Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 529 Someone worships

In ancient times, prospecting must not rely on eyes alone to distinguish features on the earth's surface. It also requires certain engineering methods.

But the world is vast, and even if it is just one county, there are many landforms, many of which are complex. If you want to find one or two things from such a vast land, if you are not looking for a needle in a haystack, at least you are looking for a needle in a lake or a needle in a river.

Under such an environment, prospecting has become a high-investment, low-yield project. Coupled with the involvement of the government, ordinary people, even local warlords like Wang Jun, often do not allocate manpower to do it. Totally thankless.

Therefore, when Chen Zhi said he was going to do it, it was inevitable that others were surprised and a little confused by his move.

As a result, Chen Zhi said that he had a special prospecting method.

"Since you, the prefect, have a special way to find minerals, I guess with your identity and style, you will not say anything without evidence. I am waiting for your instructions, the prefect." That Ge Lu was a Those who could afford it and put it down saw that Chen Zhi's words were clear and logical and that he didn't know anything about prospecting, so he acted as if he was just following orders.

In fact, the Taoist priest initially thought that Chen Zhi was ignorant and did not know the hardships and hardships of prospecting. Therefore, he thought that there were not many mineral deposits here. Dai County, who had no signs of it, worked hard and mobilized people, but in the end the work was in vain.

But since Chen Zhi is not ignorant, on the contrary, listening to his words and watching his words, it is clear that he has a deep understanding of this ore prospecting, so it is not just a whim, but a plan.

In fact, when he first heard about Chen Zhi's plan, Ge Lu was not very optimistic about Chen Zhi's plan, but as he listened to it slowly, he became more and more expectant and admired, and even more curious about the detection method Chen Zhi mentioned. .

As soon as he thought about this, the Taoist priest was not only no longer worried, but also no longer contemptuous, and asked: "I wonder how to use the prefect's mining technique?"

"This method will be described in detail soon, but please go back first and make preparations for the ore hunting and prospecting. I will arrange some people to help and present the art of ore hunting." He said. After seeing the expressions of several people and knowing their thoughts, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, the results of this matter will be completed today and tomorrow, and we will start looking for mines."

Chen Jing and others nodded repeatedly and expressed their loyalty, but they were thinking in their hearts that if Chen Zhi wanted to send someone to assist, was he trying to steal some unique mining techniques from them?

Although there are many methods mentioned by Chen Zhi, when it comes to specific operations, there are still many skills and experiences that can be followed. These things are also part of the inheritance of their family of prospectors.

But this group of people miscalculated Chen Zhi's plan.

"These five square-finding talismans can be used to find mineral deposits. There should be no problem, but after all, there are quantities. In the future, I cannot be limited to Daijun. So what if I look for mineral deposits in other places? Is it possible? After using up five cards, you can only wait for the next draw? This obviously won't work, it is too passive, so we need to send someone to record, summarize some of the characteristics of the exploration process into key points, and at the same time summarize some of the key points of the prospecting project. , After repeated deliberations, in this way, even if there is no square-seeking talisman in the future, you can still search for mines, basically unaffected."

With this thought in mind, Chen Zhi thought about which people to choose to accompany him.

The candidates to be selected as collaborators are also very particular. Firstly, they must have a spirit of learning, secondly, they must have certain craftsmanship skills, and thirdly, they must be loyal enough to be someone Chen Zhi can put his trust in.

After thinking about it, the brothers Li Li and Li Wei who worked in the paper mill came to his mind.

Since the two brothers took charge of the paper mill, everything has gone smoothly. As the elder brother, Li Li is mature and prudent, and has maintained the operation of the paper mill without any major mistakes. However, his younger brother Li Wei is very talented in the craftsmanship. He mastered a variety of techniques, and when operating the paper mill, he even applied inferences from one example to another. From the papermaking techniques taught by Chen Zhi, he made minor innovations, which reduced costs and improved efficiency.

It is worth mentioning that none of the craftsmen in this paper mill can fully master the complete papermaking process, including Li Li. However, Li Wei relied on observation to master a relatively complete process. Li Li once said I reported it to Chen Zhi, which meant that Li Wei should be temporarily avoided.

Chen Zhi did not agree with this. If he could improve the process by himself, it showed that Li Wei was worthy of training.

Therefore, when Chen Zhi now thinks of technology-related issues, the first thing that comes to mind is the Li brothers, or to be precise, Li Wei.On the other side, after being told by Chen Zhi, Ge Lu left. When Chen Jing and others saw the situation, they were very interested and left immediately.

However, Bao Jingyan stayed, looked at Chen Zhi, and said with a smile: "The prefect's ability is becoming more and more difficult for me to see through. In the past, I was only good at calligraphy, but now I can even know about the prospecting of mines. Is there anything else?" How much, the eunuch, you can't do it?"

