The oil field in Hebei Province that Ang Lee mentioned was actually the famous Daqing Oil Field in the future. Although Ang Lee did not know the exact location of the Daqing Oil Field, he knew the general location. The deviation would not be more than a few dozen miles. Therefore, as long as he searched hard, he could find the specific location of the oil field. Ang Lee was confident about this.
Hearing that there was black oil in Hebei Province of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji immediately became interested and quickly asked, "How did Assistant Minister Li know that there is oil underground in Hebei Province?"
"Your Majesty, I have lived in Hebei Province since I was a child. I heard it from a hermit who lived in the mountains. The hermit said that there was America overseas, and it was really discovered. Therefore, the so-called oil must be real."
Ang Lee said seriously.
"Expert, this secluded expert is really powerful, isn't he? He knows so many things and passed them on to Assistant Minister Li? "
Li Longji had a suspicious look on his face. He had a feeling that Li An was lying, but at the same time, he couldn't figure out where Li An's knowledge came from and who taught it to him. The most reasonable explanation was that it was a reclusive expert. Other than a reclusive expert who didn't want to be an official, who else could have taught Li An these things?
Ang Lee could only smile. There was no need to explain this kind of thing.
"Your Majesty, in addition to Hebei Province, there are also oil fields hundreds of miles to the north of Jing City and hundreds of miles to the south of Luoyang. As long as we search hard, we will definitely find them."
Ang Lee said.
"There are also oil near Jing City and Luoyang? Then let's start from Jing City and Luoyang! Hebei Province is too far away. I don't know when Assistant Minister Li can start to explore for oil. "
Thinking of the great role of oil, Li Longji hoped that Ang Lee could explore it as soon as possible, so that the Tang Empire would become stronger and the people would be richer.
"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to explore for oil, but we need to prepare the exploration equipment first before we can start the exploration. It will probably take three to five months."
Ang Lee said.
In fact, Ang Lee had already considered the exploration of oil and made a lot of preliminary preparations. Therefore, he was confident that he could successfully explore for oil within three to five months.
"Three to five months is not very long. Well, Assistant Minister Li should prepare as soon as possible. I hope to see oil as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will do my best to explore for oil as soon as possible and carry out large-scale mining."
Li An promised solemnly.
"Assistant Minister Li, tell me about this black oil.... I want to know the specific information. of oil..
Li Longji said.
"Your Majesty, oil looks greasy, like black viscous ink, but after some refining, it can be made into different kinds of oil. These oils are very useful and can be used in vehicles. In this way, all kinds of vehicles can be greatly reduced in size and noise. In this way, it will be much more convenient for the people to travel in the future."
"Assistant Minister Li, do you mean that oil can replace charcoal as the driving force of vehicles?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. That's what I mean. If a vehicle is driven by charcoal, the size of the vehicle is very big. Therefore, many mechanical vehicles are big and noisy. After using oil as the driving force, the noise will be much lower. The size of the vehicle can also be made smaller, so it will be very convenient and practical to popularize."
Ang Lee explained.
"So, oil has such a great role. It is really a good thing. Assistant Minister Li must make good use of it."
Li Longji was full of curiosity and yearning for oil and its subsidiary products. He hoped that Ang Lee could develop these things as soon as possible.
After that, Li An explained in detail the several types of oil that could be extracted from petroleum, as well as the functions of each type of oil.
Li Longji was like a student. He listened carefully to Ang Lee's explanation and asked a few questions from time to time to better understand what oil products were.
In order to better develop the oil industry, Li Longji provided Ang Lee with more financial and human resources. Anyway, the Tang dynasty's treasury was very rich now. After the rapid development of agriculture, there was also an abundance of human resources. All the resources that Ang Lee needed could be satisfied.
With strong financial resources, manpower, and material resources, Li An's research into petroleum-related industries went very smoothly. In addition to various equipment for exploration and extraction of petroleum, there were also equipment for refining petroleum, as well as various vehicles that required petroleum as power.
Seeing that the oil and automobile industries were about to develop, Ang Lee was in a very good mood. This was the so-called sense of achievement. In this world, no feeling could surpass the sense of achievement. This was the charm of the sense of achievement.
The equipment for oil exploration was quickly manufactured. The first area that Ang Lee planned to explore was the oil field in the north of Chang 'an City. Because this oil field was the closest to the capital, once the oil resources were extracted, they could be transported to the capital faster to meet the needs of large-scale industrial equipment in the capital.
The oil field in the north of the capital was called the Changqing Oil Field in the future. It was also a relatively large oil field. At least, as long as the oil field was discovered and exploited on a large scale, there would be no shortage of oil resources for at least ten years.
Because only Ang Lee knew the approximate location of the oil field, the exploration had to be led by Ang Lee himself. Fortunately, there was a large railway in the capital that led to the surrendered city in the north. The oil field was located next to the railway line, so it was quite convenient for Ang Lee to go there.
Through the memories of the later generations, Li An chose a few more reliable locations and carried out exploratory drilling.
"Assistant Minister Li, we've drilled a few wells. They're all underground water. There's no black oil! Could it be that the expert lied to you? "
A technical craftsman looked at Ang Lee and said.
"No, you can continue to explore in another place. There must be oil fields within a few dozen miles. It's just that they haven't been discovered yet."
Ang Lee said with certainty.
The process of searching for oil was quite painful. It was very difficult and torturous. Moreover, every failure was a blow to everyone's mood.
However, Ang Lee firmly believed that there was oil here. Therefore, no matter how many people doubted him, Ang Lee insisted on continuing the exploration. He would not stop until he found oil.
