Chapter 487: Mountains of gold and silver are mine!
Of course, Ximen Qing did not come alone with Scarface Tiger Liu, but he brought a helper.
Jade armsmith Jin Dajian.
This guy has been dealing with stones for half his life, and it is not uncommon to encounter mineral veins when quarrying, so Jin Dajian still has some research on mineral veins and deposits.
"How's it going? Can you tell anything?"
Jin Dajian shook his head like a rattle and pulled with his big hand: "Where can I find the mineral veins in this green mountain? Even if I cut the mountain open, I may not be able to find the mineral veins."
Ximen Qing nodded silently. Jin Dajian was right. Based on his knowledge, even modern exploration requires digging countless holes in the mountains to extract samples for analysis, or there may be some kind of exploration equipment that uses radiation.
Come and explore what’s going on underground.
Other than that, there seems to be really no other way.
Even if Ximen Qing is added in, how big of a piece of mountain can these fifty or sixty people work hard for a year?
"Sir, your Taoism is profound. Doesn't it mean that there are no Taoist spells that can help locate mineral veins?" Jin Dajian also held on to a glimmer of hope: "Even with divination... that thing can give a general idea, right?"
Ximen Qing gave a wry smile. What this guy said is really true. Don't say that he doesn't know Zhouyi Bagua. Even if he knows... that kind of thing, he can only make a rough guess. It's like telling you that things are in the West... The problem is that the West
How far?
After circling the earth once, we are back to the starting point.
Seeing Ximen Qing shaking his head, Jin Dajian spread his hands and said there was nothing he could do.
"Let's go up to the highest mountain and have a look."
Ximen Qing said hello, and Jin Dajian and Liu Renzhong climbed up.
Climbing high and looking far is the most eye-opening thing, and it can also make people's thinking extremely active.
This principle was accidentally told to Ximen Qing by an old professor at the university before he traveled through time.
The hillside is not too steep, and although there are no paved stone steps like the scenic spots, Liu Renzhong also took the blood-blowing soldiers to inspect the mountain peak, and the trails he walked a few days ago can still be followed.
In less than half an hour, they were slightly sweating from walking, and the three of them had climbed to the top of the mountain. Looking around, they could see a panoramic view of Sado Island. Several waterfalls, including the previous one, were already at their feet.
"If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if it has gold; if the water is not deep, it will be spiritual if it has gold."
Ximen Qing suddenly chanted these four sentences loudly. Liu Renzhong still had no reaction. Jin Dajian, the jade-arm craftsman, could not help coughing and pointed out Ximen Qing's mistake.
"Sir, it should be that if the mountain is not high, there will be immortals. If the water is not deep, there will be dragons."
"Nonsense!" Ximen Qing rolled his eyes: "This is a shabby house, but I am virtuous... How could I recite the "Humble House Inscription" by Liu Yuxi in the previous dynasty wrong? Do you want to recite it in full? I know this stuff by heart, I'll tell you!
What's the use of wanting immortals or dragons? I want gold! Gold!"
Jin Dajian was teased and immediately stopped talking.
Ximen Qing is not greedy for money, but he needs a lot of money to complete his plan.
As the saying goes: Money is not everything, but nothing is impossible without money.
The most important thing at the moment is to use the gold from Sado Island to control Japan's economy, and the excess must be transported back to the Song Dynasty to prepare for the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
Although you can't directly use the "Qiankun Throw" to severely damage Liaojin like in the game, you can't implement your plan without a huge amount of money.
The gold output of Sado Island is half of that of Japan. It is said that in the Edo period, the annual output could reach 40 tons...about 80,000 taels.
This gold is hidden in this green mountain.
"There must be a way, there must be a way!" Ximen Qing shouted loudly in his heart and reached for his waist.
Whenever he wanted to think about a problem, Ximen Qing would play with this mutton-fat jade pendant, also known as the Thunder God Stone.
This thing is his biggest golden finger, and more importantly, when held in his hand, it feels like flesh and blood are connected, as if the thunderstone is part of his body.
But today, no matter how Ximen Qing played, the feeling of flesh and blood was very strong, but he couldn't think of any way to do it.
"Surrounded by mountains...and surrounded by water and the sky, I wonder what this means in Feng Shui?" Somehow, the thought suddenly flashed through Ximen Qing's mind: "Get an onmyoji to do fortune-telling or divination.
It’s good to look at Feng Shui...it’s a pity that Director Li from Section 13 is not here!”
But he immediately denied this idea. How many reliable Feng Shui masters are there in the world? He is deeply influenced by science. What does this mean now? Hugging his thighs?
"Sir Ximen, it's windy at the top of the mountain, so we'd better go down."
Scar-faced tiger Liu Renzhong kindly reminded Ximen Qing, who looked frustrated. It seemed that there was no good solution.
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get down..." Ximen Qing was about to leave when an idea came to his mind for no apparent reason.
Why do I think of Feng Shui masters? Could it be that subconsciously, my brain has already figured out a good way, but I didn't realize it, so I used this method to remind myself?
"Scarface Tiger, you said looking at the yin and yang of Feng Shui... what do they know?"
