"I have it, I have it!" A migrant worker presented a bamboo tube.
Zhang Hao took the bamboo tube, dug out some crystal particles from the rock and put it into the bamboo tube; he saw a thin layer of ice quickly appeared on the water surface, and the bamboo tube began to become cold.
"Sodium salt!" The migrant worker who just handed over the bamboo tube said curiously and in surprise.
"Do you know him?" Zhang Hao asked, also curious about this migrant worker.
"We know each other. There are a lot of these. Doctors in the countryside often use this medicine. I didn't expect there are so many here!"
Zhang Han said: "Brother, this person is the one who reported the discovery of the dragon's blood stone vein. His name is Bai Arowana. His surname is Bai and his name is Arowana."
White Arowana... I'm curious about the name, why isn't your surname 'Jin'? Well, from a local perspective, this is a good name, a formal and good name. 'Bai' is a surname that cannot be changed;
Dragon fish means fish leaping over the dragon gate.
"White Arowana..." Zhang Hao pondered for a while, then asked as he walked forward: "White Arowana, are you literate?"
"Of course, I am the teacher in the village. This time, I am leading the migrant workers in the four surrounding villages."
"Oh..." Zhang Hao turned to look at Bai Longyun in surprise and nodded slowly. The name "Bai Longyu" obviously exceeded the cultural level of ordinary villagers.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Hao suddenly said: "White Arowana, what do you think is the relationship between this dragon's blood stone and Glauber's salt?"
Zhang Hao picked up a half-red and half-white ore. The ore was half dragon's blood stone and half white mirabilite; there was a transition in the middle, and the red color gradually became lighter.
Bai Arowana looked at it for a while and said: "Master, I think this Glauber's salt is more like the dragon's blood stone changing after losing something.
Due to the wind and sun, the surface rocks may have...well, the sea has dried up and the rocks have rotted away...just like the clothes, if they have been exposed to the sun for a long time, the color will fade."
"It's Fenghua!" Zhang Hao smiled, but when he looked at Bailongyu, his eyes were full of wonder. This person is worth cultivating!
Rather than poaching, Zhang Hao hopes to cultivate talents himself. Such people are loyal.
"Fenghua?" Bai Arowana frowned and thought for a long time, with a bright smile on his face: "This is a really good word."
Zhang Hao looked at Bai Arowana with a half-smile but not a smile: "Do you really understand? If you don't understand, don't flatter me!"
"Uh...hehe...young master Yingming..."
Zhang Hao squatted down and observed in a transition zone between dragon's blood stone and thenardite, and at the same time used his not very proficient identification technique to identify it.
The identification technique requires the accumulation of experience. Zhang Hao has only identified black iron before, and this is the first time he has identified this dragon blood stone. However, with the help of the different feelings of the identification technique, he can roughly judge some basic information.
This identification technique is more like a kind of "eyes of true essence" or "tentacles of true essence". It detects the internal properties of matter through true essence.
This transitional zone contains a large amount of gravel, whether it is dragon blood stone or Glauber's salt. After Zhang Hao identified it for a while, a shocking speculation gradually emerged in his mind:
The "material" composition of this Glauber's Salt and Dragon's Blood Stone should be the same; but Dragon's Blood Stone has more energy! In other words, this Dragon's Blood Stone is a strange spiritual material!
The biggest difference between this world and the other world is the presence of aura; and now it seems that aura is related to neutrons.
Could it be that under certain circumstances, Glauber's Salt can absorb spiritual energy and seems to react with it? Now it seems that the spiritual energy in the dragon's blood stone and the spiritual energy in the spiritual stone are obviously two completely different states.
Is it the same relationship between flammable ice and ordinary ice? After being exposed to wind and sun, the dragon's blood stone weathered and turned into Glauber's Salt.
Zhang Hao tried hard to recall his little knowledge, but unfortunately most of it was given to the teacher: he only remembered that the main elements of Glauber's salt are nitrogen, oxygen, potassium or sodium, but in the mineral state, there are often carbonates in Glauber's salt.
Impurities. No matter how many...well, I can't remember them.
But it doesn't matter, this discovery seems to have opened a new door for Zhang Hao. This world... is quite interesting.
After roughly determining the main components of the dragon blood stone, Zhang Hao was full of longing for the 'new gunpowder'. Just the power of the explosion of the dragon blood stone is so terrifying, if it is properly equipped...
Thinking about Zhang Hao makes me excited.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Hao calmed himself down and turned to look at Bai Arowana beside him: "Bai Arowana, if you are appointed as the general manager of this mine, do you dare to do it?"
"Ah..." Bai Arowana was stunned by the pie falling from the sky. He had just followed Zhang Hao step by step and had some ideas, but he didn't expect the young master to ask such a question.
But sometimes, some people can seize the opportunity, and Bailongyu immediately swears to the sky: he will defend this place to the death.
Zhang Hao nodded: "There is no need to defend it to the death. Ore is ore after all, and it needs to be processed to be effective. You just need to ensure the safety of the workers and strictly manage it. Don't talk nonsense."
"I understand, I understand. I understand."
Zhang Hao looked at Bai Arowana and said, "Then call all the migrant workers together. Tell everyone that the wages will be five times higher. But you need to sign a contract with a construction period of at least 10 years.
