Chapter 383: Nanshan Iron Mine Begins

An Dalang roared, and the dock instantly fell silent, and some children were so frightened that they cried.

Jiang Wuniang, Fang Juniang and other women began to appease these children.

The others watched Fu Hongyu tugging at Du Dalei's ears and walked away without looking back. Quite a few people snickered.

Shu Ya opened her mouth wide, shook her head and said, "Fu Niangzi looks virtuous on the outside, but this is too violent." ”

An Dalang pouted: "Lao Du is a soft egg, mother-in-law, don't fight for three days, go to the house to uncover the tiles." What a disgrace to our brothers! ”

At this time, a noisy sound came from outside the dock, and everyone avoided it. Soon a path flashed out.

Twenty and a half children and young people rushed in, and everyone took a closer look, and it turned out to be Hu Yidao, Cheng Sangou, Tian Renfeng, and the young people of Muwei led by Buhe.

After Hu Yidao saw Jiang Wuniang, he immediately ran over and smiled flatteringly:

"Mother-in-law, why are you here? Who carries the dog? ”

Jiang Wuniang hugged a four or five-year-old girl, looked up and saw Hu Yidao, nodded and said, "Yidao, I see that you are running all over your head with sweat, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Hu Yidao touched the sweat on his face nonchalantly: "It's okay, my body is very strong, and I won't get sick." ”

Jiang Wuniang asked again: "You don't study hard, what are you doing here?" ”

Tian Renfeng explained: "Mother-in-law, it was Mr. Zhao who heard that more than 300 children had come, so he let us come. He asked a few of us to help maintain order and then settle the kids, which was a task that had to be done. ”

Jiang Wuniang said softly: "Then you can do it well, don't beat and scold these new children, and don't play tricks on them, can you do it?" ”

Cheng Sangou patted his chest and packed the ticket: "You just put one hundred and twenty hearts, we will definitely not do anything wrong, we must settle these guys." ”

An Dalang listened to it next to him, and snorted in his nose:

"Don't talk big, Bucher, you have to think about it in the future, don't learn from the three treacherous boys."

Buhe nodded: "Instructor An, I will pay attention, I will not be as naughty as Hu Yidao." ”

At this time, Shu Ya noticed a woman in the crowd, she had a hairpin cloth skirt, no powder, but she was still radiant, and she was a stunning beauty.

Shu Ya stabbed An Dalang: "Mr. An, isn't that Qin Wanlan?" How did she come here? Isn't she the woman of Nazhe? ”

An Dalang explained: "That's right, it's Qin Wanlan. After she came here for a while, she felt a little bored and went to work as a teacher in the school. ”

"Then how did she get along with Na Zhe's original concubine?"

An Dalang asked rhetorically: "Do you know Qin Wanlan?" ”

"Yes, when Qin Wanlan was in Jinling, she was the pianist of my mentor Han Shangshu's mansion. I have seen her many times at the feast. ”

An Dalang nodded: "Now Qin Wanlan and Fang Juniang get along well, it is common for a husband to have three wives and four concubines, so there is no need to make a fuss." ”

At this time, more than 300 children disembarked, and the dock was very crowded.

Tai Chin came over and said, "Lord Anshi, hurry up and arrange for the children to go." ”

An Dalang hurriedly issued an order for the guards to protect the children and lead them towards the camp.

The guards picked up some of the children, and then took the older ones and set off.

The team slowly made their way towards the entrance to the valley, and halfway through, they encountered another team.

Leading the way were Zhao Zizhong and Fan Jinchun, who brought more than four hundred rookies and began to stand on both sides of the road and help maintain order.

Zhao Zizhong met Taiqin and Shu Ya head-on, everyone exchanged pleasantries, and then walked towards the valley together.

Everyone walked and talked, and soon came to the outside of the camp.

Cui Zhaorong was already waiting here with a large number of people, and they took over the task of escorting the team and walked to the depths of the camp with the children.

Everyone was busy until the evening, and only after the children were settled, Zhao Zizhong took Taiqin, Shu Ya, and An Dalang to the hotel.

After entering the hotel, everyone entered the box.

The guys brought tea, and everyone chatted while drinking. One after another, Na Zhe, Cui Daoshu, Fan Jinchun, Hu Shuiyang, Cui Zhaorong, Zhai Xiaoshan, Wei Hongye, and Boris all came.

