where can I find such a good Shao Fuling ?

I can't see you now, if I have the chance, maybe I can meet you in a dream, so sleep more, and when I kill this barbarian, I can go back and reunite.

November [-], [-]. "

Putting down the pen in his hand, Feng Sen knelt down on the ponytail, picked up the paper, blew it gently, and when the ink was dry, put it in an envelope and sealed it with sealing wax: "Come on, send this letter to Mrs. Lee's in Burger."

"Here." An Eight Banners Qingqi who had been waiting for a long time took the envelope with his hands, clamped it with two wooden boards, and then lifted the curtain and went out.

Coincidentally, another guard was walking in, and the two of them almost bumped into each other at the door. As soon as the guard came in, he cupped his hands and said to Feng Sen: "Jieshuai, the Jewish Abi Ruben, brought two people, said to be two other local Abi, and came to invite you to attend the Prague meeting."

The so-called Prague Conference was a consultation meeting where Feng Sen asked all Bohemians to be present. The main reason was that Feng Sen launched the war in the name of the Holy War of the Teutonic Knights, so it could not be directly controlled, and another Bohemian archbishop had to be established.

"Don't worry, tell them to come in and let me see." Feng Sen changed his posture to a more comfortable cross-legged sitting.

"Here."

The guard raised the curtain, and within a few seconds, the curtain was raised again. This time, besides the guard, there were three Jewish Abbies in distinctive Jewish costumes.

They are dressed in black robes and wear a hat that only covers the back of the head, which is similar to a melon cap. This kind of hat is called a kipa.

Before the three of them stood still, Feng Sen said first, "Reuben Abby, long time no see."

Ruben Abi lost the initial trace of arrogance long ago, but said respectfully: "May Heavenly Father bless you, please allow me to introduce to you, these two are the Jewish elders in this area, named Jacob and Andob."

Feng Sen nodded flatly: "Welcome, welcome, I am very glad to meet you two, I thought you would never show up."

The two Abby looked at each other with some embarrassment, and then replied flatteringly: "It's really a long way, and we are country people, so I'm afraid that being too rude will make you angry."

Feng Sen laughed, "How can I be angry? The two of you helped me open the city gate of Prague. It's a great contribution. I'm too happy to be happy."

"Opening the city gate, we are equally ashamed, but this is for our common interests, and it is also for us to win a chance to ask for your grace and mercy."

Feng Sen frankly accepted the compliment from the Jewish Abby: "Under the watchful eyes of the Heavenly Father, you will receive my gift. Let's go without further ado."

Putting on his shoes and changing into a heroic black and red hunting suit, Feng Sen, surrounded by a group of guards, followed the two of them and left the camp.

After walking a few steps, they came to the original square in Prague. At this time, in the square, the original statues of various pagan gods had already been demolished, and a cross was erected instead.

In the center of the square, a pergola with ventilation on all sides has been set up. In the middle of the pergola is a long table, and a few local nobles and Jews are sparsely seated beside the long table.

Although the seats at the long table were not full, none of the other people under the awning had the guts to take a seat.

Surrounding the long table, there were also rows of benches. On the chairs were tribal leaders dressed in animal skins, polite city nobles and monks in black robes. Of course, the most numerous people were Jews wearing black handkerchiefs.

Most of the Jews in this group wore black robes, with messy sideburns hanging from their ears, and long beards and beards that are common to Han men. Most of the Jews here have messy and furry beards.

In addition, many of them wear a white tarit, which looks like a khata, but is actually a kind of shawl, which is worn when praying.

"Duke of Saxony, owner of the Eight Banners... Your Excellency Anthony, to-"

The shrill announcement sounded, and everyone present immediately stood up and greeted Feng Sen. Of course, some spit on the ground unconvinced, but Feng Sen waved his hands without smiling.

With so many people present at today's meeting, one can tell that at this meeting, the decisions to be made must be small matters. As the saying goes, a small meeting is held for a big matter, and a big meeting is held for a small matter.

Feng Sen took his seat, and several hosts reported a lengthy nonsense, and it was Feng Sen's turn to speak.

"I came here today to determine the future development of Bohemia." Feng Sen just sat, but his voice could reach everyone's ears.

"When Jieshuai comes, Bomi will be at peace. When Jieshuai comes, Heavenly Father will be there!" A flattering voice sounded.

Ignoring it, Feng Sen continued: "First of all, in order to thank the Jews for their help in breaking Prague, I propose to contract the 500 million hectares of land in and around Prague to the Jews in the form of land contractors for 50 years."

"Wow—"

Feng Sen's second sentence caused an uproar in the audience.

"Your Excellency, do you know that Jews are not allowed to farm?"

"Who told you that this is farming?" Feng Sen glanced at the priest who spoke indifferently, and looked at him with chills all over his body. "Of course I know that Your Highness prohibits Jews from engaging in agriculture, but I contracted the land to the Jews and paid them to help me cultivate the land. In essence, isn't this still a business? Where is it against the law?"

