Perhaps because they were happy about the arrival of Sima Hong and others, or perhaps because they were happy about finding alloy materials, Ying Zheng ordered the sergeants to drink freely.
However, early the next morning, as it was barely dawning, Ying Zheng and Li Si set out early to meet Yaizhen in the cave.
There was still a lot of snoring in the military camp, and even the sentry was drowsy.
Seeing that Ying Zheng was out on business so early, the two sergeants on guard duty immediately cheered up and looked at Ying Zheng with admiration.
After all, there is nothing wrong with getting up early every once in a while to deal with some urgent matters, but if you do it every day, you have to be admired.
Because he is the King of Qin, the King of Qin who can enjoy himself leisurely, and the King of Qin who does not need to be involved in everything.
After crossing the restricted area, Ying Zheng and Li Si came to the cave, but Yaizhen and Xi had not arrived yet.
"Sir, do you think these two seniors will suspend or even terminate the project because of the alloy issue?" Ying Zheng asked with a worried look on his face.
"Probably not." Li Si said with certainty. "This alloy matter has nothing to do with them, and they didn't pay special attention to it. Otherwise, they would have told us first about the alloy buried by Huangdi."
Indeed, Yaizhen didn't mention this matter before. It was definitely not because he wanted to hide something, but because he felt it was unnecessary.
Ying Zheng felt that his worries were unnecessary, so he stopped worrying and thought about how to proceed with the conversation with Ya Sui.
Not long after, the figures of Yaizhen and Xi appeared at the entrance at the other end of the cave.
Ying Zheng and Li Si stepped forward quickly, bowed and said politely, "Good morning, seniors."
Yaizhen nodded to Yingzheng and said, "Tell me, how was the progress yesterday?"
Ying Zheng cleared his throat and recounted everything he had encountered yesterday.
After listening to Ying Zheng's story in full, Yazhen said: "Yes, the Yellow Emperor destroyed the divine weapons in Mount Li and the remaining metals were not taken away, but buried underground."
"Does senior know the quantity of metals that senior Huang Di buried at that time?" Ying Zheng asked.
"I don't know this," Yazui said.
Even if you know it, you probably can't describe it, because in the concept of dragon clan, there are basically no units.
Li Si held up his hands and asked, "Senior, do you know how many soldiers Senior Huangdi equipped with the divine weapon 'My Weapon' at that time?"
Li Si still asked questions well.
Yaizhen thought for a while, as if he was looking through his memory: "I don't know the specific number of people later, but I remember that Huang Di once said that he only used three thousand soldiers to defeat them with magic weapons. Chi You.”
Three thousand?
Say too much but not too much, say too little too much.
Three thousand strong men holding "my weapons" were definitely an invincible force in the sparsely populated Yellow Emperor's era.
It's no wonder that after defeating Chi You, other tribes surrendered without a fight.
And these three thousand "weapons" must be no easy task judging from the collection of raw materials.
This number is too small for the current Ying Zheng.
If you tell us which country three thousand soldiers can defeat, you will probably be laughed out of your mind.
Even in a casual battle, three thousand people cannot play a critical role unless they devise a plan to win by surprise.
However, in terms of quantity, the alloy smelted by these three thousand "my tools" is quite appropriate.
If there are too many, it will be too much trouble and waste time.
If it's too little, mining won't be worthwhile.
"Senior," Ying Zheng said, handing over his hand, "This large piece of alloy is blocking the excavation route. I want to mine it out, can you?"
"As long as it won't damage the structure of the mountain or damage the fire eye, you can do anything." Jia Suiwei said lazily, "Besides, those materials were originally handed down to you by the Yellow Emperor and have nothing to do with me."
With these words from Jia Sui, Ying Zheng's heart completely dropped into his stomach.
"In that case, this junior knows what to do." Ying Zheng said angrily, "Junior, please retire."
After bowing and saluting, Ying Zheng and Li Si exited the cave together.
"Sir, I don't know how difficult it will be to mine these three thousand 'I-tools'?" Ying Zheng asked eagerly.
"If there are really only three thousand, as long as there is enough tempering solution, it won't be too difficult." Li Si replied.
"Then how much of the tempering solution is needed?" Ying Zheng then asked.
Li Si sighed softly and said, "My lord, do you still remember the black fire oil?"
When imitating Yangu paint, Li Si mentioned black kerosene to Ying Zheng, which contained the necessary materials for making Yangu paint. Later, Listo people bought some and then produced Yangu paint.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Of course I remember. Could it be that the solution used for tempering is related to the black fire oil?"
"That's right." Li Si said, "Actually, this black fire oil can be extracted into many kinds of raw materials. Last time, Weichen used two of them to make Yingu lacquer, and the remaining ones happened to be the raw materials for making the quenching solution, so Then the solution for quenching was made.”
"That means that if you want to make a solution that is enough to temper this large piece of alloy, you must have enough black fire oil?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si nodded slightly and said, "Exactly."
"But I asked Father Zhong before," Ying Zheng said, "He said that the laws of the Qin Dynasty strictly prohibit the mining of black fire oil, so the temple has no reserves of black fire oil, and it is impossible to find out where the black fire oil is mined. place."
"This mining of black fire oil is a long-term plan. I believe that if Meng Yi goes to explore slowly, he will eventually find it." Li Si said, "And if we want to solve the immediate emergency, why don't we do what we did last time and take a look? Where can I buy it?”
This sentence reminded Ying Zheng.
"I have heard from Hu Yu before that Zhao State seems to have a lot of black fire oil in stock. I guess there is no such ban there." Ying Zheng said.
