Because of the iron ore matter, General Chen inevitably had a grudge against Shang Shigong. After all, Shang Shigong's approach made it clear that he didn't trust him and was guarding against him. But fortunately, because of Anton Hua's affairs, they can be regarded as working together, and he also has some appreciation for Shangshigong. In addition, Shang Shigong discovered the iron ore and reported it to the imperial court, no matter how large the scale of the iron ore is, Shang Shigong can be regarded as a meritorious service. This time, Shang Shigong's daughter saved the crown prince An Donghua again.

General Chen is not a fool, judging from the current situation, as long as there is no accident, the merchant is afraid that he will soar, although he has some mustard in his heart, but he will not have a problem with the merchant because of this incident.

On the contrary, he is more concerned about iron ore.

First of all, as a general, he led the garrison of Qingzhou City, Wutu Mountain is only thirty miles away from Qingzhou City, as long as the scale of iron ore found in Wutu Mountain is not too small, there is mining value, he can naturally get a piece of the pie near the water building. This credit naturally has his share.

Secondly, to lead the army, weapons are indispensable. However, there are not many iron ores in the territory of the new dynasty, and even fewer are suitable for mining, and weapons have always been in short supply. Let's just say that the soldiers under his hands, many of them have their knives open, but they can't be replaced, so they can only sharpen their swords and use them.

If the iron ore of Wutu Mountain can be mined and turned into weapons, every soldier under his command will be able to get a new knife.

In the end, the new dynasty was established not long ago, the foundation was unstable, it seemed to be calm, but in fact, the waves were surging, coupled with the foreign enemies eyeing each other, I couldn't wait to bite off a bite of meat from the new dynasty. On the border, from time to time, small wars break out. When the autumn harvest came, there were even more barbarians entering and plundering.

General Chen is a little selfish. But at this juncture of internal and external troubles, he also sincerely hopes. You can find an iron ore mine on a large scale suitable for mining and arm the soldiers of the new dynasty.

Thereupon. After learning about the iron mine, General Chen couldn't sit still any longer, and he couldn't wait to immediately take people to Wutu Mountain to explore. It was only at this time that he realized that the Gu family dared to covet iron ore!

Because Gu Yunhai's assassination of the crown prince An Donghua has already happened, and now there is a matter of Gu father and son coveting iron ore, he is not very surprised, but once again refreshed his cognition of the gus father and son's guts. A strategic resource like iron ore, not to mention a merchant like the Gu family, even if it is a crown prince like An Donghua. Don't dare to mine privately.

The Gu father and son are really guts!

However, although General Chen was anxious, he was also very cautious. After all, An Donghua had encountered an ambush by a killer in Wutu Mountain, so this time he went to Wutu Mountain, and he made complete preparations in advance.

General Chen made an excuse to say that he was "arresting fugitives", so he took his soldiers to Wutu Mountain. Naturally, the crown prince Andonghua, Wang Yizhi, Qi Feng and the seven craftsmen went. In addition to them, Shang Shigong also went in person.

After all, the news was provided by him, and he was really uneasy if he didn't see it with his own eyes. Because of the iron ore thing. Prince Antonhua was assassinated, if it is found that there is no iron mine, then the merchant will not only be responsible, but I am afraid that he will be labeled as a "bully"!

At the foot of Mount Wutu. They didn't go straight up. For the sake of insurance, General Chen first sent people to search the mountain and make sure that there was no problem. Only then did he take people up the mountain.

A tent was simply set up, and chairs were set up for Anton Hua and the others to sit down. Under the protection of General Chen and his soldiers, the seven craftsmen separated with their own tools. Exploration of iron ore began.

At this time, there was naturally no advanced survey equipment in later generations, but the seven craftsmen also brought a lot of practical gadgets with them.

First find out the location where Qi Feng found traces of iron ore, and then there is a burst of knocking and beating, and use tools to probe.

Soon, these people spread the good news that there is indeed iron ore in Wutu Mountain, and the quality is not bad! However, this is only the simplest basic survey, and if you want to know the scale of the iron ore in Ludao, you have to go through a series of complex calculations.

The waiting time always seems extraordinarily long, but since the craftsman affirmed that there was an iron mine in Wutu Mountain, Shang Shigong and An Donghua and others put back their hearts back into their stomachs. Especially Shang Shigong, he was afraid of being accused of "bullying the king" before, but now that the craftsman affirms the existence of iron ore, then he is not a "bully".

After experiencing a terrible ambush before, and even being an outcast, the seven craftsmen were originally in fear. But since the discovery of the iron ore, their passion has been mobilized, and later with a series of complex surveys, their expressions have even gradually become crazy!

Soon, the sun was setting and it was evening. The seven craftsmen were already tired and exhausted, but they were still unfinished at this time, and if it weren't for Anton Hua sending someone to spread the word, they wouldn't even want to stop like this.

Can't blame them for being so excited, before coming, no one thought that such a dilapidated and barren Wutu Mountain would actually hide rich iron ore! Not only that, but the quality of these iron ores is also very good!

