At that moment, when Ma Chao learned from Han Feng that Xinping County was actually an open-pit coal mine, he almost jumped for joy and immediately rushed to Xinping County.
Unfortunately, as soon as I went out, the first snow of winter started to fall.
The situation was getting worse, so Ma Chao had no choice but to return to the governor's house with Han Ying, and stayed there for a day in a hurry.
The next day the wind and snow subsided, Ma Chao couldn't wait to go to the coal mine to have a look.
He mobilized a group of soldiers, plus Ma Chao's two hundred personal guards, and the group set off in a mighty manner.
"Young Master, the function of the beast charcoal is nothing more than to cover it with saltpeter after it is ignited and make it smoke.
Why do you have to go so far to have a look in person?"
The ugly brother Huang Yuan kept chattering along the way, asking this question repeatedly. question.
For him, Ma Chao always has some wonderful ideas that he doesn't know about.
The more he can't figure it out, the more he wants to get to the bottom of it.
"Not only does the animal charcoal not increase the smelting temperature, but the burning time is much longer than that of firewood.
If used for heating, this winter will no longer be cold.
These benefits are not only relevant to one county.
Therefore, I I have to go there myself."
Ma Chao sat on the back of the elephant dragon and explained to Brother Chou.
"But, everyone knows that beast charcoal is poisonous and should be avoided like a tiger.
Even though it has great effects, it has to be exchanged with one's life.
How can it not be worth it?"
"This coal, oh, animal charcoal.
It is not poisonous in itself, but it will produce a poisonous gas during the burning process."
Ma Chao glanced at Brother Chou and explained impatiently: How come this Brother Chou is almost the same as Cai Yan?
Almost a hundred thousand whys "Isn't this still poisonous?"
Brother Chou replied dissatisfiedly as he didn't know what Ma Chao was thinking.
"It doesn't matter.
As long as the ventilation is good and no large amounts are inhaled, it will not cause any harm to the human body.
Moreover, compared to the huge benefits it can bring, this small thing is nothing.
If it is like what Han Feng said, it is an open-pit coal mine.
Then forget about mining and go straight to digging."
After saying this, Ma Chao became happy: he knew that even if there was war in Iraq, the number of people killed would not be half as many as in the coal mine accidents in China.
Especially in this impoverished ancient times, the black gold would definitely have to be replenished with the lives of countless people.
But if it were an open-pit coal mine, there would be no mortality rate in a short period of time.
"Really?"
Brother Chou glared and asked in disbelief.
"Really" Ma Chao nodded and replied with some disdain.
"How did the young master know?"
Ma Chao's biggest headache is when Cai Yan, Brother Chou and others ask him this question.
So, when he heard that Brother Chou brought up the unopened pot again, he said angrily: "I dreamed about it in my sleep."
"Young Master, could it be that he is the reincarnation of an immortal?
The immortal family entrusted him with a dream to prosper my horse family."
Chou Ge thought and suddenly fell into those unheard-of crops again, such as bellows, wine making, fried tea, paper making, and peerless swords.
He felt more and more My thoughts are correct.
Ma Chao glanced at him again and ignored him: "You can think whatever you want, your young master won't tell you this secret anyway."
After half a day's work, the group arrived at the Jiazikou that Han Feng had mentioned.
It was more than ten miles away from the inner city of Xinping County.
There were no major roads, only a rugged mountain road winding through the mountains.
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The sky was covered with snow.
The road was also hidden from view.
If it weren't for a guide who was familiar with the mountain road, Ma Chao and his party would not be able to reach this place at all.
"Young Master, this is the Jiezikou.
We also know about the beast charcoal here.
It is everywhere, but almost no one here dares to pick it up and burn it."
The guide said, after taking the reward from Ma Chao , and resigned.
After walking half a mile, he kowtowed in the direction of Ma Chao: God bless the young master of the Ma family, Xinping County will be safe from now on.
Ma Chao jumped off the elephant dragon, squatted down and used his hands to brush away the top layer of floating snow.
The snow below was already frozen hard, so he pulled out the dagger and chopped it randomly, causing snowflakes and ice chips to fly everywhere.
The soldiers They also used their weapons to push away the snow, and finally exposed the solid ground.
