Chapter Thirty-Five: Saltpeter Veins!
"Let's sell some toys, this thing can make some light when it is lit, and many vendors will get some to smear on the toys and sell them to children, so as to make more money!"
Yuwen Shihong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said.
"The boss doesn't have to be polite, take it quickly!"
He threw the copper plate to the boss, and then continued to walk forward with Qin Kun and Zhang Chao.
"I didn't expect there to be a mineral here, this is a complete surprise, I don't know if this mineral is big, and how much is left now!"
Yuwen Shihong's heart was full of anticipation, and he couldn't wait to rush over directly!
Zhang Chao said on the side.
"Your Majesty, you probably have to pay more attention to this Wang Wei in the future."
Others are old and sophisticated, of course, they can see that Wang Wei's unsubmissive heart is not subordinate, but he didn't point it out.
"When Fang Weichen saw his appearance, I'm afraid it didn't look like he was convinced."
Yuwen Shihong snorted coldly with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.
"Convincing? Oh, he didn't directly attack me as a killer, he already surprised me! ”
From the beginning, Yuwen Shihong did not believe in this Wang Wei.
As the saying goes, the son is not the fault of the father, that Wang Yunneng is like that, which has a lot to do with the education of the family, if it weren't for the family to pass on the news that the emperor is a puppet emperor all day long, how can he know that he is a teenager?
He was an actor in his last life, and others wanted to act in front of him to deceive him, but he had to weigh his own level!
Qin Kun scolded.
"Hateful bastard!"
"I'm afraid he was once from the Regent's faction."
Yuwen Shihong said lightly.
"Treat the two of you as if you don't know what happened today, don't act rashly first, and see what he can do."
"After all, when people have not made mistakes, I have no handle to deal with him, and it is easy to hurt the hearts of courtiers by doing things in vain, and when he does something irreparable, it is time for me to clean him up."
Zhang Chao and Qin Kun glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise and astonishment in each other's eyes.
Unexpectedly, the little emperor actually grew to such an amazing point so unconsciously, and these means and courage and determination are not comparable to ordinary people!
When he arrived at the ore vein, Yuwen Shihong was first shocked by the sheer size of the ore vein, followed by a look of ecstasy.
"It's great, there are so many!"
Such a huge saltpeter vein, I am afraid that it will be appalling in the future generations, and it is really an ancient time when the resources have not been developed, and I don't know how many natural treasures have not been developed!
Yuwen Shihong shook his head and shook out the things in his mind about all kinds of energy veins.
"Let's eat the one in front of me first!"
The vein is owned by a small merchant family, and a few small workshops have opened not far away, selling some saltpeter toys and other things for a living.
Seeing Yuwen Shihong striding in, the steward of the workshop hurriedly greeted him.
"Meet the Emperor......"
The news of Fang Cai had already grown wings and flew out, and the person in charge even hurried back from Fang Cai.
Yuwen Shihong waved his hand to get them up, and his eyes swept around the furnishings in the workshop.
Saltpeter stuff wrapped in a paper tube, saltpeter powder attached to a thin iron rod.
After a simple ponder, he clapped his palms and realized the secret way, isn't this the prototype of those fairies and cannons in later generations? !
It turns out that the gameplay was developed so early.
Yuwen Shihong thought in his heart, the wisdom of the ancients is that they don't need to go to the right path, if they are used in the right place, gunpowder weapons will not be applied on a large scale so late!
Yuwen Shihong said in a deep voice.
"Are you willing to resell the ore vein resources here?"
The steward was stunned for a moment, and then said.
"Of course sell! Your Majesty, just open your mouth as much as you need! ”
He was secretly happy in his heart, could it be that the emperor was preparing to hold a banquet in the palace and needed these fireworks to increase entertainment? That's a big list! I didn't expect such a small shop of theirs to have the opportunity to receive the emperor's order!
This is going to be sent, I don't know how much the emperor is going to decide.
A hundred pounds? Two hundred pounds? Or five hundred pounds?
The steward's heart kept speculating, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't help but be happy.
Yuwen Shihong slapped the table and shouted.
"Then give me a hundred tons first!"
As soon as these words fell, the steward was suddenly blindfolded, and his mouth grew dumbfounded.
"What?!"
A hundred tons?!
Not only him, but Zhang Chao and Qin Kun were also blinded.
Zhang Chao hurriedly said in shock, "Your Majesty, the amount of one hundred tons is too big, don't say that the treasury can't afford this money, and the warehouse alone can't put it down!" ”
Yuwen Shihong frowned dissatisfiedly.
The steward also said cautiously.
"Emperor, Emperor, we have never mined so many mines, and even if all the inventory in the store is taken out, it is only about 1,000 catties......
As soon as Yuwen Shihong heard this, his brows immediately furrowed, and he didn't hesitate.
"A thousand catties is too little!"
He shook his head and took a step back, "If I want ten tons, how long will it take for you to mine it?" ”
The steward frowned in embarrassment when he heard this, thinking about it and being extremely distressed.
"This, this, according to the current manual calculation, it will take about two years of continuous mining......"
"Two years?!"
Yuwen Shihong suddenly raised his voice and shouted dissatisfiedly.
"That's too slow, isn't it?!"
The steward's face turned pale with fright, and he fell to his knees tremblingly, kowtowing constantly.
"The emperor spares his life! It's just an ordinary small workshop, and the total manpower for mining is only seven or eight people, so it can't be faster! ”
"Nope."
Yuwen Shihong frowned tightly, and he was afraid that the daylily that he had been waiting for for so long would be cold, and now that the war is tight, he has to add the time to make and process it into ammunition.
"If I need it within two months, how much manpower will it take?"
The steward suddenly pondered, "I'm afraid it will take two hundred people to mine at the same time......"
"I will send someone to mobilize skilled mining workers for you to improve efficiency, and you must take out this amount one after another within two months!"
The steward naturally didn't dare to refuse, and hurriedly knelt down.
Yuwen Shihong was barely satisfied, he nodded and said with a smile.
"Steward, are you the owner of this vein?"
"It's small."
"I'm giving you a chance to go to heaven now, do you dare to hold it?"
The steward's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Yuwen Shihong excitedly.
"Your Majesty, you say!"
Yuwen Shihong smiled and said, "You think this order is the end of my order?" No! In the future, I will only need more and more ore from this vein, you just have to keep mining, as much as I want! ”