Arriving at the Old City Pier, Song Yang saw a small communication speedboat parked there. After boarding the ship, three small piles of ore were placed in the cabin.
All three ores are pitch black.
Song Yang looked at it carefully with gloves on, then picked up a piece and brushed it with a brush.
"Your Majesty, this thing seems to be coal."
Gongsun Qi also squatted there and looked at it. The thing Song Yang held in his hand really looked like coal.
Song Yang took off his gloves and crushed them with his fingers.
He shook his head and said, "This thing is graphite."
"Graphite?" Gongsun Qi was extremely puzzled.
"Yes, graphite. This stuff has a wide range of uses. Not bad, not bad." Song Yang smiled and nodded.
After that, he picked up another piece of ore, brushed it with a brush, and then scraped it with a stone chip. You can see some silver.
The outer layer should be a substance that turns black after oxidation.
I pressed it with my fingernail and there were scratches.
The ground is relatively soft, a bit like a tin mine.
But it’s impossible not to recognize Tin Mine Ma Cheng.
Song Yang picked up a small piece, put it in a copper basin, and asked Gongsun Qi to bring a torch.
Stand a little further away.
Sizzle!
There was a bright white light, and the stone burned.
There is a lot of white smoke, and the white light is even more dazzling.
It took a long time before it stopped, and there was only some black residue in the basin.
"This thing is magnesium, and it's also a good thing. Lao Ma also found a lot of good stuff during this trip. Haha." Song Yang said with a smile.
"Beautiful..." Gongsun Qi still hadn't heard it.
And he doesn't think this thing is beautiful...
Although the light is bright, it is too dazzling...
Song Yang looked at the third ore and found that it should be a mixed ore of silver and some kind of substance.
The only way to verify this thing is to burn it and see what comes out.
So the last pile of ore was sent to Wang Jinshi.
There is a furnace over there that can refine ore.
After looking at the ore, Song Yang and Gongsun Qi returned to the Water Transport Yamen.
The two chatted while waiting for the smelting results from Wang Jinshi.
"Your Majesty, I would like to have a discussion with you."
After chatting for a while, Gongsun Qi suddenly suggested.
"Okay. We haven't fought for a while, so we just want to see how your kung fu goes!"
Song Yang clapped his hands and said with great interest.
He often competes with Gongsun Qi, Yu Ming and others.
But the result is basically beating the opponent.
Gongsun Qi could occasionally take ten or eight moves, but Yu Ming and his gang could be defeated by him in four or five moves.
That's it, I still haven't tried my best...
The transformed body is different.
It's like a life that's been turned upside down.
Gongsun Qi clasped his fists and said, "I have gained some experience in boxing recently, so I took the liberty to ask you for advice."
"Come on. Let me see your progress!"
The two of them were posing at the school grounds of the Water Transport Yamen.
There were two to three hundred sailors watching in a large circle.
They are all sailors who have not taken their turn today. I heard that the prince is going to compete with the deputy general manager.
Everyone came to watch.
"How many tricks do you think the prince can defeat Mr. Gongsun?"
"Five moves!"
"Six moves!"
"I bet on three moves!"
The sailors didn't think Song Yang would lose at all. In the past, they had to bet on whether he would win or lose, but the result was the same every time.
Later, the small bet turned into how many moves Song Yang could defeat his opponent...
The sailors were having fun, and Song Yan didn't bother to care about them, just for fun.
"Your Majesty! I'm offended by my humble position!"
The two stood facing each other, Gongsun Qi put on airs, and he didn't show any pretense, he took the lead and hit Song Yang.
How could a player who loses every time still let Song Yang make the first move?
Watch Gongsun Qi coming over.
Song Yang curled his lips, turned slightly to one side and raised his hand to push, and Gongsun Qi's attack was defused.
"The boxing style is indeed more fierce than before."
Even if it turned into an offensive, Song Yang could still give an evaluation.
Gongsun Qi was not discouraged and failed to succeed in one attack, so he changed his moves and attacked again.
This time it was a straight punch.
Song Yang took a step back and took the fist with his palm.
"Bang!" Song Yang took another step back, while Gongsun Qi took three steps back.
"Huh? There's a lot of progress in strength!" Song Yang was a little surprised.
They also had a discussion last month, and Gongsun Qi's strength had indeed improved a lot compared to that time.
"I have improved my inner strength to a higher level. I thought I was not far behind the prince, but it turns out... alas!"
Gongsun Qi stood firm and shook his head.
The internal strength he mentioned is just a method of luck and luck, not something like in martial arts novels where true energy is released and internal energy is transformed into a horse.
Song Yang studied Neigong with him for several days.
I didn't think it was that magical.
And I didn’t have the brains or talent. I didn’t get started after studying for a few days, so I had to give up in the end.
"It's good to make progress. Use your full strength and let me see your full strength." Song Yang smiled.
Gongsun Qi put on his airs and clenched his fists tightly, making a banging sound from his fists.
I saw his figure flickering and quickly attacking Song Yang.
Song Yang didn't dodge or take a direct hit this time.
Instead, use some boxing moves to counter each other.
Song Yang has learned many moves over the years, some from Yu Ming, some from Gongsun Qi, and some from other Renaissance Army soldiers.
Finally, I got it all together and got some insights of my own.
