The birch tree trunk is straight, and the thick giant tree of the two people hugging each other is everywhere, and it is very spectacular at a glance.

And through this birch forest, a barren mountain with a low altitude appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

It is said that it is a barren mountain, but in fact, it is not that there are no trees, but the low shrubs on the mountain are clearly in stark contrast to the giant trees scattered all around.

"Lang Jun, Iwami has seen all the mining areas of domestic silver, and in the mining area in front of us, it is most likely that there are a large number of silver mines."

A craftsman who looked to be forty or fifty years old stood in front of Yu Chihuan,

In order to find silver mines in Iwami Kingdom, Li Kuan specially asked several of the most experienced craftsmen from the general to go to the Wa Kingdom, and the craftsman who spoke was the most famous among them, Yao Mosan, known as the "Three Eyes".

"Oh? Why? ”

After several years of training, Wei Chihuan is no longer the noble son who regards craftsmen as pigs and dogs, and he still maintains the necessary respect for Yao Mosan, who may be able to help him find the silver mine.

"Lang Jun, I have three reasons. First, this is the place where Iwami Province first discovered silver mines, and they are mainly open-pit deposits, although the production is not large, but it can be found in the open air, which means that there are probably a large number of deposits buried in this place. ”

"But we were here last year, and after a few days of going up and down the mountain, we didn't find anything new."

Wei Chihuan was a little suspicious in his heart, Li Kuan said that Shi saw a large state-owned silver mine, is this news accurate or not?

He's never been here, and he may have been deceived by hearsay.

"Lang Jun, I was just wandering around the surface before, and after confirming that there could not be a large number of silver mines in several other silver-producing places this time, if Iwami Country really has a big silver mine, then the biggest possibility is here. That's why I suggested that Lang Jun arrange for someone to dig a mine here to see what the situation inside is. ”

Yao Mosan's eyes looked ahead, where hundreds of helpers were busy digging the cave.

"Well, that's a reason. Are there any other reasons? ”

Although Wei Chihuan doesn't know how to mine, the craftsmen who came from Datang respect Yao Mosan very much, which shows that his skills should be excellent.

Now, I can only listen to his opinion.

Besides, if the silver mine is not found, it will not be arranged to return to Datang, and Wei Chihuan is not worried that the craftsmen are not careful.

"The second reason is the trees on this mountain, Lang Jun, you must have noticed that the trees around this mountain are very tall and lush, and the farther away they are, the more so. But look at the trees on this mountain? It is difficult to find a three-zhang tall tree, which means that the soil on this mountain is very special, and from my experience over the years, the trees on the mine generally do not grow well. ”

Yao Mosan's statement, Wei Chihuan can understand.

The Lion Mountain outside Chang'an City, he has specially gone to see it.

As the location of the largest coal mine under the Chu Wangfu, there are really no big trees on Guanshi Mountain.

"Of course, this reason alone is certainly not enough, after all, there are many barren mountains with no trees, and it is impossible to have silver mines."

Yao Mo Sanye knew that the second reason was slightly not so convincing, so he added.

Yu Chihuan: "Is there a third reason?" ”

"Naturally, there is. A small amount of silver has been produced here for a long time, and I have heard that cinnabar was once produced, and where there is cinnabar, it is often the place where lead powder is produced, and silver and this lead powder often go hand in hand. ”

Yao Mosan can't analyze and explain the existence principle of silver-lead associated ore from a chemical point of view, but after all, he has rich mining experience, and after a little summary, he can still say something.

Of course, there is one most important reason that he didn't say, that is, the entire Iwami country, he has been staying for a year, except for the place in front of him, he really doesn't know where to go to find the legendary big silver mine.

Therefore, Yao Mosan could be regarded as giving it a go this time, and asked Yu Chihuan to arrange a large number of people to dig the mine.

If there is still no result......

"Let's go to the cave and have a look."

Yu Chihuan stood on the slope, looking at the dense woods in the distance, and there was no other way for a while.

"Okay, Lang Jun, it just so happens that this mine has been digging for seven or eight days, I'll go in and see if I find anything."

Yao Mosan is the highest-level craftsman, and there is no need to say how dangerous the mining cave is in this era, so Wei Chihuan is only allowed to take two quarters of an hour every day to go in to see the situation, and the rest of the time he is outside to confirm what the helpers have moved out.

Not to mention, although these helpers of the Japanese kingdom are short, dark-faced, and dressed in tatters, and dig mine holes, they are very hard.

Of course, people work hard, mainly because they work here and are full!

That's enough!

Wages or something, it's all floating clouds, and being able to manage it is enough for those Wakoku people in Iwami Province.

There was only one person in the mine, and the helpers of the Wa Kingdom were almost just right enough to work in it.

But if Yao Mosan enters, he will have to bend down slightly.

As for Wei Chihuan, he had to walk with his head down and his waist down, so after going in once, he wisely didn't look for sin.

When I entered the mine, I only walked seven or eight steps, and it began to get dark.

Although there is no shortage of whale oil candles in the fishing industry in the East China Sea, there are no caves that do not have any ventilation measures, and there are no candles that dare to light too many candles.

What the principle is, except for Li Kuan, everyone may not know, but this does not prevent everyone from mastering this truth.

With the occasional candle and a whale oil lamp in his hand, Yao Mosan finally walked to the end of the mine.

"Bang dang!"

"Bang dang!"

There are Japanese helpers who are busy working there.

Although the light was dim, these people were used to doing it inside, and it didn't affect the excavation of the mine.

In the first few days, the digging speed was relatively fast, and most of the mountains were still a mixture of gravel and soil, but in the past few days, it has slowed down significantly.

Obviously, the clanging sound in front of me was made after the metal collided with a hard object.

"Stop!"

Yao Mo shouted in three loud voices, no way, not louder, he couldn't hear clearly at all.

And these Japanese helpers, although they basically can't speak Chinese, they can understand some simple words.

After all, the nobles of the Wa Kingdom were also proud to be able to speak Chinese.

At this moment, the Wa Kingdom does not have its own script, and it also uses Chinese characters.

Yao Sanmo raised the oil lamp and leaned into the innermost part of the mine.

Still nothing has been discovered.

Yao Mosan sighed in his heart and shifted the oil lamp to the side.

Hey?

These ores seem to ......

Yao Mosan's heart jumped uncontrollably.

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