Xuantieluo's pointer pointed in the direction of the well, hovered for a while, and then trembled again, but not by much.
Ying Zheng felt something was not right, so he leaned down and looked at Xuan Tieluo carefully.
Li Si explained from the side: "Your Majesty, don't be nervous. The alloy is buried deep in the ground. It is normal for the black iron snail to react like this."
Ying Zheng finally felt relieved, restored the black iron snail to its form, and put it back into the compass.
Sima Hong then asked what happened.
Jing Fan explained the strange phenomenon in the well, and then the few people who had just arrived knew what Ying Zheng was worried about.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and asked: "Now it is confirmed that what is buried underground and blocking the way is the alloy that remained after the Yellow Emperor smelted 'my weapon'. What should we do now? Sir, do you have any suggestions?" ?”
Li Si smiled and said: "If this is the case, I would like to congratulate the king. Aren't these alloys exactly what we dream of?"
"That's right." Sima Hong said from the side, "As the saying goes, there is no place to go without iron shoes. We were busy looking for minerals outside, but we didn't expect that the finished product was buried under our feet."
"That's great." When Meng Yi heard that the alloy seemed to be buried underneath, he felt happy. He was probably thinking that he would not dig graves again in the future.
Meng Tian was also smiling from ear to ear. He didn't know whether he was happy for finding the alloy or happy for Meng Yi.
Jing Fan was not very optimistic and said: "That said, this alloy is several times harder than fine steel, and it is still a whole like a rock formation. It must be much more difficult to mine than ore. "
Meng Tian and Meng Yi's smiles froze on their faces.
"I'd better go and see for myself." Li Si walked to the edge of the well and said, "Since we can temper it into a liquid state and make it into 'my weapon', let's try it using the same method."
After that, Li Si quickly sat on the wooden frame and ordered the sergeant to put him into the well.
Ying Zheng also wanted to go down and see what was going on, so he sat on another wooden frame.
Meng Tian was worried and followed Ying Zheng into the well.
In this way, everyone present entered the well one after another.
The underground space has been excavated into a hall structure, with wooden beams supporting the middle and four corners.
At the end of the underground hall, there is a spiraling downward corridor, and there are excavated steps below the corridor.
Everyone followed Li Si and walked down the stairs until they reached another smaller hall.
There were torches burning around the hall, but the air inside was slightly filthy.
I saw a few sergeants carrying soil upwards in a pothole.
Everyone gathered around.
Jing Fan jumped into the pit and wiped the dust at the bottom of the pit with his hands. He saw a layer of gray-white hard material exposed on the ground, which indeed looked like a rock formation.
Jing Fan made a gesture and said: "The bottom of the pit dug downwards is filled with something similar to rock formations. The extent and thickness are not yet known. If it is really the alloy we are talking about, then all of it must be excavated. , but you need to put more thought into it.”
Li Si asked several other sergeants to come up, make some room, and jumped in after them.
Touching the hard stone with his hand, Li Si raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Yes, this is alloy."
"Do you have a way to move it, sir?" Ying Zheng asked urgently.
If such a large alloy cannot be transported out, not to mention using it to make "my device", even the previous drawings will have to be changed. In this way, it may not be delayed until how long.
Li Si stood up
He stood up, patted the dust on his hands, and said: "We can only rely on the tempering skills in the secret book, but all the instruments and solutions are stored in the Jing Kiln."
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go up and discuss it later."
Everyone responded, then pulled Li Si up and followed Ying Zheng back to the ground.
Since the matter was important and there were some things that were not convenient for other sergeants to know, the monarch and his ministers returned to the secret room.
"Your Majesty, it seems we need to make new plans." Jing Fan said first.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Indeed, when encountering such an unexpected incident, we should indeed re-plan. If you have any opinions, please tell us."
Sima Hong cupped his hands and said, "We just arrived here today. We don't know the key to this. We'd better listen to the opinions of Lord Tingwei and Leader Jing."
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said, "Sir, please tell me first, what decision should be made now?"
Li Si seemed to have made a plan, and said: "Your Majesty, there are only two choices now. One is to find out the range and thickness of the alloy, then ignore it, and then choose another entrance, but you have to re-examine the terrain. To draw new patterns.”
Li Si's meaning is very simple, which is to bypass the scope of alloys and find another way.
Ying Zheng was obviously not satisfied with this plan and asked in a deep voice: "What about the second method?"
"The second option is to move the entire Jing family class here." Li Siping said calmly, "and then spend some time and effort to take out all the alloys here. If so, this forging 'my weapon' We have the raw materials, but the flaw of this plan is that the construction period is unknown, and it may be extended by several years.”
After listening to Li Si's analysis, the secret room fell silent.
Everyone thinks that the second option is good and can kill two birds with one stone. However, no one can predict how much underground alloy reserves there are, and naturally no one knows how long it will take to get them all out.
If it were delayed for decades because of this, I am afraid that the soldiers digging the soil would not even be able to lift a shovel.
