When Huo Yu listened to Xi Zhicai's report, a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he finally found the coal mine, but in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he still had the first to see the hunter who brought the black stone talking. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

followed Xi Zhicai to the county office, and found that there were many people around the gate of the county office, because the news that someone had handed over the black stone had spread, everyone came to take a look at the excitement, and by the way, to see if Lord Taishou kept his promise.

Xun You was holding the coal block in his hand at this moment and fell into deep thought, and the Orion Niu Er on the side looked nervous, for fear that the things he brought were not what Lord Taishou was looking for, and then the gains would outweigh the losses. In fact, Niu Er also has the attitude of giving it a try, his father is seriously ill, and he needs a lot of medicine to see a doctor and catch medicine, and the finances on the other side of the hunting alone cannot afford it.

"Gongda, Gongda?"

Xi Zhicai shouted several times in a row before pulling Xun You out of his thoughts, and turned his head to find that Huo Yu had arrived and immediately bowed: "You meet the lord." ”

"Gongda doesn't have to be polite." Then until the coal in Xun You's hand said: "Can you find the mystery in it?" ”

"You are stupid, please answer the lord!." After speaking, he handed the things in his hand to Huo Yu with both hands.

Huo Yu took the coal, with a knowing smile on his face, and leaned over to carefully check the bag brought by Niu Er, after making sure that all of them were coal. Then he asked, "Who brought this?" ”

After finishing speaking, Niu Er stepped forward and said, "Grass people Niu Er, this thing is what adults are looking for?" ”

"Gongda, order someone to take 100 gold and reward Niu Er!" As soon as Huo Yu's voice fell, the pot quickly exploded around, 100 gold is an astronomical amount for ordinary people, and Niu Er stood on the spot until Xun You asked someone to take 100 gold before he came to his senses.

"Thank you, sir!" With this hundred gold, his father was saved, and Niu Er fell to his knees excitedly.

Huo Yu stepped forward to help Niu Er and continued to ask: "Ben Tai is too obedient and trustworthy, this is what you deserve." Do you know that this thing came from a source? ”

"Back to my lord, Niu Er has lived in the mountains and forests with his father since he was a child, and this thing is found in the mountains, and there are many more."

"That's very good, take me here and pay you a hundred gold, what if?" Now the onlookers are completely boiling, just a few breaths are two hundred gold, oh my God, why don't you have such a good life!

"Niu Er took the adults to go, with this hundred gold is enough to treat his father's illness, and the extra reward, Niu Er doesn't dare to ask for it again"

Seeing Niu Er's answer like this, Huo Yu didn't say much, after all, the Han Dynasty still gave priority to filial piety, otherwise why would the younger generation have to be filial piety first if they want to get ahead. arranged for the guards to go with Niu Er to find the best doctor in Xiangping City, and then ordered someone to get firewood and fireworks.

Under Zhongmu Kuikui, Huo Yu ignited the dry firewood, and then put a small piece of coal into the fire. In everyone's astonishment, the black stone slowly burned, turning from black to red, and finally to white ash. Xun You and Xi Zhicai only understood the mystery of this thing at this moment.

"Lord, if this thing can be used on a large scale, it can solve the problem of heating in the cold winter!" Xi Zhicai was the first to react and bowed to Huo Yu.

"Zhicai is only half right, and one more thing is needed to completely solve the problem of heating in my eastern Liaoning!"

It is said that on that day, Huo Yu took Dian Wei and half of his personal guards to follow Niu Er back to the mountains and forests, and this time it was ten days, during which Huo Yu had sent a message to Xun You and Xi Zhicai that they had found the specific location of the coal mine, and they still needed to go to a few more places to return to Xiangping.

Huo Yu came out this time, in addition to finding the coal mine, he went all the way south through Xinchang, Anshi, and Wenxian County. The next three places are all mountainous places, and there must be rich minerals, but mineral prospecting is not Huo Yu's strength, this time he came just on a whim, and he plans to make a private visit to understand the specific situation of each county.

The first thing after returning to Xiangping, Huo Yu summoned Xun You and Xi Zhicai to come to the mansion to discuss matters. In the Taishou Mansion, the three people were staring at the map drawn by Huo Yu and said slowly: "From Xiangping to Wenxian, it is a mountainous area, however, there are rich resources buried in these mountains. Counting the people who came with us, there are about 80,000 people in the four counties, and there should be more than 20,000 young and middle-aged people, so that once the mineral is discovered, it can be mined by manpower. ”

"My lord, Liaodong still needs to recuperate." Xun You thought that Huo Yu would immediately organize manpower to mine minerals, so he spoke out to dissuade him.

"Gongda, don't worry! Feathers are not being explored and mined on a large scale now. After returning from this unannounced visit to the three counties, Yu decided to immediately issue an order to exempt him from paying taxes for one year. ”

"The lord is wise." The two immediately said in unison.

The two have been under the influence of Huo Yu, and have a deeper understanding of the importance of minerals, but their thinking is old-fashioned after all, Xun You immediately said: "Lord, the Central Plains has just experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, resulting in barren fields and people suffering. There is a lack of fertile land in Liaodong, and although the grain in the treasury is still insufficient, winter ploughing is imminent, but if production is not emphasized, Liaodong will fall into famine within a year. Because of the reclamation of wasteland in Liaodong, the lord encouraged the people to engage in more production. ”

Gongda was right, and Yu did not forget about it. In addition to Xinchang, Anshi, Wenxian County, it belongs to Xiangping area has a vast plain, relatively speaking, and this area is rich in water resources, it is extremely easy to build water conservancy, it is very suitable for the development of the granary of Liaodong, at present, there is a shortage of manpower in hand, only the grievance Gongda is specifically responsible for reclaiming wasteland in Xiangping, building water conservancy, Yu has a new farm tool here, you can find Deheng to make it, once the experiment is successful, it will be promoted in a large area. Huo Yu said eloquently in the face of Xun Yu's worries.

"Since the lord is so important, how can he refuse, he will definitely do his best to complete the task assigned by the lord."

"Gongda, you can arrange the manpower, and I believe that Gongda will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. In addition, if you have a heavy workload, you must pay attention to rest. ”

"Thank you for the love of the lord, and the subordinates will definitely live up to the high expectations of the lord." Xun You said gratefully.

"Zhicai, the matter of mining coal must be carried out first, at present, the people are recruited to mine, and the wages are settled on a daily basis, as for the amount of wages, it is calculated according to the amount mined by each person, so that the enthusiasm of the workers can be greatly stimulated."

"The lord's move is unprecedented, and Zhicai is the one who receives the order."

Mo Lao has not yet returned, and the matter of the iron mine can only be temporarily delayed. After this discussion, Huo Yu issued another military order, and all the soldiers stopped training and devoted themselves to reclaiming wasteland and winter ploughing. Then he ordered his own guards to immediately find Ma Jun to come to Taishou Mansion.