Chapter 153 Money can make the devil push the devil

Nanyang, Funiu Mountain.

It has been ten days since the descendants of Yuntai Nanyang's generals, led by the Deng family, arrived here.

The "tribe" they brought with them exceeded 3,000 people, and they went to mine all over the mountains and plains, even at the expense of manpower and material resources to surround Funiu Mountain...

But in the end, not only did they not find the legendary "gold", but everyone was also very tired.

A simple camp was built on the mountainside of Funiu Mountain. Everyone went out with dry food and tools during the day, and then collected the excavated rocks back at night.

Funiu Mountain is huge…

Ten days is enough for everyone to be exhausted.

But...where's the gold?

Didn't Liu Yu send a meeting gift and say... that gold can be dug out here?

But what was dug out was loneliness!

The head of the Deng family, Deng, frowned. He did not think Liu Yu was playing tricks on them. On the contrary... With the current situation in Nanyang, Liu Yu needed the help of Yuntai generals like them more than ever.

Based on this, Deng firmly believed...Liu Yu would not lie to them, and there was no need.

He said that if "gold" can be dug out in Funiu Mountain, then it will definitely be dug out!

Another five days passed...

Finally, one of the clan leaders couldn't bear it anymore. One clan leader yelled loudly: "There is no gold here at all. This is all what Liu Yu deceived us. If there is... why have we been delayed here for more than a month and found nothing?"

"We are like fools who were fooled by Liu Yu. After being fooled... we go back. I quit. I go back."

When he said this... everyone was moved.

Everyone wants to go back...

What's more, someone yelled: "What is Nanyang like now? First, Liu Yu disturbed our family's peace, and then promoted cremation... Now... Now, it's better, and he also lied to us... What about gold?"

What kind of gold do you need? In my opinion, don’t the people of Nanyang want to riot and attack Liu Yu’s official office? We clans can also attack together with the people!"

Another person shouted dissatisfied.

These descendants of General Yuntai are all favored by their ancestors. How have they ever been treated like this!

Have you ever suffered like this?

For a time, the entire Funiu Mountain camp was in chaos.

at this time.

"Can't go back!"

A vigorous and powerful voice sounded, but when this voice came out, everyone closed their mouths.

Deng, the head of the Deng family... still has absolute authority among these clans.

"I have survived for more than twenty days, and there are still a few days left. I leave my words here. If I can't dig out the gold mine in one month, I will take you back... and ask Liu Yu for an explanation.

!”

"We, Nanyang Yuntai General, are not easily bullied! But if it has not been a month yet, if anyone leaves, don't blame me for being rude!"

This time...

Everyone nodded tacitly, yes, it's already here, and it won't be long in the next few days.

only…

There is still a clan leader with no color on his face. He is still shouting: "There is no gold vein here. We have searched every mountain and explored every river. They are all stones... They are not worth mentioning."

Stone!"

Deng said sternly: "Then look for it again. Even if it is in the cracks of the rocks, we will find it!"

at this time…

Wolf smoke suddenly erupted in the mountains not far away.

This curl of dust and smoke was billowing up. When the clan leaders and miners in the camp saw this smoke, they all thought that something had happened, or... that the mining team was in danger!

at this time.

"Dad, dad..."

Deng's son Deng Tong hurried over and pointed in the direction of the smoke.

"I dug it, I dug it..."

While shouting, he raised his hands, and his hands were full of... dark-colored, stone-like things!

this…

Everyone was startled, even a fool knew that gold is yellow!

But this dark thing... doesn't look like gold!

"What's this?"

Deng asked quickly.

Deng Tong replied in surprise: "It's a Yan stone... It's a Yan stone... At the foot of Funiu Mountain, dig out the surface stones, and there are a large number of Yan stones stored underneath, countless Yan stones..."

The "Yu Shi" of this era is what later generations will call "coal"!

There is a saying in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" - "On Mengmen Mountain, there are many green jade and gold on the top, and there are many yellow jade and many nephrite stones on the bottom."

Huan Kuan of the Han Dynasty also mentioned in "Salt and Iron Theory" - "The place where salt is smelted is probably close to the mountains and rivers and the iron charcoal."

It’s no exaggeration to say…

In the Han Dynasty, salt, iron, and coal were all highly profitable.

Especially "coal", which can be used to forge iron and steel...

The porcelain and pottery industries also need coal as fuel, and the amount required is huge!

During the Yuan Dynasty, the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo came to China and was very surprised to see people using coal as fuel. He described it in his travel notes.

"There is a kind of yellow stone in the whole territory of China. It is collected from the mountains and looks like veins. It burns like firewood, but the fire is better than firewood. If you light a fire at night, it will not go out the next morning."

It can be said that from the Han Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, China has used coal as fuel for more than a thousand years.

Even in later generations, terms like "coal boss" are often a symbol of "worth over 100 million".

In other words, now... Funiu Mountain, where this stone was discovered, is comparable to a gold mine!

Deng's eyes were about to burst out.

The eyes of the other clan leaders were all round and huge...

Looking at the black stone again, I just felt that this was "gold", pure gold.

Of course, what they don't know is.

Funiu Mountain in Dantu County, Nanyang... was a huge coal field in later generations, and the coal produced in it was not just ordinary coal, it was anthracite!

Talking about value…

This anthracite is many times more expensive than the "Yu Shi" on the market today!

"Clan Chief Deng..."

Now everyone looked at Deng.

Now... "gold" has been discovered, and he has to give orders...

"Ahem!"

Deng coughed first, then glared coldly at the clan leaders who had just slandered Liu Yu, "Who just said that Governor Liu was lying to us?"

Well…

this…

All of a sudden, all the clan leaders fell silent.

"Ahem..."

Deng coughed again deliberately, "From now on, my Deng family is a member of Governor Liu's 'Zhengyi Merchant Alliance'. If anyone dares to slander Governor Liu again, then my Xinye Deng family will certainly not

Rare!"

call…

As soon as these words came out, all the clan leaders took a breath of cold air.

Especially those clan leaders who slandered Liu Yu lowered their heads in shame.

"Okay." Deng frowned and continued to order, "First seal Funiu Mountain. No one is allowed to enter except for people from the Zhengyi Merchant Alliance, and no one is allowed to leak this matter. We will dig there immediately.

Go out to the Nirvana place and have a look!"

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To be continued...