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The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty Volume 4 Chapter 771 Niuqun Gold Mine

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    Yang Yi stared at the collapsed cave entrance, wanting to see what would come out of the cave entrance. In this primitive jungle world, he even did not hesitate to imagine monsters with three heads and six arms emerging from the cave entrance.

    It¡¯s out, it¡¯s out, damn!  It's actually a buffalo.

    Seeing several buffaloes coming out of the hole with their heads peeping out, and then running towards the grass outside, wagging their tails and happily eating the lush green grass, Yang Yi rolled his eyes and couldn't help laughing at himself. It seemed like "Caribbean"  After watching "Pirates" so much, I really thought I was Captain Jack Sparrow."

    However, Yang Yi soon stopped laughing. As the buffaloes in front ran happily to the grass to graze, there was another roaring sound in the cave, and a black stream rushed out.

    "Don't worry, this time it's not a flash flood, it's countless buffaloes, mooing and running out, big and small, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, my God, what mystery is hidden in this cave?  Where did all these buffaloes come from?

    For nearly an hour, the buffalo herds were still pouring out. The number was so large that it was unbelievable. At the same time, it cast a strong sense of mystery on this matter. At first, the buffalo herds were somewhat suspicious of Yang Yi and others.  Be vigilant and try to avoid getting close to them;

    But Yang Yi and others have not made any movement for a long time, and more and more buffaloes are pouring out of the cave. The wide grassland in front is almost full. The buffalo herds begin to ignore these humans and continue to spread towards this side;

    There was even a calf that ran up to Yang Yi¡¯s feet and rubbed its body against his legs. Well, the way he stood there looked a bit like a tree stump.

    Nearly an hour and a half later, no more buffalo emerged from the cave entrance, but Yang Yi made a preliminary guess.  The number of cattle that poured out of the cave before was at least 40,000 to 50,000.

    Tens of thousands of buffaloes actually poured out of a collapsed hole. This is really weird.

    When I saw there was no movement in the cave.  Yang Yi immediately led people to the collapsed cave entrance to check. The cave entrance was covered with rocks.  The lower layer is made of soil, which is probably due to the collapse caused by the recent heavy rain. The hole is only about ten meters long, and you can clearly see the scenery on the opposite side.

    Yang Yi came to the other end of the cave. Inside was a huge valley, estimated to be dozens of square kilometers, surrounded by mountains. There were very few trees in the valley, and the grass on the ground was gnawed bare.

    I looked at this environment.  Yang Yi probably understood the reason. This place should have been a paradise for cattle. Because there were no natural enemies, and the water and grass in the valley were fertile, cattle multiplied in large numbers.

    But as the number of cattle increased, the result was that the grass in the valley was eaten away. At this time, it rained heavily, and a hole leading to the outside collapsed, so the buffalo herds migrated out collectively.

    Even after figuring this out.  Yang Yi still had to marvel at the magic of nature, because he couldn't figure out how the first buffalo entered this valley before the cave entrance collapsed.

    If there is another way out.  The grass in the valley was gnawed bare. Why didn't the buffalo herds migrate earlier?

    Mystery, this is a mystery.  The mystery created by the magic of nature.

    Yang Yi had no intention of studying this, and told Meng Yunshan and others: "Okay. Stop looking, and don't forget the purpose of our trip. Continue to look for gold mines."

    "Yes, Captain."

    So the search for gold mines began again. Crowds were digging under the hillside, and cattle were grazing on the grass. They did not invade each other and looked very harmonious.

    Yang Yi leaned under a tree, and he couldn't help but think of the huge valley on the other side of the mountain. If he looked down from a high altitude, this valley should look like a huge crater. If this valley surrounded by mountains is really ancient,  Crater, then the possibility of finding gold here is greater.

    Because anyone with some knowledge of geology knows that many large-scale gold mines are caused by ancient Mesozoic earth vein movements and volcanic lava eruptions, including silver mines and copper mines;

    Japan is located on a crustal fault zone with many volcanoes and earthquakes, so it also has large gold and silver reserves;

    The situation of the Luzon Islands is relatively similar to that of Japan. They are probably islands formed due to the crustal movement of the Mesozoic Era, so the reserves of gold, silver and copper are also very rich.

    Meng Yunshan walked to Yang Yi and said: "Captain, as far as the general knows, a cow can be sold for twenty or thirty guan in our Song Dynasty. I'm afraid there may be forty or fifty thousand cattle here. If they can all be transported back to the Song Dynasty,  This is worth more than a million dollars, Captain, why don¡¯t we?¡±

    After listening to Meng Yunshan¡¯s words, a certain captain couldn¡¯t help but slap his forehead. Jack, Jack, how could you only think about digging gold mines and ignore other wealth?

    Looking at the huge herd of cattle grazing leisurely on the grass, Captain Jack suddenly seemed to see a pile of silver.

    "Send someone quicklyGo back to the beach and let the passing merchant ships wait for a while. We don't have time to deal with the cattle, so let the merchants send ships to transport them slowly.  "

    "But Captain, I'm afraid the herd will get separated over time, and it will be difficult to find them."

