The land where Wenyang is now located is the Baotou of later generations. On the other side of Baotou is Ordos. In modern society, the per capita GDP of these two cities is comparable to that of most developed countries and regions in the world. The reason for this, of course, is that God loves this place incomparably, and presets countless and various precious resources here.

In the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was a rare land suitable for grazing. Among the mineral resources that can be utilized at present, Baotou has iron, which is the center of the Baiyun Obo iron ore mine in the north. There is coal in Ordos, and as long as the mining technology is sufficient, the coal mines here are almost infinite.

There is also an extremely expensive mineral in these two places: rare earths. This type of mineral, known as "industrial gold", has a complex composition and a wide range of functions. But if you want to sum it up in one sentence, his role is like the auxiliary magic in various fantasy games in the future, and the metal will become stronger with his addition. The wire has his addition and is more conductive. With ceramics, he can develop smart ceramics, and with glass, he can develop all kinds of special glass......

There are also huge reserves of natural gas, a certain amount of oil, and the largest power of handicraft production before the steam age - hydro (Yellow River...... In short, there are most of the materials needed for the development of industry.

Such a piece of feng shui treasure, of course, Guan Yi must make full use of it.

In his plan, Baotou will provide iron ore, Ordos will provide coal, and the new Wuyuan County will be the largest iron supplies production base in Jihan in the future. At the same time, this will also be the rare earth experimental center - the science and technology of this era are limited after all, and the traverser point technology tree also needs to consider the affordability of this society and this era. Therefore, the effective separation of various components in rare earths and the making of theoretical statistics, Guan Yi estimates that he will not be able to see it in his lifetime. However, this does not prevent the craftsmen of Dahan from summarizing the performance of the products by simply relying on experience in continuous production practice, which rare earth minerals can be effectively improved after adding iron and ceramics.

(Of course, don't think about the natural gas here for now: compared to the shallow natural gas in the Sichuan Basin, the gas here is buried at a much higher depth, resulting in extremely high sulfur and water content, even if extracted.) It is completely unusable. As an agricultural student, Guan Yi does not understand the process of desulfurization and dehydration. He can only come up with a concept, hoping that the skilled craftsmen of this era will find a way to purify natural gas. ）

And Huang Funing, as the Taishou of Wuyuan County, his main mission is to build this steel city planned by Guan Da Sima.

In January 269, Huang Funing took office, and Guan Yi gave him the support of migrating 10,000 Han families in the interior (among whom the number of craftsmen was extremely high) to Shibian in Wuyuan County. At the same time, all the male captives and some female captives obtained by him and Wen Yang in the conquest of the bald department this time were handed over to him. Now, Gohara County, which is guarded by the emperor, is extremely vast in terms of geographical area. The population under his rule is also worth more than 50,000 people.

In the past two months or so, Huang Funing has also been very busy: sending all kinds of personnel to search for coal mines and iron mines. Demarcate pastures and organize some people to graze their cattle - minerals alone are not enough, and under the current transportation conditions, the loss of grain transferred from the interior is too great, and the local area can solve part of it.

In addition, because Guan Da Sima clearly told Huang Funing that he did not have extra money and food to support Wuyuan County in the short term. Therefore, Huang Funing had to find a way to raise funds for the development of Wuyuan County.

Therefore, when Beigong Xiong pressed Xu Cong to cross the Yellow River and find Huangfuning, he saw such a scene.

"Come, ladies and gentlemen, the rough stone below is seven feet high and weighs more than eighty stones. In order to transport it from Nanzhong to here, I don't know how many plank roads were crushed along the way. The top of this stone is already green, and from the fact that it is green, the water species is excellent. As for whether there is something down there, and how much there is, it's worth the bet! Okay, without further ado, the starting price is five million, and you can make a bid! ”

"Six million!"

"Eight million!"

"Ten million!"

……

"Twenty million!"

"Guys, twenty million for the first time! Second! Is there anyone else bidding? Twenty millionth ......"

"Twenty-five million!"

"Good! Friends in Yanzhou over there called 25 million! 25 million first-time ......"

