Traveling Through Land Reclamation: Farmers' Women Can't Be Dizzled

Chapter 262 Finding the Copper Mine

  Jing Yi had been thinking of finding out if there were ore deposits in the vicinity. After all, these areas in Beiyan were sparsely populated, the distance between cities was relatively far, and the population and food sources were few. Badlands were abundant back then. 

  Where there is something precious in such a place besides mine. 

  Although there was a lot of land here, most of it was desert, not only needed people but also time to develop it, even if one did not have several years, they were unwilling to develop it. 

  Therefore, if you want to maximize profits, you must try your best to find valuable items in this land. It can also be used as a reference for their future negotiations. 

  In the evening, when Jing Yi and Xiao Yilin had dinner together, they said, "Brother Xiao, are we going to stay here?" 

  Xiao Yilin said, "I think Beiyan should have sent someone to demand peace, and they should arrive soon, let's wait here. I want to keep going forward with the army, but our food and grass are limited, and we can't get any food in Beiyan, so we'd better be careful and play it safe. Jing Yi nodded, "Indeed 

  , The march of the army requires a lot of guarantees, especially food and grass, which is related to the combat effectiveness of the whole army. Even if we stop attacking, Beiyan has suffered great losses. We can use this time to look around for mineral deposits. If we 

  this time the harvest is even bigger." 

  Xiao Yilin nodded and said: "Then let's take a break tonight, and tomorrow I'll go to the surrounding mountains with you." After rest 

  at the General's House for one night, we finished eating the next day After breakfast, Xiao Yilin explained to Yuan Zhenchuan and Shu Shenglun, respectively, then took Gu Yu and the other guards out of the city with Jing Yi. They carried not only baskets on their backs, but also shovels and pickaxes. 

  They did not go anywhere, first they went to the mountain not far from Pingyang City to investigate. 

  Jing Yi knew a lot about plants absorbing metal elements, he could make a rough assessment based on the plants growing on the ground first, then use his ability to explore the soil through the plants. Easier that way.

  The group of people did not walk quickly up the mountain, and when they met with Jingyi's potion, they gathered the potion. The reason he and Xiao Yilin had gone to the mountain was to collect medicine. Choosing some herbs to come back is also a good way to fool people. 

  Jing Yi stopped and left, digging up a lot of plants. Sometimes Xiao Yilin would follow him. Gu Yu and the other guards were also not idle, they were in charge of carrying herbs and hunting. 

  After finally having free time, and on this mountain with many wild animals, of course we have to hunt some wild animals and return to feast on food. 

  They made their way to the deep mountain bit by bit, and Jing Yi did not find any plants that absorbed the metal element. 

  But Jing Yi did not despair, they climbed this not-so-high mountain to another mountain. 

  Few people had ever visited this mountain, so the medicinal herbs on the mountain were even more abundant. Jing Yi gathered a lot of herbs, and Gu Yu's back basket and bodyguards were almost full. 

  When they reached the middle of the mountain, Jing Yi found a kind of grass that had grown seeds. His eyes sparkled when he saw this type of grass. I've seen a sight of grass like this before, called Haizhou Xiangrui, also known as copper grass. 

  Copper grass can absorb the element of copper that is in the ground.In Jing Yi's previous life, many scientific researchers found many copper mines under the guidance of Haizhou Xiangru. Copper grass can not only play the role of a good indicator, but also its roots, stems, leaves, and flowers can even be used to fuse copper. 

  The whole herb Rhizoma haizhou is used as a medicine, it is spicy and slightly warm, its function is to relieve heat, remove damp and smooth the flow of water. It is a herb with incredible medicinal value. 

  Jing Yi was very surprised as he saw copper grass growing around him. Jing Yi activated his ability to try to communicate with the copper grass, and used the copper grass to explore the underground world. 

  Xiao Yilin looked at Jing Yi happily digging the grass on the ground, thinking it was a kind of herbal medicine that she desperately needed, so she said, "Jing Yan, is this herbal medicine useful? Do you need to dig more?" leaning closer to Xiao Yilin's ears 

  Jing Yi had communicated with the Copper Grass with magical power, and discovered that there was indeed a copper mine below, but the exact size of his reserve was unknown. His strength is not so strong yet. 

  Xiao Yilin looked at Jing Yi with eyes filled with shock when she heard the words, "I'll let Gu Yu and the others dig and dig." 

  Jing Yi nodded, "Please and tell them to dig this potion first. Their roots could also be used as medicine, and everything needed to be dug up. Come out." 

  Xiao Yilin understood what the little girl meant, and now the problem was still unclear, it was inappropriate to publish. And if that copper mine was actually found, it would be even more secret. Fortunately, he brought all his confidants this time, so he didn't have to worry about the news leaking. 

  Xiao Yilin called Gu Yu and the others who had come to hunt, "Gu Yu, you dug this plant with a shovel and a pickaxe. Be careful to dig deeper, the roots of this plant are also used as medicine." quite curious before.Why 

  my prince brought so many tools when he went to the mountain to collect herbs?Turns out he really wanted to dig up some herbs. 

  Gu Yu took out a shovel and a pickaxe and started digging the seeds in the ground carefully, be careful, lest the potion be dug up and damage its medicinal properties. 

  Soon Gu Yu and the others dug up a piece of land and dug up all the herbs. 

  Then Xiao Yilin said: “Get rid of the soil in this area and continue digging.” 

  Although Gu Yu and the others did not understand why, they unconditionally did what their prince said. 

  Following Gu Yu's deep excavation, they quickly reached the rock layer. That's when pickaxes come in handy. Gu Yu and the others quickly dug out some rocks from the ground. 

  Jing Yi was surprised to see the color of the stone. Because the color of this stone is a beautiful green. 

  Jing Yi knew that a type of green bronze often appeared in the oxidation zone at the top of the copper mine. Malachite is named for its color which resembles the feathers of peacocks. Malachite also has a nickname called "patinous green", which is a sign of prospective customers. 

  Jing Yi picked up the green stone and looked at it, yes, it was copper green. 

  Jing Yi nodded to Xiao Yilin with shock in her eyes.

  Xiao Yilin could not hide her excitement and said to Gu Yu and the others: "Keep digging." 

  Gu Yu and the others continued to work hard. As Xiao Yilin's confidant, they were not stupid. They had a premonition that they might find a treasure. 

  As the hole deepened, the excavated stones gradually turned green-black and yellow-copper. 

  Xiao Yilin was not a reckless person who knew nothing, instead he was very knowledgeable. And he had actually seen the sighting of copper ore coming out of the copper mine that was currently being mined in Jin State, which was similar to this. 

  Xiao Yilin was so excited, she turned her head to look at Jing Yi, "Jing Yan, have we found him?" 

  Jing Yi smiled and nodded, "Kung fu paid off, we finally found it. Now our harvest is far beyond what was expected. "