Chapter Ninety-Nine: Conducted in Secret
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"It's all outside the city, I didn't let them into the city, after all, there are too many people and the goal is too big." Two hundred strong men suddenly entered Shinno Castle, and if they were noticed by the local government and targeted by them, it would be very unfavorable for their own actions.
Deng Chen nodded again and again, and praised with a smile: "It's still Jingzhi who is thoughtful!" ”
To make a long story short, that morning, Liu Xiu, Deng Chen, Zhang Ping, Deng Yu and others took the two hundred strong men sent by Liu Xuan to Baihe in the western suburbs.
When I arrived at the blacksmith shop on the other side of the White River, I met with Lao Liu. The crowd sat together to consider the expansion of the blacksmith's shop.
Now they have two plans, one of which is to expand the existing blacksmith's shop from one furnace to ten furnaces.
Another plan is to not move the blacksmith shop of the old six, they have carved out a clearing in the middle of the mountain forest to rebuild a hidden blacksmith shop.
Two options, each with its own advantages. The expansion was based on the existing blacksmith shop in Lao Liu, which saved time and effort, but it was not hidden enough and easy to be discovered.
To build deep in the mountains, the concealment is good, but it takes a lot of time to carve out a clearing.
Everyone talked about it and expressed their opinions. Deng Yu said: "I support opening up open space in the mountains and rebuilding it. The time of the incident can be postponed, but it must be hidden and foolproof! ”
Lao Liu frowned and said: "To build so many weapons, you need a lot of iron ore, there is no way in the mountains, how easy it is to transport these iron ores to the depths of the mountains and forests!" ”
Deng Yu Zhengse said: "For the sake of concealment, for safety, hard work is inevitable. ”
Liu Xiu looked at Deng Chen and asked, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean?" ”
Deng Chen scratched his head and said, "This area of Baihe is already very hidden, and not many people will come over on weekdays. "The implication is that there is not much difference between building the furnace in the mountains and building it in the sixth place.
Deng Yu shook his head solemnly, and said meaningfully: "Not many people will come, it doesn't mean that no one will come, as long as one person comes to this neighborhood, finds something strange, and spreads it, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
Deng Chen rubbed his chin, fell into deep thought, and did not continue to answer.
Liu Xiu turned his head, looked at Yan Guang on the other side, and asked, "Ziling, what is your opinion?" ”
Yan Guang smiled indifferently and said, "I think Zhonghua's opinion is reasonable. Inside, Liu Xiu also supports Deng Yu's opinion. He nodded and said, "Brother-in-law, I think it's safer for us to build the furnace in the mountains." Although the transportation of ore is a problem, it is also easier to obtain timber. If there are not enough manpower, we can also continue to learn from the big brother
There was a strong force to come and help. As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Ping and asked him if there were any extra hands on his side.
Zhang Pingzheng said: "Even if another three or four hundred brothers are transferred from Chungling, it will be no problem!" ”
Hearing Zhang Ping's reply, Liu Xiu was even more relieved, and said to Deng Chen: "Brother-in-law, I think the matter is settled!" ”
"Okay!" Deng Chen had no objection, looked at the sixth child, and asked, "Sixth brother, you should be familiar with the nearby mountains and forests, right?" ”
Lao Liu smiled and said, "After lunch, I can take everyone to the mountains for a walk." ”
"That's very good."
Everyone hastily ate lunch, and then led by the sixth child, into the nearby mountains and forests.
The name of this mountainous area comes from the White River and is called White Mountain. The area is not small, stretching for hundreds of miles. The mountains are inaccessible and full of large areas of primeval forest.
The sixth child has lived here for several years, during which he has entered the White Mountain and knows the environment here well.
Holding a machete, he walked in front to open the way, and reminded Liu Xiu and others behind him from time to time: "Pay attention to the thorns here, the thorns are poisonous." ”
Hearing him say this, everyone mentioned twelve points of caution. Yan Guang asked curiously, "What kind of poison?" ”
"I don't know what kind of poison it is, but when the skin is scratched by a stinger, it will itch and fester, which is very scary. Also, there is miasma in the mountains, you can't walk around, and there are a lot of poisonous insects! ”
"......" Listening to the reminder of the sixth child, everyone was a little speechless.
If it weren't for the sixth child leading them into the mountain and letting them come in by themselves, it would be really difficult to move an inch. Of course, the danger in the mountains is also good for them, making their layout in the mountains more hidden and safer.
Yan Guang was very interested in the poisonous thorns, poisonous insects, and poisonous miasma that Lao Liu said, and stopped from time to time to collect them, preparing to take them back for research.
The sixth man walked with them for two hours, he wiped the sweat from his face, sat on a rock, and said, "I have walked the farthest here, and I have not walked any deeper." ”
Liu Xiu took a few breaths, and raised his eyes to look around, they were at the top of a mountain, this mountain peak was not big, the space on the top of the mountain was even smaller, and it was difficult to build a furnace here, let alone ten.
He looked around, pointed to the south side of the mountain, and asked, "Sixth, what is the place under the mountain over there?" ”
"It's probably a mountain pass, I haven't been there."