"At least Mr. Chen's ability is far behind." Chen Zhi responded with a smile, but it was not flattery, but sincere. Over the past few days, he had been in contact with Bao Jingyan, and gradually realized that this man's thoughts and knowledge were all the same. The best.

Bao Jingyan shook his head, but suddenly said: "This Ge Lu inherits Ge Hong's ability. Although that little fairy has a lot of mystical words, his ability is real, and it is not comparable to ordinary people. His ability to break mines is probably unmatched in the world. Those on the right can get twice the result with half the effort with the help of this person's disciples, but the only thing to worry about is that according to the imperial court's system, this mining matter may not be so simple, especially when iron ore is involved. , I am afraid that I will attract bees and butterflies, attracting people from all directions."

Having said this, he looked at Chen Zhi and said with a smile: "Prefect, you have gathered people with such great fanfare and assigned them. I believe you are confident enough to find the mineral deposits. That's why I asked you this question to understand your intentions." ."

"Sir, you must have thought carefully." Chen Zhi nodded and did not avoid the question. "The land rent, oral tax, salt and iron, etc. are the foundation for the country's profit. Dong Zhongshu once said: 'Land rent, oral tax, etc.' The benefits of salt and iron are twenty times that of ancient times. This shows how important it is, and the government will not let it go easily. Emperor Xiaowu guarded the benefits of salt and iron and entered the government to camp, setting up iron officials, officials and iron soldiers. From then on, Although the salt and iron franchise has been repeated for hundreds of years, it has never been discontinued. Therefore, when a mine is found, the government will intervene as soon as possible. Even if it cannot take over temporarily due to various reasons, it must be reported to the superiors, otherwise it will be a waste to pursue it later. Crime."

"Since the prefect knows, why do you still do it?" Bao Jingyan looked at Chen Zhi with a half-smile, "Now, you have recruited people and come up with a special method of searching for minerals, consuming manpower, material resources and time. In this originally Searching for mineral deposits in the barren Dai County will give the court an advantage afterwards. After all, you are a wandering official and cannot stay here for a long time."

"Of course there are reasons for this. In addition, Mr. Bao, you don't know the influence of the rich people in this place on the mine." Chen Zhi smiled, skipped a topic, and focused on the matter of the mine, " Before Emperor Wu specialized in iron, everyone of the wealthy family had to take care of the interests of the mountains and rivers, mining, cooking salt, drum casting, everything was done, a family gathered together, there were only a few thousand people, and all families in the world were like this. , but it is unrealistic to cut off the wealth of so many families in one go, not to mention that many iron smelting families are still important ministers in the court, so after a compromise, the local rich families actually participated in the matter of salt and iron , nothing more than quantity.”

Bao Jingyan raised his eyebrows: "Is this what the eunuch has in mind? To get the Chen family to help?"

"Of course, it's not entirely true," Chen Zhi didn't mean to hide it. "The influence of the Chen family and I will go deep into it, but it's not to compete with the imperial court. But after all, this is a borderland, and mineral deposits are mined. After that, we will have to face many threats. Sir, I also know that the imperial court has expedient measures for the situation on the border. The county guards can manage part of the military affairs. Naturally, they also have some control over the mineral deposits. Not to mention, General Wang Under his command, some of the profits from several mining areas in Youzhou have gone into his pocket, so that he can fully pay the army."

When Bao Jingyan heard this, he couldn't help but nod, but he knew very well in his heart that although the imperial court was financially stretched, and with the continuous disasters in the north, it was unable to meet the needs of the border warlords. This gave the people in the border areas the opportunity to raise their own military expenses, and then There is a reality of separatism.

But on the surface, Chen Zhi was still the governor of the place. Whether it was military expenses or the army, he should turn to Youzhou Yamen for help instead of relying on mineral deposits to raise it himself.

Chen Zhi clearly saw what he was thinking and said with a smile: "Sir, please don't forget that although I am a prefect, I also have the title of General of the Northern Conquest. This title can be said to be just right when used here."

Bao Jingyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded. When he looked at the young prefect in front of him, he felt strange in his heart.

Could this famous scholar from Xuzhou have been thinking about the Northland since he got the title of General of the Northern Expedition?From this point of view, the actions of Zhang Ying and Wang Jun seemed to be trying to embarrass Chen Zhi, but looking at it from another angle, wouldn't they be playing into his hands?

While he was still talking, footsteps came from outside, but it was Chen Duo who came. After meeting Bao Jingyan, he bowed respectfully and stopped talking.

As soon as Bao Jingyan saw it, he understood what he meant and said with a smile: "Prefect, you should be busy with your business. I'm going to read my useless books." After saying this, he handed over his hand and left.

After sending Bao Jingyan away, Chen Zhi asked Chen Duo to explain his intention.

"The few martial artists who were summoned had a little quarrel. Although they were suppressed, they don't seem to be stable. In addition... Wu Jie sent someone over to hand over a name card and wanted to pay homage to you."

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