Chapter 130: Iwami Silver Mine (2) Of course, what we are talking about today is not this, what we want to talk about is Li Zhen's big net, the reason why we say Iwami Silver Mine, it is because one of Li Zhen's targets is hidden in Iwami Silver Mine.
As mentioned before, after the silver ore is mined, it is not directly smelted on the spot, but the smelter is placed in a different place for separate smelting.
This is a wharf (Iwami Silver Mine itself is near the sea), and it is also the only wharf that connects Iwami Silver Mine and Datang, there is a factory with billowing smoke near the wharf, this is our goal, Iwami Silver Mine Smelter, is currently the largest smelter in the entire Wa country or the whole world, there are more than 100 furnaces alone, and there are tens of thousands of people serving this smelter - after all, the amount of silver in other places is not as large as Iwami's side, Before the 17th century, this was the largest silver mine in the world, accounting for one-third of the total known world's production.
Smoke billowed from the smelter, and from time to time several horses pulled into the factory with a flat cart full of silver ore, with the help of a transmission belt, pieces of silver ore were poured into the furnace, turned into billowing silver juice, and then cast into molds to cast silver ingots, and then after cooling, they were transported by waiting vehicles to the warehouse on the docks, waiting for the ship to transport them.
This is in the simple process of making silver, but in this simple process, there is a big secret, or a big wealth, that is, fire consumption......
The term fire consumption originated in the Ming Dynasty, originally referring to the depreciation of broken silver when it was melted and recast into silver ingots, but this principle can also be established on silver ore - because although the silver content of silver ore has reached about one kilogram per ton, it is actually impossible to refine so much, because there is always a part of silver that cannot be refined cleanly, and the silver content of one kilogram can be refined into 800 grams in this era, which is considered good, and someone can make a fuss from this, such as increasing fire consumption or something......
How many thousands of tons of ore are delivered from the silver mine every day?
Even if a ton of silver ore is overreported by 50 grams of fire consumption, it will be an income of several hundred taels of silver in a day, and it is so much in a day, so what about a year?
How many can there be in five years?
- So don't look at this small smelter, it's a real fat gap, it can be said that when the factory director was chosen, almost all the people who were qualified to compete broke the scalp and almost didn't fight.
And to be able to defeat many competitors and successfully sit in the position of smelter director, Gong Qin, a pot-bellied person, is naturally very capable, the smelter can be said to be thriving under his governance, and the amount of silver produced every month is increasing, and there has never been less than last month, which can also be seen from his ability, if not a little greedy......
Today, Gong Qin was counting his harvest in the secret room he dug himself, and tens of thousands of taels of silver were exposed outside, shining with an intoxicating luster under the reflection of the lights.
And Gong Qin was lying on top of the silver pile, moaning happily - this is his habit, even if the hard silver ingot is not comfortable to lie down, and the time will turn the body blue and purple, but he is still happy to do it, because only in this way will he feel that the silver is his.
"Bang dang."
The door to the secret room was violently broken, and a man rushed in.
"Hehe, you're really going to enjoy it, this feeling of sleeping on silver should be very comfortable, right?"
The man sneered at this, obviously this was not the first time he had seen such a situation.
"It turned out to be Captain Qin, I don't know if Captain Qin is here today, what do you have to say?"
Gong Qin was not surprised, because this Captain Qin was not the first time to do this, and he didn't know how many times he had changed the door of his secret room, but fortunately, the door of this secret room was only covered by a huge landscape painting on the ground, and it was not worth a few dollars, otherwise he would have been heartbroken and would have fought hard with Captain Qin.
And the identity of this captain Qin is the captain of the smelter's factory guard, and he has more than 200 elites in his hands, which is enough to resist the impact of thousands of people in the Japanese country at this time.
As for his relationship with Gong Qin......
Gong Qin was able to look at the other party so calmly, and he didn't have the slightest panic after being secretly discovered, which already explained everything-I was afraid that this Captain Qin had already been bought by him.
And in fact, it is true, Gong Qin can embezzle silver so blatantly, naturally he has already taken care of everything, and the entire silver mine has received his money from top to bottom, and this is also the reason why he only has such a little money, otherwise the money he got is definitely more than tens of thousands of taels, and the money he obtained from embezzlement in five years may have already filled this small secret room.
"Naturally, there is something, and I hope that from this month, the original 30,000 taels can be increased to 50,000 taels."
Captain Qin said with a smile, his tone was flat, as if what he was talking about was not tens of thousands of taels of silver, but three or five copper plates - and it can also be seen through this sentence that the identity of this Captain Qin is not simple, he is obviously doing things for others, and Gong Qin probably knows this clearly.
"What are you kidding?
Fifty thousand taels?
Gong Qin jumped up directly from the silver pile, and the violent movements made the silver under him rattle, but he didn't care about these at all at this time, but looked at Captain Qin directly: "Do you know what you're talking about?"
Fifty thousand taels, now the task on the silver mine is so heavy, I can't work overtime, where can I squeeze out so much time?
” Seeing this, Captain Qin could only comfort him in a warm voice: "I also know that this matter is a bit embarrassing for you, but we have been doing a lot of actions recently, and the silver has been consumed a lot......
You have to figure it out. ” "You're not embarrassing me, you're sending me to death."
Gong Qin didn't appreciate it at all, and said unceremoniously: "What you said is light, as soon as the upper lip touches the lower lip, it is 50,000 taels, but how can I have so much time?"
Now there are more and more slaves in the mine, and the corresponding daily delivery of ore is also increasing, and the share is increasing every month, and we have now gone from three shifts in four hours to two shifts in six hours, and people are constantly stopping, where do I have so much spare time to refine silver for you?
Once someone finds out about us, I'm going to have to die, you know?
” Listening to what he meant, this smelter is not only smelting silver ore for Li Zhen, but also others are playing the game of borrowing chickens to lay eggs through this smelter, and secretly smelting silver through the smelter's furnace.
And the person in charge of this matter is Gong Qin and that Captain Qin, after all, one of the two is the director of the factory, and the other is the supreme commander of the army responsible for guarding the smelter, without the help of the two of them, it is absolutely impossible for others to send the silver mine here.