"Then is the king sure that he can buy black fire oil from King Zhao?" Li Si asked.
Ying Zheng sighed, shook his head, and said, "Although he is my father-in-law, it still depends on how big our bargaining chip is."
"My Healing Game"
"It also depends on whether there are many means." Li Si added.
The two men looked at each other and smiled.
Back at the camp, Ying Zheng announced the decision to mine the alloy, and also proposed that black fire oil was needed to create the quenching solution.
Almost everyone agreed, but they also had difficulties.
Where can I get this black fire oil?
Ying Zheng stood up and said solemnly: "Now that the situation has changed, we should make corresponding adjustments. All ministers must obey orders!"
"I'm here." Everyone stood up and responded in unison with their hands raised.
"Lord Sima." Ying Zheng looked at Sima Hong and said, "You should set off today according to last night's plan to check the cultivation status of original grain seeds in various places."
"Wei Chen takes orders." Sima Hong cupped his hands and said.
"Meng Yi." Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi again and said, "In addition to your gold exploration team, you will lead another 10,000 Meng family troops to disperse around Lishan Mountain to explore the distribution of black oil and minerals. As for The scope can be expanded to Huashan and Hexi areas."
"Wei Chen accepts the order." Meng Yi said with his hands in hand.
"Meng Tian." Ying Zheng turned to look at Meng Tian.
"I'm here," Meng Tian responded.
"You have to stay in Lishan Mountain," Ying Zheng said. "Strictly guard the restricted area as usual, and then bring the remaining soldiers to the foot of the mountain for normal training. The mountain-opening operations here will be suspended for half a month."
Meng Tian looked slightly surprised, but still held up his hands and said: "Wei Chen accepts the order."
The reason why the work had to be stopped was because Ying Zheng and Li Si had to leave here, and no one went to Yajuan to report the situation. Moreover, the excavation could not continue unless the large piece of alloy was removed.
"Sir." Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said, "You and I will go back to Xianyang, and then bring all the Jing family members together."
All the belongings of the class were moved to Lishan Mountain, and the matter of collecting black kerosene was left to everyone. "
"Wei Chen takes orders." Li Si responded seriously like several others.
"Your Majesty." Jing Fan was the only one present who was not mentioned. He couldn't help but said anxiously, "If work stops here, then the humble minister..."
"You accompany Mr. Tingwei, and after you move everything here, temper the alloy bit by bit. If it is really effective, then forge 'my weapon' immediately. Don't forget, we are still working with you. Wei Liao has a bet." Ying Zheng looked at Jing Fan and said.
"Wei Chen takes orders." Jing Fan cupped his hands and said.
Ying Zheng looked around at everyone and asked, "Do you have any questions?"
Everyone looked at each other, seeming to be thinking about the problems they might encounter.
At this time, Meng Yi raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if we find out the location of the black fire oil, whether the black iron snail can be used, and how to dig it later, our soldiers have little experience."
Only Li Si seemed to be able to answer this question. Ying Zheng looked at Li Si.
Li Si said: "The black iron snail cannot detect the specific location of the black fire oil. As for how to dig out the black fire oil... I know a way, and I will tell you later."
"That's more Lord Tingwei." Meng Yi cupped his hands and said.
"You're welcome, Major General Meng," Li Si responded.
Ying Zheng looked at everyone again and asked, "Do you have any objections?"
Everyone shook their heads and said they had no objections.
"Okay, let's go back and prepare, and perform our duties tomorrow." Ying Zheng said neatly.
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng, Li Si, and Jing Fan rushed back to Xianyang with some people from the Jing family class and two thousand imperial guards.
In the evening, we finally returned to Jingyao.
Ying Zheng left the Jing family members to pack their things in the Jing Kiln and returned to the palace first.
Of course, on the one hand, he misses the lovely wives in the palace, but more importantly, Ying Zheng has something to discuss with Hu Yu.
When the five ladies saw that Ying Zheng was back, their enthusiasm remained undiminished and they were busy preparing a dinner for Ying Zheng.
At the banquet, Ying Zheng elaborated on what he had seen and heard in the past few days, and all the ladies were amazed.
"Your Majesty, you said that when you were digging the tomb, you encountered a big iron lump?" Wenxuan asked, blinking.
"What's the iron lump? That's called alloy." Hu Yu corrected.
"That thing is blocking the way, and it can't be broken?" Lan Ting said.
"In this case, when the king comes back this time, will he not leave for a while?" Minruo asked.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's legs felt a little weak.
Nan Su covered her mouth and laughed beside her without making any comments.
Ying Zheng patiently answered the questions raised by several ladies.
After dinner, Ying Zheng took Hu Yu into the inner room of the study.
Several other ladies looked at each other, not knowing why.
"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do with my concubine?" Hu Yu asked.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "You heard it just now. Black fire oil is needed to temper the alloy. I remember you said before that Zhao State seems to have black fire oil. Can you tell your father and sell it to me? How about some?”
"It's okay to talk about it." Hu Yu thought for a while and said, "But whether the father sells it or not, I can't decide whether I will sell it or not."
"It's not like there are no other benefits at all." Ying Zheng was still smiling, "Didn't you mention before that you wanted King Zhao to build a mausoleum for his disciples, and also brought Wei Liao's method of training new troops to the Kingdom of Zhao? Now we can do it together ”
"Really?" Hu Yu asked, his eyes widening.
"Of course it's true." Ying Zheng became serious, "I keep my word. I never lied to you."
Speaking of Jiuding, Ying Zheng suddenly thought of someone.
Lu Buwei.
He seems to have enjoyed a good time in Zhao Guopu.
