"Mad, after wandering in the mountains for several days, I finally found a small town. I want to have a good time!" A burly man said with a face full of resentment.
"We will leave after resting here for a few days. Although this place is hundreds of miles away from that place, no one can tell whether the government here has..." A man wearing a bamboo hat on his head said solemnly, with a face Hidden under the bamboo hat, his appearance could not be seen clearly, but just as he was about to say something, he saw Xu Ying and others looking this way, and the words that came to his lips were choked back.
Xu Maocheng and others were all veterans of the world. At a glance, they knew that they were not simple characters. They did not want to cause trouble, so they turned around and walked into the inn.
"Are these guest officers top-notch or staying in the hotel?" The waiter suddenly smiled when he saw a few people's faces. This kind of knight-errant, who is happy to take revenge and grudges, and is also cool in his actions, is a potential big customer for them.
"Get the three best rooms, and then just buy them any good wine or meat. Our three horses are very good at taking care of you. If anything goes wrong, I will break your bones!" the burly man shouted in a loud voice. He said, his face full of evil spirits.
"Don't worry, gentlemen, I will take good care of them!" When the young man heard this, he immediately smiled with a charming look on his face.
"Bah! You're a bastard!" The few people who had just walked to the gate couldn't help frowning when they heard this. The difference in treatment was too obvious. Xu Maocheng, who had a hot temper, couldn't help but cursed out loud. .
"Don't cause trouble when you go out!" Xu Maozu reminded him gloomily.
Xu Ying just glanced at the three of them through the corner of his eye. He didn't know why he always felt that the identities of these three people were not simple. In this world of war and chaos, it was definitely extraordinary to be able to ride a fast horse.
But Xu Ying quickly turned his gaze back. He was curious, and the most important thing now was to find the thick iron.
Soon, several people were led by a child to two guest rooms. The rooms were very simple, with only one large bunk bed separated by a small table, which was considered to be two beds.
"Three elders, please wait here while I go get some information first!" Xu Ying said.
"Ask third brother to go with you, so that you can take care of me!" Xu Maozu said.
"Yes, I'll go with you. It's faster for two people to inquire than for me alone!" Xu Maocheng also nodded and said.
Xu Ying hesitated for a while, but finally agreed. He had only been to Lingshan County twice. He was not familiar with the place, so he was really difficult to deal with.
After a brief bite of the black-faced steamed buns they brought home, Xu and Ying went to the street, inquiring and groping, and finally found the place.
In that somewhat old courtyard, the tall walls were covered with moss. It was obvious that the house had been built for several years.
The three characters "Jinshiyuan" are written on the door plaque!
"I'll knock on the door!"
Xu Maocheng was excited and took the initiative to walk to the blue-black wooden door and knock on the copper button. Soon the wooden door opened and a man walked out sleepily!
He is about 1.7 meters tall and is dressed in black cloth. His face is covered with freckles and he looks a bit wretched. The man's name is Wang Sheng, and he is also called Wang Mazi because of his pockmarked face.
"Who are you? Do you know where this place is?" Wang Sheng asked impatiently.
"This friend, we are from Xujia Village in the east. We have just applied for the iron and stone management rights from the government. We came here specifically to buy some crude iron and iron ore!" Although Xu Maocheng has a hot temper, he has lived for decades and has long since become a mature man. The man was seduced, and while talking, he stuffed a dollar of silver into Wang Sheng's hand!
Don't look at the fact that there is only one denarius, but if you exchange it for copper coins, you can get one hundred pence!
With every year of war, the price of food soared. The government stipulated that a pound of grain was fifteen cents, but in fact it had already risen to twenty cents a pound!
One penny was enough to feed his family for a while.
After taking the money, Wang Sheng's attitude immediately improved a lot, and the displeasure on his face was wiped away.
"There is no proof, do you have the certificate of iron and stone management rights issued by the government?" Wang Sheng calmly put the shadow in his hand into his sleeve and asked.
"Yes, yes!" Seeing this, Xu Ying hurriedly took out the iron token from his arms and handed it to the other party.
Wang Sheng checked it and confirmed that what Xu Ying took out was indeed the iron and stone management rights token issued by the government, and then threw it back to Xu Ying, but his attitude was better again. There are many people who can get the iron and stone management rights in the government. It has something to do with it, there is no need for him to offend these people!
"Come in with me!" Wang Sheng returned the token to Xu Ying and turned back to the courtyard.
Xu Ying and Xu Maozu looked at each other with joy in their eyes, knowing that the matter should be done.
After passing through the front yard and the main hall, a few people arrived at the backyard. The yard, which originally looked a bit ordinary, turned out to be a strange place. They saw piles of iron ore piled in the backyard, like hills, which made Xu Ying feel a little dazed.
Isn’t it said that iron is a pipe product?
Just put it here casually, aren't you afraid of being stolen?
"The Black Iron Token in your hands is only the lowest level of iron and stone management rights. You can only buy one thousand kilograms of crude iron at a time, and you can buy it twice a year at most!" Wang Sheng didn't care about the strange expressions on the two people's faces. He said to himself.
"You can only buy it twice a year at most?" Xu Ying was a little surprised. Chang Wei had never told him this before, but the output of two thousand kilograms a year was enough for now.
"That's right, if there are no restrictions, then what else do you need from Tieshi's management rights?"
“What’s the price of crude iron now?”
"Forty-five cents per pound!"
Hearing this price, Xu Ying and Xu Maocheng both frowned slightly. Obviously, this price exceeded expectations!
"Isn't this right? I remember that last year a pound of crude iron was only thirty-seven cents a pound!" Xu Maocheng said with a gloomy face. He suspected that the other party wanted to kill them.
"You said that was last year. Recently, the government has become more and more strict with iron tools. There is less iron ore allocated by the government. They even asked us to refine the iron ore ourselves and only charged 45 cents per pound. , I’m already giving you so much face!” Zhang Tao snorted coldly, looking a little displeased.
"Of course, if you want those iron ores instead, I can give you more, and the price can be even cheaper!"
Hearing this, Xu Ying felt happy. He was also worried that one thousand kilograms of crude iron was too little.
"If I want those iron ores, how much can I buy with my current authority?"
Xu Ying understood that with the current level of technology, it was not possible to completely refine iron ore. From one thousand kilograms of iron ore, it would be considered good to be able to refine two to three kilograms of iron.
"Do you really want it?" Zhang Tao was greatly surprised when he said this. You must know that refining steel is not an easy task. Even if they want to refine crude iron, it will take a lot of effort.
"Xu Ying, just buy rough iron. Why did you buy those stones?"
"If you take these things back, can you make iron out of them?"
