In July, the red sun hung high in the sky, and the whole south also reached the hottest day of the year, and there was a burning sensation in the air, which made it difficult for people to breathe, and the heat even died before people, so many people did not dare to go out at will, and stayed at home and waited to spend this time.

However, the people were able to stay at home to survive the summer heat, but in the several mines of Daye, they were still working hard, and the heat waves were gushing in the closed and narrow mines, and they were steaming from time to time, almost making people directly avoid the gas, and in this extremely harsh environment, it was impossible for human beings to survive normally.

The current number of mines under Ning Chu's command is still very large, but the normal mines have been announced to stop work a few days ago, waiting for the heat to pass before continuing to start, but in Daye Gengwu's two series of mines, they are still working hard, the reason is actually very simple, the mines of Gengwu's two sequences are basically the Qing army's prisoners of war are in charge.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the Qing prisoners of war in these two mines are basically the most heinous Green Battalion soldiers and most of the Eight Banners soldiers, and even some famous generals of the Qing Army are in these mines, such as Fu Erdan, who was captured alive before, and some Eight Banners Dutong, etc., sweating like rain for Ningchu's iron mines.

"Father, drink saliva......."

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy carried half a bowl of muddy water, carefully walked into the mine step by step, and placed it in front of a lying man, he only felt that his throat was on fire, for the bowl of water in front of him, he wanted to drink it more than anyone else, but he forcibly held back.

Fu Erdan forcibly struggled to sit up and patted the young man's head with his hand, "Hadaha, you can take a sip first." ”

When the young man heard this, he couldn't bear it after all, and poured a sip of dirty water, and suddenly a cool feeling came to his heart, and his throat became much better, he wanted to continue drinking, but he finally stopped, but he looked down at the water, and finally couldn't help it, and let out a painful wail.

When Voerdan heard the boy's wail, he didn't stop him, let alone his son, even he had the urge to crash his head into this place for the umpteenth time......

On the battlefield that day, the remnants of the army led by Fu Erdan were completely defeated by Ning Yu, he and his second son Hadaha were captured, and the eldest son Zhaode was killed in battle, and then he was sent to the mine.

In today's Gengwu two series of more than a dozen mines, there are more than 20,000 Eight Banner prisoners working hard, and their original number is as many as 30,000 people, in just two years, more than 10,000 people have died of exhaustion, and the rest of them only have half a life.

Even the former Minister of Internal Guard, Fu Erdan, suffered a lot in this year's time, but he insisted on surviving because he wanted to see that the Qing army would be able to fight here one day, and when the time came, he would swear to repay it with ten times the blood of the Han people....... Although he did not yet know that Emperor Kangxi was dead.

Once he thought of this goal, Fu Erdan did not want to die, he struggled to take the bowl of dirty water, only about a quarter was left, and drank it all in one gulp, he tried to swallow it, trying to forget how fishy the bowl of water was, just like the wine he drank in the capital back then, and his heart was full of thirst for life.

At the same time, a second lieutenant of the Fuhan Army wearing a neat red military uniform walked step by step to the mine where Fu Erdan was, his steps were firm and powerful, even in such a hot weather, he did not unbutton his collar, but his face showed a cold taste.

After the second lieutenant walked into the mine, when he saw Fu Erdan and his son lying on the ground, he frowned slightly and said sharply: "Fu Erdan, your group's goal for this month has still not been completed, and the punishment whip will be executed, please gather your team to come out!" ”

As if he hadn't heard, Voerdan lay motionless on the ground until the second lieutenant had repeated it, and then he slowly fell to his knees.

"Yes! Voerdan got it. ”

"If you don't answer in time, you will receive ten lashes!"

"Yes! Voerdan got it. ”

There are many rules in the mine, especially for this group of prisoners of war, such as the prisoners are divided into many groups, each group has about 30 people, and they also have monthly mining quotas, and if they are not completed for two or two months in a row, they will be punished.

Voerdan and the other captives were tied to wooden posts, and they would be punished with whips, each of the others was given ten lashes, and he Voerdan was twenty lashes, but don't underestimate this kind of whipping, in fact, every month someone is whipped to death with ten lashes, so even if it is Voerdan, his heart is a little weak.