Liu Xiu sighed, shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's go down and have a look." ”
After a short rest, they walked down the hill to the south.
After a short time, everyone came to the foot of the mountain, as the sixth said, this is a mountain col, but what makes everyone excited is that the foot of this mountain col is very hidden, surrounded by winding and undulating peaks, and most importantly, there is a small stream that just flows through this mountain pass.
If you want to build a lot of weapons, you definitely need a water source, and the existence of this creek can solve this problem.
It was also the first time for the sixth child to come here, he looked around curiously, and at the same time nodded excitedly, praising and praised: "Not bad, not bad!" This col is really good! Craft weapons here that are both stealthy and convenient! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu You suddenly said loudly: "There is a cave over there!" ”
People looked in the direction of Zhu You's finger, and sure enough, there was a cave dozens of zhang away from them.
It's too far away to see how big the cave is. Everyone walked towards the cave, Liu Xiu's hand slowly raised, holding the saber under his ribs, and at the same time reminded everyone: "Everyone be careful!" ”
Nine times out of ten, the caves in the barren mountains will be occupied by wild beasts.
After listening to Liu Xiu's words, everyone also held their respective weapons in unison.
When they arrived at the cave, people looked at it, the entrance of the cave was very large, and the space inside was not small, about one or twenty meters deep, there was a lot of dead grass on the ground, and some animal bones were scattered.
Zhu You took out his saber and walked into the cave cautiously, he walked around from beginning to end to make sure that there was no beast hidden, he put away the saber, picked up a beast bone at random, walked out of the cave, handed it to Liu Xiu, and said, "Lord, this cave should have been vacant for a long time." ”
The animal bones in the cave were obviously some years old, and their color had turned black, and they were by no means fresh.
Liu Xiu looked down, casually threw the beast bones aside, walked into the cave, turned around twice, and then he came out of the cave and smiled at Deng Chen and the others: "This cave is inhabitable!" ”
The sixth answered: "It's also good to hoard wood and ore!" ”
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said, "This is simply a godsend, I think, let's lay the blacksmith here!" ”
Everyone had no objections, and they responded in unison, and the matter was settled.
When everyone came out of the mountain, it was already dark, and Liu Xiu, Zhang Ping, Deng Yu and others did not return to Xinye City with Deng Chen, but stayed here to help the two hundred brothers build temporary shelters.
Deng Chen originally wanted to stay, but Liu Xiu was afraid that the second sister would worry, so he insisted on letting Deng Chen go back.
The dwelling of the two hundred people, even if it is a simple thatched hut, is not a small project.
Liu Xiu and others were busy until late at night before they could build a simple thatched house.
That night, Liu Xiu, like everyone else, stayed in a thatched hut.
They built a thatched hut with only a shed roof, the floor was paved with hay, and there were no walls around it.
In the first half of the night, mosquito bites are easy to solve, the sixth family has a lot of wormwood, which can repel mosquitoes after being lit, but in the second half of the night, the cold air by the river hits, the temperature plummets, and people shiver from the cold.
Early the next morning, Liu Xiu immediately asked Zhu You to return to the city and asked his brother-in-law Deng Chen to help buy more and warm bedding.
Liu Xiu's performance also touched Zhang Ping's two hundred brothers, he could live comfortably in his brother-in-law's house, but he chose to live with his own people, sharing weal and woe, and for this alone, they admired Liu Xiu in their hearts.
Deng Chen's work efficiency was very fast, and the next day, he sent several truckloads of bedding and several truckloads of iron ore at the same time.
After another day of rest at Lao Liu, the people entered the White Mountain, came to the col they had chosen and began to build.
The people first built a temporary shelter in the col and used the cave as a storehouse for supplies, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.
Liu Xiu followed everyone in the col for more than ten days, during which Liu Xiu wrote another letter to the eldest brother Liu Xiu, asking the eldest brother to transfer another two hundred strong people.
This time, Liu Xuan directly sent over three hundred people, led by Zhu Yun, and after arriving at Baishan, he joined Liu Xiu and others in one place.
With these three hundred brothers joining, their progress was much faster, and in just a few days, their construction in the col was beginning to take shape.
The sixth also closed his blacksmith shop and went into the col to direct the people to build a furnace. Feeling that everything was normal, Liu Xiu left Baishan and returned to the Deng family in Xinye City.
After being busy in the col for more than ten days, Liu Xiu has been tanned a lot, and he has become much stronger, but in Liu Yuan's eyes, the younger brother has lost a lot of weight.
Liu Yuan took Liu Xiu's hand, looked at him from one look at the next, and said distressedly: "How bitter it is in the mountains, I told your brother-in-law to ask him to bring you back, but he just didn't listen......
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Second sister, you really can't blame your brother-in-law about this, my brother-in-law has mentioned it to me several times and asked me to go back to the city, but I haven't listened." ”
Liu Yuan glanced at him angrily and said, "How old are you, and it's so worry-free!" ”
While the two sisters and brothers were talking, a domestic servant came over, bowed to Liu Xiu and Liu Yuan, and said, "Madam, Liu Gongzi, Miss Zijun is here!" "Deng Zijun? Liu Xiu was quite inexplicable, why did she suddenly come to Deng Mansion?