Liu Tan stood there, looking at Jiang Chong and asked, "Gold mine? Are you sure it's a gold mine?"
Jiang Chong nodded excitedly: "It's right where you pointed out that you want to build a biogas tank. Dig down and you'll find gold!"
Liu Tan was still a little bit incredulous. He was already surprised that he picked up a piece of stone and finally found jade in it. Now he dug out gold. It was too much of a coincidence.
He immediately put down the pen in his hand, walked out and went all the way to that place. No, he had to go and take a look. What if these people mistook fool's gold for a gold mine?
When Liu talked about that place, he saw a group of people gathered in a circle and talking about something. Although each person's voice was very low, it seemed very loud when they were combined together.
When he passed by, everyone stepped aside, revealing a huge ore in the center that shone with dazzling golden light. Calling it huge might be a bit of an exaggeration, but from Liu Tan's perspective, the overall size was basically comparable to the golden horse that Lu Xuan had given him.
The sunlight in the Western Regions has always been bright, and the already dazzling light shining on the ore is so bright that it can blind a dog's eyes!
But to be honest, the moment he saw this piece of ore, Liu Tan's doubts had been reduced to basically not this level.
He had also seen raw gold ore. When gold was first unearthed, it was generally not so eye-catching. It was basically the same color as the soil. Only occasionally some small areas showed a golden color, probably like the situation where gold spots appeared in the stone.
Liu Tan walked over and circled around the ore, and found that the entire ore had a strange shape, like a horseshoe and a bit like the head of an animal.
He asked someone to take the ore back, stopped the operation of the entire biogas pool, and sent people to guard it until the composition of the ore was determined.
After returning to the tent, the dazzling color of the ore dimmed slightly, but it still flashed a light that could confuse the mind.
At this time, the news of the discovery of the gold mine had spread. Even though Liu Tan had ordered people not to speak out casually, Huo Guang and others could not hide it, so these people also came over.
In this era, discovering copper and silver mines is an exciting thing, not to mention gold mines.
Liu Tan didn't stop them, but asked, "How is it? Can you identify it?"
Li Buyan spoke frankly: "This...isn't this gold?"
Liu Tan glanced at him and said, "There's a kind of stone that looks very similar to gold, but it's not gold. It's called fool's gold because of its appearance. Do you understand?"
Li Buyan shrank his neck, feeling as if he was the fool Liu Tan was talking about.
But... he still felt that this ore really looked like gold.
Liu Tan looked up at Huo Guang and asked, "Captain, do you know him?"
Huo Guang shook his head: "I have never seen anything like this before."
What was Huo Guang's background? He was originally the son of an official, and was later taken to Chang'an by Huo Qubing. The gold he came into contact with was either beaten gold ingots or horseshoe gold specially used for the last time. How could he have ever seen gold ore?
Liu Tan felt a little regretful. He felt that given the backgrounds of the people present, no one would be able to tell the difference.
Just as he was thinking about this, Jiang Chong suddenly said, "This gold mine is...very similar to the legendary nugget gold."
Liu Tan was stunned after hearing this, and then he suddenly realized that he had just felt that the shape of this gold mine was somewhat similar to an animal's head. After Jiang Chong said this, doesn't it resemble a dog's head?
If it was nugget gold, Liu Tan would believe it to some extent.
Because the gold nugget is naturally in this shape.
However, to be on the safe side, Liu Tan decided to get tested.
But how to detect it?
Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "Go ask the people below if anyone is familiar with the gold mine."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, Huo Guang said helplessly: "Your Highness, these soldiers...are all poor people from the vicinity of Yumen Pass. They have never seen a gold mine. How could they know?"
Li Buyan, who was standing by, whispered, "Your Highness is on good terms with Little Kunmi, so there must be someone among his men who understands..."
Before Li Buyan could finish his words, Wei Buyi covered his mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Li Buyan glared at him, his eyes full of dissatisfaction and began to struggle.
However, what surprised Liu Tan was that Li Buyan couldn't struggle out, which meant that he might not be able to defeat Wei Buyi!
This is surprising. You know, Li Buyan has always taken it as his mission to expel the Huns like his father since he was a child, so he cares more about martial arts than studying.
As a result, he couldn't even deal with Wei Buyi, who looked thinner than him.
Liu Tan looked at it for a while before saying, "No, this matter should not be made public."
Huo Guang and Jiang Chong breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They were really worried that Liu Tan would go find Lu Xuan. If they tried to stop him, it would appear that they didn't trust Lu Xuan enough, and it might even upset the Fifth Prince. But if they didn't stop him... that would be inappropriate.
Fortunately, Liu Tan has a clear mind, but... this matter has become a dilemma.
There is no way to prove whether this is nugget gold or the fool's gold that Liu Tan mentioned. What should they do with that place?
Liu Tan racked his brains for a long time, thinking about the gold nugget. Finally, he slammed the table and said, "Have someone bring a stone slab or a cement board."
The four of them were a little confused and didn't know what Liu Tan wanted someone to do this for.
However, since every time Liu Tan did something that no one understood, it turned out to be useful in the end, everyone just watched him perform in silence.
Slate is much easier to make than cement slabs, and the Gobi Desert may lack everything except slate.
After the stone slab was brought in, Liu Tan planned to lift the gold nugget. However, what he didn't expect was that the gold nugget was very heavy and he couldn't lift it the first time.
He couldn't help but think about the golden horse that Lu Xuan had given him. How much gold did that statue cost?
Li Buyan walked over and said, "Your Highness, please don't do this kind of rough work. Just tell me what you want to do."
Just as he was about to stretch out his hand, he was pulled aside by Wei Buyan. Li Buyan wanted to say something, but after seeing Wei Buyi easily pick up the nugget-head gold with one hand, he stopped talking.
Liu Tan: ...
So he's the only weakling in the tent, right?
Although Jiang Chong didn't seem to be very good at fighting, if Liu Tan really fought with him, he might... have to lie on the ground and beg for mercy in no time.
Liu Tan held his breath and said, "Draw it hard on the stone slab. Remember to use force."
After hearing this, Wei Buyi used the gold nugget to scratch a line on the stone slab with great force.
Liu Tan looked over and saw that the scratches on the stone slab were golden in color. He immediately said, "It really is a gold mine. Send someone to check and see if there are any more. Remember, anything that glistens with golden light is probably gold. If you find any, report it immediately!"
Everyone in the tent was a little confused. Jiang Chong couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, how do you know this is a real gold mine?"
Liu Tan pointed at the scratch and said, "Real gold would leave a scratch like this. If it were fool's gold, the scratch would be black and green, not like this."
After all, pyrite is essentially an iron ore and it is impossible for it to actually leave gold powder.
Not long after, someone dug up a stone below and said that it was shining with gold. Liu Tan had someone take it to him and confirmed that it was a gold mine. He immediately turned around and wrote a letter to Liu Che: Father, I have discovered a gold mine, what should I do?
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