Ever since they had mined coal, Zhu Long had given the order to switch all the heating fuel in the encampment to coal. Everyone no longer had to endure the thick smoke produced by firewood when they slept at night!
Before they knew it, they had been mining coal on the hillside for three days.
The people involved in the mining were very enthusiastic and worked very hard. The coal rolling down the slope had already piled up into a small mountain at the foot of the mountain!
Zhu Long carefully estimated that the output in the past three days had reached three tons, and the average amount of coal mined per day was one ton.
The goal was to mine 20 tons, and now there were still 17 tons left. According to this progress, it would take another 17 days.
The weather had turned cold, and the soil was frozen. It was difficult to dig down. To be able to produce one ton a day was actually very fast!
On the fourth day, there was good news!
Peter finally lived up to his mission and returned to Lake Baikal with 1,000 Russians.
Zhu Long was very satisfied and heaved a sigh of relief. If these Russians also mined coal, they would be able to reach the target of 20 tons in ten days at most!
Zhu Long praised Peter seriously, telling these people that as long as they worked hard for him, they would not have to starve!
These Russian people had been starving and suffering in the icy plains of Siberia for a long time. When they heard of such good treatment, they immediately expressed their willingness to work for Zhu Long!
To these Russians who were struggling on the edge of death, the so-called dignity was not worth mentioning in the face of survival!
Zhu Long kept his promise and let Peter lead these Russian people. When they worked, they only needed to supervise these people. There was no need to work. Peter was excited and patted his chest to make a promise to Zhu Long!
Zhu Long ordered Peter to lead the Russians to join the ranks of coal mining!
In an instant, the number of people mining coal increased from 1,000 to 2,000. These Russians were very strong. Under Peter's supervision, they worked very hard. The coal production increased rapidly, directly increasing from the original 1 ton per day to 3 tons!
In less than two days, the coal at the foot of the mountain had piled up into a mountain.
His speed had greatly increased!
At this moment, a voice came from the super empire system in his mind.
[Ding-dong. The third side mission has been released: Host, please use the underground iron ore detection ability to mine iron ore. The output will reach 30 tons!”
"Mission reward: Advanced steel refining technology!”
A series of voices entered Zhu Long's ears.
Zhu Long was stunned for a moment before his face revealed an excited expression!
Mining iron ore?
Advanced steel refining technology?
The thing he had been looking forward to the most was finally happening!
No matter which era it was, steel was an extremely important thing. Even in the 21st century, where the Internet was developed, countries valued steel production very much. Steel production was even a measure of a country's industrialization!
In this era, although it was possible to refine steel, it was only done in small workshops. The efficiency was low, the output was low, and most of the quality was very poor. It was very rare to see steel that could be called excellent!
With high-quality steel, one could forge sharp weapons and increase the strength of the army!
Right now, the five thousand Han soldiers in the encampment did not even have decent weapons in their hands. If the Menggu people on the prairie suddenly went crazy and attacked, it would be very difficult for the Han people to gain the upper hand!
Although the Menggu people had become the lackeys of the Qing Dynasty, without the order of the Qing Dynasty, the chances of them attacking were almost zero. However, this possibility still existed. With so many lives involved, it could not be treated as a child's play. Zhu Long had to be prepared in advance!
Five thousand Han soldiers, equipped with the best weapons, could even fight the Menggu people!
Without any hesitation, Zhu Long used his iron ore detection ability to investigate the iron ore reserves around Lake Baikal.
After carefully comparing the detailed information of the three iron mines, Zhu Long chose the one that was the easiest to mine.
Compared to coal, iron ore was obviously more difficult to mine!
Because iron ore was buried deeper underground, the shallowest place was two meters deep, and it was even more difficult to dig it out. Iron ore was much harder than coal. It would take a lot of effort to cut a large piece of iron ore into small pieces. Moreover, iron ore was many times heavier than coal, so it was more difficult to transport it.
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