Chapter 393: Coal

"How's the two counties of the Northland settled?" Coal mine Xianlian is currently the largest economic source of the Xiliang Army, coal is a new resource, relying on the sales channels accumulated by Xianliange for many years, it is easy to occupy the market and win the popularity of the upper class.

"Lord Qiqi, the coal produced in the two counties is very popular in the city, and with the help of the Xianlian Pavilion, it has begun to be exported to various places." Zhang Zhao worshipped, to this day, Zhang Li is convinced of Jia Rong, with the strength of one person to raise more than 100,000 displaced people, for them to build a house, such a courageous means, try to ask the Central Plains princes who can have, grain and grass are not supported, but there is coal, I have to admire Jia Rong, the biggest problem of the Xiliang Army with the advent of coal is solved, Zhang Li has to do is to calm the people, how to establish prestige among the people.

has been following Jia Rong for a long time, and naturally everything is considered for the Xiliang Army.

Jia Rong nodded and said: "Not only that, but the wine produced in Wuwei County also has to be sold, and there are many powerful families in the Central Plains, and I don't know how much money there is in my hands, and I don't know who makes them." "There is an unprecedented sense of urgency to gather money and develop strength.

Zhang Li leaned over and said yes.

"Officials in various localities should also pay close attention, those with good political performance are promoted, and those who are poor are demoted, and there is no room for accommodation."

"No, retire from your position." Zhang Li got up and took his leave.

Although Zhang Zhao is in charge of the scheduling of officials, in fact, the transfer of power has not been completed in a short period of time, and there are still three auxiliary places in the ten counties of Liangzhou, and there are so many officials, even if Zhang Zhao does not sleep every day, it is difficult to control it in a short time.

"Someone, bring me my cloak." Jia Rong drank the wine in his glass and shouted outside the door.

With advanced knowledge, Jia Rong's means of collecting money can be said to be endless, coal, there were many in ancient times, and there were even open-pit coal mines in some places, what Jia Rong wanted was to earn more money before the world's merchants reacted, otherwise when the family merchants got involved, the profits would be a handful, and Xianlian has always been a transcendent existence because of the formula.

What does the army rely on to fight wars? Money, what does the people's survival depend on, money.

Chang'an craftsman workshop, under the management of Pu Yuan, has been on the right track, tens of thousands of craftsmen perform their duties, everything seems to be in order, the craftsman workshop is stationed outside a battalion of people in Ula, entering the craftsman workshop to be subject to strict checks, even the craftsmen in and out of the same, the craftsman's family is also gathered together, under surveillance.

"Master Pu, I don't know if there are any good weapons?" Jia Rong kindly patted the dust on Pu Yuan's shoulder.

Pu Yuan hurriedly bowed.

Jia Rong helped Pu Yuan up and said with a smile: "Master Pu doesn't have to see outside. ”

"Lord, according to the lord's instructions, the craftsman's workshop has already made the repeater in the lord's mouth, and he was about to send it to the general's mansion, but he didn't expect the lord to arrive first." Pu Yuan Road.

Jia Rong daxiao said: "Hurry up and wait for me to go." ”

A weapon slightly smaller than a bed crossbow appeared in front of Jia Rong.

At Pu Yuan's signal, three craftsmen stepped forward, tinkered for a while, and stood aside with their hands tied.

Pu Yuan said: "Lord, the repeater has been wound. ”

"Well, let me see how powerful it is?"

Six crossbow arrows were fired into the opposite wall, and the house shook slightly, falling dust.

Zhao Yun, who was following behind Jia Rong, was surprised, and shot six powerful crossbow arrows in a short period of time, if the Xiliang Army was equipped with such a weapon, just ask the heroes of the world, who can slightly sharpen it.

In an instant, the astonishment in his eyes turned hot.

Jia Rong approached the wall, watched for a moment, walked to the side of the repeater and tried it, nodded and said: "The power is enough, but the winding time is a little long, find a way to improve it in this regard, and then produce a hundred pieces, and the strength required for winding is also a little large, so make improvements." ”

"No!" Pu Yuan and Liu blacksmiths bowed together, and two people were responsible for the big and small affairs of the craftsman's workshop.

"Master Pu, do you know coal?" Jia Rong asked.

"But it's a thing that is widely spread in the city and is used for warmth?" Pu Yuan's home also uses coal.

Jia Rong said: "It is this thing that the temperature at which coal burns is much higher than that of charcoal. ”

Pu Yuan, who was forging weapons, woke up with a word and said happily: "The words of the lord are very good, with the help of coal, the weapons forged by the craftsman's workshop can be improved." ”

"Well, first produce the scimitars equipped with the cavalry, and use all the haode steel, and the weapons and armor of the sergeants and soldiers must also be mass-produced."

Seeing that Pu Yuan's face was embarrassed, Jia Rong said: "There is no need to worry about money. ”

"No!" The two of them bowed together.

After the advent of wine in the Central Plains, few people asked, mainly because the Central Plains people were accustomed to high-degree wines, and many nobles could not adapt to the degree of wine at all.

Jia Rong didn't force it, and when he developed the glass, with the wine, the bright color would definitely be able to set off a fire.

Looking at the new scene near Chang'an, Liangzhou, Jia Rong seems to see the scene of a bumper harvest in the coming year, and even the officials who initially opposed Jia Rong's large-scale construction project can not help but be surprised when they see the scene of the Sanfu Land in Liangzhou now.

