95. Accidental discovery of copper mines

During breakfast, Guan Lin explained a few more words, for example, no one asked Leah for a bag of animal skins when he went out to hunt, and when he saw that the fruits had to be collected, especially the ones that were particularly sweet, Guan Lin planned to make more fruit wine, and of course he had to catch the small animals when he saw them. There is also the old Dock to make some large clay pots to come out. Don't catch Leah's fish yet, and have time to get the sweet potatoes back or something.

After eating, everyone went their own way, and Guan Lin followed Yuli to find black charcoal. Of course two people can't do it, and they found more than a dozen young men, and Hu Helan also wanted to follow, plus two big beasts, and a group of more than a dozen people set off in a mighty way.

As soon as he left the tribe's territory, Yuri pointed in one direction, saying that the black stone could be found in that location, similar to the place where the rice had been harvested last time, but a little closer, there were a lot of black stones there.

"How did you find this black stone?" Seeing Yuli's confident appearance, Guan Lin felt a little strange in her heart, so she asked.

"One time, when it was very hot, Rishi and Yuna went to the neighborhood to gather fruit to eat, and when they saw fire and smoke in the distance, they quickly called Abba and me to come and have a look, and as soon as we went to see, we saw some black stones burning, and there were many such black stones nearby. I thought it was some stone that had been burned black, but in the past, it was broken with a wooden stick, and it didn't feel like a stone, and Abba couldn't tell what it was. It's been a long time, and if it weren't for the fact that the goddess Lin was interested in this black stone during the tribal exchange, I would have forgotten about it. Hearing Guan Lin's question, Yuli slowly told how he found this black stone.

Burning stones? This statement is very vivid, this is not what black charcoal is, stones that can be burned, and they are broken with wooden sticks, which basically determines that what Yuri is talking about is black charcoal.

When it comes to how humans discover and use black carbon, there are indeed many ways, and what Yuli is talking about is just one. In ancient societies, due to the lack of exploration equipment and advanced survey methods, it was often some accidental factors that led to the accidental discovery of black carbon, which led to black carbon mining activities. In some cases, people were prompted by accidental clues in the process of conscious search and discovered the occurrence of coal. This kind of situation can be found in various accounts and even anecdotes around the world.

For example, in the Xishan mining area of Taiyuan, China, there is a legend about the accidental discovery of coal in ancient times. It is said that there was a child who was herding sheep on a hillside, and one day he found that a stone was on fire in some places, and the child took this burning stone home and used it to heat and cook. In this way, coal was gradually recognized and utilized by the locals.

There is also a legend that a farmer who went up to the mountain to collect firewood saw some black stones on the mountain, which were very different from ordinary stones, and felt very strange, so he took some black stones home. But accidentally, a black stone fell into the stove pit. Unexpectedly, the black stone can actually ignite a fire, and the fire is stronger than the branches. In this way, the news spread that there were black stones that could be used for heating and cooking.

There is also a legend of a place that is also interesting. The local tribes were unaware of the presence of coal. Once, when some tribesmen were burning mountain grass on the hillside, they accidentally found that the black stone was also on fire, and it did not go out for a long time, and the heat was high. Only then did I know that black stones could be burned as branches, so I began to use them. Later, black charcoal was also found when rocks were broken or tree roots were dug up in the mountains, so coal was dug along the outcrop.

Although these are all legends, they all show that the discovery and use of black charcoal by accident is accidental, first know the use of fire, and then like to collect branches and even roots to burn fire, in the process of using fire, I accidentally found that this black stone can not only live like a branch, but also has no smoke, so I gradually use black charcoal to replace the branches. Immediately after passing one by one, the use of black charcoal spread.

In fact, we were the first to discover and use coal in Greater China, like the first time Mark Pineapple came to China to find that Lao Baixin would actually use black stones to burn fires, and he was actually shocked, thinking that this was a stone that had been used for black magic, which was enough to reflect the wisdom of our ancestors.

After pulling away, the group continued to follow Yuri forward, indeed closer than the place where the rice was harvested, and they arrived before noon. As soon as he arrived, Yuri searched everywhere, looking for the kind of black stone he had ever seen. Guan Linma is also looking nearby, and he is also pulling Lan, in addition to looking for black charcoal, he also wants to find some branches and hay, noon is almost here, and it is time to prepare to eat. Hu Ze took a few tribesmen to catch animals and prepare to roast them at noon. The rest of the clan scattered around to look for the kind of black stone that the goddess Lin wanted.

The super cat is not only powerful, but also smart, a little bit in line with Guan Lin's mind, just like Yang Guo and the eagle in the Condor Heroes, sometimes Guan Lin can understand the general meaning with a look and a movement. No, as soon as he arrived at his destination, Super Cat took the red cat to find something to eat at the signal of Guan Lin.

Guan Lin and Lan searched for a while, but found nothing, so they had to find some hay and branches first, no matter what, light the fire first, and when they came back, they could barbecue meat. Just when Guan Lin thought that Yuli might not be able to find it, he saw Yuli running over with a black thing in his hand, and shouted as he ran: "Goddess Lin, I found it, it's this kind of black stone!"

Seeing that Yuli had found the black charcoal, he quickly stood up, and before he could catch it, Yuli had already rushed to him, and handed over the thing in his hand with a happy face, a black thing.

"Where did you find it, take me to see it!" As soon as he took it, without looking at it, Guan Lin felt that this was indeed black charcoal, and immediately said to Yuli.

Guan Lin followed Yuli to the place where he found the black charcoal, which was really a carbon pit, and Yuli took back only a small piece of it. Guan Lin took Yuli's stone spear and poked it near the pit, and after a while, he saw black carbon, it seems that there is a lot of black charcoal.

Black charcoal is very widely distributed on the earth, basically everywhere, and once found, a lot of charcoal will be dug up, enough for people in a place to burn for a long time.

"Goddess Lin, I found a strange flower stone here, I wonder if it's the same as the black stone?" Guan Lin was happy to find the black charcoal, and suddenly a clansman ran over and said to Guan Lin with the things in his hand. Strange flower stones? Could it be that a diamond has been found? There are a lot of good things to be found where there is black charcoal, and it would be nice if you did find diamonds! No, diamonds are not colored, and if they are colored, they may be fake. As soon as he heard that he had found a strange flower stone, Guan Lin's mind was opened.