Chapter 158 Feudal superstitions are harmful

At this time, when Ma Chao learned from Han Feng that Xinping County was actually an open-pit coal mine, he almost jumped up with joy and immediately went to Xinping County. Unfortunately, as soon as I went out, the first snow of winter fell. And there was a growing trend. Ma Chao had no choice but to return to the county guard with Han Ying and stay anxiously for a day.

The next day, the wind and snow stopped for a while, and Ma Chao couldn't wait to go to the coal mine to have a look. A group of soldiers and Ma Chao's own 200 personal guards, the group set out magnificently.

"Young master, the role of the beast charcoal is nothing more than pouring into the saltpeter to cover it up and make it smoke. Why do you have to run so far to have a look in person?" Ugly brother Huang Yuan chattered all the way and asked this question repeatedly. For him, Ma Chao always has some strange ideas that he doesn't know. The more he can't guess, the more he wants to break the casserole and ask to the end.

"The animal charcoal not only did not raise the smelting temperature, but also burned much longer than firewood. If it is used for heating, it will no longer be cold this winter. These benefits are not just related to one county and one county. Therefore, I had to go there myself. Ma Chaoduan sat on the back of the elephant dragon and explained to Brother Chou.

"However, animal charcoal is poisonous and known to the world, and avoids it like a tiger. Even if it has a great effect, it has to be exchanged for life. How can it not be worth it?

"This coal, oh, animal charcoal. It is not poisonous, but a toxic gas will be produced during the combustion process!" Ma Chao glanced at the ugly brother and explained impatiently: Why is this ugly brother almost like Cai Yan? Why?

"Isn't this still poisonous?" Brother Chou still didn't know what Ma Chao was thinking and replied dissatisfiedly.

"It doesn't matter, as long as it is well ventilated and does not inhale a lot, it will not cause any harm to the human body, and compared with the huge benefits it can bring, what is this trivial matter? If it is really as Han Feng said, if it is an open-pit coal mine, it will even save mining and dig directly!" Speaking of this, Ma Chao was happy: he knew that even if there was a war in Iraq, the number of deaths was less than half that of China's coal mine accident. Especially in this poor ancient times, the black gold must be added with the lives of countless people! But if it is an open-pit coal mine, there will be no mortality in a short period of time.

"Really?" Brother Chou stared and asked in disbelief.

"Really!" Ma Chao nod his head and replied with some disdain.

"How did the young master know?"

Ma Chao's biggest headache is Cai Yan, Brother Chou and others asking themselves this. Therefore, when he heard that Brother Chou mentioned this unopenable pot again, he said angrily, "I dreamed of it in my sleep!"

"Is the young master the reincarnation of the immortals, and the immortals dream to rejuvenate my Ma family?" As soon as he thought about it, he fell into those unheard-of crops, such as bellow boxes, brewing, fried tea, papermaking, and peerless blades, and he felt more that his idea was correct.

Ma Chao glanced at him again and ignored him: What do you think? Anyway, your young master will not tell you this secret.

After half a day's work, the group came to the mouth of Luzikou mentioned by Han Feng. It is dozens of miles away from the inner city of Xinping County. There is no big road. Only a rugged mountain road winding around the mountains. The snow covered the earth and covered the road. If it hadn't been led by a guide familiar with the mountain road, I was afraid that Ma Chao and his party would have been afraid. I can't touch this at all.

"Young master, this is the mouth of the beast, and we also know about the beast charcoal. It's everywhere, but basically no one here dares to pick it up and burn it. The guide said, and after receiving Ma Chao's reward, he left. After walking half a miles, he kowtowed in the direction of Ma Chao: God bless the young master of the Ma family and keep Xinping County safe from now on!

Ma Chao jumped off the elephant dragon, squatted down and pushed away the top layer of snow with his hand, but the snow below was extremely hard, so he pulled out the dagger and cut into a mess, splashing snowflakes. The soldiers also pushed away the snow with their weapons in their hands, finally revealing the solid ground.

"Young master, I found one!"

"Young master, I also have it here!"

After a period of chaos, Ma Chao had piled up a lot of coal in front of him, picked up a piece and looked at it carefully. Ma Chao confirmed that this was coal, but there were good pieces of coal and bad stones in this pile.

This kind of sandwich stone cannot be fully burned, and it is most likely to produce gas. Thinking that Han Feng and I did not divide the coal and sandwich stone, they all picked it back, and thepu yuan is also half-hanging. In order to keep it secret, it is also specially smelted in the unventilated forging house, which leads to gas poisoning.

Ma Chao will not blame Pu Yuan for the confidentiality, and even praised Pu Yuan for his sense of confidentiality.

Ma Chao shook his head and couldn't figure out who had harmed the four craftsmen. Finally, I can only conclude that the four craftsmen were really unlucky and died by mistake. However, it was their death that made them know that there was such a good thing in Xinping County.

All things in the world, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, which is really unclear.

Putting aside these ideas, Ma Chao pointed to the ground and said, "Plant the ground for me!"

The guards took out the pre-prepared picks and began to dig the ground. Ma Chao said to Brother Chou with a smile, "Brother Chou, as far as I know, these animal charcoals are buried in the depths of the ground, and it is extremely difficult to mine. And it's easy to cause death and injury. There are not many open-air coal mines like this, but this Xinping County actually has it. It's really unexpected. I can imagine that in the near future, my Ma family will definitely take off because of it.

Brother Chou was not bewitched by Ma Chao's words, but said cowardly, "Young master, you'd better solve the poison gas problem first. Otherwise, even if these black stones are treasures, no one dares to burn them.

Ma Chao laughed and said, "Brother Ugly, I'll bet with you. After I build that fire kang in the future, will you dare to enter with me?"

"I dare not..." The scar-faced and ferocious man showed a look of fear at this time and shook his hand repeatedly: "Young master, you are the stars of the world, and you have your own fairy protection. I'm just a layman, and I dare not sacrifice my life in vain.

Ma Chao couldn't help laughing when he saw that Brother Chou was also afraid, but the last sentence of Brother Chou made Ma Chao unable to laugh.

"Brother Ugly is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that it is worthless. He can't serve the young master for a few years. He is unwilling!"

Ma Chao suddenly heard Brother Chou's self-spoken and was shocked. He couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart and quickly put his eyes on the soldiers who were concentrating on the ground.

The ground was frozen so hard that it often went down with a pick, but it could dig a few inches deep. In a short time, the soldiers began to sweat, and the ground was dug a foot deep.

"Young master, dig it out!" A soldier shouted, and then more soldiers shouted. Ma Chao quickly stepped forward and saw that the open soil had become completely black and black powder mixed with countless large or small pieces of coal. He stretched out his hand and grabbed a large handful in his hand. Ma Chao slowly picked it up and looked at this The black coal, ecstasy in my heart, is indeed a blessing from God. Such a good coal is only a foot deep from the ground.

"Come on, everyone decorate it for me. The more you can pack, the more meat you will have at night!" Ma Chao gave a loud order, and the soldiers under him responded loudly.

Fufeng County, the county guard, Han Feng was still a little uneasy when he saw the busy craftsman. He whispered to Ma Chao, who was supervising the work: "Young master, are you sure there is no problem? Can it really solve the poison of animal charcoal?

Ma Chao has been worried about this question repeatedly and said with a wry smile, "Don't worry, I said that there is no problem. Well, I will try it first after it is built. I will never go in during the trial period, okay?"

Han Feng still nodded doubtfully, "This is the most safe. The body of the daughter is not in danger. The words of the saint must not be forgotten."

"Hey, feudal superstition is very harmful..." Ma Chao sighed and said unwillingly.