In Lingnan, Feng Ang's mansion had just received news from Changsun Wuji, and Feng Ang had a smile on his face.
Holding the secret letter that said Changsun Wuji asked him to help capture the Lingnan giant centipede, Feng Ang began to think deeply.
After a long time, Feng Ancai said outside: "Here comes someone!"
A guard trotted in, bowed and said, "Sir, what are your orders?"
"Tell Feng Yi to go into the mountains and talk to the barbarians. If we can capture the Lingnan giant centipede, I will provide them with a thousand dan of food, enough for them to survive the winter!" Feng Ang ordered.
"Yes, sir!" the guard ordered and hurriedly stepped back to deliver the message.
"Old thief Changsun, there is a time when you ask for something from me. I was not rewarded by the imperial court because of your previous trouble. Now that you have come to my door, it is up to you to make up for what I want. I hope you can bear it!" Feng An looked at the back of the guard leaving and murmured to himself.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji, whom Feng Ang was talking about, was rushing to his iron-making shop. The elder told him that a new type of ore had been discovered, which could be fused and calcined with iron ore to produce a new material that was harder than Iron tools are even harder than steel. How could he not pay attention to this kind of thing?
When he arrived at the ironmaking shop, the newly promoted shopkeeper hurriedly came forward to greet him. Hearing that the owner wanted to see the new materials, he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly led the owner to the workshop at the rear.
In the workshop, Changsun Wuji took the black and inconspicuous stone and looked at it several times without seeing anything special. He couldn't help but wonder: "It's this kind of ore that can give birth to new things when mixed with iron ore." s material?"
"Master, we discovered this kind of material accidentally. That day, the man accidentally dropped this piece of ore into an iron-making furnace. I thought that the furnace of pig iron would be smelted to waste, but I didn't expect that, The pig iron that was poured out was actually very different from what was smelted before, and the things that were made were harder than iron tools. After that, we conducted research many times and found that it was not an accident, but that this kind of ore really had such a difference. , and reported it to the Great Elder!" The shopkeeper reported truthfully.
"This matter is not allowed to be disclosed to anyone. The blacksmiths involved should stay in the ironmaking shop during this period and are not allowed to step out of the ironmaking shop, otherwise!" At the end of the sentence, Changsun Wuji's eyes turned cold.
The chief shopkeeper is also an elder of the Changsun family. Naturally, he knew what Changsun Wuji meant. He nodded and promised, "Don't worry, head of the family, I will strictly block the news about this matter and will never let the news leak out at all. Otherwise, you will punish me!"
At night, in the study room of Changsun Mansion, Changsun Wuji and the elder were sitting opposite each other. The two were sipping tea without talking. After a while, the housekeeper trotted in and handed a piece of cloth to Changsun Wuji. Said: "Master, there is news from Lingnan!"
Taking the cloth, Changsun Wuji looked at it carefully, his brows couldn't help but raise, and then there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. But the more he looked down, the smile became less and less, and his face became more and more ugly, and finally he became angry. Bubo slapped the table and cursed: "Old Feng An, you are really a lion talking loudly!"
The elder hurriedly picked up the cloth and examined it. When he saw Feng Ang saying that he hoped to find the Lingnan giant centipede, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. If he could find that thing, at least his life would be saved. Who wants to die if he can live? He said before that he didn't need to worry about his life, which was a helpless move. Now that he had hope of living, he had to seize it.
However, when the great elder saw the conditions put forward by Feng Ang, he finally understood why the patriarch was so angry. Feng An actually asked the patriarch for so many armors, weapons, food, etc., more than a dozen items, and each of them was The number is astonishing. This is not just the lion's open mouth, but also the use of his eldest grandson's family as a fat sheep.
Even if His Majesty did not reward Feng An with so many things, it would be equivalent to asking them for double the things His Majesty had rewarded. Feng An really dared to ask for this.
"Master, you must not agree to this matter. Feng Ang is obviously very ambitious. If we give him so many things, if he has disobedience, wouldn't we be his accomplices? Then he will drag me into the eldest son's family. , what should we do?" The great elder put down the cloth and persuaded.
"I will give it, but it will never be the amount he said, and I can't just let him say anything. We still need to discuss this matter with him. In short, we must get the Lingnan Giant Centipede, and you must not lose it again!" Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.
The elder opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end. He didn't know what to say, asking the family master to give up on the Lingnan giant centipede? This is obviously not in line with his wishes. It didn't exist before, but now that it exists, it is natural to get it, so no matter how you say it, it is wrong and not good.
"That's it for now. I want to ask about the exotic mine!" Changsun Wuji changed the subject.
"What does the head of the family want to know?" the great elder asked.
"When was that mine discovered?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"This mine was discovered by an old farmer when he was clearing wasteland for farming. At that time, he thought it was coal. After all, the mine was dark and very similar to a coal mine. Who knew that it would be impossible to burn it when he took it home. Later, people under my eldest grandson's family learned the news. , went to check it out. Although I didn’t know what kind of mine it was, I still bought it. In order to make up the money, I exchanged it to Luo Zhang. I didn’t expect... I didn’t expect that this mine would be like this. The function is really too late to regret!" The great elder sighed.
"Hmph! He, Luo Zhang, is so greedy that he opened his mouth when I was sick. Even if I gave it to him, can't I get it back?"
"This matter is a two-step process. You send more people to the mine to find out the information. If the defense is not tight, send me people to seize it and guard it. I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to smoothen the relationship and try to regain the mine. Once it is in our hands, we will legitimately own this mine. Even if Luo Zhang knew about it, he would be beyond his reach!" Changsun Wuji ordered.
"Okay, that's it. I'll send someone to keep an eye on that mine and find out the news!" After saying that, the great elder stood up and left.
Early the next morning, Changsun Wuji left the morning court and went straight to the household department. He didn't know that the elder had already returned in disgrace. If he had known about it, he would never have gone to the household department.
In the foreign mineral mine, according to Luo Zhang's instructions before leaving, a fortress was built around the mine. Although it is impossible to build a strong fortress in a short time, it is still possible to build some simple protection first.
In just one day, the entire mine was surrounded by a two-meter-high wooden fence. There was only one door for entry and exit. If you wanted to enter, you could only enter through this door. At the same time, there were many guards patrolling constantly. It can be said that It's airtight.
