Lu Chen asked Xue Asan for a long time, so that Xue Asan looked at Lu Chen with his eyes, thinking that Lu Chen had something wrong with him, and his legs were clamped unconsciously.

Seeing the dark Xue Asan covering his chest and buttocks in a chic jade girl shape, Lu Chen shook his head, this guy only knows coal, not oil, and he only knows two places even coal. However, if it doesn't matter, it is enough for Lu Chen now, even if he is given oil, he will not be able to refine it now.

The reason why he asked Xue Asan so much, in fact, was that Lu Chen wanted to know if those Taoist monks had any new technologies, and you must know that many novel techniques were made up by those monks who wanted to go to the sky to soak in fairies.

The result made Lu Chen very disappointed and shocked.

Those monks used the most strange things, first of all, the coal as a kind of sacred object of the Nine Hidden Underworld, put it in a pot to boil, and the bottom burned firewood, and later, they found that the charcoal could burn, so they mixed the medicinal herbs and bone saltpeter with the charcoal, and put them together in the Dan furnace to burn, and then refined them into pills and ate them. I heard that now, there are several monks who have eaten the five elements to death, and those who are not dead are even happier, and being alive proves that God has approved their request for immortality, which is a hint, so they began to continue to eat violently, and it is said that there are already people who can open the valley.

"Two places of coal, one in today's mountain, and the other, in the flat area of the canyon behind the mountain, three or four feet underground."

Xue Asan poured beans into a bamboo tube, and said it all, and he was a little worried in his heart, because this little white face looked quite rich. He also gave him a tael of gold, which he would never earn in his life. In addition, Lu Chen's eyes were a little obscene, and he was even more suspicious that the other party had any additional intentions, and he couldn't help but miss his wife and children at home.

"Stupid!" Lu Chen sneered and scolded, "If you don't mine the open-pit coal mine on the flat land, you go to dig a hole at the foot of the mountain, aren't you tired?" ”

"It's more tiring in the open air, you have to dig holes, and it's hard to transport coal. The cave is low on the outside and high on the inside, and it is effortless to haul coal. Xue Asan said seriously.

"Uh......" Lu Chen suddenly felt that his IQ had dropped significantly. turned his head and scolded Lu Zhan. "Why are you stunned, it's too hot, get me a pot of cold yogurt."

Lu Zhan went.

Lu Chen snorted and smiled lewdly. Reached out and patted Xue Asan on the shoulder.

Xue Asan turned around vigilantly to dodge. Eyes are wary.

"Follow me later. What do you think? Lu Chen smiled slightly, his face was like a spring breeze in March.

"I, I'm ......" Xue Asan took three steps back. His eyes were frightened, and he said in his heart, sure enough, this thing was not good.

"Don't be too surprised, I admire you." Lu Chen likes this kind of person who dares to be the first to eat crabs.

"No, I still have a wife and children at home." Xue Asan shook his head resolutely, no matter how poor and bitter he was, he was also a man, how could he be treated as a plaything by such a rich person?

"Then bring your wife and children to Mayi City, and I will cover the food and clothing of your whole family! Besides, how about I pay you a tael of gold a month? Lu Chen was very confident, he didn't believe in such a generous treatment, and he couldn't get talents.

"Good!" Xue Asanyi gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Okay, I'll send a few soldiers to move home with you, and strive to come to Mayi tomorrow. I'm going to mine as much coal as I can, and you're the mine manager!" The salary is generous, and the groom goes out, and there is a maid at the door! Lu Chen said.

He had already asked clearly, and the location of the charcoal was all found out by Xue Asan by digging a hole by himself. Xue A Sanzu has robbed tombs, he is also proficient in digging skills, and he has also found out a set of experience in distinguishing coal seams, he is definitely a talent. In an era where you are little known about coal, such a talent is absolutely valuable, and it is only fitting to use him as a mine manager.

"Huh? Are you asking me to dig coal? Xue Asan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Or else?" Lu Chen was surprised.

Xue Asan showed a mouthful of black teeth and smiled innocently, slightly embarrassed.

Lu Chen didn't know what to do, but he drank the yogurt sent by Lu Zhan, and he didn't invite Xue Asan to drink it, so he drove him away. It's not that Lu Chen is slamming the door, it's really that the yogurt production is limited, and at first glance, he hasn't eaten a few catties of fine grain, how can he be with yogurt?

A few light horsemen got the order and followed Xue Asan home to move.

"Yikuan, call Mr. Shiyuan and Mr. Gongtai to come to my small courtyard, I have something important to discuss with them."

Lu Chen waved his hand, and Lu Zhan's fart went upside down. Lu Chen took a shower in a chic manner, changed his clothes, moved a few cases to the small courtyard as a bench, and sat and drank yogurt to bask in the sun.

Since Lu Chen's successful "usurpation", his small courtyard has become the brain of the entire Yanmen military and government, but all major matters are decided here. Chen Gong, Pang Tong, Zhang Liao, and others would occasionally come here to ask Lu Chen for advice, and although Lu Bu was only responsible for military training, he would occasionally come to ask Lu Chen's opinion. Although the father listened to his son's command and seemed to be a little arrogant, no one said anything behind his back, because everyone understood that this was what Lu Chen deserved.

And Lu Chen, at first, thought about tricking Guo Jia into becoming a military advisor, and then pinned his hopes on Chen Gong, and then optimistic about Pang Tong, and in the end, he never expected that he himself would become a general role of a military advisor.

Sunset west wind, small courtyard.

