On the day, the spring breeze is not urgent, and the morning light is warm.

Xiao Yue had already led his troops to Zezhou, preparing to eradicate the bandits entrenched there.

On the other side, Xiao Feng took Xiao Xing and came to Yin Town, Changzhi County.

This shady town is remarkable, and iron has been produced since ancient times.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the Jin Kingdom. In the twenty-ninth year of Zhaogong in "Zuo Chuan", there is a record: "Then the Jin State was endowed with a drum of iron, and Fan Xuanzi was used as a torture book". In the Han Dynasty, coal mining and iron smelting here have been on a large scale. In the "History of the Ming Dynasty, Food and Goods" and the "Continuation of the General Examination of Literature", it is stated that in the sixth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1373), there were 13 iron smelting institutes in the country, and Luzhou Yincheng was one of them. From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Yincheng iron goods developed to their heyday.

According to the inscription of Xi'an Temple in Sangzi Village, Yincheng Town, and Yuhuang Temple in Shitanyu Village: during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods of the Qing Dynasty, "Yincheng iron and water flowed all over the country".

"The fire pierces the night and shines with the stars, and the hammer awakens the sleeping creatures and hears the roosters. "It's about the heyday of the city.

And if you want to realize the real modern army in Xiao Feng's heart, the stunt is inseparable from the help of the blacksmith here, so after she has just pacified the entire Luzhou, she immediately came here and prepared to gather this subway merchant and create her own power with the help of their strength.

Walking slowly through the street, Xiao Yue looked around curiously and asked, "Is this the corridor behind the shade town?"

And look at both sides of the street, all of them are made of huge trees to support the middle of the brick and stone wall of the shop, they are numerous, scattered, layer by layer densely distributed on both sides of this narrow street, the street is quite narrow, only able to accommodate three or five people in parallel, but within four or five hundred meters of winding, the shop façade one by one, stretching continuously.

This shows how prosperous this shady town is.

It's a pity that because of the war, the large and small shops here have long lost the glory of the former prosperity, every door and window are closed, some of the shops have even been overgrown with weeds, and even the solid walls have collapsed, but these iron shops are all very thoughtful, clear and clear layout, clearly revealing the seriousness and rigor that only belong to the blacksmith.

"That's right, but we people here call it Iron Cargo Alley. The locals in front of him responded.

"Iron Cargo Alley? That's apt. Xiao Feng swept over the things in the iron shop next to him, and replied thoughtfully.

As long as you look at the iron shops next to it, you can see that there are well-known nails, hammers, ropes, locks, bells, pots, spoons, pots, shovels, cages, spoons, spoons, pots, basins, buckets, knives, scissors, saws, axes, plows, shovels, shovels, hoes and so on, and there are dozens of kinds of fragments.

Each of these iron tools with different uses is divided into hundreds of models according to their size, weight, style and use, and the names are numerous and numerous.

Such as nails, according to the shape of jujube seed nails, fisheye nails, pointed nails, blister nails, lotus nails, car nails, bucket nails, plough nails, rake nails, door nails, cabinet nails, sickle nails, etc., each type of nails is divided into several kinds of size, light and heavy specifications are different. Another such as spoons, according to the water, scooping, tea, stir-frying, rice noodles, scooping soup and other different uses to make weight, mouth, depth, length, warehouse length and other different sizes of iron varieties, so that users around the world can choose according to their own needs, find out what they need.

With such an existence, Iron Cargo Lane is naturally worthy of its name.

"By the way, how are the iron tools here made?" Xiao Xing also saw it sincerely, silently calculated it in his heart, and asked again.

The number of these iron tools listed in front of me can be said to be quite large, and it is absolutely impossible to make such a large number of iron tools in this shady town alone.

The man immediately replied, "Honestly." Only 10% of the ironware here was made here, and the rest was made by the blacksmiths of hundreds of villages and thousands of peasant households that walked around the area. What we do is to transport the goods from these farms that are tens or hundreds of miles away from the city and sell them here. ”

"It's no wonder that the quality of the iron here is so good, and you must have a set of standards for how to identify the quality of iron. ”

At this time, Xiao Feng walked to the side of the iron shop and took an iron pot.

The color of this iron pot is gray, the bottom of the pot is quite thick, and when you knock it lightly, there is a clear and pleasant sound, which is obviously a high-quality iron tool.

And after the store saw Xiao Feng coming here, he also quickly became active and began to recommend his own products. Xiao Feng didn't have any opinions, and he also missed the stir-fried dishes in the future, so he immediately bought one. It's just that the shop didn't sell the iron pot directly, but took the sand and stone from the side and confidently polished and wiped it clean, then lit the stove and put the iron pot on it, and then took the cooking oil from the side and poured it into it, and after roasting it for a while, he smoked the whole bottom of the pot with plant ash.

