Confirming that there was a large amount of iron ore in it, Bai Gui blocked the news. All mining personnel are not allowed to leave this place. Give them high salaries and arrange for their families to come here for reunion and residence. Anyone who leaks the news will be killed.

Just like the Son of Heaven and the king repairing the mausoleum, no one who comes in wants to get out alive. Birth, old age, sickness and death, you have to be here, in the prescribed living area. Leavers! Kill them all.

Of course! Baekyu will not kill anyone, but it is stipulated that they cannot leave here for the time being, cannot tell people outside, and cannot tell their families.

After the first batch of iron was mined, Bai Gui secretly transported it to Linquan Castle for smelting and scientific research and development.

Experts also don't know how much iron ore is inside. So! Wait until after a period of mining, how much reserves are expected to be in reserve, and then make other preparations.

If the reserves are small, they are mined in secret and quietly. If the reserves are large, then you must negotiate with the king of Zhongshan to discuss taxes.

In fact! Iron is a tax. Discuss with the king how much iron or iron ore to pay as a tax in a year. Or! The king was taxed according to the amount of production.

The land here belongs to Lan Gongzi, but Lan Gongzi is a "waste" son who has been suppressed. Originally! The iron ore found on Lan Gongzi's territory should be discussed with Lan Gongzi. Kelan Gongzi is a waste boy, and it won't be of much use if you discuss it with him. It's useless for him to talk, someone is messing with him.

So! The best way to do this is to speak directly to the king. The king agreed, and the other nobles had no choice.

And the king! The taxes of the nobles could only be collected according to the ancestral system, and the amount was not very large. If you give double, he will be happy.

Because of the discovery of iron ore, Bai Gui missed the appointment, did not accompany the grassland people to the north to investigate, and did not chase the old man Lema.

The middle-aged man in the north waited for Bai Gui for more than two months to see that it was about to enter the harsh winter, so he had to go back alone.

Uncle Wu chose a thousand-mile horse for him, and it would not take him a few days to return to his hometown due north.

Regarding his son's marriage, Bai Gui believes: The old man Lema will not be so hasty, he must have deliberately let the word come over and ask you to agree. Until the identity of the eldest son is determined, the children will not be married.

To be on the safe side, he sent out his right-hand man, the Unicorn. Before! He has already sent someone.

The unicorn Bai Jiao, the one-eyed beast Bai Shun, and the one-clawed beast Wei Zhong were all sent out to do other important things before. Right now! All three returned.

After the one-clawed beast Wei Zhongyi returned, Bai Gui directly arranged for him to be in charge of the security of the mining area.

This time, the unicorn came back and brought the family members of the Wei State.

Originally! Bai Gui arranged for his family to go to Linquan Castle. Inside the castle, a lodging was arranged for him. Wei Zhongyi was a diehard loyalist, and in order to protect him, he almost died more than once. is so loyal, if you don't arrange his family, you won't know the gratitude of the retribution.

In terms of mining in the mining area, it is arranged by experts, and there is no need for Bai Gui to worry about it.

Wei Zhongyi obeyed Bai Gui in everything, and sent someone to chase back the family members who went to Linquan Castle. settled in the recess of the mountain where Zhao Nu lived, and became neighbors with Zhao Nu. The land was reclaimed by itself, and the land of the Zhao Nu family was not planted.

All those who come to the ranch must cultivate the land themselves, and you are not allowed to plant the land cultivated by others. Only in this way can more land be reclaimed.

Zhao Nu's illness is completely cured, and it is so magical. After her body recovered, she returned to her former self, presiding over the house, doing housework, and taking time to watch the children farm and guide the farming.

The horse trading market is not yet in sight, but! Baekyu has already planned out the land. When the road to the mine is built, and when the road to the quarry is built, the house is built.

Build the house first, build the street, and don't be afraid that no one will live in it. As long as there are people living in it, it will soon form a market. Only when there are more people will the horse dealers be willing to come.

Furthermore! As long as there are more traders and individuals who come to buy horses, a market can be formed. In the pasture, he still has a lot of horses. As long as someone comes to buy it, he has a horse to sell.

Most of the horses trafficked to Yinshan Town by horse dealers were bought by his people and transported here.

Later! Whenever someone came to sell horses, he would buy them at a high price. The horse dealer has made a profit, and he will definitely come here next time.

In the long run, the market will slowly form.

On the smelting side, good news soon came: the successful mastery of iron-making technology could open the iron age.

Of course! The key to the Iron Age is not just the technology of ironmaking, but also! Mineral. Without iron ore, everything is empty talk.

But! With the use of iron tools, the tools for mining were also advanced and convenient for mining.

With the advent of the Iron Age, it was possible to mine minerals other than open-pit mines. Other words! Minerals can be mined underground or in rocks.

"Now! Iron is to be smelted into copper! I need harder, harder mining tools! "Bai Gui gave orders to the smelting experts.

The successful mastery of ironmaking technology is only the beginning of the Iron Age, and it is still necessary to work hard to fully open the Age of Metalware.

After successfully mastering the technology of ironmaking, what are the uses of this iron?

What kind of ironware is going to be produced in the foundry?

Faced with this problem, Baekyu's decision was: mining tools first, then farming tools. And then! It is a large number of iron weapons.

Bronze weapons have reached the end of history, and under the swordsmith's sword-casting skills, copper weapons are vulnerable. So! Now it is time to forge a weapon that is not afraid of the world's famous sword.

"What weapons are cast? How much to mint? The person in charge of the casting department asked.

"There are as many armies in the world as there are weapons. All the weapons of the armies in the world have been replaced. Bai Gui said quietly.

"This?" The person in charge of the casting department looked a little paralyzed and asked, "How much iron do you need?" How many warehouses to store? ”

Bai Gui smiled: "That's all money!" How much money can we get? We have advanced weapons in our hands, and if the princes want to win the battle, they have to change their equipment, and they have to pay for it. When the time comes! You can imagine! Just like the last time I sold a horse! Your money is less, you want to be domineering, I won't sell it yet! ”

Under Bai Gui's explanation: in terms of smelting, develop to higher scientific research. In terms of casting, it is developing into mining tools and agricultural tools. And then! The surplus iron is used to forge weapons.

Don't cast a single weapon, but! According to the needs of the army, one army is equipped one army at a time.

For example! First equipped with a company, a regiment or an army, subject to the ancient structure.

Other than that! It is to develop the chariot.

At that time, the Iron Age had not yet begun, and it was all made of copper wheels. Copper wheels, although more advanced than wooden wheels, are still flawed. So! The wheels of the army's chariots must also be replaced with iron ones.

(End of chapter)