Chapter 24 Family business(1/2)
On the second day, just after early morning, Ye Lingyue completed her daily practice and followed Ye Huangyun's arrangement to the Ye Family Stone Workshop.
The Ye family started out as an iron ore mine. The stone workshop cut the ore dug from Qixing Mountain, then sorted and screened it. After preliminary refining, it was sent to the county for sale.
Small-scale ore trading can also be carried out in the stone workshop to supply the daily expenses of the iron shop and the townspeople in Qiufeng Town. Therefore, it is called the Ye Family Stone Workshop, but in fact it is also a small market.
Seventy to eighty percent of the Ye family's annual income relies on the stone workshop, so the importance of the stone workshop is second only to the Ye family mine.
"Ling Yue, this is your first time in Shifang. I will show you around." The person responsible for welcoming Ye Lingyue was her eldest cousin Ye Sheng, who had met her once during the clan examination.
Ye Sheng is sixteen years old this year, and his appearance is quite handsome, but because he is the grandson of Ye's family, he can't help but be a little arrogant.
Speaking of Ye Lingyue, Ye Sheng had no impression of her at first. He only knew that she was a stupid girl since she was born.
This time, Ye Lingyue was a blockbuster in the clan examination. Her father, Ye Huangyun, was full of praise for Ye Lingyue and said that she was a little genius.
Ye Sheng looked at it today and felt that Ye Lingyue was nothing more than that. She was called a little genius just because she defeated Ye Ning by luck. Her father was exaggerating too much.
In Ye Sheng's view, just because the third aunt was a genius when she was young, it does not mean that her daughter is also a genius. The only genius in the Ye family that Ye Sheng can recognize is Ye Liuyun.
Ye Sheng didn't take it seriously and greeted Ye Lingyue with a bit of contempt. Ye Lingyue saw it in her eyes and didn't say anything. She just followed Ye Sheng along the way and casually asked about Shifang.
"Ling Yue, you are from the Ye family. Do you know what the Ye family's main business is?" Ye Sheng asked Ye Lingyue as he walked.
"Mining and iron ore. I heard that the ancestor of the Ye family started his family because he discovered a big mine in the mountains." Ye Lingyue knew a little bit about the history of the Ye family.
"That's wrong. How can ordinary iron ore support the entire Ye family? What the Ye family is really good at is refining iron and roughing black iron." Ye Sheng curled his lips, very surprised at Ye Lingyue's ignorance.
It's looked down upon.
Even the three-year-old child of the Ye family knows such a simple thing, but Ye Lingyue actually doesn't know about it.
"Please give me some advice, cousin." Ye Lingyue didn't pay attention, but humbly asked for advice.
"Iron and black iron are different. For example, in the two piles in front of me, the gray-white one is iron stone, and the silver one is black iron stone. The two seem to have only a slight color difference, but the price difference is twenty times. Iron-like workers are
It can be cut and refined, but black iron can only be cut by warriors with the third level of body refining and above, and can be refined by warriors with the fifth level of body refining." As he spoke, Ye Sheng picked up a piece of iron ore and black iron stone, and explained it to Ye Lingyue.
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From Ye Sheng's mouth, Ye Lingyue also learned a lot about iron and black iron.
In Daxia, iron can only be used to forge civilian utensils, but black iron can be used to forge weapons and equip the army.
The output of black iron stone is small and it is extremely difficult to refine. Even the Ye family can only preliminary refine it.
Among the iron ore produced by the Ye family mine every year, the ratio of black iron to iron ore is a hundred times different, but it is also because the Ye family owns a small part of the black iron that it can stand in Qiufeng Town for many years.
The two walked around the stone workshop. Whether they were workers in the stone workshop or merchants and townspeople who came to trade, when they saw Ye Sheng, they couldn't help but respectfully call him "Master Ye Sheng".
It can be concluded that Ye Sheng's status in Shifang is still very high.
When those people saw a beautiful woman following Ye Sheng, they couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Ye Sheng didn't introduce her, obviously deliberately snubbing Ye Lingyue.
"I still have something to do. The part in front of me is iron ore and black iron ore. You should learn to distinguish them first. There is a processing plant in front of you. If you are interested, you can go in and have a look." After Ye Sheng explained, Let Ye Lingyue think about it in private and leave temporarily.
