Chu Ze looked up and asked the team leader Li Shi: "Lord Li, how far is it from the ore vein?" ”

Li Shi raised his eyes and replied, "I've already walked most of the way." After speaking, he looked back at Chu Ze, seeking his opinion, "It's only a quarter of an hour's walk forward, a few adults, why don't you get there and rest?" ”

Li Shi's entourage also said: "Yes, there is a rest shed there, and there is tea to drink, which is better than drinking the mountain breeze here." ”

Chu Ze thought about it and decided to keep going.

Master Qi held a wooden stick, shaking a pair of legs, and followed Chu Ze to continue walking.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, I finally arrived at the vein.

Today's Changlin vein is still being mined.

When they arrived, there were several overseers sitting in the rest shed, and when they saw their arrival, they hurriedly got up to greet them.

"Master Li, are you here? The tea is ready, please take a seat. Several people warmly welcomed Chu Ze and the others into the rest shed.

Chu Ze sat down and looked at the surrounding environment.

The trees on the Changlin Mountains are lush and full of life, but this area is bare, except for the rest shed where they are, the rest of the place is empty, only in the distance, there are some simple thatched huts where workers rest, and there is a small shed next to the thatched hut, there is a stove in the shed, and there are pots and pans piled up in other places, which is a place to eat.

Beyond that, there is the place where the mine is piled up.

But at this time, there were already a lot of piles in that place, and there were still people who were constantly loading trucks, waiting to be transported down the mountain so that they could be smelted into copper for use.

But it's not a good road.

When Chu Ze and the others came up, they had also seen a lot of carriages up and down, marching with difficulty on this bumpy mountain road.

I didn't even know how to fix the road a little better.

Chu Ze shook his head, very disgusted.

"Lord Chu, is there something wrong?" Li Shi immediately noticed Chu Ze's expression, he asked suspiciously, and looked at Chu Ze's line of sight, trying to figure out what Chu Ze was dissatisfied with.

Chu Ze came back to his senses when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "It's nothing." You continue. ”

Seeing this, Li Shi continued to talk about the situation of this copper mine.

This copper mine is a relatively large copper vein, and the annual output is considerable.

The mine is still mined.

Li Shi took Chu Ze to take them around the ore veins, and also took Chu Ze and them to see the mining place, and introduced their mining methods in detail.

"After years of experimentation, our mining methods have been greatly improved. The veins are already ready for wheelbarrows to travel, and the mined ore can be transported to the surface faster. As he spoke, several people came out pushing a wheelbarrow.

Li Shi proudly led Chu Ze and them up to take a look.

Lord Qi and the others nodded straight at each other's eyes.

When mining underground, there are many factors of instability.

If you are not careful, the whole mine will collapse.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, many ore veins are very narrow, and the narrowest ones can only be used for people to crawl forward and retreat.

How can you get into a car in a space where no one can stand in?

Being able to get into the car shows that the experience of the Ryukyuan people in mining ore is already very good.

Li Shi said as he paid attention to Chu Ze's expressions.

Looking at the admiring expressions of Lord Qi and the others, Li Shi's face was full of arrogance.

After they saw that they were almost there, Li Shi spoke: "Our Majesty has instructed that if your country wants these techniques, we can reluctantly provide them, or even teach them to you." But there is a requirement. ”

Lord Qi and the others' eyes suddenly lit up.

They couldn't wait to speak: "What request?" ”

"It's very simple, as long as you give us half of the copper ore mined for free in the future."

Halfway?

It's a bit much.

Lord Qi's eyebrows, which had just been raised, fell back all of a sudden.

If half of the copper mine is given to the Ryukyus, isn't that equivalent to working for the Ryukyus for free?

Lord Qi looked at Chu Ze.

Chu Zele was happy.

"No need, you should keep such good technology for yourself." Chu Ze waved his hand and sneered and refused.

He has better technology, why spend such a large price to change to some more backward technology?

His brain didn't get into the water.

Seeing this, Li Shi reminded a little unwillingly: "Lord Chu, these techniques have been explored by us in the Ryukyus for countless hours and countless blood. If you don't use it, the representatives who need to pay in the future are only afraid of being higher, and you have to think about it. ”

Chu Ze didn't say more.

But Lord Qi, they understood.

"Master Li, I'm afraid you don't know what our Lord Chu is capable of. Since he said that he didn't need it, that is, he didn't need it, and we believe that Lord Chu must have a better way. Lord Qi touched his beard and smiled heartily, and even felt a little disgusted with himself just now, obviously Lord Chu was next to him, and they even wanted to take technology from Ryukyu?

It's just a matter of reluctance.

When Li Shi heard this, his face sank, and he couldn't say more.

He was silent for a moment, and then said, "In that case, then please come with me, and there is another place, after we have seen it, we can go down the mountain." After speaking, Li Shi didn't care whether Chu Ze heard them or not, and walked straight to the side of the small mountain road.

Lord Qi and the others knew at a glance that Li Shi was angry.

"My lord......" Lord Qi and the others looked at Chu Ze inquiringly, "Do you want to follow?" ”

"Of course, we have to follow, we have to see the things on this vein clearly." Chu Ze took the lead in following.

It's a trail.

Compared to the wide avenue when I came up, it was much more difficult to walk.

There are even some places where you can't walk up, and you have to climb up in the end.

When they went up, there was a thick jungle, and on the left side of the jungle was a cliff.

Li Shi pointed to the cliff and said: "This is called a water source in the Panlong ditch, the water source here is the royal water source, when you mine here, you must not dig up the water vein, if the water vein is dug up, we will unconditionally take back the Changlin copper vein." ”

"How can that work! If this is deliberately cut off by someone with a heart, then don't we have to return the copper vein? This is absolutely not possible! Lord Qi immediately shouted.

As soon as you hear this condition, you know that it is deliberately embarrassing.

Can't promise, absolutely can't promise.

Li Shi glanced at Lord Qi coldly, and said with a smile at Chu Ze: "This can't be helped, this is the royal water vein, we have already unconditionally let the Changlin ore vein out, it can't be because you want to open a mine, our majesty can't even use water, right?" Master Chu, you say yes. ”

"Well, yes." Chu Ze nodded deeply and said, "Just do as you say." ”

By the time they mined, Ryukyu ceased to exist.

It doesn't matter who this vein belongs to. (End of chapter)