The executioners held long rattan whips in their hands, which were soaked overnight in salt water before each whipping, on the one hand, to make them fully absorb the water and increase their flexibility, and partly because the prisoners had to continue to work, so the salt water could be used to disinfect them.

"Smack-"

The first whip hit Voerdan's back, and a dark purple whip mark appeared on his back, and the pain was so intense that Voerdan almost wanted to faint. But before he could faint, the second whip followed, and the original whip marks instantly opened the flesh and blood overflowed.

Many people fainted to death after receiving less than ten lashes under this kind of whipping, but for a martial artist like Fu Erdan, his body's ability to resist blows was much better than that of ordinary people, and he insisted on completing twenty lashes, and the clothes on his body seemed to have been thoroughly soaked in blood, becoming a bloody man.

Hadaha gritted his teeth on the side, but he didn't dare to cry, because soon he would also be whipped, and if he cried now, after being noticed by the executioners, he would increase the intensity of the execution, and it would not be easy at that time.

The scorching pain accompanied by the blazing sunlight made Voerdan a little confused about reality and fantasy, and he looked at the crowd and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could finish speaking, he completely fainted.

When Fu Erdan woke up, he found that he was no longer in the mine, and there were no stinky miners around him, only to see a young man standing in front of him with his hands behind his back, and his whole temperament seemed to be different from everyone around him, only a little familiar.

"Voerdan, are you awake?"

The young man's voice rang out, clear and pleasant, with a slight sense of calmness.

Fu Erdan didn't speak, although he didn't remember who this person was, but he was also keenly aware that this person should be from a lot of background, so he remained silent at the moment.

"When you were on the battlefield, you weren't what you are today, and it seems that this environment can change people." The young man chuckled, not as if he was laughing at him.

But the young man's words instantly reminded Fu Erdan, and he quickly noticed something, looked up at the young man's back, and determined the bottom of his heart.

"Are you Ning Yu?"

"Shut up! In front of His Majesty today, how dare you be presumptuous! ”

Before the young man could speak, a middle-aged man appeared out of nowhere, holding a sword in his hand, looking at Fu Erdan with a bit of murderous aura.

"Fengchi, you step back first......"

Ning Yu didn't have the slightest expression on his face, he waved his hand, Gan Fengchi couldn't continue to behave, so he stepped aside, but his hand was already pressed on the hilt of the sword, if Fu Erdan made any movement, he could kill this person in an instant.

Fu Erdan snorted coldly as if he hadn't seen Gan Fengchi, and said, "Today's emperor is only me Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and you and other thieves dare to claim the title of emperor?" ”

Ning Yu was not panicked or angry, and said slowly: "Kangxi has been dead for more than a year, and after you were captured, I fought a big victory in Anqing, directly defeating Kangxi's 100,000 army, and then he died after returning to Beijing....... Now the reigning Qing Dynasty is not Kangxi, but Yongzheng, that is, Prince Yong. ”

"What?"

Fu Erdan was like thunder, he thought that what Ning Yu said was false, but he knew that it was impossible for the other party to come to him to make such a joke that was obviously unconcealable, so his face turned pale and his heart was like ashes, although there was his loyalty to Kangxi in it, on the other hand, he also felt a little slim about his future.

Emperor Kangxi died, what should he do?

Ning Yu's news completely shocked Fu Erdan, and he began to think about it, the original scene kept flashing in his mind, what a beautiful time it was!

It's a pity that since the Fu Han army came out, this kind of day has come to an end, and now Fu Erdan, after hearing that Kangxi is dead, the main army has also been defeated, and the whole person's mentality has changed a little.

The 100,000 army led by Kangxi himself was destroyed, what else could stop the Fu Han army? Who else can stop this man in front of him?

Prince Yong? He can't....... Fu Erdan didn't believe that Yongzheng could do anything at all, after all, there was the Eight Masters Party inside and the Fu Han Army outside, and this situation was too difficult........