A plate of thick ink, a little wolf's hair, a few five-flower notes, and strange patterns emerge spontaneously.

By the time Pang Tong and Chen Gong arrived together, Lu Chen's feet were already full of papers with strange drawings, and he was still pecking at yogurt and continued to draw.

"Xiao Junhou, don't you see it? You've got an art germ in you! Pang Tong picked one up and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Bo Chao, this month suddenly from the south of the flood of many homeless people, I'm busy, do you have something important to call me here? If it's all right, I'll have to go back and be busy with the homeless people, and everyone will go out to look for you in the afternoon, which will delay the matter. "Chen Gong is more anxious than Pang Tong, and there are many trivial matters in internal affairs, how can he be as idle as Pang Tong? As soon as he saw Lu Chen painting, he was a little angry, and he just thought that Lu Chen was messing with something out of tune like a hot air balloon again.

"Pang Fatty, don't talk nonsense. Go and move a small table for Mr. Gongtai to sit on. Although he scolded Chen Gong, Lu Chen still has a lot of respect for Chen Gong, and his contribution to Lu Bu Group can be said to be exhaustive, compared to Zhuge Liang to the later Shu Han, it is not an exaggeration, but he does not have such shocking military talents. To Pang Tong's peers, Lu Chen was not so polite, "Uncle Gongtai, don't worry, if this matter is done, it will definitely help you settle those displaced people." ”

"Oh? Is this true? "Chen Gong is happy. sat on a few cases brought by Pang Tong. Xie didn't even pay attention to Xie, and Pang Tong, who was very self-conscious, rolled his eyes.

Tut! Chen Gong was conceited, and he could count it on one hand when he asked Lu Chen Xiaojun to wait. However, this also reflects Chen Gong's concern about the resettlement of displaced people.

"Seriously!" Lu Chen laughed.

"I wonder how Xiao Junhou is going to resettle the displaced people?" Chen Gong sat cross-legged on the wooden table. Lean forward. It's almost planted.

"We have to wait until next year. We can't feed them with food for half a year. Lu Chen said, "If I give them food, they will have to work for me!" ”

"But. Bo Chao, you said that Yanmen does not recruit laborers. "Chen Gong frowned, it's not good to change the order every day.

"Servitude? No, no, no, this is not labor, it's a worker! Take the salary to work, the salary can be a little higher, try to show our kindness and love for the people! Don't be afraid to spend money, when the time comes, an order will be issued that the peasants are not allowed to sell grain privately, and all grain can only be sold to the officials. Then, we sell the grain to the workers at a high price, and we spend a lot of money and earn it back, so that the workers will not starve to death, and the farmers will make money. Isn't that great? Lu Chen talked eloquently.

"Forehead ......" Chen Gong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said in his heart, no wonder you dare not collect taxes for three years! Originally waiting here.

"What are the workers doing?" Pang Tong moved another wooden table, jumped up by himself, and asked.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first! The workers, of course, were going to build the road. Lu Chen said in high spirits, "My plan is to cultivate the Nine Plains from Ma Yi all the way to the Nine Plains and connect with the Qin Straight Dao. In this way, the soldiers and horses and even the grain and grass, from Yanmen to Chang'an, it is only half a moon, Cao Bald wants to take Yuan Shao's Hebei, how can we not covet his backyard? Of course, that's all for later. The road I am going to build now is from Mayi to the gorge on the other side. I'm going to open a small coal mine there. ”

"Coal mines? Bo Chao is talking about iron ore or copper ore, right? Chen Gong thought that Lu Chen was wrong, and corrected.

"No, it's a coal mine!" Lu Chen shook his head and said.

"What is a coal mine?" Pang Tong asked.

"Look at this." Lu Chen picked up two pieces of charcoal from the wooden table and threw them to Chen Gong and Pang Tong, and said, "That's it, you didn't pay attention to the flames burning over there, it wasn't firewood that was burning, but stones." It's called coal, and it's also called coal. ”

Pang Tong Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to look at the fire in the corner of the courtyard, and was even more surprised, because they saw that it was a pile of red stones burning.

didn't continue to popularize science for the two, Lu Chen unfolded a few five-flower notes, pointed to the pictures on them and said, "Look, this is the flowchart I drew." Coal can be burned, and the energy or fire power of combustion is much greater than firewood and charcoal, and it is the best fuel. And it can also be used in the military, look at this, throw a large piece of burning coal into the enemy's city with a stone-thrower, and then throw some tung oil with a stone-throwing machine at the same time, what do you think? It's definitely more powerful than the current artillery! Of course, this is not the main thing. The bitter cold of the Northland can be used to survive the winter, and coal is also the raw material for the production of cement. I know you don't know what cement is, so to tell you, it's better than triple soil and a suitable building adhesive, and at the same time, it can also be used to paint walls and floors, and it can be used to build roads! The road it built is extremely smooth, and it is definitely dozens of times smoother than the road on the rammed earth surface of Qin Zhidao! ”

Pang Tong and Chen Gong glanced at each other, a little unable to keep up with Lu Chen's train of thought.

Lu Chen was very excited, a huge ambition was growing in his heart, he simply jumped up, stood on the wooden table and crossed his waist and said: "With coal, I can be proud of the world!" First small coal mines, then cement kilns, then improved iron-smelting processes, established steel mills, and made the hardest weapons and armor. Not! I'm going to make a machine game, maybe I can make a cannon barrel! When the time comes, ho ho ho ......" (to be continued......