Yue Guanchao whistled and gave Song Siyuan a proud look!
The three of them carried all four lynxes into the river valley and arranged them neatly in a row. It must be said that the fur of these beasts was good, thick, dense, shiny and plush, even better than the best mink and bear fur.
Yue Guanchao looked at the lynx, pinched his chin and said: "How about we peel off the lynx skin? Such a big lynx can make two or three pieces of clothing, which can be used to make another fur coat for the second uncle and the second artillery. The beast's The thief pulls Nuanhu."
Song Siyuan nodded: "Okay, let's skin them as soon as possible. Once the beasts die, their fur will be ruined if they are not peeled off in time. I don't see anyone around, so there probably won't be any danger."
The three of them made up their mind to get this fur. Yue Guanchao took out his dagger and peeled off the fur from the head of the lynx. He peeled off all four lynx skins three times, five times and two times, leaving only the red skeleton on the river beach. The surrounding streams are dyed like red oil and bright soup.
He struck while the iron was hot, used stream water to suck the blood off the fur, found a stone on the spot, and left it to dry with the skin and flesh facing up!
"Let's go. After we finish checking this place, these furs will be dried and can be taken away."
Without the threat of the lynx, the three of them walked a little easier. As they crossed the narrowest valley, their eyes suddenly opened up. It was more than a hundred meters wide from left to right. The stream was so vast that it was no different from a wide river.
They looked ahead and saw two rivers flowing separately, with rapids surging into the direction they were coming from. At the intersection of the two rivers, towering wild mountains blocked the road ahead, as majestic as the river guards!
This mountain wall was specially carved out into a flat surface, with obscure ancient texts carved on it, as if it had encountered a mysterious inscription recording a mythical story. Under the stone wall, there is an arched cave that remains on the river bank. It is very eerie under the cover of ice and snow, and the hot spring river water continues to flow out. It can be seen that Gold sand was washed out and clapped on both sides of the river bank.
After years of erosion, unique golden vein patterns appear on both sides of the river bank, shining brightly in the river valley.
Song Siyuan observed carefully that the mountain wall was old and had been eroded by wind and snow. It had fallen apart and split. She murmured: "Golden sand comes out of the Guanyin River. You can't find it without entering the secret valley. The Jinxuan Yamen is here. Please don't disturb the common people." .”
"What does this mean?" Yue Guanchao picked up the muzzle of his gun and pointed it at the arch hole to prevent any wild beasts from appearing again.
Song Siyuan put down the telescope and explained the origin of the stone wall inscription to Yue Guanchao: "Didn't I say before that this Jinsha Creek and canyon would not have been formed for two to three hundred years. This should be the gold mine of the former government."
She paused and continued to explain:
"I remember Yu Bo said that after the previous dynasty entered the customs, in order to send the resources from the Northeast to the capital, official offices would be set up in various places, which would be uniformly dispatched and managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These offices were mainly responsible for collecting Dongzhu and pearls for the royal family. For snow clams, ginseng, Diao mink skins, etc., the yamen that collects gold is called Jinxuan, and the chief officer Caijin Wula is responsible for smelting and mining gold."
"You can't understand the inscription on this, probably because it is a variant of the flag inscription. If the flag inscription appears in a gold mine, it means that the gold mine does not belong to the government. It is most likely a private gold mining mine of the royal family. Look at the dilapidated stone walls. The situation should be an abandoned gold mine from the previous government."
They didn't stop walking while they were talking, and waded through the stream to the cave. Before they stepped into the cave, they saw wild cats wailing and whimpering. She didn't know if she heard something wrong, but she always felt that these meows were very similar to the cry of a baby.
Click, the flashlight is turned on, and the light beam illuminates the arch hole.
After they walked into the arch cave and looked up at the overall view of the cave, it could be said that the entire wild mountain had been hollowed out and smashed clean. It could accommodate tens of meters of high-rise buildings and giant ships. After the huge arch cave cast bright sunlight, it could be seen clearly I saw countless large and small beams, which were nested with each other to support the top of the mine. Even the stone pillars were affixed with talismans and seals in an attempt to suppress evil spirits.
The underground river farther away flows out from the depths of the cave. It is wide but not deep, fast and clear. Decayed wooden pile water bridges are built on both sides of the underground river. You can see the neatly arranged square caves on both sides of the river bank.
Most of these caves have the same shape, with the mountain as the wall, and a stone cave dug inward, with a width and height of two to three meters. A hole is made in the lintel and a bird-wing eave is inserted. At the same time, a beam is built in front of the eaves, extending several meters out of the cave. Prevent falling rocks from hitting people.
Yue Guanchao led the two of them to wade across the underground river and go ashore along the pontoon on the water. Here, sand and soil were accumulated, gravel was densely covered, and ruts were clearly visible. As they walked into different caves, they also saw clearly the furnishings inside. , mostly tools used by Jinxuan households in the former dynasty to mine gold.
According to the wooden plaque in front of the cave, the functions of the cave are divided into different categories, such as sand washing room, grinding room, stone burning room, smelting room, material storage room, material preparation room, gold brick room, kitchen, and stove room. ... Most of them are laid out in a row, which can be said to be divided into categories and complete.
Song Siyuan took a flashlight and looked around, showing a look of realization:
"Our guess seems correct. This is indeed the private gold mine of the former royal family. These caves can complete all the processes from mining to smelting. The ancients needed to burn the ore with flames, then pour water to crush it, and finally grind it with a pestle. The powder is thrown into a blast furnace and burned. Although this simple alchemy method is impure, it can quickly collect gold ore and refine it into gold bricks of the same specifications. These gold stones should be smelted again in the capital to make higher-grade gold ingots. "
