The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin had the idea of ​​developing the Falun copper mine long before the war between the Four Nations and Denmark. At the end of the war, Marin signed an agreement with the old Sten Stuley, and Marin paid for the development of a state copper mine. The Swedish officials, on the other hand, assisted Marin's people to build a road from Fayilun to the seaport of Gavle, which is dozens of kilometers away. The revenue of the copper mine is divided by half between Marin and the Swedish official. In addition, the copper mine does not pay tax, and the mining tax is included in the half of the revenue.

After the war, Marin returned to East Friesland, and then sent people to the copper-producing areas of Austria and Bohemia, recruiting hundreds of experienced mining engineers, miners and smelting engineers, plus Marin's imitations of similar previous lives. The new furnace of the simple blast furnace left over from the "big steelmaking" period in my hometown, Houshan, went to Fayilun to develop the copper mine.

In addition, Marin sent dozens of road construction engineers to find ways to build a road from Fallon to Gavle. After all, after the copper mine is mined and smelted, it still has to be shipped out. Otherwise, it can only be piled up in the mountains.

After the development team arrived at the Fayilun copper mine, exploration was carried out soon. After the exploration report came out, everyone was shocked...

why? In general copper mines, the copper content of the ore can reach more than 1%. The copper content of the Fayilun Copper Mine is as high as 3% to 7%. Moreover, the reserves of ore are very large and difficult to estimate.

When Marin got the report, he was also shocked. why? In later generations, the Spanish CLC copper mine with the highest grade has a grade of only 5%. And the grade of the Fayilun copper mine is so high, and the output is so large, it is no wonder that it can support Gustav II to dominate the European continent.

It is said that in the 17th century, the annual output of the Fayilun Copper Mine was as high as 3,600 tons! what is this concept? According to the current price of silver and copper, 3600 divided by 15 is 240 tons. Divide it by 12 according to the ratio of gold and silver, that is 20 tons...gold...equivalent to 5.61 million gold coins...

Even in the 17th century, the price of silver and copper fell to between 1:50 and 80. We assume that the copper price has dropped five times, and 3,600 tons of copper is also worth more than one million gold coins. No wonder Gustav II had the ability to feed an army of ten or twenty thousand to dominate the continent. If it were produced from the barren land in Sweden, let alone an army of 20,000 people, 2,000 soldiers and horses would be enough.

You know, two-thirds of Gustav II's army were musketeers and hundreds of artillery pieces. When such an army fights, the consumption of gunpowder is staggering. So, don't look at Gu Erye's army of less than 20,000 people, but the cost can be worth tens of thousands of cold weapon troops.

The blast furnace that Marin sent to the Fayilun Copper Mine can only process 5 tons of copper ore per day. However, these 5 tons of copper ore will produce 150-350 kilograms of copper. In general, an average of 250 kilograms of copper can be produced per day, which is 551 pounds.

In the first few months of going out, I had to build new mines and buildings in the Fayilun area, as well as paving roads and searching for charcoal resources. In the past two months, the copper mine has produced 250 kilograms of copper ingots per day.

However, according to the report of the engineers of the paving team, Marin learned that the mountain road from Fayilun to Gavle might not be repaired within three years. So, Paving Group came up with another solution to the problem - using a mule to pack...

From Fayilun to Gavle, there are many mountain roads, which are not suitable for carriages, but mules are no problem. The advantage of a mule is that it can walk on mountain roads, and it can carry three or four hundred catties. Therefore, the engineers of the paving team proposed to introduce a group of mules to carry the copper ingots smelted from the Fayilun copper mine, and the copper mules were carried from Fayilun to Gavle.

Therefore, Kohler, who was professionally responsible for following up the entire project, allocated funds to buy 100 mules and sent them to carry copper ingots. In this way, the 33,000 pounds of copper produced in the past two months were carried by 100 mules, each carrying 300 pounds, and a total of 30,000 pounds came out...

After arriving at Gavle,

The transport ship arranged by Kohler loaded 30,000 pounds of copper ingots. However, when heading south, he stopped in Stockholm, unloaded 15,000 pounds of copper ingots, and handed them over to old Sten Stuley as a dividend...

When old Sten Stulay heard that this was only a two-month dividend, he fainted with joy. Fortunately, Marin sent a court doctor from the Golden Horde to the side, and quickly pinched the man and rescued the old guy. Otherwise, old Sten Stuley may be overjoyed and sad.

At this time, Sweden, just after independence, was in vain. However, the Swedish court had no money and could not do anything. And these 15,000 pounds of copper ingots can be exchanged for 1,000 pounds of silver, how can old Sten Stulay be unhappy? And, that's just 2 months of earnings. Wouldn't that be a super high yield of 90,000 pounds of copper (6,000 pounds of silver) in a year?

After careful consideration, the long-sighted old Sten Sturley decided that the government would pay and send people to repair the road from Falilun to Gavle so that the carriage could pass. As long as the output of the Fayilun copper mine rises, the Swedish court will receive more dividends.

After the copper ship left Sweden, it continued south, and then passed through the Oresund, which was jointly controlled by Lübeck and Hamburg, entered the North Sea, and returned to East Friesland.

Then, 15,000 pounds of copper ingots were transported to Aurich, and Marin was asked to dispose of...

Seeing the piles of copper ingots in front of him, Marin was also dazzled. When he learned that if there were more blast furnaces, the output would increase, Marin immediately ordered the blacksmiths to build 9 more blast furnaces, disassemble them, and send them to Fa Yilun for reassembly. This would increase copper production tenfold, as long as miners' extraction and charcoal supply kept up.

Moreover, the problem of miners and charcoal can completely turn to old Sten Stuley. Sweden has a large population of 800,000 people, and it's not a problem for old Stens Turedo to get some miners. As for charcoal, Sweden lacks everything except wood. At that time, as long as more trees are cut down to smelt charcoal. As for Sweden's environmental protection, Marin doesn't care, and it's not his territory...

If production were increased tenfold, then the copper mine would produce 150,000 pounds of copper in two months, worth 10,000 pounds of silver. Even if 30% to 40% of the cost is deducted, there are still six or seven thousand pounds of silver in benefits. In this way, the annual income can reach the level of thirty or forty thousand pounds of silver.

The only concern is whether the Swedish officials will be jealous and take the Fayilun copper mine back. However, in Marin's view, the other party should not be so short-sighted. At least, old Sten Stulay won't be so stupid. You know, if it wasn't for Marin's army to deter Denmark, with Sweden's strength, it might not be able to withstand the Danish attack. Therefore, old Sten Stulay would not do something stupid to turn his back on his allies. Without allies, Sweden could be re-annexed by Denmark. Historically, after the death of the old Sten Stulay, Denmark quickly re-annexed Sweden. Later, it was not until the rise of the Vaasa family that Sweden regained its independence.

"Sell all these copper ingots!" Marin waved his hand suddenly and asked Kohler's men to sell the 15,000 pounds of copper ingots and exchange them for silver.

The reason for this decision is that Marin knows that copper prices are not set in stone. As the output of the Fayilun copper mine increases, copper prices will slowly fall. Therefore, it is better to sell all the copper in the early days and replace it with silver. Otherwise, keep these copper ingots, and as the output increases, the price will slowly drop...

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