On the imperial capital and palace hall of the country of Qixia, the atmosphere is very strange.

The heads of several large commercial houses from the country of Canglan and the country of Taihua were invited here. Among them is Wang Ruiyang, a representative of Lingwei Commercial Bank.

The Great Emperor of the Land of Qixia wants to send envoys to the Land of Canglan and the Land of Taihua, and wants to unite with the two countries!

Yes, the six western countries such as the country of Qixia once fought together to the east and fought to the death with the country of Canglan and the country of Taihua. But at this time, the country of Qixia wants to unite with the two countries.

Politically, there are never eternal friends, only eternal interests, and for the Emperor of the Land of Qixia, the interests of the country are above all else.

But now the problem is: if you want to go to the country of Canglan and the country of Taihua to negotiate, you need heavyweights.

So, who is more suitable?

In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that the so-called heavyweights, the first choice is the prince. But now the situation is so chaotic, if you want to go to the east, you need to pass through the country of Danyang or the country of Jinyang.

At this time, the situation of several surrounding countries gradually came.

First of all, the country of Zhoushan, the country of Zhongshan, and the country of Danyang, the reinforcements that supported the country of Jinyang were all detained in the territory of the country of Jinyang; after the fierce battle, the army of the Three Kingdoms was exhausted, the supply was cut off, and the elixir, arrows, and weapons were exhausted, and it was difficult to protect themselves.

Only the emperor of the country of Qixia made a quick decision, withdrew the legions, and retained the living force - in other words, the military power of the country of Qixia now exceeds that of the country of Zhoushan, the country of Zhongshan, and the country of Danyang. And once, the country of Qixia was the lowest among the six western countries.

The criticality of the situation is evident.

Secondly, the country of Jinyang really has allies, and that is the country of Yanyun in the north. Both countries are two of the most powerful of the Western Six.

However, the country of Danyang, which is in the south of the country of Jinyang and the southeast of the country of Qixia, is in civil strife - its country has been infiltrated by the country of Jinyang, and the internal strife in Danyang is civil strife, and the defense in the east is not leaky - it is completely closed to the country. In other words, the road of Danyang is no longer possible.

Therefore, now the envoys of the country of Qixia and the trading houses from the east want to return to the country of Canglan or the country of Taihua, they can only go to the country of Jinyang. And this road ...... Insecurity!

So, the crown prince can't go on an adventure. The crown prince is an important foundation of a country, and if the prince has an accident, the country of Qixia is very passive.

After discussing for a long time, the emperor finally made a decision: to send the second prince Liu Hong to the east. The entourage is Guan Zhengqing. The second prince added a Chinese book order, and the weight was faintly above the prince.

It was finally decided, and several large trading houses in the East also assumed the heavy responsibility of the state at this critical juncture.

Wang Ruiyang even personally stated: "The country is prosperous, and we have an unshirkable responsibility." Even if it is for the sake of my country, we will definitely bring His Royal Highness to the East!"

The Emperor shouted, "Okay, everyone, exchange the goods of the caravan for easy-to-carry resources, and then you can go." Three days later, the country of Qixia will once again march eastward. And the goals of this crusade are:

The Land of Jinyang!"

The four words 'Kingdom of Jinyang' were almost squeezed out of the emperor's teeth, and they were as gloomy as ice.

Then, the emperor's eyes flashed fiercely, "I, I will drive the imperial conquest in person!

............

The decision of the court did not affect Ninghe County for the time being, and of course it did not affect the Zhang family. Zhang Hao was about to introduce his family to Cheng Tao, but was interrupted by Zhang Han's words.

"Dragon's Blood Stone, what is it?" Cheng Tao was a little stunned when he heard this.

As a master of refining weapons and formations, although Cheng Tao said that it was impossible to hear of all the ores, etc., but those that could form 'ore veins' would definitely not be 'rare', why had he never heard of them?

Zhang Hao smiled: "Master, this is just an ordinary ore, but recently I found that this ore has some other uses, and because the color is red and crystal clear, it is named Dragon's Blood Stone." ”

Cheng Tao sighed, he could see that Zhang Hao had something not to say, but he didn't ask.

Zhang Hao first arranged for Cheng Tao to live, and the location was very good, living next to Zhang Shengde, and then asked Huang Mingshan to come over and discuss with Cheng Tao the issue of 'adding formations' to steel.

As soon as Cheng Tao saw that Zhang Hao actually let himself discuss with a 'subordinate' whose cultivation was not able to refine qi, his face immediately became angry.

However, Huang Mingshan was neither humble nor arrogant: "Senior, in the process of iron and steel research, I personally participated in the command! In fact, now I am responsible for the technical guidance of the production of steel, dark iron, and even naphtha in the Zhang family. ”

"Ah......" Cheng Tao was a little stunned for a while. turned his head to look at Zhang Hao, but saw Zhang Hao nodding slowly, and said, "Senior, Huang Mingshan is now one of the technical directors of the Zhang family. Please also ask the master to help me.

Huang Mingshan, hurry up and thank the master. ”

Huang Mingshan immediately bowed and greeted, and his attitude was very sincere.

Zhang Hao didn't give Cheng Tao time to react, "Master Cheng, Huang Mingshan will be handed over to you." I'll go see the dragon's blood vein first. ”

After that, Zhang Hao quickly exited the room and went away with Zhang Han.

Cheng Tao was still in a daze, and Zhang Shengde next to him came to visit and thanked him for a basket.

In fact, Zhang Hao and Zhang Shengde are protecting Huang Mingshan - Huang Mingshan has not been able to build a foundation period, but he has mastered a large number of secrets of the Zhang family, so he has to be careful, and by the way, he also supports Huang Mingshan, so that Huang Mingshan can learn something from Cheng Tao.

Cheng Tao also gradually reacted: This pair of big and small foxes!

But Zhang Hao ran wildly with Zhang Han...... Well, with the help of spells, it is to gallop towards the town of Da Kuo.

The town is located in the east of Changshan Town. Hurrying all the way, Zhang Han told Zhang Hao about the situation.

Coincidentally, the Zhangjia family had previously built a road from Zhangjia to Lanci Mountain, and when quarrying stones in one of the places, they accidentally found a red stone.

At that time, everyone didn't care, and it wasn't until today when Zhang Han looked for the dragon's blood stone and asked the craftsmen and migrant workers for information that the craftsmen told them. Zhang Han immediately rushed to investigate, and after inspection, Zhang Han was shocked to find that there was a whole vein here!

At about 16 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Hao finally arrived and saw this vein. At this time, the migrant workers are peeling off the surface rocks, revealing the fiery red rocks below, which have a faint crystal luster.

At this time, the migrant workers have removed almost 100 meters of rock formation, and the dragon's blood stone exposed below is magnificent.

Zhang Hao stepped forward a little excitedly. According to what Zhou Xueyao said, the previous explosion was completely an explosion when refining the dragon's blood stone. In other words, just one kind of dragon's blood stone can create a high explosive - although the specific process of Zhou Xueyao's refining is not yet known.

A rock of earthy yellow mixed with white and broken crystals rolled down to Zhang Hao's feet. Zhang Hao picked it up curiously and watched, his eyes were suddenly stunned, and he asked the migrant worker next to him: "Who has water on them?"

(Let me tell you gently: there is a shift in the evening.) The timing is uncertain. ）