"Yes! Wu Shaoqing, this Wengyuan County Cen Shui Field and Xia Zi Field have also sent people to check.

I heard that the Feng family learned the secret of bile water copper smelting more than a month ago, and they have encircled all the bile water springs in the two places.

Not only that, but they also occupied hundreds of acres of mountains and forests containing bile soil in the vicinity, and drove out seven or eight mine owners who had previously mined there.

Now that the imperial court wants to set up a mine there, it is estimated that it will be very difficult, and Feng Zichang will probably not give in. Especially his eldest man Feng Yunbao and Shilang Feng Yunjin, these two are powerful and murderous. The local people are afraid of him like tigers, where dare to provoke him! ”

Wu Yanzhi frowned and nodded: "I also know about this." I think tomorrow it will be the usual time for the judge to take ten guards on a run.

and immediately sent a letter to Wengyuan County, nationalized all the copper mountains in the county, and then asked the county to send someone to assist Judge Qi in carrying out his work.

At the same time, it is necessary to immediately start the work of establishing a bile copper yard there, mainly recruiting workers, building dormitories, building warehouses, etc.

If the Feng family dares to stop it, please arrest Judge Qi immediately! I don't believe they would dare to rebel.

Also, the imperial court's book production has arrived yesterday, and Li Qianli, the former Puzhou assassin, has served as the Lingnan envoy. The imperial court has ordered him to travel 100 miles a day and rush to Lingnan. I expect that in a little more than a month, Li Gong will be here, so don't worry! ”

When everyone heard this, they instantly felt a lot more confident.

However, Wu Yanzhi, Qi Xuan, and Jiang Shipeng knew that Li Qianli was going to arrive in Lingnan, and I was afraid that it was still very early! After all, it is separated by thousands of roads, and it will take more than 40 days to arrive at the earliest.

Besides, the 5,000 soldiers in Lingnan Guangzhou have been taken away by the governor Wang Fangqing. The rest are old and weak, not necessarily of much use.

……

Shaozhou North, Renhua County, Mountains and Forests.

Renhua County is located at the southern foot of Dayu Mountain, as early as the Wei and Jin dynasties, there are copper, lead, iron and other technical mineral deposits.

After Wu Yanzhi walked around the mountains of Lechang County for four days, he came to Renhua County along the path, accompanied by the guards, and led by the Wei and Mai families.

He has been here for four days, and he saw that there are a lot of iron ore resources such as limonite and magnetite here, and the grade is not bad, which is very valuable for mining.

Not only that, but he also discovered two large lead-zinc mines, which are ten miles away from the current lead mines. The grade of some lead-zinc deposits is also very valuable.

Of course, after grinding into powder, after washing, the grade can be roughly judged according to the amount of concentrate powder. With the naked eye alone, there is a big difference.

They were followed by Wei Yide, Mai Chumin and their entourage. The lead mines and iron mines in the vicinity are basically owned by the two of them.

Wu Yanzhi had already handed over the technology of smelting zinc to them, and the two of them were naturally very interested. At the same time of lead mining, 200,000 catties of zinc can be added a year, which is a very attractive income.

This iron ore must have been mined by the local magnates, and the imperial court collected taxes and purchased pig iron to replace bile copper. At that time, except for gold and silver mines and copper mines, the imperial court generally had no intention of mining other minerals.

Moreover, even gold and silver mines and copper mines are generally located in places with large resources, so they will be funded and mined.

"Wei Dalang! There are several iron ore mines in the area that are enough to be mined for decades. As long as you organize more manpower and mine according to the ventilation method I taught you, there is no problem in refining five or six hundred thousand catties of iron within a year, and the income should naturally be good! He said.

"Not to mention how much money you make, it's just for Wu Shaoqing's bile copper, and the villain must also pay close attention to smelting iron!" He is very grateful to Wu Yanzhi for being able to provide zinc smelting technology free of charge!

"So good! I have thought about it for a long time, except for the large bile copper resources in Shaozhou, the rest of the places are mined, after all, the reserves are not too big. ”

"Oh? Thank you so much! He was very happy, he thought that more resources would be taken back!

The reason why Wu Yanzhi did not take it back was mainly because the copper resources here were not large. The places with large resources are in Shanzhou and Yaozhou, and he has not yet considered when to go to those two places.

After running here for eight days, it's time to go back to Wengyuan County, I don't know how Qi Xuan will do things there?

……

Back in Renhua County, Wu Yanzhi hadn't had time to enter the post house, but he heard a shocking news from the lieutenant of Wengyuan County: Qi Xuan was arrested by Shilang Feng Yunjin with the ten guards, and one of the guards was seriously injured!

When Yao Kuan heard this, he immediately became angry: "Damn! This × Feng Yunjin actually dared to arrest all the judges! Wu Gong, I might as well rush to Wengyuan County tonight, kill that Feng Yunjin, and rescue Judge Qi! ”

"What's the hurry? Let's discuss it with Secretary Jiang again! "Wu Yanyi listened, I just couldn't find your handle, you actually arrested the contemptible judge, it's like looking for death!

After dinner, Wu Yanzhi discussed the next step with Jiang Shipeng, Wu Jianzuo, and Yao Kuan.

Supervisor Wu said: "I didn't expect that they would dare to openly confront the copper and iron envoys. But Wu Gong, the Feng family is really not easy to mess with.

Not only did they have more than 2,000 elite tribesmen, but they also built Feiyun Village in Litou Mountain. The Litou Mountain Feiyun Village is 50,000 people, and it may not be able to capture it in a year. So this matter has to be considered in the long run! ”

"Feiyun Village? Tell me what's going on there? Wu Yanzhi heard that he was so indestructible, and he became interested.

"Wu Shaoqing, the Feiyun Village is built according to the cliff of Litou Mountain, the wall is four feet high, six feet wide, all of which are made of stone. The lookout holes, shooting towers and other defensive facilities on the walled wall are complete.

Also, the terrain is narrow, with only a path more than a foot wide leading to the bottom of the city walls. Moreover, the food in the village is enough to feed 2,000 people for three years.

Such a strong Dazhai is 350,000 officers and soldiers, and it is not a problem for him to persist for a year and a half......"

When Yao Kuan heard this, he couldn't help but be speechless, this is too strong! He looked at Wu Yanzhi with his eyes, but saw that Wu Yanzhi's expression was calm and not worried at all.

When Jiang Shipeng heard this situation, he was also a little worried. No matter how powerful those three muskets are, they won't work? In addition, the bullets are also limited, and they may not be accurate!

And the terrain there is narrow, and people are holding on to dangerous points, so you can't attack it.

After listening to Supervisor Wu's speech, Wu Yanzhi asked Jiang Shipeng's opinion.

Jiang Shipeng said: "According to the view of despicability, we must take the following steps: First, quickly and strictly order Feng Yunjin to release him, otherwise it will be a crime of rebellion, and all the dignitaries of his Feng family will sit together!" In order to deter them from releasing them.

Second, immediately send the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion, where there must be a long history of staying behind, and let him quickly send someone over to help suppress it. Third, he immediately contacted Wei and Mai and asked them to send their subordinates to help suppress them.

It is estimated that for the time being, there are only these three steps to take. As for reporting to the imperial court, the humble official felt that it was not too late to report to the imperial court after Duke Wu arrived in Wengyuan County and further clarified the situation! ”

Wu Yan listened to it, and Jiang Shipeng thought about it more thoroughly. He nodded and said, "That's it!" However, it is also necessary to study how to capture Feiyun Village. ”