Li Mu's cowhide has been blown out, and now there are no main raw materials, isn't this nonsense?

As for whether he can find a replacement, Li Mu doesn't understand? So Li Mu had no other choice.

But he praised Haikou in front of the emperor's father, and he couldn't get it out, and it ended badly.

Li Mu sat in the warehouse, thought for a moment, and immediately walked out, and the three of them were still hanging their hands at the door.

Li Mu said: "He Biao, you don't have to worry, think about it, your supervision department, including the Ministry of Industry, and even private workshops, are there any masters who know that there is such a thing as zinc?"

He Biao kept nodding and said: "Your Royal Highness, don't worry, you are in a hurry, we are all capital crimes, you take a break, I am sure that there is no official family, I will go and ask those craftsmen again, they can't guarantee that they will know any folk masters." ”

Li Mu said: "That's what it means, you go and ask, don't scare them, whoever provides clues, I will give a reward." ”

"Okay, okay, with His Highness's words, it's easy to do," He Biao wiped his sweat and ran away quickly.

Xu Renjie asked: "Your Highness, do you mean that to make lightning rods, you must use the zinc you said?" ”

Li Mu said: "You are all experts in astronomy, lightning is a strong current, can destroy everything, channeling lightning, it is very dangerous, you must use special materials, galvanized pipes are irreplaceable." ”

Xu Renjie said: "However, they don't even know what zinc is, isn't it more difficult to run galvanized pipes? ”

Zhou Qiang said: "Not really, since His Highness knows the beauty of this thing, maybe someone will really refine this kind of thing." ”

Li Mu sighed and said: "Western technology, this kind of galvanized pipe is very common, and my Datang is so backward." ”

Dozens of dollars, in this so-called Kaiyuan prosperous era, to stump Li Mu, a hero, Li Mu said: Not convinced.

It didn't take long for He Biao to come over with a craftsman in his fifties.

He Biao introduced Li Mu: "Your Highness, this is Master Wei, he knows a strange person. ”

Li Mu hurriedly grabbed Master Wei's hand and asked, "Master Wei, where is the strange person you know?" What does he do? ”

Master Wei timidly retracted his hand and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, he is not a strange person, he is just an old man, he is more than ten years older than me, and he has been a blacksmith for several generations, but he likes to toss around blindly, and often tin-plated and tin-plated things, and he is almost a strange person." ”

Li Mu's interest increased: "Master Wei, this information is very important, can you take me over now?" Li Mu said, took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve, estimated to be more than one or two, and stuffed it directly into Master Wei's hand.

Master Wei was so frightened that he kept retreating, not daring to ask for it, He Biao said: "Your Highness rewards you, don't worry about it, and don't you want Your Highness to lead the way?" ”

Master Wei said embarrassedly: "That old man and my neighboring village, it will take more than ten miles out of the city. ”

Li Mu said: "In this way, Zhou Qiang and Xu Renjie, you go back first, summarize the materials of thunder and lightning, don't tell anyone that we are looking for raw materials, and He Biao and I will go out of the city." ”

The two nodded, took their leave, and left.

He Biao immediately prepared two carriages, he and Master Wei took one and gave one to Li Mu, and Li Mu did not delay and ordered to leave the city immediately.

Li Mu's carriage, as soon as he got out of Limin Lane, he saw a carriage parked on the side of the road, and Fu Xianyue was standing next to the car.

Fu Xianyue was dressed as a plain scholar, and she had a bit of an elegant and dusty temperament. It's another style again.

Li Mu asked the coachman to stop the car and jump down, and Fu Xianyue came over to salute Li Mu.

Li Mu asked, "Mr. Fu, where are you going?" Why didn't you wear an official uniform today? ”

Fu Xianyue immediately blushed and said, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm just waiting for His Royal Highness the Prince, didn't I say that I would cooperate with you?" I'm dressed like this, Your Highness doesn't like it? ”

Fu Xianyue had already prepared her words.

Li Mu smiled and said, "No, no, beauties look good in anything, but I'm going to go out of the city now, or Mr. Fu please take care of yourself?" ”

Fu Xianyue was stunned for a moment, and said: "Your Highness is looking for someone, I heard Zhou Qiang say it, why don't I go with His Highness?" Have a look after each other? ”

Fu Xianyue didn't want to give up easily, saying that she wanted to be a rough maid for a night, and later became a personal maid, who didn't close her eyes all night and took care of a little man.

Although Li Mu slept in a daze and stared, without any reckless actions, Fu Xianyue still liked it very warmly in her heart.

Li Mu wanted to refuse, but he couldn't bear it, this Sister Fu, the clothes and accessories were all carefully prepared.

She wants to soak me? Eating a boy chicken? Hehe, bold enough, good enough appetite? It's so obvious!