Ye Lingyue stood for a moment beside Black Iron Stone and Iron Ore.
Ye Sheng asked Ye Lingyue to distinguish between black iron ore and iron ore. This is because when the two ores were first mined, they were very similar. Except for experienced masters, it was difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. In previous years, many mine workers Passing off inferior products as good ones, using iron ore as black iron ore to seek huge profits.
The first thing for anyone from the Ye family who comes to Shifang to study is to distinguish between black iron ore and iron ore.
For others, the two minerals that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye are clearly visible to Ye Lingyue simply because she possesses the magical Qian Ding Cauldron Breath.
With a move of his fingertips, the breath in the dry cauldron penetrated into a black iron stone.
As Ye Sheng said, the grayish-white ones are iron and the silver ones are black iron. Most of the black iron ores mined by the Ye family are actually mixed stones of iron and black iron.
Ye Lingyue observed it and found that there were a lot of impurities in the pile of black iron ore in front of her, and the amount of black iron in each piece was pitiful.
There is only about 10% to 20% of black iron in one piece.
Such black iron ore obviously cannot be sold directly to the county town, so it requires warriors from the Ye family to preliminary refine it before it can be sold.
The grade of black iron ore is obviously much lower than that of Xuanyin jade. When Ding Xi in Qianding saw the impurities in these black iron ores, he just turned lazily in a circle and shrank back.
Bang bang bang There was a clanging sound in front of me.
Ye Lingyue walked forward and saw that the processing workshop was very busy. About twenty or thirty warriors were cutting and forging black iron ore.
With a loud shout, beside Ye Lingyue, a third-level body-refining warrior concentrated his energy on the iron axe, and chopped it down with one strike, cutting the black iron ore into several parts.
Immediately, the cut iron ore was handed over to a fifth-level body refining warrior.
I saw the opponent holding a hammer in his hand, and he struck it with a clang.
With a clang, the hammer hit the black iron ore.
I saw that the hammer body was carrying fierce energy, and it landed on the iron ore. The force was so fierce and concentrated that it attracted a burst of applause.
As the hammer fell, Ye Lingyue could see a large amount of stone chips falling down, and some of the ore impurities were also beaten out.
Different from the ordinary iron shop making iron, the workers in Yejia Shifang's processing of black iron ore are not simple. If you look closely, you will find that they use Yuanli when cutting and forging.
After cutting and forging a piece of black iron ore, it takes about an hour for the size of the ore to shrink by half, but the content of black iron inside can be increased to 30 to 40%. Only such black iron ore can be transported to the county. sell.
Ye Lingyue exited the processing plant amid cheers from everyone.
"This is also laborious. I wonder if the dry tripod can be used to purify black iron ore." When Ye Lingyue walked out of the processing plant, she was still holding two pieces of black iron ore and iron ore in her hand. The next day , it was just after early morning, Ye Lingyue completed her daily practice, and followed Ye Huangyun's arrangement to arrive at Yejia Shifang.
The Ye family started out as an iron ore mine. The stone workshop cut the ore dug from Qixing Mountain, then sorted and screened it. After preliminary refining, it was sent to the county for sale.
Small-scale ore trading can also be carried out in the stone workshop to supply the daily expenses of the iron shop and the townspeople in Qiufeng Town. Therefore, it is called the Ye Family Stone Workshop, but in fact it is also a small market.
Seventy to eighty percent of the Ye family's annual income relies on the stone workshop, so the importance of the stone workshop is second only to the Ye family mine.
"Ling Yue, this is your first time in Shifang. I will show you around." The person responsible for welcoming Ye Lingyue was her eldest cousin Ye Sheng, who had met her once during the clan examination.
Ye Sheng is sixteen years old this year, and his appearance is quite handsome, but because he is the grandson of Ye's family, he can't help but be a little arrogant.
Speaking of Ye Lingyue, Ye Sheng had no impression of her at first. He only knew that she was a stupid girl since she was born.
This time, Ye Lingyue was a blockbuster in the clan examination. Her father, Ye Huangyun, was full of praise for Ye Lingyue and said that she was a little genius.
Ye Sheng looked at it today and felt that Ye Lingyue was nothing more than that. She was called a little genius just because she defeated Ye Ning by luck. Her father was exaggerating too much.
