The next day, before dawn, the coachmen left the camp with the convoy, and walked very quietly, without saying a word.

When Li Yao and Bai Sha got up, they couldn't see the pair, and after finding the leader, they learned that the coachmen were afraid of disturbing the rest of the two, so they left quietly.

Li Yao stood next to Bai Sha, looked into the distance and asked, "Bai Sha, do you think that the coachman group is weird everywhere." ”

Bai Sha nodded and said: "Although it is a coachman, it is indeed an important part of secrecy, not something that ordinary people can do, the strange thing is that these people are ordinary people, but they were not surprised last night, and when they left, they did not wait until the morning to say hello, although it was a reason, but it was obvious that they didn't bother to do it at all." ”

After Bai Sha finished speaking, he asked, "You used to be in charge of the affairs here, don't you know the origin of these people?" ”

Li Yao shook his head and said, "It's me who manages it well, but the specific facts are done by other people, and I don't interfere personally." ”

Bai Sha nodded and said, "No wonder it is said that here, the biggest person in charge is the person in charge of the scene. ”

The coachman was very respectful to Bai Sha along the way, and he didn't see anything special, Bai Sha thought of a possibility, and said slowly: "Li Yao, everyone wants to put an eyeliner here, but for Li Dan, we can directly report everything that happened here, but it is impossible to report everything, there must be some secrets." So these coachmen may be one of Li Dan's eyes, responsible for coming here from time to time to observe everything that happens here. ”

Li Yao let out a sigh of relief and said, "What you said should be eight or nine years old, but can you change your title to Lord Li Dan in the future?" ”

After Bai Sha came here, especially when he talked to Li Yao alone, he called Li Dan by his first name, just because it was more convenient to call him like this. "I'll try to change it, but there's no need for the two of us to be alone, right?"

Li Yao didn't force it, and said: "Whatever you want, just make a small report after being listened to by others." ”

Bai Sha just smiled slightly, and didn't continue to say anything, even if Bai Sha handed over the word adult, it was a hypocrisy.

After all the absentees went to the mine to do their work, the four of them gathered all the newcomers from last night together according to Li Yao's instructions, and then prepared to enter the mine. Everyone gathered, even the remaining seven people under Li Yan's command.

Seeing that the preparations were almost complete, Li Yao asked Baisha to go downstairs together and came to the front of everyone. After Li Yao went downstairs, he was not smiling like yesterday, but with a serious face, like a county official who was not smiling and was handling a case.

Li Yao looked at a few leaders and said slowly: "Let's enter the mine after everything is ready." ”

After the four leaders bowed slightly, they began to lead the way in front, while Li Yao and Bai Sha followed behind.

The camp was a little distance away from the entrance of the mine, which was close to the col, and after walking for a while, everyone finally came to the outside of the mine, and without stopping, everyone entered the mine one by one.

The size of the mine entrance is a little larger than the general courtyard gate, several people walk side by side into it is not a problem, after entering the inside, the soles of the feet are paved with this stone slab, this mine cave extends to the inside, the two sides of the mine are hung with oil lamps, and the lighting is not a problem.

After walking along the cave for a stick of incense, everyone finally finished the passage and came to a very spacious place.

The white sand protrudes from a breath of turbidity, and the temperature inside the mine is higher than outside, and it is more depressing, so there is sweat on the forehead.

Just the passage has taken a stick of incense, compared to the time when it has come to the belly of the mountain.

Bai Sha approached Li Yao and whispered: "How is it ventilated here, it is impossible to circulate air through the passage." ”

Li Yao motioned to Baisha to look up, Baisha was a little unsuitable for the environment here, but after walking to the open environment, it was much better, and when he looked up at it, he found that the dome was very high, and there was a large light source on the top.

Bai Sha was somewhat familiar with the scene in front of him, and the place he was in now was similar to the hollow island where the ghost green boat was hidden, except that it looked much wider here, and the hole on the top was far from the ground.

At the end of the passage, the wide place is concave, it seems to be caused by mining, at this time Baisha and the group are standing on a high place and looking down, watching the absenteeism below, constantly busy, the temperature here is still very high, you can see that there is a furnace below, which is used to refine gold, and the golden color is constantly flowing.

Bai Sha was not interested in the details of gold refining, he cared about what he wanted after the final purified and forged gold ore was turned into gold, which was much more expensive than silver, and the Spaniards especially liked it.