Li Mu said: "It's a long way out of the city, and it's a bumpy road, if Mr. Fu can stand it, of course I'm welcome." ”

Fu Xianyue immediately smiled and said, "It's not in the way, we observe the sky, measure the data, and climb mountains and wade through rivers have long been used to it." ”

Li Mu said: "Then please, your carriage, go in the middle, and I will break it behind." ”

Fu Xianyue nodded and quickly got into her carriage, but after walking dozens of steps, the car stopped, and Fu Xianyue got out of the car with a anxious look.

Li Mu asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Fu Xianyue said: "Your Royal Highness, I'm sorry, I may want to disturb you, my carriage, the roller is broken, and the coachman said that he can't go." ”

Li Mu asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Fu Xianyue said: "Can I take a hitchhike with His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Is the car really broken? Still is?

Can words be talked nonsense, can cars be messed up? Don't you know that it's easy to get on the bus and hard to get off?

Li Mu was speechless, so he had to stretch out his hand, Fu Xianyue was not hypocritical, took Li Mu's hand and got into the carriage.

The two sat facing each other, Fu Xianyue was very generous, looking at Li Mu directly, looking at Li Mu uncomfortably, the knees of the two were only a few centimeters apart, and the knees touched as soon as the car shook.

Fu Xianyue asked, "Your Highness, did you sleep well last night?" ”

Li Mu didn't answer directly, but also asked a question: "Mr. Fu, is your carriage really broken?" ”

The two bowed their heads and were silent, each with their own concerns.

The car went out of the south gate, and at the market, Li Mu bought a large piece of meat and two jars of good wine. Asking people to go empty-handed seems too raw and insincere.

For more than an hour, two carriages arrived at the foot of the mountain in the south of the city, a mountain village called Kangjia Village.

I met the blacksmith monster Master Kang very smoothly, the old man was over seventy years old, his hair and beard were gray, messy, and the vicissitudes of life were written on his face.

The house was even more disorganized, with all kinds of ores, piled up in most of the room, iron slag, copper sheets, thrown everywhere.

There was also a little boy of eleven or twelve, sitting in a pile of broken copper and iron, banging in a daze.

The only thing that was neat and clean was an iron-striking stove at the door, and the charcoal fire inside was burning, and a few pieces of iron were calcined on it.

Master Wei said: "This is Master Kong, who has been a blacksmith for generations, and the surrounding villages, iron spoons, shovels, sickles, and tongs are all made by Master Kong. ”

Master Kong looked very cold, and said cautiously: "A few officials, the old man eats by hand, and occasionally gets a copper-plated and tin-plated gadget, just to change the trick for them, but have you ever made any prohibited utensils?" ”

He Biao said: "Master Kong, you don't have to be nervous, this is His Royal Highness the Prince, please help." ”

Li Mu took down the pork and two jars of wine with his own hands and gave them to Master Kong. Master Kong's expression looked a little better.

Master Kong looked at Li Mu, a little prince, and asked him to help, although Master Kong saluted Li Mu, he shook his head and still didn't believe it at all.

Li Mu asked: "Master Kong, I'm sure I'm asking for your help, have you found a metal called zinc in the process of striking iron or metal plating?" ”

Master Kong waved his hand and said, "What kind of heart, the old man has never seen it, and he has never heard of it." ”

Li Mu said: "Master Kong, don't worry, think about it again, maybe you once made a kind of metal, don't you recognize it?" If there is, as long as you get it out, I will buy it for you. ”

Master Kong sighed, and became interested. Immediately went into the house, rummaged in the corner, rummaged for a while, and came out with a stone the size of a watermelon.

Master Kong said: "Your Highness, this stone is called calamine, it used to be foolish, calcined, and when the temperature in the furnace is high enough, there will be a kind of gray water beads, I don't know if it is the zinc you said,"

Li Mu suddenly realized.

Excitedly, he hugged Master Kong directly.

Li Mu said: "It's amazing, Master Kong, zinc is extracted from calamine, which is unstable at high temperatures, and it is necessary to use viscous soil to wrap the gray and white liquid, and it will solidify when it cools." ”

Li Mu was reminded by Master Kong that calamine was often talked about by friends before, and Li Mu remembered the cold knowledge that his friends had nagged.

Master Kong was surprised and asked, "Your Highness, is this stone really what you are looking for?" ”

Li Mu said: "Yes, it's just providence, Master Kong, have you calcined it before?" How often did you find this stone? ”

Master Kong thought for a moment and said, "It's been more than ten years, calcining, refining and refining many times, but I don't know what it is, and it doesn't seem to be of any use, so I don't care." ”

Li Mu said: "It's very useful, don't talk about it, try it first." ”

He Biao was surprised when he saw Li Mu, and he was also excited, Li Mu made a pinch of clay directly by the creek to make a mold.

He Biao and Master Kong hammered, calcined, extracted, plasticized, and tossed for more than half an hour, and a magical walnut-sized zinc block appeared.

Li Mu looked dirty, but he was in a good mood.

Master Kong took this thing and suddenly changed his face.

"I don't care about this thing, what is your name, what is the use, if you want to take it, you must promise me a condition."