Chapter 438: Copper veins
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Jun smiled, and he knew a little about the legend of Jinling. The Jin people suppressed the king and spread widely. I am afraid that even a seven-year-old child had heard of it. However, the Jin people in the Qin Dynasty were actually just bronze men. For example, in the Qin Theory, it was said that "the way of abolishing the ancient kings, burning the words of hundreds of schools, and fooling the head; ~ famous cities, killing heroes, collecting the soldiers of the world, gathering in Xianyang, destroying the wind and dysfunction, casting them into twelve Jin people, and weakening the people of the world. The Jin people in z' are actually bronze men, and for a long time, the characters of gold actually refer to the color of copper, not gold.
Copper is also called red gold, and it was called purple copper in later generations: "What is the purpose of the old man talking about this allusion?"
The old scholar said solemnly: "I am obsessed with learning and searching through historical records, but I discovered a huge secret from it."
"Oh Jun couldn't help but be moved when he saw the old scholar speaking seriously and he looked like he was really indifferent. It was not that he was interested in some treasure, but that the five words "The Great Secret" aroused his curiosity. If he is a human being, he has curiosity, and Zhu Jun is no exception: "Sir, please continue to talk."
"I have read such a record in a book of unofficial history of the Western Han Dynasty." The old scholar said that when he talked about Jinling, his face was rosy and his temperament was so beautiful that he looked more than a teenager younger: "Qin Shihuang's fifth tour was also his last tour in the east. He was so arrogant that he traveled to Yunmeng, floating in the east, and seeing Jinling with a magnificent kingly spirit in the sunlight from afar. When the imperial driving convoy arrived at Jinling, Qin Shihuang was very excited and attracted by the momentum of tigers and dragons here.
Along the way, accompanied by the alchemist Chang Sheng and Xiandao, who had extremely high Taoism. They practiced Taoism for decades, were proficient in Feng Shui, and were also proficient in the art of immortality. They kept talking happily and talked about the Feng Shui of the capital. What Qin Shihuang was very strange was that after arriving in Jinling, these two alchemists were surprisingly silent. Looking at the terrain of Jinling and the beautiful mountains and rivers, their eyes were full of worries.
Qin Shihuang asked: "Jinling is beautiful and has a huge atmosphere. Why are the two of them silent?"
Fangshan is located in the southeast of Jinling. The top of Fangshan is as flat as an official seal, also known as Tianyin Mountain. The two alchemists looked at each other, worried and stopped when they wanted to speak.
Qin Shihuang said: "All the world is the king's land. The world is the emperor's world. What's the fear? But it's okay to say it, I forgive you for your sins."
The alchemist Changsheng whispered: "The terrain of Jinling is dangerous and majestic. It is not a mediocre place, it is not a minor matter!"
The immortal guide approached Qin Shihuang and said solemnly: "Jinling is a dragon vein with a dragon vein. The tiger lies in the terrain. The terrain is steep and the kingly spirit is extremely strong. Five hundred years later, the emperor will take charge!"
Qin Shihuang thought he was the First Emperor, his descendants, and his imperial veins continued. The empire of one surname has been around for thousands of years and has been around forever. How could there be another emperor outside the Ying surname appear? It's really outrageous! Qin Shihuang was shocked and asked quickly: "What are the good strategies?"
Standing on the dragon boat, the earth was Changsheng. He glanced at the terrain of Jinling, pointed to Fangshan and said, "Cut off Fangshan."
The immortal director wearing a square scarf looked confused and said calmly: "Fangshan is located in the southeast of Jinling. Look, the top of the square mountain is as flat as an official seal. People are called Tianyin Mountain. The sky seal. Naturally, it is the official seal that the earthly king is rewarded by heaven. It determines the rise and fall of the earthly king energy and auspicious fate of the land in Jinling. It cuts off the dragon veins of Fangshan. It blocks the earthly king energy of Jinling. It then leads the Huai River through Jinling and reaches the Yangtze River. Let the Qinhuai River rush through the kingly spirit. Your Majesty can rest assured. The position of the emperor has been for thousands of years!"
Qin Shihuang shouted: "Okay!"
Qin Shihuang looked at the Shizi Mountain and Ma'an Mountain in the north of Jinling City. He ordered: "These two mountains have also broken the mountains!" After that, Jinling was renamed Moling. Moling? Isn't it a horse-feeding field? The two alchemists couldn't help laughing when they heard this. Praise the emperor's wiseness and greatness. It was only a thousand years before the Heavenly Seal was awarded the lord of the wise and wise king.
After that, Jinling was changed to Moling, and Qin Shihuang still felt uneasy, so he sent people to cast twelve gold men to bury them underground, but when burying gold, he discovered something unexpected."
The old scholar talked endlessly and his tone paused: "When the craftsmen digged, they found that the entire underground was covered with copper veins..."
The old scholar said this and stopped talking about it. Although the Jin people were copper land, the value of red copper land was not low in the current sense. Now, the copper coins of the Ming Dynasty were officially exchanged for silver coins, but because a large amount of copper needed to be invested in industrial production, the copper coins on the market were often very small, so that on the black market, some people were willing to exchange one tael of silver for seven or eight copper coins.