Xiao Xing was suddenly surprised and asked, "Shopkeeper, what are you doing like this?"

"Only after this new pot is treated in this way, the water will not rust in the future, and it will not rot when it is wet, so that it can be regarded as a first-class iron pot. After processing, the store gave the iron pot to a few people.

Xiao Yue naturally paid the bill, but Xiao Feng reversed the several rafter nails arranged next to her, all of them were of average size and weight, and they were simply made by a standardized assembly line. To be able to ensure that the quality of each product is average, this shady town is also remarkable.

Seeing the surprised looks of the two, the man couldn't help but be proud, and said: "'Gaoping Tie, Fengtai Tan, and can't do it without Yincheng' If we don't have Yincheng, how can we create such a reputation today." Which one of the shops from the east to the west, from the south to the north, did not buy from us? If it was at this time before, all the people lived in the pavilion street on both sides. From the streets to the alleys, it can be said that there are bustling merchants gathering, and the inns and restaurants in the town will not extinguish the candlelight, so as not to find a place for merchants to live. It's a pity that this ...... now."

Speaking of the back, he couldn't help but sigh.

After all, the depression in front of him was so far away from the scene he had seen in the past, so far away that he even suspected that what he saw when he was young was just an illusion!

"Wars are frequent, and the world is sinking. Xiao Feng couldn't help but sigh and replied: "I'm afraid that even if you make ironware, I'm afraid that no one will come to buy it." ”

After all, after experiencing the rebellion of the Red Jacket Army, the fall of the Jin Dynasty and the Mongol invasion, now this northern region can be said to be abandoned, water conservancy is not prosperous, and there are not many people. No one means that there is no market, and if there is no market, how can this shady town, which relies on the whole country to prosper, return to its former prosperity?

Anyone can figure it out!

Xiao Yue couldn't help but think a little about this situation, deliberately lowered her voice, and asked, "Sister Fei, do you plan to let them build weapons?" The quality is good and the quantity is large, although most of the things produced here are farm tools and the like, but this era is an agricultural era after all, and the difference between weapons and farm tools is not very big.

If this place is completely mastered, then the source of weapons for the entire Red Phoenix Army will be completely solved.

"Crafting weapons? Xiao Feng nodded slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and swept over the dull blacksmith shops, but there was a faint light: "And my purpose is not just to be satisfied with weapons!"

As for the people in front of them, they suddenly didn't know, and they were still immersed in sorrow, muttering: "So my son-in-law is also trying to find a way to see if he can restore the grand occasion here! ”

"Your son-in-law, it's just that he only sent you here, but he didn't go out in person, did he think that I was some kind of demon or monster?" Xiao Feng pursed a smile at the corner of her mouth, after all, when she was just about to come here, the head of Heng Shengyu sent this person over and led her to this shady town.

However, Xiao Feng was not such a timid person, of course, he also walked over according to the other party's wishes, except for Xiao Xing, the rest of the people did not bring it.

There are not many people in the world who can beat her!

"Don't dare, don't dare. Zhenfeng Niangniang rescued the people from fire and water, how can such demons be comparable?" the man responded, and after walking out of the street, he pointed to a wide compound not far away and said, "Tell Zhenfeng Niangniang." This is Heng Shengyu. "Are you finally willing to show up?" With his hands behind his back, he strode towards that side, and said in a loud voice, "In that case." Then I'll see what kind of character Heng Shengyu is in charge. ”

And at the end of this street, a courtyard suddenly appeared here, the red wall and green tiles are also antique, each compound is separated by a brick wall, and there is a deep alley between it to hook it up, faintly containing a unique and mysterious wealth in the courtyard of the deep house of the wealthy businessman, and in the middle courtyard is a four-story tower, in the whole shady town reveals a domineering spirit that stands on top.

It seems that he already knows that Xiao Feng is coming, and the door has been opened.

A young man also stood quietly in the center of the gate, and when he saw Xiao Feng, he immediately bowed his head: "Boy Li Qiancheng, wait for a long time again!" Although it was quite respectful, but this person only raised his head and looked at Xiao Feng quite presumptuously after bowing, without the sincerity and fear that others had when they saw her.

Xiao Feng secretly said interestingly, and couldn't help but look sideways at this person, and opened his mouth to ask, "That's right." But what are you inviting me here today? If you just want me to see what is going on here, then you don't need to say more. I already understand the situation here!" I didn't realize that I was already a little angry, but I was annoyed that the other party was so snub to me.

After all, she was fighting on the battlefield, and she didn't know how many people had died on her hands, but the slightest hint of killing intent made Li Qiancheng tremble, and she was afraid in her heart.

Li Qiancheng's words condensed, and he immediately collected his thoughts and replied: "In this case, please also ask Commander Xiao to speak in the hall." ”

Several people immediately walked into the lobby, each chose a place, and prepared to discuss the next matter. (To be continued.) )