Although the military hospital in Lizhuang is a "military doctor", its reputation has become more and more famous in the past six months or so; not only the common people go to Lizhuang to see a doctor, but even the family members of officials everywhere will come to Lizhuang to see when they are sick, mainly because there are many doctors, and most of them are famous doctors, and the medicinal materials are all genuine goods bought by Zhang Han, and they have seen many diseases and have more experience, and their medical skills are naturally more clever than those in other places, and the management is strict, and it has also put an end to the quack doctors who deceive people from mixing in it, so as to avoid the uneven quality and mistaken people's lives.

The key is that Li Zhuang's doctors do not make money by seeing a doctor, and in addition to their excellent medical skills, the cost is also extremely low, and even free for poor families, and the reputation is of course excellent.

The family thanked them and left in the carriage, and Li Guozhu smiled and said, "Brother Wenlan, I now know why your reputation is so good." ”

Zhang Han said with a smile: "Actually, they will stay for one night, and we will have a passenger carriage tomorrow morning, and we will go to Lizhuang after paying ten copper coins, and my favor is worth ten copper coins." ”

Li Guozhu smiled and said nothing, obviously disapproving of Zhang Han's words.

He was also secretly surprised in his heart, acres of land, tenant farmers, army, workshops, mines, and of course, military guards, commercial houses, chambers of commerce, Zhang Han seems to be leisurely, that is, an acropolis garrison and command, but Tianchengwei is more than 100 miles away, Zhenyuwei is more than 100 miles to Xinpingbao, Li Zhuang is here to Lingqiu, at least four or five hundred miles away, 100,000 households, hundreds of thousands of dings, millions of people, such a large place and population, Zhang Han's influence and control are already amazing, at least this day, Li Guozhu felt that the Li family's control in places such as Hirado and Bengang was far less than that of Zhang Han.

The next day, the convoy entered Lingqiu and moved forward on the mountain road.

It is surrounded by mountains, high and low, and there is almost no end in sight.

Fortunately, the mountains are high and deep, there are not many inhabitants, and the development is not very thorough, and the shrubs and woodlands have increased, and some pine forests are still verdant and green in such a cold winter.

The situation in front of them is all refreshing, not only He Bin and others are in a happy mood, but most of Zhang Han's attachés are also smiling on their faces.

After walking for another half a day, I finally entered the mine.

Far away, you can see patches of black smoke, and closer to it, the smoke is more obvious, almost obscuring the sky, and with it, the choking smell of soot.

"There are more than 20 blast furnaces for me and Yusheng, more than 40 blast furnaces for the rest of the families, a total of nearly 70 blast furnaces, there are so many blast furnaces in one county and one mine, and they are all large furnaces with more than 5,000 catties of molten iron, which is also rare."

When Zhang Han introduced Li Guozhu, he couldn't help but be proud of the situation in front of him.

Li Guozhu stepped on the road under his feet and said: "We also have many mines and iron yards in Fujian, although there are not as many as here in Lingqiu, but there are also a lot. What amazes me the most is the land under my feet, from Lizhuang to Dongshan here, all the way is such a good road, which can accommodate two big cars in parallel, this is a mountain road. I also saw people on the road for maintenance and maintenance, just this is already worth my admiration. ”

Zhang Han laughed and made a hand gesture to Li Guozhu to continue walking.

After turning around, looking at the situation of blast furnace molten iron, and then looking at the double-chamber method of iron, Li Guozhu's tone changed again: "It turns out that our Fujian Iron can't beat Lingqiu Iron is not a fluke of the North Railway, but a real kung fu." ”

There happened to be a furnace of molten iron, thousands of catties of molten iron solidified in the module, the heat was steaming, the miners were dealing with it quickly, Han Laoliu and others were directing on the side, and there was no chaos at all.

Cai Jiu has already taken people with people in the Zunhua Iron Yard, a newly opened place over there, and there are many old people in need.

In front of this piece of Yusheng mining area, there are more than 20 blast furnaces alone, each furnace needs more than 400 people, the original manpower is more, and Yusheng's logistics capacity solves the problem of purchasing daily necessities and transporting goods, and each furnace uses a lot less people.

Now there are more than 10,000 miners in Heyusheng alone, plus the mine's guards and families, and the entire mining area has a population of nearly 30,000.

When Li Guozhu and others went up the mountain, they saw one town after another, the residents were all related to the mines, the houses were lined up one after another, there were many residents, there were many transactions, and there were many but not chaotic, the places were clean and tidy, and most of the people were smiling.

This place is different from Tianchengwei's side, when people watch Zhang Han pass by, although their faces are full of smiles and respect, few people come over to kowtow, bow a lot, and even many are military salutes of merchant soldiers.

Li Guochu and others were puzzled at first, and when they saw the situation when the blast furnace produced molten iron, they knew that the miners were indeed brave people, very self-respecting, and even unruly, but these people had to be tightly organized, and everyone listened to orders, otherwise they would have to worry about their lives at any time.

Li Guozhu and the others thought that most of Zhang Han's subordinates were miners, and they gradually understood in their hearts why Zhang Han's army repeatedly defeated strong enemies.

After visiting all the way to the end of the day, Sun Anle and others set up a banquet on the mine of the Dongshan Society to invite Zhang Han and others, and after dark, they marched with lanterns on the mountain road and returned to the residence arranged by the Yusheng mine.

