Chen Wenjun said: "Hui'er, you don't know that there is an elite army in Black Iron City, how can you say that the benefits of getting the Hei family are greater than getting ten Yizhou Islands?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "I really don't know this. What, does Black Iron City have its own army? ”

Chen Wenjun said: "Yes, not only does it have an army, but it is the only army on Yizhou Island." ”

Chen Wenhui was surprised: "I went to the Gu family as a guest, and their Gufeng City also has guards and sergeants, how can it be the only army on Yizhou Island?" ”

Chen Wenjun said: "Those are the troops of the Black Iron City, which are subordinate to the Black Iron City Municipality, and the Black Iron City lends its own soldiers to the other three cities for use, and just collect silver every year." In fact, the natives on this island also had an army at the beginning, and they were brutally crippled by the Black Iron Army for hundreds of years. Nowadays, the natives can only hide in the mountains or woods. It's all stragglers, and there's no regular army. But the land, grain, and silver of the three major families are the envy of those natives, and they often come down the mountain to plunder, which requires the Black Iron Army to defend the city. Therefore, although there are four major families on this island, they all rely on the breath of Black Iron City. ”

Saying this, Chen Wenhui understood and said, "That's it? The Black Iron Army is a mercenary? Then they can be hired by the three families, and they can also be hired by us? ”

Chen Wenjun said: "Yes, it is with such a mind that I want to make friends with the city lord. This Black Iron Army is very sophisticated, it is an army that often fights, and it is subordinate to the Black Knife Hall of Black Iron City. ”

Chen Wenhui nodded and said: "This army is important, but it is not as important as the value of ten Yizhou Islands, I think those talents in Black Iron City who can invent strange things and master advanced technology are the most valuable." Brother, don't you know the rise of our family? If our family doesn't have capable Yinhong, Feiguang, Ziyu, and Qingshuang, then my father and mother will have the ability. It can't be so fast in such a short period of time. ”

Chen Wenjun thought about it, when his family came out of the capital, in order to seek an official position, he spent all his family property. But these years. It's a restaurant, a garment shop, and a workshop, and now it's a huge amount of wealth, which is really incredible to think about. Speaking of which, it's probably the reason why there are many talents in my family. This talent is really important. After thinking about it again, there are such talents in Black Iron City now, if they can network under their own banner, it will really be the value of ten Yizhou Islands.

Chen Wenjun said: "What my sister said is very reasonable, so to speak. Black Iron City is even more important. We must find ways to impress the lord of the city. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "You give me more information about Black Iron City, I have to study it carefully, in fact, they are not short of money, and they don't want to be officials, otherwise they are not one of the four major families on Yizhou Island." They can set themselves up as kings. For this kind of people, we have to convince them, otherwise, they will not cooperate well with us, because they are arrogant in their bones, and they look down on us laypeople. Only when we seem to be smarter than them can we get them to think from the perspective of equality. That's how it works. ”

Chen Wenjun thought about it and felt that what his sister said was very reasonable. He said, "Well, Hui'er, what you said makes a lot of sense. There are a total of five halls and one shop in the Black Iron City. Wutang is the Black Knife Hall, which manages the army. Heigetang, responsible for forging, etc. The farming tools of the three major families on Yizhou Island. Daily necessities and the like are bought from Heigetang. We also wanted to buy some with them, and I found that some of the farm tools on Yizhou Island were more advanced than the ones we use in Dachu now. If we buy a batch and return to the Central Plains, we will definitely be able to improve our farming technology to a higher level. These are not to be said. If we use it at home, we can make our estate profitable. The third is the calligraphy and painting hall. It's nothing, it's mainly some literati and the like, chanting poetry and painting, and there is an important responsibility, they are responsible for education. The three major families on the island, including the children of the Hei family, all have to go to the calligraphy and painting hall to study in the schools set up in various cities on the island when they reach school age. Irontown regularly selects the best from these students to join the Black Family. The fourth is Meixiutang. As the name suggests, this hall is in charge of things like weaving and embroidery. Finally, there is the Alchemy Hall. This alchemy hall is a place where the doctors stay, a bit like our hospital, and people on the island rely on the doctors of the alchemy hall to see a doctor when they are sick. In addition to these five halls, there is also Jinmingpu. This is a shop, and the production of Black Iron City is for them to sell, and the purchase of items is also him, and we are currently dealing with it the most. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled: "Although this Black Iron City sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs." It's really a clear division of labor. Okay, I see, you try to collect as many things as possible, I'll have to prepare it in the next few days. ”

Chen Wenjun agreed. Next, in addition to collecting as much information as possible, he also asked the city lord of Black Iron City to see the city lord again. This time I went under the banner of Chen Wenhui. That is, the inventor of the shampoo recliner wanted to meet the lord of the castle. A few days later, Chen Wenhui received a notice from his brother that the city lord of Black Iron City had agreed to see them. The date was set. As soon as Chen Wenjun saw the date, he instructed Chen Wenhui to leave quickly, because Black Iron City is in the central mountain of Yizhou Island, and Xinguang City is in the north of Yizhou Island, and the roads on the island are not good, so it will take four or five days to reach the central part, so it is necessary to leave in advance.

