Stone mountain.
This area has many mountains and forests and is rich in rocks.
However, most areas are developed and monopolized by major aristocratic families.
It is simply impossible for ordinary people to mine. First, the distance is long, second, there are no digging tools, and third, there are no good means of transportation.
Under various conditions, not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary wealthy people are unable to do anything.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the industry, and only aristocratic families who specialize in this industry can mine stones safely, completely, and efficiently.
Jiaozhou was Li Zhao's fiefdom. The last time the court rewarded Li Zhao, he was given a lot of rights. Even the iron mines could be mined privately, let alone the stone mountains.
However, Li Zhaowei never revealed it to the outside world.
To this day, when Li Zhao brings Lin Hairong and other members of aristocratic families who specialize in this industry, countless people have gathered around.
Although many ordinary people have never been in this industry, they also know that it is extremely dangerous.
"Is that His Highness Prince You?"
"of course!"
"I didn't expect His Highness to be as dark as us."
"What you're saying is that His Highness is exposed to the sun every day, so it's strange that he doesn't get dark."
Laughter spread.
They came here actually to watch the fun.
Only these aristocratic families or business people would come to Li Zhao. They wanted to see if there were any new tools today?
"The difficulty of mining this stone is second only to iron ore. If His Highness Prince You relies on manpower to excavate, it will be quite difficult."
"Stone mining is very dangerous, and if you do something wrong, someone may die!"
"I wonder if Your Highness will use fire or water?"
People who know the relationship couldn't help but say.
There are not many ways to mine stone. The first step is "locating"!
Through positioning, the quarry master will observe the color, texture, and shape of the rock formations to determine the type and quality of the stone.
This is very important for a series of subsequent developments.
Since there is no large machinery to assist, the mining methods can also be summarized as: excavation, fire, water mill, and iron chisel!
Excavation is the oldest mining method, which involves digging a square groove around the stone and hitting it with a hammer until the stone breaks. It usually requires the cooperation of two or more people.
Fire burning has lower requirements on the quality of the stone. It is burned first and then cooled. After the stone cracks, it can be mined from the cracks. This is the most commonly used method.
Water grinding actually belongs to post-production and is generally used less.
Chisels and hammers are the most commonly used manual mining techniques, requiring skill and endurance. Mining large rocks consumes time, material resources and manpower.
This method is suitable for mining large and giant stones, breaking them down into various small stones, and finally carving them.
Overall, it's time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Another method is to use simple mechanical devices to hoist heavy iron objects, pull them up by manpower, and then drop them heavily on the excavated area to open a gap in the excavated area.
This is even more time-consuming and labor-intensive, and also quite dangerous.
But for aristocratic families, it doesn't matter whether it's dangerous or not, just making money.
Therefore, there are really not many people who can do this.
Although Lin Hairong and others were a little embarrassed by Li Zhao's ruthless attitude, they still came with Li Zhao.
They wanted to see how this arrogant King You mined stone?
If the method they used is used, then everyone can laugh at it freely.
Even if King You uses the same method, the efficiency and experience will definitely be inferior to them.
There are more and more people.
Li Zhao's people were all in place. Li Bin came to Li Zhao and said a few words, and Li Zhao nodded.
"Locate it first, and then we'll mine the largest stone mountain." Li Zhao said.
"Yes!" Li Bin came forward with the bullock cart and tools.
"Huh? Why is it him?"
"Commander You Wangwei can also mine stone? Is it true?"
"No way? You King Li Zhao actually used his own people to mine?"
The onlookers exclaimed that they thought King You would find someone who could cooperate with him for help, but they never thought that Li Zhao would directly ask the commander of King You's guards to take action.
Under the spotlight of everyone, Li Bin and his people stepped forward to make arrangements.
In the area under the Shili Mountain, Li Bin waved, and You Wangwei immediately took the prepared protective fence and blocked the entire area under the Shili Mountain.
Although this kind of protective measures is also available in major quarries, it is not as comprehensive as Li Zhao's preparation.
There are three layers of protective fences, and they all look extremely heavy.
After placing the protective fence in place, Li Bin put on special clothes and led people to quickly go up the mountain to locate the location.
Countless eyes were staring at Li Bin. They did not expect that King You would directly choose the most difficult one.
Mining such a large stone mountain is likely to be in vain.
Li Bin and the positioning master quickly determined the location and immediately had people start planting explosives.
"how?"
"no problem!"
Soon, Li Bin and the staff were determined and immediately started running to the top of the mountain, while the rest of the staff quickly dispersed.
"This...is this?"
Lin Hairong and other people from major aristocratic families all laughed.
What are you doing?
Can you open stones with just a few fiddles?
Li Bin waved the flag at the top of the mountain, and Li Zhao and the others could see it clearly. When Li Zhao confirmed the ignition, Li Bin at the top of the mountain immediately lit all the fuses.
The flames burst out, and Li Bin and the others quickly formed a protective formation with shields, and everyone huddled together.
This scene made Lin Hairong and the others laugh.
They have never seen people so afraid of death when mining stone.
Those who didn't know better thought that Li Bin was on the battlefield, engaging in military formation exercises.
Li Zhao immediately led his people to stay away. Although this distance was very safe, he was still afraid of death.
I saw that the fire was not burning very fast and could still be seen.
"Hahaha... This method of opening stones is really unheard of..."
Boom!
Amid the roaring cold wind, the moment a loud noise erupted, it seemed as if the entire sky collapsed.
Amidst the loud noise, smoke billowed, rocks flew, and the ground shook.
All the onlookers squatted down or lay down subconsciously almost immediately.
Everyone had a look of shock on their faces, and their eyes were filled with fear.
Boom!
Bang bang!
They saw that the fence in front of them had been knocked over.
Fortunately, Li Bin had people prepare three layers of fences before, otherwise the big stone would roll down, who knows how far it would roll.
This scene completely silenced Lin Hairong and others who were still laughing.
The shields of Li Bin and others on the top of the mountain also clanked.
Although they were not injured, their faces were extremely pale.
They were not far from the explosion area, and the vibration was the strongest. At the moment of the explosion, they felt as if the ground was about to split.
That deafening roar still seems to be echoing in my ears.
Everyone's hands clenched the shield, their knuckles were a little blue, and their hearts were extremely uneasy.
What exactly did the prince research?
Why is it so powerful?
Even though Li Bin didn't speak, everyone dared to move.
The area halfway up the mountain was still filled with smoke and dust.
When the smoke and dust dissipated, an extremely huge pit was revealed. Countless cracks spread out, exposing the entire stone wall.
"Everyone, is my stone mining okay?"
