The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 496: Suicide
When Xu Rong learned that the emperor did not ask him to go to welcome him, but instead wanted him to continue exploring coal mines on his own, it was exactly what he wanted.

Based on Zhuge Liang's exploration over the past two days, it has been confirmed that there are large coal mines in the southern part of Xiangping.

Coal mining in Handan and other places mostly uses the grooving method, which is to first use a hand pick to open a horizontal groove in the lower part of the coal wall of the working face to cause cracks in the coal seam, and then use a hammer wedge to knock and chisel the upper part to make the coal blocks fall.

However, Zhuge Liang discovered that the Xiangping Coal Mine was a very thick coal mine and could not be mined using the simple trenching method.

So Zhuge Liang first dug two shafts, and two main tunnels called "Zhengwo Road" and "Feng Road", then excavated a drift parallel to the main transport tunnel along the inclination direction of the coal seam, and finally excavated a slope called "Wo Road" and various small tunnels to divide the coal seam into several small pieces. In this way, the phased mining method can be adopted during collection. First, a part of it is mined and then filled. After some time, the pressure of the rock around the goaf will cause the unmined coal seam to move, compact it tightly, and then be mined again.

In addition, Zhuge Liang used a wooden windmill and braids to make a wind tunnel, which he installed at the wellhead. He then had the wind tunnel coated with yellow mud to prevent air leakage, with one end extending to each work surface and the other end connected to the windmill. By cranking the windmill manually, air could be sent to the well.

After arranging all this, the first batch of coal was finally mined successfully.

Gather and ignite.

A cloud of black smoke rose from the coal, but Xu Rong did not look disgusted. Instead, he showed a look of delight.

This smoke is simply amazing!

Xu Rong could see that the burning rate of coal was much lower than that of charcoal!

In the past, a family in Liaodong might have to pile up a yard full of firewood to survive the winter... But now, perhaps just a few stones of coal are enough to get through the long winter nights in Liaodong!
"Kong Ming! Kong Ming! What can I say?"

Because of his special status, Xu Rong never dared to get too close to literati like Zhuge Liang.

But at this moment, Xu Rong didn't care about anything else. He stepped forward and gave Zhuge Liang a bear hug: "Kong Ming! From today on, you will be the second parent of my Liaodong people!"

"..."

Zhuge Liang was nearly strangled to death by Xu Rong.

But he still tried his best to defend himself: "These are all things that the emperor came up with when he was in Handan..."

But Xu Rong still shook his head: "Handan is Handan, Liaodong is Liaodong!"

"This coal is used to increase government revenue in Handan, but in Liaodong it is life-saving!"

"..."

When Zhuge Liang saw Xu Rong like this, he smiled helplessly twice.

"General Xu, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

Xu Rong was full of respect for Zhuge Liang at this moment.

In other words, it is respect for knowledge.

After some hesitation, Zhuge Liang decided to tell Xu Rong:

"From what I've observed, there are more than just coal mines here."

"There are probably still a lot of iron ore in the north."

"In addition to iron ore, I suspect there are also gold mines here, and the reserves are extremely large..."

?

Xu Rong's lips trembled slightly: "Kong Ming, what did you say?"

"call."

Zhuge Liang looked at this piece of land that had not yet been fully developed with envy.

“The richness of this place far exceeds anyone’s imagination.”

"The only things that can limit this place are probably food, severe cold, and roads."

"but……"

Zhuge Liang was a little unsure because he had seen many farmlands with black soil in Liaodong.

And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Zhuge Liang always felt that although Liaodong was bitterly cold, the growth of crops, especially on the black farmland, was much better than that in the Central Plains.

If Zhuge Liang's guess is correct, the food problem in Liaodong should be solved soon.

Because with the mining and application of coal mines, the severe cold in the north will no longer be an obstacle to people's escape.

The rest of the transportation...hiss!

Zhuge Liang suddenly took a breath of cold air at this moment!
Because he remembered that the emperor had previously planned to open sea routes from Liaodong and Qingzhou, and to dredge them all the way to Luoyang.

At that time, Zhuge Liang thought that the emperor just wanted to strengthen his control over Liaodong, and was willing to do this at a loss.

But with Zhuge Liang's discoveries in Liaodong, he always felt that Liaodong had the potential to develop into a super rich county!

Perhaps in the near future, Liaodong will even surpass Weijun and Bohaijun and become the largest county in Hebei?

Especially... once the emperor insists on promoting sea transportation, Liaodong will surely soar into the sky in the future!
Zhuge Liang just felt his scalp tingling at this moment.

People all say that Zhuge Liang is as smart as a demon.

But Zhuge Liang realized today that compared with the emperor's foresight, no matter what he did, he would always be one step slower!
"But why is the emperor so determined to develop the East?"

Strong trunk and weak branches.

This is the consistent political tactic of the Central Plains dynasties.

But the emperor clearly went against the trend in this matter.

I can’t figure it out…

I really can’t understand it!
However, after struggling for a while, Zhuge Liang stopped considering this issue.

If you can’t figure it out, just ask the emperor next time we meet.

If the emperor is unwilling to tell, it must be that he thinks the time has not come yet, then just wait patiently.

Instead of hesitating here, it would be better to explore more mineral veins and study the black farmland in Liaodong to see what is so magical about it...

While Zhuge Liang and Xu Rong were digging in the vast Liaodong, Liu Bei had already escorted Gongsun Du, Jian Weiju, Gao Yanyou, Queen Yu and others to Sanshanpu, waiting for the emperor.

Queen Yu is simply dazzled these days!

The city of Xiangping, which was thought to be impossible to capture even if the Han army was exhausted, was captured with a "bang".

Gongsun Du, who was originally thought to be extremely powerful, was captured by the Han army like a dead dog.

Even Buyeo, the noisy neighbor of Goguryeo, was on the brink of destruction!
Queen Yu then realized that the strength of the Han army was far beyond her imagination!
That emperor was even more terrifying than she could imagine!
All the little thoughts I had originally had were restrained.

In the past, Queen Yu always believed that all men were the same and there was nothing that couldn't be solved by spreading their legs.

But now, facing the Han emperor whom she had only heard of but never seen, Queen Yu finally realized that gods really do exist in this world!

All those dirty thoughts turned into the purest fear at this moment, hiding in her eyes, making her look fearful; and filling her calves, making it difficult for her to move!
Even Queen Yu was like this, not to mention King Goguryeo of Goguryeo Ko Yeon-woo and King Jian of Buyeo.

The two of them seemed to have not yet recovered from the sudden change. Their eyes were dull and their expressions were blank.

Only Gongsun Du is still considered an ordinary person.

He came to Sanshanpu openly and asked Liu Bei for meat for dinner, saying, "Isn't it sad that a man can't eat meat?"

But on the second day, someone found Gongsun Du biting his tongue and committing suicide in the tent...

Everyone knows that Gongsun Du is not normal, but his abnormality has developed to the point of being normal...

All of this is because of the person who is about to set foot on the land of Liaodong on the other side of Bohai Bay.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty! Liu Xie!
(End of this chapter)