Everyone was at a loss for words, and before the local nobles in Bohemia continued to object, Feng Sen continued: "Secondly, in addition to these areas, all Bohemian tribes must accept the eight-banner system and the country system, and must not hinder the preaching of the priests of the Heavenly Father, and accept the rule of the diocese. You can elect the bishop of Bohemia yourself."

As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. If they were asked to become armored together at the beginning, I am afraid that disputes would arise immediately.

It's not that Feng Sen doesn't have time. It's a very cost-effective thing for him to spend two or three years to carry out the reform of the Lijia system and the land reform.

After all, as long as there is a dispute, there will be bloodshed. Although Feng Sen is confident that he can easily subdue them, it is not necessary, and the blood of the soldiers cannot be shed in vain.

This condition is of course harsh, but most of the Bohemian nobles present here are defeated or surrendered. Faced with such a situation, no matter how unwilling they are, they can only swallow their front teeth.

Damn it, those traitors, many locals turned their hatred towards the Jews by the way.

Regardless of other people's criticisms, Feng Sen continued: "Third, I want to follow the decree of King Charles of the Franks and set up an autonomous city in Prague, and you will elect the city councilors and speakers yourself.

I only make these three requirements, as long as you can do it, I don't care about compensation or anything, I'm done talking, you can continue on your own. "

After these continuous speeches, Feng Sen yawned, propped his cheek with his left hand, and looked at the group of people who were glaring at each other.

Soon, with regard to these three topics, the entire conference site was plunged into a torrential rain of saliva.

But no matter how much the debate is useless, the outcome has long been doomed.

Because these three issues were passed in the small meeting before the meeting started, and the proposal at the meeting was just a formality.

As Feng Sen thought, these three issues were basically passed in the way and results Feng Sen expected, without any twists and turns.

The final bishop of Bohemia was also successfully served by Zhenhui, the former bishop of Magdeburg. This was chosen by them themselves, and it has nothing to do with me, old Feng.

After resolving the incident in Bohemia, Feng Sen continued to rest in Prague for three days before leading his 8000 men towards Moravia.

Chapter 394 Piast

To some extent, the Morava River is the mother river of the Moravians. She is the left tributary of the Danube. It is because of this Morava River that there will be the Morava Basin. The Vivians are the ethnic group that grew up in the Morawa Basin.

Vladislav once firmly believed that the great Morava River would stand firmly on the side of the Moravians, but this time, he hesitated.

After all, that man is known as the master of the flood, the incarnation of Peron.

If he was really as scary as the rumors said, this time, the Morava River might be taken away by that man.

On the right bank of the Morava River, white tents built an ocean, hidden behind crooked fences, and various tribes erected flags of various colors, like a colorful forest in the ocean of tents.

The breeze disturbed the ground, blowing clouds of dust. Vladislav sat cross-legged on the carpet, frowned, and stared blankly at the red charcoal in the kang.

A century ago, the Frankish businessman Samo entered the Moravian region and sold weapons for the Slavic tribes to support them in countering the Avar invasion. However, Samo became a shareholder and was chosen as the rex of the Moravians in a daze. , which is the meaning of the king.

Since then, Moravia's predecessor, the Samo Tribal Alliance, has been established. Since the death of Samo, the Wende people in this land have been independent, and the tribes gathered near the Morava Basin have established a new kingdom. Lavia.

In the future, this small Moravia will take advantage of the decline of the power of the Avars to rise up and establish a huge Moravian empire. The power can even extend to Saxony in Fengsen, but it is not certain now.

Because Feng Sen is here.

It has been half a month since he conquered the Bohemians and entered Moravia to attack the locals. In addition to sending a large number of cavalry to harass them, Feng Sen is still honestly making a fortified camp and fighting silently.

The materials and logistical supplies from all over Saxony were transferred to Feng Sen's hands little by little along with the strongholds he left behind. Between the strongholds, Feng Sen still kept a large number of slave laborers to help build roads according to Villetti's experience.

As for where these slaves and hard labor came from, of course they were snatched from the Moravians. Since Feng Sen entered Moravia, there have been nearly ten small-scale conflicts between the two sides, most of which were completely defeated.

Even if it was the best one, it didn't do any good.

Whether it was the tough iron armored soldiers in black or the tough leather armored green soldiers, Vladislav was deeply impressed by their excellent equipment, high morale and firm will.

Now the resistance army led by Vladislav has retreated again and again, and has now fled to the other side of the Morava River, relying on this mother river to support it.

Despite this, the Moravian army led by Vladislav was still at a disadvantage. He was on the right bank of the Morava River, but few of the light cavalry sent to scout could cross the Morava River and were completely suppressed On this side of the river.

Even some Siris scouts would sneak across the Morava River to attack the scouting cavalry going out.

Feng Sen offered a very high reward, an ordinary Moravian cavalry head with 20 Solidars plus one credit, and the horse scout captain with 50 Solidars plus two credits, a total of 10000 Solidars, first come first served.