The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 346 Wuyuan's Trade Route ([-])
The land where Wen Yang is now is Baotou for future generations.On the other side of Baotou is Ordos.In modern society, the per capita GDP of these two cities is comparable to that of most developed countries and regions in the world.The reason is, of course, that God loves this place so much that it has preset countless and various precious resources.

In the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, there was rare land suitable for grazing here.Among the mineral resources that can be utilized at present, there is iron in Baotou, which is the center of the Baiyan Obo iron mine in the north.Ordos has coal, as long as the mining technology is sufficient, the coal mines here are almost unlimited.

There is also an extremely expensive mineral in these two places: rare earths.This type of mineral, known as "industrial gold", has complex components and a wide range of functions.But if you want to sum it up in one sentence, his role is like the auxiliary magic in various magic games in later generations-the metal will become stronger with his addition.The wire is more conductive with his addition.With ceramics, he can develop smart ceramics, and with glass, he can develop various special glasses...

There are also huge reserves of natural gas, a certain amount of oil, and hydraulic power (Yellow River), the largest power for handicraft production before the steam age... In short, most of the materials needed for industrial development are here.

Of course, Guan Yi must make full use of such a treasure land of geomantic omen.

In his plan, Baotou will provide iron ore, Ordos will provide coal, and the new Wuyuan County will be Jihan's largest ironware production base in the future.At the same time, it will also be a rare earth experiment center - the science and technology of this era is limited after all, and the traveler's technology tree must also consider the bearing capacity of this society and this era.Therefore, to effectively separate the various components in rare earths and make theoretical statistics, Guan Yi estimates that he will not be able to see them in his lifetime.But this does not prevent the craftsmen of Dahan from summing up purely based on experience in continuous production practice, which rare earth ore can effectively improve the performance of the product after adding iron and ceramics.

(Of course, don’t think about the natural gas here for the time being: Compared with the shallow natural gas in the Sichuan Basin, the natural gas here is buried at a much higher depth. As a result, even if the natural gas here is extracted, its sulfur content and water content They are all extremely high. They can’t be directly used at all. As an agricultural student, Guan Yi doesn’t understand the process of desulfurization and dehydration. He can only propose a concept, hoping that skilled craftsmen of this era can find a way to purify natural gas.)
As the prefect of Wuyuan County, Huangfu Ning's main mission is to build the steel city planned by Guan Da Sima.

In January 269 AD, when Huangfu Ning took office, Guan Yi gave him support by relocating [-] households of Han people in the interior (including a very high number of craftsmen) to Shibian, Wuyuan County.At the same time, he handed over all the male captives and some of the female captives that he and Wenyang had obtained from the bald-haired department this time.Now, the prefect of Huangfu's Wuyuan County is extremely vast in terms of geographical area.The population under its rule is also worthy of more than [-] people.

In the past two months or so, Huangfu Ning has also been very busy: sending various personnel to search for coal mines and iron mines.Demarcated pastures and organized some people to graze. Minerals alone are not enough. Under the current traffic conditions, the loss of food transferred from the interior is too large, and part of it can be solved locally.

In addition, because Guan Da Sima clearly told Huangfu Ning that he has no extra money and food to support Wuyuan County in the short term.Therefore, Huangfu Ning had to find a way to raise funds for the development of Wuyuan County.

So, when Bei Gongxiong pushed Xu Cong across the Yellow River to find Huangfu Ning, he saw such a scene.

"Come on, everyone, the rough stone below is seven feet high and weighs more than eighty stones. In order to transport it from Nanzhong to here, I don't know how many plank roads have been crushed along the way. The top of this stone is already green, And just from the perspective of being green, the water species is excellent. As for whether there is anything below and how much there is, it is worth a gamble! Well, without further ado, the starting price is 500 million, and you can call the price !"

"600 million!"

"800 million!"

"1000 million!"

……

"2000 million!"

"Everyone, 2000 million for the first time! Second time! Is there anyone else asking? 2000 million..."

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

"Okay! The friends from Yanzhou over there called 500 million! 500 million for the first time..."

Seeing such a passionate scene that turned against Yingtian, Xu Cong was stunned for a while.After staring blankly for a long while and still not seeing Mingtang, he gave up thinking: "Brother Ziyang, what's going on?"

