Time flies in a blink of an eye, and it is the beginning of summer. Liang Chuan returns to Xinghua. Shicang Mountain is covered with sweet potato stems and vines, which are growing very gratifyingly. There are not many people on the mountain now. Most of the Tianxiong Army has moved to In Taocheng, except for a few people who stayed behind, there was no one on the mountain.
Sweet potatoes are a good thing.
Its leaves are a good dish, and they are very fragrant when fried without adding oil.
Nihu has planted a lot of his own. The mountain people don’t hunt much now. During their off-farm days, they occasionally hunt some meat to improve their food. But most of them take care of their own sweet potato fields carefully. Every household grows a lot of sweet potatoes. It's halfway up a mountain, and it's so busy that I can't get enough of it.
The construction of Taocheng Prison Camp has come to an end. This kind of board house does not require any decoration. It can be lived in with just a roof. The iron frame bed is also ready, all made by craftsmen on Liu'ao Island. , then transported to Qingyuan, and then transported to Taocheng by the servants.
Most of the prisoners were desperate people outside. Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Taocheng, they were provided with food, housing, and medical treatment, and they used really good medicine! This can win over the hearts of these prisoners.
Prison is a magical place. The people here will not complain about the cruelty of the prison boss, because they think this is what it should be. The inmates come from all over the world and have different experiences. Sometimes it is more exciting here than the outside world. !
You can't escape while working, it's better than being sent to the front line to fight, where your life will be lost! And you can get paid to work here!
Under Liang Chuan's instruction, Gao Chun took over the prison. Once he found out who was causing trouble in the prison, he would be put into solitary confinement immediately!
This move can kill people. The confinement room is a three-foot-long space. You can't even stretch your feet straight. You can't see the sun inside. It's dark when you reach out. You don't know the passage of time when you are locked in it. When it was first built, , a person was imprisoned, and after three days of being imprisoned, the person collapsed and cried and begged for mercy and wanted to be released. .
Under this kind of management, it is completely based on the institutionalized management of the coal mining company, but the signboard is the imperial prison, and the operation is more perfect. Liang Chuan believes that people who leave here in the future will definitely be reformed by him. Submissive and considerate, this is the effect you want!
This should be considered a contribution to society!
Nowadays, coal is transported to Liu'ao Island one by one. The coal on the island is piled up like a mountain. Even coal is used for cooking, and there is absolutely no end to it. The use of coal stoves is gradually promoted in Qingyuan City. However, the temporary demand is still huge, so most of the coal can only be consumed by people like Liang Chuan.
A very serious problem.
The supply of coal is sufficient, but the demand for iron is still so great. The gap is not just a tiny bit, it is completely insufficient!
Liu'ao Island's recruiters have been responding to this problem. The cannons and armored chariots made by Ling Hu are in great demand for iron!
It is completely unrealistic to just wait for Abdullah to transport the refined iron. Three months have passed and a shipload of refined iron has not yet arrived!
Besides, fine iron is used to make weapons. It would be too wasteful to use it to make tanks and artillery!
Several months have passed since the first batch of weapons made of fine iron, and they have not yet been completed. However, there is a sample.
The finished steel knife has lines like water waves on it. When I cut it on Zhaodi's home-made knife, the knife immediately broke into two pieces!
It was after seeing such an effect that Liang Chuan urged the craftsmen to make weapons as soon as possible. A good weapon is the key to saving lives on the battlefield!
Not enough weapons
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It’s done, not to mention the armor!
Iron ore, iron ore, what to do!
There are also people selling iron materials at Qingyuan Port, but the price is very high. It is unrealistic to rely solely on imports, and it is not Liang Chuan's style. All the money you earn is given to others? Can't do it!
And merchants don’t like to sell this thing, because what they have on hand is bought from the imperial mines, the quantity is not large, and transportation is even more inconvenient!
It's impossible to stop equipment manufacturing because of a lack of raw materials! Thousands of people are waiting to be equipped with weapons and armor, and they can't stop for a moment.
Liang Chuan called Cao Buxiu and Yelu Chongguang.
After returning from Taocheng, Cao Buxiu was like a normal person, sitting there all day long, but that was his role. Finding a mine was a great contribution, there was no way to force it!
Cao Buxiu knew that Liang Chuan was calling him, so he must have a new mission!
"I plan to let you take a trip to Tingzhou!"
Liang Chuan looked at Cao Buxiu and said, Cao Buxiu felt very strange when he heard the name of Tingzhou. Why go there? His first thought was, is there a mine there?
Yes, Liang Chuan has set his sights on the iron mines in Tingzhou!
"I asked Yelu Zhongguang to take people to go with you to explore another mine. This time we are looking for iron ore!"
Cao Buxiu was shocked and said: "My boss, how do you know that there are iron mines in Tingzhou? I have never heard of it since ancient times."
Cao Buxiu thought that there was no need to look at Liang Chuan. Sitting at home, he knew there was coal in Taocheng. He stared at Liang Chuan as if he was seeing a monster and broke out in a cold sweat!
There are only a few possibilities. Either Liang Chuan had already sent people to check and confirmed that there was iron ore there, or Liang Chuan had supernatural power and could determine that there was iron ore in Tingzhou.
