Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Go south again from Qingzhou, pass Qingshiguan to the boundary of Jinan Prefecture, and then go south to Laiwu.

Arriving at the border of Laiwu, the obvious feeling is that there are many mountains.

The Fushan area, which is the Qingdao and Laoshan areas of the later generations, was already a mountainous area, and the Laiwu area is even more stretched with mountains. Looking around, there are endless mountains everywhere.

To the west is Mount Tai, the highest mountain in the world, which is [-] meters high. To the southwest is Guanshan, Gongshan, etc. There are mountains and mountains everywhere.

It's just that the mountains in other places are all green and verdant. The mountains here in Laiwu are mostly exposed rocky mountains. In some places, fireworks are still coming out. [

There are traces of excavation everywhere, but they have been baptized again by the wind and rain of the years, leaving only some wreckage, so that people can roughly see the prosperity of the year.

"Well, it's iron ore, that's right."

No matter how capable Zhang Shouren was, he really didn't understand the mining business, it was almost completely incomprehensible.

Fortunately, there are several real experts among the people recommended by Mr. Li. After entering the territory of Laiwu, we went all the way to the southwest and entered the basin mining area. There are mines everywhere for dozens of miles. It is also more than [-] miles away, and there are many large-scale mining areas. When Zhang Shouren and his group passed by, they dismounted and climbed the mountain many times, and went to the exposed rock layer to observe the situation. It was easy to see the iron ore exposed outside. Get up, very convenient.

That is, the road conditions are very bad. A stove is erected on the mountain, and it is a small path down, and then through the official road with potholes, it is sent to Laiwu City or Tai'an. A lot.

But in Laiwu, the transportation is very difficult. In addition, the mine veins are long and the mines are scattered everywhere. There are one or two small furnaces. The production is limited and the transportation capacity is also limited. Therefore, the pig iron produced in Laiwu is very limited. In terms of the scale of this mining area, it is simply not mining.

"It's a waste of money."

Zhang Shouren looked stern and shook his head again and again.

"My lord, just ahead is Fangxia Town, with Jinniu Mountain and Tietonggou in it, both of which are extremely rich mining areas, and there are also roads that can accommodate mules and carts. It is now the most important mining area here in Laiwu."

The person who spoke was a clerk from Lifenghang, surnamed Xu Mingyong, about forty years old, very smart, but with a flattering smile on his face, it made people look very unhappy.

But Zhang Shouren didn't feel discriminated against. As long as people are smart and know a lot, they are talents that can be used.

As for flattery, ordinary little people have no chance, want their family and themselves to have a good life, so what if they don't flatter.It's better than those talented people who can't lift their hands, can't lift their shoulders, but have a stubborn temper and have a high self-esteem.

The current Zhang Shouren, because of the incident outside Jiaozhou City, from his favorable impression and admiration for the scholars and gentry groups of Ming Dynasty at the beginning, has now become disdainful and contemptuous.

"Okay, let's go and have a look. Our official photo is at Jinniu Mountain. Let's go there now!" Zhang Shouren replied, but his expression suddenly became strange, and his belly also made a strange sound.

Lin Wenyuan laughed so much that he almost fell off his horse, and said: "My lord, your belly is getting bigger!"

All the way down from Laiwu City, Zhang Shouren was impatient with his official business, and urged his horse to hurry. It was already past the meal time, everyone was dominated by him, of course he couldn't say anything, he could only follow along.He has such a quick temper, and everyone knows that it is useless to say it.

But others don't say it, but my belly has raised objections.