Mining requires excavation, and exploration methods rely on experience rather than scientific and technological instruments, and the exploration of minerals is not so simple.

In the early days, they walked around the empire, especially when they entered the newly occupied areas to explore whether there were any minerals, mainly looking for copper and iron ore, and then added the responsibility of finding silver, gold, saltpeter, and sulfur ore.

There are many saltpeter mines in China, such as Nanjun and Changsha counties, but there are not many sulfur mines. Of course, the search for these two types of minerals is to mass-produce gunpowder, there are many saltpeter mines, and sulfur mines are only found on the side of the Lujiang River, and the navy only has enough sulfur sources when they find Iwo Jima.

People who have studied mining can understand that some of the ores produced by many minerals in nature are mineralized with radiation, and there is no protection for mining, and there may be nothing for a short time, and various diseases will be produced after a long time, the most common is skin diseases, which will cause the internal organs of people to be diseased.

Lu Yi originally thought that the task assigned by his father should not be too complicated, but half a month after that court meeting, he was immediately stunned when he saw a piece of ore sent from Yangxian.

Yangxian County is actually the modern Wuxi, the Celestial Empire is one of the world's top ten uranium ore countries, and there is a uranium mine in Wuxi.

Almost after the end of World War I, the German Prussian government's trade in China has been until the Weimar government and continued to the reign of the German Third Reich, when the government of the Republic of China ~ and the German Third Reich traded, and the government of the Republic of China ~ sold ore to Germany, one of which was uranium produced in Wuxi.

What kind of ore did Yangxian County bring over quickly? It is a uranium ore that looks very bright, with yellow and green colors interlaced!

"It's beautiful!" Shusun Tong must have thought that it was a treasure of uranium, and he even approached and reached out and touched it a few times: "It is much brighter than jade and jade." Is it a newly discovered gemstone? ”

Lu Wei knew that thing was uranium ore thanks to the modern Internet, he was once curious to know what nuclear ~ weapons are all about, and he had specifically looked for relevant information. How to make a nuclear ~ weapon Of course, I didn't find out, but what raw materials are needed for nuclear ~ weapons can be found, and he has seen pictures of uranium ore more than once, so he recognized it at a glance.

Shusun Tong is not wrong in thinking that uranium ore is a treasure. But this kind of treasure is not a gem, Lu Yi was a little speechless when he saw that his uncle and grandson Tong kept touching the uranium ore, so he hurriedly asked someone to wrap it tightly and then take it away.

There are no protective suits against radiation, and there is no equipment to seal them, only as far away from the uranium ore as possible.

"Is there a large number of people who are sick?" Lu Yi asked the person from Yangxian County: "Is it only the miners who are sick, or the surrounding residents are also sick." What about the symptoms that appeared? ”

"What's wrong?" Shusun Tong was quite puzzled, he could see Lu Yi's nervousness, and looked at his hand that had touched the uranium mine. Somewhat hairy, he asked, "Your Highness means that that ore is poisonous?" ”

"Poisonous!" Lu Yi replied in the affirmative, he said: "In nature, the more colorful things are, the more dangerous they are. ”

It is really such a law, the more colorful the natural world, the more dangerous it is, the empire has proved this truth countless times in Lingnan, and the subsequent naval landing on various islands has also confirmed this law.

"Huh!?" Uncle Sun Tong's face immediately turned bad, and he vigorously rubbed the clothes on his body with his hand that had touched the uranium ore. The mouth keeps asking: "Poisonous? Wouldn't I be poisoned if I touched it!? He looked frightened.

Lu Yi said with a smile: "Doctor." If you touch it, it is estimated that it is not poisoned, but if it is poisoned...... It should be those who touch it first to die first, but aren't they still alive and well? ”

Uncle Sun Tong subconsciously looked at the county of Yangxian County, and his eyes were full of exploration.

"But I suggest you freshen up and change into your clothes, and burn the clothes you are wearing." Lu Yi finished speaking to his uncle and grandson. looked at the person in Yangxian County.

A man sent by Yangxian County was a man about forty years old, and he was the county governor of Yangxian County. The expression on his face was also very bad, in order to ensure that the uranium ore he carried was not lost, he was inseparable from the uranium ore along the way.

Yang Liang is the name of the county of Yangxian County. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his voice was a little weak. Said: "Thirty percent of miners are sick ......"