Gathering the displaced people, the prestige of the Xiliang Army among the people rose to a height again, and the people of the world all praised the style of the Xiliang Army.

The princes of the Central Plains were once again surprised by Jia Rong's financial resources, and how powerful he was to be able to build a large number of buildings, build canals and pave roads when the people were struggling to make a living.

The New Year's bell rang again, and the Han Emperor fled to Yanzhou, where Cao Cao was located, and changed the year name to Xingping, which is the first year of Xingping.

After the Han Emperor came to Yanzhou, he was high-spirited, intending to control the power and restore the glory of the Han family, Situ and other officials returned empty-handed from Chang'an, but the heritage of each family was still there, and for a time the court sang and danced and ascended to level, and the monarchs and ministers discussed how to govern the country.

However, the Han Emperor understood the importance of military power from the upheaval and made many overtures to Cao Cao.

No matter how the officials in the court and the central government agitated, Cao Cao always stood still, openly and secretly, and was condemned by officials, but the officials had no real power in their hands, so they could only live by their mouths.

Idle, the Han Emperor actually missed Chang'an, in Chang'an, there will be no worries about life, will not worry about food and clothing, but in Yanzhou is not, what you eat all day is not rice at all, can the soup made of wild vegetables mixed with noodles be called rice, according to the minister, the people in the city are all showing vegetables, how can there be the bustle of Chang'an.

All the states and counties in the world suffered from disasters, Yanzhou Qingzhou was also among them, Cao Cao followed Jia Rong's example, collected the displaced people, pacified the people, and cultivated the fields, but the grain in the warehouse was unsustainable, and he asked the family of Yanzhou for help many times, and lived hard, as for the Han Emperor in the palace, the food was naturally not much better.

The wild vegetables outside the city were dug up by the diligent army, Cao Cao did not have such a profiteering method as Xianlian Pavilion, appeared again and again in the army, among the people, condolences to the people, most of the soldiers under his command were yellow turban soldiers, Cao Cao's behavior moved them, and the people were also grateful.

The capital of the Han Dynasty was transferred from Chang'an to Youzhou, but as far as the eye could see, the pale people coming and going on the streets and the dilapidated houses on both sides gave people a ridiculous feeling.

The Xiliang Army effortlessly lived through a difficult and unusual year in the eyes of outsiders.

"Brother Zizhong came from afar, and he worked hard." Jia Rong ordered his subordinates to make a cup of haode tea.

"General!" Mi Zhu worshipped respectfully.

"There is no need to be like this, you and I have been friends for many years, so there is no need to be polite." Being in a high position, Jia Rong should also pay attention to his words, and if he can't see people, he will be called a brother.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished." Mi Zhu said with a straight face.

"Haha, Brother Zizhong is still like this." Jia Rong daxiao said.

Mi Wei is now serving as a cavalry battalion general in the Xiliang Army, and once served as the commander of Jia Rong's personal guards, and he is quite prestigious among the generals.

"Thanks to Brother Zizhong's support in grain and grass, more than 100,000 displaced people will not starve to death, and the merit is immeasurable." Jia Rong arched his hand and said, since the Xiliang Army made a fortune, the Mi family's contribution is not small, and it has provided grain and grass for the Xiliang Army many times in times of crisis.

"The general's words are serious!" Mi Zhu said modestly.

"I heard that the general recently sold something called coal in the Central Plains, and the effect of repelling the cold is extremely good, and the villain has also bought a little, which is really extraordinary."

Jia Rong understood the meaning of Mi Zhu's words, "Since Brother Zizhong is interested, I can't be stingy, and the coal business in Xuzhou will be taken care of by Brother Zizhong." "Invest in peach and repay it with plum, and Mi Zhu will be of much use on the road in the future.

"Thank you so much, General!" Mi Zhu excitedly said, fairy love, Jia Rong has not been handed over to any nickname merchant to take care of, Su Shuang is in charge, originally Mi Zhu did not have much expectations for the coal matter, just thought that he could buy some at a low price, and returned to Xuzhou to sell, but he didn't think Jia Rong was so generous.

"The wine sold by the Xiliang Army in the Central Plains, the villain also wants to act as an agent in Xuzhou, what does the general want?"

Jia Rong smiled slightly, this Mi Zhu is also a wonderful person, coal is a profitable business, but the future of wine is worrying, obviously trying to make up for Jia Rong.

"Well, that's going to trouble Brother Zizhong."

On that day, Jia Rong was in the house to wash the dust for Mi Zhu, and he was also accompanied by some well-known figures in Chang'an, giving Mi Zhu enough face.

Chang'an Wei family, is Wei Fu's maiden family, naturally can't lose, Jia Rong secretly ordered Zhang Zhao to hand over part of the coal management to the Wei family, Wei Fu is his wife, Wei Zhongdao is his own brother, the loyalty of the Wei family is undoubted, and the Wei family is a behemoth in the Han Dynasty, the background is amazing, if you can get the full support of the Wei family, the Xiliang Army will be able to go to the next level, but the Wei family has been very low-key since coming to Chang'an, except for some family matters, Wei Guan rarely talks about cooperation with the Xiliang Army, Every time Jia Rong mentioned it, he was also avoided by Wei Guan.

At the beginning of spring, the entire Liangzhou Chang'an Sanfu Land was busy, and the people were full of joy to sow the seeds of hope on the reclaimed land.

The displaced people will never forget who helped them in times of suffering, providing food and clothing.