(Someone asked me why I owe so many chapters. As I said before, for 1,000 recommendation votes, or 5 rewards, an extra update will be added on the first day it is released. Since the new book period is not suitable for more chapters, please forgive me.
There is also the issue of donating 5,000 tons of black iron, which has drained the wealth of Ninghe County. This is a big hole. Since you asked, Tianya will point it out.
Moreover, five thousand tons of black iron, from a national perspective and an industrial perspective, is not too sudden; not to mention it will pave the way for future great voyages.
There is also the issue of the army. The setting here is a spiritual world, and it is meaningless for ordinary people to go to the battlefield; and the number of masters is limited.
Finally, thank you for your support and suggestions.)
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Digging out the earth's veins?
Zhang Hao looked cute.
As a modern person, I don’t really believe in the existence of earth veins; there are so many mines and tunnel projects, and if there were earth veins, they would have been discovered long ago.
Following Huang Mingshan and running out, the first thing Zhang Hao saw was thousands of people marching towards the Zhang family.
Seeing Dugu Junjie taking the lead, Zhang Hao suddenly smiled.
The shipbuilding craftsmen finally arrived.
It is said that it is not easy to move these people here.
Although they have been 'sold', the craftsmen are human beings after all, and they have their own ideas. Moreover, the craftsmen are not slaves, and they also have full freedom. It takes a lot of effort to poach these people.
First, comfort their wounded hearts.
However, Dugu Junjie did this beautifully. He showed affection and moved it to benefit. Finally, he appropriately added the current influence of the Zhang family and appropriate threats, so that most of the craftsmen came. There was some real truth.
If you don’t want to come, then you have to give up.
From afar, Dugu Junjie greeted Zhang Hao. Did he know that these craftsmen were actually purchased by Zhang Hao?
Zhang Hao first said hello and then asked about the situation.
"The three shipbuilding workshops have a total of 853 craftsmen, including 52 top craftsmen, 127 senior craftsmen, 418 junior craftsmen, and the remaining 256 apprentices.
In addition, there are 4,071 family members."
"Where's the technical documentation?"
"They are all here. There are 3 carriages pulled, and there are 539 volumes of information in total. Whether they are useful or not, I have taken them all."
"Thank you for your hard work. First arrange for these people to stay and take good care of them; especially pay attention to the children and others to see if they are sick or weak; if not, use Peiyuan Dan to save them.
Also, those under the age of 10 will be given one Peiyuan Pill each; they must be taken under the supervision of their parents."
"Ah..." Dugu Junjie blinked. One Peiyuan Pill costs 20 spirit stones. In fact, as the Western countries prepare for the Eastern Expedition, the price is increasing. Nowadays, the price of the Peiyuan Pill on the market has reached 30 spirit stones.
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Isn’t it cost-effective to use such expensive Peiyuan Dan to save the child of an ordinary craftsman?
For 30 spirit stones, you can hire three good craftsmen.
Zhang Hao did not explain more, and left quickly at the urging of Huang Mingshan next to him.
Dugu Junjie looked at Zhang Hao's back, and finally shook his head helplessly; this young master was not old, but he had already shown an extraordinary side. For now, he just gave orders without explaining.
Or perhaps, maybe they don’t bother to explain.
Dugu Junjie shrugged: Well, since you don’t care about Pei Yuan Dan, then I will use it as hard as I can!
In fact, after the long journey, the adults were fine, but the children became dejected, and some began to fall ill.
Although it is a spiritual world, it does not mean that there are no illnesses. In fact, there are many illnesses in the spiritual world that are more deadly.
The Zhang family now has no shortage of Pei Yuan Pills. In the past, many families used Pei Yuan Pills as currency to pay for the price of black iron. Dugu Junjie directly applied for a box of one thousand Pei Yuan Pills. After that, as long as he is under ten years old,
Children under the age of 10, or those who are sick, should take one pill per person, dissolve it in water, and take it little by little under the supervision of their parents.
One thousand Peiyuan Pills, the current market price exceeds 30,000 spirit stones.
But during the distribution process, Dugu Junjie gradually realized that a simple Yuan-Pui Yuan Dan had earned endless gratitude from all the craftsmen.
In the end, only more than 800 Peiyuan Pills were used, but it won the sincerity of everyone present.
No matter how well you say it, it is better to do it well. What a Peiyuan Pill represents is the confidence in your travel commitment.