    "No, this kind of bison herd has a leader, and the cattle usually follow the leader. Such a large herd is easy to find no matter where they go."

    "Okay, the general will send someone back to the beach to get some information."

    After Meng Yunshan sent people back to the seaside, Yang Yi suddenly had an idea and shouted to the deputy battalion commander Chen Changqing: "Quick, call two or three hundred brothers, let's drive hundreds of buffalo back to the valley."

    "Captain, why are you rushing back?"

    "Don't you understand? Drive hundreds of buffalo back to the valley, and then seal the entrance of the cave. In a few years, a large number of buffalo should be bred in the valley. It will be like our buffalo breeding ground. We regularly send diggers  If we open a hole, wouldn't it be possible to transport a large number of buffalo back to the Song Dynasty and sell them in a few years?"

    After hearing this, Chen Changqing nodded repeatedly and immediately took people to drive the cows. Yang Yi then shouted: "Drive more cows. Just a few bulls are enough."

    Chen Changqing blurted out: "These bulls are so happy."

    Yang Yi couldn't help laughing and scolding after hearing this: "Chen Changqing, if you envy these bulls, then I will seal you into the valley and let you take on the great cause of breeding cattle."

    After hearing this, everyone burst out laughing. Chen Changqing laughed a few times, and then shouted to his subordinates: "You're laughing your ass off. The captain has an order, if you don't execute it quickly. If anyone laughs again, I'll ban him."  Go to the valley."

    Under the leadership of Chen Changqing.  Three hundred people acted quickly. They first laid wooden stakes in front of the cave entrance and tied up a "eight"-shaped fence. Then each took a long wooden pole with a thick arm and drove the cattle into the fence. In the process  The bulls and cows were separated, and for a while there were people roaring and shouting, which was very lively.

    The task of driving cattle here has not yet been completed, and the person in charge of prospecting has already started cheering.  Yang Yi heard them dancing and shouting from a distance: "I found it, I found it, there is a gold mine, there is a gold mine."

    Although Yang Yi was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but ran over happily. One of the ore prospecting experts, Nie Ping, said excitedly: "Captain, we dug up a piece of nugget gold. Look at these rocks. And the digging  These ore sands contain gold particles.¡±

    Yang Yi grabbed the gold nugget, which was only as big as an egg, had a lot of impurities, and was yellowish in appearance and greenish in color.  I guess it would be good to get 30% gold from it.

    As for the rocks that Nie Ping and the others knocked open, they could see some dots of gold particles, and a few as big as melon seeds.  In the mineral sand below, there are also dots of gold particles mixed in it.

    People who don¡¯t know.  You may think that the so-called gold mine is a pile of gold piled underground, but that is not the case at all.  Gold nuggets with many impurities like the one held by Yang Yi are extremely rare, and melon seed gold with grains as big as melon seeds in rocks is also rare. Usually, twenty or thirty grams of gold can be extracted from one ton of ore.  It's already a very good gold mine.

    Nie Ping flushed with excitement and said: "Captain, this is the first time I have seen such a rich mine."

    Yang Yi said: "Look at other places and calculate a rough reserve."

    "It's hard to calculate the reserves, but it's certain to look at other places. I'm afraid the captain doesn't know that the distribution area of ??gold mines is usually very wide, but the gold content in each place will be different. The villain will try to find the one with the highest gold content.  location, from where it was mined.¡±

    "Okay, go quickly, everyone, work harder, don't worry, we will benefit from it in the future."

    A gold mine was discovered in one place, and everyone was very motivated, digging around and banging rocks. Good news kept coming, and more and more places where gold-bearing sand and ore were found.

    Tebie is the discovery of gold sand, which makes people very excited, because gold is relatively easy to handle. Generally, gold can be obtained by repeatedly panning it in water, which will undoubtedly reduce the cost of refining;

    The ore must be ground first, mercury must be added, and gold can be extracted from the ore through more procedures.

    Of course, this method also has its advantages, because it can often extract silver and copper at the same time. Generally, gold mines are accompanied by silver and copper, and silver and copper cannot be extracted by washing with water.

    The buffaloes were driven out, the cave entrance was sealed, and the gold mine was found. This time it could be said that they returned with a full load. After returning to the seaside, Yang Yi ordered to work hard, er, to kill cattle and sheep.

    Anyway, there are so many cows that they even invited the Philo tribe to join them and held a bonfire party at the beach.

    Well, you have to be rightThe Philo tribe needs to be better. They will have to rely on others to mine in the future. Although the Philo tribe is still a little uneasy, Yang Yi is very generous this time and sent dozens of silks, baskets of porcelain and some exquisite goods.  them.  Finally, they were more excited than anxious.

    The soldiers gathered around the fire, enjoying the sea breeze and munching beef. When talking about this experience, they were all very happy. Yang Yi's killing of the big snake was exaggerated by them to become more and more miraculous;

    ???????????????????????????????????Then talk about flash floods and cattle emerging from caves. One after another surprising things, other people who could not go there screamed in surprise, and they only regretted that they could not experience it.

    Early the next morning, Yang Yi left a warship to guard here, waiting for the trading company to send someone to take over the mining.  He took the fleet and continued southward.

    Next target: Malacca.

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