On the Iwami pier, several bow clippers slowly docked.

A few seagulls flew in the harbor, making bursts of cries from time to time, and Cheng Chumo stood at the bow of the boat, and was relieved to see that there were already people from the East China Sea fishery on the pier who came out to greet him.

Since receiving the news that Yu Chihuan and the others had discovered the Iwami Silver Mountain in Li Kuan's mouth, Cheng Chumo was excited at first, but then worried.

He naturally knew very well what such a big silver mine meant.

Coupled with the fact that Yu Chihuan asked him to bring a group of guards and craftsmen over to support, Cheng Chumo's worries became even greater.

Now that Iwami Wharf is still under the control of the East China Sea fishing industry, it means that the situation should not have changed significantly.

"What about Yu Chi Saburo and Fang Erlang?"

Before the boat could completely stop, Cheng Chumo jumped off the boat first.

"Lang Jun, they have been in the silver mines in the mountains recently."

"Let's go, take me to see it!"

Cheng Chumo couldn't wait to see what the scale of that legendary silver mountain was, and why His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who was far away in Chang'an, couldn't forget it.

……

The birch trees around Iwami Silver Mountain have recently fallen into bad luck again.

The number of people in the mine suddenly changed from a few hundred to nearly two thousand, and it was still increasing, and the area of the camp needed suddenly became much larger.

Space is needed for the construction of a smelting workshop, space for ore storage, and space for the accommodation of the people......

Fortunately, at this time, there was absolutely no shortage of timber, and it only took a few days to cut down a large area of surrounding trees, freeing up hundreds of acres of space.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"I told you to be lazy, I told you to be lazy!"

Oda Kiri wielded a whip and whipped a Japanese captive desperately.

Wei Chihuan's stroke of genius handed over the Japanese captives to the Japanese to manage, and the effect was unexpectedly good.

These widows, dealing with lazy captives, are much more ruthless than the guards.

However, Wei Chihuan promptly announced a rule that gave the prisoners the opportunity to become ordinary helpers through hard work, and even made a few typical examples in recent times, which further divided the Japanese prisoners.

To put it mildly, the group of people brought by Masuda and Fujino at the beginning either died in Iwami Ginzan, or they have been completely reduced to a slave and contributed to the construction of Iwami Ginzan.

"Oda Kiri, your team has been doing well these days, and I'll add a fish to each of you tonight."

Yu Chihuan took a few guards and walked around the camp.

During this time, the output of silver continued to rise, and Yu Chihuan was in a very good mood every day.

If it weren't for the fact that the number of Tang people in the mine was too small, and Wei Chihuan was not worried about recruiting Japanese people on a large scale, the mining scale of this silver mine could be doubled several times.

After all, the most time-consuming and laborious thing about silver mining is the mining of ore, and this problem, in fact, as long as there are enough people and are not afraid of mining disasters from time to time, it is not a problem.

"Lang Jun, there is a team of people coming in the distance, it seems that Cheng Langjun is coming."

"Brother Cheng is here?" Wei Chihuan smiled, "Haha, I'll go to greet him, this time I must let him open his eyes and see what Yinshan is." ”

……

"You can produce three thousand taels of silver in one day?"

Although Cheng Chumo was prepared, he was still stunned by the number in Yu Chihuan's mouth.

"Of course, Brother Cheng, you see, these are just smelted today, and I will make them all into silver bricks of about two catties."

After Yu Chihuan and Cheng Chumo met, they immediately came to the smelting workshop.

"Is this mountain in front of you really all silver mines?"

Cheng Chu didn't understand ore smelting, but he still had some idea of how much silver Datang produced every year.

According to Iwami Ginzan's current output of 3,000 taels a day, it is more than 1 million taels a year.

The entire Datang Dynasty has not been able to produce so much silver for several years.

Besides, this is only the current production, if it is expanded......

Cheng Chumo felt that his breathing was a little uncomfortable!

No wonder people say that wealth is moving.

"Brother Cheng, we don't know exactly how big the silver mine is. But the bereavement now leads a prospecting team around the mountain every day to see if there is a silver mine in other locations, and the current situation shows that this silver mine is bigger than we thought. ”

Yu Chihuan and Fang Yiai are now one inside the main and one outside the home.

The internal affairs of the camp are basically in charge of Wei Chihuan.

As for the outside prospecting, to determine how big this silver mountain is, and whether it will be mined for a few years, it will be handed over to Fang Yiai.

Of course, it was Yao Mosan who did the specific work.

"The prince is amazing! If you don't accept it, you can't do it. This stone is a silver mountain alone, and it is worth paying a big price. ”

Cheng Chumo didn't know how important it was for Datang, where commerce was booming.

But gold and silver are wealth in their own right, and it is enough for him to recognize this.

Yu Chihuan: "Yes." Calculate the time, at most in half a month, we have to leave for home, otherwise we won't be able to catch up with the prince's wedding. ”

"Well, I know, so this time we set off directly from Iwami Pier and didn't go back to Nambatatsu."

"It's okay, the silver here alone should be more than 100,000 taels by then. In addition, some Japanese specialties hoarded in the dock warehouse, it is possible to go back directly. ”

……

On the back of the stone mountain, Fang Yiai and Yao Mosan looked at the ore excavated by the helpers of the Japanese Kingdom, and a smile appeared on their faces.

"Old Yao, this ore is almost exactly the same as other places, it seems that this is really a silver mountain."

Although Fang Yiai didn't know how to prospect, he opened several mines one after another, and the ores that came out were almost the same, so he could naturally see something.

"That's right, such a huge silver mine really deserves the title of Silver Mountain. I didn't expect that there would be such a rich silver mine in the lonely overseas country, which is really eye-opening. ”

Yao Mosan felt that even if he died now, it would be worth it.

In this life, he was able to personally discover such a big silver mine destined to be famous for eternity, and he felt that everything was satisfied.

"There is such a big silver mountain in the Japanese country, will there be other silver mountains and gold mountains? Also, in addition to the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the Wa Kingdom, there are many other countries, will there be gold and silver mountains on their territory? Lao Yao, I am suddenly full of interest in the future. ”

Fang Yiai has been with Yao Mosan for so long, and he no longer treats him as an ordinary craftsman.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with Li Kuan's vigorous improvement of the status of craftsmen in the palace of the king of Chu.

Hearing and seeing, whether it is Fang Yiai, or Wei Chihuan, they have all been affected in some ways.

"What Lang Jun said is that if he can continue to participate in the overseas mineral exploration of the East China Sea fishery in the future, it will be regarded as a happy thing in life."

A life with hobbies and pursuits brings people a sense of satisfaction, which is really different.

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