Guangling County Cheng only saw that Wang Teng had a generous hand and easily took out four hundred taels of silver, but he didn't expect that this was already the silver at the bottom of Wang Teng's box.

On the way back to the fort, Huang Hu was puzzled, "My lord, what is the use of these wastelands?" Don't we have a lot of money? ”

Wang Teng laughed incomprehensibly: "Do you remember what Daoist Song said last night?" ”

"Which words?"

"Daoist Song asked me to build an iron factory and rob the Jin family's business"

Huang Hu nodded slightly, "Remember, what's wrong?" Have you figured it out? In my opinion, this iron factory is still not built, and the appearance of Daoist Song is too abrupt, I always feel that he has something to hide from us."

Wang Teng was noncommittal, "It's okay, although Song Xiance's origin is unknown, however, the advantages of building a factory do outweigh the disadvantages, as long as you act carefully and don't let people grab the handle."

Huang Hu couldn't turn a corner, "What does this factory have to do with buying land?" ”

Wang Teng grinned, "Of course it matters, otherwise do you think I have too much money and no place to put it?" to buy these two hundred acres of land."

Huang Hu was a little annoyed, "Oh, why, sir, my lord, you said it."

Wang Teng said in a low voice: "What I bought is not wasteland, it is a barren mountain, and there are treasures on the mountain!" ”

"What? Baby? How can it be? ”

Huang Hu felt unbelievable, in his spare time, he had been to the barren mountains outside Dinghe Fort many times, and there was some game on the mountain, but he didn't see a single one.

Wang Teng sold it again, "Huang Hu, you are in Baoshan empty-handed."

Huang Hu didn't bother to ask again, he knew that Wang Teng would not tell the truth outside.

Finally, when it was time to return to the fort, Wang Teng smiled without waiting for Huang Hu to ask: "Don't be outside, come with me!" ”

Huang Hu's heart was itching, what was there on the mountain that was worth Wang Teng's trouble?

At this time, Song Xiance, who had been waiting outside, appeared in a hurry. "My lord, is it done?"

Wang Teng laughed loudly, "It's done!" ”

Song Xiance took a long breath, "My lord is really lucky, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." As long as the silver is raised, the ironworks can be started! ”

Naturally, it is not so simple to start an iron factory, not to mention anything else, the procedures of the imperial court are indispensable, and in addition to this, a certain amount of taxes must be paid, but this is not a problem for Wang Teng, and the imperial court is eager to have one more source of taxation, as long as the local government agrees. Wang Teng is very likely to build the first iron factory in Guangling!

Huang Hu was anxious at this time, "My lord, what is on the mountain?" ”

Song Xiance figured out the iron ore in a trick, "There is this treasure on the mountain, can Huang Patrol recognize it?" ”

Huang Hu's eyes widened, "Iron Stone? ”

Song Xiance was quite surprised, he didn't expect Huang Hu to know iron ore!

Not to mention Song Xiance, even Wang Teng was a little surprised. "How did you recognize that?"

Huang Hu shook his head, "This matter is a long story. Before Jiannu caught me, I worked in an iron factory for a few days, but because the mine owner was unkind and greedy for money, I wounded him in a fit of rage, and later fled to Ulju. I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of Jiannu, if I hadn't met you, maybe I would have died with Jiannu."

Wang Teng never thought that Huang Hu would have such a past, so he had to be relieved at the moment: "You are now the official master of Jiupin, and you will return to your hometown in a few years." Kill the mine owner who bullied the good and the good, and he hated it in his heart."

Huang Hu laughed, "That's nature, but let's talk about the iron and stone, could it be that this treasure was obtained from the barren mountain?" ”

Wang Teng and Song Xiance looked at each other and smiled, "Yes, it's the barren mountain outside the fort!" ”

Huang Hu's dislike of the iron factory may have something to do with his unpleasant experience in the iron factory, but now that he saw the iron mine, he immediately knew that he couldn't stop Wang Teng, "How many iron and stone are there on the mountain?" ”

Wang Teng didn't know anything, Song Xian groaned, and said in his mouth: "According to my estimate, 10,000 catties of iron is not a problem."

Huang Hu took a breath of cold air, "You stinky Taoist priest actually knows so much, but I underestimate you."

Song Xiance was in a very good mood, he was too lazy to argue with Huang Hu, "My lord, the top priority is to raise silver, I don't know if my lord has any way?" ”

A penny is difficult for a hero, Wang Teng was used to spending lavishly when he had silver in his hand, and now that he has no silver, he realized that many things can be bought after a while.

Now that the silver has been spent, where can I earn another three thousand taels of silver?

Wang Teng sighed, "I haven't figured out a way for the time being, what guidance does Daochang Song have?" ”

Song Xiance said in a low voice: "The gentry are rich, and the adults still have to find a way from them."

Wang Teng's heart moved, Song Xiance wanted him to rip off the bamboo!

There are two ways to knock bamboo sticks, one is open knocking, and the other is dark knocking.

If the gentry know and donate silver without being rough, then they will naturally save their strength, if they don't know whether they are alive or dead, and the iron rooster does not pluck its feathers, then they can only use some indiscriminate means to achieve their goals.

Wang Teng is now a Guangling defense officer, and he can extort bamboo in the name of raising military salaries!

It's just that since then, Wang Teng has become the target of public criticism, and it is easy to be attacked.

Huang Hu coughed dryly, "Adults think twice!" ”

Wang Teng understood that Huang Hu was afraid that he would fall for Song Xiance's tricks, so he bowed his head slightly, "Okay, the silver matter is not in a hurry, let's go to the mountain to have a look first."

Stone Ladder Mountain is also called Bear's Ear Mountain, it is located between Ulzhou and Hunyuan, it is located in the key chong, and guarding this place is equivalent to protecting the west gate of Ulzhou.

No one understands the predicament of the Ming Dynasty more deeply than Wang Teng, if there is not much change, in another six or seven years, Jiannu will drive straight into the Central Plains, at that time, holding military power is more important than anything else!

For a long time, Wang Teng's roots were in Dinghe Fort, but with the improvement of his official position, Wang Teng felt that it was necessary to build another military village, otherwise, it would be a bit of a waste for more than 700 soldiers to be placed in Dinghe Fort.

The group walked for half an hour before coming to the foot of the stone ladder mountain.

A bubbling stream winds its way up the hill and pours out.

Blacksmith Zhang was quite familiar with this place, "My lord, this is gourd water!" ”

Wang Teng suddenly realized that the gourd water that flows through many places in Guangling and Ulzhou originated here!

With a source of water, as long as enough food is mobilized, the army can be stationed here for a long time.

There are still a lot of grain in Dinghe Fort, Datong line, Wang Teng purchased enough materials, grain and straw are also among them, not to mention anything else, three or five thousand stone can still be taken out.

As a foothold before not sticking to the mud, Shiti Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can be garrisoned as a military village.

After Wang Teng consulted with Huang Hu, Huang Degong and others, they all agreed to build the military village here. (To be continued.) )