Zhang Han sighed in his heart, history is like this, there is an accident at the most critical time, and from the perspective of the general trend, the rise of the Jurchen step by step is an inevitability caused by the disqualification of the Divine Sect as the king, and it is inevitable and accidental, forming the final tragedy.

"It's over." Kong Minxing stood up and said with a smile: "This table of wine is very comfortable, and when the two of you arrive in Datong one day, I will return the table." ”

"That's nature." Li Shenming smiled: "Send you some chili peppers, and eat this fish head." ”

"Haha, it's easy to say."

Kong Minxing agreed with a smile, looked at Zhang Han, and asked with a smile: "What is going on here, do you want me to talk to Zhu Kejiu?" ”

Zhang Han said with a smile: "It's not necessary, it's just a rich man, some trivial things, no need to bother." ”

Kong Minxing frowned and said: "Han Tong is indeed a villain, I have heard of his bad deeds in Datong, but this person's cousin Han Qi is not a good match, you have to be careful." ”

"It's precisely this that I am afraid of, and this time I use the method of comparison."

Kong Minxing subconsciously said: "What method? ”

After the words came out, he came to his senses and said with a smile: "You can do it yourself, I won't ask." ”

Zhang Han said with a smile: "It is indeed a bit of a yin damage, but to deal with such people, it is okay to have some yin damage, say it in advance, there is a lot less interest, or wait for the incident to happen, plan and go through, as well as Han Tong's reaction, and tell the brother together, Brother Bo smiled." ”

Kong Minxing smiled when he heard this, and said, "Then I'll wait for good news." ”

……

In the evening, the rain stopped, a round of red sun hung in the sky, Cai Jiu and others were carried on stretchers, all the way back to the iron field from the mountain road.

Zhang Han and Li Shenming talked for an afternoon, Li Shenming was a little anxious, the relationship between Daming and Daming had already reached an eyebrow, but Zhang Han couldn't go out to negotiate a passage with Beiyu, which was also a very anxious thing.

Of course, there is no problem with the silver ingots, but the silver ingots can only represent the Huangtaiji tribe in the Tumut tribe at most, and even the Tumut tribe can't represent it, not to mention that there are so many Beiyu tribes.

If you don't negotiate with the Beiyu, these things planned can only be flowers in the mirror and a moon in the water after all.

"The matter here has been raised for more than ten days," Zhang Han was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Although the Donglu side has fought hard, it has not occupied much territory in the end, and the food pressure is not very great, and it is estimated that the disaster will become more and more serious next year, and the Dongyu will also lay a lot of territory, and people will breed, and the disaster will be severe, and the price of food will rise at that time!" There's no urgency, anyway, within a month, we're on our way to Saiwai. ”

Li Shenming thought about it for a while, thought about Zhang Han's words again, and finally shook his head and smiled: "Wen Lan, you are an immortal, the Eastern Emperor and the Imperial Court plus the Northern Emperor, you are afraid that you will think about them if you have nothing to do." ”

"If we are businessmen, we must pay more attention to this."

Li Shenming knew that what Zhang Han said was true, the imperial court's palace newspaper would be copied every few days, and he specially sent people to Beijing to wait for the palace to copy the Tang newspaper from all over the country, especially the Tang newspaper in the Jiliao area, Zhang Han was even more concerned, as soon as the palace copy arrived, Zhang Han locked himself in the hut, and cooperated with Li Shenming to study the nine-sided map taken out from the General Military Mansion, and Zhang Han would not come out of the house without eating the Tang newspaper thoroughly. Speaking of which, Li Shenming also admired it very much, those Tang newspapers were all related to the war, and the forts, platforms, and piers mentioned were found with great difficulty on the map, and then cooperated with the text to study and judge the map...... Daming's map is outrageously sparse, Zhang Han's eyes are red every time he looks at it, but he never gives up, Li Shenming once laughed and said that even if it is a general who leads the troops like the deputy general of the army, he may be far inferior to Zhang Han in the study of the map, Zhang Han's answer is that the wealth is moving, if the general with the troops wins a battle, there will be a lot of silver to take, I am afraid that everyone will be more concerned.

"The proprietor, I don't do things well, this iron field shopkeeper really has no face to do it."

Cai Jiu went out with more than a dozen people today, and later divided into three shares, he only took three people around him, and posted the list at the intersection of the mountain field, and Yusheng was treated well here, the food and accommodation were higher than elsewhere, and the monthly money was about thirty percent higher than that of the Han family and the Dongshan Society, of course, the list was not clearly written, for fear of falling into the truth, but as long as someone came to ask, Cai Jiu would tell the situation of the iron field in detail with the people, and many people recorded their names and places of origin in less than an hour, and they could go to the iron field to try the work as long as they found the guarantor, and the situation was very good. Cai Jiuzheng was happy when the people of the Han family came to stop him, and Cai Jiuyuan waited to leave peacefully, but he saw that a few people rushed out to do it while scolding in the lively crowd, and such a dozen naturally became a scuffle.

"Proprietor, there is an article here, and it is estimated that someone wants to use us as a gun." Cai Jiu's injuries were not serious, but the mental blow was not light.

