"If it's certain that there are minerals in this mountain, then? Can we find a place to split the mountain? Bai Gyu said.

After listening to the experts' explanations, he also believed that there are minerals in this mountain.

According to the experts: everywhere, there are minerals. It's just that! Minerals of different places. On this earth, even soil is a mineral and has its mining function.

Later generations have also confirmed this statement: in some places, the soil is called "rare earth". Rare earth! That is, it is a rare soil, which has its special mining function.

According to experts, any soil has its mining role, not just soil. Dirt just works on top of the planting. The role of mining has not yet been discovered by humans.

What kind of mine is there under this mountain? Experts are also unclear. Anyway! Not a copper mine. Iron ore? Neither is it! Anyway! It is a unique mineral.

In the Warring States period! Smelting technology has only just begun, and for many minerals, they have not yet given a name. But! They have discovered that as long as these minerals are mined, they are all useful.

"Splitting the hill for mining?" An expert listened to it and thought it was a bit fantastical. But! I also feel that it is indeed a method of mining.

What is splitting mining?

It is the method of using stonemasons to mine stones, starting from a certain favorable terrain, cutting out the rocks piece by piece, page by page, layer by layer, until the minerals inside.

Any rock has water warps and textures. As long as you drill down according to the water flow and texture, you can cut the rock. The ancients did not have modern mining tools, only according to this method of mining.

After listening to the thoughts of the white officials, the experts were surprised and unbelievable at first. But after thinking about it carefully, I think it's really possible! As long as you are sure that there are mines in it, it is completely possible to mine the minerals.

At that time, the Mohists were experts in geology, and they used the geological structure to hollow out the entire mountain.

After some discussion, the experts agreed that they would go to the mountains tomorrow to investigate the field and determine where there were mines, and then "split the mountains for mining".

The next day, everyone got up early to prepare. After breakfast, I took my tools and headed to the mountains.

After a field investigation of the rocks, it was determined that there was a small iron mine in the mountain. But! It's not particularly small, and it can be mined for ten or twenty years. If the mining is successful, it will also have a certain mining value.

"Maybe? There's a big mine down there! An expert carefully verified it, nodded affirmatively, and said.

Seeing that the experts were all sure, Bai Gui asked, "If you are sure that there is a mine?" Just mine! For me, investing is not a problem. The stones I mine can be sold for money! I am going to open a horse trading market on the ranch of Lan Gongzi, and I need to build a lot of houses. So! I need as many stones. Splitting mountains and mining is not a waste for me......"

"White officials! Do you want to open a horse trading market here? ”

"White officials! You're big again! ”

"White officials! I knew it! You've been here for so long, you must have come to do something big! ”

"White officials! I support your idea! Set up a horse trading market here, and you will definitely succeed! Because! This side is close to Zhoudi, from here, directly to Zhao Kingdom, the people of Zhoudi know that there is a horse farm here, they will definitely come over! ”

The middle-aged man on the grassland was so excited that he couldn't do it when he saw that Bai Gui had a new move. The eyes that looked at Bai Gui changed, and he admired it!

"White officials! I'm convinced! This time! You must go due north of us! We're there! There must be a business opportunity! White officials! Later! I listen to you! I'll do whatever you tell me to do! ”

After receiving Bai Gui's affirmation, the experts were still not at ease, so they circled the mountain a few times, knocking on the stones in almost every corner of the mountain to check the structural composition of the mountain stones. Final certification: there is definitely iron ore in it. The yield is not large, but! There is definitely value in mining.

Right now! There are almost no mining costs. The stones mined from splitting the mountain are useful to the white officials. Even if you can't mine iron ore, you won't lose money just mining the stone here. Anyway! To build a house, you need stones.

After the mining was determined, Bai Gui kept going, gathered a mining team of more than 30 people, stationed in the mountains, and mined in advance.

Road! Not for the time being. Split the mountain first and see how it looks inside.

Road! It's a difficult and long-term business, and we can't rush it.

Under the guidance of experts, the stonemasons found a rock that was easy to mine and drilled it directly. After a few days of drilling, the first cliff boulder fell off the cliff.

Outcome! Let everyone be excited!

Inside the rock, there is a huge natural iron stone. The iron is shiny black and extremely pure.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Iron! It's iron! One expert burst into tears of excitement.

"Into iron?" Bai Gyu didn't understand what Cheng Tie was, and asked.

"Iron! It's iron with high purity! ”

"Oh?" Bai Gui answered. On the surface! He is not shocked, but his inner excitement and joy are no less than that of experts.

The role of iron, which was still not widespread at the time, was a high-end technology.

Another reason is that the smelting technology has not kept up with it, and it is not possible to smelt iron into steel. Before iron was smelted into steel, mining tools were very backward. Even if the experts find out where there is iron ore, it will be difficult for you to mine it.

And also! At the time! Most of the minerals are open-pit minerals, and it is not possible to mine underground minerals and minerals inside the mountains in bulk.

Right now! With his own iron ore and his own smelting team, Bai Gui believes! His team was able to smelt super-hard mining tools in the shortest possible time. Once there are mining tools with super-hardness, iron ore and other minerals can be mined in batches.

And also! It was possible to quickly popularize ironware.

Although copper was discovered very early and used very early, no breakthrough was made in smelting. No! Or there is no breakthrough in smelting, but! Copper itself is weak and cannot be smelted into objects that are super hard and wear-resistant.

Copper is copper! You can't "hate iron but not steel"! It can't be hard, it can't be wearable, it's still brittle!

"Knock it down!" An expert shouted excitedly.

A worker with a rope tied to his waist went down to the iron ore, and it took a lot of effort to knock the iron ore down.

The expert had no choice but to climb up on his own to distinguish the true from the false. Outcome! Again, yes: it's iron ore.

"This is the purest iron ore I've ever seen! White officials! We're rich! We've got a treasure! It's the first time I've seen such pure iron ore! ”

(End of chapter)