The mining of that coal mine in Yangxian County seems to have been going on for more than five years? That is, after the application and utilization of coal mines in the empire were developed, Yangxian County explored and put coal mines into mining.

“…… We have not found similar ores before, but during the mining period, we have found a small amount of gold and silver ore, as well as gypsum, graphite and other minerals, and it was only last year that the ore called uranium ore was discovered. Yang Liang's voice was really empty, and the sweat on his forehead kept pouring out when he spoke, and he kept reaching out to wipe the sweat with his sleeve, and continued: "The coal mines produced are used to make coal nests in Huiji County, Huizhang County, Jiujiang County, and Minnan County, and have always had good economic benefits......

Coal nest? In fact, it is a processed product, which is used for cooking and other purposes, that is, coal honeycomb.

"Bring in a futon." Lu Yi commanded, and naturally there were palace maids to work. He beckoned Yang Liang to sit down and said, "If you only get along with uranium ore day and night on the way here, you don't have to be afraid if you don't have too much contact with each other." ”

"Minister...... Xiao Chen usually goes to the mine! Yang Liang didn't breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, but his voice was full of tears: "Yangxian can be so rich, because of the benefits brought by coal mining, Xiaochen is in charge of this part and often goes to the mine." ”

"Did you go to the mine?" Lu Yi asked according to his impression of the officials of the Celestial Empire, pondering that even if Yang Liang often went to the mine, it would be a formality.

Yang Liang cried even more and said, "You need to understand the operation of the mine, how can you not go to the mine?" ”

Lu Yi said "uh", every dynasty, and even every government, in fact, the administrative atmosphere is different. At the beginning of the founding of every country, it is basically the best time for the administrative atmosphere, because at the beginning of each change of dynasty, there is something prosperous.

Of course. The prosperity at the beginning of the change of dynasty was not entirely due to the good atmosphere of the officials, but mainly because the war had sharply reduced the terrifying population, the land of the new dynasty was vacant, and there were officials who worked seriously, coupled with the redistribution of land by the new imperial court, there were few internal contradictions, and there was naturally harmony. A harmonious society naturally has the foundation for prosperity.

The empire has a procuratorial office, and the procuratorial office has the responsibility of supervising civil and military officials, whether Yang Liang is serious or not, the director of the procuratorate, Yan Bike, is present.

Yan Bi had checked Yang Liang's relevant records in advance, and when he saw Lu Yi looking at it, he recognized that Yang Liang was indeed a hard-working county man.

What kind of diseases can be caused by uranium radiation? In fact, as long as it is radioactive, any object can cause cancer to living things, and then Lu Yi listened carefully to Yang Liang's description of the miner's illness, and sure enough, he heard about frequent vomiting, hair loss, weakness and so on.

"That's carcinogenic......" Lu Yi was depressed and helpless at this time. He thought to himself, "Daddy must have seen something." ”

Lu Yi had already seen it, and the situation in Yangxian County must have been reported to the emperor's side, and his father must have known what was going on. The reason why he handed over what happened in Yangxian County to him was obviously not only as simple as assigning tasks, but also some kind of temptation.

There are many smart people since childhood, but a person has been living habits for more than 20 years...... Even the habit of speaking words, even if you have tried your best to hide it, will reveal some flaws.

The emperor must have the intention of examining the school when he assigned it to the prince of the prison country, and people who don't know the inside story will only think that the emperor is testing the ability of the prince of the prison country, but Lu Yi knows the complexity inside.

"Daddy must have noticed it!" Lu Yi thought in his heart: "What should I do? ”

Yang Liang continued to tell. He said that there are more than 2,000 miners in Sancheng, and some residents near the mine are sick. It can be called a relatively significant event.

After listening to the narrative, Lu Yi asked a key question: "Is the mine closed?" ”

Yang Liang replied truthfully: "Some of the areas where that kind of ore was found have been closed. ”

In other words, the coal mine is still in operation area, and it is not completely closed?

Lu Yi asked: "Where did the relevant orders come from?" ”

This time, Yang Liang didn't answer immediately, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and finally hesitated: "The minister received an order from the county order and acted in accordance with the order of the county order." Other...... I don't know. ”

That's a bit complicated, I don't know if it's the county order's own idea, or the emperor's response.

