I Want To Be Qin II

The weather is turning cold.

Time is like running water, gone forever.

On this day, Ying Gao was looking at the bamboo slips piled up as high as a hill in the Sheriff's Mansion, when snowflakes floated outside the window, and heavy snow fell from the sky, as if he couldn't wait.

After years, this is the fifth winter day that Ying Gao has spent in Daqin. Looking at the snowflakes outside the window, he lowered his head to glance at the carbon fire in the study, his eyes flickered.

Due to the existence of the carbon fire, the study room is very warm, but the carbon fire is a carbon fire after all, to a certain extent it is inferior to coal, not to mention the heating of later generations.

At this time, Daqin could only rely on charcoal for heating. In the palace, there was no problem with wealthy families, but there were the most common people in the world.

...

"Maybe you can mine coal. Although anthracite is not easy to get, it's not impossible. After all, Daqin has the most powerful craftsmen in this era."

Thoughts were churning in his mind, and bright lights flashed in Ying Gao's mind. He knew in his heart that he had the final say in Sanchuan County, but he still couldn't make decisions about some things.

Especially when it comes to minerals such as copper and iron, which are national resources, it is even more difficult for the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce to get involved.

...

"Tie Ying, how much is a catty of carbon?"

Ying Gao knew in his heart that at this time, only dignitaries and aristocrats could afford to burn carbon, and ordinary people could not afford to pay the terrible price.

"My lord, 1 catty of carbon is 10 coins in Xianyang City, and 9 coins in Sanchuan County!"

Many people are not familiar with these things, but as Tie Ying Ruishi, they know these things well, seeing Ying Gao asking at this moment, they couldn't help but said hastily.

Although he didn't know why Ying Gao asked this suddenly, in his opinion, a young man like Ying Gao never needed to pay attention to these things.

"Is it so expensive?"

Ying Gao frowned slightly. Although he is the noble son of the Great Qin, he is considered ignorant of the five grains of the world, but he still has some understanding of the purchasing power of Qin Banliang in this era.

One stone in this era is about 27 Shijin in later generations, which is equal to 13 to 14 kilograms, and the price of grain in Daqin is about 64 yuan per stone.

This means that 1 kilogram of grain is equivalent to 4.22 renminbi.

In this way, even in Sanchuan County, 1 catty of carbon needs to buy 2 kilograms of grain, which can be said to be a sky-high price, and ordinary Chinese people simply do not have this purchasing power.

Thoughts flickered in his mind, Ying Gao looked at the map on the long case. He knew the location of Sanchuan County, probably the area around Sanmenxia, ​​Henan Province in later generations.

And in Sanmenxia, ​​there is an open-pit coal mine, and the reserves have reached about 20 million tons. The most important thing is that this is an open-pit coal mine.

Although there are no large-scale machines of later generations at this time, there is a certain possibility that it will be mined.

At this point, Ying Gao had an idea in his mind. Although the iron industry has not yet flourished in today's era, when coal is used in large quantities, it will inevitably lead to the prosperity of iron ore.

"The mining industry can only be in the hands of the royal family. There is no doubt about it, otherwise the father will not be able to pass the test!"

Thinking of this, Ying Gao turned his eyes and said, "Please invite Jing Yu over..."

"promise."

...

Now that Wang Hu was going to Daying in Jingxian County, Ying Gaoda had a rhythm that no one could use for a while.

After looking at the map for a long time, Ying Gao shook his head. There is indeed a mine in Sanmenxia, ​​but it is too far away from him, so it is not safe.

After all, Sanmenxia is very close to Shan County and not far from Hangu Pass. Even if it is mining coal mines, it may not be able to fall into the hands of Yinggao.

After being silent for a while, Yinggao turned his attention to Jing County. Zhengzhou is on the side of Jing County. In later generations, there are also coal mines in Zhengzhou, and there are a lot of reserves.

The most important thing is that all the coal mines in Zhengzhou are in Sanchuan County, and he is the governor of Sanchuan County, who belongs to the governor of the military and government.

In this way, the operation is very easy.

However, Wang Li is not available, so he can only use the Jing County Camp. After pondering for a moment, Ying Gao said, "Go and call Ma Xing over..."

"promise."

...

Although Ying Gao also knew that the rice had to be eaten bite by bite, but he didn't mind speeding up everything.

"It seems that it's time to go to Xianyang. It involves coal and iron. I'm afraid it won't work without passing through the father!"

...

"Ma Xing met the sheriff!"

After a while, Ma Xing arrived, and since both of them were in the county guard's mansion, they were extremely fast.

"sit!"

After waving his hand, Ying Gao poured a kind of rice wine and handed it to Ma Xing: "Jun Cheng, where are the best craftsmen on the Central Plains?"

"Report to the governor, in the Daqin Shang Workshop!"

After taking a sip of rice wine to warm up his body, Ma Xing hesitated, and said, "Does the county guard need craftsmen?"

"A large number of craftsmen are needed. After a while, you will call all kinds of craftsmen from Sanchuan County in the name of the county guard."

"The more people, the better!"

After saying a word, Ying Gao paused for a moment, and said, "Juncheng, winter is coming, and the sky is freezing. How are the people in Sanchuan County today?"

"How do they keep out the cold and survive this winter?"

"call……"

After being silent for a while, Ma Xing looked solemn, and said: "To tell you the truth, every winter, many people die because of the cold."

"Ordinary Chinese people don't have money to buy charcoal, so..."

...

People in this era don't have cotton.

On the land of the Central Plains, the earliest introduction should be during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but this only existed in the border areas, and it was actually introduced to the interior during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Promotion and mass production were in the hands of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty. Ying Gao remembered clearly that the origin of cotton was in India and Arabia.

Today's India is still in the era of the Maurya Dynasty. Although the Great Qin Dynasty is strong, it has not yet annexed the Central Plains, and it is not enough to expand its territory.

Therefore, only caravans can reach the Ganges River Basin to fetch cotton. It is just that the pioneering spirit has existed since ancient times, but it is made up of piles of human lives.

Thinking of this, Ying Gao couldn't help but set his sights on the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce.

"Why!"

With a sigh of emotion, Ying Gao's tone was a little low: "This is the case in Sanchuan County, and the entire Daqin County is even more so."

"Except for Bashu and Neishi, Sanchuan County should be regarded as the most prosperous county in the whole Great Qin."

"Charcoal is too expensive, it's useless!"

Ma Xing shook his head, sighed, and said: "It's not that the court is unclear, but so what if it is clear, there is no fundamental solution."

"It can only reduce the casualties of the people of the world..."

"Junshou, the most miserable people in this world are the people in the world. I am better in the Qin Kingdom. Although I live in poverty, I still have a bite to eat."

"Among the six kingdoms of Shandong, in some places, it's not that the eclipse of sons and daughters has never happened. In this world, years of wars and turmoil are far more difficult than any class..."