On the fifth day of the exploration, no one objected anymore. After all, every time they raised an opinion, they would be severely reprimanded by Li An. Everyone knew that it was useless to raise an opinion. They could only obey Li An's orders unconditionally and carry out the drilling operation.
Just when everyone thought that it was impossible for there to be black oil underground, a well drilled out a black liquid, and it gurgled out.
"Oil, it's oil. It's a black viscous liquid."
After the craftsman found the black liquid, he immediately knew that it was the oil they were looking for. He immediately ran to tell Ang Lee and shared the good news with Ang Lee.
"Assistant Minister Li, we've drilled oil. There's really oil underground. There's really oil."
The craftsman's excited expression was indescribable. After working so hard for so many days, he finally found what he was looking for. This feeling of happiness was indeed indescribable.
"Found it, finally found it. Great, this is really great. We've finally found oil."
Even though Li An was almost certain that he would succeed, he still couldn't help but shout in joy when he heard that the oil had been found. This was something that was worth being happy about.
"Assistant Minister Li, we've finally found oil. All these days of hard work have not been in vain. Next, it's time to extract oil on a large scale. We have to prepare early."
A craftsman reminded him.
Ang Lee nodded with a smile. "Yes, time waits for no one. We have to extract and use the oil as soon as possible. We have to let the people of the Tang dynasty benefit from the oil industry as soon as possible."
"Assistant Minister Li, oil extraction can only be carried out here. Should the related refining also be carried out here? After all, the space in Beijing is limited. We can't put all the industries in Beijing."
A craftsman asked.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "You're right. The oil industry needs a large area. Of course, the extraction industry can only be carried out here. The related industries should also be carried out here. We only need to transport the final product to Beijing by railway."
Ang Lee had already thought about how to arrange the oil industry. Such a large industry certainly had to be carefully planned. After all, if one part was pulled, the whole situation would be affected. If the early planning was not good, it would cause a lot of trouble later.
After some consideration, Ang Lee arranged for the relevant personnel to continue to explore the oil in the area where it was found, while he himself took the train back to Beijing. He told Li Longji the good news and brought back a large barrel of oil samples. In this way, the emperor and the ministers could closely observe the oil products.
The news of the discovery of oil had already spread in Chang 'an before Ang Lee returned to Beijing. Therefore, when Ang Lee arrived at Changan City Railway Station, he saw a large group of Tang dynasty officials welcoming him.
In addition to congratulating Ang Lee, these people also had an important purpose, which was to see with their own eyes what the so-called oil contained in the ground was. Not only were the ordinary people curious, but the high-ranking officials were also curious.
"Congratulations to Assistant Minister Li for discovering oil. Congratulations."
"Congratulations, congratulations, Assistant Minister Li. I heard that you came back this time and brought back oil. I wonder what it looks like."
"Assistant Minister Li, I heard that oil is similar to ink. Can it be used to write?"
"Assistant Minister Li, where is the oil? Why can't I see it?"
As soon as Ang Lee got off the train, he was surrounded by a large group of officials. In addition to congratulating him, everyone wanted to see the legendary oil without exception.
"The oil is in the big barrel behind. If you are interested, you can take some back."
Ang Lee said generously. Although he only brought back a barrel of oil this time, this barrel was relatively large. It was enough for each of these officials to take a little back. Even if these officials took all of it away, it did not matter. More oil would be shipped to Beijing later. After all, the R&D Center needed these oil raw materials.
As soon as they heard that they could take some back, all the officials rushed up and used various tools. They even took out handkerchiefs from their pockets and dipped them in some oil to take back.
"Assistant Minister Li, this black thing is oil. It really looks like ink!"
"It does look like ink. However, it feels greasy in my hand and somewhat like oil. No wonder it's called oil."
"It looks like ink and oil. It should be called ink oil. Why is it called oil?"
"Didn't Assistant Minister Li say it? This is formed by melting stone. Of course it's called oil. "
"It can melt stone? Did I hear wrongly?"
"Nonsense, if stone can't be melted, then where did ironware come from? Isn't it extracted from stone? Since fire can melt stone, then the underground has the conditions to melt stone."
After the officials saw the oil, they all began to talk about it. There were even arguments.
"Well, you have seen what you should see. Come, move this barrel of oil into the palace. His Majesty is still waiting to see it."
Li An didn't explain too much and directly gave the order.
After working so hard to find oil, of course, he had to go into the palace and put the oil in front of the Emperor. Ang Lee's contribution to finding the oil was undoubtedly the greatest, but Emperor Li Longji's contribution could not be ignored. Without the Emperor's full support, Ang Lee would not have been able to mobilize enough manpower, material, and financial resources. Without these forces, Ang Lee's personal strength would not have been able to discover the oil. Therefore, after discovering the results, Ang Lee had to immediately bring some oil raw materials back to let the Emperor see with his own eyes what oil was.
After entering the palace, when Ang Lee put a large barrel of oil raw materials in front of Li Longji, Li Longji's expression was both excited and puzzled. Like everyone who saw oil for the first time, Li Longji was also very curious. Can such a black ink-like thing really be used as fuel? After receiving Ang Lee's affirmative answer, Li Longji became even more excited and asked Ang Lee to immediately develop the oil resources and develop a comfortable car as soon as possible.
When leaving the palace, Ang Lee took a large barrel of oil with him. After all, the R&D Center's R&D department needed this kind of raw material. Only with the real raw material could they proceed to the next step of research and development and develop equipment to refine oil products.
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