The only thing that limits the increase in production is the number of miners, which can be solved by heavy recruitment, but the speed of digging iron ore and washing stone is not so easy to solve, and you may have to buy higher purity iron ore from other places to come back, otherwise, the speed of iron smelting is too fast, and the amount of ore is insufficient, which is also a big trouble.

In short, after a year, millions of catties of refined iron may flow out of the blast furnace here, and then after simple forging, a steady stream of sales, and finally become a big silver tael.

The surrounding area is far from the picturesque Cangshan Mountain, just a piece of bare mountains and potholed mines, and there seem to be some miners from other mines in the distance who are busy working, like a group of ants carrying heavy loads, these iron fields have serious damage to nature, but Zhang Han has no sad and regretful feeling...... The vegetation of Shaanxi and Shanxi is almost destroyed, Shaanxi was originally also a place where there are many green forests and rivers, the development of more than a thousand years has given birth to the Chinese civilization relying on the Yellow River, and now the loess is thousands of miles, soil erosion, and the yield per mu is counted down in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the situation here in Shanxi is only slightly better, sad spring and autumn, it is better to find a way to ask the people to collect a few more buckets of food, as for improving the environment, wait for a few hundred years to talk about it.

Zhang Han's thoughts are a little irresponsible, and even wanton destruction in a bad environment, but in the end, deep down in his heart, he still regards himself as a small person.

Well, I just want to be the richest man in the Ming Dynasty......

"Let's go."

With a little reluctance in his eyes, Zhang Han still rode on the horse, and together with Li Shenming and others, he turned back to Lingqiu City.

……

At the same time that Zhang Han arrived at Lingqiu, a small convoy also arrived at the north gate of Xinpingbao.

This convoy came from the south of Jin, from the north gate into the fort also went around a small circle, two carts loaded with objects, two two-wheeled mule carts with people, and some people riding mules or donkeys, before entering the fort, someone in the carriage opened the curtain, looking at the appearance of Xinping Fort and the situation on the periphery.

After all, it is a military fort, the defense of the periphery is also very strict, there is an enemy platform every time there is less than a mile, it stands high, it is built with stones and blue bricks, there are soldiers guarding the enemy platform, the south and the north are dug with a small river with a fort, it is a zhang wide, although it is very narrow, the river is not deep, but for the defense of the Mongolian cavalry, there is this small river and no, the situation is completely different.

In addition, there are external wall barricades, there are also some antlers and other horse barricades, on the wall base of Xinping Fort, there are traces left by shooting everywhere, and gun holes and arrow holes are everywhere.

From the establishment of this military fort to the middle of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many wars have taken place here, from the stationing of hundreds of thousands of horses to the scale of battles of thousands of people and hundreds of people, I am afraid that it has never stopped.

"After Jiajing, there have been few wars here."

Entering the east gate, an elegant-looking middle-aged man dismounted first, a gray homespun robe, a pure yang scarf on his head, a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet, if he didn't have a few long beards, he was about forty years old, so long and jade, and there was quite a bit of the feeling of a beautiful son, looking at the fort wall behind him and the rich and rich scene in front of him, this middle-aged man was quite emotional.

There is also a person behind this middle-aged man, the same body shape, the age is also about the same, but the temperament is completely different, the person who came down only has a short beard, the robe on the body is also neat and capable, and the eyes are slightly smaller, but there is no fatigue in the eyes, only to see very shrewd.

This person also looked at it for a while, and then turned his head to the previous person: "Big brother, you are sighing again, why don't you hurry up and ask where He Yusheng is!" ”

"What's the hurry, ask Chang Wei to inquire."

"It's okay, Chang Wei, go out and ask where He Yusheng is."

The middle-aged man who got out of the car shouted, and a young man in a brocade robe came down from the taxi, about fourteen or fifteen years, his body has not yet grown, and he is also a little thin, his face is very handsome, and his eyes are also very smart, after getting out of the car, Chang Wei said with a smile: "Brother Han's letter has already said, come in from the north gate, and directly see which business is the largest, and the largest one will be accurate." ”

Saying this, Chang Wei's eyes really rolled and looked around.

In fact, I didn't look at it a few times, here at the North Gate, both sides of the East and West Streets were almost occupied by He Yusheng.

"Heyusheng mules and horses, my God, such a big door, you can't see the edge at a glance, how many mules and horses do you have to car? People have to be hundreds, right? ”

"This is the warehouse? Is this a silver vault? ”

"These people with swords are all dart masters with Yusheng? There is also an arrow tower over there, and there is also a dart master with Yusheng above? ”

Chang Wei's mouth couldn't be closed, his face was full of consternation, before coming to Xinpingbao, he and Zhang Han would also communicate a letter every other month, although Zhang Han had no feelings for this cousin, but he had established a deep family relationship with Chang's mother and son, and of course he looked at his mother's relatives differently, and wrote a letter to his uncle Chang Jinquan to say hello, and wrote a letter to Chang Wei's cousin to establish some feelings, which is also Zhang Han's cousin's business.