Li Yao said to the four leading people: "Let's go down and see, how to go down." ”

The leader came out and said, "Wait a minute, two adults, until I raise the ladder." ”

Compared with the outside world, the scene inside the mine seems a little out of place, full of a special atmosphere, and there is also an elevator, between which one of the leaders pulled the gate, remembered the sound of chains, and you can see the ladder in the pit slowly rising, but the speed is very slow, and you need to wait for a while.

Taking advantage of this time, one of the leaders introduced: "Two adults, there are many mines under the pits, and the ore is continuously transported out of these mines, and the gold bars can finally be obtained through layers of processes. This gold mine is also accompanied by other ores, which can be regarded as a bonus. ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "I know that several of you know a lot about refining gold ore, so I will take advantage of the time to talk about the production process, so that everyone can understand and understand, so as to facilitate the management and division of labor in the later stage." ”

One of the leaders said slowly: "If you want to finally refine a qualified gold bar, you need to go through five processes, the first process is grinding, the excavated ore is put into a water mill, the large pieces of ore are crushed, and then ground into powder with a stone mill. The second process is panning, that is, the ore powder is washed in water to remove the non-ore part, leaving a powder containing more gold and silver, which is called concentrate powder in the jargon. The third process is called clumping and sintering, that is, the powder containing gold and silver and rice are mixed together to make pellets, which are layered with charcoal to form piles to remove impurities and sinter into crunchy ore pellets. The fourth process is called lead reduction smelting, in which the ore mass is mixed and smelted to form a gold-containing block. The fifth process is called ash blowing, that is, the formed gold nuggets are smelted on the grass ash, and the grass ash is blown off, and high-purity gold and silver can be harvested. In the end, it was shipped out, but it was simple to say, but the process was complex, and each process was more careful than the West, and it was rebuilt if it went wrong. ”

The person who said it was relaxed and comfortable, and the person who listened was ignorant, and no one could understand the truth without walking in person.

The absenteeism in the pit looked at the arrival of these big people, and did not dare to let go of the things in their hands, but their movements were even faster, and the people who came were like overseers, and none of them dared to be lazy under their noses. And most of the people who came this time were indeed the existence of overseers, and most of them came to the mine every day.

Li Yao looked at the busy absenteeism and asked, "At the current rate, how many gold bars can be produced every day?" ”

The leader said: "Lord Hui, it's only the early stage, the ore mined is limited, and the number of people is also limited, and the ability to produce 100 taels of gold per day is already the limit, and the speed should be much faster in the later stage." ”

Li Yao thought about it, one tael of gold outside can be exchanged for four taels of silver, silver mines are also scarce, and to a certain extent, silver is sometimes smoother, because it is more common, and smaller transactions are more room settlement. However, for forces like Li Dan, what they do is a big deal, and they are all "cross-border trade", and the gold is also handy.

According to the leader, it is equivalent to mining four hundred taels of silver a day, which is really a little less.

As for how to arrange these people, Li Yao had a plan last night, and now he turned to the people behind him and said: "I will open the skylight and say bright words, you know where everyone comes from, you have your own position when you come here, no matter what position it is, it is also your duty to inspect the mine at any time." ”

Li Yao paused for a moment and continued: "Li Xin's subordinates should be very familiar with bookkeeping, so in the future, you will be responsible for recording the daily output of gold mines and reporting them in time." Zheng Zhilong's subordinates are in charge of the position of supervisor, grasp the dynamics of everyone, and report in a timely manner. Li Miao and Li Sen's subordinates were in charge of the post of supervisor in the mine, supervising absenteeism and speeding up gold production. As for General Li Yan's subordinates, they are in charge of all the distributions in the jurisdiction, and they don't let a fly fly in, and they don't let a fly fly out! Everyone performs their duties and does their part well. ”

Li Yao's distribution is very reasonable, and according to the arrangement of the place where everyone was before, everyone has no objection to this.

Of the eight people under Li Yan's command, there are still seven people left, and they don't worry that they won't be able to access the secrets in the mine if they are in charge of the layout, and several people can also enter and check at any time. Although he is obsessed with yesterday's events, he has to bow his head under the eaves at this moment, and he has no grudges that he understands, and he will definitely deal with them when Lord Li Yan knows. All they have to do now is to lurk and find an opportunity to get the word out.

No one knows how much gold there is in this cave, which proves that these people are not staying here for a short time, and there is no doubt that they must make long-term plans when they come here. If the gold mining is not exhausted, it is probably possible to stay for the rest of your life.

Bai Shaju stood next to Li Yao like this, even if the matter of arranging specific affairs was handed over to him, he couldn't figure it out, what he wanted now was to leave this stuffy ghost place quickly and go back outside to cool off......