"Fu Erdan, I didn't come to see you today, but I heard that you were whipped, so I came to take a look...... Now that I see you, I have a new idea in my heart, do you want to hear it? ”

Fu Erdan was immersed in the news of Kangxi's death, but he didn't understand what Ning Yu was saying for a while, he muttered: "The emperor is dead, and the slave doesn't want to live alone......." As he spoke, he slammed his head against the wall with all his strength, but his body was extremely weak, but he was blocked by Gan Fengchi.

Ning Yu looked at Fu Erdan and snorted coldly, "Although Kangxi is dead, but the Eight Banners are not dead, now you don't think about yourself, you can also think about the more than 20,000 prisoners in the mine, as well as your son Hadaha." ”

Fu Erdan closed his eyes, "Becoming a king or defeating a king, there is nothing to say, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it." ”

"If I were to kill you, I wouldn't wait until today to ask such a stupid question, in fact, for me, your life and death don't matter. However, if there is a value of one or two, it is not impossible to make use of it, and of course, for you, it can also save your life, and my idea can be described as a win-win situation. ”

"What thoughts?"

"What I told you is not just the 20,000 people in the mine now, but the life and death of the entire Eight Banners. I'm not afraid of the famous saying to tell you, at the latest, in three years, I will dominate the north and south of the country, and then the survival of the Eight Banners will be in my hands, if you still want to live, you have to change the way you talk to me. ”

Ning Yu's words hit the little thing in Fu Erdan's heart, in fact, he has completely ignored his life and death, especially when he knows the news of Emperor Kangxi's death, the whole person is even more desperate, but he still cares a little about the Eight Banners, after all, no matter what he says, he is a disciple of the Eight Banners.

"I told you that when the time comes, there will be no place for the Eight Banners, even if it is a place outside the border, it will only be Han people in the future, and there will be no extra inch of land left for the Eight Banners."

"I want to tell you something, the current Eight Banners seem to occupy half of China, but I don't hide it from you, the mine you are in can produce 2,000 catties of iron every day, and there are more than 100 such mines...... You should understand what I mean. ”

Ning Yu had a little smile on his face, although these things are also considered confidential, but they are only secrets at the moment, because Ning Chu's mining speed will reach a peak in the future, and this number will increase several times at that time, so it doesn't hurt to tell Fu Erdan.

As for Fu Erdan, he can naturally calculate this account, his own mine can produce 2,000 catties of iron every day, which can be estimated, if there are more than 100 places according to Ning Yu, then the daily iron production is about 200,000 catties, and it is 72 million catties a year.

But the problem is that according to the relevant secrets known to Fu Erdan, the iron production of the Qing Dynasty in the 58th year of Kangxi was only 45 million catties....... These 45 million catties are concentrated in the whole country, of which the southern iron ore occupies a part, so now after losing the south, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect 30 million catties of iron a year.

However, it is not only the Fu Han army that caused this situation, but also the Qing court ruler's own pot, in fact, the iron production of the Qing court has been deliberately controlled, because the iron production of China in all dynasties is higher than that of the Qing Dynasty, among which the Song Dynasty due to the long-term continuous demand for iron money, as well as the demand for a large number of iron weapons, the iron production has had an explosive period, probably the highest annual output is about 97 million catties, and in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the iron output is as high as 300 million catties.

However, since the entry of the Manchu Dynasty, the rulers of the Qing court have deliberately controlled the output of iron, such as Kangxi, who once ordered the closure of many iron mines in the country, and imposed heavy taxes on the remainder, so that the current iron production is miserable.

Now the iron production of the Fu Han army is as high as 70 million catties, which is more than half of the annual Kangxi, and there is no iron, which means that it will seriously lag behind the Fu Han army in terms of equipment and weapons, which makes Fu Erdan a little depressed.

Ning Yu saw that the heat was almost over, so he snorted coldly: "I tell you this, I don't mean anything else, that is, if you want to fight, I am willing to accompany you to the end, these 70 million catties of iron, even if they are evenly distributed to the heads of the Eight Banners, each person can get forty or fifty catties, and I can crush you all to death by relying on iron!" ”

"If Eight Banners still wants to live, they have to learn to cooperate with me Ning Chu. Only by cooperating, the future Eight Banners will have a way to live! ”