Ximen Qing asked confusedly, and Liu Renzhong immediately stopped talking; Jin Dajian, the jade-arm craftsman, was a stonemason and had some dealings with yin and yang, so he answered for Liu Renzhong: "Astrology, divination, house building, etc.
Meet the tomb, realize the dream... It's basically like this."
"Xiang Zhai, Xiang Tomb, what kind of physiognomy are they using?" Ximen Qing continued to ask. He was sure that the solution was hidden in it, but it was elusive.
Jin Dajian smiled: "Your Excellency, your magic is profound and it is the true inheritance of Zhen Luo. Why do you come to ask me instead? Of course, the way to look at the house and the tomb is to look at the qi. Everyone in Taoism knows it..."
"That's right! Qi-gazing!"
Ximen Qing almost stopped patting his thigh... This is the answer, this is the method, this is the key to the golden mountain and silver mountain!
"My lord, what you mean is..."
Scar-faced tiger Liu Renzhong also followed the train of thought, but was stopped by Ximen Qing mid-sentence.
"Don't talk, let me try!"
Ximen Qing turned around and faced the mountains again.
Ximen Qing does not know the Taoist Qi-gazing technique; but when he was fighting Qiao Daoqing before, for some reason Lei Gongshi suddenly had a similar "function" and could see the flow of Qiao Daoqing's mana.
If... no, there must be a vein of gold here, and it must have an unusual smell.
Although he was not sure, Ximen Qing felt deeply that this was what his brain subconsciously wanted to remind him.
Taking a deep breath, Ximen Qing activated the magic formula, and the Thunder God Stone lit up slightly. With a little excitement, Ximen Qing looked at the green mountains at his feet...
The scenery...is very different from before!
Two long snakes... no, two dragons with no heads and tails, winding in the green mountains, silently emitting a faint but visible light.
A yellow dragon and a white dragon.
The yellow one is gold and the white one is silver!
Ximen Qing felt that his mental energy was being consumed rapidly at the same time... It's no wonder that spreading the qi-gazing technique across the entire green mountain consumes quite a lot of mental energy compared to concentrating it on a certain person.
"Bring me the picture!"
Ximen Qing shouted loudly and spread his hands!
Scar-faced tiger Liu Renzhong hurriedly took out the topographic map from his arms and spread it out on the spot.
"Bi Mo! Hurry up!"
Ximen Qing shouted again. Unknowingly, more than half of his mental energy had been consumed...
Liu Renzhong suddenly looked embarrassed. He didn't have any pen and ink on him. Jin Dajian, the jade armsmith next to him, hurriedly took it out of his arms...
Ximen Qing took the pen in his hand, held his breath attentively, and referring to the direction of the two golden and silver dragons in front of him, the pen followed the dragon and the snake, and immediately left the location of the gold and silver veins on the topographic map...
Picking up the topographic map and checking it quickly, Ximen Qing's heart suddenly skipped a beat and his vision went black.
It consumes too much mental energy!
Seeing Ximen Qing's body crumbling, Liu Renzhong and Jin Dajian hurriedly supported him on the left and right, and helped him sit down on the bluestone next to him. Liu Renzhong took the bamboo tube he brought with him, which contained clean water...
After taking a few sips of water, Ximen Qing reopened his eyes, but his face was still unusually pale.
But the first words Ximen Qing said were: "Mountains of gold and silver are all mine!"
"Yes, sir, they are all yours."
Liu Renzhong thought that Ximen Qing was in a rage, so he offered words of comfort.
The jade-arm craftsman Jin Dajian looked at the two newly added curved black lines on the topographic map, and his surprise was palpable: "This...could this be the direction of the mineral vein?"
Ximen Qing closed his eyes again and nodded slightly: "The one on the left is a gold mine, and the one on the right is a silver mine."
"This..." Liu Renzhong was speechless.
"I used the spell too hard. I'll be fine after a short rest."
Ximen Qing slowly opened his eyes as he spoke, took a few deep breaths, and his face looked much better.
"Sir, are you using Qi-gazing technique?" Jin Dajian was full of praise: "This is like digging up the entire mountain..."
"Okay, you two should discuss it first." Ximen Qing waved his hand feebly: "Let me rest for a while."
Upon hearing this, Liu Renzhong and Jin Dajian accepted the order, and they squatted aside to study the topographic map.
The mineral vein has been found, all that remains is to verify it.
But what Ximen Qing is most worried about now is why the mental exertion is so huge this time and the restriction set by Master Luo doesn't work? Shouldn't it stop automatically when the mental exertion reaches 80%?
Ximen Qing felt that instead of saying 80%, he probably had 90%. If he hadn't just finished painting, Ximen Qing would have automatically shut down like an Apple phone that ran out of power.
"How unreliable is this Zhenren Luo?" Ximen Qing cursed secretly while taking a rest: "The restriction is also an unreliable restriction?"
Ximen Qing had no way of knowing whether the ban gradually expired as time passed, or whether it expired because he had traveled to Japan and was too far away.
In short, everything must be blamed on the mysterious Luo Zhenren whom we always meet in dreams.
Ximen Qing decided that after returning from Japan, the first thing he did was to go to Zixu Temple in Erxian Mountain to scold the unreliable Master Luo in person.
Setting up a ban doesn’t work, what about Brother Wan, right? I’m asking for a beating!