When everyone heard Yu Yuanzheng shout that there was a treasure, they all came over.
Shangguan Ziqi also saw the newly exposed small pit.
It is yellow.
He squatted down, pinched a little and held it under his nose to smell it.
The old prince also pinched a little and put it to his nose.
"Haha, Your Majesty, this is really good stuff. This is sulfur." The old prince also laughed excitedly.
In recent years, the Great Wei has been committed to the research and development of bombs and has made many related weapons.
The four cannons they brought on board this time consumed even more gunpowder.
One of the important components of gunpowder is sulfur.
Shangguan Ziqi had already smelled something and moved a few stones away.
It's all yellow underneath.
"Father, this place is full of sulfur ore."
Shangguan Ziqi saw that they were all relatively pure sulfur ores, and excitedly ordered his soldiers and guards to move the surrounding stones away to have a look.
As a result, each stone is yellow as golden in color.
The emperor also moved a piece aside to have a look.
"Hahaha, good, good, good. This is a treasure mountain." The emperor also smiled from ear to ear.
Until now, no mountain of sulfur ore of this purity has ever been found in the territory of the Great Wei.
And on the next day, he personally led people to discover it.
With this treasure mountain, there is no need to worry about sulfur.
In the past, sulfur was only used for medical purposes. But after the formula for bombs was invented, there was a time when sulfur was in short supply and people had to use it sparingly when using bombs on the battlefield.
Even if we confiscated all the sulfur from all the drug dealers in the country, it would not be enough.
"Hongyi, we have to protect this mountain. Mining it slowly." The emperor gave the order on the spot.
The mood is wonderful.
"yes."
Everyone is very happy.
"So that's how it is. So that's how it is." Yu Yuanzheng finally understood everything.
"Madam, what does that mean?" Shangguan Ziqi walked to Yu Yuanzheng's side and just heard her mumbling to herself.
"I know what the acid in the lake is. I also understand why there are so many sulfur ores here."
After seeing so many sulfur stones, Yu Yuanzheng figured out all the problems.
Yu Yuanzheng did not answer Shangguan Ziqi's question immediately, but looked at the entire mountain top and Tianchi again.
"Children, come here, I want to tell you something." Yu Yuanzheng planned to take this opportunity to give the children some scientific knowledge.
Three children came running over.
Everyone was sweating profusely while playing.
When the retired emperor and the old prince heard this, they also came over.
Both of them knew that Yu Yuanzheng was the soul of the future generation and knew a lot.
Everyone has a curious mind.
"Do you know how this lake was formed?" Yu Yuanzheng asked.
All three children shook their heads.
Yu Yuanzheng looked at Shangguan Ziqi again.
He shook his head too.
"This island was probably formed by a volcanic eruption in the ocean many, many thousand or tens of thousands of kilometers ago.
You see this lake, it should be the crater when the volcano erupted, and this mountain is the highest on the entire island, which means my guess should be correct.
Coincidentally, the geology here is based on sulfur.
Sulfur will evaporate in nature and deteriorate due to exposure to the sun. Then, when it is exposed to rain, it will dissolve with water to form acidic substances and flow into this lake.
Over time, the acidic substances in the lake will increase.
If you look further away, this lake seems to have no large outlet. Unless it rains heavily for several days in a row, the water will rise and flow down the mountain.
If it cannot flow out, it will be dried up by the sun, and the acidic substances will only increase, making the water even less drinkable.
I just looked under the rocks you moved, and the sulfur ore here is very pure with few impurities. That's because this is the volcanic vent.
It is conceivable that the entire island was formed by volcanic eruptions, so there is sulfur in other places as well, it's just a matter of how much.
After thousands and tens of thousands of years of wind and sun, the surface began to weather, and then slowly became suitable for plant growth, and later birds appeared.
The surface of the land is also covered with sulfur fertilizer, which is more conducive to the growth of crops. This is also the reason why we see that the rice here grows better.
But the water that villagers drink comes from wells. Wells are deeper and unlike crops on the surface, they contain acidic substances.
Over time, the chances of women here giving birth to girls have increased.”
Yu Yuanzheng sorted out what he understood in his mind, and then spoke it out in words that everyone could understand as much as possible.
Everyone understood what he said.
"That is to say, the entire island is covered with sulfur, and the sulfur becomes acidic due to wind and sun, thus affecting the villagers here?" Shangguan Ziqi asked, expressing his understanding.
"That's right."
"I see." The emperor stroked the small wisp of beard under his chin and nodded repeatedly.
He understood.
In other words, this place is both a treasure trove and a place of disaster.
"Is there any way to change this situation?" The old prince also understood what was going on, and he wanted to arrange people here, so this problem had to be solved.
"Yes, but all the food has to be transported from land, which is not realistic." Yu Yuanzheng shrugged helplessly.
"What does the Grand Emperor think?" the old prince asked Emperor Qiming again.
Both of them wanted to seize this treasure island.
"Move all the people to Wei. We will send soldiers to station here and replace them every 24 hours. We will also send some civilians to mine sulfur and replace them regularly."
"The emperor is wise." The old prince thought so too.
"Grand Emperor, the millet here can be transported to our Great Wei and used as seeds.
After so many modifications, I estimate that the millet here will have a high yield even if it is planted in our Dawei, at least better than the seeds we currently have.
Since we are sending people here, we can continue to cultivate the land here and continue to provide good seeds to Wei." Yu Yuanzheng suggested.
"That's right. Let's do it." The emperor was in a better mood, "Let's go down the mountain."
On the way down the mountain, the three children pestered Yu Yuanzheng to continue talking.
They weren’t satisfied with what they had just heard.
After all, they are less than ten years old and their comprehension ability is not as good as that of adults.
Yu Yuanzheng explained the contents to the children step by step from the simplest to the most complex.
Let’s start by talking about how volcanoes are formed.
The kids learned a lot from listening to this.
It is true that traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books.
"Mother, we have been living on the island for a few days. Will I only be able to give birth to girls and not boys in the future?" Shangguan Yajing asked a soul-searching question without feeling embarrassed at all.
How could a little girl who is not even ten years old be so bold?
"Haha, third sister, you actually think so far ahead." Shangguan Changrui teased.
"Hmph, I'm just asking. Didn't mother say that children who love to ask questions are smart children? Who is like you, who only knows how to play?" Shangguan Yajing raised her neck provocatively at him.
"Jing'er, don't talk nonsense. How old are you? Are you qualified to say such things?" Shangguan Ziqi was stunned and scolded.
But Yu Yuanzheng gave the child a look of praise.
"Good, you know how to draw inferences about other situations. Jing'er, it's okay for you to say it in front of your parents, but you must not be so shameless in front of outsiders. You are a girl, you should be reserved." Although Yu Yuanzheng was happy with her child's intelligence, she also had to teach her to pay attention to the occasion when speaking.
"Mother, I understand. You haven't answered my question yet." Shangguan Yajing held Yu Yuanzheng's arm and walked down the mountain together.
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