"The person you want to kill is not in Lingqiu?" Ma Yunjiu looked at Butler Xu.
Butler Xu took a sip of tea, put down his teacup, and said: "We are in Lingqiu, but the owner of the iron yard doesn't go to the iron yard often. If you want to kill him, you can only intercept him on the way, so Leader Ma will temporarily stop him for the next few days." Stay in the village and wait for news from me."
"How long will it take?" Ma Yunjiu frowned.
He didn't want to stay in Lingqiu for too long.
Butler Xu said with a smile: "It won't take long. There are two new furnaces in his iron yard. People will definitely be there on the day when the furnaces are opened. At that time, Leader Ma can lead people to intercept and kill them on the way back."
Ma Yunjiu nodded.
He was not familiar with Lingqiu at all, so he could only listen to the arrangements of Butler Xu in front of him. Now that the person he wanted to kill did not show up, he could only wait for news.
Killing an iron farm owner would cost him 200 taels. This was still a very good amount of money, and he was not willing to give up just like that.
"Chief Ma's room is next door. I won't disturb you. If you need anything, Chief Ma, just ask the servants in the village." Xu Laosi stood up and left the room.
Ma Yunjiu drank the tea in the bowl in one gulp, got up and went to the next room.
It was completely dark. At this time, the county town had already closed its gates. Xu Laosi could not return to the county town and stayed in Zhuangzi for the night.
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The opening of the furnace was a big event for the iron yard. Chen Hongtao found his husband from last time, set a date for the furnace opening, and sent people to Hutou Village to invite Liu Heng to the iron yard.
Nowadays, the iron farm is Hutou Village's largest source of income. Without the iron farm, the small amount of Ping'an money collected by Hutou Village alone would not be able to support so many people.
Liu Heng led a team of more than a dozen people to the iron yard.
After the government army suppressed the bandits, Hutou Village's iron field in Dongshan was completely stabilized, and recruiting miners was much easier than before.
Of course, many miners were removed from the iron yard, and the largest number of them were iron yard guards.
Many iron yard guards experienced the battle with the official army. Although the iron yard won, many officers and soldiers were killed. Many iron yard guards who were miners were worried that the court would send troops and did not dare to stay in the iron yard. Field, choose Iron Field.
Jia Liu didn't have any trouble with such an iron field guard. He paid off his salary, took back his armor, and let him go.
There are also some iron yard guards who saw the tragic situation of the dead and couldn't bear this kind of thing. They gave up being iron yard guards and became miners. However, such people are only a minority, and most of the iron yard guards are still willing to stay.
I had a furnace opening experience, and this time the iron field was not as nervous as before.
The furnace that Huang Huai erected at that time continued to produce molten iron, while the two newly built iron furnaces were slightly farther apart, but they were also close to the ore veins.
The furnace master and his people were guarding the newly built iron furnace, and many miners were standing outside waiting to see the furnace open successfully.
One furnace can feed hundreds of miners. Except for the miners beside the fan furnace who are busy, the remaining miners are standing aside, waiting for water to come out of the iron furnace.
Compared with the worry when the iron furnace was opened for the first time, Liu Heng's mentality was very stable this time because he knew that there was nothing wrong with the iron-making method he taught. Even if there was a problem with the iron furnace, it was not the reason for his iron-making method.
The two newly built iron furnaces were opened almost at the same time, the mud plugs were opened, and the molten iron flowed out smoothly.
"Congratulations to Mr. Liu, you have several high-yield iron furnaces in your hands. You are really envious of others." It was Yang Yuqian who spoke.
This time not only did he come, but Li Lidong, another iron yard proprietor of Dongshan Iron yard, also came, and the Xu family iron yard also sent an iron yard steward.
Li Lidong echoed: "What Dongzhu Yang said is right. Among the proprietors of Dongshan Tiechang, if we say the most capable one, Dongzhu Liu is definitely the one."
"Thank you, two proprietors." Liu Heng responded with a smile.
"Dongzhu Liu is being humble." Yang Yuqian said, "Dongzhu Li and I, as well as Manager Xu, are here to see Dongzhu Liu open the new furnace, and secondly, we have something we want to discuss with Dongzhu Liu."
"In that case, let's go to the house and talk." Liu Heng made an invitation gesture, turned around and walked towards the iron house.
