Seeing that Li Xian was about to come in, Pang Gang smiled and said, "Uncle Li, you came just in time, I have something to ask you."

Seeing that Pang Gang was still so polite, Li Xian smiled bitterly: "The adult has killed the villain, the villain is just a little old man who is dying, and he deserves to be called so." ”

"Well deserved!" Pang Gang smiled and asked Li Xian to sit down by the brazier before he said: "Uncle Li, all the safe operation of the Heavenly Fort in these days where this official was ordered to suppress bandits depends on your merits, so this official wants to promote you to the position of collecting pawns, what do you think?" ”

"What? Collect the classics! Rao is Li Xian lived to be more than fifty years old, and he couldn't help but tremble when he heard this word at first glance.

"My lord, are you saying that you want to let the little old man do the job of saving the ceremony? You're not a little old man, aren't you? At this time, Li Xian's voice trembled.

"What are you doing in this official frame." Pang Gang smiled and said: "This official has already said, but whoever is talented and willing to contribute to Wanghai Fort will not be treated badly by this official, and now this fort is the time to employ people, and your position as a pawn is worthy of the name." ”

"My lord, little old man has thanked you for your grace!" His whole body trembled with excitement, and he stood up tremblingly and bowed to Pang Gang.

Pang Gang smiled and accepted his swing, and then helped him up. He has always seen Li Xian's performance since these days, although this old man is illiterate, but he is born to be a talent who manages logistics chores. Whether it is digging ditches, organizing military households to open up wasteland, or staying in the rear, he has done it in an orderly manner, and as the first old man to follow him, Pang Gang will naturally not treat him badly.

It's just that what Pang Gang didn't expect was that he would have such a big reaction when he heard that he had become the official position of the sesame mung bean, but this reaction was beyond Pang Gang's expectations.

"Isn't it just a small official, won't you be so excited?" At first, Pang Gang was a little startled, but then he recalled that his performance was not much better than him when he first became a hundred households, and he was relieved in his heart.

Thinking of this, Pang Gang was relieved in his heart, he motioned for Li Xian to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Now I should call you Li Zhudian, and you can also call yourself a lowly official when you talk to this official in the future." ”

"Yes, yes," Li Xian agreed with some promises, "My lord, Xiao Beizhi has to repay him for coming in person this time." ”

"Oh? What is it? At first, Pang Gang asked a little disapprehantly, "It just so happens that I also have something to tell you." ”

At this time, Li Xian had recovered from the ecstasy of being an official, and said a little anxiously: "My lord, good news! Xiao Beizhi found an iron mine on the mountain next to Wangjiatun! ”

"What!" Although Li Xian's voice was not loud, it was like a thunderbolt falling on his ears.

Pang Gang stood up a little out of shape, grabbed Li Xian's shoulder and asked loudly, "Iron ore!" You said that iron ore was found in Wangjiatun! ”

Pang Gang's voice was so loud that Li Xiandu was startled, and stammered: "Yes, on the day when the adults went to suppress the bandits, there was a military household in this fort who had a distant relative in Wangjiatun, and there was a time when he went up the mountain to chop wood and picked up a few black stones, which turned out to be iron ore after showing them, and the distant relative secretly told the military household, and the military household told the lowly position, and the lowly duty felt that the matter was very important, so he came to the Ming Lord, please make a decision!" ”

Pang Gang groaned for a while and asked, "Does anyone else know about this?" ”

Li Xian shook his head, "I don't know about this matter, but according to the lowly position, it is estimated that not too many people will know about it in the short term, but it may be difficult to keep it secret after a long time." ”

Pang Gang nodded, this distant relative can tell the distant relatives of Wanghai Fort today, and he can tell the neighbors next door tomorrow that if he doesn't hurry up, maybe the iron mine will soon be swallowed by the hungry wolves who have heard the wind.

Pang Gang didn't think about it for long, and immediately made a decision, "Li Judian, you call Ling Lang in immediately, I have something for her to do." ”

"Yes!" Li Xian knew that Pang Gang had already made a decision, so he answered and went out immediately.

After a while, Li Yuan appeared in Pang Gang's living room.

"Mr. Li, now that the official has an important matter entrusted to you to do, you must handle it properly, can you do it?"

"Rest assured, my humble position will live up to the trust of my lord, and I will definitely do good errands for my lord!" Li Yuanwo has been in Wanghai Fort for a few months, and he is either training soldiers or doing the work of staying behind, looking at the smug appearance of Da Zhuang and Wang Zhi after they came back with people to suppress bandits, although he didn't say it, but he was extremely envious in his heart, and now when he heard that the adults had something to do for him, his spirit immediately came up.

Pang Gang said with a straight face: "Don't rush to accept it, you kid, this matter is extremely important, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is related to my Wanghai Fort's life and death in the future, if you can't do it, tell the official as soon as possible, and the official can send another person." ”

"Don't look at people through the cracks in the door, if you don't do anything since you followed your lordship, why can't you believe it?" Li Yuan's expression was very aggrieved.

"That's good!" Pang Gang smiled, "An iron mine has been found on the hill next to Wangjiatun, and before the news comes out, you immediately lead a hundred soldiers to the hill and surround it, no one is allowed to mine ore there, and I will send Hua Judian to rush there with the blacksmith household later." You have to remember that Wangjiatun is our Lingshanwei's territory, and it must not be given to others, do you understand? ”

"What if people from other places want to come by force?"

"Hard?" A hint of fierceness appeared on Pang Gang's face, and a sentence popped out from between his teeth: "If they want to be hard, won't you come hard?" ”

"Yes, obedience!" After Li Yuan saw Pang Gang's expression, he understood Pang Gang's determination, and after a solemn salute, he went out.

Pang Gang looked at Li Yuan's departing figure, the nails in his hands unconsciously sank into the palms of his hands, and muttered to himself: "I am bound to get this iron mine!" ”

Now Pang Gang's demand for resources is really too urgent, if he has this mine in hand, Pang Gang can let people refine a large amount of pig iron, and then he can use the mutated "Modern Military Encyclopedia" in his hand to cash in a large number of weapons and armor. At that time, as long as the food can keep up, Pang Gang can let go of his hands and feet to recruit more soldiers, and in Pang Gang's heart, he must have at least 10,000 elite soldiers in his hands to have the ability to protect himself in this troubled era. With the ability to protect himself, he was able to send people to explore the tungsten mines, and only then could he deliver more advanced flintlock muskets, artillery, and even warships for his army.

Capturing this mine now is the first step to your own strength, and anyone who stands in your way is your enemy!

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