However, letters are letters, and Zhang Han is not good at boasting about himself too much in the letter, so in the minds of the Chang family, he Yusheng has expanded a little, and the business is not bad.

"Okay, there is their old store in front of you, grain, cloth, groceries, I came back then......" Chang Jinquan's face was already full of bitterness, and there were many more complicated things in his originally bright eyes. Indeed, the Chang family, where Chang Jinquan is located, has been in business for generations, and Chang Jinquan's generation is already the fourth generation, from a small workshop to today's more than 100,000 taels of share capital, although it cannot be compared with a real big businessman, but Chang Jinquan is already proud.

There is no doubt that he is a successful businessman in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and in the Kangxi period a few decades later, the Chang family has advanced by leaps and bounds, and in the Qianlong period, the Chang family has been able to borrow millions to the royal family, what a luxurious business trick, but unfortunately, the current Chang Jinquan can only look up and look at the signboard and pretense that Yusheng was raised high, and he was sad alone here.

They are all people who do business and do business, Chang Jinquan knows at a glance that the scale of He Yusheng is far beyond himself, I am afraid that the business of any semicolon is far above all the assets of the Chang family, he is just strange in his heart, he used to come here more than ten years ago to meet relatives, at that time Although the business of He Yusheng was also very good, but it was still a lot worse than the Chang family, why after the death of his brother-in-law, and Yusheng did not have the person in charge of the house, it would develop to such a point?

It's only been a few years since this nephew Zhang Han took over and Yusheng, is this the credit of his sister-in-law?

Thinking of this, Chang Jinquan shook his head slightly, his sister-in-law had also learned some business things at home back then, but she was just ready to talk at her husband's house, so as not to be looked down upon by people if she didn't know anything. The atmosphere of Jin merchants doing business is getting stronger and stronger, and many gentry families who cultivate and read heirlooms have also begun to do business for generations. Can Chang's ability, if he can maintain and Yusheng, even if he is capable, how can it be possible to do business as promised?

At this point, the windows opened, and the curtains were lifted again.

A girl of fifteen or sixteen showed her face, first with black hair, then with a very beautiful face, and her eyes flashed with curiosity.

After looking at the situation with Yusheng for a while, and then looking at the appearance of her uncle Chang Jinquan, the girl pursed her lips and smiled, and she didn't say anything very sensibly, but just winked mischievously at Chang Wei, who also looked stunned.

Chang Wei was not annoyed, but said with a wry smile: "Eldest sister, we also said that we asked my cousin and Yusheng to help us settle here." Now it seems that we are really frogs at the bottom of the well. I don't know, Brother Han will ignore us...... People are so beautiful and rich now, if they run out in vain after such a long journey, they are really wronged. ”

"What do you say?" The girl glanced at her cousin, and said in a playful tone with a little lesson: "Between relatives, is it still all about interests?" Whoever taught you this set of crooked reasoning, you should beat him hard when you turn around, and teach him a good lesson. ”

Chang Wei knows his cousin's temper, if he talks back, he may be able to ask his father to punish him, Chang Wei's cousin is called Chang Ning, her appearance is already one in ten thousand beauty, and her personality is playful and stable under the surface, her father and uncle are spoiled by her, of course, Chang Wei's insight into Chang Ning is also convinced in his heart.

At this time, Changfu followed a companion into the main store of He Yusheng, and after a while, a shopkeeper about fifty wearing a five-blessing robe and a ** cool hat greeted him, and the shopkeeper in the distance gave his hand, and said with a smile on his face: "It turned out that Uncle Chang came, and it was a sin to miss the welcome." ”

"Old Zhou, it's been a long time."

The reserved look on Chang Jinquan's original face has long been gone, this time he saw Zhou Fengji coming from afar, and he was faintly moved and excited in his heart, he also secretly scolded himself, Zhou Fengji is just a shopkeeper, no matter how big this industry is, it is also in his own sister's house, but no matter what, there is still some cowardice in his heart, Zhou Fengji's politeness made Chang Jinquan feel a faint touch in his heart.

"It's a misfortune that my uncle came." Zhou Fengji first asked a few words about the situation on the road, and then said: "The proprietor has left Xinping Fort many days ago because of the matter of opening an iron yard in Lingqiu, and he called someone to come over to report his safety once, and it is estimated that there will be some time before he can return to the fort." ”

"There's no hurry." Chang Jinquan was a little disappointed in his heart, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Since Han'er is not here, I'll just go see my sister." ”

"The housewife is now in the back house every day, and I asked someone to bring my uncle over."

"It doesn't have to be, I know the way." Chang Jinquan smiled and said: "You are busy here, I will go over, and my housekeeper will ask a few porters to follow and carry things." ”