In Ye Sheng's view, just because the third aunt was a genius when she was young, it does not mean that her daughter is also a genius. The only genius in the Ye family that Ye Sheng can recognize is Ye Liuyun.
Ye Sheng didn't take it seriously and greeted Ye Lingyue with a bit of contempt. Ye Lingyue saw it in her eyes and didn't say anything. She just followed Ye Sheng along the way and casually asked about Shifang.
"Ling Yue, you are from the Ye family. Do you know what the Ye family's main business is?" Ye Sheng asked Ye Lingyue as he walked.
"Mining and iron ore. I heard that the ancestor of the Ye family started his family because he discovered a big mine in the mountains." Ye Lingyue knew a little bit about the history of the Ye family.
"That's wrong. How can ordinary iron ore support the entire Ye family? What the Ye family is really good at is refining iron and roughing black iron." Ye Sheng curled his lips, very surprised at Ye Lingyue's ignorance.
It's looked down upon.
Even the three-year-old child of the Ye family knows such a simple thing, but Ye Lingyue actually doesn't know about it.
"Please give me some advice, cousin." Ye Lingyue didn't pay attention, but humbly asked for advice.
"Iron and black iron are different. For example, in the two piles in front of me, the gray-white one is iron stone, and the silver one is black iron stone. The two seem to have only a slight color difference, but the price difference is twenty times. Iron-like workers are
It can be cut and refined, but black iron can only be cut by warriors with the third level of body refining and above, and can be refined by warriors with the fifth level of body refining." As he spoke, Ye Sheng picked up a piece of iron ore and black iron stone, and explained it to Ye Lingyue.
.
From Ye Sheng's mouth, Ye Lingyue also learned a lot about iron and black iron.
In Daxia, iron can only be used to forge civilian utensils, but black iron can be used to forge weapons and equip the army.
The output of black iron stone is small and it is extremely difficult to refine. Even the Ye family can only preliminary refine it.
Among the iron ore produced by the Ye family mine every year, the ratio of black iron to iron ore is a hundred times different, but it is also because the Ye family owns a small part of the black iron that it can stand in Qiufeng Town for many years.
The two walked around the stone workshop. Whether they were workers in the stone workshop or merchants and townspeople who came to trade, when they saw Ye Sheng, they couldn't help but respectfully call him "Master Ye Sheng".
It can be concluded that Ye Sheng's status in Shifang is still very high.
When those people saw a beautiful woman following Ye Sheng, they couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Ye Sheng didn't introduce her, obviously deliberately snubbing Ye Lingyue.
"I still have something to do. The part in front of me is iron ore and black iron ore. You should learn to distinguish them first. There is a processing plant in front of you. If you are interested, you can go in and have a look." After Ye Sheng explained, Let Ye Lingyue think about it in private and leave temporarily.
Ye Lingyue stood for a moment beside Black Iron Stone and Iron Ore.
Ye Sheng asked Ye Lingyue to distinguish between black iron ore and iron ore. This is because when the two ores were first mined, they were very similar. Except for experienced masters, it was difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. In previous years, many mine workers Passing off inferior products as good ones, using iron ore as black iron ore to seek huge profits.
The first thing for anyone from the Ye family who comes to Shifang to study is to distinguish between black iron ore and iron ore.
For others, the two minerals that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye are clearly visible to Ye Lingyue simply because she possesses the magical Qian Ding Cauldron Breath.
With a move of his fingertips, the breath in the dry cauldron penetrated into a black iron stone.
As Ye Sheng said, the grayish-white ones are iron and the silver ones are black iron. Most of the black iron ores mined by the Ye family are actually mixed stones of iron and black iron.
Ye Lingyue observed it and found that there were a lot of impurities in the pile of black iron ore in front of her, and the amount of black iron in each piece was pitiful.
There is only about 10% to 20% of black iron in one piece.
Such black iron ore obviously cannot be sold directly to the county town, so it requires warriors from the Ye family to preliminary refine it before it can be sold.
The grade of black iron ore is obviously much lower than that of Xuanyin jade. When Ding Xi in Qianding saw the impurities in these black iron ores, he just turned lazily in a circle and shrank back.
Bang bang bang There was a clanging sound in front of me.
To be continued...