He used these moves to fight Gongsun Qi, firstly to feed him moves, and secondly to verify whether his own moves were practical.
"Bang bang bang" the two of them quickly passed seven or eight moves.
Seeing Gongsun Qi attack with all his strength, Song Yang was almost at his best.
"Okay! It's my turn!" Song Yang said softly.
After saying that, he changed his moves and knocked Gongsun Qi back a few steps in two or three strokes.
This guy didn't stop and fell straight down.
Gongsun Qihao patted his butt and stood up. He took a deep breath to calm his breathing before clasping his fists at Song Yang and saying, "Your Majesty's martial arts skills are rarely seen in the world! I admire you for my humble position!"
"Your Majesty wins!"
"Oh! Oh! Your Majesty is so brave!"
The sailors who were watching the excitement burst into cheers.
How powerful Gongsun Qi is, the sailors have the most say.
This guy just finds someone to practice his martial arts with whenever he has nothing to do.
Anyone who dared to spar with him became a living target.
Every time he was beaten with a black nose and a swollen face.
Well now, such a powerful deputy general manager was finally accepted by the prince.
"Your Majesty, I know that you are not using your full strength, otherwise I would not be able to perform ten moves under you. Your martial arts skills... are really... too strong!"
Gongsun Qi said with emotion.
"Haha! I am extremely talented, so you don't have to compete with me." Song Yang laughed loudly.
"By the way, you have traveled around the world before, but have you ever seen anyone with better skills than me?"
Song Yang suddenly looked at Gongsun Qi curiously.
He wants to know if he is the best in the world in martial arts.
Gongsun Qi was silent, and a figure appeared in his mind.
The man was wearing a simple Taoist robe, with a thin back and sharp movements.
In Gongsun Qi's heart, that man was once invincible in the world.
Until I met Song Yang.
Song Yang gave him the same feeling of being invincible.
So he was not sure who was better, that Taoist or Song Yang.
"My lord, your martial arts skills, judging from my humble position... you will definitely have a place among the top three in the world." Gongsun Qi thought for a while and said.
"Oh? How to solve the top three? Who are those two?" Song Yang asked curiously.
He knew very little about Da Qian's affairs.
The relationship between the imperial court and Jianghu was not very deep, and people in Jianghu were not willing to get too close to the imperial court.
Therefore, whether before or now, Song Yang did not understand Jianghu's affairs.
Of course, as a time traveler, I still have a deep attachment to the heroes who come and go.
Gongsun Qi said that he was one of the top three masters in the world.
It means that you are already standing on the top of Mount Huashan.
Of course, Song Yang was very concerned about who those two were among the masters who could discuss swordsmanship with him.
"Your Majesty, there are many wonders in the world. I am not sure if there is anyone more powerful than your Majesty, so I have left a spot vacant."
"As for the other person... he is a humble master."
Gongsun Qi said with an expression of reminiscence.
"Master... that's right. If you can teach me, that person is indeed very strong." Song Yang nodded.
Although Gongsun Qi is not his opponent, he is definitely the second best in Jiangzhou.
Two or three people like Yu Ming are no match for him.
Gongsun Qi looked a little disappointed when he mentioned his master.
It turned out that Gongsun Qi had not contacted his master since the natural disaster.
I don't know whether he is alive or dead.
Song Yang shook his head and walked forward, patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Your master is very skilled in martial arts and will definitely be able to avoid natural disasters."
Song Yang's words were just words of relief.
How does human power compete with nature?
If he hadn't been stuck with the time travel bug, he wouldn't have survived the natural disaster.
The collapsing buildings and the falling fire from the sky would be dangerous to even the tallest experts.
Even with Song Yang's current martial arts skills, he doesn't think he can 100% avoid another major natural disaster.
"well!"
Gongsun Qi let out another long sigh.
Originally, he wanted to compete in leg and foot skills, but when he thought of his master whose life and death were unknown, Gongsun Qi lost interest.
Song Yang himself is invincible, so of course he will not pester Gongsun Qi to continue practicing with him.
Seeing that the boy was in a bad mood, he gave him an afternoon off to go back and adjust his mood.
As soon as Gongsun Qi and Xie left, Wang Jinshi sent someone to invite Song Yang.
It was said that metal was refined from those ores, but Wang Jinshi was not sure what it was and wanted to ask Song Yang to take a look.
Song Yang came to the blacksmith workshop. In the tray were two larger pieces of silver-white metal and some smaller metal beans.
"Your Majesty, this piece is silver, but I don't know what it is. It was melted first."
Wang Jinshi pointed to the two silver metal pieces on the tray and said.
Song Yang picked up the silver and looked at it, yes.
Picked up another piece of metal.
His hands suddenly felt light.
"Aluminum?" Song Yang immediately knew what this thing was.
Aluminum has actually been discovered in Daqian.
It's just that no one here in Jiangzhou knows.
Some places in the north are already using aluminum to make some alloy products.
There are very few aluminum ores discovered in Daqian and the output is very low.
So not many people know about it.
Ma Cheng discovered three types of mines this time, aluminum, magnesium, and graphite.
They are all good things that can be used in industrial production.
As for the other small metal beans in the tray, Song Yang could only tell that they were some alloys.
I don't know what it is specifically.
So he wrote a letter to Ma Cheng, asking him to pay attention to the origin of these three kinds of mines.