It's the discovery of uranium! Uranium ore is one of the raw materials for nuclear ~ weapons, it has radioactive and radiological properties, and there are not enough scientific and technological means to prevent radiation at this age. Not to mention whether to mine uranium ore is a death, even if it is mined, what can it do with today's scientific and technological level?

The ancients didn't know what radioactive radiation was, and it didn't make sense that Lu Zhe wouldn't know, but there were no coercive measures on the emperor's side, so Lu Yi didn't understand what the situation was.

“…… Not only Yangxian County, but also the entire Huiji County accounted for a large proportion of the taxes in that coal mine. Yan Bi must have consulted the relevant information, he looked at Lu Yi and said, "In addition, several counties rely on the supply of coal from Yangxian County. ”

In this way, Lu Yi understood a little, it was precisely because of the importance of that coal mine that it did not completely stop production after such a major event.

"The miners who mine the coal are slaves, aren't they?" Lu Yi got Yang Liang's answer, then looked at Yan Bi and Uncle Sun Tong, and asked, "Uncle Bi, doctor, what do you think should be done?" ”

It's such a routine, no matter how old Lu Yi's mind is, he is now a nine-year-old child, and he usually shows no problem with being smart, but if he is too smart, there will be some problems. In addition, it's not that a nine-year-old child can't handle administration, and twelve-year-old Ganluo can still be the prime minister, but some of Lu Zhe's behaviors make Lu Yi hesitate and be a little jealous.

Yan Bi and Shusun Tong glanced at each other, their eyes were a little different, Yan Bi was very bland, but Shusun Tong had the heart to give some suggestions.

"The usual example is that in the event of a widespread epidemic, the area is quarantined on a regional basis." Seeing Lu Yi nodding, Shusun Tong continued: "Given that the mines are all alien slaves, and the counties depend on the coal mines of Yangxian County, the mines can operate as usual, but the surrounding imperial subjects should be relocated and isolated. ”

Quarantine is a common practice for infectious diseases such as plagues, and has been handled in this way throughout the ages. The uranium ore itself is radioactive, but it is not contagious after the onset of the disease, and this knowledge is common knowledge for Lu Yi, but he does not intend to say it.

"Since there are examples, let's do as the doctor says." Lu Yi asked Yang Liang with a smile: "Can it be executed?" ”

Yang Liang said hesitantly: "The miners are all alien slaves, in order to take care of them, there are five hundred armed men, and the overseers are also the subjects of the empire, this ......?" ”

It didn't matter how many alien slaves died, so no one cared about the life or death of the slave miners, but so many alien slaves always needed supervision and supervision, which was indeed a big problem.

"In this way," Lu Yi said in a suggestive tone, "select some more obedient aliens as overseers, give them relatively good treatment, and use them to supervise the rest of the slaves?" Then, the perimeter of the mine was cordoned off. If necessary, local county soldiers can also be mobilized to carry out a joint blockade, is it feasible? ”

"There has been an outbreak of plague in Linzi County and Jiaodong County, and there are many officials in the empire who have experience in dealing with related issues." Yan Bi said with a smile: "If His Highness needs it, you can let people pick out the resumes of relevant officials." ”

Lu Yi also showed a smile, but he thought in his heart: "Uncle Bi must have received some instructions, but it's not good to tell me, so he can only help in another way?" ”

There are also many examples of promoting aliens to be overseers in the empire, especially in the Lingnan and Wa Islands, which also proves that promoting alien overseers can effectively transfer the hatred value of aliens.

There are fewer things to promote foreign races in the hinterland of the empire, that is because there are more positions that need to be arranged in the hinterland of the empire, and more jobs can only be set aside for their own people.

came up with a seemingly feasible plan, and Shusun Tong wrote an administrative order, Lu Yi signed it, and then sent it to the ruling government for confirmation and sealing, and Yang Liang, who got the order, also set off to rush back to Yangxian County.

"Is it from His Highness's will, or is it?" Xiao He asked Shusun Tong.

The uncle and grandson laughed and said nothing.

Xiao He hesitated and asked, "Your Highness intends to go to Yangxian?" ”

"No, His Highness is a prisoner, how could he leave Nanling?" Shusun Tong said with a smile: "Your Highness means that among Your Highness's heirs, there is also Prince Qi who is also in Nanling, so it is better for Prince Qi to go to Yangxian." ”

Xiao He was stunned when he heard it. (To be continued.) )