There was an explosion, and there was an echo from the mine.
Centered on the explosion point, the ground shook and some coal fell down.
Song Yang frowned when he saw it: "Is this your explosive mine? Just explode this little thing?"
"Uh, Your Majesty, this is how we blow up, make a hole, and then hide the explosives inside..." Yu Ming said sheepishly.
Although he didn't know what went wrong, Song Yang's tone clearly meant that the wrong explosive was used.
Song Yang simply arrived, looked at the blasted mine, then looked at Yu Ming and asked, "Did you bundle a dozen sticks of explosives together?"
"Yes. Just one stick is too weak." Yu Ming said matter-of-factly.
"Uh..." Song Yang was speechless.
"Come here, just make a hole here, as long as it can hold an explosive!"
Song Yang didn't waste any time and began to instruct the workers to drill holes.
"Here's one too!"
"And here!"
"here!"
Ten blastholes were drilled in a row, all of which were small holes that could only hold one explosive.
Then each hole is loaded with explosives and connected with a fuze. The length of the fuze is the same, so the burning speed is similar.
"Stay away!" After the installation was completed, everyone began to retreat.
I almost retreated to the residential area this time...
"Light the fire!" This time Song Yang was not required to light the fire. A coolie took over this arduous task.
"Zizzizi~"
After lighting the fuse, the coolie ran away, wishing he could grow two more legs.
"boom!"
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of explosions began.
After ten rings, you can even see a wave on the ground, just like the previous earthquake during the natural disaster.
"Wow!"
"Boom!"
The ore began to collapse on a large scale, and more than half of the mine pit originally opened underneath was filled up.
The billowing smoke and dust raised by the falling rocks directly covered Song Yang and others.
"Ahem!"
"I'll wipe it! You should stand closer!" Song Yang cursed and ran out of the smoke.
Everyone else also ran out and went directly to the residential area.
Today was a windless day, and it took a full quarter of an hour for the smoke and dust to settle.
"Your Majesty! So many mines were exploded!"
Returning to the mine, Yu Ming exclaimed.
"This...does it still require digging mountains to extract minerals?" Seventh Uncle Song Tong was dumbfounded.
Gao Junyan was so frightened that he couldn't speak. The explosion just now almost sent him home.
Yes, this man is afraid of loud noises...
"How about it? It's so convenient and saves you from bombing every day. This bombing will be enough for you to do it for a while." Song Yang was very satisfied with the results of this explosion.
"Not just for a while... Your Majesty, this explosion is enough for us to work for two or three months!" Yu Ming said in shock.
No need to work hard to mine, just blow it down and use local materials and gravel.
The most labor-intensive process of digging out mountains and extracting rocks is eliminated, making iron making much easier.
"Your Majesty! I must increase the production of iron in this humble position!"
Seeing so many ores, Song Tian immediately made a deal with Song Yang.
"Hmm. I'll leave this to you. After the autumn harvest, we need to expand production in a timely manner. We will use the previous iron-making kilns and build a few more according to that standard." Song Yang ordered.
Daqian's iron-making furnace is already relatively mature, and workers can operate the furnace easily. Song Yang does not plan to improve it too much for the time being.
Use this kind of kiln to make iron first. After the steel production increases and the machine is developed, you can then consider upgrading the mining and iron-making equipment.
And now the coal supply can only come from Fengzhou. The supply of that small coal mine is limited, which also means that the steel production here is limited.
We also need to find the Pingxiang Coal Mine and get it as soon as possible.
After staying in Daye for two days, it was already mid-September and I went to Yangxin again to help Wang Ran arrange the autumn harvest.
After that, they abandoned the ship and took the dry road from Yangxin to Ruichang, where they inspected Chen Fu's autumn harvest arrangements.
By the time I returned to Jiangzhou, it was already September 20th.
Three days ago, Fang Zhe started the autumn harvest work on the land farther away from Fucheng.
"My lord! You are back!"
Fang Zhe was wearing shorts. He had been running in the fields every day these days. It was too hot for long-distance running.
"Let's go and discuss the autumn harvest."
Song Yang didn't stop for a moment and immediately led Jiangzhou officials to hold an autumn harvest work meeting to detail the subsequent work arrangements.
…
Let’s talk back to Xuancheng a few days ago.
Ma Cheng took a boat and rushed all the way to Xuancheng to meet Liu Min.
After arriving in Xuancheng, I finally met Liu Min with a "broken leg".
This guy behaved like a normal person, with no trace of the fact that he had broken his leg before.
He is in his sixties, with half-white hair and wrinkles on his face, and a shrewd look in his eyes.
Liu Min's body is still very strong, her back is straight, and she walks with her head held high.
"Haha. Mr. Ma, please take a seat. I have heard from the people below that you are from Jiangzhou. How is the prince always?"
The refugees warmly received Ma Cheng, and he walked smoothly.
"How are you, Your Majesty? Mr. Liu, your legs..." Ma Cheng asked directly.
"Oh, my legs are just fake!" Liu Min said very bachelorly.
He deceived everyone, including his "emperor" Jiangning.
"I just don't want to get involved in the troubles between King Runzhou and King Suzhou."
"They were beaten to death for such a position. What did the people get? They were homeless and displaced!"
Liu Min said with some complaints. He was honest with Ma Cheng and said whatever he wanted.
"Mr. Ma. I have already heard from Guo Qi about the Jiangzhou matter. The prince has done a very good job, and I really admire him."
"In troubled times, the people's heart is the foundation. If the King of Jiangzhou wins the people's heart, the world will definitely belong to the King of Jiangzhou in the future."
Ma Cheng didn't say much, but Liu Min had already made his position clear, and he was extremely happy.
"Lord Liu, please forgive me. Since you love the prince, why don't you send someone to contact the prince?"
Liu Min smiled and said: "Xiaoguan has actually been...observing Jiangzhou. As for contact..."
"Isn't it my greatest support to the prince to govern Xuanzhou well?"
"Besides, the Xuanzhou election is in chaos. Jiangning is keeping an eye on this place. I don't dare to leave for a moment. As soon as I leave, Jiangning will immediately send someone to take over."
"My officer told them they couldn't go anywhere with a broken leg, so they could only wait."
It turns out that Liu Min stayed behind to resist Jiang Ning's pressure.
After all, King Runzhou has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. If Liu Min is still loyal to Da Qian, he must obey his Majesty's orders.
So he started to complain that he was sick and didn't see anyone. Any orders from Jiang Ning were simply ignored.
Jiang Ning also guessed Liu Min's non-violent non-cooperation, but King Runzhou, who had been busy fighting, could not take care of Liu Min, so Xuanzhou was temporarily stable.
"That's it." Ma Cheng understood.
"Master Liu, do you have something to say to the prince? The prince should be able to help you with your situation."
The words had been spoken, and there was no need to stay for long. Ma Cheng wanted to bring the news to Song Yang as soon as possible.
"This letter has been written four days ago. I made preparations when you guys went to Tongling." Liu Min smiled and took out a letter and handed it to Ma Cheng.
Ma Cheng put it away carefully. This trip to Xuancheng was so worth it!