"Hehehe, betting on the stone! Bid to buy the jade before cutting it open. Then cut it open to see how much jade is inside. Generally speaking, the price of this rough stone must be much cheaper than the fully opened jade. If there is a lot of jade material inside after cutting it open, then it will be a big profit. If there is little or no jade material, then of course it will be lost.”

"Oh, so that's the case. Cong also heard about your West Shu in Luoyang, ah no, you have a new kind of jade in the Han Dynasty, named Jade Jade. After it entered Luoyang, the nobles in Luoyang liked it very much... It turns out This emerald jade is mined from the stone."

"Hehehe, not all stones contain emeralds. The bet is a heartbeat. Why, Ziyu only heard about it in Luoyang but never saw it?"

"Hehe, my Xu family was born as a close confidant of Emperor Wei Wu. It would be nice to be able to retain the title in the Jin Kingdom. There are many hairs that we can't get involved in. Don't talk about emeralds, even the fragrance of the bottle, I dare not open it drink."

"Hahahaha~~~ It's okay. I'll accompany Ziyu to have a drink when Ziyu sees the prefect later!"

"Thank you Ziyang for that."

The two people here were talking, and the huge jadeite over there was finally bought by a businessman from Yanzhou at a price of 500 million.After the businessman completed the purchase procedures, other businessmen next to him shouted: "Gao Huishou, should you cut it?"

"Yes, if such a large piece of rough stone is brought back to Luoyang to gamble on the stone, the bid must be extremely high. But no matter how high it is, it will not exceed 5000 million. But because it is too big, the cost of bringing it back to Luoyang is also extremely high. .”

"Yes, yes, Gao Huishou, cut it off! I can't bear to wait!"

Those gathered here are all merchants from the eight states of Kanto.In Wuyuan County, they bought not only raw jadeite, but also rough stones. Of course, the patriarch behind them would organize various dignitaries to gamble on stones. What an exciting thing this is.

They buy rough stones, but they also bet on stones themselves.After all, this thing is really exciting.Among other things, it has been less than three months since Ji Han began to supply jadeite to the eight states of the Kanto, and various terms such as "water head", "species", and "stone skin" are already very familiar to these merchants.

"Okay! As everyone said, this stone is too big, and the cost of pulling it back is too high. I cut it right here on the spot! Come on, the big saw will serve you!"

Following the speech of the businessman surnamed Gao, several staff members from Wuyuan County came up quickly.They are all strong men with big arms and round waists, some with big saws, some with drills, drills, and sledgehammers...

After all, it took a huge sum of 500 million yuan to get this rough stone.When the businessman surnamed Gao arrived at this time, the madness of bidding just now had completely dissipated.He walked around the rough stone several times with a serious face, and the beard on the corner of his mouth was almost torn off.Finally made up his mind.

Lifting his right hand, the staff on the sidelines quickly handed him charcoal pencils.He approached the boulder, and drew a few thick black lines on the outer layer of the stone: "Several craftsmen, cut from here and cut in this direction. Do you understand?"

"I can't be called a noble craftsman. I will understand."

"Shan, let's start. If the water is better, no way, several craftsmen will have a bounty."

"Alright! Just watch, my lord."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of friction between the big saw and the stone skin.In the whole room, not to mention the many businessmen who have been addicted to it for a long time, even Bei Gongxiong and Xu Cong, who just came here, unconsciously held their breath and stared at the saw that was pulling back and forth.

"Out of the water! Out of the water!"

"Ouch! This water looks good!"

"Old Gao, don't saw it, 3000 million, sell it to me?"

"I offer 3000 and [-] million..."

"Hahahaha~~~Masters, stop!"

"What? Lao Gao, are you going back to Luoyang again?"

"Of course, such a large piece of rough stone, the top is green, and the spot in the middle that was cut just now is also green. Take it back to Luoyang to gamble on stones, hehehe~~~"

……

"Why is this? This guy is so unhappy in doing things, why don't he cut it across the board and see the truth? This is really uncomfortable!"

"Hahaha, what's the matter? Ziyu, it's inevitable that you will be deeply involved?"

"Hey, people are naturally prone to gambling."

"So, my big Sima has already set the rules. My big man's public officials are not allowed to participate in stone betting, not to mention stone betting, even ordinary Pai Gow. If violations are found, the house will be confiscated and dismissed. Then the supervisor The post will conduct a detailed investigation of his official duties during his tenure..."

"Hey! Then you push this kind of gameplay into Luoyang, making Jin's officials and aristocratic families addicted to it?"

(End of this chapter)