The second one is obviously impossible. How could a mortal with naked eyes have such ability! That first kind. . It's impossible. Yelu Zhongguang is just a rough guy. What can he know? Moreover, he has been following Liang Chuan these days and is Liang Chuan's personal follower. How can he have time to go prospecting in Tingzhou?
Liang Chuan didn't explain. Explanation was just a cover-up.
He just smiled slightly, and Cao Buxiu naturally did not dare to ask further. These are the secrets of his master's inheritance. How could he be willing to tell them so casually? You can listen if you want. According to their rules, they kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to get started, so you can ask!
The southwest gate of Fujian Road in Tingzhou is an important part of the ancient road and filled with outstanding people.
"I have never been to Tingzhou, but there is a place called Silla down there. Let's go down to Silla and find out if there is a place called Tianshan. Whether it is a village or a township, there should be iron ore there!"
The mineral resources on Fujian Road are so scarce that a small iron mine is the focus of the entire Fujian geography study. These intellectuals didn’t mention it in the textbooks teaching cards, they were all mentioned in local textbooks from their hometown!
Of course, it is impossible for Cao Buxiu to know!
"What if there's nothing there?"
Liang Chuan said resolutely: "Just go find it with confidence. Calculate how much manpower and material resources it will cost with Mr. Su Wei. Don't worry about the cost. I just want this iron mine to be opened!"
Tingzhou is too far away, and he can't get away from here. There are always letters from home. Shen Yuzhen has not been pregnant for so many years. She is very dissatisfied with Liang Chuan's responsibilities as the head of the family. These days, Liang Chuan has to run to Xinghua at every turn.
Yelu Chongguang asked his men to take five members of the intelligence team, and also called the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army on the 50th, and took Cao Bujiu to Tingzhou the next day.
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Cao Buxiu was worried and looking forward to it.
This trip may be far away, but I also want to prove Liang Chuan's statement. If it is really possible and iron ore is discovered in Tingzhou, can Liang Chuan become a god?
I also asked that Liang Chuan had been homeless before, but that was a long time ago. He also said that he had never been to Tingzhou, how could he know that there was iron ore buried underground in Tingzhou?
Just after sending Cao Buxiu away, another big event happened in Qingyuan City.
Zhao Weixian's transfer order came.
This ambitious man of Taizu's lineage spent seven or eight years in a small place like Quanzhou Prefecture. He almost lost all his willpower in this small place. In the end, he still followed Liang Chuan's operation to make his own progress. Then send him back to Bianjing.
Seven years, how many seven years can there be in life? Zhao Weixian was full of ambitions when he came, but he didn't expect that his stay would last so long.
A lot of things happened during this term, and every time they set off huge waves, but in the end they all got through safely.
Zhao Weixian asked someone to come to the port to invite Liang Chuan to the state capital.
Liang Chuan asked his men to pack some of the novel treasures from the port, as well as some of his own private collection of gifts, and asked his men to take them with him to prepare a farewell party for Prince Zhao, who had fallen from despair and had come back to life again!
As soon as Liang Chuan arrived at Weiyuan Building, he felt less lively and more quiet than in the past. The government is like this. Very few people will burn old stoves, let alone people like this who are leaving. Who has the energy to flatter Zhao Weixian? When Zhao Weixian arrived in Bianjing, no one was willing to follow him. It was not his territory. .
Liang Chuan didn't take it seriously and walked into the guest hall and saw Zhao Weixian sitting on the imperial chair.
Today, there is a light in Zhao Weixian's eyes, a look of confidence.
Sure enough, if the platform is changed, the people will be different!
And today, Zhao Weixian didn't even get up. When he saw Liang Chuan, he only said two words: "Here he comes!"
Liang Chuan thumped, there was indeed a change!
The shelf is getting bigger!
Liang Chuanquan pretended that nothing had happened, and raised his hands with a shy face: "Congratulations to Prince Zhao for fulfilling his long-cherished wish and finally being able to return to Bianjing! This place must be a great achievement for Peng Xiang!"
Zhao Weixian glanced at him coldly, which made Liang Chuan's scalp tingle. He snorted for a long time and said, "Speaking of which, I want to say thank you to you. If it weren't for you, how could I be where I am today!"
There seemed to be several layers of meaning in these words, which made Liang Chuan feel very uncomfortable!
What do you mean, kid? I came to see you out of respect for you, what? Are you planning to leave? Are you planning to fall out? Why were you so coquettish when you came to beg me in the past? Now it's better. You forgot so quickly!
Okay, well done, you are a prince and a noble person, I won’t care about you!
"No way, I'm scared. I've also heard the news, so I specially prepared a little Cheng Yi to let you return to the capital with peace of mind. Someone, please bring the things here!"
Several servants brought up all the gifts prepared by Liang Chuan, almost filling the entire living room.
Zhao Weixian has not received any gifts in these years. This time, when he looked at the huge pearls, coral bushes and other gifts from Liang Chuan, he saw that they were valuable and precious things. He finally showed a smile on his face and thought to himself, you are a wise boy!
You boy is a character, I have seen it. If it were not for the purpose of saving a backup plan in the future, I would have gotten rid of you as a scourge!
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