Seeing everyone's heartfelt smiles, Dugu Junjie fell into deep thought:
It seems that I was bribed by Zhang Shengde using similar means... He seemed quite happy~~~
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But Zhang Hao followed Huang Mingshan all the way to the mining site, and saw his anxious second uncle Zhang Shengye in the distance.
My father Zhang Shengde, who arrived in a hurry, also frowned deeply.
Zhangjia Mining has started to use machines; but now the machines have stopped.
Two iron ropes with iron buckets hanging on them go diagonally deep into the depths of the mine.
Although the city lord Liu Jingming has sent 100,000 tons of ore, the Zhang family is still digging.
Many craftsmen gathered around the mine, whispering to each other. Most of them had a hint of worry on their faces.
Amidst the shouts of the young master, Zhang Hao came closer and saw that deep in the mine, under the illumination of several jade lamps, there was a dark red liquid flickering.
If you look closely, you will see that the liquid should be brownish-red and slightly black; it really looks like dried blood. However, under the light, the color will inevitably be deviated.
In addition to the slightly unpleasant smell of ore dust, there is also a faint pungent smell and greasy smell in the air.
The pungent smell and greasy smell were mixed together, and Zhang Hao's eyes suddenly brightened.
Could this thing be...
After thinking about it, Zhang Hao asked his second uncle: "Second uncle, has this thing been dangerous since it was discovered?"
"No. But it seems to be poisonous. Several craftsmen sprayed it all over their bodies just now, and their whole bodies have become red and swollen."
"Where are those craftsmen? Where are their clothes?" Zhang Hao asked anxiously.
"Over there." Zhang Shengye pointed to the side.
Zhang Hao walked by and found that several craftsmen were frantically cleaning their bodies. There were already large areas of redness and swelling on the surface of their bodies; their hair was stuck together. The thick and pungent liquid was difficult to clean, and there was an oil stain on the water.
In the face of this kind of liquid, the small spell commonly used by cultivators, the 'Innocent Technique', seems to be ineffective.
The craftsmen had taken off their clothes and their clothes were thrown aside.
"Have you taken the detoxification pill?" Zhang Hao asked the person in charge of the craftsman next to him.
"Master, I took it. But it has no effect."
Zhang Hao thought for a while: "Use Peiyuan Pills. Three pills for each person."
After taking three Peiyuan Pills together, the conditions of several craftsmen were brought under control; the redness and swelling on their bodies disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zhang Hao knew in his mind that this was probably an allergy rather than poisoning. Peiyuan Dan was for replenishing qi, not detoxifying.
Use a wooden stick to pick up the clothes next to you. The clothes were stained with a brownish-red, slightly transparent liquid; the clothes were soaked in water and were wet.
Zhang Hao carefully released a small fireball and burned it for a while. The wet clothes caught fire. The flames quickly grew in size. The flames turned dark red, black smoke billowed, and the pungent smell became even greater.
Zhang Hao looked at it and smiled.
This is not the blood of a dragon, this is the blood of industry!
This is oil!
This is a treasure from the earth!
Although brown oil is rare, these are two worlds after all, and it is normal to have differences.
But soon, Zhang Hao's smile gradually disappeared and became serious. Because, the color of the flame gradually turned golden, and the high temperature hit his face.
This situation is very similar to using spiritual stones and flame formations to activate flames.
Could it be said that this oil contains spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy was ignited? It seems that it was ignited directly!
Zhang Hao thought thoughtfully: The spiritual energy was directly ignited, so why didn't the surrounding air burn? You know, there is a lot of spiritual energy in the surrounding air.
In other words, there is something in the oil that reacts with the aura? Only in this way can it be explained.
The spiritual energy burned, releasing even more intense heat and energy.
Zhang Hao turned to look at his father's worried eyes and smiled: "Dad, this thing is not the blood of the dragon vein, but another kind of treasure! Look, it can provide high temperature.
Recently we have been studying steam turbines; this kind of thing may become a new energy source for steam turbines! It can drive the steam turbine like earth fire, and it can be as flexible as spiritual stones, and it is cheaper than spiritual stones!"
Zhang Shengde was in a daze: Don't change so much, please speak clearly.
Zhang Hao continued: "Dad, where else in the Qixia Kingdom have this so-called earth blood been found? Put these places...