Chen Wenhui brought the gifts prepared in advance, and began to go on the road with her brother with many guards.

On the way, it is more difficult than imagined, it is not like it is in the south of the Yangtze River, it is sparsely populated here, it is said that there is a road, but it is a dirt road, where is it like the bluestone road in Huzhou, this dirt road is in the dense forest, because there are more people in the black iron city in the ancient wind city, a road that is hard to walk out of, muddy and difficult to walk, and beasts come out of the capital on both sides of the road. The smaller beasts were directly killed and eaten, and the larger beasts had to be eliminated by the concerted efforts of the guards.

The island was in the tropical and subtropical range, the air was humid, and although it was already winter, there were frequent torrential rains, which made the journey more difficult, so Xiaoxing stayed overnight and arrived at the Black Iron City a few days later than expected.

It was already the evening of the seventh day after the departure, and the team had been encamped in the evening and had stopped advancing. For in this vast and sparsely populated place, where wild beasts roam, it is too dangerous to walk at night. But on this day, it didn't stop, Chen Wenjun said, it's not far ahead to the Black Iron City, it's best to move forward quickly, so that you don't have to sleep in the open today, you can live in the inn in the city.

Chen Wenhui had already traveled for seven days, and she was extremely tired, and when she heard the news, she couldn't help but be excited. But seeing that the sun was setting and still hadn't arrived, Chen Wenhui asked the eldest brother: "Brother, are we going to go at night?" Even if they arrived, wouldn't the gates be closed? Don't we all have to sleep in the open? ”

Chen Wenjun said: "This is a major feature of the Black Iron City, you will know when you arrive, the Black Iron City does not close the city gate even at night." ”

Chen Wenhui has been here for so many years, and has long been accustomed to this ancient life, the sunrise and sunset, the city gates are closed when the sun goes down, every city is like this, I heard that it is the same in the capital, and now on this Yizhou Island, there is a city that does not close the city gate at night, it is incredible.

It was getting dark, and the torches were already lit in the procession, and they were moving slowly, and it was pitch black all around, and it was in a big mountain. Turning over a mountain, Chen Wenhui suddenly saw a picture that shocked her.

Under the mountain is a plain, a piece of brilliant lights, flickering light into a piece, there is the black iron city, it seems that this city in the mountains is actually a city that never sleeps, very much the taste of Suzhou City.

Everyone was excited to see the city below the mountain, and the road was much faster, and in a short time they reached the city gate. Chen Wenhui can clearly see the majestic city walls, towering city gates, tall and steep arrow towers, and urn cities in such a dark night. Because this city has Chen Wenhui and something else, street lamps.

Chen Wenhui is standing next to a street lamp at the moment, carefully observing, this is definitely different from those electric lamps and street lamps in later generations, but Chen Wenhui did not find out what this is used as fuel, anyway, the design is very elegant and generous, more beautiful than those street lamps in later generations, there is no electric light source is strong, exuding a faint light, but in this dark night, it is enough for Chen Wenhui to see the city gate clearly, as well as the pedestrians, and see the three big characters "Black Iron City" written on the city gate.

Of course, the gates were wide open, and these pedestrians were also subject to interrogation. Chen Wenjun's butler went to negotiate with the guards at the city gate, and Chen Wenhui waited while looking at the mysterious city.

Chen Wenjun stood beside his sister and whispered, "It's shocking, isn't it? The first time I came, I was also shocked. This city is very special, more special than Suzhou City, Beijing, and other cities in the ethnic land. It is wide open even at night, and it is not afraid of the natives taking advantage of the darkness to attack. He stood majestically here, as if to say to the natives hidden in the mountains and forests, come, come and beat me, I am not afraid. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled slightly: "This is the self-confidence of this city." It is the self-confidence of the people who rule the city, and the confidence of the people of the city in the ruler. The rulers of the city are proud, and so are the people of the city. This is not something that can be cultivated overnight. ”

Chen Wenjun was thoughtful about his sister's words.

ps：

I just coded this chapter in the morning.

The second is until the afternoon.

It's really sad to have no manuscripts.

During this period of time, I can only change two shifts a day, and I want to accumulate some more manuscripts, and I don't have overnight food in my hand, so I am panicked.