"I've heard of it. Fang Ling nodded, this Wang Tieshi's knowledge is very extensive, and he even knows this kind of thing.

I only heard Wang Tieshi say: "Actually, wherever this fief is located, it is good to be barren, if it is prosperous, it must be expected to be a big family, and these people have great influence in the local area." After the princes and kings arrived in the fiefdom, these 100 elite soldiers were also intended to serve as their foundation, however, if they wanted to develop, they either had to submit to the noble clan, or they had to get the support of the local noble clan. However, the former is not easy to carry out, because the power of the wang clan has long been entrenched, and there have been many strange deaths of princes and kings in history. These wang clans are all land snakes, and the princes and kings are outsiders, and the reason why the wang clan is rich and wealthy, and they don't take the princes and kings in their eyes, what they hold is the strength in their hands, so you think, how can they lend their lifeblood to the king of Shicheng?"

Fang Ling frowned slightly when he heard this, it seemed that he was still thinking too naïvely, as Wang Tieshi said, what the local forces hold is the troops in their hands, even if they exchange real money and silver, I am afraid it will be difficult to borrow.

It's just that if you can't borrow troops in Xihe County, then the matter of this mine will be really troublesome. And with the current power, there is no way to clash head-on with these big families.

Fang Ling thought about it all the way, and he didn't think of a better way, so he had to take one step at a time.

It didn't take long for him to come to Xihe County. The walls of Xihe County seem to be higher than those of Feng County, and the scope is also larger.

A few soldiers under the city gate were talking and laughing, and only occasionally checked on passers-by.

When Wang Tieshi came to the city gate, a young soldier who looked like a small leader walked up and said with a smile: "Yo, Boss Wang, I have been arriving diligently these days, and the goods are being pulled more than once." ”

Wang Tieshi motioned for the groom to stop, jumped out of the car, took out a tael of silver and stuffed it into his hand, and said with a smile: "Xu Bingshi, this is all thanks to His Royal Highness the King of Shicheng." ”

Xu Bingshi took the silver and weighed it, and the thief smiled: "Boss Wang, your business is getting bigger and bigger, how can this benefit fee be the same as before?"

Wang Tieshi couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "Xu Bingshi, we are also a small business, you have to raise your hand." ”

Xu Bingshi walked over, patted the horse's head and said, "Boss Wang, what I want is just a drop in the bucket, if you are reluctant, then ......"

Wang Tieshi gritted his teeth, took out another tael of silver and said, "Xu Bingshi, this should be enough, right?"

Xu Bingshi smiled with satisfaction, stuffed the silver into his cuffs, waved his hand at the two soldiers at the city gate, and said, "Let go!"

Lu Bei couldn't help but say: "Boss Wang, this little captain dares to blatantly ask for money, it's too bold, right?"

Fang Ling also understood what Lubei meant, the positions in the city were headed by the county order, and the soldiers were in charge of the county lieutenant, and under the county lieutenant was the military affairs, although each military affairs were responsible for dozens of subordinates, but they were not much of an official.

Wang Tieshi smiled bitterly: "There is no way, if they detain the goods, we will still suffer, so this payment of benefits is a tacit thing for everyone, and occasionally there are those who are not interested, but the goods are deducted for half a month, and in the end it is not necessary to pay the silver obediently." ”