Yang Yuqian and Li Lidong followed, with Manager Xu walking behind them.
"The room is simple. Please sit down, please." Liu Heng pointed to the benches in the room.
Yang Yuqian smiled and said: "It's already very good. The conditions in several of our iron yards are not as good as Liu Dongzhu's."
This is not modesty. Among all the iron yards in Dongshan, only Liu Heng's iron yard has the best food, the best housing, and the highest wages.
There were only two benches and one square stool in the room. Yang Yuqian and Li Lidong each sat on one bench. Manager Xu did not dare to compete with them for seats, so he stood aside.
Liu Heng, who was sitting on the square stool, put his hand on the brazier to warm himself up, and said, "Several proprietors, please tell me, what is going on?"
"It's a good thing." Yang Yuqian said, "Dongzhu Liu has been here in Dongshan to open the iron yard for a few months. He must have heard the name Dongshan Club."
Liu Heng nodded.
He had heard the name Dongshan Club before he came to Dongshan to open the iron yard. All owners of the iron yards in Dongshan were members of Dongshan Club.
Yang Yuqian continued: "In the past, proprietors who came to Dongshan to open iron yards would be squeezed out by members of the Dongshan Association, so it was difficult for outsiders to open iron yards in Dongshan. But Dongzhu Liu is different. Dongzhu Liu is a native of Lingqiu, and we in Dongshan Will be willing to accept Dongzhu Liu to join Dongshan Club."
"Yes, we are willing to accept Dongzhu Liu to join the Dongshan Society." Li Lidong echoed in time.
Liu Heng said: "I heard that the proprietor of the Xu family iron yard is the president of the Dongshan Society. I guess the Xu family will not agree to my joining the Dongshan Society!"
After speaking, he looked at Yang Yuqian and Li Lidong, but he ignored Manager Xu.
This time the three major iron yards came together, and the two proprietors Yang Yuqian and Li Lidong were in charge. Manager Xu's arrival was just to show that the Xu family was advancing and retreating together with the other two families, and there was no need for him to say anything.
"The conflict between Dongzhu Liu and the Xu family is indeed deep." Yang Yuqian said, "But it doesn't matter. As long as our three iron yards come forward, even if Xu Youcai is the president of the Dongshan Association, he can't stop Dongzhu Liu from joining the Dongshan Association."
Liu Heng said with a smile: "As long as a few people can convince the Xu family, I will naturally join the Dongshan Society."
"Then it's settled, we'll have to deal with the Xu family, but..." Yang Yuqian showed a hint of hesitation.
Liu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered in his heart. Knowing that the point was coming, he pretended not to know and asked: "But what? Is Boss Yang in trouble?"
"There is a little difficulty." Yang Yuqian hesitated for a moment and said, "You have too deep animosity between the Xu family and Dongzhu Liu. Fortunately, everyone has opened an iron yard in Dongshan. It is better to resolve enemies than to end them. As long as Dongzhu Liu is willing to use the coke to make iron. Technology, I think the Xu family will definitely not embarrass Dongzhu Liu about joining the Dongshan Club."
Li Lidong on the side also said: "Dongzhu Liu, it's not that we want coke ironmaking technology on purpose, but for your own sake, Dongzhu Liu. The Dongshan Association includes all the owners of the iron yards in Dongshan, big and small. Xu Youcai is the president, and Liu Dongzhu is the president. Since he has not joined the Dongshan Society, it is difficult to guarantee that Xu Youcai will not unite with other ironworks proprietors to jointly target Liu Dongzhu’s iron works. As the saying goes, a good man cannot defeat four people, and a tiger is afraid of a pack of wolves. As long as Liu Dongzhu brings out the coke ironmaking technology, we will I guarantee you, Mr. Liu, will successfully join the Dongshan Club."
Liu Heng still didn't understand at this time that the owners of the iron yard in front of him came here for the coke ironmaking technology. As for the Dongshan meeting, I'm afraid it was just an excuse.
Perhaps, it would be possible to give him the opportunity to join the Dongshan Society after he comes up with the coke ironmaking technology.
However, this is not what he wants. Even if one day he is willing to come up with the coke iron-making technology, he will lead it and not be forced to hand it over.
As for the Dongshan Club, he will join. At that time, the proprietors of these iron factories in Dongshan must be begging him to join.