After thinking for a long time, Ying Zheng asked: "Sir, is there any way to detect the reserves of this alloy, such as black iron snails?"
Li Si shook his head.
"Then...is there any legend about the Yellow Emperor's legacy? How many magical weapons did he create?" Ying Zheng asked again.
Li Si hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head.
Ying Zheng felt that Li Si seemed to have something he couldn't say in public, so he looked at Jing Fan and said, "According to Mr. Wang, how difficult is it to redraw the pattern?"
Jing Fan frowned and said, "When it comes to drawing patterns, among the entire Jing family class, Liu An has the best skills, but it's a pity... Moreover, if the pattern is redrawn, the first thing to consider is how It is consistent with the ancient secret books, and it would be too childish to make modifications based on the drawings left by Liu An without entering the restricted area for on-the-spot investigation."
Baimeng book
Jing Fan's analysis was very thorough, and this is indeed the case.
"Then move the entire Jing family class here and temper the alloy here bit by bit. Do you have confidence?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"Of course I have this confidence. If there is too much alloy, it would be better to use more equipment and solutions for tempering. Besides, we still have 50,000 soldiers behind us. Even if we dig out all the large pieces of alloy, it won't be a problem. No." Jing Fan said righteously.
Hearing this, Meng Tian grinned.
These 50,000 troops are the foundation of the Meng family!
Do you have the heart to use it like this?
Ying Zheng
But he was amused by Jing Fan's words: "We still don't know how big this huge piece of alloy is and how heavy it is. If we want to transport it in its entirety, it is not possible manually. It seems that it is more appropriate to use the tempering method."
Everyone nodded, feeling that Ying Zheng's analysis was good.
"That's it. Starting tomorrow, we will expand the hole and dig out all the land above the alloy. No matter which method is used, work directly on the huge piece of alloy. This will also make it easier to detect the range and depth covered by the alloy." Ying Zheng Making the final decision, "Send a group of sergeants back to Xianyang to transport all the things used by Jingjiaban to make 'my weapons'. Regardless of whether they can be used or not, they will be kept as backup."
"I obey!" Everyone responded in unison.
"Let's all prepare our own preparations." Ying Zheng said, "We will discuss this at the main tent tomorrow."
Everyone resigned and went back to prepare.
Ying Zheng left Li Si behind and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what did you keep?"
Li Si smiled and nodded, and said: "Didn't the king just mention the legend about the Yellow Emperor? The minister thought, after all, the legend is not as real as what you have seen with your own eyes?"
"What do you mean by this?" Ying Zheng was a little confused.
Li Si, however, pretended to be ignorant and said: "Think again, Your Majesty, who has seen the Yellow Emperor with his own eyes?"
Ying Zheng thought for a moment, then slapped his forehead, wondering why he had forgotten this person.
Yaju!
This is Yaju's territory.
At that time, the Yellow Emperor also destroyed "my weapon" here and buried it deep underground.
Even if Yaizhen didn't witness it with his own eyes, he must know what happened.
Ying Zheng said happily: "It seems that if you ask Jia Sui, you should be able to know the approximate quantity of this alloy."
Li Si smiled and nodded.
Ying Zheng returned to the big tent and called Sima Hong and Meng Yi.
Sima Hong explained in detail what they had been doing these days, and Ying Zheng listened with interest and asked a few questions from time to time.
After listening to Sima Hong's narration, Ying Zheng said: "As for the current situation, my idea is that the search for ore cannot stop. Regardless of whether this alloy can be used by us in the end, it is a limited resource, and What is truly unlimited is the minerals in the mines.”
Sima Hong nodded in agreement.
"However, there should be some adjustments." Ying Zheng seemed to be thinking about something.
"Your Majesty, please make it clear." Sima Hong said.
"It is now the end of summer, and I am concerned about the growth of those original grain seeds." Ying Zheng said calmly, "So, I would like to trouble Lord Sima to inspect it again and arrange the order for harvesting."
Sima Hong smiled and said: "Your Majesty and Wei Chen really wanted to go together. This time when we came to Lishan, Wei Chen also wanted to mention this matter. After all, we can't delay it at this time."
"Well, that's right." Ying Zheng said, "Leave the matter of searching for minerals entirely to Meng Yi. You tell Meng Yi the addresses of all the minerals, and then go and deal with the matter of original grain planting."
"Wei Chen takes orders." Sima Hong said.
Ying Zheng turned to look at Meng Yi again and said: "Meng Yi, you still have the black iron snail, but the location of the ore search needs to be changed. Why not just within a hundred miles of Lishan Mountain? It's best to stay close to me, because maybe at some point, I will need Xuan Tielui's help just like today."
"Wei Chen understands." Meng Yi said with cupped hands.
"Okay!" Ying Zheng said happily, "Let's go have a drink, and I'll take care of you."
That night, there was a big banquet in the camp. Although some beef and sheep meat was missing to go with the wine, it did not stop the soldiers from drinking.
