Chapter 43: Silver Mines

After the discussion, let the two sign and draw the pledge, Zhang Fan sent the two to the barracks on the other side of the river overnight, although there were only more than 300 remnants of the defeated generals, but it was more than enough to protect the two of them to go back. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Zhang Fan only let Fang Yihai and Ma Chi go, and the rest didn't let any of them go, before the court's Zhao'an document came, these people were kept as hostages, and he would not let them go.

Fang and Ma can not feel sorry for those hundreds of soldiers, but their henchmen and subordinates have been wiped out, and half of them are related to themselves, so it is impossible to sit idly by.

After three days of salvage, half of the weapons and armor were found, plus the prisoners lying down, Huanglongzhai suddenly had eight or nine hundred more weapons and armor, almost two pieces per person.

Before Zhang Fan went up the mountain, the total population of Huanglongzhai was about 1,000, more than 100 people died in civil strife, about 100 people were killed in the cleansing, 32 people were lost in the battle of Longtan River, and about 500 soldiers were able to go out so far, and about 300 old and weak women and children.

In troubled times, if there is a knife, he is the king of grass, how can this person be enough?

The war has made a windfall, and it seems that it is time to expand the team, but it is better to wait for the court to give it a legal status!

Another way to make money is the silver mine of the cottage, the reason why Huanglongzhai has stood tall over the years, in addition to the special geographical environment, this silver mine has also contributed a lot.

China is one of the earliest countries in the world to discover and exploit silver ore, according to research, as early as the late Neolithic Age, the ancient working people recognized silver ore, and collected and refined silver, processed and made ornaments.

In the tombs from the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, there are often silver collars, silverware, silver needles and other burial goods, which fully shows that from the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, not only can silver ore be mined and smelted, but also the process of processing and making silverware has reached a very high level.

However, it should be noted that silver is not the current private currency, and the five-baht coin (copper coin) is the main currency. One tael of silver is equivalent to about 1,000 five-baht coins, but gold and silver, as rare metals, are particularly valuable in troubled times, and are only circulated in the aristocratic class, and ordinary people are generally invisible.

However, the technology of smelting gold and silver is controlled by the government and the family, and Huanglongzhai naturally does not have this high-level technology, and it is all resold (smuggled) through the black market after collecting ores, which is risky, and of course the price is very low.

However, Zhang Fan had an unexpected gain, when he accidentally picked up a piece of silver ore, he received a system prompt:

Dingdong, found tellurium silver ore (Hessite) rough stone, composition AG2TE, containing %, % hardness 3. The density is 8.45 g/cm^3 and the silver content is about 5g/t. Recyclable.

Reclaim? The system gave this kind of prompt for the first time, Zhang Fan asked, it was similar to DNF selling materials to the system store, the price was low, that was for sure, and the system was very picky, not all the broken goods were collected, mainly precious metals, jade antiques, rare works of art and other things with relatively high value.

Items that have already been sold to the host can also be recycled, of course only 10% to 30% of the sale price.

Zhang Fan asked, "How to recycle?" ”

UU: "1 ton of 1000 gold beans." ”

Zhang Fan turned his head and asked the manager of the silver mine: "How much ore can be produced every day?" ”

The steward replied honestly: "Since the big boss threw all the prisoners of war into mining, there are now more than 550 coolies, and each person can produce about 200 catties of mine a day. ”

It's only 100 kilograms, which is a bit less!

In this era, coolies were not protected by labor laws, they got up early and worked late, and they generally worked more than 15 hours.

Zhang Fan estimated that if he asked the sailors to check the formula of the high explosives, and find a way to get the explosives out, anyway, now the explosives do not need to be approved, and the mining speed will be much faster.

Zhang Fan calculated that about 55 tons a day, that is, 55,000 gold beans, 1 gold bean can be exchanged for one coin (five baht money), and the workers eat, drink, and wear out tools about 30 yuan a day, a total of 16,500 yuan, which means that they can make a net profit of 38,500 yuan a day. 1.155 million dollars a month. Two-thirds of the money is used for various expenses of the cottage, and there is still 385,000 money left.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty announced the price list of buying officials, 20 million yuan for 2,000 stone official ranks, such as county guards, state ministers, and ...... governors, and 400 stone official ranks for 4 million yuan, such as county lieutenants, county magistrates, and .......

According to this calculation, after twelve months, the surplus of the silver mine can buy an official of 400 stones, such as the county lieutenant, which is equivalent to the current county public security chief. Well, it's still good.

Zhang Fan calculated, and the system recycling seemed to be more cost-effective than reselling on the black market, so he decided to recycle the system.

In the astonished eyes of the mine steward and a few coolies, the ore piles that had been piled up into a hill disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, and the stewards were so frightened that they were paralyzed on the ground, and several coolies were also confused, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Ding-dong, the system recovered 660 tons of tellurium silver ore (inferior quality), deducting 30% transaction tax, you got 462,000 gold beans.

, 30% tax, really TMD black, why don't you go to heaven?

However, after calculating the cost and risk of transporting ore, even if 50% of the tax is deducted, it is still more cost-effective to sell it to the system, alas, forget it.

"The master of Dazhai ...... This...... What about these ores? You can see, this is ...... I didn't steal it! The steward was so frightened that his teeth fought.

Zhang Fan helped him up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "This is the skill of the sleeve, little Doyle, don't make a fuss." ”

The steward couldn't help but cry, "The villain is not talented, he lives in his fifties, and he has never been blessed to see the fairy fate, and today he is fortunate to see the means of the fairy family of the master of Dazhai, and there are no regrets in this life." ”

Zhang Fan's heart was dark, but he didn't show it at all on his face, so he pretended to be profound:

"Let you know that in the 36 methods of Tiangang, the reversal of yin and yang, the movement of stars and the change of buckets, the overturning of rivers and seas, and the ...... of clouds and fog, and the 72 techniques of earth evil, the wind, earth, doppelganger, and invisibility ...... It can be regarded as a real immortal means, but it is a pity that I am not proficient in learning art, and my cultivation is far inferior to my teacher, my teacher Donghua Shangxian knows the thirty-six methods of Tiangang, the seventy-two techniques of earth evil, the magic power is boundless, and I can take people's heads thousands of miles away, that is the real land golden immortal. ”

The steward was so shocked that he could no longer speak, and there were words in his mouth, Zhang Fan took the opportunity to leave, hiding his merit and fame.

"Pretend to be forced and run, it's so exciting!"

"Apprentice, you are not pretending to be a teacher to teach!"

"The apprentice is becoming more and more skilled, and the teacher will give you a compliment!"

"Seeing the anchor going farther and farther on the road of no return pretending to be forced, Made's heart hurts so much!"

"My fourth master has become like this, no matter what you think, it's your fault."

"A pornographic male anchor gradually degenerated, pretending to be forced to live ......"