Li Zexuan didn't know that Yifang County was normal, but if it was Lan County, he would definitely know.
Modern proven iron ore resources in Shanxi Province include utilizable reserves of 100 million tons and unusable reserves of 514 million tons, ranking 4th in the country. This does not include Shanxi-style iron ore resources that are widely distributed but have not been explored. Limonite.
Among them, 89.3% of the identified iron ore resources are concentrated in Lanxian District (2 billion tons) and Wutaishan District (100 million tons).
In addition to iron ore resources, Lan County is also rich in other mineral resources, such as coal, iron, manganese, sulfur, marble, granite, etc.! It can be said that this is a real mining county!
And Lan County, which was called Yifang County during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, was the capital of Lanzhou at this time!
Therefore, it is not surprising that Fubin can find two iron mines, two sulfur mines and a large coal mine in Yifang County!
"Thank you, Master!"
In Fu Bin's eyes, Li Zexuan is a real big shot. Now that he can be praised by Li Zexuan, this guy is extremely happy!
"Ahem! Young Master! With all due respect, this coal mine is very difficult to mine. It would be fine if a large amount of charcoal could be extracted, but if there is no charcoal and it is all coal, then it would be a huge loss!"
Uncle Fu was obviously more stable and took a longer-term view. He said to Li Zexuan worriedly.
"Uh... Uncle Fu, why is charcoal useful... Oh! I understand! But you don't have to worry, Uncle Fu. For me, charcoal is useful, and so is coal!"
Just when Li Zexuan was about to ask why charcoal was useful but coal was useless, some memories from his previous life suddenly emerged. He quickly swallowed back the words that had reached his lips and then changed his words.
The memory of his predecessor told him that although people had begun to use charcoal at this time, coal had not yet become popular!
The history of ancient coal mines in China can be divided into four stages: the Pre-Qin period is the discovery and early development and utilization stage of coal; the Western Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties is the mature stage of coal development and utilization; the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty is the general development and great progress stage of coal development and utilization; The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the heyday of ancient coal development and utilization.
But it should be noted that what is mentioned above is coal, which mainly refers to charcoal, not coal. At least before the Song Dynasty, coal was not utilized on a large scale!
Because untreated coal dug out from coal mines is difficult to fully burn, and on the other hand, it emits a large amount of soot when it burns. Therefore, people would rather burn firewood than burn firewood. coal!
Because firewood emits less smoke than coal!
It was not until the late Tang Dynasty that the technology of using coal to make coke appeared.
According to records in "Ju Tan Lu" written by Kang Pian of the Tang Dynasty, when the wealthy and aristocratic children of Luoyang (Luoyang) used coal to cook, they would first burn the coal to remove the smoke, which was called cooked charcoal or charcoal refining. Then use this charcoal to cook rice. This kind of charcoal making is closer to coke, but since it is not fired intentionally and consciously, it is only the prototype of coke.
It was not until the Song Dynasty that coking technology was perfected, bringing my country's raw coal processing and utilization into a new stage, and the scope of coal use gradually became wider. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, my country's coal development and utilization reached its peak stage. Similar to the previous salt and iron dictatorship, coal mining rights were nationalized and coal mining taxes began to be levied!
"What? Young Master has a way to use raw coal?"
Fu Bin didn't think anything was wrong, but Fu Bo's eyes suddenly stared, he sat up straight on the sofa and said in shock.
Anyone with a little common sense will know that if raw coal can be used, what amazing wealth a coal mine can bring!
Li Zexuan did not deny it. He nodded happily and said, "I know some ways! So this coal mine must be mined! Whether it's charcoal or coal, we want them all!"
Uncle Fu said excitedly: "If the young master really has a way to utilize raw coal, then of course this coal mine must be mined!"
Li Zexuan smiled. He pondered for a long time, looked at Fu Bin, and asked: "Xiao Bin, you said you encountered some twists and turns in Yifang County. What exactly happened?"
Fu Bin scratched his head and replied: "Master, it's like this! When we first arrived in Yifang County, we were targeted by some local gangsters! Those gangsters heard our accents and knew that we were They came from Chang'an and wanted to collect tolls from us! Biaozi couldn't get angry, so he gathered his brothers and beat up those gangsters!
Originally, this was nothing, but who knew that those gangsters were related to the son of the magistrate of Yifang County. The son of the magistrate indiscriminately asked the yamen to take us back to jail. Fortunately, Biaozi's kung fu was better than those of the yamen. He was much taller and took advantage of the chaos to escape. Two days later, the county magistrate interrogated several of us, which was just a formality.
In the court, those gangsters became good people, but we became bullies who bullied the weak and feared the strong. The county magistrate and the county magistrate did not give us a chance to defend ourselves, and in just a few words, they sent us to a mine in the county to do hard labor!
Fortunately, Biaozi arrived in time, and brought the long history of the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion with him! It turns out that he went to Lanzhou Governor's Mansion to bring reinforcements with the young master's order in those two days! At that time, the governor of Lanzhou was not in the government office, so the chief governor came over!
What happened next was a matter of course. The magistrate of Yifang County failed to teach his son well and allowed his son to raise evil slaves and disturb public order. He was dismissed by the Lanzhou governor and investigated. The Yifang County magistrate was not spared! After the incident came out, a few of us searched for mineral veins in Yifang County and never encountered any obstruction again! "
After hearing what Fu Bin said, Li Zexuan said curiously: "Hey! There is such a thing? The governor of Lanzhou is not bad! Xiao Bin, you have worked hard this time!"
"Huh! Lord Hou, you don't have to sympathize with this kid! When you go out, you don't know how to change into ordinary clothes and keep a low profile, for fear that others will not know that you came from Chang'an City! There are so many people going to Yifang County, why don't those gangsters find other people? I have to find you guys? Aren’t you the ones to blame?"
Uncle Fu snorted coldly and criticized without mercy.
Fu Bin suddenly felt embarrassed, and it was obvious that Fu Bo's words touched his sore spot.
Li Zexuan glanced at Fu Bin, and then laughed and said: "Uncle Fu, you can't say that. This person was suddenly knocked to the ground while walking on the road. Can you blame the person who was knocked down for not going out today? Xiao Xiao Bin and the others didn't break any laws or discipline, so they couldn't help but fight back when bullied by gangsters, right?
I told them before they left that they are not allowed to actively cause trouble, but they cannot be afraid of trouble either! I think they performed quite well this time! Besides, this time, Xiaobin and the others unintentionally helped the people of Yifang County to eliminate a big harm. Not only was there no fault, but they also had merit! Ha ha! "
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