Chu Ze raised his head and looked around, and asked Li Shi, the team leader: "Master Li, how far is it from the mine?"

Li Shi raised his eyes, looked up, and replied, "We're already halfway there." After saying that, he looked back at Chu Ze, seeking his opinion, "We'll be there in just a quarter of an hour's walking, my lords, How about we get there and rest?"

Li Shi's entourage also said: "Yes, there is a resting shed there and there is tea to drink. It is better than drinking the mountain breeze here."

Chu Ze thought for a while and decided to keep walking.

Master Qi leaned on a wooden stick, shook his legs, and continued walking with Chu Ze.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, we finally arrived in front of the mine.

Today, the Changlin Mine is still being mined.

When they arrived, several overseers were sitting in the rest shed. Seeing their arrival, they quickly stood up to greet them.

"Master Li, are you here? The tea has been brewed. Please take a seat." Several people enthusiastically welcomed Chu Ze and others into the rest shed.

Chu Ze sat down and looked at the surrounding environment.

The trees on the Changlin Mountains are lush and full of life, but this area is bare. Except for the rest shed where they are, the other places are open areas. Only in the distance are some simple resting places for workers. There is a small shed next to the thatched house. There is a stove in the shed, and there are pots and pans piled up in other places. It looks like a place to eat.

Beyond that is the place where the ores are piled.

But at this time, there was already a lot of piles in that place, and people were constantly loading trucks, waiting to be transported down the mountain so that they could be refined into copper for use.

But this road is not easy to walk.

When Chu Ze and the others came up, they also saw many carriages going up and down, traveling with difficulty on this bumpy mountain road.

They don't even know how to repair the road.

Chu Ze shook his head in disgust.

"Master Chu, is there any problem?" Li Shi immediately noticed Chu Ze's expression. He asked doubtfully and followed Chu Ze's gaze, trying to figure out what Chu Ze was dissatisfied with.

Chu Ze came back to his senses after hearing the sound, waved his hand and said: "It's nothing. Just keep talking."

Seeing this, Li Shi continued to talk about the situation of this copper mine.

This copper mine is considered a copper vein with a relatively large output, and its annual output is considerable.

This copper mine is still being mined.

Li Shi took Chu Ze and the others to have a general tour of the mineral veins, and also took Chu Ze and the others to see the mining area, and introduced their mining methods in detail.

"After years of experiments, our mining methods have been greatly improved. The mines under the veins can now be driven by wheelbarrows, which can transport the mined ore to the ground faster." While talking, several people pushed A wheelbarrow came out.

Li Shi proudly led Chu Ze and others forward to take a look.

Master Qi and others nodded.

There are many unstable factors when mining underground.

If you are not careful, the entire mine will collapse.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, many mineral veins are very narrow, and the narrowest ones can only allow people to crawl forward and retreat.

In a space where no one can stand in, how can it be possible to get into the car?

Being able to get into the car shows that the Ryukyu people have great experience in mining ores.

Li Shi paid attention to Chu Ze's expressions as he spoke.

Seeing the admiring expressions of Lord Qi and others, Li Shi's face was filled with pride.After they had seen it almost, Li Shi spoke: "Our Majesty has ordered that if your country wants these technologies, we can reluctantly provide them, or even teach you. There is no problem. But there is a requirement."

Master Qi and others' eyes suddenly lit up.

They couldn't wait to ask: "What's the request?"

"It's very simple, as long as you give us half of the copper ore you mine for free."

half?
A bit much.

Mr. Qi's eyebrows that had just been raised fell back down again.

If a copper mine is opened, half of it will be given to Ryukyu. Doesn’t that mean they are working for Ryukyu for free?
Master Qi looked at Chu Ze.

Chu Ze was overjoyed.

"No need, you should keep such good skills for yourselves." Chu Ze waved his hand and refused with a sneer.

He has better technology, why should he spend such a large price to replace it with more backward technology?
He was out of his mind again.

Seeing this, Li Shi reminded with some reluctance: "Mr. Chu, we in Ryukyu have spent countless time and blood on these technologies to find out. If you don't use them, you will have to pay in the future. I'm afraid Higher, you have to think about it.”

Chu Ze said no more.

But Lord Qi and the others understood.

"Master Li, I'm afraid you don't know the ability of our Master Chu. Since he said it's not necessary, it means it's not necessary. We believe that Master Chu must have a better way." Master Qi stroked his beard and smiled happily, even They still felt a little disgusted with themselves just now. Even though Mr. Chu was right next to them, they still wanted to take technology from Ryukyu?
It's simply a matter of looking far away.

When Li Shi heard this, his face darkened and he couldn't say any more.

He was silent for a moment, and then said: "In that case, please come with me, sir. There is another place. After we look at it, we can go down the mountain." After saying that, Li Shi didn't care whether Chu Ze or the others were there. Hearing it, he walked straight to the small mountain road on one side.

Master Qi and others knew that Li Shi was angry at a glance.

"Sir..." Master Qi and others looked at Chu Ze inquiringly, "Do you want to follow?"

"Of course we have to follow. We all need to see clearly everything on this vein." Chu Ze took the lead and followed.

This is a narrow path.

It was much more difficult to walk than the wide avenue when we came up.

There are even some places where you can't even walk up, and you have to climb up in the end.

When they went up, they found a dense jungle, and on the left side of the jungle was a cliff.

Li Shi pointed to the cliff and said: "This is called Panlonggou. There is a water source in the ditch. The water source here is the royal water source. When you are mining here, you must not dig out the water veins. If you dig out the water veins, Changlin will be destroyed." We will take back the copper veins unconditionally."

"How can that be done! If someone digs it out deliberately, then don't we have to return the copper veins? This is absolutely not allowed!" Mr. Qi immediately shouted.

As soon as I heard this condition, I knew it was deliberately difficult.

I can't agree to it, I absolutely can't agree to it.

Li Shi glanced coldly at Mr. Qi, and said with a half-smile to Chu Ze: "There is no way, this is the Royal Water Vein, we have given up the Changlin Mine unconditionally, we cannot do it just because you want to open the mine. Your Majesty, you can’t even use the water, right? Mr. Chu, you think so.”

"Well, yes." Chu Ze nodded seriously and said, "Just do as you said."

By the time they mine it, Ryukyu will no longer exist.

It doesn't matter who this water vein belongs to. (End of chapter)

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