After Zhang Mingwei heard this, especially when he saw Sun Chuanting still speaking with a serious face, he couldn't help but smile, a very happy smile.
There is no way, people in this era don’t know about it, but I just know that I have a baby, which seems to be very satisfying!
But Sun Chuanting was unhappy when he saw him like this. However, Duke Xingguo's identity was there, and if he was on the same level, he would want to turn around and leave!
Fortunately, Zhang Mingwei still respected Sun Chuanting and did not laugh for long. He immediately stopped laughing and said with a smile: "How do you know that there are no treasures in the poor mountains and rivers there?"
"..." Sun Chuanting was stunned for a moment. Hearing Duke Xingguo's tone, was there really a treasure over there? But what treasures would there be there?
With this in mind, he asked directly: "My lord, what kind of treasure is this?"
If Duke Xing Guo replied about fine jade, auspicious beasts, etc., Sun Chuanting had already made up his mind that these treasures were not worth doing this now!
Zhang Mingwei listened and said with a smile: "There is a kind of flower there, which is fiery red and very beautiful. And because of the big climate difference, it can produce mango, loquat, lotus mist, pomegranate, strawberry, cherry and other fruits. Fresh fruits all year round. There is something to eat..."
When Sun Chuanting heard this, his face immediately fell. Is this the so-called treasure? He felt that the baby was even worse than he had imagined!
As a result, his face became a little ugly, and he even interrupted Duke Xingguo's words, but in the end he clasped his hands and remained respectful and said: "My lord, what benefit do these things have to the country? Now the Ming Dynasty will wipe out the bandits? More Is this a time when everything is waiting for something to be done? Instead of spending energy in this remote place, it’s better to concentrate on money first..."
"Haha..." Zhang Mingwei laughed and stretched out his hand to signal. After stopping Sun Chuanting from speaking, he said to him, "I haven't finished saying this yet! The most important good thing over there, after all, I have to save it for the end. ,right?"
"..." Sun Chuanting was a little dumbfounded when he heard this.
He had reason to suspect that Duke Xingguo was teasing him, but he couldn't provide any evidence because Duke Xingguo said that good things should be saved until the end. That seems to be true!
So he stopped talking: "Okay, then you can finish what you said."
Zhang Mingwei looked at Sun Chuanting and said seriously this time: "There are many minerals over there, and the iron ore reserves are at least 1.4 billion kilograms? No, three digits more? Yeah... "
There was no quantity unit available, which made him sigh.
At this time, only ten thousand is the unit, and there are also hundreds of millions, but one hundred million is equal to one hundred thousand. Ton is a foreign transliteration word, which means one thousand kilograms. Want to tell the ancients about the reserves of 7 billion tons? This conversion is really laborious.
When I was in the capital, I told Emperor Chongzhen once. Because he was facing the emperor and it was the first time he told such a large amount, he spent a lot of effort.
Now facing Sun Chuanting, who was far inferior to him in terms of status and everything else. After Zhang Mingwei changed his mind, he felt that it was so awkward that he couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, he decided that he must formulate a set of rules for all units. The previous units are no longer suitable for the development of productivity!
He felt uncomfortable speaking, and Sun Chuanting also felt uncomfortable hearing it. I was thinking silently in my heart, how many of those tens of millions are there? Is this too much and impossible?
So, he thought that Duke Xingguo just wanted to emphasize that the reserves were very large. Therefore, I won’t think about specific numbers. Besides, he didn't believe it. How many reserves there were and no one had ever dug them out. Who could know how many there were!
At this time, after understanding the reason why Duke Xingguo focused his energy there, he no longer had any objections.
Sun Chuanting may not care about coal, fruits, etc., but any dynasty attaches great importance to iron ore, and Sun Chuanting is certainly no exception.
He immediately asked with concern: "My lord, how is the situation of clearing out those chieftains now? Do you want to send more troops there?"
Princess Kunxing usually didn't interrupt when Zhang Mingwei met outsiders and just listened, so she had never spoken before.
At this time, seeing such a big change in Sun Chuanting's attitude, he couldn't help but feel funny, so he secretly laughed without showing his teeth.
However, no one paid any attention to her and just let her enjoy herself.
Zhang Mingwei looked at Sun Chuanting and said: "The progress was very smooth at the beginning, but as we advanced further to the southwest, the chieftains became defensive and resisted in a targeted manner, and the progress slowed down!"
"Then send more troops!" Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting suggested without hesitation, "If the Duke does not have enough troops on hand, I have some soldiers from Shu here who can come in handy. !”
