On the second day, in addition to Zhang Feng, Xu Shu, Chen Yi, Pang Zhan and other major officials, Xu Chu also specially called Li Zheng and Wang Xu and other big families. This is a matter discussed with Xu Shu last night, and the county can't get the manpower to open the mine, so it's better to give up some of the benefits to the big households and let them do it. As for whether you want to take it back later, I'll talk about it later.

Li Zheng and the others were overjoyed, while the faces of the people on Zhao Yuan's side were a little gloomy.

Zhao Yuan said to Xu Chujin: "They are all county people, why does the county gentleman favor one over the other? ”

Xu Chu thought to himself that you guys have been diehards from the beginning, and they have contributed less in the recent war, and there is even Zhao Hu's public resistance to the military order, and now that he sees the benefits, he wants to get a piece of the pie, it is not so easy.

So it was said that Li Zheng and others had contributed a lot in the battle against the Yellow Turbans, and everyone saw that it was everyone's common opinion to hand over the mining of the mine to them, so Zhao Jun didn't have to say more.

Subsequently, Li Zheng was appointed as the iron official, and Wang Xu was appointed as the iron official, and the two immediately thanked them.

Zhao Yuan was indignant in his heart, but at this time, Xu Chuwei was famous and full-fledged, how dare he disobey, so he had to retreat.

Xu Chu sang blackface, someone had to sing redface in order to convince the public. Xu Shujin said: "County Jun, what Zhao Yuan said is not completely unreasonable, it is better to ...... like this" He looked at Zhao Yuan and the others, "Since you and others are interested in participating in the mining process, why don't you express your sincerity and let all the princes present see your sincerity." ”

When Zhao Yuan heard this, he knew that if he didn't let go of some blood, it would be difficult to insert a foot in the mine. And the only thing that can be compared with iron ore is fertile land. Zhao Yuan asked tentatively: "What the main book says is that the original county monarch has been offended when he came to Yanling, and he should do something good for the people of this county." I am willing to dedicate 200 acres of fertile land to the county and dispose of it by the county king. ”

Xu Chu was silent and looked down at him. After this period of experience, there was a majesty in his gestures, and the momentum he unintentionally showed made Zhao Yuan and the others tremble.

Zhao Yuan swallowed his saliva and changed his words: "...... Five hundred acres? But seeing that Xu Chu was still expressionless, he was ruthless and said, "A thousand acres, no more." ”

Xu Chu looked at Xu Shu with a smile, Xu Shu understood, and said: "Zhao Jun is really a righteous man, and he thanked Zhao Jun for his kindness for the people of Yanling." Looking at Zhao Yuan's painful face, Xu Chu and Xu Shu glanced at each other, extremely relieved.

When the details of the mining and smelting matters were finalized, the time was noon before I knew it. Xu Chu is now the county magistrate, so naturally he no longer needs to eat only two meals a day like ordinary people, so he is polite and leaves the big families to eat lunch in the county.

The big families didn't dare to say anything, first, they didn't feel comfortable eating with the county officials, and secondly, they heard that Xu Chu was extremely picky about food and clothing, although they admired it in their hearts, but they still went home to be happy with good wine and food.

After hastily having lunch, Xu Chu went to the mine for a field trip accompanied by Pang Zhan and Xu Shu. Xu Chu looked around, and the furnace used to smelt iron ore looked dilapidated because it had not been used for a long time. So he asked Xu Shu: "Can these furnaces still be used?" ”

Xu Shu didn't know how to smelt, and threw the problem to Pang Zhan, Pang Zhan has always helped Xu Chu manage the money bag, and he understood a little bit, and he went up for a while, and he was covered in rust.

"The county gentleman, Yuan Zhi, look down, if there are smart craftsmen to renovate, it may be able to be reactivated."

After a long time, Xu Chu couldn't help but feel melancholy, if he wanted to rebuild the furnace, it would be a big expense. Fortunately, three days later, Yin Xiu promised to send him the craftsman and the 10,000 stone grain of Changshe County. Xu Chu came to the mine with the craftsmen, and one of the elders replied to Xu Chu with a vow, "Don't worry, adults, it can be put into use with a little repair." ”

Xu Chu was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded them with money and food, so he sent a letter to Li Zheng, Zhao Yuan and others, asking them to send someone over.

Li Zheng and Wang Xu sent a total of 300 people to be iron official slaves, Zhao Yuan is now weak, and only 200 people were sent, and the leader of the team was Zhao Hu, who was beaten to death by Gong Su that day.

"Yuan Zhi, this group of people surrendered to me on the surface, but in fact they still have reservations." Xu Chu said to Xu Shu, "Let them support the troops, they are all afraid and shirk each other; Mining mines, Shun Shundang came five hundred strong. ”

Xu Shu had an old and sophisticated expression, and sighed: "Worldly fame and fortune, mountains and rivers do not change, and human nature is inevitably vulgar." ”

Xu Chu snorted and asked, "What about you?" ”

Xu Shu laughed a few times, "Shu is the only lord and the horse is the first to look forward, not in this list, hehe, not in this list." ”

Back in the county, Xu Chu suddenly thought of Guo Jialai, and he didn't know how Guo Jia was doing in the house these days. So he went to Guo Jia's mansion and visited Xu Shu together. On the way, he heard that Zhang Feng had something to look for, and Xu Chu had no choice but to give up.

Seeing Zhang Feng, Zhang Deran looked unhappy. After chatting for a few words, it turned out to be quite a complaint about Xu Chu's resolution to hand over the mine to other large households for mining.

There is nothing wrong with what Zhang Feng said, there is a benefit and he doesn't think about his family first, it is indeed Xu Chu who did not do it properly.

"The matter of the mine has been decided, so I will say no more. County Jun, those ownerless wastelands outside the county can't be left alone. Zhang Feng said lightly.

Xu Chu then woke up to the fact that no one cultivated those fields before, and there were factors that made the land barren after it became barren, but the bigger reason was that Yanling was always invaded by thieves in the past, and those places were far away from the county seat, and they often worked hard for half a year, and when the harvest came, the yellow turban thieves came.

Xu Chu didn't think much about it, so he said to Zhang Feng: "De...... Gong Cao is interested in those acres, which is a good thing, but it is just a matter of how much you want. Since Zhang Ying's identity was confirmed, Xu Chu also had a little more restraint when facing Zhang Fengshi, and he rarely did anything to call the table words.

Zhang Feng couldn't swallow much, so he only asked for the best land closer to the county seat, which was equivalent to more than 500 acres, and no one from their Zhang family planted it.

Xu Chu waved his pen and stamped the seal, and the matter was decided. Xu Chu especially likes the moment of knocking on the seal, perhaps it is the desire of every man to become a powerful person in his heart, and it is under this mentality that he is now very satisfied with his life.

Ambitions are growing.

Zhang Feng took the county order paperwork, put Mei Zizi in his arms, chatted for a while, and mentioned the marriage between Xu Chu and Zhang Ying.

This time, Xu Chu didn't dare to make the mistake of last time, he was full of answers, and his posture was very low, saying that you didn't dislike me Xu Chu is a vulgar martial artist, how could I Xu Chu not know what to do.

The two talked happily, and Chen Yi suddenly broke in.

"The lord is not good, there is an accident in the barracks!"

"What's the matter?!" The armed forces are the foundation of Xu Chu, and nothing can happen.

"A big man came to join the army, claiming to be Chen Liuji. But because of the verbal discord, he fought with Wang Yan! ”