Facing Ouyang Si's 'question', Zhou Bo smiled calmly, "Xuan Tie, we have been preparing!"
As soon as Zhou Bo opened his mouth, he first tried to make the most of his righteousness so that the other party could not raise any issues.
The coldness on Ouyang Si's face faded a bit.
However, Zhou Bo's face showed a bit of strength, "However, there are some things we don't understand about His Majesty's oral instructions."
To say 'I don't understand' actually means that I disagree or object, but it's said euphemistically.
What was completely expected, Ouyang Si asked directly without thinking: "Which ones?"
"This oral order only requires two thousand tons of black iron, but it doesn't mention the purity."
"60% is enough."
Zhou Bo and others breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just 60% pure black iron, everyone would have no pressure at all.
Since the Zhang family disclosed the new technology, everyone can directly produce 60% of the black iron, and the output has increased by more than ten times. After large-scale production, the cost has been reduced to less than two-thirds of the traditional one.
However, just because there is no pressure does not mean that it is given in vain.
So Zhou Bo said again: "We can definitely supply 60% of the black iron. But the previous oral instructions did not seem to mention the time for repayment on credit?"
Ouyang Si hesitated: "The country is in quite a difficult situation now."
"That's why we allow credit!"
"We still don't know how long the war will last."
"That's why we need credit." Zhou Bo has a bit of Zhang Hao's rogue charm. That's all I said!
Ouyang Si's face darkened, "The treasury is very nervous now, and the future situation is uncertain!"
This means opening up the skylight and speaking out - the treasury has no money, please give me some suggestions!
Zhou Bo laughed, this is what we have been waiting for! We knew that the treasury had no money, and this was our opportunity!
Zhou Bo took out a letter of intent, which was of course not an equity interest, but an internal ‘petition’ from the Black Iron Guild.
"What is this?" Ouyang Si had a bad feeling.
Zhou Boyi spoke righteously: "Prime Minister Ouyang, it is generally believed in our guild that even if the national treasury is empty, we cannot cut off the country's supply of black iron."
Are you so nice? Ouyang Si looked at Zhou Bo with suspicion.
Zhou Bo said leisurely: "But producing so much black iron requires a lot of production materials. Whether it is ore, spiritual stone, or even charcoal, etc."
Ouyang Si nodded reluctantly. This is a fact, Xuan Tie did not fall out of thin air.
Zhou Bo continued: "So we have a proposal. Our Xuantie Guild wants the 'Huanci Mountain' in the south of Ninghe County, as well as the fifty-mile radius of Luanci Mountain."
Want a mine?
Ouyang Si was a little surprised.
The last time Ouyang Si negotiated with the Black Iron Guild, the Black Iron Guild proposed to support 200 tons of Black Iron every day, and the country would compensate them with "future tax revenue" or in kind.
But now that the country wants another 2,000 tons, we won’t do it. If we continue like this, everyone will break up, and you won’t want another 200 tons a day.
Therefore, when Ouyang Si came to negotiate this time, he was a little unsure.
At this time, Ouyang Si heard that the Black Iron Guild wanted a mine, and Ouyang Si's mind became active. But Ouyang Si didn't know much about Chaotic Mountain.
After confirming that the Black Iron Guild only wanted Chaoci Mountain, Ouyang Si temporarily resigned and went to the City Lord's Mansion to ask Liu Jingming.
"The other party only wants Luancishan?" Liu Jingming was a little surprised after hearing this, "Are there no other conditions?"
Ouyang Si was also a little puzzled: "That's it. It said that as long as Luanci Mountain and a radius of fifty miles are assigned to the Black Iron Guild, the Black Iron Guild will not only give away two thousand tons of Black Iron for free.
In addition, the cost of the black iron, which was two hundred tons per day until the end of the Eastern Expedition, has also been written off.
The only condition is that it needs to be tax-free for 100 years.
Where is this Luanci Mountain?"
Liu Jingming thought for a moment, "I'll take you to see it."
Liu Jingming took Ouyang Si and flew all the way to the south. After flying for about 20 minutes, the two of them saw a group of black peaks. These peaks were not high, but they were all pitch black and did not look like anything good.
land.
When I got closer, I found that the rocks here were jagged and barren of grass. At the foot of the mountain, there was still red ground fire flowing.
Several intermittent, turbid rivers meandered in the ravines, and some flowed directly into the ground fire, raising a cloud of turbid mist.
"Poor land and harsh waters?" Ouyang Si was extremely surprised.
"It can be said to be a barren mountain, but it can also be said to be a treasure mountain." Liu Jingming waved his hand, "This chaotic Cishan Mountain is all made of black iron ore."
"So many!" Ouyang Si was so surprised that he couldn't speak. As far as he could see, they were all pitch-black hills. If there were all black iron mines here, how many would there be!
But wait;
"Since this place is full of black iron ore, why is no one mining it?"
No, it's deserted here.
Although the country of Qixia is rich in black iron ore, it is not everywhere. There is no reason to let such a vast mine go.
Liu Jingming said slowly: "There are many reasons. This is a barren land. If mining is opened here, food, etc., will not be grown and will have to be purchased from outside.
In the black iron industry, prices are transparent and net profits are not high. If all food had to be purchased from outside, it would be a huge expense.
Coupled with the remoteness, transportation costs are difficult to ignore.
The environment here is harsh, the spiritual energy is extremely thin, cultivation is a problem, and even the craftsmen are unwilling to come here.
Especially the surface ore is very poor, and you have to dig very deep to find relatively good ore.
I once sent people to dig, but they dug more than thirty feet (hundreds of meters) and only found ordinary ore."
"So that's it!" Ouyang Si suddenly realized, but then he frowned: "If this place is so bad, why did the Black Iron Guild choose this place?"
Liu Jingming's expression changed, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "I heard from Zhu Yuantang that the Xuantie Guild believes that the country does not have the ability to repay, and is worried that the country will default on its debts.
Instead of doing this, it is better to ask for a mine. But in Ninghe County, this mine is the only one that has no owner."
"Oh..." Ouyang Si responded, but didn't quite believe it.
He has met Zhang Hao, met Zhou Bo, and met everyone in the Black Iron Guild.
What Ouyang Si saw on these people's faces was full of red light!
Obviously, things are not as simple as they appear.
Ouyang Si knows very well that these families may make some contributions to the country, but they will never pay so much.
Support 200 tons of black iron every day; if the war lasts for a year, the black iron guild will have to pay 75,000 tons of black iron!
Ouyang Si dared to swear with his head: Xuantie Guild would never be so generous!
Thinking of this, Ouyang Si said doubtfully: "Does the Black Iron Guild have a way to dig this mine?"
Liu Jingming smiled: "If the Xuantie Guild is really capable of developing this mine, why not give it to them!"
Ouyang Si was stunned for a moment, looking at the nearly endless Luanci Mountain in front of him, and after a while he nodded thoughtfully: "You're right, it doesn't matter if we give this place to them.
But one hundred years of tax exemption is too long, ten years is almost enough."
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