"If I don't ask, you won't answer! Hmm......" Jiang Chao said lightly when he heard this, and the last word was a little heavier.

"Don't dare...... The villain said...... We are ......," the bandit said in fright. He took out all his bottoms.

He was a squad leader of the Jiming Mountain bandits, and as Jiang Chao guessed, there were more than 500 to 600 people on Jiming Mountain.

This time, the bandits in Maoershan asked for help, and they said that they were here to help, but they also had the intention of annexing.

Jiang Chao saw that the other party was honest, and asked a few more questions.

In addition to wanting to annex Mao'er Mountain, the bandits of Jiming Mountain seem to be small bandits from several surrounding mountains to let them annex them.

The true scale of the Jiming Mountain bandits is afraid that it has reached nearly 1,000 people. It is already possible to be on an equal footing with the bandits of the other four largest forces.

Moreover, from the other party's words, Jiang Chao also got a more important information.

The bandits of the five largest forces around Anning County seem to have been coming and going a lot more recently.

Jiang Chao asked the ten bandits to be tied up, since they promised to let them go, of course they would not be killed again, but they would not be let go, and the prison cell in Anning County would be their destination.

"County Lord, I'm afraid something big will happen recently. You'd better be prepared! Jiang Chao looked at Song Ningxue with a solemn expression.

The bandit's unusual behavior made him smell unusual danger. These people are afraid that they want to rebel.

Although the Great Zhao Dynasty seems to be at its peak, a few years ago, in order to subdue the Sixteen Continents of Youji, it fought with the Khitan tribe, and finally lost and declared itself a vassal to the Khitan tribe in the northwest.

Therefore, the annual annual currency offered to the Khitan is a large amount, coupled with the newly emerging Jurchen tribe, there are attacks from time to time, which increases the military expenditure on the border passes.

In the end, it was the people of Da Zhao who suffered, and the taxes were several times heavier than before.

Anning County's side is relatively better because of the leniency of the king of Anning County. But the people's life is still not easy.

In addition, bandits have been rampant in recent years, and the lives of the people have become even more miserable. If someone rises up, there are definitely many followers.

"You mean...... They want to ...... back" Song Ningxue heard this, and her eyes showed a look of consternation.

She's a smart person, and she can do it all! She also felt something unusual from the information revealed by the bandits.

"Sir, please ask me ......" Song Ningxue instantly saluted Jiang Chao respectfully, her eyes full of pleading.

There was no garrison in Anning County, and the defenders of the city were dozens of county officials.

And the nearest garrison is the Zhoufu Army, which is three hundred miles away from Anning, the Jing'an Army!

Once those bandits rebel, Anning County will definitely not be able to hold out for half a day.

Although Song Ningxue was the county lord and inherited her father's fief, she did not inherit the title.

Even if he inherited the title, it was impossible to have his own army, and only private soldiers of five hundred people were allowed.

After all, as a member of the royal family, even a marginalized member of the royal family will be suspicious of having a private army.

The former county king of Anning did not establish his own private army, only the guards of the county king's mansion, less than a hundred.

With such a force, how can it resist nearly a thousand, maybe even a few thousand, bandit troops.

As for the officers and troops of the Zhou Prefecture, I am afraid that they will not be able to count on it, and if there is no accurate information, how can the officers and troops be dispatched.

A few years ago, the official army had no choice but to abandon this side of the bandits.

Song Ningxue also had no hope for the official army.

Jiang Chao looked at Song Ningxue, his eyes flickering.

This incident also shocked him and gave him a headache. He didn't expect that he only wanted to destroy the bandits in Mao'er Mountain, but now he was in trouble with Jiming Mountain.

I also ran into these people who might want to rebel.

Song Ningxue killed the sister of Huang Batian, the leader of the Jiming Mountain bandits, he was involved, even if he wanted to stay out of the matter, it was impossible.

Huang Ba is naïve and wants to rebel, and the first person who will not let go may be him.

Now, he can only be tied to Song Ningxue.

Jiang Chao even had some suspicions that Song Ningxue's killing of Huang Li was deliberate.

"The county lord trusts me?!"

Since he couldn't hide, Jiang Chao didn't want to hide, anyway, he was ready to help Song Ning Xuechao bandits.

However, the response may need to be more thorough now. Bandits who want to rebel are not so easy to deal with.

"Sir, although he said bluntly, as long as Ning Xue can do it, there is no other word! It will be done for Mr. ”

Song Ningxue also knew the seriousness of the matter, and did not dare to have reservations in Jiang Chao.

What happened today made her admire Jiang Chao so much. I invisibly relied on Jiang Chao in my heart.

At this time, even if Jiang Chao told her that they could go together to destroy the Jiming Mountain bandits now, she would believe it.

"Your county lord's mansion should have private soldiers, bring them to the mountain village, I am responsible for training them, and besides, it would be best if I could recruit more private soldiers."

Jiang Chao nodded and said:

"Iron and copper matters, you solve it as soon as possible, the more the better, in terms of money, don't worry, within three days, I will give you the first batch of perfume and soap. There should also be a lot of harvest in the cottage, all of which are taken to get copper and iron......"

In addition to being called in for training, the private soldiers were also called in to defend the mountain villages. The more private soldiers, the safer the village will be.

Jiang Chao didn't know when Huang Batian would come to retaliate, he had to be fully prepared first.

As long as the traps are properly arranged, the bandits of three or four hundred people can still deal with it.

However, if Huang Batian really wants to rebel, he will definitely forbear it first, and he should not retaliate for the time being.

But I'm afraid there won't be much time for him.

"Also, you sent someone to inquire whether Jiming Mountain had ever caught a blacksmith in it, and whether you had robbed iron and copper-related goods."

As long as you can know these accurate information, you may be able to guess the time of the rebellion of the bandits in Jiming Mountain.

"Good...... Sir, don't worry, Ning Xue will do it......" Song Ningxue nodded to Jiang Chao.

Everyone went into the cottage again to clean up, and took away all the belongings they could take away.

As for the corpse, Song Ningxue notified the county government to come and take it away.

When Jiang Chao returned to the mountain village, it was almost afternoon, and he didn't even return home, so he rushed to the vacant land where the blacksmith workshop was going to be built.

Nine blacksmiths are building a blast furnace out of refractory clay. These clays were dug up by Jiang Chao in the back mountains.

This refractory clay can withstand high temperatures from more than 1,500 degrees to more than 1,700 degrees. There is absolutely no problem with molten iron and copper melting.

In addition to the nine blacksmiths, the village chief also sent a few people to help, and for the time being, they set up a simple wooden hut.

The iron and copper blocks that Song Ningxue bought were also transported. Each of them is about three cubic meters. These rough pieces of iron are covered with dross. Copper nuggets too......

The backwardness of smelting technology makes the quality of iron and copper not high.

These iron and copper nuggets need to be calcined for a long time in order to make good iron and copper.