And at the end of each year, different year-end bonuses will be issued based on their respective work conditions.
The year-end bonus is the largest, and you can get 12 more months of salary!"
"An extra 12 months...that's two years..."
"Okay, you first have people look for the best-quality ore. Tell everyone, I will select 50 kilograms of the best-quality ore. For every kilogram of ore I pick, I will be rewarded with a low-grade spiritual stone!"
"Ah..." White Dragon Fish opened his mouth wide in surprise. A spiritual stone is already a huge sum of money for ordinary people. In the past, a spiritual stone could be exchanged for a thousand black iron coins; but recently, a spiritual stone
You can exchange it for two thousand to two thousand five hundred black iron coins!
Under the heavy reward... it was very efficient. In just a moment, more than 500 migrant workers gathered in front of Zhang Hao.
The setting sun has turned red, casting a layer of hope and excitement on every migrant worker; the dragon blood stones in their hands are dazzling.
These carefully selected dragon blood stones are all pure and have already taken on the crystal state of a crystal column.
Zhang Hao turned to look at Bai Arowana, who was also holding a piece of ore, and shook his head slightly: "White Arowana, come here."
"Master." White Arowana ran over holding the ore in his hands.
"White Arowana, I'll give you a choice now. Do you choose the ore, or do you choose to be the deacon here?"
"Ah..." Bai Arowana was startled. His brain was already a bit overloaded today.
Zhang Hao looked at the white arowana and stopped talking.
Bai Arowana is worthy of being a teacher. He quickly reacted and threw the ore to the ground. "Master, I understand."
"That's pretty much it. Prepare to weigh and keep accounts."
Zhang Hao first walked around and looked at all the ores of more than 500 people, and then began to select them one by one. Zhang Hao picked and selected, only choosing the best: the most crystal clear and the most perfect shape.
Every time he picked a piece, Zhang Hao gave a simple comment, convincing everyone. Bai Arowana didn't know where to get a simple scale. It was not very accurate, but Bai Arowana also figured out Zhang Hao's thoughts at this time.
, it doesn’t matter whether the scale is accurate or not, what matters is the process.
Moreover, Bailongyu is a bit smart. He chose the latest standard scale - the decimal scale, rather than the traditional 'half a pound' scale.
"Master, these are three liang."
"Hmm... if it's less than a pound, I'll give you 600 black iron coins."
"Master, this weighs one pound and two taels."
"Give me a spiritual stone, plus 400 black iron coins."
"Master..."
Along the way, the two people quickly selected 50 kilograms of ore; among more than 500 people, more than 150 people received rewards.
When Zhang Hao and Zhang Han returned home, the lanterns were already on. They went to see their father first, and then Zhang Hao arrived at a courtyard with beautiful scenery in the west.
After entering the gate, Zhang Hao saw Zhou Xueyao quietly sorting out the books and materials brought from Xinglin Hall; several maids assigned to Zhou Xueyao by the Zhang family were tidying up quickly.
Zhang Hao stood at the door, looking a little lost. Under the bright light, Zhou Xueyao's serious and busy figure had an indescribable intellectual beauty.
The long flowing black hair and the plain white dress form a sharp contrast, quiet and feminine...
etc!
Zhou Xueyao turned around suddenly and glared at Zhang Hao with bright eyes. Suddenly she put her hands on her hips and screamed: "Come here and help!"
Zhou Xueyao, who was busy, had quite the spirit of a strong woman. She was directing Zhang Hao around where to place the information. Finally, she sat down and asked the maid to beat her back, directing Zhang Hao's work.
Zhang Hao had a black line on his head, but fortunately there were not many left. After finishing his work, he sat next to Zhou Xueyao and took out a few beautiful dragon blood stones from the storage ring, "Xue Yao, we found a vein of minerals."
Zhou Xueyao originally had a smile on her face, but it gradually disappeared after seeing the dragon blood stone.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Hao quickly asked the maid to retreat.
After the maid left, Zhou Xueyao suddenly sighed leisurely, "Do you really want to study... this murderous medicine?"
Zhang Hao looked at Zhou Xueyao's confused and painful eyes, stood up slowly, walked behind Zhou Xueyao, and gently hugged her thin shoulders, "Xueyao, this is not a medicine that kills people. This is also a medicine that saves people.
In the past, elixirs gave people a strong body.
And now the explosives will give people a weapon to resist evil!
Actually, I was thinking that this practice emphasizes the concept of yin and yang, and when you look at the pills and explosives..."
"Pfft, that's really cool!" Zhou Xueyao burst into tears and smiled, but there were still a few tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
"No, what I said is true." Zhang Hao looked serious.
Zhou Xueyao's face was a little rosy, and she hurriedly got rid of Zhang Hao's claws and ran away. "Hmph. Then I'm going to refine this dragon's blood stone."
"Wait a minute, Xue Yao, I have an idea. The method you used to refine the dragon blood stone in the alchemy furnace may be wrong...ahem...not the only method."
Zhou Xueyao put her hands on her hips again, revealing her slim and manageable waist: "Okay, what else do you have?"
"Well... I just have a vague idea. I want to dissolve the ore with water, and then extract the essence of the ore like boiling the sea into salt."
"Can stone dissolve?"
"You'll know if you try it. Come on, let's start now."