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately smiled and shook his head and said: "That's not necessary! The most important thing in conquering the chieftains is not the number of troops, but the battle for people's hearts. Only the people in the chieftain's territory believe in the imperial court and are willing to stand on the imperial court's side. , that chieftain is a grasshopper after the fall, even if he is a bit powerful, under the attack of the imperial army, he is still a rootless duckweed, and he will not last long!"
Hearing this, Sun Chuanting thought of Duke Xingguo's method of dealing with bandits, and couldn't help but nodded in admiration. This was indeed the truth. Once people's hearts are biased to a certain extent, the seemingly powerful Li Zicheng, a bandit, will fall apart!
He was thinking about it. Zhang Mingwei frowned while thinking about this matter.
The southwest of Sichuan is indeed a land of barren mountains and harsh waters. The various suppression troops he sent out encountered difficulties after advancing into the territory of Xingdusi, Sichuan.
According to the news from the front, the chieftains here have united. Based on the situation of the chieftains in front, they not only stopped the prisoners who were released, but also fabricated various lies to slander the imperial officers and soldiers.
In addition, Zuo Liangyu and Hou Xun both fled there and occupied the capital city of Xingdusi in Sichuan, which was the Jianchang Guard Office.
The effective resistance of the chieftains here, Zhang Mingwei speculated, was absolutely inseparable from Zuo Liangyu's guidance and the advice of the dog-headed strategist Hou Xun.
As for that side, although a large army can be dispatched, if these rebels fight guerrillas with the imperial army and there is no support from the local people, I really don't know how long it will take!
Zhang Mingwei told Sun Chuanting about this situation, and the two began to discuss countermeasures to see how they could better promote the suppression of the rebels and control the treasure land as soon as possible!
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At this time of their discussion, Li Zicheng stood on top of Wujiangguan City at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou, watching Guizhou open to him, and his depressed mood for many days finally improved a lot.
"Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general!" Niu Jinxing stood next to him and said flatteringly, "General Liu has already fought to the other side. Those chieftains are no match for General Liu. We will call in reinforcements from Chongqing later. We can easily capture Guizhou Prefecture!"
"Yes, the main force of the imperial court is now in Shu." Song Xiance on the other side also said with some emotion, "Here in Guizhou, the imperial army's military strength is obviously very weak. It's time for the general to show off his grand ambitions!"
Li Zicheng nodded when he heard this, with a smile on his face.
To be honest, when he was in Chongqing, he was under great pressure when facing Sun Chuanting, especially Duke Xingguo.
My hair has been falling out, but luckily I have been wearing a hat, otherwise, people would probably have discovered this.
Now that the road to Guizhou has been opened, there is no need to face Duke Xingguo anymore. This is like a fish entering the sea, and a dragon born in the sky. From now on, the remaining hair can be regarded as saved.
He was very confident about this. After entering Guizhou, Duke Xingguo's cavalry lost its usefulness, at least the threat would not be that great. As long as we learn from the lessons learned in Shu and prevent Duke Xingguo from deceiving people, and at the same time firmly grasp the families of the generals, we will be safe.
When he thought of this, Li Zicheng immediately turned to look at Song Xiance and said: "Counting the time, various places should have started collecting money, food and people. Send an order back and ask Gao Yigong to send someone to escort the young pioneers from Chongqing's old camp to Guizhou !”
The reason why he didn't take the Laoying family with him when he came here was because there were too many people, and the old ones were old and the young ones were small. Once they moved, everyone would know that he was going to abandon Chongqing.
In order to stabilize the front line and prevent the imperial army from pursuing too early, Li Zicheng did not take Laoying's family with him. Instead, he took his civilian officials and quietly left Chongqing.
Now not only Wujiang Pass has been captured, but even Liu Zongmin has entered Guizhou. At least judging from the current news feedback, the opponents are very weak. They have captured a large area and are continuing to advance towards Guizhou. It can be said that the situation is It's great.
In this case, it is time to evacuate the old camp.
According to his prediction, the Laoying family would withdraw first, followed by the money, food and people looted from various places, and then the armies would slowly retreat to Guizhou. When the imperial officers and soldiers discovered it again, there wouldn't be many ways to stop it.
Of course Song Xiance knew about this plan, so he immediately took the order and said: "Don't worry, General, I will send someone back immediately to inform General Gao!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fast horse riding from the direction of Sichuan, shouting along the way, and the thieves on the road fled one after another, and suddenly they became a mess.
Anyone who saw this situation knew immediately that this was definitely an emergency. Because, even though he was scolding, he didn't dare to stop him in any way.
Li Zicheng and others on the top of the city began to pay attention when they heard such a loud noise.
At this moment, the man who came on horseback had already arrived at the city gate. Immediately afterwards, there were rapid footsteps coming towards the top of the city. At the same time, before anyone could see him, he heard a panicked voice: "Big brother!" General, great general..."