"Young Master, I found a piece" "Young Master, I have some here too."
After a chaotic fuss, a large pile of coal lumps was piled in front of Ma Chao.
He picked up a piece and looked at it carefully.
Ma Chao confirmed that this was coal, but there were good lump coals in this pile, and they were also of high quality.
A bad looking stone.
This kind of stone cannot be fully burned and is most likely to produce gas.
It seems that Han Feng and I didn't separate the lumps of coal and stone and threw them all back.
Pu Yuan was also half-hearted.
In order to keep it secret, he forged it in a non-ventilated place.
Smelting in the house resulted in gas poisoning.
Regarding confidentiality, Ma Chao would not blame Pu Yuan at all, and even praised Pu Yuan for having such a sense of confidentiality.
Ma Chao shook his head, unable to figure out who had harmed the four craftsmen.
In the end, I can only conclude that the four craftsmen were really unlucky and died unjustly due to a combination of circumstances.
However, it was their deaths that made me realize that there were such good things in Xinping County.
Everything in the world is interdependent with blessings and misfortunes.
It is really hard to explain and the path is unclear.
Putting aside these thoughts, Ma Chao pointed to the ground and said, "Pull up the ground for me."
The guards took out the picks prepared in advance and started digging the ground.
Ma Chao smiled and said to Brother Chou: "Brother Chou, as far as I know, these beast charcoals are buried very deep underground, and it is extremely difficult to mine them.
Moreover, it is easy to cause casualties.
Open-pit coal mines like this are rare, but there is one in Xinping County.
It is really beyond my expectation.
I can imagine that in the near future, my Ma family will take off because of it. ” Brother Chou was not bewitched by Ma Chao's words.
Instead, he said sadly: "Young Master, you'd better solve the poisonous gas problem first.
Otherwise, even if these black stones are treasures, no one will dare to burn them."
Ma Chao laughed and said, "Brother Chou, I will make a bet with you.
After I build the fire pit in the future, do you dare to come in with me?"
"I don't dare."
The scarred and ferocious man showed a frightened look at this time, waving his hands repeatedly: "Young Master, you are descended from the stars in the world, and you have the immortal energy to protect your body.
I am just an ordinary person, and I don't dare to give myself away in vain. " Seeing that Brother Chou was also scared, Ma Chao couldn't help laughing.
However, Brother Chou's last sentence made Ma Chao stop laughing.
"Brother Chou is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that his death will not be worth it.
He is unwilling to be able to serve the young master for a few more years."
Ma Chao suddenly heard what Brother Chou was saying to himself, and was shocked.
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A warm current surged through his heart, and he quickly focused his attention on the soldiers who were concentrating on digging the ground.
The ground was frozen so hard that a pickaxe could only dig a few inches deep.
After a while, the soldiers began to sweat, and the ground was dug several feet deep.
"Young Master, we dug it out!"
a soldier shouted, and then more soldiers shouted.
Ma Chao walked forward quickly and saw that the turned soil had been turned into completely black, black powder.
There were countless lumps of coal, large or small, mixed in.
He reached out and grabbed a large handful in his hand.
Ma Chao slowly picked it up and looked at the black lumps.
He was ecstatic in his heart.
Sure enough, it was.
Blessed by God, such fine coal is only a few feet deep from the ground.
"Come on, everyone pack it up for me.
As much as you can pack.
The more you pack, the more meat you will have at night."
Ma Chao ordered loudly, and the soldiers and guards below responded loudly.
Fufeng County, the Sheriff's Mansion, Han Feng saw the busy craftsmen, he was still a little uneasy, and asked Ma Chao in a low voice: "Young Master, are you sure there is no problem?
Can you really solve this beast?"
Is charcoal poisonous?”
Ma Chao was already troubled by the repeated question and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, I said there is no problem, there is no problem.
This is good.
After it is built, it will be tried out first.
I will never go in during the trial period, but good" Han Feng still nodded with some doubts, "This is the safest way.
A rich man cannot live in danger.
Don't forget the words of the saint."
"Hey, feudal superstition does a lot of harm to people," Ma Chao sighed and said unwillingly. s: Thanks to Brother Chou, you moved me again.
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