If a copper man or that copper vein is dug, the value on the surface is lower than that of the gold mine, but the copper vein is often more than that of the earth, so its value is not greater than that of the gold mine.
Zhu Jun was somewhat interested in the so-called copper vein, but what the old scholar said was based on the so-called unofficial history, so he didn't believe it very much. He just said a whistle and stopped talking.
But the old scholar said anxiously: "I'm afraid I don't believe in the old words. In fact, at the beginning, I just took a look at it casually, but later I started to involve books about the geography and a few foreigners.
There have been discussions. For this reason, Lao I went to the mountain to explore several old scholars and said in a spirit: "It's true that there is red copper, and the continuous peaks are everywhere. I have recently verified that the gold burial place is just below the restaurant. Unfortunately, the shopkeepers and the shopkeepers of the restaurant are all vulgar people. Lao I intends to point them out a wealth, but they actually..." The old scholar sighed heavily when he said this.
Zhu Jun was moved. If he could discover copper mines in Nanjing, it would not only save a lot of transportation troubles, but also benefit from local materials. The entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang could benefit from it. Now he is in the stage of capital accumulation and various facilities need to be built. With a copper mine, the copper coins circulated by the court have increased greatly. The mint worked overtime for twelve hours, and the use of copper in industry has naturally solved many things. More importantly, if the entire old scholar said that it was true, then with his ability to detect ore veins, he could be considered a talent. In fact, the entire Ming mountain has risen thousands of times, and there are countless kinds of minerals buried in it. The development of industry has made the Ming Dynasty extremely demanding for minerals, and there are very few discovered ore veins. The biggest constraint is that it lacks exploration talents. Now, this old scholar looks very well-versed.
"Can you really have a vein? Where is the vein?"
The old scholar trembled for a moment, and he stopped talking. After a while, he said: "Sir, although I am repaying my kindness, if I discover the copper mine and mobilize manpower to mine, can I share the money with me? Alas, I am not a lover of money, but I still have a few grandchildren under my knees. If I can't leave something for them when I kick my legs, this..."
Zhu Jun naturally understood that after all, he discovered the ore veins, but these ores were still raw ore, and they could not be refined or transported in large quantities. In this way, it was like guarding an empty mountain and unable to be excavated. Then he wanted to find someone to cooperate. At the beginning, he might have seen the shopkeeper of the restaurant, but unfortunately the man thought he was here to eat for nothing, but now he chose himself.
Zhu Jun said: "If you can really find the copper mine veins, it will naturally be no problem. You are bound to be without you. I wonder if your surname is yours, who is from?"
The old scholar then forgot that he had not reported his name and said with a cramped look: "Old is surnamed Fang, his name is Shijin, a native of Nanjing. He was once a scholar and worked as a clerk in the Nanjing government office, specializing in organizing local chronicles. Later, the Qing army fought against Jiangnan, and Lao Ji lost his life and had been studying at home for fifteen years."
Zhu Jun nodded. The old scholar was about to ask Zhu Jun's name. At this time, the carriage stopped abruptly, and Xiao Guizi's voice came from outside the carriage: "Your Majesty, you're here."
The old scholar's eyes became confused. At this time, Zhu Jun had already got off the carriage and climbed off the carriage with the help of Xiao Guizi. When the old scholar came out, he was shocked by the scene in front of him: "This is..." He had never eaten pork, nor had he seen the pig walking. At least he should have heard of what the pig looks like. Although the rumors were different, the old scholar immediately saw where he was.
"The villain died, but he had no idea about Mount Tai, and offended the emperor..." Fang Shijin suddenly woke up and knelt on the stone brick paved with white marble, with a miserable look on his face.
Zhu Jun was in a very good mood and quickly helped Fang Shijin up: "Those who don't know are not guilty, get up. I have a place to borrow you. Xiao Guizi, go and change Mr. Fang's clothes, take it to Qinzheng Hall after taking a shower. I want to talk to Mr. Fang.
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After taking a shower and changing clothes, Zhang Shijin seemed much more energetic. He was led to Qinzheng Hall by Xiao Guizi and bowed in a hurry. After all, he was just a scholar. He even blushed and panted when he saw a third- and fourth-rank official, not to mention that the person in front of him was the Nine Five Lord, the Lord of a Country.
Zhu Jun asked someone to bring Jindun to sit down. Zhang Shijin finally calmed down his excitement. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Jun had already spoken: "Mr. Zhang has any research on detecting minerals?"
Zhang Shijin nodded first, then shook his head. In front of the emperor, he dared not say anything about research: "Microtechnology is not a big study. It was just that he studied geography and had a little research on geography. Since he was resting at home, he had more time to have free time. Sometimes he would follow the records of county and prefectures. Therefore, he had some experience and some miscellaneous studies. Although it was just a few words, he benefited a lot from combining them."
Zhu Jun drummer said: "Since that's the case, I plan to set up an exploration institute and you will be the bachelor's degree in the exploration institute. How about it?"
Chapter completed!