Xia Nan saw that Sun Yuanhua hit the nail on the head, and he was also impressed in his heart, it was not easy for the ancients to have such knowledge, and the other party was really a rare technical official. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Adults don't know. The strange man said that by sealing the coal and heating it, the scum of the coal that is useless for ironmaking can be removed. In this way, the pig iron can achieve the effect of being hard but not brittle. ”

Xia Nan only knew a little about the principle of coking, and he was not afraid to tell Sun Yuanhua that he would leak the technology, he was a highly educated person in the old time and space, and he still couldn't figure out the principle of coking, and he couldn't understand Sun Yuanhua's words. Besides, even if you know the principle of coking, you don't know the temperature required for coking, and if you don't have a suitable blast furnace, you can't smelt gray iron at the level of craftsmen at this time.

Sun Yuanhua was itching in his heart when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to bring this strange man to Dengzhou to make iron and cast cannons for him. He asked tentatively: "Brother Xia is so laborious, if the cannon is cast into ......"

Xia Nan patted his chest and made a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance: "Although the villain is a businessman, he has also read the book of sages, such a militaristic weapon, if it is done, it will naturally be given to the court to fight Tartar." ”

Sun Yuanhua stroked his beard and nodded, the son can be taught, if the other party has a meritorious reputation, he must try to give him a future.

Xia Nan looked left and right, approached Sun Yuanhua, and whispered: "I can't believe others, Futai has tried his best to train a new army for the imperial court, and everyone in the world sees it; Besides, the parishioners in the world are originally a family, and this credit naturally cannot be given to others......"

Although he prides himself on serving the imperial court and has no desire to pursue fame and fortune, how can he not have the idea of going to the next level when he is an official to the governor, Sun Yuanhua was very useful when he heard this, and said with a smile: "My brother is really a wonderful person." You might as well say bluntly, if you have any needs for this trip to Dengzhou, this official will definitely help, and in the three eastern prefectures, my words still work. ”

Not to mention that it works, the entire three eastern provinces of Shandong, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, except for the emperor's holy decree, are the biggest in your old man's family, Xia Nan said in his heart. With his half-truths and half-truths, he successfully hugged Sun Yuanhua's thigh, and this trip to Dengzhou was basically half successful.

The strange man said that there is no coal needed for iron smelting in Guangdong, and there is only one kind of inferior coal in Liangguang, Fujian and other places, which is not of great use. Shanxi produces the most coal, the coal quality is also the best, but the transportation is inconvenient, only the coal quality in Shandong is not inferior to Shanxi, and can be transported back to Guangdong by waterway, which is more convenient than the 6th road. So the villain came to Dengzhou this time for coal. ”

Sun Yuanhua sighed: "This strange man not only understands the iron-making and casting cannon, but also knows exactly where there is coal. If you have the chance, you will definitely meet it. He paused and coughed, "I wonder if Brother Xia can convince that strange man to come to Dengzhou to make iron and cast cannons?" If you can cast the kind of Hongyi cannon that is not easy to explode and dedicate it to the imperial court, I can play the emperor and ask for an official position for the two of you. ”

Xia Nan hurriedly waved his hand: "The villain just wants to contribute to the fight against the Tartars of the imperial court, not to seek officials, and the beautiful villain of Futai understands it." However, it is not possible to come to Dengzhou to cast cannons, not because we are unwilling, but Dengzhou does not have good iron ore, and the climate in Guangdong is warm and moist, and the climate in Shandong is dry, in contrast, Guangdong is more conducive to casting cannons. ”

These words are half-true and half-false, the so-called climate theory is pure nonsense, but Sun Yuanhua knew that Guangdong's cannon casting has always been superior to the north, and he didn't doubt it, but just sighed: "In this way, I don't have the chance to see that strange person, but as long as it is cast into a cannon, Brother Xia must be transported to Dengzhou." Don't worry, you serve the imperial court, and you will not let you suffer, how about selling each cannon for two thousand taels of silver? ”

Two thousand taels of silver is considered the cost price of casting Hongyi cannons nowadays, and Sun Yuan turned Guigui into a governor, but he did not dare to raise the price, because the money allocated by the imperial court to purchase firearms was limited after all.

"As much as the adults say, I don't make any money from the court, I just want to protect the capital." Summer Nan agreed to come down according to his words.

Not to mention whether Sun Yuanhua could save his life after the Dengzhou Rebellion - after the Dengzhou Rebellion in history, under the framing of Wen Tiren and his henchmen, Chongzhen settled accounts after the autumn, not only dismissed Sun Yuanhua from his position, but also executed him on the charge of rebels - even if history deviated due to his arrival, Sun Yuanhua did not lose his official position and lost his life, and it would not hurt to sell him a few cannons at that time, anyway, the weight of Hongyi cannons can only be used to defend the city, and there is no threat to himself.

The meeting with Sun Yuanhua went very smoothly, and to paraphrase a phrase from the old time and space, the two sides had in-depth discussions, exchanged views, and reached a consensus in a friendly atmosphere.

Sun Yuanhua was happy to get a potential boost - if this cannon was cast, it could not only add victory to the Liaodong battlefield, but also help his career to a higher level. Xia Nan was excited to get Sun Yuanhua's support, as long as Sun Yuanhua did not fall, not only would the coal mine be guaranteed, but after the mutiny, maybe he would be able to absorb refugees in Dengzhou and replenish the army and labor force.

Out of the governor's yamen, Yang Youji and others who were waiting surrounded him. Xia Nan proudly shook Sun Yuanhua's name card in his hand - with this thing, it can basically be said that it is unimpeded in the Dongsanfu, not to mention digging and transporting coal, and the rest is to find a coal mine.

Officially, things are going well, but the search for Longkou Coal Mine has experienced twists and turns. According to Lin Weiye, Longkou Coal Mine is located in Longkou City, Shandong Province, southwest of Penglai City, but both of them ignored that this is the administrative division of the old time and space, and there is no name Longkou in this time and space.

With all their efforts, everyone didn't inquire about the place of Longkou. Xia Nan suddenly remembered the scene when he and Lin Weiye were looking for Shilu Iron Mine, and the locals didn't know the name Shilu, only Yayuling. He changed his strategy and inquired directly about the county southwest of Penglai, the capital of Dengzhou, and soon asked about the name of the place, which turned out to be called Huang County in the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone went straight to Huang County. Huang County is very close to the capital city of Dengzhou, and it is more than ten miles away.

Lin Weiye remembered correctly, there was indeed a coal mine here, and someone had hired people to mine it at this time, but the daily mining volume was not large, and it was mainly sold to neighboring prefectures and counties for heating purposes. The mine owner's surname is Li, he is a big local family, and he has been a jinshi in the clan, and he can also be called a wang clan in Dengzhou. (To be continued.) )