Chapter 96: Chaotic Magnetic Mountain

Facing Ouyang Si's 'question', Zhou Bo smiled calmly, "Xuantie, we have been preparing!"

As soon as Zhou Bo opened his mouth, he first took advantage of the righteousness so that the other party could not find any problems.

The coldness on Ouyang Si's face faded a bit.

However, Zhou Bo's face showed a bit of strength, "However, there are a few things we don't understand about His Majesty's oral instructions."

To say 'do not understand' is actually to disapprove or oppose, but it is a tactful way of saying it.

It was completely expected, Ouyang Si asked directly without thinking: "Which ones?"

"This time the oral order only needs 2,000 tons of black iron, but it didn't mention the purity."

"Sixty percent is enough."

Zhou Bo and the others breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just black iron with a purity of 60%, everyone would have no pressure at all.

Since the Zhang family disclosed the new technology, everyone can directly produce 60% of black iron, and the output has increased by more than ten times. After mass production, the cost is also compressed to less than two-thirds of the traditional one.

But there is no pressure, it does not mean that it is given in vain.

So Zhou Bo said again: "60% of the black iron, we can supply. But before the oral instructions, it seems that there is no time to repay the credit?"

Ouyang Si was a little hesitant: "The country is very difficult now."

"That's why we allow credit!"

"Now we don't know when the war will end."

"That's why we have to pay on credit." Zhou Bo has a bit of Zhang Hao's rascal charm. I just say this!

Ouyang Si's face darkened, "The national treasury is very tight now, and the future situation is uncertain!"

This is to open the skylight and say the truth-the treasury has no money, please give me some advice!

Zhou Bo laughed, this is what he was waiting for! We knew the treasury had no money, and this is our chance!

Zhou Bo took out a letter of intent, which of course was not an equity interest, but a 'petition' within the Black Iron Guild.

"What is this?" Ouyang Si had a bad feeling.

Zhou Boyi spoke righteously: "Prime Minister Ouyang, there is a general consensus in our guild that even if the national treasury is empty, we cannot cut off the country's black iron supply."

You guys are so nice? Ouyang Si looked at Zhou Bo suspiciously.

Zhou Bo leisurely said: "However, to produce so much black iron requires a lot of production materials. Whether it is ore, spirit stone, or even charcoal, etc."

Ouyang Si nodded reluctantly. This is a fact, and the black iron did not fall out of thin air.

Zhou Bo continued: "So we have a proposal. Our Black Iron Guild wants the 'Luanci Mountain' in the south of Ninghe County, and the Luanci Mountain has a radius of 50 miles."

Want a mine?

Ouyang Si was a little surprised.

The last time Ouyang Si negotiated with the Xuantie Guild, the Xuantie Guild proposed: to support 200 tons of Xuantie every day, and the country will use "future tax compensation" or compensation in kind.

But now the country wants another 2,000 tons, so everyone quit. If you continue to do this, if everyone shoots and breaks up, then you don't want 200 tons per day.

Therefore, when Ouyang Si came to negotiate this time, he was somewhat uncertain.

At this time, when he heard that the Xuantie Guild wanted a mine, Ouyang Si became active. But Ouyang Si didn't know much about Luanci Mountain.

After confirming that the Xuantie Guild only wanted Luanci Mountain, Ouyang Si resigned temporarily, went to the City Lord's Mansion, and asked Liu Jingming.

"The other party only wants Luanci Mountain?" Liu Jingming was a little surprised after hearing this, "There are no other conditions?"

Ouyang Si was also a little puzzled: "That's it. It is said that as long as Luanci Mountain and a radius of 50 miles are assigned to the Black Iron Guild, the Black Iron Guild will not only send 2,000 tons of black iron for free.

Also, the cost of black iron, which was 200 tons per day until the end of the Eastern Expedition, was also written off.

The only condition is that a 100-year tax exemption is required.

Where is this Luanci Mountain? "

Liu Jingming thought for a while, "I'll take you to see it."

Liu Jingming took Ouyang Si and flew all the way to the south. After flying for about 20 minutes, the two saw a black mountain peak. These mountains are not high, but they are all pitch-black, and they don't look like a good place.

When I got closer, I found that the rocks here were uneven, and there was no grass growing. At the foot of the mountain, there is still a red ground fire flowing.

Several intermittent, turbid rivers meander in the ravines, and some flow directly into the ground fire, raising a cloud of turbid mist.

"Poor mountains and bad waters?" Ouyang Si was extremely surprised.

"It can be said to be a poor mountain, but it can also be called a treasure mountain." Liu Jingming waved his hand, "This piece of Luanci Mountain is all black iron ore."

"So many!" Ouyang Si was surprised and speechless. As far as I could see, there were all pitch-black hills. If there are all dark iron mines here, how many there must be!

but wait;

"Since there are black iron mines here, why is no one mining them?"

No, it's deserted here.

Although the country of Qixia is rich in black iron mines, they are not everywhere. There is no reason to let go of such a vast mine.

Liu Jingming said slowly: "There are many reasons. This is a barren land. If mines are opened here, food, etc., cannot be grown, and all have to be purchased from outside.

In the black iron industry, the price is transparent and the net profit is not high. It would be a huge expense if all food had to be purchased from outside.

Coupled with remoteness, transportation costs are difficult to ignore.

The environment here is harsh, the aura is extremely thin, practice is a problem, and even the craftsmen are reluctant to come here.

Especially the ore on the surface is very poor, and it is 'possible' to find a relatively good ore by digging very deep.

In the past, I also sent people to dig, but after digging more than 30 feet (hundreds of meters), only ordinary ore was dug out. "

"So that's it!" Ouyang Si was stunned, but then frowned: "Since this place is so bad, why did the Xuantie Guild choose this place?"

Liu Jingming's face changed, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "I heard from Zhu Yuantang that the Xuantie Guild believes that the country has no ability to repay, and is worried that the country will default on its debt.

Instead, claim a mine. But in Ninghe County, there is only this mine left that has no owner. "

"Oh..." Ouyang Si responded, but didn't quite believe it.

He had met Zhang Hao, Zhou Bo, and everyone in the Black Iron Guild.

On the faces of these people, Ouyang Si saw red faces!

Obviously, things are by no means as simple as they appear.

Ouyang Si is very clear that these families may make some contributions to the country, but they will definitely not pay so much.

Support 200 tons of black iron every day; if the war goes on for a year, then the Black Iron Guild will have to pay 75,000 tons of black iron!

Ouyang Si dared to swear with his head: The Black Iron Guild will never be so generous!

Thinking of this, Ouyang Si asked suspiciously: "Is there a way for the Black Iron Guild to excavate this mine?"

Liu Jingming smiled: "If the Black Iron Guild is really capable of developing this mine, why not give it to them!"

Ouyang Si was stunned for a moment, looked at the almost endless Luanci Mountain in front of him, and nodded thoughtfully after a while: "You're right, it doesn't matter if you give this place to them.

But one hundred years of tax exemption is too long, and ten years is about the same. "

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