Chen Yuan and his group of craftsmen spent almost a month roughly confirming the scope of this iron mine.

Deng Ai also gathered enough people to open the mine according to Lin Chuan's instructions, and the people were very active in opening mines for the Marquis of Hanzhong.

This time, Lin Chuan gave the conditions to the people involved in the mining operation, similar to the conditions when the road was built:

Three meals a day are full, and there are meat dishes at noon and in the evening!

After iron ore mining and smelting, all products created, except for weapons and armor, the people involved in mining have the right to buy at the reserve price!

The people who have the last road construction experience know that working under the Hou of Hanzhong not only pays good attention but also pays great attention to safety.

Before Hanzhong County built cement straight roads, under the strict requirements of Hanzhong Hou, the people already had the awareness of safe construction.

So although this time it is a mine, but with such treatment and previous experience, everyone believes in Hanzhonghou!

At the foot of the hill where the iron ore mine is located, a new mine has been erected.

Lin Chuan was not idle during the month, he was leading craftsmen to improve gunpowder in the production base.

The main thing is to enhance the power of the gunpowder explosion, because Lin Chuan wants to use gunpowder to open mines!

Although most of this iron ore mine is located at the foot of the mountain, a small part is located on the mountain, which is relatively conducive to mining.

But what Lin Chuan needs most now is efficiency, and he also wants to let the people get used to this kind of efficiency, and plant a seed of developing science and technology in the hearts of the people of Hanzhong!

At present, under the guidance of Lin Chuan, the explosives produced by the production base can basically meet the requirements of Lin Chuan, but the disadvantage is that the safety is not high, and the detonation method of explosives is also very simple.

However, Lin Chuan was still quite satisfied with the existing materials and manpower at hand to achieve this point.

The explosives were carefully sealed in wooden barrels, and the uniformly printed "Handle with care, no fireworks" was affixed to them.

In the study room of the Hou Mansion, Lin Chuan was listening to the reports of Chen Yuan and Deng Ai.

"Old, old, teacher, the people in charge of mining have been assembled!"

Deng Ai reported to Lin Chuan on the manpower of the mine, and Lin Chuan nodded:

"Okay, remember to always remind the people to work safely!"

Then Chen Yuan also reported on the exploration of iron ore and the establishment of the mine:

"Lord Hanzhong, the mine has been built, and the blast furnace for smelting ore has also been completed according to the drawings you provided!"

"The warehouse for storing ore and the blacksmith for making ironware have also been built!"

"Good! At this time, the spring ploughing is nearing the end, and everything can be started according to the previous arrangement. ”

After listening to Deng Ai and Chen Yuan's reports, Lin Chuan felt that there was no problem, so he ordered the entire mine to officially start operation.

Outside Hanzhong City, at the foot of the mountain behind the mine, the people who had already received mining tools were gathering around their respective captains.

In order to facilitate management, Lin Chuan set up the position of captain in accordance with the method of each county and village when building the road.

The team leaders are not only responsible for the construction progress of the team, but also responsible for the construction safety of the people to ensure that everyone can eat enough.

Now the respective captains are re-emphasizing safe production with their subordinates:

"Think of the crops in your fields, think of your newly built red brick houses, think of your wives and children!"

"If anyone works so-so and doesn't pay attention to safety, all these things that Lord Hanzhong Hou gives you will be cheaper!"

Everyone burst into laughter, but they all knew in their hearts that the captain was telling the truth, after all, mining is much more dangerous than building roads, and no one dared to take the captain's reminder as a joke.

Then the captains took their miners and waited far away from the foot of the mountain for the 'blasting team' of Lord Hanzhong Hou to carry out the blasting operation.

"Have you heard, Lord Hanzhong Hou found this iron mine, using the method of finding dragon points!"

"Looking for a dragon point? Isn't that for the dead to find a cemetery? ”

"You know the! Lord Hou of Hanzhong used the technique of finding the dragon in the dragon point! ”

"I didn't see a dragon either! Besides, Lord Hou of Hanzhong found iron ore ......"

Looking at the murderous gaze of the person next to him, the voice of retort finally became weaker and weaker.

Lin Chuan didn't know that Chen Yuan said that he would look for dragon points, if Lin Chuan really heard it, maybe he wanted to break the feudal superstition.

But Lin Chuan himself is a disciple of the immortal family and breaks the feudal superstition, does he have to break himself first? !

Fortunately, Lin Chuan was not bothered by the problem of feudal superstition now, and he was preparing from a distance to observe the effect of this first mining with explosives.

The members of the 'blasting team' on the mine are all bold and meticulous craftsmen carefully selected by Lin Chuan.

And they who followed Lin Chuan to improve the gunpowder knew better than anyone the power of the explosives in their hands.

The craftsmen of each demolition team carefully place the explosives into the pre-dug caverns, and then patiently bury the leads.

When everything was ready, and the fuse was lit, everyone turned around and mounted their horses tied not far away, and galloped towards the foot of the mountain.

The horses were also selected in advance and used as escape tools for the demolition team members after they became familiar with the sound of the explosion.

"Boom!"

"Boom!!"

"Boom !!"

After the blasting team ran to the safety area under the mine, the mine finally erupted into a series of loud noises!

The miners who were discussing the dragon hunt also fell silent and looked at the mine with a loud noise.

The flames of the explosion, the rising smoke, the loud noise, and the vibration under the feet surprised everyone present!

This demolition team, has it also learned the thunder method of Lord Hou of Hanzhong?!

When the explosion stopped and the smoke cleared, Lin Chuan and the blasting team slowly approached the mine to check the blasting situation.

Based on the calculation of the number of explosions, Lin Chuan and the demolition team were able to determine that all the buried explosives had exploded.

Therefore, everyone went to the mine to check the situation with confidence.

Coming to the blasted mine, Lin Chuan and the craftsmen of the blasting team looked at the potholed mine that had been blown up, and began to calculate the amount of explosives needed for the next blasting and the location of the buried explosives.

After the new explosives were calculated, the second round of blasting began.

After another roar, the blasting team came to the mine again to check the blasting situation and found that the overdue target had been basically reached.

The captain of the miners, who was on standby at the bottom of the mountain, calmed the miners' emotions and began to work on the mine with their tools.

After everyone came to the mine, looking at the crumbling rocks and soft soil, they were all surprised that the power of the Hanzhong Marquis Lei Fa was terrifying!

Lin Chuan didn't have time to explain to everyone, Ben Hou not only didn't know how to find the dragon point, but also didn't know how to thunder the law.

But the advanced productive forces in the hands of Ben Hou are enough to sweep the land of China!