Chapter 45 [Coal Gap]

At night, the moon is dark and the wind is high!

Sun Bearded ran down the chain of mountains with his younger brother in an attempt to give Li Wen's army a night attack.

However, he didn't want the bandits to fight with the officers and soldiers, and they couldn't help them because of the complicated terrain when they were in the mountains.

But now with these bandits walking down the chain mountain, they were completely killed by the army of the king of You, who had been prepared, and they fled back to the chain mountain again and again, not daring to have any sneak attack.

Soon, the news from the bandits in the chain mountain who tried to sneak attack was transmitted to Li Wen's ears.

Suddenly hearing the news, Li Wen suddenly sneered and said: "I can't imagine that they dare to be so bold, it seems that the combat strength of the official army has been lax over the years!"

But it makes these mountain bandits look down on! ”

Hearing the words from Li Wen's mouth, the generals who were in the camp hurriedly said: "My subordinates are derelict in their duties, and I ask the king to punish !!."

"This matter has nothing to do with you, I punish you for what to do.

Either way, it's time for these bandits to learn a lesson! ”

Looking at the map of the chain mountain placed in front of him, Li Wen's tone was full of murderous intent.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and during these three days, the bandits of Lianshan tried to escape from Li Wen several times, so that Li Wen could accept the surrender from the bandits on the mountain on the condition of pardoning their crimes.

Of course, Li Wen will not agree to this, he put on such a big battle just to kill people and establish his authority.

If he goes back in disgrace, won't he still have to be looked down upon by those bandits who exist in other places?

So Li Wen said that if you burn the mountain, you must burn it!

Even during this period, there were many bandits on the mountain who were afraid that Li Wenzhen would burn the mountain and hurriedly ran down the mountain to surrender.

Li Wen is also unceremonious about these people, as long as he finds out that he is a guy with blood debts on his hands.

Completely ignoring their pleas for mercy, they were directly executed at the foot of the chain mountain, and the heads of the bandits were hung up, which greatly shocked the bandits on the chain mountain.

Immediately, with the rise of a raging fire, the terrifying flames completely wiped out the Lianlian Mountain, and I don't know the bandit forces of Jiuzhai and Eighteen Caves that have been entrenched for decades.

And after this battle, Li Wen's ruthless reputation instantly became notorious in the entire Youzhou Mountain bandit world!

I don't know how many people are secretly cursing Li Wen's cruelty!

Trying to make Li Wen die with all kinds of vicious curses, it is best to die on the spot.

However, Li Wen is still Li Wen, he has always lived well, on the contrary, those bandits who were once arrogant for a while have caught their tails during this time.

For fear that Li Wen would not be happy with them one day, he would also put a fire on the mountain where they were entrenched.

And it is precisely after this burning that whoever hangs the banner of the Youwang Chamber of Commerce in Youzhou is like winning a gold medal for free robbery, and there will be no bandit attack.

All of a sudden, the name of the Youwang Chamber of Commerce quickly spread to the entire Youzhou, and I don't know how many businessmen want to join the Youwang Chamber of Commerce, a big family of businessmen.

This also makes Li Wen's financial resources abundant again!

If you have money, you must be powerful, otherwise no matter how much money you have, you will always be a piece of fat in the eyes of others.

And the reason why Li Wen was able to run rampant and domineering in Youzhou City was because he had many troops in his hands.

So after solving the threat posed by the bandits to his own financial resources, Li Wen once again invested a lot of money in the creation of weapons and armor.

One blast furnace after another was erected on the land under Li Wen's name, and the flames that soared into the sky continued to temper the refined steel and water.

Weapons used for war, pots and utensils used for cooking, agricultural tools used for ploughing, and all production and military tools that need to be replaced are being replaced rapidly.

For a time, the territory under Li Wen's command showed a thriving state, which made Li Wen feel very happy.

However, the consumption of raw materials has increased due to efficient production, and with the output of a large number of tools, iron ore, limestone, coal and other things that are used as raw materials for blast furnace ironmaking have gradually entered a state of scarcity.

Such a huge problem appeared in front of Li Wen again, which gave Li Wen a headache in his study!

"Ahh Damn, why is this industrialization so difficult, just solved the problem of the threat to the road of financial resources!

This side is facing the problem of shortage of raw materials, and if you want to solve the problem of shortage of raw materials, you will inevitably consume a lot of money.

Isn't that endless!! ”

Thinking about his industrial layout in his mind, Li Wen only felt that his future was full of thorns.

But now that the process of industrialization has begun, how could Li Wen let it stop like this?

So in the face of the shortage of raw materials, Li Wen thought for a while, and then a fine light lit up in his eyes.

Then he said, "Zhang Wu, come here!"

Suddenly, with Li Wen's call, Zhang Wu, who didn't know where to hide, rushed over in a puff of smoke.

He bowed to Li Wen and said, "King, what are you looking for your subordinates?"

"I remember that a few local wealthy families in Youzhou approached me before and wanted to cooperate with our chamber of commerce!

It's just that I rejected them at the time!

Now do you remember who they were? ”

Li Wen opened his mouth and asked Zhang Wu.

When Li Wen's ironmaking workshop was opened, he was wary of the family.

Therefore, Li Wen is basically in a state of no contact with the local wealthy families related to the three giants of Youzhou.

He feared that his estate would be influenced by the local tycoons and that he would lose full control of himself.

However, as time went on, the stall in Li Wen's hands became bigger and bigger, and an important problem emerged.

That is, most of the resources are owned, and if Li Wen wants to risk the world's condemnation to rob them, he must be resisted by the old forces in the whole world.

Therefore, if he wants to sit firmly in his position and continue to promote the layout of industrialization, he will inevitably cooperate with these local tycoons.

Only in this way can Li Wen continue to promote industrialization!

And with Li Wen's inquiry, Zhang Wu thought for a while and said: "There are Feng family, Chen family, Sun family, ......."

As Zhang Wu reported a series of surnames of wealthy families, Li Wen wrote and drew on the paper in front of him.

Immediately, Li Wen opened his mouth and ordered: "In this way, don't they want to take refuge in the command of this king!"

After three days, you will find them all, and the king has something important to discuss with these nobles. ”

Hearing the order from Li Wen, Zhang Wu replied respectfully without asking too much: "Obey, king!"

Then Zhang Wu went down to run errands, leaving Li Wen still writing his business layout in the study, which included the words wine, coal, medicine and so on.

Soon three days passed, after Li Wen took the initiative to reveal his kindness.

The local wealthy clans who have been waiting for an unknown amount of time for so long will soon be baited.

In fact, since Li Wen has abolished the Youzhou Triumvirate through military means and economic means.

is that some people can't wait to bet and invest, as the nominal controller of the entire Youzhou, after the fall of the three giants of Youzhou, he is naturally Li Wen's biggest.

So this is completely a business that protects the capital and does not lose money, but all the local wealthy families with a little background are eyeing it.

It's just that Li Wen has never accepted their kindness before, and these local wealthy families are also helpless!

And now, with the Youwang Mansion releasing goodwill to them, suddenly these local wealthy clans who have been waiting for a long time, like greedy hungry wolves, have gathered in front of the Youwang Mansion.

The arrival of luxurious carriages suddenly turned the front of Li Wen's Youwang Mansion into a crowded city.