Chapter 182: The Wind Rises

"Ahead is the mine vein of Shuiyu!" The elder of Shuiyu Village brought Zhang Hao to a river valley.

Standing on the hillside, Zhang Hao can clearly see the general situation here. There are finely divided water blue powders all over the ground, and many villagers are rummaging for some large pieces of water jade ore.

There are also some children who are flipping and playing, very happy. Zhang Hao even saw a few brats find some big ore, so he slammed it and listened. The sound of this 'Water Jade' shattering is crisp and sweet.

"What's the price of this kind of water jade?" Zhang Hao asked casually.

The village elder rolled his eyes: "Oh, this thing is worthless. The villagers just pick it up for their own use. Occasionally, some relatives want it, so they just come and pick up a piece. It's just some fragile and fragile stones.

Although wearing it on the body can reduce illness and avoid mosquitoes, etc., but long-term wearing will also make the skin pale and peeling. "

Zhang Hao nodded: "Since this is the case, I can rest assured. In the future, this place will be surrounded. If the villagers need medical treatment, they can come and get it for free. But there is one thing that can only be used by the villagers themselves, and it is strictly forbidden to disclose it."

"Ah..." The village elder was a little dumbfounded, so the young master didn't come to 'settle accounts'? Oops, the higher price I should have said just now would have been nice.

Zhang Hao looked around again, and said to Wei Qiang beside him: "Wei Qiang, from now on, you will be in charge of this place, and you will be responsible for the mining of water jade.

For the mining of water jade, craftsmen are recruited nearby.

During the mining process, I will send someone over to guide. "

As he spoke, Zhang Hao squatted down and grabbed a handful of dirt on the ground. Looking at the fine water-blue debris in the soil, he sighed: "It's a good thing, it's just wasted like this. During the mining process, don't waste this kind of stuff."

"Ah... how do you choose this kind of thing?" Wei Qiang looked at the debris in the soil with a puzzled expression on his face. Can he pick it out with a needle?

Zhang Hao smiled: "Of course you can't do that. I will send someone to guide you. This thing should be heated, evaporated, and condensed, and you should be able to get it."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Hao picked some large and clear "water jade" on the spot and returned. As for the compensation to the village, etc... This kind of talk does not exist in this era.

However, considering that this place is already his own fiefdom, Zhang Hao still offered compensation, which also included hiring local villagers at high prices to open mines and so on.

When returning home, Zhang Hao just caught up with Cheng Tao's farewell.

"Leaving so soon? We can't wait any longer. With the production capacity of the Zhang family, thousands of sets of weapons and armor can be produced in just five days, and an elite army can be built."

Cheng Tao laughed loudly: "This time, the general and I will go to the front line with a few personal guards. Your Majesty will personally march, but the military command still needs a general.

The 10,000 elite troops brought by the general will stay and be handed over to Liu Jingming's command, and new weapons will be updated as soon as possible.

His Majesty also agreed to the idea of ​​the Zhang Family Steel Corps. The Artifact Refining Guild has also communicated well. As long as the Zhang family provides enough weapons and armors and other embryos, they will perfect the formations for the weapons and armors as soon as possible.

Also, you take this title deed. "

Looking at the land deed handed over by Cheng Tao, Zhang Hao was a little surprised. What is it?

"This is a Lingshi vein located in the east of Ninghe County. It's a small vein. The country really can't pay for it now. After discussing with His Majesty, City Lord Liu Jingming, and the general, they decided to hand over this vein to the Zhang family.

This vein has just been discovered and has not yet been mined, and the specific situation is unknown. For the time being, it can only be confirmed that it is a small vein. "

Zhang Hao was really shocked and pleasantly surprised. But after thinking for a while, Zhang Hao suddenly pushed back the title deed: "We can't take this thing. Please tell the general and His Majesty that the Zhang family has already got enough, and we dare not expect more.

Now that the country is in crisis, the Zhang family should do everything they can to support the country.

The only extravagant hope of the Zhang family is to go to the imperial capital to celebrate after victory. "

Cheng Tao was a little surprised, and after talking for a while, Zhang Hao still didn't want it. In the end, he had to put away the title deed and bid farewell to the Zhang family with admiring eyes.

But Zhang Hao sighed when he saw Cheng Tao's figure flying away quickly.

"That's a spirit stone vein, why not?" Feng Zhiling didn't know when he appeared next to Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao smiled: "I'm sorry! The development of the Zhang family is already a bit beyond what it wants. If you want another Lingshi mine, you are not greedy enough and there may be a crisis. It's fine now, everything is under control. "

"Tsk...a spirit stone vein..." Feng Zhiling muttered again with heartache.

Until Cheng Tao's figure completely disappeared, Zhang Hao turned and went to the smelting base, and found Huang Mingshan and others.

The 'correct formula' for gunpowder has already been released, so Zhou Xueyao doesn't want to interfere. She prefers to continue her medical studies. Therefore, Zhang Hao can only find Huang Mingshan and others now.

The purification, crushing, and mixing of dragon blood stone, coke, and water jade all require Huang Mingshan and others to continue to improve.

In just one night, Huang Mingshan actually solved almost all the minor problems. Dragon blood stone is purified through solution and precipitation, and water jade still maintains the characteristics of sulfur. It can be heated and condensed in a sealed environment to obtain pure crystal particles.

Only the coke is not handled well temporarily, but it is enough for use.

When Zhang Hao found Huang Mingshan the next morning, Huang Mingshan was... making shells!

In fact, Zhang Hao had discussed it with Huang Mingshan and others when he got ordinary black gunpowder; now that he has excellent new gunpowder, Huang Mingshan was so excited that he stayed up all night.

A cannon barrel with a length of about one meter, an outer diameter of 30 centimeters, and an inner diameter of 10 centimeters already exists, and what Huang Mingshan is building is a very 'normal' shape - a spherical shape.

Zhang Hao didn't know much about shells, etc. He could only say that he had a vague impression, which he got from military websites. Today's conditions are very simple, and there are not many guiding opinions that Zhang Hao can provide. For most of the problems, Huang Mingshan and others still need to figure out their own solutions.

Zhang Hao looked at it for a while, and specially instructed Huang Mingshan and others to pay attention to safety, and left in a hurry.

Zhang Hao is now more concerned about weapons and armor. The first batch of 200 sets of weapons and armor for trial production has been produced. Zhang Hao will escort these to the Refining Guild. By the way, he needs to discuss with the city lord Liu Jingming.

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But when Zhang Hao set out, there was a grand welcome at the border of Qixia Kingdom.

The great emperor of the Qixia Kingdom really went to the border and arrived at the border.

When the emperor appeared in the flying boat, the morale that had been a bit sluggish broke out in an instant, and there were cheers all over the mountains and plains.

The emperor stepped out of the flying boat, stood in the void, and shouted loudly: "From today on, I will advance and retreat with all the soldiers.

The kingdom of Jinyang betrayed its faith, detained the second prince, blocked our business routes and diplomatic relations, killed our envoys, raided Xinglin Hall, and mobilized troops to conquer!

Soldiers, tell me, what should we do? "

"We cannot live together!" A voice like a sea wave roared like a sea wave.