The Queen's Guide to Wealth

Chapter 123 Prospecting
While talking, the two went up the mountain and came to the vicinity of the mine marked in the system.

This is a mountain depression, and the melted snow on the mountain has created a passage between the mountains. If it is not the flood season, it is quite convenient to enter and exit.

The gravel falling from the mountain is black and shiny. According to the system's prompt, this is a mine that can dig out coal, with excellent quality and considerable reserves.

Jin Bo picked up a few pieces and threw them into the bamboo basket on the donkey's back, and continued walking up the mountain.

Going further up, the road became a bit rough, and Jin Bao would stop from time to time to dig medicinal materials in crevices and cliffs, and Jin Bo would also stop to help him.

The two stopped and walked like this until the sun was about to set before they found another mine.

The mountain was gloomy and cold, and the temperature dropped before it got dark. Jinbao lit a fire, and the two ate some dry food to satisfy their hunger, and rested in a place sheltered from the wind at the entrance of the cave.

"It's a good thing I came after you today, otherwise you would have spent the night alone in the mountains."

Jin Bo wrapped the blanket around his body tighter: "If you don't come, I will go back after exploring that coal mountain today."

Jin Bao was a little puzzled: "So that thing is called coal, what is it used for, I've never seen it before."

In fact, Jinbo has never seen it before. It is only based on the system notes that he knows that it is a kind of fuel, which is the energy source of many basic industries.

According to the system prompt, coal has already been used in this era, but it is not widely used, so even if such a deposit is found, very few people dig it.

"It is used for burning, which is not much different from the carbon we burn in winter. It is more resistant to burning than carbon, and the temperature is much higher. It has many other uses, but it is not used yet."

While sorting out the medicinal materials collected today, Jin Bao talked to Jin Bo.

"How do you know that there are mines in the mountains? Have you been here before? I have been in the mountains so many times and I haven't found them."

"It's a talent. I just know that there are mineral deposits here. It's the same as you see the herbal medicine and you know what disease it is for."

Jin Bao nodded and stopped asking. He knew that Jin Bo had many secrets and talents that made people enviable and even jealous. He also felt that Jin Bo was very defensive towards others.

She is not willing to share many things with them, whether it is joy or trouble, she always wants to solve it by her own strength.

Not wanting to trust them, or even rely on them, this made Jin Bao a little distressed. In Jin Bao's eyes, Jin Bo was just a child who hadn't grown up yet.

But she was burdened with too many things, making it impossible to treat her like a child.

Jin Bo yawned, picked out two pieces of coal from the bamboo basket and threw them into the fire.

Looking at the burning coals, Jin Bao was a little surprised. He never imagined that black stones could also be ignited, and the flames that burst out were indeed much stronger than wood.

Jinbo found a comfortable position and lay down to sleep until the next day, when the fire was still burning with embers.

The two continued on the road, only to find that there were treasures everywhere in this mountain forest.

The two wandered around in the forest for three full days. Jin Bao picked up a lot of precious and rare medicinal materials, and Jin Bo also found the fine iron ore she had been looking for.

There are also several deep caves, which contain natural crystal stones and a large number of saltpeter mines.

Jinbo is very satisfied with this exploration, and he has more cards in his hands. Whether it is to fulfill his pursuit of life or help Jinse realize her ideal of saving suffering, he also has more confidence and strength.

Now we are waiting for Jinse to get back the edict of the reward, to confirm that these mountains and forests belong to Jinse's assets, and then we can start development.

In case they have worked so hard to develop it, if someone is jealous and confiscated it, it will cause a lot of troubles at that time.

On the way back, Jinbo took a long detour to the lake upstream to check the water level. Midsummer is approaching, and the snow on the top of the mountain will melt faster, and we have to be careful when the flood season comes again.

Fortunately, the dam is still strong, and the water level is not dangerous, so I am satisfied after checking it.

Walking back along the river, I found that many villagers were fishing in the water where the water flow was slow.

Jin Bao is very familiar with these villagers. He has accumulated word of mouth when he went to treat people everywhere before, and people would come up to say hello to him from time to time.

After asking, I found out that these villagers have all learned Jinbo's tricks and dug the ruined fields in the village into fish ponds.

Not many people take it seriously at all, they just think that if they can recover a little loss, that's a little bit.

But during this period of time, heavy taxes have been imposed in the capital, and most people's families have already eaten their last meal.

The fish and shrimp that were considered fishy and difficult to eat have also become popular items. The big fish are used to eat, and the small ones are thrown into the dug pond to raise them, which is regarded as a food reserve.

These villagers also worked hard for stuttering. Not only did they mobilize together, men, women and children, but they also cleared the riverbed along the way to catch fish and shrimp.

Although it is not professional, and it is not intentional, it also invisibly lightens the burden on the river, and saves Jinbo from thinking about ways to prevent floods.

Many people even formed hunting teams and went into the mountains to hunt some large animals as rations.

This year is still good weather, although there is less food in hand, it is not to the point where people will starve to death, which is a good thing for everyone.

Jinbo didn't go back to Zhuangzi directly, but went to the village on the other side of the imperial mausoleum with Jinbao.

Most of the people here have establishments, and they don't need to pay taxes to the other side of the imperial city, so their lives are relatively better.

Jinse was also reasonable, and Zhuangshang didn't reach out to them when they were in trouble, but instead helped them a lot.

The village was peaceful, everyone was busy with their own affairs, Jin Bo didn't want to attract too many people's attention, but with Jin Bao by his side, it was hard not to attract others' attention.

Since entering the village, people have been coming up to say hello, Fei dragged Jin Bao into the house and asked him where he had been for the past half year.

He was so enthusiastic as if he was waiting for his nephew to come home. Jin Bo was not used to this kind of enthusiasm and politeness, so he simply left Jin Bao surrounded by villagers and went to the blacksmith's shop next to the guardhouse alone.

It didn't change much from the first time, the furnace was burning, but the uncle who was blacksmithing before was lying on the recliner in the shed and taking a nap.

Jinbo stepped forward and called twice before the uncle opened his eyes in a daze, and muttered: "Let's put the things away, and I'll fix them for you in the afternoon."

Jin Bo took a few steps forward and said, "Uncle, I'm not here to repair things."

Hua Luo took out a few pieces of ore from the bag on the donkey's back and walked into the shed.

The blacksmith was a little dazed, but when he saw the ore in Jinbo's hand, he woke up instantly.

Pulling aside the leather covering Jin Bo's hand, he said in a low voice, "Children don't know the severity, so don't dare to show this thing."

(End of this chapter)