Long before the outbreak of the war between the Four-Nation Alliance and Denmark, Marin had the idea of developing the Faylon copper mine. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info At the end of the war, Marin and Old Sten. Sturley signed an agreement, and Marin paid for the development of the copper mine. The Swedish authorities, on the other hand, assisted Marin's men in building a road from Failon to the seaport of Gävler, a few dozen kilometers away. The income from the copper mine is divided in half between Marin and the Swedish official, and in addition, the copper mine does not pay taxes, and the mining tax is counted in half of the income.

After the war, Marin returned to East Friesland, and then sent people to the copper-producing regions of Austria and Bohemia, recruiting hundreds of experienced mining engineers, miners, and smelting engineers, plus a new furnace similar to the simple blast furnace left over from the "Great Steelmaking" period in his hometown Houshan in his previous life, and went to Fayilun to develop the copper mine.

In addition, Marin sent dozens of road engineers to try to build a road from Failen to Gävle. After all, after copper ore is mined and smelted, it still has to be shipped. Otherwise, they can only be piled up in the mountains.

Exploration was carried out shortly after the development team arrived at the Fayilun copper mine. And when the exploration report came out, everyone was shocked......

Why? In general copper mines, it is good that the copper content of the ore can reach more than 1%. The copper content of the ore of Fayilun copper mine is as high as 3%~7%. Moreover, the reserves of ore are very large and difficult to estimate.

When Marin got the report, he was also shocked. Why? In later generations, the highest grade of Spanish CLC copper ore is only 5%. And the grade of the Fayilun copper mine is so high, and the output is so large, it is no wonder that it can support Gustav II to dominate the European continent later.

It is said that in the 17th century, the Fayilun copper mine produced 3,600 tons of copper per year! What is this concept? If the current silver-copper price is compared, 3600 divided by 15 is 240 tons. Divide by 12 according to the price of gold and silver, which is 20 tons...... Gold...... Equivalent to 5.61 million gold coins......

Even in the 17th century, the silver-copper ratio fell between 1:50 and 80. Let's assume that the price of copper has fallen by 5 times, 3,600 tons of copper, which is also worth more than a million gold coins. No wonder Gustav II was able to feed an army of 10,000 or 20,000 and compete for continental supremacy. If it is produced by the barren land of Sweden, let alone feed 20,000 troops, 2,000 soldiers and horses are enough.

You know, Gustav II's army consisted of two-thirds of the musketeers, as well as hundreds of artillery pieces. When such an army fights, the consumption of gunpowder is staggering. Therefore, don't look at the second master Gu's army of less than 20,000 people, but the expenses can withstand tens of thousands of cold weapon troops.

The blast furnace that Marin sent to the Fayilun copper mine can only process 5 tons of copper ore per day. However, these 5 tons of copper ore produce up to 150~350 kg of copper. On average, an average of 250 kilograms of copper can be produced per day, or 551 pounds.

In addition to the construction of new mines and buildings in the Fayilun area in the first few months of the trip, as well as the laying of roads and the search for charcoal resources, the copper mine has been able to produce 250 kilograms of copper ingots per day for the last two months.

However, according to the report of the engineers of the paving team, Marin was informed that the mountain road from Failon to Gävle might not be repaired within three years. Therefore, the paving team came up with another solution to the problem - using mules to carry the ......

From Fayilun to Yevle, there are many mountain roads, which are not suitable for horse-drawn carriages, but mules are fine. The advantage of a mule is that it can walk on mountain roads, and it can carry three or four hundred pounds of things. Therefore, the engineers of the paving team suggested that a batch of mules be brought in, and the copper ingots smelted from the Fayilun copper mine were carried from Fayilun to Yevle.

So, Kohler, who was professionally responsible for following up the entire project, allocated funds to buy 100 mules and send them to pack copper ingots. In this way, the 33,000 pounds of copper produced in the past two months were carried by 100 mules, each carrying 300 pounds, for a total of 30,000 pounds......

After arriving in Gävle, Kohler arranged a transport ship to load 30,000 pounds of copper ingots. However, on the way south, he docked in Stockholm and unloaded 15,000 pounds of copper ingots, which were handed over to the elder Sten Stuure as dividends......

When Old Sten. When Stuure heard that it was only two months' payout, he fainted with joy. Fortunately, Marin sent a court doctor from the Golden Horde to his side, and quickly pinched the man and rescued the old guy. Otherwise, old Sten. Sture may have been happy and sad.

At this time, Sweden had just become independent and was in ruins. However, the Swedish court had no money and could not do anything. And these 15,000 pounds of copper ingots, which can be exchanged for a thousand pounds of silver, how can old Sten Sturley be unhappy? Moreover, this is only 2 months of gains. Wouldn't it be a super high yield of 90,000 pounds of copper (6,000 pounds of silver) in a year?

After careful consideration, the long-term old Sten. Sturay decided to send money and money from the authorities to repair the road from Failen to Gävle in order to allow for the passage of carriages. As long as the output of the Fayilun copper mine increases, the dividends received by the Swedish court will be more.

After leaving Sweden, the ship continued south, then through the Øresund Strait, which was jointly controlled by Lübeck and Hamburg, into the North Sea, and back to East Friesland.

Then, 15,000 pounds of copper ingots were transported to Orrich for Marlin to dispose of......

Seeing the piles of copper ingots in front of him, Marin was also dazzled. When he learned that if there were more blast furnaces, the output would increase, Marin immediately ordered the blacksmiths to build nine more blast furnaces and disassemble them and send them to Fa Yilun to reassemble. In this way, as long as the miners mined and the supply of charcoal kept up, copper production would increase tenfold.

Moreover, the problem of miners and the problem of charcoal, it is completely possible to turn to the old Sten. Stuure. Sweden has a large population of 800,000 people, and it is not a problem for old Stønsturret to get some miners. As for charcoal, Sweden lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of wood. At that time, you only need to cut down more trees and smelt charcoal. As for Sweden's environmental protection, Marin doesn't care, and it's not his territory......

If production were increased tenfold, then the copper mine would produce 150,000 pounds of copper in two months, worth 10,000 pounds of silver. Even if the cost of three or four percent is removed, there is a profit of six or seven thousand pounds of silver. In this way, the annual income can reach the level of 30,000 or 40,000 pounds of silver.

The only concern is whether the Swedish authorities will be jealous and take back the Fayilun copper mine. However, in Marin's opinion, the other party should not be so short-sighted. At least, old Sten. Sture wouldn't be that stupid. You must know that if it weren't for Marin's army to deter Denmark, with the strength of Sweden, it might not be able to withstand Denmark's attack. So, old Sten. Stuure doesn't do anything stupid to turn his back on his allies. Without allies, Sweden could be re-annexed by Denmark. Historically, the elder Sten. Soon after Stuure's death, Denmark re-annexed Sweden. Later, it was not until the rise of the Vasa family that Sweden regained its independence.

"Sell all these ingots!" Marin suddenly waved his hand and asked Kohler's men to sell the 15,000 pounds of copper ingots and exchange them for silver.

The reason for this decision is that Marin knows that copper prices are not static. As the production of the Fayilun copper mine increases, the price of copper will slowly fall. Therefore, it is better to sell all the copper in the early days and exchange it for silver. Otherwise, if you store these copper ingots, the price will slowly fall as production increases......