Zhang Han did not rest, he drank tea and chatted with Li Guozhu, and called all the attachés over, asked some impressions, and also asked everyone if there was any inconvenience in their lives.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong, He Bin and others had a more respectful attitude towards Zhang Han, and they vaguely understood in their hearts that Zhang Han took them around, not unintentionally, but to bring them into this collective, even if they don't use it in the future, they will understand the system and strength of Li Zhuang here, and reduce hindrance when cooperating.

And what Zheng Zhilong and others saw also brought a huge impact to them, and before they visited, it was difficult for them to imagine that the management of mines and farms could be so efficient and practical.

Han Lao Liu knocked on the door and came in, carrying several tools behind him, including pickaxes and shovels of varying lengths.

Han Lao Liu said quite smugly: "My lord, we don't eat white rice. Li Zhuang's workshop is amazing, make those things, let's figure out good things here. These shovels and pickaxes are made according to the requirements of the baggage battalion, and our sixth brother takes people to design, shape, and finally point steel at the cutting edge, these things are not only practical, but also very sharp. ”

Zhang Han sat upright, praised Han Lao Liu a few words, and then concentrated on watching Han Lao Liu demonstrate these tools.

The short shovel is about one foot three inches long, not only the front end of the steel cutting edge, but also the sides of the cutting edge, and the pole can be folded with the shovel body, with a hook can be easily hung on the waist.

"One side of the blade is serrated and can cut wood, this thing certainly can't be compared to a saw, but it can be pushed up in an emergency. Then there is a ruler on the rod handle, which can be measured, and has one more function, and then after folding, it can be used as a hand shield in the event of an enemy attack, and the bow and arrow must not be broken...... Of course, it's better than nothing, and people won't shoot at the place where your little shield is protecting. ”

Han Lao Liu is generous, showing the advantages while also talking about the shortcomings.

Zhang Han lifted the shovel and felt that the shovel was very heavy, although it was short and concise, but the quality was indeed excellent.

He paused lightly on the ground, and a small string of sparks slipped out of the blue masonry ground, and a piece of brick had already been cracked.

"Digging is a good thing and the most practical place." Han Lao Liu said: "As soon as you shovel down, you can easily shovel a large piece of soil." ”

Zhang Han pointed to the long shovel beside him and said with a smile: "This is much simpler, right?" ”

"This one is just a steel mouth, and the others are the same as ordinary shovels."

"That's pretty good, too."

Zhang Han praised with a smile, Li Guozhu also fell in love with these tools, and asked with a smile: "How much does it cost, I will also give us some port." ”

Han Lao Liu said: "The long one is one penny of silver, and the short one is one or two or five dollars of silver." ”

"Good guy," Li Guozhu said with a smile: "Three short shovels are worth a waist knife made of Fujian iron, so expensive." ”

"Expensive has expensive benefits!" Han Lao Liu's straight barrel said: "Easy to carry, easy to use, and versatile!" ”

"Okay, okay, no one is arguing with you." Zhang Han interrupted Han Lao Liu and said: "The level of steelmaking here in Lingqiu has also developed to such a point, I am very pleased, you should be rewarded naturally, this shovel will give the process and drawings to the Li Zhuang Factory, you wait for the money." ”

"Yes, Lord Xie!"

Han Lao Liu smiled dazzlingly, and Zhang Han said to Li Guozhu: "When my brother returns to the south, I will ask someone to send some to the boat." ”

"Not necessarily." Li Guozhu said with a smile: "I know that you are going to pass through the northern land, and the baggage camp is the top priority of your business, at this time, I can grab this little thing with you, can I be so eyeless?" ”

Zhang Han nodded with a smile, acknowledging this.

This trip to Lingqiu, on the one hand, is to meet with these people from the Chamber of Commerce and the mine to calm people's hearts, and on the other hand, to look at the pig iron inventory, prepare to reduce the sale in the near future, and concentrate on the use of Lizhuang.

More than 2,000 people during the study period were transferred to the Carriage Miscellaneous Bureau, where they were prepared to produce a large number of utensils for use.

Shovels, pickaxes, saws, shovels, and a large number of utensils, such as carts for bulldozing, simple cement compounds, brick-burning utensils, and so on.

Passing through the north of the desert, enriching the strength of the Tumut Division, and even completely controlling the area from Qingcheng to Banshengdi, this is Zhang Han's big strategy in the next few years!

One south and one north, south Taiwan, north desert north, after accumulating a certain strength, you can carry out a deeper and wider layout and landing!

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On the way back, the good weather was gone, the weather was gloomy and terrible, and after the north wind blew all day and all night, the sky was snowing like a silver tear.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong and the others couldn't ride horses, and everyone sat in He Yusheng's passenger carriage.

"Ten coppers for one person, without copper, you can take food to pay, interesting."

He Bin saw several farmers paying for the car with a small half bag of grain, and he couldn't help but make fun of it.

"I've been aware of it lately." Zheng Zhilong said: "He Yusheng is very concerned about the matter of food. The grain is too little, not too much, as if this thing can have a big growth. ”

"There has been a shortage of food these days." Gan Hui said: "I don't think it's a long-term way, the food shortage will always pass." ”

"Not necessarily." Zheng Zhilong shook his head with a smile and said, "A person like Lord Zhang will not do useless things. ”

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Can the brother who has a monthly pass in the past few days vote for me in a round? Last month, it was ranked thirty-five, last month it was thirty-sixth, and now it is ranked thirty-seventh, is it thirty-eight next month? This is really a tragic drama, people go up and I go down, how can I be embarrassed.