Na Zhe asked, "What about Lao Du?" Where did he go? ”

An Dalang said: "I was taken away by Fu Hongyu." ”

Na Zhe smiled: "They must be hiding in a corner and starting to communicate in all directions and without dead ends." We don't have to wait for him, let's have dinner. ”

Zhao Zi waved his hand again: "That's right, Xiao Du won't come, let's eat." ”

After the meal, Zhao Zizhong took everyone to the conference room, and Shu Ya first introduced the situation in Jinling:

"Ladies and gentlemen, now the lord of the country has issued an edict and has begun to build all kinds of facilities in the Nanshan Iron Mine. Zhang Renyao requisitioned more than 50,000 people, as well as tens of thousands of soldiers and prisoners, began to level roads, build wharves along the river, and tried to open mines. ”

Wei Hongye nodded: "The manpower is enough in the early stage, and I don't know when the iron ore can be mined." ”

Shu Ya smiled and said, "Mr. Wei, there shouldn't be any problem. Now most of the officials in the court have realized the importance of the Nanshan Iron Mine. Because of the income from Nanshan Iron Mine, everyone has a share. Therefore, all the things related to Nanshan Iron Mine are handled very smoothly. I estimate that at the beginning of next month, the first batch of iron ore will be shipped to Qishan Island. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "It's hard Shu Lang, Han Shangshu also bothered about this matter, right?" ”

Shu Ya said with a smile: "The teacher is in the middle of the plan, our disciples have done some tandem and private communication work, coupled with the money and wealth offensive you provided, most of the officials have not hindered this matter. A small number of officials had opposing opinions, but they were alone and could not make any big waves, and were suppressed by the disciples of Pucheng Zhang and his teacher. ”

Shu Ya paused, and then said: "In addition, Zhang Renyao also mobilized local officials from all over the Tang Kingdom, asking them to organize people's husbands, cut down trees in large quantities, and mine other raw materials such as coal and copper ore. It is estimated that a large number of shipments will be made here from February next year. ”

Everyone in the room was very happy, and everyone began to talk.

Cui Daoshu asked: "Shu Langzhong, if you send a large number of supplies here, it will pass through Wu Yueguo's territory, if Wu Yueguo makes it difficult and intercepts the fleet, how will you deal with it?" ”

Shu Ya's face changed instantly: "This is a big problem!" We didn't expect that. If our fleet goes down the river, we will definitely run into Wu Yueguo's river patrol division. The size of our fleet of ore must be very large. At that time, Wu Yueguo's sailors will definitely be strictly investigated. Maybe we'll detain the fleet. Cui Gongzi, do you have any good solutions? ”

An Dalang waved his hand indifferently: "Shu Langzhong don't have to worry, in front of the warships of the Seven Seas Company, no force can stop us." Our ships want a salvo and they will turn into scum, hahaha! ”

An Dalang smiled ruefully, and Boris spoke: "Da Lang, we can't always fight and kill, and the idea of solving all problems violently is not a good thing. There is no need for us to clash head-on with Wu Yueguo. If you can solve the problem with money, it is better. ”

Na Zhe also echoed: "Boris is right, we don't need to fight with Wu Yueguo now, we still have to dump sea salt on their territory." Isn't it good for everyone to make a fortune with a friendly person? Why use force? ”

An Dalang snorted: "What you said is correct, it's just too unpleasant." ”

Zhao Zizhong patiently explained: "Da Lang, if according to your fighting style, if our warship has a battle with Wu Yueguo's sailors in the Yangtze River channel, you think about it, the waters there are very narrow, and our warships will not be able to maneuver, and they will be blocked on the river." The advantage of our warships lies in long-range fire strikes, and if we lose the ability to maneuver, our warships will have no advantage. ”

An Dalang was completely convinced: "Brother, you're right, it's me who wants to fork in." You can do whatever you want, and it's okay if I don't speak. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically and said to Boris: "Your staff must make a plan, and in the future, you will organize forces to escort the fleet of the Tang State." If Wu Yueguo's sailors intercepted the fleet, they had to pay bribes first and try to get them with money. If this is not possible, it is necessary to be prepared for a battle, to make more plans, to conduct drills in advance, and to be foolproof in how to fight the enemy in narrow waters. ”

Boris nodded in agreement and said that preparations would begin tomorrow.

Shu Ya breathed a sigh of relief: "Mr. Zhao, this is the best." It is inconvenient for our sailors of the Tang Kingdom to appear in the lower reaches of the Great River, on the territory of Wu Yueguo. If you don't protect the fleet, there's nothing we can do. The lord of the country would not go to war with Wu Yue for the sake of the fleet transporting supplies. It's best for you to solve it this way. ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "Shu Langzhong, our transaction with your country is a mutually beneficial matter, so we will do our best to protect this matter, and we will not let any forces interfere, you can rest assured." By the way, what is the livelihood situation in your Tang country now? Are the sales of sea salt still going well? ”

Shu Ya stood up, arched her hand towards Zhao Zizhong and said, "Speaking of the livelihood of the Tang Kingdom, this official wants to thank you." ”

Na Zhe asked, "Big handsome guy, what do you say?" ”

Shu Ya sat down and spoke slowly: "Everyone, after we were defeated by the Great Zhou a few years ago, we lost the salt-producing land of Lianghuai. Since then, we have spent a lot of money every year to buy salt from the Great Zhou and now the Great Song Dynasty. Because the price of salt in the Great Song Dynasty is very expensive, our Tang Kingdom can't afford it! ”