In one day, seven craftsmen collected many iron ore samples in different places for testing, and finally determined that the quality of most of the iron ore in Wutu Mountain was very good! Of course, this is a case where there is no oolong. After all, they only take samples from the surface, and no one dares to say how deep this iron ore is.

If there is an oolong, and the iron ore is only one layer on the surface, they will definitely vomit blood!

When the seven craftsmen came to Anton Hua, their eyes were red, and their faces could not hide their excitement. Looking at their appearance, An Donghua and the others couldn't help but be excited, and they had some expectations.

An Donghua couldn't hold back and took the lead in asking: "You have been testing for a day, but what have you found?" Because he was so excited, he couldn't help but lean forward slightly when he spoke.

The seven craftsmen, although excited, were all cautious. After all, today is only a preliminary survey, and they don't dare to talk too much, so as not to make an oolong in the future and make Anton Huakong happy. If that were the case, they would have deserved to die.

Among the seven people, the oldest and most experienced one stood up and said respectfully: "Your Highness, after preliminary survey, the iron ore in Wutu Mountain has a large range and good quality, but the specific scale needs to be further surveyed to be determined." ”

Even such news is enough to surprise An Donghua and others. Even Shang Shigong couldn't help but light up his eyes, and he couldn't hide the excitement and surprise on his face.

Is it such good news?

An Donghua and Wang Yizhi glanced at each other, and the two were even more excited. An Donghua couldn't help but ask: "How big is the scope of the iron mine?" Can you be sure? ”

The craftsman said: "Although I am not completely sure, it is inferred from the current situation that the scope of the iron ore covers almost the entire Wutu Mountain. ”

Anton Hua was so happy that he didn't know what to say, but Wang Yizhi was scorching, looking at the barren mountains under his feet, as if he saw a peerless beauty.

It actually covered the entire Wutu Mountain!

He couldn't help but look at Shang Shigong. If he hadn't paid attention to Shang Shigong before this matter, he couldn't help but be a little jealous at this time. What kind of shit luck did Shang Shigong take? has no background at all, it's just a matter of becoming a prefect at a young age, and not long after becoming a prefect, he actually discovered such a large iron mine!

With this great achievement alone, as long as there are no accidents, the business can soar to the sky.

Looking at Shang Shigong's young and handsome face, his eyes flashed slightly, although he was really jealous in his heart, he would not deal with the merchant for this matter. Anyway, the emperor gave him this task, and he also has a share in the credit.

Shang Shigong noticed Wang Yizhi's somewhat obscure gaze, and his face was not obvious, but he was vigilant in his heart. He knew that Wang Yizhi had always looked down on businessmen. Even, in Wang Yizhi's eyes, merchants are existences that can be sacrificed at any time.

But knowing the Tao and returning to the Tao does not mean that he is willing to be sacrificed for no reason!

An Donghua didn't find out what Wang Yizhi and Shang Shigong were thinking, and he was already so surprised at this time. General Chen knew about the situation of Lu Dao, how could he, as the prince of a country, not know Lu Dao? Even because of his identity, he knows more than General Chen!

He also knows better what kind of internal and external troubles the new dynasty is facing now! This iron mine in Wutu Mountain is simply a huge treasure from God to the entire royal family and the new dynasty!

He Yunqi didn't know what to say at this time, the iron ore she had been coveting had been discovered by An Donghua and others, and she was anxious about He Yuanfang's affairs at this time. To be precise, the entire He family was anxious about He Yuanfang's affairs.

The He family couldn't figure it out, how could Gu Yunhai, the richest man in Qingzhou, assassinate Shang Shigong? They still don't know that Gu Yunhai assassinated not Shang Shigong, but the crown prince of the dynasty!

Because they couldn't figure it out, the He family naturally conspiracy theories. The result of the conspiracy theory is that the whole thing is a big conspiracy against the Gu family! The mastermind behind the scenes is naturally the apparent victim of Shang Shigong!

In the past, the He family knew about the improvement of the church. Because of this, they secretly laughed at Shang Shigong. I feel that Shang Shigong has done everything for his political achievements, and he has even done such things.

At that time, they felt that Shang Shigong was using silver to shop for the future. If you want to build a good charity hall, the monthly expenses must be a large amount. They suspected that the merchant framed the Gu family for the sake of the Gu family's huge wealth! Once you have these wealth, don't you want to open a good hall and how to open a good hall? You don't have to break the bank yourself, but you can also win a good reputation.

The He family felt that they were the truth, and then thinking of He Yuanfang's identity, they felt that this matter should not only be aimed at the Gu family, but also their He family! After all, Gu Yunhai's stepfamily is the daughter of the He family!

Because of the previous incident and the merchant, the He family looked at the merchant at this time, how to look at it and think that the merchant was heinous!

In the end, He Liushi put down his words: "This matter can't be just settled!" The He family can't suffer such a loss in vain! (To be continued......)