"Leave the business out there." Zhang Han said with a smile: "Hurry up and grasp the last section of the project and start the furnace as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, don't worry, the proprietor will be able to produce molten iron within ten days."

When it came to his profession, Cai Jiu's face became much more confident.

After that, it was sunny for many days, and soon after the autumn, the temperature during the day was still not low, Cai Jiu concentrated all his manpower on the first blast furnace, and continued to rush to work, and after the refractory mud and bricks were all dry, the ironmaking could begin.

Opening a furnace is not a simple matter in this era, Cai Jiu specially invited a gentleman, walked around the iron yard for a long time, pinched his fingers and calculated, and finally set a date.

Zhang Han didn't interfere in these things, he just smiled and watched, the calculation time was already August 3 in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, and there were ten days or so before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and all he thought about now was to rush back to Xinpingbao before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In this era, he only has one relative like Chang, and after coming out for so long, it is inevitable that he will miss some things in his heart.

Moreover, what Li Shenming said is also right, the schedule to go outside the plug cannot be delayed any longer, and he has been sorting out the internal affairs of Yusheng, and it is unlikely that there will be any chaos if he leaves now. This era is not like hundreds of years later, when a car can drive a few hundred kilometers in a few hours...... Zhang Han once drove from Beijing to the grassland to play, the beginning of the highway was fine, and then the highway and dirt road were difficult to walk, it is conceivable that at this time, from Zhangjiakou out of the jam, how many places to pass along the way, how many tribes to walk, it is estimated that it will take at least half a year to go back and forth, the journey is far and difficult, and it is not appropriate to delay it any longer.

The planned trip is of course arduous and may be dangerous, but for the sake of the rich rewards for decades to come, this trip is a must.

At the beginning of August, Yang Qiu rushed to the iron field with more than 20 capable people, but Yang Qiu was not seen much as soon as he came, and the people on the iron field did not know much about Yang Qiu's role, so naturally no one cared too much.

Today is the day when the furnace is expected to be opened, from the morning, the whole iron yard is very busy, many people who have no work at hand are also gathered around the furnace, waiting for the mud to be plugged out of the molten iron, the blast furnace and the ear chamber are surrounded by fire and smoke, the people who fan the furnace are the busiest at this time, Cai Jiu and some experienced old miners are supervising on the side to prevent accidents.

When Zhang Han came out, no one greeted him, only the Jiang brothers were close to the guards, Li Dayong and Zhang Xuezeng rushed over last night and stayed in the mine for one night, Li Dayong was full of praise for the situation inside and outside the iron yard, and Zhang Han compared it here, his iron yard is like a place where homeless beggars gather, and the difference between the two sides is too far.

People's praise Zhang Han just listened, the iron field is like him, the cost has increased a lot, if the situation is not ideal, spread the word, these proprietors will not praise his generosity, but will only say that he is a fool.

At the end of the hour, more than a dozen people came in front of the iron field, all on horseback, Zhang Han saw from a distance that it was Sun Anle's uncle and nephew in front, so he personally went to the door to greet him.

"Don't be polite." Sun Anle and Sun Jingting looked at the situation in the iron field, and both of them had surprises in their eyes.

No matter what others say, in the end, it is just hearing, and now seeing is believing.

Sun Anle and Sun Jingting have both been to this iron field, thirty or forty acres of land are square in size, there are several iron and stone veins that are easy to mine, there are small rivers and streams, it is a good place, there was originally a mine owner who did not eat down, called Lingqiu The people here were squeezed out, Zhang Han is also from outside, but the power and financial resources are strong, and it is considered to be a foothold, but the uncle and nephew of the Sun family never thought that this place in front of him would become such a situation.

Under the labor of nearly 2,000 villagers for more than 20 days, the original flat land has expanded about ten times, the wild grass and shrubs have been bulldozed, some rocks have been pushed away or used as the cornerstone of building houses, the place has expanded from less than 40 acres to more than 300 acres, the mountain road winds to the halfway up the mountain, and then goes straight in, there are pieces of houses in front of you, and the iron furnace area is set in the middle of the ore vein, an iron furnace with a height of two feet and three feet is emitting black smoke, and a large crowd is busy.

On the left side, there are a piece of houses, the uncle and nephew of the Sun family did not have time to take a closer look at it at this time, but from a distance, it was all brick houses, and there were rows of tables, chairs and stools in the middle of the room.

Zhang Han greeted him, and Sun Anle and Sun Jingting jumped off the horse with strange thoughts.

There are also a few middle-aged men beside them, all of whom are the core shareholders of Dongshan Club, and this time they also came along, and the looks on their faces were also very strange, I really didn't expect that the iron field with Yusheng was actually like this.

Everyone exchanged a few words, and then there was a shout from the iron furnace, Sun Anle, Sun Jingting and others had a whole face, and Sun Jingting said: "Out of the molten iron, Zhang Dongzhu, please." ”

Zhang Han was also a little excited, turned around and took the lead, when he was close to the blast furnace for dozens of steps, he felt the heat wave steaming, and when he got closer, he saw that the mud plug in the middle of the furnace had been opened, and the molten iron was boiling water from the furnace, gushing out along the pre-set track.