The trunks of the white birch trees are straight, and giant trees as thick as two people hugging each other are everywhere. At a glance, it is very spectacular.

And passing through this birch forest, a barren mountain with a relatively low altitude appeared in front of everyone.

Although it is said to be a barren mountain, it does not mean that there are no trees at all. It is just that the low shrubs on the mountain are in sharp contrast to the giant trees all around.

"Lang Jun, we have looked at all the silver mining areas in Iwami. The mining area in front of us is most likely to contain a large amount of silver mines."

A craftsman who looked to be in his forties or fifties stood in front of Yuchihuan,

In order to find silver mines in Shijian Kingdom, Li Kuan specifically asked several of the most experienced craftsmen from the generals to go to Japan. The craftsman who spoke was the most famous among them, Yao Mosan, known as "Three Eyes"

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"Oh? Why do you say that?"

After years of training, Yuchihuan is no longer the noble son who regards craftsmen as pigs and dogs. He still maintains the necessary respect for Yao Mosan in front of him, who may be able to help him find the silver mine.

"Lang Jun, I have three reasons. First, this is the place where silver mines were first discovered in Ishigami, and they are mainly open-pit mines. Although the output is not large, it can be found in the open air, which means that this place

It's likely that there are still large amounts of mineral deposits buried underground."

"But we also came here last year. We walked up and down the mountain for several days, but we didn't find anything new."

Yuchi Huan was a little suspicious. Li Kuan said that Shi Jian State owned a large silver mine. Is this news accurate?

He has never been here before. From what he heard, he might have been deceived.

"Lang Jun, I just wandered around the surface before. After confirming that other silver-producing places cannot have large silver mines this time, if Ishijian Country really has a large silver mine, then the most likely place is here. So.

I just suggested that Lang Jun arrange for people to dig a mine here to see what the situation is like inside."

Yao Mo looked ahead with three eyes, where hundreds of workers were busy digging mining holes.

"Okay, this is just one reason. Are there any other reasons?"

Although Yu Chihuan did not understand mining, the craftsmen from the Tang Dynasty respected Yao Mosan, which shows that his skills must be excellent.

At this point, I can only listen to his opinion.

Besides, if the silver mine is not found, there will be no arrangements to return to the Tang Dynasty. Yuchihuan is not worried about the craftsmen not paying attention.

"The second reason is the trees on this mountain. Lang Jun, you must have noticed that the trees around this mountain are very tall and lush. The farther away they are, the more so. But look at the trees on this mountain.

?It is difficult to find a tree that is three feet tall. This shows that the soil on this mountain is very special. And based on my many years of experience, trees in mines generally do not grow well."

Yuchi Huan can understand Yao Mosan's statement.

He specially visited the Guanshi Mountain outside Chang'an City.

As the location of the largest coal mine under the Chu Palace, there are really no big trees on Guanshi Mountain.

"Of course, this reason alone is definitely not enough. After all, there are many barren mountains without trees, and it is impossible for them to all have silver mines."

Yao Mo Sanye knew that the second reason was not so convincing, so he added it.

Yuchi Huan: "Is there a third reason?"

"Of course there is. A small amount of silver has been produced here for a long time, and I heard that cinnabar was once produced. The places with cinnabar are often the places where lead powder is produced, and silver and lead powder often go hand in hand.

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Yao Mosan was unable to analyze and explain the existence principle of silver-lead associated minerals from a chemical point of view, but after all, he had rich mining experience. After a little summary, he could still say something.

Of course, there is another most important reason that he did not mention, that is, in the entire Shijian Country, he has been here for a year. Apart from this place in front of him, he really doesn’t know where else to go to find the legendary big silver mine.

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Therefore, Yao Mosan took a chance this time and asked Yuchi Huan to arrange a large number of manpower to dig the mine.

If there is still no result...

"Come on, let's go to the entrance of the cave and have a look."

Yuchi Huan stood on the slope, looking at the dense woods in the distance, and had no other choice for the moment.

"Okay, Lang Jun, it happens that this mine has been dug for seven or eight days. I'll go in and see if I find anything."

Yao Mosan is the most skilled craftsman, and it goes without saying how dangerous it is to dig mines in this era, so Yuchi Huan only allows him to go in for two-quarters of an hour a day to check on the situation, and spends the rest of the time outside checking on the helpers.

Things they moved out.

Not to mention, although these Japanese helpers were short, dark-faced, and dressed in rags, they worked very hard digging mines.

Of course, the main reason why people work hard is because they work here and have enough to take care of!

That's enough!

Wages and other things are just floating clouds. It is enough for the Japanese people in Shijian country to be able to make ends meet.

The mine is only as high as one person, so the Japanese helpers can almost stand upright and work inside.

But when Yao Mo entered, he had to bend down a little.

As for Yuchi Huan, he had to keep his head down and walk with his waist hunched, so after going in once, he wisely didn't want to suffer.

After entering the mine, after only walking seven or eight steps, it started to get dark.

Although there is no shortage of whale oil candles in the East China Sea fishery, there is no way to light too many candles in the mine without any ventilation measures.

Perhaps no one except Li Kuan knows what the principle is, but this does not prevent everyone from grasping this principle.

With the help of a few candles and a whale oil lamp in his hand, Yao Mosan finally reached the end of the mine.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

There were Japanese helpers busy there.

Although the light is very dim, these people are used to working inside, and it does not affect the excavation of the mine.

In the first few days, the digging speed was relatively fast, and most of the mountain was still a mixture of gravel and soil. However, it has slowed down significantly in the past few days.

It was obvious that the clanging sound in front of me was caused by the collision of metal and hard objects.

"Stop!"

Yao Mosan shouted something with a loud voice. There was nothing he could do. If he didn't speak louder, he wouldn't be heard clearly.

Although most of these Japanese helpers could not speak Chinese, they could understand some simple words.

After all, the nobles of the Japanese country were proud of being able to speak Chinese.

At this moment, the Japanese nation did not have its own written language and only used Chinese characters.

Yao Sanmo raised the oil lamp and leaned towards the innermost part of the mine.

Still nothing found.

Yao Mo sighed inwardly and moved the oil lamp to the side.

Huh?

These ores seem...
Chapter completed!