Looking at such a boiling scene, Xu Cong was stunned for a moment. After looking blankly for a long time and still not seeing the fame, he gave up thinking: "Brother Ziyang, what's going on?" ”

"Hehehe, gambling stones! Bid for the jade before it is cut. Then cut open it to see how much jade material is inside. Generally speaking, the price of this rough stone is certainly much cheaper than that of a fully opened jade. If there is a large amount of jade material in it after cutting, it will be profitable. If there is very little or no jade material, then of course it is a loss. ”

"Oh, I see. Cong also heard in Luoyang that you Xishu, ah no, your Han country has a new jade species, called jade jade. After flowing into Luoyang, the nobles of the whole Luoyang liked it very much...... It turns out that this jadeite jade is mined from stone. ”

"Hehehe, not all stones have jadeite in them. It's a heartbeat. Why, Ziyu has only heard about it in Luoyang but has not seen it? ”

"Hehe, my Xu family is a close confidant of Emperor Wei Wu. It would be good to be able to retain the title in this Jin Kingdom. There are many hair growth that we can't get involved in. Don't talk about jadeite, it's through the bottle of incense, and I don't dare to drink it openly. ”

"Hahahaha~~~ It's okay to do this. Later, I will wait for Ziyu to see Taishou, and accompany Ziyu to have a drink! ”

"Thank you Ziyang for that."

While the two of them were talking, the huge piece of jadeite rough over there was finally bought by a businessman from Yanzhou for 25 million. And after the businessman completed the purchase procedures, the other businessmen next to him shouted: "Gao Huishou, cut it?" ”

"Yes, such a large piece of rough stone, if it is brought back to Luoyang to gamble on the stone, the bid will definitely be extremely high. But no matter how high it is, it will not exceed 50 million. But because he is too big, the cost of bringing back Luoyang is also extremely high. ”

"Yes, yes, Gao Huishou, cut it! I'm itching too! ”

Now the people gathered here are all merchants from the eight states of Kanto. They are in Wuyuan County, buying both jadeite raw materials and rough stones - buying rough stones back is of course the head of the family behind them organizes various powerful families to gamble on stones, what an exciting thing this is.

They buy rough stones, but they also gamble on stones themselves. After all, this thing is just too exciting. Not to mention anything else, it has only been less than three months since Ji Han began to supply jadeite jade to the eight states of Kanto, and various terms such as "water head", "species", and "stone skin" have been very familiar to these merchants.

"Good! As your colleagues say, this stone is too big, and the cost of pulling it back is too high. The old man cut it on the spot right here! Come on, big saw waiting! ”

With the words of the businessman surnamed Gao, the staff of Wuyuan County on the sidelines quickly came up. They are all powerful men with big shoulders and round waists, some with big saws, some with drills, drills, and sledgehammers......

In the end, it took a huge amount of 25 million to acquire this rough stone. At this time, the businessman surnamed Gao had completely dissipated the madness of bidding just now. He circled around the rough stone several times with a solemn face, and the beard on the corner of his mouth was almost wiped out. I finally made up my mind.

With his right hand raised, the staff on the sidelines quickly handed him charcoal. He approached the boulder and drew a few thick black lines on the outer layer of the stone: "A few craftsmen, cut down from here and cut in this direction." Got it? ”

"You should not be called a noble craftsman. I'll get it. ”

"Good, let's get started. If the water is better, it is impossible to say, several craftsmen have a bounty. ”

"Okay! Honorable man, just look at it. ”

As soon as the words fell, the friction between the big saw and the stone skin sounded. In the whole room, not to mention the many businessmen who had long been addicted to it, even Beigong Xiong and Xu Cong, who had just come here, unconsciously held their breath and stared intently at the saw pulled back and forth.

"Out of the water! Out of the water! ”

"Ouch! This water is good! ”

"Lao Gao, don't saw it, 30 million, resell it to me?"

"I'll give 32 million ......"

"Hahahaha~~~ A few masters, stop!"

"What? Lao Gao, are you going back to Luoyang again? ”

"However, such a large piece of rough stone is green at the top, and the point that was cut in the middle is also green. Pull back to Luoyang to gamble on stones, hehehe~~~"

……

"How? This guy is not happy to do things, why don't you cut it down and see the real chapter? It's so uncomfortable! ”

"Hahaha, how's it going? Ziyu, it's inevitable to fall into it, right? ”

"Hey, people, it's a gambler by nature."

"So, my family's eldest Sima has already set the rules. Public officials of my Han are not allowed to participate in gambling stones, let alone gambling stones, even ordinary pai gow are not allowed to participate. Those who violate the case and are verified shall have their homes raided and removed from office. and then the superintendent of the post shall conduct a detailed investigation of his official duties during his term of office......"

"Hey! Then you pushed this kind of play into Luoyang, so that the officials and families of the Jin Kingdom were addicted to it? ”